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George Frederick Cottrell

M, #38726, b. 8 October 1907, d. 27 January 1966

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Father	George Cottrell (b. 9 February 1877, d. June 1922)
Mother	Harriet Ann Salisbury (b. about 1881, d. March 1976)

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George Frederick Cottrell was born on 8 October 1907 in Liverpool, Lancashire, EnglandO. George and Alice were married on 26 December 1928 at St. Peter's in Woolton, Lancashire, EnglandO. He died on 27 January 1966 at age 58 in Liverpool, Lancashire, EnglandO. He was buried in Liverpool, Lancashire, EnglandO.

Child with Alice Riding (b. 13 February 1905)

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Living

1907
Birth
8 October 1907 | Liverpool, Lancashire, EnglandO
192821
Marriage | Alice Riding
26 December 1928 | Woolton, Lancashire, EnglandO
Alice Riding
Age: 23
Birth: on 13 February 1905
196658
Death
27 January 1966 | Liverpool, Lancashire, EnglandO
Burial
Liverpool, Lancashire, EnglandO

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25 April 2026

William Henry Cottrell

M, #38727, b. 1905

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Father	George Cottrell (b. 9 February 1877, d. June 1922)
Mother	Harriet Ann Salisbury (b. about 1881, d. March 1976)

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William Henry Cottrell was born in 1905 in Liverpool, Lancashire, EnglandO. William and Lillian were married in April 1930 in Liverpool, Lancashire, EnglandO.

Children with Lillian Kenney (b. 26 September 1906)

Daughter	Living
Daughter	Fay Cottrell (b. 29 December 1933, d. 29 September 2023)

1905
Birth
1905 | Liverpool, Lancashire, EnglandO
1930~25
Marriage | Lillian Kenney
April 1930 | Liverpool, Lancashire, EnglandO
Lillian Kenney
Age: 23
Birth: on 26 September 1906

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24 April 2026

Sydney George Cottrell

M, #38728, b. 11 December 1904, d. 1974

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Father	George Cottrell (b. 9 February 1877, d. June 1922)
Mother	Harriet Ann Salisbury (b. about 1881, d. March 1976)

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Sydney George Cottrell was born on 11 December 1904 in Liverpool, Lancashire, EnglandO.^1,2,3,4,5 He died in 1974 at age ~70.^2,3,4 He was buried in Belford, Northumberland, England.^2,3

Sydney George Cottrell lived in Bromley, Kent, EnglandO, on 29 September 1939.

1904
Birth
11 December 1904 | Liverpool, Lancashire, EnglandO
Citations: 1,2,3,4,5
1974~70
Death
1974
Citations: 2,3,4
Burial
Belford, Northumberland, England
Citations: 2,3

Last Edited

24 April 2026

Citations

[S1709] "England and Wales, National Register, 1939", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:72NN-N36Z : Fri Feb 28 21:52:31 UTC 2025), Entry for Sydney G Cottrell and Hilda M Cottrell, 29 Sep 1939.
[S1710] "BillionGraves Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDV-1N3H : Thu Oct 02 14:27:03 UTC 2025), Entry for Sydney George Cottrel.
[S1711] "BillionGraves Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1B-JBFN : Fri Oct 03 04:55:41 UTC 2025), Entry for Sydney George Cottrell.
[S1712] "England and Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCB-VHBJ : Sat Mar 01 06:58:39 UTC 2025), Entry for Sydney George Cottrell, 1975.
[S1713] "England and Wales, Census, 1911", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWTM-44M : Thu Feb 13 08:18:59 UTC 2025), Entry for George Cottrell and Harriet Ann Cottrell, 1911.

Hilda Madeline E Williams

F, #38729, b. 17 April 1908, d. 1994

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Hilda Madeline E Williams was born on 17 April 1908 in EnglandO. She died in 1994 at age ~86.

1908
Birth
17 April 1908 | EnglandO
1994~86
Death
1994

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25 April 2026

Thomas Wren

M, #38735, b. 1874, d. 18 October 1933

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Thomas Wren was born in 1874 in Patterdale, Westmorland, England. He died on 18 October 1933 at age ~59 at Kinniside in Cumberland, EnglandO.

Children with Jane Elizabeth Erskine (b. 23 January 1873, d. 1966)

Daughter	Eva Wren (b. 1903, d. 23 February 1989)
Daughter	Lillie Wren+ (b. 15 January 1905, d. 16 February 1984)
Son	Fred Wren (b. 1906, d. 11 November 1939)
Son	Adam William Corrie Wren (b. 1908)
Son	Edgar Pattinson Wren+ (b. 25 February 1910, d. 14 September 2004)
Daughter	Violet Wren (b. 1 August 1912, d. 2 March 1971)
Daughter	Violet Watson (Casson) (b. 29 January 1933)

1874
Birth
1874 | Patterdale, Westmorland, England
1933~59
Death
18 October 1933 | Cumberland, EnglandO

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24 April 2026

Eva Wren

F, #38736, b. 1903, d. 23 February 1989

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Father	Thomas Wren (b. 1874, d. 18 October 1933)
Mother	Jane Elizabeth Erskine (b. 23 January 1873, d. 1966)

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Eva Wren was born in 1903 in Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland. She died on 23 February 1989 at age ~86 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

1903
Birth
1903 | Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
1989~86
Death
23 February 1989 | Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

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24 April 2026

Lillie Wren

F, #38737, b. 15 January 1905, d. 16 February 1984

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Father	Thomas Wren (b. 1874, d. 18 October 1933)
Mother	Jane Elizabeth Erskine (b. 23 January 1873, d. 1966)

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Lillie Wren was born on 15 January 1905 in Langdale, Westmorland, England. William and Lillie were married on 25 August 1923 in Ennerdale, Cumberland, England. She died on 16 February 1984 at age 79 in Cleator Moor, Cumbria, England.

Children with William Simpson (b. 5 April 1902, d. 10 February 1972)

Daughter	Edith Simpson (b. 1927, d. 4 July 1930)
Daughter	Edna Simpson (b. 17 February 1928)
Son	Ernest Simpson (b. 12 December 1931, d. 29 May 2006)
Son	Kenneth Simpson (b. 1934, d. 30 July 2009)

1905
Birth
15 January 1905 | Langdale, Westmorland, England
192318
Marriage | William Simpson
25 August 1923 | Ennerdale, Cumberland, England
William Simpson
Age: 21
Birth: on 5 April 1902 | Whitehaven, Cumberland, EnglandO
Death: on 10 February 1972 | Whitehaven, Cumberland, EnglandO
198479
Death
16 February 1984 | Cleator Moor, Cumbria, England

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24 April 2026

Fred Wren

M, #38738, b. 1906, d. 11 November 1939

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Father	Thomas Wren (b. 1874, d. 18 October 1933)
Mother	Jane Elizabeth Erskine (b. 23 January 1873, d. 1966)

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Fred Wren was born in 1906 in Langdale, Westmorland, England. He died on 11 November 1939 at age ~33 in Kinniside, Cumberland, England.

1906
Birth
1906 | Langdale, Westmorland, England
1939~33
Death
11 November 1939 | Kinniside, Cumberland, England

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24 April 2026

Adam William Corrie Wren

M, #38739, b. 1908

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Father	Thomas Wren (b. 1874, d. 18 October 1933)
Mother	Jane Elizabeth Erskine (b. 23 January 1873, d. 1966)

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Adam William Corrie Wren was born in 1908 in Irton, Cumberland, England.

1908
Birth
1908 | Irton, Cumberland, England

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24 April 2026

Edgar Pattinson Wren

M, #38740, b. 25 February 1910, d. 14 September 2004

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Father	Thomas Wren (b. 1874, d. 18 October 1933)
Mother	Jane Elizabeth Erskine (b. 23 January 1873, d. 1966)

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Edgar Pattinson Wren was born on 25 February 1910 in Irton, Cumberland, England. He died on 14 September 2004 at age 94 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, EnglandO.

Child with Annie Mary Bragg (b. April 1911, d. 3 February 1981)

Son	Keith Wren+ (b. 24 February 1934, d. 7 February 2022)

1910
Birth
25 February 1910 | Irton, Cumberland, England
200494
Death
14 September 2004 | Whitehaven, Cumberland, EnglandO

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24 April 2026

Violet Watson (Casson)

F, #38741, b. 29 January 1933

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Father	Thomas Wren (b. 1874, d. 18 October 1933)
Mother	Jane Elizabeth Erskine (b. 23 January 1873, d. 1966)

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Violet Watson (Casson) was born on 29 January 1933.

1933
Birth
29 January 1933

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24 April 2026

Violet Wren

F, #38742, b. 1 August 1912, d. 2 March 1971

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Father	Thomas Wren (b. 1874, d. 18 October 1933)
Mother	Jane Elizabeth Erskine (b. 23 January 1873, d. 1966)

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Violet Wren was born on 1 August 1912 in Irton, Cumberland, England. She died on 2 March 1971 at age 58 in Kinniside, Cumberland, England.

1912
Birth
1 August 1912 | Irton, Cumberland, England
197158
Death
2 March 1971 | Kinniside, Cumberland, England

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24 April 2026

William Simpson

M, #38743, b. 5 April 1902, d. 10 February 1972

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William Simpson was born on 5 April 1902 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, EnglandO. William and Lillie were married on 25 August 1923 in Ennerdale, Cumberland, England. He died on 10 February 1972 at age 69 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, EnglandO.

Children with Lillie Wren (b. 15 January 1905, d. 16 February 1984)

Daughter	Edith Simpson (b. 1927, d. 4 July 1930)
Daughter	Edna Simpson (b. 17 February 1928)
Son	Ernest Simpson (b. 12 December 1931, d. 29 May 2006)
Son	Kenneth Simpson (b. 1934, d. 30 July 2009)

1902
Birth
5 April 1902 | Whitehaven, Cumberland, EnglandO
192321
Marriage | Lillie Wren
25 August 1923 | Ennerdale, Cumberland, England
Lillie Wren
Age: 18
Birth: on 15 January 1905 | Langdale, Westmorland, England
Death: on 16 February 1984 | Cleator Moor, Cumbria, England
197269
Death
10 February 1972 | Whitehaven, Cumberland, EnglandO

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24 April 2026

Ernest Simpson

M, #38744, b. 12 December 1931, d. 29 May 2006

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Father	William Simpson (b. 5 April 1902, d. 10 February 1972)
Mother	Lillie Wren (b. 15 January 1905, d. 16 February 1984)

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Ernest Simpson was born on 12 December 1931 in Kinniside, Cumberland, England. He died on 29 May 2006 at age 74 in Cleator Moor, Cumbria, England.

1931
Birth
12 December 1931 | Kinniside, Cumberland, England
200674
Death
29 May 2006 | Cleator Moor, Cumbria, England

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24 April 2026

Kenneth Simpson

M, #38745, b. 1934, d. 30 July 2009

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Father	William Simpson (b. 5 April 1902, d. 10 February 1972)
Mother	Lillie Wren (b. 15 January 1905, d. 16 February 1984)

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Kenneth Simpson was born in 1934 in Kinniside, Cumberland, England. He died on 30 July 2009 at age ~75 in EnglandO.

1934
Birth
1934 | Kinniside, Cumberland, England
2009~75
Death
30 July 2009 | EnglandO

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24 April 2026

Edna Simpson

F, #38746, b. 17 February 1928

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Father	William Simpson (b. 5 April 1902, d. 10 February 1972)
Mother	Lillie Wren (b. 15 January 1905, d. 16 February 1984)

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Edna Simpson was born on 17 February 1928 in Barrow, Lancashire, England.

1928
Birth
17 February 1928 | Barrow, Lancashire, England

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24 April 2026

Edith Simpson

F, #38747, b. 1927, d. 4 July 1930

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Father	William Simpson (b. 5 April 1902, d. 10 February 1972)
Mother	Lillie Wren (b. 15 January 1905, d. 16 February 1984)

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Edith Simpson was born in 1927 in Kinniside, Cumberland, England. She died on 4 July 1930 at age ~3 in Kinniside, Cumberland, England.

1927
Birth
1927 | Kinniside, Cumberland, England
1930~3
Death
4 July 1930 | Kinniside, Cumberland, England

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24 April 2026

Annie Mary Bragg

F, #38748, b. April 1911, d. 3 February 1981

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Annie Mary Bragg was born in April 1911. She died on 3 February 1981 at age 69 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, EnglandO.

Child with Edgar Pattinson Wren (b. 25 February 1910, d. 14 September 2004)

Son	Keith Wren+ (b. 24 February 1934, d. 7 February 2022)

1911
Birth
April 1911
198169
Death
3 February 1981 | Whitehaven, Cumberland, EnglandO

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24 April 2026

Keith Wren

M, #38749, b. 24 February 1934, d. 7 February 2022

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Father	Edgar Pattinson Wren (b. 25 February 1910, d. 14 September 2004)
Mother	Annie Mary Bragg (b. April 1911, d. 3 February 1981)

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Keith Wren was born on 24 February 1934 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, EnglandO. He died on 7 February 2022 at age 87 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, EnglandO.

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1934
Birth
24 February 1934 | Whitehaven, Cumberland, EnglandO
202287
Death
7 February 2022 | Whitehaven, Cumberland, EnglandO

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24 April 2026

Michael Casson

M, #38750, b. 25 September 1906, d. 13 October 1978

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Michael Casson was born on 25 September 1906 in EnglandO. He died on 13 October 1978 at age 72.

1906
Birth
25 September 1906 | EnglandO
197872
Death
13 October 1978

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24 April 2026