| Name |
William James Eggleton |
| Born |
22 Aug 1882 |
Norwood, Surrey, England  [1] |
Address:
20, Ashburnham Terrace, Barnfield Road |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
5 Apr 1891 |
Norwood, Surrey, England [1] |
| Age: 8y |
Address:
3, Barnfield Road |
| Census |
31 Mar 1901 |
Norwood, Surrey, England [2] |
| Age: 18y |
Address:
3, Barnfield Road |
| Occupation |
31 Mar 1901 |
Norwood, Surrey, England [2] |
| Plumber |
| Census |
2 Apr 1911 |
Norwood, Surrey, England [3] |
| Age: 29y |
Address:
37, Barnfield Road |
| Occupation |
2 Apr 1911 |
Norwood, Surrey, England [3] |
| Plumber |
| Residence |
1926 |
Merton, Surrey, England [4] |
Address:
Kits Coty, Nelson Grove Road |
- William needed to be closer to his Coaching business and so he bought a piece of land where he could house his coaches. There was space in front to build a house.
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| Buried |
Dec 1951 |
Raynes Park, Surrey, England [4] |
Address:
Grave 4074, Morden Cemetery |
| Died |
4 Dec 1951 |
Merton, Surrey, England |
| Cause: Cancer |
| Siblings |
7 siblings |
| + | 1. Percy Charles Eggleton
b. 1884, Norwood, Surrey, England
d. 1944, Bromley, Kent, England (Age 60 years)
| | + | 2. Daisy Hannah Eggleton
b. 1885, Norwood, Surrey, England
d. 1938, Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, England (Age 53 years)
| | + | 3. Frank Albert Eggleton
b. 1890, Norwood, Surrey, England
d. 1918, Kensington, London, England (Age 28 years)
| | | 4. Mable Florence Eggleton
b. 1892, Norwood, Surrey, England | | | 5. Arthur Edward Eggleton
b. 1894, Norwood, Surrey, England | | | 6. Unknown Eggleton
d. Bef 1911 | | | 7. Unknown Eggleton
d. Bef 1911 |
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| Headstones |
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| Notes |
- After his marriage to Florence, William and his family lived at 37 Barnfield Road, Upper Norwood. William was firstly a plumber, an installer of gas engines and generators and then a general electrical installation engineer. Because of this, he escaped being called up to serve in the First World War and in 1916 he was employed as one of the maintenance staff at an Ordnance Factory making shells at Chilwell, Nottingham. The family returned to Upper Norwood after the war.
In 1918 William opened a motor repair garage at 210 High Street, Merton, together with motor coach and charabanc hiring. He built the first coach largely himself on an old Karrier lorry chassis with solid tyres. The identification plate of this lorry carried the date of manufacture of 19th October 1915, which was the day his son Charles was born. He then built a small coach on an extended chassis of a Model T Ford which could carry 14 people. At this time his baker friend, Charlie Williams, went into partnership with him and William's daughter Gladys ran the ticket office associated with the coach trips.
Following Florence's death in 1939, William moved to 18 Manor Drive North, New Malden. Long-time friend and adjacent shopkeeper from Merton, Jean Anderton, moved in with him to be his housekeeper. He retired in 1942 but subsequently ran Shaw and Duvall (Coach Company) in Kingston, Surrey from August, 1943/4 onwards, as Duvall was conscripted to serve in WW2.
[4]
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| Person ID |
I16433 |
Mitchell Families |
| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2011 |
| Father |
 Charles Eggleton (ID:I16402)
b. 23 Jan 1854, Woodley, Berkshire, England
d. Jan 1927, Norwood, Surrey, England (Age 72 years) |
| Mother |
Hannah Burlingham (ID:I16432)
b. 27 Sep 1859, Magdalen, Norfolk, England
d. 22 Oct 1922, Norwood, Surrey, England (Age 63 years) |
| Married |
2 Mar 1882 |
West Dulwich, Surrey, England |
Address:
Emmanuel Church |
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Marriage Certificate: EGGLETON, Charles and BURLINGHAM, Hannah 18820202
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| Family ID |
F4078 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Florence Maud Cummings (ID:I16442)
b. 1883, Bermondsey, London, England
d. Apr 1939, Merton, Surrey, England (Age 56 years) |
| Married |
26 Mar 1905 |
Lambeth, London, England |
Address:
Christ Church, Gipsy Hill |
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Marriage Certificate: EGGLETON, James and CUMMINGS, Florence 19050326
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| Age at Marriage |
He was 22 years and 7 months - She was 22 years and 3 months |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
8 Mar 2011 |
| Family ID |
F4079 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1882 - 1951 (69 years)
Has 10 ancestors and 5 descendants in our family tree.
1886 - 1979 (92 years)
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