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William
Houlgrave
Born in Garston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Francis Houlgrave
and Rachel (Diggle) Houlgrave
Brother of
Nathaniel Houlgrave, Samuel George Houlgrave, James Houlgrave and Helena Park (Houlgrave) Blyde
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 23
in Turkey
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jun 2021
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Biography
William was born in 1895. He is the son of Francis Houlgrave and Rachel Diggle.
Died in 1918 in Turkey, during World War One aged 23 years old.
- Fact: Christening (1 January 1895) St Michael's Church, Garston, Lancashire
- Fact: Residence (31 Mar 1901) Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England
- Fact: Residence (1911) Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
- Fact: Residence Garston, Lancashire, England
- Fact: Burial Baghdād, Iraq
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 30 May 2024, 06:37), entry for William Houlgrave (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LYDT-YT4 ); contributed by various users.
- UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 (ancestry.com). Name: William Houlgrave, Birth Place: Liverpool, Death Date: 23 Apr 1918, Death Place: Turkey, Enlistment Place: Liverpool, Rank: L Corporal [Lance Corporal], Regiment: South Wales Borderers, Battalion: 4th Battalion, Regimental Number: 37051, Type of Casualty: Died, Theatre of War: Balkan Theatre.
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission website: Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery Part I. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/633882/%20HOULGRAVE/
- 1901 England Census (ancestry.com). Name: William Hardgrave [William Houlgrave], Age: 6, Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895, Relation to Head: Son, Gender: Male, Father: Francis Hardgrave, Mother: Rachel Hardgrave, Birth Place: Garston, Lancashire, England, Civil Parish: Toxteth, Ecclesiastical parish: St Cleopas, County/Island: Lancashire, Country: England, Registration District: Toxteth Park, Sub-registration District: Toxteth Park, ED, institution, or vessel: 30, Piece: 3430, Folio: 81, Page Number: 4, Household Schedule Number: 22, Household Members: Francis Hardgrave 31, Rachel Hardgrave 31, Nathaniel Hardgrave 10, Samuel G Hardgrave 8, William Hardgrave 6, James Hardgrave 4, Helena Hardgrave 1.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~3.12%
Robert Diggle
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23andMe, GEDmatch M348677 [compare]
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