Died
16 October 1918
Sources
Barrow News
Cumbria BMD
Ancestry
Place
Walks
Themes
William Jenkinson
R.A.O.C (037877) formerly W & C Yeomanry (2234)
037877 PRIVATE
W. JENKINSON
ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS
FORMERLY WESTMLD & CUMB. YEO.
16TH OCTOBER 1918 AGE 22
†
THY WILL BE DONE
1901 Census
From Ancestry we learn that in the 1901 Census the Jenkinson family were living at 150 North Lonsdale Road. The household is James W. Jenkinson (33) Blast Engine Driver, born Carnforth, Lancs; Elizabeth Jenkinson (33) Wife, born Birmingham, Warwickshire; William Jenkinson (5) born Ulverston; Clara Jenkinson (3) born Ulverston; Priscilla Jenkinson (11 mo) born Ulverston.
1911 Census
By the time of the 1911 Census William is living away from home, at Low House Farm, Ayside, Grange-over-Sands, Lancs. The household is Robert Longmire (30) Single, Farmer, born Crook, Westmorland; Marion Longmire (40) Single, Sister, Housekeeper, born Crook, Westmorland; and William Jenkinson (15) Single, Farm Servant, born Ulverston.
In the 1911 Census the rest of the family are still at 150 North Lonsdale Road, with some additions. James Walmsly (sic) Jenkinson (43) Blast Engine Driver, born Carnforth, Lancs, shares the house with wife Elizabeth Jenkinson (43) Married for 15 years, six children, five still living, born Darlaston, Staffs; Clara Jenkinson (13) School, born Ulverston; James Walmsly (sic) Jenkinson (8) born Ulverston; John Thickbroom Jenkinson (7) born Ulverston; Sarah Elizabeth Jenkinson (6) born Ulverston.
1921 Census
After the war they remained at the same address where they can be found in the 1921 Census.































