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Cyrus Shakeshaft

Cyrus Shakeshaft

Male 1904 - 1977  (72 years)    Has 15 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Cyrus Shakeshaft 
    Birth 23 Nov 1904  St Johns, Manchester, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • OND 1904 Chorlton, Volume 08C, Page 830
      Mother's Maiden Surname: Yoxall
    Gender Male 
    1911 Census 2 Apr 1911  No. 6 Church Lane, Nantwich, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Age: 7y 
    • RG14PN21812 RG78PN1298 RD449 SD2 ED15 SN244
      Son

    1921 Census 19 Jun 1921  14 Station Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Age: 17y 7m 
    • RG15/17024/0153 & 0154
      Son, Single, Baker, Mr Shepherd Baker, Nantwich
    Military Record 20 May 1927  Chester, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Age: 22y 178d 
    • Royal Tank Corps
      Regimental Number: 7879228
      Attestation: Chester 20 May 1927
      Labourer
      Discharged 28 December 1933 Barnet, to Army Reserve, Private, Exemplary Character
      Extracted to NSRW (National Service Reserve Wing)
    Reference Number M 0883a 
    Death Between Jan 1977 and Mar 1977  Congleton & Crewe district, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Age: 72y 
    • JFM 1977 Congleton and Cheshire, Volume 35, Page 0544
      BMD death gives date of birth as 23 November 1904
    Person ID I4118  Vernon
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2023 

    Father Cyrus Shakeshaft,   b. 3 Jul 1868, Buerton, Nantwich, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jun 1949, 145 Sussex Road, Southport, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Bithia Yoxall,   b. 1 Sep 1869, Nantwich, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Oct 1943 and Dec 1943, Crewe district, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 28 Sep 1895  West Gorton St Mark's Parish Church, West Gorton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9
    • JAS 1895 Chorlton, Volume 08C, Page 1079
      Cyrus was a Bachelor, Wheelwright, Living at 74 Robert Street
      Bithia was a Spinster, Living at 74 Robert Street
      Witnesses: Thomas Green & Lucy Yoxall
    Family ID F1341  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Annie Tomlinson,   b. 2 Mar 1907   d. Mar 1994, South Cheshire district, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage Between Jul 1928 and Sep 1928  Nantwich Civil Marriage or Registrar Attended, Nantwich, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    • JAS 1928 Nantwich, Volume 08A, Page 957
    Children 
     1. Gerald Edwin Shakeshaft,   b. 30 Dec 1932, Delhi, St James, Bengall, India Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Apr 1983 and Jun 1983, Congleton & Crewe district, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F2128  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google Maps1911 Census - Age: 7y - 2 Apr 1911 - No. 6 Church Lane, Nantwich, Cheshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 72y - Between Jan 1977 and Mar 1977 - Congleton & Crewe district, Cheshire, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • CYRUS SHAKESHAFT

      Was Cyrus in the forces when the 1939 National Register was taken as he is not living with his wife?

      Possible other children:
      Jean M Shakeshaft born JAS 1944 Wellington district, Shropshire, Volume 06A, Page 1437
      John H Shakeshaft born AMJ 1947 Wellington district, Shropshire, Volume 09A, Page 352

      ADDRESSES:
      No. 6 Church Lane, Nantwich, Cheshire (02 April 1911)
      14 Station Road, Nantwich, Cheshire (19 June 1921)

      OCCUPATIONS:
      - (02 April 1911)
      Baker, Mr Shepherd Baker, Nantwich (19 June 1921)

      CENSUSES: (1904-1977)
      02 April 1911 - yes
      19 June 1921 - yes
      29 September 1939 - not found
    • Last checked: 12 October 2023

  • Sources 
    1. [S13] BMD - GRO Index - Birth, 27 Jan 2014, OND 1904 Chorlton, Volume 08C, Page 830.

    2. [S15] BMD - GRO Index - Death, 27 Jan 2014, JFM 1977 Congleton and Cheshire 35 0544.

    3. [S2799] 1911 Census Scan - Shakeshaft, Bithia, 27 Jan 2014, RG14PN21812 RG78PN1298 RD449 SD2 ED15 SN244.

    4. [S6997] 1921 Census - Shakeshaft, Bithia nee Yoxall, 12 Oct 2023, RG15/17024/0153 & 0154.

    5. [S5065] Military Record - Shakeshaft, Cyrus - Royal Tank Corps Enlistment Record - 1927, 17 Jun 2018, Page 38.

    6. [S15] BMD - GRO Index - Death, 27 Jan 2014, JFM 1977 Congleton and Cheshire, Volume 35, Page 0544.

    7. [S2396] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Marriage - Yoxall, Bithia & Shakeshaft, Cyrus - 1895 - West Gorton, 3 Mar 2013, Page 170, No. 339.

    8. [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, 6 Aug 2011, JAS 1895 Chorlton, Volume 08C, Page 1079.

    9. [S765] BMD - Lancashire Index - Marriage, 17 Mar 2019, 57/3/339.

    10. [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, 17 Jun 2018, JAS 1928 Nantwich, Volume 08A, Page 957.

    11. [S5466] BMD - Cheshire Index - Marriage, 18 Apr 2019, NA/55/62.