Walter NUNN

Walter NUNN

Male 1857 - 1947  (90 years)


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  • Name Walter NUNN 
    Birth 9 Mar 1857  Whepstead, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
      Name: Walter Nunn Registration Date: 1857 Quarter of the Year: Apr-May-Jun Registration Place: Thingoe, Suffolk, England
      Volume: 4a Page: 443
      DOB from 1939 register.

    Gender Male 
    Census 1861  Ruffins Farm, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1871  Seighbeigh Cottages, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1891  Birdwell, Yorkshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1891 census for 186 Chapel St, Worsborough
      Piece: 3782 Folio: 52
      Class: RG12; Piece: 3782; Folio: 52; Page: 35; GSU roll: 6098892
      Civil Parish: Worsborough Residence Place: Birdwell, Worsborough, Yorkshire, England
      Sub registration district: Worsborough
      Name: Walter Nunn, single, Gender: Male Age: 34 Relationship: Boarder Birth Place: Wilstead, Suffolk, England
      George Nunn, married, 31, coal miner, born Wilstead, Suffolk, England
      Mary A Nunn, married 25, born Birdwell, Yorkshire
      Clara E Nunn, dau 4, dau, born Birdwell, Yorkshire
      NOTES: Birthplace is Whepstead, Suffolk. Also, Walter is George's brother and the word boarder seems to have been written over the top of brother.

    Census 1901  8 Allotts Crescent, Birdwell, Worsbrough, Barnsley, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census for 8 Allotts Crescent, Birdwell, Worsbrough, Barnsley, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England
      Walter Nunn Head Married Male 44 1857 Coal Miner (Hewer) Suffolk, England
      Elizabeth Nunn Wife Married Female 44 1857 - Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England
      Arthur Priestley Wife Son Single Male 14 1887 Labourer Colliery (Suf) Yorkshire, England
      George Nunn Son Single Male 6 1895 - Birdwell, Yorkshire, England
      Fred Nunn Son Single Male 4 1897 - Birdwell, Yorkshire, England
    Census 1911  8 Victoria Crescent, Birdwell Near Barnsley, Worsborough, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1911 Census For England & Wales for 8 Victoria Crescent Birdwell Near Barnsley, Worsborough, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England
      Walter Nunn Head Married Male 54 1857 Coal Miner Hewer Suffolk Webbstead
      Elizabeth Nunn Wife Married Female 54 1857 - Yorkshire Ecclesfield
      George Nunn Son Single Male 16 1895 Labouring Brick Works Yorkshire Birdwell
      Fred Nunn Son Single Male 11 1900 Labouring Brick Works Yorkshire Birdwell
      Arthur Priestley Stepson Single Male 23 1888 Coal Miner Hewer Yorkshire Worsbro Dale
      Joe Bennett Boarder Single Male 20 1891 Coal Miner Hewer Yorkshire Birdwell
    Census 1921  8 Victoria Crescent, Birdwell Near Barnsley, Worsborough, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1921 Census for 8 Victoria Crescent, Birdwell, Worsbrough, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
      First name(s) Last name Rel. to head Sex Birth year Age Birth place Occ. Employer
      Walter Nunn Head Male 1857 64 years 3 months Suffolk, England Scavenger Worsborough Urban District Council
      Elizabeth Nunn Wife Female 1858 63 Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England Home Duties -
      Fred Nunn Son Male 1896 24 years 7 months Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England Brickworker W Rarncliffe Silkstone Brickworks

    Census 1939  8 Victoria Crescent, Birdwell Near Barnsley, Worsborough, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Nunn Household for 8 Victoria Crescent , Worsbrough U.D., Yorkshire (West Riding), England
      FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER
      Walter Nunn 09 Mar 1857 Male General Labourer Married 213 1
      Fred Nunn 29 Nov 1896 Male Brick Works Labourer (Retired) Married 213 2
      Annie E Nunn 02 Feb 1904 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 213 3
      Ref: RG101/3752B/016/36 Letter Code: KPBM

    Death Mar 1947  Staincross, Yorkshire West Riding, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
      Name: Walter Nunn Death Age: 89 Birth Date: abt 1858 Registration Date: Mar 1947
      Registration district: Staincross Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
      Volume: 2d Page: 644

    Notes 
    • Walter married in 1894 to a presumed widow Elizabeth Priestley as her son (Arthur Priestley) is found with family on both 1901 and 1911 census.
      Marriage entry follows:
      England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973
      Name: Walter Nunn Gender: Male Marriage Date: 13 May 1894
      Marriage Place: Darfield, York, England
      Spouse: Elizabeth Priesby*
      FHL Film Number: 1938089 Reference ID: 72
      *There is a 1880 marriage between Herbert Priestley and Elizabeth Ann Smith. Herbert died in 1890, so the dates fit for Elizabeth to have been a widow for her marriage to Walter Nunn.
      NOTE: The 1911 census records that Walter Nunn and Elizabeth had been married 16 years and had two children; George and Fred.

    Person ID I8288  Warren Nunn's family tree
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2022 

    Father William NUNN,   b. 6 Mar 1830, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1868, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth SMITH,   b. 1835, Whepstead, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN 
    Marriage 1855  Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • England & Wales, Marriage Indexes.

    Family ID F2712  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth SMITH,   b. May 1857, Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1928, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 13 May 1894  Darfield, York, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973
      Name: Walter Nunn Gender: Male Marriage Date: 13 May 1894
      Marriage Place: Darfield, York, England
      Spouse: Elizabeth Priesby*
      FHL Film Number: 1938089 Reference ID: 72
      *There is a 1880 marriage between Herbert Priestley and Elizabeth Ann Smith. Herbert died in 1890, so the dates fit for Elizabeth to have been a widow for her marriage to Walter Nunn.

    Children 
     1. George NUNN,   b. 1895, Birdwell, Yorkshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN
     2. Fred NUNN,   b. 29 Nov 1896, Birdwell, Yorkshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1984, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F2746  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2026 

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    Walter Nunn born 1857 on 1921 census
    Walter Nunn born 1857 on 1921 census