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William Henry Schofield

William was born on June 11th, 1860 in Lancashire and his christening took place on August 19th, 1860 in Ashton-under-Lyne.¹²

Birth Notes
- Name: William Henry Schofield
  Gender: Male
  Birth Date: 11 Jun 1860
  Christening Date: 19 Aug 1860
  Christening Place: Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England
  Age at Christening: 0
  Father's Name: William Schofield
  Mother's name: Charlotte
  
  Also recorded as born on Match 6 1861 in US passport application and death record.

He died at the age of 77 in 1937 in New Jersey (NJ). His burial was in 1937 in New Jersey (NJ).³⁴

Death Notes
- This may be another as DOB is not a match:
  
  William Henry Schofield
  BIRTH    6 Mar 1861
  DEATH    1939 (aged 77–78)
  BURIAL    Bloomfield Cemetery
  Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
  MEMORIAL ID    120390490

General Notes
- William Henry Schofield appears on the 1930 US census. He was Secretary to the Chairman of New York National Bank and lived in New Jersey, USA. He died in NJ in 1938 (aged 77).
  
  1886, the family imigrated to Essex, NJ, USA. Ernest was the only son born in the UK (in 1885).
  
  William Henry Schofield Sr's parents are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in New York, New York.
  
  In 1900, William H and Ellen Schofield (39 & 29) were living at 21 Grace Street, Bloomfield Ward 3, Essex, New Jersey with Ernest (15), Beatrice (11), William H (9) and Edith (5)

Personal Timeline

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¹ Family Tree - Jeff Buckley
² England & Wales Christening Index (1530-1906)
³ FindAGrave
⁴ Ancestry Family Trees