Alice May Lediard

Female10 February 1911–27 July 2001

Brief Life History of Alice May

When Alice May Lediard was born on 10 February 1911, in Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Henry Lediard, was 28 and her mother, Alice Pratt, was 27. She married william thomas shelley in 1935, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. She lived in Edgbaston, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom in 1911. She died on 27 July 2001, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, at the age of 90.

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william thomas shelley
1906–1978
Alice May Lediard
1911–2001
Marriage: 1935

Sources (6)

  • Alice May Lediard in household of William H Lediard, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
  • Alice E Lediard, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • Alice M Lediard, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

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  • Marriage
    1935Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1914

    Age 3

    Outbreak of World War I. UK enters hostilities against Germany. Grueling trench warfare in Belgium and France.

    1914 · Britain Enters the Great War

    Age 3

    After Germany declared war Russia, Britain entered The Great War and declared war on Germany on August 4, 1914. The war ended on November 11, 1918, as Germany signed an armistice that brought fighting to a halt.

    1939 · Britain Enters World War II

    Age 28

    Britain entered the Second World War as war was declared on Germany on September 3, 1939. World War II came to an end after the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, which killed 140,000 people. Less than a week later, the Japanese surrendered and the war officially ended on August 15, 1945.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Liddiard .

    History: Revolutionary soldier William Ledyard was born at Groton, CT, in1738, a descendant of John Ledyard who sailed from Bristol, England,and settled in CT. The celebrated traveler John Ledyard (1751–89)was William's nephew and was also born in Groton.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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