Brief Life History of William J.
When William J. Fortey was born on 12 February 1932, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Albert Joseph Fortey, was 34 and his mother, Lily Dudley, was 32. He married Jean E Bayton in 1953, in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. He died on 6 July 2012, in his hometown, at the age of 80.
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- Legacy NFS Source: William J. Fortey - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: William J. Fortey
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1939 · Britain Enters World War II
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.
1940
Winston Churchill becomes prime minister. British fighter pilots repel German air attacks in the Battle of Britain. London and other cities badly damaged in German bombing raids.
1953
Queen Elizabeth II crowned at a coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey in London.
Name Meaning
English: locative name from one or more of the numerous minor places so called, such as the lost Forty Green in Hanley Castle (Worcs), Forthay in North Nibley (Gloucs), Forty Hill in Enfield (Middx), The Forty in Cricklade (Wilts), and Forty Green in Epping (Essex).
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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