William Joseph ATHERTON

1893 - 1918  (24 years)

• Name	William Joseph ATHERTON
  Born	5 May 1893	Fulham, London, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	11 May 1894
  	From FMP: Bapt 11 May 1894 at Fulham St Peters
  Died	21 Mar 1918	Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
  Person ID	I2313	Atherton One Name Study
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Septimus ATHERTON,   b. 1 Nov 1862, Preston, Lancashire, England ,   d. 1 Oct 1937, Southfields, Wandsworth, London  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Kate WISEMAN,   b. 5 Nov 1862, Isleham, Cambridgeshire ,   d. 18 Sep 1898, Fulham, London, England  (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F3163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  S E (Stanley Edward) Atherton 1898-1918 S E (birth registered as Edward Stanley) was buried alongside his brother William Joseph

  
  

• Notes

  In the 1901 Census (Septimus - George) living at 21A Astonville Street Wandsworth London was George Atherton Head M 38 Teacher School b. Preston Lancs, Nellie Atherton Wife M 23 b. Isleham Cambs, John F Atherton Son 13 b. Fulham London, William J Atherton Son 7 b. Fulham, Stanley E Atherton Son 2 b. Fulham, Gertrude Atherton Dau 1 b. Wandsworth London, Edith Atherton Dau 2m b. Wandsworth.From Gwenda. Stanley Edward Atherton 19 and his elder brother William Joseph Atherton 24 drowned in a boating accident in the Thames near Kingston on 21 Mar 1918. Stanley, a Driver in the RASC (T/308901) 359th Coy was on leave from his unit in Dublin. William Joseph Atherton, a Second Officer in the Mercantile Fleet was also on leave (having already been torpedoed twice). It is believed from the Coroners report that Stanley had fallen in, and, being a non swimmer, his brother William had attempted to save him without success. William Joseph Atherton Birth: 1899 Death: Mar. 21, 1918 Kingston-Upon-Thames Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Greater London, England Burial: Kingston Cemetery and Crematorium Kingston-Upon-Thames Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Greater London, England Plot: Plot: D. "U." 1083. Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Created by: Loz Hennessy Record added: Aug 26, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 96040507

  
  

• Sources

  [S79] Gwenda.