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William James NEWTON

William James NEWTON

Male 1899 - 1988  (89 years)   Has 13 ancestors and 8 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name William James NEWTON 
    Birth 4 Oct 1899  Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    • GRO entry has mother's maiden name as WoodburnE
      Fact Flags: Preferred
    Gender Male 
    *AKA James Newton 
    Census 31 Mar 1901  Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Age: 1y 
    Address: Low Scales 
    Emigration 14 Sep 1910  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Age: 9y 
    • Ship - SS Haverford

      Into Place: Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Census 3 Jan 1920  Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Age: 19y 
    Address: 64 East White Street 
    • Arrived in USA 1910
      Not naturalised
      Can read/write
      Labourer - Coal Mine
      Apprentice Machinist
    Ancestor Count 13 
    Descendant Count
    Reference Number B 1883a 
    _UID 36B5AFC81B5347A2AB28DE6601890EE54D44 
    Burial Dec 1988  Pen Argyl, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 8 Dec 1988  Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Age: 89y 
    Person ID I3831  Simpson
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2026 

    Father James NEWTON,   b. 10 Mar 1862, Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1945, Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Hannah WOODBURN,   b. 4 Jul 1864, Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1933, Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 9 Feb 1884  Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10
    • Hannah as WoodburnE
    Family ID F1211  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Mary SANDT,   b. 7 Jan 1902, Pen Argyl, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1976, Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1923 
    Children 
     1. Unknown NEWTON
     2. Elizabeth Ann NEWTON,   b. Abt 1925   d. Abt 1925 (Age 0 years)
     3. Jean Ann NEWTON,   b. 19 Mar 1931, Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1998, Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F3454  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Oct 1899 - Millom, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 1y,Address: Low Scales - 31 Mar 1901 - Millom, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - Age: 9y - 14 Sep 1910 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 19y,Address: 64 East White Street - 3 Jan 1920 - Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • It would appear that once he arrived in America, he was more normally referred to as James rather than William.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2008] 1920 Census - Pennsylvania - Newton, James.

    2. [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 1899 OND Bootle 10B 717.
      GRO Checked

    3. [S6238] Tombstone - Newton, William - Sandt, Anna.

    4. [S6240] FindAGrave - Newton, William James.

    5. [S6246] Naturalization - Newton, James.

    6. [S2009] 1901 Census - RG 13-4899 F50 P14 - Newton, James.

    7. [S2011] Passenger List - Newton, Hannah (nee Woodburn).

    8. [S6244] Marriage Cert - Newton, James - Woodburne, Hannah.

    9. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1884 JFM Bootle 10B 829.
      As Woodburne

    10. [S2006] Marriage Entry - Woodburn, hannah - Newton, James.