See also

Family of William Northwood and Noreen Florence Hamilton Purdon

  • Husband:

  • William Northwood (1920-1982)

  • Wife:

  • Noreen Florence Hamilton Purdon (1918-1999)

  • Marriage:

  • Q1 1948

  • London City "Registration District", London, England1

Husband: William Northwood

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William Northwood, 1948, age 28

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1920 baptism William Northwood

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1949 immigration William Northwood and family

  • Name:

  • William Northwood2 3 4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Nickname:

  • Bill

  • Father:

  • Joseph William Northwood (1875-1933)

  • Mother:

  • Beatrice Georgianna Fayers (1885-1967)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • clerk then a BBC Producer and script writer5 6 7

  • Birth:

  • 16 Feb 1920

  • Southwark, London, England2 3 8 5 4

  • Baptism:

  • 3 Mar 1920 (age 0)

  • St. Mary Magdalene Church, Massinger Street, Southwark, London, England3

  •  

  • son of Joseph William Northwood (boot repairer) and Beatrice Georgina of 16 Old Kent Road, born 16th February 1920

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 1 yr 2 mns)

  • 16 Old Kent Road, St. George the Martyr, London, England8

  •  

  • son living in six rooms with his parents Joseph and Georgina, half-sisters Doris, Violet and Irene, half-brother Charles, and brother John. Born in Southwark London

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 19)

  • 16 Old Kent Road, St. George the Martyr, London, England5

  •  

  • an unmarried filing and order clerk living with his widowed mother Beatrice, half-brother Charles Northwood, and his brothers John and Stanley. Born on 16th February 1920

  • Immigration:

  • 11 Feb 1949 (age 28)

  • to Southampton, Hampshire, England from South Africa6

  •  

  • a BBC Producer of Flat 3 16 Beaufort Gardens London S.W.3 travelling on the Capetown Castle with his wife Noreen

  • Immigration:

  • 29 Jan 1954 (age 33)

  • to Southampton, Hampshire, England from Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa7

  •  

  • a BBC script writer of 5 Kingsmill London N.W. 6 travelling with his wife Noreen, and their daughter Susan

  • Death:

  • 17 Feb 1982 (age 62)

  • Hammersmith "Registration District", Greater London, England4 9

  • Probate:

  • 17 Mar 1982

  • Probate Registry, Winchester, Hampshire, England9

  •  

  • of 11 Cleveland Gardens Barnes London SW13 died 17th February 1982, administration of £22,318 (~£77,000 in 2017)

Wife: Noreen Florence Hamilton Purdon

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Noreen Florence Hamilton Purdon, 1948, age 30

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1949 immigration William Northwood and family

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1999 death notice Noreen Northwood - Ancestry Sheppard Family Tree by dawnashep

  • Name:

  • Noreen Florence Hamilton Purdon10 1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 18 Dec 1918

  • Eastern Cape, South Africa10 6 7

  • Immigration:

  • 11 Feb 1949 (age 30)

  • to Southampton, Hampshire, England from South Africa6

  •  

  • a housewife of Flat 3 16 Beaufort Gardens London S.W.3 travelling on the Capetown Castle with her husband William

  • Immigration:

  • 29 Jan 1954 (age 35)

  • to Southampton, Hampshire, England from Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa7

  •  

  • a housewife of 5 Kingsmill London N.W. 6 travelling with her husband William, and their daughter Susan

  • Death:

  • 25 Mar 1999 (age 80)

  • Cyprus11 10

  •  

  • Cause: peacefully

  • Cremation:

  • 9 Apr 1999

  • Mortlake Crematorium, Kew Meadows Path, Richmond, Greater London, England10

  •  

  • at 12 noon

  • Probate:

  • 15 Jul 1999

  • Probate Registry, Winchester, Hampshire, England11

  •  

  • grant and will, died 25th March 1999

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). London City 1948 quarter:1 volume:5d page:291. Cit. Date: 15 September 2026.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Southwark 1920 quarter:1 volume:1d page:129. Cit. Date: 13 September 2026.

3.

Ancestry London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1925, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Southwark St. Mary Magdalene baptisms 1901-1922 page:17 entry:146. Cit. Date: 16 September 2026.

4.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hammersmith 1982 quarter:1 volume:12 page:1892. Cit. Date: 15 September 2026.

5.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:0514B page:6 line:15 letter code:AUBX. Cit. Date: 16 September 2026.

6.

FindMyPast Britain And Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Southampton 1949 R.M.M.V. Capetown Castle. Cit. Date: 15 September 2026.

7.

Ibid. Southampton 1954 Athlone Castle. Cit. Date: 15 September 2026.

8.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:1814 registration district:23 sub-district:2 enumeration district:27 schedule:19. Cit. Date: 13 September 2026.

9.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Winchester 1982 page:6753 no:823305177X. Cit. Date: 15 September 2026.

10.

Ancestry Family Trees, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Sheppard Family Tree by dawnashep. Cit. Date: 15 September 2026.

11.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Winchester 1999 no:192230. Cit. Date: 15 September 2026.