William George DANCE

1879 - 1915  (~ 35 years)

• Name	William George DANCE
  Birth	Sep 1879	Newington, London   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	00FA3EACDDBD4B4297EC16EB936C170BB091
  Death	8 May 1915	Belgium, WW1
  Notes	1901 census: although they married in Q3 1900, William and Ada were at different locations when the 1901 census was done. (1) at Railway Cottage, Ash, Surrey, William DANCE (boarder, single, 22, platelayer on railway, born "N.K."). [This entry may or may not relate - he is shown as single - no other suitable entry has been found]. (2) in North Street, Hornchurch, Essex, Sarah STONE (wife, married, 42, charwoman, born Great Leighs, Essex), Ada DANCE (daughter, married, 21, charwoman, born Hornchurch, Essex), Harry STONE (son, 15, plasterers labourer, born Hornchurch, Essex), Arthur STONE (13, painters labourer, born Hornchurch, Essex), Florence STONE (daughter, 11, born Hornchurch, Essex), Grace STONE (daughter, 8, born Hornchurch, Essex), Mabel STONE (daughter, 5, born Hornchurch, Essex) and Edith CROSS (3, born Hornchurch, Essex). 1911 census: at 26 Bolton Road, St Johns Wood, London NW (3 rooms) (all DANCE) William (head, 31, house painter, born Brixton, London), Ada (wife, 31, married 11 years, 2 children both living, born Hornchurch, Essex), William (son, 9, born Hornchurch, Essex) and Cyril (son, 5, born Romford, Essex). Also Edith CROSS (stepdaughter, 13, school, born, Hornchurch, Essex). Ada died, only 33, in 1913 and William re-married in 1914. William served as a Private, number 3/10289 in the 1st battalion, Suffolk Regiment. He was presumed dead after the second battle of Ypres, not having been seen since 8 May 1915. He is remembered on Panel 21 of the Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres, Belgium. Source: www.cwgc.org.
  Person ID	I1799	North Suffolk, Suffolk
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	George DANCE,   b. Bef 18 Mar 1849, Highclere, Hampshire d. 14 Mar 1896, Newington, London (Age ~ 46 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Minter,   b. Dec 1853, Cratfield, Suffolk d. 29 Nov 1897, Lambeth RD (Age ~ 43 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1878	Blything RD   [2]
  Family ID	F236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ada CROSS,   b. Bef 29 Feb 1880, Hornchurch, Essex d. Sep 1913, Paddington RD (Age ~ 33 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1900	Romford RD   [3]
  Children	1. William George DANCE,   b. 12 Jun 1901, Hornchurch, Essex d. 20 Oct 1988, Hastings & Rother RD (Age 87 years)   2. Irene Maud DANCE,   b. Jun 1904, Romford RD d. Dec 1904, Romford RD (Age ~ 0 years)   3. Cyril Walter Harry DANCE,   b. 13 Sep 1905, Romford, Essex d. Mar 1965, Weymouth RD (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F620	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret BRINKLER,   b. 28 Jul 1887, Ripon, Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	11 Apr 1914	St Mary's, Kilburn London   [4, 5]
  	Married after banns. William George Dance, 35, widower, decorator of 21 Bolton Road, father William George Dance, grocer. Margaret Brinkler, 27, spinster of 210 Belsize Road, father James Brinkler, coachman. Both signed full names. Witnesses Edgar H Dance, John Brinkler.
  Children	1. Sidney James DANCE,   b. 11 Jan 1915, Hampstead RD d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F629	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Sep 1879 - Newington, London  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] BMD index, Q3 1879 St Saviour 1d/103. (Reliability: 3). [S2] BMD index. [S2] BMD index, Q3 1900 Romford 4a/712. (Reliability: 3). [S2] BMD index, Q2 1914 Hampstead 1a/1531. (Reliability: 3). [S215] London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938 at ancestry.com.