FAMILY HISTORY: BOOCOCK
THE MARRIAGES OF JOHN GERARD WALMSLEY:
| John Gerard Walmsley married twice and had a total of six children. He married his first wife Elizabeth Cairns at St Gregory's Catholic Church in Preston on 20 March 1940. |
| THEIR TWO CHILDREN: | ||||||||
| John Stephen Walmsley | Born: | 7 | Mar | 1941 | ||||
| Frances Teresa Walmsley | Born: | (Private) | ||||||
| Elizabeth died aged 37 years and was buried on 8 March 1947 in the churchyard of St Joseph's Catholic Church at Brindle. John married Maria Hankinson, also in Preston, on 18 September 1947. |
| THEIR FOUR CHILDREN: | ||||||
| Margaret Angela Walmsley | Born: | (Private) | ||||
| Bernard Hugh Walmsley | Born: | (Private) | ||||
| Gerard Anthony Walmsley | Born: | (Private) | ||||
| Wilfrid James Walmsley | Born: | (Private) | ||||
| Before his death on 14 September 2002 at the age of 61 years, I had the opportunity to meet John Stephen Walmsley at my late cousin Elsie (Swarbrick) Bank's home in Penwortham. John told me a great deal about his family and his own life, but - out of respect for their privacy and John's memory - I am not including what he told me on this website. |
| DEATH NOTICE: "WALMSLEY - On September 14, 2002, at Simeon House Nursing Home and of Penwortham, JOHN, aged 61 years. The beloved father of Deborah McNeil, brother of Frances, Wilfrid, Margaret, Bernard, Gerard and all their families, dear friend to Les Brooks and others. |
| A kind and gentle man who would at any time volunteer to help anyone. |
| Requiem Mass at St. Teresa's Church, Penwortham on Friday, September 20, at 9.15am, followed by interment at Hill Road Cemetery..." |
| (From The Lancashire Evening Post, Tuesday, 17 September 2002) |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Some information is withheld out of respect for the family's privacy. |
| 2: | The above information was related to me by the late John Stephen Walmsley. The death notice was from a printed copy of the Lancashire Evening Post. |