Shenton, Wilfred Leslie

1921 - 1977  (55 years)

• Name	Shenton, Wilfred Leslie
  Birth	20 Jan 1921	District Leicester   [1, 2]
  	SHENTON, WILFRED  LESLIE  KIRBY  GRO Reference: 1921  M Quarter in LEICESTER  Volume 07A  Page 366 First name(s)Wilfred L Last nameShenton Birth registration year1921 Registration quarter1 Mother's maiden nameKirby DistrictLeicester CountyLeicestershire CountryEngland Volume7A Page366 Record setEngland & Wales Births 1837-2006 CategoryBirth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records SubcategoryCivil Births Collections fromGreat Britain, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Jan 1977	District Leicester Central   [2]
  	NameWilfred Shenton GenderMale Residence Place17 Wokingham Avenue Death Date18 Jan 1977 Burial Date24 Jan Obituary Date19 Jan 1977 Obituary PlaceLeicester, Leicestershire, England Newspaper TitleLeicester Mercury Spouse  Mable Anne Child June Eric NameWilfred Leslie Shenton Register TypeCremation Death Date18 Jan 1977 Cremation Date24 Jan 1977 Cremation PlaceLeicestershire, United Kingdom URLhttps://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch?DetsView=Summary&src=ext&fileid=17963441
  Cremation	24 Jan 1977	Cathedral Saint Peter & Saint Paul, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England
  	NameWilfred Leslie Shenton Register TypeCremation Death Date18 Jan 1977 Cremation Date24 Jan 1977 Cremation PlaceLeicestershire, United Kingdom URLhttps://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch?DetsView=Summary&src=ext&fileid=17963441
  Person ID	I84440	The Maw Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Shenton, Leonard,   b. 4 Oct 1891, Whetstone, , Leicestershire, England d. Jan-Mar 1966, District Leicester (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Kirby, Lizzie,   b. 17 Jan 1897, Leicester, , Leicestershire, England d. Jul-Sep 1958, District Leicester (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	1 Feb 1919	St Mark's Church, Leicester, , Leicestershire, England   [3, 4]
  	First name(s)Leonard Last nameShenton Marriage quarter1 Marriage year1919 Registration month- MarriageFinder™Leonard Shenton married Lizzie Kirby Spouse's last nameKirby DistrictLeicester District number- CountyLeicestershire CountryEngland Volume7A Volume as transcribed7A Page number314 Record setEngland & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Marriage & Divorce Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd First name(s)Leonard Last nameShenton Age27 Birth year1892 ResidenceWhebstone Father's first name(s)Joseph Father's last nameShenton Marriage year1919 Marriage date01 Feb 1919 Spouse's first name(s)Lizzie Spouse's last nameKirby Spouse's age22 Spouse's residence111 Kensington St Spouse's father's first name(s)William Spouse's father's last nameKirby DenominationAnglican PlaceLeicester, St Mark's CountyLeicestershire CountryEngland Record typeParish Registers ArchiveRecord Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland Archive referenceDE1752/16 Record setLeicestershire Marriages And Banns CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Marriages Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom Event typeMarriage © Findmypast
  		M30134 - Marriage Leonard Shenton & Lizzie Kirby 01021919 M30134 - Marriage Leonard Shenton & Lizzie Kirby 01021919
  Family ID	F30134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Stevenson, Mabel "Anne",   b. 30 Jun 1920, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England d. 21 Sep 2013, Canada (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	Oct-Dec 1940	District Blaby   [5]
  	First name(s)Mabel Last nameStevenson Marriage quarter4 Marriage year1940 Registration month- MarriageFinder™Mabel Stevenson married one of these peopleWilfred L Shenton Spouse's last nameShenton DistrictBlaby District number- CountyLeicestershire CountryEngland Volume7A Volume as transcribed7A Page number181 Record setEngland & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 CategoryBirth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records SubcategoryCivil Marriage & Divorce Collections fromGreat Britain, England
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F30130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Jan 1921 - District Leicester Marriage - Oct-Dec 1940 - District Blaby Death - 18 Jan 1977 - District Leicester Central Cremation - 24 Jan 1977 - Cathedral Saint Peter & Saint Paul, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Leicester - Volume 7a Page 366 (Reliability: 3). [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Leicester Central - Volume 6 Page 1599 (Reliability: 3). [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Leicester - Volume 7a Page 314 (Reliability: 3). [S733] Leicestershire Marriage Transcription, s2_gbprs_leics_102010836_00119 (Reliability: 3). [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Blaby - Volume 7a Page 181 (Reliability: 3).