Wilfred Digby Asquith

1898 - 1971  (73 years)

• Name	Wilfred Digby Asquith
  Birth	2 Feb 1898	Ravensthorpe, , Yorkshire, England   [1, 2]
  	First name(s) WILFRED DIGBY Last name ASQUITH Gender Male Birth day 2 Birth month 2 Birth year 1898 Age - Death quarter 2 Death year 1971 District Hatfield County Hertfordshire Volume 4B Page 242 Country England Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Deaths & burials Collections from United Kingdom First name(s) WILFRED DIGBY Last name ASQUITH Birth year 1898 Birth quarter 1 Registration month - Mother's last name - District Dewsbury County Yorkshire Country England Volume 9B Page 652 Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Births & baptisms Collections from United Kingdom
  Gender	Male
  Census	2 Apr 1911	2 Brearley Place, Batley, , Yorkshire, England
  	First name(s) Wilfred Digby Last name Asquith Relationship Son Sex Male Occupation School Age 13 Birth year 1898 Birth place Ravensthorpe Yorks Address 2 Brearley Place Batley Parish Batley County Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) Country England Archive reference RG14 Registration district Dewsbury Registration district number 503 Enumeration district 10 District number - Sub district Batley Sub district number 2 Census reference RG14PN27236 RG78PN1556 RD503 SD2 ED10 SN208 Piece number 27236 Folio - Page - Other household member first name(s) Doris, Geoffrey, Harold, John, Mary, Wilfred Other household member last name Asquith Record set 1911 Census For England & Wales Category Census, Land & Substitutes Subcategory Census Collections from United Kingdom
  Census	29 Sep 1939	14 Parkgate Avenue, Wakefield, , Yorkshire, England   [3]
  	First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number Wilfred D Asquith 02 Feb 1898 Male Stores Manager (Electric) Married 24 1 Doris Asquith 21 Jun 1897 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 24 2 Eric L Asquith 23 Jul 1924 Male At School Single 24 3 Joan M Pond (Asquith) 22 Dec 1929 Female At School Single 24 4 This record is officially closed 5
  _UID	01D5DD49EA914374988B3DA70D1060EB9D88
  Death	Apr-Jun 1971	Welwyn Garden City, , Hertfordshire, England   [2]
  	First name(s) WILFRED DIGBY Last name ASQUITH Gender Male Birth day 2 Birth month 2 Birth year 1898 Age - Death quarter 2 Death year 1971 District Hatfield County Hertfordshire Volume 4B Page 242 Country England Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Deaths & burials Collections from United Kingdom
  Person ID	I2612	The Maw Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	John Thomas Asquith,   b. Abt 1875, Ravensthorpe, , Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary Eliza,   b. Abt 1874, Camblesforth, , Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F9351	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Doris Lees,   b. 21 Jun 1897, District Dewsbury d. Between Apr and Jun 1983, Welwyn Garden City, , Hertfordshire, England
  Marriage	3 May 1921	Mount Tabor Chapel, Birstall, , Yorkshire, England   [4, 5]
  	Name:      Doris Lees Birth Date:      abt 1898 Event Type:      Marriage Marriage Date:      3 May 1921 Marriage Age:      23 Spouse:      Wilfred Digby Asquith Spouse Marriage Age:      23 Archive Location:      Wakefield Parish or Chapel:      Mount Tabor Chapel, Birstall Reel Number:      Ackworth, Ackroydon, Almondbury, Amblerthorn, Arthington, Badsworth, Baildon, Batley, Beal, B…; WC 4 Reference Number:      C111/62
  		M831 - Marriage Wilfred Digby Asquith & Doris Lees 03051921 M831 - Marriage Wilfred Digby Asquith & Doris Lees 03051921
  Children	1. Eric Lees Asquith,   b. 23 Jul 1924, District Wakefield d. 13 Nov 2008, Colchester, , Essex, England (Age 84 years)   2. Jean Asquith,   b. Between Jul and Sep 1926, District Wakefield d. Between Jul and Sep 1928, District Wakefield   3. Joan Mary Asquith,   b. 22 Dec 1929, District Wakefield d. Between Oct and Dec 1982, District Hatfield   4. Ian "Peter" Asquith,   b. Between Oct and Dec 1934, District Wakefield d. 26 Jul 2009, Pickering, , Yorkshire, England   5. John Michael "Mike" Asquith,   b. 18 Jun 1941, Wakefield, , Yorkshire, England d. 15 Oct 1984, Heaton Mersey, , Lancashire, England (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - 2 Apr 1911 - 2 Brearley Place, Batley, , Yorkshire, England Census - 29 Sep 1939 - 14 Parkgate Avenue, Wakefield, , Yorkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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