Arthur Wesley SHENTON

1880 - 1975  (94 years)

• Name	Arthur Wesley SHENTON
  Birth	25 Aug 1880	Wem, Shropshire   [1]
  Gender	Male
  1881 Census	"Private House", Wem, Shropshire   [1]
  	At 1881 Census, he is 7m
  1891 Census	46, Queen St., West Bromwich, Staffordshire   [2]
  	At 1891 Census, he is 10, occ "Scholar"
  1901 Census	33, Glamorgan St., Canton, Cardiff   [3]
  	At 1901 Census, he is 20, occ "Colliery Clerk"
  1911 Census	42, Major Road, Canton, Cardiff   [4]
  	At 1911 Census, he is 30, occ "Colliery Office Clerk"
  1921 Census	1, Kelston Road, Whitchurch, Glamorganshire   [5]
  	At 1921 Census, he is 40y 9m, occ "Colliery Co Accountant"
  Reference Number	V115
  1939 Register	"Wernius", St Andrews Rd., Dinas Powis, Glamorganshire   [6]
  	At 1939 Register, he is married, occ "Accountant and Staff Manager(?)"
  Death	25 Mar 1975	"Wernius", St. Andrews Rd., Dinas Powis, Glamorganshire   [7]
  Person ID	I115	VaughanDavies
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph SHENTON,   b. 1840, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire d. 1928 (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Ann REDDISH,   b. 1843, Macclesfield, Cheshire d. 4 Sep 1902, Lichfield, Staffordshire (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage Note	best match on marriage is Jul qtr 1867, Macclesfield, vol 8a, p225
  Family ID	F34	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Aug 1880 - Wem, Shropshire 1881 Census - At 1881 Census, he is 7m - - "Private House", Wem, Shropshire 1921 Census - At 1921 Census, he is 40y 9m, occ "Colliery Co Accountant" - - 1, Kelston Road, Whitchurch, Glamorganshire Death - 25 Mar 1975 - "Wernius", St. Andrews Rd., Dinas Powis, Glamorganshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Marries Mabel E DYNE Q3, 1912, Neath He joined the Fremasons at Llangattock Lodge on 28/10/1918. He was listed as an accountant living in Whitchurch He left £152k in his will in 1975, which seems quite a lot for somebody who was a colliery clerk and accountant at the coal board......

  
  

• Sources

  [S88] 1881 Census :- "Private House", Wem, Shropshire. [S90] 1891 Census :- 46, Queen St., West Bromwich, Staffordshire. [S363] 1901 Census :- 33, Glamorgan St., Canton, Cardiff. [S364] 1911 Census :- 42, Major Road, Canton, Cardiff. [S1120] 1921 Census :- 1, Kelston Road, Whitchurch, Glamorganshire. [S366] 1939 Register :- "Wernius", St Andrews Rd., Dinas Powis, Glamorganshire. [S365] Probate register :- Arthur Wesley Shenton (1975).