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	9 May 2026

  
  

  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 1891 Census - At 1891 Census, he is 10, occ "Scholar" - - 46, Queen St., West Bromwich, Staffordshire 1901 Census - At 1901 Census, he is 20, occ "Colliery Clerk" - - 33, Glamorgan St., Canton, Cardiff 1911 Census - At 1911 Census, he is 30, occ "Colliery Office Clerk" - - 42, Major Road, Canton, Cardiff 1921 Census - At 1921 Census, he is 40y 9m, occ "Colliery Co Accountant" - - 1, Kelston Road, Whitchurch, Glamorganshire 1939 Register - At 1939 Register, he is married, occ "Accountant and Staff Manager(?)" - - "Wernius", St. Andrews Rd., Dinas Powis, 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).