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Harry POWNALL
Abt 1882 - 1918 (~ 36 years)
Has no ancestors but 2 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Harry POWNALL Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1882 Trench, Shropshire, England 
- From the 1911 census where shown as aged 28, and date also from age at death
Gender Male Occupation From 1911 to 1918 Iron Moulder - At the time of the 1911 census and when he died
Died 16 Jan 1918 173, Rosefield Road, Smethwick, Staffordshire, England Cause: Shock from burns caused in work accident - A daughter born (I am assuming she was his) in 1914, certainly in the 1911 census, his wife a widow by 1921.
Place of death shows the following tragic death was is:
GRO ref: Pownall, Harry q1 1918 aged 35 Kings N. RD 6d 133
Full cause given on the death certificate as:
"Shock from burns caused by his clothing catching alight owing to his accidentally falling into some molten metal at St. George's Works Grove Lane Smethwick on 11th January 1918"
An inquest had been held on 18 Jan 1918 and so the informant was the coroner for Staffordshire.
Person ID I307626 All Last Modified 12 May 2024
Family Catherine Georgina (“Kate”) COTTAM, b. Mar Q 1885, Trench, Shropshire, England , d. Dec Q 1941, Smethwick Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England (Age ~ 56 years)
Other Partners: George H. GRIFFITHS m. Sep Q 1926Married Dec Q 1907 Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England - GRO ref: COTTAM, Catherine Georgina to POWNALL, Harry q4 1907 Wellington, Sh. RD 6a 1636
Children2 children Last Modified 12 May 2024 Family ID F302364 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Married - Dec Q 1907 - Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England 
Child - Elsie Margaret POWNALL - Jun Q 1914 - Kings Norton Reg Dist, Worcestershire Staffordshire or Warwickshire, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
