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John Thomas Lightfoot

Male Abt 1882 - 1939  (56 years)


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  • Name John Thomas Lightfoot 
    Born Abt Aug 1882  Oldbury Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Boatman, innkeeper Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1939  Taunton Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I66752  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2026 

    Father William John Lightfoot,   b. 1860, Fenny Compton Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt May 1902, Birmingham Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Mother Fanny Sands,   b. Feb 1861, Oldbury Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt Nov 1879  Christ Church, Oldbury Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F21451  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Florence Revenna Westwood,   b. 1883, Birmingham Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1915  (Age 32 years) 
    Married 3 Aug 1903  Immanuel Church, Ladywood, Birmingham Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Florence Lilian Lightfoot,   b. 1905, Birmingham Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Alexander John Lightfoot,   b. 1909, Birmingham Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2026 
    Family ID F21503  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Phyllis Barrington Hill,   b. 6 May 1887, Torquay Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1972, Reservoir Road, Gloucester Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married Abt 1918  See note Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • John and Phyllis married in Canada according to an Ancestry family tree.
    Children 
     1. Thomas Geoffrey Biscoe Lightfoot,   b. 22 Mar 1920, Birmingham Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 106 years)
     2. Roger Barrington Lightfoot,   b. 28 Jan 1926, Chard, Somerset Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 100 years)
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2026 
    Family ID F21505  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • A step-daughter Irene Lightfoot, age 7y4m born Michigan USA, is living with John and Phyllis in the 1921 census.

  • Sources 
    1. [S260077] GRO Online Index.

    2. [S219414] West Midlands BMDs.

    3. [S010069] MC.



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