Arthur Unwin

1889 - 1985  (96 years)

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• Name	Arthur Unwin
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Born	12 May 1889	Barton upon Irwell, Manchester, Greater Manchester
  Gender	Male
  Also known as	'appy
  Residence	1901	10, Tomlinson Street, Eccles, Greater Manchester
  Residence	1911	182, Barton Lane, Eccles, Greater Manchester   [1]
  Occupation	1911
  	Brass finisher
  Residence	1917	182, Barton Lane, Eccles, Greater Manchester
  Occupation	1917
  	Engineer mercantile marine
  Residence	1920	36, Woodfield Grove, Patricroft, Eccles, Greater Manchester
  Residence	1930-1985	11, Ashford Avenue, Moorside, Swinton, Greater Manchester
  Died	Aug 1985	Manchester, Greater Manchester   [2]
  Person ID	I185	Extended Craxford Family | The maternal side of Newfloridian's tree TEAL pages I179 (Walter Cook) + I193 (John Naylor)
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	Hugh Unwin,   b. 1859, Norton in the Moors, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ,   d. 1941  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Selina Swinchatt,   b. 1857, Wallasey, Cheshire ,   d. 1943  (Age 86 years)
  Married	23 Sep 1883	St Mary's Church, West Derby, Liverpool, Merseyside   [3]
  BMD Certificates		MC: Unwin, Hugh (1883) and Selena Swinschatt Arthur Unwin's father
  Family ID	F341	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family	Ada Annie Cook,   b. 12 Jun 1887, Leicester, Leicestershire ,   d. 1965, Salford, Greater Manchester  (Age 77 years)
  Married	12 May 1917	Primitive Methodist Church, Hinckley Road, Leicester, Leicestershire   [4]
  	Reference:
  Witnesses	12 May 1917
  	Walter Cook (father); Nellie Cook (adopted sister - AKA Youle)
  Children	1. Jack Unwin,   b. 7 May 1918, Eccles, Greater Manchester ,   d. 3 Mar 2002, Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland  (Age 83 years)   2. Eva Unwin,   b. 31 Jul 1919, Eccles, Greater Manchester ,   d. 1 Sep 2008, Barton upon Humber, Lincolnshire  (Age 89 years)
  Photos » Slide Show		“Double-9” dominoes A fondly remembered pastime in Swinton, Manchester
  		At home with the Unwins Eva Unwin, Hilda Craxford, Arthur Unwin. Seated: Annie Unwin. Standing Brenda Craxford
  		Arthur and Anne Unwin Photograph taken in their retirement
  		The Unwin family Arthur Unwin is standing behind his wife Annie and daughter Eva
  		Appy and Annie Unwin Taken in the garden of 11 Ashford Avenue
  		Family gathering Photograph taken after Auntie Annie's funeral. REAR: Hilda Craxford, Jack Unwin (son), George Cook (brother) FRONT: Eva Unwin (daughter), 'Appy Unwin (husband), Elizabeth Putterill (sister), {NK}, Edward Putterill
  		11, Ashford Avenue, Moorside, Swinton The family residence of the Uniwins in the 1950s, 60s and 70s
  BMD Certificates		MC: Cook, Ada Annie (1917) and Arthur Unwin Daughter of Walter Cook and Elizabeth Burditt
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2007
  Family ID	F56	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

• Event Map		Residence - 1911 - 182, Barton Lane, Eccles, Greater Manchester Residence - 1917 - 182, Barton Lane, Eccles, Greater Manchester Married - 12 May 1917 - Primitive Methodist Church, Hinckley Road, Leicester, Leicestershire Residence - 1920 - 36, Woodfield Grove, Patricroft, Eccles, Greater Manchester Residence - 1930-1985 - 11, Ashford Avenue, Moorside, Swinton, Greater Manchester  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location/Street       : District/Village       : City/Town       : County/State       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Arthur Unwin "Uncle 'Appy". Ada Anne Cook's husband
  		Arthur Unwin "Uncle 'Appy" at home
  		Arthur Unwin A candid photograph at ease
  		Arthur Unwin Eva Unwin's father
  		The class of 1900 The Parish Church School, Eccles pose for their class photograph under the watchful eye of headmaster Mr Heald. The last but one and last but two seated on the right of the front row are identified as brothers Arthur and Albert Unwin.
  		“'Appy at work” Arthur Unwin was an engineer working for many years on the Manchester Ship Canal

  
  

  Personal Histories

  QUITE A CHARACTER WAS MY DAD My father - by Eva Unwin

  
  

• Sources

  [S284] 1911 England Census, Barton upon Irwell RG14PN23597 RG78PN1375 RD463 SD2 ED14 SN257 (Reliability: 3). [S176] England and Wales: Death Index 1984 - 2004, Salford Lancashire 39 878 (JAS 1985) (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, West Derby 8b 616 (JAS 1883) (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Leicester 7a 567 (AMJ 1917) (Reliability: 4).