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William Robert COST

William Robert COST[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]

Male 1886 - 1942  (55 years)


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  • Name William Robert COST  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
    Birth 22 Apr 1886  Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9] 
    Gender Male
    Birth 1887  Newcastle Under Lyme, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Residence 1891  Horwich, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1901  Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 02 Apr 1911  Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    _MILT 8 Oct 1915  Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Military Service
    Military Discharge 21 Mar 1919  Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Janitor  [9] 
    Residence Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Retired 1938  [9] 
    Residence 08 Jan 1942  2921 Patrick Street, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Death 08 Jan 1942  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7, 9] 
    • Name: COST, WILLIAM ROBERT Gender: Male Age: 55 Date: 1942/01/08 Event Place: VANCOUVER Registration Number: 1942-09-600332 B.C. Archives Mfilm Number: B13173 GSU Mfilm Number: 1953633 Event Type: Death
    Burial 12 Jan 1942  5455 Fraser Street at East 41st Vancouver British Columbia Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium ABRAY- 04 - 003-0004 Find A Grave Memorial# 99856754
    Person ID I18848630625  Gibson Lovell Lomas Collins
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2026

    Father Richard Henry COST,   b. 4 Aug 1853, Bromyard Union Workhouse Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1902, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
    Mother Mary Elizabeth WESTCOUGH,   b. 02 Jun 1860, Bradenham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Sep 1940, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Marriage 1880  Bolton, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ellen Jane WINTER,   b. 27 Jul 1884, Bradshaw, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1955, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Marriage 1908  Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Dora Ellen COST,   b. 26 Mar 1909, Manchester, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1987, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    +2. Lillian Evelyn COST,   b. 14 Jul 1914, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jun 1980, 840 Humboldt Street, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F451  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2026

  • Sources 
    1. [S_1425887729] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.

    2. [S_1412608861] Ancestry.com, Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006. Images are used with the permission of Library and Archives Canada.Original data - Canada. "Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)." Record Group 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box).

    3. [S_1416415879] Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. ).
      Birth date: abt 1887
      Birth place: Newcastle upon Tyne
      Residence date: 02 Apr 1911
      Residence place: Bolton, Lancashire, England

    4. [S_1423036165] Ancestry.com, British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.Original data - British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency. British Columbia, Canada. British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency: P.O. Box 9657, Stn Prov Govt, Victoria, BC V8W 9P3.Original).
      Birth date: abt 1887
      Birth place:
      Death date: 8 Jan 1942
      Death place: Vancouver, British Columbia

    5. [S_1425884160] Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Data imaged from The National A), Class: RG12; Piece: 3106; Folio 13; Page 20; GSU roll: 6098216.
      Birth date: abt 1886
      Birth place: Newcastle, Northumberland, England
      Residence date: 1891
      Residence place: Horwich, Lancashire, England

    6. [S_1424870571] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. The National Archi), Class: RG13; Piece: 3617; Folio: 136; Page: 39.
      Birth date: abt 1887
      Birth place: Newcastle Under Lyme, Yorkshire, England
      Residence date: 1901
      Residence place: Bolton, Lancashire, England

    7. [S_1254278817] Ancestry.com, Web: International, Find A Grave Index, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    8. [S_1426040572] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.

    9. [S1006329140] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Database online.
      Record for Lillian Evelyn Cost