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WANDLESS, George
1850 - 1918 (68 years) Has no ancestors but 12 descendants in this family tree.
1848 - 1919 (71 years)-
Name WANDLESS, George Birth 1850 Methley, Yorkshire, England 
Gender Male Death 1918 Easington Registration District, County Durham Person ID I2907 Edgoose Last Modified 25 Feb 2026
Family ELSTROP, Mary Ann, b. 1848, Black Boy, County Durham, England d. 1919, Easington Registration District, County Durham (Age 71 years) Marriage 1877 Auckland Registration District, County Durham Children 1. WANDLESS, William, b. 1879, Binchester, County Durham, England d. 1944, Gateshead, County Durham, England (Age 65 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. WANDLESS, George, b. 1882, Bearpark, County Durham, England d. 1950, Durham East Registration District, County Durham (Age 68 years)3. WANDLESS, John, b. 1887, Freehold Rainton, County Durham, England d. 1965, Durham East Registration District, County Durham (Age 78 years)4. WANDLESS, Thomas, b. 1888, Dearness Valley, County Durham, England d. Aft 1911 (Age > 24 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. WANDLESS, Mary Jane, b. 1891, Witton Gilbert, County Durham, England d. 1952, Durham East Registration District, County Durham (Age 61 years)Family ID F1285 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Notes - WANDLESS, George(1850-1918)
The birth of George WANDLESS was registered in 1850.
(GRO December Q 1850 Pontefract [includes Methley] 22 487.
The marriage between George WANLESS [sic] and Mary Ann ELSTROP was
registered in 1877.
(GRO March 1877 Auckland 10a 243)
From the 1881 census of Craddock Street, Whitworth, County Durham:
*George WANDLESS, head, aged 31, coal miner, born at Methler [Methley], Yorkshire;
Mary A. WANDLESS, wife, aged 31, born at Gurneywella [=Gurney Villa?], County Durham;
Amy WANDLESS, daughter, aged 8, scholar, born at Eldon, County Durham;
*William WANDLESS, son, aged 2, born at Binchester, County Durham;
Mary J. WHITE, daughter, aged 12, born at Eldon, County Durham.
(RG11/4922/78/28)
See Note below.
1901 census return for 3 Robson Street, Wingate, Co. Durham:
*George WANDLESS, head, married, aged 52, underground coal miner (hewer), born at Methley, Yorkshire;
Mary A. WANDLESS, wife, aged 52, born at Black Boy, County Durham;
William WANDLESS, son, aged 22, underground coal miner (hewer), born Binchester, County Durham;
George WANDLESS, son, aged 18, underground coal miner (hewer), born at Bearpark, County Durham;
John WANDLESS, son, aged 13, underground coal miner (driver), born at Freehold Rainton, County Durham;
Thomas WANDLESS, son, aged 11, school boy, born at Deans Valley, County Durham;
Mary J. WANDLESS, daughter, aged 9, school girl, born at The Chuks Witton Gilbert, County Durham;
William ROBINSON, single, boarder, aged 24, underground coal miner (hewer), born at Durham;
Annie ROBINSON, single, servant general domestic, born at Nettlesworth, County Durham;
William ROBINSON, single, boarder, aged 23, underground coal miner (hewer), born at Newcastle, Northumberland.
(RG13/4686/16)
The 1911 census of 6 Fryer Street, Shotton Colliery, County Durham:
*George WANDLESS, head, aged 60, married, coal miner shifter, born at Normanton, Yorkshire;
Mary Ann WANDLESS, wife, aged 62, married 40 years, 7 children (of whom 6 living), born at Blackboy, County Durham;
Thomas WANDLESS, son, aged 21, single, coal miner shifter, born at Dearness Valley, County Durham;
Mary Jane WANDLESS, daughter, aged 19, single, born at Witton Gilbert, County Durham.
(RG14/30003)
A George WANDLESS died in 1918 aged 69.
(GRO September Q 1918 Easington 10a 525)
NOTES & QUERIES:
1891 Census: Untraced
Mary Jane WHITE and her parents were boarding with Jane ELSTROP and her family at the time of the 1871 census of Eldon Old Pit.
Who were the real parents of Amy WANDLESS born circa 1873?
What happened to Amy and Mary Jane?
(revised 09.02.2026)
- WANDLESS, George(1850-1918)