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Benjamin Earle Walls

Male 1901 - Abt 1956  (54 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Earle Walls 
    Born 8 Dec 1901  Gargrave Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Inland Waterways district manager Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Abt Feb 1956  Worth Valley, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I04  Canal Family 9
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2025 

    Father Benjamin Curry Walls,   b. 15 Oct 1877, Gargrave Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1947, Staincliffe, nr Dewsbury Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Ann Swales,   b. 5 Nov 1869, Starbotton, nr Kettlewell, north Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Nov 1941, Skipton Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 30 Aug 1899  Gargrave Wesleyan Chapel Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F01  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy Hinde,   b. 1900, Skipton Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt Aug 1928  Skipton Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2025 
    Family ID F11  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Responsible for restarting waterway traffic on the north German canals after the 1939-45 war.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1746] 1939 census.

    2. [S1778] GRO Online Index.

    3. [S2130] MC.

    4. [S1925] Free BMDs (Ancestry).



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