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William born abt, 1897 in Salford he married Elizabeth Hunt in 1923 they had 2 children's Thomas and Lillian and he died in 1933'I don't know his parents or if he has siblings.Hope you can help .

For our info. Presume you don't have the actual marriage certificate. This would give you his Father's name if he knew him and would hopefully confirm the info found below

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Jun 1923 (>99%)
Hunt Elizabeth Rea Salford 8d
Rea William Hunt Salford 8d 230

and the death you mention - which would make his birth 1888/9

Deaths Sep 1933 (>99%)
Rea William 44 Salford 8d 349

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William Rea
in the 1891 England Census

Name William Rea
Gender Male
Age 1
Relationship Son
Birth Year 1890
Father George Rea
Mother Jane Rea
Birth Place Salford, Lancashire, England
Civil parish Salford
Ecclesiastical parish St Paul
Residence Place Salford, Lancashire, England
Registration district Salford
Sub registration district Regent Road
ED, Institution or Vessel 18
Neighbors View others on page
Piece 3222
Folio 53
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
George Rea
32 Head
Jane Rea
29 Wife
William Rea 1 Son
Annie Rea
11 Months Daughter


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William Rea
in the 1901 England Census

Name William Rea
Age 11
Estimated Birth Year abt 1890
Relation to Head Son
Gender Male
Father George Rea
Mother Jane Rea
Birth Place Salford, Lancashire, England
Civil parish Salford
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Ecclesiastical parish Salford Christchurch
County/Island Lancashire
Country England
Registration district Salford
Sub-registration district Regent Road
ED, institution, or vessel 05
Neighbors View others on page
Piece 3732
Folio 110
Page number 31
Household schedule number 200
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
George Rea 42 Head
Jane Rea 39 Wife
William Rea 11 Son
Alex Rea 8 Son
George Rea 7 Son
Jack Rea 3 Son
Lily Rea1 Daughter

William Rea
in the Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915

Name William Rea
Age 0
Birth Date 31 May 1889
Baptism Date 7 Jul 1889
Baptism Place Pendlebury, Christ Church, Lancashire, England
Parish as it Appears Christ Ch Pendlebury
Father George Rea
Mother Jane Rea
Reference Number L164/1/1/4
Item Number 9
Archive Roll 564

From original - Father a Tailor of Pendleton

William Rea
in the 1911 England Census

Name William Rea
Age in 1911 21
Estimated Birth Year abt 1890
Relation to Head Son
Gender Male
Birth Place Salford, Lancashire, England
Civil parish Manchester

Street Address 26 Young St M/C
Marital Status Single
Occupation Packer General Shipping Warehouse
Registration District Number 466
Sub-registration district Central
ED, institution, or vessel 06
Piece 24121
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
George Rea 53 Head
Jane Rea 49 Wife
William Rea 21 Son
Annie Rea 20 Daughter
George Rea 16 Son
Jack Rea 13 Son
Sily Rea 11 Daughter ---- should read Lily

Parents had been married 23 years and had 8 children - 5 were still alive at the time of the census, but 3 had died.

Parents marrige from https://www.freebmd.org.uk/
First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1888 (>99%)
Rea George Salford 8d 59
WILLMAN Jane Salford 8d 59

and from https://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1888
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Year Church / Register Office Registers At Reference Add to Summary
REA George WILLMAN Jane 1888 Pendlebury Christ Church Salford C13/2/226

William's birth from the gro site - free, you have to register though
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
REA, WILLIAM WILLMAN
GRO Reference: 1889 S Quarter in SALFORD Volume 08D Page 116

and sister Lily to confirm mmn
REA, LILY WILLMAN
GRO Reference: 1899 S Quarter in SALFORD Volume 08D Page 146

Use the gro site to check for the other births and deaths. I count only 6 children showing on census so another 2 births to find and 3 deaths

Census information can also be found for free on -

https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?

Thank you every one you have given me so much to work on when you have so little to work with you need all the help you can get
Many Thanks .

Make a note of the websites Greyghost has given they are all very useful tools.

Get a copy of his marriage cert, so that you are 100% certain of father's name

The marriage wasn’t in a CofE Church, so no info online

Elizabeth Rea in 1939 with children Lilian and Thomas who you mention. There is also another child surname Rea, but I can't read the first name. The birth year 1935 doesn't tie in with a Rea/Hunt child and as William died in 1933 can't be his.

1939 Register
43 Corporation Street, Salford, Salford C.B., Lancashire, England

First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number
Elizabeth Rea 29 Dec 1896 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 181 1
Lilian Haslam (Rea) 16 Jul 1923 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Single 181 2
Thomas Rea 07 Feb 1926 Male At School Single 181 3
~??? Rea 31 Mar 1935 Unknown Under School Age Single 181 4
Betty Scott (Edwards) 23 Nov 1937 Female Under School Age Single 181 5

These are the birth registrations of 4 Rea/Hunt children

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page
Births Sep 1923 (>99%)
Rea Lilian Hunt Salford 8d 161

Births Mar 1926 (>99%)
Rea Thomas Hunt Salford 8d 542

Births Mar 1931 (>99%)
Rea Jack Hunt Salford 8d 498

Births Sep 1933 (>99%)
REA Dorothy Hunt Salford 8d 307

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Dorothy died
Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Sep 1933 (>99%)
Rea Dorothy 0 Salford 8d 236

and I don't see Jack after that birth

The 1963 death in Bucklow RD is of a Jack Rea born c 1897 linked to a probate record
of a Jack who married a Dorothy Milloy in 1919 and had amongst other children a girl called Dorothy in 1935. They are in Manchester 1939.

Looking for this Jack's birth his mmn was Willman so brother to William as per census records

Another free site -
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills

You can order copies through the site

Marriage: 18 Sep 1888 Christ Church, Pendlebury, Lancashire, England
George Rea - 29, Tailor, Bachelor, Salford
Jane Willman - 26, Spinster, Heron Street
Groom's Father: John Rea, Cutter
Bride's Father: Richard Willman, Policeman
Witness: Alfred Brears; Bessie Willman
Married by Banns by: Evan Harries

Ancestry's transcription of the 1939 posted by Greyghost:

Elizabeth Rea
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name Elizabeth Rea
Gender Female
Marital Status Widow
Birth Date 29 Dec 1896
Residence Date 1939
Address 43
Residence Place Salford, Lancashire, England
Occupation Unpaid Domestic Duties
Line Number 33
Schedule Number 181
Sub Schedule Number 1
Enumeration District Nplu
Borough Salford
Registration district 465.2
Household Members (Name) Age
Elizabeth Rea 43
Lilian Haslam 16
Thomas Rea 13
Roy Rea 1 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Betty Edwards 2


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Births Jun 1935
RAY Roy Hunt Salford 8d 404

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Deaths Jun 1940 (>99%)
Rea Roy 5 Salford 8d 853

That 3rd child on the 1939 register I would guess is this one - same date of birth. Occupation for William the same as Jack's baptism

Baptism: 10 Apr 1935 Christ Church, Salford, Lancashire, England
Roy Rea - [Child] of William Rea & Elizabeth
Born: 31 Mar 1935
Abode: 9 Bank Place, Salford
Occupation: Hydraulic Packer

Betty on 1939?

Births Mar 1938 (>99%)
Edwards Betty Hunt Salford 8d 422