Arnold LIGHTLEY

Born:   24th January 1915, Wath-upon-Dearne, Yorkshire
 
Father: Francis LIGHTLEY
Mother: Ellen Ann REDFERN
 
Christened:   14th February 1915, Wath-upon-Dearne, Yorkshire
 
Married: Edith Alice RAWLINSON, 27th July 1940, Wath-upon-Dearne, Yorkshire
 
Child: Anne Ellis LIGHTLEY
 
Died: 18th April 1992, Wath-upon-Dearne, Yorkshire
 

Arnold Lightley was born in Wath-upon-Dearne in 1915, the son of Francis Lightley and Ellen Ann Redfern. He attended Park Road School in Wath and a report of 1924 describes him as a "brilliant boy"; he came second in a class of 57, despite being absent 140 times out of 278 in that term! In July 1940 he married Edith Alice Rawlinson, also from Wath. By the time their only child Anne was born, they were living in Bradford, and they later lived in Keighley and Shipley before returning to Wath in 1967. Arnold initially worked as a general fitter in an engineering works, and later as a clerical assistant. He played the trumpet when young, and later on the violin. He also enjoyed gardening and bird-watching in his later years.

[Arnold as a young boy] [Arnold and Edith's wedding] [Arnold with Anne and Edith]
Arnold as a young boy. Arnold and Edith on their wedding day. Arnold with Edith and their daughter Anne.

Sources:

  1. Birth certificate for Arnold Lightley.
  2. Parish records for Wath-upon-Dearne: Methodist Circuit and Trinity Methodist.
  3. Marriage certificate for Arnold Lightley and Edith Alice Rawlinson.
  4. Death certificate for Arnold Lightley.
  5. Birth certificate for Anne Ellis Lightley.
  6. Marriage certificate for Robert John Margolis and Anne Ellis Lightley.
  7. School report for Arnold Lightley (1924).