William Francis# BLANCHARD
- Born: 30 Oct 1918, Mareham-On-The-Hill, Lincolnshire
- Marriage: Doris# MOORBY on 11 Oct 1941 in Independence Chapel, Settle
- Died: 19 Apr 1984, Otley, West Yorkshire at age 65
- Buried: Ashes scattered Malham Moor, N Yorks
 General Notes:
Parents from his birth certificate.
Residences;
1941; 24 Cross Green, Otley - at time of marriage
Gill Cottage, Horton-In-Ribblesdale, Settle
Howith Farm, Eldroth, Settle (rented from Lamb family)
Middle House Farm, Malham, Settle (here in 1958 as on Jane Ann's death certificate) (here he was manager to the Towler family who had moved to another farm in Langcliffe, Middle House now belongs to National Trust).
Ashfield Lodge, Otley (as manager of the Lister's farm at Ashfield House).
19xx - Death; 58 Greenlea Road, Yeadon, West Yorkshire
Sept 1946; Was witness at the wedding in Settle of William 'Billy' Moorby and Anne Gibson at Settle Registry Office.
Career; Agricultural Engineer (War Ag in WWII), Farmer for majority of life at Howith Farm and Middle House Farm, Boilerman (part time in retirement)
William married Doris# MOORBY, daughter of John Thomas "Tommy"# MOORBY and Jane Ann# DINSDALE, on 11 Oct 1941 in Independence Chapel, Settle. (Doris# MOORBY was born on 12 Aug 1922 in Bowskill Yard, Settle, N Yorks, died on 17 Apr 2001 in West Cumberland Hospital, Hensingham and was buried in Ashes scattered Settle, N.Yorks.) The cause of her death was Left venticular Failure, anterior myocardal infarction, acute renal failure.
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