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Death at Homerton, Greater London, England · 28 July 1908 — Local Past

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Death at Homerton, Greater London, England · 28 July 1908

28 July 1908 · Death

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Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026Admin

Death of James Clyde Greaves

Person: James Clyde Greaves
Male. Age: 40. of 260 Glyn Road, Lower Clapton. House Decorator of 260 Glyn Road, Lower Clapton. Cause of death: Acute lobar pneumonia. Informant: Lucy C Greaves, sister-in-law {wife of Wallace Campbell Greaves}, in attendance
Husband: Wallace Campbell Greaves}
Date: 28 July 1908
Place: Homerton, Greater London
Recorded as Hackney Union Infirmary, Homerton, Hackney, London

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