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Personal data George Birrell 

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Household of George Birrell

He is married to Elizabeth Burns Wemyss.

They got married on December 26, 1929 at Edinburgh Scotland, he was 34 years old.

They got married on December 26, 1929 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, he was 34 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. George Ronald Birrell  1933-2015 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of George Birrell

George Birrell
1830-1905
Elizabeth Burrell
1831-1875
William Morland
1822-1886
Jane Meek
1835-1875

George Birrell
1895-1947

1929

Elizabeth Burns Wemyss
1905-1994

George Ronald Birrell
1933-2015

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    Sources

    1. British Army WWI Pension Records, Page 4 - British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 / https://www.fold3.com
    2. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees / Ancestry.com
    3. Web: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576-2014, Ancestry.com, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes / Ancestry.com
    4. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, Ancestry.com
      Birth date: abt 1895
      Birth place:
      Residence date:
      Residence place: 150 Dundee Street, Edinburgh
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    5. Edinburgh, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1832-1966, Ancestry.com, Edinburgh City Archives; Edinburgh, Scotland; Register of Voters for the City of Edinburgh and the Burgh of Leith; Reference: SL56/41 / Ancestry.com
    6. British Army WWI Pension Records, Page 1 - British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 / https://www.fold3.com
    7. British Army WWI Pension Records, Page 1 - British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 / https://www.fold3.com
    8. British Army WWI Pension Records, Page 15 - British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 / https://www.fold3.com

    Historical events

    Birthday November 14, 1895

    • The temperature on November 14, 1895 was about 7.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1895: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • January 5 » Dreyfus affair: French army officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island.
      • January 12 » The National Trust is founded in the United Kingdom.
      • May 7 » In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
      • May 25 » Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
      • June 11 » Paris–Bordeaux–Paris, sometimes called the first automobile race in history or the "first motor race", takes place.
      • December 28 » The Lumière brothers perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines.

    Day of marriage December 26, 1929

    • The temperature on December 26, 1929 was between 1.2 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1929: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
      • May 1 » The 7.2 Mw  Kopet Dag earthquake shakes the Iran–Turkmenistan border region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121.
      • May 15 » A fire at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio kills 123.
      • June 8 » Margaret Bondfield is appointed Minister of Labour. She is the first woman appointed to the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.
      • August 8 » The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight.
      • November 18 » Grand Banks earthquake: Off the south coast of Newfoundland in the Atlantic Ocean, a Richter magnitude 7.2 submarine earthquake, centered on the Grand Banks, breaks 12 submarine transatlantic telegraph cables and triggers a tsunami that destroys many south coast communities in the Burin Peninsula.
      • December 24 » A four alarm fire breaks out in the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C.

    Day of death February 8, 1947

    • The temperature on February 8, 1947 was between -12.5 °C and -5.3 °C and averaged -9 °C. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
      • February 25 » The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the Preußenschlag of 1932.
      • March 8 » Thirteen thousand troops of the Republic of China Army arrive in Taiwan after the February 28 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement.
      • June 23 » The United States Senate follows the United States House of Representatives in overriding U.S. President Harry S. Truman's veto of the Taft–Hartley Act.
      • October 26 » Kashmir conflict: The Maharaja of Kashmir and Jammu signs the Instrument of Accession with India.
      • November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.
      • December 16 » William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor.

    Day of burial February 11, 1947

    • The temperature on February 11, 1947 was between -9.5 °C and -6.1 °C and averaged -8.4 °C. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
      • March 1 » The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations.
      • June 5 » Cold War: Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe.
      • June 10 » Saab produces its first automobile.
      • August 17 » The Radcliffe Line, the border between the Dominions of India and Pakistan, is revealed.
      • November 20 » The Princess Elizabeth marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who becomes the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in London.
      • December 6 » The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.
    

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    Source: Wikipedia

    Source: Wikipedia


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