Carter-Aaron tree » William John Ames (1891-1968)

Personal data William John Ames 

Sources 1, 2, 3
  • He was born on May 15, 1891 in Chelsea (RD), London.
  • Resident starting November 1919: 20 Sandilands Rd, 20 Sandilands Rd, Wandsworth, London, Great Britain.
  • Census in the year 1901, 64 Herries St, Paddington, London.
  • Census in the year 1939, 13 Fairfield Rd, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire.
    Insurance Agent L'pool
  • (Military Enlistment) August 1914.
  • (Military Service) between August 1914 and November 1919 in India and Afghanistan-Agra, Aden, Rawal Pindi and Calcutta.
    Wounded in Afghanistan
  • (Military Discharge) November 1919.
  • (Military Award) in the year 1919.
    Indian General Service Medal with clasp "Afghanistan, North West Frontier 1919"
  • (Military Award) in the year 1919.
    1914-15 Star, General Service and Victory Medals
  • He died in the year 1968 in Biggleswade (RD), Bedfordshire, he was 76 years old.
  • A child of William George Ames and Mary Jane Caull Robb

Household of William John Ames

He is married to Hilda May Rowlett.

They got married on August 21, 1920 at Biggleswade (RD), Bedfordshire, he was 29 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Muriel Vivian Ames  1921-2003 
  2. (Not public)

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William John Ames

Francis Ames
1834-1884
Frances Miller
1839-1880
John Robb
1813-1893
Anne Cormack
1820-1906

William John Ames
1891-1968

1920

Hilda May Rowlett
1900-1989

Muriel Vivian Ames
1921-2003
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Sources

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  2. Illingworth Web Site, Anne Illingworth, William John Ames, December 30, 2016
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Historical events

Birthday May 15, 1891

  • The temperature on May 15, 1891 was about 14.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • March 3 » Shoshone National Forest is established as the first national forest in the US and world.
    • March 17 » SSUtopia collides with HMSAnson in the Bay of Gibraltar and sinks, killing 562 of the 880 passengers on board.
    • May 5 » The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
    • May 16 » The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).
    • May 20 » History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
    • October 1 » Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.

Day of marriage August 21, 1920

  • The temperature on August 21, 1920 was between 8.9 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 15.4 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
    • January 26 » Former Ford Motor Company executive Henry Leland launches the Lincoln Motor Company which he later sold to his former employer.
    • April 23 » The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara. The assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution.
    • May 16 » In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc.
    • September 16 » The Wall Street bombing: A bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City killing 38 and injuring 400.
    • October 30 » The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney.
    • December 16 » The Haiyuan earthquake of 8.5Mw , rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000.


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