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Personal data Alfred Ponsford Dryden 

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Household of Alfred Ponsford Dryden

He is married to Catherine Annie Brennan.

They got married in the year 1909 at New Zealand, he was 45 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Alfred Ponsford Dryden

John Dryden
Janet Riddle
John Meikle
1804-????
Janet Thomson
1804-????
George Dryden
1824-1894

Alfred Ponsford Dryden
1863-1920

1909

Catherine Annie Brennan
1868-????


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  1. New Zealand, Wellington City Burials
    Alfred Ponsford Dryden<br>Age at death: 58<br>Burial: Aug 3 1920 - Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand<br>Cemetery address: 76 Old Karori Road, Karori, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand<br>Plot: Public 2/L/231
    The records in this collection are © Wellington City Council.
  2. New Zealand, Index of Burials, 1840-2008
    Alfred Ponsford Dryden<br>Burial: 1920 - Karori Cementery, Wellington, New Zealand<br>Category: M/I<br>Source: NZSG Cemetery Collection<br>Reference: D635
    Information about the origin of the records may also be viewable.
  3. New Zealand, World War I Service Personnel and Reserves Index
    Alfred Ponsford Dryden<br>Residence: 42 Boulcott St Wellington, New Zealand<br>Category: Second Reserves<br>Classification: Class A - Reservists who have no children or who failed to provide adequate maintenance for their children<br>Reference: D635
    The majority of the records are from the First and Second Division of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force Reserve rolls. The First Division Roll, created in September of 1916, includes male natural-born British subjects between 20 and 46 years of age who are either unmarried or previously married with no children under the age of 16. The Second Division Roll, created from August to October of 1917, includes a classification based on the number of children of each reservist.
  4. New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1901
    Alfred Dryden<br>Birth: 1863<br>Father: George Dryden<br>Mother: Margaret<br>Registration #: 16767
    Births have been officially recorded in New Zealand since 1848, and were originally under the jurisdiction of the Colonial Secretary. If a birth was a stillbirth it is indicated in the record. The records in this collection are provided by the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs.
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Historical events

Birthday April 28, 1863

  • The temperature on April 28, 1863 was about 7.0 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 30 » Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece.
    • July 19 » American Civil War: Morgan's Raid: At Buffington Island in Ohio, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's raid into the north is mostly thwarted when a large group of his men are captured while trying to escape across the Ohio River.
    • August 8 » American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt).
    • August 15 » The Anglo-Satsuma War begins between the Satsuma Domain of Japan and the United Kingdom (Traditional Japanese date: July 2, 1863).
    • October 29 » American Civil War: Battle of Wauhatchie: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant repel a Confederate attack led by General James Longstreet. Union forces thus open a supply line into Chattanooga, Tennessee.
    • November 29 » American Civil War: Battle of Fort Sanders: Union forces under Ambrose Burnside successfully defend Knoxville, Tennessee from Confederate forces under James Longstreet.

Day of death August 1, 1920

  • The temperature on August 1, 1920 was between 13.1 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 10 » The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I.
    • January 13 » The Reichstag Bloodbath of January 13, 1920, the bloodiest demonstration in German history.
    • January 16 » Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated was founded on the campus of Howard University.
    • February 2 » The Tartu Peace Treaty is signed between Estonia and Russia.
    • 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.
    • June 4 » Hungary loses 71% of its territory and 63% of its population when the Treaty of Trianon is signed in Paris.

Day of burial August 3, 1920

  • The temperature on August 3, 1920 was between 11.4 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 5.4 mm of rain. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 2 » The second Palmer Raid, ordered by the US Department of Justice, results in 6,000 suspected communists and anarchists being arrested and held without trial.
    • January 26 » Former Ford Motor Company executive Henry Leland launches the Lincoln Motor Company which he later sold to his former employer.
    • May 9 » Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army under General Edward Rydz-Śmigły celebrates its capture of Kiev with a victory parade on Khreshchatyk.
    • July 12 » The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed, by which Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania.
    • July 29 » Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project.
    • August 25 » Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, which began on August 13, ends with the Red Army's defeat.


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