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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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Sources

  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.
    • January 10 » The Metropolitan Railway, the world's oldest underground railway, opens between Paddington and Farringdon, marking the beginning of the London Underground.
    • February 7 » HMSOrpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.
    • July 9 » American Civil War: The Siege of Port Hudson ends, giving the Union complete control of the Mississippi River.
    • July 26 » American Civil War: Morgan's Raid ends; At Salineville, Ohio, Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and 360 of his volunteers are captured by Union forces.
    • August 4 » Matica slovenská, Slovakia's public-law cultural and scientific institution focusing on topics around the Slovak nation, is established in Martin.
    • August 17 » American Civil War: In Charleston, South Carolina, Union batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held Fort Sumter.

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.
    • March 12 » The Kapp Putsch begins when the Marinebrigade Ehrhardt is ordered to march on Berlin.
    • August 15 » Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, so-called Miracle at the Vistula.
    • August 16 » Polish–Soviet War: The Battle of Radzymin concludes; the Soviet Red Army is forced to turn away from Warsaw.
    • August 16 » Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees, and dies early the next day. Chapman was the second player to die from injuries sustained in a Major League Baseball game, the first being Doc Powers in 1909.
    • August 26 » The 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.
    • September 17 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio.

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.
    • February 10 » Józef Haller de Hallenburg performs symbolic wedding of Poland to the sea, celebrating restitution of Polish access to open sea.
    • February 13 » The Negro National League is formed.
    • March 14 » In the second of the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, about 80% of the population in Zone II votes to remain part of Weimar Germany.
    • June 15 » Following the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, Northern Schleswig is transferred from Germany to Denmark.
    • August 26 » The 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.
    • September 17 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio.


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Source: Wikipedia

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