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

Alfred Ponsford Dryden
1863-1920

1909

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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

  • 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.
    • May 23 » The General German Workers' Association, a precursor of the modern Social Democratic Party of Germany, is founded in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony.
    • July 9 » American Civil War: The Siege of Port Hudson ends, giving the Union complete control of the Mississippi River.
    • October 14 » American Civil War: Confederate troops under the command of A. P. Hill fail to drive the Union Army completely out of Virginia.
    • October 26 » The Football Association is founded.
    • October 29 » Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to form the International Red Cross.
    • November 18 » King Christian IX of Denmark signs the November constitution that declares Schleswig to be part of Denmark. This is seen by the German Confederation as a violation of the London Protocol and leads to the German–Danish war of 1864.
  • 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 8 » The steel strike of 1919 ends in failure for the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers labor union.
    • August 25 » Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, which began on August 13, ends with the Red Army's defeat.
    • 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 10 » The Carinthian plebiscite determines that the larger part of the Duchy of Carinthia should remain part of Austria.
    • November 15 » The Free City of Danzig is established.
    • December 24 » Gabriele D'Annunzio surrendered the Italian Regency of Carnaro in the city of Fiume to Italian armed forces.
  • 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 23 » The Netherlands refuses to surrender the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to the Allies.
    • May 7 » Kiev Offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force capture Kiev only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later.
    • July 15 » The Polish Parliament establishes Silesian Voivodeship before the Polish-German plebiscite.
    • August 15 » Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, so-called Miracle at the Vistula.
    • 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 14 » Finland and Soviet Russia sign the Treaty of Tartu, exchanging some territories.


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