Sherren Family Tree » Bessie May Downton (1912-1982)

Personal data Bessie May Downton 

Sources 1, 2

Household of Bessie May Downton

She is married to William George "Bill" Terry.

They got married on March 9, 1935 at Chale, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, she was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Mavis Terry  1935-1993
  2. (Not public)

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Bessie May Downton

Charles Downton
1857-1934
Emily Maria Cole
1861-1902
Minnie Ryall
1875-1946

Bessie May Downton
1912-1982

1935

William George "Bill" Terry
1909-1987

Mavis Terry
1935-1993
(Not public)

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Sources

  1. England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD / Ancestry.com
  2. England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Birthday September 18, 1912

  • The temperature on September 18, 1912 was between 10.0 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The Republic of China is established.
    • March 5 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
    • March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
    • April 18 » The Cunard liner RMSCarpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic to New York City.
    • May 8 » Paramount Pictures is founded.
    • December 8 » Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.

Day of marriage March 9, 1935

  • The temperature on March 9, 1935 was between -5.1 °C and 2.1 °C and averaged -2.1 °C. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1935: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
    • February 20 » Caroline Mikkelsen becomes the first woman to set foot in Antarctica.
    • February 26 » Robert Watson-Watt carries out a demonstration near Daventry which leads directly to the development of radar in the United Kingdom.
    • May 24 » The first night game in Major League Baseball history is played in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the Cincinnati Reds beating the Philadelphia Phillies 2–1 at Crosley Field.
    • September 17 » The Niagara Gorge Railroad ceases operations after a rockslide.
    • September 24 » Earl and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights.
    • December 12 » Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler.

Day of death November 21, 1982

  • The temperature on November 21, 1982 was between 5.4 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (11%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Saturday, May 29, 1982 to Thursday, November 4, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt III, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1982: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
    • April 21 » Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.
    • June 3 » The Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, Shlomo Argov, is shot on a London street; he survives but is left paralysed.
    • July 19 » In one of the first militant attacks by Hezbollah, David S. Dodge, president of the American University of Beirut, is kidnapped.
    • October 1 » Epcot opens at Walt Disney World in Florida.
    • October 1 » Helmut Kohl replaces Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany through a constructive vote of no confidence.
    • October 8 » Poland bans Solidarity and all other trade unions.


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