The Brown Tree » George Button DARLING (1875-1933)
Personal data George Button DARLING
Sources 1, 2Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11- He was born on September 17, 1875 in 54 Windmill St.Brighton, East Sussex, England.Sources 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11
- He was baptized on October 31, 1875 in Brighton, Sussex, England.Sources 2, 12
- Emigrated in the year 1896, Arrives in Dublin.
- Profession: in the year 1910 Owner of a Printing Company in Dublin and Bray.
- Resident:
- in the year 1881: Brighton, Sussex, England.Source 4
- in the year 1924: 8 Alexandra Terrace, Bray, County Wicklow, Eire.
- on April 2, 1911: Rotunda, Dublin, Ireland.Source 10
- in the year 1891: Brighton, Sussex, England.Source 11
- (End of World War I) June 1918.
- (World War I) on 1914 - 1918.
- (Autumn of Terror) on 31st-08-1888 in Buck's Row, Whitechapel.East End, London: Jack The Ripper's first Murder Mary Ann Nichols.
- (George Button Darling) on November 16, 1933 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland: St. George's Church Cemetery.Source 13
- (The Titanic) on 15th-04-1912 in Atlantic Ocean: The sinking of the RMS Titanic occurred on the night of 14 April through to the morning of 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean, four days into the ship's maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City..
- (Possible Fire) in the year 1930 in Anglesea Street, Dublin: When was there a fire at Angelsea Printing Works ? Date speculative.
- (Son George's Wedding) on July 6, 1925 in Christchurch, Bray.
- (Brothers Re-union) September 1917 in Brighton, East Sussex, England: Six Brothers come together for their Father's Funeral Reason speculative but probable.
- (Group Photo) April 1930 in Anglesea Street, Dublin: Printing Business Group Photo Date speculative (for Timeline purposes).
- He died on November 16, 1933 in St George’s Dublin, Ireland, he was 58 years old.Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15
My grandfather suffered cardiac failure whilst worshipping in St.George's Church,Fairview
- He is buried on 19 Nov 1933 (Sunday) in St.Georges,Drumcondra,Dublin.Source 7
- A child of Joseph DARLING and Charlotte BUTTON
Household of George Button DARLING
He is married to Hannah HARRIS.
They got married on February 18, 1901 at St.Thomas's C.of I. Church,Dublin City, he was 25 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Joseph DARLING 1902-1902
Notes about George Button DARLING
1875 Born at 2 Fleet street,Brighton
1881 census, George is a 5 year old scholar living with his parents and siblings
1891 census, George is a 15 year old printers apprentice living with his parents and siblings in Richmond Buildings, Brighton.
1896 aged 21 Arrives in Dublin. (Year speculative)
1901 81 Lower Gloucester Street.
Married 18 Feb;occupation-Compositor. Presumably after marrying, George moved to Russell Street (Hannah lived here with her parents)
1911 aged 36 living at 17 Russell Street,with 3 children and mother-in-law and 3 other families (8 roomed house-they occupied 5 rooms ;another family living in each of the other 3 upper rooms) (at one point possibly at least 17 people lived in this tenement house)
1914-18 War George is home in Brighton with his brothers and have a photograph taken
1925 Moved to Bray Living at 8 Alexandra Terrace,Bray.and had own Printing Business in town centre.
1927 (or earlier) Moved back to Dublin:( letter dated 12 Oct 1927)
Had his own business: Anglesea Printing Works, G.B.Darling&Sons,Anglesea Chambers,20 Anglesea Street, Dublin
1933 Died suddenly in Church at the age of 58; buried near Shelburne Road,Philsborough,Malahide or Glasnevin Cemetery
GEORGE DARLING
1933Group Registration ID1925926SR District/Reg AreaDublin South Age at Death 56
Pursue Possible Link to John McCormack
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Sources
- England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 1881 England Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Class: RG11; Piece: 1088; Folio: 116; Page: 18; GSU roll: 1341256 / Ancestry.com
- Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD / Ancestry.com
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=52216331&pid=15
/ Ancestry.com - Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Class: RG14
Name: George Button DARLING birth date: 17 Sep 1875 birth place: Brighton, Sussex, England residence date: 2 April 1911 residence place: Rotunda, Dublin, Ireland
/ Ancestry.com - 1891 England Census, Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 806; Folio: 32; Page: 9; GSU roll: 6095916
birth date: 17 Sep 1875 birth place: Brighton, Sussex, England residence date: 1891 residence place: Brighton, Sussex, England Name: George Button DARLING
/ Ancestry.com - Findagrave, George Button Darling 16 Nov 1933 / www.findagrave.com
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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Historical events
Birthday September 17, 1875
- The temperature on September 17, 1875 was about 22.7 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 48%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
- April 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
- May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
- July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
- August 22 » The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.
- December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.
Christening day October 31, 1875
- The temperature on October 31, 1875 was about 1.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 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)
- From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
- March 3 » Georges Bizet's opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
- March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
- May 1 » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
- August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
- October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
Day of marriage February 18, 1901
- The temperature on February 18, 1901 was between -6.5 °C and 0.6 °C and averaged -2.3 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
- January 1 » Nigeria becomes a British protectorate.
- September 14 » U.S. President William McKinley dies after being mortally wounded on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and is succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.
- September 17 » Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River.
- November 13 » The 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster.
- November 27 » The U.S. Army War College is established.
- December 12 » Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [***] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.
Day of death November 16, 1933
- The temperature on November 16, 1933 was between 2.5 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- 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 year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
- January 5 » Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay.
- March 28 » The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool is believed to be the first airliner lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board.
- April 7 » Prohibition in the United States is repealed for beer of no more than 3.2% alcohol by weight, eight months before the ratification of the XXI amendment. (Now celebrated as National Beer Day in the United States.)
- August 14 » Loggers cause a forest fire in the Coast Range of Oregon, later known as the first forest fire of the Tillamook Burn; it is not fully extinguished until September 5, after destroying 240,000 acres (970km).
- August 27 » The first Afrikaans Bible is introduced during a Bible Festival in Bloemfontein.
- October 10 » A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed by sabotage, the first such proven case in the history of commercial aviation.
Same birth/death day
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- 1879 » Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Indian businessman, social activist, and politician († 1973)
- 1879 » Rube Foster, American baseball player and manager († 1930)
- 1881 » Alfred Carpenter, English admiral, Victoria Cross recipient († 1955)
- 1922 » Max Abraham, Polish-German physicist and academic (b. 1875)
- 1939 » Pierce Butler, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1866)
- 1941 » Eduard Eelma, Estonian footballer (b. 1902)
- 1941 » Miina Härma, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1864)
- 1947 » Giuseppe Volpi, Italian businessman and politician, founded the Venice Film Festival (b. 1877)
- 1950 » Bob Smith, American physician and surgeon, co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous (b. 1879)
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