The Brown Tree » Ernest John HENLEY (1889-1962)
Personal data Ernest John HENLEY
Source 1Source 2- He was born on March 31, 1889 in Brighton, East Sussex, England.
- Alternative: He was born in the year 1889 in Brighton,Sussex.
- Alternative: He was born April 1889 in Brighton, Sussex, England.
- Profession: in the year 1910 Tailor at Hannington's in Brightelmstone, Sussex, England.
- Resident:
- on April 2, 1911: Brighton, Sussex, England.
- in the year 1901: Brighton, Sussex, England.
- in the year 1891: Brighton, Sussex, England.
- (Olympics) in the year 1912: Ernest was a keen amateur runner, joining the Brighton and County Harriers (in 1909, the same year he started working at Hannington's) and the Sussex Amateur Athletic Association. During his first two years of athletics he won at various distances up to 8.
- He died on March 14, 1962 in Brighton, Sussex, England, he was 72 years old.Source 2
- Alternative: He died March 1962 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, he was 72 years old.
- Alternative: He died on March 14, 1962 in Brighton, he was 72 years old.
- A child of George Henley and Mary Ann BUTTON
- A child of George HENLEY
Household of Ernest John HENLEY
Attention: Wife (Helen BUTTON) is also his cousin.
He is married to Helen BUTTON.
They got married on December 25, 1920 at St James, Clapham Park, England, he was 31 years old.Sources 3, 4
They got married in the year 1920, he was 30 years old.Child(ren):
- Joan Henley 1925-1925
- (Not public)
Notes about Ernest John HENLEY
NOTES from Stephen Henley a brilliant amateur Genealogist
7. Ernest John Henley 1889 - 1962
Ernest was a tailor, and a keen and successful amateur athlete. In 1912 he was aStockholm Olympics bronze medallist as a member of the 4x400m relay hurdles team. Hisathletics interests included a lifetime of participation in the Sussex Amateur AthleticsAssociation and the Brighton and Hove Harriers, and at one time he held many Sussex andBritish records at all distances up to the mile.
Ernest was born on 31 March 1889 in Brighton, the son ofGeorge Henley and Mary Ann Button. In due course Ernest,like his elder brother George and his two younger brothersAlbert and Hubert, also became a tailor, apprenticed to hisfather. At the age of 20 he took a job at the large Brightondepartment store Hannington's, where he worked - with regularpromotions - until his retirement.
However, he also became a keen amateur runner, joining theBrighton and County Harriers (in 1909, the same year hestarted working at Hannington's) and the Sussex AmateurAthletic Association. During his first two years of athletics hewon at various distances up to 880 yards in Sussexcompetitions, and in 1912 was third in the national AAA 880yards.
At Stamford Bridge in the 1912 Olympic trials he wassent to run as second string to Tommy Adams, alreadyknown as a leading quarter-mile runner, in a 400 metresOlympic trial. He won that race in 49 seconds, on a slowtrack. He was selected for the 1912 Stockholm Olympics,and competed in the 800 metres and the 4 x 400m relay.
He won his heat of the 800 metres, beating the Bavarian Ernest Henley's Olympic
record-holder Hans Braun into second place: it was
reported that Hans Braun commented "You are the only Englishman who has everbeaten me".
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Sources
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- England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, Ancestry.com, London Metropolitan Archives, Saint James, Clapham Park, Register of marriages, P95/JS2, Item 009 / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday March 31, 1889
- The temperature on March 31, 1889 was about 7.0 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 11 » Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted.
- March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
- April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
- September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
- November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
- November 11 » The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.
Day of marriage December 25, 1920
- The temperature on December 25, 1920 was between 7.0 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 13 » The Negro National League is formed.
- May 16 » In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc.
- August 20 » The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.
- September 1 » The Fountain of Time opens as a tribute to the 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent.
- October 25 » After 74 days on hunger strike in Brixton Prison, England, the Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney dies.
- November 1 » American fishing schooner Esperanto defeats the Canadian fishing schooner Delawana in the First International Fishing Schooner Championship Races in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Day of death March 14, 1962
- The temperature on March 14, 1962 was between -9.7 °C and 3.6 °C and averaged -1.5 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
- February 5 » French President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence.
- March 19 » The Algerian War of Independence ends.
- July 23 » Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- August 11 » Vostok 3 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev becomes the first person to float in microgravity.
- August 22 » The OAS attempts to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle.
- November 4 » The United States concludes Operation Fishbowl, its final above-ground nuclear weapons testing series, in anticipation of the 1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
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