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Personal data Ernest John HENLEY 

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Household of Ernest John HENLEY

Waarschuwing 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):

  1. Joan Henley  1925-1925
  2. (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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Ancestors (and descendant) of Ernest John HENLEY

John Henley
1809-1884
Esther Vine
1820-1878
Benjamin Richard BUTTON
1818-1870
Eleanor (Ellen) STACE
1827-1882
George Henley
1856-1932

Ernest John HENLEY
1889-1962

1920

Helen BUTTON
1894-1978

Joan Henley
1925-1925
(Not public)

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    Sources

    1. (Not public)
    2. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    3. England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    4. 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 9 » US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
      • March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
      • June 3 » The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
      • June 26 » Bangui is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the French Congo.
      • November 2 » North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.
      • November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.

    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.
      • January 10 » The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I.
      • March 19 » The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (the first time was on November 19, 1919).
      • June 11 » During the U.S. Republican National Convention in Chicago, U.S. Republican Party leaders gathered in a room at the Blackstone Hotel to come to a consensus on their candidate for the U.S. presidential election, leading the Associated Press to coin the political phrase "smoke-filled room".
      • November 2 » In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the 1920 United States presidential election.
      • November 21 » Irish War of Independence: In Dublin, 31 people are killed in what became known as "Bloody Sunday".
      • December 3 » Following more than a month of Turkish–Armenian War, the Turkish dictated Treaty of Alexandropol is concluded.

    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 10 » Roy Lichtenstein's first solo exhibition opened, and it included Look Mickey, which featured his first employment of Ben-Day dots, speech balloons and comic imagery sourcing, all of which he is now known for.
      • July 10 » Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.
      • September 8 » Last run of the famous Pines Express over the Somerset and Dorset Railway line (UK) fittingly using the last steam locomotive built by British Railways, BR Standard Class 9F 92220 Evening Star.
      • September 25 » The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is formally proclaimed. Ferhat Abbas is elected President of the provisional government.
      • September 27 » The Yemen Arab Republic is established.
      • September 30 » James Meredith enters the University of Mississippi, defying racial segregation rules.
    

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