The Orys and Cook Family Tree » Harry Drewitt (1868-1940)

Personal data Harry Drewitt 

  • He was born on May 22, 1868 in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey. England.Source 1
    Name: Harry Drewitt Year of Registration: 1868 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Richmond Sry County: Surrey Volume: 2a Page: 309

    First name(s) HARRY
    Last name DREWITT
    Birth year 1868
    Birth quarter 2
    Registration month -
    Mother's last name -
    District RICHMOND (SURREY)
    County Surrey
    Country England
    Volume 2A
    Page 309
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1895 Police Constable.
    • in the year 1901 Publican in Lowestoft, Suffolk.Sources 2, 3
    • in the year 1911 Living on Private Means.Source 4
    • on 1920S Tobacconist.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1871: 7 Clifford Cottages, Mortlake, Surrey.Source 1
      Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 870; Folio: 49; Page: 6; GSU roll: 827769.

      1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Queens Road Clifford Cottages, Mortlake, Richmond, Surrey, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Henry Drewitt Head - Male 30 1841 - Middlesex, England
      Mary Drewitt Wife - Female 31 1840 - Cumberland, England
      Ada Drewitt Daughter - Female 11 1860 - Surrey, England
      Jane Drewitt Daughter - Female 9 1862 - Surrey, England
      Clara Drewitt Daughter - Female 5 1866 - Surrey, England
      Harry Drewitt Son - Male 2 1869 - Surrey, England
      Florance Drewitt Daughter - Female 0 1871 - Surrey, England
    • in the year 1881: 3 Suffolk Terrace Queens Road,Mortlake Surrey.Source 5
      Spelt on Ancestry census as DRUIETT
      Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 846; Folio: 93; Page: 24; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341201.
      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      3, Suffolk Ter Queens Road, Mortlake, Richmond, Surrey, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Henry Druiett Head Married Male 43 1838 Gardener Mortlake, Surrey, England
      Mary Druiett Wife Married Female 44 1837 Laundress Employing 3 Woman Cumberland, England
      Jane Druiett Daughter Single Female 20 1861 Laundry Woman Mortlake, Surrey, England
      Henry Druiett Son Single Male 12 1869 House Boy Richmond, Surrey, England
      Florence Druiett Daughter Single Female 10 1871 Scholar Mortlake, Surrey, England
      Frederick Druiett Son Single Male 8 1873 Scholar Hendon, Middlesex, England
      John Druiett Son Single Male 6 1875 Scholar Mortlake, Surrey, England
      Emily Druiett Daughter Single Female 4 1877 - Mortlake, Surrey, England
      Edward Druiett Son Single Male 2 1879 - Mortlake, Surrey, England
    • in the year 1901: Anchor Hotel, High Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk.Source 3
      Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 1804; Folio: 74; Page: 26.

      1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      (Anchor Hotel), High Street, Lowestoft, Mutford, Suffolk, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Harry Drewitt Head Married Male 32 1869 Publican Richmond, Surrey, England
      Caroline E Drewitt Wife Married Female 35 1866 - Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    • in the year 1911: 97 High Road S. Town Yarmouth, Norfolk.Source 4
      RG14PN11097 RG78PN601 RD219 SD3 ED5 SN36

      1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      97 High Road Stown, Gorleston, Norfolk, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
      Harry Drewitt Head Married Male Private Means 42 1869 Richmond Surrey
      Caroline Eliza Drewitt Wife Married Female - 41 1870 Gt Yarmouth Norfolk
      Minnie Kett Servant Single Female General Servant Domestic 33 1878 Garsham Norfolk
    • in the year 1920: 5 Boat Makers Institution, Mortlake, Surrey.
    • in the year 1939: 10 Hadrian Avenue, Southwick, Brighton, Sussex.
      Name: Ellen C Drewitt Gender: Female Marital Status: Married Birth Date: 11 Oct 1871 Residence Date: 1939
      Address: 10 Residence Place: Southwick, Sussex, England Occupation: Unpaid Domestic Duties Line Number: 28
      Schedule Number: 96 Sub Schedule Number: 2 Enumeration District: EMIF Borough: Southwick Registration district: 84/3 Inferred Spouse: Harry Drewitt Household Members Age Harry Drewitt 72 Ellen C Drewitt 68

      Name: Harry Drewitt Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Birth Date: 22 May 1867 Residence Date: 1939
      Address: 10 Residence Place: Southwick, Sussex, England Occupation: Tobacconist Retired
  • He died on February 23, 1940 in Worthing, West Sussex. England, he was 71 years old.
  • He is buried February 1940 in Southwick Cemetary, Brighton &, Hove, Sussex.
    Name: Harry Drewitt Gender: Male Birth Date: 1868 Birth Place: Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England Death Date: 23 Feb 1940 Death Place: Worthing Borough, West Sussex, England Cemetery: Southwick Cemetery
    Burial or Cremation Place: Southwick, Adur District, West Sussex, England Has Bio?: N Spouse: Ellen Catherine Drewitt
    URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228326786/harry-drewitt

    Harry Drewitt
    BIRTH 1868
    Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
    DEATH 23 Feb 1940 (aged 71–72)
    Worthing Borough, West Sussex, England
    BURIAL
    Southwick Cemetery
    Southwick, Adur District, West Sussex, England
    MEMORIAL ID 228326786 · View Source
  • A child of John Henry Drewitt and Mary Cook
  • This information was last updated on February 28, 2022.

Household of Harry Drewitt

(1) He is married to Caroline Elisa Yaxley.

They got married on September 18, 1895 at Paddington, London. England, he was 27 years old.

Name: Caroline Eliza Yaxley Year of Registration: 1895 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep District: Paddington County: Greater London, London, Middlesex Volume: 1a Page: 24

First name(s) HARRY Last name DREWITT Marriage quarter 3 Marriage year 1895 Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ HARRY DREWITT married one of these people LOUISA NELSON, CAROLINE ELIZA YAXLEY District PADDINGTON
District number - County London Country England Volume 1A Page 24

(2) He is married to Ellen Catherine Bailey.

They got married on March 31, 1920 at Christ Church, Morrtlake, Surrey, he was 51 years old.

Name: Harry Drewitt Gender: Male Marriage Age: 52 Record Type: Marriage Birth Year: abt 1868 Marriage Date: 31 Mar 1920 Marriage Place: Mortlake, St Mary, Surrey, England Parish as it Appears: Mortlake
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Spouse: Ellen Catherine Bailey

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Harry Drewitt

John Drewitt
1817-1886
Jane Clifford
1819-????
JOHN COOK
1818-1897
JANE QUIN
1818-1889
Mary Cook
1837-1921

Harry Drewitt
1868-1940

(1) 1895

Caroline Elisa Yaxley
1862-1918

(2) 1920

Ellen Catherine Bailey
1871-1955


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    Sources

    1. 1871 Census England 2nd April 1871
    2. From Kathryn Knight of Genes Reunited July 2007, From Kathryn Knight of Genes Reunited July 2007
    3. 1901 Census England
    4. 1911 Census England, 2nd April 1911
    5. 1881 Census England, 1881 Census

    Historical events

    Birthday May 22, 1868

    • The temperature on May 22, 1868 was about 21.4 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. 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 June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
    • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
    • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • January 27 » Boshin War: The Battle of Toba–Fushimi begins, between forces of the Tokugawa shogunate and pro-Imperial factions; it will end in defeat for the shogunate, and is a pivotal point in the Meiji Restoration.
      • February 24 » Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.
      • May 14 » Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward.
      • May 16 » The United States Senate fails to convict President Andrew Johnson by one vote.
      • October 10 » The Ten Years' War begins against Spanish rule in Cuba.
      • November 3 » John Willis Menard (R-Louisiana) was the first African American elected to the United States Congress. Because of an electoral challenge, he was never seated.

    Day of marriage March 31, 1920

    • The temperature on March 31, 1920 was between 6.0 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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 28 » Foundation of the Spanish Legion.
      • February 24 » Nancy Astor becomes the first woman to speak in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom following her election as a Member of Parliament (MP) three months earlier.
      • May 5 » Authorities arrest Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for alleged robbery and murder.
      • 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.
      • November 1 » American fishing schooner Esperanto defeats the Canadian fishing schooner Delawana in the First International Fishing Schooner Championship Races in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
      • December 24 » Gabriele D'Annunzio surrendered the Italian Regency of Carnaro in the city of Fiume to Italian armed forces.

    Day of death February 23, 1940

    • The temperature on February 23, 1940 was between 2.9 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 7.4 mm of rain during 5.8 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 3 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 August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
      • March 3 » Five people are killed in an arson attack on the offices of the communist newspaper Flamman in Luleå, Sweden.
      • May 20 » The Holocaust: The first prisoners arrive at a new concentration camp at Auschwitz.
      • May 27 » World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops; two survive.
      • July 25 » General Henri Guisan orders the Swiss Army to resist German invasion and makes surrender illegal.
      • August 19 » First flight of the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber.
      • November 18 » World War II: German leader Adolf Hitler and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano meet to discuss Benito Mussolini's disastrous Italian invasion of Greece.
    

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    Source: Wikipedia

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