The Orys and Cook Family Tree » Percival Colley (1884-1975)

Personal data Percival Colley 

  • He was born on March 23, 1884 in Thorne Coffin, Yeovil, Somerset.
    First name(s) PERCIVAL
    Last name COLLEY
    Birth year 1884
    Birth quarter 2
    Registration month -
    Mother's last name -
    District Yeovil
    County Somerset
    Country England
    Volume 5C
    Page 452
  • He was christened on July 21, 1889 in Thorne Coffin, Yeovil, Somerset.
    Name: Percival Colley
    Baptism Date: 21 Jul 1889
    Baptism Place: Thorne Coffin, Somerset, England
    Parish as it Appears: Thorne Coffin
    Father: Bennet Colley
    Mother: Elizabeth Colley
  • Profession: in the year 1901 Carpenter.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1891: Thorne Coffin, Yeovil, Somerset.
      Census Transcript Household Somerset 1891 Address Thorne Thorne House Registration District Yeovil, Yeovil Image Reference RG12/1899/F? Found 8 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation

      Bennett Colley 47 1844 Head Beaminster, Dorset Carpenter and Joiner
      Elizabeth Colley 42 1849 Wife Sevenoaks, Kent
      Henry E Colley 19 1872 Son Thorne, Somerset Carpenter and Joiner
      William A Colley 18 1873 Son Thorne, Somerset Firemans Apprentice
      Henrietta Med Colley 15 1876 Daughter Thorne, Somerset Monitor In Elementry School
      Cecil F Colley 10 1881 Son Thorne, Somerset Scholar
      Percival Colley 7 1884 Son Thorne, Somerset Scholar
      Violet E B Colley 2 1889 Daughter Thorne, Somerset
    • in the year 1901: Thorne Coffin, Yeovil, Somerset.
      Census Transcript Household Somerset 1901 Address Thorne Parish Thorne Registration District Yeovil Image Reference RG13/2299/F? Found 6 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation

      Bennett Colley 57 1844 Head Beaminster, Dorset Carpenter
      Elizabeth Colley 53 1848 Wife Sevenoaks, Kent
      Henrietta Colley 25 1876 Daughter Thorne, Somerset School Teacher
      Cecil F Colley 20 1881 Son Thorne, Somerset Carpenter
      Percival Colley 17 1884 Son Thorne, Somerset Carpenter
      Violet E Colley 12 1889 Daughter Thorne, Somerset
    • in the year 1911: Thorne Coffin, Yeovil, Somerset.
      1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Thorne Yeovil, Thorne, Somerset, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
      Bennett Colley Head Widower Male 67 1844 Beaminster Dorset Carpenter And Joiner
      Percival Colley Son Single Male 27 1884 Thorne Yeovil Carpenter And Joiner
      Violet Eva Beatrice Colley Daughter Single Female 22 1889 Thorne Yeovil Domestic
    • from 1939 till 1975: 17 Bedhampton Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
      Colley Household (3 People)
      17 Bedhampton Road , Portsmouth C.B., Hampshire, England

      FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER
      Percival Colley 23 Mar 1884 Male Joiner,Hm Dockyard Married 58 1
      Beatrice M Colley 21 Aug 1888 Female Housewife 9unpaid Married 58 2
      Lewis Q Colley 12 May 1918 Male Writer,Rnvr (Pd X 163 Single 58 3
  • He died on July 1, 1975 in Petersfield, Hampshire. England, he was 91 years old.
    First name(s) PERCIVAL Last name COLLEY Gender Male Birth day 23 Birth month 3 Birth year 1884
    Age -
    Death quarter 3
    Death year 1975
    District Petersfield
    County Hampshire
    Volume 20
    Page 0403
    Country England
  • Probate on July 11, 1975 naar Winchester, Hampshire. England.
    Effects ¹6,292

    Name: Percival Colley
    Death Date: 1 Jul 1975
    Death Place: Portsmouth
    Probate Date: 11 Mar 1976
    Probate Registry: Winchester
  • A child of Bennett Colley and Elizabeth Quinnell
  • This information was last updated on February 24, 2021.

Household of Percival Colley

He is married to Beatrice Maud Braine.

They got married on April 22, 1916 at Fulham, London. England, he was 32 years old.

First name(s) PERCIVAL Last name COLLEY Marriage quarter 2 Marriage year 1916 Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ PERCIVAL COLLEY married Beatrice M Braine Spouse's last name Braine District Fulham District number - County London Country England Volume 1A Volume as transcribed 1A Page number 679

Name: Beatrice Maud Braine Gender: Female Marriage Age: 27 Record Type: Marriage Birth Date: abt 1889 Marriage Date: 22 Apr 1916 Marriage Place: Christ Church, Fulham, Hammersmith and Fulham, England
Father: John Braine Spouse: Percival Colley Register Type: Parish Register

Child(ren):

  1. Lewis Quinnell Colley  1918-1978 
  2. Cyril Dennis Colley  1922-2002

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Percival Colley

Charles Longman Colley
1817-1885
Elizabeth Little
1820-1880
Enoch Quinnell
1810-1887
Catherine Willis
1812-1887

Percival Colley
1884-1975

1916

Beatrice Maud Braine
1888-1974

Lewis Quinnell Colley
1918-1978
Cyril Dennis Colley
1922-2002

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    Historical events

    Birthday March 23, 1884

    • The temperature on March 23, 1884 was about 7.6 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1884: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • March 13 » The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885.
      • May 1 » The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions demands the eight-hour work day in the United States.
      • July 3 » Dow Jones & Company publishes its first stock average.
      • August 5 » The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor.
      • October 6 » The Naval War College of the United States is founded in Rhode Island.
      • October 22 » The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian.

    Christening day July 21, 1889

    • The temperature on July 21, 1889 was about 18.9 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 26 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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.
      • January 15 » The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.
      • May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
      • July 11 » Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
      • September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
      • November 2 » North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.
      • November 14 » Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days.

    Day of marriage April 22, 1916

    • The temperature on April 22, 1916 was between 5.8 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 10.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
      • April 20 » The Chicago Cubs play their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings.
      • August 2 » World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.
      • August 16 » The Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United States is signed.
      • August 17 » World War I: Romania signs a secret treaty with the Entente Powers. According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join the war on the Allied side.
      • August 25 » The United States National Park Service is created.
      • August 28 » World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.

    Day of death July 1, 1975

    • The temperature on July 1, 1975 was between 6.2 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 12.6 hours of sunshine (76%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1975: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 13.6 million citizens.
      • June 5 » The Suez Canal opens for the first time since the Six-Day War.
      • July 12 » São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
      • July 15 » Space Race: Apollo–Soyuz Test Project features the dual launch of an Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz spacecraft on the first joint Soviet-United States human-crewed flight. It was both the last launch of an Apollo spacecraft, and the Saturn family of rockets.
      • August 4 » The Japanese Red Army takes more than 50 hostages at the AIA Building housing several embassies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The hostages include the U.S. consul and the Swedish Chargé d'affaires. The gunmen win the release of five imprisoned comrades and fly with them to Libya.
      • September 16 » Cape Verde, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe join the United Nations.
      • November 25 » Suriname gains independence from the Netherlands.
    

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