The Orys and Cook Family Tree » Vera Edna Drew (1906-1985)

Personal data Vera Edna Drew 

  • She was born on June 20, 1906 in Plymouth, Devonshire. England.
    Births Sep 1906 (>99%)
    Drew Vera Edna Plymouth 5b 238
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1911: 40 Derlwyn St Phillips Town New Tredegar Monmouthshire, Wales.
      Name: Dera Edna Drew [Vera Edna Drew] Age in 1911: 4 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1907 Relation to Head: Daughter
      Gender: Female Birth Place: Plymouth, Devon, England Civil Parish: Bedwellty County/Island: Monmouthshire
      Country: Wales Street Address: 40 Derlwyn St Phillips Town New Tredegar Mon Marital status: Single Occupation: School
      Registration District: Bedwellty Registration District Number: 585 Sub-registration District: Tredegar ED, institution, or vessel: 35 Household Schedule Number: 232 Piece: 31882 Household Members: Name Age
      Frederick Thomas Drew 39 (A Stone Mason) Florence Annie Drew 40 Ivy May Drew 12 Vera Edna Drew 4 William Couth Griffiths 28 (lodger)
    • on 1939- 1951: 41 St. John's Villas, Islington, London.
      Name: Vera Edna Fallows [Vera Edna Dobson] [Vera Edna Bowtell] Gender: Female Marital Status: Married
      Birth Date: 20/06/1906 (20 Jun 1906) Residence Year: 1939 Address: 41 Residence Place: Islington London England
      Occupation: Domestic Unpaid Line Number: 28 Schedule Number: 112 Sub Schedule Number: 2 Enumeration District: ALCU Borough: Islington Registration district: 10 : 2. Inferred Children: Maisce M Fallows
      Household Members Age James Scott Dobson 39 Vera Edna Fallows 33 Cyril D Hicks 22 Maisce M Fallows 13

      Name: Vera E Fallows Electoral Date: 1949 Street Address: 41 Iio Ward or Division/Constituency: Islington
      County or Borough: Islington, England
  • She died on 1ST Q 1985 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. England, she was 78 years old.
    Name: Vera Edna Ganney
    Death Age: 78
    Birth Date: 20 Jun 1906
    Registration Date: Jan 1985
    Registration District: Stevenage
    Inferred County: Hertfordshire
    Volume: 10
    Page: 1163
  • This information was last updated on November 19, 2020.

Household of Vera Edna Drew

(1) She is married to Charles Baden Fallows.

They got married on 3RD Q 1925 at Devonport, Devonshire. England, she was 18 years old.

Marriages Sep 1925 (>99%)
DREW Vera E Fallows Devonport 5b 751
Fallows Charles B Drew Devonport 5b 751

(2) She is married to James Scott Dobson.

They got married on 4TH Q 1956 at Islington, London. England, she was 49 years old.

Name: James S Dobson
Registration Date: Oct 1956
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration District: Islington
Inferred County: London
Spouse: Vera E Fallows
Volume Number: 5c
Page Number: 1810

(3) She is married to Spencer Bowtell.

They got married on 1ST Q 1977 at Stevenage, Hertfordshire. England, she was 70 years old.

Marriages Mar 1977 (>99%)
DOBSON VERA E BOWTELL STEVENAGE 10 856

Marriages Mar 1977 (>99%)
BOWTELL SPENCER DOBSON STEVENAGE 10 856
DOBSON VERA E BOWTELL STEVENAGE 10 856

(4) She is married to Alfred Henry Ganney.

They got married on July 25, 1980 at Stevenage, Hertfordshire. England, she was 74 years old.

First name(s) Alfred H Last name Ganney Marriage quarter 3 Marriage year 1980
Alfred H Ganney married one of these people Vera E Bowtell Spouse's last name Bowtell District Stevenage District number
County Hertfordshire Country England Volume 10 Volume as transcribed 10 Page number 1443
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

Name: Vera E Bowtell Registration Date: Jul 1980 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration District: Stevenage
Inferred County: Hertfordshire Spouse: Alfred H Ganney Volume Number: 10 Page Number: 1443

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Historical events

Birthday June 20, 1906

  • The temperature on June 20, 1906 was between 10.6 °C and 24.3 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
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    • December 31 » Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar signs the Persian Constitution of 1906.


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