Lawrence Bradbury

MaleJanuary 1918–December 1966

Brief Life History of Lawrence

When Lawrence Bradbury was born in January 1918, in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Hubert Bradbury, was 25 and his mother, Winifred Eveline Tuke, was 22. He married Marie L Harbidge in July 1957, in Bucklow District, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. He died in December 1966, in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 48.

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Lawrence Bradbury
1918–1966
Marie L Harbidge
1918–1965
Marriage: July 1957

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  • Marriage
    July 1957Bucklow District, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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    Siblings (2)

    World Events (7)

    1918

    Age 0

    WWI ends in November with armistice. The number of UK war dead runs to several hundred thousand.

    1924 · Terry's Open the Chocolate Works

    Age 6

    Terry’s in York, England was a confectionery factory, later named the Chocolate Works. It opened in 1926 and closed in 2005 causing around 300 people to lose their jobs. Some of the treats that were made there consisted of Chocolate Apples and Chocolate Oranges.

    1940

    Age 22

    Winston Churchill becomes prime minister. British fighter pilots repel German air attacks in the Battle of Britain. London and other cities badly damaged in German bombing raids.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name, usually from Bredbury (Cheshire), occasionally perhaps from Bradbury (Durham), although evidence for the latter origin is yet to be found. Both placenames meant ‘stronghold or manor house built with planks’, from Old English bred ‘board’ + burg in the dative case form byrig.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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