Maurice Mowbray

Male15 September 1913–17 July 1997

Brief Life History of Maurice

When Maurice Mowbray was born on 15 September 1913, his father, Charles Reed Mowbray, was 29 and his mother, Sophie Mary Piper, was 31. He married Dora Ronson on 20 November 1939, in England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 17 July 1997, in England, United Kingdom, at the age of 83.

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Family Time Line

Maurice Mowbray
1913–1997
Dora Ronson
1913–1995
Marriage: 20 November 1939
Graham Mowbray
1948–1949

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  • Legacy NFS Source: Maurice Mowbray - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Maurice Mowbray

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 November 1939England, United Kingdom
  • Children (1)

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    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1914

    Age 1

    Outbreak of World War I. UK enters hostilities against Germany. Grueling trench warfare in Belgium and France.

    1914 · Britain Enters the Great War

    Age 1

    After Germany declared war Russia, Britain entered The Great War and declared war on Germany on August 4, 1914. The war ended on November 11, 1918, as Germany signed an armistice that brought fighting to a halt.

    1939 · Britain Enters World War II

    Age 26

    Britain entered the Second World War as war was declared on Germany on September 3, 1939. World War II came to an end after the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, which killed 140,000 people. Less than a week later, the Japanese surrendered and the war officially ended on August 15, 1945.

    Name Meaning

    English (northern; of Norman origin): habitational name from Montbray (Manche). Robert de Mowbray was Earl of Northumbria 1086–95, but was later imprisoned and deposed for rebelling against William II.

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

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