John Henry Danbury

Male4 November 1909–26 March 1944

Brief Life History of John Henry

When John Henry Danbury was born on 4 November 1909, in Upper Witton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Henry Danbury, was 24 and his mother, Harriet Matilda Kidgell, was 20. He married Letitia Roberta Hodge in 1941, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. He lived in Erdington, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died on 26 March 1944, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 34, and was buried in Witton Cemetery, Witton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom.

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John Henry Danbury
1909–1944
Letitia Roberta Hodge
1903–1988
Marriage: 1941

Sources (6)

  • John Henry Danbury in household of John Henry Danbury, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
  • Danbury, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
  • John Henry Danbury, "BillionGraves Index"

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  • Marriage
    1941Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

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    World Events (7)

    1914

    Age 5

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

    1914 · Britain Enters the Great War

    Age 5

    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.

    1921 · British Unemployment Reaches Post-War High

    Age 12

    British unemployment reached a post-war high in July 1921 of 2.5 million people.

    Name Meaning

    English (Oxfordshire): habitational name from Danbury in Essex, named in Old English as the ‘stronghold (burh) of the family or followers (ingas) of a man called Dæne.'.

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

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