Siegfried Loraine Sassoon

Brief Life History of Siegfried Loraine

When Siegfried Loraine Sassoon was born on 8 September 1886, in Matfield, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, Alfred Ezra Sassoon, was 25 and his mother, Theresa Georgiana Thornycroft, was 33. He married Hester Gatty in 1933, in Christchurch, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Riverhead, Kent, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Brenchley, Kent, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died on 1 September 1967, in Warminster, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 80, and was buried in Mells, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Siegfried Loraine Sassoon
1886–1967
Hester Gatty
1906–1973
Marriage: 1933
George Thornycroft Sassoon
1936–2006

Sources (11)

  • Siegfried L Sassoon in household of Theresa G Sassoon, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Siegfried Loraine Sassoon, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • Sasson, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

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  • Marriage

    • Children (1)

    World Events (7)

    1904 · The Entente Cordiale

    The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

    1908

    London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

    1914 · Britain Enters the Great War

    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.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Moshe, Aharon, Benyamin, Gilad, Meir, Meyer, Shalom. French Andre, Camille.

    Jewish (Sephardic): variant of Sasson .

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

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