Herbert Ernest Pretyman

Brief Life History of Herbert Ernest

When Herbert Ernest Pretyman was born on 19 June 1900, in London, England, his father, Ernest George Pretyman, was 40 and his mother, Beatrice Adine Bridgeman, was 29. He married Mary Karen Agar on 9 December 1925, in Ringwood, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He immigrated to Miami, Dade, Florida, United States in 1941 and lived in Nacton, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom in 1901. He died about January 1987, in Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 86, and was buried in Nacton, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Herbert Ernest Pretyman
1900–1987
Mary Karen Agar
1901–1975
Marriage: 9 December 1925
Anthea Karen Pretyman
1927–2008
John Ernest Pretyman
1929–

Sources (19)

  • Hebert Ernest Pretyman, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
  • Herbert Ernest Prettyman, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • Pretyman, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

World Events (8)

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

1915 · Zeppelins Over London

On May 31, 1915 a German zeppelin went over London in dark of night. It released a bomb over the city killing 28 people and wounding 60. 

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

English: see Prettyman .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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