Brief Life History of Brinley
When Brinley Newton-John was born on 5 March 1914, in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Oliver John, was 33 and his mother, Daisy Newton, was 30. He married Irene Helene Born in 1937, in Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1939. He died on 3 July 1992, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, at the age of 78, and was buried in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Sources (3)
- Brinley Newton-John, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Brinley Newton-John, "United Kingdom, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1890-1960"
- John B (Brindley) Newton-John, "England and Wales National Register, 1939"
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World Events (8)
1918
WWI ends in November with armistice. The number of UK war dead runs to several hundred thousand.
1918
Australian troops sent to fight in South African War.
1939
Australia joins Britain in declaration of war on Germany.
Name Meaning
Transferred use of the surname, which is probably a variant of Brindley, a local name from a place in Cheshire, so named from Old English berned ‘burnt’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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