Jane or Jenny Reay

Brief Life History of Jane or Jenny

When Jane or Jenny Reay was born on 28 December 1918, in New Brancepeth, Durham, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Reay, was 26 and her mother, Annie Smith, was 25. She married Gordon Hucklebridge on 24 April 1943. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died on 21 June 1988, in Durham, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 69.

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Family Time Line

Gordon Hucklebridge
1917–March 1966
Jane or Jenny Reay
1918–1988
Marriage: 24 April 1943
Mary Hucklebridge
1944–
Sylvia Hucklebridge
1948–2016

Sources (4)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Jane or Jenny Reay - Memory of Someone: Memory of a relative: birth-name: Jane (Jenny) Reay
  • Reay, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Jane or Jenny Reay - Memory of Someone: Memory of a relative: death: 21 June 1988; County Durham, England

World Events (7)

1921 · British Unemployment Reaches Post-War High

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

1924

First UK government led by the Labor party under Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.

1939 · Britain Enters World War II

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 (Durham and Northumberland): variant of Rea .

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

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