| Date | Kind | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 1935 | Birthi, ii, 2 | Place | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire |
| 1939 | Other Eventiii, 3 | 71 Melborne Road | |
| Type | Residence-Inferred Resident | ||
| Place | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | ||
| May 1956 | Other Eventiv, v, 4 | National Service | |
| Type | Military Service | ||
| Place | Aldershot, Hampshire | ||
| Feb 1958 | Other Eventv, 5 | War Office | |
| Type | Military Service | ||
| Place | London | ||
| 1 Feb 1959 | Other Eventvi | Sergeant RASC S/23307083 | |
| Type | Military Service | ||
| Place | London | ||
| 18 Mar 1961 | Other Event3 | 37 Sunnymead Avenue | |
| Type | Residence-Inferred Resident | ||
| Place | Mitcham, Surrey | ||
| Feb 1963 | Other Eventv | NATO Intelligence - posted to HQ AFNE | |
| Type | Military Service | ||
| Place | Oslo, Norway | ||
| 3 Sep 1966 | Other Eventvii | Staff Sergeant | |
| Type | Military Service | ||
| Place | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Feb 1967 | Other Eventv, 6 | Type | Military Discharge |
| Place | Mitcham, Surrey | ||
| 18 Aug 1995 | Retirementv | Financial Times Group/Westminster Press Ltd. | |
| Place | London | ||
| 15 Mar 1999 | Other Eventviii, 7 | David Blacknell | |
| Type | Death Informant-Informant | ||
| Place | Beckenham, Kent | ||
| 7 Oct 2020 | Deathix, x, xi, xii, xiii | Place | Beckenham, Kent |
| Address | 62 Kenwood Drive 62 Kenwood Drive Beckenham, Kent BR3 6QY | ||
| Address, Addr1 | 62 Kenwood Drive | ||
| Address, City | Beckenham | ||
| Address, State | Kent | ||
| Address, Zip | BR3 6QY | ||
| Cause | I (a) Carcinomatosis (b) Metastatic Malignant Melonoma | ||
| 9 Oct 2020 | Other Eventix | Paul Blacknell, son, present at the death | |
| Type | Death Informant | ||
| Place | Farnham, Surrey | ||
| 29 Oct 2020 | Other Event8 | Family Tribute | |
| Type | Story | ||
| Place | Beckenham, Kent | ||
| 29 Oct 2020 | Other Eventx, xi | Beckenham Methodist Church | |
| Type | Funeral | ||
| Place | Beckenham, Kent | ||
| 29 Oct 2020 | Other Event9 | Eulogy | |
| Type | Story | ||
| Place | Beckenham, Kent | ||
| 30 Oct 2020 | Burialxii, 10 | Place | West Clandon, Surrey |
| Address | Clandon Natural Burial Ground Clandon Wood Epsom Road West Clandon GU4 7FN | ||
| Address, Addr1 | Clandon Wood | ||
| Address, Addr2 | Epsom Road | ||
| Address, City | West Clandon | ||
| Address, Zip | GU4 7FN | ||
| 30 Oct 2020 | Other Eventxii | Clandon Wood, plot W18I/5/6 | |
| Type | Burial | ||
| Place | West Clandon, Surrey | ||
| 22 Feb 2021 | Probatexiii | at the Principal Registry | |
1. (Medical):See attached sources.; [Note Record]
2. Collin Maternity Hospital, Mansfield Road; [Note Record]
3. Role: Inferred Resident
4. Aldershot initially for 6 months, then War Office from Nov 1956
5. Signed on as a regular for 9 years. War office (transferred to the Director of Military Operations DMO) from 2/1963
6. Army settlement until 2/1967
7. Role: Informant
8. https://www.blacknellfamilyhistory.co.uk/david-blacknell-family-tribute/
9. https://www.blacknellfamilyhistory.co.uk/david-blacknell-eulogy/
10. Plot number W18I/5/6; [Note Record]
i. Birth Certificates.; Page birth certificate for David Blacknell, born 18 Aug 1935; Nottingham registration district, Bulwell sub-district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
ii. Confirmation of Registration as a Citizen.; Page B231808, Registration of Margaret Blacknell; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
iii. 1939 Register. RG 101. The National Archives of the UK, London; Page Nottingham, Ernest Blacknell household.; [Source Record]; Certainty Primary Evidence
iv. Emails to Paul Blacknell; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
v. Blacknell, David. interview by Paul Blacknell. personal knowledge, not recorded. .; [Source Record]; Certainty Primary Evidence
vi. Marriage Certificates.; Page marriage certificate for David Blacknell and Margaret Quigley, married 18 Mar 1961; Surrey North Eastern registration district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
vii. General Register Office, Southport; Page entry for Andrew Blacknell; item 85; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
viii. Death Certificates.; Page death certificate for Doris Blacknell, died 13 Mar 1999; Nottingham registration district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
ix. Death Certificates.; Page death certificate for David Blacknell, died 7 Oct 2020; Bromley registration district, Bromley sub-district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
x. Obituraries, Newspapers; Page "The Times, Register," 16 Oct 2020, p. 55, col. 6.; Text David died peacefully on 7th October 2020, aged 85, and is survived by his beloved wife, Gretta, his brother, John, sons, Paul and Andrew and seven grandchildren, Anna, Tom, Libby, Harry, Joe, Jed and Ben. The funeral will take place at midday on 29th October at Beckenham Methodist Church.; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xi. Obituraries, Newspapers; Page "News Shopper, Family Announcements," 21 Oct 2020, p. 22, col. 2.; Text Died peacefully age 85 at home on 7 October. Survived by Gretta, Paul, Andrew and seven grandchildren. Funeral at Beckenham Methodist 29th October.; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xii. Burial register. Digital images.; Page order for interment of David Blacknell, 30 Oct 2020, "Burial register, entry 782," (accessed 3 Nov 2020); [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xiii. District Probate Registry.; Page David Blacknell, died 7 October 2020; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')