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Family Record: Ernest BLACKNELL x Doris HARRISON

Family Record: Ernest BLACKNELL x Doris HARRISON - Chronology

Date Kind Origin Details
13 Dec 1910 Birthi, ii, iii, iv Spouse Event [Husband] Place Ruabon, Denbighshire
Address James's Farm, Ruabon James's Farm Ruabon, Denbighshire
Address, Addr1 James's Farm
Address, City Ruabon
Address, State Denbighshire
18 Jan 1911 Other Eventv, 1 Spouse Event [Husband] Dynhynlle Cottage
Type Residence-Resident
Place Ruabon, Denbighshire
18 Jan 1911 Christeningv Spouse Event [Husband] Place Ruabon, Denbighshire
23 Jan 1911 Other Eventi Spouse Event [Husband] Dynhynlle Cottage
Type Residence-
Place Ruabon, Denbighshire
6 Feb 1911 Residencevi Spouse Attribute [Husband] Dynhynlle Cottage
Place Ruabon, Denbighshire
2 Apr 1911 Other Eventii, 1 Spouse Event [Husband] Dynhynlle Cottage
Type Residence-Resident
Place Ruabon, Denbighshire
1914 Other Eventvii, 1 Spouse Event [Wife] 98 Cooper Road
Type Address-Resident
Place Grimsby, Lincolnshire
6 Oct 1914 Birthiii, vii, viii Spouse Event [Wife] Place Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Address n/a 98 Cooper Road
Address, Addr1 98 Cooper Road
1918 Other Event2 Spouse Event [Husband] Ethel as a surrogate mother
Type Story
Place Ruabon, Denbighshire
1918 Other Eventix, 3 Spouse Event [Husband] Ethel took on bringing up the younger children after Clara's death
Type Fact 1-Witness
Place Ruabon, Denbighshire
20 Mar 1918 Other Event4 Spouse Event [Husband] Type Funeral-Mourner
Place Ruabon, Denbighshire
1927 Other Eventx, 5 Spouse Event [Husband] Moved back to Nottingham
Type Residence-Occupant
Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1933 Residencexi Spouse Attribute [Husband] 4 Holcombe Close, Aspley Estate
Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1933 Other Eventxi Event Robert Owen
Type Marriage Witness
Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1933 Other Eventxi Event Ethel Blacknell
Type Marriage Witness
Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1933 Occupationxi Spouse Attribute [Husband] General labourer
Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1933 Residencexi Spouse Attribute [Wife] 72 Roberts Street
Place Grimsby, Lincolnshire
4 Feb 1933 Marriageviii, xi, 6 Event Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1935 Residencexii Spouse Attribute [Husband] 71 Melbourne Road
Place Aspley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1935 Occupationxii Spouse Attribute [Husband] Builder's bricklayer's labourer
Place Aspley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1935 Other Eventxii, 1 Spouse Event [Wife] 71 Melbourne Road
Type Residence-Resident
Place Aspley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
18 Aug 1935 Birthxii, xiii, 7 Child Event [David BLACKNELL] Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
18 Aug 1935 Son8 This Family David BLACKNELL b. 18 Aug 1935 d. 7 Oct 2020
1939 Other Eventiii, 1 Spouse Event [Wife] 71 Melborne Road
Type Residence-Resident
Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1939 Other Eventiii Spouse Event [Wife] Housewife
Type Profession
Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1939 Occupationiii Spouse Attribute [Husband] Bricklayers labourer
Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1939 Other Eventiii, 9 Child Event [David BLACKNELL] 71 Melborne Road
Type Residence-Inferred Resident
Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1939 Residenceiii Spouse Attribute [Husband] 71 Melborne Road
Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1939 Other Eventxiv, 10 Spouse Event [Husband] Royal Signals motor bike dispatch rider
Type Military Service
1941 Other Event11 Spouse Event [Husband] Best man - Ernest Blacknell
Type Marriage Witness
Place Nottinghamshire
1946 Other Eventxiv, 12 Spouse Event [Husband] Type Military Discharge
21 Jul 1947 Son This Family John BLACKNELL b. 21 Jul 1947
21 Jul 1947 Birth Child Event [John BLACKNELL] Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Between Apr 1950 and Apr 1951 Occupationxv, 13 Child Attribute [David BLACKNELL] Clerk in the Ministry of Food
Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Between Apr 1951 and May 1956 Occupationxv, 14 Child Attribute [David BLACKNELL] Office boy & trainee journalist
Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Between 1952 and 1956 Residencexvi Child Attribute [David BLACKNELL] 125 Bracknell Crescent, Whitemoor
Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
May 1956 Other Eventxv, xvi, 15 Child Event [David BLACKNELL] National Service
Type Military Service
Place Aldershot, Hampshire
Feb 1958 Other Eventxv, 16 Child Event [David BLACKNELL] War Office
Type Military Service
Place London
1 Feb 1959 Other Eventxvii Child Event [David BLACKNELL] Sergeant RASC S/23307083
Type Military Service
Place London
18 Mar 1961 Other Event9 Child Event [David BLACKNELL] 37 Sunnymead Avenue
Type Residence-Inferred Resident
Place Mitcham, Surrey
Feb 1963 Other Eventxv Child Event [David BLACKNELL] NATO Intelligence - posted to HQ AFNE
Type Military Service
Place Oslo, Norway
1964 Occupationxviii Child Attribute [David BLACKNELL] Soldier
Place Oslo, Norway
1964 Residencexviii Child Attribute [David BLACKNELL] Sofiesgaten 66 C
Place Oslo, Norway
Dec 1965 Educationxv Child Attribute [David BLACKNELL] Qualified CIS Exams
Place Oslo, Norway
3 Sep 1966 Other Eventxix Child Event [David BLACKNELL] Staff Sergeant
Type Military Service
Place Oslo, Norway
3 Sep 1966 Residencexix Child Attribute [David BLACKNELL] Sofiesgaten 66 C
Place Oslo, Norway
Oct 1966 Residencexvi Child Attribute [David BLACKNELL] 37 Sunnymead Avenue
Place Mitcham, Surrey
1967 Residencexx Child Attribute [David BLACKNELL] 37 Sunnymead Avenue
Place Mitcham, Surrey
Feb 1967 Other Eventxv, 17 Child Event [David BLACKNELL] Type Military Discharge
Place Mitcham, Surrey
Feb 1967 Occupationxv Child Attribute [David BLACKNELL] Accounts department - Smith Meters
Place Mitcham, Surrey
1968 Occupationxv Child Attribute [David BLACKNELL] Accounts Department - GP Bancroft Ltd
Place Croydon, Surrey
Aug 1968 Occupationxv, 18 Child Attribute [David BLACKNELL] Accounts Department - Strand Electrical Engineering
Place London
Jan 1969 Occupationxv Child Attribute [David BLACKNELL] Westminster Press - Assistant to the Assistant Company Secretary
Place London
Aug 1969 Residencexiii, xvi, 19 Child Attribute [David BLACKNELL] 4 Mayfair Close
Place Beckenham, Kent
1 Jan 1974 Making of Willxxi Spouse Event [Husband] Last will & testament
Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1974 Occupationxv, 20 Child Attribute [David BLACKNELL] Westminster Press - Assistant Company Secretary
Place London
13 May 1975 Residencexvi, 21 Child Attribute [David BLACKNELL] 11 Holmdene Close
Place Beckenham, Kent
1978 Occupationxv, 22 Child Attribute [David BLACKNELL] Westminster Press - Company Secretary
Place London
1989 Occupationxv, 23 Child Attribute [David BLACKNELL] Westminster Press & Financial Times - Company Secretary
Place London
18 Jan 1990 Occupationiv Spouse Attribute [Husband] Local government officer (retired)
Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
18 Jan 1990 Other Eventiv, 24 Spouse Event [Wife] Doris Blacknell
Type Death Informant-Informant
Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
18 Jan 1990 Deathiv, xxi, xxii Spouse Event [Husband] Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Cause I(a) Intra abdominal haemorrhage (b) Ruptured atheromatous aortic aneurysm
18 Jan 1990 Other Eventiv Spouse Event [Husband] Doris Blacknell
Type Death Informant
Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
18 Jan 1990 Residenceiv, xxi, xxiii Spouse Attribute [Husband] 182 Ransom Road
Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
18 Jan 1990 Other Eventiv, xxi, xxiii, 1 Spouse Event [Wife] 182 Ransom Road
Type Residence-Resident
Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
22 Jan 1990 Cremationxxii Spouse Event [Husband] Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Address Wilford Hill Crematorium, Nottingham Wilford Hill Crematorium Loughborough Road Nottingham NG2 7FE
Address, Addr1 Wilford Hill Crematorium
Address, Addr2 Loughborough Road
Address, City Nottingham
Address, Zip NG2 7FE
14 Mar 1990 Probatexxi Spouse Event [Husband] Doris Blacknell
Place Manchester, Lancashire
14 Mar 1990 Other Eventxxi, 25 Spouse Event [Wife] Doris Blacknell
Type Probate-Party
Place Manchester, Lancashire
18 Aug 1995 Retirementxv Child Event [David BLACKNELL] Financial Times Group/Westminster Press Ltd.
Place London
13 Mar 1999 Deathviii, xxiv Spouse Event [Wife] Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Cause I(a) Chronic fibrosing alveolitis
13 Mar 1999 Residenceviii, xxiv Spouse Attribute [Wife] 182 Ransom Road
Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
15 Mar 1999 Other Eventviii Spouse Event [Wife] David Blacknell
Type Death Informant
Place Beckenham, Kent
15 Mar 1999 Other Eventviii, 24 Child Event [David BLACKNELL] David Blacknell
Type Death Informant-Informant
Place Beckenham, Kent
18 Mar 1999 Cremationxxv Spouse Event [Wife] Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
17 May 1999 Probate Spouse Event [Wife] Place London
7 Oct 2020 Deathxxvi, xxvii, xxviii, xxix, xxx Child Event [David BLACKNELL] 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 Eventxxvi Child Event [David BLACKNELL] Paul Blacknell, son, present at the death
Type Death Informant
Place Farnham, Surrey
29 Oct 2020 Other Eventxxvii, xxviii, 4 Child Event [John BLACKNELL] Beckenham Methodist Church
Type Funeral-Mourner
Place Beckenham, Kent
29 Oct 2020 Other Event26 Child Event [David BLACKNELL] Eulogy
Type Story
Place Beckenham, Kent
29 Oct 2020 Other Eventxxvii, xxviii Child Event [David BLACKNELL] Beckenham Methodist Church
Type Funeral
Place Beckenham, Kent
29 Oct 2020 Other Event27 Child Event [David BLACKNELL] Family Tribute
Type Story
Place Beckenham, Kent
30 Oct 2020 Other Eventxxix Child Event [David BLACKNELL] Clandon Wood, plot W18I/5/6
Type Burial
Place West Clandon, Surrey
30 Oct 2020 Burialxxix, 28 Child Event [David BLACKNELL] 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
22 Feb 2021 Probatexxx Child Event [David BLACKNELL] at the Principal Registry
? Residencexvi Child Attribute [David BLACKNELL] 71 Melbourne Road, Aspley
Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
? Residencexvi Child Attribute [David BLACKNELL] 9 Dursley Close
Place Bulwell, Nottinghamshire
? Residencexvi Child Attribute [David BLACKNELL] 59 Spring Bank
Place Grimsby, Lincolnshire
? Residencexvi Child Attribute [David BLACKNELL] Gregory Boulevard
Place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Notes

1. Role: Resident
2. Clara Freer died in 1918 when Ethel was 22. She took over raising the younger childen particularly Gladys & Ernest (aged 11 & 8 respectively). They were known to refer to her as 'mam' demonstrating that she had taken on a motherly role.
3. Role: Witness
4. Role: Mourner
5. Role: Occupant
6. Kitty Harrison was against the marriage as Doris was under 21. Married in Nottingham Registry Office.; [Note Record]
7. Collin Maternity Hospital, Mansfield Road; [Note Record]
8. (Medical):See attached sources.; [Note Record]
9. Role: Inferred Resident
10. Earned £3.3s.3p/week as a private Served in Holland, Belgium, Germany
11. Ernest managed to get leave from the army in order to attend the wedding
12. Got rid of his medals after the war!
13. A "thoroughly miserable" time
14. Kirk Publishing Company - owned a number of titles including Notts Echo. Really enjoyed it - "happy time". Trained to be journalist but never quite qualified (he deferred National Service). He used to do his story hunting in the morning, race off to Trent Bridge and watch the cricket from 12-2pm, then back to the office to write up the stories and back to the cricket after their lunch!
15. Aldershot initially for 6 months, then War Office from Nov 1956
16. Signed on as a regular for 9 years. War office (transferred to the Director of Military Operations DMO) from 2/1963
17. Army settlement until 2/1967
18. Covent Garden
19. Sold Sunnymead Avenue for approx £3,000-4,000. Purchased Mayfair Close for approx. £5,900 Sold Mayfair Close 1975 £18,000
20. Had spoke to Cecil Dawson (his boss) about not happy with career prospects who listened but said nothing. Two days later he called him in and told him of his promotion
21. Purchased 1975 for £22,300 Sold 1986 for £95,000
22. Dawson retired
23. Additional responsibility (Pearsons was the parent of WP & FT)
24. Role: Informant
25. Role: Party
26. https://www.blacknellfamilyhistory.co.uk/david-blacknell-eulogy/
27. https://www.blacknellfamilyhistory.co.uk/david-blacknell-family-tribute/
28. Plot number W18I/5/6; [Note Record]

Citations

i. Birth Certificates.; Page birth certificate for Ernest Blacknell, born 13 Dec 1910; Wrexham registration district, Ruabon sub-district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
ii. "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911." online database.; Page (accessed 23 Aug 2018), entry for Mary Ann Freer household, Dynhynlle Cottage near Ruabon; RD 621, SD 2, ED 6, SN 46; [Source Record]; Certainty Primary Evidence
iii. 1939 Register. RG 101. The National Archives of the UK, London; Page Nottingham, Ernest Blacknell household.; [Source Record]; Certainty Primary Evidence
iv. Death Certificates.; Page death certificate for Ernest Blacknell, died 18 Jan 1990; Nottingham registration district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
v. "Baptisms," Certificates. .; Page entry for Ernest Blacknell; bapitsm register for parish of Ruabon 1911 page 338.; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
vi. Prudential Life Assurance Company; Page Juvenile Life No. 80323091; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
vii. Birth Certificates.; Page birth certificate for Doris Harrison, born 6 Oct 1914; Grimsby registration district; [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. interview by Paul Blacknell, personal knowledge, not recorded. 26/12/2004; Page Iola Hughes; [Source Record]; Certainty Secondary Evidence
x. letter to Paul Blacknell, 10 Jun 2004; privately held by Blacknell; [Source Record]; Certainty Secondary Evidence
xi. Marriage Certificates.; Page marriage certificate for Ernest Blacknell and Doris Harrison, married 4 Feb 1933; Nottingham registration district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xii. Birth Certificates.; Page birth certificate for David Blacknell, born 18 Aug 1935; Nottingham registration district, Bulwell sub-district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xiii. Confirmation of Registration as a Citizen.; Page B231808, Registration of Margaret Blacknell; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xiv. Blacknell, David. interview by Paul Blacknell. personal knowledge, not recorded. .; [Source Record]; Certainty Secondary Evidence
xv. Blacknell, David. interview by Paul Blacknell. personal knowledge, not recorded. .; [Source Record]; Certainty Primary Evidence
xvi. Emails to Paul Blacknell; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xvii. 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')
xviii. "Baptisms," Certificates. .; Page certificate for Paul Blacknell; St. Edmund's, Oslo.; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xix. General Register Office, Southport; Page entry for Andrew Blacknell; item 85; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xx. "Baptisms," Certificates. .; Page certificate for Andrew Blacknell; Mitcham Methodist Church.; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xxi. District Probate Registry.; Page grant of probate for Ernest Blacknell; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xxii. Obituraries, Newspapers; Page "Obiturary for Ernest Blacknell, Evening Post," 19 Jan 1990, p. 22, col. 5.; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xxiii. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations).; [Source Record]; Certainty Questionable
xxiv. District Probate Registry.; Page grant of probate for Doris Blacknell; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xxv. "Burial Indexes, United Kingdom," database; Page 8 Feb 2020, entry for Doris Blacknell; [Source Record]; Certainty Primary Evidence
xxvi. Death Certificates.; Page death certificate for David Blacknell, died 7 Oct 2020; Bromley registration district, Bromley sub-district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xxvii. 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')
xxviii. 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')
xxix. 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')
xxx. District Probate Registry.; Page David Blacknell, died 7 October 2020; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')