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John Charles Bucknill Major 1879–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 October 1879

Birth Location: Surbiton, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England

Death Date: 21 January 1916

Death Location: AL Basrah, Basra, Iraq

Father: John Col

Mother: Catharine Morris

Spouse(s): Margaret Lister

Children(s):

John Charles Bucknill Major was born in 1879 in Surbiton, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England, the child of John Townsend Bucknill Lt Col And Catharine Raworth Morris. In 1880, John Charles Bucknill Major resided in 39, Wimpole Street, London. W.. John Charles Bucknill Major married Margaret Mary Maria Lister. John Charles Bucknill Major passed away in 1916 in AL Basrah, Basra, Iraq.

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Biography

  • John Charles Bucknill Major was born in 1879 in Surbiton, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England, the child of John Townsend Bucknill Lt Col And Catharine Raworth Morris.
  • In 1880, John Charles Bucknill Major resided in 39, Wimpole Street, London. W..
  • John Charles Bucknill Major married Margaret Mary Maria Lister.
  • John Charles Bucknill Major passed away in 1916 in AL Basrah, Basra, Iraq.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Col
1844–1935
Birth Location: Westminster
JC
Catharine Morris
1849–1923
Birth Location: Ruffenham, Ruthfand
CM

Spouses(s)

Margaret Lister
1879–1961
Birth Location: Tonbridge Wells, Kent, England
ML

Children(s)

John Major's Ancestors

Self
John Major
1879–1916
Birth Place: Surbiton, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England
Parents
John Townsend Bucknill Lt Col
1844–1935
Westminster
Catharine (Raworth) Morris
1849–1923
Ruffenham, Ruthfand
Grandparents
John (Charles Bucknill Sir -) Doctor
1817–1897
Market Bosworth, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Mary (Ann) Townsend
1818–1889
Long Lawford, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bucknill
1791–1863
Elizabeth Moxon
1792–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Moxon
1759–1807
Ann Payne
1763–1825

John Major's Timeline

10 Records

1879
19 October 1879
Birth of John Charles Bucknill Major in Surbiton, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England
Surbiton, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England
1879
3 Dec 1879
John Charles Bucknill Major was baptized in Long Ditton, Surrey, England
Long Ditton, Surrey, England
1880
1880
Age 1
John Charles Bucknill Major resided here in 39, Wimpole Street, London. W.
39, Wimpole Street, London. W.
1881
1881
Age 2
John Charles Bucknill Major resided here in Kensington, London, England
Kensington, London, England
1883
1883
Age 4
John Charles Bucknill Major resided here in St James, England
St James, England
1891
1891
Age 12
John Charles Bucknill Major resided here in Sholing, Scholing St Mary, St Mary Extra, Hampshire, England
Sholing, Scholing St Mary, St Mary Extra, Hampshire, England
1901
1901
Age 22
John Charles Bucknill Major resided here in Sholing, St Mary Extra, Hampshire, England
Sholing, St Mary Extra, Hampshire, England
1908
July 1908
Age 29
John Charles Bucknill Major was married in South Stoneham, Hampshire, United Kingdom
South Stoneham, Hampshire, United Kingdom
1911
1911
Age 32
John Charles Bucknill Major resided here in Bitterne, Hampshire, England
Bitterne, Hampshire, England
1916
21 January 1916
Age 37
Death of John Charles Bucknill Major in Baghdad, Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 October 1879
    Event Place: Surbiton, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 923; Folio: 70; Page: 3; GSU roll: 6096033
    [3] 1881 England Census
    [4] 1901 England Census
    [5] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [6] UK, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-1919
    [7] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1879
    Event Place: Long Ditton, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1921

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1908
    Event Place: South Stoneham, Hampshire, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: 39, Wimpole Street, London. W.
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Medical Registers, 1859-1943, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; The Medical Register; Reference Number: TMR/1880

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Kensington, London, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1883
    Event Place: St James, England
    Record Source: London, England, Electoral Registers, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Sholing, Scholing St Mary, St Mary Extra, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 923; Folio: 70; Page: 3; GSU roll: 6096033

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Sholing, St Mary Extra, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Bitterne, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 January 1916
    Event Place: Baghdad, Iraq
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: AL Basrah, Basra, Iraq
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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