Kenneth Randall GOUNDRY 1927 – 2000 – Genealogical Records

Sources

Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 21 FEB 1927
Event Place: Sunderland, Co. Durham

Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 16 FEB 1935
Record Source: he sent this letter to the Peter Penguin's Page of the Sunderland Echo: "I am sending four coupons as my little brother Geoffrey wants to be a Penguin. He is three years old, and is the baby of our family. He is very excited about it, and tells everyone that he is going to be a "Pekey Penguin". My sister Joyce and I look forward to our page every Saturday night. We think it great fun reading the stories and letters from the other Penguins. - Kenneth GOUNDRY, Kensington Terrace". On the same page, under "Birthday Greetings" there was a photograph of Geoffrey GOUNDRY, 8 Kensington Terrace.

Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 23 FEB 1935
Record Source: on the Peter Penguin's Page, under "Birthday Greetings" there was a photograph of Kenneth GOUNDRY, 8 Kingston (sic) Terrace. He had also written a letter to Uncle Peter, but it was not published.

Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 22 FEB 1936
Record Source: he wrote to the Childrens' Page at the Sunderland Echo : "I hope you have not forgotten me, as it is a long time since I wrote you a letter. I look forward to Saturday's Echo. I think the stories and little poems are lovely, and I also like reading the letters from the Penguins." - Kenneth GOUNDRY, Kensington Terrace. There was also a photo of him under "Birthday Greetings"

Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 27 FEB 1937
Record Source: the Peter Penguin page had a photo of Kenneth and Geoffrey GOUNDRY in the Birthday Greetings section.

Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 14 JUL 1937
Record Source: a notice in a newspaper read: "The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music: At the recently held examination in Piano Playing, Kenneth Randall GOUNDRY, 2 Dale Terrace, was successful in the Transitional Grade"

Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 22 OCT 1938
Record Source: on the Peter Penguin's page he was one of three winners of fountain pens offered as prizes in a painting competition the previous week - his address was 2 Dale Terrace, Fulwell.

Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 29 SEP 1939
Event Place: the Post Office, Daddry Shield, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham
Record Source: a small hamlet in Weardale, Co. Durham. He was living with his brother John Geoffrey, two women named RODDAM, one of whom was the Shop Keeper and General Dealer, and a married couple named EMERSON. The children had been evacuated from their home in Sunderland. According to the family, the brothers' sister Joyce was also evacuated to Daddry Shield and was living over the road from her brothers and whoever she was billeted with used to lift her up to wave out of the window at them across the road. The evacuation of civilians in Britain during the Second World War was designed to protect civilians in Britain, particularly children, from the risks associated with aerial bombing of cities by moving them to areas thought to be less at risk. Operation Pied Piper, which began on 1 September 1939, officially relocated more than 3.5 million people. By coincidence, in 1969, J.H.S. GOUNDRY and his wife Mildred moved into a house opposite the same Post Office.
Age:
12y

Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 8 MAY 1992
Record Source: following his retirement as an Administrative Officer in the Ministry of Defence he was awarded the Imperial Service Medal which is given to selected civil servants who complete at least 25 years service, upon their retirement

Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 13 OCT 2000
Event Place: Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, Cumberland
Record Source: - his home address was 8, Victory Avenue, Gretna, Dumfriesshire.