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Vera May Payne 1928–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1928

Birth Location: Saltwood Villa Friern Barnet North London

Death Date: 26 April 2009

Death Location: Elstree, Hertsmere Borough, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Sidney Payne

Mother: Ethel Lake

Spouse(s): Wilfred Ewell, Geoffrey Downs

Children(s):

Vera May Payne was born in 1928 in Saltwood Villa Friern Barnet North London, the child of Sidney Payne And Ethel Louisa Lake. In 1946, Vera May Payne resided in Hemsworth, West Yorkshire, England. In 1955, Vera May Payne resided in Friern Barnet, England. Vera May Payne married Geoffrey Emrys Downs, Wilfred Rueben Ewell. Vera May Payne passed away in 2009 in Elstree, Hertsmere Borough, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Vera May Payne was born in 1928 in Saltwood Villa Friern Barnet North London, the child of Sidney Payne And Ethel Louisa Lake.
  • In 1946, Vera May Payne resided in Hemsworth, West Yorkshire, England.
  • In 1955, Vera May Payne resided in Friern Barnet, England.
  • Vera May Payne married Geoffrey Emrys Downs, Wilfred Rueben Ewell.
  • Vera May Payne passed away in 2009 in Elstree, Hertsmere Borough, Hertfordshire, England.

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Vera Payne's Ancestors

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Vera Payne
1928–2009
Birth Place: Saltwood Villa Friern Barnet North London
Parents
Sidney Payne
1896–1976
Woolwich, Kent, England
Ethel (Louisa) Lake
1894–1977
Walworth, London, England
Grandparents
William Lake
1862–
Lambeth, Surrey, England
Alice (Jane) Moore
1866–1951
Clerkenwell, London, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Edward Lake
1824–
Maria Atkins
1828–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Lake
1795–1838
Sarah
1797–
John Atkins
1785–1867
Sarah Cooper
1786–1869

Vera Payne's Timeline

4 Records

1928
8 Oct 1928
Birth of Vera May Payne in Saltwood Villa Friern Barnet North London
Saltwood Villa Friern Barnet North London
1946
1946
Age 18
Vera May Payne resided here in Hemsworth, West Yorkshire, England
Hemsworth, West Yorkshire, England
1955
1955
Age 27
Vera May Payne resided here in Friern Barnet, England
Friern Barnet, England
2009
26 April 2009
Age 81
Death of Vera May Payne in Watford hospital, herts
Watford hospital, herts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1928
    Event Place: Saltwood Villa Friern Barnet North London
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Birth Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] England and Wales, Death Index, 2007-2013, GreyPower Deceased Data; compiled by Wilmington Millennium; England and Wales Death Indexes

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Hemsworth, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Friern Barnet, England
    Record Source: London, England, Electoral Registers, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: England and Wales, Death Index, 2007-2013, GreyPower Deceased Data; compiled by Wilmington Millennium; England and Wales Death Indexes

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 April 2009
    Event Place: Watford hospital, herts
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] England and Wales, Death Index, 2007-2013, GreyPower Deceased Data; compiled by Wilmington Millennium; England and Wales Death Indexes

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elstree, Hertsmere Borough, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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