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There is a death for a Frederick Denson in 1918. However, parents are incorrect, and middle initial is incorrect.


This is a very puzzling puzzle.

Hi, Oh we haven't finished yet. You have now given us more info to search. Still looking at Horace. Here is the next instalment:

I narrowed the search at Aus Archives and got this for the HR Denson guy:

DENSON HORACE RUSSELL : Date of birth - 11 May 1876 : Place of birth - CAMBRIDGE ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - Unknown : Next of Kin - Unknown

So he's not going to be the father of somebody born late 1880s or whatever it was ...

This is him in 1881:

Name: Horace R. Denson
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John R.
Mother's Name: Elizabeth A.
Where born: Cambridgeshire, England
Civil parish: St Andrew The Less
County/Island: Cambridgeshire

Same in 1891, no Frederick in the vicinity.

Hi to all

I am pleased with all of the replies regarding Frederick or Fred ?? thank you again.

Marriage certificate for Frederick Cecil & Leonie Ruth Pryor states that he was a sheet metal worker and Leonie domestic.
Usual place of residence for Frederick was 201 Riley Street, Sydney, NSW
Usual place of residence for Leonie was 70 Liverpool Road, Summer Hill, NSW.

Witnesses to the marriage were Joseph Foote & Fanny Trew, that is what it seems to read, with the hand writing the way it is.


Frederick's father Horace Finlay Denson was a watchmaker at the time of the marriage in 1915.

Leonie Ruth married for the second time to Roland Wiltshire Beckingham 1928 Sydney, NSW. Roland was married before to Lena Houlahan, she died 1925 Redfern, NSW. Leonie Ruth died 1933 Sydney, NSW, Roland died 1959 Sydney.

You never know I just might come across another relative who knows something.

Thanks again...................

Yes. It is still strange that there is no Frederick. Might wait till we see how we are going.

I need to do some cooking. Its 2.20 pm. Night, night WW

Well it's the best we've got so far!

I'm going to leave you to it, being past midnight as it is.

Have fun!

Title
[Application for Commission: H R Denson]
Series number
B1535 Control symbol
736/24/113 Contents date range
1936 - 1937


Title
[Official History, 1914-18 War: biographical and other research files:] Denoon C H, Denson H R, Dent A E, Dent H T, Denton J S, Denton T J, Dentry T M, Dent-Young W, Deott E R, De Ravi n S M, Derby (Lord) Derham A P, Derham C A M
Series number
AWM43 Control symbol
A208 Contents date range
1914 - 1968


Title
Letter book - private - letters to and from Arundel, to and from H E Denson [arranged chronologically] 28/2/1899 to 31/1/1903
Series number
MP1174/1 Control symbol
74 Contents date range
1899 - 1903

OK Not going any further. There are 60 entries for Denson name in the Australian Archives. Web page addrress is:

http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/Items_Listing.asp?S=4&C=60&O=0&M=20&F=41

There are some which have digital documents available for reading.

Depends CEC was on board during WW2 at aged 61. Merchant Navy of course.

More ...

http://www.worldnavalships.com/navy_list_1908_ship_m_to_p.htm

Navy List 1908 Ship M to P

Royal Navy List for 1908. Includes crew lists of all officers on board Royal Navy ships with initial M to P correct to 18th December 1907.

Magnificent (Home Fleet), 14,900 tons, H.P. 10,000

Eng Lieut Horace R. Denson

Ah ha and I have some Denson's in the Aust Archives (campaign medals and stars thingy) which just might match your E Cdr. Hold on a minute.

Our Horace really would have been a tad old to be on board ship in 1916, wouldn't he ... born 1870ish at the latest? Well, 45, not too old for an officer ...

"Frederick William and Annie Josephine both at 139 Harris Street Sydney"

Surname___??

Checked the 1901 Cdn census for Horace too ...

http://www.automatedgenealogy.com

Rechecked Denson in 1930 Electoral roll.

Frederick William and Annie Josephine both at 139 Harris Street Sydney

that would be the Frederick William on the other birth record. Two down???

Details of navy record:


7. " ENCOUNTER." Light Cruiser, 5,880 Tons. I.H.P. 12,500 N.D. (Lent from Royal Navy)

Engineer Commander Horace R. Denson .. 1.9.16


He's 7th on the list of officers, after Captain, Commander, 2 Lieutenant-commanders and a Lieutenant.

I'd had a look at Hollamby.

death:

13583/1893
HOLLAMBY FREDERICK W
HORACE H
ISABELLA M
ST LEONARDS

One down.


Whaddaya think of Horace in WWI?

Proof of life!!?

14119/1932
groom MACCORMICK AUGUSTINE
bride DENSON MARY M
TUMUT

?

No Horace Denson at CWGC war deaths site.

Working on the assumption that the name is pretend. How about this lot

5339/1879 TYE HERBERT FREDERICK N HORACE MARY ANN NEWTOWN

32318/1890 HOLLAMBY FREDERICK W HORACE H MARY I ST LEONARDS


Correctish name for mother and father and correct given name for child. By way off beam with surnames. Drawing very long bow.

I favour the second name but that is just ridiculous to imagine.

http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Navy_List-January-1917---Supp.pdf

Denson, Horace R
rank E Cr
seniority 14 7 13

The name Horace Denson just sounds so USian to me ...

I have a Denson on a boat!!??

passenger transcript details
Name: Engr Lieut DENSON
Date of departure: 30 August 1912
Port of departure: London
Passenger destination port: Sydney, Australia
Passenger destination: Sydney, Australia

Date of Birth:
Age:
Marital status: Married
Sex: Male
Occupation: P
Passenger recorded on: Page 31 of 42





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The following people with the same last name travelled on this voyage: -

Mrs DENSON Page 31 of 42 View transcript
Winifred E DENSON Page 31 of 42 View transcript



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Ship:
Official Number:
Master's name:
Steamship Line:
Where bound:
Square feet:
Registered tonnage:
Passengers on voyage:
ORVIETO
129628
W Baynham
Orient
Australia
14466
7421
1089