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Christopher John Howard Nunn

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Deborah

Deborah Report 27 Jul 2017 18:06

Hi i am trying to help a friend find out as much about Christopher as i can. Born 1901 in Brentford he married Dorothy Mary Secker in Brentford in 1925. We believe he was at the Somme in WW1 and possibly Dunkirk WW2. Think they had 4 children called Iris, Christopher, Joyce and Donald. If anyone can find anything out for me she would appreciate any help. Thankyou all very much

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 27 Jul 2017 18:12

In WW1 he would only have been 13-17, only 15 at the Battle of the Somme.

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 27 Jul 2017 18:13

??

Births Jun 1903 (>99%)
SECKER Dorothy Mary Kensington 1a 102

??

Dorothy Mary Nunn in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Dorothy Mary Nunn
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1903
Date of Registration: Dec 1978
Age at Death: 75
Registration district: Hounslow
Inferred County: Greater London
Volume: 13
Page: 1457

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 27 Jul 2017 18:19

Mis-transcribed as "Runn" on the 1939 register........

Dorothy M Runn on the 1939 Register

Runn Household (5 People) 28 Cowgate Road , Ealing M.B., Middlesex, England

Dorothy M Runn 28 Feb 1903 Unpaid Domestic Duties (Married)
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Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 27 Jul 2017 18:19


Christopher John Howard Nunn
in the London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
Record Type:
Baptism
Baptism Date:
11 Aug 1906
Father's name:
Christopher John Howard Nunn
Mother's name:
Emma Nunn
Parish or Poor Law Union:
Ealing St Mary
Borough:
Ealing
Register Type:
Parish Registers

Born 25 March 1901.

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 27 Jul 2017 18:24

Were Donald and Joyce twins?


Births Dec 1932 (>99%)

Nunn Donald Secker Brentford 3a 340
Nunn Joyce Secker Brentford 3a 340

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 27 Jul 2017 18:31

Christopher John Howard Nunn in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
Name: Christopher John Howard Nunn
Death Date: 9 Jul 1957
Death Place: Middlesex, England
Probate Date: 29 Aug 1957
Registry: London, England

Of 28 Cowgate Road, Greenford, Middlesex..........Died at King Edward Hospital, Ealing, London.

To Dorothy Mary Nunn widow.........Effects: £530

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 27 Jul 2017 18:31

His father enlisted in 1915. Could he have been the one at the Battle of the Somme?


Christopher Nunns
in the British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
Name:
Christopher Nunns
[Christopher Nunn]
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
abt 1877
Enlistment Age:
38
Document Year:
1915
Residence Place:
25 Darwin Road, Ealing
Family Members:
Name
Relation to Soldier
Christopher Nunns Self (Head)
Emma Nunn Wife

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 27 Jul 2017 18:45

NUNN, CHRISTOPHER JOHN HOWARD MMN WALKER
GRO Reference: 1901 J Quarter in BRENTFORD Volume 03A Page 108

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

Deborah

Deborah Report 27 Jul 2017 18:46

You wonderful people. You all amaze me how quickly you find out so much. Any information is so gratefully received. Please let me know anything you find. I will let her know tomorrow. Xxx

Deborah

Deborah Report 27 Jul 2017 18:48

You wonderful people. You all amaze me how quickly you find out so much. Any information is so gratefully received. Please let me know anything you find. I will let her know tomorrow. Xxx

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 27 Jul 2017 18:55

His parents marriage........

Christopher John Howard Nunn in the London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
Name: Christopher John Howard Nunn (Batchelor) Telephone Wire Man...3 Thompsons Cottages, Ealing.
Estimated birth year: abt 1876
Age: 22
Spouse: Emma Walker (Spinster) 15 Lothair? Road, Ealing
Spouse Age: 24
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Sep 1898
Parish: St Mary, Ealing
Borough: Ealing
Father Name: Samuel Nunn (Labourer) Deceased
Spouse Father: John Walker (Labourer)
Register Type: Parish Register
Witnesses: John Walker and N or W Nunn

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

Deborah

Deborah Report 27 Jul 2017 19:00

:-D

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 27 Jul 2017 19:08

Christopher and his father both appear as "John" on the 1911 census......

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
94 Darwin Road Ealing, Ealing, Middlesex, England

John Nunn Head Married Male Overseas 34 1877 Yorkshire Hull
Emma Nunn Wife Married Female - 38 1873 London Batersea
Ethel Nunn Daughter - Female - 11 1900 Middlesex Ealing
John Nunn Son - Male - 10 1901 Middlesex Ealing
Doris Nunn Daughter - Female - 4 1907 Middlesex Ealing
Elsie Nunn Daughter - Female - 1 1910 Middlesex Ealing
William Walker Boarder Single Male Labourer 20 1891 Middlesex Ealing

(Married 12 years.......5 children born, 4 living, 1 had died)

Father "John's" occupation looks more like "Overseer of National Tel Co" on the image.


Ethel May Nunn in the London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
Name: Ethel May Nunn
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 2 Jul 1899
Abode: 15 Lothair? Road <<<<<<
Father's name: Christopher John Howard Nunn (Labourer)
Mother's name: Emma Nunn
Parish or Poor Law Union: Ealing St Mary
Borough: Ealing
Register Type: Parish Registers

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 27 Jul 2017 19:28

Struggling to find the 1901 census at the moment.

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

Mary

Mary Report 27 Jul 2017 19:43

1901 15,Lohair Road Ealing
Mistranscribed as John Nurm.

With them stepson William Walker actually according to ancestry tree he was Alfred William Walker born Jan 1891 Brentford.

Maryb.

Researching:
Farrar, Jessop, Ward, Booth, Wragg, Walsh.

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 27 Jul 2017 19:55

Well done Mary.........I spent ages trying to find that!!

Odd that Father Christopher and son Christopher both appear as "John"

Just like the 1911 census........

(From FMP)

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
15, Lothair Road, Ealing, Brentford, Middlesex, England

John Nunn Head Married Male 24 1877 Foreman National Telephone Co Hull, Yorkshire, England
Emma Nunn Wife Married Female 20 1881 - Battersea, Surrey, England
William Walker Step Son Single Male 10 1891 - Ealing, Middlesex, England
Ethel Nunn Daughter Single Female 1 1900 - Ealing, Middlesex, England
John Nunn Son Single Male 0 1901 - Ealing, Middlesex,
Walter Ayling Lodger Single Male 28 1873 - Guilford, Surrey, England

??
WALKER, ALFRED WILLIAM (Father not named)
GRO Reference: 1891 M Quarter in BRENTFORD Volume 03A Page 86

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 27 Jul 2017 22:34

Father Christopher.........

Christopher John Howard Nunn in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
Name: Christopher John Howard Nunn
Death Date: 11 Oct 1925
Death Place: Middlesex
Probate Date: 3 Dec 1925
Registry: London, England

Of 85 Darwin Road, South Ealing, Middlesex.........Died at 30 Twickenham Road, Isleworth, Middlesex.

To Emma Nunn widow..........Effects: £280

Possibly wife Emma........

Emma Nunn on the 1939 Register

Nunn Household (1 Person) 102 Whitestile Road , Brentford and Chiswick M.B., Middlesex, England

Emma Nunn 24 Mar 1873 Unpaid Domestic Duties Widows Pension

Emma Nunn in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Emma Nunn
Birth Date: abt 1873
Date of Registration: Sep 1941
Age at Death: 68
Registration district: Brentford
Inferred County: Middlesex
Volume: 3a
Page: 219

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

Deborah

Deborah Report 29 Jul 2017 16:20

Trying to find as much information on both christophers milatry records. Any help appreciated. Xx