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Note for:   Winnifred Ethel Rusk,   ABT 1887 - 7 JAN 1969          Index

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Lived at Little Granary, Woldingham

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Notes

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Note for:   James Fernandez Milford Howard Clarke,   APR 1920 - 24 OCT 1942         Index

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Occupation:   
     Place:   Fought with Queens Royal Regiment

Individual note:   
known as Jimbo

In Memory of
JAMES FERNANDEZ MILFORD HOWARD-CLARKE
Private
6148501
1/6th Bn., The Queen's Royal Regt (West Surrey)
who died on
Saturday, 24th October 1942. Age 22.
Additional Information: Son of James Fernandez Howard-Clarke, and of Wini fred Ethel Howard-Clarke, of Woldingham, Surrey. Scholar of Queen's Colleg e, Cambridge.


Commemorative Information
Memorial: ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt
Grave Reference/
Panel Number: Column 54.

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Note for:   Bernard Cecil Frost,   3 JAN 1909 - 7 JUL 1995          Index

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Occupation:   
     Place:   British Overseas Airways Company

Individual note:   
Occupation: into army at age 15,
Part of geodetic survey in Africa with Ordnance Survey measuring.....
Learned to fly 1933
Pilot with Imperial Airways, flying boats routes - Africa and Mediterranea n
Trans Atlantic pioneer aviation - Mercury-Maia tests, flying boat provi ng flights
August 1939: First east to west commercial crossing of Atlantic as first o fficer
with Capt. Kelly Rogers (Southampton-Foynes-Botwood-Boucherville-NewYork)
Crews honoured at Foynes on 50th anniversary of flight
Merchant Air force - reconnaissance, N. Atlantic, Iceland, occupied Norwa y, etc.
South Atlantic route - B.O.A.C clippers
Based in Baltimore, and later in Montreal for 2 years
Completed career as B.O.A.C. pilot and flight manager, retired 1965 (?)
Presented with O.B.E. ( )

Sunday Express 29th November 1942
"35 Yards Green Silk"
Code for a 7lb baby

Captain BC Frost of the Boing Flight, British Airways, received a cable " 35 Yards Green Silk" while at a foreign port. Decoded it meant that his wi fe had presented him with a 7lb baby girl and both mother and daughter we re well.

The code devised by Captain Forst and Captain AG Lamplugh appears to provi de for every eventuality. Here it is:

Group 1 - No days after 30th September
Group 2 - 6lb=miles, 7lb=yards, 8lb=feet, 9lb=inches, 10lb=centimeters
Group 3 - Boy=brown, Girl=Green, Twins=brown brown or brown green etc, Tri plets=yellow, Quadruplets=red, quintruplets=champagne
Group 4 - Joan well, baby well = silk, Joan poorly, baby well = calico, bo th poorly = ribbon, Joan well, baby poorly = linen

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Note for:   Samuel Leathley,   29 DEC 1808 - AFT 1881          Index

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Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disabili ty
Samuel LEATHLEY Head M Male 72 Morley, York, England No Occup ation
Ann LEATHLEY Wife M Female 71 Drighlington, York, Engla nd
Joseph LEATHLEY Son U Male 22 Gildersome, York, England Weigh man (G.4)


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Source Information:
Dwelling St Lane
Census Place Gildersome, York, England
Family History Library Film 1342079
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 4502 / 38
Page Number 1

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Notes

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Note for:   Scarth Leathley,   ABT 1853 - UNKNOWN          Index

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Occupation:   
     Date:   1881
     Place:   Coal Salesman (Dealer

Individual note:   
Scarth LEATHLEY Household
Male

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Other Information:
Birth Year <1853>
Birthplace Gildersome, York, England
Age 28
Occupation Coal Salesman (Dealer)
Marital Status M
Head of Household Scarth LEATHLEY
Relation Head
Disability

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Source Information:
Dwelling Booth Row Town St
Census Place Gildersome, York, England
Family History Library Film 1342079
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 4502 / 48
Page Number 21

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