Athol Bruce Blaxland

1894 - 1978  (83 years)

• Name	Athol Bruce Blaxland  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	29 May 1894	Lilleshall   [2, 4, 5, 6]
  	birth reg 1Q1895
  Residence	Mar 1901	Lilleshall   [4]
  Residence	Apr 1911	Holy Cross Rectory, Shrewsbury   [3]
  Marriage	30 Nov 1920	Holy Cross Abbey, Shrewsbury
  	Francis Vaughan Simpkinson,   b. 02 May 1889, Kensington d. 06 May 1943, Melton Mowbray Hospital
  Residence	1923	Trinidad   [7]
  	passengers on Harrison Lines "Ingoma" arr London 28 May 1923: Athol B Simpkinson, 29; Angela V Simpkinson, 1; emb Trinidad; 1st cl; resid BWI; UK addr Abbey Vicarage, Shrewsbury
  Residence	1924	2 Cottesmore Gardens, Kensington   [8]
  Residence	abt 1925 - 1933	11 Langland Rd, Mumbles   [9]
  Residence	1936 - 1937	Severn Lodge, Tutshill   [8]
  Residence	Sep 1939	Vicarage, Old Dalby   [5]
  Residence	Nov 1947	The Cross, Repton   [10]
  	Boarding house at Repton School
  Residence	Jun 1949	The Cross, Repton   [11]
  Residence	Mar 1950	The Cross, Repton   [12]
  Residence	May 1952	The Cross, Repton   [13]
  Residence	- 1977	Stalisfield Cottage, Temple Ewell   [14]
  Death	01 Jan 1978	Stalisfield Cottage, Temple Ewell   [6, 14]
  Probate	18 Apr 1979	London ; £23,999  [14]
  	Simpkinson, Athol Bruce of Stalisfield Cottage Temple Ewell Dover died 1 January 1970 Probate London 18 April £23999 [NPC]
  Person ID	I1238	Tatham | Morris branch | Spouse
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Bruce Blaxland,   b. abt Nov 1859, Canterbury d. 08 Oct 1932, Bay Hotel, Falmouth (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Constance Gordon Rae,   b. 22 Jul 1860, Walton House, Eastry d. 11 Mar 1942, Vicarage, Old Dalby (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	12 Aug 1890	St Mary the Virgin, Eastry   [15, 16, 17]
  	Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Eastry in the County of Kent: - Bruce Blaxland, 30, bachelor, clerk in holy orders, resid Bebington, father Alfred Deune Blaxland, librarian; - Constance Gordon Rae, 30, spinster, resid Eastry, father James Adam Rae, Lieut- Colonel, J.P.; - married by licence by J W Bliss, off. minist., Rector of Betteshanger; - in the presence of: A L Rae, J R Holmes [Vicar of Eastry], C Blaxland, A D Blaxland
  Notes	resid Apr 1911: children John Bruce (19), Alan Bruce (18), Athol Bruce (16), Constance Bruce (15), Lionel Bruce (13) (5 ch in total) + 2 serv. House 12 rooms Lionel Bruce Blaxland (1898-1976) was a WW1 flying ace, cricketer, schoolmaster and clergyman. He played first-class cricket intermittently for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1947. When a master at Repton, he coached Donald Bryce Carr, another Derbyshire player and the future England captain. He was the great-uncle of the Kent and Derbyshire player James Graham-Brown, writer of plays as Dougie Blaxland.
  Family ID	F0770	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Francis Vaughan Simpkinson,   b. 02 May 1889, Kensington d. 06 May 1943, Melton Mowbray Hospital (Age 54 years)
  Engagement	19 Oct 1920	[18]
  	The marriage will take place in December between Francis Vaughan Simpkinson (late temp. Captain, R.E.), of 2, Cottesmore-gardens, Kensington, and Athol Bruce Blaxland, Abbey Vicarage, Shrewsbury [The Times, 19 Oct 1920]
  Marriage	30 Nov 1920	Holy Cross Abbey, Shrewsbury   [1, 19]
  	Simpkinson : Blaxland. On the 30th Nov., at the Abbey Church. Shrewsbury, by the Vicar, father of the bride, Francis Vaughan Simpkinson, A.M.I.C.E., late Temporary Captain, R.E., only son of Mr. H. W. Simpkinson, C.B., and Mrs. Simpkinson, of 2, Cottesmore Gardens, Kensington, and Limpsfield, to Athol Bruce, elder daughter of the Rev. Bruce and Mrs. Blaxland, of the Abbey Vicarage, Shrewsbury. [The Times, 03 Dec 1920]
  Children	+ 1. Angela Vaughan Simpkinson,   b. 01 May 1922, Trinidad? d. Jan 2001, Stroud (Age 78 years) + 2. Living + 3. John Vaughan Simpkinson,   b. 08 Sep 1924, Limpsfield d. 03 Sep 2011, Derby (Age 86 years) + 4. Living
  Family ID	F0765	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2020

  
  

• Sources

  [S02] BMD Index, 4Q1920, marriage reg Atcham. [S02] BMD Index, 1Q1895, birth reg Newport S. [S01] Census, 1911, UK. age 16 b Lilleshall [S01] Census, 1901, UK. age 6 [S69] Register England & Wales 1939. [S02] BMD Index, 1Q1978, death reg Dover. b 29 May 1894 [S12] Passenger Lists, 28 May 1923, Ingoma. [S25] Electoral Registers. [S17] Telephone Directories. [S05] The Times, 22 Nov 1947, marriage notice. dau Angela [S05] The Times, 22 Jun 1949, forthcoming marriages. dau Evelyn [S05] The Times, 04 Mar 1950, marriage notice. son John [S05] The Times, 17 May 1952, forthcoming marriages. dau Stella [S14] Probate Register. [S06] Parish Registers, 12 Aug 1890, marriages, St Mary the Virgin, Eastry. [S02] BMD Index, 3Q1890, marriage reg Eastry. [S01] Census, 1911, UK. marr 20 yrs [S05] The Times, 19 Oct 1920, forthcoming marriages. [S05] The Times, 03 Dec 1920, marriages.