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Kenneth Vowles

1908 – 1979

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!GRO Births Indexes (London): Vowles, Kenneth September 1908 Oswestry 6a 639. !Birth Certificate : Registration District : Oswestry, Salop, Registration No. : 106 of August 1908, Date of Birth : 15th July 1908, Place of Birth : 25 Ferrers Road, Oswestry U.D., Name : Kenneth Vowles, Sex : Boy, Father : Sydney George Vowles, Mother : Edith May Vowles formerly Glasscodine, Occupation : Railway Cashier, Informant : Sydney George Vowles, Father, Informant : 25 Ferrers Rd, Oswestry, Date Registered : 17th August 1908, Registrar : C.H. Hull. !GRO Marriages Indexes (London): Vowles, Kenneth (Wark) September 1936 Brentford 3a 1135, Wark, Catherine (Vowles) September 1936 Brentford 3a 1135. !Marriage Certificate : Registration District : Brentford, Middlesex, Registration No. : 128 of September 1936, Date of Marriage : 1st September 1936, Groom : Kenneth Vowles, Age : 28, Marital Status : Bachelor, Occupation : Inspector of Naval Ordnance, Residence : 55 Bradley Gardens, Ealing, Father : Sidney George Vowles, Occupation : Registrar, Great Western Railway, Bride : Catherine Wark, Age : 29, Marital Status : Spinster, Occupation : ---, Residence : 4 Springfield Rd, Swindon, Father : Richard Cottam Wark, Occupation : Railway Employee, retired Place of Marriage : St Benedict's Church, Blakesley Avenue, Ealing, Ceremony : Rites & Ceremonies of the Roman Catholics, by Certificate, Celebrant : Hugh Walter MacKey, O.S.B., Signed : Kenneth Vowles; Catherine Wark, Witnesses : Trevor O. Howard; Sydney George Vowles, Registrar : D.S.S. Baker. !GRO Marriage Indexes (London): Irving, Dorothy (Vowles) March 1972 Swindon 7c 1702, Vowles, Dorothy (Vowles) March 1972 Swindon 7c 1702, Vowles, Kenneth (Irving) March 1972 Swindon 7c 1702, Vowles, Kenneth (Vowles) March 1972 Swindon 7c 1702. !Marriage Certificate : Registration District : Swindon, Wiltshire, Registration No. : 100 of March 1972, Date of Marriage : 24th March 1972, Groom : Kenneth Vowles, Age : 63, Marital Status : Previous Marriage Dissolved, Occupation : Engineering Fitter, Residence : The Paddock, Ermin Street, Stratton St Margaret, Father : Sidney George Vowles, deceased, Occupation : Registrar's Assistant, Railway works, Bride : Dorothy Vowles formerly known as Dorothy Irving, Age : 65, Marital Status : Spinster, Occupation : ---, Residence : The Paddock, Ermin Street, Stratton St Margaret, Father : William Irving, deceased, Occupation : Licensed Victualler, Place of Marriage : Register Office, Ceremony : by Certificate, Celebrant : L.J. Tyrrill, Superintendent-Registrar, Signed : K. Vowles; D. Vowles, Witnesses : Leonard Bibby; C. Bibby, Registrar : J. Wallbank. !GRO Deaths Indexes (London): Vowles, Kenneth 15 Jy 1906 June 1979 Swindon 23 2104. !Death Certificate : Registration District : Swindon, Wiltshire, Registration No. : 233 of May 1979, Date of Death : 22nd May 1979, Place of Death : Kenneth Vowles, Sex : Male, Maiden Name : --- Date of Birth : 15th July 1906, Place of Birth : Swindon, Witshire, (sic) Occupation : Fitter Engineering, Retired, Residence : 70a Pinehurst Rd, Swindon, Informant : Brian Kenneth Vowles, Son, Residence : 21a Landcroft Rd, East Dulwich, London, Cause of Death : 1a) Bronchopneumonia, b) Cerebral-Vascular Accident., Certified by : Z. Mileusnic, M.D., Signed : B.K. Vowles, Date Registered : 23rd May 1979, Registrar : V. Bartlett. !Probate Certificate : In the High Court of Justice, The district Probate Registry at Oxford, Be it known that Kenneth Vowles of 70a Pinehurst Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, formerly of The Paddock, Ermn Street, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon aforesaid, died on the 22nd day of May 1979 domiciled in England and Wales. And be it further known that at the date hereunder written, the last Will and Testament (a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) of the said deceased eas proved and registered in the said Registry of the High Court of Justice, and administration of all the estate which by law devolves to and vests in the personal representative of the said deceased was granted by the aforesaid Court to John Vowles of 21a Landcroft Road, Dulwich, London SE22, the sole executor named in the said Will, Dorothy Vowles mentioned in the said Will having died in the lifetime of the said deceased. And it is hereby certified that an Inland revenue account has been delivered wherin it is shown that the gross value of the said estate in the United Kingdom, (exclusive of what the said deceased may have possed of or entitled to as a trustee and not beneficially) amounts to £3,255.00, and that the net value of the estate amounts to £3.023.00. Dated the 7th day of September 1979. C.A. Wilkes, Records Officer. !Last Will and Testament: I, Kenneth Vowles of The Paddock, Ermin street, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, wiltshire, hereby revoke all former testamentary dispositions made by me and declare this to be my last Will. 1. Subject to the payment of my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses, I give, devise and bequeath the whole of my estate, both real and personal, unto my wife, Dorothy Vowles, of The Paddock, Ermin street, Stratton St Margaret aforesaid and I appoint the said Dorothy Vowles to be the executrix of this my Will. 2. Should my Wife predecease me or not survive me for a period of twenty-eight days after my death, then I appointmy Son, John Vowles of 15 Langstone Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, (hereinafter called "my Trustee") to be the executor and trustee of this my Will. 3. I give, devise and bequeath the whole of my estate, both real and personal whatsoever and wheesoever situate to my trustee upon trust to sell, call in or convert the same into money with power in his absolute discretion to postpone such sale, calling in or conversion for so long as he shall think fit, without being liable for loss and to stand possessed of the net proceeds of such sale, calling in or conversion and my ready monies upon the following trusts:- a) to pay thereout all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses; b) to stand possessed of the residiue after such payment as aforesaid in trust for such of the following as shall survive me, and if more than one, in equal shares absolutely, namely my aforementioned son John Vowles; Kenneth Vowles, my son of 49 Grosvenor Road, West wickham, Kent BR4 9BB; my daughter Susan Findlay, of 20 Herschell Road, Forest Hill, London SE 23 1EG, and my niece, Dorothy Patricia Geiger of Greenview Cottages, Leaves green, Keston, Kent. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand to this my Will, this 8th day of January 1973. Kenneth Vowles Signed by the said Kenneth Vowles as and for his last Will in the presence of us both being pesent at the same time, who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses. Helen P. Rayners, Solicitor, 88 Commercial rd, Swindon, S.A. Binfield, 21 Wildern Square, Stratton, Swindon, Secretary.

Original GEDCOM record
0 @I18820895054@ INDI
1 NAME Kenneth /Vowles/
2 GIVN Kenneth
2 SURN Vowles
1 SEX M
1 FAMS @F74@
1 BIRT
2 DATE 15 Jul 1908
2 PLAC Oswestry, Shropshire, England
1 DEAT
2 DATE 22 May 1979
2 PLAC Swindon, Wiltshire, England
1 UID B8F6CBC719E74F52B368BB4D80E2EAF343F0
1 NOTE !GRO Births Indexes (London): 
2 CONT Vowles, Kenneth     September 1908     Oswestry  6a  639.
2 CONT    
2 CONT !Birth Certificate      :
2 CONT Registration District :  Oswestry, Salop,
2 CONT Registration No.       :  106 of August 1908,
2 CONT Date of Birth            :  15th July 1908,
2 CONT Place of Birth           :  25 Ferrers Road, Oswestry U.D.,
2 CONT Name                        :  Kenneth Vowles,
2 CONT Sex                            :  Boy,
2 CONT Father                       :  Sydney George Vowles,
2 CONT Mother                     :  Edith May Vowles formerly Glasscodine,
2 CONT Occupation               :  Railway Cashier,
2 CONT Informant                  :  Sydney George Vowles, Father,
2 CONT Informant                  :  25 Ferrers Rd, Oswestry,
2 CONT Date Registered         :  17th August 1908,
2 CONT Registrar                    :  C.H. Hull.
2 CONT    
2 CONT !GRO Marriages Indexes (London):
2 CONT Vowles, Kenneth     (Wark)         September 1936     Brentford  3a  1135,
2 CONT Wark, Catherine       (Vowles)     September 1936     Brentford  3a  1135.
2 CONT    
2 CONT !Marriage Certificate :
2 CONT Registration District  :  Brentford, Middlesex,
2 CONT Registration No.         :  128 of September 1936,
2 CONT Date of Marriage        :  1st September 1936,
2 CONT Groom                        :  Kenneth Vowles,
2 CONT Age                             :  28,
2 CONT Marital Status            :  Bachelor,
2 CONT Occupation                :  Inspector of Naval Ordnance,
2 CONT Residence                   :  55 Bradley Gardens, Ealing,
2 CONT Father                         :  Sidney George Vowles,
2 CONT Occupation                 :  Registrar, Great Western Railway,
2 CONT Bride                           :  Catherine Wark,
2 CONT Age                             :  29,
2 CONT Marital Status            :  Spinster,
2 CONT Occupation                 :  ---,
2 CONT Residence                   :  4 Springfield Rd, Swindon,
2 CONT Father                         :  Richard Cottam Wark,
2 CONT Occupation                :  Railway Employee, retired
2 CONT Place of Marriage       :  St Benedict's Church, Blakesley Avenue, Ealing,
2 CONT Ceremony                   :  Rites & Ceremonies of the Roman Catholics, by Certificate,
2 CONT Celebrant                    :  Hugh Walter MacKey, O.S.B.,
2 CONT Signed                         :  Kenneth Vowles;  Catherine Wark,
2 CONT Witnesses                   :  Trevor O. Howard;  Sydney George Vowles,
2 CONT Registrar                     :  D.S.S. Baker.
2 CONT    
2 CONT !GRO Marriage Indexes (London):
2 CONT Irving, Dorothy        (Vowles)    March 1972    Swindon  7c  1702,
2 CONT Vowles, Dorothy     (Vowles)    March 1972     Swindon  7c  1702,
2 CONT Vowles, Kenneth     (Irving)       March 1972     Swindon  7c  1702,
2 CONT Vowles, Kenneth     (Vowles)     March 1972     Swindon  7c  1702.
2 CONT    
2 CONT !Marriage Certificate :
2 CONT Registration District  :  Swindon, Wiltshire,
2 CONT Registration No.         :  100 of March 1972,
2 CONT Date of Marriage        :  24th March 1972,
2 CONT Groom                        :  Kenneth Vowles,
2 CONT Age                             :  63,
2 CONT Marital Status            :  Previous Marriage Dissolved,
2 CONT Occupation                :  Engineering Fitter,
2 CONT Residence                   :  The Paddock, Ermin Street, Stratton St Margaret,
2 CONT Father                         :  Sidney George Vowles, deceased,
2 CONT Occupation                 :  Registrar's Assistant, Railway works,
2 CONT Bride                           :  Dorothy Vowles formerly known as Dorothy Irving,
2 CONT Age                             :  65,
2 CONT Marital Status            :  Spinster,
2 CONT Occupation                 :  ---,
2 CONT Residence                   :  The Paddock, Ermin Street, Stratton St Margaret,
2 CONT Father                         :  William Irving, deceased,
2 CONT Occupation                :  Licensed Victualler,
2 CONT Place of Marriage       :  Register Office,
2 CONT Ceremony                   :  by Certificate,
2 CONT Celebrant                    :  L.J. Tyrrill, Superintendent-Registrar,
2 CONT Signed                         :  K. Vowles;  D. Vowles,
2 CONT Witnesses                   :  Leonard Bibby;  C. Bibby,
2 CONT Registrar                     :  J. Wallbank.
2 CONT    
2 CONT !GRO Deaths Indexes (London):
2 CONT Vowles, Kenneth     15 Jy 1906     June 1979     Swindon  23  2104.
2 CONT    
2 CONT !Death Certificate     :
2 CONT Registration District :  Swindon, Wiltshire,
2 CONT Registration No.       :  233 of May 1979,
2 CONT Date of Death           :  22nd May 1979,
2 CONT Place of Death          :  Kenneth Vowles,
2 CONT Sex                            :  Male,
2 CONT Maiden Name           :  ---
2 CONT Date of Birth            :  15th July 1906,
2 CONT Place of Birth           :  Swindon, Witshire, (sic)
2 CONT Occupation              :  Fitter Engineering, Retired,
2 CONT Residence                 :  70a Pinehurst Rd, Swindon,
2 CONT Informant                 :  Brian Kenneth Vowles, Son,
2 CONT Residence                 :  21a Landcroft Rd, East Dulwich, London,
2 CONT Cause of Death        :  1a)  Bronchopneumonia,
2 CONT b)  Cerebral-Vascular Accident.,
2 CONT Certified by              :  Z. Mileusnic, M.D.,
2 CONT Signed                       :  B.K. Vowles,
2 CONT Date Registered        :  23rd May 1979,
2 CONT Registrar                   :  V. Bartlett.
2 CONT    
2 CONT !Probate Certificate :
2 CONT In the High Court of Justice,
2 CONT The district Probate Registry at Oxford,
2 CONT Be it known that Kenneth Vowles of 70a Pinehurst Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, formerly of The Paddock, Ermn Street, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon aforesaid, died on the 22nd day of May 1979 domiciled in England and Wales.
2 CONT And be it further known that at the date hereunder written, the last Will and Testament (a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) of the said deceased eas proved and registered in the said Registry of the High Court of Justice, and administration of al
2 CONC l the estate which by law devolves to and vests in the personal representative of the said deceased was granted by the aforesaid Court to John Vowles of 21a Landcroft Road, Dulwich, London SE22, the sole executor named in the said Will, Dorothy Vow
2 CONC les mentioned in the said Will having died in the lifetime of the said deceased.
2 CONT And it is hereby certified that an Inland revenue account has been delivered wherin it is shown that the gross value of the said estate in the United Kingdom, (exclusive of what the said deceased may have possed of or entitled to as a trustee and n
2 CONC ot beneficially) amounts to £3,255.00, and that the net value of the estate amounts to £3.023.00.
2 CONT Dated the 7th day of September 1979.
2 CONT C.A. Wilkes,
2 CONT Records Officer.
2 CONT    
2 CONT !Last Will and Testament:
2 CONT I, Kenneth Vowles of The Paddock, Ermin street, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, wiltshire, hereby revoke all former testamentary dispositions made by me and declare this to be my last Will.
2 CONT 1.  Subject to the payment of my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses, I give, devise and bequeath the whole of my estate, both real and personal, unto my wife, Dorothy Vowles, of The Paddock, Ermin street, Stratton St Margaret aforesaid a
2 CONC nd I appoint the said Dorothy Vowles to be the executrix of this my Will.
2 CONT 2.  Should my Wife predecease me or not survive me for a period of twenty-eight days after my death, then I appointmy Son, John Vowles of 15 Langstone Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, (hereinafter called "my Trustee") to be the executor and trustee o
2 CONC f this my Will.
2 CONT 3.  I give, devise and bequeath the whole of my estate, both real and personal whatsoever and wheesoever situate to my trustee upon trust to sell, call in or convert the same into money with power in his absolute discretion to postpone such sale
2 CONC ,  calling in or conversion for so long as he shall think fit, without being liable for loss and to stand possessed of the net proceeds of such sale, calling in or conversion and my ready monies upon the following trusts:-
2 CONT a)  to pay thereout all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses;
2 CONT b)  to stand possessed of the residiue after such payment as aforesaid in trust for such of the following as shall survive me, and if more than one, in equal shares absolutely, namely my aforementioned son John Vowles; Kenneth Vowles, my son of 4
2 CONC 9 Grosvenor Road, West wickham, Kent BR4 9BB; my daughter Susan Findlay, of 20 Herschell Road, Forest Hill, London SE 23 1EG, and my niece, Dorothy Patricia Geiger of Greenview Cottages, Leaves green, Keston, Kent.
2 CONT In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand to this my Will, this 8th day of January 1973.
2 CONT Kenneth Vowles
2 CONT Signed by the said Kenneth Vowles as and for his last Will in the presence of us both being pesent at the same time, who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses.
2 CONT Helen P. Rayners,
2 CONT Solicitor, 88 Commercial rd, Swindon,
2 CONT S.A. Binfield,
2 CONT 21 Wildern Square, Stratton, Swindon,
2 CONT Secretary.
Family record F74
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1 HUSB @I18820895054@
1 WIFE @I18820895053@
1 MARR
2 DATE 24 Mar 1972
2 PLAC Swindon, Wiltshire, England