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Lawrence Drury

Lawrence Charles Drury

Birth Name Lawrence Charles Drury 1a
Also Known As Laurie 2a
Gender male
Age at Death 85 years, 7 months, 8 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 24 March 1905 Lambeth, London, England  
1a
Education 1911   Scholar
3a
Marriage 25 December 1927 Southwark, London, England St Marks Church

St Marks Church London after banns - Church of England

Witness - Albert Willcox & Edith Drury

4a 5a
Death November 1990 Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, England aged 85
6a
  Occupation  
 
Occupation 1927   Horse Keeper
5a 4a
Military Service World War Two   In the army and he drove convoys

During the war grandad (Lawrence) was in the army and he drove convoys to and from (she thinks)
Portsmouth. She doesn't know what rank he was but she knows he had stripes. She thinks possibly corporal or lance corporal. - Joyce Clarke nee Drury

7a
Occupation     After the army he drove a 'horse van'. She remembers him having two grey horses and a van boy to help him. She thinks he worked for Emery Papers

from his daughter

7a
Occupation     After that he joined the GLC as a painter and decorator and stayed until he retired.

from his daughter

7a
Occupation 1959   Painter & Decorator
4b 5b
  Addresses  
 
Residence 1905 Lambeth, London, England Born

Nan and Grandad (Martha and Lawrence) apparently moved about a lot. Mum remembers living in Brocket House, Wandsworth Road; from there they moved to Stewarts Road, Battersea; next was Carshalton; then came Woking; followed by Morden and then Harlow. - Joyce Clarke nee Drury

1a 7a
Residence 1911 Lambeth, London, England 54 Broadwall, Stamfold Street

8 Family members living in 2 rooms including kitchen

3a
Residence 1927 Southwark, London, England 20 Renesly Street
4a 5a
Residence from 1926 to 1929 Southwark, London, England 159 J Queens Buildings, Collinson Road

Living with his Mother

8a
Residence World War Two Clapham, London, England Rushden House
7a
Residence     Brocket House, Wandsworth Road
7a
Residence   Battersea, London, England Stewarts Road
7a
Residence 1950s Carshalton, Surrey, England 14 St Albans Grove
7a 7b
Residence ?? Woking, Surrey, England  
7a
Residence ?? Morden, Surrey, England  
7a
Residence ?? Harlow, Essex, England  
7a
Residence 1990 Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, England Died - Harlow
6a

Families

Married Wife Martha Elizabeth Ball
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage (Primary) 25 December 1927 Southwark, London, England St Marks Church

St Marks Church London after banns - Church of England

Witness - Albert Willcox & Edith Drury

4a 5a
  Children
  1. Lawrence Walter Drury
  2. Alfred Thomas Drury

Narrative

Once held a party just so he could have a whip round to pay his dog´s Vet bill !! (from James Thomas Drury 11.12.2008 in person)

Narrative

Was a member of the Royal Antidiluvian Order of Buffaloes

Narrative

DISCOVER more about the RAOB under the GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND

Welcome to the Royal Antidiluvian Order of Buffaloes under the Grand Lodge of England. We are very proud of our core values which lie in the heart of the Community. We support the Community at a local, regional and national level. Please look through our website at your leisure bearing in mind that in our contact area we will be more than happy to give more information or put you in touch with people in your local area. We are determined to continue that which was started by our forefathers and show that in these modern times there is still a place for people to support the Community and each other. (from RAOB website)

Family Map

Family Map

Source References

  1. Birth Registration - Ancestry.co.uk
      • Date: 2nd quarter 1905
      • Page: 1905-Lambeth-2q-Vol.1d-page.266
      • Confidence: Very High
  2. Personal from Irene Treneman nee Drury
      • Date: 2008
      • Page: Personal from Irene Treneman nee Drury
      • Confidence: Very High
  3. 1911 census - Find my Past
      • Date: 3 April 1911
      • Page: RG14PN1943 RG78PN69 RD25 SD1 ED1 SN50
      • Confidence: Very High
  4. Marriage Registration - Ancestry.co.uk
      • Date: 4th quarter 1927
      • Page: 1927-Southwark-4q-Vol.1d-page.166
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Date: 11 July 1959
      • Page: 1959-Surrey N.E-3q-Vol.5g-page-1382
      • Confidence: Very High
  5. Certificate - Marriage
      • Date: 25 December 1927
      • Page: Book 1 / Marriage / page 3 - Lawrence C Drury - Martha E Ball
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Date: 11 July 1959
      • Page: Book 1 / Marriage / page 4 - Alfred T Drury - Kathleen D Davey
      • Confidence: Very High
  6. Death Registration - Ancestry.co.uk
      • Date: November 1990
      • Page: 1990-Bishop Stortford-November-Vol.10-page.14
      • Confidence: Very High
  7. E-mails from Brenda Matthews nee Clarke
      • Date: 26 September 2010
      • Page: Book 6 / E-mails / 18 / page 1a
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Date: 15 November 2010
      • Page: Book 6 / E-mails / 18 / page 2a
      • Confidence: Very High
  8. London, England, Electoral Registers, 1835-1965
      • Date: years 1926,1928,1929
      • Page: Electoral Registers. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives.
      • Confidence: Very High