Powell, Sir Richard George Douglas 3rd Bt of Wimpole Street

Male 1909 - 1980  (70 years)      Has 14 ancestors and 13 descendants in this family tree.


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    Birth 14 Nov 1909  Hill Ridware, , Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • First name(s) Richard George D
      Last name Powell
      Birth quarter 4
      Birth year 1909
      Mother's maiden name Powell
      District Lichfield
      County Staffordshire
      Country England
      Volume 6B
      Page 464
      Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
      Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
      Subcategory Civil Births
      Collections from United Kingdom, England
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    Gender Male 
    _UID 2D57D4DA99E54BB9A68EB9E70F5728243AA5 
    Death 16 Jul 1980  District Chelsea Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • First name(s) RICHARD GEORGE D Last name POWELL Gender Male Birth day 14 Birth month 11 Birth year 1910 Age - Death quarter 3 Death year 1980 District Chelsea County London Volume 11 Page 1351 Country England Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Deaths & burials Collections from United Kingdom
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Powell, Captain Scott
              b. Est 1815  
              d. Bef 30 Oct 1873  (Age 58 years)  (Great Grandfather) 
    Holdsworth, Susanna Catherine
              b. Abt 1830, Aldborough,, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother) 
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    Person ID I50554  The Family Maw
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2023 

    Father Ancestors Powell, Sir Douglas 2nd Bt of Wimpole Street
              b. 8 Jul 1874, Marylebone, , Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 28 Feb 1932, District Chelsea Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Ancestors Powell, Albinia Muriel
              b. 28 Oct 1877, Sharow, Ripon, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 10 Feb 1904  Sharow, Ripon, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6
    • First name(s) ALBINIA MURIEL Last name POWELL Marriage quarter 1 Marriage year 1904 Registration month -
      MarriageFinder™ ALBINIA MURIEL POWELL married
      Douglas Powell District Ripon District number - County Yorkshire Country England Volume 9A Page 91 Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Marriages & divorces Collections from United Kingdom

      First name(s) Albinia Muriel Last name Powell Banns year 1904 Banns date 17 Jan 1904 Place Sharow Residence Sharow Spouse's first name(s) Douglas Spouse's last name Powell Spouse's residence Wrexham County Yorkshire (West Riding) Country England Archive North Yorkshire County Record Office Archive reference N-PR-SHA1-5 Record set Yorkshire Banns Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Marriages & divorces Collections from United Kingdom

      First name(s) Albinia Muriel Last name Powell Year 1904 Event Banns Banns year 1904 Banns date 17 Jan 1904 Marriage year - Residence Sharon Yorkshire Father's first name(s) - Father's last name - Place Brymbo County Denbighshire Country Wales Spouse's first name(s) Douglas Spouse's last name Powell Spouse's residence Wrexham Record set Denbighshire Marriages And Banns Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Marriages & divorces Collections from United Kingdom

      First name(s) Douglas
      Last name Powell
      Birth year 1875
      Age 29
      Marital status bachelor
      Occupation Lieutenant Royal Welch Fusiliers
      Residence Wrexham
      Marriage year 1904
      Marriage date 10 Feb 1904
      Marriage place Sharow
      Spouse's first name(s) Albinia Muriel
      Spouse's last name Powell
      Spouse's birth year 1878
      Spouse's age 26
      Spouse's marital status spinster
      Spouse's residence Sharow Lodge
      Father's first name(s) Richard Douglas Powell
      Father's occupation Baronet K C V O M D
      Spouse's father's first name(s) William Pollicott Powell
      Spouse's father's occupation Gentleman
      Witness 1 William Folliott Powell
      Witness 2 Richard Douglas Powell
      County Yorkshire (West Riding)
      Country England
      Archive North Yorkshire County Record Office
      Archive reference PR/SHA 1/6
      Event type Marriages
      Event year range 1864-1988
      Page 94
      Record set Yorkshire Marriages
      Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
      Subcategory Parish Marriages
      Collections from England, United Kingdom
      Transcription © Findmypast
    Age at Marriage He : 29 years and 7 months - She : 26 years and 4 months. 
    Family ID F11550  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ancestors McMullen, Elizabeth Josephine
              b. Est 1910  
              d. 1979 (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 23 Feb 1933 
    Age at Marriage He : 23 years and 3 months - She : ~ 23 years and 2 months. 
    Children 3 children 
    Family ID F28084  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2023 

    Family 2 den Bode, Alice Maria
              b. Est 1910  
              d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 1980 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 70 years and 1 month - She : ~ 70 years. 
    Family ID F28086  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2023 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Nov 1909 - Hill Ridware, , Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Powell, Sir Nicholas Folliott Douglas 4th Bt of Wimpole Street - 17 Jul 1935 - District Kensington Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Jul 1980 - District Chelsea Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Sir Richard George Douglas Powell, 3rd Bt. was born on 14 November 1909.1 He was the son of Sir Douglas Powell, 2nd Bt. and Albinia Mariel Powell.2 He married, firstly, Elizabeth Josephine McMullen , daughter of Lt.-Col. Osmond Robert McMullen , on 23 February 1933.1 He married, secondly, Alice Maria den Bode , daughter of Wilhelmus den Bode , in 1980.2 He died on 16 July 1980 at age 70.2
      He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England .1 He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Powell, of Wimpole Street, London [U.K., 1897] on 28 February 1932.1 He fought in the Second World War.1 He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Welsh Guards.1 He was director of Bovis Holdings Limited and Bovis Limited.1 He was decorated with the award of the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1944.1 He was decorated with the award of the Military Cross (M.C.) bar in 1945.1 He was Assitant Military Attaché between 1946 and 1948 at Brussels .1 He was decorated with the award of the Belgian Croix Militaire, 1st Class in 1947.1 He was director-general of IOD between 1954 and 1974.1 He was deputy chairman of the Committee on Invisible Exports between 1968 and 1976.1 He was director of Russell Garratt between 1974 and 1980.1

  • Sources 
    1. [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Lichfield - Volume 6b Page 464 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Chelsea - Volume 11 Page 1351 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Ripon - Volume 9a Page 91 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S459] East Riding Archives & Local Studies Service, Yorkshire Banns Transcription, (www.findmypast.co.uk), Archive North Yorkshire County Record Office Archive reference N-PR-SHA1-5 Record set Yorkshire Banns (Reliability: 3).
      First name(s) Albinia Muriel Last name Powell Banns year 1904 Banns date 17 Jan 1904 Place Sharow Residence Sharow Spouse's first name(s) Douglas Spouse's last name Powell Spouse's residence Wrexham County Yorkshire (West Riding) Country England Archive North Yorkshire County Record Office Archive reference N-PR-SHA1-5 Record set Yorkshire Banns Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Marriages & divorces Collections from United Kingdom

    5. [S545] Welsh Archive Services / Gwasanaethau Archifau Cymru, Denbighshire Marriages and Banns Transcription, (Welsh Archive Services / Gwasanaethau Archifau Cymru © Findmypast) (Reliability: 3).
      First name(s) Albinia Muriel Last name Powell Year 1904 Event Banns Banns year 1904 Banns date 17 Jan 1904 Marriage year - Residence Sharon Yorkshire Father's first name(s) - Father's last name - Place Brymbo County Denbighshire Country Wales Spouse's first name(s) Douglas Spouse's last name Powell Spouse's residence Wrexham Record set Denbighshire Marriages And Banns Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Marriages & divorces Collections from United Kingdom

    6. [S451] Transcription © DC Thomson Family History, Yorkshire Marriages Transcription, S2_GBPRS_YORKSHIRE_13-0743-GB-YOR-PARISH-REGISTERS-PR-SHA-1-6-1537-1900_00099 (Reliability: 3).