Harold Edward Pleydell (1880 - 1968)

Born 1880 in Bombala, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Ellen (Sumner) Pleydell — married 1904 in Victoria, Australia

Died 1968 at about age 88 in Sale, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Harold Pleydell is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Harold was born in 1880 in Bombala, New South Wales^[1]. His parents were James PLEYDELL and Elizabeth Walsh

Nellie SUMMER and Harold Edward PLEYDELL were married 1904 in Victoria^[2]. Their children included:

Ernest Harold PLEYDELL 1904-1924

Charles PLEYDELL 1907-1907

Elva Maud PLEYDELL 1909-2000

James Henry PLEYDELL 1912-1999

William PLEYDELL 1914-1914

20 Oct 1915, widower, Harold Edward PLEYDELL enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces^[3]. He saw service in France and Belgium and remarried in England before his return to Australia.

Alice Emily EVERSON and Harold Edward PLEYDELL were married on 27 Sep 1919 at St Andrew's Parish Church, Newington, Southwark, London, England^[4]. Their children included:

Elsie Margaret PLEYDELL abt 1926-1934

John Leslie PLEYDELL abt 1926-1934

He passed away in 1968 in Sale, Victoria^[5] and was buried at the Stratford Cemetery^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Department of Justice, New South Wales, Registry of Birth, Deaths and Marriages: Death. PLEYDELL, HAROLD EDWARD; 10859/1880 JAMES; ELIZA; BOMBALA. https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/
2. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: marriages; Registration number 289 / 1904; Family name: SUMMER; Given name(s) Nellie; Spouse's family name: PLEYDELL; Spouse's given name(s) Harold Edw. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
3. ↑ National Archives of Australia. Item details for: B2455, PLEYDELL HAROLD EDWARD; View digital copy; Title PLEYDELL Harold Edward; Service Number - 137; Place of Birth - Marahatta NSW; Place of Enlistment - Melbourne VIC; Next of Kin - (Son) PLEYDELL Ernest; Contents date range 1914 - 1920; Series number B2455; Control symbol PLEYDELL HAROLD EDWARD; Citation NAA: B2455, PLEYDELL HAROLD EDWARD; Item barcode 8017897; Location Canberra; Access status Open. https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/
4. ↑ England Marriages, 1538–1973. Name: Harold Enward Pleydell; Event Type: Marriage; Event Date: 27 Sep 1919; Event Place: Newington, Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom; Event Place (Original): Newington, London; Sex: Male; Age: 32; Birth Year (Estimated): 1887; Father's Name: James Reeves Pleydell; Spouse's Name: Alice Emily Everson; Spouse's Sex: Female; Spouse's Age: 20; Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1899; Spouse's Father's Name: George Harry Everson. "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJ41-XHF : 13 March 2020), Harold Enward Pleydell, 1919.
5. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: deaths; Registration number 26628 / 1968; Family name: PLEYDELL; Given name(s) Harold Edward; Place of event: Sale, Australia; Mother's name Eliza WALSH; Father's Name: James Henry PLEYDELL. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33045624/ : accessed 27 January 2021), memorial page for Harold Edward Pleydell (unknown–27 Oct 1968), Find a Grave Memorial no. 33045624, citing Stratford Cemetery, Stratford, Wellington Shire, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by JAN (contributor 47068365) .

• Death: Digger Victorian death index cdrom; F= James Pleydell, M= Eliz Walsh