Born 20 May 1896 in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Evelyn Blanche (Longman) Rutherford — married Mar 1929 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Husband of Lorna Mary (Anderson) Rutherford — married before 14 Jan 1940 in Union of South Africa [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 31 Oct 1967 at age 71 in Rondebosch, Cape Town, Cape Province, Republic of South Africa

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Biography

Name

Peter William Rutherford ^[1]

Birth

Date: 20 May 1896 ^[1]

Place: Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom ^[1]

Marriage

Eveyln Blanche Longman

Date: Mar 1929 ^[2]

Place: Marylebone, Middlesex, England ^[2]

Second Marriage

Lorna Anderson

Date: Bef. 1940

Place:

Children

Lorna Anne Rutherford ^[3]

Death

Date: 31 Oct 1967 ^[4]

Place: Rondebosch, Cape Town, Cape Province, Republic of South Africa ^[4]

Life Events

Birth

Peter William Rutherford was born on 20 May 1896. ^[1]

Residences

England and Wales Census, 31 March 1901

Event Place: Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Household:

1. David Carter Rutherford. Head, Male, 32 years of age, Married, Import & Export Merchant, Employer, born in Enfield, Middlesex
2. Charlotte Ann Rutherford, Wife, Female, 30 years of age, Married, born in Hackney, London
3. Peter William Rutherford, Son, Male, 4 years of age, born in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
4. Colin Charles Rutherford, Son, Male, 0 years of age, born in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
5. David Alfred Rutherford, Son, Male, 2 years of age, born in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
6. Louise Harriet Goodrich, Servant, Female, 20 years of age, Nurse (Domestic), born in East Dulwich, London
7. Lily Maud Reeve, Servant, Female, 20 years of age, General Servant (Domestic), born in Audley End, Cambridgeshire ^[5]

Military

Second-Lieutenant Peter Willliam Rutherford of the 10th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment in the Royal Air Force. He was awarded the Military Cross for reconnoitring in daylight and later leading a successful raid in France. He had qualified for it on 13-7-1915. ^[6]

Marriage

Peter William Rutherford, a government official who resided in Powis Court, Bushey Heath, son of David Carter Rutherford, a justice of the peace, married Evelyn B. Harrison-Wallace, who resided in 20 Queen's Terrace, daughter of Robert Longman, retired, on 28 February 1929 in All Saints, St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England. Their marriage was witnessed by their fathers. ^[2]

Death

He died on 31 October 1967 in 7 Faversham Place, Highstead Road, Rondebosch, Cape of Good Hope, Republic of South Africa. His probate was dated 19 July 1968 in London. He left 1085 pounds. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FQ7-NPR : 1 October 2014), Peter William Rutherford, 1896; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Edmonton, Middlesex, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Ancestry.com. Ancestry Record 1623 #18481929 (requires subscription). England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Ancestry Sharing Link London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P89/ALL1/069, Accessed On 09 August 2021.
3. ↑ Personal recollection of events witnessed by Lorna Anne Rutherford
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Ancestry.com. View Ancestry uk Record 1904 #74777707 (requires subscription). England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright. View free Ancestry Sharing Link on ancestry.co.uk, Accessed on ancestry.co.uk, 02 September 2021.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X96Y-134 : 20 May 2019), Peter William Rutherford in household of David Carter Rutherford, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Cheshunt subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ Hammerton, Sir John. “The War Illustrated Vol 8: Rutherford P W 2nd Lt Mc West Yorkshire Regiment The War.” UK Photo And Social History Archive. UK Photo And Social History Archive. Accessed September 3, 2021. https://www.ukphotoarchive.org.uk/the-war-illustrated-vol-8/h9BEEA835#h9beea835.