Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)

Born 12 Oct 1872 in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Adeline Maria (Fisher) Vaughan Williams — married 1897 in Steyning, Sussex, England

Husband of Ursula (Lock) Vaughan Williams — married 1953 in Steyning, Sussex, England

Died 26 Aug 1958 at age 85 in London, England

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Biography

Ralph Vaughan Williams is Notable.

Ralph Vaughan Williams was born on 12 October 1872 at Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England. ^[1] He was the son of Reverend Arthur Charles Vaughan Williams and Margaret Susan Wedgwood. He married, firstly, Adeline Maria Fisher, daughter of Herbert William Fisher and Mary Louisa Jackson, on 9 October 1897 at All Saints Church, Hove, Sussex, England. He married, secondly, Joan Ursula Penton Lock, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir Robert Ferguson Lock and Kathleen Beryl Penton, in 1953. He died on 26 August 1958 at age 85. ^[2]

He was a composer, with his first composition published in 1902 when he was 30 years of age. He graduated with a Doctor of Music. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over sixty years.

Vaughan Williams fought in the First World War, volunteering when he was 42 years old when war broke out in 1914. He gained the rank of Private in the service of the Royal Army Medical Corps. He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the service of the Royal Garrison Artillery. The war left its emotional mark on Vaughan Williams, who lost many comrades and friends, including the young composer George Butterworth. On returning to civilian life it took some time before Vaughan Williams was ready to compose again.

In his later years his health had been good, but he died suddenly at Hanover Terrace (his leased home in London) aged eighty five. He was cremated after a private funeral at Golders Green. On 19 September, at a crowded memorial service, his ashes were interred near the burial plots of Purcell and Stanford in the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey.

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Vaughan_Williams
2. ↑ http://www.britannica.com/biography/Ralph-Vaughan-Williams

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q277-LDQM : 10 December 2017), Ralph V Williams in household of Caroline S Wedgwood, Wotton, Surrey, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 21, Piece/Folio 794/98, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,402.
• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9CT-MXD : 20 May 2019), Ralph V Williams, City of London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St Margaret And St John subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK3R-8S3Q : 16 March 2018), Ralph Vaughan-Williams, 1932; citing M1464, Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans, Vermont, District, 1895-1924, 579, NARA microfilm publications M1461, M1463, M1464, and M1465 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, publication year); FHL microfilm 2,155,349.
• http://www.thepeerage.com Ralph Vaughan Williams [1]

See also:

• Ralph is mentioned in the book 'BOOSEY & HAWKES: THE PUBLISHING STORY' written by Helen Wallace.'Boosey & Hawkes, the Publishing Story' by Helen Wallace-1

• Beth Britten's biography of her brother Benjamin Britten the composer, entitled 'My Brother Benjamin', published by The Kensal Press in 1986 (ISBN 0-946041-40-7), includes extensive family trees. Hundreds of friends, professional connections and people in the 'music world' are also mentioned in the text.'My Brother Benjamin' by his sister Beth Britten

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Vaughan_Williams

• 'Virginia Woolf' a biography by her nephew Quentin Bell, published by The Hogarth Press, Pimlico, London in 1996. ISBN 0 7126 7450 0, includes extensive family trees. Hundreds of friends, professional connections and people in the 'Bloomsbury set' are also mentioned in the text.'Virginia Woolf' a biography by her nephew Quentin Bell

• Wikipedia: Ralph_Vaughan_Williams

• Wikidata: Item Q207947, en:Wikipedia

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Charles Thomson for creating WikiTree profile Vaughan-Williams-2 through the import of Alexander timeline_book.ged on Feb 28, 2013.