He was the son of the Reverend Frederick Leslie Courtenay, 16th Earl of Devon and Marguerite Silva.[1]He was born on the 18th of July 1916,[1]citing Birth Registration, Honiton, Devon, England.[2]He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.[1]He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.[1]He married Sybil Venetia Taylor, daughter of Captain John Vickris Taylor and Sybil Mary Hopkinson, on the 29th of July 1939.[1]At Newbury, Berkshire, England.[3]He died on the 19th of November 1998 at the age of 82,[1]citing Death Registration, Exeter, Devon, England.[4]
↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FT6-7XP : 1 October 2014), Charles C C Courtenay, 1916; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Honiton, Devon, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8V-N41H : 8 October 2014), Charles C Courtenay and null, 1939; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1939, quarter 3, vol. 2C, p. 1617, Newbury, Berkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ6-5WTV : 4 September 2014), Charles Christopher C Courtenay, Nov 1998; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death Registration, Exeter, Devon, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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