Martin Lascelles Dennys (1841 - 1918)

Born 4 Dec 1841 in Portsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

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Died 29 Jul 1918 at age 76 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States

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Biography

Martin Lascelles Dennys was born on 4 December 1841, with his birth registered in the 4th quarter of 1841 at Portsea, Hampshire, England. He was christened on 25 December 1841 at St Mary's Church, Portsea. He was the son of Nicholas Belfield Dennys and Mary Ann Martin.

In the 1851 England and Wales Census, he was at Saint John Hertford, Hertfordshire, aged 9, a scholar (possibly at a boarding school?)

On 13 January 1866 at St. John's Church, Upper Holloway, London, he married Leona Sophie L L P C Duncker. He was residing at Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The marriage was conducted by the Rev N. B. Dennys. They had children:

1. Philip Charles Emil, 18 Oct 1867 (Geelong) - 9 Jun 1945, married Louisa Mary Vaux
2. Arthur Vernon Lascelles, 1879 (London), birth reg. Volume 01A, Page 26, 1879 S Quarter, Kensington

On 3 December 1872, he was elected a Councillor for the North Ward of the Borough of Newtown and Chilwell, being the only candidate to fill an extraordinary vacancy. He was residing at Aphrasia Street, Newtown, Geelong.

On 2 March 1875, he appeared in court in Victoria as a witness representing the firm C. J. Dennys and Co., commission agents, Geelong.

On 6 July 1877, a public notice stated that he was leaving the partnership with Charles John Dennys and Edward Harewood Lascelles, which was styled Dennys, Lascelles and Company, operating as stock and station agents and woolbrokers. He was replaced as a partner by David Strachan, of Geelong.

In the 1881 Census of England and Wales, he was the head of a household at Hammersmith, London, aged 39, an estate agent, with his wife and two sons.

He passed away on 29 July 1918 at Providence Hospital, Seattle, King County, Washington, United States, aged 76, from cirrhosis of the liver. He had been working in the Circulation Department of the Times and residing at Central Hotel.

Sources

• General Register Office, UK search for birth reg., Volume 07, Page 141, birth registered in 1841, D (4th) Quarter in Portsea Island Union, Martin Lascelles Dennys, mother's maiden surname Martin.
• FamilySearch Record: Q5HZ-RLN2, Hampshire Parish Registers; christening on 25 Dec 1841 at St Mary's Church, Portsea, Hampshire; Martin Lascelles Dennys, parents Nicholas Balfield Dennys and Mary Ann Dennys.
• FamilySearch Record: SGPF-BDT, England and Wales Census, 1851; Place: Saint John Hertford, Hertfordshire; Martin L Dennys, age 9, born at Portsea, Hampshire, Scholar.
• FamilySearch Record: 2DH1-MQC, England and Wales Marriage Registration Index; Volume 1B, Page 253, marriage in 1866, M (1st) Quarter, at Islington; Martin L Dennys.
• FamilySearch Record: 2DH1-9R9, England and Wales Marriage Registration Index; Volume 1B, Page 253, marriage in 1866, M (1st) Quarter, at Islington; Leona S L L P C Duncker
• Geelong Advertiser, 20 Mar 1866, Page 2, Married via Trove, [2 marriages] marriage on 14 Jan at St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong, N. B. Dennys, Esq., of H.B.M. Consular service, to Eleanore Matthies, youngest daughter of the Wallmeister Matthies, of Stade, Hanover; also marriage on 13 Jan at St. John's Church, Upper Holloway, [London], by the Rev N. B. Dennys, Martin Lascelles Dennys, of Geelong, Victoria, to Leona Sophie, only daughter of Charles Duniker, Esq., of Berlin.
• Geelong Advertiser, 4 Dec 1872, Page 4, Election Notices via Trove, Martin Lascelles Dennys of Aphrasia Street, Newtown, elected a Councillor for the North Ward of the Borough of Newtown and Chilwell; as the only candidate to fill an extraordinary vacancy; dated 3 Dec 1872.
• The Ballarat Star (Victoria), 3 Mar 1875, Page 4, Police, City Court via Trove, court hearings on 2 Mar [presumably at Ballarat]; Alleged Fraudulent Insolvency; Owen O'Connor, hide and skin dealer, was charged with defrauding his creditors; Martin Lascelles Dennys, of the firm of C. J. Dennys and Co., commission agents, Geelong, deposed that on 30 Jul 1873 he purchased hides and skins from the prisoner.
• Geelong Advertiser, 6 Jul 1877, Page 3, Public Notices via Trove, [last column], Dissolution of Partnership; notice that Martin Lascelles Dennys was leaving the partnership between him, Charles John Dennys, and Edward Harewood Lascelles, styled "Dennys, Lascelles and Company," stock and station agents and woolbrokers; he was replaced as a partner by David Strachan, of Geelong.
• FamilySearch Record: Q273-QYSC, England and Wales Census, 1881; household at Hammersmith, London, Middlesex;

• FamilySearch Record: N3G3-3ML, Washington Death Certificates; death on 29 Jul 1918 at Providence Hospital, Seattle, King County; Martin L. Dennys; race White; widowed; born on 4 Dec 1840; age 77 years 7 months 25 days; occupation: Circulation Dept.; employer: Times; birthplace England; parents Nicholas Dennys and Mary Martin, both born in England; cause of death: Cirrhosis of liver; residence in hospital: 7 days; usual residence: Central Hotel; burial: cremation on 31 Jul 1918;

Acknowledgements

• Person record at FamilySearch MVDD-YP1.

Research Notes

• Although the death certificate says he was born on 4 Dec 1840, the birth registration and christening are both in Dec 1841. I've taken 1841 as the year of birth.