Sydney Archibald English (1916 - 1990)

Born 16 Jan 1916 in Orsett, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Sheila (Downs) English — married 1946 in Brentford, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Died 2 Aug 1990 at age 74 in New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Sydney Archibald English was born on 16 January 1916 in Orsett, Essex, England, the son of Penelope English and Sydney Alfred English.^[1][2][3]

He married Sheila Downs in 1946 in Brentford, Middlesex, England.^[4] Their children were:^[5]

• Jonathan James English (1949–2016)
• Janet English
• Jeremy English
• Jill English

Sydney died on 2 August 1990 in New South Wales, Australia.^[6][7][8]

Research Notes

Possible wife may be per:

• ENGLISH, Sheila, Death notice, 19DEC2013, Death, 90, at Liverpool Hospital, formerly of Birmingham England, Sydney Morning Herald, 28DEC2013
• ENGLISH, Sheila, Death notice, 19DEC2013, Death, 90, at Liverpool Hospital, formerly of Birmingham, England, Sydney Morning Herald, 01JAN2014

Sources

1. ↑ "Sydney English." Geni. Retrieved 16 May 2020 by Clare Spring from https://www.geni.com/people/Sydney-English/6000000001458511796.
2. ↑ ENGLISH, SYDNEY ARCHIBALD. Mother's maiden name: REID. GRO Reference: 1916 M Quarter in ORSETT Volume 04A Page 164. Retrieved 16 May 2020 by Clare Spring from https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FY7-YVD : 1 October 2014), Sydney A English, 1916; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Orsett, Essex, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVDM-BHNV : 8 October 2014), Sydney A English and null, 1946; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1946, quarter 1, vol. 3A, p. 406, Brentford, Middlesex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (13 May 2020). "Jon English." In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16 May 2020 by Clare Spring from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jon_English&oldid=956426755.
6. ↑ NSW BDM death registration of ENGLISH, SYDNEY ARCHIBALD, reg. no. 15973/1990, showing parents SIDNEY and PENELOPE
7. ↑ "Search for notices: Sydney Archibald English." The Ryerson Index. Retrieved 16 May 2020 by Clare Spring from http://ryersonindex.org/search.php.
8. ↑ "Deaths." 4 August 1990. The Sydney Morning Herald, p. 160. Retrieved 16 May 2020 by Clare Spring from http://smharchives.smedia.com.au/Olive/APA/smharchive/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=SMH%2F1990%2F08%2F04&id=Ar16002&sk=BEC04A09.