Patrick David De László (1909 - 1980)

Born 1909 in Kensington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Penelope Ann (Steele) Keith — married 1973 (to 1975) in Surrey, England

Descendants

Died 27 Oct 1980 at about age 71 in Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Gp Capt Patrick De László served in the Royal Air Force in World War II
Service started: c1940
Unit(s): Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Service ended: c1944

Birth

G/Capt. Patrick David de Laszlo was born on 26 March 1909, the son of Lucy and Philip. He married Hon. Deborah Hamar Greenwood on 9 November 1940 in Aldershot, Hampshire. They had five children in 15 years. He died on 27 October 1980 at the age of 71, and was buried in Chawton, Hampshire.

He was the son of Philip Alexius de Laszlo and Lucy Madeleine Guinness.

Christening

Residence: Westcott, Surrey, England, UNited Kingdom

Date: 1st August 1909

Place: Haslemere, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Parents are list on this record "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ^[1]

Residences

Date: 1911 Census

Place: Kensington, , London, England, Unted Kingdom

Living with: Mother Older brother and various servents data from "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch ^[2]

Military Service

Date: 1941 - Unknown date of discharge

Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Rank: Group Captain (Gp,. Capt,.) Data from Force War Records^[3]

Marriages

1st Marriage: He married, firstly, Hon. Deborah Hamar Greenwood, daughter of Thomas Hamar Greenwood, 1st Viscount Greenwood and Margery Spencer, on 9 November 1940. "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, ^[4]

Divorced: He and Hon. Deborah Hamar Greenwood were divorced in 1970.

2nd Marriage: He married, secondly, Penelope Ann Steele, daughter of Major Gerald Steele and Maud MacKinlay, in 1973 at Surrey, England. NOTE - no record source link found

Divorced: He and Penelope Ann Steele were divorced before 1975.

3rd Marriage: He married, thirdly, Lady Pamela Newall, Baroness Sharples, daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Keith William Newall and Violet Ruby Ashton, in 1977.

He died in October 1980.

He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.). He graduated with a Bachelor of Literature (B.Litt.).

Children of G/Capt. Patrick David de Laszlo and Hon. Deborah Hamar Greenwood

1- Damon Patrick de Laszlo b. 8 Oct 1942 2- Stephanie Gay de Laszlo b. 9 Mar 1945 3- Meriel Perpetua de Laszlo b. 19 Apr 1950 4- Grania Tiffany de Laszlo b. 1 Jan 1953 5- Charmian Deborah de Laszlo b. 9 Oct 1957

Research Notes

• find date of discharge from Royal Airforce with source
• Service number and area of service is France, England?

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• Find record for 2nd marriage search doen on the 16 September 2017 found no record of this marriage

Sources

1. ↑ (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NRL1-C9N : 6 December 2014, Patrick David Laszlo, ); citing Haslemere, Surrey, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,278,932.
2. ↑ (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWL8-J73 : 1 August 2017), Patrick Laszlo in household of Albert Wicks, Kensington, , London, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/records/6447206/group-captain-p-d-de-laszlo-royal-air-force-royal-air-force-volunteer-reserve/
4. ↑ FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8L-NM6T : 8 October 2014), Patrick D De Laszlo and null, 1940; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1940, quarter 4, vol. 2C, p. 809, Aldershot, Hampshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.