Geoffrey Schomberg Arbuthnot RN DSO KCB (1885 - 1957)

Born 18 Jan 1885 in Havant, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Jessie Marguerite (Henderson) Arbuthnot — married 22 Oct 1913 in Frome, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 4 Oct 1957 at age 72 in Sussex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Geoffrey was born in 1885. He was the son of Charles Arbuthnot and Emily Caroline Schomberg.^[1]

UK Census Event Date 31 March 1901: Recorded in Dartmouth, Devon, England. Aged 16.

Occupation: NAVY OFF

He married Jessie Marguerite Henderson (daughter of William Henderson) on 22 October 1913 at Frome, Somerset, England.^[2]

They had three children.

Geoffrey fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1919.

He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King George VI in 1936; he was Chief of the Supplies and Transport in 1937; he held the office of Fourth Sea Lord of the Admiralty in 1937.

He was Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station in 1941 and he was Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station in 1941.

Geoffrey was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1942.

His wife died in 1947.

He died in 1957 at the age of 72.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. From "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006." Database. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : 2012. Citing General Register Office, Southport, England. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XGR-K92
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26CN-W5C "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. From "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006." Database. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : 2012. Citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. From "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006." Database. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : 2012. Citing General Register Office, Southport, England. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCZ-YDM3

• Table K Part 1

• The Peerage

Census Records

• "England and Wales Census, 1891." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 8 May 2019. From "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census." Database and images. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : n.d. Citing PRO RG 12. The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q3NZ-26Z

• "England and Wales Census, 1901." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 21 May 2019. From "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census." Database and images. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : n.d. Citing PRO RG 13. The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSWC-5N9

Acknowledgments

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