Denys Nelthorpe Burrell (1896 - 1965)

Born 1 Aug 1896 in Scawby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Ellen Mary (Wilson) Burrell — married 21 Aug 1933 in Gosport, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 23 Sep 1965 at age 69 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Denys was born in summer 1896, the first child of Harry Burrell and Jemima Childs.^[1] Evidently Denys' middle name was given in honour of the baronet at Scawby Hall, where father Harry had been engaged for about a decade.

Shortly after Denys' birth, father Harry took a position with wine and spirits tycoon, and shire horse breeder, Sir Walter Gilbey. The young family moved to Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, where sister Frances Evelyn was born in 1898. The family lived at 18 Warwick Road.^[2]

Denys attended school in Canterbury. During WWI Denys first served with the Royal Fusiliers, then the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry,^[3] and as 2nd Lieutenant was seriously wounded at the Somme in autumn 1916.^[4]

After the war, Denys began spending long periods in South America. Father Harry was killed in spring 1926, and the family received a significant insurance payout. Meanwhile, Denys' ties to Brazil deepened:

Denys Burrell, of Bishop's Stortford, was summoned for driving a motor-car on the footpath at Widley on August 10. P.C. Davis said the car was standing on the path, and several pedestrians had to walk into the road to pass it. Defendant wrote admitting the offence, and said he was home on leave from Brazil. He added: "I am near the end of my leave, and I will leave the magistrates to imagine the depleted state of my funds." A fine of £1 was imposed.^[5]

By 1932 Denys was living in Portsmouth and operating Elmsworth Fisheries, which transitioned from a partnership to a solo endeavor that autumn.^[6]

At age 35 in summer 1933, Denys married 21-year-old Ellen Mary Wilson in Portsmouth.^[7] Evidently the young couple initially remained in the suburb of Waterlooville, while Denys had an opportunity to opine, backed up by his knowledge of [Brazilian] Portuguese.^[8] Their first child was born the following autumn. Returning to Bishop's Stortford, daughter Hyacinth was born in summer 1937. By the following year the family had taken up residence in the London suburb of Pinner, followed by a four-year stint in Malta,^[9] where their third and final child was born in summer 1939.

At a ceremony at the Brazilian Embassy in London last Thursday, Mr. D. N. Burrell, of Warwick Road, Bishop's Stortford, was presented with the insignia of the Order of the Southern Cross by the Brazilian Ambassador, Senor Souza-Leao Gracie. The honour has been conferred by the President of Brazil, Dr. Getulio Vargas, in recognition of Mr. Burrell's services to Anglo - Brazilian friendship while secretary of the Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Economic Affairs in Great Britain. He held this office from 1943 to 1952, when he became consultant to the Council of the Chamber.^[10]

Denys Nelthorpe Burrell passed away in autumn 1965.^[11]

Research Notes

• Evidently the family retained the residence at 18 Warwick Road, Bishop's Stortford, while primarily living in London. In autumn 1953 Denys' address was 60 Lincolns Inn Fields, London, WC2.^[12] In autumn 1958 they also maintained a residence on Marine Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ UK GRO, Birth Registration, Glanford Brigg, Lincoln, 1896, No. 167
2. ↑ (help wanted), London Morning Post, April 25, 1899, page 10
3. ↑ London Gazette, August 8, 1916, page 7793
4. ↑ Chelmsford Chronicle, October 13, 1916
5. ↑ "Fareham Petty Sessions", Hampshire Telegraph, August 23, 1929
6. ↑ "Elmsworth Fisheries", Portsmouth Evening News, December 6, 1932
7. ↑ (marriage notice), Portsmouth Evening News, August 26, 1933
8. ↑ "The Origin Of Pompey", Portsmouth Evening News, December 4, 1933
9. ↑ "Restoring Malta" (letter to the editor), Daily Telegraph, November 18, 1942, page 4
10. ↑ "Honoured by Brazil", Herts and Essex Observer, January 15, 1954, page 5
11. ↑ UK GRO Probate Registry, 1966, page 915
12. ↑ Herts and Essex Observer, October 30, 1953, page 5
13. ↑ London Evening Standard, December 20, 1958, page 3