Benjamin Victor Cherry (1897 - 1940)

Born 17 Aug 1897 in Oakleigh Park, Barnet, Middlesex, England

Ancestors

Died 4 Oct 1940 at age 43 in Hendon, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Benjamin Cherry was born in 1897. He was the son of Sir Benjamin Cherry and Lady Laura Gamlen.^[1]

Benjamin passed away in 1940. His death was registered in Hendon, Middlesex. ^[2] His probate mentioned John Cherry as primary beneficiary. ^[3]

In 1901, Benjamin was living with his parents and two sisters in Welwyn, Hertfordshire. The household employed four servants. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ : accessed 08 August 2021), database entry for Cherry, Benjamin Victor (Mother's maiden surname: Gamlen), GRO Reference: 1897 S Quarter in Barnet, Volume 03A Page 312.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC3-7DSS : 4 September 2014), Benjamin V Cherry, 1940; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Hendon, Middlesex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPLN-XJFM : 17 September 2018), Benjamin Victor Cherry, 29 Jan 1941; citing Probate, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS4Z-HQ5 : 20 May 2019), Benjamin V Cherry in household of Benjamin L Cherry, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Welwyn subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.