Fergus Reginald Winsford Graham (1884 - 1961)

Born 26 Oct 1884 in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Egeria Marion Spottiswood (Baker) Graham — married 30 Apr 1915 in Yeovil, Somerset, England

Descendants

Died 3 Nov 1961 at age 77 in Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Fergus Graham is a member of Clan Graham.

Col. Fergus Reginald Winsford Graham.

Born

26 Oct 1884. ^[1]

Dundalk, Ireland.

Marriage

Husband Col. Fergus Reginald Winsford Graham.

Wife Egeria Marion Spottiswood Baker.

Marriage 30 April 1915.

Yeovil, Somerset, England. ^[2]

Residence

1891 - St Mary Church, Devon, England. ^[3]

Name	Age
Fergus Graham	44
Caroline Mary Graham	44
Fergus Reginald Winford Graham	6
Charlotte Graham, sister	45
Mary Anne Hackworthy, servant	25
Lucy Jane Hollist, servant	26
Alice Sanders, servant	19

1901 - Clifton Emmanuel, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. Pupil. ^[4]

1911 - St Martin in the Fields, London, England. Boarder.^[5]

Military

Colonel Graham fought in the First World War, where he was wounded twice, and was mentioned in dispatches four times. He was awarded the Victory Medal, the Military Cross (M.C.), the 1914 Star, and the Croix de Guerre. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1919. He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Irish Ulster Rifles, 6th Leinster Regiment.

Between 1934 and 1938 he was Commander of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps and was Group Commandant of the Royal Observer Corps. Colonel Graham also fought in the Second World War. ^[6]

Died

3 Nov 1961.

Border, Cumberland, England. ^[7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBHZ-MMS : 4 December 2014), BIRTHS entry for Fergus Reginald Winifred Graham; citing Dundalk, Oct - Dec 1884, vol. 2, p. 708, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,060.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:266D-49L : 13 December 2014), Fergus R W Graham and null, 1915; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” citing 1915, quarter 2, vol. 5C, p. 903, Yeovil, Somerset, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WCJN-42M : 10 December 2017), Fergus Reginald Wimford Graham in household of Fergus Graham, St Mary Church, Devon, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," citing PRO RG 12, Devon county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSDX-7M7 : 8 April 2016), Fergus R W Graham, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," citing Clifton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWGX-LPY : 1 August 2017), Tergas Reginald Wansford Graham in household of James Johnson Godfrey Donnelly, St Martin In The Fields, , London, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
7. ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England, viewable here.
8. ↑ England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007.

Acknowledgement

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