William Frederick Kyle Hardy (1865 - 1936)

Born 14 Mar 1865 in Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Jessie (Harland) Hardy — married 23 Aug 1899 in Harefield, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Died 1936 at about age 70 in Newbury, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

William was born in 1865.

Jessie HARLAND and Brig. William Frederick Kyle HARDY were married on 23 Aug 1899 in Harefield. Brig William Frederick Kyle HARDY (son of General HARDY) was born on 14 Mar 1865. The name Kyle is through the Hardy side where a branch of the family (Hugenots) had to give up their chateau near Nimes in the south of France. They then travelled to Cork where there was a Bishop Kyle of Cork. Virginia Dearden (nee Hardy) has a superb oil painting dating from the early 1800s.

This officer is buried in Newtown Road Cemetery, Newbury. The Friends of the cemetery have carried out some research, and reports of his extraordinary life and tragic death may be found on their website:- http://www.fnrcnewbury.org.uk/persondetails.asp?PersonID=1194.

Sources

http://www.fnrcnewbury.org.uk/persondetails.asp?PersonID=1194. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Abx6EqTRfqEC&pg=PA239&lpg=PA239&dq=major+general+frederick+james+Kyle+hardy&source=bl&ots=IoS5Sa_cb2&sig=Ie0GpciB9Vs

William K Hardy England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007 Name: William K Hardy Event Type: Death Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration Year: 1936 Registration District: Newbury County: Berkshire Event Place: Newbury, Berkshire, England Age (available after 1866): 71 Birth Year (Estimated): 1865 Volume: 2C Page: 340 Line Number: 142