Benjamin William Alan Plunket MVO (1912 - 1981)

Born 28 Jul 1912 in Dublin South

Ancestors

Husband of Pamela (Whatley) Plunket — married 5 Aug 1943 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Died 11 Apr 1981 at age 68 in Dromingle Kilquade, Wicklow, Ireland

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Biography

Benjamin William Alan Plunket was born on 28 July 1912 in Dublin, Dublin, his father, Benjamin Plunket, was 41 and his mother, Dorothea Butler, was 37.

Benjamin's birth was registered in 1912 in Ireland.^[1]

In the 1939 register Benjamin (age 27), Attache H M Diplonatre ??, was recorded as single on Grand Hotel Kings Road, Brighton, Sussex, England.^[2]

Benjamin (age 31) married Pamela Whatley on 5 August 1943 in District of Columbia, United States.^[3]

Benjamin died on 11 April 1981 in County Wicklow and their estate passed probate on 17 November 1981 in London.^[4]

Honorary British Attache at Washington DC

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958"
   Original data: "Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes 1845-1958,” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah. General Register Office, Republic of Ireland. "Quarterly Returns of Births in Ireland with Index to Births."; Volume: 2; Page: 638; FHL Film Number: 101074
   Ancestry uk Record 2573 #6876119 (accessed 28 September 2023)
   Benjamin W A Plunket birth 1912 in Ireland.
2. ↑ 1939 Register: "1939 England and Wales Register"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/2451b; Line Number: 7; Schedule Number: 1; Sub Schedule Number: 139
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61596 #3311876 (accessed 28 September 2023)
   Benjamin William Alan Plunket (born 28 Jul 1912), single, Attache H M Diplonatre ??, on Grand Hotel Kings Road, Brighton, Sussex, England.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Washington, D.C., U.S., Marriage Records, 1810-1953"
   Original data: Marriage Records. District of Columbia Marriages. Clerk of the Superior Court, Records Office, Washington D.C
   Ancestry uk Record 61404 #411785 (accessed 28 September 2023)
   Benjamin Wm Alan Plunket (31) marriage to Pamela Whatley on 5 Aug 1943 in District of Columbia, USA.
4. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
   Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1904 #21273622 (accessed 28 September 2023)
   Benjamin William Alan Plunket probate on 17 Nov 1981 in London. Died 11 Apr 1981 in County Wicklow.

Benjamin William Alan Plunket Death Date: 1981 Cemetery: Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium Burial or Cremation Place: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland