Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Birth26 Jun 1905, Eastry district, Kent
Deathca May 1988, Canterbury district, kent
FatherGeorge Henry Denne (ca1857-)
MotherNellie Ralph Gardner (ca1871-)
Notes for Alan Ralph Denne MBE
This looks like his birth:

Surname First name(s) District Vol  Page
Births Sep 1905
Denne Alan Ralph Eastry 2a 1121
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Harry <spud0802@aol.com> reports that, from the 1911 census, Alan’s father was George Henry Denne born 1857 Deal, Kent; GRO Ref Is June 1857, Eastry, 2a, 609.

And:

Nellie Ralph Gardner was in the Dec quarter of 1890 I  
presume at Deal, GRO Ref is Dec 1890, Eastry, 2a, 1773.

Nellie was born in Deal GRO Ref, Jun 1871, Eastry, 2a, 813.

There are 2 kids listed on the 1911 census

Evelyn Mary Denne aged 16 born in Deal.
Alan Ralph Denne aged 5 born in Deal.

Unfortunately neither he nor I can find them on earlier censuses, so it is not yet clear which families they came from.
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It is interesting that there were a fair few George H Denne births from 1840 to 1885:

Surname First name(s) District Vol  Page
Births Jun 1857
Denne George Henry Eastry 2a 609   
Births Jun 1866
Denne George H Bridge 2a 606   
Births Dec 1867  
Denne George Henry Thanet 2a 747   
Births Sep 1877
DENNE George Honnor Medway 2a 510   
Births Jun 1880  
Denne George Henry Milton 2a 859

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In the London Gazette of 21 Dec 1944 he was listed for his MBE as a Captain, temporary Major, no 107359, with the Royal Army Service Corps.
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Here’s the family in 1911:

Name Relation Condition/ Yrs married Sex Age  Birth Year  Occupation  Where Born

DENNE, George Henry Head Married M 54 1857  Builder And Contractor  Kent Deal
DENNE, Nellie Ralph Wife Married  20 years F  40  1871    Kent Deal
DENNE, Evelyn Mary Daughter Single F 16 1895  Kent Deal
DENNE, Alan Ralph Son M 5 1906 Kent Deal
FINNIS, Edith Alice Servant Single F 23 1888  Cook Domestic  Kent Deal
ROWE, Ada Servant Single F 20 1891 Housemaid Domestic  Kent Woodnesborough Nr Sandwich

RG number: RG14 Piece: 4565 Reference: RG14PN4565 RG78PN191 RD64 SD4 ED2 SN8

Registration District: Eastry Sub District: Deal
EnumerationDistrict: 2    Parish: Deal

Address: Neville House Queen Street Deal
County: Kent
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Will notes for Alan Ralph Denne MBE
No will found for him on the England Probate WWW site.
Notes for Alan Ralph & Olga Caroline Powys (’Ba’) (Family)
Their marriage:

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1935
Denne Alan R Collard Bridge 2a 3557
Last Modified 24 Dec 2014Created 14 May 2022 by Tim Powys-Lybbe
Re-created by Tim Powys-Lybbe on 14 May 20220