Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameLt-Col Cecil Hunter Little DSO, MBE 
[4, 1881: RG number: RG11 Piece: 1163 Folio: 50 Page: 33], [3, His birth, Q2 of 1880, Kensington dist, vol 1a, p. 62], [3, Death, Q1 of 1946, Hereford dist, vol 6A, p. 778], [62, 107th edn of 2003, Wakeman, vol 3, p. 4032]
[4, 1881: RG number: RG11 Piece: 1163 Folio: 50 Page: 33], [3, His birth, Q2 of 1880, Kensington dist, vol 1a, p. 62], [3, Death, Q1 of 1946, Hereford dist, vol 6A, p. 778], [62, 107th edn of 2003, Wakeman, vol 3, p. 4032]Birth7 Mar 1880, Kensington district, London
Death5 Mar 1946, Somerville Nursing Home, Hereford
GeneralIN Somerset Light Infantry.
FatherCol William Hunter B Little (ca1848-)
MotherAmy Maria Powys Bode (ca1853-)
Spouses
Marriageca Aug 1917, St George, Hanover Sq district, London [3, Their marriage, Q3 of 1917, St Geo Han Sq dist, vol 1a, p. 1128 ]
ChildrenPamela Rose Arabella (1921-2010)
Notes for Lt-Col Cecil Hunter Little DSO, MBE
His birth:
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Jun 1880
LITTLE Cecil Hunter Kensington 1a 62
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He was eventually found in the 1881 census but not in the following ones in 1891, 1901 or 1911.
No death found on FreeBMD up to c. 1935.
Not found in WW1 casualties on CWGC.
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In 1917 there may be a marriage of a C H Wilson with a Romilly which may have something to do with the marriage of his aunt Gwendoline Powys Pratt-Barlow apparently with a Romily:
Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1917
Ashdown Florence M Smith St.Geo.H.Sq. 1a 1128
Higham Charles Johnson St.Geo.H.Sq. 1a 1128
Johnson Alice M A Higham St. Geo. H. Sq. 1a 1128
Little Cecil H Romilly St.Geo.H.Sq. 1a 1128
Romilly Dorothea K Little St. Geo. H. Sq. 1a 1128
Dorothea Romilly appears in the 1911 census as unmarried and 29 then, so would have been 35 on marriage.
In Q1 of 1921 there was a Pamela R A Little born with a mother surnamed Romilly; that Dorothea would then have been 39.
I think I’ll include this and see what turns up later.
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FindMyPast has this transcript of his Medal Index card:
First name(s) Cecil Hunter
Last name Little
Year 1914-20
Service number -
Rank Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel,Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel,Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
Second rank Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
Third rank Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
Fourth rank Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
Regiment Somerset Light Infantry, Shropshire Light Infantry, London Regiment, South Lancashire Regiment
Second corps Shropshire Light Infantry
Third corps London Regiment
Fourth corps South Lancashire Regiment
Service record Corps: Somerset Light Infantry
Second service record Rank: Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Corps: Shropshire Light Infantry
Third service record Rank: Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Corps: London Regiment
Fourth service record Rank: Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Corps: South Lancashire Regiment
Image link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D3690029
Country Great Britain
Medal type British Army Medal Index Cards, 1914-1920
Archive reference WO372/12
Archive reference description Women's Services, Distinguished Conduct Medals and Military Medals
Record set Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards
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He and his family were in the 1939 Register, giving all their birth dates:
The Old Gore , Ross and Whitchurch R.D., Herefordshire, England
FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER
Cecil H Little 07 Mar 1880 Male A R P O Herefordshire Married 32 1
Dorothy K (Dorothea) Little 02 Jan 1882 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 32 2
Pamela R Little 27 Mar 1921 Female Womens Land Army Single 32 3
Joan S Nash (Clarke) 26 Jan 1922 Female Paid Domestic Duties Single 32 4
Ref: RG101/5170C/005/11
On the entry sheet, their address is given as The Old Gore Ross on Wye.
There are no redacted persons on the register.
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His apparent death index:
First name(s) CECIL H
Last name LITTLE
Gender Unknown
Birth year 1881
Age 65
Death quarter 1
Death year 1946
District Hereford
County Herefordshire
Volume 6A
Page 778
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
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Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Jun 1880
LITTLE Cecil Hunter Kensington 1a 62
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He was eventually found in the 1881 census but not in the following ones in 1891, 1901 or 1911.
No death found on FreeBMD up to c. 1935.
Not found in WW1 casualties on CWGC.
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In 1917 there may be a marriage of a C H Wilson with a Romilly which may have something to do with the marriage of his aunt Gwendoline Powys Pratt-Barlow apparently with a Romily:
Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1917
Ashdown Florence M Smith St.Geo.H.Sq. 1a 1128
Higham Charles Johnson St.Geo.H.Sq. 1a 1128
Johnson Alice M A Higham St. Geo. H. Sq. 1a 1128
Little Cecil H Romilly St.Geo.H.Sq. 1a 1128
Romilly Dorothea K Little St. Geo. H. Sq. 1a 1128
Dorothea Romilly appears in the 1911 census as unmarried and 29 then, so would have been 35 on marriage.
In Q1 of 1921 there was a Pamela R A Little born with a mother surnamed Romilly; that Dorothea would then have been 39.
I think I’ll include this and see what turns up later.
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FindMyPast has this transcript of his Medal Index card:
First name(s) Cecil Hunter
Last name Little
Year 1914-20
Service number -
Rank Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel,Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel,Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
Second rank Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
Third rank Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
Fourth rank Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
Regiment Somerset Light Infantry, Shropshire Light Infantry, London Regiment, South Lancashire Regiment
Second corps Shropshire Light Infantry
Third corps London Regiment
Fourth corps South Lancashire Regiment
Service record Corps: Somerset Light Infantry
Second service record Rank: Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Corps: Shropshire Light Infantry
Third service record Rank: Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Corps: London Regiment
Fourth service record Rank: Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Corps: South Lancashire Regiment
Image link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D3690029
Country Great Britain
Medal type British Army Medal Index Cards, 1914-1920
Archive reference WO372/12
Archive reference description Women's Services, Distinguished Conduct Medals and Military Medals
Record set Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards
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He and his family were in the 1939 Register, giving all their birth dates:
The Old Gore , Ross and Whitchurch R.D., Herefordshire, England
FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER
Cecil H Little 07 Mar 1880 Male A R P O Herefordshire Married 32 1
Dorothy K (Dorothea) Little 02 Jan 1882 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 32 2
Pamela R Little 27 Mar 1921 Female Womens Land Army Single 32 3
Joan S Nash (Clarke) 26 Jan 1922 Female Paid Domestic Duties Single 32 4
Ref: RG101/5170C/005/11
On the entry sheet, their address is given as The Old Gore Ross on Wye.
There are no redacted persons on the register.
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His apparent death index:
First name(s) CECIL H
Last name LITTLE
Gender Unknown
Birth year 1881
Age 65
Death quarter 1
Death year 1946
District Hereford
County Herefordshire
Volume 6A
Page 778
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
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Will notes for Lt-Col Cecil Hunter Little DSO, MBE
His probate entry:
Little Cecil Hunter D.S.O. of The Old Post Office House How Caple Herefordshire died 5 March 1946 at Somerville Nursing Home Hereford Probate London 5 September to Dorothea Katharine Little widow. Effects £3719 10s. 6d.
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Little Cecil Hunter D.S.O. of The Old Post Office House How Caple Herefordshire died 5 March 1946 at Somerville Nursing Home Hereford Probate London 5 September to Dorothea Katharine Little widow. Effects £3719 10s. 6d.
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Notes for Cecil Hunter & Dorothea Katharine (Family)
Their marriage:
Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1917
Ashdown Florence M Smith St.Geo.H.Sq. 1a 1128
Higham Charles Johnson St.Geo.H.Sq. 1a 1128
Johnson Alice M A Higham St. Geo. H. Sq. 1a 1128
Little Cecil H Romilly St.Geo.H.Sq. 1a 1128
Romilly Dorothea K Little St. Geo. H. Sq. 1a 1128
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The church transcript:
First name(s) Cecil Hunter
Last name Little
Age 37
Birth year 1880
Marriage year 1917
Parish St Margaret, Westminster
Spouse's first name(s) Dorothea Katherine
Spouse's last name Romilly
Spouse's age 35
Spouse's birth year 1882
County Middlesex
Country England
Archive City of Westminster Archives Centre
Record set Westminster Marriages
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Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1917
Ashdown Florence M Smith St.Geo.H.Sq. 1a 1128
Higham Charles Johnson St.Geo.H.Sq. 1a 1128
Johnson Alice M A Higham St. Geo. H. Sq. 1a 1128
Little Cecil H Romilly St.Geo.H.Sq. 1a 1128
Romilly Dorothea K Little St. Geo. H. Sq. 1a 1128
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The church transcript:
First name(s) Cecil Hunter
Last name Little
Age 37
Birth year 1880
Marriage year 1917
Parish St Margaret, Westminster
Spouse's first name(s) Dorothea Katherine
Spouse's last name Romilly
Spouse's age 35
Spouse's birth year 1882
County Middlesex
Country England
Archive City of Westminster Archives Centre
Record set Westminster Marriages
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