Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Birth23 Aug 1901, Bucklow district, Cheshire
Death17 Oct 1978, Sodylt Hall, Ellesmere, Salop
General1st s.
FatherGerard Powys Dewhurst (1872-1956)
MotherMary Brougham (1872-1956)
Notes for John Powys Dewhurst
His birth index:

Name:                     Mother's Maiden Surname:
DEWHURST, JOHN  POWYS     BROUGHAM  
GRO Reference: 1901  S Quarter in BUCKLOW  Volume 08A  Page 185
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No children found.  Will has been ordered as a check.
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His death index:

First name(s)  JOHN POWYS
Last name      DEWHURST
Gender         Male
Birth day      23
Birth month    8
Birth year     1901
Death quarter  4
Death year     1978
District       Oswestry
County         Shropshire
Volume         30
Page           0146
Country        England
Record set     England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
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Will notes for John Powys Dewhurst
His will index:

John Powys of Sodylt Hall Ellesmere Salop died 17 October 1978  Probate Sheffield 22 November £436971  783103017D
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In his will dated 6th May 1974 with a codicil dated 27th May 1976 which were proved on 22 Nov 1978, he named as executors:
1. Henry Langton Birch, solicitor
2. Frances barbara Dewhurst, his wife
3. Hugh Littleton Dewhurst, his brother
4. David Alexander Whittaker

and he also mentioned in his will:

Jeremy Hugh Dewhurst, his brother’s son (and his nephew)
Susan Margaret Rankin and Fiona Mary Whittaker, his hieces, daughters of his brother Hugh
(the three of nephew and nieces being residual legateees of his estate after his wife’s death.

plus the recipients of minor bequests.

His estate was valued at £353,346 net
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Notes for John Powys & Barbara Frances (Family)
Thier marriage index:

First name(s)       JOHN P
Last name           DEWHURST
Marriage quarter    4
Marriage year       1939
MarriageFinder      JOHN P DEWHURST married one of these people
                    Barbara F Jodrell
Spouse's last name  Ramsden-Jodrell
District            Westminster
County              London
Country             England
Volume              1A
Page number         1485
Record set          England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005\
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The church image of the register contains:

Year:        1939
Parish:      The parish church of St George Hanover Square, London
NO:          447
Date:        22nd December 1939
                      Him                                Her
Name:            John Powys Dewhurst             Barbara Frances Ramsden-Jodrell
Age              38                              34
Condition        Bachelor                        Spinster
Rank             Captain Royal Artillery         -
Residence        The Elms, Chippenham, Wilts     25 Grosvenor Square
Father’s name    Gerrard Powys Dewhurst          Henry Ramsden-Jodrell
Father’s job     Merchant Shipper                Lt Col R.A. (Retired)
Signatures       John Powys Dewhurst             Barbara Frances Ramsden (-Jodrell added in 1947)

Witnesses        H Ramsden Jodrell, G P Dewhurst, Dorothy(?) Ramsden-Jodrell
Celebrant        H C Montgomery Campbell, Rector
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Last Modified 1 Sep 2020Created 14 May 2022 by Tim Powys-Lybbe
Re-created by Tim Powys-Lybbe on 14 May 20220