Person:John Western (4)

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John Henry Western
b.29 Sep 1906 Ide, Devon, England
d.8 Jul 1981 Bramhope, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1 Aug 1891
  1. Walter John Neithercott Western1893 - 1893
  2. Dorothy Violet Western1895 - Abt 1939
  3. Winifred Emily Western1899 - Abt 1963
  4. Florence Emma Western1900 - Abt 1965
  5. John Henry Western1906 - 1981
  6. Stanley Charles Western1909 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 7 Sep 1940
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Facts and Events
Name John Henry Western
Alt Name /Jack/ _____
Gender Male
Birth[1] 29 Sep 1906 Ide, Devon, EnglandLaurel Cottage,
Occupation[3] Abt 1940 Manchester, Lancashire, EnglandLecturer at Manchester University
Marriage 7 Sep 1940 Dolgellau, Merionethshire, WalesParish Church
to Rachel Elizabeth Harries
Death[2] 8 Jul 1981 Bramhope, West Riding of Yorkshire, England


1940: 

  On his 7 Sept 1940 marriage certificate he is listed as a 33 year old Bachelor, Lecturer at Manchester University, residing at 26 Victoria Rd, Fallowfield, Manchester. His father is Henry Toogood Western (deceased), a Cabinet Maker (master).  His new wife is Rachel Elizabeth Harries, 34 years old, a Lecturer in Sunderland Technical College, residing at the Rectory, Dolgelly.  Her father is Thomas Harries (deceased), Vicar of Hanwomms? (Glam).  The witnesses are Dorothy James and John Edward David James.


1943: 

    At the birth of his son John R.H. Western in December 1943, John Henry is a University Lecturer residing at 40 Belfield Road, Didsbury, Manchester.

From "Who Was Who, 1981-1990": 

"Western, Prof. John Henry, BSc, PhD (Wales), Emeritus Professor of Agricultural Botany, University of Leeds, since 1971; b Ide, Devon, 29 Sept, 1906; s of late Henry Toogood and Emma Western, Dawlish, Devon; m 1940, Rachel Elizabeth Harries; one s. Educ: University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, University of Minnesota, USA. Research on diseases of pasture plants, Welsh Plant Breeding Station, Aberystwyth, 1937-39; Lecturer and Adviser in Agricultural Botany and Mycology, University of Manchester,  1939-46; Provincial Plant Pathologist, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1946-50; Senior Lecturer in Agricultural Botany, 1951-59, Prof., 1959-71, Dept of Agricultural Sciences, University of Leeds, Pres., Assoc. Applied Biologists, 1964-65. Publications: papers on mycology, plant pathology and agricultural botany in various scientific journals. Address: Westhide, North Drive, Bramhope, near Leeds. Died 8 July, 1981."

"Moved from Worthing in 1920 and his father purchased the Chase Side (Cock Fosters) house from Louis Western (not the miniature painter)." JHW

References
  1. ↑ Birth certificate : ONS St Thomas 1906 Dec 5b 51.
  2. ↑ Who Was Who, 1981-1990.
  3. ↑ Marriage certificate : ONS Merioneth S. 1940 Sep 11b 1341.
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