Sydney W. Elson (1914 – 1987)

Life Events and Attributes

Birth 7 November 1914	Location	Location	Birth 7 November 1914 (age 0)	1Notes: Date may be 7 November 1915 or 1916; there’s a possible birth registration of a Sydney W Elson Dec quarter 1916 in Guildford.
Surrey, EnglandG Marriage between July 1935 and September 1935	Location Surrey, EnglandG	Location	Marriage between July 1935 and September 1935	To Alice May Louisa Vincent Surrey, England3
Occupation 29 September 1939	Location	Location	Occupation 29 September 1939 (age 24)	Carpenter1
21, Artillery Road, Guildford, Surrey, EnglandG Census 29 September 1939	Location 21, Artillery Road, Guildford, Surrey, EnglandG	Location	Census 29 September 1939 (age 24)	21, Artillery Road, Guildford, Surrey, England1
21, Artillery Road, Guildford, Surrey, EnglandG Residence January 1951	Location 21, Artillery Road, Guildford, Surrey, EnglandG	Location	Residence January 1951 (age 36)	21, Artillery Road, Guildford, Surrey, England4
Royal Albert Dock, London, EnglandG Travelled to Wellington, New ZealandG 29 January 1951	Location Royal Albert Dock, London, EnglandG	Location Wellington, New ZealandG	Travelled 29 January 1951 (age 36)	Royal Albert Dock, London, England to Wellington, New Zealand4 Notes: He travelled tourist class with his wife and 2 sons and intended to make New Zealand his permanent residence.
Andersons Bay Cemetery (Services Area), Dunedin, Otago, New ZealandG Burial 1987	Location Andersons Bay Cemetery (Services Area), Dunedin, Otago, New ZealandG	Location	Burial 1987 (age ~73)	Andersons Bay Cemetery (Services Area), Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand2
Death 2 February 1987	Location	Location	Death 2 February 1987 (age 72)	2

Citations

1. [S150] 1939 National Register of England, Guildford M.B., Surrey 21 Artillery Road Alice M.L. Elson; digital image, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk: accessed 28 November2016); RG101/1902I/011/6 Letter Code: DMOO
2. [S152] “New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007,” database, Ancestry (https://ancestry.co.uk), Alice M.L. Elson, 6 April 1991; citing New Zealand Cemetery Records. New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated.
3. [S66] FreeBMD, “Search,” database, FreeBMD (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl )
4. [S156] “UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960”, digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 28 November 2016), manifest, Rangitiki, 29 January 1951, Ticket number 134, Mr S.W. Elson and family; citing Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Outwards Passenger Lists. BT27. Records of the Commercial, Companies, Labour, Railways and Statistics Departments. Records of the Board of Trade and of successor and related bodies. The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England.