Alfred F. Vere Drewry
16th Jan 1888 - 30th Aug 1978
Life History
16th Jan 1888 |
Born in Finsbury Park. |
29th July 1896 |
Baptised in Holy Trinity, Tulse Hill, London. |
5th Dec 1914 |
Married Ada Anniss in Brentford, Middlesex. |
23rd Feb 1916 |
Birth of son Antony Anniss Drewry in Acton, London. |
1918 |
Birth of daughter Yvonne Drewry. |
1965 |
Death of Ada Anniss in Birmingham. |
30th Aug 1978 |
Died in Bromsgrove, Birmingham. |
Notes
Birth and Baptism records - Holy Trinity, C. of E., Tulse Hill.
Why is Alfred's baptism 8 years after his birth?
The family address is 55, Deronda Road.
Marriage certificate (Brentford Middlesex)
Alfred is shown as 27 yrs; bachelor; Motor Salesman; living at: 21, Ravenscourt Road, Ravenscourt Park.
Ada is 30 yrs; spinster; living at: 46 Eccleston Road, West Ealing.
The marriage is witnessed by Julia T. Drewery (sic) and H. Anniss.
(Julia T. was Alfred's sister. Was 'H. Anniss' Ada's brother or her father?)
In the 1921 Census, living at 19, Gloucester Road, Birkdale, Southport, Lancashire.
| Alfred Frederick Drewry | Head | 33yrs 5mths | M | Married | Manager, Tyre Dept., Leo Swain Co. Ltd. Motor factor. | b. london |
| Ada Drewry | Wife | 38yrs 5mths | F | Married | Home duties | b. London |
| Antony Anniss Drewry | Son | 5yrs 3mths | M | b. London | ||
| Yvonne Marjory Drewry | Daughter | 3yrs 3mths | F | b. London |
In the census, Alf gives the address of Leo Swain & Co. as '237/9 Deansgate, Manchester'.
www.companiesdb.org tells us that Leo Swain & Company Ltd. was incorporated on 24 August 1920 in Ashton upon Mersey.
Drewry & Co (Manchester)
Alfred owned a Motor Parts shop in Manchester, in what is now the Great Northern Warehouse.
An entry 'Drewry & Co – Motor Tyre Factors' is in the Manchester phone book from from about 1929 through to 1944.
1939 Register
An Advert in the Manchester Evening News 7th November, 1941
On 11th October, 1951, Alfred and Ada Drewry, aged 63 and 66, home address: 6, Clinning Road, Berkdale, Southport, sailed from London on the Union-Castle Line ship Bloemfontein Castle, on their way to Durban to visit their son Tony and his family. While he was in South Africa Alfred also tried, unsuccessfully, to find information regarding his brother William. Alfie and Ada left South Africa on 6th April,1952, travelling to London on the Rhodesia Castle.
From freeBMD
Birth: Mar 1888, Drewry Alfred Vere, Edmonton, 3a 275
Probate
Pictures
WW1 documents - Alfred's Army Paybook and Warrant.
The Dunlop Book: The Motorist's Guide, Counsellor and Friend - Alfred's personalised copy.
