Branford Bryan Angell
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Branford Bryan Angell (2 july 1900 - 20 november 1933) was the only son of "Dodo" (sister of Arthur Conan Doyle) and Rev. Cyril Angell. He was a nephew of Arthur Conan Doyle.
Biography
1900
- 2 july : Birth of Branford in Dalston, Cumberland, England.
- 22 july : Branford baptised at the Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Dalston.
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The Gentlewoman (25 august 1900, p. 256)
1901
- 31 march : Branford (aged 8 months), his sister and his parents were living at Whitesmith Buildings, Dalston near Carlisle.
1907
- 11 april : Branford and parents visited Undershaw (Conan Doyles house) as noted in the family guest book.
- 18 september : Branford was a pageboy at Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Jean Elizabeth Leckie marriage. See article.
1911
- January 1911 : Branford was at a luncheon party with family members. [1]
1918
- 3 january : Branford was present with family at the baptism of his cousin Francis Kingsley Doyle (second son of Innes Doyle and Clara Schwensen's second son). [1]
1919
- April : Branford published a poem in The Boy's Own Paper titled "If— (with apologies to Mr. Rudyard Kipling)".
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The Boy's Own Paper (april 1919, p. 301)
1920
- 15 october : Branford, listed as a tea planter, left the Port of London on board the "SS Rawalpindi for Calcutta, India. His last address was "Dunkerton Rectory, Bath". [2]
1925
- 18 september : Branford, listed as a planter, left the Port of London on board the "SS Nagoya for Calcutta, India. [2]
1929
- 8 february : Branford, listed as a planter, left the Port of London on board the "RMS Mongolia for Bombay, India. [2]
1930
- 24 january : Branford, listed as a planter, left the Port of London on board the "SS Naldera for Colombo, Sri Lanka. His last address was "8 Park Avenue, Dover". [2]
1931
- 16 june : Branford, listed as a wool merchant, left the Port of London on board the "Port Caroline for Melbourne, Australia. His last address was "Strand Palace Hotel, London". [2]
1933
- 20 november : Death of Branford, aged 33. He committed suicide by falling from Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia. [3]
- 22 november : He was buried in "Rookwood General Cemetery" (Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia), Zone C Anglican Section NN Grave 4378 (unmarked pauperd grave) [4]
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Rookwood General Cemetery, Zone C Section NN area. (Photo courtesy John Godl)
Obituaries
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post (21 november 1933, p. 3) -
Evening Despatch (21 november 1933, p. 10) -
The Times (22 november 1933, p. 19) -
Somerset Guardian (24 november 1933, p. 4) -
The Australian Worker (6 december 1933, p. 14)
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