BICKNELL, Bertie Louis William^{[1, 2]}

1901 - 1960  (59 years)

• Name	BICKNELL, Bertie Louis William
  Residence	1901
  	Address: 25 Park Road Chislehurst Chislehurst, Kent England England
  Birth	20 May 1901	Chislehurst, Kent, England   [3, 4]
  	Address: England
  	On the 1939 Register DoB is 20/05/1900 (cf discrepancy on military record)
  Gender	Male
  FACT	I0416
  Name	Herbert Bicknell
  Residence	1911
  	Address: Mottingham Mottingham, Kent England England
  Residence	1921  [2]
  	Address: The Drive Mansions Fulham London, Middlesex SW6 England
  	The Drive Mansions were built in 1897. the Drive Club was a tennis establishment located at the Mansions (drivemansions.co.uk)
  Residence	1922
  	Address: 8 Hartington Road Brentford Brentford, Middlesex England England
  Residence	1922
  	Address: 75 Leverson Street Streatham London, London England England
  Residence	1928  [5]
  	Address: 27 Park Villas, Watford Road Wembley Wembley, Middlesex England England
  Residence	1939  [6]
  	Address: 77 Kings Avenue Greenford Greenford, Middlesex England England
  Residence	1960  [7]
  	Address: 3 Gaviots Green Gerrards Cross Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire England England
  Permanent Record Number	224423393
  Death	25 Sep 1960	Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England   [1]
  	Address: England
  Person ID	I0060	Coyle-Williams-Bicknell Family
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	BICKNELL, Thomas,   b. 18 Aug 1876, Haslemere, Surrey, England d. 14 Nov 1942, Haslemere, Surrey, England (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	DEAN, Frances Mary,   b. 10 Mar 1875, Hornsey, Middlesex, England d. 11 Apr 1961, Hyde, Cheshire, England (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	23 Dec 1899	Guildford, Surrey, England
  	Address: England
  Divorce	Bef 1939
  Family ID	F0010	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	WITHERS, Rosina Rhoda,   b. 4 Apr 1895, Islington, London, England d. 13 Aug 1979, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	1 Apr 1922	Brentford, Middlesex, England   [3, 8]
  	Type: 3a 483 - Jun 1922 Married at the Registry Office
  	Address: England
  Children	1. BICKNELL, Betty Mary,   b. 16 Sep 1927, Marylebone, London, England d. 7 Mar 2013, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (Age 85 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. BICKNELL, Violet Doris,   b. 18 Aug 1922, Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Marylebone Road, London, England d. 2 Oct 2011, Exmouth, Devon, England (Age 89 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F0020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Address: England - 20 May 1901 - Chislehurst, Kent, England Marriage - Type: 3a 483 - Jun 1922 Married at the Registry Office,Address: England - 1 Apr 1922 - Brentford, Middlesex, England Death - Address: England - 25 Sep 1960 - Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  His daughter (Vi Bicknell) notes: Aged about 14-15 he lied about his age and joined the Black and Tans (this is borne out by the discrepancy between his registered birth date and the date given on his ID document Joined the Royal Mail Steam Packet ship "Desna" on 24/01/1919 Was in the Royal Irish Constabulary. Enlisted in 1921 (Ref 852095 Page 126b) He worked as a chauffeur for Lord Hall in Surrey. He met his future wife, Rhoda, when he was working as head chauffeur for the Tiarcks family. He later became a groundsman at Barkers of Kensington and at Northolt Racecourse. After marriage they lived in Streatham, Bayswater and Sudbury (Middlesex), but then separated in about 1928. There were several reconciliations and the family moved regularly - including to South Harrow and Greenford (Middlesex). The Bicknell family evacuated during the Second World War (1939-1945), firstly to Brownhill (Staffordshire) and then to Stilton, near Peterborugh. He virtually separated from Rhoda in later years and there is evidence that he had another partner and they lived in Gerrards Cross. Registered as a merchant seaman with a birth date of 20/05/1900 (cf previous note re lying about age) ID no. 840409 Served on the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. ship "Desna" (1912-1933) from 24/01/1919 1921 - Chauffeur to Commander Scott, naval officer

  
  

• Sources

  [S0001] Violet Bicknell, Personal Information (I0066). [S0006] Census records. [S0003] BMD. [S0005] Birth Certificate (or copy). [S0097] England & Wales Electoral Registers (The British Library). [S0035] The British National Archives, 1939 Register (England & Wales). [S0007] Death Certificate (or copy). [S0012] Marriage Certificate (or copy).