Individual Details

Maj Ernest Henry AXTEN MBE

(1870 - 1931)

Events

Birth1870Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Baptism1 Mar 1870Finstall, Worcester, Worcestershire
OccupationFrom 1891 to 1931civil engineer
Marriage23 Oct 1895St Mary's Parish Church, Berkeley, Gloucestershire - Winifred Hannah GRIFFITHS
Residence23 Oct 1895Leven, Fife, Scotland
Occupation23 Oct 1895engineer - Leven, Fife, Scotland
Residence1901South Cliff, Roker Terrace, Sunderland
Residence (family)From 1903 to 19052, Manley Road, Liverpool - Winifred Hannah GRIFFITHS
Residence (family)7 Feb 1907Glenmore, 73, London Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire - Winifred Hannah GRIFFITHS
Residence (family)19115, Grosvenor Gardens, Boscomb, Hants - Winifred Hannah GRIFFITHS
OccupationAbt 1915was agent for Sir John Jackson Ltd during the construction of Singapre Harbour - Singapore
Military1918with the Royal Engineers as a Major
Residence (family)1920Hezelmere, Stanley Road, Deal - Winifred Hannah GRIFFITHS
Miscellaneous21 Aug 1920arrived at Southampton from Rio de Janeiro aboard the SS Andes
Residence25 May 1924Southways, Marlow on Thames, Buckinghamshire‎
Miscellaneous26 May 1924departed bound for Kingston, Jamaica - the Port of Bristol
Miscellaneous31 May 1925arrived at Avonmouth, Bristol on the SS Cavina from Kingston, Jamaica
Marriage5 Aug 1928Hampreston, Dorset - Evelyn ROGERS
Death1931Westhampnett Registration District. Chichester, Sussex

Families

SpouseWinifred Hannah GRIFFITHS (1870 - 1923)
ChildMay AXTEN (1897 - 1957)
ChildCdr. Stephen Ernest AXTEN RN (1897 - 1972)
ChildCatherine Gwenllian AXTEN (1900 - 1941)
ChildEdith Manley AXTEN (1907 - )
SpouseEvelyn ROGERS ( - )

Notes

Birth

Name: Ernest Henry Axten
Year of Registration: 1870
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Bromsgrove
County: Hereford and Worcester, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire
Volume: 6c
Page: 42

Marriage

They were married after banns by Richard Griffiths. The witnesses were Henry Sadler, Katie S Griffiths and Griffith Griffiths.

Residence (family)

This from daughter Edith's baptism record.

Miscellaneous

He sailed with his daughters on the SS Camito of the Elders and Fyffes Limited Line.

Miscellaneous

Ernest and his daughters May and Catherine sailed from Kingston, Jamaica to Avonmouth where they had been living. Ernest gave the address of the Hong King & Shanghai Bank at 9, Gracechurch Street, London as his UK base. It appears that they were moving back to live in the UK at this point.

Death

Name: Ernest H Axten
Death Registration Month/Year: 1931
Age at death (estimated): 61
Registration district: Westhampnett
Inferred County: Sussex
Volume: 2b
Page: 512