Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameLt Col Berkeley Gale 
[62, 2003 edn, Kimberley article, vol 2, p. 2164 ], [3, His birth, Q3 of 1890, W. Derby dist, vol 8b, p. 60]
[62, 2003 edn, Kimberley article, vol 2, p. 2164 ], [3, His birth, Q3 of 1890, W. Derby dist, vol 8b, p. 60]Birthca Aug 1890, West Derby district, Liverpool
Spouses
1Mabel Evelyn Wodehouse [4, 1891 ref: RG12 Piece: 2680 Folio: 54 Page: 34], [4, 1911 ref: RG14PN20485 RG78PN1227 RD429 SD7 ED5 SN76], [62, 2003 edn, Kimberley article, vol 2, p. 2164 ], [3, Her birth, Q3 of 1882, Basford dist, vol 7b, p. 226]
[4, 1891 ref: RG12 Piece: 2680 Folio: 54 Page: 34], [4, 1911 ref: RG14PN20485 RG78PN1227 RD429 SD7 ED5 SN76], [62, 2003 edn, Kimberley article, vol 2, p. 2164 ], [3, Her birth, Q3 of 1882, Basford dist, vol 7b, p. 226]FatherRev Frederick Armine Wodehouse (1842-ca1921)
MotherAlice Elizabeth Juliana Powys (ca1848-1934)
Marriage12 Feb 1913 [62, 2003 edn, Kimberley article, vol 2, p. 2164 ]
Notes for Lt Col Berkeley Gale
This looks a little young for his birth, but is the only one of that name from 1860 to 1895:
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Sep 1890 (>99%)
Gale Berkeley W. Derby 8b 603
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Not found in the 1911 census.
But in 1901 this is the person who was born in 1890:
GALE, Beekley Head Married M 50 1851 Principal Clerk Inland Revenue
Ireland
GALE, Emma L Wife Married F 45 1856 Swindon, Wiltshire
GALE, Margaret Daughter Single F 23 1878 School Teacher Ireland
GALE, Annie Daughter Single F 21 1880 Ireland
GALE, Parnell Son Single M 19 1882 Student Ireland
GALE, Emma L Daughter Single F 17 1884 Dressmakers Appentice Ireland
GALE, John Son Single M 15 1886 Student Ireland
GALE, William Son Single M 12 1889 Ireland
GALE, Berkeley Son Single M 10 1891 Liverpool, Lancashire
MALCOLM, Lilian F Servant Single F 22 1879 General Servant Domestic
Liverpool, Lancashire
GALE, Sarah Single F 19 1882 Dressmaker Blackburn, Lancashire
RG number: RG13 Piece: 3499 Folio: 37 Page: 7
Registration District: West Derby Sub District: West Derby Western
Enumeration District: 9 Ecclesiastical Parish: West Derby St John the Baptist
Civil Parish: West Derby Municipal Borough:
Address: 12, Clifton Road, West Derby
County: Lancashire
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That most of the family were born in Ireland may indicate that his marriage to Evelyn was over there.
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There is this record on a Glasgow University site of a First World War Roll of Honour:
Captain Berkeley Gale
Rank: Captain
Regiment: Indian Medical Service
Degree: MB ChB
Awards: N/A
Comments: N/A
Note/Press Clipping: N/A
Photograph ID: N/A
But it is not matched by any entry on the Commonwealth War Graves site.
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The London Gazette has this:
issue 28635 dated 13 August 1912
INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE.
Captain to be Major.
Dated 28th December, 1911. James Charles Stewart Oxley, F.R.C.S.E.
Lieutenant to be Captain.
Dated 31st January, 1912. Berkeley Gale, M.B.
Issue 28664 dated 19 Nov 1912:
INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE.
Major to be Lieutenant-Colonel.
Dated 27th July, 1912. Hubert Malins Earle.
NOTE.—The promotions of the undermen- tioned officers to their present ranks are ante- dated as below:—
Major George McPherson, M.B., F.R.C.S.E., from the 28th January, 1910, as notified in the London Gazette of the 3rd May, 1910, to the 28th July, 1909.
Captain Richard Edward Flowerdew, M.B., from the 26th March, 1912, as notified in the London Gazette of the -18th June, 1912, to the 30th January, 1912.
Captain Berkeley Gale', M.B., from the 31st January, 1912, as notified in the London Gazette of the 13th August, 1912, to the 30th January, 1912.
Issue 35680 of 25 Aug 1942:
Re. BERKELEY GALE, Deceased. Pursuant to the Trustee Act, 1925.
ALL persons having claims against the estate of Berkeley Gale late of 5 Nelson Street New Brighton who died on the i4th day-of June 1942 and whose Will was proved-at Liverpool on.the I3th day-of August 1942 by Harjy William Carpenter the surviv-ing executor therein named, are required to send ...
But this looks like his father as his age is given as 91, indicating a birth in 1851.
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Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Sep 1890 (>99%)
Gale Berkeley W. Derby 8b 603
________________
Not found in the 1911 census.
But in 1901 this is the person who was born in 1890:
GALE, Beekley Head Married M 50 1851 Principal Clerk Inland Revenue
Ireland
GALE, Emma L Wife Married F 45 1856 Swindon, Wiltshire
GALE, Margaret Daughter Single F 23 1878 School Teacher Ireland
GALE, Annie Daughter Single F 21 1880 Ireland
GALE, Parnell Son Single M 19 1882 Student Ireland
GALE, Emma L Daughter Single F 17 1884 Dressmakers Appentice Ireland
GALE, John Son Single M 15 1886 Student Ireland
GALE, William Son Single M 12 1889 Ireland
GALE, Berkeley Son Single M 10 1891 Liverpool, Lancashire
MALCOLM, Lilian F Servant Single F 22 1879 General Servant Domestic
Liverpool, Lancashire
GALE, Sarah Single F 19 1882 Dressmaker Blackburn, Lancashire
RG number: RG13 Piece: 3499 Folio: 37 Page: 7
Registration District: West Derby Sub District: West Derby Western
Enumeration District: 9 Ecclesiastical Parish: West Derby St John the Baptist
Civil Parish: West Derby Municipal Borough:
Address: 12, Clifton Road, West Derby
County: Lancashire
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That most of the family were born in Ireland may indicate that his marriage to Evelyn was over there.
______________
There is this record on a Glasgow University site of a First World War Roll of Honour:
Captain Berkeley Gale
Rank: Captain
Regiment: Indian Medical Service
Degree: MB ChB
Awards: N/A
Comments: N/A
Note/Press Clipping: N/A
Photograph ID: N/A
But it is not matched by any entry on the Commonwealth War Graves site.
_____________
The London Gazette has this:
issue 28635 dated 13 August 1912
INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE.
Captain to be Major.
Dated 28th December, 1911. James Charles Stewart Oxley, F.R.C.S.E.
Lieutenant to be Captain.
Dated 31st January, 1912. Berkeley Gale, M.B.
Issue 28664 dated 19 Nov 1912:
INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE.
Major to be Lieutenant-Colonel.
Dated 27th July, 1912. Hubert Malins Earle.
NOTE.—The promotions of the undermen- tioned officers to their present ranks are ante- dated as below:—
Major George McPherson, M.B., F.R.C.S.E., from the 28th January, 1910, as notified in the London Gazette of the 3rd May, 1910, to the 28th July, 1909.
Captain Richard Edward Flowerdew, M.B., from the 26th March, 1912, as notified in the London Gazette of the -18th June, 1912, to the 30th January, 1912.
Captain Berkeley Gale', M.B., from the 31st January, 1912, as notified in the London Gazette of the 13th August, 1912, to the 30th January, 1912.
Issue 35680 of 25 Aug 1942:
Re. BERKELEY GALE, Deceased. Pursuant to the Trustee Act, 1925.
ALL persons having claims against the estate of Berkeley Gale late of 5 Nelson Street New Brighton who died on the i4th day-of June 1942 and whose Will was proved-at Liverpool on.the I3th day-of August 1942 by Harjy William Carpenter the surviv-ing executor therein named, are required to send ...
But this looks like his father as his age is given as 91, indicating a birth in 1851.
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Notes for Berkeley & Mabel Evelyn (Family)
Their marriage cannot be found on FreeBMD. In Scotland? Abroad?