See also

Peter Sowden (1929- )

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 1929

  • Devonport, Devon1

  • Register (living with parents):

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 9-10)

  • 1939 Register - Living with parents

  • Education:

  • frm 1942 to 1945 (age 12-16)

  • Secondary Education; Devonport High School2

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  • Address: Devonport, Devon

  • Illness:

  • Jul 2005 (age 75-76)

  • diabetes3

  •  

  • The diabetes which was probably Type 2 affected his sight. When it started is not known. In his letter he talks about his dependence on his wife Maria.

Marriage (1)

Marriage (2)

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Family of Peter Sowden and Maria R Handy, 1990

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Spouse: Maria R Handy, 1990

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1990, Peter Sowden and Maria Hardy signing the Register after their marrage at thew hurch of the Ascension, Crownhill

  • Spouse:

  • Maria R Handy ( - )

  • Marriage:

  • 9 Feb 1990 (age 60-61)

  • Church of the Ascension5 6 7

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  • Address: Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon

Individual Note 1

Relationship with Mary Luscombe, his neice by marriage, and her husband Ken Wild

In a letter to Harry Luscombe he says that Mary would not visit him because 'when she did and the girls were very small one of the dogs tried to do what some dogs do. That Harry is one great lie. I can remember the day they visited - the little girls were delightful and very natural and entertaining and if my dogs had tried to misbehave I would have known instantly and Maria was there. I was very surprised [by Mary's attitude].'

He also says in the letter '...it was Mr. Wilde in control so I bluntly told him my opinion of him and just for once he was list for words...'. There is no indication in the letter why he had formed this adverse opinion and the reason is not known.8

Individual Note 2

Medical

He had two replacement knee joints which were not entirely successful as they caused pain and he could not walk more than half a mile.9

Sources

1.

England and Wales Birth Registration Index, Peter R Sowden, Q4 1929, Devonport, Vol. 5b, Page 399, General Register Office.

2.

Harry Kenneth Luscombe, Letter from Harry K. Luscombe to Patricia Ward dated 13 August 2005, (Not published). Custom Id: HKL 2005-08-13; Page 2 about halfway down in square brackets. Cit. Date: 13 August 2005. Pat Ward.

3.

Letter from Peter Sowden to Harry Luscombe, 16 July 2005, Page 3.

4.

England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, Peter R Sowden and Beryl Hudson, Q4 1954, Kensington, Vol 5c Page 2057, General Register Office.

5.

Peter Sowden and Maria Hardy signing the Register after their marrage at the Church of the Ascension, Crownhill. Back of photograph. Cit. Date: 9 February 1990. Pat Ward.

6.

Harry Kenneth Luscombe, Letter from Harry Luscombe to his niece Patricia Ward dated 19 July 2005, (Not published). Custom Id: HKL 2005-07-19; Pages 1 and 2. Cit. Date: 9 February 1990. Pat Ward.

7.

England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, Peter Sowden and Maria R. Handy, February 1990, Plymouth, Vol. 21, Page 0903, General Register Office.

8.

Peter Sowden, See Letter HKL 2005-07-19 for background to this letter.p1 Dislike of an office job.p1 Reliance on his wife Maria.p1 Caring for Beryl Sowden after Cedric's death.p1 Beryl Sowden's kee operation.p2 His opinion of Ken Wildp3 Estrangement from Mary Wild; See scanned letter for details.

9.

Letter Sowden, Peter 2005-12-28.