Death GRO 1st qtr 1941
Battersby, Thomas P 84 Surrey S. W. 2a 1273
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OBITUARY NOTICES
THOMAS PRESTON BATTERSBY, Maj.-Gen., was elected a Fellow of the Society over sixty years ago on x88o April 9, and at the time of his death on x941 February 13 was in fact fifth senior Fellow. Born in as6 in Ireland, he had a distinguished military career. After passing through the Royal School, Armagh, and Woolwich, he became Lieutenant, Royal . Artillery, in x876, and later served for thirty-six years in the Army Ordnance Department. He rose to the post of Principal Ordnance Officer, retiring in 1918. He was created C.B. in 1917. After his retirement he lived for some years at his family home in Ireland, but moved to Farnham, Surrey, in 1940. Owing to the energy with which he threw himself into his professional duties he was only able to study astronomy privately, but he was deeply interested in the subject, and in many other branches of science, throughout his life. He read widely and published a number of literary works, including some contributions on general science. • He was married, and is survived by his widow. His only son was killed in 1914 while serving as Captain in the Royal Field Artillery.
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England and Wales Census, 31 Mar 1901
Name: Thos P Battersby
Event Place: St George Hanover Square, London, Middlesex, England
County: London, Middlesex
Civil Parish: St George Hanover Square
Ecclesiastical Parish: St Saviours Pimlico
Sub-District: Belgrave
Registration District: St George Hanover Square
Residence Note: Belgrave Road
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Occupation: LT COLONEL
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1860
Birthplace: Ireland
Schedule Type: 193
Page Number: 26
Thos P Battersby Head M 41 Ireland
Agnes T Battersby Wife F 38 Canterbury, Kent
Mary May F 24 Layer, Essex (Cook)
Ellen L May F 17 Layer, Essex (Housemaid)
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England and Wales Census, 1911
Name: Thomas Preston Battersby
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1911
Event Place: Haslemere, Haslemere, Surrey, England
County: Surrey
Parish: Haslemere
Sub-District: Witley
Sub-District Number: 1
District Number: 35
Enumeration District: 11
Registration District: Hambledon
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Marital Status: MARRIED
Occupation: BRIGADIER GENERAL STAFF OF ARMY
Number in Family: 5
Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Birthplace: Malahide Resident, County Dublin
Relationship to Head of Household: Visitor
Schedule Type: 194
Page Number: 1
Registration Number: RG14
Piece/Folio: 391
Affiliate Record Identifier: GBC/1911/RG14/03152/0391/1
Thomas Preston Battersby Visitor M 54 Malahide Resident, County Dublin
Agnes Janet Battersby Visitor F 48 Canterbury, Kent