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Hughes VANNER

~1836 - ~1886

John Hughes 'Jack' VANNER

1877 - 1946

of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Captain Rupert Greville VANNER

1903 - 1940

Sailor of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

John WEAVER

~1687 - ~1763

of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

Joseph WEAVER

bap.1722 - bur.1751

of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

Ann [BOUGH?]

~1687 - ~1762

William WEAVER

bap.1750 - 1819

Pattin wood cutter of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

Sarah DIPPLE

~1714 - ~1789

of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

John WEAVER

1780 - 1844

Carrier of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

Richard SMITH

~1715 - ~1790

of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

Phoebe SMITH

bap.1748 - bur.1797

of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

William DEELY

~1690 - ~1774

of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

Joan DEELY

bap.1728 - ~1788

of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

Judeth [DEELY]

~1690 - ~1740

William WEAVER

1806 - 1876

Tailor, Milk seller of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

William NOOK

~1675 - 1733

Yeoman and Plantation Owner 119 acres of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

Moses NOKES

1723 - bur.1810

Carrier (Birmingham & Worcester) of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

Marmaduke SYDDERN

~1647 - ~1697

Elizabeth SIDDON

1686 - 1777

of Seisdon, Trysull, Staffordshire

Jane SYDDERN

~1659 - ~1709

Elizabeth NOKES

1782 - 1852

of Stoke Prior, Worcestershire

Sarah HUGHES

1733 - bur.1812

of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

William WEAVER

1841 - 1897

Builder, Joiner of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

Robert FURBOROUGH

~1643 - bur.1703

of Frolesworth, Leicestershire

William FURBOROUGH

1682 - 1725

Weaver and shopkeeper of Frolesworth, Leicestershire

Elizabeth HANDS

~1648 - ~1718

of Frolesworth, Leicestershire

Robert FURBOROUGH

1723 - bur.1777

Weaver of Frolesworth, Leicestershire

Mary THORNTON

~1686 - ~1753

of Ashby Parva, Leicestershire

Thomas FURBOROUGH

bap.1768 - 1844

Cordwainer of Frolesworth, Leicestershire

Richard HANDS

~1664 - bur.1714

of Monks Kirby, Warwickshire

Richard HANDS

bap.1679 - bur.1757

of Monks Kirby, Warwickshire

Maria [HANDS]

~1639 - ~1689

Jane HANDS

bap.1724 - bur.1808

of Monks Kirby, Warwickshire

Elizabeth [HANDS]

~1707 - bur.1757

of Monks Kirby, Warwickshire

Dinah FURBOROUGH

1810 - 1845

Shoe retailer of Cosby, Leicestershire

Ralph BROWN

~1671 - bur.1732

Labourer of Cosby, Leicestershire

William BROWN

bap.1705 - ~1768

of Cosby, Leicestershire

William KING

~1601 - ~1676

of Leicester, Leicestershire

William KING

bap.1646 - ~1696

of Cosby, Leicestershire

Jane [KING]

~1601 - ~1676

Elizabeth KING

bap.1683 - ~1758

of Cosby, Leicestershire

Margery [KING]

~1639 - ~1689

Ralph BROWN

bap.1739 - bur.1820

of Cosby, Leicestershire

John GOODMAN

~1658 - bur.1751

of Shearsby, Leicestershire

Anna GOODMAN

bap.1706 - ~1768

of Shearsby, Leicestershire

William MARTON

~1612 - ~1699

Carpenter of Bruntingthorpe, Lutterworth, Leicestershire

Anna MARTON

bap.1655 - bur.1735

of Bruntingthorpe, Lutterworth, Leicestershire

Mary [MARTON]

~1612 - ~1662

Dinah BROWN

bap.1773 - 1857

of Cosby, Leicestershire

Richard HALL

~1672 - ~1747

of Pailton, Rugby, Warwickshire

John HALL

1706 - bur.1754

of Pailton, Rugby, Warwickshire

William NASEBY

~1656 - bur.1706

of Swinford, Leicestershire

Elizabeth NASEBY

bap.1681 - ~1743

of Swinford, Leicestershire

Alice [NASEBY]

~1640 - ~1690

Alice HALL

1741 - bur.1797

of Pailton, Rugby, Warwickshire

Thomas ROBERTS

~1662 - ~1737

of Leicester, Leicestershire

Diana ROBERTS

bap.1712 - bur.1770

of Monks Kirby, Warwickshire

Sarah FAWKES

~1662 - ~1737

of Leicester, Leicestershire

Fanny Elizabeth 'Faye' WEAVER

1874 - 1949

of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

Thomas CIVIL ALS BADGER

bap.1682 - bur.1727

Labourer of Berrow, Worcestershire

Thomas CIVIL ALS BADGER

bap.1712 - 1761

of Berrow, Worcestershire

Elizabeth [SIVELL]

~1671 - ~1721

Thomas CIVILL

1740 - 1822

Yeoman of Berrow, Worcestershire

Mary ROBINSON

bap.1703 - bur.1758

of Bromsberrow, Gloucestershire

Phillip ROBINSON

~1606 - ~1691

of Dymock, Gloucestershire

Thomas ROBINSON

bap.1657 - ~1707

of Dymock, Gloucestershire

Mary [ROBINSON]

~1606 - ~1656

Elizabeth ROBINSON

bap.1682 - ~1732

of Dymock, Gloucestershire

Robert SIVELL

1785 - 1857

Agricultural labourer of Eldersfield, Worcestershire

Elizabeth WHITE

1747 - 1794

of Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Sarah Ann SIVELL

1837 - 1877

Maid of all work of Eldersfield, Worcestershire

George BEVAN

~1671 - bur.1721

of St Briavels, Gloucestershire

John BEVAN

bap.1677 - bur.1731

of St Briavels, Gloucestershire

Alicia [BEVAN]

~1674 - bur.1724

of St Briavels, Gloucestershire

James BEVANS

bap.1704 - bur.1754

of Eldersfield, Worcestershire

Martha OLDACRE

bap.1677 - bur.1724

of Buckland, Broadway, Gloucestershire

Joseph BEVANS

bap.1735 - bur.1819

of Eldersfield, Worcestershire

John KENT

~1672 - bur.1715

of Corse, Gloucestershire

Ann KENT

bap.1706 - bur.1762

of Corse, Gloucestershire

Thomas SURMAN

~1611 - bur.1661

of Tirley, Gloucestershire

Richard SURMAN

~1643 - bur.1710

of Tirley, Gloucestershire

Joane [SURMAN]

~1602 - ~1652

Mary SURMAN

bap.1685 - bur.1729

of Tirley, Gloucestershire

Elizabeth TYLER

~1644 - bur.1727

of Tirley, Gloucestershire

Joseph BEVANS

1772 - 1856

Farmer of Worcestershire

Giles HAWKER

~1650 - bur.1723

of Chaceley, Worcestershire

Giles HAWKER

bap.1708 - bur.1757

of Chaceley, Worcestershire

William DAVIS

~1671 - bur.1721

of Eldersfield, Worcestershire

Mary DAVIS

bap.1677 - bur.1737

of Eldersfield, Worcestershire

Ellinor [DAVIS]

~1636 - ~1721

of Eldersfield, Worcestershire

Mary HAWKER

bap.1740 - ~1800

of Chaceley, Worcestershire

Mary HODGES

1711 - bur.1786

of Chaceley, Worcestershire

Mary Ann BEVANS

1804 - 1867

of Eldersfield, Worcestershire

Joseph WALL

~1691 - bur.1756

of Longdon, Worcestershire

Joseph WALL

bap.1726 - bur.1803

Farmer of Longdon, Worcestershire

William BROOKS

~1627 - ~1716

of Longdon, Worcestershire

John BROOKS

bap.1674 - ~1736

of Longdon, Worcestershire

Sarah [BROOKS]

~1627 - ~1677

Sarah BROOKS

bap.1702 - ~1763

of Longdon, Worcestershire

Mary GODSHALL

~1665 - ~1740

of Longdon, Worcestershire

Sarah WALL

bap.1778 - 1858

of Longdon, Worcestershire

Thomas STEPHENS

~1699 - ~1774

of Redmarley d'Abitot, Worcestershire

Elizabeth STEPHENS

bap.1732 - bur.1790

of Redmarley d'Abitot, Worcestershire

Margaret OAKEY

~1699 - bur.1781

of Redmarley d'Abitot, Worcestershire

Spouses and Descendants

Generations

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Captain Rupert Greville VANNER

1903 - 1940

Sailor of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

m. Enid May HUGHES (~1905 - ~1975)

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

Richard Anthony H VANNER

1938 - 2000

of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Narrative and Notes

Rupert Greville VANNER, who was known as Greville within the family was born in Bromsgrove at the beginning of the 20th century.

Greville was a Master mariner. He was killed during the Battle of the Atlantic in 1940 while Captain of the British steamship Bradfyne. SS Bradfyne was some 170 miles off the north Irish coast on November 22nd, 1940, when she was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine U-100. She was on route from Montreal for Sydney and Belfast carrying 7,900 tons of grain. Capt. Vanner and 38 men were killed. The SS BRADFYNE was not in an official convoy at the time, but in total U-100 sank 7 ships that day.

U-100 itself was sunk on 17 Mar 1941 after being rammed and depth charged by HMS Vanoc and HMS Walker, with the loss of 38 men.

Captain VANNER was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, the Atlantic Star and the War Medal.

He and his crew are memorialised at the Tower Hill Memorial in London.

Timeline

Personal Family World

Date

Age^*

Event

Place

Q1 1903

Birth

¹²

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

2 Apr 1911

Census

Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Occupation: Sailor

4 Sep 1924

Marriage of sister Marjorie VANNER and David Edward Gethin HUGHES-JENKINS

Steynton, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Q2 1933

Marriage to wife Enid May HUGHES

⁴

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Q4 1936

Marriage of sister Gwendoline Mary VANNER and Cecil Herbert PORTER

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales

7 Dec 1938

Birth of son Richard Anthony H VANNER

⁵

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales

22 Nov 1940

Death

⁶⁷

At Sea, S/S Bradfyne, Atlantic Ocean

31 Jan 1946

Death of father John Hughes 'Jack' VANNER

⁸

Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales

12 Feb 1949

Death of sister Marjorie VANNER

⁹

14 May 1949

Death of mother Fanny Elizabeth 'Faye' WEAVER

¹⁰¹¹

St James Nursing Home, Walter Road, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales

1991

Death of sister Gwendoline Mary VANNER

¹²

Q2 2000

Death of son Richard Anthony H VANNER

¹³

Glamorgan, Wales

2003

100

Death of sister Joan Sivell VANNER

Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age

Citations

1 - UK 1911 Census - 2 April 1911

Pembroke, Milford
27 North Roard, Milford Haven
Vanner, John Hughes - Head - 33 - Married - District Manager Brewery Co - Ind Coope & Co - Herts - Bishops Stortford - English
Vanner, Fanny Elizabeth - Wife - 34 - Married - Married 9 years, 3 children, s survising children - - Worcestershire, Bromsgrove
Vanner, Rupert Greville - Son - 8 - Worcestershire, Bromsgrove
Vanner, Marjorie - Daughter - 6 - Yorkshire Dewsbury
Vanner, Gwendoline Mary - Daughter - 4 - Glamorgan, Sully
Picton, Elizabeth Ann - Servant - 17 - Single - General Servant (Domestic) - Pembrokeshire, Steynton

2 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index 1837-1915

First name(s)
Rupert Greville
Last name
Vanner
Birth quarter
1
Birth year
1903
Mother's maiden name
Weaver
District
Bromsgrove
County
Worcestershire
Country
England
Volume
6C
Page
377

3 - UK 1911 Census - 2 April 1911

Pembroke, Milford
27 North Roard, Milford Haven
Vanner, John Hughes - Head - 33 - Married - District Manager Brewery Co - Ind Coope & Co - Herts - Bishops Stortford - English
Vanner, Fanny Elizabeth - Wife - 34 - Married - Married 9 years, 3 children, s survising children - - Worcestershire, Bromsgrove
Vanner, Rupert Greville - Son - 8 - Worcestershire, Bromsgrove
Vanner, Marjorie - Daughter - 6 - Yorkshire Dewsbury
Vanner, Gwendoline Mary - Daughter - 4 - Glamorgan, Sully
Picton, Elizabeth Ann - Servant - 17 - Single - General Servant (Domestic) - Pembrokeshire, Steynton

4 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005

Name:
Rupert G Vanner
Event Type:
Marriage Registration
Event Place:
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Registration District:
Haverfordwest
County:
Pembrokeshire
Registration Year:
1933
Registration Quarter:
Apr-May-Jun
Page:
2659
Affiliate Line Number:
64
Volume:
11A
Spouse Name (available after 1911):
Hughes
Possible Spouse:
Enid M Hughes

5 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005

Name:
Richard A H Vanner
Event Type:
Birth Registration
Registration Quarter:
Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year:
1939
Registration District:
Haverfordwest
County:
Pembrokeshire
Event Place:
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Mother's Maiden Name:
Hughes
Volume:
11A
Page:
1468
Affiliate Line Number:
18

6 - UK Merchant Seamen Deaths, 1939-1953

VANNER, Rupert Greville
x 26 Hamilton Terr, Milford Haven, Pem. (RHA)
Address: Innisfree, Sully, Glam.
(N/K Wife Enid x this address)
__________
Ship: S/S Bradfyne
Official No: 148834
Port of Registry: Bideford
British
________
Birthplace: Bromsgrove, England
Rank or Rating: Master
Date of Death: 22.11.40
Place of Death: At Sea
Age at Death: 37
Cause of Death: Supposed Drowned: sunlk through enemy action on the 22nd November 1940

7 - Wales Billion Graves Cemetery Index

First name(s)
John Hughes
Last name
Vanner
Birth year
-
Death year
1946
City
Milford Haven
County
Pembrokeshire
Country
Wales
Cemetery
Milford Haven Cemetery
Death date
31 Jan 1946

8 - Wales Billion Graves Cemetery Index

First name(s)
John Hughes
Last name
Vanner
Birth year
-
Death year
1946
City
Milford Haven
County
Pembrokeshire
Country
Wales
Cemetery
Milford Haven Cemetery
Death date
31 Jan 1946

9 - Wales Billion Graves Cemetery Index

First name(s)
John Hughes
Last name
Vanner
Birth year
-
Death year
1946
City
Milford Haven
County
Pembrokeshire
Country
Wales
Cemetery
Milford Haven Cemetery
Death date
31 Jan 1946

10 - Fanny Elizabeth Vanner 1959
VANNER Fanny Elizabeth of Greville House 18 Hamilton-terrace Milford Haven Pembrokeshire widow died 14 May 1949 at St James Nursing Home Walter-road Swansea Probate Carmarthen 18 August to Gwendoline Mary Paorter (wife of Cecil Hubert Porter) and Joan Sivell Fountain (wife of Alexander Frank Fountain). Effects £14810 19s.

11 - Wales Billion Graves Cemetery Index

First name(s)
John Hughes
Last name
Vanner
Birth year
-
Death year
1946
City
Milford Haven
County
Pembrokeshire
Country
Wales
Cemetery
Milford Haven Cemetery
Death date
31 Jan 1946

12 - Wales Billion Graves Cemetery Index

First name(s)
Cecil Herbert
Last name
Porter
Birth year
1899
Death year
1979
City
Fishguard
County
Pembrokeshire
Country
Wales
Cemetery
Llanwnda Cemetery
Birth date
1906
Death date
1991
First name(s)
Gwendoline Mary
Last name
Porter
Birth year
1906
Death year
1991
City
Fishguard
County
Pembrokeshire
Country
Wales
Cemetery
Llanwnda Cemetery
Birth date
? ? 1906
Death date
? ? 1991

13 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

Name:
Richard Anthony H Vanner
Event Type:
Death Registration
Registration Quarter:
Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year:
2000
Registration District:
Glamorgan
County:
Glamorganshire
Event Place:
Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales
Birth Date (available after June quarter 1969):
07 Dec 1938
Volume:
8911D
Page:
D9A

First name(s)	Rupert Greville
Last name	Vanner
Birth quarter	1
Birth year	1903
Mother's maiden name	Weaver
District	Bromsgrove
County	Worcestershire
Country	England
Volume	6C
Page	377

First name(s)	John Hughes
Last name	Vanner
Birth year	-
Death year	1946
City	Milford Haven
County	Pembrokeshire
Country	Wales
Cemetery	Milford Haven Cemetery
Death date	31 Jan 1946

First name(s)	Cecil Herbert
Last name	Porter
Birth year	1899
Death year	1979
City	Fishguard
County	Pembrokeshire
Country	Wales
Cemetery	Llanwnda Cemetery
Birth date	1906
Death date	1991

First name(s)	Gwendoline Mary
Last name	Porter
Birth year	1906
Death year	1991
City	Fishguard
County	Pembrokeshire
Country	Wales
Cemetery	Llanwnda Cemetery
Birth date	? ? 1906
Death date	? ? 1991