Richard Buckley Prettejohn

  General Notes:

Richard travelled to Colombo, Sri Lanka, departing from Liverpool on 13 February 1925 on the "Yorkshire" (Bibby Line) - he travelled with his wife, son and one other female - unknown.

Also travelled to Gibralter departing London 5 December 1934 on the "Mantua" (P & O Line).

Divorce Court File: 4530. Appellant: Richard Buckley Prettejohn. Respondent: Gwendoline Alice Grace Prettejohn. Co-respondent: Samuel Keith Harries. Type: Husband's petition for divorce [hd].
Covering dates 1921
Availability Open Document, Open Description, Normal Closure before FOI Act: 30 years
Held by
The National Archives, Kew

The Bristol Mercury and Daily Post (Bristol, England), Saturday, November 4, 1899; Issue 16064
Prettejohn--Worrall--October 31, at Colombo, Ceylon, Charles Buckley, son of the late General R. Prettejohn, C.B., 14th Hussars, to Helen Christian, daughter of the late James Preston Worrall, Bathampton, Somerset.

Manchester Times (Manchester, England), Friday, November 3, 1899; Issue 2204.
Prettejohn--Worrall--On the 31st October, in Colombo, Charles Buckley, eldest son of the late General R.B. Prettejohn, 14th Hussars, to Helen Christian, only daughter of the late James Preston Worrall, of Roselea, Bathampton.

The Times, Friday, Feb 15, 1924; pg. 1; Issue 43576; col A
Prettejohn.--On the 10th Feb., at a nursing home, Cheltenham, to Babs (Nee Desages), wife of R.B. Prettejohn, of Ceylon--a son.

The Times, Tuesday, May 27, 1913; pg. 1; Issue 40222; col A
Prettejohn.--On the 23rd May, Bertha May, twin daughter of R.B. and Gwendoline Prettejohn, of Heathfield, Letteston, Pembrokeshire, aged five years eight months, after a few hours' illness.

Richard married Margaret C. (Babs) Desages 1922, December Q in Pershore. (Margaret C. (Babs) Desages was born in 1897.)

Richard next married Gwendoline Alice Grace.