Charles NUNN

Charles NUNN

Male 1896 - 1969  (73 years)


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  • Name Charles NUNN 
    Birth 6 Nov 1896  Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • According to army record, he was born in July 1895 but it was more likely 1897.

    • From 1939 register

    Gender Male 
    Census 1901  Rougham, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1911  Hall Cottages, Little Whelnetham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _HAIR 1914 
    Dark brown 
    _HEIG 1914 
    5ft 10 1/4 ins (178cm) 
    _MILT 1914-1919 
    Lance Corporal, 2nd Suffolk Regiment, British Army 
    • Gave age as 19 years and one month when he enlisted Aug 1915 but he may have only been 17. Discharged Nov 1919. Gunshot wound to right thigh July 1916. Home on leave from France in 1915. Record is damaged, so arenas in which he saw action not known.

    Residence 1920  Hall Cottages, Little Whelnetham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Military record

    Census 1921  159 Ross St, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1921 Census for 159 Ross St, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
      First name(s) Last name Rel. to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occ. Employer
      Ethel Mary Papworth Head Female 1884 36 Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England Home Duties -
      Edward John Papworth Son Male 1914 7 Cambridgeshire, England - -
      Reginald William Papworth Son Male 1916 4 Cambridgeshire, England - -
      Florence Livermore Sister Female 1871 50 Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England At Home -
      Charles Nunn Boarder Male 1896 24 years 8 months Chevington, Suffolk, England Watch & Clock Repairing Government Training
      John Rouse Boarder Male 1894 26 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England Watch & Clock Repairing Government Training

    Census 1939  The Bungalow, Parsons Green, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Nunn Household (2 People)
      The Bungalow Parsons Green , Thingoe R.D., Suffolk, England
      Reginald H Nunn 25 Jun 1899 Bee Keeper (army pensioner - 21 years service)
      Charles Nunn 06 Nov 1896 Watch & Clock Repairing (army pensioner - disabled)
      Ref: RG101/6677F/008/27 Letter Code: TZLD

    _EYEC Hazel 
    _FGRAVE 144606434 
    Death 16 Dec 1969  Gedding, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
      Name: Charles Nunn Death Age: 72 Birth Date: 6 Nov 1896
      Registration Date: Oct 1969 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
      Registration District: Bury St Edmunds Inferred County: Suffolk
      Volume: 4b Page: 3124

    Person ID I6381  Warren Nunn's family tree
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2022 

    Father Frederick Charles NUNN,   b. Dec 1855, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1933, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Emma POTTER,   b. Abt 1858, Moulton, Norfolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1928, Little Whelnetham, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 26 Dec 1881  Great Moulton, Depwade, Norfolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915
      Name: Frederick Charles Nunn Registration Year: 1881 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration district: Depwade
      Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
      Inferred County: Norfolk Volume: 4b Page: 643


      1881 marriage solemnized in the parish church of Great Moulton in the county of Norfolk
      No 112 December 26th 1881
      Frederick Charles Nunn, aged 26, bachelor, laborer, of Chevington, Suffolk, son of Frederick Nunn, shepherd and Emma Potter, aged 26, spinster, of Great Moulton, dau of Thomas Potter, carpenter. Witnesses: Thomas Potter junior and Ina Elmer

    Family ID F1902  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy Christina Mary LAST,   b. 26 Dec 1900, Stow, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1988, Gedding, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage Apr 1959  Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
      Name: Charles Nunn Registration Date: Apr 1959 Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration District: Bury St. Edmunds Inferred County: Suffolk
      Spouse: Dorothy C M Last
      Volume Number: 4b Page Number: 1767

    Family ID F2904  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2025 

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    Charles Nunn on 1921 census
    Charles Nunn on 1921 census