Thomas NUNN

Thomas NUNN

Male 1917 - 1991  (74 years)


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  • Name Thomas NUNN 
    Birth 18 Oct 1917  Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Name: Thomas Nunn Mother's Maiden Surname: Willingham
      Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1917
      Registration district: Bury St Edmunds Inferred County: Essex Volume Number: 4a Page Number: 1234

    • From 1939 register

    Gender Male 
    Census 1921  Horsepool Cottages, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1939  White House, Ickworth Park, Horringer, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _FGRAVE 160354190 
    Death 19 Oct 1991  Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Given he was married by 1952 when his mother died, the best possible match is a 1940 entry.
      There is a headstone that also fits the below details as being the same couple. See https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160354190/thomas-nunn
      Also, in 1948, Mrs T.Nunn was a matron of honour in the marriage of her sister Joan Veal as follows:
      Bury Free Press 02 April 1948, p11
      Three sisters to assist her
      Miss Joan Veal, daughter of Mrs E.J.Veal, of Springfield Road, Bury St Edmunds, was attended by three sisters at her Easter Saturday wedding in St John's Church to Mr Reginald Osborne, second son of Mr and Mrs F.W.E.Osborne, Shakers Lane, Bury St Edmunds.
      The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a full-length gown of white satin, trimmed with orange blossom, and an embroidered veil held in place by a coronet of orange blossom. She carried a bouquet of crimson carnations and trailing fern.
      Her three matrons of honour were Mrs L.Harvey, Mrs T.Nunn and Mrs G.Porter and the best man was the brother of the bridegroom, Mr George Osborne.

    Person ID I8795  Warren Nunn's family tree
    Last Modified 16 Oct 2022 

    Father Thomas NUNN,   b. 3 Nov 1882, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1972, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Louisa Emily WILLINGHAM,   b. 30 Jan 1879, Ickworth, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1952, White House, Ickworth Park, Horringer, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage Jul 1906  Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915
      Name: Thomas Nunn Registration Year: 1906 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration District: Thingoe
      Inferred County: Suffolk
      Volume: 4a Page: 1727
      Thomas Nunn and Louisa Emily Willingham

    Family ID F2030  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Betty Evelyn VEAL,   b. 12 Mar 1921, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 2015, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Marriage Jan 1940  Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Given he was married by 1952 when his mother died, the best possible match is the following 1940 entry. However, an online tree has differing and confusion information about the marriage between Thomas Nunn and Betty Veal (or Neal).
      There is a headstone that also fits the below details as being the same couple. See https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160354190/thomas-nunn
      Also, in 1948, Mrs T.Nunn was a matron of honour in the marriage of her sister Joan Veal.


      England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
      Name: Thomas Nunn Registration Date: Jan 1940 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
      Registration District: Bury St. Edmunds Inferred County: Suffolk
      Spouse: Betty E Veal
      Volume Number: 4a Page Number: 3719


      England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
      Name: Betty E Veal Registration Date: Apr 1921* Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
      Registration District: Bury St Edmunds Inferred County: Essex, Suffolk
      Mother's Maiden Name: Brabrook
      Volume Number: 4a Page Number: 1747
      *12 Mar 1921 on 1939 register


      England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2019
      Name: MS Betty Evelyn Nunn Gender: Female Age: 94
      Birth Date: 1921 Last Residence: Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England
      Postal Code District: Ip33 Death Date: 12 Apr 2015


      Bury Free Press 02 April 1948, p11
      Three sisters to assist her
      Miss Joan Veal, daughter of Mrs E.J.Veal, of Springfield Road, Bury St Edmunds, was attended by three sisters at her Easter Saturday wedding in St John's Church to Mr Reginald Osborne, second son of Mr and Mrs F.W.E.Osborne, Shakers Lane, Bury St Edmunds.
      The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a full-length gown of white satin, trimmed with orange blossom, and an embroidered veil held in place by a coronet of orange blossom. She carried a bouquet of crimson carnations and trailing fern.
      Her three matrons of honour were Mrs L.Harvey, Mrs T.Nunn and Mrs G.Porter and the best man was the brother of the bridegroom, Mr George Osborne.


      1939 register
      21 Springfield Avenue, Bury St Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds M.B., Suffolk, England
      First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number
      Edgar J Veal 25 Apr 1886 Male Postman General Post Office Married 296 1
      Emma M Veal 27 Oct 1889 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 296 2
      Edgar F J Veal 26 Feb 1917 Male Clothiers Porter Single 296 3
      Betty E (Nunn) Veal 12 Mar 1921 Female Tailoress Clothing Works Single 296 4
      Marjorie M A Porter (Veal) 10 Jul 1923 Female Tailoress Clothing Works Single 296 5

    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F2985  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2025 

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