Sir Richard George Douglas Powell, 3rd Bt of Wimpole Street

1909 - 1980  (70 years)

• Name	Richard George Douglas Powell
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	3rd Bt of Wimpole Street
  Birth	14 Nov 1909	Hill Ridware, , Staffordshire, England   [1]
  	First name(s)Richard George D Last namePowell Birth quarter4 Birth year1909 Mother's maiden namePowell DistrictLichfield CountyStaffordshire CountryEngland Volume6B Page464 Record setEngland & Wales Births 1837-2006 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Births Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd
  Gender	Male
  _UID	2D57D4DA99E54BB9A68EB9E70F5728243AA5
  Death	16 Jul 1980	District Chelsea   [2]
  	First name(s) RICHARD GEORGE D Last name POWELL Gender Male Birth day 14 Birth month 11 Birth year 1910 Age - Death quarter 3 Death year 1980 District Chelsea County London Volume 11 Page 1351 Country England Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Deaths & burials Collections from United Kingdom
  Person ID	I50554	The Maw Family Tree
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Sir Douglas Powell, 2nd Bt of Wimpole Street,   b. 8 Jul 1874, Marylebone, , Middlesex, England d. 28 Feb 1932, District Chelsea (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Albinia Muriel Powell,   b. 28 Oct 1877, Sharow, Ripon, , Yorkshire, England
  Marriage	10 Feb 1904	Sharow, Ripon, , Yorkshire, England   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  	First name(s) ALBINIA MURIEL Last name POWELL Marriage quarter 1 Marriage year 1904 Registration month - MarriageFinder™ ALBINIA MURIEL POWELL married Douglas Powell District Ripon District number - County Yorkshire Country England Volume 9A Page 91 Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Marriages & divorces Collections from United Kingdom First name(s) Albinia Muriel Last name Powell Banns year 1904 Banns date 17 Jan 1904 Place Sharow Residence Sharow Spouse's first name(s) Douglas Spouse's last name Powell Spouse's residence Wrexham County Yorkshire (West Riding) Country England Archive North Yorkshire County Record Office Archive reference N-PR-SHA1-5 Record set Yorkshire Banns Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Marriages & divorces Collections from United Kingdom First name(s) Albinia Muriel Last name Powell Year 1904 Event Banns Banns year 1904 Banns date 17 Jan 1904 Marriage year - Residence Sharon Yorkshire Father's first name(s) - Father's last name - Place Brymbo County Denbighshire Country Wales Spouse's first name(s) Douglas Spouse's last name Powell Spouse's residence Wrexham Record set Denbighshire Marriages And Banns Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Marriages & divorces Collections from United Kingdom First name(s)Douglas Last namePowell Birth year1875 Age29 Marital statusbachelor OccupationLieutenant Royal Welch Fusiliers ResidenceWrexham Marriage year1904 Marriage date10 Feb 1904 Marriage placeSharow Spouse's first name(s)Albinia Muriel Spouse's last namePowell Spouse's birth year1878 Spouse's age26 Spouse's marital statusspinster Spouse's residenceSharow Lodge Father's first name(s)Richard Douglas Powell Father's occupationBaronet K C V O M D Spouse's father's first name(s)William Pollicott Powell Spouse's father's occupationGentleman Witness 1William Folliott Powell Witness 2Richard Douglas Powell CountyYorkshire (West Riding) CountryEngland ArchiveNorth Yorkshire County Record Office Archive referencePR/SHA 1/6 Event typeMarriages Event year range1864-1988 Page94 Record setYorkshire Marriages CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Marriages Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom Transcription © Findmypast
  		M11550 - Marriage Douglas Powell & Albinia Muriel Powell 10021904 M11550 - Marriage Douglas Powell & Albinia Muriel Powell 10021904
  Family ID	F11550	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Josephine McMullen,   b. Est 1910   d. 1979 (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	23 Feb 1933
  Children	1. Living   2. Sir Nicholas Folliott Douglas Powell, 4th Bt of Wimpole Street,   b. 17 Jul 1935, District Kensington d. 7 Mar 2019 (Age 83 years)   3. Living
  Family ID	F28084	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Alice Maria den Bode,   b. Est 1910   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1980
  Family ID	F28086	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Sir Richard George Douglas Powell, 3rd Bt. was born on 14 November 1909.1 He was the son of Sir Douglas Powell, 2nd Bt. and Albinia Mariel Powell.2 He married, firstly, Elizabeth Josephine McMullen , daughter of Lt.-Col. Osmond Robert McMullen , on 23 February 1933.1 He married, secondly, Alice Maria den Bode , daughter of Wilhelmus den Bode , in 1980.2 He died on 16 July 1980 at age 70.2 He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England .1 He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Powell, of Wimpole Street, London [U.K., 1897] on 28 February 1932.1 He fought in the Second World War.1 He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Welsh Guards.1 He was director of Bovis Holdings Limited and Bovis Limited.1 He was decorated with the award of the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1944.1 He was decorated with the award of the Military Cross (M.C.) bar in 1945.1 He was Assitant Military Attaché between 1946 and 1948 at Brussels .1 He was decorated with the award of the Belgian Croix Militaire, 1st Class in 1947.1 He was director-general of IOD between 1954 and 1974.1 He was deputy chairman of the Committee on Invisible Exports between 1968 and 1976.1 He was director of Russell Garratt between 1974 and 1980.1

  
  

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