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Percival Henry Powell

Percival Henry Powell

Male 1897 - 1984  (87 years)

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  • Name Percival Henry Powell 
    Relationshipwith George William Craxford
    Born 1 Jan 1897  Stroud, Gloucestershire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Christened 31 Jan 1897  St Lawrence Church, Stroud, Gloucestershire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1899  Upper Field Terrace, Horns Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1901  (126), Horns Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1911  The Ferns, Lower Street, Stroud, Gloucestershire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military Service 1915  France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gunner (L14587) 163 Bde Royal Regiment of Artillery 
    Residence 1920  Bloomsbury House Club, Cartwright Gardens, Camden, London Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1921  86, Delancey Street, Camden, London Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1939  19, Ebrington Road, Harrow, London Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Occupation 1939 
    Journalist assistant 
    Immigration Dec 1945  SS Cavina, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Emigration 7 Dec 1945  SS Cavina, Liverpool, Merseyside Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Cunard line 
    Occupation 1950  London Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Newspaper Journalist (The Star) 
    Died 23 Mar 1984  Valley Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10731  Extended Craxford Family | The main Craxford branch RED pages I5 (James Ernest Craxford) + I77 (Arthur Craxford)
    Last Modified 30 Mar 2016 

    Father John Thomas Powell,   b. 1855, Stroud, Gloucestershire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Roseina Toveni,   b. 1866, Cirencester, Gloucestershire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1885  Stroud, Gloucestershire Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F8681  Group Sheet,  Family chart

    Family May Young Jackson,   b. 18 May 1899, Corby, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1989, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 17 Sep 1920  St Pancras Church, St Pancras, London Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Witnesses 17 Sep 1920 
    W Hexter (her father); John Powell (his father) 
    Divorced 1945 
    Children 
     1. Betty Andrea Powell,   b. 22 Jul 1921, London Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1989, Studio City, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    BMD Certificates
    MC: Jackson, May Young (1920) and Percival Henry Powell     		MC: Jackson, May Young (1920) and Percival Henry Powell
    Adopted into the family after their marriage she was Gertrude Jackson's daughter, born 1899
    Last Modified 30 Mar 2016 
    Family ID F8672  Group Sheet,  Family chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Jan 1897 - Stroud, Gloucestershire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1899 - Upper Field Terrace, Horns Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - Gunner (L14587) 163 Bde Royal Regiment of Artillery - 1915 - France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1920 - Bloomsbury House Club, Cartwright Gardens, Camden, London Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Sep 1920 - St Pancras Church, St Pancras, London Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1921 - 86, Delancey Street, Camden, London Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1939 - 19, Ebrington Road, Harrow, London Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Newspaper Journalist (The Star) - 1950 - London Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Mar 1984 - Valley Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Percival Henry Powell    		Percival Henry Powell
    Detail from portrait photograph
    Percival Henry Powell     		Percival Henry Powell
    A photo portrait from the 1950s
    Dedication by Percival Powell    		Dedication by Percival Powell
    Inscription on the flyleaf of a copy of his novel "Only Three Died"

    Recordings
    Wounded Mankind: Broadcast April 22nd 1945    		Wounded Mankind: Broadcast April 22nd 1945
    The program originates from San Francisco, where the United Nations Conference on International Organization is to open in three days. The program uses the phrase "wounded mankind," but there is no indication that it is the title of the broadcast, or that the script does have a title. Richard Atkinson says, "I don't think you have to worry about the Russians, they're desperately tired after 30 years of war." The princicpal voice is referred to as "Jack" several times, but is not further identified.
    The segment which features an interview with P.H. Powell, reporter at The London Star, starts at about 09:00 minutes and lasts for three minutes

    Bibliography
    NO MOONLIGHT    		NO MOONLIGHT
    P.H. POWELL (Author)

    Publisher: W.P.NIMMO, HAY & MITCHELL, LONDON 1950
    Format: Hard Cover 203pp Cover price 8/6d
    ONLY THREE DIED    		ONLY THREE DIED
    P.H. POWELL (Author)

    Publisher: SAMPSON LOW, Gilbert Street, LONDON 1951
    Format: Hard Cover 218pp Issue Price: 9s 6d.
    WHY KILL THE BUTLER?    		WHY KILL THE BUTLER?
    P.H. POWELL (Author)

    Publisher: HERBERT JENKINS, LONDON 1952
    Format: Hard Cover Issue 192pp Price 9s 6d.
    NOW LYING DEAD    		NOW LYING DEAD
    P.H. POWELL (Author)

    Publisher: HERBERT JENKINS London 1953
    Format: Hard Cover 192pp Issue Price 9s 6d.
    THE POLICE MURDERS    		THE POLICE MURDERS
    P.H. POWELL (Author)

    Publisher: ROBERT HALE, Old Brompton Road, LONDON 1955
    Format: Hard Cover 181pp Issue Price 9s 6d.
    FATAL MISTAKE    		FATAL MISTAKE
    P.H. POWELL (Author)

    Publisher: ROBERT HALE, LONDON 1956
    Format: Hard Cover 174pp Issue Price 9s 6d.
    DEATH OF AN EXPERT WITNESS    		DEATH OF AN EXPERT WITNESS
    P.H. POWELL (Author)

    Publisher: ROBERT HALE, LONDON 1957
    Format: Hard Cover Issue 173pp Price 10s 6d.
    MURDER PREMEDITATED    		MURDER PREMEDITATED
    P.H. POWELL (Author)

    Publisher: HERBERT JENKINS, Duke of York Street, LONDON 1958
    Format: Hard Cover 222pp Issue Price: 8s 6d

    Newspaper Cuttings
    Axis Out-Produced    		Axis Out-Produced
    A report on the Allied Forces war effort
    The Anniston Star: Page 1 Monday January 4th 1943
    British Fight Writers Go Along With Referee    		British Fight Writers Go Along With Referee
    Report of a British boxer stopped in a middleweight title fight in New York. P H Powell was one of several journalists who commented on the decision.
    Pottstown Mercury (Pottstown, Pennsylvania) Page 23 Friday September 14th 1951
    Two London Papers See Adlai Win    		Two London Papers See Adlai Win
    P H Powell who was one writer who predicted (wrongly) had Adlai Stevenson would beat Eisenhower in the 1952 Presidential Election
    The Index Journal (Greenwood, South Carolina) Page 5 Tuesday November 4th 1952
    London Paper Takes A New Stand On Fort Wayne    		London Paper Takes A New Stand On Fort Wayne
    P.H. Powell was sent to Indiana to report on the wedding of a British girl to an American Airman
    The Kokomo Tribune (Kokomo, Indiana) Page 21 December 14th 1953
    'Only Three Died'    		"Only Three Died"
    A pre-release Sampson Low advertisement for the new book which appeared on page 8 of The Times on Thursday February 22nd 1951
    Detection by Formula    		Detection by Formula
    A review of recently published detective fiction including P.H. Powell's The Police Murders; his sixth novel in 1955
    The Sydney Morning Herald (New South Wales, Australia) Page 11 Saturday May 28th 1955
    Jasper Public Library Notes    		Jasper Public Library Notes
    A review of novels held in store including Why Kill The Butler, P.H. Powell's fourth book
    The Herald (Jasper, Indiana) Page 10 Tuesday November 11th 1958
    Books And Authors (Crime Corner)    		Books And Authors (Crime Corner)
    A review of recently published books including P.H. Powell's eighth novel Murder Premeditated
    Freeport Journal-Standard (Freeport, Illinois) Page 10 April 2nd 1959

    Albums
    PH Powell Cuttings    		PH Powell Cuttings (8)
    Press reports and book notices for Percival Powell

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Stroud 6a 332 (JFM 1897) (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S252] Personal communication: Alexandra Crane Stafford.

    3. [S19] 1901 England Census, Stroud RG13/2438 135 19 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S443] 1939 UK Register, RG101/0954A/015/11 Letter Code: BWDO (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S252] Personal communication: Alexandra Crane Stafford, NY Passenger Lists (Reliability: 4).

    6. [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Stroud 6a 521 (JAS 1885) (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Pancras 1b 173 (JAS 1920) (Reliability: 3).


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