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Looking for information on Denis who was born in Bengal India 1921 his parents were Reginald and Florence. He had a brother called Barry b 1923.
The story goes he fell out with his parents and went to live in America.
I have all information on Barry but nothing for Denis

Returning to India with his mother. Address in England had been Horstead Lodge, Coltishall, Norfolk.

Passenger Lists Leaving Uk 1890-1960

People with same last name on this voyage

Florence Byrne 27

First name(s) Dennis
Last name Byrne
Gender Male
Age 2
Birth year 1920
Departure year 1922
Departure day 27
Departure month 1
Departure port London
Destination port Calcutta
Destination CALCUTTA
Country India
Destination country India
Ship name Sardinia




Passenger Lists Leaving Uk 1890-1960

People with same last name on this voyage


Dennis Geo Byrne 18 clerk

First name(s) Barry Nigel
Last name Byrne
Gender Male
Age 17
Birth year 1923
Occupation SCHOOLBOY
Departure year 1940
Departure day 12
Departure month 8
Departure port Liverpool
Destination port Bombay
Destination BOMBAY
Country India
Destination country India
Ship name Strathmore

Address had been 72 Tottenham Rd, Wolverhampton, Staffs. They had been crossed off this list but it gives a middle name for Dennis.

Parent's marriage.

British India Office Marriages

First name(s) Reginald Walter
Last name Byrne, engineer
Marriage year 1921
Marriage date 12 Feb 1921
Spouse's first name Florence Ella
Spouse's last name Beaver
Place Darjeeling
Presidency Bengal
Groom's father's first name Hugh Bowras
Groom's father's last name Byrne
Bride's father's first name George Robert
Bride's father's last name Beaver


and his father's death.


Reginald Walter
Last name Byrne, marine engineer
Birth year 1888
Death date 11 May 1928
Death year 1928
Age 40
Burial date 11 May 1928
Place Darjeeling
Presidency Bengal


and his mother remarried.



British India Office Marriages

First name(s) Florence Ella
Last name Byrne
Marriage year 1930
Marriage date 16 Jan 1930
Spouse's first name Charles James
Spouse's last name Sanderson, broker
Place Calcutta
Presidency Bengal
Groom's age 38
Bride's age 35
Groom's father's first name George William
Groom's father's last name Sanderson
Bride's father's first name George Albert
Bride's father's last name Beaver

Dennis George Byrne
in the California, Federal Naturalization Records, 1843-1999
Name: Dennis George Byrne
Gender: Male
Declaration Age: 35
Record Type: Declaration
Birth Date: 2 Dec 1921
Birth Place: Horstead, Norfolk, England
Arrival Date: 11 Jun 1957
Arrival Place: Detroit, Michigan
Declaration Date: 17 Sep 1957
Declaration Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
Spouse: Madge Byrne
Declaration Number: 635

Fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, 6ft 2ins, weight 165 lbs.



Dennis G Byrne
in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Dennis G Byrne
Social Security Number: 550-56-0667
Birth Date: 2 Dec 1921
Issue Year: 1957
Issue State: California
Death Date: 23 Apr 2013



Dennis G Byrne
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
Name: Dennis G Byrne
Registration Date: Oct 1956
[Nov 1956]
[Dec 1956]
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Croydon
Inferred County: Surrey
Spouse: Madge Payler
Volume Number: 5g
Page Number: 139


They were living in San Diego 1964-66

His birth.

DENNIS G
Last name BYRNE
Birth year 1921
Birth quarter 4
Registration month -
Mother's maiden name Beaver
District St. Faiths
County Norfolk
Country England
Volume 4B
Page 150


and marriage.


DENNIS G
Last name BYRNE
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1956
Registration month -

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DENNIS G BYRNE married one of these people

Madge Payler
Spouse's last name Payler
District Croydon
District number -
County Surrey
Country England

A previous marriage for Madge.

Marriages Mar 1932 (>99%)
Payler Reginald S E Skidmore Croydon 2a 727
Skidmore Madge Payler Croydon 2a 727



Births Dec 1913 (>99%)
Skidmore Madge Cogger Kingston 2a 745

Going to the UK to marry Madge


Dennis Byrne
in the UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
Name: Dennis Byrne
Arrival Age: 34
Birth Date: 2 Dec 1921
Port of Departure: New York, New York, United States
Arrival Date: 4 Aug 1956
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ports of Voyage: New York
Ship Name: Mauretania
Shipping Line: Cunard Steamship Company Ltd
Official Number: 5784/01

Travelling alone.
UK address: 26 St Augustines Ave, Croydon.
Engineer.
Citizen of Canada.
Visiting the UK for 3 months.

Ah so this probably is him. He had been living in Bristol but was going to Canada to stay.

Passenger Lists Leaving Uk 1890-1960


First name(s) Dennis
Last name Byrne
Gender Male
Age 32
Birth year 1922
Occupation PRODUCTION ENGINEER
Departure year 1954
Departure day 18
Departure month 2
Departure port Southampton
Destination port New York
Destination NEW YORK
State New York
Country United States
Destination country United States
Ship name Queen Mary


EDIT Looking at the manifest on https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org his address was 240 Atlas Ave, Toronto.

In 1956 he and Marge travelled on the Saxonia to 372 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario. They left Liverpool on 30 Nov arriving in NY 8 Dec.


Could this be him?

England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019

First name(s) Denis George
Last name Byrne
Death year 1998
Death date 10 Oct 1998
Probate year 1998
Probate date 20 Nov 1998
Residence town -
Registry Bristol
County Gloucestershire
Country England
Document type Grant and will
Number 4529


EDIT No I see you have his death above in 2013.

Madge Skidmore Byrne
in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Madge Skidmore Byrne
[Madge Byrne]
[Madge Skidmore Skidmore]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 23 Aug 1913
Birth Place: Wimbledon Lo, United Kingdom
Death Date: Sep 1991
Father: Henry C Skidmore
Mother: Gladys Cogger
SSN: 568720337
Notes: Sep 1963: Name listed as MADGE SKIDMORE BYRNE; 08 Nov 1991: Name listed as MADGE BYRNE


Madge Byrne
in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Madge Byrne
Social Security Number: 568-72-0337
Birth Date: 23 Aug 1913
Issue Year: 1963
Issue State: California
Last Residence: 800, (U.S. Consulate) London, United Kingdom
Death Date: Sep 1991


Madge Byrne
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Madge Byrne
Death Age: 78
Birth Date: 23 Aug 1913
Registration Date: Sep 1991
Registration district: Eastbourne
Inferred County: East Sussex
Volume: 18
Page: 471

The California death was 2013, not 1957.
He and Madge were living in San Diego in 1964-66.

The date of 1957 is for residence;

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries
Record information.
Name : Dennis G Byrne
Birth : 02/12/1921
Death : 23/04/2013
Residence : 1957 California

Yes, have edited AG :-) :-)

Wow, thankyou all i don't know how you find these things out. I will study your answers tomorrow when i am more awake. Thanks again

Decrees Nisi Granted at Bristol Reginald Stanley Edward Payler 7, Bourneville Road. Whitehall, Bristol, against Madge Payler. Desertion.
31 January 1947 - Western Daily Press - Bristol, Bristol, England