Son of John Bengry and Mary Jones who were married on the 19th June 1851 at the Primitive Methodist Chapel, in Ludlow, Shropshire.
Arthur married Florence Kate Fulcher (known as Kate) in 1903, the marriage was registered in Chelmsford, Essex.
Known Children
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Dorothy May Bengry (Eager) 1903 - 1978
Arthur Bengry 1906 - 1906
Gladys Ida Bengry Ashby 1907 - 1980
Phyllis Violet Bengry (Stuart) 1910 - 1982 (died in Australia)
John Bengry 1914 - 1914
Edna Mary Bengry (Rowswell) 1915
Arthur James Bengry 1924 - 2000
Arthur, Kate, and their family lived in Coventry, where Arthur worked in the motor industry, which Coventry was famous for.
On the 6th September 1907, Arthur (probably with Kate and their children) was on holiday in Chelmsford, Essex. He and Kate's brother, Percy Fulcher were at the Recreation Ground, in Chelmsford, when around six o'clock that evening a boy named Alfred William Victor Storey aged 6, fell into the river.
Although Arthur could not swim he jumped into the water in an attempt to grab the boy, but sadly he was unable to do so. Several other people joined in the rescue but the little boy drowned despite attempts to resuscitate him.
Arthur aged 50, died at his home, 79, Highfield Rd, from pulmonary tuberculosis, Kate was by his side.
Kate died from pneumonia in 1949, aged about 70.
Son of John Bengry and Mary Jones who were married on the 19th June 1851 at the Primitive Methodist Chapel, in Ludlow, Shropshire.
Arthur married Florence Kate Fulcher (known as Kate) in 1903, the marriage was registered in Chelmsford, Essex.
Known Children
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Dorothy May Bengry (Eager) 1903 - 1978
Arthur Bengry 1906 - 1906
Gladys Ida Bengry Ashby 1907 - 1980
Phyllis Violet Bengry (Stuart) 1910 - 1982 (died in Australia)
John Bengry 1914 - 1914
Edna Mary Bengry (Rowswell) 1915
Arthur James Bengry 1924 - 2000
Arthur, Kate, and their family lived in Coventry, where Arthur worked in the motor industry, which Coventry was famous for.
On the 6th September 1907, Arthur (probably with Kate and their children) was on holiday in Chelmsford, Essex. He and Kate's brother, Percy Fulcher were at the Recreation Ground, in Chelmsford, when around six o'clock that evening a boy named Alfred William Victor Storey aged 6, fell into the river.
Although Arthur could not swim he jumped into the water in an attempt to grab the boy, but sadly he was unable to do so. Several other people joined in the rescue but the little boy drowned despite attempts to resuscitate him.
Arthur aged 50, died at his home, 79, Highfield Rd, from pulmonary tuberculosis, Kate was by his side.
Kate died from pneumonia in 1949, aged about 70.
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