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| Husband: | Roland Arthur Burnard HEARD (1903-1985) | |
| Wife: | Eileen Audrey PRESTON (1910-1983) | |
| Marriage | Q2 1939 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Name: | Roland Arthur Burnard HEARD | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | Arthur Wentworth HEARD (1865-1941) | |
| Mother: | Ethel Alice FOTHERGILL (1875-1971) | |
| Birth | 2 Dec 1903 | Willesden, Middlesex, England |
| Baptism | 23 Jan 1904 (age 0) | Brondesbury, Middlesex, England |
| 1 Brondesbury Park Mansions | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 7) | Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales1 |
| 28 Waterloo Road | ||
| Occupation | shipbroker and forwarding agent. | |
| Census | 19 Jun 1921 (age 17 yrs 7 mns) | Portland, Dorset, England2 |
| HMS Thunderer, Orion Class Battleship, Prince Road, Portland Harbour | ||
| Occupation | 19 Jun 1921 (age 17) | Paymaster cadet; Portland, Dorset, England2 |
| Employment: Royal Navy | ||
| Census | 29 Sep 1939 (age 35) | Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales3 |
| 3 Stow Park Crescent | ||
| Occupation | 29 Sep 1939 (age 35) | Incorporated accountant; Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales3 |
| Occupation | May 1954 (age 50) | Chairman of the Newport Shipowners' Association; Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales |
| Death | 4 Sep 1985 (age 81) | Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales |
| Fashoda House, Southerndown | ||
| Probate | 23 Dec 1985 | Llandaff, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales |
| Fashoda House, Southerndown Probate was granted. Effects were valued at £106, 128. |
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| Qualification | Chartered Accountant | |
| Name: | Eileen Audrey PRESTON | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 1910 | |
| Census | 29 Sep 1939 (age 28-29) | Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales3 |
| 3 Stow Park Crescent | ||
| Occupation | 29 Sep 1939 (age 28-29) | Closed Record; Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales3 |
| Death | 1983 (age 72-73) | |
Enlisted in the RN 20 May 1921, and was posted as paymaster cadet to HMS Thunderer. Midshipman rank. Annual Report.31.12.21 Sat Avg. An intelligent and promising young officer.
On 20 Dec 1921 he was assigned to HMS Ramillies. Annual Report: 19.8.22. Sat. Avg. Recommended for advancement in due course. Promising Officer. Physically fit. Amenable temperament. Mentally normal. Painstaking.
He was withdrawn from the RN on 9 Sep 1922 at parents' request. His father made the request and the officer was given permission to resign on 19 Aug 1922.
His father was recorded as A.W.Heard Esq., "Gainford", Caeran Raod, Newport, Monmouth.
Roland had
an important position in Jones, Heard & Co. He was collector and keeper of the family history, records
and memorabilia, the first of the family to do so. He married and had 2 children, and lived in
comfortable style at Fashoda House, Southerndown, near Bridgend, South Wales. Around 1978 he was
badly injured in a motor accident and had to retire to a quiet simple life. Tragedy was added in the death
of their eldest son. Roland's condition deteriorated and he died in 1983 or so. His wife Betty died about
a year later (Ref: Family correspondence until 1983). Their home, Fashoda House was originally built by
Thomas Rowe (1834-1923) of Southerndown, who was the great grandfather of Roland Heard’s
daughter-in-law and had been passed down in that family, but was sold by auction in 1945 where
Roland purchased it. It still remains in the family. Roland Heard and his wife Betty had two sons, of
whom the eldest tragically died in a mountain climbing accident in the Himalaya mountains on the
descent after having reached the summit of a mountain peak that had only ever been successfully
ascended once before (Ref: James Heard correspondence, 2022).
| 1 | Text From Source: Census Wales 1911 Address: 28 Waterloo Road Place: Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales Name,Relation,Sex,Age,Married,Years,Chd Born,Chd Living,Chd Died,Occupation,Industry,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Nationality,Infirmity,Language Arthur Wentworth Heard,Head,M,45,M,,,,,ship broker,,,,Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales,,, Ethel Alice Heard,Wife,F,36,M,8,3,3,0,,,,,Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales,,, Roland Arthur Burnard Heard,Son,M,7,S,,,,,,,,,Willesden, Middlesex, England,,, Mary Heard,Daughter,F,2,S,,,,,,,,,Johannesburg, Traansvaal, South Africa,,, Graham Heard,Son,M,3m,S,,,,,,,,,Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales,,, There was a servant, Lavinia Sargent, 21, living with the family |
| 2 | Text From Source: Census England 1921 Address: HMS Thunderer, Orion Class Battleship, Prince Road, Portland Harbour Place: Portland, Dorset, England Name,Relation,Age,Sex,Marr/Orph'd,Birthplace,Nationality,Education,Occupation,Employment,Place of Work,Chd <16,Children's Ages Roland Arthur Burnard Heard,Head,17y 7m,M,Single,London, Middlesex, England,,,Paymaster cadet,Royal Navy,,, |
| 3 | Text From Source: Register England & Wales 1939 Address: 3 Stow Park Crescent Place: Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales Name of person,Status,Gender,Birthdate,Condition,Occupation,Comments Heard, Roland Arthur Burnard,,M,2 Dec 1903,M,Incorporated accountant, Heard, Eileen Audrey,,F,1910,M,Closed Record,Closed record |