Branford Bryan Angell

Branford Bryan Angell (2 july 1900 - 20 november 1933) was the only son of "Dodo" (sister of Arthur Conan Doyle) and Rev. Cyril Angell. He was a nephew of Arthur Conan Doyle.

Biography

1900

• 2 july : Birth of Branford in Dalston, Cumberland, England.

• 22 july : Branford baptised at the Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Dalston.

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  The Gentlewoman (25 august 1900, p. 256)

1901

• 31 march : Branford (aged 8 months), his sister and his parents were living at Whitesmith Buildings, Dalston near Carlisle.

1907

• 11 april : Branford and parents visited Undershaw (Conan Doyles house) as noted in the family guest book.
• 18 september : Branford was a pageboy at Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Jean Elizabeth Leckie marriage. See article.

1911

• January 1911 : Branford was at a luncheon party with family members.

1918

• 3 january : Branford was present with family at the baptism of his cousin Francis Kingsley Doyle (second son of Innes Doyle and Clara Schwensen's second son).

1919

• April : Branford published a poem in The Boy's Own Paper titled "If— (with apologies to Mr. Rudyard Kipling)".

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  The Boy's Own Paper (april 1919, p. 301)

1920

• 15 october : Branford, listed as a tea planter, left the Port of London on board the "SS Rawalpindi for Calcutta, India. His last address was "Dunkerton Rectory, Bath".

1925

• 18 september : Branford, listed as a planter, left the Port of London on board the "SS Nagoya for Calcutta, India.

1929

• 8 february : Branford, listed as a planter, left the Port of London on board the "RMS Mongolia for Bombay, India.

1930

• 24 january : Branford, listed as a planter, left the Port of London on board the "SS Naldera for Colombo, Sri Lanka. His last address was "8 Park Avenue, Dover".

1931

• 16 june : Branford, listed as a wool merchant, left the Port of London on board the "Port Caroline for Melbourne, Australia. His last address was "Strand Palace Hotel, London".

1933

• 20 november : Death of Branford, aged 33. He committed suicide by falling from Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia.
• 22 november : He was buried in "Rookwood General Cemetery" (Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia), Zone C Anglican Section NN Grave 4378 (unmarked pauperd grave)

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  Rookwood General Cemetery, Zone C Section NN area. (Photo courtesy John Godl)

Obituaries

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  Goulburn Evening Penny Post (21 november 1933, p. 3)
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  Evening Despatch (21 november 1933, p. 10)
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  The Times (22 november 1933, p. 19)
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  Somerset Guardian (24 november 1933, p. 4)
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  The Australian Worker (6 december 1933, p. 14)

Photos

1904: Branford is seating on the floor (right). Aged 4.

1907: Branford, as pageboy at Conan Doyle second marriage (seated below Conan Doyle). Aged 7.

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