Visitors from Chaville, Friern Barnet’s twin town, meet Cr Bill Tangye and Mr and Mrs Kantor (photographer Karl Ruge)

William Henry Tangye

Birth Name Tangye, William Henry
Nick Name Bill/Willie/Willy
Gramps ID I0003
Gender male
Age at Death 86 years, 7 months, 8 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Occupation [E0114]     Chartered surveyor 1
Birth [E0113] 6/10/1906 Acton, Ealing, London   2 3 4
Baptism [E0531] 20/1/1907 St. Paul's, Hammersmith, London   2
Residence [E0169] 1907 82 A Speldhurst Road, Bedford Park, Acton, Ealing, London   2
Residence [E1187] 1911 Mortlake, Surrey William Henry 30, Maud Ethel 27, William Henry 4, Marjorie Olive 0, Violet Winifred Merrill assistant 18. 5
Education [E2202] 1923 Finchley County School, High Road, North Finchley, Finchley, Middlesex Where GLT & WHT met aged 17. 6
Occupation [E1288] between 1928 and 1975 Middlesex Surveyor/auctioneer/estate agent/valuer at Sturt & Tivendale. Joyce Hinshelwood reports dealings with Willy Tangye at Sturt & Tiv towards the end of the war. Partner in 1945. "Consultant" in 1975 and 1979. 7 8a
Residence [E0173] 1939 28 Langton Avenue, Friern Barnet, Barnet, Middlesex   9a
Occupation [E1098] 1939 23 Buckingham Avenue, Friern Barnet, Barnet, Middlesex ARP Warden, Post no 1, "a new building in the gardenof no 23, corner of Langton Avenue and Buckingham Avenue." 28 Langton Avenue was also a warden's post. One wonders if WHT met Oliver Postgate, who in 1942 joined the Finchley Home Guard. 9a 9b
Occupation [E2191] 1955 Friern Barnet, Barnet, Middlesex Elected North Ward councillor for Friern Barnet Urban District Council, beating John Pardoe. 10a
Occupation [E1099] 1956 Friern Barnet, Barnet, Middlesex Vice chair Friern Barnet Urban District Council (re-elected), under first woman chair, Ena Constable, who was " instrumental in selecting Margaret Thatcher as the Conservative Party candidate for Finchley and Friern Barnet." 9c
Occupation [E1100] 1959 Friern Barnet, Barnet, Middlesex Chair, Friern Barnet Council. 11a
Residence [E1289] estimated between 1960 and 1993 38 Chandos Avenue, Whetstone, Barnet, Middlesex    
Occupation [E2192] 1964 Friern Barnet, Barnet, Middlesex Elected councillor for the new London Borough of Barnet for Friern Barnet North Ward. 10
Occupation [E2193] between 1967 and 1974 Barnet, Middlesex Alderman of the London Borough of Barnet. 10a
Death [E0168] 14/5/1993 Cedars Nursing Home, 12 Richmond Road, New Barnet, Barnet, Middlesex CMT incorrectly gives 13 May. 3 4 12

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father William Henry Tangye [I0081]estimated 18781942
Mother Maud Ethel/Ethel Maude Whitwell [I0089]27/5/18811968
         William Henry Tangye 6/10/1906 14/5/1993
    Sister     Marjorie Olive Tangye [I0088] 8/6/1910 1970
    Sister     Doris Eileen Tangye [I0561] 1916 1991

Family Map

Family Map

Source References

  1. 1939 England and Wales Register [S0005]
  2. London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms [S0079]
  3. CMT/WHT: CMT tree [S0189]
  4. WHT funeral order of service [S0034]
  5. 1911/04/02 UK Census [S0033]
  6. Times Group: Diamond couple [S0234]
  7. Life and Times of Joyce Hinshelwood [S0185]
  8. Fred Jones: William Henry Tangye JP FRICS - a tribute [S0231]
      • Fred_Jones_WHT_1
      • Fred_Jones_WHT_2
  9. Friern Barnet Local History Society [S0163]
      • Page: http://www.friern-barnethistory.org.uk/userfiles/file/Streets/L-M/Streets-Narrative-L.pdf
      • Page: http://www.friern-barnethistory.org.uk/userfiles/file/Newsletters/2000-2009/2009/No-38-Sep-2009.pdf
      • Page: http://www.friern-barnethistory.org.uk/userfiles/file/Newsletters/2010-Onwards/2013/No-55-Dec-2013.pdf
  10. Andrew Pares: William H. Tangye - a tribute [S0232]
      • Andrew_Pares_WHT_1
      • Andrew_Pares_WHT_2
  11. Margaret Thatcher Foundation [S0164]
      • Page: https://www.margaretthatcher.org/document/101014
  12. TGEA < PAA [S0229]