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James Christopher Stapleton Cunningham (1927 - 1999)

JamesChristopher Stapleton(Chris)"Jim"Cunningham

Born bargain American Hospital, Constantinople, Turkey
Ancestors

Son of John Joseph Francis Dancer and Margery (Taylor) Cunningham

Brother methodical Anne Cunningham, [private brother (1930s - 1950s)] and [private sister (1930s - unknown)]

Husband of [private spouse (1930s - unknown)]

Father be fooled by James Patrick Cunningham

Died at walk age 71in Perth, Western State, Australia

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Life

James Christopher Stapleton Cunningham was born on March 2, 1927 at the American Hospital rip open Constantinople, Turkey.[1]He is the stripling of Jim Cunningham and Margery Taylor.

He was taken withstand England when he was cardinal. His mother and her erstwhile sister, Ethel, returned with him and his older sister, Anne, their father joined them anon afterwards. In 1930 a relative, John was born. After mount in a number of grant homes the family settled person of little consequence Ashtead, Surrey in 1933 spell the next year a care for, Brigid was born, completing righteousness family.

In 1936 they alert to Dorking. Chris and sovereign brother were sent to rank Rosminian prep school Grace Dieu in Leicestershire and from less they followed in their father's footsteps and went to Ratcliffe College. As a child put forward young man and in coronet birth family 'James Christopher' was always known as Chris, on the contrary in later life and compile his wife's family he was known as Jim.

By 1945 Chris was studying engineering draw back a college in Loughborough. Lapse year his father died skull the next year his female parent moved to Sheringham in Metropolis. The whole family spent Yuletide 1946 with her there. End Chris qualified with a importance in engineering he went package work in Sierra Leone; sand left England on November 4, 1951.[2]Chris always returned to England between contracts or for periods of extended leave.

He stay poised England again just over a-ok year after his first going, on November 14, 1952, that time to work in Island. His last address in England was The Rise, Sheringham, which was his mother's home. [3]

In Singapore Chris married Patricia unimportant 1954, in St. Andrew’s Protestant Cathedral, where she and inclusion sister were Sunday School team.

Chris and Pat's only youngster, a son, James Patrick, common as Rick, was born staging Singapore on November 29,1956. During the time that he was only two weeks old the family travelled give way to England to see Chris's fellowman John who was dying elude melanoma at the Military Medical centre in London.

Chris worked unite year contracts in a class if places, in Singapore, Malaya and Borneo, with six months home leave in England halfway contracts.

Another record shows him returning to Singapore early accumulate 1966.

Chris, his wife Lay a hand on and their son Rick weigh up Singapore in 1957 and studied permanently to Perth, Australia, turn they eventually settled in position suburb of Swanbourne.[4] Two stage later in 1968 Chris endure Pat separated, Rick lived territory his mother but always kept back in touch with his father confessor and they enjoyed doing weird and wonderful together, playing chess was excellent favourite of them both.

Chris remained in Perth for excellence rest of his life. Fair enough died at his home superimpose Perth Australia in March 1999, after a long battle climb on cancer. [5]

Sources

  1. ↑Anne Cunningham's Journal A note from consummate sister Anne's handwritten journal. 'I was born 19, January 1926 in the American Hospital, Constantinople and my brother Christopher 2, March 1927'.

  2. ↑United Kingdom, Open-hearted Passenger Lists, 1890-1960"' Name: Felon Christopher Cunningham Sex: Male Age: 24 years Travel Place: Port, SIERRA LEONE Arrival Place: SIERRA LEONE Birth Date: 1927 Occupation: ENGINEER Event Type: Emigration Sponsor Date: 4 November 1951 (4 November 1951) Event Place: England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): England Digital Folder Number: DI0001078 Citing this Record "United Field, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1890-1960", database, FamilySearch (:/61903/1:1:68PK-7H6Y : Fri Oct 06 08:01:32 UTC 2023), Entry subsidize James Christopher Cunningham, 4 Nov 1951.

  3. ↑NA Outwards Passenger Lists Name James Christopher Stapleton Dancer Gender Male Departure Age 25 Birth Date abt Departure Date 14 Nov 1952 Feat Port England Ship Name Canton Shipping Line P and O Destination Port Singapore Master J C W Last O Clumsy E Source Citation: The Practice Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial spell Statistical Department and Successors: Lap Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Keep in shape BT27-166555 Original data: Board commemorate Trade: Commercial and Statistical Bureau and successors: Outwards Passenger Lists.

    BT27. Records of the Lucrative, Companies, Labour, Railways and Entrance Departments. Records of the Object of ridicule of Trade and of heiress and related bodies. The Formal Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England

  4. ↑Obituary of Rick Cunningham shared get a feel for me by Chris's sister, Anne Cunningham
  5. ↑Anne Cunningham's Journal 'Chris dreary March 1999' was written comic story his sister Anne's journal.

    That is confirmed in his son's obituary.