Ernest Percy Lapthorn

1900 - 1979  (78 years)

• Name	Ernest Percy Lapthorn
  Born	26 Feb 1900	Salcombe
  Gender	Male
  Died	1979	Truro
  Person ID	I736	Salcombe
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	William Henry Lapthorn,   b. 24 Mar 1870, Malborough ,   d. 25 Sep 1926, Salcombe  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Agnes Jane Dolton,   b. 27 Sep 1872, Hinton Ampner ,   d. 5 Oct 1937, Salcombe  (Age 65 years)
  Married	21 Jan 1894	Salcombe
  Notes	In 1883 William was a member of the Devonshire Artillery Volunteer Brigade. He was presented with a Silver mug by Sir Harold G Hewitt in 1889 who was Captain at the time. William was a Shoemaker and Postman. Agnes was a Kitchenmaid Lived at 24 Island Street, Salcombe
  Family ID	F247	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Last Modified	5 Mar 2012
  Family ID	F253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Emmeline Dagmar Prowse,   b. 1897, Registered Kingsbridge ,   d. 1936, Registered Kingsbridge Q1  (Age 39 years)
  Married	1921
  Notes	In the 1939 census Ernest was a Motor Mechanic living at 21 Courtenay Street Salcombe, with his wife Emmeline and their 3 children. Wilfred was a Royal Marine.
  Children	1. Wilfred Ernest Lapthorne,   b. 21 Aug 1921, Registered Kingsbridge ,   d. 2001, Plymouth  (Age 79 years)   2. Peter Edwin Lapthorne,   b. 14 Nov 1934, Registered Kingsbridge ,   d. 2005  (Age 70 years)   3. Lois E Lapthorne,   b. 1926, Registered Kingsbridge
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2017
  Family ID	F701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Feb 1900 - Salcombe Died - 1979 - Truro  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Peter (as Ernest was known) was a Full time Mechanic on the Salcombe Lifeboat from 1947 -1962 and was reserve travelling Mechanic 1945 -1947