Re: Richard Burnell, Olympic Rower
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In reply to:
Richard Burnell, Olympic Rower
9/23/00
Richard Desborough BURNELL won gold medal at 1948 Olympics in double skulls
His father Charles Desborough BURNELL won gold at 1908 Olympics in the eights. Apparently the only father & son comination to win golds in same sport.
Direct ancestral line is
1 Richard Desborough BURNELL (married Rosalind Mona Garton)
2 Charles Desborough BURNELL (married Jessie Buckhouse Hulke)
3 George Edward Burnell-Jones (married Harriett Desborough)
4 Charles Frederick Burnell-Jones (married Margaret Butcher)
5 Nicholas Burnell-Jones (married Elizabeth Miller)Nicholas was born Burnell but adopted the Burnell-Jones name in 1806 to inherit Pantglas Hall. Various branches have reverted to Burnell surname only
6 Nicholas Burnell (married Elizabeth Lewis)
This Nicholas was a privateer and is listed elsewhere on theis forum
More details including dates many branches of the family,transcriptions of The Times reports of Olympics, publications readily available.Branches of this family emigrated to NZ, Australia and Canada. Also includes Burnell-Higgs and Burnell-Philips families.