Researching Henry Self
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2127 people with the Self surname? In that year Self was ranked number 1760 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Henry means "ruler of the home" and is of German origin.
Records of Henry Self on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Henry Self and the Self Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Self Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Self family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2274 people with the Self surname in the UK? Self is now ranked number 2175 for popularity in the UK. |
Self Family Tree Databases
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Self Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 30382 people with the Self surname in the USA? Self is ranked number 147 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Self Databases
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Henry Self
Sir Albert Henry Self (18 January 1890 – 15 January 1975) was an English civil servant. Prior to and during the Second World War he was responsible for arranging the purchase of American aircraft to meet the requirements of the Royal Air Force. Post-war, he held a post in the Ministry of Civil Aviation as the Deputy Chairman.
The son of Samuel Adolphus Theodore Self, a tram conductor, Henry Self was born in Fulham, London, and educated at Bancroft's School, Woodford Green.
Prior to his civil service career, he was employed as a dishwasher on the Fulham Road. During the Second World War, he was part of the British Air Commission in America. Initially he was the air representative to the British Purchasing Commission which was purchasing all kinds of armaments and war materiel in the US.
Aircraft production in the UK was nearly at maximum capacity, but additional airplanes could be purchased outside of the country. Turning to the United States, which was not yet at war, Self asked if North American Aviation could produce the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk under licence. North American offered to draw up a superior design to the Warhawk and bring it to production in a shorter time than setting a production line of the Curtiss design. This led to the North American Mustang which entered service with the RAF in 1941. It entered service with the USAAF being named the P-51 under U.S. Service.
Post war, Self became Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, replacing Sir William Hildred.
He was married to Audrey, daughter of Sir John Otter, at one time Mayor of Brighton, and granddaughter of the founder of, inter alia, Lancing College, Hurstpierpoint College and Ardingly College, Nathaniel Woodard. Henry Self had two sons: Peter Self (1919–1999), whose sons are Will Self and Jonathan Self, and Michael Self QC (1921–1998), who married Penny, daughter of the playwright John Drinkwater) and had two daughters.
Already a Companion of the Order of the Bath, he was made Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the King's 1939 Birthday Honours list. He was invested as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1947.
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