Vera
Mary
"Lady Catlin"
Brittain
Born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Arthur Brittain
and Edith Mary (Bervon) Brittain
Sister of
Edward Harold Brittain MC
Wife of
George Edward Gordon Catlin
— married
1925 in Marylebone, London, England
Died
at age 76
in Wimbledon, Surrey, England
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Nov 2015
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Biography
Vera Brittain is Notable.
Vera Brittain is best known as the author of the best-selling book Testament of Youth, which recounted her traumatic experiences of the First World War.
Vera Brittain was born 29 December 1893 in Newcastle, Staffordshire. She was educated at a boarding school in Kingswood, Surrey, and at Somerville College, Oxford University, where she studied English Literature.
Sources
- Pettinger, Tejvan. “Biography of Vera Brittain”, Oxford, www.biographyonline.net, 22nd Jan. 2010.
- Wikipedia, Vera Brittain
- England & Wales Birth Registrations: Mar 1894, Brittain, Vera Mary District: Newcastle L. Vol 6b Page 64. Accessed at FreeBMD (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl)
- 1901 Census of England & Wales (RG13/3312 f11 p13), Glen Bank, Chester Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, Vera Mary Brittain, age 7, daughter of Thomas A. Brittain. Accessed at Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com)
- England & Wales Marriage Registrations: Jun 1925, Brittain, Vera M. Spouse: Catlin District: Marylebone Vol 1a Page 1392. Accessed at FreeBMD (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl)
- England & Wales Death Registrations: Mar 1970, Brittain, Vera Mary DoB: 29De1893 District: Merton Vol 5d Page 1271. Accessed at FreeBMD (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl)
- FInd A Grave #21019895
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