Cherry Margaret (Burnett) Poynter (1882 - 1959)

Born 2 Jul 1882 in Madras, India

Wife of Ambrose Macdonald Poynter — married 5 Mar 1907 in Holy Trinity Church, Sloane-street, Chelsea, London, England

Died 16 May 1959 at age 76 in Fareham, Hampshire, England

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Biography

Lady Poynter. After the death of her husband, she became in succession a house decorator, journalist, and magazine editor, but after losing her money in a poor investment, she went bankrupt in 1935.

Sources

• "India Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGX2-VW5 : 8 December 2014), Margaret Cherry Burnett, 31 Aug 1882; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 521,870.
• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9Y2-KFG : 29 August 2015), Cherry M Burnett in household of Raby M C Burnett, Oxford St Giles, Oxfordshire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St Clement subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• Marriages. The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 07, 1907; pg. 1
• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DDD-FHF : 13 December 2014), Cherry Margaret Burnett, 1907; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1907, quarter 1, vol. 1A, p. 694, Chelsea, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
• Cherry Margaret, Lady Poynter's, Affairs. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Feb 13, 1935; pg. 4
• Cherry Margaret Lady Poynter's Affairs. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 10, 1935; pg. 5
• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCZ-R1QN : 4 September 2014), Cherry M Poynter, 1959; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Gosport, Hampshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
• Obituary. The Times (London, England), Thursday, May 21, 1959; pg. 15

Acknowledgement

• WikiTree profile Burnett-335 created through the import of Banks_Kipling Family Link _2011-06-17_01.ged on Jun 17, 2011 by Derek Banks. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Derek and others.