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Winifred Ivy Grace (Knowles) Britton (1907 - 1963)

Winifred Ivy Grace Britton formerly Knowles
Born in Wynyard, Tasmania, Australiamap
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Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Mother of [private son (1920s - unknown)], and [private son (1930s - unknown)]
Died at age 55 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australiamap
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Biography

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Winifred (Knowles) Britton was born in Tasmania, Australia

Winifred Ivy Grace Knowles was born on July 21, 1907 in Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia, daughter of Duncan Knowles (1873–1930) and Louise Annie Elmer (1872–1954).[1]

Winifred married Lancelot Howard Britton (born on July 1, 1900) on 1 Jun 1927 in Queensland, Australia [2]

Their daughter was Beryl Winifred Britton (1930– ).

Winifred died on May 4, 1963 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, aged 52. [3]

Sources

  1. Birth register entry of Winnifred Ivy Grace Knowles, born 21 Jul 1907, Registers of Births in Hobart, Launceston and Country Districts, Tasmanian Archives, RGD33/4/22 no 897 p 148 Wynyard, parents Duncan Knowles and Louisa Annie Elmer, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/2191474, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/54F5C252-A22F-41B4-B28E-BAC1860B79D4#, accessed 28 Mar 2024
  2. Marriage Index : QLD Births Deaths Marriages
    Index entry for Winifred Ivy Grace Knowles]
    Event: Marriages Spouse: Lancelot Howard Britton Event Date: 11 Jun 1927 Reg Year: 1927 Reg No: 1927/C/1283
  3. Death Index : QLD Registry Births Deaths Marriages
    Index entry for Winifred Ivy Grace Britton
    Event: Deaths Event Date: 4 May 1963 Mother: Louisa Annie Elmer Father: Duncan Knowles Reg Year: 1963 Reg No: 1963/B/58072




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Winifred Ivy Knowles was my grandmother. I was a child and home with her on the night that she died. I wear her eternity ring. She had two sons Allan and Keith Britton. My mother Beryl was her eldest (and only) daughter.
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