Dulcie Ethel (Holmes) Reid (1915 - 1983)

Born 12 Feb 1915 in Queensland, Australia

Ancestors

Died 28 Jul 1983 at age 68 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Dulcie Ethel Holmes was born 12 February 1915 at Queensland, Australia. She was the daughter of Edgar Holmes and Ethel Neale. ^[1]
Dulcie and Arthur Reid announced their engagement in December 1940.

Engagement Notice

"Engagements Announced" Sunday Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1926 - 1954) 1 December 1940: 23. Web. 10 Dec 2019 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97873003>.

MISS DULCIE HOLMES (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Holmes, Balmoral Street, Hawthorne) whose engagement to Mr. Arthur Reid (Warwick) is announced.

Arthur Reid married Dulcie Ethel Holmes 09 August 1941 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ^[2]

Newspaper Reports of Wedding

"TO-DAY'S WEDDINGS" The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954) 9 August 1941: 7. Web. 10 Dec 2019 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41947445>.

REID— HOLMES. — White angelskin lace and a tulle veil will be worn by Miss Dulcie Holmes when her marriage to Mr. Arthur Reid is celebrated in the Albert Street Methodist Church this afternoon. The bride is the only daughter of Mr and Mrs. J. E. Holmes, Hawthorne. The bridegroom's sister, Miss B. Reid, wearing pink lace, will be bridesmaid. The Rev. H. M. Wheller will officiate, and Mr. H. Holmes will attend the bridegroom, who is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Reid, Warwick.

"Snapshots From City Weddings" Sunday Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1926 - 1954) 10 August 1941: 11. Web. 10 Dec 2019 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98249741>.

ROCKHAMPTON will be the future home of Mr. Arthur Reid and his bride, who was Miss Dulcie Holmes before their marriage yesterday after noon at the Albert Street Methodist Church. The bride's gown of angelskin lace was finished with a pendant of amethyst and pearls, worn by her mother on her wedding day.

Dulcie Ethel (Holmes) Reid passed away 28 July 1983 at Queensland, Australia. ^[3] Dulcie's ashes are interred at Mt Thompson Memorial Gardens, Holland Park, Qld, Australia. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: QLD Government Family History BDM Birth registration: Dulcie Ethel Holmes | Birth date: 12/02/1915 |Mother's name: Ethel Alice Neale | Father/parent's name: John Edgar Joseph Thrup Holmes | Registration details: 1915/C/4004 }Reg. Queensland, Australia
2. ↑ Marriage: QLD Government Family History BDM Marriage registration: Dulcie Ethel Holmes |Marriage date: 09/08/1941 | Spouse's name: Arthur Reid | Registration details: 1941/B/44904 | Reg. Queensland, Australia
3. ↑ Death: QLD Government Family History BDM Death registration: Dulcie Ethel Reid |Birth year: 1915 |Death date: 28/07/1983 | Mother's name: Ethel Neale | Father/parent's name: John Edgar Joseph Thrupp Holmes | Registration details: 1983//5579 | Reg. Queensland, Australia
4. ↑ Memorial: Mt Thompson Memorial Gardens Dulcie Ethel Reid Passed away on 28 July 1983 Aged 68 years

See also:

• Queensland Government, Family History Research
  [ https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/family-history-research/ ]
  Birth: registered C4004 (1915 Dulcie Ethel Holmes)
  Marriage: registered B44904 (Arthur Reid & Dulcie Ethel Holmes)
  Death: registered 5579 (1983 Dulcie Ethel Reid)

• Debutantes at the Warwick Branch Q.C.W.A. Vice-Regal Reception. (1932, November 3). The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), p. 28. Retrieved March 16, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23153435