Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Alexander Robert Laurie
— married
1940 (to after 1945) in Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Feb 2014
This page has been accessed 194 times.
Biography
May Robb was born in Adelaide in 1906, the daughter of James Edward Robb and his wife Jane (nee Condell). She was educated at Adelaide High School.[1] She became a school teacher. Her parents lived in Adelaide and also owned a property (Lambina Station) at Oodnadatta, SA.[2] From newspaper articles, it appears she was a socialite.
She taught in Alice Springs, NT in 1935. At that stage she'd never ventured more than 100 miles from Adelaide and hadn't ever visited her parent's property near Oodnadatta[3](with photo). After completing a 3 year assignment there, in 1938 she returned to Glenelg in SA after a trip to Malaysia, Calcutta and Hong Kong.[4] She taught in Pine Creek, NT in 1940. She was in Darwin until 3 days before the first bombing.[5] (photo)
Her husband was a POW during WW2 and her marriage broke down after his return.
She accompanied evacuee children back to the UK in 1945 and stayed until at least 1948 working at the Australian High Commission.[6][7]
She returned from the UK on the "Stratheden", departing from London on 28 Oct 1948.[8] She had been living at 9 High St, N.W.3 in London and gave her occupation as lecturer.
By 1949, it appears she was back in Adelaide.[9]
Photo - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131543424
This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. Can you contribute information or sources?
Sources
- Birth - .genealogysa.org.au - SA BDM Birth index - 1906;ROBB, May Venetta; James Edward ROBB; Jane CONDELL; Adelaide; 766/42
- Marriage - NSW BDM Marriage index - 10851/1940; LAURIE ALEXANDER ROBERT; ROBB MAY VENETTA; ANNANDALE
- ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56517522
- ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article132164810
- ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128911319
- ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article30857652
- ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127321035
- ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74634662
- ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article93214481
- ↑ Ancestry.com. UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. May Venetta Laurie; Female; 42; Birth Date: abt 1906; Departure Date: 28 Oct 1948; Port of Departure: London, England; Destination Port: Adelaide, Australia; Ship Name: Stratheden; Shipping Line: P and O; Master: S W S Dickson
- ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59861220
In the News
Nov 1945 - With UK evacuee children (photo) - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128322980
See also:
- Add sources here.
Is Maisie your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA
No known carriers of Maisie's ancestors' DNA have taken a DNA test.
No known carriers of Maisie's ancestors' DNA have taken a DNA test.
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Featured National Park champion connections: Maisie is 19 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 22 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 20 degrees from George Catlin, 21 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 29 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 20 degrees from George Grinnell, 24 degrees from Anton Kröller, 21 degrees from Stephen Mather, 17 degrees from Kara McKean, 24 degrees from John Muir, 17 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 31 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.