Isabelle Mary White (1894 - 1972)

Born 1 Sep 1894 in Willesden, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Thomas L Edwards — married 1954 (to 1968) in Hendon, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Died 24 Jun 1972 at age 77 in Muswell Hill St Matthew, London, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Belle represented Great Britain in Diving at four Olympic Games 1912-28

Wikidata: Item Q3442428, en:Wikipedia
British Olympic diver

Belle White had a long and successful diving career. She took up the sport in 1912, and that same year was selected for the Stockholm Olympics and became Britain’s first ever diving medallist when she took bronze in the platform event. She went on to compete at three more post-War Games, 1920 (4th), 1924 (6th) and 1928, when she was nearly 34-years-of-age, and was the oldest member of the British diving squad. In addition to winning the national high diving titles six times in 1922-23, 1925-28, she was the inaugural European women’s platform champion at Bologna in 1927. White retired from active competition in 1930 and was elected a vice-president of the Amateur Diving Association. She was one of the diving judges at the 1948 London Olympic and the Belle White National Memorial Trophy (formerly the Belle White Trophy), presented to the best women’s diving team of the year, was inaugurated in her honour in 1935.

Isabelle was born in 1894. She was the daughter of Charles Nathaniel White and Annie Wright. Her father died the year following her birth and her mother remarried to John Downes, who became her stepfather.

In the 1901 census Isabel (age 6) was the daughter of Annie White in East Ham, Essex, England.^[1]

In the 1911 census Isabelle (age 16) was the single stepdaughter of John Downes in Ilford, Essex, England.^[2]

Isabelle's marriage to fly-casting world champion Thomas L Edwards was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1954 in the Hendon district.^[3][4] She retained her maiden name.

She passed away in 1972.

Sources

1. ↑ 1901 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1901"
   citing East Ham subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
   FamilySearch Record: X9J4-QMV (accessed 4 March 2024)
   Isabel Mary White (6) daughter in household of Annie White (33) in East Ham in West Ham registration district in Essex, England. Born in Willesden.
2. ↑ 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911"
   citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
   FamilySearch Record: XWFR-535 (accessed 4 March 2024)
   Isabelle White (16), single stepdaughter, in household of John Downes (59) in Ilford in Romford registration district in Essex, England. Born in Harlesden London, London.
3. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
   citing 1954, quarter 2, vol. 5E, p. 1009, Hendon, Middlesex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England
   FamilySearch Record: QVDN-Y4KK (accessed 4 March 2024)
   White marriage to Thomas L Edwards registered Apr-May-Jun 1954 in Hendon.
4. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
   citing 1954, quarter 2, vol. 5E, p. 1009, Hendon, Middlesex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England
   FamilySearch Record: QVDJ-73GD (accessed 4 March 2024)
   Isabelle M White marriage to Thomas L Edwards registered Apr-May-Jun 1954 in Hendon.

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