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Winifred Monty WHALE [1888-1990]

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Submitted by David on Thu, 2016-12-08 09:03
Names
Given: 
Winifred Monty
Family: 
Whale
Sex: 
Female
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1888-08-02
Birthplace (town, state): 
Trull, Somerset
Birthplace (country): 
England
Death
Date: 
1990-10-08

John Black's list gives Miss Whale's occupation in 1941 as "Caterer".

Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
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Submitted by annpake on Thu, 2019-01-17 21:11.

Born 2 August 1888 in Trull Somerset and baptised 27 May 1888 Trull Somerset where her middle name is clearly shown. Her father was a school master.

1911 Census Trull Somerset living with parents in Trull age 23 governess single

1926 she travelled from Shanghai China to New York age 36 governess address in UK Brookend Farm, Burnham, Bucks

She seems to have been well travelled and appears in various passenger lists such as a journey from Santa Marta Columbia where she had been living to Bristol in 1928. She is recorded as Miss W M Whale age 40 assistant matron address in UK Brookend Farm, Burnham, Bucks and was travelling first classs.

26 October 1945 arrived  from Hong Kong with many other ex-internees on the Empress of Australia age 48 member of hotel staff address in UK Brookend Farm, Burnham, Bucks

In 1948 she left London for Autralia and is recorded as age 59 assistant matron UK address Brookend Farm, Burnham, Bucks

She died 8 Ocober 1990 in Slough Bucks (From probate records)