Grace Leah HOWARD / HERMAN
Born 27 June 1911 [84]
Daughter of Patrick Samuel HOWARD and Maud Rachel HERBERT [84]
Resided with her parents in Three Springs, where her father was an employee on the Midland Railway line [19]
Baptised on 31 December 1911 at the Agricultural Hall in Mingenew by William R. LANG of the Wesley Manse in Dongara [84]
Won a 2nd prize for Drawing at the Three Springs Day held in Three Springs on Thursday 23 September 1920 [10: 15-Oct-1920]
She was among the 400 people who attended the Matrons and Benedicts Ball held in Three Springs on 31 August 1928 [4: 8-Sep-1928]
Attended the Three Springs Agricultural Society's First Annual Show and Show Ball on Thursday 20 September 1928 [4: 29-Sep-1928]
Donor at the Gift Evening held for the North Midlands District Hospital in Three Springs on Wednesday 1 May 1929 [4: 25-May-1929]
Attended the Three Springs Agricultural Society's Ball on 25 September 1930 in eau de nil georgette with frilled skirt [4: 11-Oct-1930]
Attended the Grand Ball following the Three Spring Agricultural Show on 22 September 1932 in a gown of apricot taffeta [5: 7-Oct-1932]
Attended the evening dance at the Three Springs Hall after the R.S.L. Sports Day at Arrino on 5 November 1932 [5: 18-Nov-1932]
Attended the Carnamah Church of England's New Year Ball held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 30 December 1933 [5: 5-Jan-1934]
Attended the Show Ball after the Carnamah Agricultural Show on 10 September 1936 dressed in mustard stripped taffeta [5: 18-Sep-1936]
Married Victor HERMAN on 19 June 1938 at the Presbyterian Church in the Perth suburb of Nedlands [4: 2-Jul-1938]
Her bridesmaid was her sister Mary and due to the unavoidable absence of her father she was given away by a family friend [4]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Wembley [2]
Died 22 August 1983; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (MC Section, Garden of Remembrance, 3, 67) [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Grace Leah Howard / Herman' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 20 April 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/grace-leah-howard [reference list] |
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