Born 18 October 1906 at Milngavie, Dunbartonshire, Scotland[28]
Daughter of John BREEN and "Helen" Ellen Watson WALLACE [28]
Her father immigrated to Western Australia and secured employment working on the Midland Railway at Coorow [19] [50]
In 1911 she was living with her mother and brother John at 6 Strathblane Road in Milngavie, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [20]
Departed London, England with her mother on the steamship Demosthenes for Fremantle, Western Australia on 14 August 1913 [203]
Resided with her parents in Coorow, Western Australia 1913-1917 [19]
Her name was put forward as an expected student for the proposed reopening of the Coorow State School in October 1913 [215]
She presumably attended the Coorow State School following its reopening as a half-time school on 3 December 1913 [215]
Resided with her parents in Wannamal 1919-1935 [114]
Came 3rd in the Singles Ladies Race at the Sports Meeting held in Wannamal on 31 March 1923 [9: 20-Apr-1923]
Married George William GRAY in Perth in 1935 [66]
Their engagement had been announced in May 1932 [120: 12-May-1932]
With her husband, resided in Wannamal, for a few years in Dalwallinu and then once more in Wannamal [114]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Balga [2]
Mother of John, Bob, June and Janice [P508]
Died 10 January 1983; buried at Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Presbyterian, DC, 612) [2]
Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Letitia Rankin Breen / Gray' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/letitia-rankin-breen [reference list] |
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