More like a forest than a tree! » Gwenda Lorene THOMPSON (1918-2008)

Personal data Gwenda Lorene THOMPSON 


Household of Gwenda Lorene THOMPSON

She is married to Geoffrey Gordon WOOD.

They got married on March 22, 1941 at Tasmania, Australia, she was 22 years old.Source 3


Notes about Gwenda Lorene THOMPSON

WOOD (nee Thompson) Gwenda Loreen - Loved daughter of Harry and Beulah Thompson (both dec.). Sister and sister-in- law of Rob and Mavis Ling (both dec.), Johnny and Gweneth Thompson (both dec.), Bill and Nene Greaves (both dec.), Ross (dec.) and Didge Thompson, Frank (dec.) and Loris Dawes, David and June, Maxwell, Bill and Vena Thompson and families.
Loved and respected Auntie Gwen to all her nieces and nephews.

ANNOUNCEMENTS : DEATH NOTICES
2/09/2008 The Examiner

WOOD (nee Thompson), Gwenda Loreen - Beloved wife of Geoffrey. Passed away peacefully at LGH on August 30, 2008 in the presence of her loving family, Rodney and Dreda (Melbourne), Rosalind and Bill, Christine and David, Maree and Giorgio, Evelyn and Walter. Loved nanna of all her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Treasured memories

Private Family Service

View PDF

ANNOUNCEMENTS : DEATH NOTICES
1/09/2008 The Examiner

WOOD, Gwenda Loreen (June 25, 1918 - August 30, 2008) - Loving mother and mother-in-law of Rodney and Dreda Charters-Wood, Rose and Bill Tanner, Maree and Giorgio Santalucia, Christine and David McLeod, Evelyn and Walter Sully. Loving grandmother of Chris, Piers and Briana; Andrew, Cathy and Jeanette; Paul, Anita, Mark and Gina; Craig, Simone, Nicholas and Philip. Proud and loving great grandmother of Carlo and Nicholas, Marisa and Benjamin, Myra, Lucas and Hugo, William, Kate and Emma, Ella, James and Sarah, George and Harrison.
Forever in our hearts

ANNOUNCEMENTS : DEATH NOTICES
1/09/2008 The Examiner

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Gwenda Lorene THOMPSON?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline Gwenda Lorene THOMPSON

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of Gwenda Lorene THOMPSON

(Not public)
(Not public)
Joseph Francis WALKER
1852-1935
Susanna Eugina TONGS
1856-1931

Gwenda Lorene THOMPSON
1918-2008

1941

Geoffrey Gordon WOOD
1916-2011


With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).

Sources

  1. 1949 Australian Electoral rolls, 1949 Australian Commonweath Electoral Rolls, Australia, digital images
  2. The Examiner
  3. "Tanner / Wood Family Tree." Database and images., Jeanette Tanner, Jeanette Tanner, (http://trees.ancestry.com.au/tree/6457158/person/-1286001281?ssrc=).

Historical events

Birthday June 25, 1918

  • The temperature on June 25, 1918 was between 8.2 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
    • March 27 » The National Council of Bessarabia proclaims union with the Kingdom of Romania.
    • June 10 » The Austro-Hungarian battleship SMSSzent István sinks off the Croatian coast after being torpedoed by an Italian MAS motorboat; the event is recorded by camera from a nearby vessel.
    • June 22 » The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana.
    • September 29 » The Hindenburg Line is broken by an Allied attack.
    • October 29 » The German High Seas Fleet is incapacitated when sailors mutiny on the night of the 29th-30th, an action which would trigger the German Revolution of 1918–19.
    • November 25 » Vojvodina, formerly Austro-Hungarian crown land, proclaims its secession from Austria–Hungary to join the Kingdom of Serbia.

Day of marriage March 22, 1941

  • The temperature on March 22, 1941 was between 1.7 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 5.5 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
    • May 5 » Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa; the country commemorates the date as Liberation Day or Patriots' Victory Day.
    • May 10 » World War II: Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland to try to negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany.
    • July 5 » World War II: Operation Barbarossa: German troops reach the Dnieper river.
    • August 14 » World War II: Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Charter of war stating postwar aims.
    • September 8 » World War II: German forces begin the Siege of Leningrad.
    • November 14 » World War II: The aircraft carrier HMSArk Royal sinks due to torpedo damage from the German submarineU-81 sustained on November 13.

Day of death August 30, 2008

  • The temperature on August 30, 2008 was between 11.8 °C and 24.9 °C and averaged 18.7 °C. There was 12.7 hours of sunshine (92%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2008: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
    • February 13 » Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes a historic apology to the Indigenous Australians and the Stolen Generations.
    • May 30 » TACA Flight 390 overshoots the runway at Toncontín International Airport, killing five people.
    • May 31 » Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7m/s) 9.72 seconds
    • June 11 » Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a historic official apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to abuses at a Canadian Indian residential school.
    • August 1 » Eleven mountaineers from international expeditions died on K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth in the worst single accident in the history of K2 mountaineering.
    • November 10 » Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname THOMPSON

  • View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname THOMPSON.
  • Check the information Open Archives has about THOMPSON.
  • Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching THOMPSON.

The More like a forest than a tree! publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Karen M Hughes, "More like a forest than a tree!", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/karens-family-tree/I50079.php : accessed June 10, 2024), "Gwenda Lorene THOMPSON (1918-2008)".