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Personal data Nena Audrey THOMPSON 

Sources 1, 2

Household of Nena Audrey THOMPSON

She is married to Richard William (Bill) GREAVES.

They got married on August 24, 1946 at Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia, she was 25 years old.Source 3

GREAVES-TTHOMPSON
On August 24 an afternoon wed-
ding was celebrated at Ibo Metho-
dist Church,- Ulverstone, when Rev
A R. Medson married Nena Aud-
rey, third daughter nf Mr. and Mrs
IL Thompson, of Ulverstone, am
Richard William, only son of Mr
and Mrs. Ii. Cleaves, of Mnroubri
Hay, Sydney. Mit» Shirley Mniquii
was' organist and Miss June Stubb)
pang "Because." The church wai
decorated hy Mrs. ,1. F.Wright ant
helpers with flowering spring bulbi
and dainty plum blossom. The fair
hailed bride, who was given . awa>
hy lier father, wore a long-sleeved
gown of powder blue crepe, cut with
a long train. The coiselettc-wais-
ted bodice was embroidered with a
floral aprny of seed pearls, and had
a heart-shaped, neckline. The back
was fastened from neck to low waist-
line with small covered buttons and
loops, and the fkirt fell in sufi
folds to the floor. A voil of silk
embroidered tulle (loaned by Mrs. R
Ling, thc bride's sister) was caught
to her hair with icc blue and cream
hyacinths. A bouquet (mude and
presented by Mis. A. L. Shndbolt,
the bride's aunt) of tho panic flow-
ers, among pastel rosebuds and as-
paragus fern, was curried. - Thc
bride wore a pearl necklace (a gift
from the 'groom's mother), nnd
which was a family heirloom sent
from England. Tho bridal cushion
of white satin, worked with horse;
shoes and pink and blue furgot-ino
nots, was loaned by Mrs. A. Wal-
ker, of Binna. As the bride left
the church, silver boviicsbocs tied
with satin ribbons were placed on
her ann by one of her sisters.
In attendance on the bride were
her twin sisters, Mrs. F. Dawes, as
matron of honor, nnd Miss June
Thompson, as bridesmaid. The
former wore white moire taffetas,
with "a flowing skirt and a bustle
effect at tho back. Her companion
was frocked in similnrly styled white
crepe, nnd both wore long white
kid gloves. Their headdresses,' ha-
loes of fresh cream and red polynnthi
nnd asparagus fern, matched their
bouquets. The 'groom wa« attend-
ed by Mr. Robin liing as best man
and-Mr. Ross Thompson, thc bride's
brother, as groomsman. The ushers
were Messrs. Frank Dawes and Ian
Thompson.
- A reception was held at Mrs. G.
V. Yaxley's Main street home, where
the tables were prettily decorated
with springtime flowers. A three
tiered wedding cake was made by
the bride's sister (Mrs. R. Ling.
South Burnie) and. decorated in
white and silver, with touches of
pale blue, by Mrs. A. Allen. Rev.
Medson presided. Mrs. Thompson,
the. bride's mother, received in a
black frock trimmed with black Ince
and contrasted with blue. Her
small black felt hat was lightened
with veiling, and a spray of blue
grape hyacinths and cream blossom
was fastened in her fur cape. Mrs..
Greaves, thc bridegroom's mother.
wore a doral frock under her brown
coat. Her small fawn hat was trim-
med with hrown ribbon and veiling,
and a spray of flowers in autuiuii
tonings was fastened to her coat la-
pel.
Tlie honeymoon was spent in Ho-
bart and Launceston, the bride tra-
velling in a" frock of soft black wool-
len under a cherry red coat, with
a black tum .trimmed with red,
and stuck with a black quill. Oilier
nccCFSoi icH were black. The homo .
of Mr. and Mrs. R. W, Greaves
will bc at Burnie.

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Sources

  1. "Devlin Family Tree." Database and images., Daniel Major, Daniel Major, (http://trees.ancestry.com.au/tree/25401455/person/1658800132).
  2. The Examiner
  3. "Thompson Family Tree." Database and images., Thompson Family Tree, Patricia Price, (http://trees.ancestry.com.au/tree/25241917/person/5031322151).

Historical events

Birthday November 16, 1920

  • The temperature on November 16, 1920 was between 5.4 °C and 11.5 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 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 1920: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
    • January 10 » League of Nations Covenant enters into force. On January 16 the organization holds its first council meeting, in Paris.
    • January 16 » The League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris, France.
    • January 19 » The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is founded.
    • May 7 » Treaty of Moscow: Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later.
    • May 16 » In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc.
    • July 29 » Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project.

Day of marriage August 24, 1946

  • The temperature on August 24, 1946 was between 10.0 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
    • January 6 » The first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
    • April 23 » Manuel Roxas is elected the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
    • April 29 » The International Military Tribunal for the Far East convenes and indicts former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders for war crimes.
    • June 18 » Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, a Socialist, calls for a Direct Action Day against the Portuguese in Goa.
    • August 7 » The government of the Soviet Union presented a note to its Turkish counterparts which refuted the latter's sovereignty over the Turkish Straits, thus beginning the Turkish Straits crisis.
    • December 7 » A fire at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia kills 119 people, the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history.

Day of death May 1, 2002

  • The temperature on May 1, 2002 was between 5.5 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2002: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.1 million citizens.
    • February 12 » An Iran Airtour Tupolev Tu-154 crashes in the mountains outside Khorramabad, Iran while descending for a landing at Khorramabad Airport, killing 119.
    • February 27 » Ryanair Flight 296 catches fire at London Stansted Airport. Subsequent investigations criticize Ryanair's handling of the evacuation.
    • March 19 » Zimbabwe is suspended from the Commonwealth on charges of human rights abuses and of electoral fraud, following a turbulent presidential election.
    • April 4 » The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War.
    • May 3 » An Indian Air Force MiG-21 crashes into a bank in Jalandhar, killing eight and injuring 17.
    • November 10 » Veteran's Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak: A tornado outbreak stretching from Northern Ohio to the Gulf Coast, one of the largest outbreaks recorded in November. The strongest tornado, an F4, hits Van Wert, Ohio, during the early to mid afternoon and destroys a movie theater, which had been evacuated.


Same birth/death day

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  • 1922 » Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist, physicist, and engineer († 2015)
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