Brief Life History of Dorothy Sarah
When Dorothy Sarah Phipps was born on 3 May 1913, in Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand, her father, William Lewis Phipps, was 37 and her mother, Ethel Mary Wilson, was 31. She died on 1 June 1940, in Auckland, New Zealand, at the age of 27, and was buried in Hillsborough Cemetery, Hillsborough, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Dorothy Sarah Phipps Mulholland, "Find A Grave Index"
- Dorothy in entry for Ethel Mary Phipps, "New Zealand, Obituaries, 1844-1963"
- Dorothy in entry for Ethel Mary Phipps, "New Zealand, Obituaries, 1844-1963"
Parents and Siblings
1876–1962 Male
1881–1957 Female
Siblings (5)
1910–1988 Male
1912–2004 Female
1913–1940 Female
1915–1976 Female
1920–1985 Male
World Events (3)
1914
Age 1
1923 · New Zealand's Claim to Antartica
Age 10
1939
Age 26
Name Meaning
English: from a shortened form of the Middle English personal name Philip , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
History: The Phipps family, which holds the titles of marquess of Normandy and earl of Mulgrave, are descended from Constantine Phipps (1656–1723), who was lord chancellor of Ireland. A cousin with a different background, Sir William Phip(p)s (1651–95), was born in ME, where his parents had emigrated. Originally a ship's carpenter, he rose to become royal governor of MA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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