Betty Grace Holliland

Female7 March 1929–26 July 2008

Brief Life History of Betty Grace

When Betty Grace Holliland was born on 7 March 1929, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Albert Wilkins, was 26 and her mother, Alice Elizabeth Holliland, was 18. She married Harold Victor Hicklin on 5 December 1953, in Humberstone, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. She died on 26 July 2008, at the age of 79.

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Harold Victor Hicklin
1921–1976
Betty Grace Holliland
1929–2008
Marriage: 5 December 1953

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  • Marriage
    5 December 1953Humberstone, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1939 · Britain Enters World War II

    Age 10

    Britain entered the Second World War as war was declared on Germany on September 3, 1939. World War II came to an end after the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, which killed 140,000 people. Less than a week later, the Japanese surrendered and the war officially ended on August 15, 1945.

    1940

    Age 11

    Winston Churchill becomes prime minister. British fighter pilots repel German air attacks in the Battle of Britain. London and other cities badly damaged in German bombing raids.

    1953

    Age 24

    Queen Elizabeth II crowned at a coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey in London.

    Name Meaning

    Pet form of Elizabeth , dating from the 18th century. In the 17th century it is also found occasionally as a pet form of Beatrice . It is now used as a name in its own right.

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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