Dorothy May Banbury

Brief Life History of Dorothy May

When Dorothy May Banbury was born on 13 March 1910, in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, her father, Augustus George Banbury, was 25 and her mother, Louisa Mary Blair, was 25. She married Leslie James Wright on 21 December 1935, in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia. She died on 26 April 1999, in Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, at the age of 89, and was buried in Altona Memorial Park, Altona North, Victoria, Australia.

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Family Time Line

Leslie James Wright
1912–1991
Dorothy May Banbury
1910–1999
Marriage: 21 December 1935

Sources (1)

  • Dorothy May Banbury Wright, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1911

Canberra is founded and designated as the capital. The Federal Capital Territory is established as an area of two 360 square kilometers in the Yass-Canberra district.

1914

August: Australia becomes involved in World War One as Britain is preparing to declare war on Germany.

1939

Australia joins Britain in declaration of war on Germany.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Banbury, a place in Oxfordshire, named with the unattested Old English personal name Ban(n)a + Old English burh ‘fort’ (dative byrig). It may also be from the much smaller Banbury in Broadwoodwidger (Devon).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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