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Winifred Florence HOWARD

Female 1895 - 1922  (27 years)    Has no ancestors and no descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Winifred Florence HOWARD 
    Birth 1895  Walham Green, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Death 05 Oct 1922  Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Cause: Blood poisoning 
    Person ID I14322  NZ Genealogy Project
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2024 

    Family Cyril Vernon WALLACE,   b. 08 Aug 1894, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 05 Oct 1922, Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years) 
    Marriage 03 Apr 1920  Brixton, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Documents
    Marriage Registration
    Marriage Registration
    Family ID F4690  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1895 - Walham Green, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 03 Apr 1920 - Brixton, Surrey, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Blood poisoning - 05 Oct 1922 - Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • REPORT OF DEATH

      OVERCOME BY GRIEF.
      NEW ZEALANDER'S DEATH.

      GENEVA, October 6.

      A young married couple named Wallace, whose relatives live in Auckland, died at Lucerne under tragic circumstances. The wife died as the result of blood poisoning, and the husband, in a fit of mania, fired a revolver shot into his dead wife's head. He then shot himself dead.

      GENEVA, October 7.

      The Wallaces were recently married. Mrs Wallace, who was aged 23, complained that she was unwell, and her husband hurried her to the best hotel. A doctor diagnosed the case as one of food poisoning. The wife died in a few hours in terrible agony. The husband threw himself upon the body in a paroxysm of grief. Later, when left alone, he got a revolver from his luggage and shot himself. It is understood Wallace came from New Zealand, but his wife was an English girl.

      Vernon Wallace was a son of Mr T. Wallace, of Burnley terrace, Mount Eden, Auckland. His wife was formerly Miss Winnie Howard. Vernon Wallace was a New Zealander, aged 28 years. He served with the New Zealand forces in the war at Gallipoli, where he was badly wounded and returned to New Zealand, afterwards proceeding to London to gain experience in his trade as a tailor. At the time of his death he was enjoying a holiday. He leaves no family, Mrs Wallace was a sister of Mr Richard Arthur, warehouseman, of Auckland.

      Source: The Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17580, 9 October 1922, Page 7.



  • Sources 
    1. [S652] London, England - Marriages and Banns, 1754-1931, (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S199] 1901 England Census [database online]., (Ancestry.co.uk.), none.

    3. [S691] Papers Past - The Press (Christchurch), (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), 9 October 1922, Page 7, none.