Thelma May HOLTZMANN / MIFFLING
Born 1905 in Busselton, Western Australia [15]
Daughter of Henry Daniel HOLTZMANN and Antoniette Elise KLAEBE [15]
She was one of four children with younger siblings Victor, Molly, and Peggy [435: 4-May-1932]
Married (1) William MIFFLING on 1 February 1928 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [225: 4-Sep-1940]
Resided in Coorow in 1932 [435: 4-May-1932]
In 1939 she and her husband were farming in Kalgarin [39: 5-Sep-1940]
Left Kalgarin and her husband in May 1939 and shifted to Perth, where she then lived and worked [39: 5-Sep-1940]
She was unhappy with her husband's negative comments and the expectation that she work both the house and farm [39]
Her marriage was dissolved in Perth on 4 September 1940 on account of her husband's adultery after she'd left Kalgarin [39]
Married (2) Montrose Robert MILROY in Perth in 1941 [15]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Mosman Park [2]
Died 4 August 1994; ashed interred at Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Rose Memorial, Garden 9N, 6) [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Thelma May Holtzmann / Miffling' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 18 January 2025 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/thelma-holtzmann [reference list] |
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