Helen Elizabeth Archdale (1907 - 2000)

Born 21 Aug 1907 in Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 1 Jan 2000 at age 92 in New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Helen Archdale is Notable.

Helen Elizabeth ARCHDALE^[1]

Helen was born in 1907 in the Paddington district.^[2]

Helen 'Betty' Archdale was the captain of the english womens test cricket team for the first ever womens test match played in Brisbane, Australia in 1934.

In the 1939 register Helen, age 32, was a Barrister At Law and volunteer for the WRNS. She was single and living with her mother at Stilestone, Crouch, Malling, Kent.^[3]

She passed away in January 2000. ^[4]

Research Notes

Death date to be clarified. Some sources state 1 January is the date of death, others give 11 January as the date of death

First women's international cricket test match, Brisbane, 1934

Sources

1. ↑ Women of Hornsby Shire, Selected Lives. Jocelyn Powell. Published by Deerubbin Press in association with Hornsby Shire Council 2012. It is part of a series of historical works to commemorate the Centenary of Hornsby Shire Council, 1906-2006. ISBN 978-0-9871742-1-5.
2. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 23 August 2022)
   Archdale, Helen Elizabeth (Mother's maiden name: Russel).
   GRO Reference: 1907 Jul-Aug-Sep in Paddington Volume 01A Page 70.
3. ↑ 1939 Register: "1939 England and Wales Register"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/1834b; Line Number: 2; Schedule Number: 260; Sub Schedule Number: 2
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 61596 #17109341 (accessed 23 August 2022)
   Helen E Archdale (born 21 Aug 1907), single, Barrister At Law Volunteered For W R N S in 1939 ??, at Stilestone, Crouch, Malling, Kent, England.
4. ↑ Ryerson Index. Obituary: Helen Elizabeth (Betty) Archdale. Headmistress, Cricketer. Published: Sydney Morning Herald. 15 Jan 2000.

• Wikipedia contributors. (2022, May 16). Betty Archdale. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 00:03, August 23, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Betty_Archdale&oldid=1088094850

• Philip Jones, 'Archdale, Helen Elizabeth (Betty) (1907–2000)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/archdale-helen-elizabeth-betty-27663/text35200, accessed 29 September 2022.