Dorothy Mary (Thompson) Grier (1909 - 1983)

Born 7 Jul 1909 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

Wife of Reginald James Grier — married 24 Aug 1929 in Wilston, Queensland, Australia

Died 15 Sep 1983 at age 74 in Queensland, Australia

Biography

Dorothy (Thompson) Grier is Notable.

Dorothy Mary Thompson (married name Grier) was born on 7 July 1909 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, the daughter of Emily Maud (Fisher) Thompson and James William Thompson.^[1][2][3]

She became the first female swimmer from Queensland to compete at the Olympic Games when she contested the heats and semi-finals of the women's 200 metres breastroke in Amsterdam in 1928.^[4]

She married Reginald James Grier on 24 August 1929 at St. Alban's Church of England, Wilston, Queensland.^[3] Their daughter was:^[4]

• Jann Grier

Sources

1. ↑ Queensland historical births: Dorothy Mary Thompson (1909/C9682). Retrieved 23 July 2019 by Clare Spring from https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch.
2. ↑ "Dorothy Thompson: Breast stroke champion." 17 January 1924. The Daily Mail (Brisbane), p. 3. Retrieved 23 July 2019 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/217629794.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Grier—Thompson." 31 August 1929. Queensland Figaro (Brisbane), p. 9. Retrieved 23 July 2019 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/84906842.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Doris Thompson." Olympics.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2019 by Clare Spring from http://olympics.com.au/athlete/dorothy-thompson.

• Queensland birth Registration #1909/C/9682
• Queensland death Registration #1983/56005