Gwendolyn Muriel (Stanley) Grant (1877 - 1968)

Born 24 May 1877 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of William Gregory Grant — married 22 Nov 1915 in Queensland, Australia

Died 17 Apr 1968 at age 90 in Herston, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

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Gwendolyn (Stanley) Grant was born in Australia

Gwendolyn was born in 1877 in Ipswich, Queensland^[1]. Her parents were Montague Stanley and Maud Annie Kirkpatrick CRAIG.

Birth Notice 30 May 1877^[2]

STANLEY.—On the 24th May, at Morningside, Ipswich, the wife of M. H. Stanley, of a daughter.

William Gregory GRANT and Gwendolyne Muriel STANLEY were married on 22 Nov 1915 in Queensland^[3].

She passed away in 1968 in Queensland^[4] and was buried at the Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium^[5].

According to CENTRE FOR AUSTRALIAN ART: Australian Prints + Printmaking. Gwendolyn was known as a Artist (painter), Artist (water-colouristist), Drawer, Painter and Printmaker. http://www.printsandprintmaking.gov.au/artists/387/

Sources

1. ↑ Queensland Government: Family history research service: Birth. Gwenolyn Muriel Stanley; Event date: 24/05/1877; Event type: Birth registration; Registration details: 1877/C/2600; Mother: Maud Annie Kirkpatrick Craig; Father/parent: Montague Henry Stanley. https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
2. ↑ The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) Wed 30 May 1877 Page 2 Family Notices. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1363998
3. ↑ Queensland Government: Family history research service: Marriage. Gwendolyne Muriel Stanley; Event date: 22/11/1915; Event type: Marriage registration; Registration details: 1915/C/4026; Spouse: William Gregory Grant. https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
4. ↑ Queensland Government: Family history research service: Death. Gwendolyn Muriel Grant; Event date: 17/04/1968; Event type: Death registration; Registration details: 1968/B/96590; Mother: Maud Annie Kirkpatrick Craig; Father/parent: Montague Henry Stanley. https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 January 2021), memorial page for Gwendolyn Muriel Stanley Grant (24 May 1877–17 Apr 1968), Find a Grave Memorial no. 196176948, citing Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Holland Park West, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia ; Maintained by danivv (contributor 48629099) .

• Additional Links of Interest

http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/grant-gwendolyn-muriel-10342

https://www.daao.org.au/bio/gwendolyn-grant/biography/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Society_of_Women_Painters_and_Sculptors

Australian Dictionary of Biography Grant, Gwendolyn Muriel

• News Articles

Truth (Brisbane, Qld. : 1900 - 1954) Sun 5 May 1929 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/198313414

The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982) Sat 13 Jul 1935 Includes a small picture of the artist https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47810788