June Emmeline Toomey (Wilson) Doble (1931 - 2015)

Born 19 Jun 1931 in Bangalore, Madras, India

Ancestors

Wife of Sydney Duncan Rancefield Doble — married Aug 1960 in Ndola, Zambia

Descendants

Died 15 May 2015 at age 83 in Hove, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

June (Wilson) Doble has Irish ancestors.

June was born on 19 June 1931 and was baptised on 15 Jul 1931 in Bangalore, India. She was the daughter of Denis William Toomey Wilson and Violet Iris (Woods) Wilson. ^{[1] [2]}

June departed Bombay, India and arrived in London, England on 12 June 1936. Accompanied by parents and siblings Velia, Sheelagh, John^[3]

June arrived in Southampton, England on 11 November 1946 from Bombay. UK address "Hearts content", Prah Sands, Nr Penzance (home of Aileen (Wilson) Eales?).^[4]

In 1956 June (age about 24) was employed in Zimbabwe. Teacher: June first worked at a school in Macheke - this may have been earlier than 1956. Anecdotally, she had to learn Afrikaans!.

When June was about 28 she married in 1960 in Luanshya, Zambia.^[5]

In 2004 according to an electoral register June (age about 72) was living in Hove, East Sussex, England.^[6]

June died at the age of 83 on 15 May 2015 in Hove.^[7]

Cremation: 3 June 2015 in Brighton.

Research Notes

Notes from external profile

Occupation: Schoolteacher. Harare, Zimbabwe.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: John Clement Wilson's Bible, p9
2. ↑ Baptism: "India Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 528778; Record number: 616;
   FamilySearch Record: HGVQ-XM6Z
   June Emmeline Toomey Wilson baptism on 15 Jul 1931 (born 19 Jun 1931) in Madras, India.
3. ↑ Passenger List: "UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960"
   The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1098; Item: 35
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1518 #21999841
   Name: June Wilson; Arrival Age: 5; Birth Date: abt 1931; Port of Departure: Bombay, India; Arrival Date: 12 Jun 1936; Port of Arrival: London, England; Ports of Voyage: Bombay; Aden; Port Said; Marseilles; Gibraltar and Tangier; Ship Name: Kaisar-I-Hind; Shipping Line: Peninsula and Orient Steam Navigation Company Ltd; Official Number: 128653.
4. ↑ Passenger List: "UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960"
   The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1221; Item: 80
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1518 #13007116
   Name: Miss June Wilson; Arrival Age: 15; Birth Date: abt 1931; Port of Departure: Sydney, Australia; Arrival Date: 11 Nov 1946; Port of Arrival: Southampton, England; Ports of Voyage: Sydney; Fremantle; Bombay; Port Said and Malta; Ship Name: Largs Bay; Shipping Line: Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line; Official Number: 137225.
5. ↑ Marriage: John Clement Wilson's Bible, p12]
6. ↑ Electoral Register: UK, Electoral Registers, 2003-2010 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Citing: Ancestry Record 61579 #3071303 (accessed 7 March 2021)
7. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Death
   Doble, June Emmeline T (Year of birth: 1931).
   GRO Reference: 2015 Jul-Aug-Sep in Brighton And Hove (452-1A) Entry Number 512675014.