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Katherine Mary Lee
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Katherine Mary Lee 1 3 4
- Born: 11 Jul 1913, Bulwell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 1 3 4
- Marriage (1): Harold Edward Brontė Blemings on 2 Feb 1937 in St. John's Church, Bulawayo, S. Rhodesia 1
- Marriage (2): Paul James Kenworthy 1945-1948? in S. Rhodesia 2
- Died: 22 May 1991, Chertsey, Surrey, England at age 77 3
 Another name for Katherine was Bunty.
General Notes:
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nickname for Katherine Mary (Lee) Blemings was "Bunty" as per personal knowledge of Jane (Blemings) Perkins . (2002)
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Katherine Mary Lee was the eldest of 5 girls. no boys..
Her mother died when Katherine was around 15-22 years old.
Her mother died in England.
Youngest was Jean..
so family was:
Katherine Josephine, Brenda, aunt "Pink", Jean
Aunt Brenda still alive and living Graham's town.
Noted events in her life were:
Residence: School teacher, 1937, Bulawayo, S. Rhodesia. 1
Residence, 1991, Woking, England. 3 Grey's Residential Home, Hook Heath, Woking
Divorce, Abt 1944, Cape Town, S. Africa. 2
Katherine married Harold Edward Brontė Blemings, son of William John Blemings and Dorothea Radcliffe, on 2 Feb 1937 in St. John's Church, Bulawayo, S. Rhodesia.1 (Harold Edward Brontė Blemings was born on 18 Jun 1910 in Newcastle, County Down, Ireland 5 and died in Malta 6.)
Marriage Notes:
Harold and Katherine divorced about 1944 , Capetown, S. Africa according to daughter Jane Blemings (Perkins)
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Bulawayo is Zimbabwe's second largest city. Located in the South-west of the country, it is home to more than a million people. Bulawuyo is the hub of the province of Matabeleland which comprises the whole western Zimbabwe from the South African border in the south to Victoria Falls in the north. The city has wide tree lined streets and is surrounded by beautifull parks, a legacy of Cecil John Rhodes. Within the city are many examples of early Victorian buildings which are maintained by the Bulawayo City council and landlords as heritage sites. (2002) 2
Katherine next married Paul James Kenworthy 1945-1948? in S. Rhodesia.2 (Paul James Kenworthy died on 1 Nov 1989 7.)
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Sources
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Blemings - Lee, marriage registration, 1937, Blemings- Lee, marriage registration, 1937. :
SOUTHERN RHODESIA
DUPLICATE ORIGINAL REGISTER
Marriage solemnized at Bulawayo, in the parish of St. John Baptist in the District of Matabeleland, 1937
When Married: February 2, 1937
Names and Surnames:
Harold Edward Bronte Blemings, age 26, Bachelor, Schoolmaster, Residence: Bulawayo, after Banns
Katherine Mary Lee, age 23, Spinster, School teacher, Residence: Bulawayo, after Banns
in St. John's Church, at Bulawayo after Banns, by me,
Archibald Gibbs, (Rector)
in the presence of: W R Harrison, P J Kenworthy
(signed) W E Brontė Blemings, K M Lee
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Blemings, Jane, personal knowledge, Jane (Blemings) Wood, personal knowledge. Katherine Mary Blemings married Paul James Kenworthy in the 1940's and had a daughter Jennifer Mary Kenworthy.
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Kenworthy, Katherine Mary, death registration, 1991, Public Records Office, England, Kenworthy, Katherine Mary, death registration, 1991. :
Certified Copy of an entry pusuant to the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953
Registration District: Surrey North Western,
Sub District: Runnymeade, County of Surrey
Date and Place of Death: Twenty Second May 1991
St. Peter's Hospital, Chertsey
Name : Katherine Mary KENWORTHY, Sex: Female
Maiden Surname: LEE
Date and Place of birth: 11th July, 1913, Grantham, Lincolnshire
Occupation and usual address:
Widow of Paul James KENWORTHY,
teacher (retired), Greys Residential Home, Hook Heath, Woking
Name and surname of informant: Jennifer Mary Davis, daughter
usual address: Blue Cedars, Waldens Road, Horsell, Woking
Cause of death: Bronchopneumonia, Chronic obstructive airways disease, Certified by T. Chesser M.B.
(signed) : J. M Davis
Date of Registration: Twenty Second May 1991
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Lee, Katharine Mary, birth registration, 1913, General Register Office, England, Lee, Katharine Mary, birth registration, 1913. :
Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth
Registration District: Nottingham,
1913 Birth in the Sub-District of Bulwell, in the County of Nottingham
No. 301
When and Where born:
Eleventh July, 1913 "Highfield", Lucknow Avenue U.D.
Name: Katherine Mary, Sex: Girl
Name of father: Hatfield Lee
Name and surname of mother: Mary Louisa Lee , formerly Harrison
Rank or profession of Father: Hosier
Signature, description and residence of Informant:
Hatfield Lee, Father, "Highfield", Lucknow Avenue, Nottingham
When registered: Nineteenth August, 1913,
Registrar: E. C. Billyeald
. The 1946 copy of the birth registration for Katherine Mary Lee , has written at the top:
"UK Passport NO 156427, LONDON, 15 Apr 1930"
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Blemings, Harold Edward, birth registration, 1910, Blemings, Harold Edward, birth registration, 1910. :
Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth
Births registered in the District of BRYANSFORD in the Superintendent Registar's District of KILKEEL in the County of DOWN.
No. 429
Date and Place of Birth: 1910, Eighteenth June, Newcastle
Name: HAROLD EDWARD, Sex: M.
Name and Surname and Dwelling-Place of Father:
William John BLEMINGS, Newcastle
Name, Surname and Maiden Name of Mother:
Dorothea Blemings, formerly Ratcliffe
(note typo error here, should read Radcliffe, note by jca)
Rank of Profession of Father: Engine Driver
Informant and Qualification : Martha Flynn, Present at birth, Newcastle
When registered: Sixth July, 1910
signature of registrar: R. Magill
Year of Birth (in words) NINETEEN HUNDREND AND TEN
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David Douglas Blemings, personal knowledge, David Douglas Blemings, Converse, TX.
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British South Africa Police, regimental assn., British South Africa Police, regimental association (web site:
http://www.bsap.org/In_Memoriam.htm). :
Paul James Kenworthy (3059)
Attested: 04-01-1929 Last Rank: Unknown
Died: 01-11-89
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