 1912 - 2011
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| Born |
1912 |
Simla, India  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
2011 |
Seaford, Sussex |
| Person ID |
I11 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
24 Aug 2013 |
| Father |
Grant Lt. Col. George Patrick, b. 22 Sep 1876, Fatehgarh, United Provinces, India , d. 16 May 1955, Woodbridge, Suffolk |
| Mother |
Beaumont Gladys Maud Constance, b. Mar 1886, Blackheath , d. 1965, Cuckfield, sussex |
| Married |
1909 |
Christ Church, Epsom, Surrey |
| Family ID |
F36 |
Group Sheet |
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 | Sheila Grant
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 | 1938 Ship record for Sheila H Whitty, age 25, en route to Palestine to join her husband who was posted there with the army.
Sheila H Whitty on board the 'Maloja', aged 25, departing London, destination Egypt, final destination Palestine. Home address, The Gate House, Seaford, Sussex. |
 | Sheila with her second husband George Coldstream
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 | Sheila windsurfing in Greece with the help of a grandson 1983
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 | George P Grant, his wife Gladys and their daughters Sheila and Kathleen in India
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 | Sheila and her sister Kathleen in Srinagar
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 | Sheila as a young woman
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| Notes |
- Sheila, family nickname 'Krimper', came to England aged 7, but always retained a love for India and could still speak some Hindi words at the end of her life. Head girl at Micklefield School, Seaford, County tennis and lacrosse player, played tennis with Errol Flynn, married John Whitty in 1937.
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Record of marriage Jan-Mar 1937, index of marriages.
Sheila H Grant, spouse surname Whitty, Hailsham in Sussex.
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She followed the Royal West Kents regiment to Palestine, son Hamlyn born 1938 in Haifa, returned to England, second son Kenneth born 1940 in Dorchester. Husband John killed in Italy by a landmine in October 1944.
Sheila later married childhood friend George Coldstream in 1949 and with him brought up her boys in Seaford. George rose up through the legal profession to become a judge and then 1st Secretary to the Lord Chancellor, and Sheila ran the house in Seaford when not up in London. A devoted mother and grandmother, she was a keen gardener up till her 90s. Asked in her old age what she would most like to do again if she could magically regain her youth, she replied 'I'd love to be able to play tennis again, to be able to dance, and to feel the heat of India'.
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