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Steven's Genealogy
Willingale, Wright, Savill, Murrell, Burles, Bradd, Galley, Stein & Stebbing Family Names
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1894 - 1972 (77 years)
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Isabel Mary White |
Birth |
1 Sep 1894 |
35 Rucklidge Avenue, Willesden, London |
Gender |
Female |
Occupation |
Olympic Diver |
Residence |
1940 |
35 Vincent Court, Hendon, London |
Death |
24 Jun 1972 |
11 Rookfield Close, Muswell Hill, Haringey, London |
Person ID |
I1445 |
Wright and Savill |
Last Modified |
26 Mar 2010 |
Father |
Charles Nathaniel White b. Abt 1861, Warminster, Wiltshire  d. 12 Oct 1895, 153 Rucklidge Avenue, Willesden, London (Age ~ 34 years) |
Mother |
Annie Wright b. 9 Mar 1865, Maldon, Essex  d. 9 Apr 1940, Little Heath House, Ilford, Essex (Age 75 years) |
Marriage |
24 Mar 1891 |
Paddington Register Office, London |
Notes |
- Charles was a widower aged 30 and Annie was a spinster aged 25. He was a railway clerk living at 317 Shirland Road, Paddington and she was living at 16 Market Hill, Maldon. Fathers' names were John White, a gentleman and James Wright, a captain in the merchant service. Witnesses to the marriage were Geo A. Osterfield and Percival E Kirk.
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Family ID |
F426 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Isabel (Belle) Mary White Belle White’s name will live on forever in the diving world.
The four-time Olympian has a cup named after her – the Belle White National Memorial Trophy – which is presented to the female team with the highest aggregate score at the Swim England Diving National Age Group Championships.
White won a bronze medal in the 10m Platform competition at her first Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912. She went on to compete at the Olympics in Antwerp in 1920, Paris in 1924 and Amsterdam in 1928. |
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- Isabel Mary was born in September 1894, was called "Belle" and was a medal winner in the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. She took third place in the diving competition, winning the bronze medal. (www.britishswimming.org).
The "Belle White Memorial Trophy" is named in her honour.
She married Thomas Louis Edwards, a motor engineer.
When her mother died in 1940 Belle was living at 35 Vincent Court, Hendon NW 4.
Belle died of congestive cardiac failure and broncho-pneumonia in 1972 at 11 Rookfield Close, Muswell Hill. The death was registered by Elizabeth K Gorer of 3 Fairway Close, Golders Green, N.W.11.
Isabelle ?Belle? White
Belle White?s name will live on forever in the diving world.
The four-time Olympian has a cup named after her ? the Belle White National Memorial Trophy ? which is presented to the female team with the highest aggregate score at the Swim England Diving National Age Group Championships.
White won a bronze medal in the 10m Platform competition at her first Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912. She went on to compete at the Olympics in Antwerp in 1920, Paris in 1924 and Amsterdam in 1928.
Her only other diving international medal came in the 1927 European Championships in Bologna in 1927. White hadn?t been selected for the British team but travelled independently and went on to win the gold medal.
She was also a proficient swimmer and won the Swedish Magistern which tested both swimming and diving abilities.
Domestically, White won the Amateur Diving Championships numerous times, including nine Plain Diving Championships and five Highboard titles.
Following her retirement from the sport, White became an administrator and official and the Belle White National Memorial Trophy commemorates her lifetime work and achievements.
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