Katherine May Grant 'Kay' George-Powell
- Born: 18 Oct 1897, Bletchingley, Surrey
- Christened: 1898, Pocklington, East Riding
- Died: 5 Apr 1945, Stroud, Glos. aged 47
Notes:
Always known as Kay.
Residences; 1901; The Rowans, Bletchingley, Surrey. Relationship to head of household not shown, but was daughter.
1911 Census; Is boarding (age 14) at a school at 70 Dyke Road, Brighton run by Jane Hartwell Pipson. Just says 'Kate Powell', PoB given as Godstone.
1921 Census; is living (age 23y8m) as Kathrine George-Powell at St Margaret's School (5 Poplar Road, Burnham-on-Sea) as Teacher of English. Born Godstone.
1926; Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette : Kingwell Hall School ; "......Miss K. George-Powell, Mrs. Heal, Mr. and Mrs. C. Hoare, Dr. and Mrs. King and famuy, Mrs. Labertouche, Rev. Dr. and Alr. Matthews, Rev. C. R. and Mrs. Meade- King, Mrs. Walter Morres, Miss Morres Rev. W. and Mrs. Muspratt, Miss K. O'Connor and party"
1939 Register, living at at 11 Fairoak Court, High Street, Tarring, Worthing. Occupation: School Mistress. Date of birth 18 October 1897 (Year corrected from 1902). She is a School Mistress and ARP Warden. At the same address is Marguerite M Simpson dob 20/09/1880 Children's Nurse (Retired).
1940; Was a witness at the wedding of Thomas George-Powell and Ann St John Wright.
Exact death date from photo of her grave.
(1964 letter from Tom to his cousin Sylvia) "My sister died at the end of the war of a rare bug 'picked up' during spare time working in canteen in Worthing".
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