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**Rollo** · Oct 5th, 2012, 01:25 PM

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Le Figaro 20 September 1912, about the tournament of Biarritz cites a Mrs Thomas, born Gould, of New York, married to the tennis player Mr.Thomas. Who is she?

Do we know what country he was from?

I recalled a Corinne Gould and hoped it might be her, but this person (the 1920 US Clay Court winner) md a Mr Chamberlain.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg...&GRid=92558420

Corinne G Gould
Birth: Feb. 20, 1909 St. Louis, Missouri
Death: Jul. 15, 1994, Hawaii.

Corinne was the clay court women't singles tennis champion in 1920. Displaying a speedy forehand chop, she had not lost a tennis match since 1916.

Burial:
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Saint Louis
St. Louis City
Missouri, USA
Plot: Block 209 Lot 6779

Md Edward L Chamberlian (1899-1975) on 3 May 1924 in Hillsboro, Jefferson, Missouri.

Jimbo109 · Oct 5th, 2012, 01:40 PM

Info found by Rollo

MAY PHILLIPS
South Africa
Born
Married T. McJannett, between 1920 and 1922

**Rollo** · Oct 5th, 2012, 01:45 PM

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MAY PHILLIPS
South Africa
Born
Married T. McJannett, between 1920 and 1922

Thanks Jimbo. I have a bit more. May had a brother and sister who also played tennis. Her brother was Bertie Phillips, and her sister was a Mrs D Tanner.

Jimbo109 · Oct 5th, 2012, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Rollo

Do we know what country he was from?

I recalled a Corinne Gould and hoped it might be her, but this person (the 1920 US Clay Court winner) md a Mr Chamberlain.

Mrs Thomas, born Gould, was from New York.

In the meantime, you have made a good catch about Corinne Gould!

Jimbo109 · Oct 8th, 2012, 11:55 AM

MARÍA del PILAR ROLDÁN TAPIA
Mexico
Born 18 November 1939
Married Edgar Giffenig, late 1960

She was a fencer too, daughter of tennis players Angel Roldán and Maria Tapia

Jimbo109 · Oct 8th, 2012, 01:53 PM

IMELDA "Melita" RAMIREZ
Mexico
Born 29 November 1930
Married Castro, circa 1955

according to "European stars and stripes" she is sister of Yola
http://newspaperarchive.com/european...10-16/page-20/

Jimbo109 · Oct 8th, 2012, 04:38 PM

ESPERANZA BELMAR
Mexico
Born
Married Chavez

Jimbo109 · Oct 11th, 2012, 12:29 PM

Info found by Rollo

THELMA CAZALET
United Kingdom
Born 28 May 1899
Died 13 January 1989
Married Keir
Her brother Victor also played tennis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelma_Cazalet-Keir

Jimbo109 · Oct 12th, 2012, 06:16 PM

PAMELA "Pam" WATERMEYER
South Africa
Born circa 1944
Married Keith Diepraam, circa 1965
she is daughter of Ethel "Toodles" , that played in the late 1940s to the mid 1950s, and died circa 2010.

We don't still know the maiden name of Ethel "Toodles" , and I am uncertain because in our "1954 thread" there is, in the Doubles of South African Championship, an Eileen Prescott Watermeyer. Ethel and Eileen were the same person?

Jimbo109 · Oct 12th, 2012, 08:45 PM

CHRISTINE SAFFORD
United States
Born
Married Leif Beck

**Rollo** · Oct 13th, 2012, 03:06 AM

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We don't still know the maiden name of Ethel "Toodles" , and I am uncertain because in our "1954 thread" there is, in the Doubles of South African Championship, an Eileen Prescott Watermeyer. Ethel and Eileen were the same person?

Hi Jimbo.

I may be able to help out on this when I get back from vacation. I recently got a book of the history of tennis in South Africa. It has many maiden names for married players.

**Rollo** · Oct 15th, 2012, 03:10 PM

Millicent Maude Fraser-Watson
South Africa
Born circa 1897
Married to Charles Kidder Pitt (1884-????) 31 March 1919 in London, St Finchley Parish.
2 children.

Daughter of Harrison Fraser Watson.

Active in the 1920s. Played Wimbledon in 1923.

She may very well by the same Millicent Pitt who was born 12 May 1896 and who died in Croyden, Surrey, England in March 1995 at age 98. I have no way of confirming this at present.

newmark401 · Oct 15th, 2012, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Rollo

Millicent Maude Fraser-Watson
South Africa
Born circa 1897
Married to Charles Kidder Pitt (1884-????) 31 March 1919 in London, St Finchley Parish.
2 children.

Daughter of Harrison Fraser Watson.

Active in the 1920s. Played Wimbledon in 1923.

She may very well by the same Millicent Pitt who was born 12 May 1896 and who died in Croyden, Surrey, England in March 1995 at age 98. I have no way of confirming this at present.

She can't be the other Millicent Pitt because Pitt wasn't her maiden name.
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**Rollo** · Oct 15th, 2012, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Rollo

Millicent Maude Fraser-Watson
South Africa
Born circa 1897
Married to Charles Kidder Pitt (1884-????) 31 March 1919 in London, St Finchley Parish.
2 children.

Daughter of Harrison Fraser Watson.

Active in the 1920s. Played Wimbledon in 1923.

She may very well by the same Millicent Pitt who was born 12 May 1896 and who died in Croyden, Surrey, England in March 1995 at age 98. I have no way of confirming this at present.
She can't be the other Millicent Pitt because Pitt wasn't her maiden name.

Not sure I follow Mark. Can we confirm that the Pitt I cited (died 1995) never married? If that's the case you are correct of course.

**Rollo** · Oct 15th, 2012, 09:31 PM

Baroness Olga Von Nordenflycht
Germany/United States
Born 23 October 1888 in Chicago, US
Died 29 January 1977 in Palm Beach, Florida, US
Married Hans von Kaltenborn (died 1965) 14 September 1910 at Kaiser Memorial Church in Berlin, Germany
Nickname: “O.K”

Daughter of Baron Ferdinand von Norden-flycht, a German Counsel General. Her husband was the editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and a noted Radio/TV sportscaster. They had 2 children. She attended Sophie Newcombe College in New Orleans.