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Catherine Helene Hedwig Hampe 1875 - 1968

Catherine Helene Hedwig (Hedwig) Hampe of Qland Australia was born in 1875 to Horace Edward Williams. She had siblings Charles Rowland Williams, Horace Douglas Williams, Francis Ainslie Williams, Sheila Williams, and Edward Gordon Williams. Catherine Hampe married Horace Edward Williams, and died at age 93 years old in 1968.

Catherine Helene Hedwig (Hedwig) Hampe

Qland Australia

1875

Australia

1968

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Catherine Helene Hedwig (Hedwig) Hampe's History: 1875 - 1968

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Catherine Helene Hedwig Hampe was born in Australia in 1875; her father was a Lutheran minister. In 1905 she married Horace Edward Williams, the manager of a sheep station in Queensland, and they had five children, three of whom survived childhood: Horace Douglas, born in 1906, Charles Rowland, born in 1909, and Sheila. A son between Doug and Charlie died at birth; a son between Charlie and Sheila died of diphtheria aged 4. Her husband Horace passed away in May 1943, just days after the shattering news reached her that their son Charlie was missing after the Dams raid. Correspondence from her that survives in the Australian archives, related to Charlie's death, suggests she was a determined, strong-willed woman.

Catherine Helene Hedwig Hampe was the daughter of a Lutheran minister. She married sheep station manager Horace Edward Williams in 1905. They had five children: Horace Douglas, born in 1906, a son who died at birth, Charles Rowland, born in 1909, a second son who died age four, and daughter Sheila. A woman of firm faith, she did not like life in the outback, but stood by her husband through all the vicissitudes of fate. Her son Charles Rowland Willams served in the RAAF during World War II and was lost on the Dams raid, Operation Chastise, on May 16, 1943; tragically, her husband Horace died a few days later.
1875

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1875

Birthdate

Australia

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German and Polish-French
Nationality & Locations

Australia
Professional Career

She was a governess before she married Horace Williams
1968

Death

1968

Death date

Unknown
Cause of death

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