Individual Details
Veronica (Vera) A. CONNOLLY
(14 Jan 1894 - 29 Jul 1976)
Vera's grandfather on her mother's side was Swiss, while her Connolly great-grandfather was from Castlehyde, Co. Cork, emigrating to England in the late 18th century. Vera's father was in the leather processing business, founding Connolly Leather, the Wimbledon-based company that eventually specialised in the manufacture of seating for luxury cars. Among the contracts awarded to the company was the provision of leather for the furnishings aboard the Queen Mary ocean liner, launched in 1936, for which Vera and her husband, Bob, received a free return voyage to New York.
Vera's aunt Maria Connolly was married to Bob's granduncle John Lynch.
Vera's aunt Maria Connolly was married to Bob's granduncle John Lynch.
Events
| Birth | 14 Jan 1894 | Islington, London | |||
| Marriage | 1921 | Kingston upon Thames, England - Robert (Bob) Edward HUSSEY | |||
| Death | 29 Jul 1976 | Kingston upon Thames, Surrey |
Families
| Spouse | Robert (Bob) Edward HUSSEY (1893 - 1947) |
| Child | Philippa Mary Josephine HUSSEY (1922 - 2020) |
| Child | Ruth Veronica M. HUSSEY (1925 - 2018) |
| Child | Elisabeth A. M. HUSSEY (1929 - 2017) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Samuel Frederick CONNOLLY (1858 - 1933) |
| Mother | Josephine SIMONA (1865 - 1956) |
| Sibling | 'unknown' CONNOLLY (female) ( - ) |
| Sibling | Frederick (Fred) Ignatius CONNOLLY (1895 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Joseph Eugene CONNOLLY (1898 - ) |
| Sibling | Edward Philip CONNOLLY (1900 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Wilfred John CONNOLLY (1903 - 1976) |