Winifred Rumney b. 1870

Also known as Mrs Winifred May Cooper, Miss Winifred May Quinnell
  • Artist (Painter)
Winifred May Quinnell, born 1870 in Multan, Pakistan (then India), arriving in Australia with her family in 1889. Lived in Brisbane from 1890 where she taught at Sandgate Ladies’ College from 1890 to 1892. By her own account both she and her brother Cecil Watson Quinnell, were artistically promising from an early age.
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Name
Winifred Rumney
Also known as:
  • Mrs Winifred May Cooper (Married Robert Henry Cooper 1932)
  • Miss Winifred May Quinnell (Maiden name)
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Teacher (ANZSIC code: 8102) -
  • Drawer (ANZSIC code: 9002) -
Birth date
1870
Birth place
Mooltan, Bengal
Birth note
Now Pakistan
Death date
1946
Death place
Brighton, Vic.
Burial place
Brighton, Vic.
Death note
Brighton General Cemetery
Active Period
  • c.1884 - c.1919
Arrival
  • 1890
Residence
  • c.1915 - c.1919 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1900 - 1915 North Queensland
  • c.1890 - c.1892 Brisbane, Qld.
Training
  • 1886 - 1887 South Kensington School of Art, London, England, UK
Cultural Heritage
  • English
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book