Barne, Marion Catherine 'Kitty' (Mrs. Eric Streatfeild) (fem) 17.nov.1882-3.feb.1961 England Surrey, Petersham - Kent, Dartford
scriptwriter, writer of childrens books mainly on music and musical themes, 4.feb.1883 baptized at St Peter in Petersham, studied at the Royal College of Music in London, 1911 residing with her stepfather and mother at 17 Carew Road in Eastbourne a house with 17 rooms used by her stepfather as private boarding school with 3 students and 5 servants: cook, parlor maid, maid, housemaid and kitchen maid, during WWI she was member of the Women's Voluntary Service for children evacuees, she was for some years the Girl Guides 'commissioner for music and drama', 1925-1961 residing at Windmill Corner 2 Kings Avenue in Eastbourne Sussex, she died after a long illness at Mabledon Hospital in Dartford and was buried at St Mary the Virgin Churchyard in Friston Sussex ; daughter of lieutenant William Charles Barne (Devon, Tiverton 1843-1898 Petersham) and Belissa Laura Gossett Barne Wheeler (Devon, Northam 1855-1.sep.1934 Eastbourne) ; 23.jun.1900 stepdaughter of private tutor history Daniel William Wheeler (Somerset, Berrow 7.sep.1867-1960 Kent) ; 11.apr.1912 at St Mary's in Eastbourne she married music teacher Eric Leonard Streatfeild (Surrey, Nutfield 16.jun.1870-1.jan.1954 Eastbourne)