Karen Willinger
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Karen Willinger (born Karin Williger or Weiss, 1919–2008), was a British textile designer.
She was born on 27 March 1919.[1]
Her design Enara, made in cotton for Edinburgh Weavers of Carlisle, England, is in the permanent collection of London's Victoria & Albert Museum.[2]
In 1947, she married the architect Leonard Manasseh (1916–2017), and the records show her names as "Gusti Williger" or "Gusti Weiss".[3][4]
In April 1948, their son Alan Sylvanus Pelham Manasseh was born in London, and her birth surname is given as Weiss.[5] In 1950, the birth of their son, Zachery Charles Manasseh was registered in Hertfordshire, England, and her birth surname is given as Weiss.[6]
In July 1952 they moved to Singapore, but in 1953 or soon after, she left him and their two sons.[3][7]
In 1956, as Karin Manasseh, she married George H Gretton in Hampstead, London.[8] Ms Karin Gretton died in London, England on 17 April 2008.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "England, Death Records, 1998-2015". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Enara, by Karen Willinger. Carlisle, England, 1951. THIRD PARTY RIGHTS APPLY | V&A Images". V & A Images. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ a b Brittain-Catlin, Timothy (20 March 2017). "Leonard Manasseh obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "United Kingdom, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1890-1960". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 11 January 2025.