Helen Dick Megaw

1907 - 2002  (94 years)

• Name	Helen Dick Megaw  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Born	1 Jun 1907	Dublin, Ireland   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  	"Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBLG-C3Y : accessed 3 April 2016), BIRTHS entry for Helen Dick Megaw; citing Dublin South, Apr - Jun 1907, vol. 2, p. 611, General Registry, Cu
  Gender	Female
  Education	Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland   [3]
  Education	Roedean School, England   [3]
  Education	Alexandra School, Dublin, Ireland   [3]
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	Pembroke West, Dublin, Ireland   [2]
  	Age: 3; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Education	Between 1926 and 1930	Girton College, Cambridge, England   [3]
  	Todd Memorial Scholar; Natural Science Tripos part 1, class 1 1928; Natural Science Tripos part 2, class 2 (Physics) 1930; Amelia Gurney Graduate Scholar 1929-30
  Education	Between 1930 and 1933  [3]
  	Yarrow Research Student
  Degree	1931	Girton College, Cambridge, England   [3]
  	M.A.
  Education	Between 1934 and 1936  [3]
  	Hertha Ayrton Research Fellow; Gamble Prize (shared) for essay entitled "Thermal Expansion of Crystals" 1936
  Education	Between 1934 and 1935	I. Chemisches Institut, Vienna, Austria   [3]
  	Research work on crystallography
  Degree	1934	Girton College, Cambridge, England   [3]
  	Ph.D.
  Education	Between 1935 and 1936	Clarendon Lab, Oxford, England   [3]
  	Research work on low temperatures
  Occupation	Between 1936 and 1939	Bedford High School, Bedford, England   [3]
  	Assistant Mistress
  Occupation	Between 1939 and 1943	Bradford Girls' Grammar School, Bradford, Yorkshire, England   [3, 5]
  Residence	1939	4 The Crescent, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single
  Occupation	Between 1945 and 1946	Birkbeck College, London, England   [3]
  	Assistant Director of Research, Crystallographic Lab
  Occupation	1946	Cavendish Lab, Cambridge, England   [3]
  	Assistant in Research in Crystallography
  Occupation	1946	Girton College, Cambridge, England   [3]
  	Staff Fellow, Director of Studies in Natural Sciences and Lecturer in Physics
  Residence	1946	66 Malone Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland   [3]
  Residence	1950	Girton College, Huntingdon Road, Girton, Cambridgeshire, England   [6]
  Arrival	13 Apr 1962	New York, New York, USA   [7]
  Web Address	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Megaw
  Web Address	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaw_Island
  Web Address	http://www.newulsterbiography.co.uk/index.php/home/viewPerson/1919
  Died	26 Feb 2002	Ballycastle, Antrim, Northern Ireland
  Person ID	I1602	Cooke Family History
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Robert Dick Megaw, K.C. b. 26 Oct 1867, Ballyboyland, Ballymoney, Antrim, Ireland d. 2 May 1947, 66 Malone Road, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Annie McElderry b. 4 Sep 1874, Charles Street, Ballymoney, Antrim, Ireland d. 6 Oct 1968, 66 Malone Road, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland  (Age 94 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1906	Trinity Presbyterian Church, Ballymoney, Antrim, Ireland   [8, 9]
  	by Rev. J.B. Armour. Extract from father's diary.
  		Annie McElderry 10th May 1906 wedding gifts received
  Family ID	F834	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		Helen D Megaw at Woodstock 1983
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Helen D Megaw
  		Helen Dick Megaw
  		Helen D. and Alice K. Megaw
  		Helen Dick Megaw, Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science 2000

  
  

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• Sources

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