Winifred Banks
Mrs. Winifred Banks is played by Glynis Johns in the Mary Poppins Disney film. In 1889 or 1890, Winifred Banks is wife to Mr. Banks and mother to Jane and Michael. She is very active in protesting for the Women's Votes suffragette movement and carries blue and white Women's Votes sashes with her which she hides from Mr. Banks as the cause infuriates him (it can be assumed that it makes him angry simply because that during the time period of the movie, women were thought as not as intelligent as men). At the beginning of the film, she sings about Sister Suffragette to the Banks' staff. Mrs. Banks hires the original nanny, Katie Nanna, who decides to vacate the position after the children run away for the fourth time in one week.
She chose all seven of them but they are not right for them. She is the Grandmother of John Banks, Annabel Banks, And Georgie
Mary Poppins 2: In 1891, cherry tree lane she picked up a lot of phony passports for the PG-13 movie.
Mary Poppins 3, Mentioned only, It was taken place at Michael and Jane’s grandmothers house later in 1891.
Mary Poppins 4: In 1946 jack the lamplighter showed us 17 Highbrow St. George got a new name for his wife, “Dorcas”.
Her husband got to the name Neville starting in the 20th century.
Mary Poppins: yikes, A year has past since Mary Poppins came.
MPRBTSS: In 1940, Rainham, Billie Holiday tried to tell Michael banks something and raced to 17 Highbrow St. to tell Neville and Winifred what happened.
Winifred Banks AKA Dorcas by her husband
She died in 1954 at old age.