Edwin James DURANCE

Person Sheet


Name Edwin James DURANCE  [194], M
Birth 14 Mar 1885, St Arnaud, VIC, AUS
Birth Memo (Cert#9562 or is it #11921...latter from VIC Pioneer Index), bp also given to me as Port Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Death 5 May 1943, Footscray, VIC, AUS Age: 58
Death Memo (Cert#4209) date also given to me as 3 May 1943
Burial 8 May 1943, Old Cheltenham Cemetery, VIC, AUS
Occupation Clerk with Holy Orders (minister) [603], [640]
Father James William DURANCE, M (1861-1911)
Mother Catherine (Kate) FITZGERALD, F (1862-1916)
Spouses
1 Linda Alleyne SEARLL  [194], F
Birth 15 Jun 1894, Ascot Vale, VIC, AUS
Death 14 Sep 1983, Hawthorn, VIC, AUS [195] Age: 89
Death Memo (Cert#21163)
Burial 19 Sep 1983, Old Cheltenham Cemetery, VIC, AUS
Occupation Home duties [195]
Education Presentation Convent, Windsor (Primary school); Melbourne Church of England Girls Grammer School [195]
Hobbies Talented musician, played 2 violin in the Melbourne Town Hall Orchestra (now known as Melbourne Symphony Orchestra); Sewing, kept children in clothing & in widowhood this was supplement to income [195]
Father Arthur Theodore SEARLL, M
Mother Christina SMITH (ALSO EVEYLAN), F
Misc. Notes
Lived with Alice TINNING (nee DURANCE) at Wandin after Edwin died, when boys started returning home from WW2. Had that until "A and E" bought her a house. [195]
Marriage 9 Nov 1916, All Saints Ch, East St Kilda, VIC, AUS
Marriage Memo Marr date also given to me as 1 Nov 1916 (Cert#9562)
Children Arthur James, M (1917-1995)
Edwyn Searll, M (1918-1978)
Ronald Theodore (Twin), M (1922-1980)
Leo Christian (Twin), M (1922-1925)
Peter Oswin (Died as Infant), M (1923-1924)
Linda Ruth, F (1927-)
Last Modified 31 Aug 1999 Created 19 Feb 2005 by Stephen & Karen Karner (Reunion 7.05 for Macs)

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