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GOWANS Eliza Anne Elms

GOWANS Eliza Anne Elms

Female 1896 - 1962  (66 years)

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  • Name GOWANS Eliza Anne Elms 
    Born 15 Feb 1896  340 Young Street, Annandale, NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Name Eliza Anne Gillespie 
    Name Eliza Anne Kennedy 
    Name Eliza Anne Pritchard 
    Residence 10 May 1919  Lucas Road,Burwood,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1930  Aubigny, Rothschild Avenue, Rosebery, NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1935  75 Rothschild Avenue, Rosebery, NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1936  61a St Johns Road, Glebe, NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence Abt 1941  36 Middle Street,Marrickville,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • Probably purchased the property from the estate of Mary Maud Hurley formerly of 36 Middle Street, Marrickville whose estate was probated in 1940.
    Residence 1943  36 Middle Street,Marrickville,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Residence 3 Apr 1948  36 Middle Street,Marrickville,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Abt 1949  Granger Avenue, North Curl Curl, NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Built new home
    Residence 1949  Granger Avenue, North Curl Curl, NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Residence Abt 1956  ,Lawson, NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Built new home
    Residence 1958  7 Granger Avenue, North Curl Curl, NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Died 17 Apr 1962  Blue Mountains District Anzac Memorial Hospital,Katoomba,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13
    Cause: Coronary Occlusion, Coronary Sclerosis, Diabetes Mellitus 
    Buried 19 Apr 1962  Rookwood Cemetery,Rookwood,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14
    • C. of E. Grave 1655 Section 16 / In loving memory of/Ernest Henry/Norman Gillespie/Speedway rider/Fatally injured/Sydney Sports Ground/2nd April 1948/Aged 32 years/ Also his dear mother/Eliza A. E. Pritchard/At peace 17 April 1962
    Person ID I23  GeniAus Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2023 

    Father GOWANS William Purves,   b. 26 Sep 1867, 1 High Street,Hawick,Roxburghshire,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1938, 22 Eurella Street,Burwood,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother ELMS Eliza Ann,   b. 18 Sep 1864, Rupert Street,East Collingwood,Victoria,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1941, 22 Eurella Street,Burwood,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 8 Jul 1896  The Registrar's Office 50 Trafalgar Street,Annandale,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F29  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 GILLESPIE Ernest James,   b. 1 Nov 1889, Victoria Street,Alexandria,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1958, Royal North Shore Hospital,St Leonards,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 29 Oct 1913  188 Albany Road, Petersham, NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 15, 16
    • According to the rites of the Presbyterian Church. G. Acheson Gordon officiating Minister
    Divorced 7 Dec 1939  ,,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 17
    _STAT Divorced 
    Notes 
    • Ern and Lizzie separated [18]
    • GILLESPIE v GILLESPIE.
      Ernest James Gillespie v Eliza Ann Elms Gillespie (formerly Gowans). Marriage, Octo- ber, 1913, at Petersham. Issue, adultery with Arthur Kennedy, who was cited -as co- respondent. Decree nisi. Mr. F. J. Som- mers for petitioner [19]
    Children 
     1. GILLESPIE Ernest Henry Norman,   b. 15 Nov 1915, Zena 43 Addison Road,Marrickville,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1948, St Vincents Hospital,Darlinghurst,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     2. GILLESPIE James William Stuart,   b. 18 Apr 1918, ,,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1994, ,Manly,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     3. GILLESPIE Daphne Williamena Edith,   b. 13 Jul 1920, Rothschild Avenue,Rosebery,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 2007, Neringah Hospital,Wahroonga,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     4. GILLESPIE Douglas Alfred,   b. 18 Mar 1923, ,Rosebery, NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1997, ,,Queensland,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     5. GILLESPIE Merle Margareta,   b. 27 Jan 1926, ,Waterloo,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 2004, ,,Virginia,USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2021 
    Family ID F8  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 KENNEDY Arthur John Charles Henry,   b. 27 May 1892, ,,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1952, ,Curl Curl,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married Abt 7 Jun 1942  ,,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [20
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F28  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 PRITCHARD Jack,   b. 2 Aug 1906, ,,,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1991, ,,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 1953  ,,NSW,Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [21
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2021 
    Family ID F27  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Feb 1896 - 340 Young Street, Annandale, NSW,Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Oct 1913 - 188 Albany Road, Petersham, NSW,Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1930 - Aubigny, Rothschild Avenue, Rosebery, NSW,Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - 75 Rothschild Avenue, Rosebery, NSW,Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1936 - 61a St Johns Road, Glebe, NSW,Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDivorced - 7 Dec 1939 - ,,NSW,Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Abt 1941 - 36 Middle Street,Marrickville,NSW,Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 7 Jun 1942 - ,,NSW,Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1943 - 36 Middle Street,Marrickville,NSW,Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 3 Apr 1948 - 36 Middle Street,Marrickville,NSW,Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Abt 1949 - Granger Avenue, North Curl Curl, NSW,Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1949 - Granger Avenue, North Curl Curl, NSW,Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1953 - ,,NSW,Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Abt 1956 - ,Lawson, NSW,Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1958 - 7 Granger Avenue, North Curl Curl, NSW,Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 19 Apr 1962 - Rookwood Cemetery,Rookwood,NSW,Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Eliza Anne Gowans and friend baking sausage rolls
    Eliza Anne Gowans and friend baking sausage rolls
    Eliza and Ern's Wedding
    Eliza and Ern's Wedding
    Wedding Portrait
    Eliza and Jack's Wedding
    Eliza and Jack's Wedding
    Eliza and Jean Gowans with Merle Gillespie
    Eliza and Jean Gowans with Merle Gillespie
    Gowans Family
    Gowans Family
    Aubigny, Rothschild Avenue, Rosebery
    Aubigny, Rothschild Avenue, Rosebery

  • Sources 
    1. [S52] x NSW BDM Indexes, NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, 33074/1909 .
      GOWANS ELIZA A WILLIAM P ELIZA A SYDNEY

    2. [S23] Birth Certificate.
      Registered on 7 December 1909


    3. [S23] Birth Certificate.
      Daughter Daphne Gillespie


    4. [S2] Sydney Morning Herald, William James Gowans Funeral Notice 12 May 1919 Page 5.

    5. [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Directories & Member Lists > Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936 > New South Wales > 1930 > Cook > Rosebery > G.

    6. [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Ancestry.com. Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

      Name: • Eliza Ann Elms Gillespie
      Gender: • Female
      Electoral Date: • 1935
      Electoral Place: • Rosebery, Cook, New South Wales, Australia
      Residence Address: • 75 Rothchild avenue
      Occupation: • Home Duties


    7. [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Directories & Member Lists > Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936 > New South Wales > 1936 > West Sydney > Glebe > G.

    8. [S2] Sydney Morning Herald, 15 March 1940 p. 10.

    9. [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Ancestry.com. Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

      Name: • Eliza Anne Elms Kennedy
      Gender: • Female
      Electoral Date: • 1943
      Electoral Place: • Petersham, Dalley, New South Wales, Australia


    10. [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 > New South Wales > 1949 > Mackellar > Deewhy >.

    11. [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 forEliza Anne Elms Pritchard.

    12. [S52] x NSW BDM Indexes, NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, 16330/1962 .
      PRITCHARD ELIZA ANNE E WILLIAM NOT KNOWN KATOOMBA

    13. [S24] Death Certificate.

    14. [S2802] Robert John Ball.
      Have photo of Grave

    15. [S19] Marriage Certificate.

    16. [S52] x NSW BDM Indexes, NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, 14220/1913 .
      GILLESPIE ERNEST J GOWANS ELIZA A E PETERSHAM

    17. [S2813] SRNSW, RG Dept 6012/39.

    18. [S26] Daphne Williamena Edith Gillespie.

    19. [S2] Sydney Morning Herald, Friday 26 August 1938.

    20. [S3022] NSW Marriage Index, NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, 14770 / 1942 .
      14770 / 1942 KENNEDY ARTHUR JOHN GILLESPIE ELIZA ANNE ELMS MARRICKVILLE

    21. [S52] x NSW BDM Indexes, NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, 21484/1953 PRITCHARD JACK KENNEDY ELIZA ANNE E K BURWOOD.
      PRITCHARD JACK KENNEDY ELIZA ANNE E K BURWOOD