Elma Evelyn (Attrill) Hill M.B.E. (1883 - 1972)

Born 21 Jul 1883 in Findon, South Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Lionel Laughton Hill — married 18 Apr 1908 in Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Died 23 May 1972 at age 88 in Norwood, South Australia, Australia

Biography

Elma (Attrill) Hill M.B.E. is Notable.

Elma Evelyn Attrill was born in 1883 at or about Findon in the Colony of South Australia, in what would later become Australia. Her parents were Joseph Attrill and his wife Elizabeth Mary Ann (nee Russell).

Elma Evelyn Attrill married Lionel Laughton Hill in 1908 at the Holy Trinity Church in Adelaide, South Australia.

Elma Evelyn Hill was awarded an M.B.E. (Civil) in the Kings Birthday Honours in 1941, for social welfare services in the State of South Australia.

Elma Evelyn Hill M.B.E. passed away in 1972 and is buried in the West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia.

Sources

• South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 13 Dec 2020), database entry for Hill, Lionel Laughton (Age: 26, Status: S, Father: Thomas Henry Hill) and Attrill, Elma Evelyn (Age: 24, Status: S, Father: Joseph Attrill), 18-Apr-1908 at the Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide, Reference: District Adelaide, Book 235, Page 153.
• South Australia Birth Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 13 Dec 2020), database entry for Attrill, Elma Evelyn (Birth Date: 21-Jul-1883, Father: Joseph Attrill, Mother: Elizabeth Ann Russel, Birthplace: Findon), Reference: District Port Adelaide, Book 309, Page 487.
• South Australia Death Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 13 Dec 2020), database entry for Hill, Elma Evelyn (Death Date: 23-May-1972, Age: 87, Status: W, Deathplace: Norwood, Residence: Norwood, Relative: Lionel Laughton Hill), Reference: District Norwood, Book 165A, Page 3664.
• Find a Grave, database and images accessed 20 November 2022, memorial page for Elma Evelyn Attrill Hill (1885–23 May 1972), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #159370938, citing West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by Dwight Baker (contributor 47306645) .
• Faith, Hope, Charity: Australian Women and Imperial Honours: 1901-1989 website. first accessed online on the 20th of November, 2022 at: http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/honours/mbec.html
• Elma Evelyn Attrill 21 July 1883–23 May 1972 her profile on FAMILY SEARCH
• 1941 Birthday Honours from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. first accessed online on the 20th of November, 2022 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941_Birthday_Honours
• HONORS LIST from The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) of Thursday 12 June 1941, Page 8. first accessed on TROVE on the 20th of November, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205162463?searchTerm=%22Evelyn%20Hill%22%20Member%20British%20Empire%20honour