Ily Emily Eveleen (Bruce) Martin (1891 - 1970)

Born 29 Mar 1891 in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Amos Harold Martin — married 1914 in Coolah NSW Australia

Descendants

Died 11 Sep 1970 at age 79 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Eily (Bruce) Martin was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Born 29 MAR 1891. Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. ^[1]

Marriage 1914. Husband Amos Harold Martin. Wife Eily Eveleen Bruce. Coolah, New South Wales, Australia. ^[2]

Died 11 SEP 1970. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Buried 1970. Plot 1C-8-393. Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery and Crematorium, Bridgeman Downs, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Buried in same plot as husband Amos Harold Martin, who died 29/03/1975. ^{[4] [5]}

Research Notes

Birth record spells her name Ily, but this might be a mistranscription as all other records spell the name Eily.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: Births; Online index of the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/births?36

   Name	Registration Number	Father's Given Name(s)	Mother's Given Name(s)	District
   BRUCE ILY E	12256/1891	GEORGE W	ROSE A	DUBBO

2. ↑ Source: Marriages; Online index of the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/marriages?38

   Registration Number	Groom's Family Name	Groom's Given Name(s)	Bride's Family Name(s)	Bride's Given Name(s)	District
   12916/1914	MARTIN	AMOS H	BRUCE	EILY E	COOLAH

3. ↑ Deaths; Online Index of Queensland Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorce, Family history research service; https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/, 1970/B/18192

   Death registration: Eily Eveleen Martin

   Death date: 11/09/1970

   Mother's name: Rose Hannah Edmunds

   Father/parent's name: George William Bruce

   Registration details: 1970/B/18192

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Source: Find A Grave: Memorial #223451559

   Eily Eveleen Bruce Martin

   Birth 1891

   Death 11 Sep 1970 (aged 78–79)

   Burial Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery and Crematorium Bridgeman Downs, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia

   Plot 1C-8-393

   Memorial ID 223451559

   Created by: woowoo

   Added: 24 Feb 2021

   Find a Grave Memorial 223451559

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Headstone inscription reads

   IN LOVING MEMORY OF

   EILY E. MARTIN	AMOS H. MARTIN
   WHO PASSED AWAY	WHO PASSED AWAY
   11TH SEPT. 1970	29TH MAR. 1975
   79 YEARS	90 YEARS
   AT REST.	AT REST.

• Source: (mentioned in father's obituary notice): Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent, Tuesday 3 June 1924, page 2, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228359383?searchTerm=MR.%20G.%20W.%20BRUCE#, https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Bruce-4327

MR. G. W. BRUCE

The death occured at the Dubbo District Hospital this morning of Mr. George William Bruce, a well-known resdent of Dubbo, after a short illness, at the age of 58 years. Death was due to heart failure. Deceased was a son of the late Mr. Henry Bruce, of Dubbo, and was a native of the town. He was generally esteemed by all who knew him. For many years he followed the occupation of a blacksmith, and was lately employed by Mr. L. Clark at Terramungamine. He leaves a widow and a family of three daughters and two sons. The daughters are Mrs. B. Martin, Cobborah; Mrs. A. Martin, Cobborah; Mrs. W H. Croft, Bubbol and Mr. W. G. Bruce, Goolma, and Mr. C. H. Bruce, Goulburn (sons); also Mr. R. Bruce, Dubbo (brother), Mrs. Trainer, Bathurst (sister), Mrs. T. Walsh, Dubbo (step-sister), Mr. T. Bruce, Marromine, and Mr. Claude Bruce, Queensland (step-brothers). The funeral will take place tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, in the Church of England portion of the cemetery, Rev. C. W. Leavers officiating. The mortuary arrangements are in the hands of M. E. Lees.