Emma was born[1]on 31 August 1865 to Henry Cooper and Emma Long and her birth was registered in Port Sorell, Tasmania, Australia.
Emma married[2]Joseph Rutter during 1889 and was registered in Victoria, Australia.
The 1903 to 1909 Australia Electoral Roll registers[3][4][5]shows Emma residing in McFarlane Street, South Melbourne, Victoria with her husband Joseph Rutter, a Compositor.
The 1912 Australia Electoral Roll register[6]shows Emma residing in Withers Street, Albert Park, Victoria with her husband Joseph Rutter, a Compositor and daughter Janet Rutter, a Dressmaker.
The 1913 and 1914 Australia Electoral Roll registers[7][8]residing in Kent Street, Windsor, Victoria with her husband Joseph Rutter, a Compositor and daughter Janet Rutter, a Tailoress.
The 1915 to 1917 Australia Electoral Roll registers[9][10][11]shows Emma continuing to reside in Kent Street, Windsor, Victoria with her husband Joseph Rutter, a Compositor and daughters Janet Rutter and Emma Turner, both Tailoresses.
The 1919 Australia Electoral Roll register[12]shows Emma continuing to reside in Kent Street, Windsor with her husband Joseph Rutter, a Compositor, daughters Janet Rutter and Emma Turner, both Tailoresses, son Robert Rutter, a Clerk and sister-in-law Janet Rutter.
The 1924 and 1925 Australia Electoral Roll registers[13][14]shows Emma continuing to reside in Kent Street, Windsor with her husband Joseph Rutter, a Compositor, daughter Janet Rutter, a Tailoress and sister-in-law Janet Rutter.
The 1928 and 1931 Australia Electoral Roll registers[15][16]shows Emma continuing to reside in Kent Street, Windsor with her husband Joseph Rutter, a Compositor, daughter Janet Rutter, a Tailoress and son Thomas Rutter, an Assistant Operator.
The 1934 Australia Electoral Roll register[17]shows Emma continuing to reside in Kent Street, Windsor with her daughter Janet Rutter, a Tailoress and son Thomas Rutter, an Assistant Operator.
The 1936 and 1937 Australia Electoral Roll registers[18][19]shows Emma continuing to reside in Kent Street, Windsor with her daughter Janet Rutter, a Tailoress.
Emma, late of Windsor and a widow, passed away[20]aged seventy four on 23 August 1940 and her passing was registered in Windsor. Emma was laid to rest[21]in Plot Number MGC-BAP=Comp-D-No-499, Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria. Her probate[22]was administered just over nine weeks later with a Grant Date of 8 November 1940.
Research Notes
Emma's passing date is noted as 23 August 1940 on her probate and as 24 August 1940 on the Find A Grave citation. The latter has no photographic proof.
Sources
↑Birth:"Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922"
Tasmanian Pioneer Index 1803-1899; Registration Number: 1379 Ancestry Record 1778 #5266394 (accessed 5 June 2023) Emma Cooper born on 31 Aug 1865, child of Henry Cooper & Emma Long, in Tasmania
↑Marriage:"Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950" Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901; Registration Number: 1399 Ancestry Record 1780 #4639629 (accessed 5 June 2023) Emma Cooper marriage to Jos Rutter in 1889 in Victoria
↑1903 Electoral Register:"Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #8590520 (accessed 5 June 2023) Name: Emma Rutter; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1903; Electoral Place: Canterbury, Southern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
↑1906 Electoral Register:"Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980" Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #163306780 (accessed 5 June 2023) Name: Emma Rutter; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1906; Electoral Place: Albert Park, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia
↑1909 Electoral Register:"Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980" Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #8965184 (accessed 5 June 2023) Name: Emma Rutter; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1909; Electoral Place: Albert Park, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia
↑1912 Electoral Register:"Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980" Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #179658562 (accessed 5 June 2023) Name: Emma Rutter; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1912; Electoral Place: Albert Park, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia; Residence Address: 17 Withers St., Albert Park.
↑1913 Electoral Register:"Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980" Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #181492680 (accessed 5 June 2023) Name: Emma Rutter; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1913; Electoral Place: Prahran, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia; Residence Address: 16 IV nt St., Windsor
↑1914 Electoral Register:"Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980" Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #9684230 (accessed 5 June 2023) Name: Emma Rutter; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1914; Electoral Place: Prahran, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia
↑1915 Electoral Register:"Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980" Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #182948656 (accessed 5 June 2023) Name: Emma Rutter; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1915; Electoral Place: Prahran, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia; Residence Address: 16 Kent St., Windsor
↑1916 Electoral Register:"Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980" Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #167276242 (accessed 5 June 2023) Name: Emma Rutter; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1916; Electoral Place: Prahran, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia; Residence Address: 16 Kent St., Windsor
↑1917 Electoral Register:"Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980" Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #183067851 (accessed 5 June 2023)
Name: Emma Rutter; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1917; Electoral Place: Prahran, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia; Residence Address: 16 Kent St., Windsor
↑1919 Electoral Register:"Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980" Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #10561086 (accessed 5 June 2023) Name: Emma Rutter; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1919; Electoral Place: Prahran, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia
↑1924 Electoral Register:"Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980" Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #11421797 (accessed 5 June 2023) Name: Emma Rutter; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1924; Electoral Place: Prahran, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia
↑1925 Electoral Register:"Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980" Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #185133868 (accessed 5 June 2023) Name: Emma Rutter; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1925; Electoral Place: Prahran, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia; Residence Address: 6 Kent St., Windsor
↑1928 Electoral Register:"Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980" Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #186072049 (accessed 5 June 2023) Name: Emma Rutter; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1928; Electoral Place: Prahran, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia; Residence Address: 16 Kent St., Windsor
↑1931 Electoral Register:"Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980" Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #12437705 (accessed 5 June 2023) Name: Emma Rutter; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1931; Electoral Place: Prahran, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia
↑1934 Electoral Register:"Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980" Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #187330661 (accessed 5 June 2023) Name: Emma Rutter; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1934; Electoral Place: Prahran, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia; Residence Address: 16 Kent St., Windsor
↑1936 Electoral Register:"Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980" Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #13781414 (accessed 5 June 2023) Name: Emma Rutter; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1936; Electoral Place: Prahran, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia
↑1937 Electoral Register:"Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980" Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #17580868 (accessed 5 June 2023) Name: Emma Rutter; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1937; Electoral Place: Prahran, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia
↑Death:"Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985" Death Index Victoria 1921-1985; Registration Number: 8347 Ancestry Record 1779 #2686836 (accessed 5 June 2023) Emma Rutter death about 1940 (age 74), child of Hy Cooper & Emma Long, in Windsor, Victoria
↑Burial:Find a Grave, database and images https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200895817/emma-rutter: (accessed 05 June 2023), memorial page for Emma Rutter (1865–24 Aug 1940), Find A Grave: Memorial #200895817, citing Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Tony M. (contributor 48299134)
↑Probate:"Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009" Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591 Ancestry Record 61315 #1018127 (accessed 5 June 2023) Emma Rutter probate on 8 Nov 1940. Died 23 Aug 1940 in Windsor. Occupation: Widow
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