Emily Charlotte (French) Henson (1865 - 1942)

Born 1865 in Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of George Gilbert Hensen — married 1885 in Saint Kilda, Victoria, Australia

Died 16 Mar 1942 at about age 77 in Burnley, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Emily Charlotte French was born in 1865 in Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia^[1], the daughter of Caroline Charlotte (Richardson) French and Isaac Linnell French.

She married George Gilbert Henson in 1885 in St Kilda, Victoria.^[2]

Their children were:^[3]

• Ada Alice Caroline Henson (1886–1960)
• Lucy Henson (1889–1889)
• Aileen Stella Henson (1891–1982)
• Rita Jessie Henson (1893–1895)
• Norman George Henson (1895–1896)
• Jessie Ralph Henson (1898–1987)
• May Henson (1901–1989)

Emily died on 16 March 1942 in Burnley, Victoria^[4] and was buried at the Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia^[5].

Death Notice 18 Mar 1942^[6]

HENSON.— On March 16, at her daughter's residence, 8 Park-grove, Burnley, Emily Charlotte, relict of the late Gilbert Henson, loved mother of Ada (Mrs. Murray), Aileen (Mrs. W. Keys), Jessie (Mrs. T. Molloy), May (Mrs. E. Wright). Privately interred at Fawkner 16th inst.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: births; Registration number 16596 / 1865; Family name: FRENCH; Given name(s) Emily Charlotte; Place of event: MALM, Australia; Mother's name Carol RICHARDSON; Father's Name: Isaac Linnell. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
2. ↑ Marriage record: 3837 / 1885. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Emily Charlotte FRENCH and George Gilbert HENSON)
3. ↑ Victoria, Australia birth records for children Ada, Lucy, Aileen, Rita, Norman, Jessie and May include parents' names and are cited on their individual Wikitree profiles.
4. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: deaths; Registration number 2430 / 1942; Family name: HENSON; Given name(s) Emily Charlotte; Place of event: RICHMOND, Australia; Mother's name Caroline Charlotte RICHARDSON; Father's Name: Isaac Linnell FRENCH. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212279507/emily-charlotte-henson : accessed 02 February 2022), memorial page for Emily Charlotte Henson (unknown–16 Mar 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 212279507, citing Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980).
6. ↑ Family Notices (1942, March 18). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 5. Retrieved February 2, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205281839