Elsie Enid (Metherell) Ritchie (1914 - 1985)

Born 1914 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia

Wife of William Kent Bird — married 1933 (to 1946) in East Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia

Wife of Maurice Matthew Ritchie — married 1947 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Died 12 Jun 1985 at about age 71 in Bassendean, Western Australia, Australia

Biography

Elsie (Metherell) Ritchie was born in Western Australia, Australia

Elsie was born in 1914, in the district of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia, Australia. She was the daughter of Edward Metherell and Ida Victoria May Wishart.

She married William Kent Bird in 1933, in East Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia. ^[1]

In the second quarter of 1946, in Perth, Western Australia, her husband William Kent Bird (the petitioner) divorced her on the grounds of adultery with Maurice Matthew Ritchie.

Elsie married Maurice Matthew Ritchie in 1947, in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. ^[2] They have two daughters and one son.

In 1968, Elsie was registered to vote in Bassendean, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Elsie and Maurice were residing at 178 Anzac Terrace, Bassendean, Western Australia and Maurice's occupation was steel worker. ^[3]

Elsie was registered to vote in 1980 in Bassendean, Swan, Western Australia, Australia. She was residing at 184 Anzac Terrace, Bassendean, Western Australia, Australia. ^[4]

She passed away on 12 Jun 1985, and was buried in Karrakatta Cemetery, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"
   Western Australia Indexes to Vital Records 1906-1980; Registration Number: 155
   Ancestry Record 1780 #934150 (accessed 14 October 2023)
   Elsia E Metherall marriage to undefined in 1933 in East Coolgardie, Western Australia.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"
   Western Australia Indexes to Vital Records 1906-1980; Registration Number: 1769
   Ancestry Record 1780 #1155241 (accessed 14 October 2023)
   Elsie E Bird marriage to undefined in 1947 in Perth, Western Australia.
3. ↑ 1968 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #99384585 (accessed 14 October 2023)
   Name: Elsie Enid Ritchie; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1968; Electoral Place: Bassendean, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
4. ↑ 1980 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #36540900 (accessed 14 October 2023)
   Name: Elsie Enid Ritchie; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1980; Electoral Place: Bassendean, Swan, Western Australia, Australia.
5. ↑ Burial: "Metropolitan Cemeteries Board of Western Australia"; Name: Elsie Ritchie; Application Number: MCB-322449-T4W4B4 KB00168965 Karrakatta Cemetery Burial; Aged Years: 70; Date of Death: 12 Jun 1985; Suburb: Bassendean; Grave Location: Karrakatta Cemetery; Area or Denomination: Roman Catholic; Section: PF; Gravesite: 0094; Grant Number: K0076485; Grantee: Elsie Enid Ritchie