Elsie Margaret (Adam) Waters (abt. 1930 - 2020)

Born about 1930 in Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Arnold Waters — married 1953 in Victoria, Australia

Died 18 Mar 2020 at about age 90 in Cowes, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Elsie Margaret Adam was born around 1930, the second child and first daughter of Basil Gunnis Adam and Alexandra (Lexie) Newton. ^[1]

Elsie's mother died a few weeks after Elsie's sister Beth was born in March 1931. ^[2]

Marriage.

In June 1952, she became engaged to Thomas Arnold Waters.

The Age (Melbourne) Monday 16 June 1952 - Page 5

Engagements

ADAM—WATERS. — Elsie Margaret, daughter of Mr. B. G. Adam, Hawthorn, and the late Mrs. Adam, to Thomas Arnold, son of Rev. W. H. and Mrs. Waters, Kew. ^[3]

They wed the following year,1953, in Victoria, Australia.^[4][5][6]

They had at least two children:

• A son born in October 1954^[5]
• A son born in April 1956^[6]

Elsie Waters died on 18 March 2020 at Banfields, Cowes, Victoria, aged 90 years.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Named in her father's death notice as Elsie (Mrs. Waters), daughter of the deceased Basil Gunnis Adam (husband of Lexie) — 1955 'Family Notices', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 2 February, p. 16. , viewed 09 Aug 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71630922
2. ↑ Mother's death 1931 'PERSONAL NEWS', The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW : 1860 - 1938), 10 April, p. 46. , viewed 09 Aug 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102282887
3. ↑ Engagement Notice 1952 'Engagements', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 16 June, p. 5. , viewed 09 Aug 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205410671
4. ↑ Marriage Index: 9823 / 1953. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Thos Arnold WATERS and Elsie Margt ADAM)
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Births." 14 October 1954. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 15. Retrieved 9 January 2020 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23440741.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "Births." 28 April 1956. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 21. Retrieved 9 January 2020 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71799863.
7. ↑ Death Notice "Elsie Margaret Waters." 19 March 2020. Herald Sun. Retrieved 3 June 2021 by Clare Spring from https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/tributes/notice/death-notices/elsie-margaret-waters/5365527/.

   WATERS, Elsie Margaret. Passed away peacefully at Banfields, Cowes on 18th March, 2020, aged 90 years. Loving wife of Tom (dec.). Cherished mother and mother-in-law of Colin & Clare, Trevor & Steph, Julie and Lexi. Grandma to 6 grandchildren and great Grandma Elsie to 5 great grandchildren. Reunited with loved ones.