Edith (Blackburne) Garnham (1875 - 1945)

Born 1875 in Benalla, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of William Edward Garnham — married 1900 in Victoria, Australia

Died 21 Jan 1945 at about age 70 in Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Edith was born in 1875^[1]. According to the Victorian Birth Index she is the daughter of Joseph and Bessie (nee Crawford) Blackburne.

She married William Edward Garnham in 1900^[2].

She died in 1945^[3], at her residence 43 Murray Street, Wonthaggi^[4].

She was buried on 23 Jan 1945 in the Wonthaggi Cemetery, following a funeral service at St. George's Church of England, Wonthaggi^[4]. Aet 79y.

"GARNHAM. —On January 21, at her home, 43 Murray street, Wonthaggi, Edith Garnham, beloved wife of the late William, and loving mother of Grace, Bessie, Alexander, Joseph, Valda, Thomas, Myra, Dorothy (deceased). —At rest."

Sources

1. ↑ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Department of Justice (online database), Birth Index 1875, registration number 7236
2. ↑ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Department of Justice (online database), Marriage Index, registration number 5342
3. ↑ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Department of Justice (online database), Death Index 1945, registration number 17583
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Family Notices (Death and Funeral Notices), The Argus, Tuesday 23 January 1945, p2 Article Link