Alexander Maurice Braid (1879 - 1903)

Born 1879 in Hotham, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Died 11 Apr 1903 at about age 24 in Chetwynd St, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Alexander was born in 1879 in Hotham. He is the son of David Braid and Frances Brown. ^[1]

He died aged about 24 years in 1903 in North Melbourne.

BRAID.—On the 11th April, at his parents' residence, 118 Chetwynd-street, North Melbourne, Alexander Maurice, the dearly beloved eldest son of David and Frances Braid, brother of Agnes, David, Ruby and Herbert, and nephew of Alexander and James Braid, of North Melbourne, aged 24 years. Interred 12th April. A patient sufferer gone to rest. Family Notices (1903, April 13). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 1.

IN MEMORIAM. BRAID.—In affectionate memory of my dear friend, Alexander Maurice (Mick) Braid, who died on the 11th April, 1903, at Chetwynd-street, North Melbourne. Thou art not yet forgotten, oh, my friend, / The years we lived are still alive to me; / Green waves the grass upon your earthen bed, / But greener, fresher still, is memory. —(Inserted by W.W ). Family Notices (1904, April 11). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 1.

Sources

1. ↑ Victoria BDM births 3413 / 1879

• Birth: Digger Victorian Pioneer index cdrom; F= David, M= Frances Brown
• Death: Digger Victorian Edwardian index cdrom; F= David Braid, M= Han Amelia Brown
• In Memoriam notice: The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) 11 April 1904: 1. Web. 13 Apr 2018