Born in Skelwith, Lancashire, England
Daughter of Henry Wilson Brown
and Eliza Emily (Wood) Brown
Sister of
Frances Eliza (Brown) Marchwinski, Herbert John Brown, William Henry Brown, Violet Lilian Brown, John Ernest Brown and Walter Edward Brown
Wife of
William Headford
— married
1904 in Victoria, Australia
Mother of
William Ernest Headford, Hubert Alfred Headford, Leslie Edgar Headford, Frances Eileen Headford, Gladys Ethel Headford, David Frederick Headford, Isobel Olive Headford, Mavis Helena (Headford) Hadfield, Vera Lorna (Headford) McKendry, Edith Joan (Headford) Harper and Valda Betty Headford
Died
at about age 79
in Toorak, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Apr 2024
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Biography
Isobel was born in 1881. She was the daughter of Henry Brown and Eliza Wood. She passed away in 1959.
ISOBEL ETHEL BROWN (Brown-177091)
PARENTS. Henry Wilson Brown & Eliza Emily (Wood) Brown
BIRTH. 1880, Skelwith, Lancashire, England
- BIRTH. 1880
- Name Isabel Ethel Brown
- Event Type Birth Registration
- Event Date 1880
- Event Place Ulverston, Lancashire, England
- Registration District Ulverston
- Page 796, Volume 8E. Affiliate Line Number 129
- Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep
- Registration Year 1880
- England and Wales Census, 1881:
- Name Henry Brown
- Sex Male
- Age 21
- Birth Year (Estimated) 1860
- Birthplace Ambleside, Westmorland, England
- Marital Status Married
- Occupation Farmer 380 Acres Employs 1 Man 1 Girl
- Relationship to Head of Household Head
- Event Type Census
- Event Date 1881
- Event Place Hawkshead With Monk Coniston And Skelwith, Lancashire, England
- Registration District Ulverston
- Page Number 5
- Piece/Folio 4284/49
- Registration Number RG11
- HOUSEHOLD ROLE SEX AGE BIRTHPLACE:
- Eliza Emily Brown, Wife, F, 22, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
- Frances E Brown, Daughter, F, 2, Skelwith, Lancashire, England
- Isobel E Brown, Daughter, F, 0, Skelwith, Lancashire, England
- William N Mason, Servant, M, 21, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
- Mary Holmes, Servant, F, 14, Ambleside, Westmorland, England
- Maggie Holmes, Visitor, F, 12, Ambleside, Westmorland, England
MARRIAGE (1). 1904, Victoria, Australia
MARRIAGE (1). 1904, William Headford, son of William Headford & Mary Ann (Walters) Headford
- MARRIAGE (1). VIC BDM Marriage Reg:#3730/1904
- Family Name HEADFORD
- Given Names Wm
- Family Name of Spouse BROWN
- Given Names of Spouse Isobel Ethel
Children:
- (1) William Ernest Headford, b. 12 Jan 1905, d. 23 May 1976, m. 1939, Kathleen (Waters) Walsh, daughter of Edward Charles Walters & Catherine (O'Malley) Waters
- (2) Hubert/Herbert/Harold Alfred Headford, b. 1906, d. 14 Nov 1913
- (3) Leslie Edgar Headford, b. 1908, d. 3 Feb 1962, m. 1933, Eileen Ruby Balchin, daughter of James Leslie Balchin & Sarah Jane (Hadden/Haddon) Balchin
- (4) Frances Eileen Headford, b. 17 Dec 1910, d. 7 Mar 1914
- (5) Gladys Ethel Headford, b. 1912, d. 8 Jan 1930
- (6) David Frederick Headford, b. 19 Oct 1914, d. 1 Mar 1942, m. 1940, Phyllis Violet Strahan, daughter of Arthur George Strahan & Violet Annie (Smith) Strahan
- (7) Isobel Olive Headford, b. 26 Oct 1916, d. 11 May 1972
- (8) Mavis Helena Headford, b. 18 Oct 1918, d. 24 Jul 2004, m. 1940, Ronald Leslie Hadfield, son of Ralf Bigbie Hadfield & Mary Madeline (Figgest) Hadfield
- (9) Vera Lorna Headford, b. 13 Aug 1920, d. 27 April 2000, m. 1943, Charles Daniel McKendry, son of Ernest Edward McKendry & Mary (Goldrick) McKendry
- (10) Edith Joan Headford, b. 10 Aug 1922, d. 25 Feb 2009, m. 1943, Ronald Cecil Harper, son of Unknown Harper
- (11) Valda Betty Headford, b. 3 Dec 1924, d. aft. 1954, m. 10 Jun 1944, Leonard Wynne Kemp, son of George William Kemp & Blanche Wynne (Perkins) Kemp
Death of Spouse (1): 7 Jul 1947, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
MARRIAGE (2). 1947, Victoria, Australia
MARRIAGE (2). 1947, Clement Harry Burford, son of Unknown
- MARRIAGE (2). VIC BDM Marriage Reg:#1066/1947
- Family Name BURFORD
- Given Names Clement Harry
- Family Name of Spouse HEADFORD
- Given Names of Spouse Isobel Ethel
DEATH. 25 Dec 1959, Toorak, Victoria, Australia
- DEATH. VIC BDM Death Reg: #16344/1959
- Family Name BURFORD
- Given Names Ethel Isobel
- Father BROWN Henry Wilson
- Mother Eliza Emily WOOD
- Place of death TOORAK
- Age 75
DEATH NOTICE. BURFORD Ethel Isobel Death notice 25DEC1959 Death late of Prahran
FUNERAL NOTICE. BURFORD Ethel Isobel Funeral notice 29DEC1959 Funeral
- BURIAL. Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery, Cheltenham, Bayside City, Victoria, Australia
- Ethel I Burford
- BIRTH 1885
- DEATH 29 Dec 1959 (aged 73–74) [Interment date]
- PLOT 20*11CE*O
- MEMORIAL ID 215738377
Death of Spouse (2): date/location unknown
Sources
- England and Wales Census, 1881: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27R-QZJ3
- Marriage (1): VIC BDM Marriage Reg:#3730/1904
- Marriage (2): VIC BDM Marriage Reg:#1066/1947
- Death: VIC BDM Death Reg: #16344/1959
- Death Notice: The Age (Melbourne) 26DEC1959: https://ryersonindex.org/search.php
- Funeral Notice: The Age (Melbourne) 28DEC1959: https://ryersonindex.org/search.php
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