Florence Elizabeth (Bryant) Scott (1875 - 1924)

Born 6 Jun 1875 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Wife of William Thomas Scott — married 25 Oct 1901 in Paddington, Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died 18 Jul 1924 at age 49 in Gympie, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Florence Elizabeth Bryant was born on 6 June 1875, the first child of William Bryant and Amelia (Feehan) Bryant.^[1]

On 25 October 1901, at the age of 26 years, she married William Thomas Scott at the Salvation Army Barracks, Paddington, Brisbane.^[1] At the time, her occupation is listed as a domestic, and she lived in Paddington.

William and Florence had seven children:

1. Amelia Sophia, born 1902
2. Walter William, born 1904
3. Erneton Thomas, born 1907
4. May Ivy, born 1909, died 1910, at the age of 14 months.
5. Alice Caroline, born 1911
6. Edwin Alexander, born 1914
7. Violet Florence, born 1917

In 1913, the family moved to Kilkivan (Queensland, Australia),^[2] where William purchased property and took up dairy farming.

Florence died in Gympie on 18 July 1924,^[1][3] at the age of 49, and is buried in the Kilkivan Cemetery.^[4][5]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Queensland Government, Family History Research
   [ https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/family-history-research/ ]
   Birth: registered B19235 (1875 Florence Elizabeth Bryant)
   Marriage: registered C818 (Florence Elizabeth Bryant & William Thomas Scott. A copy of the image is in the files of Wendy Scott
   Death: registered C2642 (1924 Florence Elizabeth Scott)
2. ↑ Australian Electoral Roll Transcription - Findmypast
   District of Wide Bay, Kilkivan Division, 1914. William enrolled on 6 July 1913 and Florence on 22 July 1913.
   Record set: Australia Electoral Rolls; Subcategory: Electoral Rolls; Category: Census, Land & Surveys; Collections from: Australia & New Zealand;
   [ http://www.findmypast.com.au/ ]
3. ↑ KILKIVAN. Obituary. (1924, July 26). Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), p. 7. Retrieved May 7, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article152575492
4. ↑ Kilkivan Cemetery (Queensland, Australia), Row 11 Plot 26. Headstone of William & Florence Scott. Personally sighted by Wendy Scott on 15 April 2017.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 25 August 2020), memorial page for Flora Scott (1875–1924), Find A Grave: Memorial #156435635, citing Kilkivan Cemetery, Kilkivan, Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia ; Maintained by Rich Fedoush (contributor 46805205).

See Also

• Queensland Births 1829-1919 - Findmypast
  Registration number: 1875/B019235
  Record set: Queensland Births 1829-1919; Subcategory: Births & baptisms; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: Australia & New Zealand;
  [ http://www.findmypast.com.au/ ]
• Queensland Deaths 1829-1964 - Findmypast
  Registration number: 1924/002642
  Record set: Queensland Deaths 1829-1964; Subcategory: Deaths & burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: Australia & New Zealand;
  [ http://www.findmypast.com.au/ ]
• Queensland School Pupils Index, Part 1 Transcription - Findmypast
  Amelia, Walter and Erneton enrolled in July 1913
  Record set: Queensland School Pupils Index, Part 1; Source: Kilkivan School Register; Subcategory: Schools and education; Category: Education and work; Collections from: Australia & New Zealand;
  [ http://www.findmypast.com.au/ ]