Mona Florence (Dawson) Burns (1922 - 2015)

Born 15 Dec 1922 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph William Buchanan Burns — married 7 Feb 1945 in St Paul's Church, Stockton, New South Wales, Australia

Died 2015 at about age 92 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

In 1945, Joseph William Buchanan Burns married Mona Florence Dawson at St. Paul's Church, Stockton, New South Wales. Joseph, a 24-year-old Iron Worker, was born Stockton, New South Wales, the son of Joseph Buchanan Burns, Crane Driver, and Margaret Ann Emslie. Mona, Home Duties, was 22 years old, born Melbourne, Victoria, the daughter of Frederick Henry Dawson, Carpenter, and Emily Annetta Danith. At the time of their marriage, both were single. Joseph resided Stockton, while Mona lived Broadmeadow, New South Wales. The Church of England ceremony was performed by Bert. V. Davis before witnesses W. B. Burns and D. Dawson. ^{[1] [2]}

A Funeral notice, published in the Newcastle Herald on 20th May, 2015, announced the funeral of Mona Burns, late of Wallsend, aged 92. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com Family Tree (included copy of marriage certificate)
2. ↑ State of New South Wales (Department of Justice) NSW BDM online : 1945 MARRIAGE REG, 5473/1945
3. ↑ The Ryerson Index to death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers SEARCH : Mona Burns (2015)