Phyllis Laura Grace (Elliott) Herring (1886 - 1980)

Born 7 Oct 1886 in MacLaren Vale, South Australia, Australia

Wife of Spencer James Herring — married 26 Aug 1908 in Wauraltee, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 13 Aug 1980 at age 93 in South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Phyllis Laura Grace Elliott was born on 7th October 1886 at MacLaren Vale, South Australia, Australia. She was the daughter of Esther Elliott. ^[1]

Phyllis Laura Grace Elliott married Spencer James Herring on 26th August 1908 at the residence of Harry William Illman of Wauraltee, South Australia, Australia.^{[2] [3]} Waultee is a small town on Yorke Peninsula near Port Victoria.

Phyllis Laura Grace and Spencer James Herring had eight children.

1. Ena Phyllis Lorna Herring b. 1909
2. William James Herring b. 1911
3. Horace Spencer Herring b. 1912 d. 1913
4. Unknown Herring b. 1914 d. 1914
5. Laurel Grace Herring b. 1915
6. Raymond Herring b. 1917
7. Frank Herring b. 1918
8. Doris May Herring b. 1922

Phyllis Laura Grace Herring died on 13th August 1980, aged 93 years, in South Australia, Australia.^[4] Death date from FAG. Better source required.

She was buried on 15th August 1980 at Yankalilla Cemetery, South Australia, Australia.^{[5] [6]}

Research Notes

Birth registered in the name "Fillis" appears to be a blatant mistake by the recorder.

Some claim her father was James Elliott, as named on her marriage registration. Others claim it was Julius Ernest William Rau.

Sources

1. ↑ Fillis Laura Grace Elliott in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
   Name: Fillis Laura Grace Elliott
   Birth Date: 7 Oct 1886
   Birth Place: Mclaren Vale
   Registration Place: Willunga, South Australia, Australia
   Mother: Esther Elliott
   Page number: 427
   Volume Number: 383
   Source Citation: South Australian Births, Index of Registrations 1842 to 1906. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources. Accessed 17 Nov 2022.
2. ↑ SA BDM Index Marriage 1908 236/437 Spencer James Herring and Phyllis Laura Grace Elliott, groom 26 bride 21, fathers William Herring and James Elliott, res of Harry William Illman Wauraltee, district of Daly; [1] Accessed 11 Nov 2017.
3. ↑ Spencer James Herring in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
   Name: Spencer James Herring
   Marriage Date: 26 Aug 1908
   Marriage Place: Res of Harry William Illman Wauraltee, South Australia
   Registration Place: Daly, South Australia, Australia
   Father: William Herring
   Spouse: Phyllis Laura Grace Elliott
   Spouse Father: James Elliott
   Page number: 437
   Volume Number: 236
   Source Citation: South Australia-Marriages 1842-1916. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources. Accessed 17 Nov 2022.
4. ↑ SA Newspaper Death Notices, Phyllis Laura Herring, 1980, Advertiser; [2] Accessed 20 Feb 2018.
5. ↑ Yankalilla Cemetery Records, Phyllis Laura Herring, dod 13 Aug 1980, aged 93 years, doi 15 Aug 1980, Plot.Grave/Niche C53, Rev R West, Right of Interment Number 146; [3] Accessed 19 Feb 2018.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113053246/phyllis-laura_grace-herring) accessed 17 November 2022, memorial page for Phyllis Laura Grace Elliott Herring (7 Oct 1886–13 Aug 1980), Find A Grave: Memorial #113053246, citing Yankalilla Public Cemetery, Yankalilla, District Council of Yankalilla, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by Kellie Underwood (contributor 47927135).