Born before [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Fergus McMaster
— married
21 Jun 1922 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Mother of
Kenneth George McMaster and Ross Faulkner McMaster
Died
after age 58
in Queensland, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Oct 2022
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Biography
Edna Faulkner was born before 1902. She was the daughter of Alfred Faulkner and Ann Garnett.
Edna married widower Fergus McMaster, a pastoralist and an inaugural director of Qantas, on 21st June 1922 in Brisbane, Queensland; [1] thereby becoming step-mother to his ten-year old daughter. Together, the couple had:
- Ross (c1923-1944)
- Kenneth (c1925-1966)
- son
Having been one of the inaugural directors of Qantas in 1920, Fergus remained integrally involved in the airline, being appointed chairman before 1937. When he was knighted in January 1941 Edna became entitled as Lady McMaster.
Having been widowed for ten years, she passed away on 11th May 1960 in Brisbane, Queensland. [2]
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