Albert Broadbent Foxcroft (1884 - 1938)

Born 21 Nov 1884 in Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Ethel May (Buchanan) Foxcroft — married 1910 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 10 Dec 1938 at age 54 in At Sea

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Biography

Albert was born in 1884, the son of John Foxcroft and Emma Hardy. ^[1]

In 1910, Albert Broadbent Foxcroft married Ethel May Buchanan.^[2]

He passed away in 1938. Death Article: Mr. A. V. Foxcroft. When the liner Aorangi arrived at Sydney yesterday it was revealed that Mr. A. V. Foxcroft, assistant librarian at the Melbourne Public Library, had died during the voyage. The body was buried at sea. Mr. Foxcroft, who was 51 years of age, travelled in Canada and the United States on a Carnegie scholarship. Shortly after the Aorangi sailed Mr. Foxcroft became ill, and died on the day before Auckland was reached.^[3] Note that the middle initial is incorrect in the news article.

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Sources

http://latrobejournal.slv.vic.gov.au/latrobejournal/issue/latrobe-79/t1-g-t8.html

Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Albt Broadbent Foxcroft Spouse Name: Ethel May Buchanan Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Place: Victoria Registration Year: 1910 Registration Number: 4065

1. ↑ Victorian birth registration 1885: 01068,,Foxcroft,Albert Broadbent,John,Hardy Emma,Ca Rl,
2. ↑ Victorian marriage registration 1910: 04065,,Buchanan,Ethel May,Foxcroft,Albert Broadbent,Jamieson, 1910: 04065,,Foxcroft,Albert Broadbent,Buchanan,Ethel May,Carlton,
3. ↑ 1938 'Mr. A. V. Foxcroft', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 17 December, p. 30. , viewed 20 Dec 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205210779