Winifred Mary (Ingram) Meldrum (1886 - 1960)

Born 1886 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Wife of Ebenezer Wise Clements — married 30 Mar 1905 (to 1912) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Wife of William Ernest Meldrum — married about 1917 in Victoria, Australia

Died 17 Jul 1960 at about age 74 in Western Australia, Australia

Biography

WINIFRED MARY INGRAM (Ingram-3175)

PARENTS. Alfred William Ingram & Bridget (Brown) Ingram

BIRTH.1886, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

BIRTH. NSW BDM Birth Reg: #676/1886

Family name INGRAM

Given names WINIFRED M

Father's name ALFRED W

Mother's maiden name BRIDGET

Place of birth SYDNEY

MARRIAGE (1). 30 Mar 1905, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

MARRIAGE (1). 30 Mar 1905, Ebenezer Wise Clements, son of Robert Clements & Sophia (Unknown) Clements

MARRIAGE (1). NSW BDM Marriage Reg: #2892/1905

Family Name CLEMENTS

Given Names EBENEZER W

Family Name of Spouse INGRAM

Given Names of Spouse WINIFRED M

Place of marriage SYDNEY

Children: No issue

DIVORCE. 1912

Fate of Spouse (1): DEATH. 1 Mar 1950, Erskineville, New South Wales, Australia

RELATIONSHIP. Isaac Whitfield, son of John Whitfield & Isabella (Gibson) Whitfield

Children:

(1) William Isaac (Whitfield) Meldrum, b. 2 Oct 1912, d. abt. 1968, m. Jun 1937, Muriel Pauline Wellings, daughter of Francis A Wellings & Dorothy W (Skinner) Wellings, div. 1947

(2) Alfred Ernest (Whitfield) Meldrum, b. 2 May 1915, d. 9 Jan 1975, m. 1936, Freda Pearl Kirkham, daughter of Thomas Kirkham & Jessie (Whiteacre) Kirkham

Fate of De Facto: DEATH. Nov 1940, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

MARRIAGE (2). 1917, Victoria, Australia

MARRIAGE (2). 1917, William Ernest Meldrum, son of Robert Alexander Meldrum & Sarah Jane (Arnold) Meldrum

MARRIAGE (2). VIC BDM Marriage Reg: #1416/1917

Family name MELDRUM

Given names Wm Ernest

Event Marriage

Spouse's family name INGRAM

Spouse's given name Wfred Mary

Children:

(3) Winifred Maude Meldrum, b. abt. 1918, d. 27 Dec 2002, m. abt. 1940, Harold Heil, son of Joseph William Heil & Emily Maude (Bath) Heil

(4) George Alexander Meldrum, b. 25 May 1920, 03 Apr 1984, m. abt. 1940, Jean Marie Stuhr, daughter of ??

(5) James Frederick Arthur Meldrum, b. 16 Apr 1922, d. 13 Aug 1986

(1934). Ernie Meldrum's Trek. One cannot but feel a deep admiration for the courage of Mr. Ernie Meldrum and his wife and young family, who set out by horse caravan on Monday for the trip across the continent to Sydney. Bad weather on the first day did not daunt them, and they left to schedule to the accompaniment of a rousing cheer from a large number of their friends who gathered to see them start. It was appropriate that the start should be from the Governor Broome, a hostelry indissolubly linked with the earliest history of the city and the favorite meeting place of the best-known pioneers and explorers when the State was young. Ernie's brother Jim is mine-host there, and though of a younger generation himself, he can regale you to all hours with stories of the glamorous days when coaches and horse teams were pulled up and tethered outside the front door. Ernie by the way was one of the first Australians wounded in the' Great War, and as a sailor on the H.M.A.S. Sydney suffered badly in the Emden scrap at Cocos Island. It is the same spirit that led him to the van in the fighting there that is urging him in the 'van' in this courageous trek across the continent. All success to him!

(1934). Kate Has 2981 Miles to Go. This is the diary of a Perth tram driver, Ernie Meldrum, who. with his wife and three young children, left here on Monday in an ambitious attempt to reach Sydney — 3000 miles away — in a one-horse caravan. . . .

Death of Spouse (2): 12 Jun 1955, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

DEATH. 17 Jul 1960, Western Australia, Australia

DEATH. WA BDM Death Reg: #6100095/1960

Family name Meldrum

Given names Winifred Mary

Father Unknown WHITFIELD [sic, INGRAM]

Mother UNKNOWN

Age 70

Place of death Swan

CREMATION. KARRAKATTA CEMETERY

MELDRUM WINIFRED MARY

Age 70 years

Place of residence SOUTH PERTH

Date of Death 17/07/1960

Ashes Request MEMORIALISED AT KARRAKATTA CEMETERY

CREMATORIUM ROSE GARDENS GARDEN 7A 0019

Sources

• Birth: NSW BDM Birth Reg: #676/1886

• Marriage (1): NSW BDM Marriage Reg: #2892/1905

• Divorce: Truth (Sydney, NSW : 1894 - 1954), 20 Oct 1912, Page 7: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article168742964

• Marriage (2): VIC BDM Marriage Reg: #1416/1917

• (1934). Ernie Meldrum's Trek: The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) Fri 13 Jul 1934, Page 6: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/84198861

• (1934). Kate Has 2981 Miles to Go: The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) Fri 13 Jul 1934, Page 5: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/84198959

• Death: WA BDM Death Reg: #6100095/1960

• Cremation: http://www2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/details.php?id=KC00016276