Born in Pretoria, Cape Province, South Africa
Ancestors 
Daughter of Philip Meldrum
and Lydia May (Wilson) Meldrum
Sister of
Philip Alfred Meldrum, James Charles Meldrum, Violet Margaret (Meldrum) Henwood and Frank Meldrum
Wife of
Philip Tobyn Keon
— married
1928 in Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
Patricia Tobyn (Keon) Wister, Deidre Tobyn (Keon) Slade, [private daughter (1940s - unknown)], Philip Keon Jr and Anthony Keon
Died
at age 84
in Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Nov 2022
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Biography
Edith (Meldrum) Keon has English ancestors.
Edith was born in 1907. Daughter of English parents Philip Meldrum and Lydia May Wilson.
Philip Meldrum (25), wife Lydia Meldrum (25) and daughter Edith Meldrum (1) emigrated from Cape Town, South Africa on board the vessel Miltiades and arrived in Melbourne, Australia on 9 December 1907. [1]
Philip Tobyn Keon married Edith May Meldrum in 1928 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia. [2]
Children Not all listed
- Patricia Tobyn Keon Wister (1929–2013)
- Deidre Tobyn Keon Slade (1932–2005)
- Philip Tobyn Keon (1943–2021)
- Anthony Tobyn Keon (1944–2011)
In 1954 Philip Tobyn Keon (Technician) and Edith May Keon (Home Duties) lived at the Broadcasting Station, Shepparton, Victoria. [3]
Husband Philip passed away in 1961.
She passed away in 1991 and was buried at the Melbourne General Cemetery. [4]
Sources
- ↑ Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923
- ↑ Victoria, Australia Marriage Registration Number 1267/1928
- ↑ Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980; Victoria, 1954, Murray, Shepparton
- ↑ Find A Grave
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