Edward Orton (1867 - 1941)

Born 1867 in Derby, Derbyshire, England

Husband of Minerva Mary (Burns) Orton — married 1891 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Died 1941 at about age 74 in Camberwell, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Edward Orton was born in 1867 in Derbyshire, England, the son of Mary and John Orton.

He married Minerva Mary Burns in 1891 in Victoria, Australia. ^[1] They had four children.^{[citation needed]}

Edward married Emily Pryor Nicholls in 1917 in Victoria.^[2]

Edward died in 1941 in Camberwell, Victoria, aged 73 years.^[3] His remains were buried at Springvale Botanical Cemetery in Springvale, Victoria.^[4]

Research notes

No sources provided for children named in profile. More research needed.

Sources

1. ↑ Victoria State Government, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Minerva Mary Burns and Edw Orton. Marriage. Registration number 5381/1891. Link to search page
2. ↑ Marriage record: 4662 / 1917. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Emily Pryor NICHOLLS and Edwd ORTON)
3. ↑ Death record: 3611 / 1941. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Edward ORTON); (Place of birth: DERBYSHIRE ENGLAND); (Place of death: CAMBERWELL); (Age at death: 73); (Mother: Mary UNKNOWN); (Father: ORTON John)
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205378699/edward-orton: accessed 08 April 2023), memorial page for Edward Orton (1867–29 Apr 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 205378699, citing Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale, Greater Dandenong City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Linda Pearce (contributor 49080073).