Elizabeth Jane Poland (abt. 1893 - 1912)

Born about 1893 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Died 7 Feb 1912 at about age 19 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia [uncertain]

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Biography

Eliza Poland was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)

Elizabeth Jane Poland, was born about 1893 in Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria. She was the daughter of Peter Poland and Marion Fleming. ^[1]

Eliza died very young at the age of 19 years. She passed away in 1912 in the Perth district, of Western Australia. ^[2] She was buried at Karrakatta on the 8th Feb 1912 according to a newspaper article concerning her burial in The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Thu 8 Feb 1912 Page 1 Family Notices: ^[3]

POLAND.—The friends of Mr. Peter Poland, boilermaker, Loco. Shops, Midland Junction, are respectfully invited to follow the remains of his late beloved daughter, Eliza Jane, to the place of interment, the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Karrakatta. The Funeral is appointed to leave his residence, 165 Havelock-street, West Perth, at 2.45 o'clock THIS (Thursday) AFTERNOON, per road. Friends wishing to attend the Funeral may proceed by the 3.30 train leaving Perth and Fremantle.

Sources

1. ↑ VID BDM Online, Births, Registration number: 24727 / 1893 Family name: POLAND, Given name(s): Elizabeth Jane, Place of event: MELB, Australia, Mother's name: Marion, Mother's family name at birth: FLEMING, Father's Name: Peter
2. ↑ WA BDM Online, Deaths, Surname: Poland, Given Names: Eliza J, Sex: Female, Registration District: Perth, Registration Number: 89, Registration Year: 1912
3. ↑ TROVE, Family Notices (1912, February 8). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved August 3, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23863861

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• Newspaper article re her burial
• Metropolitan Cemeteries Board records
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