Dr
Edward
Ernest Joseph
Spring
Born
24 Apr 1889 in
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Ancestors
Descendants
Died
28 Sep 1974
at age 85
in
Malvern, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified 23 Aug 2022
| Created 9 Feb 2017
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Biography
Edward Ernest Joseph Spring was born on 24 April 1889 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, the youngest of seven children to Irish-born parents Helen (Sheppard) Spring and William Spring .[1] [2] Helen had migrated to Australia in 1857 as a child, and William as a teenager in 1861.
He was awarded a Bachelor of Medicine from the University of Melbourne in 1910.[3]
In January 1912, he was resident medical officer at Melbourne Hospital.[4] By February 1912, he announced his resignation from Melbourne Hospital, with an intention to take up a private practice.[5] In November 1915 he purchased the medical practice of George Dixon Dickinson , not long after George's death.[6]
Edward married Margaret Maud Rennick on 7 October 1914, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Hawthorn, Victoria.[7] [8] The groomsmen were Mr. Dick Dowden and Dr. W. Rennick .[9]
Edward and Madge had four children:
In 1948, Edward was working as a medical practitioner at a practice on Sydney Road in Coburg, Victoria.[18] Dr John Whitehead succeeded to the practice in 1956.[19]
Margaret died in March 1973.[20]
Edward died on 28 September 1974 in Malvern, Victoria, aged 85 years.[21] [22] [23]
Research notes
Electoral rolls:[24]
1912 - Gipps Melbourne Victoria Australia (#2304 Spring, Edward Ernest Joseph, Melb. Hospital, Melb., med. practitioner, M)
1914 - Essendon Maribyrnong Victoria Australia
1915 - Leongatha Gippsland Victoria Australia
1917 - Moonee Ponds Maribyrnong Victoria Australia
1922 - Moonee Ponds Maribyrnong Victoria Australia (#8979 Spring, Edward Ernest J., 449 Mt. Alexr. rd., M.P., med. pract., M)
1925 - Moonee Ponds Maribyrnong Victoria Australia
1928 - Coburg Bourke Victoria Australia (#21023 Spring, Edward Ernest J., 182 Sydney rd., medical practitioner, M)
1931, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1942, 1949 - Coburg Bourke Victoria Australia
1954 - Coburg Wills Victoria Australia (#17567 Spring, Edward Ernest J., 182 Sydney rd., medical practitioner, M)
1958, 1963, 1967 - Parkville Melbourne Victoria Australia
1968 - Parkville Melbourne Victoria Australia (#1748 Spring, Edward Ernest J., Flat 1, 50 The Avenue, medical pract., M)
1972 - Glenferrie South Kooyong, Victoria, Australia (#2483 Spring, Edward Ernest J 525a Glenferrie Rd, Hwthn 3122, medic prac M)
Sources
↑ Birth record : 9490 / 1889. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history .
(Name: Edwd Ernest Joseph SPRING); (Place: BALLARAT); (Mother: Helen Charl SHEPPARD); (Father: Wm)
↑ Compiled genealogy : "Edward Ernest Joseph Spring." MyHeritage: Library Edition . Retrieved 27 June 2019 by Clare Spring from https://records.myheritagelibraryedition.com/research/record-1-53923701-2-10879/edward-ernest-joseph-spring-in-myheritage-family-trees .
↑ Degree conferred : "University of Melbourne: Degrees conferred." 24 December 1910. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 10. Retrieved 28 July 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10487362 .
↑ "Street crossing fatality." 2 January 1912. The Herald, p. 7. Retrieved 25 April 2019 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/241503490 .
↑ "In the public eye." 14 February 1912. The Herald, p. 8. Retrieved 25 April 2019 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/241490858 .
↑ "Medical notice." 25 November 1915. Flemington Spectator, p. 2. Retrieved 14 October 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88513630 .
↑ Marriage notice : "Dr. Edward E. Spring to Miss Madge Rennick." 29 October 1914 Table Talk (Melbourne), p. 13. Retrieved by Clare Spring on 11 February 2017 from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146329299/17436067 .
↑ Marriage record : 10393 / 1914. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history .
(Edwd Ernt SPRING and Margt Maud RENNICK)
↑ Marriage notice : "Spring—Rennick." 17 October 1914. Advocate (Melbourne), p. 29. Retrieved 25 February 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/151838565 .
↑ Birth record: 11529 / 1916. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history .
(Name: Margt Rennick SPRING); (Place: ESSENDON, VIC); (Mother: Margt Maud RENNICK); (Father : Edwd Ernest Jos)
↑ "Births." 6 May 1916. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 11. Retrieved 23 September 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2111472 .
↑ Birth record: 2863 / 1918. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history .
(Name: Edw Ernt SPRING); (Place: ESSENDON, VIC); (Mother: SPRING, Margt Maud RENNICK); (Father : SPRING, Edw Ernt Josh)
↑ "Births." 8 December 1917. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 11. Retrieved on 12 February 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1669302 .
↑ Birth record: 11108 / 1919. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history .
(Name: Wm Rennick SPRING); (Place: ESSENDON, VIC); (Mother: SPRING, Margt Maud RENNICK); (Father : SPRING, Edwd Ernt Josh)
↑ "Births." 10 May 1919. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 11. Retrieved 14 October 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1466359 .
↑ "Births." 27 November 1926. The Argus (Melbourne), page 13. Retrieved 17 February 2022 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3823438 .
↑ "People and parties." 5 December 1947. The Age (Melbourne), p. 5. Retrieved 17 April 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206052113 .
↑ "Child treated." 28 April 1948. The Age (Melbourne), p. 3. Retrieved 28 July 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206871976 .
↑ "Advertising" 18 April 1956. The Argus (Melbourne), page 5. Retrieved 29 April 2022 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71798143 .
↑ "Search for notices: Margaret Maud Spring." The Ryerson Index. Retrieved 20 June 2017 by Clare Spring from http://ryersonindex.org/search.php .
↑ Death record : 24209 / 1974. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history .
(Name: Edward Ernest Joseph SPRING); (Place of birth: Ballarat); (Place of death: Malvern); (Age at death: 85); (Mother: Helen Charlotte SHEPPERD); (Father: SPRING William)
↑ Death notice index : "Search for notices: Spring, Edward Ernest." The Ryerson Index . Retrieved 18 June 2017 by Clare Spring from http://ryersonindex.org/search.php .
↑ "Deaths." 30 September 1974. The Age (Melbourne), page 17. Retrieved 23 August 2022 by Clare Spring from https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108153934/edward-ernest-spring-death-notice/ .SPRING, Edward Ernest.—On September 28th, father of Margaret, Ted, Bill and Ruth, aged 85 years.
↑ Electoral rolls accessed on Ancestry.com.au by Clare Spring on 28 September 2018.
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