Violet Ivy Pearl (Standen) Oxley (1893 - 1973)

Born 2 Sep 1893 in Appin, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Daughter of James Standen and Eleanor Maria (Hayes) Standen

Wife of Horace William Oxley — married 22 Dec 1920 in Tempe, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 12 Jul 1973 at age 79 in Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

From Violets birth certificate transcription:

I have a copy of Violets's birth certificate and it gives her birth date as 2nd December 1893 at Appin.

Her father is James Standen a farmer aged 45 years and born at Wagga Wagga. It gives his marriage date as 3rd September 1883 at Gulgong and states their were three males and 1 female child living at the time of Violet's birth. It gives her mother's name as Eleanor Maria Hayes aged 37 years and her birth place as Tambaroora. James Standen was the informant and was living at Appin. The birth was registered on the 30th October 1893 at Campbelltown.

Timeline

1893 Born in Campbelltown, NSW

1920 Married, Marrickville, NSW

c1921 Birth of son, Harold

1922 Birth of daughter Olive in Peak Hill, NSW

1924 Birth of daughter Evelyn in Blayney, NSW

1929 Birth of son, Thomas in Forbes, NSW

1930, Electoral role: Horace and Violet in Church St, Forbes. Occupation: Salesman and Saleswoman.

1933, Electoral role: Horace and Violet in 139 Marrickville Rd, Sydenham: Occupation: Salesman and Confectioner

1936, Electoral role: Horace and Violet in 85 Warren Rd, Marrickville. Salesman and Saleswoman.

1937, Electoral role: Horace and Violet in 20 Francis St, Marrickville. Salesman and Saleswoman

1943, Electoral role: Horace and Violet in 47 Warren Rd, Marrickville (Where I, Paul Bech, grew up). Labourer and Saleswoman.

1949, Electoral role: Violet in 47 Warren Rd, Marrickville with Evelyn (clerk), Olive (clerk), Harold (dry cleaner)

1950 Divorce from Horace

1951 Death of ex-husband, Horace

1954, Electoral role: as for 1949 with Gladys Clare Oxley (book keeping machinist) and Cyril Anthony Bishop (carpenter) and William Harold Bishop (joiner)

1973 Died, Strathfield, NSW

Sources

First hand knowledge of grandson Paul Bech.

• NSW BDM -birth 1893/009908 certificate held
• NSW BDM - marriage 18303/1920 certificate held
• NSW BDM - death - 60468/1973 certificate held

Divorce notice

Divorce notice

DNA

• Maternal DNA confirmed from triangulation with David Kind, Rohan Byrnes, and Paul Bech. Relationship between each is greater than 3rd cousin and a common segment of 16cM is shared on chromosome 6. First common ancestors of all three are Christopher Fishenden and Elizabeth Hobbs