Edward Travers (1891 - 1990)

Born 1891 in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Husband of Dorothea Mary (Smith) Travers — married 29 Sep 1936 in Peterborough, South Australia, Australia

Died 22 Aug 1990 at about age 99 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia [uncertain]

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Biography

Edward TRAVERS was the son of John Stephen TRAVERS and ? Mary from Broken Hill, NSW. He was born in 1891. [1]

His father, John was born in 1854 in Conihy, County Kilkenny, Ireland - his parents were Nicholas and Anastacia Travers (nee CARROLL). He arrived in SA in 1874 - he lived for at least some time in Burra SA where he married Mary MURPHY on 1.2.1883. According to the Biographical Index of South Australians they had 8 children - Nicholas, John (1882-1963), Kathleen, Thomas. (188?-1958), Myra (-1966), Edward., Anastasia Alice BRADY (1899-1982), Eileen d.by 1982. John Stephen TRAVERS died on 24.6.1930 in Broken Hill NSW before the marriage of his son, Ed in Peterborough. [4]

Edward (Ed) TRAVERS married Dorothea (Dora) Smith on 29-Sep-1936 in St Anacletus Church Peterborough [2]

He died in 1990 at the age of 99 years [3] and is buried in North Brighton Cemetery

Sources

[1] New South Wales Birth Registration 8139/1891 [2] South Australian Marriage Registration bk 371/3786. Genealogy SA: https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-database-search [3] South Australian Cemeteries' Database. Genealogy SA: https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-database-search [4] Biographical Index of South Australians' Database BISA1. Genealogy SA: https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-database-search