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Bessie Edna Marks 1908–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 July 1908

Birth Location: Richmond Victoria

Death Date: 17 February 1977

Death Location: Dandenong, Victoria

Father: Edwin Marks

Mother: Emily (Marks)

Spouse(s): Percival Childs

Children(s): Percival Childs, Ronald Childs, Valerie Childs

Bessie Edna Marks was born in 1908 in Richmond Victoria, the child of Edwin Thomas Martin Marks And Emily Ellen Sayers Marks. In 1949, Bessie Edna Marks resided in Dandenong, La Trobe, Victoria, Australia. In 1954, Bessie Edna Marks resided in Ferntree Gully, La Trobe, Victoria, Australia. Bessie Edna Marks married Percival Percy Henry Childs, and had children including Percival Henry Childs, Ronald Barrie Childs, Valerie June Childs. Bessie Edna Marks passed away in 1977 in Dandenong, Victoria.

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Biography

  • Bessie Edna Marks was born in 1908 in Richmond Victoria, the child of Edwin Thomas Martin Marks And Emily Ellen Sayers Marks.
  • In 1949, Bessie Edna Marks resided in Dandenong, La Trobe, Victoria, Australia.
  • In 1954, Bessie Edna Marks resided in Ferntree Gully, La Trobe, Victoria, Australia.
  • Bessie Edna Marks married Percival Percy Henry Childs, and had children including Percival Henry Childs, Ronald Barrie Childs, Valerie June Childs.
  • Bessie Edna Marks passed away in 1977 in Dandenong, Victoria.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Marks's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Marks
1908–1977
Birth Place: Richmond Victoria
Parents
Edwin Thomas Martin Marks
1879–1918
Adelaide, South Australia
Emily (Ellen Sayers) (Marks)
1879–1939
Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
Benjamin Marks
1859–1894
Camborne, Cornwall, England
Margaret (Ann Marks (BORN) MARTIN)
1859–1936
Redruth, Cornwall
Henry (William) SAYERS
1855–
Emily (Ellen) Merrin
1855–
Cornwall England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Marks
1815–1873
Elizabeth Rule
1817–1874
John Martin
1837–1912
Susan Rule
1841–1889
Isaac Merrin
1807–1856
Elizabeth Rablin
1819–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Marks
1777–1847
Elizabeth Cooke
1777–1851
Stephen Rule
1793–1861
Sarah Trezona
1797–1861
John Martin
1818–1892
Elizabeth Spencer
1815–1901
Stephen Rule
1814–1899
Jane Rule
1824–
Margaret Fry
1772–

Bessie Marks's Descendants

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Bessie (Edna) Marks (19 July 1908–17 February 1977) m. Percival ("Percy" Henry) Childs (15 January 1899–2 February 1983)
  1. 1. Percival (Henry) Childs 1928–1975 m. Wilma (Clare Childs (Born) Parker) 1927–1975
  2. 2. Ronald (Barrie) Childs 1942–2009
  3. 3. Valerie (June) Childs 1926–2007

Bessie Marks's Timeline

7 Records

1908
19 July 1908
Birth of Bessie Edna Marks in Richmond Victoria
Richmond Victoria
1949
1949
Age 41
Bessie Edna Marks resided here in Dandenong, La Trobe, Victoria, Australia
Dandenong, La Trobe, Victoria, Australia
1954
1954
Age 46
Bessie Edna Marks resided here in Ferntree Gully, La Trobe, Victoria, Australia
Ferntree Gully, La Trobe, Victoria, Australia
1963
1963
Age 55
Bessie Edna Marks resided here in Ferntree Gully, La Trobe, Victoria, Australia
Ferntree Gully, La Trobe, Victoria, Australia
1968
1968
Age 60
Bessie Edna Marks resided here in Sherbrooke, La Trobe, Victoria, Australia
Sherbrooke, La Trobe, Victoria, Australia
1972
1972
Age 64
Bessie Edna Marks resided here in Springvale, Holt, Victoria, Australia
Springvale, Holt, Victoria, Australia
1977
17 February 1977
Age 69
Death of Bessie Edna Marks in Dandenong, Victoria
Dandenong, Victoria

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 July 1908
    Event Place: Richmond Victoria
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Birth Records
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Dandenong, La Trobe, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Gould Genealogy; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Ferntree Gully, La Trobe, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Gould Genealogy; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1963
    Event Place: Ferntree Gully, La Trobe, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Gould Genealogy; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1968
    Event Place: Sherbrooke, La Trobe, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Gould Genealogy; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1972
    Event Place: Springvale, Holt, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Gould Genealogy; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 February 1977
    Event Place: Dandenong, Victoria
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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