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David Edgar 1857–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 DEC 1857

Birth Location: Harrow, Vic

Death Date: 13 Jul 1939

Death Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Father: Halbert Edgar

Mother: Margaret Burgess

Spouse(s): Annie Taplin

Children(s): Norman Edgar, Stuart Edgar, Wallace Edgar, Keith Edgar, Eric Edgar, Madeline Edgar, Harry Edgar, Donald Edgar, Margaret Edgar

David Edgar was born in 1857 in Harrow, Vic, the child of Halbert James Edgar And Margaret Mary Burgess. In 1916, David Edgar resided in Balkatta, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. David Edgar married Annie Mary Taplin, and had children including Donald Oliver Edgar, Eric Roland Edgar, Harry Dudley Edgar, Keith H Edgar, Madeline Hope Edgar, Margaret Jean Edgar, Norman James Edgar, Stuart Halbert Edgar, Wallace David Edgar. David Edgar passed away in 1939 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • David Edgar was born in 1857 in Harrow, Vic, the child of Halbert James Edgar And Margaret Mary Burgess.
  • In 1916, David Edgar resided in Balkatta, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
  • David Edgar married Annie Mary Taplin, and had children including Donald Oliver Edgar, Eric Roland Edgar, Harry Dudley Edgar, Keith H Edgar, Madeline Hope Edgar, Margaret Jean Edgar, Norman James Edgar, Stuart Halbert Edgar, Wallace David Edgar.
  • David Edgar passed away in 1939 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Halbert Edgar
1823–1869
Birth Location: Moffat, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Margaret Burgess
1823–1887
Birth Location: Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
MB

Spouses(s)

Annie Taplin
1865–1942
Birth Location: Kelloe Edrom Berwick Scotland
AT

Children(s)

Norman Edgar
1889–1939
Birth Location: Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
NE
Stuart Edgar
1890–1915
Birth Location: Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
SE
Wallace Edgar
1892–1955
Birth Location: Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
WE
Keith Edgar
1894–1903
Birth Location: Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
KE
Eric Edgar
1900–1992
Birth Location: Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
EE
Madeline Edgar
1896–1985
Birth Location: Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
ME
Harry Edgar
1898–1937
Birth Location: Cobar N.S.W Australia
HE
Donald Edgar
1904–1992
Birth Location: Waverley, New South Wales, Australia
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Margaret Edgar
1891–1891
Birth Location: Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
ME

David Edgar's Ancestors

Self
David Edgar
1857–1939
Birth Place: Harrow, Vic
Parents
Halbert James Edgar
1823–1869
Moffat, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Margaret (Mary) Burgess
1823–1887
Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Edgar
1778–1868
Moffat, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Isabella Aitcheson
1787–1882
Moffat, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
William Burgess
1785–1856
Mary Borthwick
1788–1872
Great-Grandparents
James Edgar
1751–1759
Jean Johnston
1748–1814
James Aitcheson
1755–1792
Isabella Scott
1750–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Edgar
1717–1759

David Edgar's Descendants

1.
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David Edgar (24 DEC 1857–13 Jul 1939) m. Annie (Mary) Taplin (1 Oct 1865–24 May 1942)
  1. 1. Norman (James) Edgar 1889–1939 m. Amy (Eleanor) Bishop 1902–1976
  2. 2. Stuart (Halbert) Edgar 1890–1915
  3. 3. Wallace (David) Edgar 1892–1955 m. Lillian (Beatrice) Maxwell 1903–1986
    1. 1. Keith (Maxwell) Edgar 1926–2006
    2. 2. Patricia (Anne) Edgar 1939–2007
  4. 4. Keith (H) Edgar 1894–1903
  5. 5. Eric (Roland) Edgar 1900–1992 m. Gladys (Irene) Cust 1903–1990
    1. 1. Margaret (Jeanne) Edgar 1930–2010 m. Clements (Locke) Harris 1924–2008
  6. 6. Madeline (Hope) Edgar 1896–1985 m. Robert (Alexander) Morgan 1897–1982
  7. 7. Harry (Dudley) Edgar 1898–1937 m. Ida (Alberta) Briant 1897–1980
    1. 1. Joyce (Ailsa) Edgar 1924–2013 m. Norman (Wesley) Minchin 1920–1999
  8. 8. Donald (Oliver) Edgar 1904–1992 m. Joan (Iona) Moore 1906–1983
  9. 9. Margaret (Jean) Edgar 1891–1891

David Edgar's Timeline

3 Records

1857
24 DEC 1857
Birth of David Edgar in Harrow, Vic
Harrow, Vic
1916
1916
Age 59
David Edgar resided here in Balkatta, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Balkatta, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
1939
13 Jul 1939
Age 82
Death of David Edgar in Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 DEC 1857
    Event Place: Harrow, Vic

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: Balkatta, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1939
    Event Place: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
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