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Edith Edna Light 1898–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1898

Birth Location: New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 22 Aug 1977

Death Location: Grenfell, Weddin Shire, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Percival Light

Mother: Maria Williams

Spouse(s): John Barr

Children(s): Maxwell Barr, Joan Barr, Valerie Barr

Edith Edna Light was born in 1898 in New South Wales, Australia, the child of Percival John Light And Maria Dunbar Williams. In 1922, Edith Edna Light resided in Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia. In 1934, Edith Edna Light resided in Grenfell, Calare, New South Wales, Australia. Edith Edna Light married John Hutchinson Barr, and had children including Joan Barr, John Barr, Maxwell John Barr, Valerie Barr. Edith Edna Light passed away in 1977 in Grenfell, Weddin Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • Edith Edna Light was born in 1898 in New South Wales, Australia, the child of Percival John Light And Maria Dunbar Williams.
  • In 1922, Edith Edna Light resided in Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia.
  • In 1934, Edith Edna Light resided in Grenfell, Calare, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Edith Edna Light married John Hutchinson Barr, and had children including Joan Barr, John Barr, Maxwell John Barr, Valerie Barr.
  • Edith Edna Light passed away in 1977 in Grenfell, Weddin Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edith Light's Ancestors

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Edith Light
1898–1977
Birth Place: New South Wales, Australia
Parents
Percival John Light
1876–1931
Cudgell Creek, New South Wales, Australia
Maria (Dunbar) Williams
1874–1962
Near Young, New South Wales, Australie
Grandparents
John Light
1847–1891
Burramunda, New South Wales, Australia
Hannah (Eliza) Howell
1850–1944
Fish River, Gunning, New South Wales, Australie
Great-Grandparents
Colin Gilmour
1797–1863
Margaret VAUGHAN
1824–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
🧬 Vaughan
1790–1840
Margaret Walsh
1795–1841

Edith Light's Descendants

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Edith (Edna) Light (21 Feb 1898–22 Aug 1977) m. John (Hutchinson) Barr (29 May 1890–21 Apr 1982)
  1. 1. Maxwell (John) Barr 1926–2011 m. Laurel (Marie) Martin 1928–2019
  2. 2. Joan Barr 1924–2006 m. Richard (Henry) Cleworth 1927–2009
  3. 3. Valerie Barr 1923–1939

Edith Light's Timeline

4 Records

1898
21 Feb 1898
Birth of Edith Edna Light in New South Wales, Australia
New South Wales, Australia
1922
27 Feb 1922
Age 24
Edith Edna Light resided here in Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
1934
1934
Age 36
Edith Edna Light resided here in Grenfell, Calare, New South Wales, Australia
Grenfell, Calare, New South Wales, Australia
1977
22 Aug 1977
Age 79
Death of Edith Edna Light in Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1898
    Event Place: New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, The New South Wales Pioneers Index: Federation Series 1889-1918
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, The Sydney Morning Herald; Publication Date: 24 Aug 1977; Publication Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; ,0.5690028,0.474922,0.5979401&xid=
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1922
    Event Place: Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, 1800's to Current, The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser; Publication Date: 27 Feb 1922; Publication Place: Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Grenfell, Calare, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Gould Genealogy; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wollcngong
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, The Sydney Morning Herald; Publication Date: 24 Aug 1977; Publication Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; ,0.5690028,0.474922,0.5979401&xid=

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1977
    Event Place: Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, The Sydney Morning Herald; Publication Date: 24 Aug 1977; Publication Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; ,0.5690028,0.474922,0.5979401&xid=
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grenfell, Weddin Shire, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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