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Edwin Alexander Preston 1884–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1884

Birth Location: New South Wales

Death Date: 1923

Death Location: Leeton, Leeton Shire, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Edward Neal

Mother: Louisa Wilcox

Spouse(s): Lily Schultz

Children(s): Alexander Preston, Gladys Preston, Harold Preston, Stanley Preston, Hazel Preston

In 1884, Edwin Alexander Preston entered the world in New South Wales, born to Edward Edwin Neal And Louisa May Wilcox. Edwin Alexander Preston married Lily Amelia Schultz, and had children including Alexander Edwin Preston, Gladys Florence Elsie Preston, Harold Arthur Preston, Hazel Lillian Preston, Stanley Edgar Preston. Edwin Alexander Preston passed away in 1923 in Leeton, Leeton Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1884, Edwin Alexander Preston entered the world in New South Wales, born to Edward Edwin Neal And Louisa May Wilcox.
  • Edwin Alexander Preston married Lily Amelia Schultz, and had children including Alexander Edwin Preston, Gladys Florence Elsie Preston, Harold Arthur Preston, Hazel Lillian Preston, Stanley Edgar Preston.
  • Edwin Alexander Preston passed away in 1923 in Leeton, Leeton Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edwin Preston's Ancestors

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Edwin Preston
1884–1923
Birth Place: New South Wales
Parents
Edward Edwin Neal
1863–1949
Carngham, Pyrenees Shire, Victoria, Australia
Louisa (May) Wilcox
1862–1918
Eden, Bega Valley Shire, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
James (Edward) Neal
1827–1907
Stody, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Anne Preston
1838–1904
Islip, Oxfordshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
John Preston
1806–1882
Hannah Jones
1803–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Preston
1770–1848
Mary Tennant
1775–1840
Joseph Jones
1762–1831
Ann Snow
1761–1820

Edwin Preston's Descendants

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Edwin (Alexander) Preston (1884–1923) m. Lily (Amelia) Schultz (23 November 1889–24 October 1961)
  1. 1. Alexander (Edwin) Preston 1923–1976 m. Merle (May) Warburton 1925–2009
    1. 1. Trevor (John) Preston 1948–2004
  2. 2. Gladys (Florence Elsie) Preston 1910–2001 m. Frederick (F) Walters 1902–
    1. 1. Kevin (Henry) Walters –1936
  3. 3. Harold (Arthur) Preston 1916–2006 m. Clarice (Emily Alice) Woolnough 1914–2000
    1. 1. Lorna (Valerie) Preston 1937–2002
    2. 2. Susan (Betty) Preston 1947–1971
  4. 4. Stanley (Edgar) Preston –1997 m. May (Isobel) Woolnough –1982
  5. 5. Hazel (Lillian) Preston 1912–2000 m. Gordon (Roy Edgar) Taylor 1912–2011

Edwin Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1884
1884
Birth of Edwin Alexander Preston in New South Wales
New South Wales
1923
1923
Age 39
Death of Edwin Alexander Preston in Leston
Leston

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1884
    Event Place: New South Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, The New South Wales Pioneers Index: Pioneers Series 1788-1888
    [2] New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Coroners' Inquests, State Archives NSW; Series: 2766; Item: 3955; Roll: 343
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1923
    Event Place: Leston
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Nsw Pioneer Index - Between the Wars Series 1919-1945
    [2] New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Coroners' Inquests, State Archives NSW; Series: 2766; Item: 3955; Roll: 343
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leeton, Leeton Shire, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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