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Elma Decima Thomas 1904–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 August 1904

Birth Location: Waverley, NSW, Australia

Death Date: 11 March 1978

Death Location: NSW, Australia

Father: Edward Thomas

Mother: Ida Kopper

Spouse(s): Charles Joel

Children(s): Mavis Joel, Edward Joel

Elma Decima Thomas was born in 1904 in Waverley, NSW, Australia, the child of Edward Davies Thomas And Ida Flora Kopper. Elma Decima Thomas married Charles William Henry Joel, and had children including Edward Charles Joel, Mavis Elma Joel. Elma Decima Thomas passed away in 1978 in NSW, Australia.

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Biography

  • Elma Decima Thomas was born in 1904 in Waverley, NSW, Australia, the child of Edward Davies Thomas And Ida Flora Kopper.
  • Elma Decima Thomas married Charles William Henry Joel, and had children including Edward Charles Joel, Mavis Elma Joel.
  • Elma Decima Thomas passed away in 1978 in NSW, Australia.

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Elma Thomas's Ancestors

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Elma Thomas
1904–1978
Birth Place: Waverley, NSW, Australia
Parents
Edward Davies Thomas
1878–1940
Wollongong,NSW,AUS
Ida (Flora) Kopper
1877–1974
Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
Carl Kopper
1846–1933
Sarah (Cordelia) Watson
1857–1930
Cobbity Paddock, New South Wales, Australia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Watson
1824–1865
Mary Watkins
1830–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Watson
1785–1840
Jane Hicks
1792–1874

Elma Thomas's Descendants

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Elma (Decima) Thomas (21 August 1904–11 March 1978) m. Charles (William Henry) Joel (4 January 1903–9 August 1990)
  1. 1. Mavis (Elma) Joel 1929–2013 m. Walter (Henry) Rowling 1927–2021
  2. 2. Edward (Charles) Joel 1931–1961

Elma Thomas's Timeline

2 Records

1904
21 August 1904
Birth of Elma Decima Thomas in Waverley, NSW, Australia
Waverley, NSW, Australia
1978
11 March 1978
Age 74
Death of Elma Decima Thomas in NSW, Australia
NSW, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 August 1904
    Event Place: Waverley, NSW, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 March 1978
    Event Place: NSW, Australia

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