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Elsie Edwards 1886 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1886

Birth Location: Carlton, Victoria

Death Date: 5 Dec 1956

Death Location: Colac, Victoria

Father: Richard Edwards

Mother: Elizabeth Rankine

Spouse(s): Francis Ridgeway

Children(s): Elsie Ridgeway, Edwin Ridgeway, John Ridgeway

The story of Elsie Edwards began in 1886 in Carlton, Victoria, with parents Richard Edwards and Elizabeth Jane Rankine. As an adult, Elsie Edwards wed Francis Edwin Ridgeway. Their household included Elsie Jean Ridgeway, Edwin Francis Ridgeway and John Rankine Ridgeway. Elsie Edwards's life came to an end in 1956 in Colac, Victoria.

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EE

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Parents

Richard Edwards
1841 – 1933
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
RE
Elizabeth Rankine
1846 – 1935
Birth Location: City of London, London
ER

Spouses(s)

Francis Ridgeway
1887 – 1969
Birth Location: Malvern, Victoria, Australia
FR

Children(s)

Elsie Ridgeway
1916 – 1916
Birth Location: Colac, Victoria, Australia
ER
Edwin Ridgeway
1917 – 1981
Birth Location: Colac, Victoria, Australia
ER
John Ridgeway
1918 – 1994
Birth Location: Colac Victoria
JR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1886
    Event Place: Carlton, Victoria
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, S1067566645

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 Dec 1956
    Event Place: Colac, Victoria
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, S1067566645

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springvale, Greater Dandenong City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: S1067566645
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