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Elsie Maud Rickard 1887–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1887

Birth Location: Kingston, , Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 19 Feb 1960

Death Location: Creswick, , Victoria, Australia

Father: Joseph Sr.

Mother: Emma Whiffin

Spouse(s): "Pop" None

Children(s): "Pop" None, "Jack" None, Mary Hetherington, "Peter" None, "Bill" None, Edna Hetherington, Eunice Hetherington, "Rae" None, Elsie Hetherington

The story of Elsie Maud Rickard began in 1887 in Kingston, , Victoria, Australia. Elsie Maud Rickard married Pop, and had children including Bill, Edna Emma Hetherington, Elsie May Hetherington, Eunice Elizabeth Hetherington, Jack, Mary Muriel Hetherington, Peter, Pop, Rae. Elsie Maud Rickard passed away in 1960 in Creswick, , Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Elsie Maud Rickard began in 1887 in Kingston, , Victoria, Australia.
  • Elsie Maud Rickard married Pop, and had children including Bill, Edna Emma Hetherington, Elsie May Hetherington, Eunice Elizabeth Hetherington, Jack, Mary Muriel Hetherington, Peter, Pop, Rae.
  • Elsie Maud Rickard passed away in 1960 in Creswick, , Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elsie Rickard's Ancestors

Self
Elsie Rickard
1887–1960
Birth Place: Kingston, , Victoria, Australia
Parents
Joseph Anderson Rickard Sr.
1859–1939
Saint Columb Major, Cornwall, , England
Emma Whiffin
1863–1946
Creswick, , Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
Richard (James) Rickard
1818–1898
Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, , England
Christiana
1823–1897
Retyn, Cornwall, , England
Charles (Simeon Whiffin) Sr.
1831–1881
Linton, Cambridgeshire, , England
Ann
1831–1913
Sheringham, Norfolk, , England
Great-Grandparents
John Rickard
1776–1846
Nancy
1782–1868
Nicholas Morrish
1775–1852
Miriam Smith
1787–1850
John Whiffin
1784–1842
Louisia Housden
1787–1873
Jonathan Sr.
1788–1863
Ann Thursby
1790–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pascoe Gent.
1740–1830
Catherine Hoite
1741–1822
Mr. Stone
1736–
Mary Pascoe
1736–1801
Nicholas Morrish
1741–1795
Mary Hocken
1746–1792
James Smith
1761–1806
Agnes Anderson
1766–1805
James Whiffin
1756–1806
Mary Burgoyne
1758–1839
Edward Housden
1760–1829
Sarah Tofts
1759–1838
John Shore
1762–1841
Sarah Woodhouse
1762–
Thomas Thursby
1747–1828
Susanna Nichols
1754–1826

Elsie Rickard's Descendants

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Elsie (Maud) Rickard (6 Jun 1887–19 Feb 1960) m. "Pop" (1 Feb 1886–18 Feb 1961)
  1. 1. "Pop" 1915–2000 m. Alice (Jean) McHutchison 1915–1973
    1. 1. Alan (James) Hetherington 1940–2006
  2. 2. "Jack" 1908–1983 m. Muriel (Evelyn) Hartup 1916–1999
    1. 1. Arthur (Charles) Hetherington 1933–2002 m. Ellen (Josephine) Boak 1933–1988
    2. 2. Russell (William) Hetherington 1939–2016
    3. 3. Graeme (Leslie) Hetherington 1942–2025
    4. 4. Peter (John) Hetherington 1936–2024
  3. 3. Mary (Muriel) Hetherington 1909–2000 m. Edwin (Reginald) Wilson 1909–1969 m. Edward (Marsham) Hughes 1901–1978
  4. 4. "Peter" 1911–1987
  5. 5. "Bill" 1912–2010 m. Jean 1920–2006
  6. 6. Edna (Emma) Hetherington 1916–2014 m. Edward (George) Thorne 1920–1997
  7. 7. Eunice (Elizabeth) Hetherington 1914–1989 m. Ivan (Beresford) Suttie 1914–1998
  8. 8. "Rae" 1919–2011 m. Harold (David) Webb 1915–1990
    1. 1. Robert (David) Webb 1937–2011
    2. 2. Donald (Peter) Webb 1945–2012
  9. 9. Elsie (May) Hetherington 1921–1990 m. "Jack" 1920–2012

Elsie Rickard's Timeline

3 Records

1887
6 Jun 1887
Birth of Elsie Maud Rickard in Kingston, , Victoria, Australia
Kingston, , Victoria, Australia
1960
17 Feb 1960
Age 73
Death of Elsie Maud Rickard in Niddrie, , Victoria, Australia
Niddrie, , Victoria, Australia
1960
19 Feb 1960
Age 73
Burial of Elsie Maud Rickard in Creswick, , Victoria, Australia
Creswick, , Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1887
    Event Place: Kingston, , Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Birth Index, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Birth Records, Registration No. 22413
    [2] Victorian BDM Civil Registration, Birth Certificate; Registration No. 22413

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1960
    Event Place: Niddrie, , Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Australian Institue of Genealogical Studies; Reference: M106
    [2] Australia Death Index, Registration No. 2607
    [3] Victorian BDM Civil Registration, Death Certificate: Registration No. 2607
    [4] The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869-1896; 1914-1918), Friday, 19 February 1960
    [5] The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869-1896; 1914-1918), Friday, 17 February 1961
    [6] The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869-1896; 1914-1918), Saturday, 17 February 1962, page 28
    [7] Creswick Cemetery Burial Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1960
    Event Place: Creswick, , Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Victorian BDM Civil Registration, Death Certificate: Registration No. 2607
    [2] The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869-1896; 1914-1918), Friday, 19 February 1960
    [3] Creswick Cemetery Burial Records
    [4] Creswick Public Cemetery Records, 1858-1984, Film No. 008156392, image 318
    [5] Find A Grave Memorial Database

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