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Ethel May Button 1884–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1884

Birth Location: Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 24 Mar 1960

Death Location: Kew, Victoria, Australia

Father: Jabez Button

Mother: Sarah Leach

Spouse(s): Richard Leahy

Children(s): Phyllis Leahy, Constance Leahy, Heather Leahy

In 1884, Ethel May Button entered the world in Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia, born to Jabez Button And Sarah Jane Leach. In 1909, Ethel May Button resided in Soldiers Hill, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Ethel May Button married Richard Morgan Leahy, and had children including Constance May Leahy, Heather Leahy, Phyllis Leahy. Ethel May Button passed away in 1960 in Kew, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1884, Ethel May Button entered the world in Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia, born to Jabez Button And Sarah Jane Leach.
  • In 1909, Ethel May Button resided in Soldiers Hill, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
  • Ethel May Button married Richard Morgan Leahy, and had children including Constance May Leahy, Heather Leahy, Phyllis Leahy.
  • Ethel May Button passed away in 1960 in Kew, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ethel Button's Ancestors

Self
Ethel Button
1884–1960
Birth Place: Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Jabez Button
1844–1918
Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Sarah (Jane) Leach
1860–1924
Maldon, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
James Button
1815–1899
Chrishall, Essex, England
Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Kemp
1819–1904
Chrishall, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Snr
1767–1850
Elizabeth Burgess
1777–1866
Nash Kemp
1783–1851
Amy Read
1783–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Button
1732–1773
Jane Fordham
1730–1800
Nash Snr
1757–1820
Henrietta Watson
1753–1830

Ethel Button's Descendants

1.
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Ethel (May) Button (1884–24 Mar 1960) m. Richard (Morgan) Leahy (30 Mar 1879–5 Dec 1947)
  1. 1. Phyllis Leahy 1913–
  2. 2. Constance (May) Leahy 1917–1979
  3. 3. Heather Leahy 1922–2011

Ethel Button's Timeline

4 Records

1884
1884
Birth of Ethel May Button in Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
1909
1909
Age 25
Ethel May Button resided here in Soldiers Hill, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Soldiers Hill, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
1960
24 Mar 1960
Age 76
Death of Ethel May Button in Kew, Victoria, Australia
Kew, Victoria, Australia
1960
3 Aug 1960
Age 76
Ethel May Button - Probate
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1884
    Event Place: Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1909
    Event Place: Soldiers Hill, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1960
    Event Place: Kew, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Death Index, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Death Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1960
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

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