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May Elizabeth 1855–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1855

Birth Location: Aylburton, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 24 Apr 1946

Death Location: Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Father: John Worgan

Mother: Janetta Hopkins

Spouse(s): John Hesford

Children(s): Florence Hesford

In 1855, May Elizabeth / entered the world in Aylburton, Gloucestershire, England, born to John Holder Worgan And Janetta Hopkins. In 1860, May Elizabeth immigrated to Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand. May Elizabeth married John Hesford, and had children including Florence Roslyn Hesford. May Elizabeth / passed away in 1946 in Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1855, May Elizabeth // entered the world in Aylburton, Gloucestershire, England, born to John Holder Worgan And Janetta Hopkins.
  • In 1860, May Elizabeth // immigrated to Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • May Elizabeth // married John Hesford, and had children including Florence Roslyn Hesford.
  • May Elizabeth // passed away in 1946 in Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

May Elizabeth's Ancestors

Self
May Elizabeth
1855–1946
Birth Place: Aylburton, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
John Holder Worgan
1835–1907
Hewelsfield, Gloucestershire, England
Janetta Hopkins
–1863
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

May Elizabeth's Descendants

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May Elizabeth (1855–24 Apr 1946) m. John Hesford (1847–20 May 1921)
  1. 1. Florence (Roslyn) Hesford 1876–

May Elizabeth's Timeline

5 Records

1855
1855
Birth of May Elizabeth // in Aylburton, Gloucestershire, England
Aylburton, Gloucestershire, England
1856
2 Mar 1856
Age 1
May Elizabeth // was christened in Aylburton, Gloucestershire, England
Aylburton, Gloucestershire, England
1860
1860
Age 5
May Elizabeth // immigrated in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand
1946
Apr 1946
Age 91
Death of May Elizabeth // in Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1946
24 Apr 1946
Age 91
Burial of May Elizabeth // in Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Aylburton, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: GRO Birth: WORGAN Mary Elizabeth, 1855, Dec Qtr, Chepstow, Gloucestershire, Vol 11a, Page 7

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1856
    Event Place: Aylburton, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK Parish Baptism Register: WORGAN Mary Elizabeth, 2 Mar 1856, Lydney, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1946
    Event Place: Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: AU Death Register: HESFORD May Elizabeth, 1946, Carlton, Victoria, Australia, Reg No 4041

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1946
    Event Place: Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Faulkner Memorial Park Cemetery Record, Falkner, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    [2] Find A Grave Memorial: HESFORD Mary Elizabeth (1855 - Apr 1946), Memorial No. 212443638, Faulkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Faulkner, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Immigrant Shipping List: Matoaka, 1860, Bristol to Lyttelton

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