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William Ernest Pope 1878 – 1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Nov 1878

Birth Location: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Death Date: 5 Aug 1960

Death Location: Glenelg, , South Australia, Australia

Father: Isaac Pope

Mother: Matilda Edsen

Spouse(s): Margaret Russell

Children(s): Elsie Pope, Kenneth Pope, Victor Pope, Isabel Pope, Lilian Pope, Joan Pope

William Ernest Pope was born in 1878 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, the child of Isaac Pope and Matilda Edsen. William Ernest Pope married Margaret Russell, and had children including Elsie deLisle Pope, Kenneth George Pope, Victor Stuart Pope, Isabel Margaret Pope, Lilian Kathleen Pope, Joan Merris Pope. William Ernest Pope passed away in 1960 in Glenelg, , South Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Ernest Pope was born in 1878 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, the child of Isaac Pope and Matilda Edsen.
  • William Ernest Pope married Margaret Russell, and had children including Elsie deLisle Pope, Kenneth George Pope, Victor Stuart Pope, Isabel Margaret Pope, Lilian Kathleen Pope, Joan Merris Pope.
  • William Ernest Pope passed away in 1960 in Glenelg, , South Australia, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Pope
1855 – 1952
Birth Location: Willunga, Onkaparinga City, South Australia, Australia
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Matilda Edsen
1858 – 1931
Birth Location: Bangor, South Australia
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Russell
1880 – 1960
Birth Location: Alberton, South Australia, Australia
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Children(s)

Elsie Pope
1903 – 1992
Birth Location: FORRESTVILLE, South Australia, Australia
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Kenneth Pope
1905 – 1964
Birth Location: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Victor Pope
1907 – 1964
Birth Location: Adelaide, , South Australia, Australia
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Isabel Pope
1909 – 2007
Birth Location: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Lilian Pope
1915 – 2014
Birth Location: Naracoorte, South Australia, Australia
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Joan Pope
1922 –
Birth Location: Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia
JP

William Pope's Ancestors

Self
William Pope
1878 – 1960
Birth Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Parents
Isaac Pope
1855 – 1952
Willunga, Onkaparinga City, South Australia, Australia
Matilda Edsen
1858 – 1931
Bangor, South Australia
Grandparents
Benjamin Pope
1827 – 1915
East Wellow, Romsey, Hampshire, England
Jane Haines
1829 – 1879
Clarendon, Alderbury, Wiltshire, England
William (Burdon) Edson
1835 – 1897
Woolwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Mary (Jane) Edson
1830 – 1910
Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Mary Olding
1789 – 1869
James Pope
1785 – 1865
Thomas Haynes
1790 – 1857
Sophia Wise
1792 – 1856
William Edson
1801 – 1890
Charlotte Cox
1808 – 1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Olding
1754 – 1858
MARY HEDDING
1765 –
James Pope
1760 – 1836
Ann Gear
1756 – 1823
Pheebe Whitlock
1769 – 1833
Lucy Pope
1757 –

William Pope's Descendants

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William (Ernest) Pope (12 Nov 1878 – 5 Aug 1960) m. Margaret Russell (10 Feb 1880 – 10 Feb 1960)
  1. 1. Elsie (deLisle) Pope (24 Mar 1903 – 2 Sep 1992)
  2. 2. Kenneth (George) Pope (26 Jun 1905 – 9 Feb 1964)
  3. 3. Victor (Stuart) Pope (29 Dec 1907 – 1 Oct 1964) m. Thelma (Jean) Franson (25 Nov 1909 – 06 Jan 2017)
    1. 1. Clifton (stuart) Pope (26 Nov 1926 – 11 August 1997) m. Dorothy (Irene) Parkes (12 Aug 1936 – 28 Feb 2025)
      1. 1. Chris Masters (14 Apr 1958 – )
      2. 2. Stewart (Alan) Masters (1961 – 1962)
      3. 3. Marlene (June) Pope (4 Jun 1962 – ) m. Harley Brown (24/03/1993 – )
        1. 1. Kathleen Petty (1982 – )
        2. 2. Laura (Jane Rena) Petty (1984 – 1984)
        3. 3. Peter Petty
        4. 4. Joseph
      4. 4. Jacqueline (Margaret) Pope
      5. 5. Francis Parkes
  4. 4. Isabel (Margaret) Pope (30 Nov 1909 – 18 Jan 2007)
  5. 5. Lilian (Kathleen) Pope (9 Oct 1915 – 9 Jun 2014)
  6. 6. Joan (Merris) Pope (3 Jul 1922 – )

William Pope's Timeline

2 Records

1878
12 Nov 1878
Birth of William Ernest Pope in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
1960
5 Aug 1960
Age 82
Death of William Ernest Pope in Glenelg, , South Australia, Australia
Glenelg, , South Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1878
    Event Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1960
    Event Place: Glenelg, , South Australia, Australia
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