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Elizabeth Ellen Crawley 1897 - 1900

Story Photo for Elizabeth Ellen Crawley
Date of Birth: 13/02/1897
Location of Birth: Gympie
Date of Death: 28/10/1900
Location of Death: Gympie
Parent(s)
George Sowden Crawley
Jane Ann Crawley
Sibling(s)
George Sowden Crawley
Alfred James Crawley
Margaret Clara Crawley
Mary Amelia Brown
Robert William Crawley
John Melbourne Crawley
George Henry Crawley
Clara (Clare) May Williamson
Spouse(s)
Children
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Sisters Elizabeth 'Ellen' Catherine Crawley known as Ellen and Margaret Clara Crawley rest here together. They are the daughters of George Sowden Crawley 1850-1921 and Jane Ann Crawley (née Corkan) 1855-1931.
Ellen was born on the 13th February 1897 in Gympie, the youngest of nine children. 

  1. George Sowden Crawley 1874--1878. He is resting in Rookwood Catholic Cemeteries and Crematoria, Sydney, Aust. Section M1, Row 5 Plot 1147.
  2. Alfred James Crawley 1880-1940. He is resting in the Mackay City Cemetery, Qld. Catholic section 1 Line 12 Plot 53. 
  3. Margaret Clara Crawley 1884-1891. She is resting in the Gympie grave with her sister Ellen (Elizabeth) RCP-5-139.
  4. Mary Amelia Brown née Crawley 1886-1960 She is resting in Ipswich General Cemetery RC 2A, Row 6, Grave 46.
  5. Robert William Crawley 1889-1926 He is resting in Ipswich General Cemetery RC 2A Row 12 Grave 17.
  6. John Melbourne Crawley 1891-1914 Resting in South Rockhampton Cemetery RC Row 213x Burial No 3844.
  7. George Henry Crawley 1893-1954. Resting in Ipswich General Cemetery RC 2A Row 4 Grave 38.
  8. Clara (Clare) May Williamson née Crawley 1895-1988. Resting in Lutwyche Cemetery, Kedron Brisbane Monumental 15-9-16.
  9. Elizabeth Ellen Catherine Crawley 1897-1900 this is her story.

Ellen died at three years of age in Gympie on the28th October 1900, cause of death unknown.

Her parents, George Sowden Crawley (Snr) was born on the 11th December 1850 in Shadwell, Middlesex England while Jane Ann Corkan born 17th February 1855 in Sydney and they married in Sydney in 1871. Their first born child also named George Sowden Crawley born in 1874, died at age 4 years in Ultimo on the 31 December 1878 (unknown cause). The next year George and Jane moved to Queensland living in Gympie where George worked as an Engine driver in the goldfields. They lived there for 39 years until they moved to Ipswich where George died in 1921 he is resting in the Ipswich Cemetery in the Roman Catholic Section 1A unknown plot. Jane who was living with her son George Henry Crawley and his wife, died 10 years later in 1931 and is also buried at Ipswich Roman Catholic Section 2A Row 1 Grave 40. 



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