4) I found this in the 1881 England Census, I won't post the whole document.
1881 England Census
Name: Louisa A. Edwards
Age:16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Kensington, Middlesex, England
Civil Parish: Kensington
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street Address:124 Lad Gro Rd
Education: Employment status:
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Occupation: Domestic Serv
Registration District: Kensington
Sub-registration District: Kensington Town
ED, institution, or vessel:47
5)Australian Electoral Roll:
1930 & 1936 was living at 36 Brown St, Paddington-Home Duties.
6) I requested death cert on the 26th of July 09 received death cert on the 29th of July 09 from Laurie
NSW DEATH REGISTRATION TRANSCRIPTION REF NO: 1942/11939
Name: Louise Annie Edwards
Date of Death: 10th May 1942
Place: 63 Brown Street, Paddington Municipality
Rank or profession: No entry
Sex & Age: Female, 83 years
Cause of Death: Senility (heart disease)
Length of Illness: Inquest unnecessary
Medical Attendant: ET Oram SM (city coroner)
Date Last seen: 11th Mar 1942
Father: No entry
Occupation: No entry
Mother: No entry
Informant: JW Travis, sergeant 3/C Police Station, Darlinghurst, Sydney
Registration: L Thompson, 25th May 1942, Paddington
Date of Burial: 12th May 1942
Place of Burial: Church of England Cemetery, Rookwood
Undertaker: EE Murray employed by Wood Coffill Limited
Minister & Religion: RO Todd, Church of England
Witnesses: O Tolhurst and W Hawkings
Place of Birth: London, England
Time in Aust Colonies: About 50 years in Australia
Place of Marriage: Not married
Age at Marriage: No entry
Name of Spouse: No entry
Children of Marriage: No entry
Other Details: None stated
Transcribed by Laurence Turtle
PO Box 144 Kurrajong 2758
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lturtle@iprimus.com.au7)Wrote to the Public Trustee in Sydney for "Will" information address:
Attention Records
NSW Trustee & Guardians
GPO Box 7
Sydney 2001
Dear Ms Griggs
Wrote to the Public Trustee in Sydney for "Will" information address:
Attention Records
NSW Trustee & Guardians
GPO Box 7
Sydney 2001
I acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 30th July 2009.
Please be advised that due to the length of time since the death of your late great grandaunt it will be necessary for this Office to conduct manual searches of our records Department.
I will contact you again when results of searches are to hand.
Yours sincerely
D Stevens
From the NSW TRUSTEE AND GUARDIAN. received on the 05 Aug 09.
Estate of Louisa Annie Edwards: -Will details attached in Scrapebook:
In the Supreme Court of NSW, Probate Jurisdiction.
Affidavit of death: -Deponent, Emily Alice Wilomer, of 21 Jiges St. Potts Point, NSW, occupation: retired sworn on the 19th of May 1942.
Affidavit of John Charles Watt, 19 O'Connell Street, Sydney, occupation: public servant- sworn on the 18th day of May 1942.
Particulars of property:
Commonwealth Saving Bank, Sydney.
A/c No. G386373Balance: 121pounds, 0 shillings and 7 pence. interest 2 pounds, 5 shillings and 1 pence.
Jewlery valued at 3 shillings
Cash 2 pounds and 10 shillings and 7 pence-Total 125 pounds and 19 shillings and 3 pence.
Lousia Annie Edwards worked here: SCOTTISH HOSPITAL - Brown Street, Paddington, originally known as The Terraces and was built in the 1840s by Judge Kinchella - a notable feature is the tropical forest in the grounds aided by having been laid out in a gully. It was acquired by Sir Alexander MacCormick (Kilmory, Point Piper) an eminent surgeon and academic who gave it in 1926 with an endowment of 26,000 pounds to the Presbyterian Church in memory of his son who was killed in WWI.
Yes, the story goes that both girls came on the ship. Lousia supposedly was working for a family that had children and they lived in Australia. She went with them. Elizabeth Alice was working for a family as a lady's maid and went to NZ
I don't think that they changed their names.
Isabel
