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Elizabeth Mary FORSTER
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Elizabeth Mary FORSTER 1
- Born: 1844, Glanton, Northumberland, England 1 4
- Marriage: Joseph FORDYCE on 2 Aug 1866 in Melbourne, Vic. 1 2 3
- Died: 27 Jan 1919, St. Kilda, Vic. at age 75 1 5 6
- Buried: 29 Jan 1919, Melbourne General Cemetery, Vic.
 Noted events in her life were:
• Immigration, 1852, Melbourne, Vic. 7 Luke (age 37[?]), his wife Anne (age 33 [listed as Mrs. - -]), and their 3 children Margaret (age 9), Elizabeth (age 7) and William (age 5) arrived in Melbourne in Oct 1852 aboard the ship "Ellen". (18 Oct 1852 to be exact )
Source: 1. the PROV index of inward passengers for unassisted immigration to Victoria (Aust)
2. Precise arrival date from biography of his son William Mark: http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A040220b.htm?hilite=forster
• Residence: 1851 England census, 1851, Rothbury, Northumberland, England. 8
Elizabeth married Joseph FORDYCE, son of Andrew FORDYCE and Robina LAURIE, on 2 Aug 1866 in Melbourne, Vic..1 2 3 (Joseph FORDYCE was born in 1843 in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland,1 died on 19 Dec 1920 in Camberwell, Vic. 9 10 and was buried on 20 Dec 1920 in Melbourne General Cemetery, Vic. 10.)
Marriage Notes:
At residence of bride's father.
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Sources
1
Jack Forster's annotated photos.
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Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949, Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949 about Elizabeth Mary Forster. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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Wedding announcement from newspaper, The Argus, Melbourne 6 Aug 1866.
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England & Wales FreeBMD Marriage index 1837-1915, England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 about Elizabeth Mary Forster.
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Australia death Index 1787-1985, Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Elizth Mary Fordyce.
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Death and funeral notices from unspecified newspapers, The Argus, Melbourne, 29 Jan 1919.
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PROV index of inward passengers for unassisted immigration to Victoria.
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1851 census of England, 1851. Rothbury, Northumberland, England, Elizabeth Mary Forster; PRO HO 107.
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Australia death Index 1787-1985, Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Joseph Fordyce.
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Death and funeral notices from unspecified newspapers, The Argus, Melbourne, 20 Dec 1920.
