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Elizabeth Eliza SOUTH (1861 - 1940)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
William Lawrence DUNSHEA (1887 - 1970)
Ernest Charles DUNSHEA (1889 - 1959)
Elizabeth Eliza SOUTH (1861 - 1940)

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William DUNSHEA (1860 - 1938)
James SOUTH (1836 - 1914)











Amelia MASON (1823 - 1898)











William DUNSHEA

William DUNSHEA
Pic S1. Life in New South Wales in the mid-1800s

William DUNSHEA was living in New South Wales, in 1860 when it transformed into a booming British settlement.

b. abt 1861 at Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
m. 1885 William DUNSHEA (1860 - 1938) at Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
d. 20 Jun 1940 at Canberra, ACT, Australia aged 79
Near Relatives of Elizabeth Eliza SOUTH (1861 - 1940)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law John Charles DUNSHEA
Mother in Law Elizabeth Jane HERRICK

Father James SOUTH abt 1836 Gloucestershire, England 06 Aug 1914 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 78
Mother Amelia MASON abt 1823 Worcestershire, England 29 Jul 1898 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 75

Self Elizabeth Eliza SOUTH abt 1861 Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia 20 Jun 1940 Canberra, ACT, Australia 79

Husband William DUNSHEA 1860 Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia 01 Apr 1938 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 78

Son William Lawrence DUNSHEA 1887 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 15 Jun 1970 Canberra, ACT, Australia 83
Son Ernest Charles DUNSHEA 1889 28 Mar 1959 Tuross Head, New South Wales, Australia 70

Sister Ellen SOUTH 1859 Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
Sister Fanny SOUTH 1863 Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia

Daughter in Law Mary Susan MEREDITH 1884 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 03 Dec 1977 Canberra, ACT, Australia 93
Daughter in Law Christina MCINTOSH 22 Apr 1954 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Granddaughter Eileen Barbara DUNSHEA 1918
Granddaughter Truda Joan DUNSHEA 1920
Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased

Events in Elizabeth Eliza SOUTH (1861 - 1940)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1861 Elizabeth Eliza SOUTH was born Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia 6
1885 24 Married William DUNSHEA (aged 25) Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia 4276/1885 6
1887 26 Birth of son William Lawrence DUNSHEA Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 5658/1860 as John W Dunshane 6
1889 28 Birth of son Ernest Charles DUNSHEA
29 Jul 1898 37 Death of mother Amelia MASON (aged 75) Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
06 Aug 1914 53 Death of father James SOUTH (aged 78) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6
01 Apr 1938 77 Death of husband William DUNSHEA (aged 78) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia Note 1 6
20 Jun 1940 79 Elizabeth Eliza SOUTH died Canberra, ACT, Australia 6
Note 1: Died in Canberra and buried in Queanbeyan Death Registered in NSW Queanbayan V1838141 103/1838
Personal Notes:
The Canberra Times of Saturday 20 January 1940 :
DUNSHEA : At her residence, Canberra, Eliza, relict of the late William Dunshea, 4 Acton, and loving mother of Laurie and Ernie, of Canberra. Aged 78 years. Interment at Canberra, Sunday afternoon.
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 300 (Death)
- Reference = 86 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 86 (Marriage)
- Reference = 300 (Birth)

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