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Helen Dorothy ATKINSON (1913 - 1989)
Excellent dressmaker
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Julian F ELY (1939 - 1958)
John Laurence ELY (1942 - 2014)
Living
Living
 Helen Dorothy ATKINSON (1913 - 1989)

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John (Jack) William ELY (1914 - 1961)

William Lionel Richmond BROWNE
 Harry Henry ATKINSON (1891 - 1918) Henry ATKINSON (1859 - 1928) John ATKINSON
Hannah GILL
Emily NEWTON (1868 - 1949) William NEWTON (1839 - )
Elizabeth BARBER (1841 - 1897)
Lillian Margaret Ann MADDEN (1894 - 1977) Julian John Edward MADDEN (1869 - 1954) Henry St.John MADDEN (1840 - 1922)
Isabella Bowcher ELWORTHY (1842 - 1921)
Helen Mutch DIACK (1874 - 1946) John Craigen DIACK (1850 - 1929)
Margaret MUNRO (1845 - 1909)
Helen Dorothy ATKINSON John (Jack) William ELY
Helen Dorothy ATKINSON
Helen Dorothy ATKINSON John (Jack) William ELY Helen Dorothy ATKINSON
b. 27 Nov 1913 at Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
m. (1) 1938 John (Jack) William ELY (1914 - 1961) at Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
m. (2) 15 Nov 1969 William Lionel Richmond BROWNE at Queensland, Australia
d. 11 Nov 1989 at Mackay, Queensland, Australia aged 75
Near Relatives of Helen Dorothy ATKINSON (1913 - 1989)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Henry ATKINSON 28 Nov 1859 Bradford, Yorkshire, England 04 Feb 1928 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 68
Grandmother Emily NEWTON 03 May 1868 Gayndah, Queensland, Australia 29 Jul 1949 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 81
Grandfather Julian John Edward MADDEN 16 Jun 1869 Cape River, Queensland, Australia 25 Aug 1954 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 85
Grandmother Helen Mutch DIACK 28 Aug 1874 Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland 13 Nov 1946 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 72

Father in Law William ELY 15 Jul 1885 Queensland, Australia 1949 Queensland, Australia 64
Mother in Law Emilia Wilhelmine HORN 1879 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia abt 03 Mar 1934 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 55

Father Harry Henry ATKINSON 25 Dec 1891 Railway reserve, Croydon, Queensland, Australia 12 May 1918 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 26
Step Father Francis James HURLEY 1890 Queensland, Australia 1966 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 76
Mother Lillian Margaret Ann MADDEN 19 Mar 1894 Millchester, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 14 Nov 1977 Sandgate, Queensland, Australia 83

Self Helen Dorothy ATKINSON 27 Nov 1913 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 11 Nov 1989 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 75

Husband John (Jack) William ELY 25 Jan 1914 Nambour, Queensland, Australia 1961 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 47
Husband William Lionel Richmond BROWNE Y

Son Julian F ELY 1939 Mt Isa, Queensland, Australia 27 Dec 1958 Babinda, Queensland, Australia 19
Son John Laurence ELY 20 Oct 1942 Mt Isa, Queensland, Australia 04 Jan 2014 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 71
Son Living or Recently Deceased
Daughter Living or Recently Deceased

Sister Mavis Beatrice Florence ATKINSON 12 Jul 1916 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 17 Nov 2010 Strathpine, Queensland, Australia 94
Half Sister Gladys Lillian Maud Joy HURLEY 22 Sep 1921 Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia abt 2000 Queensland, Australia 79
Half Sister Joan Florence HURLEY 11 Jan 1924 Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Half Brother Living or Recently Deceased

Daughter in Law Carol Eleanor FIELD 1946 New Zealand 30 Mar 2015 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 69
Daughter in Law Living or Recently Deceased
Daughter in Law Living or Recently Deceased
Son in Law Living or Recently Deceased

Grandson Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson Living or Recently Deceased

Aunt Beatrice Blanche NEWTON 13 Jul 1888 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 19 Feb 1911 Bakerville, Queensland, Australia 22
Uncle Edwin Otto BROWNE 21 May 1879 Gympie, Queensland, Australia 21 Apr 1912 Friezland, Queensland, Australia 32
Aunt Elizabeth Maud ATKINSON 26 Jan 1894 Queensland, Australia 05 Aug 1931 South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 37
Uncle Marmaduke BUCHANAN 08 Jun 1892 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1977 Queensland, Australia 85
Aunt Ethel Florence ATKINSON 28 Jul 1896 Queensland, Australia May 1969 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 72
Uncle Albert Richard Cornelius CORFIELD 29 Jul 1896 Manchester, Lancashire, England 21 Dec 1965 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 69
Uncle Thomas ATKINSON 07 Mar 1899 Queensland, Australia 28 Jul 1974 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 75
Aunt Alice Mary Justine ELLIOTT 1903 Queensland, Australia 25 Aug 1978 Queensland, Australia 75
Aunt Jessie ATKINSON 01 Jul 1902 Queensland, Australia 03 Jul 1902 Queensland, Australia 0
Aunt Elsie May ATKINSON 27 Sep 1903 Queensland, Australia 02 Oct 1978 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 75
Uncle Reginald Wellington MILLETT 19 Apr 1891 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 31 Jul 1963 Queensland, Australia 72
Uncle John Leslie ATKINSON 28 Oct 1906 Queensland, Australia 15 Dec 1965 Queensland, Australia 59
Aunt Hilda Isabel ATKINSON 28 Nov 1912 Queensland, Australia 04 Jun 1982 Queensland, Australia 69
Uncle Lionel Vernon COX 12 Jan 1914 Roma, Queensland, Australia 10 Nov 2001 Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia 87
Aunt Lilian Emily ATKINSON 28 Nov 1912 Queensland, Australia
Uncle Cecil Harold ARNOLD 1906 Queensland, Australia 30 Nov 1964 Queensland, Australia 58
Uncle John Henry (Jack) MADDEN 14 Sep 1895 Homestead, Queensland, Australia 13 Nov 1982 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 87
Aunt Audrey Jane PERRY 06 Jun 1902 Queensland, Australia 17 Sep 1986 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 84
Aunt Florence Helen MADDEN 21 Jul 1898 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 19 Feb 1951 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 52
Uncle William John FERGUSON 24 Oct 1892 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 09 Oct 1969 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 76
Aunt Helen Nell May MADDEN 20 Jul 1904 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 12 Mar 1974 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 69
Uncle Thomas Francis SHANNON 15 Aug 1893 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 21 Feb 1951 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 57
Uncle Edward MADDEN 08 Apr 1912 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 13 Apr 1912 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 0
Uncle Julian George MADDEN 19 Apr 1915 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 11 Jan 2013 Buderim, Queensland, Australia 97
Aunt Elizabeth Beth Ellen HUTTON 10 Apr 1919 Cairns, Queensland, Australia 19 Sep 2017 Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia 98

Cousin Leslie Allen JOHNSON 24 Feb 1907 Queensland, Australia 18 Aug 1964 Rochdale, Queensland, Australia 57
Cousin Ethel Emily BROWNE 12 Jun 1909 Bakerville, Queensland, Australia 23 Jun 1974 Lethridge Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 65
Cousin Stanley Francis BUCHANAN 17 Apr 1916 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 05 Jul 2006 Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia 90
Cousin Beatrice Emily BUCHANAN 28 Jun 1917 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 19 Dec 1980 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 63
Cousin Cecil Henry BUCHANAN 28 Aug 1918 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 15 Apr 1973 Kelmscott, Western Australia, Australia 54
Cousin Colin Albert CORFIELD 16 Oct 1982 Queensland, Australia
Cousin Thomas Elliott ATKINSON 11 Apr 1926 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 22 Feb 2000 73
Cousin John Lawrence ATKINSON 04 Sep 1928 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 11 Oct 2000 72
Cousin Geoffrey Peers ATKINSON 10 Apr 1935 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 27 May 1979 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 44
Cousin Ian Henry MILLETT 1934 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 1980 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 46
Cousin Clifford John COX 08 Sep 1964 Amberley, Queensland, Australia
Cousin Barbara Joan COX 19 Apr 1935 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 09 Jan 1987 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 51
Cousin Living or Recently Deceased
Cousin Living or Recently Deceased
Cousin Valerie Mary FERGUSON 17 Jun 1920 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 17 Aug 2004 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 84
Cousin John Edward (Jack) FERGUSON Jun 1922 Ayr, Queensland, Australia abt Sep 1923 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1
Cousin Living or Recently Deceased
Cousin Dulcie SHANNON 25 Aug 1931 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 02 Oct 2010 Caloundra, Queensland, Australia 79
Cousin Living or Recently Deceased
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Cousin Living or Recently Deceased

Nephew Living or Recently Deceased
Niece Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew Living or Recently Deceased
Niece Living or Recently Deceased

Brother in Law William Alan BELL 08 Jan 1911 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 12 May 1977 Strathpine, Queensland, Australia 66
Brother in Law William HODGE
Brother in Law male UNKNOWN
Brother in Law male ANDERSON
Brother in Law Paul RASMUSSEN Nov 1975 Aspley, Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law Living or Recently Deceased
Events in Helen Dorothy ATKINSON (1913 - 1989)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
27 Nov 1913 Helen Dorothy ATKINSON was born Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1913/C008117
12 May 1918 4 Death of father Harry Henry ATKINSON (aged 26) Ayr, Queensland, Australia Certificate
1938 25 Married John (Jack) William ELY (aged 24) Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia 1938/C4245
1939 26 Birth of son Julian F ELY Mt Isa, Queensland, Australia
20 Oct 1942 28 Birth of son John Laurence ELY Mt Isa, Queensland, Australia
1943 30 Residence Mt Isa, Queensland, Australia Simpson St
1949 36 Residence Mackay, Queensland, Australia 17 Symonds St
27 Dec 1958 45 Death of son Julian F ELY (aged 19) Babinda, Queensland, Australia 1959/000201
1961 48 Death of husband John (Jack) William ELY (aged 47) Mackay, Queensland, Australia 1961/5504 (Jack William)
1966 53 Death of step father Francis James HURLEY (aged 76) Mackay, Queensland, Australia 1966/C4205
15 Nov 1969 55 Married William Lionel Richmond BROWNE Queensland, Australia
14 Nov 1977 63 Death of mother Lillian Margaret Ann MADDEN (aged 83) Sandgate, Queensland, Australia
11 Nov 1989 75 Helen Dorothy ATKINSON died Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Personal Notes:
Lived at Mt Isa after marriage.

Made wedding gowns and ball gowns. She had shop in Cloncurry. Mavis helped with some of the handsewing finishing off.

Called Nell as a child. The only one who could stand up to her was Frank.

Met Jack in Mt Isa. Married in Cloncurry. A Fashionable wedding. Reception at home in a house with three verandahs - had a piano. Helen played - all the latest songs. Sing around the piano of a Saturday-Sunday night - the in circle. To flirt with the boys.
Source References:
2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997
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