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Elsie Jane RATCLIFFE (1886 - 1942)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Elsie Jane RATCLIFFE (1886 - 1942) + George HAWKER (1862 - 1933)	Thomas RATCLIFFE
		Mary Elizabeth FOSTER

b. 1886 at Powo, Victoria, Australia

m. 1919 George HAWKER (1862 - 1933) at Victoria, Australia

d. 1942 at Korumburra, Malverna, Victoria, Australia aged 56

Near Relatives of Elsie Jane RATCLIFFE (1886 - 1942)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	James Henry HAWKER		Devonshire, England.
Mother in Law	Rosanna CALCUTT	abt 1841	Oxfordshire, England	1896	Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia	55
Father	Thomas RATCLIFFE
Mother	Mary Elizabeth FOSTER
Self	Elsie Jane RATCLIFFE	1886	Powo, Victoria, Australia	1942	Korumburra, Malverna, Victoria, Australia	56
Husband	George HAWKER	abt 1862		1933	Korumburra, Malverna, Victoria, Australia	71
Step Son	Herbert Stanley HAWKER
Nephew	Roy ARNOLD			bef 1936
Niece	Doris May MELLOR	1892	Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1980	Victoria, Australia	88
Niece	Gladys Gretta MELLOR	1894	Malmsbury, Victoria,, Australia	1973	Blackwood, West Australia, Australia	79
Nephew	Harry (Henry) Clarence Nightingale MELLOR	1896	Malmsbury, Victoria,, Australia	1975	Perth, WA, Australia	79
Brother in Law	Albert HAWKER	1864	Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia	1902	Kensington, Victoria, Australia	38
Sister in Law	Jessie HAWKER	abt 1868		1936	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	68
Sister in Law	Mabel HAWKER	1870	Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia	1955	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	85
Sister in Law	Alice HAWKER	1875	Malmsbury, Victoria,, Australia	1905	East Melbourne, Vic, Australia	30

Events in Elsie Jane RATCLIFFE (1886 - 1942)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1886		Elsie Jane RATCLIFFE was born	Powo, Victoria, Australia	Note 1	52
1919	33	Married George HAWKER (aged 57)	Victoria, Australia	Note 2	52
1933	47	Death of husband George HAWKER (aged 71)	Korumburra, Malverna, Victoria, Australia	Note 3	52, 60
1942	56	Elsie Jane RATCLIFFE died	Korumburra, Malverna, Victoria, Australia	Note 4	52, 60

Note 1: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Elsie Jane Ratcliffe Birth Date: Abt 1886 Birth Place: Powo, Victoria Registration Year: 1886 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Thomas Ratcliffe Mother: Mary Elizabeth Roster Registration Number: 12782

Note 2: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Elsie Jane Ratcliffe Spouse Name: George Hawker Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Place: Victoria Registration Year: 1919 Registration Number: 4771

Note 3: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Geo Hawker Birth Year: abt 1862 Age: 71 Death Place: Korumburra, Victoria Father's name: Jas Hawker Mother's name: Rosanna Calcutt Registration Year: 1933 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 16309 THe Argus (Melbourne) 12 Aug 1933 HAWKER.-On the 9th August, at his residence, Korumburra, George Hawker, the dearly beloved husband of Elsie, loved father of Grace, Mary, and Alma. - At rest Sydney Morning Herald 10 Aug 1933 MR. G. HAWKER. MELBOURNE, Wednesday. Mr. George Hawker, formerly a leading rifle- man and father of the late Mr. Harry Hawker, the Australian airman, died at his home in Korumburra to-day, after a long Illness. He had been blind for some time. Mr. Hawker represented Victoria in important rifle matches for 14 years. He visited all States and New Zealand. In 1897 and 1898, he was a mem- ber of the Victorian teams at Bisley. The Australasian (Melbourne) 12 Aug 1933 Mr. George Hawker, formerly a leading rifleman, and father of the late Mr. Harry Hawker, the Australian airman, died at his home, in Korumburra (V.), on August 9, after a long illness. He had been blind for some time. Mr. Hawker represented Vic toria in important rifle matches for 14 years. He visited all States and New Zealand. In 1897 and 1898 he was a member of the Victorian teams at Bisley, England. The team of 1897 won the Kolapore Cup. He was twice married, and he leaves a widow and three young daughters. By his first wife he had two daughters and two sons, including Mr. Harry Hawker, who was killed when his aeroplane crashed in Eng land soon after the war. For 14 years Mr. Hawker was a home missionary of the Methodist Church. For many years Mr. Hawker owned the blacksmith and wheel wright's shop which is a familiar land mark in Point Nepean road near the Moo rabbin railway gates.

Note 4: The Argus (Melbourne) 19 Sept 1942 HAWKER- The Funeral of the late Mrs ELSIE JANE HAWKER will leave the Methodist Church Korumburra THIS DAY (Saturday) at conclusion of a service which will be conducted by the Rev G C Harris at 1pm for the Korumburra Cemetery Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Elsie Jane Hawker Birth Year: abt 1886 Age: 56 Death Place: Malverna, Victoria Father's name: Thos Ratcliffe Mother's name: Mary Foster Registration Year: 1942 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 10082

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Elsie Jane Hawker Birth Year: abt 1886 Age: 56 Death Place: Malverna, Victoria Father's name: Thos Ratcliffe Mother's name: Mary Foster Registration Year: 1942 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 10082

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Elsie Jane Ratcliffe Birth Date: Abt 1886 Birth Place: Powo, Victoria Registration Year: 1886 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Thomas Ratcliffe Mother: Mary Elizabeth Roster Registration Number: 12782

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Elsie Jane Ratcliffe Spouse Name: George Hawker Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Place: Victoria Registration Year: 1919 Registration Number: 4771

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: The Argus (Melbourne) 19 Sept 1942 HAWKER- The Funeral of the late Mrs ELSIE JANE HAWKER will leave the Methodist Church Korumburra THIS DAY (Saturday) at conclusion of a service which will be conducted by the Rev G C Harris at 1pm for the Korumburra Cemetery

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