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Ernie IRWIN (1921 - 2004)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Living	Ernie IRWIN (1921 - 2004) + Florence Olivia Grace (Olga) SOPER (1920 - 2009)

b. 1921

m. 1945 Florence Olivia Grace (Olga) SOPER (1920 - 2009) at Tully, Queensland, Australia

d. 2004 aged 83

Near Relatives of Ernie IRWIN (1921 - 2004)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Samuel SOPER	1890	Queensland, Australia	1968	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	78
Mother in Law	Elizabeth (Lizzie) FITZGERALD	1891	Queensland, Australia	1959	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	68
Self	Ernie IRWIN	1921		2004		83
Wife	Florence Olivia Grace (Olga) SOPER	1920	Queensland, Australia	2009		89
Daughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Sister in Law	Marjorie May SOPER	1914	Queensland, Australia	1971	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	57
Brother in Law	Samuel Thomas Stanley SOPER	1915	Queensland, Australia	1968	Queensland, Australia	53
Brother in Law	Cyril Francis Owen SOPER	1917	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	1949	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	32

Events in Ernie IRWIN (1921 - 2004)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1921		Ernie IRWIN was born		Communication with daughter
1945	24	Married Florence Olivia Grace (Olga) SOPER (aged 25)	Tully, Queensland, Australia	Note 1	60
2004	83	Ernie IRWIN died		Communication with daughter

Note 1: Cairns Post 29 Nov 1945 SOPER-IRWIN. A very pretty wedding was cele- brated at the Roman Catholic Church. Tully, on November 17, when Olga youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Soper, was joined In holy wedlock to Ernie, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin, of Coorparoo. Brisbane, by Rev. Father Leahy. The dainty bride entered the church on the arm of her father to the strains of the wedding march played by Mrs. Barry. Her beautiful gown was of rich satin moulded to the figure, featuring a heart shape neck, the back of the bodice being trimmed with loops and buttons. The long sleeves were peaked at the side and finished with tiny but- tons. A fully flared skirt fell into a long and graceful train. She wore a cape bridal veil daintily embroidered, falling to the bottom of the skirt and held in place by a wreath of orange blossom. The veil was lent by Mrs. Hansen, of Cairns. She carried a bou- quet of lilies and stephanders adorned with white satin streamers. She was attended by Mrs. Rector. Innisfail, as matron of honour, wearing a pink satin ankle length frock trimmed with tiny frills. For head- dress she wore a shoulder length veil and carried a choice bouquet. Her little flower girl, Pam Nickson, looked sweet in a blue ankle length-frock trimmed with tiny frills and carried a bouquet of pink roses. The duties of best man were carried out by the bride's brother, Corporal Stan Soper. The wedding breakfast was held at the residence of the bride's parents, where 60 guests were entertained.

Source References:

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

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Cairns Post 29 Nov 1945 SOPER-IRWIN. A very pretty wedding was cele- brated at the Roman Catholic Church. Tully, on November 17, when Olga youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Soper, was joined In holy wedlock to Ernie, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin, of Coorparoo. Brisbane, by Rev. Father Leahy. The dainty bride entered the church on the arm of her father to the strains of the wedding march played by Mrs. Barry. Her beautiful gown was of rich satin moulded to the figure, featuring a heart shape neck, the back of the bodice being trimmed with loops and' buttons. The long sleeves were peaked at the side and finished with tiny but- tons. A fully flared skirt fell into a long and graceful train. She wore a cape bridal veil daintily embroidered, falling to the bottom of the skirt and held in place by a wreath of orange blossom. The veil was lent by Mrs. Hansen, of Cairns. She carried a bou- quet of lilies and stephanders adorned with white satin streamers. She was attended by Mrs. Rector. Innisfail, as matron of honour, wearing a pink satin ankle length frock trimmed with tiny frills. For head- dress s* e wore a shoulder length veil and carried a choice bouquet. Her little flower girl, Pam Nickson, looked sweet in a blue ankle length-frock trimmed with tiny frills and carried a bouquet of pink roses. The duties of best man were carried out by the bride's brother, Corporal Stan Soper. The wedding breakfast was held at the residence of the bride's parents, where 60 guests were entertained.

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