Emma Elwin Olifent1

#12089, (11 April 1846-3 July 1932)
FatherJames Smith Olifent1 (-a 1850)
MotherEliza Oyer2
ChartsAylott Family - descendants
Brett Family - descendants
Darby Family - descendants
Descendents of Richard Darby
Last Edited23 Jul 2013
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Emma Elwin Olifent was born on 11 April 1846 at Kent.3,2 She was the daughter of James Smith Olifent and Eliza Oyer.1,2 Emma Elwin Olifent was baptised at St. Mary the Virgin on Sunday, 17 May 1846 at Dover, Kent.2

Emma Elwin Olifent married George Speller Wright J.P., son of John Speller Wright and Martha Darby, at Stow Memorial Congreational Church on Wednesday, 22 May 1867 at Adelaide. They were 21 and 22 respectively.1

Emma, aged 23 and George Speller Wright J.P., aged 24 became the parents of their first child Arthur John Speller Wright on Monday, 24 May 1869 at Adelaide. Arthur was to be the first of six children over a 10 year period.4

"was a hard worker in the matter of providing comforts for the soldiers in the trenches during the Great War."3 Emma Elwin Olifent and George Speller Wright J.P. celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary on 22 May 1927.5 Emma and George lived on 26 May 1927 at Henly Beach, South Australia.6

Emma died on 3 July 1932 at the Adelaide suburb of Henly Beach at age 86.7

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
1846BirthKent3,2
1,2
1846BaptismSt. Mary the Virgin, Dover, Kent2
1867Married Name1
1867MarriageStow Memorial Congreational Church, in Adelaide1
Note memo only CR CR3
1927Note5
1927ResidenceHenly Beach, South Australia6
1932Deaththe Adelaide suburb of Henly Beach7

Family

George Speller Wright J.P. (11 Jan 1845-1 Jan 1935)
Children

Citations

  1. [S7] South Australia, Marriage Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Vol 71 p.167.
  2. [S577] E-mails from Geoff Frogley to Tim Hill, 2012- 09 Oct 2012.
  3. [S322] The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1932 'Sixty-Five Years Married.', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), 21 May, p. 18, viewed 14 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46860196
  4. [S5] South Australia, Birth Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Vol.84 p.36.
  5. [S322] The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1927 'A DIAMOND WEDDING.', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), 23 May, p. 10, viewed 14 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article73664121
  6. [S458] The Register (Adelaide), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1927 'Family Notices.', The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), 26 May, p. 8, viewed 14 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54265134
  7. [S322] The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1932 'OBITUARY.', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), 6 July, p. 16, viewed 14 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article34686918
  8. [S7] South Australia, Marriage Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Vol 180 p.366.
  9. [S458] The Register (Adelaide), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1913 'THE STATE BANK.', The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), 30 August, p. 16, viewed 14 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60054289
  10. [S7] South Australia, Marriage Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Vol 229 p.785.