Elizabeth Burke1

#15634, (1867-29 August 1940)
Last Edited1 Jun 2020
     Elizabeth Burke was also known as Lizzie.2 NOTE: The information on this page is my research to date and is subject to change as I become better informed. I very much welcome any corrections or additional info you might have - my email address is at the bottom of this page. Whilst historical facts are not copyright, my writing about these facts are. If you wish to use any text from this site on Ancestry or on any other website, please ask me first - Tim Hill.
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She was born in 1867 at the Melbourne suburb of Emerald Hill.1

Elizabeth Burke married Thomas Hamilton Battle, son of John Charles Battle and Lucy Young, in 1889 at Victoria.1 Elizabeth and Thomas lived in 1898 at at 170 Easey Street in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood. They lived in a wooden house they owned.3 Elizabeth and Thomas lived in 1912 at at 176 Easey Street in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood.4 Elizabeth's occupation was given as 'home duties' in 1912.4 Elizabeth and Thomas lived in 1916 at Collingwood.5

Her husband Thomas died 8 July 1928 at the age of 68, leaving her a widow.6

Thomas Hamilton Battle was remembered in death by family :
BATTLE. — in loving memory of my dear husband, Thomas Hamilton, who passed away July 8 1928.
Away in a beautiful somewhere,
We cannot unlock with a key;
'Tis only through death we may enter,
It's there he is waiting for me.
—Inserted by his loving wife. Elizabeth.
BATTLE. — In loving memory of my dear brother Tom, who passed away July 8. 1928.
Deep in my heart a memory is kept.
Sadly missed.
—Inserted loving sister, Martha.6


Elizabeth lived in August 1940 at Collingwood.7

Elizabeth died on 29 August 1940.1 She was buried on 31 August 1940 at at Booroondara General Cemetery in the Melbourne suburb of Kew.1

Her will was probated in October 1940.7

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
1867Birththe Melbourne suburb of Emerald Hill1
1889Married Name1
1889MarriageVictoria1
1898Residence at 170 Easey Street in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood3
1900Residence-hideCollingwood8
1912Residence at 176 Easey Street in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood4
1912Occupation4
1914Residence-hideCollingwood9
1914Occupation-hide9
1916ResidenceCollingwood5
1916Occupation-hide5
1940ResidenceCollingwood7
1940Death1
1940Burial at Booroondara General Cemetery in the Melbourne suburb of Kew1
1940Probate-new7

Family

Thomas Hamilton Battle (11 Dec 1859-8 Jul 1928)

Citations

  1. [S338] Ancestry.com.au Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com.au/) https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/7141308/…
  2. [S921] The Age, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1914 'Family Notices', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 19 January, p. 1. , viewed 01 Jun 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189393232
  3. [S929] Victoria, Rate Books, 1855-1963 Easey Street 1898.
  4. [S483] Australia - Electoral Rolls 1900-1980 - Ancestry.com, Electorate of Batman, Subdivision of Collingwood 1912 p.5.
  5. [S483] Australia - Electoral Rolls 1900-1980 - Ancestry.com, Electorate of Yarra, Subdivision of Collingwood 1916 p.5.
  6. [S921] The Age, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1940 'Family Notices', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 8 July, p. 11. , viewed 02 Jun 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204411539
  7. [S921] The Age, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1940 'Advertising', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 23 September, p. 13. , viewed 26 May 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204386830
  8. [S929] Victoria, Rate Books, 1855-1963 Easey Street 1900.
  9. [S483] Australia - Electoral Rolls 1900-1980 - Ancestry.com, Electorate of Yarra, Subdivision of Collingwood 1914 p.6.