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From: Daryl & Erica Povey <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT] Start, Barry, Edgar
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:42:55 +1000
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Hello Julie

Leslie Valantine EDGAR married Bessie Ada BARRY in 1942, Victoria

Leslie Valantine BARRY d. 27 Jul 1960 East Victoria Park, Perth, WA (age 76y)
GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE , KARRAKATTA CEMETERY CREMATORIUM ROSE GARDENS

Bessie Ada BARRY d. 30 Jun 1970 Beverly Hills, Perth, WA (age 72y)
GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE , KARRAKATTA CEMETERY CREMATORIUM ROSE GARDENS

Source: http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/GenResearch.html

Regards
Daryl Povey

At 08:08 AM 14/06/2008, you wrote:

>Greetings list,
>
>This may be a long shot, but here goes.
>
>I am looking for details of Ada EDGAR, maiden name START, who died in Perth
>in the late 1960's or early 1970's. She was born in 1897 at Crowlands near
>Ararat. Her second husband was Leslie EDGAR, but I don't know when he died.
>They were married in Victoria, probably in Ararat or Ballarat, in 1942. I
>don't know if Les had been married before, or if he had any other family.
>
>Ada had previously been married to Percival BARRY, whose family (I think)
>came from around the Avoca/Elmhurst area. Ada and Percy were married in
>about 1920. They had two sons, Allan and Ernest, both of whom served in WW2.
>Ernest was killed in action in 1941 but Allan lived on and served in the
>navy until the 1960's. Allan died some time after 1981 and before 1990. As
>far as I know, neither Ernest nor Allan had any children.
>
>Does anyone recognise any of these details? I am trying to find out when and
>why Ada went to Perth, and what her last known address was. She was still
>alive in 1966.
>
>Any details at all would be helpful.
>Thank you
>Julie H.

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