Alice Hawthorn LAUNDER (1881-1883)
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6. Alice Hawthorn Launder (1881 - 1883)
1. Nola Irene Warren
2. .... George Ernest Edward Warren & Iris Ella Ford
3. .... .... Burdett Launder & Leonard Leslie Warren
4. .... .... .... Roberts Launder and Mary Burdett Salisbury
... Children - 1. Sarah Burdett Launder & William Walter Bowie
2. Robert William Burdett Launder3. Susan Burdett Launder & Henry Skene4. Mary Burdett Launder & Charles Arthur Jackson5. Gertrude Burdett Launder6. Alice Hawthorn Launder7. Harold Launder8. Ernest Edward (Dick) Launder9. Burdett Launder
1881 – Birth of Twin Daughters – Gertrude Burwood & Alice Hawthorn Launder
On October 7 in 1881, Mary Burdett gave birth to twin girls, named with regard to Melbourne suburbs, reflecting the increasing community pride in their settlements. One daughter was named Gertrude Burwood Launder and the other Alice Hawthorn Launder, both born at 7 McQuarrie Street in Prahran.
1883 – Death of a Daughter – Alice Hawthorn Launder
Mary Burdett had given birth to six babies in the twelve years since her marriage in 1871 and up until 1883, all had survived. However, one of the little twin daughters, Alice Hawthorn Launder gave up life at the age of just 2 years in 1883.