Emily (aka Tot) LAUNDER (1867-1941)

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1. Emily (aka Tot) Launder (1867 - 1941)

Spouse : John Herbert Creese

1. Nola Irene Warren

2. .... George Ernest Edward Warren & Iris Ella Ford

3. .... .... Leonard Leslie Warren & Burdett Launder

4. .... .... .... Roberts Launder & Mary Burdett Salisbury

5. .... .... .... .... George William Launder & Sarah Gardiner (Roberts)

... Children - 1 Eleanor Ann Launder & John Collins

2 William Launder & Sarah Moody

3 George Launder & Jane Walker
4 Sarah Launder & William Smith

5 Thomas Howard Launder & Emily Wood
... Children 1. Emily Launder & John Herbert Creese

                 2. Alice Kath Launder
                    3. Arthur Thomas Launder
                    4. Herbert Thomas Launder
                    5. Ernest Arthur Launder
                    6. Horace Percival Launder
                    7. Eva Kate Launder
                    8. Edith Kate Launder
                    9. Thomas Howard Launder
                    10. Ada Amelia Launder
                    11. Percy Albert Launder
6 Amy Launder

7 Jane Launder
8 Roberts Launder
9 Harold James Launder
10 Mary Ann Launder
11 Unnamed Female Launder

Born                 1867, August 16 in Collingwood, Victoria
Baptised           1867, December 21 in Geelong, Victoria
Father             Thomas Howard Launder
Mother             Emily Wood

Married             1924 in Victoria
Spouse             John Herbert (Jack) Creese

Death               1941, October 1
Age at Death    73 years
Burial                Fawkner Cemetery, Victoria

Birth and Baptism - 1867

Emily Launder was born on August 16, 1867 in Collingwood, Victoria. She was baptised on December 21, 1867 in Geelong, Victoria

She was often referred to as 'Tot' by the family. She spent most of her adult life at home and assumed care of her mother until her mother died in 1907. Tot then stayed on at home as a house-keeper for her father until he died in 1917. Following the death of her father,
Tot then went to live with her sister-in-law in Victoria Street, West Melbourne where she helped in the management of Nell Launder's sweet shop.

1884 - Intercolonial Exhibition Award

Paper Flowers - First, silver medal, Miss Emily Launder, Blackwood Street, Hotham
Patchwork - First silver medal, Miss Emily Launder, Blackwood Street, Hotham
The Argus newspaper, April 24, 1884

1924 - Marriage

She married an 'old boyfriend', Jack Creese, in 1924 and she and Jack moved into a small cottage in Elizabeth Kensington.

Tot was a very kind person, often holding parties for her nephews and nieces. She had a cockatoo as a pet and she grieved when it died.

1941 - Death

Tot died in 1941 and was buried at Fawkner Cemetery. Her husband, Jack, died in 1947.