Ivy Olive WARREN (1891-1984)
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6. Ivy Olive Warren (1891 - 1984)
Spouse #1 : William John Edwards (1892 - 1943)
Spouse # 2 : Charles Cooling (.... - ....)
1. Nola Irene Warren
2. .... George Ernest Edward Warren & Iris Ella Ford
3. .... .... Leonard Leslie Warren & Burdett Launder
4. .... .... ... Charles James Warren and Elizabeth (Agnes) McNay
... Children - 1. Mabel May Warren & Robert Darlington Buckley2. Myrtle May Warren
3. Clifford James Warren & Myrtle Mary Young
4. Charles Victor Warren & Lily May Eastwood
5. Linden Melville Warren & Grace Aimers & Annie Veronica Murphy6. Leonard Leslie Warren7. Ivy Olive Warren & William John Edwards8. Carol Vera (Catherine) Warren9. Lloyd Loch Warren10. Vera Loveday Warren
Ivy Olive Warren and William John Edwards
IVY OLIVE WARREN Birth 1891, September 27 at Commercial Street, Kaniva, Victoria Father Charles James Warren Mother Agnes McNay Marriage #1 1912, November at Mt. Erica Methodist Church, High Street, Windsor, Victoria Spouse #1 William John Edwards Born 1892, January, West Ham, Essex, UK Father Frank Edwards Mother Susan Downs Died 1943, January 29 at Caulfield Military Hospital aged 50 years Buried Springvale Cemetery, Victoria Marriage #2 Spouse #2 Charles Cooling Death 1984, June 27 at Dimboola, Victoria Burial Springvale Cemetery, Victoria Children |
Ivy Olive Warren & William John Edwards – Their Lives
1891 – Birth – Ivy Olive Warren
Name: Ivy Olive WarrenBirth Date: Abt 1891Birth Place: Kaniva, VictoriaRegistration Year: 1891Registration Place: Victoria, AustraliaFather: Chas WarrenMother: Agnes McNayRegistration Number: 342Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
1892 – Birth – William John Edwards
Name: William John EdwardsAge: 0Birth Date: 20 Nov 1892Baptism Date: 23 Nov 1892Baptism Place: Essex, EnglandFather: Frances EdwardsMother: Susan EdwardsSource Description: Service of Church: Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; Incumbent; Plaistow, St Mary the Virgin; Parish Records;1891-1894Ancestry.com. Essex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1918
1901 – Census – William John Edwards
Name: William EdwardsAge: 8Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893Relation to Head: SonGender: MaleFather: Frank EdwardsMother: Susan EdwardsBirth Place: Plaistow, Essex, EnglandCivil Parish: West HamHousehold Members: Name AgeFrank Edwards 39Susan Edwards 37Eliza Edwards 13George Edwards 10William Edwards 8Elizabeth Edwards 6Florence Edwards 2Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
1908 – Emigration – William John Edwards
(information provided by Jan Buckley)
William John Edwards is thought to have left England en-route to Australia about 1908. He found work working at the Café Pavic in Swanston Street, Melbourne – the café that was operated by Ivy Olive Warren’s brother, Vic Warren. It was a fish and chips shop with curtained booths.
1912 – Marriage – Ivy Olive Warren
Name: Ivy Olive WarrenGender: FemaleMarriage Registration Year: 1912Marriage Registration Place: Victoria, AustraliaSpouse: Wm Jno EdwardsReference Number: 9486The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia,
1916 – Military Service – William John Edwards
World War 1 started and life many other young men, William John Edwards enlisted. He signed up for duty on June 5, 1916. He became No. 2858 Private Edwards of the 2nd Pioneer Brigade of the Australian Imperial Forces. His enlistment document showed his date and place of birth and gave his occupation as waiter / cook. He lived at 57 Surrey Road, South Yarra with his wife Ivy and their two children – Agnes (aka Sally) and Merva.
His physical description is given as 24 years 6 months old, height 5 feet 9 ¼ inches, weight 126 pounds, chest measurement 32-35 inches. He was of medium complexion with brown eyes and black hair.
Following his training at Seymour in Victoria, he was appointed private and became part of the 6/2 Pioneer Battalion.
On September 20, 1916, he left Australia for England, then onto Havre in France. Whilst in France, he was billeted at a chateau belonging to people by the name of de Fourney. They were kind and helpful people and they had a daughter named Marcelle. Once William returned to Australia, his next daughter was to be named Marcelle in remembrance of those kind people.
At the end of 1918, he was sent on leave to England, but just a few weeks later, was reassigned to his unit in France where he remained until near the end of 1919. Most of his time in the AIF he served abroad. Then in July 1919, he returned to Australia and was discharged from duty. He received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
1919 – Discharge from Military Service
After William’s discharge he and his family lived at 4 Beresford Street, Caulfield, Victoria. He found work as a caretaker at Sun Insurance and he was provided with a flat on the seventh floor of their building. Later they moved to Ormond.
William was an accomplished musician and played the violin, as did Ivy. They played in a band in a small country town, first and second violin. Ivy had a good singing voice.
1943 – Burial – William John Edwards
William suffered from the effects of having been gassed during the war and his health was never great afterwards. He died at 50 years of age at Caulfield Military Hospital on January 29, 1943.
After the death of William, Ivy sold their house and took her four daughters to live in a boarding house at 117 Alma Road, St. Kilda.
Remarriage – Ivy Olive Warren
Although my research found stories that Ivy remarried after the death of William to Charles Cooling, I could not find the marriage registration. And it is worth noting that her death registration is in the name of her first husband.
1984 – Death – Ivy Olive Warren
Name: Ivy Olive EdwardsDeath Registration Year: 1984Death Registration Place: Victoria, AustraliaFather: Charles WarrenMother Maiden Name: McNayReference Number: 14829Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988
1984 – Burial – Ivy Olive Warren
Name: Ivy Olive EdwardsBirth Date: 1892Death Date: 27 Jun 1984Cemetery: Springvale Botanical CemeteryBurial or Cremation Place: Springvale, Greater Dandenong City, Victoria, AustraliaSpouse: William John EdwardsAncestry.com. Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
