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1915 - 1981 (66 years)
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Father |
Arthur Alfred COLSTON, b. 24 Nov 1883, Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia d. 24 Nov 1926, Albury, New South Wales, Australia (Age 43 years) |
Mother |
Lena Bertha WEULE, b. 3 Nov 1884, New South Wales, Australia d. 27 Jun 1966, Queensland, Australia (Age 81 years) |
Marriage |
1914 |
Albury, New South Wales, Australia |
Family ID |
F271 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Leslie James "Les" McKAY, b. 18 Feb 1907, Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia d. 22 Sep 1999, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Age 92 years) |
Marriage |
14 Aug 1937 |
Albury, New South Wales, Australia [7] |
- The wedding of Elsie, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Colston and Mrs. Colston, of Burrumbuttock, to Mr. Les. M'Kay, of Burrumbuttock, took place at the Methodist Church in Albury. Rev. R. N. Grout officiated. The bride wore satin-faced taffeta. The bride's sister, Doris, was bridesmaid, and was frocked in pink floral georgette. The reception was held at the George Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. M' Kay are spending their honeymoon at Sydney and Fiji, and will make their home in Burrumbuttock.
BURRUMBUTTOCK
ON Monday night [9 Aug 1937] the local hall was filled to its capacity, when the many friends of two popular residents, Miss E. Colston, of the postal staff, and Mr. Les M'Kay, tendered them a gift evening prior to their marriage on Saturday. The evening was spent in games, competitions and dancing. Mr. E. Schliebs was chairman and, on behalf of the gathering, handed over two well-laden tables with valuable and useful gifts to Miss Colston; and to Mr. M'Kay, on behalf of the football team, a travelling rug. Mr. C. Groch and Mr. S. Schulz supported the chairman's remarks. Rev. Grout, on behalf of the Methodist Young People's Society, presented the young couple with a Bible. Mr. M'Kay thanked everyone present, on behalf of Miss Colston and himself, for the evening and the gifts. [5, 6]
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Children |
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Family ID |
F190 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
3 Aug 2018 |
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Sources |
- [S3] NSW Federation 1889-1918 BDM, (Published by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in association with the Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages NSW
August 1993), 1915/19903.
- [S63] Birthday Book, Arthur Colston, 3 Apr 1915.
- [S620] Dennis McKay , "Re: Comments", email message to Jennifer Crockett 13 Dec 2012.
- [S2] Queensland: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Death registration: Elsie Mary McKay, Birth date: 1915, Death date: 15/05/1981, Mother's name: Lena Bertha Weule, Father/parent's name: Arthur Alfred Colston, Registration details: 1981//3465.
- [S342] National Library of Australia, Australian Newspapers, 1937 'LATE PERSONAL.', Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW : 1896 - 1939), 20 August, p. 8, viewed 30 June, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102692414.
- [S342] National Library of Australia, Australian Newspapers, 1937 'BURRUMBUTTOCK.', Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW : 1896 - 1939), 13 August, p. 40, viewed 30 June, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102690302.
- [S30] NSW Between the wars 1919-1945 Deaths & Marriages, (Published by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in association with the Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages NSW), 1937/145851 prefix R.
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