Emily (Packer) Scown (1882 - 1953)

Born 16 Dec 1882 in Mundulla, South Australia, Australia

Wife of Ernest Albert Scown — married 5 Sep 1906 in Mundulla, South Australia, Australia

Died 8 Nov 1953 at age 70 in Bordertown, South Australia, Australia

Biography

Emily (Packer) Scown was born in the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

Emily Packer, daughter of Frederick Packer & Agnes Allen, was born on 16 December 1882 in Mundulla, Wellington, South Australia. ^[1]

Emily (age 23, daughter of Frederick Packer) married Ernest Albert Scown (age 24, son of Richard Scown) on 5 September 1906 in the Methodist Church, Mundalla, Wellington, South Australia. ^[2] Their marriage was reported in the Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1869 - 1912), Thu 20 Sep 1906, Page 1 ^[3]

SCOWN—PACKER.—On the 5th September, at the Mundalla Methodist Church, by the Rev. S. Clark Murford, Albert E., youngest son of R. Scown, of Cannawigra, to Emily, second surviving daughter of F. Parker, Waltham Farm, Mundalla.

Emily and Ernest had 8 children:

1. Lindsay Scown,b. 1907
2. Ernest Clifford Scown, b. 1909
3. Amy Gladys (Scown) Dungey, b. 1910 (twin)
4. Ivey Hazel (Scown) Oliver, b. 1910 (twin)
5. Evelyn (Scown) Smith, b. 1913
6. Albert Russell Scown, b. 1915
7. Emily Jean (Scown) Milne, b. 1921
8. Shirley (Scown) Marks, b. 1924

Emily Scown (widow of Ernest Albert Scown) died on 8 November 1953, aged 70 years, in Bordertown, Robe, South Australia. ^[4] She was buried at Mundulla Cemetery, Mundulla, Tatiara District Council, South Australia (plot: Old Section Plot 266). ^[5]

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Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "South Australia Births 1842-1928"
   Registration Number: 295/111
   FindMyPast Transcription (requires subscription, accessed 18 November 2023)
   First name(s): Emely; Last name: Packer; Gender: Female; Birth date: 16 Dec 1882; Place: Mundulla; District: Wellington; State: South Australia; Country: Australia; Father's first name(s): Frederick; Father's last name: Packer; Mother's first name(s): Agnes; Mother's last name: Allen; Registration number: 295/111.
2. ↑ Marriage Registration: "South Australia Marriages 1842-1937"
   Registration Number: 228/968
   FindMyPast Transcription (requires subscription, accessed 18 November 2023)
   First name(s): Ernest Albert; Last name: Scown; Marital status: Single/spinster; Age: 24; Birth year: 1882; Marriage date: 05 Sep 1906; Place: Methodist Church Mundalla; District: Wellington; State: South Australia; Country: Australia; Father's first name(s): Richard; Father's last name: Scown; Spouse's first name(s): Emily; Spouse's last name: Packer; Spouse's marital status: Single/Spinster; Spouse's age: 23; Spouse's birth year: 1883; Spouse's father's first name(s): Frederick; Spouse's father's last name: Packer; Registration number: 228/968.
3. ↑ Marriage Notice: "Trove, National Library of Australia"
   Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1869 - 1912), Thu 20 Sep 1906, Page 1 : Family Notices
   Trove Article (accessed 18 November 2023)
4. ↑ Death Registration: "South Australia Deaths 1842-1972"
   Registration Number: 805/6531
   FindMyPast Transcription (requires subscription, accessed 18 November 2023)
   First name(s): Emily; Last name: Scown; Gender: Female; Status: Widowed; Birth year: 1883; Death date: 08 Nov 1953; Age at death: 70y; Residence: Bordertown; Place: Bordertown; District: Robe; State: South Australia; Country: Australia; Registration number: 805/6531; Relative: Deceased husband; Relative's first name(s): Ernest Albert; Relative's last name: Scown; Notes: Person died in an institution i.e. hospital, nursing facility or religious community.
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #239251661 (accessed 18 November 2023)
   Memorial page for Emily Scown (unknown-8 Nov 1953), citing Mundulla Cemetery, Mundulla, Tatiara District Council, South Australia, Australia (plot: Old Section Plot 266).