no image
Privacy Level: Open (White)

Bertram Gideon Bourchier (1884 - 1958)

Bertram Gideon Bourchier
Born in Break O Day, Victoria, Australiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 8 Dec 1919 in Christ Church, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 73 in Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australiamap
Problems/Questions
Profile last modified | Created 3 Dec 2020
This page has been accessed 169 times.

Biography

Bertram was born in 1884 in Victoria, the son of Isaac William Bourchier abt.1832-1909) and Jane Stuart Todd (1847-1913). [1]

In 1919 in South Australia, he married Effie May Byass (1895-1976). [2]

Marriage. 1919. [3]
BOURCHIER-BYASS.
A pretty wedding was celebrated in Christ Church at 8 a.m. on Monday morning, when Mr. Bertram G. Bourchier, fifth son of the late Mr. I. W. Bourchier, of Corindhap, Victoria, and Miss Effie May Byass, youngest daughter of the late Mr. P. G. and Mrs. E. Byass, Mount Gambier, were joined in matrimony. The officiating clergyman was the Ven. Archdeacon Samwell. The bride, who was given away by her gowned in a cream gabardine costume, with cream arophane hat to match, and carried an exquisite bouquet of white flowers, covered with net. The bridesmaid was Miss Doris Byass, sister of the bride, and she wore a bright navy crepe-de-chine and champagne hat with blue spray, and carried a posy of champagne roses, with which was mingled pink, blue, and gold tissue. Mr. J. Bourchier, brother of the bridegroom, acted as best man. After the ceremony a reception was held at the residence of the bride's mother, in Sturt-street, only relatives attending. The newly married couple were the recipients of numerous wedding gifts and congratulatory telegrams. The bridegroom's gift to the bride was a curb bangle, and to the bridesmaid he gave a beautiful gold brooch. The bride's gift to the bride was a handsome travelling bag. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Bourchier left for Port MacDonnell. The bride's travelling dress was an Assam coat and cream hat trimmed with vue rose.

They had 5 children between 1923 and 1930s.

Bertram passed away in 1958, aged 73 [73y 6m 2d]. [4]

He was buried in Lake Terrace Cemetery, Mount Gambier. [5] Effie joined him in 1976.

Sources

  1. Vic BDM. Births. 14794/11884.
  2. Digger - South Australian Marriages, Registrations 1917-1937
    Groom: BOURCHIER
    Given names: Bertram Gideon
    Bride: BYASS
    Given names: Effie May
    Date: 1919-12-08 (8 Dec 1919)
    Groom Age: 35
    Status: S
    Groom's Father: Isaac William BOURCHIER
    Bride Age: 24
    Status: S
    Bride's Father: Peter BYASS
    Place: Christ Church Mount Gambier
    District: Gre
    Book/Page: 281/889.
  3. 1919 'MARRIAGE.', Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA : 1861 - 1954), 12 December, p. 2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article77754880
  4. Digger - South Australian Deaths, Registrations 1916 to 1972
    Surname: BOURCHIER
    Given Names: Bertram Gideon
    Date: 1958-02-27 (27 Feb 1958)
    Sex: M
    Age: 73y
    Status: M
    Residence: Mount Gambier
    Death Place: Mount Gambier
    District Code: Gre
    Book/Page: 871/1409.
  5. Find A Grave: Memorial #201534563




Is Bertram your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA
No known carriers of Bertram's DNA have taken a DNA test. Have you taken a test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.


Comments

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.

Featured Auto Racers: Bertram is 18 degrees from Jack Brabham, 28 degrees from Rudolf Caracciola, 24 degrees from Louis Chevrolet, 24 degrees from Dale Earnhardt, 41 degrees from Juan Manuel Fangio, 23 degrees from Betty Haig, 32 degrees from Arie Luyendyk, 19 degrees from Bruce McLaren, 26 degrees from Wendell Scott, 22 degrees from Kat Teasdale, 21 degrees from Dick Trickle and 31 degrees from Maurice Trintignant on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.

B  >  Bourchier  >  Bertram Gideon Bourchier

Categories: Lake Terrace Cemetery, Mount Gambier, South Australia