Elsie Julia (Harris) Levy (1874 - 1952)

Born 1874 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 28 Apr 1952 at about age 78 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Elsie's birth was registered in Jul-Aug-Sep 1876 in Christchurch, New Zealand.^[1] She was the daughter of Maurice Harris and Elizabeth (Lizzy) Phillips.

In 1894, she married Raymond Pollak.

Births, Marriages, Deaths. MARRIAGES. Pollak —Harris. —March 29, at Yokohama. Japan, Henry Pollak to Evelyne Bessie, daughter of Maurice Harris, Christchurch. Pollak —Harris. —March 29, at Yokohama, Japan, Raymond Pollak to Elsie Julia, daughter of Maurice Harris, Christchurch. ^[2]

Elsie and Raymond had a son, Oscar Adrian, in New Zealand in 1900. ^[3]

Elsie and Myer, along with Gordon, Manley, and Elizabeth, arrived on the ship Marathon on 25 November 1911 in Brisbane, Australia, having departed from Cape (South Africa).^[4] Elsie Julia Levy was registered to vote in 1914 at 25 Dalgety street, St Kilda West subdivision, Balaclava division, Victoria, Australia. She worked at home duties.^[5] Elsie Julia Levy and Myer Levy were registered to vote in 1931 at 35 Docker Street, Elsternwick, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia. Myer was an agent and Elsie had home duties.^[6] Elsie and Myer were registered to vote in 1936 at 12 Acland Street, St Kilda West, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia. Myer (age 67) had no occupation and Elsie had home duties.^[7] Elsie and Myer were registered to vote in 1943 back at 35 Docker Street in Elsternwick, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia.^[8]

Elsie's death was registered in 1952 in the Victoria district.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950"
   New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950
   Ancestry Record 8949 #415998 (accessed 10 September 2022)
   Elsie Julia Harris born on 1876 Jul-Aug-Sep in Christchurch, New Zealand.
2. ↑ Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXXI, Issue 10352, 19 May 1894, Page 1
3. ↑ NZ BDM 1900/1593 Pollak Oscar Adrian Elsie Julia Raymond Auseline
4. ↑ Passenger List: "Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923"
   Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]; Series: VPRS 7666
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1635 #3476010 (accessed 19 September 2022)
   Name: Elsie Levy; Nationality: English; Arrival Age: 30; Birth Date: abt 1881; Departure Place: Cape; Arrival Date: 25 Nov 1911; Arrival Place: Brisbane, Australia; Ship: Marathon.
5. ↑ 1914 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #9343596 (accessed 19 September 2022)
   Name: Elsie Julia Levy; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1914; Electoral Place: St Kilda West, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia.
6. ↑ 1931 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #12030265 (accessed 19 September 2022)
   Name: Elsie Julia Levy; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1931; Electoral Place: Elsternwick, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia.
7. ↑ 1936 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #13375738 (accessed 10 September 2022)
   Name: Elsie Julia Levy; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1936; Electoral Place: St Kilda West, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia.
8. ↑ 1942 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #18184991 (accessed 19 September 2022)
   Name: Elsie Julia Levy; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1942; Electoral Place: Elsternwick, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia.
9. ↑ Death Registration: "Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988"
   The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Death Records; Reference Number: 5376
   Ancestry Record 61650 #1433921 (accessed 19 September 2022)
   Elsie Julia Levy death 1952 in Victoria, Australia.