Peter Le Page (abt. 1831 - 1913)

Born about 1831 in Bailiwick of Guernsey

Husband of Emily (Edwards) Le Page — married 1 May 1866 in Melbourne, Colony of Victoria

Descendants

Died 19 Oct 1913 at about age 82 in South Morang, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Peter was born c1831 on Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands. The Le Page is known to have come from Guernsey and were probably connected with the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. According to the Victorian Death Index he is the son of Peter (sen.) and Margaret (nee Le Provost) Le Page.

He married Emily Susan Edwards in 1866,^[1] at St. Paul's Church, Melbourne.^[2][3]

He died in 1913,^[4] at his residence, 'Rose Villa,' South Morang, although the place of death is recorded as "Yan Yean" which is now known as Mernda and a short distance from South Morang.^[5][6] The Age death notice lists the names of six children.

Aet 81y (official registration data states 82y).

Sources

1. ↑ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Department of Justice (online database), Marriage Index 1866, registration number 1230
2. ↑ 1866 'Family Notices', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 4 May, p. 4. , viewed 29 Apr 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5768842
3. ↑ 1866 'Family Notices', The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), 12 May, p. 29. , viewed 29 Apr 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138046624
4. ↑ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Department of Justice (online database), Death Index, registration number 15421
5. ↑ 1913 'Family Notices', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 20 October, p. 1. , viewed 29 Apr 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196227925
6. ↑ Obituary, Evelyn Observer and Bourke East Record (Vic.), Friday 24 October 1913