Caroline (Allen) Woosnam (1894 - 1979)

Born 20 Apr 1894 in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Francis George Woosnam — married 1917 in Victoria, Australia

Died 12 May 1979 at age 85 in Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Caroline Allen (married name Woosnam) was born on 20 April 1894 in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, the daughter of Mary Ann Julia Allen and William Allen.

In 1917 Caroline Allen married Francis George Woosnam in 1917 in Victoria. ^[1]

Caroline died on 12 May 1979 in Caulfield, Victoria. She was 85 years old^[2] and was buried at the Springvale Botanical Cemetery^[3]

Research notes

This is the only Caroline Allen born in 1894 in Melbourne. Mother’s surname is different, possibly the mother remarried.

Family name: ALLEN Given name(s): Caroline Minnie Event: births Mother's name >, Mary Ann Mother's family name at birth: MCCARTHY Father's name: Wm Place of birth: COLLINGWOOD Reg. year: 1894 Reg. number: 10960/1894

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Sources

1. ↑ [Family name: ALLEN Given name(s): Caroline Event: marriages Spouse's name: WOOSNAM, Francis George Reg. year: 1917 Reg. number: 1140/1917 ]
2. ↑ [Family name: WOOSNAM Given name(s): Caroline Event: deaths Mother's name >, Mary Ann Mother's family name at birth: CHRISTIE Father's name: ALLEN William Place of birth: South Yarra Place of death: Caulfield South Age at Death: 85 Reg. year: 1979 Reg. number: 11529/1979 ]
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196136392/ : accessed 01 April 2021), memorial page for Caroline Allen Woosnam (20 Apr 1894–12 May 1979), Find a Grave Memorial no. 196136392, citing Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale, Greater Dandenong City, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by Dawn Jones (contributor 49366720) .

• BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.