Emma Vida (Hancock) Richards (1895 - 1979)

Born 13 Jul 1895 in Kapunda, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Frank Harwood Richards — married 7 Jun 1919 in Methodist Church, Pirie St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Died 23 May 1979 at age 83 in Murrayville, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Emma (Hancock) Richards was born in the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

Emma Vida Hancock was born 13 July 1895 in Kapunda, South Australia. She was the daughter of Silas Hancock and Emma Nicholls. ^[1]

She married Frank Harwood Richards on 7 June 1919 at the Methodist Church, Pirie Street, Adelaide. ^[2]

Emma passed away aged 83 in 1979 in Murrayville, Victoria^[3] and was buried in Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ South Australia Birth Registrations: 1895 Emma Vida Hancock, daughter of Silas John Hancock & Emma Nicholls Reg: 568/84 District: Kapunda. Accessed at Genealogy SA (https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php)
2. ↑ South Australia Marriage Registrations: 1919 Frank Harwood Richards and Emma Vida Hancock Reg: 279/703 District: Adelaide. Accessed at Genealogy SA (https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php)
3. ↑ Victoria State Government, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria. Emma Vida RICHARDS. Death. Registration number 12702/1979. Mother Emma NICHOLLS, Father Silas John HANCOCK. Place of birth Kapunda South Australia, Place of death Murrayville. Age at death 83. Link to search page
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed March 20, 2024), memorial page for Emma Vida Hancock Richards (13 Jul 1895–23 May 1979), Find A Grave: Memorial #201209035, citing Cheltenham Cemetery, Cheltenham, Charles Sturt City, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by Faithe Jones (contributor 50048377).