Helen Hannah Kitson was born in 1887, her birth registered that year in Korong Vale, Victoria. She was the daughter of William Kitson and Emma Jane Weston. [1]
Marriage. In 1910, as Ellen Hannah Kitson, she married Frederick Furnell, in Victoria. [2]
Widowed. Corporal Frederick Furnell was killed in Belgium during the first world war, on 19th September 1917. [3]
The Argus (Melbourne) Friday 19 September 1919 - Page 4
IN MEMORIAM
FURNELL.—In loving memory of my dear husband and our dear daddy, No. 511, Corporal Frederick Furnell, Railway Unit, killed in Belgium, 19th September, 1917 (one of the Ballarat heroes); also his brother, Lieutenant G. J. Furnell, died of wounds same day.
Though absent from among us,
You are present in our thoughts;
And those you left behind you
Will always feel your loss.
What happy hours we once enjoyed,
How sweet their memory still.
—(lnserted by his loving wife and children, "Glenferrie," Epsom road, Ascotvale.) [4]
Death. Ellen Hannah Hadden died 24th December 1934 at the Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, aged 48 years. Her death was registered the following year, 1935. [6]
The Age (Melbourne) Thursday 26 December 1935 - Page 1
DEATHS
HADDEN.—On the 24th December, at Austin Hospital, Ellen Hannah, the wife of Leslie Hadden, aged 48 years.
HADDEN.— On the 24th December, at Austin Hospital, Ellen Hannah Hadden, dearly beloved mother of Winnifred and William Farnell [sic]. Interred on 24th December at Fawkner Cemetery.
Our darling mother at rest.
HADDEN.—On the 24th December, at Austin Hospital, Ellen Hannah, dearly loved daughter of the late William and Emma Kitson, beloved sister of William (deceased), Gertrude (Mrs. Marshall), Herbert, Arthur (deceased) and Stanley, and loving sister-in-law of Annie, and aunt of Stanley and Audrey Kitson. [7]
The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne) Thursday 26 December 1935 - Page 28
Deaths
HADDEN.—On the 24th December, at Austin Hospital, Ellen Hannah Hadden, dearly beloved mother of Winnifred and William Furnell. Interred on 24th December at Fawkner Cemetery.
Burial. Following a service on the same day she died, 24th December 1934, her remains were interred in Fawkner Cemetery (Church Of England O, Grave 3484) where she remains buried alone. [9]
↑ BIRTH: VIC BDM # 12338./1887; Helen Hannah KITSON (Mother: Emma Jane WESTERN [sic]; Father: William) birth registered KORO
↑ 1st MARRIAGE: VIC BDM # 362/1910; Ellen Hannah KITSON & Fredk TURNELL [sic] NOTE: 'Turnell' is a transcription error; a common mistake made when deciphering the old handwriting as 'F' and 'T' can look similar
↑ Burial: The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust, Deceased Search (accessed 9 Mar 2024) Fawkner Memorial Park : citing buried of Ellen Hannah Hadden aged 48, on 24/12/1934, Church Of England O, Grave 3484
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