Alice (Little) Oliver (1868 - 1923)

Born 13 Sep 1868 in Hawthorn, Colony of Victoria

Ancestors

Wife of James Thompson — married 1888 in Victoria

Descendants

Died 4 Jun 1923 at age 54 in Prahran, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Alice Little (married names Thompson, then Oliver) was born on 13 September 1868 in Hawthorn, Colony of Victoria, the daughter of Eliza (Stokes) Little and John Little.^[1]

She married James Thompson in 1888 in Colony of Victoria.^[2]

Their children were:

• Mary Elizabeth Thompson (1888–1889)^[3]
• Herbert James Thompson (1889–1942)^[4]
• Rose Thompson (1891–?)^[5]

Alice was in a relationship with Kent William OLIVER in as early as 1893.

Their children included

Zilpah OLIVER 1894-1895

Mary OLIVER 1898-1898

Grace OLIVER 1900-?

Alice died on 4 June 1923 in Prahran, Victoria^[6] and was buried at the Burwood Cemetery^[7]

Death Notice 5 Jun 1923^[8]

OLIVER. - On the 4th June, 1923, at Alfred Hospital Alice, dearly beloved wife of Kent Oliver, of 3 Butler-street, Camberwell, loving mother of Herbert, Rose, William and Grace; aged 55 years

Research notes

No marriage to Kent William OLIVER has been located.

Alice's son, Herbert James passed away with the surname of OLIVER and lists Kent as his father.

According to her Death Notice there was another son, William (surname unknown).

Sources

1. ↑ Birth record: 23790 / 1868. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Alice LITTLE); (Place: HAWTHORN); (Mother: Eliza STOKES); (Father: John)
2. ↑ Marriage record: 1339 / 1888. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (James THOMPSON and Alice LITTLE)
3. ↑ Birth record: 12029 / 1888. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history. (Name: Mary Eliz THOMPSON); (Place: HAWTHORN); (Mother: Alice LITTLE); (Father: James)
4. ↑ Birth record: 22401 / 1889. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history. (Name: Herbt James THOMPSON); (Place: HAWTHORN); (Mother: Alice LITTLE); (Father: James)
5. ↑ Birth record: 23797 / 1891. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history. (Name: Rose THOMPSON); (Place: HAWTHORN); (Mother: Alice LITTLE); (Father: Jas)
6. ↑ Death record: 7545 / 1923. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Alice OLIVER); (Place of death: PRAHRAN); (Age at death: 55); (Mother: Eliza STOKE); (Father: LITTLE John)
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212587765/alice-oliver: accessed 31 August 2023), memorial page for Alice Oliver (unknown–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 212587765, citing Burwood Cemetery, Burwood, Whitehorse City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).
8. ↑ Family Notices (1923, June 5). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 1. Retrieved August 31, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2005936

• Victorian Pioneer Index 1836-1888
• Victorian Death Index 1921-1985