Elizabeth (Reid) Callesen (abt. 1878 - 1925)

Wife of George Thies Callesen — married 1900 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 4 Dec 1925 at about age 47 in Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Elizabeth Reid (married name Callesen) was born around 1878, the daughter of Eliza Jane (Cassidy) Reid and Robert Reid.

She married George Thies Callesen in 1900 in Victoria, Australia.^[1] Their children were:

• George Robert Callesen (1901–1946)^[2]
• Norman Edgar Callesen (1904– )
• Elsie Leah May Callesen (1906– )
• William David Thomas Callesen (1913– )
• Alice Elizabeth Callesen (1915– )

Elizabeth died on 4 December 1925 in Murrumbeena, Victoria, aged 47 years.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage record: 5672 / 1900. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Elizth REID and Geo Thies CALLESEN)
2. ↑ Death record: 1881 / 1946. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: George Robert CALLESEN); (Place of birth: NORTHCOTE); (Place of death: WILLIAMSTOWN); (Age at death: 44); (Mother: Elizabeth REID); (Father: CALLESEN George Theis)
3. ↑ Death record: 14826 / 1925. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Elizabeth CALLESEN); (Place of death: MURRUMBEENA); (Age at death: 47); (Mother: Eliza Jane CASSIDY); (Father: REID Robert)
4. ↑ "In memoriam." 3 December 1938. The Age (Melbourne), page 21. Retrieved 6 June 2023 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205216361.

   CALLESEN (nee Reld). — In loving memory of our dear sister, Elizabeth, who passed away on December 4, 1925; also her brothers, Robert Reid, who passed away on September 22, 1927; William, April 4, 1918; David (late A.I.F.), November 2, 1916; Thomas (late A.I.F.), February 11, 1929. Just a token, fond and true, To show, dear ones, we think of you.
   —Inserted by G. and C. Reid.