STAINES, Edward Henry

Name – STAINES, Edward Henry
Born – 24/02/1944
Died – 19/07/1954
Location – No 26 Methodist Section
Mother – Elsie May Taylor
Father – Harold Samuel Staines

Notes – Edward Henry was born in 1944 to Elsie May (nee Taylor) and Harold Samuel Staines who lived at Stockley, Tara. Elsie and Harold had married on the 8th December, 1932.

The little fellow won second prize at the 1954 Tara Show for a collection of wildflowers and his sister Marie Staines got first prize. Siblings for Edward were Maxwell, Kevin and Marie and Valmay (Wilson from Taroom).

Edward has a headstone which reads – Edward Henry Staines Died 19th July 1954 Aged 10 years.

Newspaper Article – Read here.

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