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Elsie Lillian (Walker) Balfour 1906 - 1985

Elsie Lillian (Walker) Balfour of Australia was born on February 25, 1906 in Brunswick, VICTORIA. She was married to Gordon John Lewis Balfour on March 27, 1942, and they were together until Gordon's death on January 10, 1968. She had a child Lauriss Wendy Balfour. Elsie Balfour died at age 79 years old on October 18, 1985 in Dandenong.

Elsie Lillian (Walker) Balfour

Australia

February 25, 1906

Brunswick, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

October 18, 1985

Dandenong, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

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Introduction

Elsie Lillian Walker was the child of May Cooper (1879-1953) and William George Walker. She was born in Brunswick, Australia on February 25, 1906 and had 5 siblings, 3 survived. Her siblings were Myra May (1902-1967), Merie (1914-2000), Unnamed female Walker (1922-1922, William Cooper (1922-1985), and William's twin, a female that did not survive (1922-1922). She married Gordon John Lewis Balfour (1910-1968) on March 27, 1942 in Elsternwick, Australia. They had a daughter together, Lauriss Wendy Balfour (1942-1950). Elsie Lillian Balfour passed away on October 18, 1985 in Dandenong, Australia.
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1906

Birthday

February 25, 1906

Birthdate

Brunswick, VICTORIA AUSTRALIA

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Ethnicity & Family History

She was Australian.
Nationality & Locations

Elsie lived in Brunswick, Carlton, Caulfield, and Dandenong, Australia.
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1985

Death

October 18, 1985

Death date

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Cause of death

Dandenong, VICTORIA AUSTRALIA
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Elsie Lillian (Walker) Balfour lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.

The average age of a Walker family member is 71.

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In 1906, in the year that Elsie Lillian (Walker) Balfour was born, English biochemist Frederick Hopkins concluded that vitamins are essential to the human body and that a lack of vitamins caused scurvy and rickets. Scurvy and rickets were both huge problems in sailors that were at sea for extended time and the addition of vitamin C, vitamin D, and calcium in their diets helped eradicate the problem.

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In 1937, she was 31 years old when on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.

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Elsie Walker's Family Tree

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Elsie Lillian (Walker) Balfour Feb 25, 1906 - Oct 18, 1985

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Gordon John Lewis Balfour