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Ethel Mabel Abell Brown 1875 - 1944

Ethel Mabel Jane (Abell) Brown of Malvern, City of Stonnington County, VIC Australia was born in 1875 at Sandridge to John Perkins Casper Shum Abell and Elizabeth Jane (Keam) Abell. She had siblings Reginald Lennington Abell and John Abell. She married Walter Badger Brown in 1904, and had children Doris Brown, Lorna Mavis Brown, and Muriel Brown. Ethel Brown died at age 68 years old on May 31, 1944 in Malvern, and was buried on June 2, 1944 at St Kilda Cemetery in Saint Kilda East, Port Phillip City County.

Ethel Mabel Jane (Abell) Brown

Malvern, City of Stonnington County, VIC 3144, Australia

1875

Sandridge in VIC, Australia

May 31, 1944

Malvern, City of Stonnington County, VIC, 3144, Australia

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Introduction

Ethel Mabel Jane Abell was born about 1875 in Sandridge, Australia, to John Perkins Casper Shum Abell (1852 - 1932) and Elizabeth Jane Keam (1856 - 1938). Her birth was registered in 1875. Her mother was born in the state of Victoria, Australia, and her father was born in London, England. Ethel had two brothers, John Abell and Reginald Lennington Abell. In 1904 in Victoria, Australia, Ethel Mabel Jane Abell married Walter Badger Brown in Victoria, Australia. Walter and Ethel had three daughters. See more about her personal life at Ethel Mabel Abell Brown: Personal Life,
1875

Birthday

1875

Birthdate

Sandridge in VIC Australia

Birthplace

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Ethnicity & Family History

Ethel was of English heritage on her father's, John's, line and of Australian heritage on her mother's, Elizabeth's, line. Ethel's father John Abell, who was born in London, England was born to Thomas Abell of Northamptonshire, England and Elizabeth Clift of Westminster, England. Thomas's father, who was also named Thomas, was born in Buckingham, England and his mother, Rebecca, was born in Northampton, England. Ethel's mother, Elizabeth Keam, was born in Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia and died in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Elizabeth's parents are unknown, as is where they were born.
Nationality & Locations

Born in Sandridge, Victoria, Australia, Ethel was raised in Sandhurst in Victoria. When her daughter Muriel was born, she moved to St. Kilda, Australia, and after her daughter Lorna was born, she moved to Melbourne. Ethel died at the age of 68 - 69 in Malvern, Victoria, Australia and is buried in St Kilda Cemetery Saint Kilda East, Port Phillip City, VIC Australia.
Professional Career

According to the Australia Electoral Rolls of 1903 Victoria, Southern Melbourne, South Yarra, Ethel Mabel Abell's occupation was listed as "home duties."
Personal Life & Family

Ethel was born to John Perkins Casper Shum Abell (1852 - 1932), and Englishman born in London, England, and Elizabeth Jane Keam (1856 - 1938), an Australian, born in Sandridge, Victoria, Australia. Ethel had two younger siblings, brothers John Abell (1877 - 1949) and Reginald Lennington Abell (1879 - 1934). Both of her brothers were lifelong residents of Victoria, Australia. When she was 29 years old, Ethel married Walter Badger Brown, who was 39 years old.. They had three daughters during the course of their marriage: Doris Brown (1907 - 1907), who died as an infant, Muriel Brown (1907 - 1995), and Lorna Mavis Brown (1914 - 2003). Both surviving daughters were also lifelong residents of Victoria, Australia.
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1944

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May 31, 1944

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Cause of death

Malvern, City of Stonnington County, VIC 3144, Australia
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1944

Gravesite & Burial

June 2, 1944

Funeral date
St Kilda Cemetery in Saint Kilda East, Port Phillip City County, VIC 3183, Australia
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