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William Edney 1897 - 1948

William Edney of Coburg, City of Merri-bek County, VIC Australia was born on January 22, 1897 in Fitzroy, City of Yarra County to John Edney and Emma Elizabeth "Annie" Taylor Edney. He had siblings Eliza Edney, Sarah Jane Edney, Annie Edney, Nellie Edney, Samuel Charles Edney, John James Edney, Percy Edney, David Edney, and Joseph Edney. William Edney married Sylvia Josine (Purtle) Edney in 1931, and died at age 51 years old on June 3, 1948 in Coburg, City of Merri-bek County.
William Edney
Coburg, City of Merri-bek County, VIC 3058, Australia
January 22, 1897
Fitzroy, City of Yarra County, VIC, 3065, Australia
June 3, 1948
Coburg, City of Merri-bek County, VIC, 3058, Australia
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  • 01/22
    1897

    Birthday

    January 22, 1897
    Birthdate
    Fitzroy, City of Yarra County, VIC 3065, Australia
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  • Nationality & Locations

    Fitzroy South, Australia
  • 06/3
    1948

    Death

    June 3, 1948
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Coburg, City of Merri-bek County, VIC 3058, Australia
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    William Edney lived 20 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 51.
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In 1897, in the year that William Edney was born, on July 17th, the Klondike Gold Rush began when the first successful prospectors returned to Seattle after mining in the Yukon. They arrived on the ships Excelsior and Portland, bringing vast quantities of gold - over $32,000,000 in today's money - and everyone rushed to become rich in the Yukon.
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In 1908, at the age of only 11 years old, William was alive when unemployment in the U.S. was at 8.0% and the cost of a first-class stamp was 2 cents while the population in the United States was 88,710,000. The world population was almost 4.4 billion.
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