Brief Life History of Edward
When Edward Brandreth was born in 1859, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, his father, Edward Heskin Brandreth, was 36 and his mother, Sarah Ann Howard, was 33. He married Margaret Matheson in 1886, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 2 October 1941, in Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, at the age of 82, and was buried in Fawkner, Victoria, Australia.
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Sources (2)
- Edward Henry Brandreth, "Find A Grave Index"
- Edward H Brandreth, "Australia, Victoria, Index to Probate Registers, 1841-1989"
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World Events (8)
1867
End of transportation to Western Australia.
1870
British troops withdraw from Australia.
1892
Coolgardie gold-field is discovered.
Name Meaning
English:
variant of Brundrett , altered by association with Middle English brand-reth ‘trivet’.
perhaps occasionally also a habitational name from Brandred in Acrise (Kent), whose name may be from Old English brand ‘fire’ + hryd- ‘clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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