Emily Gertrude Birch

Brief Life History of Emily Gertrude

When Emily Gertrude Birch was born on 24 April 1882, in Auburn, South Australia, Australia, her father, Richard James Birch, was 28 and her mother, Hannah Heard, was 23. She married Paul Albert Tilka on 6 August 1921, in West Croydon, South Australia, Australia. She died on 3 April 1968, in Gawler, South Australia, Australia, at the age of 85, and was buried in Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, South Australia, Australia.

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Family Time Line

Paul Albert Tilka
1877–1963
Emily Gertrude Birch
1882–1968
Marriage: 6 August 1921

Sources (3)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Emily Gertrude Birch - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Emily Gertrude Birch
  • Emily G Tilka, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Emily Gertrude Birch Tilka, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1892

Coolgardie gold-field is discovered.

1901

First Federal election.

1911

Canberra is founded and designated as the capital. The Federal Capital Territory is established as an area of two 360 square kilometers in the Yass-Canberra district.

Name Meaning

English, German, Danish, and Swedish: topographic name for someone who lived by a birch tree or in a birch wood, from an ancient Germanic word meaning ‘birch’ (Old English birce, byrce ‘birch’, Middle High German birche, Old Danish birk). In some cases the German and English name may be derived from any of the places called with this word, such as Birch in Aargau (see Birke ) or Birch in Essex. In Swedish, the name is in many instances ornamental.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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