Elvin Ray Eastley

Brief Life History of Elvin Ray

When Elvin Ray Eastley was born on 21 April 1908, in Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia, his father, George Richard Eastley, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Margaret Sims, was 25. He married Emily Gwendolin Creely on 7 April 1932. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 24 February 1992, at the age of 83, and was buried in Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia.

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Family Time Line

Elvin Ray Eastley
1908–1992
Emily Gwendolin Creely
1913–1981
Marriage: 7 April 1932
Ivan Ray Eastley
1933–
Doreen Maree Eastley
1933–1980
Athol John Eastley
1934–1936
Barry George Eastley
1936–1966

Sources (2)

  • Elvin Roy, "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration of Births, 1899-1912"
  • Elvin Ray Eastley, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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.

1914

August: Australia becomes involved in World War One as Britain is preparing to declare war on Germany.

1939

Australia joins Britain in declaration of war on Germany.

Name Meaning

English (Devon): topographic name from Middle English est ‘east’ + lei(e) ‘open land, clearing’ (Old English ēast lēah), for someone who lived ‘at the east clearing’, or a habitational name from a place so named, such as Eastleigh (Hampshire), Eastleigh in Westleigh (Devon), or Eastley Farm in Leckhampstead (Berkshire).

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

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