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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Sources (2)
- Elvin Roy, "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration of Births, 1899-1912"
- Elvin Ray Eastley, "Find A Grave Index"
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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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