Elizabeth Janet Geddes

Female1888–1978

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Janet

When Elizabeth Janet Geddes was born in 1888, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, her father, Andrew Geddes, was 39 and her mother, Ellen Coughlin, was 36. She died in 1978, in her hometown, at the age of 90.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Geddes
1849–1928
Ellen Coughlin
1852–1941
James Geddes
1874–1889
John Joseph Geddes
1876–1955
Mary Agnes Geddes
1880–1938
Cecilia Mary Geddes
1885–1966
Elizabeth Janet Geddes
1888–1978
Francis A. Geddes
1890–1891
Leopold Joseph Geddes
1892–1971
Gregory Andrew Geddes
1899–1970

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  • Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Janet Geddes - Government record: birth-name: Elizabeth Janet Geddes

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Siblings (8)

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World Events (8)

1892

Age 4

Coolgardie gold-field is discovered.

1901

Age 13

First Federal election.

1914

Age 26

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

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Gaddis , from the lands of Geddes in Nairnshire.

English: possibly a variant of Gedde, a nickname from Middle English gedde ‘pike’ (the fish), with post-medieval excrescent -s. However, the modern surname appears to be entirely Scottish in origin (see 1 above).

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

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