Edna Mary May Tucker

Edna Mary May Tucker

Female 1909 - 1990  (80 years)

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  • Name Edna Mary May Tucker  [1
    Birth 29 Apr 1909  Balaklava, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 2 Jan 1990  [2
    Cremation 4 Jan 1990  Centennial Park, Pasadena, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    • Edna Mary May Anderson was cremated 04 Jan 1990 and Interred 23 Oct 1990 at Centennial Park Cemetery, 760 Goodwood Road, Pasadenna, South Australia, Australia. Her ashes were laid to rest at Springbank Island, Garden Edge boulder 5 Position 001 at Centennial Park Cemetery. [2]

    Burial Register Transcription, Edna Mary May Anderson (n. Tucker), Centenial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, South Australia, Australia.
    Burial Register Transcription, Edna Mary May Anderson (n. Tucker), Centenial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, South Australia, Australia.
    Edna Mary May Anderson born 29 April 1909, Died Wnd January 1990, and was cremated 04 Jan 1990 at Centenial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, South Australia, Australia. Her Ashes were interned 06 June 2013 in Springbank Island, Garden Edge Boulder 5, Position 001, Centenial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, South Australia.

    Centennial Park Cemetery, Map of Burial Plot, Edna Mary May Anderson.
    Centennial Park Cemetery, Map of Burial Plot, Edna Mary May Anderson.
    This map shows the location of Edna's burial plot, Sprinbank Island, Garden Edge Boulder 5 Position 001, Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadina, South Australia, Australia

    Headstone, Edna Mary May Anderson (n. Tucker), Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, South Australia, Australia
    Headstone, Edna Mary May Anderson (n. Tucker), Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, South Australia, Australia
    Edna Mary may Anderson born 29 May 1909 Died 2nd January 1990, Beloved wife of Alick, Loved Mother of Rosemary and Robert, Loved Nanna of Alexandra, Peace, Perfect Peace.
    Plot: Springbank Island, Garden Edge Boulder 5, Position 001.

    Springbank Island, Garden Edge Boulder 5, Position 001, Centenial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, South Australia, Australia
    Springbank Island, Garden Edge Boulder 5, Position 001, Centenial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, South Australia, Australia
    This Photo shows the location of Edna's Ashes, Springbank Island Garden Edge Boulder 5, Position 001, Centenial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, South Australia.
    Plot: Springbank Island, Garden Edge Boulder 5, Position 001.
    Person ID I2496  Tucker Family Tree | The descendants of James Tucker
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2020 

    Father John Charles Tucker,   b. 28 May 1871, Inman Valley District Yankalilla, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Oct 1945, Balaklava, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Curtis,   b. 7 Aug 1876, Rice Creek (near Auburn), South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 1964, Balaklava, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 17 Jul 1902  "Zulu" Farm Kybunga, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    • They were married at "Zulu Farm", Kybunga, South Australia, the Residence of Joseph John Clarke, Brother of Rev. Alfred James Clarke and Brother in Law of the Groom, John Charles Tucker. [4]

    South Australia, Marriage Registration Transcription, John Charles Tucker and Mary Elizabeth Curtis.
    South Australia, Marriage Registration Transcription, John Charles Tucker and Mary Elizabeth Curtis.
    John Charles Tucker Married Mary Elizabeth Curtis, 17 Jul 1901, at the Residence of Joseph John Clarke (brother in law of John Charles Tucker). They were married by the Rev. Alfred James Clarke (brother of Joseph John Clarke).
    Family ID F0721  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alick Anderson,   b. 13 Aug 1896, Cookes Plain, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1987 (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jan 1945  Church of Christ, Balaklava, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 

    The Advertiser Newspaper, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Marriage Announcements, Edna Tucker and Alick Anderson
    The Advertiser Newspaper, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Marriage Announcements, Edna Tucker and Alick Anderson
    Edna Tucker married Alick Anderson at 2pm, 1 January 1945 at the Church of Christ, Balaklava, South Australia, Australia. This notice was published in The Advertiser Newspaper, Monday 1 January 1945 on page 6.
    Children 
    +1. R. Anderson
     2. R.J. Anderson
    Family ID F1086  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2022 

  • Documents At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  • Notes 
    • Birth details obtained from South Australian Births Registrations 1907 to 1928 Book 821 Page 400 District Code Gil.
      Edna used to ride her pony Queenie to school at Woodlands, Watchman and Balaklava. She learned the piano form Mrs Finlayson and E. Curtis (cousin). She used to play for all the dances, suppers and concerts in the district. She used to accompany Brian Schmidt (Piano teacher) who played violin. She also played duets with her cousin, Esther Curtis and her friend Ina Finlayson. She was the pianist for Barbara Mc Arthur's dances and dance classes. She ran stalls and made items for fund raisers for Barbara McArthur. She loved cats. He nickname at school was "Magpie" (because she was always talking) Her nicknames when she was training were "Tuck" and "Matches" because of her skinny legs. Her Victorian friends called her "Ted"
      She was a double certificated registered nurse and trained midwife. She did not start nursing until she was 27 years old because she had to help on the farm, working hard like a man. Edna started training a Balaklava in 1935 and after two years transferred to The Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1939. From there she did midwifery training at the Queen's Home (later named the Queen Victoria Hospital) 1939-41. She then did private nursing at Rowan Private Hospital, Magill, South Australia, then returned to Balaklava helping Dr Keith McEwin with private cases.
      She lived with her mother for 6.5 years after her marriage as her husband was in the Army. She was a warm, Kind, generous person and very diplomatic and understanding. She helped many friends, acquaintances and relatives in so many ways. She also had a great sense of humour. (The Tucker Family in Australia, 1992)

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Cynthis Henley-Smith, The Tucker Family in Australia, (Gillingham Printers Pty Ltd Adelaide, South Australia), 1992, 231 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S495] Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, South Australia, Australia, 6 Jun 2013 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S495] Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, South Australia, Australia, 23 Oct 1990, Interment right 1019888 (Reliability: 3).
      See attached Centennial Park burial register transcription for Edna Mary May Anderson

    4. [S1] Cynthis Henley-Smith, The Tucker Family in Australia, (Gillingham Printers Pty Ltd Adelaide, South Australia), 1992, 224 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S493] Genealogy SA, trading as the South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society, findmypast, South Australian Marriages 1842-1937 Transcription, (findmypast), 17 Jul 1901, Clare 208/175 (Reliability: 3).
      See attached South Australia Marriage Registration Transcription for John Charles Tucker and Mary Elizabeth Curtis.


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