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Eliza GREEN [Babe and Lila]

Female 1888 - 1914  (26 years)    Has 16 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Eliza GREEN 
    Known As Babe and Lila 
    Birth 14 Mar 1888  Northcote, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Death 22 Apr 1914  Brunswick, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Cause: Shock during an attempted abortion 
    Burial Coburg, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I8860  NZ Genealogy Project
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2022 

    Father William GREEN,   b. 29 Dec 1853, Northcote, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1888, Northcote, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Mother Florence Amelia RICARDO,   b. 1854, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1923, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 17 Sep 1878  Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6
    Family ID F6060  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charles Thomas SWIFT,   b. 1886, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jul 1963, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 1909  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Children 
     1. Charles Albert SWIFT,   b. 1910, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 1996, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     2. Roy Edward SWIFT,   b. 1912, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 01 May 1919, Coburg, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 7 years)
    Family ID F7329  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Mar 1888 - Northcote, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1909 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Shock during an attempted abortion - 22 Apr 1914 - Brunswick, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Coburg, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Death

      Eliza Green was known as Babe, being the youngest child in her family, and Lila. In 1909 she married Charles Thomas Swift and the couple had two sons. She died after 5 years marriage, aged 25. The following is extracted from statements provided at the Coroner's Inquest.

      Lila's three year old son was unable to wake his mother on the afternoon of 22 April 1914 while his father was at work and asked a girl who lived next door for assistance. Lila was lying on her bed, with arms across her breast and legs crossed. The girl was unable to wake Lila and called a woman from across the street who determined that Lila was dead. Lila's sister-in-law Gertrude Reece had been called and soon arrived. She called a doctor who confirmed death. Charles, Lila's husband, had been at work all day and returned home when he was informed of his wife's death. He stated that during the day she had done two weeks washing and prepared the evening meal. He knew she was pregnant, but thought she was happy.

      A post mortem indicated that Lila died of shock during an attempted abortion by persons unknown. Police inquiries could not identify any visitors to Charles and Lila's residence on the day of her death. Lila was buried in Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, Melbourne.

      Source: Coroner Inquest Deposition Files, 1840-1925, Victoria, Australia.
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