BEYER, Ethel Matilda

1884 - 1970  (86 years)   Has one ancestor and 4 descendants in this family tree.

BEYER, Frederick Wilhelm Augustus

- 1932

Died	12 Jun 1932	St. Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
Family 1	GARRETT, Grace
Married	7 Apr 1880	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. BEYER, Frederick Carl Garrett,   b. 1887, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Married	7 Apr 1880	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. BEYER, Ethel Matilda,   b. 9 Jun 1884, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

EDGOOSE, Elmitt Jesse

1881 - 1952  (71 years)

Birth	20 Apr 1881	Leopold, Victoria, Australia
Died	4 Nov 1952	Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
Father	EDGOOSE, John James,   b. 7 Oct 1830, Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England
Mother	ADAMS, Sarah Ann,   b. 11 Oct 1844, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Married	18 Jun 1870	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Family	BEYER, Ethel Matilda,   b. 9 Jun 1884, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Married	23 Sep 1911	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. EDGOOSE, Vernon Elmitt,   b. 19 Dec 1911, Northcote, Victoria, Australia   2. EDGOOSE, Herbert Leslie,   b. 27 May 1916, St. Arnaud, Victoria, Australia

EDGOOSE, Vernon Elmitt

1911 - 1994  (82 years)

Birth	19 Dec 1911	Northcote, Victoria, Australia
Died	4 May 1994	Australia
Father	EDGOOSE, Elmitt Jesse,   b. 20 Apr 1881, Leopold, Victoria, Australia
Relationship	natural
Mother	BEYER, Ethel Matilda,   b. 9 Jun 1884, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Relationship	natural
Married	23 Sep 1911	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Family	SELKIRK, Evelyn Winifred,   b. 4 Nov 1914, Ouyen, Australia
Married	23 Feb 1935	Australia
Children	1. EDGOOSE, Margaret Joan,   b. 1939, Echuca, Victoria, Australia

EDGOOSE, Herbert Leslie

1916 - 1988  (72 years)

Birth	27 May 1916	St. Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
Died	23 Nov 1988	Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
Buried	1988	Springvale, Victoria, Australia
Father	EDGOOSE, Elmitt Jesse,   b. 20 Apr 1881, Leopold, Victoria, Australia
Mother	BEYER, Ethel Matilda,   b. 9 Jun 1884, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Married	23 Sep 1911	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Family	BOOTE, Verna Ethel,   b. 16 Nov 1921, Smithton, Tasmania, Australia
Married	13 Jan 1942	Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. EDGOOSE, Lois Patricia,   b. 15 Oct 1948, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia

• Name	BEYER, Ethel Matilda
  Birth	9 Jun 1884	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
  Gender	Female
  Burial	1970	Springvale, Victoria, Australia
  Death	20 Aug 1970	Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
  Person ID	I442	Edgoose
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	BEYER, Frederick Wilhelm Augustus   d. 12 Jun 1932, St. Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
  Marriage	7 Apr 1880	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
  Family ID	F416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	EDGOOSE, Elmitt Jesse,   b. 20 Apr 1881, Leopold, Victoria, Australia d. 4 Nov 1952, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	23 Sep 1911	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
  Children	1. EDGOOSE, Vernon Elmitt,   b. 19 Dec 1911, Northcote, Victoria, Australia d. 4 May 1994, Australia (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. EDGOOSE, Herbert Leslie,   b. 27 May 1916, St. Arnaud, Victoria, Australia d. 23 Nov 1988, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

• Biographies

  EDGOOSE, Ethel Matilda born BEYER (1884-1970) Ethel Matilda BEYER was born at Drummond Street, City of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia,on 9 June 1884, daughter of Frederick Wilhelm Augustus and Grace BEYER. Frederick Wilhelm Augustus BEYER was described as a 30 year old gardener, born in Germany. Mary Grace aged 2 years and Beatrice Maude aged 1 year were listed under 'Previous Issue'. The mother was recorded as Grace BEYER , maiden name GARRETT, aged 28, born at Mount Pleasant, Ballarat East. Frederick Wilhelm Augustus BEYER had married Grace GARRETT at Ballarat on 7 April 1880. (State of Victoria, Birth Certificate image) Elmitt Jesse EDGOOSE married Ethel Matilda BEYER of St. Arnaud on 23 September 1911 by licence. The wedding took place at the residence of the bride's father. Elmitt was described as a 30 year old teacher. Ethel was a 27 year old tailoress. Witnesses were Mary Grace BEYER [Ethel Matilda's sister] and Percy Llewellyn EDGOOSE. (Marriage certificate) Their son Vernon Elmitt EDGOOSE was born in 1911. From the 1912 Electoral Roll of St. Arnaud, Grampians, Victoria, Australia: EDGOOSE Elmitt Jesse *EDGOOSE Ethel Matilda From the 1913 Electoral Roll of St. Arnaud, Grampians, Victoria, Australia: *EDGOOSE Ethel Matilda From the 1903 Electoral Rolls of Blackburn, Box Hill, Kooyong, Victoria, Australia: *EDGOOSE John James, independent means EDGOOSE Sarah EDGOOSE Arthur James EDGOOSE Annie EDGOOSE Winfrey Ernest (sic) EDGOOSE Lucy EDGOOSE Elmitt From the 1914 Electoral Roll of Massey, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia: *EDGOOSE Elmitt Jesse EDGOOSE Ethel Matilda From the 1915 Electoral Roll of Donald West, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia: EDGOOSE Elmitt Jesse *EDGOOSE Ethel Matilda Their son Herbert Leslie EDGOOSE was born in 1916. From the 1917 Electoral Roll of Donald West, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia: *EDGOOSE Ethel Matilda From the 1919 Electoral Roll of Donald West, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia: EDGOOSE Elmitt Jesse *EDGOOSE Ethel Matilda, housewife From the 1919 Electoral Roll of St. Arnaud, Grampians, Victoria, Australia: EDGOOSE Elmitt Jesse *EDGOOSE Ethel Matilda, housewife From the 1924 Electoral Roll of St. Arnaud, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia: EDGOOSE Elmitt Jesse, state school teacher *EDGOOSE, Ethel Matilda, housewife From the 1927 Electoral Roll of St. Arnaud, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia: EDGOOSE Elmitt Jesse *EDGOOSE Ethel Matilda, housewife From the 1934 Electoral Roll of Tyers, Walhalla, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia: EDGOOSE Elmitt Jesse *EDGOOSE Ethel Matilda, housewife From the 1936 Electoral Roll of Tyers, Walhalla, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia: EDGOOSE Elmitt Jesse *EDGOOSE Ethel Matilda, housewife From the 1937 Electoral Roll of Dandenong, Flinders, Victoria, Australia: EDGOOSE Elmitt Jesse *EDGOOSE Ethel Matilda (Note: 2 entries in Ancestry's index) From the 1939 Electoral Roll of 1 Sleeth Avenue, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia (abbreviations expanded) EDGOOSE, Elmitt Jesse, teacher *EDGOOSE, Ethel Matilda, home duties (findmypast) From the 1942 Electoral Roll of Danedenong, Flinders, Victoria, Australia: EDGOOSE Elmitt Jesse *EDGOOSE Ethel Matilda From the 1946 Electoral Register of 1 Sleeth Avenue, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia (abbreviations expanded): EDGOOSE Elmitt Jesse, teacher *EDGOOSE Ethel Matilda, home duties EDGOSE (sic) Herbert Leslie, bank clerk (findmypast) From the 1949 Electoral Roll of Dandenong, La Trobe, Victoria, Australia: EDGOOSE Elmitt Jesse *EDGOOSE Ethel Matilda Her husband Elmitt Jesse died at Dandenong, Victoria, on 4 November 1952, just a few months after retirement. From the 1954 Electoral Roll of Dandenong, La Trobe, Victoria, Australia: *EDGOOSE Ethel Matilda From the 1963, 1967 and 1968 Electoral Rolls of Dandenong, Bruce/Holt, Victoria, Australia (abreviations expanded): EDGOOSE Ethel Matilda, Flat 8, 185 Foster street, Dandenong, house duties In 1969 she was living at 185 Foster Street, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia. She died at Dandenong at the age of 86 on 20 August 1970 and was buried in the Necropolis at Springvale. NOTES & QUERIES: A letter written by Ethel M. EDGOOSE on 3 December 1968, just two years before she died at the age of 86, from Flat 8, 185 Foster Street, Dandenong, 3175 Victoria, Australia: "Dear Mr. Edgoose, In reply to your air letter enquiring about details of the life of my late husband, Elmitt Jesse Edgoose and also his father, John J. Edgoose, I have gathered some photographs and clippings which may be of use to you. The following is a brief resume of my husband's life and career:- ELMITT JESSE EDGOOSE, 3rd son of JOHN J. EDGOOSE, Born Leopold, Victoria, 20-4-1981, while father was a teacher there. Joined Victorian Education Department after leaving school and taught in many country schools throughout Victoria. While teaching at Murloor in 1910, married Miss Ethel Beyer, of St. Arnaud. Two sons of marriage - Vernon Elmitt, born 19-12-1911 now a School Teacher Herbert Leslie, born 27-5-1916 now a Bank Manager. My husband was very interested in sport of all kinds and took an active part in cricket, tennis and bowls. Member of Masonic Lodge for many years. Retired from Education Department, March, 1952. Deceased 4-11-1952. I have forwarded the photographs and clippings by ordinary mail. Yours sincerely, Ethel M Edgoose" (revised 09.02.2026)