EDGOOSE, Herbert Harry

1884 - 1944  (60 years)   Has 30 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.

EDGOOSE, John James

1830 - 1930  (99 years)

Birth	7 Oct 1830	Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England
Died	1 Mar 1930	Blackburn, Victoria, Australia
Buried	3 Mar 1930	Boxhill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Father	EDGOOSE, James,   b. 1780, Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England
Mother	WINFREY, Mary,   b. 1785, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England
Married	14 Dec 1807	Moulton, Lincolnshire, England
Family	ADAMS, Sarah Ann,   b. 11 Oct 1844, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Married	18 Jun 1870	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. EDGOOSE, Arthur James,   b. 21 Apr 1871, Leopold, Victoria, Australia   2. EDGOOSE, Alice Bessie,   b. 17 Aug 1873, Leopold, Victoria, Australia   3. EDGOOSE, Ernest Winfrey,   b. 26 Jun 1875, Leopold, Victoria, Australia   4. EDGOOSE, Lucie Clarissa,   b. 17 Sep 1878, Australia   5. EDGOOSE, Elmitt Jesse,   b. 20 Apr 1881, Leopold, Victoria, Australia   6. EDGOOSE, Laura Jane,   b. 23 May 1883, Australia   7. EDGOOSE, Herbert Harry,   b. 26 Aug 1884, Rosebrook, Victoria, Australia   8. EDGOOSE, Percy Llewellyn,   b. 7 Aug 1886, Costerfield, Victoria, Australia

ADAMS, Sarah Ann

1844 - 1922  (77 years)

Birth	11 Oct 1844	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Christened	23 Feb 1845	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Died	2 Apr 1922	Blackburn, Victoria, Australia
Buried	4 Apr 1922	Boxhill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Father	ADAMS, Charles,   b. Between 1810 and 1811, Gloucestershire, England
Relationship	natural
Mother	KING, Jane,   b. Between 1817 and 1818, Gloucestershire, England
Relationship	natural
Married	1840	Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Family	EDGOOSE, John James,   b. 7 Oct 1830, Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England
Married	18 Jun 1870	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. EDGOOSE, Arthur James,   b. 21 Apr 1871, Leopold, Victoria, Australia   2. EDGOOSE, Alice Bessie,   b. 17 Aug 1873, Leopold, Victoria, Australia   3. EDGOOSE, Ernest Winfrey,   b. 26 Jun 1875, Leopold, Victoria, Australia   4. EDGOOSE, Lucie Clarissa,   b. 17 Sep 1878, Australia   5. EDGOOSE, Elmitt Jesse,   b. 20 Apr 1881, Leopold, Victoria, Australia   6. EDGOOSE, Laura Jane,   b. 23 May 1883, Australia   7. EDGOOSE, Herbert Harry,   b. 26 Aug 1884, Rosebrook, Victoria, Australia   8. EDGOOSE, Percy Llewellyn,   b. 7 Aug 1886, Costerfield, Victoria, Australia

LE LIEVRE, Ethellyn Elizabeth

1894 - 1979  (85 years)

Birth	13 Aug 1894	Thalia, Victoria, Australia
Died	7 Nov 1979	Malvern, Victoria, Australia
Father	LE LIEVRE, Edward,   b. 7 Aug 1855, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Relationship	natural
Mother	WARNE, Mary Anne Burns,   b. 8 Jan 1862, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Relationship	natural
Married	23 Feb 1881
Family	EDGOOSE, Herbert Harry,   b. 26 Aug 1884, Rosebrook, Victoria, Australia
Married	28 Apr 1920	Corack, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. EDGOOSE, Winfrey Le Lievre,   b. 24 Mar 1921, Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   2. EDGOOSE, John Franklyn,   b. 4 Jun 1923, Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

EDGOOSE, Winfrey Le Lievre

1921 - 2008  (87 years)

Birth	24 Mar 1921	Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	4 Aug 2008	Victoria, Australia
Father	EDGOOSE, Herbert Harry,   b. 26 Aug 1884, Rosebrook, Victoria, Australia
Mother	LE LIEVRE, Ethellyn Elizabeth,   b. 13 Aug 1894, Thalia, Victoria, Australia
Married	28 Apr 1920	Corack, Victoria, Australia
Family	BLAKE, Enid Mary,   b. 19 May 1923, Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia
Married	5 Jan 1951
Children	1. EDGOOSE, John Winfrey,   b. 5 Dec 1953, Australia

EDGOOSE, John Franklyn

1923 - 1941  (18 years)

Birth	4 Jun 1923	Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	20 Nov 1941	Active Service In World War 2
Father	EDGOOSE, Herbert Harry,   b. 26 Aug 1884, Rosebrook, Victoria, Australia
Relationship	natural
Mother	LE LIEVRE, Ethellyn Elizabeth,   b. 13 Aug 1894, Thalia, Victoria, Australia
Relationship	natural
Married	28 Apr 1920	Corack, Victoria, Australia

• Name	EDGOOSE, Herbert Harry
  Birth	26 Aug 1884	Rosebrook, Victoria, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Sep 1944	Richmond, Victoria, Australia
  Person ID	I451	Edgoose
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	EDGOOSE, John James,   b. 7 Oct 1830, Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England d. 1 Mar 1930, Blackburn, Victoria, Australia (Age 99 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	ADAMS, Sarah Ann,   b. 11 Oct 1844, Geelong, Victoria, Australia d. 2 Apr 1922, Blackburn, Victoria, Australia (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	18 Jun 1870	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
  Family ID	F272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	LE LIEVRE, Ethellyn Elizabeth,   b. 13 Aug 1894, Thalia, Victoria, Australia d. 7 Nov 1979, Malvern, Victoria, Australia (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	28 Apr 1920	Corack, Victoria, Australia
  Children	1. EDGOOSE, Winfrey Le Lievre,   b. 24 Mar 1921, Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia d. 4 Aug 2008, Victoria, Australia (Age 87 years)   2. EDGOOSE, John Franklyn,   b. 4 Jun 1923, Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia d. 20 Nov 1941, Active Service In World War 2 (Age 18 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

• Biographies

  EDGOOSE, Herbert Wilbur (1928-2026) Herbert Wilbur EDGOOSE was born at Seskinore, Burk Road, South Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, on 3 May 1928, son of Herbert Harry and Ethellyn Elizabeth EDGOOSE. Herbert Harry EDGOOSE had married Ethellyn Elizabeth LE LIEVRE on 28 April 1920. He worked as a journalist on the Melbourne Age newspaper. From the 1949 Electoral Roll of Malvern, Higgins, Victoria, Australia: *EDGOOSE Herbert Wilbur. He married Wilma Lucy CREGAN on 4 August 1951. Their son Roger Franklyn EDGOOSE was born in 1952 and died in 1977 aged 25. They were still at Malvern according to the 1954 Electoral Roll. A second son was born in 1956. His name has been redacted in compliance with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). They were living at Doncaster, Deakin, Victoria according to the Electoral Rolls for 1958 and 1963. A daughter was born in 1959. She has been redacted in accordance with GDPR. The 1967 Electoral Roll show that they had moved to Donvale, Deakin, Australia. A third son was born in 1967. Name redacted. In 1968 Herbert Wilbur EDGOOSE was running an advertising agency. The family was living at 6 Rosamund Crescent, Doncaster East 3109, Victoria. Roger Franklyn EDGOOSE was shown on the 1977 Electoral Roll for Donvale, Casey, Victoria. Wilbur EDGOOSE was a member of the Railways of Australia Committee in Melbourne. ("Australia by Rail" page v by Colin Taylor, 1988) Her passed away peacefully at The Austin Hospital aged 97. He was described as "As a loving & dignified Gentleman. Missed by all who knew him." The Funeral Service to Honour the Life of Wilbur EDGOOSE was held at Le Pine Chapel, Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill. (The Age, 9 January 2026) (revised 09.02.2026)