Elsie WARNER

1903 - 1989  (86 years)

• Name	Elsie WARNER  [1]
  Born	10 Mar 1903	Lawloit Vic   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Biography Notes	«b»Elsie Louisa Warner«/b» born 10/3/1903 at Lawloit, Vic. Married: Rev. Samuel (Christopher) Wilcock. He was bom in England and arrived in Australia at the age of 20. No children. History: After education at Lawloit and Winiam and Melbourne High School, she matriculated to become a teacher for 19 years, at Preston, Stawell, Mt Mercer, Bulwarra, Horsham, Lake Boga, Beaufoit and Warburton. During these years she won prizes for her crochet work at shows including the Royal Melbourne. She married at 40. Christopher was a home missionary and Elsie helped him to become an ordained Methodist minister. Their Victorian Parishes included Beach Forest, Coleraine, Timboon, Mitiamo, Jeparit, Moe, Balaclava, Elsternwick, Brunswick, Ballarat, Murumbeena and Glenhuntly. Both were excellent artists and musical, his baritone voice being particularly good. They travelled overseas extensively and visited his people in the U.K. Death: of Christopher Wilcock on 23/10/1972 aged 60 years interred at Springvale, Melbourne. A tribute paid by the Rev. Sir G. Irving Benson (in brief). This was at the funeral service at the Murrumbeena Methodist Church. Christopher was born at Castleford, Yorkshire, a quiet country town dating back to the Roman occupation. As a child he lived at Barton by the Humber River with its Saxon church amongst beech trees. He was an Evangelist in and out of the pulpit. He served at a dozen Victorian churches, Ballarat and Oakleigh, The remainder of the tribute (2 pages) concerned religious matters. During the three years following, Elsie grew orchids for charity, but ill health forced her to enter nursing homes. She died on 14/11/1989 aged 87 years at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Ballarat. Interred at Springvale, Melbourne.
  Died	14 Nov 1989  [1]
  Buried	Springvale Vic   [1]
  Person ID	I-3087	Christina and Donald McLean | John McLean's descendants
  Last Modified	27 May 2016

  
  

  Father	Thomas WARNER,   b. 15 Aug 1864, Willunga SA ,   d. 19 May 1948, Nhill Vic  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Beatrice Mary STURGEON,   b. 10 Feb 1874, Strathalbyn SA ,   d. 14 May 1941, Winiam Vic  (Age 67 years)
  Married	1893	Victoria   [2]
  Family ID	F-978	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Samuel Christopher WILCOCK,   b. 1912, UK ,   d. 23 Oct 1972  (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2013 15:06:00
  Family ID	F-1011	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		0262 - L to R - Sylvia, Leslie, Elsie, Perce, Beryl & Harvey Warner in Winiam.jpg
  		0269 - Elsie & Chris Wilcock in 1941.jpg
  		0274 - Harvey, Sylvia, Percy, Elsie & Les Warner with parents Beatrice & Thomas Warner and Beryl in front.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S-3] BRB 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995 copies available, Copies of the BRB available Strathalbyn National Trust Museum & Library, several libraries around Australia including State Library SA, and Western Australian Genealogical Society Bayswater WA Request assistance for locating a copy through 'Contact us' on this website. . [S-57] FS Ian Barnes (WAGS Member) Emaild Nov 2017 -evidence pending, Email on 1st Jan 2021.