Edward William BANNAN [33]

  General Notes:

Edward and Blanche were married by Charles James Legale, Presbyterian Minister at the home of the bride's parents. Witnesses to the marriage were Mark Perkins and Mabel May Perkins.

Edward's wife Blanche left Edward about 1921 and the three youngest children, Mary, Muriel Anne and Dennis were placed in St.Aiden's Orphanage Bendigo. Edward died on 1.1.1929. An inquest was held into his death. A man driving along Koondrook Rd., approximately 2 and a half miles from Kerang saw Edward lying on the road injured. He picked Edward up and put him into his car and took him to the police station. He was taken to hospital at Kerang and transferred to Bendigo Hospital. He had fallen from a buggy when the horse bolted and had a broken back with spinal cord involvement. The accident occurred on 27.12.1928 and Edward died as a result of his injuries on 1.1.1929.

At the time of his death, Edward Bannan 3 was living with Thomas Henry Collins a farmer at Pyramid Creek about 4 and a half miles from Kerang. His wife Blanche was said to have left him about 8 years earlier and he had been living with Collins for about 2 years .

Edward's occupation was recorded as farmer in 1906 and boundary rider in 1915 and in 1922 labourer.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence, 1909-1924, Mincha, Vic, Australia. Edward's wife Blanche is registered at this address in 1924, but is also registered as living in Kerang in 1924. She had probably left Edward by this time as it is thought she left about 1921.

Edward married Blanche PERKINS [32] [MRIN: 27], daughter of Mark PERKINS [88] and Annie Elizabeth FAULKNER [87], on 5 Sep 1904 in Kerang , Vic, Australia.⁸⁵ (Blanche PERKINS [32] was born in 1883 in Kerang , Vic, Australia ⁸⁸, christened on 3 Feb 1885 in Geelong, Vic, Australia,⁸⁹ died on 10 Apr 1948 in Bendigo, Vic, Australia ⁹⁰ and was buried on 12 Apr 1948 in Bendigo, Vic, Australia.)