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Elizabeth (Lizzie) FITZGERALD (1891 - 1959)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Marjorie May SOPER (1914 - 1971) Samuel Thomas Stanley SOPER (1915 - 1968) Cyril Francis Owen SOPER (1917 - 1949) Florence Olivia Grace (Olga) SOPER (1920 - 2009)	Elizabeth (Lizzie) FITZGERALD (1891 - 1959) + Samuel SOPER (1890 - 1968)	Thomas Augustus FITZGERALD (1861 - 1935)	Patrick FITZGERALD
			Mary DOWNEY
		Mary MACAULIFFE (1867 - 1922)	Daniel MACAULIFFE
			Mary COGHLIN

b. 1891 at Queensland, Australia

m. 1914 Samuel SOPER (1890 - 1968) at Queensland, Australia

d. 1959 at Cairns, Queensland, Australia aged 68

Near Relatives of Elizabeth (Lizzie) FITZGERALD (1891 - 1959)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Patrick FITZGERALD
Grandmother	Mary DOWNEY
Grandfather	Daniel MACAULIFFE
Grandmother	Mary COGHLIN
Father in Law	Samuel SOPER	1862	Okehampton, Devonshire	20 Jun 1926	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	64
Mother in Law	Margaret Ann GUNN	1867	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland	08 Dec 1930	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	63
Father	Thomas Augustus FITZGERALD	1861	Ireland	1935	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	74
Mother	Mary MACAULIFFE	abt 1867	Cork, Co Cork, Ireland	1922	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	55
Self	Elizabeth (Lizzie) FITZGERALD	1891	Queensland, Australia	1959	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	68
Husband	Samuel SOPER	1890	Queensland, Australia	1968	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	78
Daughter	Marjorie May SOPER	1914	Queensland, Australia	1971	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	57
Son	Samuel Thomas Stanley SOPER	1915	Queensland, Australia	1968	Queensland, Australia	53
Son	Cyril Francis Owen SOPER	1917	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	1949	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	32
Daughter	Florence Olivia Grace (Olga) SOPER	1920	Queensland, Australia	2009		89
Sister	Mary Ann (Minnie) FITZGERALD	1888	Queensland, Australia	1958	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	70
Brother	William Thomas FITZGERALD	1892	Queensland, Australia
Sister	Eileen FITZGERALD	1896	Queensland, Australia	1979	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	83
Sister	Kathleen Hannah FITZGERALD	1898	Queensland, Australia	1971	Nambour, Queensland, Australia	73
Sister	Margaret Monica FITZGERALD	1900	Queensland, Australia
Sister	Esme May FITZGERALD	1908	Queensland, Australia	2001	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	93
Son in Law	Gordon Blackburn MALCOLM	1913	Atherton, Queensland, Australia	1950	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	37
Daughter in Law	Mona GREGEEN			2012	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia
Daughter in Law	Florence Elizabeth SQUIRE	1921	Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia	1999	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	78
Son in Law	Ernie IRWIN	1921		2004		83
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Cyril Thomas Vincent EAKIN	1910	Queensland, Australia	1999	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	89
Nephew	William Keith EAKIN	1913	Queensland, Australia	1971	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	58
Niece	Mary Elizabeth EAKIN	1915	Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Robert Stanley EAKIN	1917	Queensland, Australia	1986	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	69
Nephew	Ronald Joseph EAKIN	1919	Queensland, Australia	1987	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	68
Nephew	Arthur Samuel COWLEY	1904	Queensland, Australia	1983	Queensland, Australia	79
Nephew	Percival Francis COWLEY	1905	Queensland, Australia	1984	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	79
Nephew	Mervyn Cecil COWLEY	01 Jan 1918	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	17 May 1945	Queensland, Australia	27
Nephew	Walter Richard Samuel CORNISH			1942	Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law	Emily Harriet Grace SOPER	17 Jul 1885	Queensland, Australia	21 Nov 1958	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	73
Sister in Law	Margaret Ann SOPER	1887	Queensland, Australia	1955	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	68
Brother in Law	William Francis SOPER	1892	Queensland, Australia	08 Oct 1892	Queensland, Australia	0
Sister in Law	Alice Elizabeth Florence SOPER	1895	Queensland, Australia	1929	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	34
Brother in Law	Henry George SOPER	1897	Queensland, Australia	1968	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia	71
Sister in Law	Olivia Pearl SOPER	1900	Queensland, Australia	1988	Janelli, New South Wales, Australia	88
Brother in Law	Ernest Arthur Frederick SOPER	29 Jun 1902	Selheim, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	1984	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	82
Brother in Law	Herbert Cecil SOPER	1908	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	1989	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	81
Brother in Law	William EAKIN	1878	Monaghan, Ireland	1963	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	85
Brother in Law	Henry Carn POWER	1899	Queensland, Australia	1975	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	76
Brother in Law	Arthur Kitchener STAMP	1901	Queensland, Australia	1964	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	63
Brother in Law	Arthur ROBINS

Events in Elizabeth (Lizzie) FITZGERALD (1891 - 1959)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1891		Elizabeth (Lizzie) FITZGERALD was born	Queensland, Australia	Note 1	52
1914	23	Birth of daughter Marjorie May SOPER	Queensland, Australia	Note 2	18
1914	23	Married Samuel SOPER (aged 24)	Queensland, Australia	Note 3	52
1915	24	Birth of son Samuel Thomas Stanley SOPER	Queensland, Australia	Note 4	18
1917	26	Birth of son Cyril Francis Owen SOPER	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	Note 5	52
1920	29	Birth of daughter Florence Olivia Grace (Olga) SOPER	Queensland, Australia	Note 6	18
1922	31	Death of mother Mary MACAULIFFE (aged 55)	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	Note 7	52, 60
1935	44	Death of father Thomas Augustus FITZGERALD (aged 74)	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	Note 8	18, 60
1949	58	Death of son Cyril Francis Owen SOPER (aged 32)	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	Note 9	52, 60
1959	68	Elizabeth (Lizzie) FITZGERALD died	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	Note 10	18
1959	68	Burial	Cairns Cemetery, Martyn Street, Cairns, Queensland	Note 11	90

Note 1: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name Lizzie Fitzgerald Birth Date 15/03/1891 Birth Place Queensland Registration Year 1891 Registration Place Queensland Australia Father Thomas Augustus Fitzgerald Mother Mary Mcauliff Page number 8244 Registration Number 001979 Household Members

Note 2: Birth registration: Marjorie May Soper Birth date: 15/09/1914 Mother's name: Elizabeth Fitzgerald Father/parent's name: Samuel Soper Registration details: 1914/C/15236

Note 3: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949 Name Elizabeth Fitz Gerald Spouse Name Samuel Soper Marriage Date 23Apr1914 Marriage Place Queensland Registration Place Queensland Registration Year 1914 Registration Number 003751 Page number 8232 Household Members

Note 4: Samuel Thomas Stanley Soper Event date: 30/08/1915 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1915/C/8292 Mother: Elizabeth Fitzgerald Father/parent: Samuel Soper

Note 5: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name Cyril francis owen Soper Birth Date 22/03/1917 Birth Place Queensland Registration Year 1917 Registration Place Queensland Australia Father Samuel Soper Mother Elizabeth Fitzgerald Registration Number 004005 Household Members

Note 6: Birth registration: Florence Oliver Grace Soper Birth date: 28/01/1920 Mother's name: Elizabeth Fitzgerald Father/parent's name: Samuel Soper Registration details: 1920/C/145

Note 7: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 Name Mary Fitzgerald Death Date 15Apr1922 Death Place Queensland Father's Name Daniel McAuliffe Mother's Name Mary Coghlin Registration Year 1922 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 001319 Page number 518 Household Members Cairns Post 25 April 1922 MAREEBA GOSSIP. RECENT-SAD BEREAVEMENT; The death of Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald, who died at Mareeba on Saturday last, removes from the district one of the fine type of women who have proved the North quite suitable for white set- tlement. It is over 35 years ago that the deceased left her home in County Cork, Ireland, for the purpose of settling in North Queensland and the greater portion of the time was spent in Cairns and Mareeba districts. The family left to mourn the loss of a good wife and mother consist of Mr. Thos. Fitz- gerald, Mrs. William Eakin (Maree ba), Mrs. S. Soper (Ayr), Miss Delia Fitzgerald (Townsville), the - Misses Eileen, Kathelene and Monica Fitz- geralds of Cairns, and Miss Esmie Fitzgerald the youngest daughter who resides with her father at Mareeba, Mr. William Fitzgerald of Malanda,, was the only son of the deceased lady who died highly respected by all who knew her.

Note 8: Death registration: Thomas Fitzgerald Death date: 15/01/1935 Mother's name: Mary Downey Father/parent's name: Patrick Registration details: 1935/C/148 Cairns Post 19 Jan 1935 MR. THOMAS FITZGERALD MAREEBA, January 16. The death, of an old resident of Ma reeba in the person of Mr. Thomas Fitzgerald occurred at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. W. Eakin, Mareeba, on Tuesday, January 15, at the age of 74 years. Deceased, who was born in Ireland, came to Australia as a youth, and in his early life joined the police force, being stationed at Cooktown. In later days he joined the Railway De- partment and was stationed in Ma- reeba for over 40 years, with an inter- val of a few months at Yungaburra, where he met with an accident, which compelled him to retire. He returned to Mareeba, and had resided from thence onwards with his daughter, Mrs. Eakin, He had been in failing health for some time, and his demise was not unexpected. He is survived by six daughters and one son (Mes- dames W. Eakin, Mareeba; S. Soper, Dimbulah; H. Power, Cairns; K_ Stamp, Millaa Millaa; H. Robins, Townsville; Miss Monica Fitzgerald. Townsville; and Mr. W. Fitzgerald, of the Railway Department, Mareeba). The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon, moving from St. Thomas's Church, and was attended by many old friends. Rev. Father Mount officiated at the graveside.

Note 9: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 Name Cyril Francis Soper Death Date 05Apr1949 Death Place Queensland Father's Name Samuel Mother's Name Elizabeth Fitzgerald Registration Year 1949 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 001516 Page number 2121 Household Members Cairns Post 28 March 1949 Man Seriously Injured. Cyril Soper (28), of Severin street, Cairns, received a probable fracture of the base of the skull, abrasions to right knee, shoulder and left foot, and shock, as the re- sult of a fall from the rear of a moving utility truck. The accident occurred at 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon as the truck was turning into the Esplanade from Hayles wharf. Last night his condition was reported to be serious, but not dan- gerous. Soper will be X-rayed this morning. Cairns Post 6 April 1949 OBITUARY MB. C. F. SOPES. Mr. Cyril Francis Soper (31), of Severin-street, Calms, died in the Cairns Base Hospital yesterday af- ternoon as a result of injuries re- ceived in an accident on March 26. He had been employed as a motor mechanic by the Cairns Regional Electricity Board. Born at Proserpine, deceased had been in Cairns for over 10 years. He was a returned serviceman. He is survived by a widow and a two-year old daughter. The funeral will leave St. An- drew's Presbyterian Church at 4.30 o'clock this afternoon and mem- bers of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. and em- ployees of the Cairns Regional Elec- tricity Board are invited.

Note 10: Qld bdm Death registration: Lizzie Soper Death date: 16/09/1959 Mother's name: Mary McAuliffe Father/parent's name: Thomas Augustus Fitzgerald Registration details: 1959/C/3399

Note 11: Lizzie (Elizabeth) Fitzgerald Soper Birth 15 Mar 1891 Queensland, Australia Death 16 Sep 1959 (aged 68) Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia Burial Cairns Cemetery Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia Plot Section: BMS Row: X5 Site: 8116 Fa. Thomas Augustus Fitzgerald Mo. Mary McAuliffe

Source References:

18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Death registration: Lizzie Soper Death date: 16/09/1959 Mother's name: Mary McAuliffe Father/parent's name: Thomas Augustus Fitzgerald Registration details: 1959/C/3399

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name Lizzie Fitzgerald Birth Date 15/03/1891 Birth Place Queensland Registration Year 1891 Registration Place Queensland Australia Father Thomas Augustus Fitzgerald Mother Mary Mcauliff Page number 8244 Registration Number 001979 Household Members

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949 Name Elizabeth Fitz Gerald Spouse Name Samuel Soper Marriage Date 23Apr1914 Marriage Place Queensland Registration Place Queensland Registration Year 1914 Registration Number 003751 Page number 8232 Household Members

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169740783/lizzie_(elizabeth)-soper (Burial)

- Notes: Lizzie (Elizabeth) Fitzgerald Soper Birth 15 Mar 1891 Queensland, Australia Death 16 Sep 1959 (aged 68) Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia Burial Cairns Cemetery Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia Plot Section: BMS Row: X5 Site: 8116 Fa. Thomas Augustus Fitzgerald Mo. Mary McAuliffe

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