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Violet Josine GRIFFITH (1899 - 1968)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Living Living Living Living Living Living Living	Violet Josine GRIFFITH (1899 - 1968) + John Joseph HEDIGAN ( - 1941)	Samuel Joseph GRIFFITH ( - 1929)
		Mary Jane LINDLEY (1857 - 1938)	Richard LINDLEY (1829 - 1879)	Charles LINDLEY
				Sarah (LINDLEY)
			Mary FLOOD (1840 - 1924)	John FLOOD
				Mary FARLEY

b. 1899 at Beechworth, Victoria, Australia

m. 1916 John Joseph HEDIGAN ( - 1941) at Victoria, Australia

d. 1968 at Victoria, Australia aged 69

Near Relatives of Violet Josine GRIFFITH (1899 - 1968)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Richard LINDLEY	1829		1879	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	50
Grandmother	Mary FLOOD	1840		1924	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	84
Father in Law	Patrick HEDIGAN
Mother in Law	Margaret (HEDIGAN)
Father	Samuel Joseph GRIFFITH			1929	Coburg, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Mary Jane LINDLEY	1857	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1938	East Melbourne, Vic, Australia	81
Self	Violet Josine GRIFFITH	1899	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1968	Victoria, Australia	69
Husband	John Joseph HEDIGAN			1941	Victoria, Australia
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Brother	Robert George (Reg) GRIFFITH	1890	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1942	Coburg, Victoria, Australia	52
Sister	Mary Gertrude GRIFFITH	1891	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1892	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1
Sister	Eileen GRIFFITH	1892	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1892	Victoria, Australia	0
Brother	Samuel Leslie (Les) GRIFFITH	1893	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1964	Victoria, Australia	71
Sister	Margaret GRIFFITH	1898	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1970	Victoria, Australia	72
Uncle	Richard Joseph LINDLEY	1859	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1860	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1
Uncle	John LINDLEY	1861	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1940	Northcote, Victoria, Australia	79
Uncle	Frederick Francis LINDLEY	1873	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1955	Coburg, Victoria, Australia	82
Aunt	Katherine May RILEY	1878	Ararat, Victoria, Australia	1945	Coburg, Victoria, Australia	67
Cousin	Kathleen Mary LINDLEY	1909	Clifton Hill, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia	1977	Greensborough, Victoria, Australia	68
Nephew	Samuel Robert GRIFFITH	1923		1990	Victoria, Australia	67
Niece	Mary Theresa GRIFFITH	1926	Coburg, Victoria, Australia	1977	Coburg, Victoria, Australia	51
Sister in Law	Helene HEDIGAN
Sister in Law	Margaret KIRBY			1947	Coburg, Victoria, Australia
Sister in Law	Ellen (Nellie) LAWLOR
Brother in Law	George Samuel INGRAM

Events in Violet Josine GRIFFITH (1899 - 1968)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1899		Violet Josine GRIFFITH was born	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	Note 1	52
1916	17	Married John Joseph HEDIGAN	Victoria, Australia	Note 2	52
1929	30	Death of father Samuel Joseph GRIFFITH	Coburg, Victoria, Australia	Note 3	60
1938	39	Death of mother Mary Jane LINDLEY (aged 81)	East Melbourne, Vic, Australia	Note 4	52, 60
1941	42	Death of husband John Joseph HEDIGAN	Victoria, Australia	Note 5	60
1968	69	Violet Josine GRIFFITH died	Victoria, Australia	Note 6	52
1968	69	Burial	Cheltenham Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Note 7	90

Note 1: Violet Isabel Griffith in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Violet Isabel Griffith Birth Date: Abt 1889 Birth Place: Beechworth, Victoria Registration Year: 1889 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Saml Jos Griffith Mother: Mary Jane Lindley Registration Number: 747

Note 2: Violet Josine Griffith  in the Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1950 Name: Violet Josine Griffith Gender: Female Marriage Registration Year: 1916 Marriage Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Spouse: Jno Joseph Hedigan Reference Number: 4196

Note 3: Burial info The Age (Melbourne) 16 Dec 1929 _The funeral of the late Mr. Samuel Joseph Griffith was attended by about fifty waiters from Pentridge, with whom he bad worked for 35 years. Among the mourners was the present governor of Pentridge. . . The Age (Melbourne) 11 Dec 1929 GRIFFITH - On the 10th December, at 35 Kendall street, Coburg, Samuel Joseph dearly beloved husband of Mary, and much loved father of Violet (Mrs. J. Hedigan), Reg, Les, and Margaret. Late of Penal dept. and Beechworth. R.I. P..

Note 4: Burial info Mary Jane Griffith in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Mary Jane Griffith Death Age: 79 Birth Date: abt 1859 Death Date: Abt 1938 Death Place: East Melbourne, Victoria Registration Date: 1938 Registration Place: Australia Father: Richard Lindley Mother: Mary Flood Registration Number: 8296 Advocate (Melbourne) 15 Sept 1938 GRIFFITH.—On September 6, at Mena Private Hospital, East Melbourne, Mary, widow of the late Samuel Joseph Griffith, of 35 Kendall-street, Coburg, and devoted mother of Violet (Mrs. J. Hedigan), Reg., Les. and Margaret. R.I.P.

Note 5: Burial info Advocate (Melbourne) 13 March 1941 HEDIGAN-—On March 2, John Joseph, dearly beloved and only son of the late Margaret and Patrick Hedigan, and loving brother of Helene, St. Kilda. Rest in peace. The Age (Melbourne) 4 March 1941 HEDIGAN.— On- March 2, at a private hospi tal, John Joseph Hedigan, of 30 Narong-road. Caulfield, the dearly beloved husband of Violet .Josephine, and loving father of. Margaret, Shiela, Maureen, Joan, Patricia, Marie and John. Requiescat in pace. Advocate (Melbourne) 20 March 1941 MR. JOHN JOSEPH HEDIGAN The death occurred, suddenly, at a private hospital in East Melbourne, on March 2, of John Joseph Hedigan, of Narong-road, Caulfield. He was the only son of the late Patrick Hedigan and the late Margaret Hedigan. of Preston. He was educated at the Christian Brothers' College, East Melbourne, and was a member of the Old Paradians' Association. Many of his earlier years were spent at Preston, where he was associated with St. Vincent de Paul and other societies at the Sacred Heart Church, and of late years he was a member of the Holy Name Society of Caulfield. The late Mr. Hedigan was well known and highly respected in city business circles. He will be sadly missed by his widow, six daughters and one son, and his only sister. Requiem Mass for the repose of his 'soul was celebrated at St. Aloysius' Church, Caulfield, by the Rev. J. O'Brien, and after prayers the funeral left for the New Cheltenham Cemetery. Pall-bearers were Messrs. Cyril Hoy, Esmond Downey, Bernard Nolan, M. Chamberlin, Tom McCarthy, W. Sullivan, J. O'Keefe and E. J. Lewis. Present at the graveside was Very Rev. Dr. Lyons, Vicar-General, who responded to the prayers recited by the chaplain. The funeral arrangements were in the hands of Alfred Allison. R.I.P.

Note 6: Violet Josephine Hedigan  in the Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988 Name: Violet Josephine Hedigan Death Registration Year: 1968 Death Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Samuel Griffith Mother Maiden Name: Lindley Reference Number: 17129

Note 7: Violet J Hedigan Birth 1889 Death 26 Jul 1968 (aged 78–79) Burial Cheltenham Memorial Cemetery Cheltenham, Bayside City, Victoria, Australia Plot 5*153*N

Source References:

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

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Violet Josine Griffith  in the Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1950 Name: Violet Josine Griffith Gender: Female Marriage Registration Year: 1916 Marriage Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Spouse: Jno Joseph Hedigan Reference Number: 4196

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Violet Josephine Hedigan  in the Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988 Name: Violet Josephine Hedigan Death Registration Year: 1968 Death Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Samuel Griffith Mother Maiden Name: Lindley Reference Number: 17129

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Violet Isabel Griffith in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Violet Isabel Griffith Birth Date: Abt 1889 Birth Place: Beechworth, Victoria Registration Year: 1889 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Saml Jos Griffith Mother: Mary Jane Lindley Registration Number: 747

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

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Violet J Hedigan Birth 1889 Death 26 Jul 1968 (aged 78–79) Burial Cheltenham Memorial Cemetery Cheltenham, Bayside City, Victoria, Australia Plot 5*153*N

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