Pedigree

Birth, Death, Marriage

William Henry John Errol was born circa 1883 in England.1 
He married Josephine Antoinette de Morton, daughter of Joseph Anthony de Morton and Charlotte Lavinia Williams, on 26 March 1921 in East St Kilda, Victoria.2,3 
He died in 1963 in Heidelberg, Victoria.1 

Family

Josephine Antoinette de Morton b. 1891, d. 1975
Children
ChartsWilliams, John, descendant chart

Story

Marriage and Family
Josephine Antoinette de Morton and William Henry Errol married at All Saints' church in East St Kilda on 26 March 1921. They had two children.2,3
 
ERROL-DE MORTON.- On the 26th March, 1921, at All Saints', East St Kilda, by the vicar the Rev JW Ashton, William Errol (late captain AIF), to Jose, fourth daughter of Mrs Louis Dudding, of Shepparton and the late Joseph Antony de Morton, of Healesville.3
 
William was a clerk.
 
After they married, Josephine Antoinette and William Henry Errol lived at 'Khan Yunis' in Neerim Rd, Caulfield East. From 1925 to 1928, the address is given as 35 Neerim Rd. From 1922 to 1924, Myrtle Irene also lived there. In 1925, Helene Maude also lived there.4,5,6,7,8
 
From 1931 to 1937 they were living at Watson St in Echuca. By 1943, they had returned to Melbourne.9,10,11,12,13,14
 
In 1943, several family members were living together at 62 Erica Ave in Gardiner (later Glen Iris). They were Mary Elizabeth Williams, Helene Maude de Morton, and Josephine Antoinette and William Henry Errol.11
 
ERROL-DE MORTON.- Mr and Mrs W Errol have pleasure in announcing the 25th anniversary of their wedding at All Saints in St Kilda, by the Rev Canon Ashton on March 26, 1921. (Present address, 62 Erica avenue, Glen Iris.)15
 
Death of Aunt Mary Elizabeth 
Mary Elizabeth Williams died in Glen Iris on 27 July 1950, aged 81.16,12
 
Mary Elizabeth wrote a will in October 1947 naming William Henry Errol as executor. Beneficiaries of her estate were: Myrtle Irene Tippett (niece): £10; Morton Joseph, David & Natalie Tippett (children of Myrtle Irene): £10; Helene Maude de Morton (niece): £10; John de Morton Errol & Anthony de Morton Errol (children of niece Josephine Antoinette Errol): £10; and Josephine Antoinette Errol (niece): balance of estate.17,12
 
By 1963, William had retired, and he and Josephine had moved to Burke Rd, Malvern East. Their son, John de Morton Errol and wife Kathryn lived in the adjoining unit.18
 
William Henry John Errol died in Heidelberg in 1963, aged 80.1
 

Citations

  1. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, William Henry John Errol entry, death registration no. 10920, 1963.
  2. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, 'Wm Hy Jno' Errol and 'Josine Antoinette' de Morton entry, marriage registration no. 854, 1921.
  3. [S220] 'Marriages: Errol-De Morton', The Argus, 1848-1957, newspaper, Argus Office, 23 April 1921, p. 13, viewed 20 December 2020, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1750365
  4. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Henty, subdivision of Caulfield East, 1921.
  5. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Henty, subdivision of Caulfield East, 1922.
  6. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Henty, subdivision of Caulfield East, 1924.
  7. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Henty, subdivision of Caulfield East, 1925.
  8. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Henty, subdivision of Caulfield East, 1928.
  9. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Echuca, subdivision of Echuca, 1931.
  10. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Bendigo, subdivision of Echuca, 1937.
  11. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Fawkner, subdivision of Gardiner, 1943.
  12. [S507] 'Mary Elizabeth Williams', VPRS 28 Probate and Administration Files, no. 427/073, probate, 27 September 1950.
  13. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Higgins, subdivision of Malvern, 1949.
  14. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Higgins, subdivision of Malvern, 1954.
  15. [S220] 'Silver weddings: Errol-De Morton', The Argus, 1848-1957, newspaper, Argus Office, 26 March 1946, p. 2, viewed 24 November 2020, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22236705
  16. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, Mary Elizabeth Williams entry, death registration no. 8567, 1950.
  17. [S506] 'Mary Elizabeth Williams', VPRS 7591 Wills, no. 427/073, will, 13 October 1947.
  18. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Higgins, subdivision of Darling, 1963.