Ethel Beatrice Chomley (1870–1940)
News has been received in Perth of the sudden death in London on Christmas eve of Mrs. C. H. Chomley, wife of the editor and proprietor of the British Australian and New Zealander newspaper, London. The late Mrs. Chomley was formerly Miss Ethel a'Beckett, of Melbourne, daughter of the late Mr. W. A. C. a'Beckett. She had many friends in Australia, and was constantly in touch with Australians journeying to England. She is survived by three daughters and a son, one of her daughters being Mrs. J. W. Marsh, of Kalgoorlie. Another daughter, Mrs. C. R. Knight, resides in London and the third is Mrs. Ivan Opifer, wife of the black-and-white artist and cartoonist. She lives in New York. The son Mr. Arthur a'B. Chomley, lives in Melbourne.
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Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Chomley, Charles Henry (husband)
- à Beckett, Emma (mother)
- à Beckett, William Arthur (father)
- Backhouse, Emily Elizabeth (sister)
- Boyd, Emma Minnie (sister)
- Brett, Constance Matilda (sister)
- à Beckett, William Gilbert (brother)
- à Beckett, Arthur Haywood (brother)
- Backhouse, Benjamin Talworth (brother-in-law)
- Brett, Frank Pilkington (brother-in-law)
- Boyd, Arthur Merric (brother-in-law)
- à Beckett, Sarah (aunt)
- à Beckett, Malwyn (uncle)
- à Beckett, Edward Fitzhayley (uncle)
- à Beckett, Albert Chambers (uncle)
- à Beckett, Reginald Broadhurst (uncle)
- Chomley, Hussey Malone (uncle by marriage)
- Chomley, Arthur Wolfe (uncle by marriage)
- à Beckett, Emily (grandmother)
- à Beckett, William (grandfather)
- Hay, Isabel Emily (niece)
- Clegg, Mary Emma (niece)
- à Beckett, Emma Gertrude (niece)
- Backhouse, William Talworth (nephew)
- Boyd, William Merric (nephew)
- Backhouse, Geoffrey de Talworth (nephew)
- Boyd, Theodore Penleigh (nephew)
- Boyd, Martin à Beckett (nephew)
- Boyd, Edith Susan (niece by marriage)
- Clegg, Humphrey Nicholls (nephew by marriage)
Citation details
'Chomley, Ethel Beatrice (1870–1940)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/chomley-ethel-beatrice-17156/text28969, accessed 21 November 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- à Beckett, Ethel Beatrice
Birth
1870
Berwick, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Death
24 December,
1940
(aged ~ 70)
London,
Middlesex,
England