Family of Edward John Anstiss

John Anstiss **
(ca. 1810-1900)

Bridget Cushion
(Abt 1831/1835-1912)

Edward Francis Anstiss
(1860-1915)

Catherine Heffron
(Abt 1864-1950)

Edward John Anstiss
(1885-1962)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary N Gaffney

Edward John Anstiss

Born: 29 Aug 1885, Macquarie St, Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage (1): Mary N Gaffney on 12 Apr 1913 in St Joseph's Church, Rozelle, Balmain South, Sydney, , New South Wales, Australia
Died: 24 Jul 1962, Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia at age 76
Buried: Field of Mars Cemetery, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia

bullet General Notes:

He was the NSW State Mile Champion and record holder in 1908.
After his retirement he took on itinerant work as a tutor on rural properties.

bullet Medical Notes:

Paget's Disease (enlargement of bones in the skull) saw him become profoundly deaf in his later years.

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He worked as a Telephone Mechanic at the time of his marriage on 12 Apr 1913.

• Retired: as Chief Telephone Surveyor for NSW in the PMG Dept, 1945.

• He had a residence in 1900 in 20 Clayton St, Balmain, , New South Wales, Australia.

• He had a residence in 1921 in 3 Cameron St, Balmain, New South Wales, Australia.

• He had a residence in 1931 in 1 Haig St, Bexley, , New South Wales, Australia.

• He resided at at the time of his mother's death on 21 Jun 1950 in Migrant Hostel, Unanderra, , New South Wales, Australia.

Edward married Mary N Gaffney on 12 Apr 1913 in St Joseph's Church, Rozelle, Balmain South, Sydney, , New South Wales, Australia. (Mary N Gaffney was born on 27 Jun 1887 in Phillip St, Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, died on 14 Nov 1959 in Bexley, New South Wales, Australia and was buried in Plot No. 4228-4229, Waverley Cemetery, Waverley, , New South Wales, Australia.)