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Margaret Elsie Fleming (1905–1979)

Margaret Elsie Morell

Margaret Elsie Morell

Lafayette

Born, Melbourne, Victoria. Daughter of Dr. J. H. Patterson, of Tasmania, who saw service as a Medical Officer in the Boer War. He was a son of Robert Charles Patterson, who was Engineer-in-Chief to the South Australian Government, who has been connected with many of Australia’s early road and railway projects.

Wife of James Scott Morell; son of James Morell, Esq., retired, South Yarra.

Family, one infant daughter, Deborah.

HOBBIES. Gardening, Reading, Riding.

ADDRESS. Grong-Grong Court, Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria.

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'Fleming, Margaret Elsie (1905–1979)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/fleming-margaret-elsie-18921/text30541, accessed 22 April 2025.

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Margaret Elsie Morell

Margaret Elsie Morell

Lafayette

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Morell, Margaret Elsie
  • Patterson, Margaret Elsie
Birth

1905
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

1979 (aged ~ 74)
Victoria, Australia

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