Mary Elsie Hayes ~ 1883-1960
married (1911)
George Henry Gallpen ~ 1887-1977
Mary Elsie Hayes was born on the 1st November in 1883 to William Hayes and Mary (nee Bodycoat). She was known as "Elsie" to her family. Elsie became the little sister to 'Joe' (7) and 'Lizzie' (4) and 'Walter' (1 1/2).
At the beginning of 1886, 'Wilfred' was born when Elsie was 2 1/2 years old. When she was 4 1/2 her new brother "Abbie" was born. Maria was the next of her family, born in July 1890, when Elsie was 6. Little May Victoria was born in the March of 1893 but sadly died a couple of months after her third birthday in 1896 nearly a year after 'Tom' was born in June 1895. Elsie would have been 12 when this tragedy occurred. Just over a year later, the last of Elsie's siblings, 'Myrtle' was born in 1897. So the family was complete before the turn of the century. |