Biography

For six days, Master Routley had suffered from the illness that led to his death.

His father, George Routley, was born in 1864 in Braidwood, New South Wales. He married Marion Brown Frame on 5 July 1895 in Queensland (Marriage Registration 1895/C/262). Marion was born 15 December 1874 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Their family of seven consisted of three girls and four boys. The other children were: Richard Henry born 1896 Queensland; Marion Vera born 1899 in Menzies (Birth Registration 1185/1899) ; Jessie Isabel born 28 January 1901, Queensland; George born 1902, Menzies; Maude Josephine born 1909 Kookynie (Birth Registration 43/1909, North Coolgardie); Herbert born 12 December 1912 at Leonora (Birth Registration 3/1913, Mt Margaret).

Sadly, Edgar's older brother, George, died a few months after Edgar. His story also appears on this website and the two boys are buried together in Plot 16 of the Presbyterian Portion of the Kookynie Cemetery.

Their father died 12 August 1919 in Swan district, Perth. Their mother died in 1960 in Rockdale, New South Wales.