Geraldton and Albany families

First Name Last Name
Home Search Login  
Print Bookmark
Edith Marion Cream

Edith Marion Cream

Female 1900 - 73

Personal Information    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Edith Marion Cream 
    Death 16 May 1973 aged 73  Geraldton, W.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth 1900 
    Gender Female 
    Person ID I66  The Cream Family
    Last Modified 9 May 2012 

    Father William (Bill) Cream,   b. 30 May 1861, Geraldton Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1934, Abydos Station Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Mary Jane Gould,   b. 1863, Tibradden, W.A.. Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1933, Cobra Station W. A Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 1892  Geraldton, W.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F13  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frank Adrian Leeds,   b. Jan 1888, Sydney New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 17 Oct 1928  Gascoyne Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1929 Family Notices

      Births, Marriages and Deaths
      LEEDS (nee Edith Cream) ? At Port Hedland, July 22ml( to Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Leeds, of Abydos Station, a daughter; both well. [1]
    • 1929 'LOCAL AND GENERAL

      GIFT TO STELLA MARIS CHURCH.
      The beautiful gong presented by Mr. W. Cream to Stella Maris Church, Carnarvon, as a souvenir of the marriage of his daughter Edith, to Mr.Frank Leeds, has been received from Father John Setaro by Father Albert, and is now in use in the church..

      It is a beautiful work of art carried out by Messrs. Gaunt & Go., of Melbourne. Engraved upon the gong are the constellations Pegasus, Andromeda, Orion, Cruz (Southern Cross) and the Big Bear, with the following text: "The Heavens show forth the glory of God, and the firmament declareth the work of his hands." while on the base is engraved: "Souvenir of the LeedsFix this text Cream wedding, presented to Stella Maris Church, Carnarvon, October 17, 1928 [2]
    • 1928 'Family Notices

      WEDDING BELLS LEEDS-CREAM
      On Wednesday evening, October 17, a very pretty wedding took place in the Roman Catholic Church, Carnarvon the contracting parties being Edith, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cream of Bidgemia Station, and Frank, son of Mr. A. Leeds of London, England.

      The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father John Setaro. The church looked bright with the beautiful altar decorations and carpeted aisle. Miss Snook officiated at the organ, and "The Voice that Breathed O'er Eden, was sung as the bride entered the church on the arm of her father, attended by her bridesmaids, Miss Ethel Cream and Miss Esme Oakley, and her two little train-bearers Doreen Smith and Gay Gould.

      The bride wore a hand some dress of white satin with trainbof Honiton lace (lent by her cousin), being held in place by a coronet of orange blossom. She carried an exquisite bouquet of white roses and fern. The bridesmaids' dresses were of shot gold taffeta draped with pan niers of silk lace. On their heads were bandeaux of gold lace, trimmed with golden velvet flowers. They carried bouquets of deep golden roses and fern.

      The Small train bearers looked sweetly pretty in their frocks of white taffeta the hems scalloped and worked with tiny gold sprays. They wore veils of tulle, and carried posies of yellow nemesia and rose buds.

      Together they all made a charming picture at the altar, where they were met by the bridegroom, attended by Mr. Draffin as best, man and Mr Ray Cream as groomsman. As the happy couple left the church to the strains of the Wedding March they carried with them the best wishes of a large number of people, both being very popular in the district, and showers of confetti greeted them outside.

      The Parish Hall looked its gayest and best with decorations of roses and fern, and the long tables laid out with all good things, including the beautiful three tier wedding cake

      Mr and Mrs. Cream recieved their large number of guests, Mrs Cream wearing a charming gown of black crepe de chene with fashionable trimmings and liatto match. Passing on, the guests offered their congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Leeds, and then on to the veranda where a 'long table heavily laden with wedding gifts made a beautiful display.

      At the conclusion of the wedding breakfast the usual toasts were honored. Father John proposed the bride and groom, suitably responded to by Mr. Leeds, who proposed the bridesmaids, Mr. Draffin responding. Mr. Lewer then gave "the Parents" Mr. Cream responding. Mr. Marmion spoke on behalf of the bridegroom's parents, and proposed "absent friends."

      The hall was then cleared for dancing and a very pleasant evening was spent by all.Mr. and Mrs. Leeds left for their station home at Abydos by motor. [3]
    Children 
     1. Mary Leeds
    Family ID F57  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 May 2012 

  • Notes 
    • 1950 'DEAF WOMAN IN FIRE DRAMA

      A deaf, 54 year old woman crashed 20ft. from a balcony while trying to escape in her nightgown from a hotel fire early to day. Terrified by dense smoke pouring from the blazing office of the Nedlands Park Hotel, she fell on to bitumen and broke her left ankle. Her husband and sister screamed out to her as she tried to climb down a post to safety, but she could not hear them.

      The injured woman, now in a private hospital is Mrs. Frank A. Leeds, wife of the Port Hedland Road Board secretary. They were holidaying in Perth and were to return by aircraft on Saturday.

      The fire, fought by popular licensee Steve McHenry and a bucket brigade of guests, was put out before the arrival of the fire brigade. Damage to office fittings is estimated at £200. Chairs, a desk, a wireless, a fan and an amplifier system were burnt.Refrigeration plant was put out of action but temporary electrical repairs were made today. Although the office safe was blackened by heat, about £500 and papers inside were not damaged.

      About 1.20 a.m., a guest saw smoke on the first floor and gave the alarm. In night attire, McHenry and about eight guests attacked the fire with a garden hose and then with buckets of water. Mr. and Mrs. Leeds and Mrs. R. Jensen, of Mullewa, were sleeping in rooms opening on to the front balcony.

      Mrs. Jensen heard the noise of the fire fighting. She called to the Leeds 'Quick' There's a fire. 'Get out' They hurried from their rooms towards the main stairs and were met by choking smoke. Then they saw flames in the office under the front stairs. We headed for the back stairs, but just as we reached them all the lights went out and we were left in the darkness said Leeds today.

      Somehow I became separated from my wife. We went back through our room and out on to the balcony. Along Rails There Leeds and Mrs. Jensen found that Mrs. Leeds had clambered along the balcony rail 25ft. above the ground, to get around a verandah partition. 'Mrs. Leeds was trying to climb down one of the verandah posts, said Mrs. Jensen.

      We called to her not to go, but she didn't hear us. We both saw her lose her grip and fall. She was unconscious when someone got to her downstairs after we had railed for help. Floodlights outside the building were switched on and by their light a doctor attended to Mrs Leeds before she was taken away by ambulance.

      Her condition today is satisfactory. Cause of the fire has not been established, but the heat appeared to have been concentrated in electrical fittings.

      ABOVE LEFT, Nedlands Park Hotel licensee Steve McHenry looks in the drawer of his safe which weathered today's early morning fire. In the safe were £500 and papers, and they were untouched. Above right, the dotted line shows the path of the 20ft. fall of Mrs. Frank A. Leeds, who crashed from the balcony to the road In her haste to escape the fire and sustained a broken ankle. Her husband, Port Hedland Road Board secre Frank A. Leeds, is in the picture. Left, Mrs. Leeds pictured in her hospital bed today. ' [4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] National Library of Australia.
      1929 'Family Notices.', Geraldton Guardian and Express (WA : 1929 - 1947), 25 July, p. 2 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article67106823

    2. [S2] National Library of Australia.
      1929 'LOCAL AND GENERAL.', Northern Times (Carnarvon, WA : 1905 - 1952), 9 March, p. 2, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74894733

    3. [S2] National Library of Australia.
      1928 'Family Notices.', Northern Times (Carnarvon, WA : 1905 - 1952), 3 November, p. 2, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74908516

    4. [S2] National Library of Australia.
      1950 'DEAF WOMAN IN FIRE DRAMA.', The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950), 14 March, p. 1 Edition: FINAL, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article83056625