Bertha May Godschall Blechynden

Born in Springsure, Queensland

'Godschall' does not appear in her name in any BDM registration.

BDM QLD Registration

Birth 27 May 1881/C/5853; Bertha May Johnson, Mother: Margaret Isabella Macdonald, Father/parent: Frederick Godschall Johnson.

BDM WA Registrations

Marriage 1904/2025 Picton; Johnson, Bertha May, to Blechynden, James

Death 1921/6600050 Bunbury; Blechynden, Bertha, aged 39, daughter of Frederick Godschall JOHNSON and Margaret Isabella MACDONALD

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The Bunbury Herald and Blackwood Express WA, Fri 1 April 1921; MRS B. BLECHYNDEN:

At St. Clair's Hospital, Bunbury, on Tuesday morning, Mrs Bertha Blechynden, wife of Mr James Blechynden, of Bridgetown, passed away. Canon Adams officiated at the interment of her remains in the Anglican portion of the New Cemetery South Bunbury, on Wednesday afternoon. They were enclosed in a polished jarrah casket.

The deceased lady was a daughter of the late Frederick Johnson, of Bunbury, and daughter of Mrs M. I. Johnson, who resides in Eileen Street. Her brothers, Messrs C G, F W.and R G Johnson, are now living in Bunbury, and she had six sisters who are married and living in different parts of the State.

She was born at Rockhampton, Queensland, 39 years ago, and in 1903 married James Blechynden, who was then residing at 'Springfield", Dinninup, Upper Black wood.

For eight years before her marriage Mrs Blechynden was a school teacher at Boyup Brook and Diuninup, respectively.

Her husband survives her and her loss is also lamented by five children, Mabel, Ellen, Myra, Hubert, and Charles, the eldest being 15 years of age and the youngest eight. Messrs W Brittain and Son were responsible for the funeral arrangements.

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Birth: Mar 14 1881 - Picton, Western Australia, Australia
Death: Mar 21 1921 - Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Parents: Frederick Johnson, Margaret Johnson (born McDonald)
Husband: James Blechynden

BDM WA Children born to James BLECHYNDEN and Bertha May JOHNSON, various locations

1905 Mabel Bertha Sambell (born Blechynden),
1906 Ellen May Lee-Steere (born Blechynden),
1908 Myra Amy Parker (born Blechynden),
1910 Charles James Frederick Blechynden, died 1989.
1912 Hubert John Blechynden,
1914 Unnamed Male Blechynden,
1916 Ada Blechynden, died 1916 aged 3 hours
1916 Doris Blechynden, died 1916 aged 24 hours
1918 Charlotte Blechynden

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