Elsie Jane DRUMMOND

Born 1896 in Workington, Cumberland, England ^{[20] [21]}
Daughter of John DRUMMOND and Sarah Jane MERRYMAN ^{[20] [21]}
In 1901 she was living her parents and younger brother Nelson at 2 Brown Street in Workington, Cumberland, England ^[20]
Resided with her parents in Workington until immigrating with them to Western Australia in about 1901 or 1902 ^{[9: 4-Oct-1907]}
In 1907 she was living with her parents and brother Nelson in Marchagee ^{[9: 4-Oct-1907, 15-Nov-1907, 22-Nov-1907]}
There was no school in Marchagee and for a period she stayed with her aunt in Midland Junction to attend school for a while ^[9]
She had canaries and pigeons, who were breeding, and a pony purchased by her father so should could learn how to ride ^[9]
She wrote a number of letters to the Uncle Bob column of The Midlands Advertiser newspaper in the latter part of 1907 ^[9]
In 1914 she was living with her parents in Muchea ^{[129: 3-Apr-1914, 5-Jun-1914]}
She assisted with the country concert and dance held at the State School in Muchea on Friday night 27 March 1914 ^[129]
Her parents held "a most enjoyable and extremely creditable party" for her 18th at Syke Cottage in Muchea on 2 June 1914 ^[129]
Married (1) jeweller Harold Magnus Olaf MANSON on 19 October 1915 in the Perth suburb of Maylands ^{[39: 14-Jul-1926]}
She and her husband resided on View Street in the Perth suburb of Maylands ^{[30: item 8030056]}
After enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force her husband embarked for active service abroad on 9 November 1916 ^{[30: item 8030056]}
In 1917 she lived at 9 Harley Street in North Perth and later at 118 Barker Road in the Perth suburb of Subiaco ^{[30: item 8030056]}
Following service in France her husband returned to Australia in late 1918 suffering from Effort Syndrome ^{[30: item 8030056]}
After the First World War they lived on a farm at Mandiga near Bencubbin, which her husband took up as a soldier settler ^{[39: 14-Jul-1926]}
Due to his heavy drinking and cruelty she left her husband in November 1922 and took their two children with her ^{[39: 14-Jul-1926]}
In 1926, on the grounds of desertion, she obtained a decree nisi towards divorce along with costs and custody of their children ^[39]
Married (2) Anthony CORRIGAN in Perth in 1927 ^[66]
Resided with her second husband on farmland at Mandiga ^[50]
In 1953 she obtained a decree nisi towards divorce from her second husband on the grounds of desertion ^{[39: 10-Oct-1953]}
Married (3) Robert DAVISON in Perth in 1954 ^[66]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Bentley ^[2]
Died 6 October 1983; buried at Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Anglican, WA, 185) ^[2]

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