# Ada Ethel Charles

Ada Ethel Charles (1888 – 1973); child of Herbert Cole Charles and Mary Ann Webster; born in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia; married Richard Hall Schofield; died in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.

**Lifespan:** 1888 – 1973

## Also known as
- Ada Elizabeth Charles
- Ada Ethel Schofield
- Ada Ethel Lahey

## Parents
- [Herbert Cole Charles](/p/herbert-cole-charles-21726.md) (father)
- [Mary Ann Webster](/p/mary-ann-webster-21727.md) (mother)

## Spouses
- [Richard Hall Schofield](/p/richard-hall-schofield-21757.md) — m. 1912
- _unknown partner_ — m. 24 APR 1930

## Timeline
- 2 JUN 1888 — **Born** at Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia — Reg. 1888/14755
- 1891 — **Census (1891)** at Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia — 1891 NSW census (District 36, Borough of Goulburn, East Ward), collector's book: householder Herbert C Charles, schedule 169, household of 5 males and 3 females (county of Argyle). This is Herbert, his wife Mary, and the six children then living at home: sons Leslie Thomas, Arthur Herbert, Alfred James and David Henry, and daughters Ada Ethel and Edith Mary. A ninth child, Jessie Elizabeth, was registered later in 1891 and does not appear -- the household was enumerated before her birth. _(shared event)_
- 1922 — **Occupation** at India — Missionary in India — already so by April 1919, per her father's obituary; confirmed still so in her mother's Sept 1922 obituary
- 14 APR 1959 — **Immigrated** at Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia — Arrived Fremantle, Western Australia, per the ship Strathmore, as Mrs Ada Ethel Lahey.
- 1968 — **Residence** at Ipswich, Queensland, Australia — Ipswich, Oxley County, Queensland -- Commonwealth electoral roll.
- 1969 — **Residence** at Ipswich, Queensland, Australia — Colthup Home, 39 Thorn Street, Ipswich, Queensland -- Commonwealth electoral roll.
- 1 NOV 1973 — **Died** at Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
- 1 NOV 1973 — **Buried** at Ipswich, Queensland, Australia — Warrill Park Lawn Cemetery, plot Cassia Avenue Section 1, Row 15 -- the same plot as her husband Oswald Lahey.
- **Baptised** — Parents - Herbert C Charles, Mary

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