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Lilian Edna Govan 1907 - 1984

Lilian Edna (Govan) Magill of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born in 1907 in Ballarat to Ethel Elizabeth Margaret Neill and Alexander Harry Govan. She had siblings Beryl Joyce Govan, Roy Govan, Esmeralda Norma Govan, Isobel Valda Govan, Irene Ethel Govan, Alexander Govan, Alma Mary Govan, and Wilson James Govan. Lilian Magill died at age 76 years old on May 16, 1984 in Ballarat.

Lilian Edna (Govan) Magill

Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia

1907

Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC, Australia

May 16, 1984

Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC, Australia

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Introduction

Lillian Edna Govan was the daughter of Alexander Govan and Ethel Elizabeth Margaret Neill Govan Branch. She was born on 1907 in Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC, Australia and grew up in a large family with siblings Alexander, James, Alma, Irene, Beryl, Alexander, Roy, Esmeralda, and Isobel Govan. In 1929, she married Peter Alfred Magill (1909–1999) and together they had four children; two boys and two girls. Lillian Edna Magill passed away on May 16, 1984 in Ballarat, VIC.
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Birthday

1907

Birthdate

Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia

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Ethnicity & Family History

Her father, Alexander Govan, was born in 1871 in Sebastopol, Victoria and passed away on April 11, 1936 in Ballarat, Victoria. His parents, Lillian's paternal grandparents, were James Wilson Govan (1848-1897) of Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland and Agnes Catherine Wilson (1854-1928) of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Her mother, Ethel, was born in 1880 in Durham Lead, Victoria and she passed away on May 22, 1940 in Melbourne, Victoria. Her parents, Lillian's maternal grandparents, were Hugh Neill (1840-1911) of Balloureach,County Downs, Ireland and Mary Jamieson (1840-1919) of Ireland.
Nationality & Locations

Lillian was born, raised, and lived most of her life in Ballarat, Victoria.
Personal Life & Family

Lillian Edna Govan was the daughter of Alexander Govan and Ethel Elizabeth Margaret Neill Govan Branch. She grew up in a large family with siblings Alexander, James, Alma, Irene, Beryl, Alexander, Roy, Esmeralda, and Isobel Govan. In 1929, she married Peter Alfred Magill (1909–1999) and together they had four children; two boys and two girls.
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1984

Death

May 16, 1984

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Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia
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Lilian Edna Govan lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.

The average age of a Govan family member is 68.

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In 1907, in the year that Lilian Edna Govan was born, the state of Oklahoma was admitted to the United States on November 16. Previously called "Oklahoma Territory" and "Indian Territory", the two areas were merged and Oklahoma became the 46th state. It is the 28th most populous state.

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In 1927, by the time she was 20 years old, in September, the Columbia Broadcasting System (later called CBS) became the second national radio network in the U.S. The first broadcast was a presentation by the Howard Barlow Orchestra from radio station WOR in Newark, New Jersey.

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