Edward Ernest Joseph Spring (1889 - 1974)

Biography

Edward Ernest Joseph Spring was born on 24 April 1889 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, the youngest of seven children to Irish-born parents Helen (Sheppard) Spring and William Spring.^[1][2] Helen had migrated to Australia in 1857 as a child, and William as a teenager in 1861.

He was awarded a Bachelor of Medicine from the University of Melbourne in 1910.^[3]

In January 1912, he was resident medical officer at Melbourne Hospital.^[4] By February 1912, he announced his resignation from Melbourne Hospital, with an intention to take up a private practice.^[5] In November 1915 he purchased the medical practice of George Dixon Dickinson, not long after George's death.^[6]

Edward married Margaret Maud Rennick on 7 October 1914, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Hawthorn, Victoria.^[7][8] The groomsmen were Mr. Dick Dowden and Dr. W. Rennick.^[9]

Edward and Madge had four children:

• Margaret Rennick Spring (1916–1997)^[10][11]
• Edward Ernest Spring (1917–2012)^[12][13]
• William Rennick Spring (1919–2011)^[14][15]
• Ruth Spring (1926–)^[16][17]

In 1948, Edward was working as a medical practitioner at a practice on Sydney Road in Coburg, Victoria.^[18] Dr John Whitehead succeeded to the practice in 1956.^[19]

Margaret died in March 1973.^[20]

Edward died on 28 September 1974 in Malvern, Victoria, aged 85 years.^[21][22][23]

Research notes

Electoral rolls:^[24]

• 1912 - Gipps Melbourne Victoria Australia (#2304 Spring, Edward Ernest Joseph, Melb. Hospital, Melb., med. practitioner, M)
• 1914 - Essendon Maribyrnong Victoria Australia
• 1915 - Leongatha Gippsland Victoria Australia
• 1917 - Moonee Ponds Maribyrnong Victoria Australia
• 1922 - Moonee Ponds Maribyrnong Victoria Australia (#8979 Spring, Edward Ernest J., 449 Mt. Alexr. rd., M.P., med. pract., M)
• 1925 - Moonee Ponds Maribyrnong Victoria Australia
• 1928 - Coburg Bourke Victoria Australia (#21023 Spring, Edward Ernest J., 182 Sydney rd., medical practitioner, M)
• 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1942, 1949 - Coburg Bourke Victoria Australia
• 1954 - Coburg Wills Victoria Australia (#17567 Spring, Edward Ernest J., 182 Sydney rd., medical practitioner, M)
• 1958, 1963, 1967 - Parkville Melbourne Victoria Australia
• 1968 - Parkville Melbourne Victoria Australia (#1748 Spring, Edward Ernest J., Flat 1, 50 The Avenue, medical pract., M)
• 1972 - Glenferrie South Kooyong, Victoria, Australia (#2483 Spring, Edward Ernest J 525a Glenferrie Rd, Hwthn 3122, medic prac M)

Sources

1. ↑ Birth record: 9490 / 1889. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Edwd Ernest Joseph SPRING); (Place: BALLARAT); (Mother: Helen Charl SHEPPARD); (Father: Wm)
2. ↑ Compiled genealogy: "Edward Ernest Joseph Spring." MyHeritage: Library Edition. Retrieved 27 June 2019 by Clare Spring from https://records.myheritagelibraryedition.com/research/record-1-53923701-2-10879/edward-ernest-joseph-spring-in-myheritage-family-trees.
3. ↑ Degree conferred: "University of Melbourne: Degrees conferred." 24 December 1910. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 10. Retrieved 28 July 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10487362.
4. ↑ "Street crossing fatality." 2 January 1912. The Herald, p. 7. Retrieved 25 April 2019 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/241503490.
5. ↑ "In the public eye." 14 February 1912. The Herald, p. 8. Retrieved 25 April 2019 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/241490858.
6. ↑ "Medical notice." 25 November 1915. Flemington Spectator, p. 2. Retrieved 14 October 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88513630.
7. ↑ Marriage notice: "Dr. Edward E. Spring to Miss Madge Rennick." 29 October 1914 Table Talk (Melbourne), p. 13. Retrieved by Clare Spring on 11 February 2017 from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146329299/17436067.
8. ↑ Marriage record: 10393 / 1914. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Edwd Ernt SPRING and Margt Maud RENNICK)
9. ↑ Marriage notice: "Spring—Rennick." 17 October 1914. Advocate (Melbourne), p. 29. Retrieved 25 February 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/151838565.
10. ↑ Birth record: 11529 / 1916. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history. (Name: Margt Rennick SPRING); (Place: ESSENDON, VIC); (Mother: Margt Maud RENNICK); (Father: Edwd Ernest Jos)
11. ↑ "Births." 6 May 1916. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 11. Retrieved 23 September 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2111472.
12. ↑ Birth record: 2863 / 1918. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history. (Name: Edw Ernt SPRING); (Place: ESSENDON, VIC); (Mother: SPRING, Margt Maud RENNICK); (Father: SPRING, Edw Ernt Josh)
13. ↑ "Births." 8 December 1917. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 11. Retrieved on 12 February 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1669302.
14. ↑ Birth record: 11108 / 1919. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history. (Name: Wm Rennick SPRING); (Place: ESSENDON, VIC); (Mother: SPRING, Margt Maud RENNICK); (Father: SPRING, Edwd Ernt Josh)
15. ↑ "Births." 10 May 1919. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 11. Retrieved 14 October 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1466359.
16. ↑ "Births." 27 November 1926. The Argus (Melbourne), page 13. Retrieved 17 February 2022 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3823438.
17. ↑ "People and parties." 5 December 1947. The Age (Melbourne), p. 5. Retrieved 17 April 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206052113.
18. ↑ "Child treated." 28 April 1948. The Age (Melbourne), p. 3. Retrieved 28 July 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206871976.
19. ↑ "Advertising" 18 April 1956. The Argus (Melbourne), page 5. Retrieved 29 April 2022 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71798143.
20. ↑ "Search for notices: Margaret Maud Spring." The Ryerson Index. Retrieved 20 June 2017 by Clare Spring from http://ryersonindex.org/search.php.
21. ↑ Death record: 24209 / 1974. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
    (Name: Edward Ernest Joseph SPRING); (Place of birth: Ballarat); (Place of death: Malvern); (Age at death: 85); (Mother: Helen Charlotte SHEPPERD); (Father: SPRING William)
22. ↑ Death notice index: "Search for notices: Spring, Edward Ernest." The Ryerson Index. Retrieved 18 June 2017 by Clare Spring from http://ryersonindex.org/search.php.
23. ↑ "Deaths." 30 September 1974. The Age (Melbourne), page 17. Retrieved 23 August 2022 by Clare Spring from https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108153934/edward-ernest-spring-death-notice/.

    SPRING, Edward Ernest.—On September 28th, father of Margaret, Ted, Bill and Ruth, aged 85 years.

24. ↑ Electoral rolls accessed on Ancestry.com.au by Clare Spring on 28 September 2018.