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Certificate - Fortuna - Death Certificate of Edith Lansell, 12 March 1934

  • Part of Photo copy of The Death Certificate of Edith Lansell is from the State of Victoria. Edith, a widow lived in Inglewood Road, City of Bendigo. She died on March 12th 1934. She had lived for 46 years in Victoria.

    11217.85a Part of Photo copy of The Death Certificate of Edith Lansell is from the State of Victoria . Edith, a widow lived in Inglewood Road, City of Bendigo. She died on March 12th 1934. She had lived for 46 years in Victoria.

  • Part of Photo copy of The Death Certificate of Edith Lansell is from the State of Victoria. Edith, a widow lived in Inglewood Road, City of Bendigo. She died on March 12th 1934. She had lived for 46 years in Victoria.

    11217.85b Part of Photo copy of The Death Certificate of Edith Lansell is from the State of Victoria. Edith, a widow lived in Inglewood Road, City of Bendigo. She died on March 12th 1934. She had lived for 46 years in Victoria.

  • Part of Photo copy of The Death Certificate of Edith Lansell is from the State of Victoria. Edith, a widow lived in Inglewood Road, City of Bendigo. She died on March 12th 1934. She had lived for 46 years in Victoria.
  • Part of Photo copy of The Death Certificate of Edith Lansell is from the State of Victoria. Edith, a widow lived in Inglewood Road, City of Bendigo. She died on March 12th 1934. She had lived for 46 years in Victoria.

Historical information

Theodore Ballerstedt originally purchased the Fortuna site from the Crown in 1857. The firstimprovements at Fortuna were undertaken by the Ballerstedt family and consisted of a small mill and house.

At the peak of the mining era (c.1860s) Fortuna was central to the deep alluvial gold mining operations of Bendigo. In 1871 Theodore Ballerstedt sold the house, mine and associated works to George Lansell 'The Quartz King'. During his time at Fortuna, Lansell owned 13 mines and directed a further 73 in Bendigo.

Edith was George Lansell’s second wife. His first wife Bedelia was once George’s maid who later fell in love with him. However Bedelia could not handle the wealth, dignitaries or the pressure of George’s success and turned to the bottle which lead to her untimely death.

Lansell's first marriage to Bedelia Mary Mulganney was troubled, marked by her alcoholism and early death, with her will contested by Lansell despite its modest value. Bedelia's death was lonely, with her death registered by an undertaker's assistant rather than family.

Edith Lansell (née Bassford)Edith, from a respectable but financially struggling family, became Lansell's housekeeper and later his wife. Their relationship began before marriage, with Edith giving birth to their son shortly after their wedding. Lansell was significantly older than Edith, and their union was met with mixed reactions from family and the public.

Edith was a strong woman, who raised six children and managed George’s affairs with great success after his death.

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Fortuna - Death Certificate of Edith Lansell

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11217.85a Part of Photo copy of The Death Certificate of Edith Lansell is from the State of Victoria. Edith, a widow lived in Inglewood Road, City of Bendigo. She died on March 12th 1934. She had lived for 46 years in Victoria.

11217.85b Part of Photo copy of The Death Certificate of Edith Lansell is from the State of Victoria. Edith, a widow lived in Inglewood Road, City of Bendigo. She died on March 12th 1934. She had lived for 46 years in Victoria.

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