Enid Muriel BURNELL

• Born: 9 Jul 1897, Stanley, Tasmania
• Marriage: Joseph Aloysius LYONS on 28 Apr 1915 in Devonport, Tasmania
• Died: 2 Sep 1981, Ulverston District Hospital, Ulverston, Tasmania, Australia at age 84
• Buried: 7 Sep 1981, Mersey Vale Memorial Park

Enid married Joseph Aloysius LYONS, son of Michael LYONS and Ellen CARROLL, on 28 Apr 1915 in Devonport, Tasmania. (Joseph Aloysius LYONS was born on 15 Sep 1879 in Stanley, Tasmania, died on 7 Apr 1939 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and was buried in Mersey Vale Memorial Park.)

Research Notes:

Certificate of Birth
Enid Muriel BURNELL, daughter of William BURNELL and Eliz TAGGET was born July 9th, 1897 at Stanley, Tasmania.
Birth Certificate No. 2333/33.

Government of Australia, National Archives of Australia
Enid Muriel Burnell married Joe Lyons who became Prime Minister of Australia. Enid took an extremely positive role in politics herself and was the first Australian woman to enter Parliament. In 1935 the Lyons went to England for the jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary. On their second official visit in 1937, for the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, she was made a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire.
http://www.naa.gov.au/the_collection/prime_ministers/lyons.html

Acknowledgement:

Roy Burnell has provided family history.