13 July 1853 'Poimena' Mowbray Tasmania Australia Did not marry No children

Eva Emma Button was born in Hobart on 13 Jul 1853, the eldest of ten children of Henry Button (1829-1914), proprietor of The Launceston Examiner and Tasmanian, and his wife Emma Glover (1833-1897). Eva did not marry but contributed to the social columns of The Examiner newspaper and was involved with church work and Red Cross activities. She died aged 76 at 2 Lord Street, Launceston, on 9 Aug 1929 and was buried privately at Carr Villa in Section E 265. Her father is also pictured in the Launceston Family Album.

Doreen Muller Aug 2005