Individual Details
Elsie May HANCOCK
(24 Apr 1902 - Bef 28 Nov 1974)
Birth Registration Number: 8100
Death Registration Number: 02169
Elsie knew Squizzy Taylor. (Joseph Leslie Theodore "Squizzy" Taylor (29 June 1888 – 27 October 1927) was a Melbourne, Australia-based gangster. He rose to notoriety by leading a violent gang war against a rival criminal faction in 1919, absconding from bail and successfully hiding from the police for over a year in 1921–22, and the Glenferrie robbery in which a bank manager was murdered in 1923. Leslie 'Squizzy' Taylor enjoyed a fearsome reputation in 1920s Melbourne. A spiv, often described as the Australian equivalent of the American bootleggers, his crimes ranged from pickpocketing, assault and shopbreaking to armed robbery and murder. He also derived income from sly-grog selling, two-up schools, illegal bookmaking, extortion, prostitution and, in his later years, is believed by some to have moved into cocaine dealing.)
Death Registration Number: 02169
Elsie knew Squizzy Taylor. (Joseph Leslie Theodore "Squizzy" Taylor (29 June 1888 – 27 October 1927) was a Melbourne, Australia-based gangster. He rose to notoriety by leading a violent gang war against a rival criminal faction in 1919, absconding from bail and successfully hiding from the police for over a year in 1921–22, and the Glenferrie robbery in which a bank manager was murdered in 1923. Leslie 'Squizzy' Taylor enjoyed a fearsome reputation in 1920s Melbourne. A spiv, often described as the Australian equivalent of the American bootleggers, his crimes ranged from pickpocketing, assault and shopbreaking to armed robbery and murder. He also derived income from sly-grog selling, two-up schools, illegal bookmaking, extortion, prostitution and, in his later years, is believed by some to have moved into cocaine dealing.)
Events
| Birth | 24 Apr 1902 | Reginald Street, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |  | ||
| Marriage | 24 Nov 1928 | Scots Church, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - William Charles Leslie "Les" MCCULLOCH | |  | |
| Residence | 24 Nov 1928 | Occupation: Machinist - 28 Princess Street, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia | |||
| Death | Bef 28 Nov 1974 | Ormond, Victoria, Australia | |||
| Cremation | 28 Nov 1974 | Cassia, Wall ZM, Niche 237, Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale, Victoria, Australia | |
Families
| Spouse | William Charles Leslie "Les" MCCULLOCH (1904 - 1975) |
| Father | Edward HANCOCK (1850 - ) |
| Mother | Elizabeth QUINN (1875 - ) |
| Sibling | Florence Mabel "Mabel" HANCOCK (1900 - ) |
Notes
Birth
BDM Victoria recordEvent: births
Registration number 8100 / 1902
Family name: HANCOCK
Given name(s) Elsie May
Place of event: BENDIGO, Australia
Personal detail
Mother's name
Mother's family name at birth QUINN
Father's Name:
Marriage
BDM Victoria recordsmarriages
Registration number
12178 / 1928
Family name:
MCCULLOCH
Given name(s)
Wm Chas Les
Personal detail
Spouse's family name:
HANCOCK
Spouse's given name(s)
Elsie May
Cremation
Southern Metropolitan Cemetery TrustElsie May Mcculloch
Date of birth
Date of death
Date of service 28 November 1974
Service provided Cremated
Funeral director
Tenure expiry date In perpetuity - for all time.
Cemetery Springvale Botanical Cemetery
Cemetery area Cassia
Cemetery location Cassia, Wall ZM, Niche 237
Religion or cultural preference
Additional information
Endnotes
1. Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria.
2. Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria.