Lily Isabel Maude Addison

Lily Addison
Artistic rendering of a photograph of Lily Addison c. 1904
Born	Lily Isabel Maude Addison (1885-12-03)3 December 1885 St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Died	1968
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Architect
Practice	G.H.M. Addison & Son.
Design	Contribution to woman architects in the industry

Lily Isabel Maude Addison (1885–1968) was a female architect who practised in Queensland, Australia. She practiced at a time when very few women worked as architects.

Lily Isabel Maude Addison was born on 12 March 1885 at St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria. Lily's last name Maud was documented through the Australian Electoral Rolls (with an "e" added to "Maud). There was possibly a transcription error in the birth record as one of her mother's name being; Emily Alice Maude Addison, was Maude with an "e." According to the Victorian pioneers index 1837-1888 on microfiche, her name verifies that it was recorded as "Maud" although this is also up to speculation as this could have been an inscription error.

Lily lived with her family at Enoggera Terrace, Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland and was documented being a draftswoman from 1908–1921 as well as an architect in 1922, and was also recorded being an architect in the years 1925.

There is no documentation for the years 1923 and 1924 which confirm her profession still being an architect within these two years. In 1921 and 1925 the name "Yeovil" was added to the Enoggera Terrace address where she lived.

Lily moved to Sydney in 1928. Lily and her sister, Edith May, were living at 1 George Street, Dulwich (from 1954 Marrickville), and their occupations were listed as home duties. Lily was still listed at this address on the 1968 roll but Edith was not.

Lily died in 1968.

The Addison family was large, all being Anglican except for Lily Addison's grandfather. Lily Addison's siblings included; Edward James Addison who became ill in health upon the return on the missioning he had done in West Africa around the time George Henry Male Addison (his son) was an infant. Shortly after this, his mother had also died leaving George an orphan who lived with his grandfather in Somersetshire. Lily also had a sibling named George Frederick and Edith May.

At fourteen his love for architecture informed his decision to pursue a career in Architecture, however given the patrimony and his three guardians, he was advised against his ambition to work in an office because of the poor money by one of the three guardians and instead worked in a bank for three years. It wasn’t until later that he then pursued his love for architecture in an office for Hubbard a well known Rutherham architect. He finished his time and made for Liverpool for a year where he acclaimed credibility as a draftsman until moving to Melbourne and working for a firm; Terry and Oakden which later became Oakden, Addison and Kemp.