Name	CUSTANCE, Frederic(k) Cyril
Date of Birth	(16 Aug) 1890
Place of Birth	Essex UK
Date of Death	3 June 1923 (at 33 year of age)
Place of Death	Near Olary, tragic death due to exposure after going for help with a bogged car.
Place of Burial	North Road Cemetery
Arrived in South Australia (date/ship etc.)
Lived in Prospect (dates)
Addresses in Prospect	9 Marian Place, Prospect
Names of houses (if any)
Parents	Prof. John Daniel CUSTANCE FCS FRAS and Edith Mary
Spouse(s)	Edith Violet BARNET
Date(s) of Marriage(s)	21 Feb 1901
Place(s) of Marriage(s)	Hindmarsh Square Congregational Church
Children	Harold Maxwell Custance b 17 Sept 1901 Norwood.
Occupation(s)	Motor mechanic and driver Manager for Vivian Lewis Ltd., Burra Manager Vrai Ltd. Torrensville  (demonstrating tractors in rural regions)
Interests	An adventurer who loved speed – Cars, bikes and planes He made numerous speed records in various vehicles
Religion/Churches
Notes (points of interest etc.)	He made the first flight in Australia 17 March 1910 at Bolivar. The plane’s owner later tried to claim he made the flight instead but there were other witnesses. WW1 service Aust Flying Corps. No1 Squadron His  wife’s father started the Bunyip Newspaper
Sources of information	The AIF Project, SA Aviation Museum, Trove, Inside History Magazine.
Principal Researcher	Lesley Attema (Prospect Local History Group)