Charles Joseph Donald CONNOR
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1918 - Hay, New South Wales, Australia 2670 Christening: Death: 1979 - , New South Wales, Australia ( at age 61) 2671 Burial:
Parents
Father: John CONNOR (Abt 1881-1953) Mother: Minnie Helena McKINNON (Abt 1887-1978) {Find A Grave ID: 202345232}Gwen CONNOR
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Sex: FAKA: Sarah Gwendolen Sydney CONNOR 2672
Individual Information
Birth Date: 17 Jul 1905 - Hay, New South Wales, Australia 2672 Christening: Death: 18 Dec 1982 - Hay, New South Wales, Australia ( at age 77) 2672 Burial:
Parents
Father: John CONNOR (Abt 1881-1953) Mother: Minnie Helena McKINNON (Abt 1887-1978) {Find A Grave ID: 202345232}John CONNOR
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Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Abt 1881 Christening: Death: 1953 - , New South Wales, Australia ( aged about 72) Burial:Events
1. Alt. Birth: 1883, Mount Hope, New South Wales, Australia.
Spouses and Children
1. *Minnie Helena McKINNON (Abt 1887 - 25 Jul 1978)Find A Grave ID: 202345232 Marriage: 1905 - Hay, New South Wales, Australia 2673 Status: Children: 1. Gwen CONNOR (1905-1982) 2. John Edward CONNOR (1907-1979) 3. Annie Thelma CONNOR (1912-1977) 4. Charles Joseph Donald CONNOR (1918-1979) 5. Minnie Joyce CONNOR (Abt 1924-1966)
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The Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW : 1873 - 1954) Tue 1 Sep 1953 Page 2 OBITUARY
OBITUARY
Mr. John Connor
The death occurred very suddenly yesterday of an old and highly respected resident of the district in the person of Mr. John Connor, in his 72nd year.
Mr. Connor, who had not been in the best of health for some little time, went out with his son, Mick, to Burrabogie, to pick up some of his tools. Whilst there, sitting in the car, he suddenly collapsed and died before medical aid could reach him. Mr. Connor was the eldest of the nine children of the late Joseph Connor and came to this district at the age of five years from Mount Hope. He has lived here ever since.
He was employed as an engine driver at the irrigation area pumping station for several years from about 1911, but most of his life has been spent in earth moving contract work. He worked his teams over a large part of the Hay district, tank sinking, road building, and other work and he was known not only as a most honest straight forward dealer, but a man who scarcely knew when the day's work was done. His toil was during the days when a man had to plod behind his horses with plough and scoop and a great many of the dams in the district, as well as the roads, resulted from his, industry.
During his younger days Mr. Connor, was a keen cricketer, footballer, and swimmer; he won a lot of trophies at the latter sport particularly.
His wife, who was a Miss Minnie McKinnon, one of a very well known family in the district, survives him with their five, children. The family are Sister Gwen Connor (of the Sydney Hospital), John Edward (Mick) of Hay), Thelma (Mrs. Ridges, Hay), Charlie (Hay), and Joyce (Mrs. Connelly, Melbourne). One son and Charlie and Sister Gwen Connor, served in the A.I.F. over seas. Sister Connor served for a long time with distinction in the Middle East with the Nursing Service.
He is also survived by one sister, May (Mrs. Reg Hedley, of Hay), and four brothers, Joseph, Les and Fred (of Hay), and Arthur (Sydney).
The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock, from the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Hay. Mr. Ron Wall is making the funeral arrangements.
John Edward CONNOR
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1907 - , New South Wales, Australia 2674 Christening: Death: 1979 - , New South Wales, Australia ( at age 72) 2675 Burial:
Parents
Father: John CONNOR (Abt 1881-1953) Mother: Minnie Helena McKINNON (Abt 1887-1978) {Find A Grave ID: 202345232}
Spouses and Children
1. *Alma Harries ASHTON (1915 - 1996) Marriage: 1935 - Hay, New South Wales, Australia Status: Children: 1. Michael John CONNOR (1935-2012)Kaytie CONNOR
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Sex: F
Parents
Father: Michael John CONNOR (1935-2012) Mother:Michael John CONNOR
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Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1935 - Hay, New South Wales, Australia Christening: Death: 2012 - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia ( at age 77) Burial:
Parents
Father: John Edward CONNOR (1907-1979) Mother: Alma Harries ASHTON (1915-1996)
Spouses and Children
Children: 1. Kaytie CONNORMinnie Joyce CONNOR
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: Abt 1924 Christening: Death: 1966 - Box Hill, Victoria, Australia ( aged about 42) 2676 Burial:
Parents
Father: John CONNOR (Abt 1881-1953) Mother: Minnie Helena McKINNON (Abt 1887-1978) {Find A Grave ID: 202345232}Amanda CONROY
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Sex: F
Parents
Father: HARRIS Mother:Debbie CONSIDINE
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Sex: F
Parents
Father: John CONSIDINE Mother: Joanne MILLIGAN
Spouses and Children
1. *WILSON Children: 1. Holly Crystal WILSON 2. Jasmine Jade WILSONDoreen Mary CONSIDINE
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 19 Dec 1911 2677 Christening: Death: 19 Aug 2011 - ( at age 99) 2677 Burial: Aug 2011 - Preston, Victoria, Australia 2677
Spouses and Children
1. *Laurence Edward WARD (1910 - 13 Jun 1980) Marriage: 1938 - , Victoria, Australia 2678 Status:John CONSIDINE
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Sex: M
Parents
Father: John CONSIDINE Mother: Joanne MILLIGANJohn CONSIDINE
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Sex: M
Spouses and Children
1. *Joanne MILLIGAN Children: 1. Stephen CONSIDINE 2. Debbie CONSIDINE 3. John CONSIDINE 4. Paul CONSIDINEMargaret Ellen CONSIDINE
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: Abt 1930 Christening: Death: 24 Jun 2006 - Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia ( aged about 76) Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Philip Kevin TEMPLETON (27 Jun 1926 - 1 Aug 2019) 2190 Marriage: 1950 Status: Children: 1. Colleen Mary TEMPLETON 2. Mary Catherine TEMPLETON 3. Thomas Andrew TEMPLETON 4. Leigh Patrick TEMPLETON 5. Mark Ashley TEMPLETON 6. Jason Paul TEMPLETON 7. Rodney Scott TEMPLETONPaul CONSIDINE
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Sex: M
Parents
Father: John CONSIDINE Mother: Joanne MILLIGANStephen CONSIDINE
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Sex: M
Parents
Father: John CONSIDINE Mother: Joanne MILLIGANMary Jane CONWAY
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1908 - Watchem, Victoria, Australia 2679 Christening: Death: 13 Nov 1994 - Parkville, Victoria, Australia ( at age 86) 2679 Burial: 16 Nov 1994 - Fawkner, Victoria, Australia 2679
Spouses and Children
1. *Horatio Victor SHUTTLEWORTH (6 May 1907 - 28 Aug 2000) 2680 Marriage: 1928 - , Victoria, Australia 2679,2681 Status: Children: 1. Vicki SHUTTLEWORTH 2. Peter John SHUTTLEWORTH (1946-1946)Ada May COOK
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1883 2682 Christening: Death: Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *William George LANDELLS ( - ) Marriage: Status: Children: 1. Elsie Douglas LANDELLS (1903-1983)Alice Jean Viti COOK
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 9 Aug 1905 - Suva, Central Fiji, Fiji 2683 Christening: Death: 23 Apr 2013 - Cantebury, Victoria, Australia ( at age 107) 2683 Burial:
Parents
Father: Richard Osborne COOK (1876-1923) 77,78,79 Mother: Elinor Violet May COOK (1877-1959) 77
Spouses and Children
1. *Newstead Henry RUSH (1905 - 1976) Marriage: 1932 - , Victoria, Australia 2684 Status:
Notes
General:
The Age and Herald Sun on 25 April 2013:
RUSH - Alice Jean Viti. Born in Suva, Fiji, Sept 8, 1905. Passed away peacefully at Faversham House on Apr. 23 2013.
Loving wife of Newstead (dec). Caring sister to Leigh (dec), Bill (dec), and Vivian. Wonderful mother to Shirley and Bill, Laurie and Elizabeth, Colin and Clare, and Martin and Sue. Much loved grandmother of Lynette and Richard, Christine and Roger, Barry and Kathy, Graham and Kristina, Wes and Nuri, Naomi and Craig, Stuart and Lisa, Tim and Lauren. Great-grandmother to Tim and Jonathan, Nicholas, Jennifer and Andrew, Megan, Rachel and Kelsey, Alana, Rylee and Caitlin, Cooper and India. Great-great-grandmother to Katie.
Always interested in others. Sorely missed by many.
Special thanks to the caring staff at Faversham House.
Angela Maree COOK
Sex: F
Spouses and Children
1. *Dean William STELLA Children: 1. Jana Blaire STELLA 2. Bayley Monet Marirose STELLAAnnie Louisa COOK
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1874 - Kilmore, Victoria, Australia 78,79 Christening: Death: 1962 - Mont Albert, Victoria, Australia ( at age 88) 78 Burial:
Parents
Father: Richard Osborne COOK (Abt 1831-1923) 77,78,79,263 Mother: Elizabeth Jane TREBILCOCK (1839-1912) {WikiTree ID: Trebilcock-239} 77,78,79,263,1604,1982Arthur COOK
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Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1870 - McArthur, Victoria, Australia Christening: Death: 1935 - Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia ( at age 65) Burial:Events
1. Alt. Birth: 14 Feb 1870, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia.
2. Alt. Death: 14 Nov 1935, Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia.
Parents
Father: John COOK (Abt 1823-1881) Mother: Charlotte Mary PUGH (1824-1886)
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Ann MURPHY (8 Aug 1868 - 16 May 1925) 2685 Marriage: 8 Oct 1889 - Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia 2685 Status:Charles Osborne Leigh COOK
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Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 25 Jan 1907 - Prahran, Victoria, Australia Christening: Death: 2 Sep 1996 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ( at age 89) Burial:
Parents
Father: Richard Osborne COOK (1876-1923) 77,78,79 Mother: Elinor Violet May COOK (1877-1959) 77Elinor Violet May COOK
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 26 Aug 1877 - Wandiligong, Victoria, Australia Christening: Death: 27 Jun 1959 - Mont Albert, Victoria, Australia ( at age 81) Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Richard Osborne COOK (1876 - 1923) 77,78,79 Marriage: 15 Apr 1904 - Suva, Central Fiji, Fiji Status: Children: 1. Alice Jean Viti COOK (1905-2013) 2. Charles Osborne Leigh COOK (1907-1996) 3. William Glanville COOK (1910-1983) 4. Philip Halford COOK (1912-1990)Elizabeth Jean COOK
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 15 Aug 1866 - Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia 79,2686 Christening: Death: 1959 - Box Hill, Victoria, Australia ( at age 93) Burial:Events
1. Residence: , Tasmania, Australia.
Parents
Father: Richard Osborne COOK (Abt 1831-1923) 77,78,79,263 Mother: Elizabeth Jane TREBILCOCK (1839-1912) {WikiTree ID: Trebilcock-239} 77,78,79,263,1604,1982Ellen Matilda COOK
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1873 - Kilmore, Victoria, Australia 78,79 Christening: Death: 20 Nov 1902 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ( at age 29) 78 Burial:
Parents
Father: Richard Osborne COOK (Abt 1831-1923) 77,78,79,263 Mother: Elizabeth Jane TREBILCOCK (1839-1912) {WikiTree ID: Trebilcock-239} 77,78,79,263,1604,1982Emmeline Sophia COOK
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 20 Nov 1864 - Franklin, Tasmania, Australia 78,79,2686 Christening: Death: 1877 - , Victoria, Australia ( at age 13) 78 Burial:Events
1. Residence: , Tasmania, Australia.
Parents
Father: Richard Osborne COOK (Abt 1831-1923) 77,78,79,263 Mother: Elizabeth Jane TREBILCOCK (1839-1912) {WikiTree ID: Trebilcock-239} 77,78,79,263,1604,1982Esme Jean COOK
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: Christening: Death: Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *George Murray LEIGHTON (1897 - 1964) Marriage: 1935 - , Victoria, Australia 2687 Status:Ethel Ada COOK
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 26 Aug 1878 - Saint Arnaud, Victoria, Australia 78,79 Christening: Death: 1957 - Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia ( at age 79) 78 Burial:
Parents
Father: Richard Osborne COOK (Abt 1831-1923) 77,78,79,263 Mother: Elizabeth Jane TREBILCOCK (1839-1912) {WikiTree ID: Trebilcock-239} 77,78,79,263,1604,1982Harry COOK
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Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1885 - Aston, Warwickshire, England 1008 Christening: Death: 28 Aug 1970 - Carnegie, Victoria, Australia ( at age 85) 2689,2690 Burial: 30 Aug 1970 - Springvale, Victoria, Australia 2690 Find A Grave ID: 285210074
Spouses and Children
1. *Eva Mary REYNOLDS (21 Jun 1895 - 27 Feb 1973)Find A Grave ID: 228006164 Marriage: Abt 1968 - , Victoria, Australia 2688 Status: 2. Isabella Alice TERRY (1887 - 1965)Find A Grave ID: 231284581 Marriage: 1907 - , Victoria, Australia 2690,2691 Status: Children: 1. Norman Henry COOK (1908-1988) {Find A Grave ID: 248490336} 2. Horace Grenville COOK (1909- ) 3. Iris Adel COOK (1914-2005) {Find A Grave ID: 231318323}Horace Grenville COOK
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Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1909 - Myrtleford, Victoria, Australia 2692 Christening: Death: Burial:
Parents
Father: Harry COOK (1885-1970) {Find A Grave ID: 285210074} 2688,2689 Mother: Isabella Alice TERRY (1887-1965) {Find A Grave ID: 231284581}Iris Adel COOK
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1914 - Myrtleford, Victoria, Australia 2693 Christening: Death: 11 Mar 2005 - ( at age 91) Burial: Mar 2005 - Springvale, Victoria, Australia Find A Grave ID: 231318323
Parents
Father: Harry COOK (1885-1970) {Find A Grave ID: 285210074} 2688,2689 Mother: Isabella Alice TERRY (1887-1965) {Find A Grave ID: 231284581}
Spouses and Children
1. *Leonard Archibald JEFFREY (1912 - 1990)Find A Grave ID: 231318327 Marriage: 1940 - , Victoria, Australia Status:James COOK
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Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Abt 1850 Christening: Death: 1873 - Kew, Victoria, Australia ( aged about 23) Burial:
Parents
Father: John COOK (Abt 1823-1881) Mother: Charlotte Mary PUGH (1824-1886)John COOK
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Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Abt 1823 - , Gloucestershire, England Christening: 30 Sep 1823 - Painswick, Gloucester, England 2694 Death: 1881 - Hamilton, Victoria, Australia ( aged about 58) Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Charlotte Mary PUGH (1 Jun 1824 - 1886) Marriage: Abt 1848 - Geelong, Victoria, Australia Status: Children: 1. James COOK (Abt 1850-1873) 2. Thomas COOK (Abt 1853- ) 3. Richard COOK (Abt 1859- ) 4. Mary Ann COOK (1861-1939) 5. William COOK (1863- ) 6. Arthur COOK (1870-1935)Lydia Kate COOK
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1870 - Amherst, Victoria, Australia 79 Christening: Death: 1871 - Amherst, Victoria, Australia ( at age 1) 78 Burial:
Parents
Father: Richard Osborne COOK (Abt 1831-1923) 77,78,79,263 Mother: Elizabeth Jane TREBILCOCK (1839-1912) {WikiTree ID: Trebilcock-239} 77,78,79,263,1604,1982Mary COOK
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: Christening: Death: Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *George BLOOD ( - ) 1542 Marriage: Status: Children: 1. Rose Amy BLOOD (1885-1940)Mary COOK
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: Christening: 11 Aug 1805 - Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England 2695 Death: 1869 - Kyneton, Victoria, Australia ( at age 64) 2695 Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Geoge PARSELL (21 Nov 1804 - 1876) Marriage: 28 Jul 1828 - Chipping Barnet, Hertford, England 2696 Status: Children: 1. William PARCELL (1829- ) 2. John Alphonsus PARCELL (1831-1904) 3. Elizabeth PARCEL (1834- ) 4. James Africane PARSELL (Abt 1837-1924) {Find A Grave ID: 208795567} 5. Lydia PARSELL (1839-1839) 6. Thomas PARSELL (Abt 1839- ) 7. Mary Ann PARSELL (1843- ) 8. Samuel PARSELL (Abt 1844- ) 9. Sarah PARSELL (1846- )Mary Ann COOK
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 14 Oct 1861 - Eumeralla, Victoria, Australia Christening: Death: Aug 1939 - Nhill, Victoria, Australia ( at age 77) Burial: Aug 1939 - Nhill, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Father: John COOK (Abt 1823-1881) Mother: Charlotte Mary PUGH (1824-1886)
Spouses and Children
Children: 1. Charlotte COOK CLARK (1881-1947) 2. Ada May BEST (1884-1909) 3. Herbert Edward John BEST KELLY (1886-1938) 4. Thomas Arthur BEST KELLY (1888-1953) 5. Catherine Gladys May BEST (1890-1956) 6. William George BEST KELLY (1893-1955) 7. Rose BEST (1895-1902) 8. Mary Anne BEST (1898-1899) 9. Victoria May BEST (1900-1951) 10. John Joseph BEST KELLY (1902-1966) 11. Henry Percy BEST (1905-1908) 12. Sydney Harry BEST (1907-1907) 1. William BEST (Abt 1840 - 1912) Marriage: 14 Nov 1881 - Sandford, Victoria, Australia 1082 Status: 2. Edward George Wooley KELLY (Abt 1855 - 25 Dec 1925) Marriage: 4 Jun 1910 - Bordertown, South Australia, Australia Status:
Notes
General:
It would appear that Mary Ann had an illegitimate child in 1881, Charlotte. It is possible the father's name was John Clark, as this is the name that Charlotte gave on her marriage certificate as her own and her father. Later that year, 1881, Mary Ann married a widower, William Best, who was 40 years old at the time of the marriage and Mary Ann was 19. William's first wife, Virtue Williams had died in South Australia in about 1867.
Mary Ann had 11 children under the name of Best, but the father's name was never recorded on any of the births, so I suspect that the marriage to William Best may have been to legitimise her previous issue and that William may not have stayed around for long as Mary Ann's next child was born in 1884 with no father named.
I have found an obituary for Edward Kelly which states he arrived in Nhill in 1884 so it is possible that Edward Kelly was the father of most or all of these children. William Best seems to have died in Mt Gambier in 1912, however, Mary Ann married her second husband, Edward Kelly (appears as Edward George Wooley Kelly) at Bordertown, SA in 1910.
Children from Ada May down were baptised at Nhill with the surname of Kelly and the fathers name was given as Gustavus Adolphus William James Herbert Edward Kelly, or Edward Kelly. This would seem to prove that Edward Kelly was the biological father of the 11 children after Charlotte.
Mary Anne COOK
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: Abt 1829 Christening: Death: 1912 - Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia ( aged about 83) Burial:Events
1. Alt. Birth: 1826, Tiverton, Devonshire, England.
Parents
Father: Robert COOK ( - ) Mother: Mary BABB ( - )
Spouses and Children
1. *John STEER (Abt 1823 - 2 May 1876) Marriage: 1871 - , Victoria, Australia Status:Marriage Events
1. Alt. Marriage: Apr 1852, Tiverton, Devonshire, England.
2. Alt. Marriage: Apr 1852, Tiverton, Devonshire, England. Children: 1. Emma STEER (1855-1927)
Notes
General:
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Saturday 3 February 1912 page 13
STEER. - On the 1st February, at the residence of her granddaughter, Mrs. Dunn, East Caulfield, Ann, relict of the late John Steer, late of Tooradin, aged 83 years and 5 months. A colonist of 60 years. Devon papers please copy. (Interred privately at Brighton.)
Michelle Elise COOK
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Russell John COOK Mother: Pamela Kay McMILLAN
Spouses and Children
1. *Andre James SAMMUT Children: 1. Noah Oliver SAMMUTNorman Henry COOK
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Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1908 - Myrtleford, Victoria, Australia 2697 Christening: Death: Sep 1988 - ( at age 80) Burial: Find A Grave ID: 248490336
Parents
Father: Harry COOK (1885-1970) {Find A Grave ID: 285210074} 2688,2689 Mother: Isabella Alice TERRY (1887-1965) {Find A Grave ID: 231284581}
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