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Alma Courtney

Parents

Biography

Citations

1. [S23] TROVE, She is referred to in the death notice of her father

James Rapsey

Parents

Biography

Birth	1870	James Rapsey was born in 1870 in Victoria, Australia.1
Death	17 May 1927	He died on 17 May 1927 at age ~57 in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia.2,3,4

Citations

1. [S23] TROVE, He was aged 57 at his death in 1927
2. [S23] TROVE, Melbourne Argus 21 May 1927, RAPSEY.-On the 17th May, at Wodonga (of pneumonia), James, eldest son of William Rapsey, of Tallangatta Valley, aged 57 years. (Inserted by J. and R. Moyle.)
3. [S26] Australian Cemetery Index, Tallangatta Cemetery, "In memory of my dear husband & our father James Rapsey died 17th May 1927"
4. [S23] TROVE, Wodonga and Towong Sentinel 20 May 1927, MR. JAMES RAPSEY. Mr. James Rapsey, a resident of the Bonegilla district, aged 57 years, died on Tuesday last after a short illness. Deceased was born at Indigo, but lived in Tallangatta nearly all his life. For the past four years he has resided at Bonegilla where he was interested in pastoral pursuits. He leaves a widow and two children to mourn their loss. The burial took place at Tallangatta on Tuesday.
5. [S23] TROVE, He is referred to in the death notice of his father

Robert Wesley Courtney

Parents

Courtney, Robert Wesley GGGU from Ancestry

Biography

Birth	13 November 1842	Robert Wesley Courtney was born on 13 November 1842 in Derryadd, County Armagh, Ireland.1
Marriage	27 February 1872	He and Sarah Todd were married on 27 February 1872 in Armagh, Ireland.2,3,4
Marriage	23 April 1902	He and Rosetta Jane Foster were married on 23 April 1902 in Tallangatta, Victoria, Australia.5,6
Death	20 November 1913	He died on 20 November 1913 at age 71 in Mitta Mitta, Victoria, Australia.7,8,9

Immigration	1881	Robert Wesley Courtney immigrated in 1881 to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.10
Electoral Roll	1909	He was on the electoral roll in Gisborne, Victoria, Australia, in 1909.11

Citations

1. [S37] Irish Registry, Baptism Record, Father: John Courtney, a Farmer - Mother: Anne, surname not recorded - Location: Milltown County Armagh - Church of Ireland
2. [S26] Australian Cemetery Index, They are buried together in Mitta Mitta cemetery
3. [S22] Victoria Registry of B, D & M, His death certificate says he was 29 when they married in Ireland
4. [S37] Irish Registry, Marriage Record, At Drumcree - Robert, over 21, a Farmer, a widower, living at Derryadd Tartaraghan, father John - Sarah, over 21, a Spinster, living at Clonamola, father Joseph
5. [S22] Victoria Registry of B, D & M, Marriage is referred to in his death certificate
6. [S22] Victoria Registry of B, D & M, Marriage Record, Robert: Age 58 [sic], a Farmer, widower since 1893, born Ireland, parents John Courtney, a Farmer, and Anne McKee - Rosetta Campbell (maiden name Foster): Age 38, a Dressmaker, widow since 1899, born Ireland, parents James Foster, a Miner, and Anna Maria Boyd
7. [S22] Victoria Registry of B, D & M, Death Certificate, Aged 71 years - Born: Armagh, Ireland, 32 years in Victoria - Occupation orchardist - Father: John Courtney - Mother: Unknown - 1st Marriage: Armagh, Ireland, spouse unknown, no issue - 2nd Marriage: Ireland, aged 29, spouse Sarah Todd, Issue: John 40, Joseph 38, Robert 37 - 3rd Marriage: Tallangatta Victoria, aged 60, spouse Rosetta Campbell. Issue: Wesley 8
8. [S26] Australian Cemetery Index, Headstone Mitta Mitta cemetery, In memory of Sarah Courtney who died August 24th 1893 aged 50 years also Robert Wesley Courtney who died November 20th 1913 aged 71 years
9. [S23] TROVE, Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic. : 1885 - 1955) Thu 27 Nov 1913, A former well-known resident of Mitta Mitta, in the person of Mr. Robert Courtney, died on Friday last in Melbourne, where he was receiving medical treatment. The deceased had lately bought property near Box Hill, and it was there he contracted his fatal illness. He was a man of very reserved habits, and took but little interest in public affairs, but by all who knew him he was proclaimed to be of a very honest and upright character. Deceased was 71 years of age, and was a brother of the late John Courtney, a pioneer farmer of Mitta district. Deceased, who was twice married, leaves a widow and four sons — John, Joseph and Robert, of Mitta Mitta, and Wesley, of Tallangatta. The remains were brought by train to Tallangatta, and thence conveyed to Mitta Mitta, where the interment took place on last Sunday. The Methodist burial service was read by Mr. Wills.
10. [S25] Ancestry.com, Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Name: Robt W Courteney - Arrival Date: 8 Jun 1881 - Arrival Port: Melbourne, Australia - Departure Port: Greenock - Ship: Chimborazo - Nationality: English [sic] - Robert aged 37, Sarah aged 35, John aged 8, Robert aged 6, Joseph aged 3
11. [S70] Australian Electoral Rolls, A farmer living at Riddell's Creek Rd Gisborne with Rosetta Jane

Jessie Jane Machen

Biography

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, Name: Jessie Jane Machen - Birth Date: 8 Mar 1887 - Birth Place: Tasmania - Registration Year: 1887 - Registration Place: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia - Father: William Thomas Machen - Mother: Mary Blyth - Registration Number:207
2. [S16] FamilySearch.org, Marriage Record, Name: William Charles Kerslake
   Birth Date: 1882
   Birthplace: Launceston
   Age: 25
   Spouse's Name: Jessie Jane Machen
   Spouse's Birth Date: 1887
   Spouse's Birthplace: King'S Meadows
   Spouse's Age: 20
   Event Date: 18 Sep 1907
   Event Place: Tasmania, Australia
   Father's Name: William Kerslake
   Mother's Name: Selina Penelope Crooks
   Spouse's Father's Name: William Thomas Machen
   Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Blyth
   Race:
   Marital Status: Single
   Previous Wife's Name:
   Spouse's Race:
   Spouse's Marital Status: Single
   Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:
   Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00398-4
   System Origin: Australia
   GS Film number: 992656
   Reference ID: Pg 175 No. 19
3. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Name: Jessie Jane Kerslake - Death Age: 87 - Birth Date: abt 1887 - Death Date: 17 Oct 1974 - Cemetery: Wivenhoe General Cemetery, Burnie, Tasmania

Elizabeth Anderson Turnbull

Parents

Biography

Birth	2 March 1840	Elizabeth Anderson Turnbull was born on 2 March 1840 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.1
Marriage	6 December 1872	William Marshall and she were married on 6 December 1872 in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia.2,3
Death	January 1928	She died in January 1928 at age 87 in South Africa.4
Burial	7 January 1928	She was buried on 7 January 1928 in South Africa.5

Citations

1. [S16] FamilySearch.org, Baptism Record, Name: Elizabeth Anderson Turnbull - Gender: Female - Christening Date: 18 Nov 1840 - Christening Place: SAINT ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, HOBART, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA - Birth Date: 02 Mar 1840 - Father's Name: Francis Mora Turnbull - Mother's Name: Elizabeth Cameron
2. [S23] TROVE, Launceston Examiner Tue 31 Dec 1872, MARSHALL—TURNBULL.—On the 6th instant, at Williamstown, Victoria, William, second son of the late Jas. Marshall, Esq., solicitor, to Eliza Anderson, second daughter of the late Francis Moira Turnbull, Esq., of Campbell Town, Tasmania.
3. [S22] Victoria Registry of B, D & M, Marriage Record, At Morris Street Williamstown - Husband: a Bachelor, born Edinburgh Scotland, an accountant, age 26, parents: James Marshall, a Solicitor and Paula Buttery - Wife: a Spinster, born Hobart Tasmania, age 30, parents: Francis Moira Turnbull, a Gentleman and Elizabeth Cameron - Witnesses: Robert Cameron Turnbull [Elizabeth's brother], Mary [?] Thomson and [?] Farr
4. [S25] Ancestry.com, Based on burial record
5. [S25] Ancestry.com, Cape Town, South Africa, Maitland Cemetery Records, 1888-1959, Name: Amersan [sic] Elizabeth Marshall - Gender: Female - Age: 83 [sic] - Death Date: abt 1928 - Burial or Cremation Date: 7 Jan. 1928 - Burial or Cremation Place: Cape Town, South Africa - Burial Register: Maitland Cemetery Records 1888-1950 - Allotment Name: United - Depth: 7'0 - Grave Number: 11138/729 - Grave Position: B - Particulars: In Plot of Marshall - Page number: 539

Sarah Todd

Biography

Birth	1842	Sarah Todd was born in 1842 in Ireland.1
Marriage	27 February 1872	Robert Wesley Courtney and she were married on 27 February 1872 in Armagh, Ireland.2,3,4
Death	24 August 1893	She died on 24 August 1893 at age ~51 in Mitta Mitta, Victoria, Australia.5,6,7

Citations

1. [S26] Australian Cemetery Index, She was 51 at her death in 1893
2. [S26] Australian Cemetery Index, They are buried together in Mitta Mitta cemetery
3. [S22] Victoria Registry of B, D & M, His death certificate says he was 29 when they married in Ireland
4. [S37] Irish Registry, Marriage Record, At Drumcree - Robert, over 21, a Farmer, a widower, living at Derryadd Tartaraghan, father John - Sarah, over 21, a Spinster, living at Clonamola, father Joseph
5. [S26] Australian Cemetery Index, Headstone Mitta Mitta cemetery, In memory of Sarah Courtney who died August 24th 1893 aged 50 years also Robert Wesley Courtney who died November 20th 1913 aged 71 years
6. [S22] Victoria Registry of B, D & M, Death Record, Age 51 - Cause: Dropsy - Parents: Joseph Todd and Sophia Todd formerly Russell - born Portadown Ireland, 12 years in Victoria - married at age 30 in Portadown Ireland to Robert Courtney - Issue: John 20, Joseph 19, Robert 17
7. [S23] TROVE, Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic. : 1855 - 1918) Sat 9 Sep 1893, MITTA MITTA. [ FROM THE HERALD. ] In a recent issue I had to report the death of Mrs. G. Gathergood, and again I have to report a visitation of the fell destroyer. Mrs. R. Courtney passed to the great majority on Friday morning last. For eleven years she had been a great sufferer from asthma, which towards the close of her illness brought on dropsy. The deceased lady was a native of Ireland, and landed in the colony thirteen years ago. She was highly respected by all who knew her. She leaves a husband and three grown-up sons to mourn her death. The burial took place on Saturday and was attended by a large number of relatives and friends.
8. [S22] Victoria Registry of B, D & M, Got her surname from Robert Wesley's death certificate

Ann Hawkins

Parents

Biography

Birth	16 September 1810	Ann Hawkins was born on 16 September 1810 in Barking, Essex, England.1,2
Marriage	28 December 1834	Henry Blyton and she were married on 28 December 1834 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England.3
Death	24 May 1871	She died on 24 May 1871 at age 60 in Hackney, Middlesex, England.4

Person Source5
Baptism	4 November 1810	Ann Hawkins was baptized on 4 November 1810 in Barking, Essex, England.6
Witness	17 June 1841	She appeared in the household of Henry Blyton in the census on 17 June 1841 in Oxford, England.7
Witness	2 April 1851	She appeared in the household of Henry Blyton in the census on 2 April 1851 in Stepney, London, England.8
Witness	2 April 1861	She appeared in the household of Henry Blyton in the census on 2 April 1861 in Camberwell, London, England.9

Citations

1. [S8] UK Registry, 1861 Census and born in Barking, Essex, She was 51 in 1861
2. [S8] UK Registry, Essex Parish Registers, Ann D[aughter of] William and Ann Hawkins
3. [S8] UK Registry, Marriage Certificate, Married in Christ Church
4. [S8] UK Registry, Death Certificate, At 58 Buckingham Road - Age: 61 - Wife of Henry Blyton, Retired Tailor - Cause: Disease of Heart and General Dropsy
5. [S8] UK Registry, 1861 Census, She is referred to as the wife of Henry Blynton
6. [S88] Essex Parish Registers, Baptism Record, At St Margaret's - Ann daughter of William and Ann Hawkins
7. [S8] UK Registry, 1841 Census, Address: Corn Market Street - Henry Blyton, age 35, occupation: Tailor - Anne Blyton, age 30, Wife, no occupation - Henry Blyton, age 9; Elizabeth Blyton, age 5; Emma Blyton, age 1; ANOTHER [must be Amelia] Blyton, age 2 months; Anne Blyton, age 7
8. [S8] UK Registry, 1851 Census, Address: 4 York (?) Terrace - Henry Blyton, age 46, Head, occupation: Tailor and Draper, born Middlesex St Lukes (?); Ann Blyton, age 41, Wife, no occupation, born Essex Barking ; Henry Blyton, age 18, Son, Tailor, born Middlesex Hackney; ILLEGIBLE [must be Emma] Blyton, age 11, Daughter, scholar, born Oxford [?]; Amelia Blyton, age 9, Daughter, scholar, born Oxford [?]; Rosina Blyton, age 7, Daughter, scholar, born Oxford [?]; George Blyton, age 6, Son, scholar, born Oxford [?]; Jane Blyton, age 4, Daughter, no occupation, born Middlesex Ratcliff; Elizabeth A Blyton, age 1 month, Daughter, no occupation, born Middlesex Ratcliff
9. [S8] UK Registry, 1861 Census, Address: 4 Canon (?) Terrace - Henry Blynton [sic], age 56, Head, occupation: clothier, born Middlesex St Lukes (?) - Ann Blynton [sic], age 51, Wife, no occupation, born Essex Barking - Elizabeth Blynton [sic], age 10, Daughter, scholar, born Middlesex Stepney - George Newington, age 21, Son in law, occupation grocer, born Middlesex Stepney - Amelia Newington, age 19, Daughter, no occupation, born Alford (?) - Sydney Newington, age 1 mo, Grandson, no occupation, born Surrey Camberwell

Elizabeth Emma Blyton

Parents

Biography

Birth

6 March 1851

Elizabeth Emma Blyton was born on 6 March 1851 in Ratcliff, London, England.1,2

Witness	2 April 1851	Elizabeth Emma Blyton appeared in the household of Henry Blyton in the census on 2 April 1851 in Stepney, London, England.3
Witness	2 April 1861	She appeared in the household of Henry Blyton in the census on 2 April 1861 in Camberwell, London, England.4

Citations

1. [S8] UK Registry, 1861 Census, She was aged 10 in 1861
2. [S8] UK Registry, Birth Record, At 6 York Terrace Ratcliff London - Father: Henry Blyton, a Draper - Mother: Ann Blyton formerly Hawkings [sic]
3. [S8] UK Registry, 1851 Census, Address: 4 York (?) Terrace - Henry Blyton, age 46, Head, occupation: Tailor and Draper, born Middlesex St Lukes (?); Ann Blyton, age 41, Wife, no occupation, born Essex Barking ; Henry Blyton, age 18, Son, Tailor, born Middlesex Hackney; ILLEGIBLE [must be Emma] Blyton, age 11, Daughter, scholar, born Oxford [?]; Amelia Blyton, age 9, Daughter, scholar, born Oxford [?]; Rosina Blyton, age 7, Daughter, scholar, born Oxford [?]; George Blyton, age 6, Son, scholar, born Oxford [?]; Jane Blyton, age 4, Daughter, no occupation, born Middlesex Ratcliff; Elizabeth A Blyton, age 1 month, Daughter, no occupation, born Middlesex Ratcliff
4. [S8] UK Registry, 1861 Census, Address: 4 Canon (?) Terrace - Henry Blynton [sic], age 56, Head, occupation: clothier, born Middlesex St Lukes (?) - Ann Blynton [sic], age 51, Wife, no occupation, born Essex Barking - Elizabeth Blynton [sic], age 10, Daughter, scholar, born Middlesex Stepney - George Newington, age 21, Son in law, occupation grocer, born Middlesex Stepney - Amelia Newington, age 19, Daughter, no occupation, born Alford (?) - Sydney Newington, age 1 mo, Grandson, no occupation, born Surrey Camberwell

Sydney Blyton Newington

Parents

Biography

Birth	13 March 1861	Sydney Blyton Newington was born on 13 March 1861 in Camberwell, London, England.1,2
Marriage	14 January 1883	He and Elizabeth Jane Bardon Wickham were married on 14 January 1883 in Camberwell, London, England.3,4
Death	22 January 1933	He died on 22 January 1933 at age 71 in Southsea, Hampshire, England.5

Witness	2 April 1861	Sydney Blyton Newington appeared in the household of Henry Blyton in the census on 2 April 1861 in Camberwell, London, England.6
Baptism	6 July 1862	Sydney Blyton Newington was baptized on 6 July 1862 in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands.7
Census	2 April 1871	He appeared in the census on 2 April 1871 in Ardingly, Sussex, England.8
Census	2 April 1881	He appeared in the census on 2 April 1881 in Camberwell, London, England.9
Census	5 April 1891	He appeared in the census on 5 April 1891 in Brixton, England.10
Census	31 March 1901	He appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 in Brixton, England.11
Census	2 April 1911	He appeared in the census on 2 April 1911 in Brixton, England.12
Census	19 June 1921	He appeared in the census on 19 June 1921 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.13

Citations

1. [S8] UK Registry, 1861 Census, He was 1 month old
2. [S8] UK Registry, Birth Record, At 4 Crown Terrace, Coburg Road - Father: George Newington, a Grocer - Mother: Amelia Newington, formerly Blyton
3. [S8] UK Registry, She is referred to as his wife of 28 years in the 1911 Census
4. [S8] UK Registry, Marriage Certificate, Sydney Blyton Newington aged 21, bachelor, occupation mercantile clerk, living at 5 Edgecombe Rd, father George Newington, occupation grocer
   Elizabeth Jane Bardon Wickham aged 22, spinster, no occupation, living at 206 Camberwell Rd, father John Collins Wickham, occupation oil & colourman
5. [S8] UK Registry, Probate, Newington, Sydney Blyton of 6 St. Ursula-grove Southsea Hampshire died 22 January 1933 at 19 Festing-road Southsea probate London 28 February to Frederick Henry Newington chemist effects £2440 0s. 6d.
6. [S8] UK Registry, 1861 Census, Address: 4 Canon (?) Terrace - Henry Blynton [sic], age 56, Head, occupation: clothier, born Middlesex St Lukes (?) - Ann Blynton [sic], age 51, Wife, no occupation, born Essex Barking - Elizabeth Blynton [sic], age 10, Daughter, scholar, born Middlesex Stepney - George Newington, age 21, Son in law, occupation grocer, born Middlesex Stepney - Amelia Newington, age 19, Daughter, no occupation, born Alford (?) - Sydney Newington, age 1 mo, Grandson, no occupation, born Surrey Camberwell
7. [S8] UK Registry, Jersey Registry, George, a Grocer - sponsors George Newington and Elizabeth Leigh
8. [S8] UK Registry, 1871 Census, He is a pupil at St Saviours College Ardingly - Sidney Blyton Newington, age 10, born Surrey Camberwell
9. [S8] UK Registry, 1881 Census, Sydney B Newington age 20, born Surrey Camberwell is a Clerk to Fruit Merchant and a boarder with William and Charlotte Miller at 5 Edgecomb Rd Camberwell - William age 32 is also a Clerk to Fruit Merchant
10. [S8] UK Registry, 1891 England Census, Name: Sidney B Newington - Gender: Male - Age: 30 - Relationship: Head - Birth Year: 1861 - Spouse: Elizabeth J Newington - Child: Wrokham [sic] S Newington, Frederick H Newington - Birth Place: Camberwell, London, England - Civil parish: Lambeth, London, England - Household Members: (Name), Age, Relationship: Sidney B Newington, 30, Head; Elizabeth J Newington, 50 [sic], Wife: Wrokham [sic] S Newington, 7, Son; Frederick H Newington, 2, Son
11. [S8] UK Registry, 1901 England Census, Name: Sidney Blyton Newington - Gender: Male - Age: 40 - Relationship: Head - Birth Year: 1861 - Spouse: Elizabeth J Newington - Child: Wrokham [sic] S Newington, Frederick H Newington - Birth Place: Camberwell, London, England - Civil parish: Lambeth, London, England - Household Members: (Name), Age, Relationship: Sidney Blyton Newington, 40, Head; Elizabeth J Newington, 40, Wife: Wickham S Newington, 19, Son; Frederick H Newington, 12, Son
12. [S8] UK Registry, 1911 England Census, Sydney B Newington, age 50, Green fruit merchant, born London Camberwell and his wife Ellizabeth J Newington, age 50, born London Lambeth are living at 55 Mostyn Rd Brixton - they have been married for 28 years and have 2 children
13. [S25] Ancestry.com, 1921 England Census, Name: Sydney Blyton Newington - Gender: Male - Marital Status: Married - Age: 60 Years 3 Months - Relation to Head: Head - Estimated Birth Year: 1861 - Birth Place: London, England - Residence Street Address: 6 St Ursula Grove, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England - Occupation: Green Fruit Merchant Retired - Household Members: (Name), Age, Relationship: Sydney Blyton Newington, 60 Years 3 Months, Head; Elizabeth Jane Newington, 60 Years 7 Months, Wife; Frederick Henry Newington, 34 Years 5 Months, Son

Mary Ann Curtis

Biography

Birth	15 September 1871	Mary Ann Curtis was born on 15 September 1871 in Woolwich, London, England.1,2
Marriage	15 September 1890	Henry George Newington and she were married on 15 September 1890 in Woolwich, London, England.3
Death	1 February 1966	She died on 1 February 1966 at age 94 in Rhodesia.4

Baptism

8 May 1872

Mary Ann Curtis was baptized on 8 May 1872 in Woolwich, London, England.5

Citations

1. [S8] UK Registry, She was 18 at her marriage in 1890
2. [S8] UK Registry, Based on baptism record
3. [S8] UK Registry, Marriage Certificate, Henry George Newington age 23, occupation: butcher, address: 47 King Street, father: George Newington, father's occupation: "Writer Royal Arsenal"
   Mary Ann Curtis age 18, no occupation, address: 46 King Street, father: Thomas Curtis, father's occupation: Shipwright
   Married at the Parish Church Woolwich
4. [S25] Ancestry.com, Rhodesian Death Notice, Surname Noble - she had been married 3 times, to Henry George Newington, William Hindmarsh and William Noble - she was living in South Africa at the time of her death but died in Rhodesia
5. [S8] UK Registry, Baptism Certificate, Gives birth date as welll as baptism date - daughter of Thomas and Mary Jane Curtis, 72 Wellington Street Woolwich, Thomas was a Shipwright