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Dorothy M Walker, Australia

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AmazingGrace08

AmazingGrace08 Report 13 Aug 2011 04:12

And so on..:

The 1933 Electoral Roll for the Subdivision of Ashfield, Division of Parkes shows Percy Frederick and Dorothy Muir Moran residing at 194 Liverpool Road. Percy is employed as an Artist; Dorothy is enagged in Home Duties.

The 1936 Electoral Roll for the Subdivision of Ryde West, Division of Parramatta shows Percy Frederick and Dorothy Muir Moran residing at 6 Leon Avenue, Parramatta. Percy is employed as a Colour Card Artist; Dorothy is enagged in Home Duties.

AmazingGrace08

AmazingGrace08 Report 13 Aug 2011 04:21

The 1937 Electoral Roll for the Subdivision of Ryde West, Division of Parramatta, shows Percy Frederick and Dorothy Muir Moran residing at 53 Doomben Avenue, Eastwood. Percy is employed as a Colour Card Maker; Dorothy is engaged in Home Duties.

The 1943 Electoral Roll for the Subdivision of Epping, State: Ryde, Commonwealth: Parramatta, shows Percy Frederick and Dorothy Muir Moran residing at York Road, Beecroft. Percy is employed as a Department Manager; Dorothy is engaged in Home Duties.

The 1949 Electoral Roll for the Subdivision of Epping, State: Ryde, Commonwealth: Parramatta, shows Percy Frederick and Dorothy Muir Moran residing at Austral Avenue, Beecroft. Percy is employed as a Department Manager; Dorothy is engaged in Home Duties.

The 1954 Electoral Roll for the Subdivision of Epping, State: Ryde, Commonwealth: Parramatta, shows Percy Frederick and Dorothy Muir Moran residing at Austral Avenue, Beecroft. Percy is employed as a Department Manager; Dorothy is engaged in Home Duties.



AmazingGrace08

AmazingGrace08 Report 13 Aug 2011 04:22

Hope that all helps a bit. ..

AmazingGrace08

AmazingGrace08 Report 13 Aug 2011 04:29

Now there is a tree on Ancestry with Percy's details and Dorothy as his spouse but not much else. I'll pm you with the contact details for them if you Ancestry access.

AmazingGrace08

AmazingGrace08 Report 13 Aug 2011 04:40

Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 8 May 1919

WALKER - The Friends of Misses AGNES and TIRZAH WALKER are invited to attend the Funderal of their dealy loved BROTHER and UNCLE: David McCole; to leave 12 Grove Street, Balmain THIS AFTERNOON, at 2.15 o'clock, for Presbyterian Cemetery, Field of Mars.

WOOD, COFFILL and COMPANY LTD

There are a number of other notices for this person but with these names, these must be a connection I asusme to the great aunt Tirzah...

AmazingGrace08

AmazingGrace08 Report 13 Aug 2011 04:43

Then Tirzah's death:

Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 5 July 1928

FUNERALS

WALKER - The Relatives and Friends of the late Miss TIRZAH WALKER are invited to attend her Funeral; to leave Wood Coffill's Moryuary Chapel, 815 George Street, city, THIS THURSDAY, at 2 p.m. for Presbyterian Cemetery, Rookwood, by road. Motor Funeral.

WOOD COFFILL LIMITED
Motor Funeral Directors


It seems that Rookwood Cemetery is the family cemetery (Priscilla is there also). You can join the website for Rookwood Cemetery and then do a deceased search. You may find out a lot more there..I have tried but my pc is playing up!

AmazingGrace08

AmazingGrace08 Report 13 Aug 2011 04:47

Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 5 July 1928

DEATHS

WALKER - July 4, 1928 at her residence, 651 Military Road, Mosman. Tirzah, beloved sister of Agnes, Wallace and Robert Walker, and daughter of the late D W and J M Walker, of Birchgrove, Balmain.

Cherilyn

Cherilyn Report 13 Aug 2011 08:47

From http://www.ryersonindex.org/

MORAN Percy Frederick
Death 24APR1998
Aged 93
late of Bridgeman Downs, Brisbane
Sydney Morning Herald
Death notice 27APR1998

MORAN Dorothy Muir
Death 16APR1981
at Brisbane, late of Aspley, Queensland, formerly of Beecroft
Sydney Morning Herald
Death notice 18APR1981


BURIAL - http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/cemeteries/grave-location-search/index.htm

Moran Dorothy Muir 21 / 04 / 1981 71 years
Moran Percy Frederick 28 / 04 / 1998 92 years
Cemetery Details
Cemetery: Pinnaroo Cemetery
Street Address: Cnr Graham Rd and Bridgeman Rd, Bridgeman Downs
UBD Ref: Map 109 B18
Portion Grave Number
10A 78



N.B. The Dorothy May MORAN who died in 1977 was nee CANNON, b. 1904, daughter of George & Frances. She also married a MORAN (Hugh), in 1928.

Cherilyn

Cherilyn Report 13 Aug 2011 08:52

Percy's birth - www.bdm.nsw.gov.au

27370/1905 MORAN PERCY F WILLIAM G MARY J RICHMOND

William G MORAN & Mary J KNOTT married in Richmond NSW in 1892 (reg 6672).

AmazingGrace08

AmazingGrace08 Report 15 Aug 2011 00:40

OOOH I just found this:

Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday, 1 May 1934

BIRTHS

MORAN (Nee Dorothy Walker) – April 25, 1934 at St Edmund’s private Hospital, Eastwood, to Mr and Mrs P F Moran – a son (Roger Garrat)

(I think Roger’s second name is Garrat it is a bit blurry in the image!

AmazingGrace08

AmazingGrace08 Report 15 Aug 2011 00:50

HI all, I've sent a PM to Amanda asking her to return to the thread and give us some feedback on the information found so far.

AmazingGrace08

AmazingGrace08 Report 19 Aug 2011 03:22

Just nudging up in the hope that Amanda will see this as she has not responded to this thread or a PM. Seems a pity for her to miss out on the info. that she was after...