Husband Herbert HENWOOD
AKA: Hubert
Born: 9 Oct 1873 - Eden, NSW, Australia 37,1050
Christened: 29 Oct 1873 - Bega, NSW, Australia 926
Died: 1942 - Randwick, NSW, Australia 1051
Buried:
Father: John William HENWOOD (1831-1901)
Mother: Emma WOODHART (1833-1885)
Marriage: 1898 - Candelo, NSW, Australia 1052
Other Spouse: Caroline MARSHALL ( - )
Wife Caroline HARRUP
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Children
1 F Emma V HENWOOD
Born: 1899 - St. Peter's, NSW, Australia 1053
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2 F Enid C HENWOOD
Born: 1908 - Bega, NSW, Australia 1054
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Research Notes: Wife - Caroline HARRUP
Name is HARREY in NSW BDM records
Husband Vincent Montague HENWOOD
Born: 2 Jun 1870 - Argyle St, Sydney, NSW, Australia 37,925
Christened: 1896 - Bombala, NSW, Australia
Died: 4 Nov 1935 - Linden, NSW, Australia 1055
Cause of Death: Murder
Buried: - Rookwood Cemetery, NSW, Australia 1056
Father: John William HENWOOD (1831-1901)
Mother: Emma WOODHART (1833-1885)
Marriage: 1896 - Bombala, NSW, Australia 1057
Noted events in his life were:
• Baptism 639, 24 Mar 1900 - Bombala, NSW, Australia
Baptised Roman Catholic
Wife Ellen Jane HART
Born: 1871 - Bombala, NSW, Australia 1058
Christened:
Died: 22 Jun 1944 - Newtown, NSW, Australia 1059
Buried: - Rookwood Cemetery, NSW, Australia 1056
Children
1 M Montague Vaughan HENWOOD
Born: 28 Mar 1895 - Pambula, NSW, Australia
Christened:
Died: 1968 - Kogarah, NSW, Australia 1060
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Spouse: Florence M STOKES (1899-1922)
Marr: 1921 - Newtown, NSW, Australia 1061
2 M Coulson Gerald HENWOOD
Born: 22 Nov 1898 639
Christened: 28 Feb 1899 - Delegate, NSW, Australia 639
Died: 1965 - Newtown, NSW, Australia 62,640
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Spouse: Edith M CARMAN ( - )
Marr: 1921 - Newtown, NSW, Australia 641
General Notes: Husband - Vincent Montague HENWOOD
The following article is transcribed from The Sydney Morning Herald dated Tuesday, November 5, 1935. The article appeared on the top right hand corner of page 11.
SUPPOSED MURDER
Mr. M. HENWOOD'S DEATH
BODY FOUND BESIDE RAILWAY LINE
Bloodstains Discovered in Carriage.
Mr. Montague Henwood, Conciliation Commissioner under the Industrial Arbitration Act, was found dead beside the railway line near Linden, on the Blue Mountains, yesterday morning.
His head showed terrible injuries. He had apparently been thrown from a train travelling from Dubbo to Sydney.
Murder, with robbery as the motive, is considered by the police to be the most probable explanation of his death. He had been robbed of money and other articles.
Bloodstains were found on a cushion and on the outer wall of one of the carriages of the train.
It is possible that Mr. Henwood died during a struggle with a thief, who threw his body out of the train to delay the discovery of the crime.
MANY CURIOUS FACTORS
Although the police have tentatively accepted the theory of murder, there are many curious factors which this theory does not explain. They are not even sure of the cause of death.
Many other strange crimes have been investigated by detectives in the last few years, but none of them has presented so many conflicting features in the early stages of inquiry.
Mr. Henwood was regarded with respect and affection by almost all who knew him. Police cannot believe that he would be attacked for any motive other than robbery.
After patient investigation throughout the day Detective-Inspector Thompson, Detective-sergeant McRae and other police were able to trace Mr. Henwood's movements during the week-end. Mr. Henwood visited Bathurst at the week-end to be present at the confirmation of his son who is a student at St. Stanislaus' college. Shortly after midnight on Sunday he boarded a train at Bathurst. No ticket was issued to him at Bathurst as far as can be ascertained and it is thought that he was using a return ticket bought in Sydney.
The police have been unable to discover anyone who saw Mr. Henwood on the train, but they know that he ate about an hour before his death and they assume that he left the train at some stop on the journey to obtain a meal. They do not know what luggage he was carrying, but they assume that he had with him at least a suitcase.
FINDING OF BODY
About 5.30 am yesterday a woman who lives in a house overlooking the railway line between Linden and Faulconbridge went to her back door to collect the morning milk. This made it necessary for her to cross the railway line by a little-used private track. She was horrified to see the body of a man on the side of the permanent way in a cutting close by. Police were notified and, at first, assumed that they had to deal with a simple accident.
An examination of the body and the position and nature of the injuries soon caused them to change their view. The body had evidently fallen from the train when it was travelling at high speed. The head struck the brick wall at the side of the cutting or some hard object on the ground with such terrific force that the skull on one side of the head was broken into many small pieces. After this injury was received the body skidded along the track for about 30 feet. Marks in the gravel made this clear and tears in the clothing provided confirmation: but the police were surprised to find that although there was a terrible wound in the head there were no injuries elsewhere, except for a few slight bruises. This at first led them to suppose that someone had dragged the body along the line.
PROOF OF ROBBERY
An examination of Mr. Henwood's clothes seemed to prove that he had been robbed. His vest pockets were turned inside out. There was no money in any of the pockets, but a gold watch bearing his monogram which should have been in the vest pocket, was found in the right hand coat pocket. It had stopped at 4.25 am. As the passenger train from Bathurst passes this point about 4.25 a.m. the police soon came to the conclusion that Mr. Henwood had fallen from the train.
Railway authorities commenced a search for the articles, which it was supposed Mr. Henwood had left in the train, but none could be found. His money, the gold chain of the watch, his hat, spectacles and his suitcase, if he carried one, were missing. The presence of the watch seemed at first to challenge the theory that a robbery had been committed, but when a reconstruction of the crime was undertaken it seemed probable that the thief, after removing the watch from its usual pocket and examining it, noticed the monogram and realised that if he took it he might be traced. It was suggested that he then put it into another pocket, and took the chain which would not be so easily identified.
Normally, Mr. Henwood's body might have lain beside the track unnoticed for many hours. The fact that it was within a few yards of a private crossing, the only one in the vicinity, give the police the advantage of an early discovery, which they otherwise might not have had.
POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION
At this stage it was supposed that Mr. Henwood had been attacked in the train, possibly as he was sleeping, that he was killed, and that after his clothing had been searched, his body was thrown out of the window of the carriage in which he had been travelling, in order to delay the discovery of the crime. It was also supposed that some at least of the terrible injuries he had received had been inflicted by an assailant, possible armed with a small bludgeon. The post-mortem examination, however, gave an unexpected turn to the investigation. It revealed that a contributing cause of death, and possibly the principal cause, was fatty degeneration of the heart.
The train in which Mr. Henwood was travelling was broken up when it reached Sydney, and it was found that one of the carriages had even been returned to the country. The others were traced after some difficulty, and a careful search was made. The police found what appeared to be bloodstains on the seat of a carriage, and outside a window.
When they tried to fit together all this information, the detectives found it hard to reconcile apparently conflicting features. They had to ask themselves many questions. If the body was thrown from the carriage as they thought, why did in not bear more injuries? If Mr. Henwood was attacked by a thief, why was his death apparently due to heart failure? If all their suppositions were wrong and Mr. Henwood had died through a simple accident, when had the body been robbed? If it had not been robbed, why were his effects missing? Had Mr. Henwood died in his sleep and had the thief taken the opportunity to rob him? If so, what was the meaning of the bloodstains?
The only solution which seemed to fit most of the facts was that Mr. Henwood was attacked when he discovered the thief robbing him; that he was violently assaulted; that the shock and injuries received combined to cause his death and that his body was afterwards thrown from the train.
The police consequently found that they were searching for a murderer whom they could not be sure existed. They were unable to find anyone who had seen Mr. Henwood on the train. There seemed to single clue by which they could trace the thief, except by the missing money and the gold chain, but these could not even be recognised as Mr. Henwood's property.
INDUSTRIAL ARBITRATOR
Mr. Henwood had acted as Conciliation Commissioner since January, 1933. For 30 years previously he had practised as an industrial advocate in the arbitration jurisdiction in New South Wales and in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court. From June 1915 to May 1918 he was Chairman of the Ship Joiners and Shipwrights' Demarcation Board. He had also served as arbitrator, sometimes by order of the Court and sometimes by request of the parties concerned, for the settlement of disputes. As Conciliation Commissioner he was empowered to endeavour to bring disputants into agreement. When, however, no agreement between the parties was possible, the Commissioner was bound to refer the dispute to the Industrial Commission. Sometimes the latter body finally disposed of the matter, but frequently, the Commission referred matters for arbitration back to Mr. Henwood, who then exercised the jurisdiction and powers of the Commission.
MR. DUNNINGHAM'S PRAISE
"Mr. Henwood's previous long industrial record" said the Minister for Labour (Mr. Dunningham) last night "eminently fitted him for the position which he so capably filled. He commanded the respect of both employers and employees and his decisions were never questioned. Apart from the recognition by those who came before him in his official capacity, he was also highly esteemed by his fellow officers in the department. I had the pleasure of enjoying his personal friendship for many years and deeply regret his passing in such said circumstances. The State suffered the loss of a capable judicial officer".
The secretary of the Country Traders Association (Mr. J. H. King) said yesterday that the death of Mr. Henwood would be deplored by every section of the industrial community. "As an industrial advocate on behalf of various unions, he battled hard and long, and ofttimes successfully, for the interests he faithfully represented and no one or section begrudged his victories" said Mr. King. "Later, the present Government, in its wisdom, selected him as Conciliation Commissioner, and true to his natural instincts he graced that position up to the end. It is safe to say that, as Conciliation Commissioner, he had strength enough to put aside all political considerations, and he administered his authority with a fairness and open-mindedness that commended itself to all sections".
"UTMOST FAIRNESS"
"His untimely death comes as a violent shock" declared the Chief Industrial Magistrate (Mr. E.A. Prior) yesterday. "When he was an industrial advocate in this Court" added Mr. Prior "he did his work at all times with the utmost fairness to both sides. He had the faculty of never antagonising an opponent and at the same time gaining the greatest benefit possible for his client. The suddenness of the information leaves one incapable of saying more about one who gained the affection and esteem of all who were associated with him."
END OF STORY
The only comment I would make on this story is that he was visiting his grandson, Vaughan Montague Henwood (whose mother died within a few months of his birth and who was raised by his paternal grandfather, Montague Henwood). Vaughan was 13½ yrs old at the time of his grandfather's death and was attending boarding school at St. Stanislaus' in Bathurst as the article claims.
Montague Henwood was attacked on a train and died. He was attacked when he was travelling back to Sydney after visiting Vaughan at school. I believe that he was attacked with one of those heavy water bottles which used to be found in country trains.
His attacker (HICKEY) tried to say that he had been attacked by Montague, however it apparently came out in the inquest that Montague had been asleep at the time of the attack. He was thrown from the train after Hickey had taken his watch and valuables. In fact, he was murdered. HICKEY was apparently found because he pawned the items he had stolen (the main one being the watch). HICKEY was subsequently hanged.
According to my mother in law it was widely reported in the press over a
substantial period of time. She was at school at the time and obviously
never knew that she would one day meet and marry the grandson of the man
whose murder she remembers so vividly.
BTW Montague was originally a Farrier, but at the time of his death Carmel
(my mother in law) believes that he was a Conciliation Commissioner -
perhaps another reason why his murder attracted more than passing interest.
Carmel isn't certain but she believes that Hickey may have been the youngest man to be hanged in NSW. She remembers that there was some discussion about the fact that he had been sentenced to hang, given his youth.
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Wife Emma HAY
Born: 1867 - at sea, to Scotland
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Died: 1957 - Sydney, , New South Wales, Australia 968
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Father: William HAY (1834-1905)
Mother: Louisa WOODHART (1841-1898)
Other Spouse: Thomas GIBSON ( - ) - 1888 - St. Leonards, NSW, Australia
Children
1 F Louisa HAY
Born: 1886 - Sydney, , New South Wales, Australia
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Husband William HAY
Born: 28th March 1834 - 1834 Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland
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Died: 1905 - Lambton, NSW, AUS
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Marriage: 1860 - Sydney, , New South Wales, Australia 1062
Wife Louisa WOODHART
Born: 15 Apr 1841 - NSW, Australia 1063
Christened: 16 Apr 1841 - St. Phillips, Sydney, Australia
Died: 1898 - St. Peter's, NSW, Australia 1064
Buried: 23 Apr 1898 - Waverly Cemetery, NSW, Australia 1065
Father: Edward WOODHART (1798-1850)
Mother: Louisa HODGES (1800-1881)
Noted events in her life were:
• Resided, 23 Apr 1898 - 3 Simmons Street, Enmore, NSW
Children
1 M William HAY
Born: 1861 - Sydney, , New South Wales, Australia 1066
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Died: 1865 - Paddington, NSW, Australia 1067
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2 F Jessie HAY
Born: 1863 - Penrith, NSW, Australia 1068
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Died: 1865 - Paddington, NSW, Australia
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3 F Jessie HAY
Born: 1865 - Paddington, NSW, Australia 1069
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4 F Emma HAY
Born: 1867 - at sea, to Scotland
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Died: 1957 - Sydney, , New South Wales, Australia 968
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Spouse: Thomas GIBSON ( - )
Marr: 1888 - St. Leonards, NSW, Australia
5 F Lucy HAY
Born: 2 Mar 1869 - Edinburgh, Scotland
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6 F Sarah Ann HAY
Born: 20 Jan 1871 - Edinburgh, Scotland
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7 M James Sydney HAY
Born: 10th August 1872 - Edinburgh, Scotland
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Died: 1932 - Tamworth, NSW, Australia
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8 F Anna HAY
Born: 1879 - St. Leonards, NSW, Australia
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Husband Edmund Victor KREMER
Born: 1878 - Goulburn, NSW, Australia 763
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Died: 1940 - Manilla, NSW, Australia 764
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Father: Michael KREMER ( - )
Mother: Mary Hall CONNOR (1842-1941)
Marriage: 1907 - Manilla, NSW, Australia 765
Wife Florence M HAYDON 765
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Husband Harry Richardson LANDER
Born: 6 Jun 1894 - Goulburn, NSW, Australia 1070
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Died: 5 Sep 1963 - Mosman, NSW, Australia 408
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Father: Henry Helmund LANDER (1867-1901)
Mother: Ada Ann RICHARDSON (1871-1965)
Marriage: 1913 - Goulburn, NSW, Australia 408
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation 283, Carpenter, 1915
• Military Service 283, Enlisted 5th Field Ambulance Brigade #11497, 27 Sep 1915 - Holsworthy, NSW, Australia
• Court 283, AWOL from RMS "Osterley", 3 Feb 1916 - Colombo, Ceylon
• Military Service, Wounded, 26 Aug 1916 - France
G.S.W (Gun Shot Wound?) head & body
• Court 283, Court martial - sentence: forfeit 28 days pay, 4 Aug 1919
• Travel 283, Return to Australia per "Euripides", 24 Oct 1919 - Sydney, , New South Wales, Australia
• Military Discharge 283, 20 Jan 1920
Wife Margaret Mary Dorothy HAYES
Born: 1892 - Wellington, New Zealand
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Died: 26 Sep 1929 - NSW, Australia 408
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Children
Husband Charles George TUTT
Born: 1870 - Greenwich, Kent, England
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Died: 7 Dec 1952 - Greenwich, Kent, England
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Marriage: 1898 - Greenwich District, Kent, England 1071
Noted events in his life were:
• Resided, 1930's-1946/47 - Gainsfield, England
• Resided 1072, 31 Mar 1901 - Lee, London, England
Wife Eliza HEATH
Born: 24 Oct 1873 - Deptford, Kent, England
Christened: 16 Nov 1873 - Deptford, St. Paul, Kent, England 962
Died: 24 Mar 1970
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Father: Joseph Hampden HEATH (1849-Between 1901)
Mother: Mary Ann WARE (1850-1919)
Noted events in her life were:
• Resided 963, 1881 - 20 Reginald Place, Deptford, Kent, England
Children
1 F Violet Grace TUTT
Born: 16 Jan 1899 - Greenwich District, Kent, England 395
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Died: 13 Mar 1997 - Wantage, Oxon, England
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Spouse: Charles John BROWNING (1906-1987)
Marr: 10 Jun 1935 - Buckland, Oxon, England
2 M Charles Henry TUTT
Born: 16 Dec 1900 - Lewisham District, Kent, England 966
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Died: 20 Apr 1979
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Spouse: Lily Maud GAMBLE (1900-1995)
Marr: 17 Apr 1927 - Camberwell, All Saints Church, England
3 F Hilda Gladys TUTT
Born: 19 Sep 1902 - Lewisham District, Kent, England 1073
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Died: 29 Apr 1992 - Ascot, England
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Spouse: Horace Edwin TAYLOR (1901-1984)
Marr: Abt 1929 - Greenwich, St. Alfege, Kent, England
Husband George HEATH
Born: 1802 - Deptford, Kent, England 6
Christened: 14 Nov 1802 - Deptford, St. Paul, Kent, England 5
Died: Between 1861 and 1871
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Father: George HEATH ( - ) 5
Mother: Ann ( - ) 5
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Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation 7, Tile maker, 6 Nov 1849 - Deptford, Kent, England
• Resided 7, 6 Nov 1849 - 6 South St, Deptford, Kent, England
• Resided 6, Labourer - Chemical Works, 30 Mar 1851 - 6 South St, Deptford, Kent, England
• Resided 1074, Tile Maker, 1861 - 7 Addey St, Deptford, Kent, England
Wife Mary POTTER 7
Born: 1806 - Deptford, Kent, England 6
Christened: 21 Apr 1806 - Deptford, St. Paul, Kent, England 5
Died: After 1871 32
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Father: Thomas POTTER ( - )
Mother: Elizabeth ( - )
Noted events in her life were:
• Resided 6, 30 Mar 1851 - 6 South St, Deptford, Kent, England
• Resided 1074, 1861 - 7 Addey St, Deptford, Kent, England
• Resided 32, 1871 - 19 Reginald Pl, Deptford, Kent, England
Children
1 F Ann Sarah HEATH
Born: 18 Aug 1823 9
Christened: 7 Sep 1823 - Deptford, St. Paul, Kent, England 5
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2 F Mary Elizabeth HEATH
Born:
Christened: 13 Apr 1827 - Deptford, St. Nicholas, Kent, England 9
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3 M John HEATH
Born: 6 Feb 1831 9
Christened: 23 May 1831 - Deptford, St. Paul, Kent, England 17
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Spouse: Elizabeth (1830- )
4 F Jane Maria HEATH
Born: 24 Jul 1833 9
Christened: 14 Aug 1833 - Deptford, St. Paul, Kent, England 5
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5 M Thomas HEATH
Born: 21 Feb 1836 9
Christened: 20 Mar 1836 - Deptford, St. Paul, Kent, England 5
Died: Between 1881 and 1891
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Spouse: Elizabeth Sarah DONOVAN (1837-After 1901) 70
Marr: 14 Jul 1856 - Southwark, St George the Martyr, England 70
6 M Charles William HEATH
Born: 12 Mar 1838 5
Christened: 2 Apr 1838 - Deptford, St. Paul, Kent, England 5
Died: After 1861
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7 M George Samuel HEATH
Born: 29 Apr 1840 5
Christened: 17 Aug 1840 - Deptford, St. Paul, Kent, England 5
Died: After 1861
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8 M James HEATH
Born: 11 Jul 1843 9
Christened: 6 Aug 1843 - Deptford, St. Paul, Kent, England 5
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9 M Alfred Henry HEATH
Born: 1845 727,1075,1076
Christened: 14 Apr 1845 - Deptford, St. Paul, Kent, England 962
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10 M Henry Joshua HEATH
Born: 6 Apr 1847 9
Christened: 2 May 1847 - Deptford, St. Paul, Kent, England 962
Died: Dec qtr 1876 - Greenwich, Kent, England 122
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11 M Joseph Hampden HEATH
Born: 6 Nov 1849 - 6 South St, Deptford, Kent, England 7
Christened: 2 Dec 1849 - Deptford, St. Paul, Kent, England 962
Died: Between 1901 and 1911
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Spouse: Mary Ann WARE (1850-1919)
Marr: 1 Aug 1869 - Greenwich, Kent, England 1077
Husband George HEATH
Born: 1907 - London, England
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Father: George William HEATH (1871-Abt 1930)
Mother: Harriet Emily FORDHAM (1872- )
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Wife Living (details have been suppressed)
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Children
Husband Frederick W TAYLOR
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Marriage: 1921 - Sydney, , New South Wales, Australia 682
Wife Harriet HEATH
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Other Spouse: Francis Daniel Eames CHAPMAN (1874-1917) - 1905 - Stroud, NSW, Australia 681
Children