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Clara Violet Laing, Meale, nee Hillier 1906–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Dec 1906

Birth Location: Ardlethan, New South Wales, Australia ; reg. 8277

Death Date: 21 Aug 1952(in tragic train/ car accident

Death Location: Temora, New South Wales, Australia

Father: John Hillier

Mother: Augusta Smith

Spouse(s): Frederick Meale, William Laing

Children(s): Margaret Meale, Irene Meale, Jean Laing

Clara Violet Laing, Meale, nee Hillier was born in 1906 in Ardlethan, New South Wales, Australia ; reg. 8277, the child of John Herbert Claude Hillier And Augusta May Hillier Nee Smith. In 1930, Clara Violet Laing, Meale, nee Hillier resided in Temora, Riverina, New South Wales, Australia. Clara Violet Laing, Meale, nee Hillier married Frederick Claude Meale, William Muir Laing, and had children including Eileen Meale, Irene Hilda Meale, Jean Muir Laing, Margaret Jean Meale. Clara Violet Laing, Meale, nee Hillier passed away in 1952 in Temora, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • Clara Violet Laing, Meale, nee Hillier was born in 1906 in Ardlethan, New South Wales, Australia ; reg. 8277, the child of John Herbert Claude Hillier And Augusta May Hillier Nee Smith.
  • In 1930, Clara Violet Laing, Meale, nee Hillier resided in Temora, Riverina, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Clara Violet Laing, Meale, nee Hillier married Frederick Claude Meale, William Muir Laing, and had children including Eileen Meale, Irene Hilda Meale, Jean Muir Laing, Margaret Jean Meale.
  • Clara Violet Laing, Meale, nee Hillier passed away in 1952 in Temora, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Clara Hillier's Ancestors

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Clara Hillier
1906–1952
Birth Place: Ardlethan, New South Wales, Australia ; reg. 8277
Parents
John Herbert Claude Hillier
1881–1964
Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Augusta (May Hillier, nee) Smith
1886–1969
Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia; reg. 20816
Grandparents
Augustus Smith
1846–1906
Riverhead, Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Mary (Ann Smith, nee) Smith
1846–1927
Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Smith
1814–1864
Mary Whitehead
1818–1917
William Smith
1814–1864
Mary Whitehead
1818–1917
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Clara Hillier's Descendants

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Clara (Violet Laing, Meale, nee) Hillier (16 Dec 1906–21 Aug 1952(in tragic train/ car accident) m. Frederick (Claude) Meale (4 Sep 1904–7 Jan 1994) m. William (Muir) Laing (abt 1900–Unknown)
  1. 1. Margaret (Jean) Meale 1935–1951
  2. 2. Irene (Hilda) Meale 1943–1952
  3. 3. Jean (Muir) Laing 1950–1952

Clara Hillier's Timeline

3 Records

1906
16 Dec 1906
Birth of Clara Violet Laing, Meale, nee Hillier in Ardlethan, New South Wales, Australia ; reg. 8277
Ardlethan, New South Wales, Australia ; reg. 8277
1930
1930
Age 24
Clara Violet Laing, Meale, nee Hillier resided here in Temora, Riverina, New South Wales, Australia
Temora, Riverina, New South Wales, Australia
1952
21 Aug 1952(in tragic train/ car accident
Age 46
Death of Clara Violet Laing, Meale, nee Hillier in Temora, New South Wales, Australia
Temora, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1906
    Event Place: Ardlethan, New South Wales, Australia ; reg. 8277
    Record Source: Australia Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Temora, Riverina, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1952(in tragic train/ car accident
    Event Place: Temora, New South Wales, Australia

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