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Henry Thomas Short 1868 – 1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 SEP 1868

Birth Location: Grafton, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 11 JUL 1941

Death Location: Gympie, Queensland, Australia

Father: John Short

Mother: Tryphena Boorman

Spouse(s): Rebecca Watson

Children(s): Alfred Short, Edna Short

The story of Henry Thomas Short began in 1868 in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia. Henry Thomas Short married Rebecca Mary Watson, and had children including Alfred Short, Edna Ivy Short. Henry Thomas Short passed away in 1941 in Gympie, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Thomas Short began in 1868 in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Henry Thomas Short married Rebecca Mary Watson, and had children including Alfred Short, Edna Ivy Short.
  • Henry Thomas Short passed away in 1941 in Gympie, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Short
1839 – 1880
Birth Location: Brooks Flat, New South Wales, Australia
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Tryphena Boorman
1842 – 1936
Birth Location: Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Watson
1872 – 1957
Birth Location: Woodford Island, New South Wales, Australia
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Children(s)

Alfred Short
1893 – 1950
Birth Location: Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia
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Edna Short
1895 – 1963
Birth Location: Maclean, New South Wales, Australia
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Henry Short's Ancestors

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Henry Short
1868 – 1941
Birth Place: Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
John Short
1839 – 1880
Brooks Flat, New South Wales, Australia
Tryphena Boorman
1842 – 1936
Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
Samuel (William) Short
1815 – 1883
Duloe, Cornwall, England
Jane Northcott
1818 – 1855
Pelynt, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Northcote
1768 – 1868
Mary Bettison
1785 – 1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bettison
1750 – 1808
Susanna Hicks
1752 – 1834

Henry Short's Descendants

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Henry (Thomas) Short (16 SEP 1868 – 11 JUL 1941) m. Rebecca (Mary) Watson (1 DEC 1872 – 26 JUL 1957)
  1. 1. Alfred Short (25 FEB 1893 – 2 JUL 1950) m. Coralie (Ethel) Eggins (7 AUG 1895 – 12 NOV 1972)
    1. 1. Nancie Short (6 MAR 1910 – 12 JAN 2001) m. Hedley (Trevor) Davey (15 NOV 1908 – 25 APR 1985)
    2. 2. Harry (Gordon) Short (31 MAY 1917 – 11 SEP 2001)
    3. 3. Flora Short (1918 – 1921)
    4. 4. June (Ethel) Short (1920 – 14 DEC 2006)
    5. 5. Beryl Short (ABT 1921 – BEF 2021) m. John (Henry) McKenzie (ABT 1921 – BEF 2021)
    6. 6. Charles (Alfred) Short (30 SEP 1923 – 21 OCT 1994) m. Pearlie (Grace) Gray (ABT 1924 – )
    7. 7. Bruce Short (AFT 1923 – BEF 2015)
    8. 8. Ian Short (AFT 1924 – BEF 2017)
    9. 9. Betty (Nell) Short (ABT 1927 – ) m. Leslie McKenzie (ABT 1927 – )
    10. 10. Robert (Douglas) Short (25 OCT 1932 – 31 JAN 1999) m. Thelma (May) Morris (20 FEB 1934 – )
      1. 1. Kerry (A) Short (14 FEB 1960 – )
  2. 2. Edna (Ivy) Short (1895 – 27 MAY 1963) m. James (Henry) Nosworthy (28 DEC 1892 – 12 SEP 1987)

Henry Short's Timeline

2 Records

1868
16 SEP 1868
Birth of Henry Thomas Short in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
1941
11 JUL 1941
Age 73
Death of Henry Thomas Short in Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Gympie, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 SEP 1868
    Event Place: Grafton, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 JUL 1941
    Event Place: Gympie, Queensland, Australia
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