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Horace James Melville 1848–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15/8/1848

Birth Location: George St, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Death Date: 4/9/1917

Death Location: Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia

Father: HENRY Melville

Mother: Honora Rogers

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Taylor

Children(s): Eva Melville, Evelyn Melville, Maggie Melville, Harold Melville, Leslie Melville, Jessie Melville, Horace Melville, Albert Melville, Alexander Melville, Ivy Melville

Horace James Melville was born in 1848 in George St, Sydney, NSW, Australia, the child of Henry Alfred Melville And Honora Rogers. Horace James Melville married Elizabeth A Henderson Taylor, and had children including Albert Victor Melville, Alexander A Melville, Eva Myee Melville, Evelyn Florence Melville, Harold Ernest Melville, Horace James Melville, Ivy Beatrice Melville, Jessie Collins Melville, Leslie Claude Melville, Maggie M Melville. Horace James Melville passed away in 1917 in Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • Horace James Melville was born in 1848 in George St, Sydney, NSW, Australia, the child of Henry Alfred Melville And Honora Rogers.
  • Horace James Melville married Elizabeth A Henderson Taylor, and had children including Albert Victor Melville, Alexander A Melville, Eva Myee Melville, Evelyn Florence Melville, Harold Ernest Melville, Horace James Melville, Ivy Beatrice Melville, Jessie Collins Melville, Leslie Claude Melville, Maggie M Melville.
  • Horace James Melville passed away in 1917 in Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

HENRY Melville
1820–1849
Birth Location: 19 Middle Place Middlesex, London, England
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Honora Rogers
1816–1848
Birth Location: Cork, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Taylor
1852–1926
Birth Location: Stirlingshire Scotland
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Children(s)

Eva Melville
1896–1984
Birth Location: Parramatta, Parramatta - New South Wales, Australia
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Evelyn Melville
1893–1946
Birth Location: Sydney, Western Sydney - New South Wales, Australia
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Maggie Melville
1891–1892
Birth Location: Granville, City - New South Wales, Australia
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Harold Melville
1889–1966
Birth Location: Central Cumberland, Central Coast - New South Wales, Austral
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Leslie Melville
1886–1942
Birth Location: Parramatta, Parramatta - New South Wales, Australia
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Jessie Melville
1880–1949
Birth Location: Parramatta, Parramatta - New South Wales, Australia
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Horace Melville
1875–1946
Birth Location: Parramatta, Parramatta - New South Wales, Australia
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Albert Melville
1881–1926
Birth Location: Parramatta, Parramatta - New South Wales, Australia
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Alexander Melville
1877–1925
Birth Location: Parramatta - NSW, Australia
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Ivy Melville
1883–1946
Birth Location: Central Cumberland, New South Wales, Australie
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Horace Melville's Ancestors

Self
Horace Melville
1848–1917
Birth Place: George St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Parents
HENRY Alfred Melville
1820–1849
19 Middle Place Middlesex, London, England
Honora Rogers
1816–1848
Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
Henry Melville
1792–1870
Pentonville
Martha Harden
1797–1857
Pentonville
Eugene Rogers
1787–1855
Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
Margaret Quirk
1788–1856
Blaney, Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Janet Stoddard
1764–1838
Timothy Rogers
1762–
Ann Vines
1763–
Edward Quirk
1763–
Elizabeth Harrigan
1760–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Stoddard
1737–1820
Marion Smith
1736–1811

Horace Melville's Descendants

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Horace (James) Melville (15/8/1848–4/9/1917) m. Elizabeth (A Henderson) Taylor (24/10/1852–3/12/1926)
  1. 1. Eva (Myee) Melville 1896–1984 m. Cecil (Arnold) Sin 1893–
  2. 2. Evelyn (Florence) Melville 1893–1946 m. Thomas (Walter) Wall 1876–1945
  3. 3. Maggie (M) Melville 1891–1892
  4. 4. Harold (Ernest) Melville 1889–1966
  5. 5. Leslie (Claude) Melville 1886–1942 m. Amy (Beatrice) Barber 1879–1950
    1. 1. Leslie (Horace John) Melville 1912–1989
      1. 1. Phyllis (Eileen) Melville 1934–2023
    2. 2. Violet (Pretoria) Melville 1904–2002 m. Arthur Walton 1902–1992
    3. 3. Thelma (May) Tutty 1905–1985 m. Alfred (James) Cross 1904–1977
    4. 4. Vera (Helen) Tutty 1907–1964
    5. 5. Phillis (Irene) Melville 1914–1960 m. James (Patrick) Hayes 1908–
      1. 1. Mary Hayes 1942–2012
  6. 6. Jessie (Collins) Melville 1880–1949 m. Sidney (John) Fishburn –1916
    1. 1. Leila Fishburn 1902–1903
    2. 2. Reta (B M) Fishburn 1902–1919
  7. 7. Horace (James) Melville 1875–1946 m. Emma (Bertha Mabel) Norgrove 1880–1911 m. Bertha (Ethel) Lees 1878–
    1. 1. Eric (Jack) Melville 1907–1963
    2. 2. Alan (Edgar) Melville 1910–1995
  8. 8. Albert (Victor) Melville 1881–1926
    1. 1. Alice (Vera) Martyn –1978
  9. 9. Alexander (A) Melville 1877–1925 m. Mary (Clare Oliver \) Obrien 1880–1971
    1. 1. Clifford Melville 1908–
    2. 2. Aileen (Janet) Melville 1900–
    3. 3. JANET (E) Melville 1900– m. Lyell (Osborn) Richards 1895–1970
    4. 4. ALBERT (Ernest) Melville 1898–1975 m. Eva (Blanch) Russell 1893–1978
      1. 1. Norma (Josie) Melville 1923–2013 m. Raymond (William) Bishell 1920–1997
    5. 5. LINDA (M) Melville 1906–1994
      1. 1. Elizabeth (May) Adam 1945–1968
    6. 6. ALMA (L) Melville 1904–1980
    7. 7. ALEXANDER (A) Melville 1903–1903
  10. 10. Ivy (Beatrice) Melville 1883–1946 m. Albert (Ernest) Oliver 1875–1957
    1. 1. Douglas (Arthur) Oliver 1928–2015
    2. 2. Margaret (Evelyn) Oliver 1925–2014 m. Roy (Allan) Johnson 1919–2002
    3. 3. Lila (May) Oliver 1923–
    4. 4. John (Patrick) Oliver 1921–2008 m. Phillis (Minne) Manning 1928–2009
    5. 5. Joyce (Belle) Oliver 1919–2004 m. David Parkinson 1914–1987
    6. 6. Clare (Theresa) Oliver 1917–1985
    7. 7. Colon (Thomas) Oliver 1914–2002 m. Brenda (Kathleen) Ewart 1916–
    8. 8. Jean (Myee) Oliver 1912–1996 m. Ernest (William) Hill –1976
    9. 9. Leslie (A Caleb) Oliver 1907–1954 m. Dulcie (Vera Nita) Barlow 1913–
    10. 10. Ernest (Albert) Oliver 1910–1979 m. Evelyn (Priscilla) Unicomb 1909–1986
      1. 1. Eileen (Glenise) Oliver 1945–1988 m. Cyril Brownhill 1912–1996
    11. 11. Nellie (Irene) Oliver 1902–1976 m. Arthur Newling 1901–1960
    12. 12. Leila (Muriel) Oliver 1906–1907
    13. 13. Fairy Oliver 1917–1989 m. JOHN (ALEXANDER) Chase 1912–
    14. 14. Alexander (Taylor George) Oliver 1905–1995 m. Ruby (Ella) Dawson 1909–1988
      1. 1. Donald (George) Oliver 1930–2013 m. Virginia (Elizabeth) Allen 1927–2008

Horace Melville's Timeline

2 Records

1848
15/8/1848
Birth of Horace James Melville in George St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
George St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
1917
4/9/1917
Age 69
Death of Horace James Melville in Granville, NSW Australia
Granville, NSW Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1581848
    Event Place: George St, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 491917
    Event Place: Granville, NSW Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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