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John Short 1839 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 OCT 1839

Birth Location: Brooks Flat, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 10 NOV 1880

Death Location: Grafton, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Samuel Short

Mother: Jane Northcott

Spouse(s): Tryphena Boorman

Children(s): Mary Short, Amy Short, Henry Short, Samuel Short

In 1839, John Short entered the world in Brooks Flat, New South Wales, Australia, born to Samuel William Short and Jane Northcott. John Short married Tryphena Boorman, and had children including Mary Jane Short, Amy Rebecca Short, Henry Thomas Short, Samuel James Short. John Short passed away in 1880 in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1839, John Short entered the world in Brooks Flat, New South Wales, Australia, born to Samuel William Short and Jane Northcott.
  • John Short married Tryphena Boorman, and had children including Mary Jane Short, Amy Rebecca Short, Henry Thomas Short, Samuel James Short.
  • John Short passed away in 1880 in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Short
1815 – 1883
Birth Location: Duloe, Cornwall, England
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Jane Northcott
1818 – 1855
Birth Location: Pelynt, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Tryphena Boorman
1842 – 1936
Birth Location: Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia
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Children(s)

Mary Short
1863 – 1962
Birth Location: Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia
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Amy Short
1866 – 1945
Birth Location: Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
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Henry Short
1868 – 1941
Birth Location: Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
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Samuel Short
1873 – 1927
Birth Location: Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia
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John Short's Ancestors

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John Short
1839 – 1880
Birth Place: Brooks Flat, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
Samuel William Short
1815 – 1883
Duloe, Cornwall, England
Jane Northcott
1818 – 1855
Pelynt, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Thomas Northcote
1768 – 1868
Lansallos, Cornwall, England
Mary Bettison
1785 – 1855
Pelynt, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bettison
1750 – 1808
Susanna Hicks
1752 – 1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Hickes
1718 – 1763
Elizabeth Deeble
1730 – 1769

John Short's Descendants

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John Short (23 OCT 1839 – 10 NOV 1880) m. Tryphena Boorman (3 JUN 1842 – 21 JAN 1936)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Short (27 MAR 1863 – 24 APR 1962) m. Reuben Doust (19 OCT 1859 – 28 AUG 1952)
    1. 1. Hedley (Samuel David) Doust (14 DEC 1882 – 29 MAY 1982) m. Ruby (Kay) Shaw (4 DEC 1882 – 16 JUL 1916)
      1. 1. Lillian (May) Doust (1907 – DEC 2005) m. Walter (Raymond) Winkley (24 MAR 1903 – 27 APR 1997)
        1. 1. Douglas (Raymond) Winkley (1929 – 29 NOV 1999)
      2. 2. Albert (Clarence) Doust (1909 – BEF 2009)
      3. 3. Daphne (Muriel) Doust (3 OCT 1911 – 16 NOV 1998)
      4. 4. Athol (Kinley) Doust (21 MAY 1914 – 1978) m. Phyllis (Emily) Ireland (1910 – 30 JUL 2003)
      5. 5. Hedley (Rixon) Doust (28 JAN 1916 – 7 JAN 1985) m. Mary (Leckie) Purdy (26 OCT 1915 – 20 FEB 1982)
    2. 2. Effie (Rebecca) Doust (25 JUN 1885 – 17 JAN 1972) m. Andrew Menzies (1 JAN 1881 – 6 NOV 1950)
    3. 3. Stafford Doust (12 OCT 1889 – 19 DEC 1986)
    4. 4. Reuben (Waters) Doust (18 MAY 1894 – 1972)
    5. 5. Barton Doust (5 AUG 1898 – 18 NOV 1987)
    6. 6. Clifton Doust (5 AUG 1898 – 2 DEC 1988)
  2. 2. Amy (Rebecca) Short (27 MAY 1866 – 5 JUL 1945) m. Charles Pullen (9 SEP 1865 – 9 AUG 1951)
    1. 1. Ida Pullen (29 DEC 1900 – 23 NOV 1986) m. Eric (Roy) Christian (28 JUL 1904 – 14 APR 1971)
      1. 1. Ruth Christian (25 OCT 1940 – ) m. Rodney Holmes (ABT 1940 – )
  3. 3. 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)
  4. 4. Samuel (James) Short (1873 – 1927) m. Ivy (Myra Nelson) Franks (1888 – 1963)
    1. 1. Francis (Jack) Short (3 OCT 1917 – 4 JAN 1975) m. Nellie Gater (19 JUL 1920 – 30 JUN 1995)
      1. 1. Kevin Short (AFT 1940 – )

John Short's Timeline

2 Records

1839
23 OCT 1839
Birth of John Short in Brooks Flat, New South Wales, Australia
Brooks Flat, New South Wales, Australia
1880
10 NOV 1880
Age 41
Death of John Short in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
Grafton, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 OCT 1839
    Event Place: Brooks Flat, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 NOV 1880
    Event Place: Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
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