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John William WOODRUFF 1915–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1915

Birth Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 3 Aug 1984

Death Location: Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia

Father: Michael WOODRUFF

Mother: Catherine Harney

Spouse(s): Winifred PREST

Children(s):

In 1915, John William WOODRUFF entered the world in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, born to Michael Thomas Woodruff And Catherine Kate Harney. In 1943, John William WOODRUFF resided in Port Melbourne, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Austral. John William WOODRUFF married Winifred Mary Prest. John William WOODRUFF passed away in 1984 in Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1915, John William WOODRUFF entered the world in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, born to Michael Thomas Woodruff And Catherine Kate Harney.
  • In 1943, John William WOODRUFF resided in Port Melbourne, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Austral.
  • John William WOODRUFF married Winifred Mary Prest.
  • John William WOODRUFF passed away in 1984 in Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia.

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John WOODRUFF's Ancestors

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John WOODRUFF
1915–1984
Birth Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Michael Thomas WOODRUFF
1886–1954
Hotham, West, Victoria, Australia
Catherine (Kate) Harney
1886–1970
Panmure, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
Patrick (James) Harney
1846–1902
Corderry, Tipperary, Ireland
Ellen ((Nelly)) Hyland
1850–1899
Ballycrana, Tipperary, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Harney
1805–
Robert HYLAND
1818–1897
Anna QUILLINAN
1817–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Timothy QUILLINAN
1785–1855
Mary Purcell
1785–

John WOODRUFF's Timeline

3 Records

1915
26 May 1915
Birth of John William WOODRUFF in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1943
1943
Age 28
John William WOODRUFF resided here in Port Melbourne, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia
Port Melbourne, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia
1984
3 Aug 1984
Age 69
Death of John William WOODRUFF in Victoria Australia
Victoria Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1915
    Event Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Port Melbourne, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1984
    Event Place: Victoria Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Victoria, Australia, Cemetery Records and Headstone Transcriptions, 1844-1997
    [4] Victoria, Australia, Death Index, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Death Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Cemetery Records and Headstone Transcriptions, 1844-1997

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