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Olive Mary Mason 1878–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1878

Birth Location: Gulgong, NSW, Australia

Death Date: 21 Dec 1963

Death Location: Unanderra, Wollongong City, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Alexander Mason

Mother: Maria Whiley

Spouse(s): Robert McKnight

Children(s): Irene McKnight, Oliver McKnight, Vida McKnight, Thelma McKnight, Zeta McKnight

In 1878, Olive Mary Mason entered the world in Gulgong, NSW, Australia, born to Alexander Mason And Maria Florence Whiley. In 1930, Olive Mary Mason resided in Millthorpe, Calare, New South Wales, Australia. In 1936, Olive Mary Mason resided in Orange, Calare, New South Wales, Australia. Olive Mary Mason married Robert Thomas Mcknight, and had children including Irene May Maude Mcknight, Oliver Robert Mcknight, Thelma Maria Mcknight, Vida C Mcknight, Zeta Naomi Mcknight. Olive Mary Mason passed away in 1963 in Unanderra, Wollongong City, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Olive Mary Mason entered the world in Gulgong, NSW, Australia, born to Alexander Mason And Maria Florence Whiley.
  • In 1930, Olive Mary Mason resided in Millthorpe, Calare, New South Wales, Australia.
  • In 1936, Olive Mary Mason resided in Orange, Calare, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Olive Mary Mason married Robert Thomas Mcknight, and had children including Irene May Maude Mcknight, Oliver Robert Mcknight, Thelma Maria Mcknight, Vida C Mcknight, Zeta Naomi Mcknight.
  • Olive Mary Mason passed away in 1963 in Unanderra, Wollongong City, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Olive Mason's Ancestors

Self
Olive Mason
1878–1963
Birth Place: Gulgong, NSW, Australia
Parents
Alexander Mason
1840–1911
Bowenfels, NSW, Australia
Maria (Florence) Whiley
1840–1923
Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
Hugh Mason
1813–1868
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Ann Collis
1819–1844
Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia
George Whiley
1821–1891
Friskney, Lincolnshire, England
Susanna MAIDENS
1817–1852
Friskney, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Mary Colliss
1789–1824
George Convict.
1771–1851
Ann Goodwin
1781–1853
William Whiley
1783–1838
Betsy Whiting
1781–1867
Thomas MAIDENS
1780–1842
Mary Fox
1789–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arthur Colless
1745–
Elizabeth Ford
1740–1793
Samuel Whiley
1751–1820
Mary STEPHENSON
1757–1818
John Whiting
1754–1838
Elizabeth Swain
1740–1798
William MAIDENS
1753–1788
Mary Gosling
1755–1831
John Fox
1750–1806
Rebecca Hardy
–1794

Olive Mason's Descendants

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Olive (Mary) Mason (22 Mar 1878–21 Dec 1963) m. Robert (Thomas) McKnight (5 May 1868–30 July 1959)
  1. 1. Irene (May Maude) McKnight 1898–1962 m. Austin (James Sylvester) Payne 1896–1966
    1. 1. Doreen (Alma) Payne 1925–
  2. 2. Oliver (Robert) McKnight 1900–1985 m. Edna (May Greenfield) Wilson 1904–1995
    1. 1. Robert (Oliver) McKnight 1926–1984
    2. 2. John McKnight 1929–1983
    3. 3. Heather (Gertrude) McKnight 1924–1995
    4. 4. Vida (Mildred) McKnight 1927–2008
    5. 5. Hedley Macknight –1923
  3. 3. Vida (C) McKnight 1904–1925
  4. 4. Thelma (Maria) McKnight 1901–1987 m. Haddon (Abbey) Moase 1901–1994
    1. 1. Sheila (Leonie) Moase 1933–2019
  5. 5. Zeta (Naomi) McKnight 1910–1999 m. Edward Zeidler 1907–1967

Olive Mason's Timeline

10 Records

1878
22 Mar 1878
Birth of Olive Mary Mason in Gulgong, NSW, Australia
Gulgong, NSW, Australia
1930
1930
Age 52
Olive Mary Mason resided here in Millthorpe, Calare, New South Wales, Australia
Millthorpe, Calare, New South Wales, Australia
1936
1936
Age 58
Olive Mary Mason resided here in Orange, Calare, New South Wales, Australia
Orange, Calare, New South Wales, Australia
1943
1943
Age 65
Olive Mary Mason resided here in Wollongong, Werriwa, New South Wales, Australia
Wollongong, Werriwa, New South Wales, Australia
1949
1949
Age 71
Olive Mary Mason resided here in Wollongong, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
Wollongong, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
1954
1954
Age 76
Olive Mary Mason resided here in Wollongong, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
Wollongong, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
1958
1958
Age 80
Olive Mary Mason resided here in Wollongong, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
Wollongong, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
1963
1963
Age 85
Olive Mary Mason resided here in Wollongong, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
Wollongong, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
1963
19 Dec 1963
Age 85
Death of Olive Mary Mason in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
1963
21 Dec 1963
Age 85
Burial of Olive Mary Mason in Unanderra, Wollongong City, New South Wales, Australia
Unanderra, Wollongong City, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1878
    Event Place: Gulgong, NSW, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
    [2] Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1818-2011, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Baptism, Burial, Confirmation, Marriage and composite registers in the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney Archives

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1936
    Event Place: Orange, Calare, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Wollongong, Werriwa, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Wollongong, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Wollongong, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Wollongong, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1963
    Event Place: Wollongong, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1963
    Event Place: Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1818-2011, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Baptism, Burial, Confirmation, Marriage and composite registers in the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney Archives
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1963
    Event Place: Unanderra, Wollongong City, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1818-2011, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Baptism, Burial, Confirmation, Marriage and composite registers in the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney Archives
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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