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Percy James Read 1894–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1894

Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 06 Apr 1953

Death Location: Altona, Hobsons Bay City, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Read

Mother: Mary McDonald

Spouse(s): Pearl Read

Children(s):

In 1894, Percy James Read entered the world in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, born to William James Read And Mary Ann Mcdonald. Percy James Read married Pearl Mary Ellen Read. Percy James Read passed away in 1953 in Altona, Hobsons Bay City, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1894, Percy James Read entered the world in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, born to William James Read And Mary Ann Mcdonald.
  • Percy James Read married Pearl Mary Ellen Read.
  • Percy James Read passed away in 1953 in Altona, Hobsons Bay City, Victoria, Australia.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Percy Read's Ancestors

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Percy Read
1894–1953
Birth Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Parents
William James Read
1870–1958
Newtown, Victoria, Australia
Mary (Ann) McDonald
1872–1945
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
James Read
1841–1925
Woolley, Bath, Somerset, England
Mary (Anne) Houston
1849–1881
Agerl, Belfast, Ireland
Alexander McDonald
1850–1876
Bungonia, Goulburn, New South Wales
Mary (McClure) (Lewis)
1853–1919
Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Read
1814–1875
Eliza Gray
1817–1872
Francis Houston
1827–
Martha Neilson
1833–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Read
1745–1856
Betty Read
1775–
Eli Gray
1790–

Percy Read's Timeline

3 Records

1894
10 Apr 1894
Birth of Percy James Read in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
1953
06 Apr 1953
Age 59
Death of Percy James Read in Geelong, Victoria
Geelong, Victoria
1953
6 Aug 1953
Age 59
Percy James Read - Probate
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1894
    Event Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Birth Index
    [2] Australia Death Index
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Australia, WWI Service Records
    [5] 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: Death
    Event Date: 06 Apr 1953
    Event Place: Geelong, Victoria
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Altona, Hobsons Bay City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1953
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

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