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Robert Howard Thorpe 1916–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1916

Birth Location: Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australie

Death Date: 22 May 1991

Death Location: Horsham, Horsham Rural City, Victoria, Australia

Father: Robert Thorpe

Mother: Sophy Retallick

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Robert Howard Thorpe was born in 1916 in Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australie, the child of Robert William Lincoln Thorpe And Sophy Elizabeth Retallick. In 1949, Robert Howard Thorpe resided in Horsham, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia. Robert Howard Thorpe married Rita Matilda Amelia Henman. Robert Howard Thorpe passed away in 1991 in Horsham, Horsham Rural City, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Robert Howard Thorpe was born in 1916 in Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australie, the child of Robert William Lincoln Thorpe And Sophy Elizabeth Retallick.
  • In 1949, Robert Howard Thorpe resided in Horsham, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia.
  • Robert Howard Thorpe married Rita Matilda Amelia Henman.
  • Robert Howard Thorpe passed away in 1991 in Horsham, Horsham Rural City, Victoria, Australia.

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Robert Thorpe's Ancestors

Self
Robert Thorpe
1916–1991
Birth Place: Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australie
Parents
Robert William Lincoln Thorpe
1887–1966
Port Lincoln, South Australia
Sophy (Elizabeth) Retallick
1895–1985
Oladdie, Frome, South Australia, Australie
Grandparents
Arthur (William Hutchings) Retallick
1863–1950
Holsworthy, Devon, England
Lucy (May) Crabb
1874–1932
Angaston, South Australia, Australia
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Crabb
1838–1924
Selina Richards
1842–1930
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Crabb
1800–1873
Sarah Stapleton
1798–1849

Robert Thorpe's Timeline

4 Records

1916
11 Aug 1916
Birth of Robert Howard Thorpe in Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australie
Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australie
1949
1949
Age 33
Robert Howard Thorpe resided here in Horsham, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia
Horsham, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia
1991
22 May 1991
Age 75
Death of Robert Howard Thorpe in Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
1991
15 Aug 1991
Age 75
Robert Howard Thorpe - Probate
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1916
    Event Place: Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australie
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, South Australia Indexes to Birth 1907-1916
    [2] South Australia, Australia, School Admissions Registers, 1876-1989, State Records of South Australia; Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Series Title + Year Range: Admission Registers-Nailsworth Primary School; 1889-1989; Series Number: GRS 16745
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Horsham, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Gould Genealogy; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: South Australia, Australia
    Record Source: South Australia, Australia, School Admissions Registers, 1876-1989, State Records of South Australia; Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Series Title + Year Range: Admission Registers-Nailsworth Primary School; 1889-1989; Series Number: GRS 16745

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1991
    Event Place: Horsham, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] 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
    [3] Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1840-1992, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Death Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Horsham, Horsham Rural City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1991
    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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