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Samuel James Short 1873 – 1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1873

Birth Location: Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 1927

Death Location: Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia

Father: John Short

Mother: Tryphena Boorman

Spouse(s): Ivy Franks

Children(s): Francis Short

In 1873, Samuel James Short entered the world in Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia, born to John Short and Tryphena Boorman. Samuel James Short married Ivy Myra Nelson Franks, and had children including Francis Jack Short. Samuel James Short passed away in 1927 in Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1873, Samuel James Short entered the world in Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia, born to John Short and Tryphena Boorman.
  • Samuel James Short married Ivy Myra Nelson Franks, and had children including Francis Jack Short.
  • Samuel James Short passed away in 1927 in Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia.

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Samuel Short's Ancestors

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Samuel Short
1873 – 1927
Birth Place: Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
John Short
1839 – 1880
Brooks Flat, New South Wales, Australia
Tryphena Boorman
1842 – 1936
Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
Samuel (William) Short
1815 – 1883
Duloe, Cornwall, England
Jane Northcott
1818 – 1855
Pelynt, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Northcote
1768 – 1868
Mary Bettison
1785 – 1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bettison
1750 – 1808
Susanna Hicks
1752 – 1834

Samuel Short's Descendants

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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 – )

Samuel Short's Timeline

2 Records

1873
1873
Birth of Samuel James Short in Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia
Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia
1927
1927
Age 54
Death of Samuel James Short in Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia
Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1873
    Event Place: Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1927
    Event Place: Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia

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