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Thomas Joseph Law 1865 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1865

Birth Location: Sofala, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 21 Sep 1942

Death Location: Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Joseph Chong

Mother: Margaret Sheen

Spouse(s): Eleanor Walden

Children(s): Violet Law, Winifred Law, Olive Law

The story of Thomas Joseph Law began in 1865 in Sofala, New South Wales, Australia. Thomas Joseph Law married Eleanor Walden, and had children including Violet Louise Eleanor Florence Law, Winifred Isobel (Winnie) Law, Olive Marjorie Law. Thomas Joseph Law passed away in 1942 in Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Joseph Law began in 1865 in Sofala, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Thomas Joseph Law married Eleanor Walden, and had children including Violet Louise Eleanor Florence Law, Winifred Isobel (Winnie) Law, Olive Marjorie Law.
  • Thomas Joseph Law passed away in 1942 in Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Chong
1828 – 1902
Birth Location: Hong Kong Island, China
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Margaret Sheen
1847 – 1909
Birth Location: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Walden
1861 – 1933
Birth Location: Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England
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Children(s)

Violet Law
1888 – 1970
Birth Location: 113 Gloucester St. The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
VL
Winifred Law
1890 – 1969
Birth Location: Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia
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Olive Law
1893 – 1957
Birth Location: Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia
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Thomas Law's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Law
1865 – 1942
Birth Place: Sofala, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
Joseph Law Ah Chong
1828 – 1902
Hong Kong Island, China
Margaret (Mary) Sheen
1847 – 1909
Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
John Sheen
1788 – 1880
China "Chinese India"
Margaret McGovern
1819 – 1875
Tipperary, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Law's Descendants

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Thomas (Joseph) Law (15 Oct 1865 – 21 Sep 1942) m. Eleanor Walden (April 1861 – 5 Sep 1933)
  1. 1. Violet (Louise Eleanor Florence) Law (10 Jun 1888 – 1 Oct 1970) m. Basil (Thomas) Ponting (19 OCT 1895 – 28 may 1965)
    1. 1. Basil (Thomas) Ponting (26 Apr 1921 – 14 Jun 1987) m. Betty (Mary) CARRICK (2 June 1919 – 16 May 2016) m. Margaret (Griffin) PAGE (3 January 1927 – 21 August 2010)
      1. 1. Christopher PONTING (1943 – ) m. Rowena
        1. 1. Natalie PONTING
        2. 2. Loretta PONTING
      2. 2. Vivien (Rea) PONTING (9 July 1950 – 26 September 1983)
      3. 3. Kathryn (Anne) Ponting (10 Feb 1957 – ) m. Bradley (Thomas) Helm (1967 – )
        1. 1. Leon (Thomas) Helm (24 Feb 1993 – )
        2. 2. Jillian (Michaela) Helm (12 Dec 1996 – ) m. Phillip (Victor) Evans (23 Jul 1993 – )
      4. 4. Matthew Ponting (abt 1959 – )
      5. 5. Phillipa (Jane) Ponting (13 May 1963 – ) m. Tom Shantz
        1. 1. Keenan Shantz (15 May – )
        2. 2. Wyatt Shantz (18 Jan 2000 – )
  2. 2. Winifred (Isobel (Winnie)) Law (1890 – 1969)
  3. 3. Olive (Marjorie) Law (18 Aug 1893 – 18 Nov 1957)

Thomas Law's Timeline

2 Records

1865
15 Oct 1865
Birth of Thomas Joseph Law in Sofala, New South Wales, Australia
Sofala, New South Wales, Australia
1942
21 Sep 1942
Age 77
Death of Thomas Joseph Law in Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia
Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1865
    Event Place: Sofala, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1942
    Event Place: Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia
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