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William Benjamin Jolly 1887–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 December 1887

Birth Location: Gawler, South Australia, Australia

Death Date: 5 March 1954

Death Location: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Benjamin Jolly

Mother: Sarah Whiteley

Spouse(s): Alfred Lee

Children(s): Dulcie Jolly, Raymond Jolly, Joyce McCarthy, Verlie Jolly, Robert Jolly, Eric Jolly, Daphne Jolly

William Benjamin Jolly was born in 1887 in Gawler, South Australia, Australia, the child of Benjamin Jolly And Sarah Whiteley. In 1934, William Benjamin Jolly resided in Tarcutta, Hume, New South Wales, Australia. William Benjamin Jolly married Alfred James Lee, and had children including Alfred Jolly, Daphne Louisa Jolly, Dulcie Mary Jolly, Eric William Jolly, Joyce Elizabeth Mccarthy, Raymond John Jolly, Robert Cecil Sydney Jolly, Verlie Margaret Jolly. William Benjamin Jolly passed away in 1954 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Benjamin Jolly was born in 1887 in Gawler, South Australia, Australia, the child of Benjamin Jolly And Sarah Whiteley.
  • In 1934, William Benjamin Jolly resided in Tarcutta, Hume, New South Wales, Australia.
  • William Benjamin Jolly married Alfred James Lee, and had children including Alfred Jolly, Daphne Louisa Jolly, Dulcie Mary Jolly, Eric William Jolly, Joyce Elizabeth Mccarthy, Raymond John Jolly, Robert Cecil Sydney Jolly, Verlie Margaret Jolly.
  • William Benjamin Jolly passed away in 1954 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Jolly's Ancestors

Self
William Jolly
1887–1954
Birth Place: Gawler, South Australia, Australia
Parents
Benjamin Jolly
1868–1912
Moonta
Sarah Whiteley
1868–1930
Kapunda, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Jolly's Descendants

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William (Benjamin) Jolly (25 December 1887–5 March 1954) m. Alfred (James) Lee (16 Apr 1898–1 Nov 1965)
  1. 1. Dulcie (Mary) Jolly 1915–1984 m. Lionel (B) Davis 1911–1948 m. Ernest Fields 1913– m. Earnest (william) Field 1916–1966
    1. 1. Gary (Ernest William) Field 1943–2014
    2. 2. Raymond (Alfred) Field 1946–2010
    3. 3. Earnest (Claude) Davis 1939–2016
    4. 4. Gloria (Dawn) Davis 1935–1997 m. Mark (Ian) Holmstrom 1931–1993
  2. 2. Raymond (John) Jolly 1924–1986
    1. 1. Kevin (John) Jolly 1949–1980
  3. 3. Joyce (Elizabeth) McCarthy 1926–2006 m. Leo Mccarthy 1923–2013
  4. 4. Verlie (Margaret) Jolly 1917–2003 m. Robert (William) McFarlane 1917–1998
    1. 1. LAWRENCE (WILLIAM) McFARLANE 1940–1940
    2. 2. Jennifer (Margaret Ann) McFARLANE 1942–1972
    3. 3. PAMELA (BETTY) McFARLANE 1948–1948
  5. 5. Robert (Cecil Sydney) Jolly 1937–1996
  6. 6. Eric (William) Jolly 1922–1993
  7. 7. Daphne (Louisa) Jolly 1921–2004 m. Cecil Williams 1916–1982

William Jolly's Timeline

3 Records

1887
25 December 1887
Birth of William Benjamin Jolly in Gawler, South Australia, Australia
Gawler, South Australia, Australia
1934
1934
Age 47
William Benjamin Jolly resided here in Tarcutta, Hume, New South Wales, Australia
Tarcutta, Hume, New South Wales, Australia
1954
5 March 1954
Age 67
Death of William Benjamin Jolly in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 December 1887
    Event Place: Gawler, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, WWI Service Records, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Tarcutta, Hume, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: South Australia, Australia
    Record Source: South Australia Government Gazettes 1867-1884

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 March 1954
    Event Place: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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