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William Sylvester Newton 1885 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 SEP 1885

Birth Location: Hay, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 1940

Death Location: Rockdale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Father: William Newton

Mother: Ellen Doolan

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William Sylvester Newton was born in 1885 in Hay, New South Wales, Australia, the child of William Newton and Ellen Doolan. William Sylvester Newton passed away in 1940 in Rockdale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Sylvester Newton was born in 1885 in Hay, New South Wales, Australia, the child of William Newton and Ellen Doolan.
  • William Sylvester Newton passed away in 1940 in Rockdale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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William Newton's Ancestors

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William Newton
1885 – 1940
Birth Place: Hay, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
William Newton
1855 – 1920
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Ellen Doolan
1857 – 1885
Kilmore, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Doolan
1818 – 1888
Bridget Ryan
1823 – 1893
Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Martin Doolan
Ellen Doyle
Jeremiah Ryan
1790 – 1849
Mary Terrill
1791 – 1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roderick Terrill
Elizabeth Mahon

William Newton's Timeline

3 Records

1885
9 SEP 1885
Birth of William Sylvester Newton in Hay, New South Wales, Australia
Hay, New South Wales, Australia
1940
1940
Age 55
Death of William Sylvester Newton in Rockdale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Rockdale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1940
AFT 4 MAY 1940
Age 55
Burial of William Sylvester Newton in Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 SEP 1885
    Event Place: Hay, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Rockdale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, New South Wales Death Index, 1787-1986, NSW BDM: 6728/1940, @N3546@

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AFT 4 MAY 1940
    Event Place: Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Find a Grave Index, @N3547@

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