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William James Thorpe 1888–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1888

Birth Location: Tumut, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 29 Dec 1937

Death Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Father: James Thorpe

Mother: Maria Smith

Spouse(s): Lucy Hounsell

Children(s): Neville Thorpe, Doreen Thorpe, Elizabeth Thorpe

William James Thorpe was born in 1888 in Tumut, New South Wales, Australia, the child of James John Thorpe And Maria Ann Smith. William James Thorpe married Lucy May Hounsell, and had children including Doreen Gladys Thorpe, Elizabeth Joyce Thorpe, Neville William Henry Thorpe. William James Thorpe passed away in 1937 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • William James Thorpe was born in 1888 in Tumut, New South Wales, Australia, the child of James John Thorpe And Maria Ann Smith.
  • William James Thorpe married Lucy May Hounsell, and had children including Doreen Gladys Thorpe, Elizabeth Joyce Thorpe, Neville William Henry Thorpe.
  • William James Thorpe passed away in 1937 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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William Thorpe's Ancestors

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William Thorpe
1888–1937
Birth Place: Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
James John Thorpe
1834–1911
Maria (Ann) Smith
1861–1939
Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
Henry Thorpe
1810–
Prestwich, Lancashire, England
Sarah (Ann) Blakeley
1809–1886
Prestwich, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Charles Blakeley
1777–1852
Ann Knott
1769–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Thorpe's Descendants

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William (James) Thorpe (10 Apr 1888–29 Dec 1937) m. Lucy (May) Hounsell (1891–30 Sep 1961)
  1. 1. Neville (William Henry) Thorpe 1921–1990 m. June (Doris) Ash 1929–2007
  2. 2. Doreen (Gladys) Thorpe 1910–1989
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Joyce) Thorpe –1995

William Thorpe's Timeline

2 Records

1888
10 Apr 1888
Birth of William James Thorpe in Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1937
29 Dec 1937
Age 49
Death of William James Thorpe in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1888
    Event Place: Tumut, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1937
    Event Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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