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Martha Matilda ("Tilly") Cardwell

F, #951, b. 1885, d. 3 September 1919

Parents

FatherJohn Cardwell (b. 1841, d. 21 November 1917)
MotherRachel Allen (b. 1850, d. 11 April 1930)
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Biography

Birth1885Martha Matilda ("Tilly") Cardwell was born in 1885 in Victoria, Australia.1
Death3 September 1919She died on 3 September 1919 at age ~34 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.2
Person Source3
Last Edited25 July 2021

Citations

  1. [S22] Victoria Registry of B, D & M, Birth Record, CARDWELL Martha Matilda - Mother's maiden name: Rachel ALLEN - Father: John - Location: MITTA - Ref: 19848/1885
  2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Name: Martha Matilda Cardwell - Birth Date: 1885 - Birth Place: Mitta Mitta, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia - Death Date: 3 Sep 1919 - Death Place: North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Cemetery: Mitta Mitta Cemetery, Mitta Mitta, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia - Father: John Cardwell - Mother: Rachel Cardwell - URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201215496/martha-matilda-cardwell
  3. [S23] TROVE, She is referred to in the marriage notice of her sister Eliza
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Thomas John Cardwell

M, #955, b. 1888, d. 4 April 1964

Parents

FatherJohn Cardwell (b. 1841, d. 21 November 1917)
MotherRachel Allen (b. 1850, d. 11 April 1930)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Birth1888Thomas John Cardwell was born in 1888 in Victoria, Australia.1
Death4 April 1964He died on 4 April 1964 at age ~76 in Victoria, Australia.2,3
Person Source4
Last Edited12 May 2023

Citations

  1. [S22] Victoria Registry of B, D & M, Birth Record, CARDWELL Thomas John - Mother's maiden name: Rachel ALLEN - Father: John - Location: MITTA MITTA - Ref: 5068/1888
  2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Name: Thomas John Cardwell - Birth Year: abt 1888 - Age: 76 - Death Place: Victoria - Father's Name: John - Mother's Name: Rachael - Registration Year: 1964 - Registration Place: Victoria - Registration Number: 8617
  3. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current, Name: Thomas John Cardwell - Gender: Male - Birth Date: 1888 - Death Date: 4 Apr 1964 - Cemetery: Mitta Mitta Cemetery, Victoria, Australia - Spouse: Margaret Cardwell - Children: Dorothy May Cardwell - URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230469485/thomas-john-cardwell
  4. [S23] TROVE, He is referred to in the death notice of his father
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Ernest William Cardwell

M, #956, b. 1890, d. 1953

Parents

FatherJohn Cardwell (b. 1841, d. 21 November 1917)
MotherRachel Allen (b. 1850, d. 11 April 1930)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Birth1890Ernest William Cardwell was born in 1890 in Victoria, Australia.1
Death1953He died in 1953 at age ~63 in Mitta Mitta, Victoria, Australia.2
Person Source3
Last Edited9 April 2021

Citations

  1. [S22] Victoria Registry of B, D & M, Birth Record, CARDWELL Ernest Wm - Mother's maiden name: Rachel ALLEN - Father: Jno - Location: MITTA MITTA - Ref: 15461/1890
  2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Name: Ernest Wm Cardwell - Birth Year: abt 1890 - Age: 63 - Death Place: Mitta Mitta, Victoria Father's Name: Jno - Mother's Name: Rachel Allen - Registration Year: 1953 - Registration Place: Victoria - Registration Number: 19042
  3. [S23] TROVE, He is referred to in the death notice of his father
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Annie May Cardwell

F, #957, b. 1893, d. 1966

Parents

FatherJohn Cardwell (b. 1841, d. 21 November 1917)
MotherRachel Allen (b. 1850, d. 11 April 1930)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Birth1893Annie May Cardwell was born in 1893 in Victoria, Australia.1
Death1966She died in 1966 at age ~73 in Victoria, Australia.2
Person Source3
Last Edited9 April 2021

Citations

  1. [S22] Victoria Registry of B, D & M, Birth Record, CARDWELL Annie May - Mother's maiden name: Rachel ALLEN - Father: John - Location:
    MITTA - Ref: 33767/1893
  2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988, Name: Annie May Smith [married name] - Death Registration Year: 1966 - Death Registration Place: Victoria, Australia - Father: John Cardwell - Mother Maiden Name: Allen - Reference Number: 2202
  3. [S23] TROVE, She is referred to in the death notice of her father
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Rosina Violet Cook

F, #960, b. 26 December 1886, d. 7 July 1975
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Family: Richard Swasbrick (b. 28 April 1873, d. 2 June 1953)

SonPerry William Henry Swasbrick (b. 18 December 1913, d. 28 October 1986)
DaughterIrene Kathleen Audrey ("Audrey") Swasbrick (b. 15 December 1914, d. 2 December 2007)
DaughterNorma Freda Mary Swasbrick (b. 1916)
DaughterIris Rosina Swasbrick (b. 1917, d. June 1920)
DaughterOlive Swasbrick (b. 27 September 1918, d. 2 January 2002)
SonJames Drummond Swasbrick (b. 16 February 1920, d. 11 November 2008)
DaughterRichar Julia Swasbrick (b. 1922, d. 10 September 1996)
SonEric Vivian Swasbrick (b. 1922, d. 7 January 2003)
SonPeter Clyde Swasbrick (b. 1922)
DaughterJoyce Mavis Swasbrick (b. 31 July 1925, d. 8 July 2014)

Biography

Birth26 December 1886Rosina Violet Cook was born on 26 December 1886 in Victoria, Australia.1,2
Marriage29 May 1913Richard Swasbrick and she were married on 29 May 1913 in Gerogery, NSW, Australia.3,4,5
Death7 July 1975She died on 7 July 1975 at age 88 in Maffra, Victoria, Australia.6
Last Edited1 March 2022

Citations

  1. [S22] Victoria Registry of B, D & M, She was aged 88 at her death in 1975
  2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Name: Rosena Violet Auburn Swasbrick - Birth Date: 26 Dec 1886 - Birth Place: Rosedale, Wellington Shire, Victoria, Australia - Death Date: 7 Jul 1975 - Death Place: Maffra, Wellington Shire, Victoria, Australia - Cemetery: Sale Public Cemetery - Father: Perry William Cook - Mother: Mary Cook - Spouse: Richard Swasbrick - Children: Joyce Mavis Lillian Mawley, Olive Isobel Parry, Perry William Henry Swasbrick, Eric Vivian Swasbrick, Richar Julia Adams, Peter Clyde Swasbrick, Iris Rosina Swasbrick, James Drummond Swasbrick - URL:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213026448/rosena-violet_auburn-swasbrick
  3. [S23] TROVE, Rosena is referred to in Richard's death notice
  4. [S23] TROVE, The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times 12 June 1913, A wedding was celebrated the other day at Gerogery, between Mr. R. Swasbrick, overseer on Gerogery West, and Miss R. Cook, of Gerogery. The wedding was solemnised in the little church of St, Albans, Gerogery, which was very tastefully decorated with evergreens and flowers, and the occasion was unique, in that it was the first wedding celebrated in the building. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Canon Bevan, and there was a large attendance of friends. The bride, who was given away by her father, Mr. P. Cook, wore a charming gown of white silk crystaline, softly trimmed with satin and lace. Her bridal veil was arranged in picturesque fashion being draped over a wreath of orange blossom. She carried a shower bouquet of cream roses and wore the bridegroom's gift, a gold curb bangle. The bridesmaids, Misses Olive Cook and Jean Swasbrick, were gowned in soft silk voile, smartly trimmed. Mr. David Swasbrick acted as best man. After the ceremony the guests adjourned to the bride's home, where the wedding breakfast was tastefully set out, The honeymoon was spent in Melbourne and vicinity. Presents were numerous.
  5. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950, Name: Richard Swasbrick - Marriage Date: 1913 - Marriage Place: Albury, New South Wales - Registration Date: 1913 - Registration Place: Albury, New South Wales, Australia - Spouse: Rosina V A Cook - Registration Number: 7443 - actual date from marriage certificate
  6. [S22] Victoria Registry of B, D & M, Sale Cemetery Records, In Loving Memory of . . . Rosena Violet Swasbrick passed away 7th July 1975 aged 88 years - attached notes read "Daughter of Perry Cook & Mary Yates. Died in Maffra, Victoria, Australia. "
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Florence Alma Porter

F, #961, b. October 1898, d. 19 September 1970
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Family: David Henry Swasbrick (b. 7 October 1884, d. 7 December 1955)

DaughterAudrey Jean Swasbrick (b. 21 March 1920, d. 2 July 2011)
DaughterLilian Margaret Swasbrick (b. 17 May 1921, d. 5 August 2009)
DaughterMary Elizabeth Swasbrick (b. 1922, d. 1983)
DaughterLiving (b. 1929)
DaughterLiving (b. 1931)
SonLiving (b. 1933)
SonDavid Henry Swasbrick (b. 14 September 1935, d. 9 June 2018)

Biography

BirthOctober 1898Florence Alma Porter was born in October 1898 in Fulham, Middlesex, England.1
Marriage6 September 1919David Henry Swasbrick and she were married on 6 September 1919 in Lambeth, London, England.2
Death19 September 1970She died on 19 September 1970 at age 71 in Victoria, Australia.3
Last Edited16 July 2021

Citations

  1. [S25] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, Name: Florence Alma Porter - Registration Year: 1898 - Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec - Registration District: Fulham - Volume: 1a - Page: 290
  2. [S25] Ancestry.com, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930, Name: David Henry Swasbrick - Gender: Male - Marriage Age: 31 [sic] - Record Type: Marriage - Birth Date: abt 1888 - Marriage Date: 6 Sep 1919 - Marriage Place: St Andrew, Lambeth, Lambeth, England - Father: William Swasbrick - Spouse: Florence Alma Porter - Register Type: Parish Register
  3. [S25] Ancestry.com, Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Name: Florence Alma Swasbrick - Death Date: 19 Sep 1970 - Death Place: Springvale - Occupation: Widow - Grant Date: 29 Dec 1970 - Grant: P
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Audrey Jean Swasbrick

F, #962, b. 21 March 1920, d. 2 July 2011

Parents

FatherDavid Henry Swasbrick (b. 7 October 1884, d. 7 December 1955)
MotherFlorence Alma Porter (b. October 1898, d. 19 September 1970)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Birth21 March 1920Audrey Jean Swasbrick was born on 21 March 1920 in Victoria, Australia.1
Death2 July 2011She died on 2 July 2011 at age 91 in Victoria, Australia.2
Person Source3
Last Edited25 May 2023

Citations

  1. [S22] Victoria Registry of B, D & M, She was aged 35 at her father's death in 1955 - got birth date from burial record
  2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current, Name: Audrey Jean Kennedy [she married Cecil Kennedy in 1946] - Birth Date: 21 Mar 1920 - Death Date: 2 Jul 2011 - Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Victoria, Australia - URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231323558/audrey-jean-kennedy
  3. [S23] TROVE, She is referred to in her father's death notice
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Lilian Margaret Swasbrick

F, #963, b. 17 May 1921, d. 5 August 2009

Parents

FatherDavid Henry Swasbrick (b. 7 October 1884, d. 7 December 1955)
MotherFlorence Alma Porter (b. October 1898, d. 19 September 1970)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Birth17 May 1921Lilian Margaret Swasbrick was born on 17 May 1921 in Victoria, Australia.1
Death5 August 2009She died on 5 August 2009 at age 88 in Victoria, Australia.2
Person Source3
Last Edited25 May 2023

Citations

  1. [S22] Victoria Registry of B, D & M, She was aged 34 at her father's death in 1955 - got birth date from burial record
  2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current, Name: Lilian Margaret Swasbrick - Birth Date: 17 May 1921 - Death Date: 5 Aug 2009 - Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Victoria, Australia - URL:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/244605532/lilian-margaret-swasbrick
  3. [S23] TROVE, She is referred to in her father's death notice
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Mary Elizabeth Swasbrick

F, #964, b. 1922, d. 1983

Parents

FatherDavid Henry Swasbrick (b. 7 October 1884, d. 7 December 1955)
MotherFlorence Alma Porter (b. October 1898, d. 19 September 1970)
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Biography

Birth1922Mary Elizabeth Swasbrick was born in 1922 in Victoria, Australia.1
Death1983She died in 1983 at age ~61 in Victoria, Australia.2
Person Source3
Last Edited25 May 2023

Citations

  1. [S22] Victoria Registry of B, D & M, She was aged 33 at her father's death in 1955
  2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988, Name: Mary Elizabeth Land [she married Irwin Land in 1944] - Death Registration Year: 1983 - Death Registration Place: Victoria, Australia - Father: David Henry Swasbrick - Mother Maiden Name: Porter - Reference Number: 19560
  3. [S23] TROVE, She is referred to in her father's death notice
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Living

F, #965, b. 1929

Parents

FatherDavid Henry Swasbrick (b. 7 October 1884, d. 7 December 1955)
MotherFlorence Alma Porter (b. October 1898, d. 19 September 1970)
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Biography

Birth1929Living was born in 1929.
Last Edited25 May 2023
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Living

F, #966, b. 1931

Parents

FatherDavid Henry Swasbrick (b. 7 October 1884, d. 7 December 1955)
MotherFlorence Alma Porter (b. October 1898, d. 19 September 1970)
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Biography

Birth1931Living was born in 1931.
Last Edited25 May 2023
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Living

M, #967, b. 1933

Parents

FatherDavid Henry Swasbrick (b. 7 October 1884, d. 7 December 1955)
MotherFlorence Alma Porter (b. October 1898, d. 19 September 1970)
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Biography

Birth1933Living was born in 1933.
Last Edited25 May 2023
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David Henry Swasbrick

M, #968, b. 14 September 1935, d. 9 June 2018

Parents

FatherDavid Henry Swasbrick (b. 7 October 1884, d. 7 December 1955)
MotherFlorence Alma Porter (b. October 1898, d. 19 September 1970)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Birth14 September 1935David Henry Swasbrick was born on 14 September 1935 in Victoria, Australia.1
Death9 June 2018He died on 9 June 2018 at age 82 in Victoria, Australia.2
Person Source3
Last Edited25 May 2023

Citations

  1. [S22] Victoria Registry of B, D & M, He was aged 20 at his father's death in 1955 - got birth date from burial record
  2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current, Name: David Henry Swasbrick - Birth Date: 14 Sep 1935 - Death Date: 9 Jun 2018 - Cemetery: Wodonga Cemetery, Victoria, Australia - URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211661607/david-henry-swasbrick
  3. [S23] TROVE, He is referred to in his father's death notice
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Rachel Allen

F, #970, b. 1850, d. 11 April 1930
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Family: John Cardwell (b. 1841, d. 21 November 1917)

DaughterMary Cardwell (b. 1880, d. 14 April 1957)
DaughterEliza Jane Cardwell+ (b. 1882, d. 15 September 1949)
DaughterMartha Matilda ("Tilly") Cardwell (b. 1885, d. 3 September 1919)
SonThomas John Cardwell (b. 1888, d. 4 April 1964)
SonErnest William Cardwell (b. 1890, d. 1953)
DaughterAnnie May Cardwell (b. 1893, d. 1966)
DaughterViolet Rachel Cardwell (b. 1893, d. 1894)

Biography

Birth1850Rachel Allen was born in 1850 in Ireland.1
Marriage1878John Cardwell and she were married in 1878 in Victoria, Australia.2
Death11 April 1930She died on 11 April 1930 at age ~80 in Tallangatta, Victoria, Australia.3,4
Last Edited18 May 2023

Citations

  1. [S23] TROVE, She was aged 80 at her death in 1930
  2. [S22] Victoria Registry of B, D & M, Marriage Record, CARDWELL, John - Marriage - Spouse: ALLEN, Rachel - Ref: 55/1878
  3. [S23] TROVE, Melbourne Argus 23 April 1930, CARDWELL.- On the 11th April, at Tallangatta, Rachel, relict of the late John Cardwell, of Mitta Mitta, beloved mother of Mary (Mrs. Lappin), Jane (Mrs. Courtney), Tilly (deceased), Thomas, Ernest, and Annie, aged 80 years. Peace, perfect peace - got her maiden surname from FamilySearch
  4. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current, Name: Rachel Cardwell - Birth Date: 1850 - Birth Place: Ireland - Death Date: 11 Apr 1930 - Death Place: Tallangatta, Victoria, Australia - Cemetery: Mitta Mitta Cemetery, Victoria, Australia - Father: Joseph Allen - Mother: Mary Allen - Spouse: John Cardwell - Children: Mary Ann Lappin, Eliza Jane Courtney, Martha Matilda Cardwell, Violet Rachel Cardwell - URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201215347/rachel-cardwell
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Dorothy Beatrice Tolson

F, #971, b. 23 February 1903

Parents

FatherArthur John James Tolson (b. 15 October 1877, d. 17 September 1970)
MotherLeonida Mary Beatrice Holbrook (b. 23 December 1877, d. 1928)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Birth23 February 1903Dorothy Beatrice Tolson was born on 23 February 1903 in Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.1,2
Last Edited2 February 2020

Citations

  1. [S23] TROVE, Launceston Examiner 3 March 1903, TOLSON.-On the 23rd February, at "Selwyn," Main-street, Zeehan, the wife of Arthur J. Tolson-a daughter. Both doing well.
  2. [S2] Tasmania Registry of B, D & M, Birth Record
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Phyllis Jean Tolson

F, #972, b. 9 May 1914, d. 29 October 1992

Parents

FatherWilliam Vincent Tolson (b. 16 March 1882, d. 1 July 1962)
MotherTasmania May Gridley (b. 14 December 1882, d. 27 November 1928)
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Biography

Birth9 May 1914Phyllis Jean Tolson was born on 9 May 1914 in Tasmania, Australia.1
Death29 October 1992She died on 29 October 1992 at age 78 in Tasmania, Australia.2
Last Edited19 September 2021

Citations

  1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Based on burial record
  2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Name: Phyllis Jean Sims [she married Frank Sims in 1941]- Birth Date: 9 May 1914 - Death Date: 29 Oct 1992 - Cemetery: Deloraine General Cemetery, Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia - URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200493796/frank-arthur-sims
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Madge Tolson

F, #974, b. 1922, d. 11 November 2016

Parents

FatherWilliam Vincent Tolson (b. 16 March 1882, d. 1 July 1962)
MotherTasmania May Gridley (b. 14 December 1882, d. 27 November 1928)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Birth1922Madge Tolson was born in 1922 in Tasmania, Australia.1
Death11 November 2016She died on 11 November 2016 at age ~94 in Tasmania, Australia.2
Last Edited2 May 2024

Citations

  1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Based on death record
  2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Name: Madge Crocker [she married Percival Crocker in 1945] - Birth Date: 1922 - Death Date: 11 Nov 2016 - Cemetery: Carr Villa Memorial Park, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia - URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212809503/madge-crocker
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