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Alexander William Phemister

Alexander William Phemister

Male 1851 - 1934  (83 years)

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  • Name Alexander William Phemister  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
    Born 31 Mar 1851  Hexham, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 21 Nov 1851  Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Gender Male 
    Insolvency 23 Feb 1883  Copmanhurst, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    Criminal Record 24 Jan 1884  Commercial Hotel, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    In February, 1884, Alexander Phemister was charged with attempted 
    Residence 13 Feb 1884  Copmanhurst, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 15
    Residence 20 Feb 1884  Copmanhurst, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Trial 18 Apr 1884  Grafton, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    In April Alex was again bound over to appear at the next Court 
    Residence 7 May 1884  Copmanhurst, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 16 Mar 1910  Copmanhurst, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Carpenter 
    Occupation 1930  Copmanhurst, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    Died 11 Dec 1934  Upper Copmanhurst, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 18
    Buried 12 Dec 1934  Copmanhurst, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2967  So Many Generations
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2021 

    Father George Sutherland Phimester,   b. 4 Feb 1793, Elgin, Moray, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1867, Smiths Flat, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Marsali Warren Grant,   b. Abt 25 Mar 1806, Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1877, Smiths Flat, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 7 Jan 1831  Kingussie and Insh, Inverness-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 20
    Family ID F878  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ellen Mary "Mary Ellen" McLaughlin,   b. 10 May 1855, Donegal, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1940, Upper Copmanhurst, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 6 Feb 1877  Copmanhurst, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 10, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
    Children 
    +1. Margery Grace "Marge" Phemister,   b. 28 May 1878, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1960, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [natural]
    +2. Sarah Jane "Ginny" Phemister,   b. 31 Oct 1879, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1948 and 1961, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)  [natural]
    +3. Mary Isabel "Lanie" Phemister,   b. 4 Feb 1881, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1960, Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)  [natural]
     4. George James William Phemister,   b. 20 Jan 1883, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1953, Copmanhurst, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  [natural]
    +5. Laura Amelia Phemister,   b. 9 Nov 1884, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1958, Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)  [natural]
    +6. Adelaide Ellen Ann " Addie" Phemister,   b. 8 Jan 1886, Copmanhurst, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1969, Lewisham Private Hospital, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)  [natural]
    +7. Alexander Frederick Robert Simpson "Fred" Phemister,   b. 18 Jan 1887, Copmanhurst, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1971, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)  [natural]
    +8. Louisa Havinden "Lou" Phemister,   b. 31 Jul 1889, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1919, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)  [natural]
    +9. Victor Norman Leslie Phemister,   b. 26 Aug 1892, Copmanhurst, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1965, Albury, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)  [natural]
    +10. Mildred Veronica "Monnie" Phemister,   b. 30 Sep 1894, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1919, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)  [natural]
    +11. Dorothy Irene "Rene" Phemister,   b. 28 Apr 1897, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1970, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)  [natural]
    +12. Ruth Grant "Grant" Phemister,   b. 29 Dec 1900, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1933  (Age 32 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2021 
    Family ID F877  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    PHEMISTER Alexander b1851 Portrait 1925
    PHEMISTER Alexander b1851 Portrait 1925

  • Notes 
    • MARRIAGE: Copy of Certificate held by Christine Harris. Parent's name given as Phenister. Abode (as listed on certificate): The Big Swamp near Hexham. Father's profession: Settler

  • Sources 
    1. [S186] New South Wales, Australia, Police Gazettes, 1854-1930, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).

    2. [S9] Source, (Name: http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=18031271249&indiv=try;).
      Death date: 1935Death place: Grafton, New South Wales

    3. [S1409] Citation Text: Death date: 1935Death place: Grafton, New South Wales.

    4. [S1] Australia, New South Wales, Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages, Index of Births, Deaths & Marriages.
      Death date: 1935 Death place: Grafton, New South Wales

    5. [S1] Australia, New South Wales, Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages, Index of Births, Deaths & Marriages.
      Death date: 1935 Death place: Grafton, New South Wales

    6. [S1] Australia, New South Wales, Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages, Index of Births, Deaths & Marriages.
      Marriage date: 1944 Marriage place: Auburn, New South Wales

    7. [S5] Index of NSW Marriages 1788-1950, NSW Registrar General, (Name: Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages of NSW; Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia;).
      Record for Ellen Maclaughlan

    8. [S2] Index of NSW Births 1788-1922, Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages, (Name: Registrar General of NSW; Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia;).

    9. [S268] Find A Grave Index (Australia & New Zealand) 1800s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

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    11. [S3] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).

    12. [S2] Index of NSW Births 1788-1922, Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages, (Name: Registrar General of NSW; Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia;).
      Record for Laura A Phemister

    13. [S1392] Citation Text: Residence date: 1930Residence place: Adaminaby, EdenMonaro, New South Wales, Australia.
      Record for Ruth G Phemister

    14. [S4] Anglican Parish Registers, Sydney, Australia 1814-2011, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Baptism, Burial, Confirmation, Marriage and composite registers in the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney Archives.
      Marriage Record for James Mantell and Sarah Jane Phemister in the Anglican parish of Hurstville, 1910

    15. [S1] Australia, New South Wales, Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages, Index of Births, Deaths & Marriages.
      Record for Alexander William Phenister

    16. [S670] Trove, trove.nla.gov.au, (Name: National Library of Australia;), 1883 'IN INSOLVENCY.', New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), 23 February, p. 1043. , viewed 26 Jun 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221661998.

    17. [S117] Australian Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, Electoral Commissioner, (Name: Australian Electoral Commission; Location: Canberra, ACT; Date: 2010;).

    18. [S1410] Details: #5077 of 1935.

    19. [S1361] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    20. [S1365] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, General Records Office, (Name: ancestry.com; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    21. [S1393] Citation Text: Marriage date: 1877Marriage place: Grafton, New SouthWales.

    22. [S1] Australia, New South Wales, Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages, Index of Births, Deaths & Marriages.
      Marriage date: 1877 Marriage place: Grafton, New South Wales

    23. [S9] Source, (Name: http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=18031271249&indiv=try;).
      Marriage date: 1877Marriage place: Grafton, New South Wales

    24. [S1] Australia, New South Wales, Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages, Index of Births, Deaths & Marriages.
      Marriage date: 1877 Marriage place: Grafton, New South Wales

    25. [S1411] Details: #2976 of 1877.