Emily Victoria Thornton

1914 - 1997  (82 years)

• Name	Emily Victoria Thornton  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	25 May 1914	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Buried	Apr 1997	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia   [1, 2]
  Died	14 Apr 1997	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I3805	So Many Generations
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family	Malcolm Leslie Hamilton,   b. 30 Aug 1905, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 3 Jun 1941, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 35 years)
  Married	26 Jul 1932	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia   [3, 4]
  Children	1. William John "Jack" Hamilton,   b. 15 Feb 1933, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 28 Dec 2003, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia  (Age 70 years)  [natural]   2. Kevin Arthur Hamilton,   b. 18 Sep 1940, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 15 Nov 2003, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia  (Age 63 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F1130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  After Emily's father died in 1932 she visited her Aunt and Uncle inGrafton. They owned the Commercial Hotel Grafton and the Royal HotalBangalow and were very good friends with Mary & Jack Hamilton ofFineFlower. Jack used to run the mail from Grafton to Baryulgil andwhen in Grafton stayed at the Commercial Hotel. Emily's mother hadcome to Grafton just before Les died in 1941 and she stayed for a fewmore weeks until Emily was more settled. Emily, John & Kevin returnedto Canberra to her parents' home. Priscilla Rogan from Baryulgilwanted Emily to take Grandma Hamilton to live with her and she wouldpay Emily's way, also Ema and Valarrie Alderman who lived in Goulburnoffered a home for Emily and her two sons. Emily rejoined theworkforce and worked in Sydney and Canberra. She finally worked inthe Public Service with the Dept. of Works. After Emily retired,she rented her home in Canberra and went to Batemans Bay to live for afew years but returned to Canberra. Emily owned a home at 72 HentyStreet, Braddon, Canberra.

  
  

• Sources

  [S115] FamilySearch Family Tree, FamilySearch, accessed 2 Oct 2017), entry for Emily Victoria Thornton, person ID K4KB-SJN. [S355] Web: International, Find A Grave Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2013;;). [S1] Australia, New South Wales, Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages, Index of Births, Deaths & Marriages. Marriage date: 1944 Marriage place: Auburn, New South Wales [S9] Source, (Name: http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=18031271249&indiv=try;). Marriage date: 1932Marriage place: Grafton, New South Wales