Arthur John Dunk

1875 - 1938  (63 years)

• Name	Arthur John Dunk  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	2 Apr 1875	Orangeville, Camden, New South Wales, Australia   [1, 4, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	The Oaks   [2]
  Residence	1937	Camden, Werriwa, New South Wales, Australia
  Died	17 May 1938	Camden, New South Wales, Australia   [2, 3, 5]
  Buried	Glenmore Cemetery, The Oaks, Camden, New South Wales, Australia
  Person ID	I6957	So Many Generations
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	William Henry Dunk,   b. 25 Feb 1821, Mountfield, Sussex, England ,   d. 12 Oct 1901, The Oaks, Camden, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eliza Barker,   b. 26 Aug 1844, Cobbitty, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 10 Sep 1933, Orangeville, Camden, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	19 Oct 1861	St Paul's, Cobbitty, New South Wales, Australia   [8, 9, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F2147	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucy Elizabeth Grundy,   b. 1883, Camden, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1959, Camden, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 76 years)
  Married	1904	Camden, New South Wales, Australia
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F2151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Arthur John Dunk was born at Bob's Range, Orangeville, The Oaks in1875. The son of William Dunk and Eliza Barker and grandson ofJessie Dunk who arrived in Australia in 1839 with his family andsettled in Camden. Arthur grew up in a farming family and marriedLucy Elizabeth Grundy in 1904 at Camden, moving to The Oaks wherethey had a mixed farm and raised four children, a daughter Clara andthree sons, Leonard, Cyril and William [Oswald}. The Family farmprovided milk, cream, eggs, pork and vegetables to the localcommunity. Lucy used to sell her home made butter , fruits and abilly of hot water to travellers for threepence. During thedepression Arthur acquired more Property, including houses and landwhich he used to rent out. As his sons grew up he became a fencingcontractor, Cutting the timber from one of the properties on Sorby'sHill. Arthur had few recreations. His one love was to play cardsevery Saturday night with a couple of close friends and his family.Arthur was very fond of lollies known as butterballs, ironically thiscaused his death as he choked on one whilst playing cards one night,although the official cause of death was heart attack. Arthur isinterred in Glenmore Cemetery at The Oaks with his wife Lucy anddaughter Clara. (Medical):Arthur's heart attack was caused by chokingon a sweet.

  
  

• Sources

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