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Cherilyn

Cherilyn Report 15 Jun 2011 03:46

1913 electoral roll -

FAULKNER Dora Lisle Domestic Duties 1913
FAULKNER Etheleen Rose Blanche Lisle Domestic Duties 1913
FAULKNER Eva Florence Lisle Domestic Duties 1913
FAULKNER Maud Lisle Domestic Duties 1913
FAULKNER Sydney Lisle Labourer 1913
FAULKNER Thomas Henry Lisle Miner 1913
FAULKNER Walter Lisle Miner 1913

Cherilyn

Cherilyn Report 15 Jun 2011 03:14

Launceston Examiner, Saturday 22 June 1867
Master and Servant Act.-R. A. F. Stewart v. Dora Cotton, for having on the 11th June absented herself without permission from her hired service. Sentence: to forfeit 10s. of her wages, and costs 8s. 0d.


The Mercury (Hobart), Saturday 13 April 1940
WATTS.-On April 12, 1910, at Launceston, Bertha Blanche Beatrice, dearly loved wife of Alfred Kenneth Watts, of 3 Moore Street, and the loving mother of Myrtle (Mrs. Colin Kilby), and Faith, and the youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Faulkner, of Lisle, aged 54 years.

Cherilyn

Cherilyn Report 15 Jun 2011 03:12

FAULKNER, GEORGE
Gender: Male
Birth
Marriage/Relationship: 1870 - LAUNCESTON, Tasmania ( COTTON, DORAH )
Death:

FAMILY INFORMATION

Children:
126316 FAULKNER KEZIA MAUD 1870
126309 FAULKNER ARTHUR GEORGE ROWLAND 1871
126318 FAULKNER EVA FLORENCE 1873
126315 FAULKNER WALTER HENRY 1874
126312 FAULKNER AMY 1875
126314 FAULKNER HERBERT EDWIN 1877
126313 FAULKNER EMMA HARRIET 1879
126310 FAULKNER WALTER HENRY 1882
126311 FAULKNER MADALINE ELIZA 1883
126317 FAULKNER BERTHA BLANCHE BEATC 1885

Cherilyn

Cherilyn Report 15 Jun 2011 03:06

Examiner, Saturday 4 May 1935
FAULKNER--On the 3rd of May, 1935 at her residence, 77 Canning-street, Launceston, Eudorah Matilda, beloved wife of the late George Faulkner, late of Lisle, in her 86th year.

This fits a birth year c1849. Interred at Carr Villa.

Record Details
Given Names: EUDORAH M
Surname: FAULKNER
Age: 85
Date of Death: Unknown
Date of Service: 4/5/1935
Area: Monumental Cemetery
Location: B
Number: 341.00

Examiner, Wednesday 12 August 1908
DEATHS.
FAULKNER.-On the lth August, at his residence, Lisle, George, dearly beloved husband of Dorah Faulkner, in his 59th year.

Given Names: GEORGE
Surname: FAULKNER
Age: 59
Date of Death: Unknown
Date of Service: 13/8/1908
Area: Monumental Cemetery
Location: B
Number: 340.00

Cherilyn

Cherilyn Report 15 Jun 2011 02:18

Carr Villa burial -

Given Names: THOMAS ROBERT
Surname: COTTON
Age: 95
Date of Death: Unknown
Date of Service: 21/3/1949
Area: Monumental Cemetery
Location: B
Number: 73.00

Matilda is not with him.

Best go to www.raogk.org and request a bdm lookup for Thomas Robert, from a volunteer in Tassie.

Good luck!

Cherilyn

Cherilyn Report 15 Jun 2011 02:10

Sadly most of their children died young. Seems only Ethel & Minnie may have survived (and even that is not certain!).

Roland died in 1880, Rufus died in 1882, Florence died in 1884, Ivy died 1894; here are death notices for others from NLA Trove newspaper site, as well as Thos Robt's, who lived to the ripe old age of 95!

Launceston Examiner, Monday 21 February 1887
Deaths
Cotton.--On 16th February, at Trevallyn, Dasey Tilley Cotton, the dearly beloved child of Thomas Robert and Matilda Ellen Cotton, aged four months.-Melbourne and Sydney papers please copy.

Launceston Examiner, Monday 15 April 1889
Deaths
Cotton.-On 18th April, at Trevallyn, Arthur George Cotton, son of Thomas and Matilda.

Launceston Examiner, Monday 23 December 1889
Deaths
COTTON.-On 20th December, at Trevallyn, Lavinia Annie Cotton, the dearly beloved daughter of Thomas and Matilda Ellen Cotton, aged 6 months and 8 weeks. Melbourne papers please copy.

Examiner, Thursday 3 October 1907
Deaths
COTTON.-On the 2nd October. at the General Hospital, Percy Henry, only beloved son of Thomas and Matilda Cotton, aged 25 years.

Their property was called 'Penquite' and son buried at C of E cemetery, Elphin (also known as Cypress Street Cemetery, Launceston).

Examiner, Monday 21 March 1949
Deaths
COTTON - On March 19, at the Home for Invalids, Launceston, Thomas Robert, beloved husband of the late Matilda Ellen Cotton, of 6 Thistle St.: in his 96th year. Private interment Carr Villa Cemetery Monday afternoon.-C. T. Finney & Sons, A.F.D.A., 16 Brisbane St.

Cherilyn

Cherilyn Report 15 Jun 2011 02:01

From http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8
???
Fits with birth c1854

COTTON, THOMAS
Gender: Male
Birth
Marriage/Relationship: 1877 - LAUNCESTON, Tasmania ( PARR, MATILDA )
Death:

FAMILY INFORMATION

Children:
60879 COTTON MATILDA EMILY 1878
60880 COTTON ROLAND ALBERT 1879
60873 COTTON RUFUS BURTON 1881
60878 COTTON PERCY HENRY 1882
60877 COTTON FLORENCE 1884
60876 COTTON DAISY LILLY 1886
60875 COTTON ARTHUR GEORGE 1888
60870 COTTON LAVINIA AMNIE 1889
60871 COTTON ETHEL ALICE 1892
60874 COTTON IVY MAY 1893
60872 COTTON MINNIE VICTORIA 1894

???
PARR, MATILDA ALLEN
Gender: Female
Birth 1852 - LAUNCESTON,Tasmania
Marriage/Relationship:
Death:

FAMILY INFORMATION

Parents:
186626 HILL SARAH 1819
84407 PARR HENRY DAVEY 1815

Siblings:
244475 PARR JOHN DAVEY 1848
244476 PARR M 1851

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 14 Jun 2011 17:23

Thomas Cotton Pedigree
Male


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Event(s):
Birth:

Christening:
Death: 06 OCT 1897
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Parents:
Father: William Cotton Family
Mother: Ann

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 14 Jun 2011 17:15

28. Thomas Cotton - Pedigree Resource File
Gender: M Birth/Christening: 26 Nov 1825 Kelvedon, Great Swanport, Tasmania, Australia

29. Thomas John Cotton - Pedigree Resource File
Gender: M Birth/Christening: 1883 Parkes, NSW

30. THOMAS COTTON - Pedigree Resource File
Gender: M Marriage: 26 Apr 1857 TASMANIA

31. Thomas Cotton - Pedigree Resource File
Gender: M Marriage: 26 Apr 1857 Fingal, Tasmania, Australia

32. Thomas Cotton - Pedigree Resource File
Gender: M Marriage: 26 Apr 1857 Catholic Church, Fingal, Tasmania, Australia

33. THOMAS COTTON - Pedigree Resource File
Gender: M Death/Burial: 16 Oct 1897 TASMANIA

34. Thomas John COTTON - Pedigree Resource File
Gender: M Death/Burial: 1883 Reg. Parkes,NSW,Australia

35. Thomas Cotton - Pedigree Resource File
Gender: M Death/Burial: 16 Oct 1897 Glamorgan, Tasmania, Australia

36. Thomas Cotton - Pedigree Resource File
Gender: M Death/Burial: 16 Oct 1897 Glamorgan, Tasmania, Australia

Matches: Pedigree Resource File - 11

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 14 Jun 2011 17:13

so there's a Glamorgan in Tasmania!!!

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 14 Jun 2011 17:12

Robert Cotton
Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981

birth: 04 Jul 1863 —Glamorgan, Tasmania, Australia
residence: 1863 —Tasmania, Australia
parents: Thomas Cotton, Bridget Bourke



Thomas Cotton
Australia Marriages, 1810-1980

birth: 1814
marriage: 07 Jul 1852 —Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
spouse: Margaret Dolan



Thomas Cotton
Australia Marriages, 1810-1980

birth: 1826
marriage: 26 Apr 1857 —Fingal, Tasmania, Australia
spouse: Bridget Bourke



Thomas Cotton
Australia Marriages, 1810-1980

birth: 1814
marriage: 27 Dec 1869 —New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia
spouse: Elizabeth Baker



Robert Cotton
Australia Marriages, 1810-1980

birth: 1863 —Swansea, Tasmania, Australia
marriage: 04 Aug 1897 —Glamorgan, Swansea, Tasmania, Australia
parents: Thomas Cotton, Bridget Burke
spouse: Flora Mcdonald

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 14 Jun 2011 17:11

interesting - one from Glamorgan where I live!!!!

Cotton
Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981

birth: 08 Mar 1862 —Glamorgan, Tasmania, Australia
residence: 1862 —Tasmania, Australia
parents: Francis Cotton, Margaret Helen Macleod



Cotton
Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981

birth: 04 Nov 1843 —, , TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA
residence: 1843 —Astl, Australia
parents: Robert Reid Cotton, Ellen Barrett



Cotton
Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981

birth: 02 Apr 1857 —, , TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA
residence: 1857 —Astl, Australia
parents: Robert Cotton, Emma Smith



Cotton
Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981

birth: 14 Sep 1856 —, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA
residence: 1856 —Astl, Australia
parents: Henry Cotton, Lavinia Amos



Cotton
Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981

birth: 05 Nov 1854 —, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA
residence: 1854 —Astl, Australia
parents: Robert Cotton, Emma Smith



Cotton
Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981

birth: 28 May 1857 —, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA
residence: 1857 —Astl, Australia
parents: Francis Cotton, Margaret Helen Mccloud

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 14 Jun 2011 17:09

Indeed it would!!!

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 14 Jun 2011 15:22

The Eudora Cotton that Beverley has in her tree was born 1849, Launceston, Tasmania. That bit of info would have been worthwhile noting, Beverley!

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 14 Jun 2011 08:56

Eudora Cotton
Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875; 1894-1954

spouse: C G Perriolux
child: Lorena E Salassi

record title: Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875; 1894-1954
name: Lorena E Salassi
death date: 05 Jul 1952
death place: French Settlement, , Livingston, Louisiana
gender: Female
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
age: 61
estimated birth year: 1891
birth place: French Settlement, Louisiana
marital status: Married
spouse's name: Daniel Salassi
father's name: C G Perriolux
mother's name: Eudora Cotton
certificate number: 9046
digital folder number: 4215606

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 14 Jun 2011 08:56

Eudora Cotton
Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

birth: 27 Sep 1867 —Tippa, Mississippi
death: 22 Apr 1955 —Huntsville, Walker, Texas
burial: 25 Apr 1955 —Chalybeate, Mississippi
residence: Huntsville, Walker, Texas

record title: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
name: Eudora Cotton
death date: 22 Apr 1955
death place: Huntsville, Walker, Texas
gender: Female
race: White
death age: 87 years
birth date: 27 Sep 1867
birthplace: Tippa, Mississippi
marital status: Widowed
place of residence: Huntsville, Walker, Texas
cemetery: Chalybeate, Mississippi
burial place: Chalybeate, Mississippi
burial date: 25 Apr 1955
digital film number: 4165520

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 14 Jun 2011 08:55

Eudora Cotton
United States Census, 1880

birth: 1860 —Louisiana, United States
residence: 1880 —9th Ward, Livingston, Louisiana
parents: Cathrine Cotton

record title: United States Census, 1880
name: Eudora Cotton
residence: 9th Ward, Livingston, Louisiana
birthdate: 1860
birthplace: Louisiana, United States
relationship to head: Daughter
father's birthplace: Louisiana, United States
mother's name: Cathrine Cotton
mother's birthplace: Louisiana, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 20 years
occupation: At Home
nara film number: T9-0456
page: 156
page character: A
entry number: 3184

patchem

patchem Report 14 Jun 2011 06:49

Well, with the whole world to choose from:
?
1880 United States Federal Census
about Eudora Cotton
Name: Eudora Cotton
Home in 1880: 9th Ward, Livingston, Louisiana
Age: 20 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relation to Head of Household: Dau (Daughter)
Father's birthplace: Louisiana
Mother's name: Cathrine Cotton Mother's birthplace: Louisiana
Occupation: At Home Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Female
Cathrine Cotton 54
Eudora Cotton 20
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: 9th Ward, Livingston, Louisiana; Roll: 456; Family History Film: 1254456; Page: 156A; Enumeration District: 137; Image: 0312.

R could be Robert
Births Mar 1852
Cotton Thomas R G Burton on T 6b 262

Lynski

Lynski Report 14 Jun 2011 05:06

Do you at least know what country they were born or lived in?

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 14 Jun 2011 05:02

What country is she from?

Ozi