Alexander Mervyn HIMSTEDT (1910

Alexander Mervyn HIMSTEDT (1910 - 1950)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Living Living Living Living	Alexander Mervyn HIMSTEDT (1910 - 1950) + Mary (Molly) Isobel FRY (1912 - 1998)	Frederick William HIMSTEDT (1869 - 1954)	Thedal Augustus Louis HIMSTEDT (1827 - 1882)	Adolphus HIMSTEDT
				Maria EIDMISEN
			Martha COLBOURNE (1841 - 1923)	Daniel COLBOURNE (1801 - 1889)
				Elizabeth Ann NICHOLAS (1806 - 1880)
		Ada Maria FRANCIS (1879 - 1966)	James FRANCIS (1856 - 1938)	Joseph FRANCIS (1827 - 1909)
				Ellen HEATHFIELD (1833 - 1886)
			Elizabeth YOUNG (1856 - 1915)	William YOUNG
				Theresa JERRARD (1830 - )

b. 23 Dec 1910 at Esk, Queensland, Australia

m. 04 Jul 1936 Mary (Molly) Isobel FRY (1912 - 1998) at Gladstone, Queensland, Australia

d. Jun 1950 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia aged 39

Cause of Death:

encephalitis

Parents:

Frederick William HIMSTEDT (1869 - 1954)

Ada Maria FRANCIS (1879 - 1966)

Siblings (6):

Alice Elizabeth HIMSTEDT (1901 - 1960)

William Frederick HIMSTEDT (1903 - 1907)

Charles Walter HIMSTEDT (1906 - 2001)

Ernest Stuart HIMSTEDT (1908 - 1912)

Cora Sylvia HIMSTEDT (1916 - 1996)

Arthur Cedric HIMSTEDT (1919 - 1922)

Children (4):

Grandchildren (8):

Events in Alexander Mervyn HIMSTEDT (1910 - 1950)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
23 Dec 1910		Alexander Mervyn HIMSTEDT was born	Esk, Queensland, Australia	1911/C10888
04 Jul 1936	25	Married Mary (Molly) Isobel FRY (aged 23)	Gladstone, Queensland, Australia		17
Jun 1950	39	Alexander Mervyn HIMSTEDT died	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1950/27442	17

Personal Notes:

Alex was born in Esk, the last surviving son of Ada and Fred. Interestingly but sadly, three brothers died at the age of 3-4 years, highlighting the health risks a child ran, less than a century ago! He enrolled for his primary schooling at Yarraman and went on from there to Gatton Agricultural College. He played cricket, tennis and rugby league well and was an outstanding footrunner.

Taking an interest in the land and its associated industries, he became a dairy factory manager and was first employed at Esk. He moved to the Gladstone factory where he met and married Molly Fry in 1936. They eventually had a family of four children.

Alex and Molly were very keen ballroom dancers and took every opportunity to involve
themselves in this past time. From Gladstone, they moved to Wowan, southwest of Rockhampton, just a fortnight before the Second World War broke out. They were there for ten years when Alex contracted encephalitis, which brought to an end, the career ofthe father of a very young family before he had reached his fortieth birthday.

Molly suffered ill health for many years and died in 1998.

Source References:

17. Type: Book, Abbr: Francis 2000, Title: Francis 2000, Auth: Warwick & Kate Francis, Date: 2000

- Reference = 16 (Marriage)

- Reference = 16 (Death)

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