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Thomas Frederick Walters ELWORTHY (1887 - 1968)
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Thomas Frederick Walters ELWORTHY (1887 - 1968)

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Mary Maud KELLY (1890 - 1971)
Francis (Frank) Henry ELWORTHY (1827 - 1891) Henry Leigh ELWORTHY (1802 - 1842) James ELWORTHY (1770 - 1837)
Grace Thirza LEIGH (1771 - 1836)
Ann BAKER (1805 - 1870) Francis BAKER
Ann APLIN
Mary Margaret Morpeth O'KEEFE ( - 1901) Thomas O'KEEFE



Emily (O'KEEFE)




b. 27 May 1887 at Prospect, New South Wales, Australia
m. 24 May 1923 Mary Maud KELLY (1890 - 1971) at Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
d. 1968 at Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia aged 81
Parents:
Francis (Frank) Henry ELWORTHY (1827 - 1891)
Mary Margaret Morpeth O'KEEFE ( - 1901)
Step Parents:
Arthur REMMINGTON
Siblings (2):
Francis (Frank) Leigh ELWORTHY (1882 - 1955)
Grace Edith ELWORTHY (1884 - 1954)
Children (2):
Grandchildren (7):
Events in Thomas Frederick Walters ELWORTHY (1887 - 1968)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
27 May 1887 Thomas Frederick Walters ELWORTHY was born Prospect, New South Wales, Australia 18907/1887
24 May 1891 3 Death of father Francis (Frank) Henry ELWORTHY (aged 64) Prospect, New South Wales, Australia 4978/1891
1901 14 Death of mother Mary Margaret Morpeth O'KEEFE Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 14983/1901
24 May 1923 35 Married Mary Maud KELLY (aged 33) Paddington, New South Wales, Australia 6261/1923
1968 81 Thomas Frederick Walters ELWORTHY died Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia 12410/1968
Personal Notes:
The third child Thomas Frederick Walters Elworthy 27 May 1887 was born at Prospect. According to the birth certificate his father Francis was a Station Stock Manager aged 38, born in Exeter, England, and his mother Mary was 40. However, just four years later when Francis Henry died on 24 May 1891 at Western Road, Prospect from malignant disease of the mouth - he suddenly became 59!

When Thomas joined the NSW Police Force as a probationary constable on 28 ApI 1911, he was described as 6'0-1/2" tall, 12 stone, grey eyes, brown hair, fair complexion; previously dairy farmer. From Redfern Depot he went to Bathurst, to Lithgow and Condobolin. There were stringent rules in the force in those days and poor Tom was in dire trouble when he "engaged in foot racing on Sunday 8th and 15th February with a person of bad repute in the presence of about 100 people". Even though good prevailed over evil, he was considered very naughty and was
transferred back to Bathurst - at his own expense!

In October 1914 at Bathurst Tom was fined a day's pay for being absent from barracks without leave and for being disinterested, which was not to be wondered at as World War I had just begun. Seven months later Tom was in the army, served 5 years with the Provost Corps and gained the rank of Sergeant Major.

Discharged in May 1920, he rejoined the Police Force and was serving at Philip Street Police Station near Circular Quay in Sydney in 1921. After that he appears to have stayed in the Metropolitan Division, including a stint with the C.I.B.

At the church of St. Francis, Paddington on 24 May 1923, Thomas married Mary Maud KELLY born at Upper Run near Hampton (Lithgow) in 1890. In 1935 he became orderly for Commissioner Mackay, a job he held until his discharge in 1947. Torn became a Constable 1st Class in July 1936 then Acting Sergeant two weeks later. In Jul1943 he was made Acting Sergeant 2nd Class.

When he retired on 30 June 1947 Torn had been in the Force for 36 years and 29 days. The Commissioner wrote a personal reference recording the appreciation of the Police authorities as well as his own thanks for very efficient and loyal service.

Tom was then living in Addison Road, Manly. He died at Burwood in 1968 and was buried in Woronora Cemetery, Sutherland. Mary died at a Retirement Village in Rooty Hill in 1981.
Source References:
2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Downunder, Title: Devon to Downunder, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997
- Reference = 48 (Name, Notes)

This public tree has about 60,100 people. Every person in the tree is related by birth or marriage to at least one other person in the tree - no strays. The people in the tree come mainly from four projects.
  1. My family tree. The original project begun about 1998. ID numbers less than about 6,000
  2. Canberra and Queanbeyan Pioneers. The next 30,000 begun about 2004. Sourced almost entirely from HAGSOC's excellent 'Biographical Register of Canberra and Queanbeyan'. The project began when I decided to add siblings, spouses and parents for a relation with an entry in the Register. 12 years work.
  3. Wagga Pioneers. I moved to Wagga and thought I would extend the Queanbeyan project by adding people from Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society's 'Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District'. About 10,300 people added over about a year.
  4. Tumut Valley Pioneers. During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, I decided to extend the above projects by adding pioneers of the Tumut Valley. Initial sources were Snowden's 'Pioneers of the Tumut Valley' and 'Relict of ... Lives of Pioneering Women of Tumut and District'. Excellent references published by Tumut Family History Group. I've also added material from newspapers of the time - especially, death records, obituaries and weddings from 'Tumut and Adelong Times'. This project is in its early stage and might take a few years. I plan to extend to the upper Monaro (Adaminaby, Kiandra, Cooma, Jindabyne).
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