Thomas STURGESS (1873

Thomas STURGESS (1873 - 1945)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Dorothy Thelma STURGESS (1912 - 1999) Hazel Irene STURGESS (1915 - 1996) Frederick STURGESS (1917 - ) Edward Thomas STURGESS (1919 - 1976) Keith Clarence STURGESS (1922 - 1975)	Thomas STURGESS (1873 - 1945) + Harriett Annie Marcia DICKINSON (1888 - 1966)	George STURGESS (1818 - 1904)



		Hannah “Fanny” WOOLDRIDGE (1838 - 1884)

b. 1873 at Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia

m. 24 Nov 1912 Harriett Annie Marcia DICKINSON (1888 - 1966) at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

d. 06 Jul 1945 at Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia aged 72

Parents:

George STURGESS (1818 - 1904)

Hannah “Fanny” WOOLDRIDGE (1838 - 1884)

Siblings (5):

Kate STURGESS (1860 - )

Mary Ellen STURGESS (1864 - 1938)

Ellen STURGESS (1867 - )

Charles W STURGESS (1869 - )

Teresa STURGESS (1871 - )

Children (5):

Dorothy Thelma STURGESS (1912 - 1999)

Hazel Irene STURGESS (1915 - 1996)

Frederick STURGESS (1917 - )

Edward Thomas STURGESS (1919 - 1976)

Keith Clarence STURGESS (1922 - 1975)

Events in Thomas STURGESS (1873 - 1945)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1873		Thomas STURGESS was born	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia
1884	11	Death of mother Hannah “Fanny” WOOLDRIDGE (aged 46)	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
1904	31	Death of father George STURGESS (aged 86)	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
24 Nov 1912	39	Married Harriett Annie Marcia DICKINSON (aged 24)	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		63
25 Dec 1912	39	Birth of daughter Dorothy Thelma STURGESS	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
17 Oct 1915	42	Birth of daughter Hazel Irene STURGESS	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
1917	44	Birth of son Frederick STURGESS	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
21 Dec 1919	46	Birth of son Edward Thomas STURGESS	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
08 Oct 1922	49	Birth of son Keith Clarence STURGESS	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
06 Jul 1945	72	Thomas STURGESS died	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia

Personal Notes:

The Tumut and Adelong Times 10 Jul 1945
OBITUARY Mr. Thomas Sturgess The many friends of the Sturgess family, and especially the Gilmore residents, were shocked to hear the news of the sudden death of Mr. Thomas Sturgess, of Barrenjoey, Upper Gilmore, which occurrcd on Friday morning last. The late Mr. Sturgess had been suffering from blood pressure and heart trouble for a number of years and since a fall from a tree about three years ago he had been in failing health. On Friday he rose in his usual jovial spirits and after breakfast he saddled his horse to muster sheep. Some time later his wife saw the horse, riderless, galloping towards the homestead. Fearing an accident had occurred, she caught the horse and rode it in the direction Mr. Sturgess had gone. After going some distance his dog came towards her and led her to where deceased was lying on the side of a steep hill, about a mile from the homestead. Finding no sign of life, she immediately informed her son Fred, who was working in a nearby paddock, and he got in touch with the doctor and the police. Apparently deceased had suffered a sudden heart attack whilst riding up the hill. The late Mr. Sturgess, who was 72 years of age, was born at Gilmore, being a son of the late Mr. and Mrs George Sturgess. In early life he followed the occupation of a laborer and, being a highly skilled timberman, his services were eagerly sought by district farmers. With the coming of the railway to Tumut he entered the employ of the Railway Department as a fetler, which position he retained for a number of years. After his mariage he purchased a small block of ground on the site of the old Gilmore Hotel, where he went in for vegetable growing. With the assistance of his wife and family he made such a success of the venture that 12 years ago he was able to purchcase the 'Barrenjoey' property at Upper Gilmore, about 17 miles from Tumut. A hard worker, he was an able and resourceful man and was held in the highest esteem throughout the Gilmore Valley, where he was so well known as a fine, open-hearted neighbor. He lived an exemplary life and his passing is mourned by a wide circle of friends. At the age of 39 he married Miss Harriett Dickinson at Wagga, and to the union were born two daughters and three sons, all of whom survive, viz.: Thelma (Mrs. M. Walsh, Temora), Hazel (Mrs F. Anderson, of Tumut), Frederick (Gilmore) , Edward and Keith (both in the A.I.F.). There is one brother, Mr. Charles Sturgess, of Wagga, and one sister, Mrs. Caunghan, of Brisbane, surviving. The funeral took place on Saturday afternoon last, leaving from the District Hospital for the C. of E. portion of the Tumut New Cemetery. Rev. S. Broadfoot officiated at the graveside and pall-bearers were Messrs. Ted Sturgess (son), F. Anderson and M. Walsh (sons-in-law), E. and A. Johnson and Stan Dickinson.

Source References:

63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/

- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 10 Jul 1945 (Marriage)

- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 3 Jan 1939 (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.

My family tree. The original project begun about 1998. ID numbers less than about 6,000
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.
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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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