William John RAKE (1891

William John RAKE (1891 - 1965)

Saddler, Jockey & Stock

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Bevleigh Grant RAKE Keith RAKE ( - 1922) Charles William RAKE	William John RAKE (1891 - 1965) + Alma Elizabeth HELY (1894 - )	Charles Henry RAKE (1860 - 1923)	William Arthur RAKE (1832 - 1911)

			Sarah BARBER (1843 - 1909)

		Clara WEAR (1869 - 1948)	John WEAR (1838 - )

			Kezia NELMES (1826 - 1896)

b. 27 Jul 1891 at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

m. 27 Apr 1915 Alma Elizabeth HELY (1894 - ) at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

d. 27 Apr 1965 at Woolaware, New South Wales, Australia aged 73

Near Relatives of William John RAKE (1891 - 1965)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	William Arthur RAKE	04 Mar 1832	Murnhull, Dorset, England	28 Nov 1911	Albury, New South Wales, Australia	79
Grandmother	Sarah BARBER	1843		1909		66
Grandfather	John WEAR	1838
Grandmother	Kezia NELMES	25 Dec 1826	Gloucestershire, England	14 Jan 1896	Parkes, New South Wales, Australia	69

Father in Law	John Thomas HELY	13 Jul 1860	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	19 Sep 1942	Croydon, New South Wales, Australia	82
Mother in Law	Elizabeth Hume GRANT	19 Aug 1857	Whitby, Canada	31 Aug 1936	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia	79

Father	Charles Henry RAKE	1860	Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia	30 Jul 1923	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	63
Mother	Clara WEAR	13 May 1869	Coleraine, Victoria, Australia	19 Jan 1948	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	78

Self	William John RAKE	27 Jul 1891	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	27 Apr 1965	Woolaware, New South Wales, Australia	73

Wife	Alma Elizabeth HELY	19 Mar 1894	Bowna, New South Wales, Australia		Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia

Son	Bevleigh Grant RAKE
Son	Keith RAKE			1922	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia
Son	Charles William RAKE		Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		Nerang, Queensland, Australia

Brother	Percy Harold RAKE	08 Jun 1893	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	03 Apr 1950	Concord, New South Wales, Australia	56
Brother	Charles Harry RAKE	20 Jul 1894	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	13 Aug 1948	East Brunswick, Victoria, Australia	54
Sister	Alice Lillian RAKE	26 Feb 1896	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		Preston, Victoria, Australia
Brother	Ernest Leslie Lionel RAKE	09 Aug 1898	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	08 Dec 1972	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	74
Brother	Horace Leonard RAKE	25 Oct 1905	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	30 Jan 1965		59

Daughter in Law	Yvonne NINESS
Daughter in Law	Yvonne Mary FOX FUCH

Aunt	Sarah Ann RAKE	1864	Victoria, Australia	27 Jul 1951	Lewisham, New South Wales, Australia	87
Uncle	Robert EMBLEN	1867	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	06 Jul 1935	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	68
Aunt	Elizabeth SELWOOD	1855	Swindon, Wiltshire, England	13 Feb 1924	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	69
Uncle	Henry James HOUNSELL	1846	Swindon, Wiltshire, England	07 Apr 1931	Coogee, New South Wales, Australia	85
Aunt	Kezia SELWOOD	17 Oct 1864	Mt Gambia, SA, Australia	20 Apr 1916	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	51
Uncle	Edward MILES	1864	Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia	03 Aug 1943	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	79
Uncle	Albert John SELWOOD	17 Jul 1866	Mt Gambia, SA, Australia	06 Jul 1937	Newtown, New South Wales, Australia	70
Aunt	Emily BULLMAN	13 Jun 1867	Bowral, New South Wales, Australia	30 Jan 1944	Ramsgate, New South Wales, Australia	76

Cousin	Mary Sarah EMBLEN	1888	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	14 Jul 1958		70
Cousin	Robert William EMBLEN	1890	Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Charles John EMBLEN	1893	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1902	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	9
Cousin	Frederick EMBLEN	18 Jan 1896	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	06 May 1951	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	55
Cousin	Henry John HOUNSELL	1872	Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia	1876	Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia	4
Cousin	Ernest Albert HOUNSELL	1874	Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia	1876	Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia	2
Cousin	Elizabeth Ann Maria HOUNSELL	1876	Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia
Cousin	Arthur James HOUNSELL	1878	Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia	15 Aug 1959	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	81
Cousin	Walter Thomas HOUNSELL	1880	Albury, New South Wales, Australia	31 Jul 1952	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	72
Cousin	Kezia Nelms HOUNSELL	1884	Albury, New South Wales, Australia	abt 1886	Albury, New South Wales, Australia	2
Cousin	Clara HOUNSELL	1886	Germanton, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Lucy May HOUNSELL	1891	Germanton, New South Wales, Australia	1961		70
Cousin	Emma Ethel MILES	28 May 1891	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	22 Jul 1966	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	75
Cousin	Edith Maud MILES	12 Nov 1892	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	07 Nov 1962	Haberfield, New South Wales, Australia	69
Cousin	Alice Frances MILES	13 Jun 1894	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Lucy Harriet MILES	11 Aug 1895	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	04 Jan 1956	Earlwood, New South Wales, Australia	60
Cousin	Doris Kezia MILES	19 Dec 1900	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	09 Nov 1981	Nowra, New South Wales, Australia	80
Cousin	Edward MILES	16 Jun 1903	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	14 Feb 1904	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	0
Cousin	George Atlee MILES	09 Dec 1904	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		New Zealand
Cousin	Walter Arthur George SELWOOD	12 Dec 1887	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	23 Dec 1939	Arncliffe, New South Wales, Australia	52
Cousin	Cyril Owen SELWOOD	23 Mar 1890	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	19 Oct 1953	North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	63
Cousin	Reginald James John SELWOOD	18 Jun 1892	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	27 Jul 1946	Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia	54
Cousin	Violet Louisa SELWOOD	26 Aug 1894	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	12 Jul 1970	Gray's Point, New South Wales, Australia	75
Cousin	Albert Alan SELWOOD	22 Dec 1899	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		Bateau Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Ernest Thomas SELWOOD	02 Jan 1903	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia		San Souci, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Mavis Emily SELWOOD	abt 1906	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia		Panania, New South Wales, Australia

Brother in Law	John Thomas HELY	18 Dec 1885	Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia	07 Sep 1958	Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia	72
Sister in Law	Robina Grant HELY	24 Feb 1887	Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia		Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Brother in Law	Norman Grant HELY	01 Jul 1888	Batlow, New South Wales, Australia		Booragul, New South Wales, Australia
Brother in Law	Charles Grant HELY	05 Jul 1890	Batlow, New South Wales, Australia	15 Aug 1942	Croydon, New South Wales, Australia	52
Sister in Law	Ethel SHELDRICK
Sister in Law	Mary Frances JOWITT
Brother in Law	John Michael MOBEY
Brother in Law	Richard Warren ROWE
Sister in Law	Agnes Estelle TOD
Sister in Law	Olga Wilhemina MCLAUGHLIN

Events in William John RAKE (1891 - 1965)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
		Birth of son Charles William RAKE	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
27 Jul 1891		William John RAKE was born	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
27 Apr 1915	23	Married Alma Elizabeth HELY (aged 21)	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
1922	31	Death of son Keith RAKE	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia		71
30 Jul 1923	32	Death of father Charles Henry RAKE (aged 63)	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
19 Jan 1948	56	Death of mother Clara WEAR (aged 78)	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia		71
27 Apr 1965	73	William John RAKE died	Woolaware, New South Wales, Australia		71
		Death of son Charles William RAKE	Nerang, Queensland, Australia		71
		Death of wife Alma Elizabeth HELY	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia		71

Personal Notes:

William John Rake served his apprenticeship with Rake and Palazzi in Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga. Later it was wholly owned by Charles M Rake and situated where Holden Motors are now. The business employed 22 men. William was educated in Wagga Wagga.

Source References:

71. Type: Book, Abbr: Wagga Pioneers, Title: Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District, Auth: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Publ: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Date: 2004, Locn: http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/

- Reference = 352 (Marriage)

- Reference = 352 (Birth)

- Reference = 352 (Name, Notes)

- Reference = 352 (Death)

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