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Denis Joseph MELVILLE (1868 - 1942)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Margaret Ellen MELVILLE (1894 - 1980)
Mary Isabel MELVILLE (1895 - 1987)
Catherine Muriel MELVILLE (1898 - 1946)
Thomas Francis MELVILLE (1900 - 1970)
John Michael MELVILLE (1902 - 1967)
Lillian Frances MELVILLE (1905 - 1974)
Ella Rose MELVILLE (1908 - 1961)
Denis Owen MELVILLE (1910 - 1943)
Denis Joseph MELVILLE (1868 - 1942)

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Amelia Emily CROUCH (1869 - 1934)
Francis MELVILLE (1829 - )











Jane Alice TAYLOR (1834 - )












b. 1868 at Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
m. 02 Apr 1893 Amelia Emily CROUCH (1869 - 1934) at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
d. 11 Jul 1942 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia aged 74
Near Relatives of Denis Joseph MELVILLE (1868 - 1942)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Robert John CROUCH 27 Mar 1826 Brighton, Sussex, England 20 Aug 1914 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 88
Mother in Law Margaret BOYD 1839 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 29 Sep 1898 Windowie, New South Wales, Australia 59

Father Francis MELVILLE 1829
Mother Jane Alice TAYLOR 1834

Self Denis Joseph MELVILLE 1868 Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia 11 Jul 1942 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 74

Wife Amelia Emily CROUCH 1869 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 31 Aug 1934 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 65

Daughter Margaret Ellen MELVILLE 01 Mar 1894 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1980 86
Daughter Mary Isabel MELVILLE 18 Nov 1895 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1987 92
Daughter Catherine Muriel MELVILLE 1898 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1946 48
Son Thomas Francis MELVILLE 1900 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1970 70
Son John Michael MELVILLE 29 Sep 1902 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1967 65
Daughter Lillian Frances MELVILLE 1905 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1974 69
Daughter Ella Rose MELVILLE 1908 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1961 53
Son Denis Owen MELVILLE 1910 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1943 33

Half Brother Owen DOWLING 1857 Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia 22 Dec 1926 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69

Nephew Robert John DOWLING 1882 Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia 1951 69
Nephew Owen William DOWLING 1883 Bega, New South Wales, Australia 1961 78
Nephew Denis R DOWLING 1885 Bega, New South Wales, Australia 1891 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 6
Nephew Francis Thomas DOWLING 1885 Bega, New South Wales, Australia 1928 43
Nephew Walter Joseph DOWLING 1887 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 12 Sep 1951 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 64
Niece Ellen M DOWLING 1893 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1893 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 0

Sister in Law Elizabeth CROUCH 1854 abt Jun 1868 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 14
Sister in Law Mary Louisa CROUCH 1856 Nov 1929 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
Sister in Law Ellen CROUCH 12 Apr 1859 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 12 Feb 1927 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 67
Brother in Law Robert Nye CROUCH 1861 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 24 Sep 1874 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 13
Sister in Law Margaret CROUCH 1862 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1944 82
Sister in Law Eliza Ann CROUCH 1867 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1955 88
Sister in Law Elizabeth Avis CROUCH 1872 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law Catherine Maria CROUCH 1874 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1961 87
Sister in Law Ada Rosana CROUCH 1877 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1961 84
Sister in Law Charlotte Selina CROUCH 1879 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1966 87
Brother in Law Robert Joseph CROUCH 1887 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1972 85
Events in Denis Joseph MELVILLE (1868 - 1942)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1868 Denis Joseph MELVILLE was born Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia 73
02 Apr 1893 25 Married Amelia Emily CROUCH (aged 24) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
01 Mar 1894 26 Birth of daughter Margaret Ellen MELVILLE Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
18 Nov 1895 27 Birth of daughter Mary Isabel MELVILLE Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
1898 30 Birth of daughter Catherine Muriel MELVILLE Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
1900 32 Birth of son Thomas Francis MELVILLE Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
29 Sep 1902 34 Birth of son John Michael MELVILLE Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
1905 37 Birth of daughter Lillian Frances MELVILLE Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
1908 40 Birth of daughter Ella Rose MELVILLE Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
1910 42 Birth of son Denis Owen MELVILLE Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
31 Aug 1934 66 Death of wife Amelia Emily CROUCH (aged 65) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
11 Jul 1942 74 Denis Joseph MELVILLE died Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
Personal Notes:
Denis Melville was born at Braidwood and half brother to Owen Dowling. He came to the district from Bega and worked at various pursuits before gaining work on road construction.

On 2 April 1893 at Tumut he married Emily Crouch.

Denis Melville was a hard working, good living man, and a devout churchgoer. He died at Tumut 11 July 1942. His wife predeceased him in 1934.
Source References:
73. Type: Book, Abbr: Pioneers of Tumut Valley, Title: Pioneers of the Tumult Valley , The History of Early Settlement, Auth: H.E. Snowden, Publ: Tumut & District Historical Society Incorporated, Date: 2004
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- Reference = 127 (Marriage)
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- Reference = 127 (Birth)

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