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George William LAST (1862 - 1932)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Edwin George LAST (1903 - 1965)
George William LAST (1862 - 1932)

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Winifred PIERSE (1864 - 1926)
George William LAST (1837 - 1919)











Anne Elizabeth COSTELLO (1836 - 1920)












b. abt 1862 at Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
m. 1902 Winifred PIERSE (1864 - 1926) at Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
d. 23 Nov 1932 at Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia aged 70
Parents:
George William LAST (1837 - 1919)
Anne Elizabeth COSTELLO (1836 - 1920)
Siblings (7):
Mary Ann LAST (1861 - 1927)
Edwin J LAST (1863 - 1896)
Rosa LAST (1866 - 1933)
Jane M LAST (1869 - 1900)
Alice Elizabeth LAST (1870 - 1954)
Henry James LAST (1872 - 1940)
Albert LAST (1874 - 1962)
Children (1):
Edwin George LAST (1903 - 1965)
Events in George William LAST (1862 - 1932)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1862 George William LAST was born Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
1902 40 Married Winifred PIERSE (aged 38) Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 63
1903 41 Birth of son Edwin George LAST Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
24 Jan 1919 57 Death of father George William LAST (aged 81) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
20 Feb 1920 58 Death of mother Anne Elizabeth COSTELLO (aged 84) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
05 Apr 1926 64 Death of wife Winifred PIERSE (aged 62) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
23 Nov 1932 70 George William LAST died Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Personal Notes:
The Tumut and Adelong Times 29 Nov 1932
OBITUARY MR GEORGE LAST The death occurred on Wednesday morning last of Mr. George Last, of "Rosewood," Tumblong. The demise of such a popular and highly esteemed man was felt throughout the whole of the district, for not only was he revered but respected by all. Suffering only for a very short period from a dreaded form of heart disease which got such a hold that it was incurable, and although the greatest skill and cure were shown to him during his brief illness, it could not lengthen the life of one for whom they would gladly have given their own. Born at Gundagai 68 years ago, the late Mr. Last always lived in them parts. He first took up a grazing property at Longongo, where he remained for some years. Later he took up a sound farming proposition at Nangus. About 20 years ago he purchased the holding which now bears his name, and never a day, until he took ill, did lhe miss attending to the wants of the various matters that cropped up. A real broad-hearted Australian, the late gentleman took an interest in everything that in any way connected with the welfare or advancement of the country which was so dear to him. Over 30 years ago, he married Miss Winifred Pierce, of Darbalara, who six years ago predeceased him. His only son, Eddie, remains, and to him the responsibility of carrying on the business falls. Two surviving brothers, Messrs Henry (Cootamundra), and Albert (Muttama), and two sisters, Mrs Dargan (Binalong), and Mrs Geo Clout (Rosemount) are left to mourn their loss. The funeral took place on Thursday, and was very largely attended. The cortege started from St. Patrick's Church, where the members of the Hibernian Society, in which the late Mr. Last was a member from the time of the society's inauguration in Gundagai, formed a guard of honor as the coffin was borne to the hearse; also at the cemetery. Messrs Ken. and Stan. Last (nephews), Geo. Clout (brotherin-law), A. Hall, L. Ryan and W. Webb (all old friends of deceased) acted as pall-bearers. The mortal remains were laid to rest in the Catholic portion of the North Gundagai cemetery, Rev. A. Grealy, O.F.M, conducting the burial service.
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 29 Nov 1932 (Marriage)
- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 29 Nov 1932 (Name, Notes)
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
- Reference = 79 (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).
I upload new information to this website about every 3 months. My motivation for these projects is to provide public information for people seeking to trace ancestors and what became of them. Much of the information I provide can be difficult to find.
If you find errors - anything incorrect (dates, places, wrong parents, wrong children), and you have evidence, I would love to fix them. Or, if you have information that would extend my projects, do not hestiate to contact me on the email link below. I do not publish information on living people - which means I'm not much interested in people born after about 1920, and I usually distrust material from before about 1770 without extremely good sources.
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Geoff Bell, September 2020