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Jean ELWORTHY (1925 - 1992)
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John Douglas ELWORTHY (1898 - 1942) Arthur Ernest ELWORTHY (1866 - 1935) James Baker ELWORTHY (1833 - 1889)
Henrietta Sophia Jane LARGE (1846 - 1915)
Leah Christian ISAAC (1865 - 1930) John ISAAC (1827 - 1895)
Elizabeth (Lizzie) KING (1821 - 1905)
Heather Lillian Jane CRAIG (1903 - 1995) Alfred Nicholas CRAIG (1882 - 1970) Charles William CRAIG (1849 - 1934)
Jemima Amelia GRAY (1857 - 1941)
Ethel Lilian MCGANN ( - 1960) John MCGANN
Rachel (MCGANN)
b. 22 Oct 1925
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d. 18 Jun 1992 at Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia aged 66
Near Relatives of Jean ELWORTHY (1925 - 1992)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Arthur Ernest ELWORTHY 18 Jan 1866 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 19 May 1935 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 69
Grandmother Leah Christian ISAAC 15 Aug 1865 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 03 Feb 1930 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 64
Grandfather Alfred Nicholas CRAIG 27 Jan 1882 Kiama, New South Wales, Australia 25 Aug 1970 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 88
Grandmother Ethel Lilian MCGANN 20 Dec 1960 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Father in Law Roy ARGUE
Mother in Law Gladys WAKE New Zealand 1970 Merriwa, New South Wales, Australia

Father John Douglas ELWORTHY 15 Jun 1898 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 01 Mar 1942 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 43
Mother Heather Lillian Jane CRAIG 20 May 1903 Kiama, New South Wales, Australia 02 Jan 1995 Armidale, New South Wales, Australia 91

Self Jean ELWORTHY 22 Oct 1925 18 Jun 1992 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 66

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Sister Leah Doreen ELWORTHY 17 Dec 1930 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 25 Apr 1961 30
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Uncle Frederick Arthur ELWORTHY 31 Jan 1891 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 23 Jan 1967 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 75
Aunt Viola Janet (VJ) HANSEN 18 Apr 1893 New South Wales, Australia 06 Aug 1987 Wynnum, Queensland, Australia 94
Aunt Eileen Christian ELWORTHY 19 Oct 1892 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 10 Sep 1956 Canberra, ACT, Australia 63
Uncle Rodolph Leopold Pierce (Tony) Fane DE SALIS 08 Aug 1886 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 21 Feb 1957 Canberra, ACT, Australia 70
Uncle James Baker ELWORTHY 07 Jul 1894 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 01 May 1965 Balmain, New South Wales, Australia 70
Aunt Doris Henrietta (Dobbie) ELWORTHY 17 May 1896 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 21 Nov 1975 Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia 79
Uncle Douglas Ian FREW-BROWN 1901 Blantyre, Scotland 30 May 1961 Leeton, New South Wales, Australia 60
Uncle Keith CRAIG
Aunt Lisle I CRAIG 1905 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 1905 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 0
Aunt Thelma Majorie CRAIG 12 Nov 1907 Kiama, New South Wales, Australia 25 Mar 1980 Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia 72
Uncle Allister Stephen C MCGREGOR 1906 Bega, New South Wales, Australia 06 Jun 1981 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 75

Cousin Frank Arthur Ernest ELWORTHY 30 May 1919 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 20 Dec 2000 West Gosford, New South Wales, Australia 81
Cousin Nancye Leah ELWORTHY 19 Apr 1922 Harden, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin William John ELWORTHY 11 Dec 1923 Harden, New South Wales, Australia
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Cousin Robert Fitch Ross ELWORTHY 13 Feb 1928 Crowther, New South Wales, Australia 07 Oct 1990 Albury, New South Wales, Australia 62
Cousin Macarthur Arthur James (Cookie) ELWORTHY 16 Aug 1933 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia abt 2008 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 75
Cousin William Arthur Fane DE SALIS 09 Jun 1916 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 26 Nov 1999 Canberra, ACT, Australia 83
Cousin Eric James Fane DE SALIS 18 Mar 1918 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 14 Feb 2002 Canberra, ACT, Australia 83
Cousin John David DE SALIS 23 Oct 1923 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia

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Nephew Brett Stephen TOMBS 18 Feb 1965 Te Kuiti, New Zealand 12 Jun 1996 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 31
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Events in Jean ELWORTHY (1925 - 1992)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
22 Oct 1925 Jean ELWORTHY was born
01 Mar 1942 16 Death of father John Douglas ELWORTHY (aged 43) Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1832/1942
18 Jun 1992 66 Jean ELWORTHY died Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Personal Notes:
John and Heather's first child Jean was born at Gundagai on 22 Oct 1925. In that year John Logie Baird transmitted recognisable human features by television, a huge technological leap; F. Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby; Hitler reorganised the Nazi Party and published Vol I of Mein Kampf
After originally having correspondence lessons at home, Jean's first taste of formal education was the tiny one-teacher Bengarralong school. With her cousin Betty Elworthy she went as a weekly boarder to high school in Tumut and later toBrighton College, Manly. Jean had to 'adopt' the name Craig when she began her nurse training at Prince Alfred Hospital in 1942 as her cousin Betty Elworthy was already enrolled under that name. Jean did her midwifery training at King George V in Sydney and also nursed for some time in New Zealand. Whilst nursing at Merriwa, Jean met Roy Hereward called Ward ARGUE.
Ward and Jean were married at St John's, Gundagai with the reception in the garden of Braemar. For three years they lived at Pembroke, Merriwa and whilst there Lesley and Robert were born. Ward was manager of a sheep property at Whittlesea in Victoria before they returned to Gundagai and purchased Braemar from the family.
In 1964 they extended the home and in 1968 added a granny flat for Ward's mother who lived there until her death in 1970. Further extensions were made when Rob and family returned to make their home at Braemar.
Ward grew lucerne and fattened lambs, then in the late 1980s changed to breeding Black Angus cattle. He began flying and obtained a private licence, totalling about 700 hours over SA, Victoria, NSW and South Queensland. For six years he was president of the Tumut Flying Club.
Keen on golf and gardening, Jean was an ardent supporter of the Anglican Spring Flower Show and Gundagai Flower Show and took an active role in the P & C Association and Red Cross. In 1971 she went back to nursing at Gundagai Hospital on a temporary basis. Very popular with patients and staff, Jean became a full-time sister from 1975, staying until ill-health forced her retirement following a partial mastectomy. Sadly, in 1991 Jean also developed lung cancer. She died on 18 June 1992 and is buried among many of her ancestors in Gundagai Cemetery. The extent of her popularity is summed up in her obituary in the Gundagai Independent four days later ...
"Jean Argue will be remembered with deep affection in the Gundagai community. There will always be a particular place for her in the hearts of those whom she nursed while on the staff of Gundagai Hospital. Jean showed a great compassion, kindness and gentleness in her profession - and they were hallmarks of her life at work, in the family, and in her direct interest in the wider community."
Source References:
2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997
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