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Anne Mabel DECENT (1870 - 1949)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Richard Joseph CLIFT (1901 - )
 Anne Mabel DECENT (1870 - 1949)

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George Kenneth CLIFT (1862 - 1934)
 Joseph Henry DECENT (1842 - 1920)











Jemima ROURKE (1849 - 1874) Henry ROURKE (1812 - 1879) John ROURKE


Jemima MARSHALL (1811 - 1901)



b. 1870 at Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia
m. 31 Jan 1900 George Kenneth CLIFT (1862 - 1934) at Sydney, NSW, Australia
d. 13 Jan 1949 at Sydney, NSW, Australia aged 79
Near Relatives of Anne Mabel DECENT (1870 - 1949)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Henry ROURKE 1812 04 Aug 1879 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 67
Grandmother Jemima MARSHALL abt 1811 16 Oct 1901 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 90

Father in Law Joseph CLIFT
Mother in Law Elizabeth S (CLIFT)

Father Joseph Henry DECENT 24 Oct 1842 Dover, Kent, England 19 Sep 1920 North Sydney, NSW, Australia 77
Mother Jemima ROURKE 13 Jul 1849 Maitland, NSW, Australia 12 Aug 1874 Woollahara, Sydney, NSW, Australia 25
Step Mother Maria Kimble SHORTER 1850 Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia 26 Nov 1934 North Sydney, NSW, Australia 84

Self Anne Mabel DECENT 1870 Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia 13 Jan 1949 Sydney, NSW, Australia 79

Husband George Kenneth CLIFT 1862 Maitland, NSW, Australia 07 Apr 1934 Scone, NSW, Australia 72

Son Richard Joseph CLIFT 1901 Scone, NSW, Australia

Half Sister Constance Vinian DECENT 01 Sep 1923 Hurstville, NSW, Australia
Half Sister Maria C DECENT 1890 Central Cumberland, NSW, Australia
Brother Joseph Henry DECENT 07 Dec 1873 Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia 02 Mar 1944 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 70
Brother Harold Marshall DECENT 18 Jul 1874 Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1945 East Sunshine, Victoria 71
Half Brother Harry William DECENT 10 Jun 1877 Sydney, NSW, Australia
Half Brother Thomas Fox DECENT 1878 St George, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Half Sister Rubie Ethel DECENT 1880 St George, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1971 Newtown, NSW, Australia 91
Half Sister Cecile Edwin DECENT 1882 Petersham, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1962 Katoomba, NSW, Australia 80
Half Brother Roland Leopold DECENT 1884 Central Cumberland, NSW, Australia 1954 Campsie, Sydney, Australia 70
Half Sister Nina C DECENT 1886 Central Cumberland, NSW, Australia 1890 Central Cumberland, NSW, Australia 4
Half Brother Ashley Howard DECENT 1888 Granville, NSW, Australia 1966 St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 78
Half Brother Leslie S DECENT 1890 Granville, NSW, Australia aft 1934 44
Half Sister Alice M DECENT 1894 Canterbury, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1894 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 0

Daughter in Law Laura E RILEY

Aunt Elizabeth ROURKE 1837 NSW, Australia 1918 Sydney, NSW, Australia 81
Uncle William BRIGGS
Uncle John ROURKE 1838 NSW, Australia 1916 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 78
Aunt Jane FALKINER 10 Apr 1845 Maitland, NSW, Australia 07 Apr 1914 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 68
Uncle Theophilus George ROURKE 10 Dec 1841 Sydney, NSW, Australia 19 Mar 1866 Wee Waa, NSW, Australia 24
Aunt Sarah A ROURKE 1842 NSW, Australia 1922 Katoomba, NSW, Australia 80
Aunt Mary J ROURKE 1843 NSW, Australia 23 Jul 1849 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 6
Uncle Henry ROURKE 1847 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1908 Singleton, NSW, Australia 61
Aunt Margaret Amelia HUGHES

Cousin Emma ROURKE 1865 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1866 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1
Cousin George ROURKE 02 Aug 1866 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1943 Mosman, NSW, Australia 77
Cousin Alice ROURKE 1867 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1942 Paterson, NSW, Australia 75
Cousin Jane ROURKE 1869 Maitland, NSW, Australia 08 Aug 1869 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 0
Cousin Benjamin ROURKE 20 Jul 1870 Maitland, NSW, Australia 20 Jul 1924 Burwood, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 54
Cousin Harry (Henry) Marshall ROURKE 03 Jul 1872 Maitland, NSW, Australia 02 Apr 1953 Maitland, NSW, Australia 80
Cousin John Falkiner ROURKE 1874 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1950 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 76
Cousin Emma (Emily) ROURKE 1876 26 Sep 1927 Sydney, NSW, Australia 51
Cousin Unnamed ROURKE 1876 Maitland, NSW, Australia
Cousin Edith ROURKE 25 Nov 1878 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1956 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 78
Cousin Margaret ROURKE 1879 Maitland, NSW, Australia 31 May 1957 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 78
Cousin Jemima May ROURKE 1881 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 08 Aug 1968 Raymond Terrace, NSW, Australia 87
Cousin Isabel ROURKE 24 Nov 1883 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1968 St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 85
Cousin Arthur G ROURKE 1885 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1885 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 0
Cousin Nellie M ROURKE 1885 Patrick's Plains, NSW, Australia
Cousin Keith ROURKE 11 Aug 1887 Patrick's Plains, NSW, Australia 1971 St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 84

Niece Lisle E DECENT 1897 Waratah, NSW, Australia 1963 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 66
Niece Kathleen DECENT 1899 Waratah, NSW, Australia
Nephew Edwin John DECENT 1903 Waratah, NSW, Australia 1949 Rylstone, NSW, Australia 46
Niece Daughter (DECENT) 11 Jun 1907 Summer Hill, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Sister in Law Florence Emmeline THOMAS 21 Apr 1876 Queensland, Australia 1960 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 84
Sister in Law Amelia Grace LYE
Brother in Law Alexander STOBO
Brother in Law Alma Pearl SMITH 1975 NSW, Australia
Sister in Law Ruby Isobel POWELL
Events in Anne Mabel DECENT (1870 - 1949)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1870 Anne Mabel DECENT was born Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia Reg No 4649/1870 17
12 Aug 1874 4 Death of mother Jemima ROURKE (aged 25) Woollahara, Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 1 52, 60
31 Jan 1900 30 Married George Kenneth CLIFT (aged 38) Sydney, NSW, Australia Reg No 1900/281 - Sydney 52
1901 31 Birth of son Richard Joseph CLIFT Scone, NSW, Australia Note 2 17
1920 50 Residence Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 3 60
19 Sep 1920 50 Death of father Joseph Henry DECENT (aged 77) North Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 4 52, 60
07 Apr 1934 64 Death of husband George Kenneth CLIFT (aged 72) Scone, NSW, Australia Note 5 52, 60
26 Nov 1934 64 Death of step mother Maria Kimble SHORTER (aged 84) North Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 6 52, 60
13 Jan 1949 79 Anne Mabel DECENT died Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 7 17, 60
Note 1: Reg No 2716/1874 - DECENT Jemima - parents Henry and Jemima

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18786909?searchTerm=Rourke#pstart137534
The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser 15 August 1874
DEATHS.
On the 12th instant, at her residence, Kenilworth Lodge, Woolhara, Sydney, Jemima, the beloved wife of Mr. J. H. Decent, and fourth daughter of Mr. Henry Rourke, of West Maitland ; aged 25.
Note 2: Reg No 16914/1901 - Scone - George K and Anne M
from death notice of mother
Note 3: Sydney Morning Herald 20 Sept 1920
OBITUARY
"The death occurred yesterday of Mr. Joseph Henry Decent at a private hospital in North Sydney, at the age of 79 years. The deceased was one of the best known advertising experts in Sydney and for a number of years controlled the Government Railway and Tramway advertising. he has left a widow (the daughter of the late Captain Shorter, of Sydney) and eight sons and three daughters. His sons are: Joseph Henry of "Montrose" station, Singleton; Harold Marshall & Harry William of North Sydney; Thomas Fox of Canada; Cecil Edwin of Summer Hill; Roland Leopold of Granville; Ashley Howard of Gosford and Lesley Stanley of Mosman. His daughters are: Mrs G. Clift of Maitland; Miss Ruby Ethel Decent and Miss Constance Vivian Decent. The funeral will take place at the Church of The England section of the Necropolis."
Note 4: Reg No 1920/13736 - St. Leonards - father Peter, mother Fox

from Lewis Family Tree - Ancestry

Sydney Morning Herald 20 Sept 1920
OBITUARY
"The death occurred yesterday of Mr. Joseph Henry Decent at a private hospital in North Sydney, at the age of 79 years. The deceased was one of the best known advertising experts in Sydney and for a number of years controlled the Government Railway and Tramway advertising. he has left a widow (the daughter of the late Captain Shorter, of Sydney) and eight sons and three daughters. His sons are: Joseph Henry of "Montrose" station, Singleton; Harold Marshall & Harry William of North Sydney; Thomas Fox of Canada; Cecil Edwin of Summer Hill; Roland Leopold of Granville; Ashley Howard of Gosford and Lesley Stanley of Mosman. His daughters are: Mrs G. Clift of Maitland; Miss Ruby Ethel Decent and Miss Constance Vivian Decent. The funeral will take place at the Church of England section of the Necropolis."
Note 5: Reg No 1934/5364 - Sydney - parents Joseph and Eliza S

Sydney Morning Herald 29 Sept 1934
PROBATE OF WILLS.
MR. G. K. CLIFT.
The estate of Mr. George Kenneth Clift, grazier, of Scone, who died on April 7, has been sworn for probate at £68,793. He bequeathed his estate for his widow and son, and appointed them and the Perpetual Trustee Co. executors and trustees.
Note 6: Reg No 1934/19848 - William E and Emma Z

Sydney Morning Herald 28 Nov 1934
DEATH
DECENT -November 26 1934 at the residence of her daughter (Mrs A Stobo), 103a Ben Boyd Road Neutral Bay, Maria Kimble, relict of the late Joseph H. Decent and daughter of the late Captain W. E. Shorter, Harbour Master of Sydney and beloved mother of Cecil, Roland, Ashley and Leslie. In her 85th year. Privately interred Rookwood Cemetery November 27.
Note 7: 75/1949 CLIFT ANNIE MABEL JOSEPH HENRY JEMIMA SYDNEY

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney) 18 Jan 1949
DEATH
CLIFT, Annie Mabel -January 13, 1949, at hospital, widow of the late George Kenneth Clift, of Breeza, Werris Creek, mother of Richard Joseph Clift. Privately cremated.
Source References:
17. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: NSW bdm register, Title: NSW bdm register
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: 75/1949 CLIFT ANNIE MABEL JOSEPH HENRY JEMIMA SYDNEY
- Reference = (Birth)
- Notes: Reg No 4649/1870
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: Reg No 1900/281 - Sydney
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney) 18 Jan 1949
DEATH
CLIFT, Annie Mabel -January 13, 1949, at hospital, widow of the late George Kenneth Clift, of Breeza, Werris Creek, mother of Richard Joseph Clift. Privately cremated.
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