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George Clarence HARDING (1853 - 1913)
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Kathleen Ruby Spencer HARDING (1880 - )
George Clarence HARDING (1853 - 1913)

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Hortense Sarah Spencer WILLS (1861 - 1907)
George HARDING


























b. 1853 at St John's Wood, Middlesex, London, England
m. 18 Feb 1879 Hortense Sarah Spencer WILLS (1861 - 1907) at Geelong, Victoria, Australia
d. 1913 at Hove, Sussex, England aged 60
Near Relatives of George Clarence HARDING (1853 - 1913)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Horatio Spencer Howe WILLS 05 Oct 1811 Sydney, NSW, Australia 17 Oct 1861 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 50
Mother in Law Elizabeth (MCGUIRE) WYRE 1817 Sydney, NSW, Australia 28 Dec 1907 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 90

Father George HARDING

Self George Clarence HARDING 1853 St John's Wood, Middlesex, London, England 1913 Hove, Sussex, England 60

Wife Hortense Sarah Spencer WILLS 16 Aug 1861 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 02 Jul 1907 Maidenhead, Berkshire, England 45

Daughter Kathleen Ruby Spencer HARDING 1880 Westgate On Sea, Thanet, Kent, England

Son in Law William B Hemings OR Henry E HUDSON

Niece Eva Wills HARRISON 11 Aug 1865 Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia 27 Sep 1869 Victoria, Australia 4
Nephew Horace HARRISON 25 Dec 1866 Collingwood, Victoria, Australia 1867 Victoria, Australia 1
Niece Kate Wills HARRISON 26 Feb 1868 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1955 Caulfield, Victoria, Australia 87
Niece Emily Rosalie (Rose) HARRISON 23 Jul 1869 1947 Hove, Sussex, England 78
Nephew Henry Norman HARRISON 28 Jul 1870 09 May 1895 Broad Arrow, WA, Australia 24
Niece Ida Mary HARRISON 20 Jan 1872 Kew, Victoria, Australia 01 Aug 1872 Victoria, Australia 0
Nephew Eric Spencer HARRISON 1874 1874 Victoria, Australia 0
Niece Ruby Spencer HARRISON 25 Mar 1876 Victoria, Australia 1958 Richmond, Victoria, Australia 82
Niece Alma Wills (twin) HARRISON 31 Mar 1882 Kew, Victoria, Australia 1960 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 78
Niece Eileen Spencer (twin) HARRISON 31 Mar 1882 Kew, Victoria, Australia 1882 Beechworth, Victoria, Australia 0
Niece Elizabeth Spencer WILLS 12 Mar 1873 Queensland, Australia 24 Oct 1956 Queensland, Australia 83
Niece Edith Spencer WILLS 10 Jun 1874 Queensland, Australia 15 Sep 1956 Queensland, Australia 82
Niece Emily (Emilyne) Spencer WILLS 16 Aug 1875 Kew, Victoria, Australia 05 Feb 1960 Queensland, Australia 84
Nephew Horatio Spencer Howe WILLS 28 Aug 1876 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 30 Aug 1960 Springsure, Queensland, Australia 84
Nephew Cedric Spencer WILLS 29 Nov 1877 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 25 Sep 1957 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 79
Nephew George WILLS abt 1879
Niece Minnie Spencer WILLS 27 Apr 1880 Queensland, Australia 23 Sep 1962 Queensland, Australia 82
Nephew Egbert Spencer WILLS 23 Jul 1881 Queensland, Australia 04 Aug 1888 Queensland, Australia 7
Niece Rose Spencer WILLS 16 Sep 1882 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 21 Feb 1969 Queensland, Australia 86
Niece Ruby Spencer WILLS 23 Nov 1883 Queensland, Australia 1978 Queensland, Australia 95
Niece Ivy Spencer WILLS 30 Jul 1885 Queensland, Australia 09 Feb 1968 Casino, NSW, Australia 82
Nephew Thomas Wentworth Spencer WILLS 25 Jul 1886 Queensland, Australia 22 May 1963 Queensland, Australia 76
Nephew Colden Spencer WILLS 15 Oct 1888 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 20 May 1972 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 83
Niece Ethel Mary WILLS 1875 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia 22 Jun 1919 Sandham, Victoria 44
Niece Ada (Ida) Clare WILLS 03 Jun 1880 Springsure, Queensland, Australia 1964 Los Angeles, California, USA 84
Niece Hebe Eugenie WILLS 08 Mar 1885 Queensland, Australia 10 Nov 1948 Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 63
Niece Maud WILLS 1886 1886 0
Niece Eva Irene 'Rene' WILLS 07 Jun 1888 Queensland, Australia 1980 Kew, Cambrian Hill, Victoria, Australia 92
Nephew Egbert Horatio WILLS 12 Jul 1878 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia 1940 Coburg, Victoria, Australia 62
Nephew Stanley Spencer WILLS 1884 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia 1884 0
Nephew Eric Wilfred WILLS 20 Sep 1891 1974 Box Hill, Victoria, Australia 83
Nephew Edward St Lawrence SHAW 07 Mar 1878 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 1952 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England 74
Niece Lesley Elizabeth SHAW 04 Feb 1879 Creswick, Victoria, Australia 26 Apr 1879 Victoria, Australia 0
Niece Ellen Marian SHAW 04 May 1880 Victoria, Australia 28 Oct 1949 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 69
Niece Doris Minna SHAW 10 Jul 1881 Tarr...., Victoria 1932 Adelaide, Victoria, Australia 51
Niece Elshie Adela SHAW 27 Apr 1883 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 12 Dec 1923 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 40
Niece Phyllis Joan SHAW 18 Sep 1886 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 18 Jun 1887 Malvern, Victoria, Australia 0
Nephew Horace Foster SHAW 06 Jun 1888 Armadale, Victoria, Australia 30 Apr 1968 Glen, Victoria, Australia 79
Nephew Lester Boyd SHAW 06 Nov 1890 Armadale, Victoria, Australia 1960 Sandford, Victoria, Australia 70
Nephew Max Douglas SHAW 17 Jul 1897 Switzerland 1975 Camb, Victoria, Australia 78
Niece Eva Jessie Mazie TYSON 1892 Sydney, NSW, Australia 26 Jul 1972 Prahran, Victoria, Australia 80
Niece Claudia Blomfield-Brown 12 Mar 1884 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 27 Jun 1934 Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 50
Nephew Harold Blomfield-Brown 22 Apr 1885 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 18 Apr 1964 78
Nephew Reginald Blomfield-Brown 24 Jan 1890 Victoria, Australia

Brother in Law Thomas Wentworth WILLS 1836 Molongolo Plains, NSW, Australia 02 May 1880 Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia 44
Sister in Law Emily Spencer WILLS 25 Dec 1842 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 06 Dec 1925 "Molongolo", Kew, Victoria, Australia 82
Brother in Law Cedric Spencer WILLS 01 Dec 1844 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 23 Jan 1914 Springsure, Queensland, Australia 69
Brother in Law Horace Spencer WILLS 16 Jun 1847 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 08 Oct 1928 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 81
Brother in Law Egbert Spencer WILLS 11 Nov 1849 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 11 Sep 1931 Kew, Victoria, Australia 81
Sister in Law Elizabeth Spencer WILLS 07 Jan 1852 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 21 Nov 1930 Prahran, Victoria, Australia 78
Sister in Law Eugenie (Duckey) Spencer WILLS 28 Jan 1854 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 08 Jul 1937 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 83
Sister in Law Minna Spencer WILLS 01 Mar 1856 "Bellevue", Geelong, Victoria, Australia 14 Feb 1943 Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 86
Events in George Clarence HARDING (1853 - 1913)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1853 George Clarence HARDING was born St John's Wood, Middlesex, London, England Note 1 70
18 Feb 1879 26 Married Hortense Sarah Spencer WILLS (aged 17) Geelong, Victoria, Australia Note 2 52, 55, 60
1880 27 Birth of daughter Kathleen Ruby Spencer HARDING Westgate On Sea, Thanet, Kent, England Note 3 69
1881 28 Census 150 North Lawn, Westgate On Sea, Kent, England Note 4 67
1891 38 Census Holdenhurst, Bournmouth, England Note 5 67
1891 38 Census Holdenhurst, Bournmouth, England Note 6 67
02 Jul 1907 54 Death of wife Hortense Sarah Spencer WILLS (aged 45) Maidenhead, Berkshire, England Note 7 54, 55
1913 60 George Clarence HARDING died Hove, Sussex, England Note 8
Note 1: census info


London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 about George Clarence Harding
Name: George Clarence Harding
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 16 Mar 1853
Father's Name: George Harding
Mother's Name: Christina Harding
Parish or Poor Law Union: St John´s Wood All Saints
Borough: Westminster
Register Type: Parish Registers
Note 2: Reg No 141/1879

The Argus (Melbourne) 21 Feb 1879
MARRIAGES
HARDING-WILLS.-On the 18th inst., at Christ Church, Geelong, by the Rev. Canon Goodman, Hortense Sarah Spencer, youngest daughter of the late Horatio Spencer Wills, of Cullenlaringo,Queensland, and Point Henry, Geelong, to George Clarence, only son of the late George Harding, surgeon, H.E.I.C.S.
Note 3: census info


England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 about Kathleen Ruby S Harding
Name: Kathleen Ruby S Harding
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1880
Registration District: Thanet
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 2a
Page: 909
Note 4: HARDING
George C (28) - c 1853, St John's Wood, Middlesex - Surgeon MRCS LRCP
Hortense SS (19) - c1862, Geelong, Aust
Kathleen RS (11mo) - c 1880, Westgate On Sea, Kent
Note 5: HARDING
George C (38) - c1853, London - retired surgeon
Hortence SS (29) - c1862, Geelong, Australia
Kathleen R S (10) - c1881, Westgate on Sea, Kent
Note 6: HARDING
George C (38) - c1853, London - retired surgeon
Hortence SS (29) - c1862, Geelong, Australia
Kathleen R S (10) - c1881, Westgate on Sea, Kent
Note 7: Free bmd - death index - Hortense Sarah S Harding - birth abt 1861

Hortense Sarah Spencer Harding - died 1907, Maidenhead, age 46, Vol 2c, page 203

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 about Hortense Sarah Spencer Harding
Name: Hortense Sarah Spencer Harding
Probate Date: 23 Aug 1907
Death Date: 2 Jul 1907
Death Place: Berkshire, England
Registry: London, England
HARDING Hortense Sarah Spencer of "Coorabelle" Cookham Berkshire (wife of George Clarence Harding) died 2 July 1907 Probate London 23 August to the said George Clarence Harding esquire and Kathleen Ruby Spencer Harding spinster Effects 2163 pounds 16s 11d
Note 8: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 about George Clarence Harding
Name: George Clarence Harding
Probate Date: 6 Dec 1913
Death Date: 29 Oct 1913
Death Place: Sussex, England
Registry: London, England
HARDING GEorge Clarence of 104 Lansdowe place Hove Sussex died 29 Oct 1913 Probate London 6 December to William Henry Cortlandt Mahon solicitor John Ernest Harding Rushton esquire and Heathfield Mahon solicitor. Effects 5255 pounds 2s 3d
Personal Notes:
http://tww.id.au/family-history-wills/edward-spencer-wills-celene/pafg04.htm#39
Hortense married George Clarence Harding in 1879 in Reg No 141,Point Henry,Victoria,Australia. George was born in 1853 in St John's Wood Middlesex, England. He died about 1912 in Reading Berkshire England.

Birth Free BDM Mar 1853 Marylebone London Middlesex, England

1861 Civil ParishSt Luke Ecclesiastical parish: Charterhouse St Thomas
County/Island: Middlesex Country: England

Sarah Harding 55
Mary Harding 28
George Harding 8
Henry Harding 16
Elizabeth Harding 13

1871 census
boarder aged 18 in the house of Henry Hauxwell at Brighton, Sussex, England

marriage ref no Vic 1879/141

1881 census of Margate Kent England.
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
George C. HARDING Head M Male 28 St Johns Wood, Middlesex, England Surgeon MRCS LRCP
Hortense S. S. HARDING Other M Female 19 Gulenly ?, Australia
Kathleen R. S. HARDING Daur Female 11 m Westgate On Sea, Kent, England
Sarah WILLIAMS Serv M Female 76 Burnham, Essex, England Cook Dom
Kate KNIGHT Serv U Female 19 Preston, Kent, England Housemaid
John B. STIRAMPS Serv U Female 14 Deal, Kent, England Page
Elizabeth DAVIDSON Serv U Female 33 Mains Of Dunnrossel Nurse Dom
Ann C. MAXWELL Visitor Female 9 Edinburgh, Scotland
Winifred E. MAXWELL Visitor Female 7 Edinburgh, Scotland
Beatrice N. MAXWELL Visitor Female 6 Wigton Ablour ?
Aylmer E. MAXWELL Visitor Male 3 Edinburgh, Scotland
Agnes LENNIE Visitor Female 52 Glasgow Nurse Dom
Agnes MC DOWALL Visitor U Female 19 Memugin Wigtown Nurse Dom

Source Information:
Dwelling North Lawn St Mildreds
Census Place Margate St John Baptist, Kent, England
Family History Library Film 1341234
Public Records Office Reference RG11

1891 census
Civil Parish: Holdenhurst
Ecclesiastical parish: St Michael
Town: Bournemouth
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England
Registration district: Christchurch
Sub registration district: Christchurch
ED, institution, or vessel: 3

Household Members: Name Age
George C Harding 38
Hortence S S Harding 29
Hathleen R S Harding 10


1901 census
Name: George C Harding
Age: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Hortense S
Gender: Male
Where born: St Johns Wood, London, England

Civil Parish: Cookham
Ecclesiastical parish: Cookham Holy Trinity
Town: Cookham
County/Island: Berkshire
Country: England
Registration district: Maidenhead
Sub registration district: Cookham
ED, institution, or vessel: 7

Household schedule number: 162
Household Members: Name Age
George C Harding 48
Hortense S Hardney 39
Kathleen R Hardney 20
Emily A Palling 36
Alice E Miller 31
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Source References:
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Name, Notes)
- Reference = (Marriage)
55. Type: Book, Abbr: Edward Wills Family and Descendants, Title: Ancestor Treasure Hunt; The Edward Wills Family and Descendants in Australia 1797 - 1976, Auth: R.V. Pockley, Publ: Wentworth Books - Sydney, Date: 1976
- Reference = (Marriage)
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: The Argus (Melbourne) 21 Feb 1879
MARRIAGES
HARDING-WILLS.-On the 18th inst., at Christ Church, Geelong, by the Rev. Canon Goodman, Hortense Sarah Spencer, youngest daughter of the late Horatio Spencer Wills, of Cullenlaringo,Queens- land, and Point Henry, Geelong, to George Clarence, only son of the late George Harding, surgeon, H.E.I.C.S.
67. Type: Census, Abbr: UK Census Collection, Title: UK Census Collection, Auth: Ancestry.com.au, Publ: Ancestry.com.au
- Reference = (Census)
- Notes: HARDING
George C (38) - c1853, London - retired surgeon
Hortence SS (29) - c1862, Geelong, Australia
Kathleen R S (10) - c1881, Westgate on Sea, Kent
70. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813 - 1906, Title: London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813 - 1906, Publ: Ancestry.com
- Reference = (Birth)
- Notes: London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 about George Clarence Harding
Name: George Clarence Harding
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 16 Mar 1853
Father's Name: George Harding
Mother's Name: Christina Harding
Parish or Poor Law Union: St John´s Wood All Saints
Borough: Westminster
Register Type: Parish Registers