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Flora GALE ( - 1939)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Flora GALE ( - 1939) + John Martin NICOL (1866 - 1917)	Willliam Crook GALE (1832 - 1900)	Thomas GALE
			Elizabeth CROOK
		Ann CROOM (1832 - 1913)	Edmund CROOM
			Mary Ann BELL

m. 1890 John Martin NICOL (1866 - 1917) at Victoria, Australia

d. 1939 at Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia

Near Relatives of Flora GALE ( - 1939)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Thomas GALE
Grandmother	Elizabeth CROOK
Grandfather	Edmund CROOM
Grandmother	Mary Ann BELL
Father in Law	Archibald NICOL
Mother in Law	Unknown CRAIK
Father	Willliam Crook GALE	1832	Cliffe Pypard, Wiltshire, England	1900	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	68
Mother	Ann CROOM	abt 1832		1913	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	81
Step Mother	Matilda TURNER	abt 1827		1853	Victoria, Australia	26
Self	Flora GALE			1939	Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
Husband	John Martin NICOL	1866	Victoria, Australia	1917	Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia	51
Sister	Annie Croom GALE	1860	Victoria, Australia	1925	Mbna, Victoria, Australia	65
Brother	William Crook Gale GALE	1862		1927	Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia	65
Brother	Edmund James GALE	1864	Castlemain, Victoria, Australia	1953	Surrey Hills, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	89
Sister	Effie Ellen GALE	1874	The Loddon, Castlemain, Victoria, Australia	1946	Trafalgar, Victoria, Australia	72
Half Sister	Louisa Anne DUCKWORTH	1850	Manchester, Lancashire, England	1915	St Kilda, Victoria, Australia	65
Half Sister	Emma Croom DUCKWORTH	1851	The Murray, South Australia, Australia	1853	Victoria, Australia	2
Half Brother	Joseph Wilkinson DUCKWORTH	1854	Forest Creek, Victoria, Australia	1861	Victoria, Australia	7
Half Sister	Emma DUCKWORTH	1856	The Loddon, Castlemain, Victoria, Australia	1918	Yarra Glen, Victoria, Australia	62
Brother in Law	Henry Lockwood BROWN	1856	Campbells Creek, Castlemaine, Victoria, Austrlaia	1947	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia	91
Sister in Law	Janet Stevens THOMPSON	1862		1934	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia	72
Sister in Law	Catherine Jane PURVIS	1863	Victoria, Australia	1942	Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia	79
Brother in Law	Robert PURVIS			1941	Victoria, Australia
Brother in Law	William Highet BEER			1939	Victoria, Australia

Events in Flora GALE ( - 1939)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1853		Death of step mother Matilda TURNER (aged 26)	Victoria, Australia	Note 1	52
1890		Married John Martin NICOL (aged 24)	Victoria, Australia	Note 2	52, 60
1900		Death of father Willliam Crook GALE (aged 68)	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Note 3	52, 60
1913		Death of mother Ann CROOM (aged 81)	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Note 4	52
1917		Death of husband John Martin NICOL (aged 51)	Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia	Note 5	60
1939		Flora GALE died	Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia	Note 6	52

Note 1: Matilda Gale in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Matilda Gale Birth Year: abt 1827 Age: 26 Death Place: Victoria Father's Name: Turner John Mother's Name: Mary Registration Year: 1853 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 595

Note 2: Flora Gale in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Flora Gale Spouse Name: Martin Jno Nicol Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Place: Victoria Registration Year: 1890 Registration Number: 7352 The Age (Melbourne) 14 Jan 1891 NICOL–GALE.—On the 20th December, at the resi- dence of the bride's parents, Glenferrie-road, Malvern, by the Rev. E. O. Knee, John Martin, son of A. Nicol, Thoona, to Flora, daughter of W. C. Gale, Malvern

Note 3: Burial info Wm Crook Gale in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Wm Crook Gale Birth Year: abt 1832 Age: 68 Death Place: Prahran, Victoria Father's Name: Gale Thos Mother's Name: Elizth Crook Registration Year: 1900 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 14427 The Australasian (Melbourne) 20 Oct 1900 GALE.-On the 14th October, at 47 Perth street, Prahran, William Crook, the beloved husband of Ann Gale, aged 68 years, late of Castlemaine.

Note 4: Burial info Ann Gale in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Ann Gale Birth Year: abt 1832 Age: 81 Death Place: Yarra Glen, Victoria Father's Name: Croom Edmund Mother's Name: Mary Ann Bell Registration Year: 1913 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 3978

Note 5: John Martin Nicol in the Victoria, Australia, Coroner Inquest Deposition Files, 1840-1925 Name: John Martin Nicol Gender: Male Death Place: Australia Inquest Date: 9 Jun 1917 Inquest Place: Wangaratta Cause of Death: Drowned The Argus (Melbourne) 8 June 1917 SERIOUS FLOODS. KING RIVER TRAGEDY. SIX PEOPLE PERISH. DRAY DISAPPEARS IN TORRENT. WANGARATTA, Thursday. — Wangaratta is the centre of a great flood in the Ovens and King rivers, and, unfortunately the visitation his been attended by loss of life. Six deaths are already reported, while several other persons are in imminent danger. Warnings had been extensively given, but no one anticipated such a great rise in the river. All previous records were exceeded. The King River has no gauge attached to it, and accurate comparison cannot be made, but the extent of the country covered by the water, and the marks reached, indicate that the river was never within 2ft. of its present height. The Ovens River also has broken the record, and here the gauge can be consulted. The river rose 7ft. last night, and continued rising gradually all day until this afternoon it reached 17ft. 9in., and was still rising slowly. The previous record was 16ft. 1½in., in September 1912, and as the river is now many miles wide, the effect of the increased height of 1ft. 7½in. can hardly be imagined unless seen. Residences along the rivers never before affected by floods are now isolated, and no definite news is ascertainable regarding them, while many houses have water running through them. Boats in the hands of the police and others have been busily engaged all day in rescue work, and by this means and in other ways, several lives have been saved, but there is an insufficiency of boats, and in order to relieve anxiety additional boats have been telegraphed for. Near the junction of the Ovens and King at the southern end of the town where Wilson road leads on to the King River bridge, there are a large number of residences and in this locality tragedies occurred during rescue work. The King River rose greatly throughout the fore- noon but little difficulty was experienced at first in rescuing families as only a small stream was running over the approaches to the bridge. As the afternoon progressed however the volume of water increased until the roadway was covered for the whole length to a depth of 3ft. Mr. John Nicol, contractor who is a member of the borough council was engaged all the morning helping people to re- move to safety using his own horse and spring-dray, and at 3 o'clock he had on board a party which must have been intended as his last load. These comprised James Lee, Mrs. Richards (wife of A. Richards, bootmaker) and her three young daughters; Donald McNicol (son of Mrs. McNicol, boarding house keeper), and two boys (grandchildren of James Lee, an aged invalid residing with his son Edward). In nearing the fenced approach to the King bridge the horse driven by Councillor Nicol was swept off its legs by the swirling current. As there is a large depression at this spot there was little hope for the horse, which struggled for several yards until it disappeared and left the occupants of the dray struggling in the water. Many spectators were watching the rescue work, among them being several relatives of the persons in danger. Florence Richards and the boys Percy Lee and Donald Nicol kept afloat until rescued by the police in a boat, the girl remain- ing afloat on a box of clothing, and one boy swimming to a tree and the other to a fence. Councillor Nicol, Lee, Mrs. Richards, Gladys Richards and Lily Richards were not seen after the horse and cart disappeared. There was not the slightest possibility of rendering them assistance. An hour or two later this sad occurrence was followed by another fatality within a few yards of the same spot. Thomas Rhodes, son of Mr. A. Rhodes of Killawarra, in company with two other men were engaged in driving horses along Wil- son road through the flood, and in endeavouring to keep the animals on the road way they left the metalled track and were thrown into the water by the force of the current. Rhodes endeavoured to swim back to the road but after a few minutes he became exhausted and disappeared. Meanwhile Warr, who is an elderly man swam with the current and managed to reach a fence where he remained until rescued by a boat which was in the vicinity. Great loss has undoubtedly been caused by the flood and the full effect cannot yet be judged. Many Chinese gardeners suffered very heavily and several had narrow escapes of drowning until rescued by boats . The loss of life caused much grief in the town and special regret is felt at the death of Councillor Nicol, who was a greatly respected resident and helpful in times of need in public matters.

Note 6: Flora Nicol in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Flora Nicol Birth Year: abt 1859 Age: 80 Death Place: Wtta, Victoria Father's Name: Wm Crook Gale Mother's Name: Ann Croom Registration Year: 1939 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 15410

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Flora Nicol in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Flora Nicol Birth Year: abt 1859 Age: 80 Death Place: Wtta, Victoria Father's Name: Wm Crook Gale Mother's Name: Ann Croom Registration Year: 1939 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 15410

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Flora Gale in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Flora Gale Spouse Name: Martin Jno Nicol Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Place: Victoria Registration Year: 1890 Registration Number: 7352

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: The Age (Melbourne) 14 Jan 1891 NICOL–GALE.—On the 20th December, at the resi- dence of the bride's parents, Glenferrie-road, Malvern, by the Rev. E. O. Knee, John Martin, son of A. Nicol, Thoona, to Flora, daughter of W. C. Gale, Malvern

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