[Index]
Frances (Fanny) PILGRIM (1859 - 1945)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Frederick FALKINER (1881 - 1945)
John Hobbs FALKINER (1883 - 1957)
Margaret R FALKINER (1885 - 1885)
Benjamin R FALKINER (1887 - 1902)
George R FALKINER (1889 - 1889)
Jeanie May FALKINER (1890 - 1963)
Nellie Pilgrim FALKINER (1892 - 1980)
 Frances (Fanny) PILGRIM (1859 - 1945)

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Benjamin Ralph FALKINER (1860 - 1896)
 Abraham PILGRIM











Margaret (PILGRIM)











Benjamin Ralph FALKINER
Benjamin Ralph FALKINER
Pic S1. In Loving Memory of
BENJAMIN RALPHE FALKINER
who died April 12 1896
aged 33 years

b. 1859 at Paterson, NSW, Australia
m. 1881 Benjamin Ralph FALKINER (1860 - 1896) at West Maitland, NSW, Australia
d. 31 Aug 1945 at Mayfield, NSW, Australia aged 86
Near Relatives of Frances (Fanny) PILGRIM (1859 - 1945)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law John FALKINER 1816 Terryglass, Tipperary, Ireland 02 Jul 1894 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 78
Mother in Law Margaret (Margaretta) HOBBS abt 1819 Ireland 04 Feb 1906 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 87

Father Abraham PILGRIM
Mother Margaret (PILGRIM)

Self Frances (Fanny) PILGRIM 1859 Paterson, NSW, Australia 31 Aug 1945 Mayfield, NSW, Australia 86

Husband Benjamin Ralph FALKINER 1860 Maitland, NSW, Australia 12 Apr 1896 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 36

Son Frederick FALKINER 21 Nov 1881 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 20 May 1945 Mayfield, NSW, Australia 63
Son John Hobbs FALKINER 20 May 1883 East Maitland, NSW, Australia 1957 Maitland, NSW, Australia 74
Daughter Margaret R FALKINER 03 Feb 1885 East Maitland, NSW, Australia 03 Feb 1885 East Maitland, NSW, Australia 0
Son Benjamin R FALKINER 21 Oct 1887 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 13 Nov 1902 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 15
Son George R FALKINER 1889 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1889 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 0
Daughter Jeanie May FALKINER 1890 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1963 Rockdale, Sydney, NSW, Australia 73
Daughter Nellie Pilgrim FALKINER 1892 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1980 NSW, Australia 88

Daughter in Law Annie PHEE 1888 Newcastle Cemetery, NSW, Australia 1965 Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia 77
Daughter in Law Agnes Mary BYRNES 1975
Son in Law Evan Alexander THOMAS 1889 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Son in Law Stanley Hilton (MACRAE) MCRAE 1893 Millfield, New South Wales, Australia

Grandson William Frederick FALKINER 1902 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1902 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 0
Grandson Benjamin Earl FALKINER 1907 Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia 1978 NSW, Australia 71
Granddaughter Margaret B FALKINER 1909 Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia 1999 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 90
Granddaughter Nellie Gwen THOMAS 1916 Canterbury, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2002 86
Granddaughter Ruth M THOMAS 1920 Rockdale, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1977 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 57

Niece Bessie Frances FALKINER 1958 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nephew John (Jack) Percy Kingston FALKINER 13 Nov 1868 Queensland, Australia 12 Apr 1928 Gosford, NSW, Australia 59
Niece Mary Ellen FALKINER 04 Dec 1872 Queensland, Australia 1940 Queensland, Australia 68
Niece Unnamed FALKINER 20 May 1874 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Nephew Robert Davenport FALKINER 1876 Queensland, Australia 11 Nov 1895 Cleveland, Queensland, Australia 19
Nephew Kingston Sydney FALKINER 1878 Queensland, Australia 1935 Wynnum, Queensland, Australia 57
Niece Margaret (Daisy) Hobbs FALKINER 09 Oct 1880 Queensland, Australia 1918 Queensland, Australia 38
Niece Emma ROURKE 1865 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1866 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1
Nephew George ROURKE 02 Aug 1866 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1943 Mosman, NSW, Australia 77
Niece Alice ROURKE 1867 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1942 Paterson, NSW, Australia 75
Niece Jane ROURKE 1869 Maitland, NSW, Australia 08 Aug 1869 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 0
Nephew Benjamin ROURKE 20 Jul 1870 Maitland, NSW, Australia 20 Jul 1924 Burwood, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 54
Nephew Harry (Henry) Marshall ROURKE 03 Jul 1872 Maitland, NSW, Australia 02 Apr 1953 Maitland, NSW, Australia 80
Nephew John Falkiner ROURKE 1874 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1950 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 76
Niece Emma (Emily) ROURKE 1876 26 Sep 1927 Sydney, NSW, Australia 51
Niece Unnamed ROURKE 1876 Maitland, NSW, Australia
Niece Edith ROURKE 25 Nov 1878 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1956 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 78
Niece Margaret ROURKE 1879 Maitland, NSW, Australia 31 May 1957 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 78
Niece Jemima May ROURKE 1881 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 08 Aug 1968 Raymond Terrace, NSW, Australia 87
Niece Isabel ROURKE 24 Nov 1883 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1968 St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 85
Nephew Arthur G ROURKE 1885 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1885 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 0
Niece Ruth Campbell MACDOUGALL
Niece Mary Campbell MACDOUGALL 1875 Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Nephew Robert MACDOUGALL
Nephew Archibald Falkiner MACDOUGALL 1877 Maitland, NSW, Australia
Nephew Eric Campbell MACDOUGALL 1885 Duno, Victoria, Australia 1954 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 69
Niece Florence Mary HOWARTH 19 Sep 1872 Maitland, NSW, Australia 26 Feb 1920 Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia 47
Niece Margaretta H Falkiner HOWARTH 19 Sep 1872 Maitland, NSW, Australia Aug 1909 Granville, NSW, Australia 36
Nephew John Shepherd Falkiner HOWARTH 1874 Buninyong, Victoria, Australia 05 May 1915 Gallipoli, Turkey 41
Nephew Robert Henry St Patrick HOWARTH 17 Mar 1877 Break O'Day, Vic, Australia 13 Aug 1956 Lakemba, NSW, Australia 79
Nephew Horace Maitland StAlbans HOWARTH 10 Oct 1879 Mooroopna, Vic, Australia 22 Apr 1950 Concord, Sydney, NSW, Australia 70
Nephew Harold Frederick Benjamin Samuel HOWARTH 17 Oct 1882 Elmore, Victoria, Australia 29 Apr 1932 Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia 49
Niece Ruby Sybil Falkiner HOWARTH 1884 Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Niece Ethel May HOWARTH 13 May 1886 Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia 27 May 1886 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 0
Nephew Cyril Reginald Falkiner HOWARTH 1887 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 20 Mar 1961 Homebush, NSW, Australia 74
Nephew Darcy Frederick FALKINER 08 Jan 1891 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1935 Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia 44
Nephew John Hobbs FALKINER 1892 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 06 Oct 1961 Queensland, Australia 69
Niece Margaret Maud FALKINER 27 Jan 1893 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 21 May 1893 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 0
Nephew Frederick (Fred) FALKINER 1894 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1917 Ypres, Belgium 23
Niece Elsie May BRUNKER 1879 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1956 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 77
Nephew Herbert James Nixon BRUNKER 1882 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 12 Oct 1917 Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium 35
Nephew Arthur F BRUNKER 14 Feb 1885 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1935 Ryde, Sydney, NSW, Australia 50
Niece Irene Weiss BRUNKER 25 Nov 1887 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1947 60
Niece Bessie Hewlett BRUNKER 1889 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1956 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 67
Nephew Royden Falkiner BRUNKER 1891 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1914 Mungindi, New South Wales, Australia 23
Nephew Keith Eugene BRUNKER 1893 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1969 St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 76
Niece Joyce Marguerite BRUNKER 1894 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 21 Sep 1978 Dubbo, NSW, Australia 84
Niece Zita Neila Nesbit BRUNKER 1897 West Maitland, NSW, Australia

Sister in Law Infant FALKINER abt 1842
Brother in Law Robert FALKINER 1843 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 27 Jun 1922 Queensland, Australia 79
Sister in Law Jane FALKINER 10 Apr 1845 Maitland, NSW, Australia 07 Apr 1914 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 68
Sister in Law Rebecca FALKINER 05 Sep 1846 Maitland, NSW, Australia 16 Jul 1921 Maitland, NSW, Australia 74
Sister in Law Mary Anne FALKINER 10 May 1848 NSW, Australia 16 Jan 1917 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 68
Sister in Law Margaret Hobbs FALKINER 13 Feb 1850 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 14 Aug 1888 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 38
Brother in Law John Hobbs FALKINER 18 Jan 1851 Maitland, NSW, Australia 12 Dec 1862 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 11
Brother in Law Samuel FALKINER 1853 Maitland, NSW, Australia 19 Oct 1854 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1
Brother in Law Frederick Nathaniel FALKINER 06 Jul 1855 Maitland, NSW, Australia 28 Sep 1894 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 39
Sister in Law Female FALKINER 1857 Maitland, NSW, Australia
Sister in Law Fanny Maria FALKINER 21 Sep 1857 Maitland, NSW, Australia 17 Apr 1932 Neutral Bay, NSW, Australia 74
Sister in Law Ellen FALKINER 1862 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1892 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 30
Events in Frances (Fanny) PILGRIM (1859 - 1945)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1859 Frances (Fanny) PILGRIM was born Paterson, NSW, Australia Note 1 52
1881 22 Married Benjamin Ralph FALKINER (aged 21) West Maitland, NSW, Australia reg No 4679/1881 17
21 Nov 1881 22 Birth of son Frederick FALKINER West Maitland, NSW, Australia reg no 20092/1881 17
20 May 1883 24 Birth of son John Hobbs FALKINER East Maitland, NSW, Australia reg no 22199/1883 17
03 Feb 1885 26 Birth of daughter Margaret R FALKINER East Maitland, NSW, Australia reg no 24716/1885 17
03 Feb 1885 26 Death of daughter Margaret R FALKINER East Maitland, NSW, Australia reg no 11461/1885 17
21 Oct 1887 28 Birth of son Benjamin R FALKINER West Maitland, NSW, Australia reg no 26581/1886 17
1889 30 Birth of son George R FALKINER West Maitland, NSW, Australia Reg no 25857/1889 52
1889 30 Death of son George R FALKINER West Maitland, NSW, Australia Reg No 11085/1889 52
1890 31 Birth of daughter Jeanie May FALKINER West Maitland, NSW, Australia reg no 20610/1890 17
1892 33 Birth of daughter Nellie Pilgrim FALKINER West Maitland, NSW, Australia Reg no 21469/1892 52
12 Apr 1896 37 Death of husband Benjamin Ralph FALKINER (aged 36) West Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 2 17, 60
13 Nov 1902 43 Death of son Benjamin R FALKINER (aged 15) West Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 3 17
1930 71 Electoral roll Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 4 37
1937 78 Electoral roll Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 5 37
1943 84 Electoral roll Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 6 37
1945 86 Burial Newcastle Memorial Park, Newcastle, NSW Note 7 90
20 May 1945 86 Death of son Frederick FALKINER (aged 63) Mayfield, NSW, Australia Note 8 52, 60
31 Aug 1945 86 Frances (Fanny) PILGRIM died Mayfield, NSW, Australia Note 9 52, 60
Note 1: Reg No 11014/1859 - parents Abraham and Margaret - lots of siblings
Note 2: reg no 6805/1896 FALKINER BENJAMIN R JOHN MARGARET WEST MAITLAND

Maitland Daily Mercury 17 April 1896
DEATHS.
FALKINER.—On the 12th, at his mother's residence, Bourke-
street, West Maitland, Benjamin Ralphe Falkiner, youngest
son of the late John Falkiner, aged 35.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate 13 April 1896
FATAL ACCIDENT
On Friday last Mr Benjamin Falkiner, of
West Maitland, sustained fatal injuries
while in the performance of the duties con-
nected with his position in the Railway
Department at West Maitland. Mr.
Falkiner fell from the platform to
the permanent way, and struck his
head violently against one of the
rails. The sufferer was conveyed to his home
in an insensible condition and passed away
between 5 and 6 o'clock yesterday morning,
without having regained consciousness. The
deceased, who was the youngest son of the
late Mr. John Falkiner, and was 35 years of
age, leaves a widow and six children, The
funeral will leave the reidence of Mrs. Fal-
kiner, sen., Bourke street, West Maitland, at
3 o'clock this afternoon,
Note 3: Reg No 14490/1902 FAULKINER BENJAMIN R BENJAMIN FANNY WEST MAITLAND
Note 4: Fannie - hd - 50 Church St, W Maitland
Note 5: Fannie - hd - 50 Church St, W Maitland
Note 6: Fannie - hd - living at 50 Church St, W Maitland
Note 7: Fanny Falkiner

Birth
1858
Death
31 Aug 1945 (aged 86–87)
Burial
Newcastle Memorial Park
Beresfield, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia
Plot
Drive Wall D/20
Age at death - 87 years
Location of Ashes - Drive Wall D/20
Note 8: Reg No 10544/1945

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/17934058?searchTerm=Falkiner
The Sydney Morning Herald 22 May 1945
DEATH - FALKINER - May 20, 1945, at his residence, 57 Hanbury Street, Mayfield, Frederick Falkiner, beloved son of Mrs. Fanny Falkiner, Church Street, West Maitland, brother of John (Mr. J. H. Falkiner) West Maitland, Jean (Mrs. E. Thomas), Bexley and Nellie (Mrs. S.H. McRae) Lithgow. Cremated at Beresfield May 21, 1945.
Note 9: Reg No 18415/1945 - Fanny Falkiner - parents Abraham and Margaret

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/27922224?searchTerm=Falkiner
The Sydney Morning Herald 1 Sept 1945
DEATHS _ FALKINER - August 31, 1945, passed away at her residence, 57 Hanbury Street, Mayfield, Fanny relict of thelate Benjamin Falkiner (West Maitland) and mother of Frederick (deceased), John (West Maitland) Jeanie (Mrs. Thomas, Sydney), Nell, Mrs McRae (Lithgow), in her 87th year.
Source References:
17. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: NSW bdm register, Title: NSW bdm register
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: reg No 4679/1881
37. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Australian electoral rolls, Title: Australian Electoral Rolls, Auth: Australian government
- Reference = (Other Event)
- Notes: Date: 1930

Place: Maitland, NSW, Australia

Notes: Fannie - hd - 50 Church St, W Maitland
- Reference = (Other Event)
- Notes: Date: 1943

Place: Maitland, NSW, Australia

Notes: Fannie - hd - living at 50 Church St, W Maitland
- Reference = (Other Event)
- Notes: Date: 1937

Place: Maitland, NSW, Australia

Notes: Fannie - hd - 50 Church St, W Maitland
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Birth)
- Notes: Date: 1859

Place: Paterson, NSW, Australia

Notes: Reg No 11014/1859 - parents Abraham and Margaret
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Date: 31 Aug 1945

Place: Mayfield, NSW, Australia

Notes: Reg No 18415/1945 - Fanny Falkiner - parents Abraham and Margaret
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: The Sydney Morning Herald 1 Sept 1945
DEATHS _ FALKINER - August 31, 1945, passed away at her residence, 57 Hanbury Street, Mayfield, Fanny relict of thelate Benjamin Falkiner (West Maitland) and mother of Frederick (deceased), John (West Maitland) Jeanie (Mrs. Thomas, Sydney), Nell, Mrs McRae (Lithgow), in her 87th year.
90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com
- Reference = (Burial)
- Notes: Fanny Falkiner

Birth
1858
Death
31 Aug 1945 (aged 86–87)
Burial
Newcastle Memorial Park
Beresfield, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia
Plot
Drive Wall D/20
Age at death - 87 years
Location of Ashes - Drive Wall D/20
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