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Hedley Rossiter GROWCOTT (1887 - 1965)

1909-miner 1914-draper 1949-store keeper(draper). 1909-miner

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Charles Willis GROWCOTT (1916 - ) Margaret Burnett GROWCOTT (1919 - 1935) George Rossiter GROWCOTT (1926 - 2003)	Hedley Rossiter GROWCOTT (1887 - 1965) + Margaret Ann WILLIS (1885 - 1972)	Charles Colbourne GROWCOTT (1839 - 1908)	William Henry GROWCOTT ( - 1905)
			Ann Maria COLBOURNE
		Mary Ann REAKES (1844 - 1922)	Charles REAKES
			Elizabeth ROSSITER

b. 1887 at Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia

m. 1913 Margaret Ann WILLIS (1885 - 1972) at Victoria, Australia

d. 1965 at Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia aged 78

Near Relatives of Hedley Rossiter GROWCOTT (1887 - 1965)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	William Henry GROWCOTT			1905	Hokitika, New Zealand
Grandmother	Ann Maria COLBOURNE
Grandfather	Charles REAKES
Grandmother	Elizabeth ROSSITER
Father in Law	George William WILLIS			1914	Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
Mother in Law	Margaret SURNETT
Father	Charles Colbourne GROWCOTT	1839	Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England	1908	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	69
Mother	Mary Ann REAKES	1844	Somerset, England	1922	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	78
Self	Hedley Rossiter GROWCOTT	1887	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	1965	Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia	78
Wife	Margaret Ann WILLIS	1885	Kerang, Victoria, Australia	1972	Caulfield, Victoria, Australia	87
Son	Charles Willis GROWCOTT	1916
Daughter	Margaret Burnett GROWCOTT	abt 1919		1935	Sale, Victoria, Australia	16
Son	George Rossiter GROWCOTT	1926	Victoria, Australia	2003	Warragul, Victoria, Australia	77
Sister	Emily Mary GROWCOTT	1866	Campbells Creek, Castlemaine, Victoria, Austrlaia	1945	Clunes, Victoria, Australia	79
Sister	Alice Colbourne GROWCOTT	1867	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	1949	Malvern, Victoria, Australia	82
Sister	Martha Jane (Margaret) GROWCOTT	1869	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	1960	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	91
Brother	Charles William GROWCOTT	1871	Bell, Victoria, Australia	1936	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	65
Brother	John Henry GROWCOTT	1874	Bellarine, Victoria, Australia	1951	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	77
Brother	George Reakes GROWCOTT	1878	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	1949	Carlton, Victoria, Australia	71
Brother	Albert Edward GROWCOTT	1881	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	1962	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia	81
Sister	Ruby May GROWCOTT	1884	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	1986	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	102
Brother	Leslie Colbourne GROWCOTT	1887	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	1893	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	6
Daughter in Law	Jean Phyllis Crichton LIARNER	1928		1971	Sale, Victoria, Australia	43
Nephew	Gladstone CHAMPION
Nephew	Hedley CHAMPION
Niece	Olga CHAMPION
Niece	Alma Beryl CHAMPION			1961	Clunes, Victoria, Australia
Niece	Elsie Colbourne CHAMPION	1895	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	1970	Clunes, Victoria, Australia	75
Nephew	Leslie CHAMPION	1902	Clunes, Victoria, Australia	1963	Clunes, Victoria, Australia	61
Nephew	Horace Colbourne MELLOR	10 Mar 1908	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	24 Apr 1999	Croydon, Victoria, Australia	91
Nephew	Charles Colbourne GROWCOTT			1911	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Niece	Ena Olive GROWCOTT	1907	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	1992	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	85
Niece	Constance Miller Reakes GROWCOTT	1906	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	1998	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	92
Brother in Law	William John CHAMPION	1866	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	1952	Clunes, Victoria, Australia	86
Brother in Law	Joseph Henry CHAMPION	1861	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	1942	East Malvern, Victoria, Australia	81
Brother in Law	Henry Edgar NICHOLAS	abt 1868		1926	Malvern East, Victoria, Australia	58
Brother in Law	George MELLOR	1873	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	1914	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	41
Sister in Law	Annie DUNSTAN
Sister in Law	Tannia (Fanny) HUGHES	abt 1875		1961	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	86
Sister in Law	Jane (Jean) Williamson CLARK	1873		1953	Carlton, Victoria, Australia	80

Events in Hedley Rossiter GROWCOTT (1887 - 1965)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1887		Hedley Rossiter GROWCOTT was born	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	Note 1	52
1908	21	Death of father Charles Colbourne GROWCOTT (aged 69)	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	Note 2	52, 60
1913	26	Married Margaret Ann WILLIS (aged 28)	Victoria, Australia	Note 3
1916	29	Birth of son Charles Willis GROWCOTT		www.findagrave.com
abt 1919	32	Birth of daughter Margaret Burnett GROWCOTT		died 1935 - age 16 = c 1919
1922	35	Death of mother Mary Ann REAKES (aged 78)	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	Note 4	52
1926	39	Birth of son George Rossiter GROWCOTT	Victoria, Australia	Note 5
1935	48	Death of daughter Margaret Burnett GROWCOTT (aged 16)	Sale, Victoria, Australia	Note 6	52
1965	78	Hedley Rossiter GROWCOTT died	Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia	Note 7	52

Note 1: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Healey Rossiter Grocott Name: Healey Rossiter Grocott Father's Name: Charles Colbou Grocott Mother's Name: Mary Ann Reakes Birth Place: Ballarat East, Victoria Registration Year: 1887 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 25882

Note 2: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Chas Colsourne Growcott Name: Chas Colsourne Growcott Death Place: Ballarat, Victoria Age: 68 Father's Name: Grorcott Wm Mother's Name: Ann Maria Colbourne Registration Year: 1908 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 293 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840 Geelong Advertiser 8 Jan 1908 DEATH OF A PIONEER. Another old pioneer, in the person of Mr. Charles Growcott, for many years collector for the Ballarat Water Commission, passed away to-day at his residence, Mt Pleasant, the cause of death being heart failure. Deceased was 68 years of age, and leaves a widow and grown up family.

Note 3: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 about Hedley Rossiter Growcott Name: Hedley Rossiter Growcott Spouse Name: Anne Margt Willls Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Place: Victoria Registration Year: 1913 Registration Number: 6660

Note 4: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Mary Ann Growcott Name: Mary Ann Growcott Death Place: Ballarat, Victoria Age: 78 Father's Name: Chas Reakes Mother's Name: Elizth Rossiter Registration Year: 1922 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 7799 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844 The Argus (Melbourne) 7 Sept 1922 DEATHS GROWCOTT.-On the 5th September, at Mount Pleasant, Mrs. M. A. Growcott, relict of the late C. C. Growcott.

Note 5: Name: George Rossiter Growcott Birth Date: 30 Mar 1926 Birth Place: Victoria, Australia Death Date: 10 Nov 2003 Death Place: Australia Cemetery: Gulwarra Heights Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Warragul, Victoria, Australia Has Bio?: N Spouse: Jean Phyllis Growcott Father: Hedley Rossiter Growcott Mother: Margaret Ann Growcott URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-...

Note 6: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Margt Burnett Growcott Name: Margt Burnett Growcott Death Place: Sale, Victoria Age: 16 Father's Name: Hedley Rossiter Growcott Mother's Name: Margt Anne Willis Registration Year: 1935 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 13159 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919 Name: Margaret Burnett Growcott Birth Date: 28 Mar 1918 Birth Place: Daylesford, Victoria, Australia Death Date: 26 Jan 1935 Death Place: Sale, Victoria, Australia Cemetery: Coongulmerang Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia Has Bio?: N Father: Hedley Rossiter Growcott Mother: Margaret Ann Growcott URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-...

Note 7: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Hedley Rossiter Growcott Name: Hedley Rossiter Growcott Death Place: Bairnsdale, Victoria Age: 78 Father's Name: Colb Charles Mother's Name: Mary Reakes Registration Year: 1965 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 22935 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887 Name: Hedley Rossiter Growcott Birth Date: 24 Sep 1887 Birth Place: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Death Date: 9 Oct 1965 Death Place: Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia Cemetery: Coongulmerang Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia Has Bio?: N Spouse: Margaret Ann Growcott Father: Charles Colbourne Growcott Mother: Mary Ann Growcott Children: Margaret Burnett Growcott George Rossiter Growcott URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-...

Source References:

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

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Healey Rossiter Grocott Name: Healey Rossiter Grocott Father's Name: Charles Colbou Grocott Mother's Name: Mary Ann Reakes Birth Place: Ballarat East, Victoria Registration Year: 1887 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 25882

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Hedley Rossiter Growcott Name: Hedley Rossiter Growcott Death Place: Bairnsdale, Victoria Age: 78 Father's Name: Colb Charles Mother's Name: Mary Reakes Registration Year: 1965 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 22935 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887

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