Marjorie May SOPER (1914

Marjorie May SOPER (1914 - 1971)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Marjorie May SOPER (1914 - 1971) + Gordon Blackburn MALCOLM (1913 - 1950)	Samuel SOPER (1890 - 1968)	Samuel SOPER (1862 - 1926)	Samuel SOPER (1827 - 1906)
				Grace (HEMMANT) HAMMETT (1829 - 1905)
			Margaret Ann GUNN (1867 - 1930)	Hugh GUNN
				Catherine KEENAGHAN
		Elizabeth (Lizzie) FITZGERALD (1891 - 1959)	Thomas Augustus FITZGERALD (1861 - 1935)	Patrick FITZGERALD
				Mary DOWNEY
			Mary MACAULIFFE (1867 - 1922)	Daniel MACAULIFFE
				Mary COGHLIN

b. 1914 at Queensland, Australia

m. 1932 Gordon Blackburn MALCOLM (1913 - 1950) at Atherton, Queensland, Australia

d. 1971 at Cairns, Queensland, Australia aged 57

Near Relatives of Marjorie May SOPER (1914 - 1971)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Samuel SOPER	1862	Okehampton, Devonshire	20 Jun 1926	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	64
Grandmother	Margaret Ann GUNN	1867	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland	08 Dec 1930	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	63
Grandfather	Thomas Augustus FITZGERALD	1861	Ireland	1935	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	74
Grandmother	Mary MACAULIFFE	abt 1867	Cork, Co Cork, Ireland	1922	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	55

Father	Samuel SOPER	1890	Queensland, Australia	1968	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	78
Mother	Elizabeth (Lizzie) FITZGERALD	1891	Queensland, Australia	1959	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	68

Self	Marjorie May SOPER	1914	Queensland, Australia	1971	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	57

Husband	Gordon Blackburn MALCOLM	1913	Atherton, Queensland, Australia	1950	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	37

Brother	Samuel Thomas Stanley SOPER	1915	Queensland, Australia	1968	Queensland, Australia	53
Brother	Cyril Francis Owen SOPER	1917	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	1949	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	32
Sister	Florence Olivia Grace (Olga) SOPER	1920	Queensland, Australia	2009		89

Aunt	Emily Harriet Grace SOPER	17 Jul 1885	Queensland, Australia	21 Nov 1958	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	73
Uncle	Arthur Wellesley COWLEY	1876	Gundagai, NSW, Australia	01 May 1955	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	79
Aunt	Margaret Ann SOPER	1887	Queensland, Australia	1955	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	68
Uncle	Percy Gleyre Roquerbre DUTTON			1967	Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Uncle	William Francis SOPER	1892	Queensland, Australia	08 Oct 1892	Queensland, Australia	0
Aunt	Alice Elizabeth Florence SOPER	1895	Queensland, Australia	1929	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	34
Uncle	Walter Charles CORNISH	1891	Queensland, Australia	1974	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	83
Uncle	Henry George SOPER	1897	Queensland, Australia	1968	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia	71
Aunt	Mary Isabella CARMEN
Aunt	Olivia Pearl SOPER	1900	Queensland, Australia	1988	Janelli, New South Wales, Australia	88
Uncle	Harry Knud LOWE			1988	New South Wales, Australia
Uncle	Ernest Arthur Frederick SOPER	29 Jun 1902	Selheim, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	1984	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	82
Aunt	Myrtle Anna CORNISH	1904	Queensland, Australia	1997	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	93
Uncle	Herbert Cecil SOPER	1908	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	1989	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	81
Aunt	Ethel SIBSON	1910		1978	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	68
Aunt	Mary Ann (Minnie) FITZGERALD	1888	Queensland, Australia	1958	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	70
Uncle	William EAKIN	1878	Monaghan, Ireland	1963	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	85
Uncle	William Thomas FITZGERALD	1892	Queensland, Australia
Aunt	Eileen FITZGERALD	1896	Queensland, Australia	1979	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	83
Uncle	Henry Carn POWER	1899	Queensland, Australia	1975	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	76
Aunt	Kathleen Hannah FITZGERALD	1898	Queensland, Australia	1971	Nambour, Queensland, Australia	73
Uncle	Arthur Kitchener STAMP	1901	Queensland, Australia	1964	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	63
Aunt	Margaret Monica FITZGERALD	1900	Queensland, Australia
Aunt	Esme May FITZGERALD	1908	Queensland, Australia	2001	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	93
Uncle	Arthur ROBINS

Cousin	Arthur Samuel COWLEY	1904	Queensland, Australia	1983	Queensland, Australia	79
Cousin	Percival Francis COWLEY	1905	Queensland, Australia	1984	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	79
Cousin	Mervyn Cecil COWLEY	01 Jan 1918	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	17 May 1945	Queensland, Australia	27
Cousin	Walter Richard Samuel CORNISH			1942	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Cyril Thomas Vincent EAKIN	1910	Queensland, Australia	1999	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	89
Cousin	William Keith EAKIN	1913	Queensland, Australia	1971	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	58
Cousin	Mary Elizabeth EAKIN	1915	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Robert Stanley EAKIN	1917	Queensland, Australia	1986	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	69
Cousin	Ronald Joseph EAKIN	1919	Queensland, Australia	1987	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	68

Niece	Living or Recently Deceased

Sister in Law	Mona GREGEEN			2012	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law	Florence Elizabeth SQUIRE	1921	Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia	1999	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	78
Brother in Law	Ernie IRWIN	1921		2004		83

Events in Marjorie May SOPER (1914 - 1971)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1914		Marjorie May SOPER was born	Queensland, Australia	Note 1	18
1932	18	Married Gordon Blackburn MALCOLM (aged 19)	Atherton, Queensland, Australia	Note 2	60
1950	36	Death of husband Gordon Blackburn MALCOLM (aged 37)	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	Note 3	60
1959	45	Death of mother Elizabeth (Lizzie) FITZGERALD (aged 68)	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	Note 4	18
1968	54	Death of father Samuel SOPER (aged 78)	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	Note 5	18
1971	57	Marjorie May SOPER died	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	burial info
1971	57	Burial	Cairns Cemetery, Martyn Street, Cairns, Queensland	Note 6	90

Note 1: Birth registration:
Marjorie May Soper

Birth date:
15/09/1914

Mother's name:
Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Father/parent's name:
Samuel Soper

Registration details:
1914/C/15236

Note 2: Northern Herald (Cairns) 27 Aug 1932
MALCON— SOPER.
One of the prettiest weddings seen in
Atherton for some considerable time was
celebrated oh August 6, by the Rev.
Alsop, the contracting parties being Gor
don, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Malcom, Atherton, to Marjorie, eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Soper, Ather
ton. The bride, who looked exceedingly
sweet, entered the church on the arm
of her father, to the strains of the
'Wedding March, played by Mrs. Mc
Night, gowned in an ivory bridal satin
ankle length frock with set in godets
of tiny frills, bodice tight fitting, re
lieved with tiny frills, her bridal
wreath and veil forming a train, and
kindly lent by her aunt, competed a
charming ensemble; she carried a beauti
ful sheaf of Arum lilies. Her only
bridesmaid, Miss Olga Soper, sister of
the bride, looked charming in a blue
satin beaute ankle length frock skirt
set in-godets and relieved with tiny
bows. Her tulle hair, dress, completed a
dainty outfit; she carried a bouquet of
blue lupins, tied with a beautiful bow.
The duties of best man were carried out
by Mr. J. Peates, uncle of the bride
groom. After the wedding, the parties
motored to the bridegroom's residence,
where a beautiful breakfast was served.
Some eighty guests sat down. The
tables were decorated with flowers. In
the centre was a three-tier cake made
and presented by the bride's father. Mr.
Soper. The decorations were carried out |
in silver and a silver vase of flowers
formed the top ornament. After the loyal
toast, Mr. Alsop proposed the toast of
tlie bride, the bridegroom responding.
After other toasts, musical items were
rendered. The bride and bridegroom left
for Double Island where the honeymoon
will be spent, the bride traveling in a
navy blue satin coat and skirt
with a navy blue hat to match. Mr. and
Mrs. Malcom were the recipients, of
some valuable presents, including several
cheques. . The bride and bridesmaid's
dresses were made by Mrs. W. Eakin ;
(Mareeba), aunt of the bride.

Note 3: Burial info

Cairns Post 20 March 1950
MOTOR MECHANIC KILLED
UTILITY OVERTURNS ON MACHAN'S BEACH BOAD.
A Cairns motor mechanic was killed instantly on Saturday night when the utility truck he was driving ran off the road and overturned about one and a half miles from the beach on the Machan's Beach road.
He was Gordon Blackburn Malcolm (38), of 236 Lake-street, employed by the Central Garage at the corner of Aplin and Grafton streets. Mr. Malcolm and his wife left Machan's Beach at 10.30 o'clock on Saturday night in a utility truck owned by his father. Mr. J. G. Malcolm, on the return journey to Cairns.
After travelling about one and a half miles along the Machan's Beach road, the truck skidded and ran off the road. It overturned: and. pinned; him under the vehicle, apparently killing him instantly. He was dead when the ambulance arrived and his wife was suffering from severe shock. The body, was brought in to the city morgue, and Mrs. Malcolm was taken to her relatives home in Balfe-street.
Deceased was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Malcolm, of Charles street, Cairns, and his wife, Mrs. Marjorie May Malcolm, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Soper, of Balfe-street, Cairns.
He was a member of the Cairns sub-branch R.S.L. and the RA.O.B.
Born at Atherton he had been in the North all his life. Besides his widow, he leaves two sons. Robert (15) and Garry (13). -
The funeral will leave from St. Andrew's- Presbyterian Church, Cairns, at 11 o'clock this morning, and members of the R.S.L. and R.A.O.B. are invited. .

Note 4: Qld bdm

Death registration:
Lizzie Soper

Death date:
16/09/1959

Mother's name:
Mary McAuliffe

Father/parent's name:
Thomas Augustus Fitzgerald

Registration details:
1959/C/3399

Note 5: 1968 C3782 Samuel Soper Samuel Soper Margaret Gunn

Note 6: Marjorie May Soper Malcolm
Birth unknown
Death 27 Jun 1971
Queensland, Australia
Burial
Cairns Cemetery
Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia
Plot Monumental East Side, Row I5, Site 5863

Source References:

18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Birth registration:
Marjorie May Soper

Birth date:
15/09/1914

Mother's name:
Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Father/parent's name:
Samuel Soper

Registration details:
1914/C/15236

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

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Northern Herald (Cairns) 27 Aug 1932
MALCON— SOPER.
One of the prettiest weddings seen in
Atherton for some considerable time was
celebrated oh August 6, by the Rev.
Alsop, the contracting parties being Gor
don, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Malcom, Atherton, to Marjorie, eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Soper, Ather
ton. The bride, who looked exceedingly
sweet, entered the church on the arm
of her father, to the strains of the
'Wedding March, played by Mrs. Mc
Night, gowned in an ivory bridal satin
ankle length frock with set in godets
of tiny frills, bodice tight fitting, re
lieved with tiny frills, her bridal
wreath and veil forming a train, and
kindly lent by her aunt, competed a
charming ensemble; she carried a beauti
ful sheaf of Arum lilies. Her only
bridesmaid, Miss Olga Soper, sister of
the bride, looked charming in a blue
satin beaute ankle length frock skirt
set in-godets and relieved with tiny
bows. Her tulle hair, dress, completed a
dainty outfit; she carried a bouquet of
blue lupins, tied with a beautiful bow.
The duties of best man were carried out
by Mr. J. Peates, uncle of the bride
groom. After the wedding, the parties
motored to the bridegroom's residence,
where a beautiful breakfast was served.
Some eighty guests sat down. The
tables were decorated with flowers. In
the centre was a three-tier cake made
and presented by the bride's father. Mr.
Soper. The decorations were carried out |
in silver and a silver vase of flowers
formed the top ornament. After the loyal
toast, Mr. Alsop proposed the toast of
tlie bride, the bridegroom responding.
After other toasts, musical items were
rendered. The bride and bridegroom left
for Double Island where the honeymoon
will be spent, the bride traveling in a
navy blue satin coat and skirt
with a navy blue hat to match. Mr. and
Mrs. Malcom were the recipients, of
some valuable presents, including several
cheques. . The bride and bridesmaid's
dresses were made by Mrs. W. Eakin ;
(Mareeba), aunt of the bride.

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201261975/marjorie-may-malcolm (Burial)

- Notes: Marjorie May Soper Malcolm
Birth unknown
Death 27 Jun 1971
Queensland, Australia
Burial
Cairns Cemetery
Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia
Plot Monumental East Side, Row I5, Site 5863

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