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Rita Alice LONG (1902 - 1986)

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Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Patrick John BYRNE (1926 - 1968) Living	Rita Alice LONG (1902 - 1986) + Charles Mervyn Cullen BYRNE (1906 - 1969)	Peter Joseph LONG (1873 - 1944)	Peter Joseph LONG
			Mary Ann Hope DEVINE
		Alice Louise WARK (1876 - 1952)	William WARK (1852 - 1934)	John WARK (1817 - 1900)
				Martha Jane HEGARTY (1830 - 1891)
			Elizabeth BOWMAN (1855 - 1929)	Isaac BOWMAN (1818 - 1896)
				Mary Ann WHITELAW (1826 - 1856)

b. 1902 at Captains Flat, New South Wales, Australia

m. 1925 Charles Mervyn Cullen BYRNE (1906 - 1969) at Waverley, New South Wales, Australia

d. 24 Mar 1986 at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia aged 84

Near Relatives of Rita Alice LONG (1902 - 1986)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Peter Joseph LONG
Grandmother	Mary Ann Hope DEVINE
Grandfather	William WARK	1852	Milltown, Co Londonderry, Ireland	26 Jun 1934	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	82
Grandmother	Elizabeth BOWMAN	1855	Molonglo Plains, New South Wales, Australia	03 Feb 1929	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	74
Father in Law	John Martin Cullen BYRNE	1877	Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	08 Aug 1962	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	85
Mother in Law	Elizabeth MCINNES	1871	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	21 Jan 1920	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	49
Father	Peter Joseph LONG	1873	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	04 Dec 1944	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	71
Mother	Alice Louise WARK	1876	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia	15 Dec 1952	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	76
Self	Rita Alice LONG	1902	Captains Flat, New South Wales, Australia	24 Mar 1986	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	84
Husband	Charles Mervyn Cullen BYRNE	1906	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	02 Sep 1969	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	63
Son	Patrick John BYRNE	1926	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	12 Dec 1968	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	42
Son	Living or Recently Deceased
Sister	Lilian Louise LONG	1900	Captains Flat, New South Wales, Australia
Sister	Phyllis Josephine LONG	1903	Captains Flat, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt	Emily J LONG	1870	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	1907	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	37
Aunt	Susan Mary LONG	1871	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Uncle	John Thomas WARK	1874	Carwoola, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt	Martha Jane WARK	1878	Carwoola, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt	Lilian Mary WARK	1881	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt	Annie Mabel WARK	1883	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Uncle	William WARK	1885	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Uncle	Francis W WARK	1888	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1910		22
Uncle	Henry WARK	1890	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt	Matilda Mary WARK	1893	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Uncle	Alfred WARK	1895	Captains Flat, New South Wales, Australia	1906		11
Uncle	Daniel WARK	1897	Captains Flat, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Brother in Law	Allan John BYRNE	1904	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	08 May 1982	Canberra, ACT, Australia	78
Brother in Law	Gilbert J R BYRNE	1908	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Events in Rita Alice LONG (1902 - 1986)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1902		Rita Alice LONG was born	Captains Flat, New South Wales, Australia	20992/1902	6
1925	23	Married Charles Mervyn Cullen BYRNE (aged 19)	Waverley, New South Wales, Australia	15119/1925	6
1926	24	Birth of son Patrick John BYRNE	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia		6
04 Dec 1944	42	Death of father Peter Joseph LONG (aged 71)	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	27138/1944	6
15 Dec 1952	50	Death of mother Alice Louise WARK (aged 76)	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia		6
12 Dec 1968	66	Death of son Patrick John BYRNE (aged 42)	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	44724/1968	6
02 Sep 1969	67	Death of husband Charles Mervyn Cullen BYRNE (aged 63)	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	35377/1969	6
24 Mar 1986	84	Rita Alice LONG died	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia		6

Source References:

6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001

- Reference = 185 (Death)

- Reference = 34 (Name, Notes)

- Reference = 34 (Marriage)

- Reference = 185 (Birth)

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