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Thelma Frances ELWORTHY (1911 - 1996)
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Thelma Frances ELWORTHY (1911 - 1996)

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Walter Christopher BOURKE ( - 1970)
Francis (Frank) Leigh ELWORTHY (1882 - 1955) Francis (Frank) Henry ELWORTHY (1827 - 1891) Henry Leigh ELWORTHY (1802 - 1842)
Ann BAKER (1805 - 1870)
Mary Margaret Morpeth O'KEEFE ( - 1901) Thomas O'KEEFE
Emily (O'KEEFE)
Esther Therese Florence COUCH (1876 - 1941)












b. 28 Jun 1911 at Dungog, New South Wales, Australia
m. 30 Oct 1936 Walter Christopher BOURKE ( - 1970) at Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
d. 04 Jul 1996 at Bulli, New South Wales, Australia aged 85
Near Relatives of Thelma Frances ELWORTHY (1911 - 1996)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Francis (Frank) Henry ELWORTHY bef 02 Jan 1827 St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England 24 May 1891 Prospect, New South Wales, Australia 64
Grandmother Mary Margaret Morpeth O'KEEFE 1901 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Father in Law Michael Christopher BOURKE
Mother in Law Alice May (BOURKE)

Father Francis (Frank) Leigh ELWORTHY 24 Feb 1882 Lambton, New South Wales, Australia 26 Oct 1955 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 73
Mother Esther Therese Florence COUCH 1876 1941 Ryde, New South Wales, Australia 65

Self Thelma Frances ELWORTHY 28 Jun 1911 Dungog, New South Wales, Australia 04 Jul 1996 Bulli, New South Wales, Australia 85

Husband Walter Christopher BOURKE 07 Mar 1970 Bulli, New South Wales, Australia

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Sister Mary Judy ELWORTHY 11 Dec 1914 Araluen, New South Wales, Australia 1964 Lower Hutt, New Zealand 50

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Grandson Andrew ALLEN 04 Apr 1962 Jul 1962 0
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Aunt Grace Edith ELWORTHY 1884 Prospect, New South Wales, Australia 1954 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 70
Uncle Pembroke Constantine MASSON abt 1879 Pinxton, Derbyshire, England 1963 84
Uncle Thomas Frederick Walters ELWORTHY 27 May 1887 Prospect, New South Wales, Australia 1968 Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia 81
Aunt Mary Maud KELLY 1890 Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia 1971 Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia 81

Cousin Mary MASSON
Cousin Morna Marguerite MASSON 1954 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Pembroke (Dodie) MASSON
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Niece Raye JAMIESON 17 Sep 1939 abt Mar 1940 0
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Brother in Law Raymond William JAMIESON 07 Feb 1914 Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia 29 Sep 1966 Lower Hutt, New Zealand 52
Events in Thelma Frances ELWORTHY (1911 - 1996)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
28 Jun 1911 Thelma Frances ELWORTHY was born Dungog, New South Wales, Australia
30 Oct 1936 25 Married Walter Christopher BOURKE Ryde, New South Wales, Australia 21142/1937
1941 30 Death of mother Esther Therese Florence COUCH (aged 65) Ryde, New South Wales, Australia 25051/1941
26 Oct 1955 44 Death of father Francis (Frank) Leigh ELWORTHY (aged 73) Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 31224/1956 18
07 Mar 1970 58 Death of husband Walter Christopher BOURKE Bulli, New South Wales, Australia 10079/1970
04 Jul 1996 85 Thelma Frances ELWORTHY died Bulli, New South Wales, Australia
Personal Notes:
On 30 Oct 1936 Thelma Frances born 28 Jun 1911 wed Walter Christopher BOURKE, a methods engineer (time and motion study) with the Commonwealth Bank. In 1956 Thelma, Walter and the four children moved to New Guinea where Walter managed Mainguard's cutch factory. Cutch is an adhesive derived from mangroves and used in tanning leather, and for fishing nets.

For a year they lived on an island in the Gulf of Papua, about half way between Port Moresby on the eastern side and Darn on the west. Two-way radio kept them in contact with the outside world and supplies were flown in fortnightly to Kikori. This required a trip by unreliable launch or canoe to the north coast of the Gulf then 15 miles up river to collect the goods.

Back in Australia they moved to Thirroul where Mrs Bourke Snr lived and Walter worked with Lysaghts and Eric Anderson's. He died 07 Mar 1970 at Thirroul; Thelma died at Bulli on 04 Jul 1996. They are buried together at Scarborough Cemetery.
Source References:
2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997
- Reference = 45 (Name, Notes)
18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool
- Reference = Wendy Hesling - e-mail 17-8-09 (Name, Notes)

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