William James THORPE (1888

William James THORPE (1888 - 1937)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Doreen Gladys May THORPE (1910 - 1989) Elizabeth Joyce THORPE (1917 - ) Neville William Henry THORPE (1921 - 1990)	William James THORPE (1888 - 1937) + Lucy May HOUNSELL (1891 - 1961)	James THORPE



		Maria A (THORPE)

b. 1888 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia

m. 02 Sep 1910 Lucy May HOUNSELL (1891 - 1961) at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

d. 29 Dec 1937 at Coogee, New South Wales, Australia aged 49

Near Relatives of William James THORPE (1888 - 1937)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Henry James HOUNSELL	1846	Swindon, Wiltshire, England	07 Apr 1931	Coogee, New South Wales, Australia	85
Mother in Law	Elizabeth SELWOOD	1855	Swindon, Wiltshire, England	13 Feb 1924	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	69

Father	James THORPE
Mother	Maria A (THORPE)

Self	William James THORPE	1888	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	29 Dec 1937	Coogee, New South Wales, Australia	49

Wife	Lucy May HOUNSELL	1891	Germanton, New South Wales, Australia	1961		70

Daughter	Doreen Gladys May THORPE	1910	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1989		79
Daughter	Elizabeth Joyce THORPE	1917	Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Son	Neville William Henry THORPE	27 Aug 1921	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1990		69

Niece	Lucy HOUNSELL	1904	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Arthur James HOUNSELL	1908	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	12 Sep 1944	South China Sea	36
Nephew	Henry Thomas HOUNSELL	1908	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	12 Sep 1944	South China Sea	36
Nephew	Albert William HOUNSELL	1910	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Victor John HOUNSELL	24 May 1913	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	04 Apr 1966	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	52
Niece	Kezia Nelms HOUNSELL	abt 1916	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Charles Gordon HOUNSELL	abt 1918	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Isabel Rose HOUNSELL	abt 1921	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

Brother in Law	Henry John HOUNSELL	1872	Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia	1876	Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia	4
Brother in Law	Ernest Albert HOUNSELL	1874	Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia	1876	Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia	2
Sister in Law	Elizabeth Ann Maria HOUNSELL	1876	Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia
Brother in Law	Arthur James HOUNSELL	1878	Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia	15 Aug 1959	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	81
Brother in Law	Walter Thomas HOUNSELL	1880	Albury, New South Wales, Australia	31 Jul 1952	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	72
Sister in Law	Kezia Nelms HOUNSELL	1884	Albury, New South Wales, Australia	abt 1886	Albury, New South Wales, Australia	2
Sister in Law	Clara HOUNSELL	1886	Germanton, New South Wales, Australia

Events in William James THORPE (1888 - 1937)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1888		William James THORPE was born	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		63
1910	22	Birth of daughter Doreen Gladys May THORPE	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
02 Sep 1910	22	Married Lucy May HOUNSELL (aged 19)	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
1917	29	Birth of daughter Elizabeth Joyce THORPE	Albury, New South Wales, Australia
27 Aug 1921	33	Birth of son Neville William Henry THORPE	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
29 Dec 1937	49	William James THORPE died	Coogee, New South Wales, Australia		63

Personal Notes:

The Tumut and Adelong Times 4 Jan 1938
OBITUARY WILLIAM JAMES THORPE The death occurred in a Sydney hospital on Wednesday last of Mr. William J. Thorpe, of Coogeo. Deceased was the eldest son of the late James Thorpe, of Tumut and Adelong and of Mrs. A. Lynch, Bankstown. The first intimation of his illness was received by wire to his sister (Mrs. P. L. O'Sullivan) at 11 o'clock that day stating that he had taken a seizure and his condition was serious. Another telegram at 3 p.m. announced his death. He was born at Tumut 49 years ago, in the residence in Capper-st. now the property, of Miss E. R. Bridle. Early in life, with his parents, he removed to Adelong, where his father died over 25 years ago. He afterwards went to Wagga where he married Miss Mary Hounsell. Deceased was a plasterer by trade, serving his apprenticeship with the late F. A. McGruer. He remained at Wagga for a number of years, eventually going to Sydney. The survivors are the aged mother, a wife, two daughters (Doreen and Joyce), one son (Freddie), two sisters (Adell, Mrs. E. J. Power, Lakemba, and Ethel, Mrs. P. L. O'Sullivan, Tumut), and one brother (Albert, North Sydney). The remains were interred in the Waverley Cemetery on Thursday.

Source References:

63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/

- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 4 Jan 1938 (Death)

- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 4 Jan 1938 (Name, Notes)

- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 4 Jan 1938 (Birth)

71. Type: Book, Abbr: Wagga Pioneers, Title: Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District, Auth: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Publ: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Date: 2004, Locn: http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/

- Reference = 167 (Marriage)

- Reference = 167 (Name, Notes)

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