Marion Adelaide Alice SHROPSHIRE (1893

Marion Adelaide Alice SHROPSHIRE (1893 - 1990)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Marion ELWORTHY (1919 - ) Edith ELWORTHY (1920 - 1940) Gladys ELWORTHY (1923 - 1994) Betty ELWORTHY (1925 - 2005)	Marion Adelaide Alice SHROPSHIRE (1893 - 1990) + Harold Lewington ELWORTHY (1872 - 1928) Claude Erpingham Grandpre SOBEY (1887 - 1967)	John Laynton LeBrun SHROPSHIRE (1861 - 1929)	Richard SHROPSHIRE (1833 - 1906)	Richard SHROPSHIRE (1796 - )
				Hannah (SHROPSHIRE) (1798 - )
			Agnes Frances (Fanny) LAYNTON (1829 - 1911)	Thomas LAYNTON (1805 - 1869)
				Dinah LOWE (1804 - 1888)
		Lillia PETHER (1865 - 1946)	Henry PETHER (1835 - 1907)	Reuben PETHER
				Jane AUBE
			Lillia STUCKEY (1842 - 1912)	William STUCKEY
				Margaret PITT

b. 14 Aug 1893 at Hay, New South Wales, Australia

m. (1) 26 Sep 1917 Harold Lewington ELWORTHY (1872 - 1928) at Grafton, New South Wales, Australia

m. (2) 26 Feb 1938 Claude Erpingham Grandpre SOBEY (1887 - 1967) at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

d. 02 Jan 1990 aged 96

Near Relatives of Marion Adelaide Alice SHROPSHIRE (1893 - 1990)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Richard SHROPSHIRE	1833	Ashley, Staffordshire, England	25 Dec 1906	Calverhall, Shropshire, England	73
Grandmother	Agnes Frances (Fanny) LAYNTON	1829	Ashley, Staffordshire, England	19 May 1911	Calverhall, Shropshire, England	82
Grandfather	Henry PETHER	1835	Tasmania, Australia	02 Nov 1907	St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia	72
Grandmother	Lillia STUCKEY	06 Oct 1842	Portland, Victoria, Australia	17 Aug 1912	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	69

Father in Law	James Baker ELWORTHY	09 Dec 1833	Exeter, Devon, England	03 Mar 1889	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	55
Mother in Law	Henrietta Sophia Jane LARGE	21 Dec 1846	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	05 Jul 1915	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia	68
Father in Law	Edwin SOBEY
Mother in Law	Isabel (SOBEY)

Father	John Laynton LeBrun SHROPSHIRE	02 May 1861	Corra, Shropshire, England	26 Aug 1929	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	68
Mother	Lillia PETHER	22 Aug 1865	Beaufort, Victoria, Australia	1946	Ryde, New South Wales, Australia	81

Self	Marion Adelaide Alice SHROPSHIRE	14 Aug 1893	Hay, New South Wales, Australia	02 Jan 1990		96

Husband	Harold Lewington ELWORTHY	20 Aug 1872	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	16 May 1928	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia	55
Husband	Claude Erpingham Grandpre SOBEY	17 Mar 1887	Rochester, Victoria, Australia	Jan 1967	St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia	79

Daughter	Marion ELWORTHY	22 May 1919		Y
Daughter	Edith ELWORTHY	27 Jun 1920		24 Sep 1940	North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	20
Daughter	Gladys ELWORTHY	12 Sep 1923	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia	Sep 1994		71
Daughter	Betty ELWORTHY	26 May 1925		04 Dec 2005	Northbridge, New South Wales, Australia	80

Sister	Lillia Eloise E SHROPSHIRE	24 Oct 1887	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	23 Sep 1970	Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia	82
Sister	Celeste Irene S SHROPSHIRE	1889	Moama, New South Wales, Australia	1971	Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia	82
Sister	Clarice N V SHROPSHIRE	1890	Moama, New South Wales, Australia	1894	Hay, New South Wales, Australia	4
Sister	Grace Elaine Viola SHROPSHIRE	1897	Hay, New South Wales, Australia	1974	New South Wales, Australia	77

Son in Law	John Joseph MELDRUM	06 Jan 1915	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia	08 Jun 1997	Castlecrag, New South Wales, Australia	82
Son in Law	James Joseph HOLLIS
Son in Law	Rex Martin DICKISON	02 Jul 1919	North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	08 Aug 2005	Northbridge, New South Wales, Australia	86

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Aunt	Annie SHROPSHIRE	1863	Corra, Shropshire, England
Aunt	Fanny SHROPSHIRE	1865	Corra, Shropshire, England
Uncle	Charles PETHER	1881	New South Wales, Australia	1960	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	79
Aunt	Elizabeth Lech HURLE	1878		04 Sep 1919	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	41

Cousin	Jane PETHER	abt May 1911	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	28 Jun 1911	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	0

Niece	Alice Percival S SAVAGE	05 Feb 1920	Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Charles Baldwin ELWORTHY	04 Oct 1887	Glebe, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Frederick Arthur ELWORTHY	31 Jan 1891	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	23 Jan 1967	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	75
Niece	Eileen Christian ELWORTHY	19 Oct 1892	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	10 Sep 1956	Canberra, ACT, Australia	63
Nephew	James Baker ELWORTHY	07 Jul 1894	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	01 May 1965	Balmain, New South Wales, Australia	70
Niece	Doris Henrietta (Dobbie) ELWORTHY	17 May 1896	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	21 Nov 1975	Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia	79
Nephew	John Douglas ELWORTHY	15 Jun 1898	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	01 Mar 1942	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	43
Niece	Merlyn Edith ATTWATER	14 Jun 1901	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia	28 May 1989		87
Nephew	Leicester Charles Wrixon ATTWATER	10 Mar 1904	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia	14 Aug 1972	Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia	68

Brother in Law	Male ELWORTHY	1857	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Brother in Law	William (Billy) James ELWORTHY	29 Jan 1857	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	08 Jan 1909	London, Middlesex, England	51
Sister in Law	Emma Maria ELWORTHY	05 Apr 1860	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	05 Jun 1861	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1
Sister in Law	Elizabeth Helena ELWORTHY	22 Nov 1861	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	06 Aug 1892	Waverley, New South Wales, Australia	30
Brother in Law	Arthur Ernest ELWORTHY	18 Jan 1866	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	19 May 1935	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	69
Brother in Law	Ernest George ELWORTHY	27 May 1868	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	11 Apr 1931	Mosman, New South Wales, Australia	62
Sister in Law	Edith Asenath ELWORTHY	17 Sep 1876	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	18 Mar 1904	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia	27
Brother in Law	Thomas Percival SAVAGE	27 Jun 1868	Concord, New South Wales, Australia	15 Nov 1936	Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia	68
Brother in Law	Risby Clement MORRISBY			1970	Maitland, New South Wales, Australia

Events in Marion Adelaide Alice SHROPSHIRE (1893 - 1990)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
14 Aug 1893		Marion Adelaide Alice SHROPSHIRE was born	Hay, New South Wales, Australia	16850/1893
26 Sep 1917	24	Married Harold Lewington ELWORTHY (aged 45)	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia	12593/1917
22 May 1919	25	Birth of daughter Marion ELWORTHY
27 Jun 1920	26	Birth of daughter Edith ELWORTHY
12 Sep 1923	30	Birth of daughter Gladys ELWORTHY	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia	Army record
26 May 1925	31	Birth of daughter Betty ELWORTHY
16 May 1928	34	Death of husband Harold Lewington ELWORTHY (aged 55)	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia	7737/1928
26 Aug 1929	36	Death of father John Laynton LeBrun SHROPSHIRE (aged 68)	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	11474/1929
26 Feb 1938	44	Married Claude Erpingham Grandpre SOBEY (aged 50)	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	465/1938
24 Sep 1940	47	Death of daughter Edith ELWORTHY (aged 20)	North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	18993/1940
1946	53	Death of mother Lillia PETHER (aged 81)	Ryde, New South Wales, Australia	21869/1946
Jan 1967	73	Death of husband Claude Erpingham Grandpre SOBEY (aged 79)	St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia	10976/1968
02 Jan 1990	96	Marion Adelaide Alice SHROPSHIRE died

Personal Notes:

Harold was interred at Grafton Cemetery the following day after a service in the lovely Grafton Cathedral. Alice was only 35 and had the daunting task of raising the four little girls herself. The Fitzroy Street house was in her name. Harold owned 422 acres in Lanitza Parish and another 175 acres at Ulmarra, run by a share farmer.
Although his estate was reasonable, it was considerably eroded due to the large bank mortgages over the land. Money was very short and with her protective upbringing, poor Alice was ill-equipped to earn a living.
Although small in stature, she was big in determination! She learned to type then took a job with a builder, working part time to have more time with her little daughters.
Administration of the farm was undertaken by the National Bank whose 46-year-old manager Claude Erpingham Grantree SOBEY, was a tremendous help to the young widow. About November 1936 Alice moved with her girls to Sydney where she ran a shop on the beachfront at Collaroy for about a year.
Alice and Claude married at St James Church, King Street, Sydney on 26 Feb 1938. Claude became a loving father to Alice's four girls, referring to them as his "Little Princesses". Over the next 29 years the family lived at McMahon's Point, Lavender Bay and finally at Northbridge. Claude suffered several strokes and died at Greenwich Hospital in January 1967 aged 85.
Alice continued her dedication to golf, playing the game until her 90th year! She was a foundation member of Northbridge Golf Club, secretary for some time then treasurer for 14 years. Even after she gave up playing, she regularly visited the club for a game of bridge or solo and a chat with old friends.
She was a very spry, active lady who maintained her home at Northbridge not far from daughters Marion and Betty. She was adventurous too and in August 1985 went off to Ayr in balmy north Queensland to share her 92nd birthday with granddaughter Liz Donaldson.
Liz had some nursing knowledge and took care of Alice in Sydney during the last month of Alice's life. Aged 96 years and 5 months, Alice died of heart and kidney failure on 02 Jan 1990 and is buried in the same grave as Claude in Northern Suburbs Garden Cemetery.

Source References:

2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997

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