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Arthur STURGESS (1873 - 1946)

Airforce - England

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Arthur STURGESS (1897 - 1962) Alfred STURGESS (1900 - 1993) Sydney STURGESS (1906 - 1980) Irene STURGESS (1910 - )	Arthur STURGESS (1873 - 1946) + Claira (STURGESS) BAILEY (1874 - 1945)	Henry STURGESS
		Sarah MEASURES

b. abt 1873

m. 1895 Claira (STURGESS) BAILEY (1874 - 1945) at Blaby, Leicestershire, England

d. 1946 at Victoria, Australia aged 73

Near Relatives of Arthur STURGESS (1873 - 1946)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Fred BAILEY	1839	Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Father	Henry STURGESS
Mother	Sarah MEASURES
Self	Arthur STURGESS	abt 1873		1946	Victoria, Australia	73
Wife	Claira (STURGESS) BAILEY	1874	Leicestershire, England	1945	Victoria, Australia	71
Son	Arthur STURGESS	1897	South Wigston, Leicestershire	1962	Leicester, Leicestershire, England	65
Son	Alfred STURGESS	1900	Wigston Magna, Leicestershire	1993	Sedgemore, Somerset, England	93
Son	Sydney STURGESS	25 Mar 1906	South Wigston, Leicestershire, England	23 Apr 1980	Merimbula, NSW, Australia	74
Daughter	Irene STURGESS	1910	Wigston Magna, Leicestershire
Daughter in Law	*Florence Una SMITH	23 Apr 1902	Tourello, Clunes, Victoria, Australia	10 Feb 1994	Kilsyth, Victoria, Australia	91
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased

Events in Arthur STURGESS (1873 - 1946)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
abt 1873		Arthur STURGESS was born		Death reg
1895	22	Married Claira (STURGESS) BAILEY (aged 21)	Blaby, Leicestershire, England	Note 1
1897	24	Birth of son Arthur STURGESS	South Wigston, Leicestershire	1911 census
1900	27	Birth of son Alfred STURGESS	Wigston Magna, Leicestershire	1911 census
25 Mar 1906	33	Birth of son Sydney STURGESS	South Wigston, Leicestershire, England	Note 2
1910	37	Birth of daughter Irene STURGESS	Wigston Magna, Leicestershire	1911 census
1928	55	Immigration	'Moreton Bay' from England to Melbourne	Note 3
1945	72	Death of wife Claira (STURGESS) BAILEY (aged 71)	Victoria, Australia	Note 4	52
1946	73	Arthur STURGESS died	Victoria, Australia	Note 5	52

Note 1: Clara Bailey in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 Name: Clara Bailey Registration Year: 1895 Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration District: Blaby Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District Inferred County: Leicestershire Volume: 7a Page: 101 Records on Page: Name Clara Bailey Arthur Sturgess

Note 2: Betty Smith tree 1911 census

Note 3: Mr A. Sturgess (48) - painter Mrs C. Sturgess (48) - housewife Miss I Sturgess (18) - c 1910 - hosier in the UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 Name: Miss I Sturgess Gender: Female Departure Age: 18 Birth Date: abt 1910 Departure Date: 29 May 1928 Departure Port: England Ship Name: Moreton Bay Shipping Line: Australian Commonwealth Line Search Ship Database: Search for the Moreton Bay in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Destination Port: Melbourne, Australia Master: F J Ogilvie

Note 4: Clara Sturgess in the Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988 Name: Clara Sturgess Death Registration Year: 1945 Death Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Frederick Bailey Reference Number: 11100

Note 5: Arth Sturgess in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Arth Sturgess Death Age: 73 Birth Date: abt 1873 Death Date: Abt 1946 Death Place: Victoria Registration Date: 1946 Registration Place: Australia Father: Hy Sturgess Mother: Sarah J Measures Registration Number: 12750

Personal Notes:

death reg of son

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Arth Sturgess in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Arth Sturgess Death Age: 73 Birth Date: abt 1873 Death Date: Abt 1946 Death Place: Victoria Registration Date: 1946 Registration Place: Australia Father: Hy Sturgess Mother: Sarah J Measures Registration Number: 12750

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