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Catherine (Kate) CORBEN (1857 - 1897)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Elsie Maude ROGERS (1881 - 1967) John Percival ROGERS (1883 - 1964) Alice Florence ROGERS (1887 - 1957) Doris Elizabeth ROGERS (1892 - 1980) Alma Younie Holland ROGERS (1895 - 1980)	Catherine (Kate) CORBEN (1857 - 1897) + John Joseph ROGERS (1852 - 1922)	Isaac CORBEN (1825 - 1891)	George CORBEN (1806 - 1891)
			Susannah Smith BOWER (1803 - 1880)
		Elizabeth SMITH (1830 - 1891)

b. 1857 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

m. 1879 John Joseph ROGERS (1852 - 1922) at Victoria, Australia

d. 1897 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia aged 40

Near Relatives of Catherine (Kate) CORBEN (1857 - 1897)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	George CORBEN	abt 1806	Worth Matravers, Dorset, England	1891	Worth Matravers, Dorset, England	85
Grandmother	Susannah Smith BOWER	1803	Worth Matravers, Dorset, England	1880	Lambeth, London, England	77
Father in Law	John ROGERS	1823	Caledon, Co. Tyrone, North Ireland	1868	Tallarook, Victoria, Australia	45
Mother in Law	Annie Holland VICKERS	1826	Leeds, Yorkshire, England	1884	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	58
Father	Isaac CORBEN	abt 1825		1891	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	66
Mother	Elizabeth SMITH	abt 1830		1891	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	61
Self	Catherine (Kate) CORBEN	1857	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1897	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	40
Husband	John Joseph ROGERS	1852		1922	Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia	70
Step Son	Musgrave Harry ROGERS	1880	Hotham, Victoria, Australia	1934	New South Wales, Australia	54
Daughter	Elsie Maude ROGERS	1881	Hotham, Victoria, Australia	1967	Malvern East, Victoria, Australia	86
Son	John Percival ROGERS	1883	Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1964	Cobourg, Victoria, Australia	81
Daughter	Alice Florence ROGERS	1887	Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1957	Victoria, Australia	70
Daughter	Doris Elizabeth ROGERS	1892	Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1980	Victoria, Australia	88
Daughter	Alma Younie Holland ROGERS	1895	Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1980	Glen, Victoria, Australia	85
Brother	Walter Smith CORBEN	1849	Greenwich, London, England	1908	Prahan, Victoria, Australia	59
Sister	Clara (eldest dau) CORBEN	1851	Croyden, Surrey, England	1924	Essendon, Victoria, Australia	73
Brother	Hugh Sparkes CORBEN	1853		1854	London	1
Brother	Hugh Sparkes CORBEN	1855	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1855	Victoria, Australia	0
Sister	Alice CORBEN	1858	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1887	Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	29
Brother	Leigh Mountfield CORBEN	1860	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1862	Victoria, Australia	2
Sister	Rosa CORBEN	1862	Kensington Hill, Victoria, Australia	1862	Victoria, Australia	0
Sister	Elizabeth CORBEN	1864	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1947	Victoria, Australia	83
Sister	Ada Florence CORBEN	1865	Melbourne.	1900	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	35
Brother	Willie CORBEN	1869	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1869	Victoria, Australia	0
Sister	Lily CORBEN	1871	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1871	Victoria, Australia	0
Sister	Rose CORBEN	1871	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1943	North Sydney, NSW, Australia	72
Brother	Isaac Ernest CORBEN	1872	Hotham, Victoria, Australia	1885	Eganstown, Victoria, Australi	13
Sister	Marian Lima CORBEN	1875	Victoria, Australia	1876		1
Son in Law	Montague Arthur BOND
Daughter in Law	Florence Patterson Jean SMITH			1979	Victoria, Australia
Son in Law	Robert William Arthur LEASK	1893	Leongatha, Victoria, Australia	1969	Warragul, Victoria, Australia	76
Son in Law	Roy Herbert LYNDON	abt 1893		1965	Mentone, Victoria, Australia	72
Son in Law	Frederick Leslie BAMBER	1893		1967	Victoria, Australia	74
Grandson	Arthur Reginald BOND	1910	Malvern East, Victoria, Australia	1967	Warnambool, Victoria, Australia	57
Grandson	Roger Montague BOND	1916	Malvern, Victoria, Australia	2011	Victoria, Australia	95
Uncle	Ruben CORBEN	1833	Worth Matravers, Dorset, England	1897	Victoria, Australia	64
Aunt	Sarah BENFIELD	1833		1885	Victoria, Australia	52
Cousin	Albert CORBEN	abt 1854
Cousin	George CORBEN	abt 1856
Cousin	Hubert Bower CORBEN	1857		1907		50
Niece	Nellie Rosamund CORBEN	1879	Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia	1945	North Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia	66
Nephew	Ernest George Wilsford BALLENGER	1875		1949		74
Niece	Olivia POLGLASE	1883	Hotham, Victoria, Australia	1960	Victoria, Australia	77
Nephew	Walter Hodgson Smith POLGLASE	1887	Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1953	Kew, Victoria, Australia	66
Nephew	Ernest Walter EDGAR			1947	Kew, Cambrian Hill, Victoria, Australia
Nephew	Kenneth EDGAR
Niece	Leslie EDGAR
Sister in Law	Ellen COLEMAN
Brother in Law	James George Wilsford BALLENGER	1852	Greenwich, London, England	1917	South Stoneham, Hampshire	65
Brother in Law	Joseph (James) Hodson Pascoe(eldest) POLGLASE	1859	Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Victoria,, Australia	1929	East Melbourne, Vic, Australia	70
Brother in Law	Edward Albert EDGAR
Brother in Law	John Foster Pascoe POLGLASE	1861	Jobs Gully, Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia	1935	Victoria, Australia	74
Brother in Law	Alex MCDOUGALL

Events in Catherine (Kate) CORBEN (1857 - 1897)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1857		Catherine (Kate) CORBEN was born	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Note 1	52
1879	22	Married John Joseph ROGERS (aged 27)	Victoria, Australia	Note 2	52, 60
1881	24	Birth of daughter Elsie Maude ROGERS	Hotham, Victoria, Australia	Note 3	52
1883	26	Birth of son John Percival ROGERS	Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Note 4	52
1887	30	Birth of daughter Alice Florence ROGERS	Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Note 5	52
1891	34	Death of father Isaac CORBEN (aged 66)	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Note 6	60
1891	34	Death of mother Elizabeth SMITH (aged 61)	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Note 7	60
1892	35	Birth of daughter Doris Elizabeth ROGERS	Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Note 8	52
1895	38	Birth of daughter Alma Younie Holland ROGERS	Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Note 9	52
1897	40	Catherine (Kate) CORBEN died	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Note 10	52, 60
1897	40	Burial	Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria	Note 11	90

Note 1: Cath Corben in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Cath Corben Birth Date: Abt 1857 Birth Place: Melbourne, Victoria Registration Year: 1857 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Isaac Corben Mother: Elizabeth Smith Registration Number: 5020

Note 2: Catherine Corben in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Catherine Corben Marriage Date: 1879 Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Date: 1879 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Spouse: John Joseph Rogers Registration Number: 367 The Argus (Melbourne) 21 Feb 1879 ROGERS—CORBEN.—On the 5th inst., at the Wesleyan Church, Hotham-hill, by the Rev. J. F. Horsley, John J. Rogers, of Hotham, to Kate, second daugh- ter of Isaac Corben, Esq., of Lonsdale-street, Mel- bourne, stone merchant.

Note 3: Elsie Maude Rogers in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Elsie Maude Rogers Birth Date: Abt 1881 Birth Place: Hotham, Victoria Registration Year: 1881 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: John Joseph Rogers Mother: Catherine Corben Registration Number: 17362

Note 4: John Percival Rogers in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: John Percival Rogers Birth Date: Abt 1883 Birth Place: Esse, Victoria Registration Year: 1883 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: John Joseah Rogers Mother: Catherine Corgen Registration Number: 23289

Note 5: Alice Florence Rogers in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Alice Florence Rogers Birth Date: Abt 1887 Birth Place: Esse, Victoria Registration Year: 1887 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: John Joseph Rogers Mother: Catherine Corben Registration Number: 2800

Note 6: Burial info The Herald (Melbourne) 29 Aug 1891 DEATHS. CORBEN.— On the 29th inst., at "Eden," Brougham street, North Melbourne, Isaac Corben (of the firm of Wilton, Corben and Co.), aged 67 years. Table Talk (Melbourne) 2 Oct 1891 Wills and Bequests. ISAAC Corben, of Brougham-street, Hotham North Melbourne, stone and marble merchant, will dated June 11, 1888, ……… He bequeathed to his wife Eliz- abeth Corben all his household furniture and effects £250 to be paid to her within one month of his death, and to his father, George Corben of 4 Road, South Lambeth, London an annuity The balance of his estate he directed to the sole discretion of his trustees, the proceeds invested income paid to his wife during her life subject obligation of maintaining and educating daughters, Ada Florence and Rose while unmarried He also directed that his dwelling house in Brougham street, aforesaid, and cottage in Venice Mentone, shall not be sold in his wife's time without her consent, and that she be allowed to occupy same, rent free his wife's death he directed his trustees to possessed of his residuary estate, and pay there his granddaughter, Olivia Pascoe Polglaise, after marriage £500; to his grandson, Walter H Smith Polglaise, at 25, £500, and to divide the into a number of equal shares, such number daughter Ada Florence be then living to greater than the number of all his children who be living at his wife's death, or being dead have issue then living, and if the said Ada Florence

Note 7: Headstone - burial info The Herald (Melbourne) 7 Dec 1891 CORBEN.—On the 7th December, at her residence, "Eden," Brougham street, North Melbourne, Elizabeth, relict of the late Isaac Corben. Aged 61 years. Our darling mother. He giveth His beloved rest.

Note 8: Doris Elizth Rogers in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Doris Elizth Rogers Birth Date: Abt 1892 Birth Place: Esdon, Victoria Registration Year: 1892 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Jno Jas Rogers Mother: Cath Corben Registration Number: 2270

Note 9: Alma Younie Holland Rogers in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Alma Younie Holland Rogers Birth Date: Abt 1895 Birth Place: Esdon, Victoria Registration Year: 1895 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Jno Jos Rogers Mother: Cath Corben Registration Number: 20520

Note 10: Burial info Cath Rogers in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Cath Rogers Death Age: 40 Birth Date: abt 1857 Death Date: Abt 1897 Death Place: Esdon, Victoria Registration Date: 1897 Registration Place: Australia Father: Corben Isaac Mother: Elizth Smith Registration Number: 12526 The Age (Melbourne) 5 Nov 1897 ROGERS.— On the 4th November, at her residence, No. 5 Learinonlh-street, Moanee Poods, Catherine, be loved wife of Cr. John J. Rogers, aged 40 years.

Note 11: Catherine Rogers Birth 1857 Death 4 Nov 1897 (aged 39–40) Burial Melbourne General Cemetery Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia Plot MGC-WES-Comp-D-No-166

Source References:

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

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Cath Corben in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Cath Corben Birth Date: Abt 1857 Birth Place: Melbourne, Victoria Registration Year: 1857 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Isaac Corben Mother: Elizabeth Smith Registration Number: 5020

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Catherine Corben in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Catherine Corben Marriage Date: 1879 Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Date: 1879 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Spouse: John Joseph Rogers Registration Number: 367

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Cath Rogers in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Cath Rogers Death Age: 40 Birth Date: abt 1857 Death Date: Abt 1897 Death Place: Esdon, Victoria Registration Date: 1897 Registration Place: Australia Father: Corben Isaac Mother: Elizth Smith Registration Number: 12526

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: The Age (Melbourne) 5 Nov 1897 ROGERS.— On the 4th November, at her residence, No. 5 Learinonlh-street, Moanee Poods, Catherine, be loved wife of Cr. John J. Rogers, aged 40 years.

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: The Argus (Melbourne) 21 Feb 1879 ROGERS—CORBEN.—On the 5th inst., at the Wesleyan Church, Hotham-hill, by the Rev. J. F. Horsley, John J. Rogers, of Hotham, to Kate, second daugh- ter of Isaac Corben, Esq., of Lonsdale-street, Mel- bourne, stone merchant.

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Catherine Rogers Birth 1857 Death 4 Nov 1897 (aged 39–40) Burial Melbourne General Cemetery Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia Plot MGC-WES-Comp-D-No-166

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