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Florence Elizabeth SQUIRE

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Florence Elizabeth SQUIRE + Cyril Francis Owen SOPER (1917 - 1949)

m. 1942 Cyril Francis Owen SOPER (1917 - 1949) at Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Near Relatives of Florence Elizabeth SQUIRE
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Samuel SOPER	1890	Queensland, Australia	1968	Queensland, Australia	78
Mother in Law	Elizabeth (Lizzie) FITZGERALD	1891	Queensland, Australia	1959	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	68
Self	Florence Elizabeth SQUIRE
Husband	Cyril Francis Owen SOPER	1917	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	1949	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	32
Brother in Law	Living or Recently Deceased
Sister in Law	Marjorie May SOPER	1914	Queensland, Australia	1971	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	57
Brother in Law	Samuel Thomas Stanley SOPER	1915	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law	Living or Recently Deceased

Events in Florence Elizabeth SQUIRE's life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1942		Married Cyril Francis Owen SOPER (aged 25)	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	Note 1	60
1949		Death of husband Cyril Francis Owen SOPER (aged 32)	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	Note 2	52, 60

Note 1: Cairns Post 12 June 1942 SQUIRE-SOPER. The wedding of Miss Florence Eliza- beth Squire,.the third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Squire, of Babinda, and Cyril Francis Soper, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Soper, of Tully, was solemnised at the Presbyterian Church on June 6 at 6 pm, Rev. McPheat officiating. The bride entered the church on the arm of her uncle. Mr. McPaul, of Bel- lenden Ker, and looked charming in a bridal gown of white satin trimmed with silk lace and cut on princess lines with embroidered veil and coronet of orange blossom. She also carried a beautiful bouquet of pale pink roses and asparagus fern. She was attended by her sister, Mrs. W. Man nix, as matron of honour, who was gowned in an all over lace frock of white and carried a bouquet of dahlias. The little train bearer. Wilma Luff, was frocked in a pale blue net frock embroidered with pink roses worn over satin, and head dress to match. The duties of best man were carried out by Mr. W. Mannix, of Bartle Frere. The reception was held at the home of Mrs. Pollard McLeod-street. The beautiful two-tier wedding cake held pride of place at the table, and was the work of Mrs. Pollard, who also carried out the table decorations. The usual toasts were honoured, also musical items, and after viewing the lovely presents the happy couple left amidst a shower of congratulations for their honeymoon, which was spent at Kuranda. - .

Note 2: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 Name Cyril Francis Soper Death Date 05Apr1949 Death Place Queensland Father's Name Samuel Mother's Name Elizabeth Fitzgerald Registration Year 1949 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 001516 Page number 2121 Household Members Cairns Post 28 March 1949 Man Seriously Injured. Cyril Soper (28), of Severin street, Cairns, received a probable fracture of the base of tbe skull, abrasions to right knee, shoulder and left foot, and shock, as the re- sult of a fall from the rear of a moving utility truck. The accident occurred at 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon as the truck was turning into the Esplanade from Hayles wharf. Last night his condition was reported to be serious, but not dan- gerous. Soper will be X-rayed this morning. Cairns Post 6 April 1949 OBITUARY MB. C. F. SOPES. Mr. Cyril Francis Soper (31), of Severin-street, Calms, died in the Cairns Base Hospital yesterday af- ternoon as a result of injuries re- ceived in an accident on March 26. He had been employed as a motor mechanic by the Cairns Regional Electricity Board. Bom at Proserpine, deceased had been in Cairns for over 10 years. He was a returned serviceman. He is survived by a widow and a two-year old daughter. The funeral will leave St. An- drew's Presbyterian Church at 4.30 o'clock this afternoon and mem- bers of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. and em- ployees of the Cairns Regional Elec- tricity Board are invited.

Source References:

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

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Cairns Post 12 June 1942 SQUIRE-SOPER. The wedding of Miss Florence Eliza- beth Squire,.the third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Squire, of Babinda, and Cyril Francis Soper, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Soper, of Tully, was solemnised at the Presbyterian Church on June 6 at 6 pm, Rev. McPheat officiating. The bride entered the church on the arm of her uncle. Mr. McPaul, of Bel- lenden Ker, and looked charming in a bridal gown of white satin trimmed with silk lace and cut on princess lines with embroidered veil and coronet of orange blossom. She also carried a beautiful bouquet of pale pink roses and asparagus fern. She was attended by her sister, Mrs. W. Man nix, as matron of honour, who was gowned in an all over lace frock of white and carried a bouquet of dahlias. The little train bearer. Wilma Luff, was frocked in a pale blue net frock embroidered with pink roses worn over satin, and head dress to match. The duties of best man were carried out by Mr. W. Mannix, of Bartle Frere. The reception was held at the home of Mrs. Pollard McLeod-street. The beautiful two-tier wedding cake held pride of place at the table, and was the work of Mrs. Pollard, who also carried out the table decorations. The usual toasts were honoured, also musical items, and after viewing the lovely presents the happy couple left amidst a shower of congratulations for their honeymoon, which was spent at Kuranda. - .

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