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James Ronald IRONSIDE (1908 - 1959)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	James Ronald IRONSIDE (1908 - 1959) + Ethel Gertrude STRANGE (1912 - 1988)	George IRONSIDE (1872 - 1936)	George IRONSIDE (1842 - 1913)	George IRONSIDE (1815 - 1875)
				Barbara Allan LAW (1815 - 1884)
			Elizabeth TAYLOR (1842 - 1900)	Alexander TAYLOR
				Christine (TAYLOR)
		Alice Matilda ANDERSEN (1877 - 1916)	Anton ANDERSEN (1853 - 1883)	Haken ANDERSEN
				Anna Margaretha ANDERSEN
			Thea HANSEN (1853 - 1913)	Hans HANSEN
				Inga Marie ANDERSEN

b. 1908 at Queensland, Australia

m. 1931 Ethel Gertrude STRANGE (1912 - 1988) at Queensland, Australia

d. 1959 at Atherton, Queensland, Australia aged 51

Near Relatives of James Ronald IRONSIDE (1908 - 1959)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	George IRONSIDE	1842	Kirkton of Skene, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	1913	Queensland, Australia	71
Grandmother	Elizabeth TAYLOR	abt 1842	Scotland	1900	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	58
Grandfather	Anton ANDERSEN	abt 1853		1883	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	30
Grandmother	Thea HANSEN	abt 1853		1913	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	60
Father	George IRONSIDE	1872	Queensland, Australia	1936	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	64
Mother	Alice Matilda ANDERSEN	abt 1877		1916	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	39
Self	James Ronald IRONSIDE	1908	Queensland, Australia	1959	Atherton, Queensland, Australia	51
Wife	Ethel Gertrude STRANGE	1912	Queensland, Australia	1988	Atherton, Queensland, Australia	76
Half Sister	Cora Avis IRONSIDE			1985	Queensland, Australia
Half Brother	Harold George IRONSIDE			1984	Queensland, Australia
Sister	May Teresa “Tera May” IRONSIDE	1897	Queensland, Australia	1943	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	46
Sister	Stella Emily IRONSIDE	1898	Eton, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1972	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	74
Sister	Alice Christina IRONSIDE	1900	Queensland, Australia	1965	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	65
Brother	George Anton IRONSIDE	1902	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	1963	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	61
Brother	Hugh Edward IRONSIDE	1911	Eton, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1976	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	65
Brother	Percival Alexander IRONSIDE	1913	Eton, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1959	Nambour, Queensland, Australia	46
Half Brother	Albert "Bert" IRONSIDE	1926	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	1988	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	62
Aunt	Barbara IRONSIDE	1867	Queensland, Australia	1934	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	67
Uncle	Henry Edward "Harry" ROBERTSON			1908	Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Aunt	Mary IRONSIDE	1869	Queensland, Australia	1923	Sydney, NSW, Australia	54
Uncle	Thomas Henry (George) WOLFE	1859		1934	Liverpool, NSW, Australia	75
Uncle	James IRONSIDE	1874	Queensland, Australia	1902	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	28
Aunt	Elizabeth Jane HAMPTON	1875	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1946	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	71
Aunt	Christina Isabella IRONSIDE	1876	Queensland, Australia	1956	Queensland, Australia	80
Uncle	Thomas COWAN	1871	Ayrshire, Scotland	1958	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	87
Cousin	Mary Emma ROBERTSON	1887	Queensland, Australia	1973	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	86
Cousin	Beatrice Elizabeth ROBERTSON	1889	Eton, Queensland, Australia	1946	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	57
Cousin	Henry George ROBERTSON	1891	Queensland, Australia	1935	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	44
Cousin	Florence ROBERTSON	1894	Queensland, Australia	1974	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	80
Cousin	Sophia Isabella WOLFE	1891	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	William James WOLFE	1893	Queensland, Australia	1957	Queensland, Australia	64
Cousin	Thomas George WOLFE	1894	Queensland, Australia	1967	Sutherland, NSW, Australia	73
Cousin	Elizabeth Anne WOLFE	1896	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Barbara Lillian WOLFE	1897	Queensland, Australia	1953	Petersham, Sydney, NSW, Australia	56
Cousin	William James IRONSIDE	1900	Queensland, Australia	1992	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	92
Cousin	James Alexander IRONSIDE	1902	Queensland, Australia	1968	Queensland, Australia	66
Cousin	Elizabeth Mary BORMAN	1905	Queensland, Australia	1906	Queensland, Australia	1
Cousin	Harriet Ann BORMAN	1908	Queensland, Australia	1964	Queensland, Australia	56
Cousin	Mabel Emily BORMAN	1911	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Lilian Ethel BORMAN	1914	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Eric George COWAN
Cousin	Thomas James COWAN	1894	Queensland, Australia	1898	Queensland, Australia	4
Cousin	Elizabeth Taylor "Bessie" COWAN	22 Dec 1895	Queensland, Australia	1931	Queensland, Australia	36
Cousin	Jane McKie COWAN	abt 1900		1934	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	34
Cousin	Grace Alexandra COWAN	1901	Queensland, Australia	1978	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	77
Cousin	Barbara COWAN	1903	Queensland, Australia	1973	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	70
Cousin	Leslie Thomas COWAN	1905	Queensland, Australia	1971	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	66
Cousin	Roy Alexander COWAN	1909	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1911	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	2
Nephew	James JONES	1918	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	1997	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	79
Nephew	Edward Thomas SUTTON	1925	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	1988	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	63
Niece	Stella Emily IRONSIDE	1941	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1999	Theodore, Queensland, Australia	58
Brother in Law	John "Jack" JONES			1967	Mackay, Queenland, Australia
Brother in Law	Samuel Levi Edward SUTTON	1894	Queensland, Australia	1972	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	78
Brother in Law	James WREN	abt 1900		1971	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	71
Sister in Law	Priscilla Allan PATTERSON	1904		1988	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	84
Sister in Law	Thelma Emily HOLMAN	1914	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	2004	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	90
Sister in Law	Viola Elizabeth MITCHELL			1988	Nambour, Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law	Joan Margaret WOODROW	1924		2012	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	88

Events in James Ronald IRONSIDE (1908 - 1959)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1908		James Ronald IRONSIDE was born	Queensland, Australia	Note 1	52
1916	8	Death of mother Alice Matilda ANDERSEN (aged 39)	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 2	18, 60
1931	23	Married Ethel Gertrude STRANGE (aged 19)	Queensland, Australia	Note 3	52
1936	28	Death of father George IRONSIDE (aged 64)	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 4	52
1959	51	James Ronald IRONSIDE died	Atherton, Queensland, Australia	Burial info
1959	51	Burial	Atherton Rockley Road Cemetery, Atherton, Queensland	Note 5	90

Note 1: James Ronald Ironside in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: James Ronald Ironside Birth Date: 21 Nov 1908 Birth Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1908 Registration Place: Queensland, Australia Father: George Ironside Mother: Alice Matilda Andersen Page Number: 12674 Registration Number: 007297

Note 2: Alice Matilda Ironside Event date: 12/07/1916 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1916/C/3673 Products available: Mother: Thea Hansen Father/parent: Anthon Andersen Headstone Daily Mercury (Mackay) 13 July 1916 FUNERAL NOTICE. The FUNERAL of the late ALICE MATILDA IRONSIDE, dearly beloved wife of George Ironside, of Eton, will move from the Mackay District Hospital THIS DAY at 4 p.m. to the Mackay Cemetery. Friends will please accept this the only intimation

Note 3: James Ronald Ironside in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: James Ronald Ironside Spouse Name: Ethel Gertrude Strange Marriage Date: 31 Jan 1931 Registration Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1931 Registration Number: 000488 Page Number: 1262

Note 4: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about George Ironside Name: George Ironside Death Date: 11 Dec 1936 Death Place: Queensland Father's Name: George Mother's Name: Elizabeth Taylor Registration Year: 1937 Registration Place: Queensland Registration Number: 000617 Page Number: 920 Daily Mercury (Mackay) 12 Dec 1936 Obituary. MR. G. IRONSIDES. Mr. George Ironsides, a native of Eton and a member of a very old pioneering family, passed suddenly away at midday yesterday at the age of about 65, Deceased took a slight stroke last year and, although he rallied a little, he was never the same since. He was in town quite recently. For many years, Mr. Ironsides followed his father's occupation, farming. Twelve months ago, he disposed of his farm to his sons, but recently purchased an other farm at Eton. Deceased was twice married and leaves a wife and a large family most of whom are grown up. Mrs. Tom Cowan, Mt. Pelion, is a sister, and Mrs. J. Ferguson, of Victoria-street, is a niece. Daily Mercury, Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954) Tue 15 Dec 1936 page 10 "Quite a gloom was cast over the town on Friday when it became known that Mr. George Ironside, Sen., had passed suddenly away at his residence. The deceased recently disposed of his farm at Brightly to his sons (Hugh and Percy), and built a home in Eton, where he has been residing about six months. For some time past he has not been in good health, but the end was not expected so soon. He was twice married, the family of the first marriage are Mrs. J. Jones, (North Eton), Mrs. E. Sutton (Eton), Mrs. J. Wren (Mackay), daughters and the sons, George (Proserpine); Ronald Hugh and Percy (Brightly). He leaves a widow and young family of six, to whom we extend the sympathy of the district In their great sorrow."

Note 5: Ronald Ironside Birth unknown Death 19 Apr 1959 Burial Atherton Rockley Road Cemetery Atherton, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia Plot Presbyterian Section C, Plots 280-253

Personal Notes:

Daily Mercury (Mackay) 22 Dec 1937 PROBATE GRANTED. Probate of the will of George Iron- side, late of Eton, near Mackay, far mer, who died at Eton on December 11, 1036, was granted by the Regis- trar of the Supreme Court (Mr. J. Shannon) on Friday to Ronald James Ironside, of Mackay, salesman, and formerly of Eton, farmer, son, of the deceased, and John Jones, of Eton, farmer, son-in-law of. the deceased; sworn , at realty nil, personalty £6168; taken out by Wilson, Ryan, and Grose, Townsville agents for Macrossnn & Amiet, Mackay.

Source References:

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

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: James Ronald Ironside in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: James Ronald Ironside Birth Date: 21 Nov 1908 Birth Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1908 Registration Place: Queensland, Australia Father: George Ironside Mother: Alice Matilda Andersen Page Number: 12674 Registration Number: 007297

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: James Ronald Ironside in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: James Ronald Ironside Spouse Name: Ethel Gertrude Strange Marriage Date: 31 Jan 1931 Registration Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1931 Registration Number: 000488 Page Number: 1262

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

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Ronald Ironside Birth unknown Death 19 Apr 1959 Burial Atherton Rockley Road Cemetery Atherton, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia Plot Presbyterian Section C, Plots 280-253

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