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Robert George (Reg) GRIFFITH (1890 - 1942)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Samuel Robert GRIFFITH (1923 - 1990) Mary Theresa GRIFFITH (1926 - 1977)	Robert George (Reg) GRIFFITH (1890 - 1942) + Margaret KIRBY ( - 1947)	Samuel Joseph GRIFFITH ( - 1929)
		Mary Jane LINDLEY (1857 - 1938)	Richard LINDLEY (1829 - 1879)	Charles LINDLEY
				Sarah (LINDLEY)
			Mary FLOOD (1840 - 1924)	John FLOOD
				Mary FARLEY

b. 1890 at Beechworth, Victoria, Australia

m. 1922 Margaret KIRBY ( - 1947) at Victoria, Australia

d. 1942 at Coburg, Victoria, Australia aged 52

Near Relatives of Robert George (Reg) GRIFFITH (1890 - 1942)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Richard LINDLEY	1829		1879	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	50
Grandmother	Mary FLOOD	1840		1924	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	84
Father in Law	John KIRBY
Mother in Law	Maria (KIRBY)
Father	Samuel Joseph GRIFFITH			1929	Coburg, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Mary Jane LINDLEY	1857	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1938	East Melbourne, Vic, Australia	81
Self	Robert George (Reg) GRIFFITH	1890	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1942	Coburg, Victoria, Australia	52
Wife	Margaret KIRBY			1947	Coburg, Victoria, Australia
Son	Samuel Robert GRIFFITH	1923		1990	Victoria, Australia	67
Daughter	Mary Theresa GRIFFITH	1926	Coburg, Victoria, Australia	1977	Coburg, Victoria, Australia	51
Sister	Mary Gertrude GRIFFITH	1891	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1892	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1
Sister	Eileen GRIFFITH	1892	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1892	Victoria, Australia	0
Brother	Samuel Leslie (Les) GRIFFITH	1893	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1964	Victoria, Australia	71
Sister	Margaret GRIFFITH	1898	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1970	Victoria, Australia	72
Sister	Violet Josine GRIFFITH	1899	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1968	Victoria, Australia	69
Uncle	Richard Joseph LINDLEY	1859	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1860	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1
Uncle	John LINDLEY	1861	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1940	Northcote, Victoria, Australia	79
Uncle	Frederick Francis LINDLEY	1873	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1955	Coburg, Victoria, Australia	82
Aunt	Katherine May RILEY	1878	Ararat, Victoria, Australia	1945	Coburg, Victoria, Australia	67
Cousin	Kathleen Mary LINDLEY	1909	Clifton Hill, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia	1977	Greensborough, Victoria, Australia	68
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Sister in Law	Annie KIRBY
Brother in Law	Jack KIRBY			bef 1947
Brother in Law	Jim KIRBY
Sister in Law	Mollie KIRBY
Brother in Law	Walter KIRBY
Sister in Law	Ellen (Nellie) LAWLOR
Brother in Law	George Samuel INGRAM
Brother in Law	John Joseph HEDIGAN			1941	Victoria, Australia

Events in Robert George (Reg) GRIFFITH (1890 - 1942)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1890		Robert George (Reg) GRIFFITH was born	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	Note 1	52
1922	32	Married Margaret KIRBY	Victoria, Australia	Note 2	52
1923	33	Birth of son Samuel Robert GRIFFITH		Burial info
1926	36	Birth of daughter Mary Theresa GRIFFITH	Coburg, Victoria, Australia
1929	39	Death of father Samuel Joseph GRIFFITH	Coburg, Victoria, Australia	Note 3	60
1938	48	Death of mother Mary Jane LINDLEY (aged 81)	East Melbourne, Vic, Australia	Note 4	52, 60
1942	52	Robert George (Reg) GRIFFITH died	Coburg, Victoria, Australia	Note 5	52, 60
1942	52	Burial	Fawkner Cemetery, Victoria	Note 6	90

Note 1: Robt Geo Griffith in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Robt Geo Griffith Birth Date: Abt 1890 Birth Place: Beechworth, Victoria Registration Year: 1890 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Saml Jos Griffith Mother: Mary Jane Linley Registration Number: 9828

Note 2: Robert Geo Griffith  in the Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1950 Name: Robert Geo Griffith [Robert Geo Griffiths]  Gender: Male Marriage Registration Year: 1922 Marriage Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Spouse: Margaret Kirby Reference Number: 4169

Note 3: Burial info The Age (Melbourne) 16 Dec 1929 _The funeral of the late Mr. Samuel Joseph Griffith was attended by about fifty waiters from Pentridge, with whom he bad worked for 35 years. Among the mourners was the present governor of Pentridge. . . The Age (Melbourne) 11 Dec 1929 GRIFFITH - On the 10th December, at 35 Kendall street, Coburg, Samuel Joseph dearly beloved husband of Mary, and much loved father of Violet (Mrs. J. Hedigan), Reg, Les, and Margaret. Late of Penal dept. and Beechworth. R.I. P..

Note 4: Burial info Mary Jane Griffith in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Mary Jane Griffith Death Age: 79 Birth Date: abt 1859 Death Date: Abt 1938 Death Place: East Melbourne, Victoria Registration Date: 1938 Registration Place: Australia Father: Richard Lindley Mother: Mary Flood Registration Number: 8296 Advocate (Melbourne) 15 Sept 1938 GRIFFITH.—On September 6, at Mena Private Hospital, East Melbourne, Mary, widow of the late Samuel Joseph Griffith, of 35 Kendall-street, Coburg, and devoted mother of Violet (Mrs. J. Hedigan), Reg., Les. and Margaret. R.I.P.

Note 5: Robt Geo Griffiths in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Robt Geo Griffiths Death Age: 52 Birth Date: abt 1890 Death Date: Abt 1942 Death Place: Coburg, Victoria Registration Date: 1942 Registration Place: Australia Father: Saml Jos Griffiths Mother: Mary Jane Lindley Registration Number: 8097 The Age (Melbourne) 5 August 1942 GRIFFITH — On August 2, at Sacred Heart Hos- pital, Moreland, Robert (Reg.) George Griffith, 37 Main-street, Coburg, loving husband of Margaret, and loved father of Samuel and Mary. Interred privately. Requiescat in pace. GRIFFITH —On August 2, Reg, dearly beloved brother-in-law of Wal, Jim, Jack, Annie, Molly, Kirby, of Coburg. R.I.P.

Note 6: Mr. Robert George Griffith Birth 1890 Beechworth, Indigo Shire, Victoria, Australia Death 2 Aug 1942 (aged 51–52) Coburg, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia Burial Fawkner Memorial Park Fawkner, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia Plot Roman Catholic S, Grave 109.

Source References:

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

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Robt Geo Griffith in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Robt Geo Griffith Birth Date: Abt 1890 Birth Place: Beechworth, Victoria Registration Year: 1890 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Saml Jos Griffith Mother: Mary Jane Linley Registration Number: 9828

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Robt Geo Griffiths in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Robt Geo Griffiths Death Age: 52 Birth Date: abt 1890 Death Date: Abt 1942 Death Place: Coburg, Victoria Registration Date: 1942 Registration Place: Australia Father: Saml Jos Griffiths Mother: Mary Jane Lindley Registration Number: 8097

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Robert Geo Griffith  in the Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1950 Name: Robert Geo Griffith [Robert Geo Griffiths]  Gender: Male Marriage Registration Year: 1922 Marriage Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Spouse: Margaret Kirby Reference Number: 4169

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

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: The Age (Melbourne) 5 August 1942 GRIFFITH — On August 2, at Sacred Heart Hos- pital, Moreland, Robert (Reg.) George Griffith, 37 Main-street, Coburg, loving husband of Margaret, and loved father of Samuel and Mary. Interred privately. Requiescat in pace. GRIFFITH —On August 2, Reg, dearly beloved brother-in-law of Wal, Jim, Jack, Annie, Molly, Kirby, of Coburg. R.I.P.

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

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Mr. Robert George Griffith Birth 1890 Beechworth, Indigo Shire, Victoria, Australia Death 2 Aug 1942 (aged 51–52) Coburg, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia Burial Fawkner Memorial Park Fawkner, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia Plot Roman Catholic S, Grave 109.

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