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Ruth May PRIEST (1904 - 1977)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Ruth May PRIEST (1904 - 1977) + S. SMYTH	Arthur George PRIEST (1856 - 1942)
		Margaret Jane ORR (1865 - 1952)	William ORR (1840 - 1906)	William ORR
				Ann JOHNSON
			Phoebe WELLS (1838 - 1915)

b. 1904 at Claremont, WA, Australia

+. S. SMYTH

d. 1977 at Perth, WA, Australia aged 73

Near Relatives of Ruth May PRIEST (1904 - 1977)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	William ORR	abt 1840	Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland	06 Jan 1906	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	66
Grandmother	Phoebe WELLS	abt 1838	Kent, England	27 Aug 1915	Kew, Victoria, Australia	77
Father	Arthur George PRIEST	1856		1942	Nedlands, West Australia	86
Mother	Margaret Jane ORR	1865	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	1952	Nedlands, West Australia	87
Self	Ruth May PRIEST	1904	Claremont, WA, Australia	1977	Perth, WA, Australia	73
Spouse/Partner	S. SMYTH
Sister	Daisy PRIEST
Brother	Leslie PRIEST
Brother	William John PRIEST	1887	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1889	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	2
Brother	Harold Walter PRIEST	1893	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1944	Perth, WA, Australia	51
Aunt	Phoebe Ann ORR	14 Jan 1861	Ballarat West, Victoria, Australia	16 Jun 1955	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	94
Uncle	Charles Alexander STEWART	1858	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1924	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	66
Uncle	William John ORR	07 Sep 1862	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	1942	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia	80
Aunt	Agnes (Anne) SNADDEN	19 Sep 1860	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	28 Oct 1951	E Camberwell, Victoria, Australia	91
Uncle	Samuel ORR	28 May 1864	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	1937	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	73
Aunt	Sarah Jane GUNN	1868	Victoria, Australia	1903	Clifton Hill, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia	35
Uncle	Robert Wells ORR	1867	The Loddon, Castlemain, Victoria, Australia	1868	Casterton, Victoria, Australia	1
Uncle	Edwin ORR	1868	Footscray, Victoria, Australia
Uncle	Robert William ORR	29 Sep 1870	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	23 Dec 1915	Fremantle, WA, Australia	45
Aunt	Ethel Mary SWAIN	1884	Fremantle, WA, Australia	08 Sep 1929	Fremantle, WA, Australia	45
Uncle	Alfred Ernest ORR	1872	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1873	Victoria, Australia	1
Uncle	Walter (Wattie) ORR	1874	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1941	Dundas, Western Australia	67
Uncle	Daniel Edgar ORR	1877	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1949	Gisborne, Victoria, Australia	72
Aunt	Elizabeth May Mary GUTHRIE	1885	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1974	Victoria, Australia	89
Uncle	Ruben ORR	1879	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	23 Dec 1903	Fremantle, WA, Australia	24
Cousin	Phoebe Mary STEWART	1884	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1964	Fran?, Vic, Australia	80
Cousin	Alexander Crawford Lindsay STEWART	1886	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1937	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	51
Cousin	Charles William STEWART	1888	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1941	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	53
Cousin	Robert Stanley STEWART	1890	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1962	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	72
Cousin	Alice Maud STEWART	1892	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1947	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	55
Cousin	Florence May STEWART	1894	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1971	Seaford, Victoria, Australia	77
Cousin	Alfred Orwell STEWART	1895	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1982	Chel, Victoria, Australia	87
Cousin	William James ORR	1884	Armidale, NSW, Australia	1954	Elwood, Victoria	70
Cousin	Jessie ORR	1885	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1948	Edon, Victoria, Australia	63
Cousin	Florrie ORR	1887	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1908	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	21
Cousin	Robert Wells ORR	1890	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	11 Apr 1917	Bullecourt, France	27
Cousin	William ORR	1888	Kayandra, Victoria, Australia
Cousin	Phoebe ORR	1890	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1938	Williamstown, Victoria, Australia	48
Cousin	James ORR	1891	Footscray, Victoria, Australia
Cousin	Yeamon ORR	1893	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1895	Richmond, Victoria, Australia	2
Cousin	Eliza ORR	1895	Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Cousin	Frances ORR	1896	Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Cousin	Annie ORR	1898	Richmond, Victoria, Australia	1899	Richmond, Victoria, Australia	1
Cousin	Edward ORR	1900	Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Cousin	Ethel Mary ORR	1908	Fremantle, WA, Australia	1991	Melville, Western Australia, Australia	83
Cousin	Marjorie Marian ORR	28 Nov 1911	East Fremantle, WA, Australia	13 Oct 1987	Midvale, WA, Australia	75
Cousin	Rita Josephine ORR	1913	Fremantle, WA, Australia	1982	Fremantle, WA, Australia	69
Cousin	Robert William ORR	11 Nov 1915	Fremantle, WA, Australia	1966	Sydney, NSW, Australia	51
Cousin	Frances Mavis SAULT	1917	Fremantle, WA, Australia	2008	Western Australia, Australia	91
Cousin	William James ORR	1900	Northcote, Victoria, Australia	1967	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia	67
Brother in Law	J. L. BOATWRIGHT
Sister in Law	Jean (Jane) O'Reilly	1893		1964	Perth, WA, Australia	71

Events in Ruth May PRIEST (1904 - 1977)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1904		Ruth May PRIEST was born	Claremont, WA, Australia	Note 1	52
1942	38	Death of father Arthur George PRIEST (aged 86)	Nedlands, West Australia	Note 2	60
1952	48	Death of mother Margaret Jane ORR (aged 87)	Nedlands, West Australia	Burial info
1977	73	Ruth May PRIEST died	Perth, WA, Australia	Burial info
1977	73	Burial	Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, WA	Note 3	90

Note 1: Fathers death notice Ruth May Priest in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Ruth May Priest Birth Date: Abt 1904 Birth Place: Claremont Registration Year: 1904 Registration Place: Western Australia, Australia Father: Arthur George Priest Mother: Margaret Jane Orr Registration Number: 1100

Note 2: Burial info West Australian (Perth) 10 June 1942 PRIEST.---On June 9, 1912. Arthur George Priest, 40 Second-avenue, Clare mont, dearly beloved husband of Mar- garet, loved father of Leslie (Fremantle), Daisy (Mrs J. L. Boatwright, Fremantle), Harold (Claremont) and Ruth (Mrs S. Smythe, Claremont ; loved father-in-law of Holly, Len. Jean and Sam, loved grandfather 8 grandchildren: aged 86 ] ears. To be privately interred in the Baptist portion of the Karrakatta Ceme tery today (Wednesday). The Rev Beecham will officiate at the graveside.

Note 3: Ruth May Smyth Birth 1905 Death 7 Jan 1977 (aged 71–72) Burial Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium Karrakatta, Nedlands City, Western Australia, Australia Plot Lawn 5-Wall 9-0038

Source References:

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

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Ruth May Priest in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Ruth May Priest Birth Date: Abt 1904 Birth Place: Claremont Registration Year: 1904 Registration Place: Western Australia, Australia Father: Arthur George Priest Mother: Margaret Jane Orr Registration Number: 1100

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

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Ruth May Smyth Birth 1905 Death 7 Jan 1977 (aged 71–72) Burial Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium Karrakatta, Nedlands City, Western Australia, Australia Plot Lawn 5-Wall 9-0038

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