William Hooper PHELPS (1861

William Hooper PHELPS (1861 - 1932)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Alan William Hooper PHELPS (1896 - 1974)	William Hooper PHELPS (1861 - 1932) + Laura May PACKAM ( - 1955)	William PHELPS



		Sarah Elizabeth HOOPER

Pic P1. In Loving Memory of
WILLIAM HOOPER PHELPS
who passed away 24th Fearuary 1932
aged 70 years

LAURA MAY PHELPS
29th December 1955

Pic S1. In Loving Memory of
WILLIAM HOOPER PHELPS
who passed away 24th Fearuary 1932
aged 70 years

LAURA MAY PHELPS
29th December 1955

Pic 1. In Loving Memory of
WILLIAM HOOPER PHELPS
who passed away 24th Fearuary 1932
aged 70 years

LAURA MAY PHELPS
29th December 1955

b. 1861

m. 1887 Laura May PACKAM ( - 1955)

d. 1932 at Mirani, Mackay, Queensland, Australia aged 71

Near Relatives of William Hooper PHELPS (1861 - 1932)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	William Charles PACKAM
Mother in Law	Mary MOWETT

Father	William PHELPS
Mother	Sarah Elizabeth HOOPER

Self	William Hooper PHELPS	1861		1932	Mirani, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	71

Wife	Laura May PACKAM			1955	Mirani, Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Son	Alan William Hooper PHELPS	1896	Queensland, Australia	1974	Queensland, Australia	78

Daughter in Law	Eileen Mary ARMSTRONG	1902	Queensland, Australia	1983	Walkerston, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	81

Events in William Hooper PHELPS (1861 - 1932)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1861		William Hooper PHELPS was born		Burial info
1887	26	Married Laura May PACKAM		Burial info
1896	35	Birth of son Alan William Hooper PHELPS	Queensland, Australia	Note 1
1932	71	William Hooper PHELPS died	Mirani, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 2	18, 60
1932	71	Burial	Mirani Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland	Note 3	90

Note 1: Reg No 1896/C7211 - parents William Hooper and Laura May Packham

Note 2: Burial info

William Hooper Phelps
Event date: 24/02/1932
Event type: Death registration
Registration details: 1932/C/613
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Hooper
Father/parent: William

Daily Mercury (Mackay) 5 March 1932
The town was shocked on Wednes
day when the news went around of
Mr. W H. Phelp's death. The de
ceased had been ailing for some
months with blood pressure, but I am
told that on Tuesday he felt well and
hearty, and was conversing with vari
ous friends during the day. Some
time during Tuesday night he woke
up feeling unwell with terrific pains
in the head which proved fatal. He
leaves a wife and grown-up family
of three daughters and one son — Mrs
W. Pearson (Koumala), Miss May
Phelps (school teacher, who is at
present down South on sick leave),
Miss Maud Phelps (bookkeeper) and
Mr Allen W H Phelps (butcher),
both in Mirani. The deceased with his
brother Mr. A. H. Phelps came out
to Queensland in the ship Carnatic
landing in Townsville on September
28 1880 From there they made for
Bowen where deceased gained em
ployment from the late I H Isbell.
Leaving there he came to Mackay to
try his luck and there be met the
Rawson brothers, eventually opening
up a butcher's shop for the former at
the "Nyth" Mirani, after which, in
company with Mr. E. Hannan he
bought the Rawson Bros out, and had
been carrying on the business as
Hannan & Co up till about three
years ago, when he sold out his inter
est to his son Mr A W H Phelps.
The late W H Phelps and family have
been residing at the "Nyth' continu
ously for the past 48 years, their
original dwelling being but a slab hut,
which was used as quarters for the
stockmen when 'Nyth' was grazing
land for the Hollow station, owned by
Messrs. Rawson Bros., and later cut
up into farms. Rawson Bros.
dwelling and the slab hut at that tlnie
were the only two dwellings in what
is known now as Mirani district. The
funeral on Thursday morning was
attended by about 50 cars and four
sulkies, conveying sympathisers to the
graveside in Mirani cemetery where
over 100 assembled to pay their last
tribute of respects to the remains of
the old gentleman.

Note 3: William Hooper Phelps

Birth
1861
Death
24 Feb 1932 (aged 70–71)
Queensland, Australia
Burial
Mirani Cemetery
Mirani, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia

Source References:

18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: William Hooper Phelps
Event date: 24/02/1932
Event type: Death registration
Registration details: 1932/C/613
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Hooper
Father/parent: William

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

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Daily Mercury (Mackay) 5 March 1932
The town was shocked on Wednes
day when the news went around of
Mr. W H. Phelp's death. The de
ceased had been ailing for some
months with blood pressure, but I am
told that on Tuesday he felt well and
hearty, and was conversing with vari
ous friends during the day. Some
time during Tuesday night he woke
up feeling unwell with terrific pains
in the head which proved fatal. He
leaves a wife and grown-up family
of three daughters and one son — Mrs
W. Pearson (Koumala), Miss May
Phelps (school teacher, who is at
present down South on sick leave),
Miss Maud Phelps (bookkeeper) and
Mr Allen W H Phelps (butcher),
both in Mirani. The deceased with his
brother Mr. A. H. Phelps came out
to Queensland in the ship Carnatic
landing in Townsville on September
28 1880 From there they made for
Bowen where deceased gained em
ployment from the late I H Isbell.
Leaving there he came to Mackay to
try his luck and there be met the
Rawson brothers, eventually opening
up a butcher's shop for the former at
the "Nyth" Mirani, after which, in
company with Mr. E. Hannan he
bought the Rawson Bros out, and had
been carrying on the business as
Hannan & Co up till about three
years ago, when he sold out his inter
est to his son Mr A W H Phelps.
The late W H Phelps and family have
been residing at the "Nyth' continu
ously for the past 48 years, their
original dwelling being but a slab hut,
which was used as quarters for the
stockmen when 'Nyth' was grazing
land for the Hollow station, owned by
Messrs. Rawson Bros., and later cut
up into farms. Rawson Bros.
dwelling and the slab hut at that tlnie
were the only two dwellings in what
is known now as Mirani district. The
funeral on Thursday morning was
attended by about 50 cars and four
sulkies, conveying sympathisers to the
graveside in Mirani cemetery where
over 100 assembled to pay their last
tribute of respects to the remains of
the old gentleman.

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

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: William Hooper Phelps

Birth
1861
Death
24 Feb 1932 (aged 70–71)
Queensland, Australia
Burial
Mirani Cemetery
Mirani, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia

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