William Henry MCPHERSON (1909

William Henry MCPHERSON (1909 - 1988)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	William Henry MCPHERSON (1909 - 1988) + Ada May BROOKES (1916 - 2006) Alice (Aylish) Margaret COUCHE (1911 - 1943)	Donald Angus MCPHERSON (1875 - 1933)	Donald Angus MCPHERSON ( - 1885)

			Ann Jane TOOHEY

		Elizabeth (Bessie) WHYBROW (1879 - 1961)	James William WHYBROW ( - 1915)

			Mary Jane BENSON ( - 1922)	William BENSON
				Kate BROWN

Pic P1. In Loving Memory of
McPHERSON

WILLIAM HENRY
passed away
3rd October 1988
79 years

ADA MAY
passed away
1st December 2006
90 years

Pic S1. In Loving Memory of
McPHERSON

WILLIAM HENRY
passed away
3rd October 1988
79 years

ADA MAY
passed away
1st December 2006
90 years

Pic 1. In Loving Memory of
McPHERSON

WILLIAM HENRY
passed away
3rd October 1988
79 years

ADA MAY
passed away
1st December 2006
90 years

b. 1909 at Queensland, Australia

+. (1) Ada May BROOKES (1916 - 2006)

m. (2) 1934 Alice (Aylish) Margaret COUCHE (1911 - 1943) at Queensland, Australia

d. 1988 at Redland Bay, Queensland, Australia aged 79

Near Relatives of William Henry MCPHERSON (1909 - 1988)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Donald Angus MCPHERSON			1885	Normanton, Queensland, Australia
Grandmother	Ann Jane TOOHEY
Grandfather	James William WHYBROW			1915	Croydon, Queensland, Australia
Grandmother	Mary Jane BENSON			1922	Normanton, Queensland, Australia

Father in Law	Richard George COUCHE	1882	Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland	17 Apr 1947	Innisfail, Queensland, Australia	65
Mother in Law	Sarah Georgina CLARKE	07 May 1874	Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	1958	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	84

Father	Donald Angus MCPHERSON	1875		1933	Normanton, Queensland, Australia	58
Mother	Elizabeth (Bessie) WHYBROW	1879	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1961	Queensland, Australia	82

Self	William Henry MCPHERSON	1909	Queensland, Australia	1988	Redland Bay, Queensland, Australia	79

Spouse/Partner	Ada May BROOKES	1916	Woodend, Echuca, Victoria, Australia	2006	Redland Bay, Queensland, Australia	90
Wife	Alice (Aylish) Margaret COUCHE	1911	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1943	Innisfail, Queensland, Australia	32

Sister	Beatrice MCPHERSON	1900	Queensland, Australia	1966	Innisfail, Queensland, Australia	66
Sister	Elizabeth Mary MCPHERSON	1901	Queensland, Australia	1902	Queensland, Australia	1
Sister	May Mary Queenie MCPHERSON	1903	Queensland, Australia
Brother	Donald Angus MCPHERSON	1906	Croydon, Queensland, Australia	1962	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	56
Brother	James Henry MCPHERSON	1907	Queensland, Australia	1907	Queensland, Australia	0
Sister	Grace Annie MCPHERSON	1910	Golden Gate, Croydon, Queensland, Australia	1986	Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia	76
Sister	Kathleen Francis MCPHERSON	1912	Golden Gate, Croydon, Queensland, Australia
Sister	Latetia Violet MCPHERSON	1914	Queensland, Australia
Brother	John Malcolm MCPHERSON	1916	Golden Gate, Normanton, Queensland, Australia	1966	Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia	50
Sister	Stella Margaret MCPHERSON	1918	Golden Gate, Croydon, Queensland, Australia	2013	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	95
Sister	Heather Doreen MCPHERSON	1921	Golden Gate, Croydon, Queensland, Australia	2019	Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia	98
Sister	Gladys Mildred MCPHERSON	1923	Normanton, Queensland, Australia	2008	Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia	85
Brother	Glen MCPHERSON	1925	Normanton, Queensland, Australia	1994		69

Uncle	William John Toohey MCPHERSON	1864	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	1883	Queensland, Australia	19
Aunt	Mary Ann Toohey MCPHERSON	1871	Cardwell, Queensland, Australia	1945	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	74
Uncle	Robert GREY	1857	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland	1923	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	66
Uncle	(William) Henry WHYBROW	1869	Queensland, Australia	1901	Queensland, Australia	32
Aunt	Annie Maria WHYBROW	1871	Queensland, Australia	1946	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	75
Uncle	Henry ROWSE			1906	Croydon, Queensland, Australia
Aunt	Frances (Fannie) WHYBROW	1873	Gympie, Queensland, Australia	1949	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	76
Uncle	Frederick Francis DENSLEY	1863	Bath, Somerset, England	1917	Croydon, Queensland, Australia	54
Uncle	Jack JENKINS
Aunt	Mary Jane WHYBROW	1875	Queensland, Australia	1887	Queensland, Australia	12
Aunt	Letitia Mary WHYBROW	1877	Queensland, Australia	1961	Queensland, Australia	84
Uncle	John WOTHERSPOON	1876	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	1954	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	78
Uncle	George Henry ROBERTS	1870	Berkshire, England	1952	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	82
Uncle	James John WHYBROW	1880	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1895	Queensland, Australia	15
Aunt	Catherine WHYBROW	1882	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1882	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	0

Cousin	James Henry (Harry) ROWSE	1890	Queensland, Australia	1979	Queensland, Australia	89
Cousin	Elizabeth Hun Ann ROWSE	1892	Queensland, Australia	1975	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	83
Cousin	Anne Constance ROWSE	1894	Queensland, Australia	1962	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	68
Cousin	Mary Kathleen ROWSE	1896	Croyden, Queensland, Australia	1964	Victoria, Australia	68
Cousin	Doris May ROWSE	1898	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Edna Pearl ROWSE	1902	Queensland, Australia	1961	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	59
Cousin	Benjamin Wilson ROWSE	1906	Queensland, Australia	1966	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	60
Cousin	Elizabeth Caroline DENSLEY	1891	Queensland, Australia	1968	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	77
Cousin	William Edward DENSLEY	1892	Croydon, Queensland, Australia	1971	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	79
Cousin	Rose Annie DENSLEY	1894	Queensland, Australia	1972	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	78
Cousin	Florence Maude DENSLEY	1897	Queensland, Australia	1988	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	91
Cousin	Emily Martha DENSLEY	1899	Queensland, Australia	1988	Moree, NSW, Australia	89
Cousin	Edith May DENSLEY	1901	Queensland, Australia	1987	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	86
Cousin	Frederick Frank DENSLEY	1903	Queensland, Australia	1965	Queensland, Australia	62
Cousin	James George DENSLEY	1905	Queensland, Australia	1989	Queensland, Australia	84
Cousin	Arabella Marie Marion DENSLEY	1907	Queensland, Australia	1988	Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia	81
Cousin	Henry DENSLEY	1909	Queensland, Australia	1979	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	70
Cousin	Cecil DENSLEY	1912	Queensland, Australia	1990	Queensland, Australia	78
Cousin	Violet WOTHERSPOON	1896	Queensland, Australia	1968	Innisfail, Queensland, Australia	72
Cousin	Samuel WOTHERSPOON	1902	Queensland, Australia	1966	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	64
Cousin	Charles William WOTHERSPOON	1904	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Alma Ethel ROBERTS	1911	Queensland, Australia	2007	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	96
Cousin	George Henry ROBERTS	1913	Einasleigh, Queensland, Australia	1942	Ambon, Indonesia	29
Cousin	Beatrice May ROBERTS	1915	Queensland, Australia	1996	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	81
Cousin	Charles Frederick ROBERTS	1917	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Doris Lettita ROBERTS	1920	Queensland, Australia	1984	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	64

Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Redmond Martin RYAN	1925	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1969	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	44
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased

Sister in Law	Dorothy Jane COUCHE	1908	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1992	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	84
Sister in Law	Josephine Winifred COUCHE	1914	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1962	Victoria, Australia	48
Sister in Law	Aphra Valentine COUCHE	1915	Co Tipperary, Ireland	2013	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	98
Brother in Law	Noel Jeffrey Crone COUCHE	1922	Co Tipperary, Ireland
Brother in Law	James William SAW	1882	Cawnpore, Bengal, India	1953	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	71
Brother in Law	Gerald Redmond John RYAN	1893	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia	1968	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	75
Brother in Law	George Mainwood SAUNDERS	1905	Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law	Beatrice Lill MELVILLE	1907	Queensland, Australia	1986	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	79
Brother in Law	James Walter SAUNDERS	1915	Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law	William Alexander Goudy CRONE	1901	Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia
Brother in Law	Percy BIMROSE	1903	Herberton, Queensland, Australia	1974	Queensland, Australia	71
Brother in Law	John (Jack) HINCHLIFFE	1911	Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia	1998	Gracemere, Rockhampton, Queensland	87
Brother in Law	Ernest Edward POWELL
Brother in Law	Allan Ernest SAUNDERS	1920	Moongan, Queensland, Australia	1989	Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia	69

Events in William Henry MCPHERSON (1909 - 1988)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1909		William Henry MCPHERSON was born	Queensland, Australia	Note 1	52
1933	24	Death of father Donald Angus MCPHERSON (aged 58)	Normanton, Queensland, Australia	Note 2	52
1934	25	Married Alice (Aylish) Margaret COUCHE (aged 23)	Queensland, Australia	Reg No 1934/C1386	18
1943	34	Death of wife Alice (Aylish) Margaret COUCHE (aged 32)	Innisfail, Queensland, Australia	Note 3	18, 60
1961	52	Death of mother Elizabeth (Bessie) WHYBROW (aged 82)	Queensland, Australia	Note 4	52
1988	79	William Henry MCPHERSON died	Redland Bay, Queensland, Australia	Note 5	18
1988	79	Burial	Redland Bay Cemetery, Queensland	Note 6	90

Note 1: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name
William Henry McPherson
Birth Date
15 Jan 1909
Birth Place
Queensland
Registration Year
1909
Registration Place
Queensland, Australia
Father
Angus McPherson
Mother
Elizabeth Whybrow
Page number
17560
Registration Number
002517
Household Members

NameAge
NameWilliam Henry McPherson
NameElizabeth Whybrow
NameAngus McPherson

Note 2: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
Name
Donald Angus McPherson
Death Date
05 Sep 1933
Death Place
Queensland
Father's Name
Donald Angus
Mother's Name
Elizabeth
Registration Year
1933
Registration Place
Queensland
Registration Number
002601
Page number
1109

Note 3: Reg No 1943/C5068 - parents RichardGeorge Couch and Sarah Georgina Clarke

see notes for details.

Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Alice Margaret McPherson
Name: Alice Margaret McPherson
Death Date: 18 Nov 1943
Death Place: Queensland
Father's Name: Richard George Couche
Mother's Name: Sarah Georgina Clarke
Registration Year: 1943
Registration Place: Queensland
Registration number: 005068
Page Number: 1573

Townsville Daily Bulletin 20 Nov 1943
INNISFAIL WOMAN DIES FROM INJURIES
INNISFAIL, Nov. 18— An accident which proved fatal to one occurred along the Mourilyan Road East Innisfail, yesterday. Mrs. Sarah Couche, 65, and Mrs. A. M. McPherson were alighting from a bus when they were struck by a motor car which was coming in the opposite direction.
Both ladies were knocked down. Mrs. Couche sustained fractures to both legs, lacerated wounds to the chin and nose, and severe shock, and Mrs. McPherson received a severe large lacerated wound, with a compound fracture to the left lower jaw, severe laceration to the right knee, fractured left wrist and severe injuries to the right hip and probable internal injuries and severe shock. Both ladies were hurried by Ambulance to hospital, where Mrs. McPherson died later.
Deceased was 32 years, and she leaves a husband and four children. She is a daughter of Mrs. Couche.

Note 4: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
View Record

Name
Elizabeth McPherson
Death Date
12 Jan 1961
Death Place
Queensland
Father's Name
James William Whybrow
Mother's Name
Mary Jane Bensen
Registration Year
1961
Registration Place
Queensland
Registration Number
000935
Page number
1933

Note 5: Ancestry trees

Still on roll 1980 - Innisfail

William Henry McPherson
Event date: 03/10/1988
Event type: Death registration
Date of birth: 1909
Registration details: 1988/8315
Mother: Elizabeth Whybrow
Father/parent: Angus McPherson

Note 6: William Henry McPherson

Birth
1909
Death
3 Oct 1988 (aged 78–79)
Redland Bay, Redland City, Queensland, Australia
Burial
Redland Bay Cemetery
Redland Bay, Redland City, Queensland, Australia

Source References:

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

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Reg No 1934/C1386

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: William Henry McPherson
Event date: 03/10/1988
Event type: Death registration
Date of birth: 1909
Registration details: 1988/8315
Mother: Elizabeth Whybrow
Father/parent: Angus McPherson

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

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name
William Henry McPherson
Birth Date
15 Jan 1909
Birth Place
Queensland
Registration Year
1909
Registration Place
Queensland, Australia
Father
Angus McPherson
Mother
Elizabeth Whybrow
Page number
17560
Registration Number
002517
Household Members

NameAge
NameWilliam Henry McPherson
NameElizabeth Whybrow
NameAngus McPherson

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

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: William Henry McPherson

Birth
1909
Death
3 Oct 1988 (aged 78–79)
Redland Bay, Redland City, Queensland, Australia
Burial
Redland Bay Cemetery
Redland Bay, Redland City, Queensland, Australia

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