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Reuben Edward Page
Name - "official" name and what they were known as
Reuben Edward Page Date and place of birth April 1860, Yorktown/Blackwater/etc Surrey/Hampshire or Sandhurst Names of parents Reuben Page and Elizabeth Nightingale Date and place of baptism - if applicable 17 May 1860 Yorktown Surrey Details of each of his or her marriages - if any 1890 Beatrice Mary Dawson (Maitland East NSW) 1896 Lily Mary Ann Dawson (sister of Beatrice) (Paddington Sydney NSW) Occupation(s) - if any carpenter/joiner, builder, quartermaster Captain RAE Military service - if any 1892 -1903 employed as civilian employee of NSW Corps of Engineers 1904-1908 permanent member of first Royal Australian Engineers. 1904 Divisional officer, quatermaster 1907 promoted to Captain (Honorary) Addresses where they lived 1861 - Corley Warwickshire 1871 -189 Tennant St Birmingham 1881 - Great Colmore St Birmingham 1889 - Maitland East NSW 1896 - Grafton St, Paddington NSW 1898-1924 - 79 Macquarie Rd Auburn NSW Date, place and cause of death 14 Jun 1924, Auburn NSW - cause cerebral haemorrhage. Date and place of burial / cremation. 16 Jun 1924 Rookwood Cemetery - grave not marked by headstone Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable Memorial inscription - if any Last edited by marquette; 14-11-09 at 23:46. |
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I live near Corley, would you like photographs of anywhere in particular?
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Can I ask where you got those early Australian military records from? Is there anything online?
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Hi Mary
The information on Reuben's military career came from two sources (other than family legend) 1. "The Royal Australian Engineers, 1902-1919, making and breaking" book by Ronald McNicol published 1960s. The State Library of NSW has a copy which I consulted. 2. I wrote to Col Neil C Smith, AM, "Mostly unsung military history" who provided quite a bit of detail freely. (email to [email protected]) Also I was able to look at the pay records for Victoria Barracks Sydney, at the National Archives Sydney Office, which gave is rate of pay and dates of promotion etc. It was very interesting. Gwynne, Reuben's wife's family, the Nightingales, lived in Corley for a long period. Richard was a carpenter and in 1861 her brother Thomas and mother Susannah and various other family members lived in Savage Lane. I don't have any more accurate addresses from the census, but I do wonder if there are any headstones at the churchyard. Susannah's father Edward CHESLIN was the monumental mason in nearby Allesley and many headstones there (including his own) are his work. Di |
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Merry "Something has been filled in that I didn't know was blank" Matthew Broderick WDYTYA? March 2010 |
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No, i think his son added it - i will have to look up the info again to be sure
Di |
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I'm not sure if the graveyard is mapped and indexed, do you know if it is? If you could narrow down the search area I'd be happy to have a look for you.
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Hi Gwynne, I will try to find out about Corley graveyard, I have never looked into it before.
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