James COKER FLYNN

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer, fruit grower
• _FGRAVE: 207833580
• Residence: 1913-1958, Yarwun, Queensland, Australia

Notes:

Birth:
1890 births in the district of Gladstone in the colony of Queensland. 5306/1629, 20th July 1890 at Gladstone, James, male, father Henry Coker, miner, 23 years, born London, Middlesex, England. Mother Jane, formerly Sugden, 18 years, born Gladstone, Queensland who were married 29th July 1888 at Calliope, Queensland. Other children, George Henry Arthur, one year. Informant H.Coker, father, Gladstone.
*There is a margin note: CD1958 as 'Flynn' which correlates with a Queensland death entry for a James Flynn son of Henry Coker and Jane. This shows that James changed his surname from Coker to Flynn.

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Residence:
Australian electoral roll

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Died:
Death cert 1958/1723 3734 for James Flynn. Occupation: Farmer, 67 years, Died 30 May 1958, District Hospital Gladstone. Born Gladstone, Queensland. Parents: Henry Coker, miner, and Jane Sugden. Married at Rockhampton, Queensland, aged 23 years, to Mary Catrine Speering. Children Thelma Margaret May 43 years, Edwin Thomas James 41 years. Cause: Congestive cardiac failure, cystitis. Burial 2 June 1958, Gladstone Cemetery. Informant V.M.Carmichael, no relation, district hospital, Gladstone; M.Flynn, wife, Yarwun.

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James married Mary Cathrine SPEERING on 21 Feb 1913 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Mary was born on 10 May 1886 in Queensland, Australia; died on 8 Nov 1976 in Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1934, Eidsvold, Queensland, Australia
• Residence: 1943, Yarwun, Queensland, Australia

Notes:

Only found with husband on electoral roll in 1943; thereafter she is seemingly living alone mostly in Gladstone. Last found 1980 in Camp Hill, Brisbane. No Queensland death found for husband Neil Jenkins, so his absence is unexplained.
There is a death notice for Thelma thus:
http://ryersonindex.org/search.php
JENKINS Thelma Margaret May Probate notice 31MAY1997 Death late of Tricare Home, Mt Gravatt Courier Mail (Brisbane) 25JUN1997

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Birth:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
Thelma Margaret May Flynn Birth date:27/09/1914
Mother's name:Mary Catrine Speering Father/parent's name:James Flynn
Registration details:1914/C/5045

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Residence:
Australian electoral roll

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Residence:
Australian electoral roll

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Died:
http://ryersonindex.org/search.php
JENKINS Thelma Margaret May 31 MAY 1997 Death late of Tricare Home, Mt Gravatt Courier Mail (Brisbane) 25 JUN 1997

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Thelma married Neil JENKINS on 6 Nov 1939 in Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Residence: 1943-1980, Yarwun, Queensland, Australia

Notes:

No Queensland marriage found and he appears to have mostly lived at Yarwun near Gladstone in Queensland, so it is presumed he did not marry.

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Birth:
bdm.qld.gov.au: 1916 C10742 Edwin Thomas James Flynn son of James Flynn and Mary Catrine Speering

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Residence:
Australian electoral roll

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Died:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
Death registration: Edwin Flynn Birth year: 1916 Death date:09/08/1989 Mother's name: Mary Speering Father/parent's name: James Flynn
Registration details: 1989//56024

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