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Thora Florence KEEFER

Female Abt 1925 - UNKNOWN

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  1. 1.  Thora Florence KEEFER was born about 1925 in New South Wales, Australia (daughter of Sydney Philip Jacob KEEFER and Ivy Florence Card GOLEBY); died in UNKNOWN in Australia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1949, Erica St, Cannon Hill, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Notes:

    https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/103957046b6463918196213d3de602dac06fe38842c5cfb7fb3d2ec9d30f37d5
    Marriage registration: Thora Florence Keefer Marriage date: 08/05/1948 Spouse's name: Cecil Matthew Adams Registration details: 1948/B/17562


    https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/918304
    Name Miss Thora Florence KEEFER
    Award Civilian Service Medal 1939-1945
    Post-Nominal n/a
    Date Granted 23rd of February, 1996


    Died:
    One ancestry.com.au tree has her passing in 1996 but with no record of that.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sydney Philip Jacob KEEFER was born on 15 Mar 1871 in Pittsworth, Queensland, Australia; died on 14 Oct 1953 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _FGRAVE: 252983899
    • Residence: 1949, Erica St, Cannon Hill, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    • _FNRL: 16 Oct 1953, Mt Thompson Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Notes:

    Birth:
    https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/3d2e4d6efd689abdb8f44bf92b20c86e5749de8bd3abe426a99e588667bc9772
    Birth registration: Jacob Phillips Keefer Birth date: 15/03/1871 Mother's name:Wilhelmina Wecker Father/parent's name: David Keefer Registration details: 1871/C/417
    Note: Seems to have added the first name Sydney as some stage.


    _FNRL:
    KEEFER. Relatives and Friends of Mrs. I. F. Keefer, of 74 Erica Street, Cannon Hill, are invited to attend the Funeral of her beloved
    husband, Sydney Philip Keefer, late of Pittsworth, to leave the Funeral Chapel, 17 Peel Street, South Brisbane, This (Friday) Morning,
    at 11 o'clock, for the Mt. Thompson Crematorium. Service at 10.45. Cut flowers only. JOHN HISLOP & SONS, Funeral Directors.
    Family Notices. (1953, October 16). The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), p. 16. Retrieved February 13, 2012, from
    http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51082947


    Died:
    https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/4e688b11316b0683f968b1aaa97cbbd56a6b777e554d20a93224391b719c69a9
    Death registration: Sydney Philip Jacob Keefer Death date: 14/10/1953 Mother's name: Wilhelmina Wecker Father/parent's name: David
    Registration details: 1953/B/45865

    Sydney married Ivy Florence Card GOLEBY on 10 Nov 1923 in St Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, St Marys, Penrith, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Ivy (daughter of Arthur James GOLEBY and Ada Mary Anne COKER) was born on 4 Feb 1894 in Warwick, Queensland, Australia; died on 17 Dec 1961 in Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ivy Florence Card GOLEBY was born on 4 Feb 1894 in Warwick, Queensland, Australia (daughter of Arthur James GOLEBY and Ada Mary Anne COKER); died on 17 Dec 1961 in Queensland, Australia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _FGRAVE: 251107763
    • Residence: 1949-54, Erica St, Cannon Hill, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    • Residence: 1941, New Lindum Rd, Wynnum West, Queensland, Australia

    Notes:

    Birth:
    https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/e6a7ffc15d6f3107a87e6ad1870bade0d6adaa698de842703c2be29847873197
    Birth registration: Ivy Florence Card Goleby Birth date: 04/02/1894 Mother's name: Ada Mary Anne Coker Father/parent's name: Arthur James Goleby Registration details: 1894/C/9722


    Died:
    https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/7276061eeabaab99ccf0de2396cb5d9d0f9dffe4e9900b9ab74a0f17c4ab7f7e
    Death registration: Ivy Florence Card Hough Death date: 17/12/1961 Mother's name: Ada Mary Anne Coker Father/parent's name: Arthur James Goleby Registration details: 1962/B/48970

    Notes:

    Married:
    10 Nov 1923 at St Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, St Marys. Sydney Philip Jacob Keeefer, bachelor, Drayton, Queensland, Master mechanic, aged 52, born Pittsworth, Qld, son of David Keefer (dec) and Wilhamina Whecker and Ivy Florence Card Goleby, spinster, of Rockhampton, Queensland, home duties, aged 29, born Warwick, Queensland, dau of Arthur James Goleby, blacksmith, and Ada Mary Ann Coker

    Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
    Name Ivy F C Goleby Marriage Date 1923 Marriage Place Penrith, New South Wales Registration Date 1923 Registration Place Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
    Spouse Sydney P J Keefer Registration Number 17470 NSW BDM Marriage ref 17470/1923
    KEEFER SYDNEY P J to GOLEBY IVY F C at PENRITH

    Children:
    1. 1. Thora Florence KEEFER was born about 1925 in New South Wales, Australia; died in UNKNOWN in Australia.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Arthur James GOLEBYArthur James GOLEBY was born on 28 Jan 1861 in Pimlico, London, England, UK; died on 16 Jun 1936 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _FGRAVE: 253024224

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Name Arthur James Goleby Event Type Birth Registration Event Date 1861 Event Place St. George Hanover Square, London, England Registration District St. George Hanover Square Page 253 Volume 1A Affiliate Line Number 99 Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar Registration Year 1861
    "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NZH-JX5 : 1 October 2014), Arthur James Goleby, 1861; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, St. George Hanover Square, London, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.


    Died:
    https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/5d29544f6e4e584ceb9ce044fc55f1cd431861d4e45cb6e79d7b0d51148747f2
    Death registration: Arthur James Goleby Death date: 16/06/1936 Mother's name :Mary Ann Beecroft Father/parent's name: James Registration details: 1936/B/31844


    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253024224/arthur-james-goleby
    Arthur James Goleby BIRTH unknown DEATH 16 Jun 1936 BURIAL Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium Holland Park, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia PLOT Columbarium 1, Section 2 MEMORIAL ID 253024224

    Arthur married Ada Mary Anne COKER on 15 May 1882 in St Pauls C of E, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Ada (daughter of James Thomas COKER and Emily LEE) was born on 6 Mar 1864 in 44 Nicholas St, Mile End, Stepney, London, England; died on 18 Jan 1926 in Wynstay Ave, Enfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; was buried on 19 Jan 1926 in C of E Cemetery, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Ada Mary Anne COKERAda Mary Anne COKER was born on 6 Mar 1864 in 44 Nicholas St, Mile End, Stepney, London, England (daughter of James Thomas COKER and Emily LEE); died on 18 Jan 1926 in Wynstay Ave, Enfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; was buried on 19 Jan 1926 in C of E Cemetery, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _FGRAVE: 185205152
    • Residence: 1903-06, 350 Murray Street, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
    • Residence: 1908, Talford Street, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
    • Residence: 1917, Canning Street, Warwick, Queensland, Australia
    • Residence: Feb 1924, Warwick, Queensland, Australia

    Notes:

    Died:
    DEATH: Death Cert
    Informant: H J Goleby Son 18 Thomas? Street Ashfield
    Minister: C T S Sweet C of E
    Witnesses: James O Andrews & Samuel Slater?
    (Lived 55 years in Qld. 3 months in NSW)
    Cause: /Heart Failure/Tubercular Pericardinitis?
    and was buried 19 Jan 1926 in C Of E Cemetery Rookwood NSW

    Notes:

    Married:
    https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/7479ab1263b72526ee9dab65301557bf5ad052716a96176c445334777d37c1d7
    Marriage registration: Arthur James Goleby Marriage date: 15/05/1882 Spouse's name: Ada Mary Ann Coker Registration details: 1882/C/1220

    Children:
    1. Ada Lily GOLEBY was born on 21 Apr 1883 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 9 Jul 1947 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
    2. Herbert James GOLEBY was born on 14 Mar 1885 in Queensland, Australia; died on 25 Aug 1950 in 15 Thomas Street, Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    3. Leonard Thomas GOLEBY was born on 14 Dec 1886 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 15 Jul 1917 in Ypres, Belgium.
    4. Emily Florence Ethel GOLEBY was born on 12 Mar 1888 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 15 Jun 1888 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 16 Jun 1888 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
    5. Arthur Napier GOLEBY was born on 17 May 1890 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 22 Feb 1943 in Penrith, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    6. 3. Ivy Florence Card GOLEBY was born on 4 Feb 1894 in Warwick, Queensland, Australia; died on 17 Dec 1961 in Queensland, Australia.
    7. Albert Archibald GOLEBY was born on 10 Nov 1895 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 2 Feb 1896 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
    8. Mary Margni Antoinette GOLEBY was born on 24 Feb 1902 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 21 Sep 1902 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  James Thomas COKERJames Thomas COKER was born on 22 Sep 1841 in Stepney, London, Middlesex, England, UK (son of William COKER and Jane Elizabeth LAWSON); died on 3 Aug 1920 in Upper Glenmore, North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 4 Aug 1920 in North Rockhampton Cemetery, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Warehouseman (1861), Rigger/Apprentice Printer
    • _FGRAVE: 160445447
    • Residence: 1903-19, Upper Glenmore Rd, North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
    • Occupation: 1883-90; Town Clerk, North Rockhampton Borough Council
    • Census: 1851, 10 Henry St, Stepney, London, England, UK
    • Census: 1861, 4 Church Street, Hackney, London, England, UK
    • Occupation: 1864; Mercantile clerk
    • Residence: 1864, 44 Nicholas St, Mile End, London, England, UK
    • Occupation: 1866; Lithographic printer
    • Residence: 1866, 15 Bromley St, Stepney, London, England, UK
    • Emigration: 30 Jul 1870, From London, England to Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

    Notes:

    Emigrated 30 July 1870 from London, England. Arrived on ship Royal Dane in Rockhampton 19 November 1870. With him were his wife Emily Lee and children Jane (11), Emily (9), Ada (7), Leonard (5), Arthur (4) and Henry (2). Lived in Upper Glenmore Rd, Rockhampton. Employed as a clerk 1882; as an accountant (1903-1916).


    Birth:
    St Annes Limehouse, Stepney: James Thomas Coker. Parents William Coker Master Rigger and Mother Jane. id no. 4086, entry no 2098 : Birth date 22 Sept 1841,
    Baptism date 24 Oct 1841.


    Residence:
    Australian electoral roll


    Census:
    1851 census for 10 Henry Street, Stepney.
    Jane Coker, head, widow, aged 44, Rigger's widow, born Wapping, Middlesex
    William J. T. Coker, son, unm, aged 19, apprentice grainer & house decorator, born Limehouse
    Edward Coker, son, aged 11, scholar, born Limehouse
    James T Coker, son, aged 9, scholar
    Caroline Livingstone, visitor, married, aged 33, born Islington
    Charlotte Winbourne, nurse, married, aged 41, servant nurse, born Greenwich, Kent


    Census:
    1861 census for Tower Hamlets, Stepney, London, England, 76 Church St:
    James Thomas Coker, 20, Warehouseman born Stepney
    Emily Coker, 20, born Barking, Essex
    Jane Elizabeth Coker, 2, born Ratcliff, Middlesex.
    Ref: RG09, Piece 158, Folio 33 , Page 13


    Residence:
    As per baptism entries for daughters Emily and Ada.


    Died:
    1920 death in the district of Rockhampton in the State of Queensland. Number 3765 273
    When, where: 3 August 1920 at Upper Glenmore North Rockhampton.
    Name: James Thomas Coker male 78 years 11 months. Cause: Arterio Sclerosis, senility. Medical attendant: Dr F.C.Wooster. When last seen, 29 July, 1920
    Informant: Mary Coker, daughter-in-law, Charles Street, North Rockhampton.
    Burial: 4 August, 1920, North Rockhampton Cemetery.
    Where born: London, Middlesex England. How long in Australia: 50 years. Married: Barking, Sussex, England at 17 years to Emily Lee
    Issue still living: Jane Elizabeth 60, Emily Florence 57, Ada 54, Arthur 51, Harry 49, Albert Napier 41, Herbert Leslie 39, Archibald Lawson 38
    Deceased 5 males, 3 females
    NOTE: Nine boys and seven girls in records.


    Buried:
    Coker family plot at the North Rockhampton Cemetery is in the Church of England area Compartment 3, Section 3. There are eight burials; three each in graves 4, 5 and two in grave 6. Buried in grave 4 are: Arthur Coker 28/2/1945, Emily Ellen Coker 24/6/1970 and Estel Frances Maud Coker 16/1/1886.
    Buried in grave 5 are: Arthur Coker 22/12/1925, Harry Coker 17/10/1924 and James Thomas Coker 4/8/1920. Buried in grave 6 are: Constance Ellen Coker 28/3/1884 and Mary Florence Coker 6/12/1902

    Burial entry: COKER James Thomas M adult Wednesday, 4 August 1920 CE 3 3 6

    Burial entry: COKER Harry M 58 Thursday, 16 October 1924 Friday, 17 October 1924 CE 3 3 5

    James married Emily LEE on 7 Jun 1858 in St Margaret's, Barking, Romford, Essex, England, UK. Emily (daughter of Thomas LEE and Emma ALLEN) was born on 24 Apr 1841 in Barking, Essex, England; died on 12 Feb 1924 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia; was buried on 13 Feb 1924 in Anglican Cemetery, Karrakatta, Perth, Western Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 15.  Emily LEEEmily LEE was born on 24 Apr 1841 in Barking, Essex, England (daughter of Thomas LEE and Emma ALLEN); died on 12 Feb 1924 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia; was buried on 13 Feb 1924 in Anglican Cemetery, Karrakatta, Perth, Western Australia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _FGRAVE: 204860214
    • Census: 1851, Porter's Farm, Barking, Essex, England, UK
    • Census: 1861, 4 Church Street, Hackney, London, England
    • Occupation: 1890; Midwife/nurse
    • Residence: 1920, 212 Brisbane St, Perth, Western Australia

    Notes:

    Her younger sister Sarah married her husband's brother Frederick.


    Census:
    1851 census for Great Porters Farm, Barking:
    Thomas Lee, head, married, aged 32, labourer, born, Stafford, Essex
    Emma Lee, wife, aged 30, born Dagenham
    William Lee, son, unm, aged 11, scholar, born Barking
    Emily Lee, dau, unm, aged 9, born Barking
    Henry Lee, son, aged 4, born Barking
    James Lee, son, aged 2, born Barking
    Sarah Ann Lee, dau, aged 5 months, born Barking
    William Philips, lodger, widower, aged 24, born Dagenham


    Census:
    1861 census for Tower Hamlets, Stepney, London, England, 76 Church St:
    James Thomas Coker, 20, Warehouseman born Stepney
    Emily Coker, 20, born Barking, Essex
    Jane Elizabeth Coker, 2, born Ratcliff, Middlesex.
    Ref: RG09, Piece 158, Folio 33 , Page 13


    Occupation:
    Saturday 29 November 1890 advert in Rockhampton Morning Bulletin

    MRS. COKER, Experienced Nurse, North

    Rockhampton. Highest References. Superior Accommodation for Ladies Desiring Special Attention.

    Tuesday 8 December 1891
    MRS. E. COKER, Midwife and Ladies' nurse, Charles-street, North Rockhampton.

    Residence:
    As per public curator's document.


    Died:
    Death in the state of Western Australia. 12 Feb 1924, Emily Coker, nurse, female, 82 years. Causes Pachaxia?, malignant ovaries. Father Thomas Lee, farmer, mother Emma ---. Buried 13 Feb 1924, Anglican Cemetery, Kanakatta. Born Kent, England, lived Queensland, 30 years, Western Australia, 20 years. Married Kent, England, aged 17, to James Thomas Coker. Children Jane Elizabeth 64, Emily Florence, 53, Arthur Bernard?, 52, Ada Mary, 50, Harry, 48, Albert Napier, 45, Herbert Leslie, 45, Archibald Lawson, 42. Deceased: Four males, three females.


    Buried:
    http://www2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/details.php?id=KB00029172
    Metropolitan Cemeteries Board First Name EMILY Last Name COKER KB00029172 Karrakatta Burial Aged (Years) 82 Date of Death 12/02/1924 Suburb PERTH Grave Location KARRAKATTA CEMETERY Cemetery ANGLICAN Area or Denomination JA Section 0172 Grant Number K0015054 Grantee Grant Status EXPIRED At today's date Expiry 12/02/1974 Renewal Status RENEWAL COMPLETE

    Notes:

    Married:
    Essex, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1935
    Name: James Thomas Coker Gender: Male Marriage Age: 18 Record Type: Marriage Birth Date: abt 1840
    Marriage Date: 7 Jun 1858 Marriage Place: Barking, St Margaret, Essex, England
    Father: William Coker
    Spouse: Emily Lee

    1858 Marriage solemnised at St Margaret's Church in the Parish of Barking in the county of Essex
    No 346, June 7. James Thomas Coker, 18, bachelor, rigger of Barking. Father: William Coker, rigger AND Emily Lee 18 spinster of Barking. Father: Thomas Lee, farmer.
    Married in the parish church according to the rites and ceremonies of the established church after banns by me H.F.Seymour. Witesses: Thomas Bray and Selina Allen.

    Children:
    1. Jane Elizabeth COKER was born on 13 Mar 1859 in 5 Salman Cottages, Ratcliff, Stepney, London, England, UK; died on 21 Jul 1948 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
    2. Emily Florence COKER was born on 16 Jan 1862 in Limehouse, London, England, UK; died on 22 Aug 1946 in North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
    3. 7. Ada Mary Anne COKER was born on 6 Mar 1864 in 44 Nicholas St, Mile End, Stepney, London, England; died on 18 Jan 1926 in Wynstay Ave, Enfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; was buried on 19 Jan 1926 in C of E Cemetery, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    4. Leonard William Thomas COKER was born on 3 Dec 1865 in Stepney, London, England, UK; died on 22 Jun 1918 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 24 Jun 1918 in South Rockhampton Cemetery, Queensland, Australia.
    5. Arthur COKER was born on 12 Jul 1867 in London, England, UK; died on 27 Feb 1945 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 28 Feb 1945 in Grave 4 North Rockhampton Cemetery family plot.
    6. Harry COKER was born on 1 Sep 1868 in Limehouse, London, Middlesex, England; died on 16 Oct 1924 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 17 Oct 1924 in Grave 5 North Rockhampton Cemetery family plot, Rockhampton, Qld, Aust.
    7. Emily COKER was born on 1 Jan 1870 in Tower Hamlets, London, Middlesex, England, UK; died in 1870.
    8. James COKER was born in Jan 1871 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 15 Sep 1871 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried in Sep 1871 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
    9. James Martin COKER was born on 20 Sep 1872 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 14 Jan 1907 in Townsville General Hospital, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 14 Jan 1907 in Grave No 108 Sect 2F, Belgian Gardens Cemetery, Townsville, Qld, Australia.
    10. Frederick Spencer COKER was born on 30 Nov 1874 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 24 Apr 1876 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
    11. Unnamed female COKER was born on 19 May 1877 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 19 May 1877 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
    12. Albert Napier COKER was born on 21 May 1878 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 3 Jun 1940 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
    13. Herbert Leslie COKER was born on 7 Jul 1880 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 26 Jul 1946 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    14. Archibald James Lawson COKER was born on 22 Nov 1881 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 26 Sep 1953 in Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia.
    15. Constance Ellen COKER was born on 14 Dec 1883 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 27 Mar 1884 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 28 Mar 1884 in Grave 6 North Rockhampton Cemetery family plot.
    16. Ethel Frances Maud COKER was born on 26 Apr 1885 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; died on 16 Jan 1886 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 16 Jan 1886 in North Rockhampton Cemetery, North Rockhampton, Qld, Australia.


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