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1. | Elwyn Frances Van Cooten was born on 29 Jul 1927 in St Margarets, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia (daughter of Benjamin Francis Van Cooten and Kathleen May Thomas); died on 26 Apr 2019 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Elwyn married Reginald John Pitman on 24 Nov 1951 in Central Baptist, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Reginald was born on 5 Sep 1924 in Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia; died on 24/25 Nov 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
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2. | Benjamin Francis Van Cooten was born on 23 Feb 1898 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia (son of John Hughes Van Cooten and Elizabeth Berry); died on 3 Sep 1961 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 5 Sep 1961 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Benjamin married Kathleen May Thomas on 17 May 1924 in Maryborough Baptist Church, Queensland, Australia. Kathleen (daughter of William Thomas and Eliza Jane McFarlane) was born on 4 May 1900 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia; died on 27 Aug 1982 in Laidley Hosp, Laidley, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 31 Aug 1982 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Kathleen May Thomas was born on 4 May 1900 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia (daughter of William Thomas and Eliza Jane McFarlane); died on 27 Aug 1982 in Laidley Hosp, Laidley, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 31 Aug 1982 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
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4. | John Hughes Van Cooten was born on 7 Nov 1855 in Reading, Berkshire, England (son of John Lucius Van Cooten and Emma Griggs); died on 14 Jun 1925 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 15 Jun 1925 in Maryborough Cemetery, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. John married Elizabeth Berry on 22 Jul 1880 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Elizabeth (daughter of William Berry and Margaret Greig) was born on 29 Dec 1856 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia; died on 8 Mar 1937 in 135 Tooley St, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 9 Mar 1937 in Maryborough Cemetery, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Elizabeth Berry was born on 29 Dec 1856 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia (daughter of William Berry and Margaret Greig); died on 8 Mar 1937 in 135 Tooley St, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 9 Mar 1937 in Maryborough Cemetery, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia.
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6. | William Thomas was born on 23 Oct 1877 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia (son of William James Thomas and Sarah Anna Griffin); died on 10 Sep 1964 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 11 Sep 1964 in Maryborough Cemetery, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. William married Eliza Jane McFarlane on 7 Jun 1899 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. Eliza (daughter of William McFarlane and Martha McCartney) was born on 12 Nov 1869 in Dundathu, Queensland, Australia; died on 4 Aug 1902 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 5 Aug 1902 in Maryborough Cemetery, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Eliza Jane McFarlane was born on 12 Nov 1869 in Dundathu, Queensland, Australia (daughter of William McFarlane and Martha McCartney); died on 4 Aug 1902 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 5 Aug 1902 in Maryborough Cemetery, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia.
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8. | John Lucius Van Cooten was born on 2 Nov 1809 in Bristol, Gloucester, England (son of John Christopher Mathew Van Cooten and Martha Keane Smithers); died on 27 Dec 1890 in Wallingford Union Workhouse, Wallingford, Berkshire, England; was buried on 29 Dec 1890 in Newington, Oxfordshire, England. John married Emma Griggs. Emma (daughter of John Griggs and Mary or Margaret) was born about 1820 in Colchester, Essex, England; died in ? 1864 in England; was buried in 1864 in Holywell, Oxford, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Emma Griggs was born about 1820 in Colchester, Essex, England (daughter of John Griggs and Mary or Margaret); died in ? 1864 in England; was buried in 1864 in Holywell, Oxford, England.
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10. | William Berry was born before 20 May 1810; was christened on 20 May 1810 in Mill of Blelack, Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (son of William Berry and Jean Masson); died on 18 Apr 1887 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. William married Margaret Greig on 10 Oct 1846 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of Alexander Grieg and Jean Fraser) was born on 16 Nov 1819 in New Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland; was christened on 14 Dec 1819 in New Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland; died on 25 Dec 1909 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Margaret Greig was born on 16 Nov 1819 in New Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland; was christened on 14 Dec 1819 in New Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland (daughter of Alexander Grieg and Jean Fraser); died on 25 Dec 1909 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
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12. | William James Thomas was born on 16 Nov 1855 in Woolhope, Herefordshire, England (son of Philip Thomas and Elizabeth Burton); died on 19 Dec 1937 in St Margarets, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 20 Dec 1937 in Maryborough Cemetery, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. William married Sarah Anna Griffin on 18 Jul 1877 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. Sarah (daughter of James Griffin and Ellen Catherine Roome) was born on 10 Jan 1857 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia; died on 20 Aug 1942 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 21 Aug 1942 in Maryborough Cemetery, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Sarah Anna Griffin was born on 10 Jan 1857 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia (daughter of James Griffin and Ellen Catherine Roome); died on 20 Aug 1942 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 21 Aug 1942 in Maryborough Cemetery, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia.
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14. | William McFarlane was born about 1821 in Coleraine, Derry, Ireland (son of Arthur McFarlane and Jane Fulton); died on 25 Jul 1893; was buried in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. William married Martha McCartney on 19 Apr 1850 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland. Martha (daughter of William Macartney and Catherine McClarey) was born about 1829 in Comber, Down, Ireland; died on 27 Jan 1907 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia; was buried in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Martha McCartney was born about 1829 in Comber, Down, Ireland (daughter of William Macartney and Catherine McClarey); died on 27 Jan 1907 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia; was buried in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia.
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