Katherine Alice GREENLEES nee MURRAY

[sparrett]

Should just mention here that the surname in the discussion  seems to have 2 spellings.

GREENLEES and GREENLESS.

Worth being aware, especially in a Trove search.

For example- Re Kate GREENLESS

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/76911193

 Sue

[maddys52]

The death notice for Joseph Owen ELLIS in 1943 mentions late wife Elizabeth, and siblings, but no children.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17859811?searchTerm=%22joseph%20%20ellis%22

[maddys52]

Looks like Jospeh Owen ELLIS had been married previously - divorce in 1916.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15685759

[haney]

Hi Sue and maddy
Yes should be noted spelling variants! Thanks for that!

I was trying to post that death notice for Jospeph Owen ELLIS but I kept on receiving an error message!

Maybe Sophia was listed with her middle name in the notice.  Just a thought.  Good to know re Ellis's divorce in 1916.

At least it gives me a bit of idea when John MURRAY may have died!! .

Just not quite adding up with the daughter CATHERINE (aka) KATHERINE born 1887 and then parents married in 1892.  Cart before the horse??? Thanks

I guess another way to attack this is to buy Katherine and John Greenless marriage first to double check parents and then Katherines birth???  May solve some problems.  LOL

[wivenhoe]

NSW BDM births

MURRAY Dorothy M       parents            Katherine A  @ Balmain South      32128 / 1906

GREENLEES Dorothy  M parents  John / Katherine  A @ Balmain South      1324/1908
(26 Sep 1906)

MURRAY      Dorothy M  parents  John / Katherine  A @ Balmain South      1324/1908
(26 Sep 1906)

GREENLEES Katherine E parents  John / Katherine A  @ Balmain North      32999 / 1908

HESSE        Basil H  parents Theodore B / Elizabeth L                               1324/1908

[haney]

Oh!  So Dorothy was illegitmate and then legitimised!  Got it!  Don't know how Basil HESSE had the same registration number!  That's odd isn't it?

[wivenhoe]

Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Records

St Thomas Balmain 21 Nov 1906
GREENLEES Dorothy May born 26 Sep 1906
parents John, boiler maker, Katherine Alice       5 Valley St Balmain

[haney]

That's fantastic wivenhoe, many thanks.  He being a boilermaker fit's in with the whole story I think. 

[wivenhoe]

NSW BDM death
GREENLEES Catherine   parents James / Mary    @ Manly  19823/1920
GREENLEES John          parents     76 years       @ Manly  8616/1928
 

Manly Cemetery   https://hwt.concordengage.com/northernbeaches/search
plot  GEN-z-267
GREENLEES Catherine  buried 16 Dec 1920     65 years
GREENLEES John         buried 16 Jun 1928     76 years