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 Abt 1866 - 1924 (~ 58 years)
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| Name |
William Henry DANCE |
| Born |
Abt 1866 |
Devon, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
16 Dec 1924 |
Marburg, Queensland, Australia [1] |
| Buried |
17 Dec 1924 |
Marburg, Queensland, Australia [2] |
| Obituary |
20 Dec 1924 |
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [3] |
| Brisbane Courier |
A highly respected resident of the Marburg district, Mr. William Henry Dance, died at his late residence on Tuesday. Deceased was born in Devonshire, England, in 1866, and when l8 years of age he came to Queensland in the ship New Guinea. He landed in Brisbane in 1885, and proceeded to the Darling Downs. In 1888 he moved to Marburg, and purchased land, on which he carried on farming and dairying successfully. Deceased, who was a Freemason, was a member of the Walloon Shire Council up to the time it was abolished, and he represented the Marburg division in the Rosewood Shire Council for six years. He was Chairman of the council for a term, and was a member of the Marburg State and Rural School committee, and was treasurer till he died. For many years deceased was a vice-president of the Marburg Show Society, and was a trustee of the Marburg Show Grounds. He took a great interest in agricultural shows, and was a frequent exhibitor in horse and cattle sections. The late Mr. Dance leaves a widow, nine sons, four daughters, and 25 grandchildren. The funeral, which was largely attended, took place on Wednesday, to the Marburg Church of England Cemetery.
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| Person ID |
I11092 |
Colston & Wenck families in Australia |
| Last Modified |
23 Dec 2020 |
| Family 1 |
Emilie Christine RETSCHLAG, b. 5 Oct 1871, Queensland, Australia , d. 15 Sep 1903, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia (Age 31 years) |
| Married |
6 Jun 1888 |
Queensland, Australia |
| Last Modified |
13 Dec 2020 |
| Family ID |
F6668 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Bertha RUTHENBERG, b. 1 Sep 1874, Queensland, Australia , d. 1 Jun 1953, Queensland, Australia (Age 78 years) |
| Married |
19 Sep 1910 |
Queensland, Australia [4] |
| Children |
| | 1. Frank Henry DANCE, b. 31 Jan 1912, Queensland, Australia , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 2. Stella Evelyn DANCE, b. 29 Sep 1914, Queensland, Australia , d. 31 Jan 1984, Queensland, Australia (Age 69 years) |
| | 3. Claude Stanley DANCE, b. 1 Feb 1917, Queensland, Australia , d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Last Modified |
13 Dec 2020 |
| Family ID |
F6666 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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- [S2] Queensland: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Death registration: William Henry Dance, Death date: 16/12/1924, Mother's name: Martha Emilie Blandford, Father/parent's name: George Danse, Registration details: 1925/C/456.
- [S342] Australian Newspapers, National Library of Australia, 1924 'Family Notices', Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), 17 December, p. 2. (DAILY.), viewed 13 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118580631.
- [S342] Australian Newspapers, National Library of Australia, 1924 'OBITUARY.', The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), 20 December, p. 6. , viewed 13 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22867757.
- [S2] Queensland: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Marriage registration: Bertha Smith, Marriage date: 19/09/1910, Spouse's name: William Henry Dance, Registration details: 1910/C/1558.
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