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 1882 - 1976 (94 years)
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| Name |
Mary Ellen Turner MOORCROFT |
| Born |
7 Jan 1882 |
Scropton, Derbyshire, England  [1] |
- In her adult life, Mary had a moveable year for her birth date. On immigration in 1900 she says she is 20, but is really 18. Ar her death she was thought to be 101, but was actually 94.
Birthday of 7 Jan given by grandson David Charles Rossow
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| Christened |
5 Feb 1882 |
Scropton, Derbyshire, England [2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
5 Apr 1891 |
Scropton, Derbyshire, England [3] |
Living at Mill Green, Scropton
1) William H Moorcroft, head, married, 30, agricultural labourer, born Scropton, Derbyshire
2) Ann Moorcroft, wife, married, 30, born Newton Solney, Derbyshire
3) William H Moorcroft, son, 11, scholar, born Hatton, Derbyshire
4) «b»Mary E Moorcroft«/b», dau, 9, scholar, born Scropton, Derbyshire
5) Sarah H Moorcroft, dau, 7, scholar, born Scropton, Derbyshire
6) Charles Moorcroft, son, 6, scholar, born Scropton, Derbyshire
7) David Moorcroft, son, 5, scholar, born Scropton, Derbyshire
8) George Moorcroft, son, 1, born Scropton, Derbyshire
9) Philis Moorcroft, dau, 3 weeks, born Scropton, Derbyshire
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| Immigration |
13 Feb 1900 |
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Polly MOORCROFT, 20, domestic servant, on "Duke of Portland" departed London 15 Dec 1899, arrived Brisbane 13 Feb 1900.
On the findmypast.com record, she is listed as Irish, 20 years, domestic servant; on the microfilm from the Queensland State Archives (IMM/127, page 121), she is listed as English and from Derbyshire, 20 years, domestic servant, religion Church of England, can read and write.
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| Died |
30 Sep 1976 |
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [4, 5] |
| Cremated |
Oct 1976 |
Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery and Crematorium, Graham Road, Bridgeman Downs, Queensland, Australia [4] |
Albany Creek Crematorium
Mary Eileen Rossow
Single Niche 98 - Section 12 - Wall 3
Died 30 September 1976 aged 101 years
[Note - her age was actually 94 years]
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| AKA |
Mary Eileen |
| AKA |
Polly O'BRIEN |
| FamilySearch ID |
LVDF-Q6P |
| FamilySearch link |
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVDF-Q6P |
| Person ID |
I273 |
Colston & Wenck families in Australia |
| Last Modified |
27 Jul 2018 |
| Father |
William Henry MOORCROFT, b. Sep Q 1860, Scropton, Derbyshire, England , d. 8 Mar 1929, Caboolture, Queensland, Australia (Age ~ 69 years) |
| Mother |
Ann MOOORHOUSE, b. Mar Q 1861, Newton Solney, Derbyshire, England , d. 3 Apr 1928, Caboolture, Queensland, Australia (Age ~ 67 years) |
| Married |
4 Feb 1878 |
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Family ID |
F5677 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Samuel BROWN, b. Abt 1863, South Leverton, Nottinghamshire, England , d. 30 Jul 1926, Nanango, Queensland, Australia (Age ~ 63 years) |
| Married |
15 Nov 1900 |
Nanango, Queensland, Australia [6, 7, 8] |
| Children |
| | 1. Mary Elizabeth BROWN, b. 2 Jun 1901, Nanango, Queensland, Australia , d. 12 Aug 1926, Nanango, Queensland, Australia (Age 25 years) |
| | 2. Lucy Anne BROWN, b. 29 May 1903, Queensland, Australia , d. 21 Aug 1955, Queensland, Australia (Age 52 years) |
| | 3. Samuel Thomas BROWN, b. 27 Oct 1905, Queensland, Australia , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 4. Frank BROWN, b. 18 Mar 1908, Nanango, Queensland, Australia , d. 7 Jun 1973, Nanango, Queensland, Australia (Age 65 years) |
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| Last Modified |
27 Jul 2018 |
| Family ID |
F115 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Charles William ROSSOW, b. 14 Oct 1885, Queensland, Australia , d. 19 May 1962, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Age 76 years) |
| This couple did not marry: N means not married |
N |
| Notes |
- There seems to be no record of a marriage to Charles Rossow. Mary Ellen's first husband Sam Brown was still alive when the children of Charles and Mary were born.
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| Children |
| + | 1. Arnold Keith ROSSOW, b. 5 Nov 1914, Queensland, Australia , d. 14 Sep 1979, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Age 64 years) |
| + | 2. Cynthia ROSSOW, b. 4 Nov 1918, Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia , d. 12 Sep 1994, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Age 75 years) |
| + | 3. Lionel Charles "Cobber" ROSSOW, b. 18 Nov 1920, Queensland, Australia , d. 12 Feb 1989, Mossman, Queensland, Australia (Age 68 years) |
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| Last Modified |
7 Oct 2013 |
| Family ID |
F100 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 7 Jan 1882 - Scropton, Derbyshire, England |
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| Christened - 5 Feb 1882 - Scropton, Derbyshire, England |
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| Census - 5 Apr 1891 - Scropton, Derbyshire, England |
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 | Immigration - 13 Feb 1900 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
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 | Married - 15 Nov 1900 - Nanango, Queensland, Australia |
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| Died - 30 Sep 1976 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
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 | Cremated - Oct 1976 - Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery and Crematorium, Graham Road, Bridgeman Downs, Queensland, Australia |
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| Sources |
- [S28] England, Civil Registration, Birth, Mary Ellen Moorcroft, 7 Jan 1882, Scropton, Burton Upon Trent.
Birth certificate from Helen Rossow
- [S659] England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, (FamilySearch), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KBFK-QV3 : Mary Ellen Moorcroft, 1882.
- [S220] Ancestry.com. 1891 England Census [database on-line], (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.), Derby, Scropton. RD12/2196.
- [S267] Albany Creek Crematorium records_staff advice, Phone conversation with Jennifer Crockett 10 Jan 2004.
- [S2] Queensland: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Death registration: Eileen Mary Rossow, Death date: 30/09/1976, Mother's name: Ann Moorhouse, Father/parent's name: William Turner Moorcroft, Registration details: 1976/B/72826.
- [S16] Queensland Federation Index 1890-1914, (Brisbane, The Registrar-General, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 2004), 1900/ 000275.
- [S2] Queensland: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Marriage certificate, Samuel Brown and Mary Ellen Moorcroft.
- [S2] Queensland: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Marriage registration: Samuel Brown, Marriage date: 15/11/1900, Spouse's name: Mary Ellen Turner Moorcroft, Registration details: 1900/C/275.
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