Frederick Charles Court (1890 - 1951)

Born 16 Feb 1890 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Fenella Marianne (Matthews) White — married 23 Nov 1912 in Parkside, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 31 Aug 1951 at age 61 in Whyalla, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

• Frederick was born on 16 February 1890 to Edith (nee Grahame) and Henry Court, a police constable.^[1]
• Family residence at the time of his birth was in Sandy Bay, a central suburb of Hobart, Tasmania.^[1]
• Married Fenella Marianne Matthews in 1912 in South Australia.^[2]
• Six children, four of whom survived to adulthood:
  1. Freda Helen Mabel, born 1915
  2. Beryl Ella, born 1917
  3. Frederick Henry, born 1920 (died in infancy)
  4. Dorothy Joy, born 1922 (died in infancy)
  5. Erica Mary, born 1924
  6. John Frederick, born 1928
• On 6 September 1916 enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, at the time having just one child, Freda.
• In 1923 3rd and 4th born children died.
• Died 1 September 1951 in Whyalla, South Australia, aged 61.^[3]
• Interred at Whyalla Cemetery.^[3]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Record of birth of Frederick Charles Court, 1890 Births in Hobart record #79, Tasmanian Births Registry:

   Name: Court, Frederick Charles

   Record Type: Births

   Gender: Male

   Father: Court, Henry Carnell

   Mother: Grahame, Edith Louisa

   Date of birth: 16 Feb 1890

   Registered: Hobart

   Registration year: 1890

   Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:984365

   Resource: RGD33/1/17/ no 79

2. ↑ SA BDM Marriage Reg #253/606
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} City of Whyalla cemeteries record for COURT, FREDERICK CHARLES: burial plot #3, Whyalla Cemetery, 1951

   COURT, FREDERICK CHARLES

   Surname: COURT

   Given Names: FREDERICK CHARLES

   Cemetery: WHYALLA

   Plot/Grave/Niche: 3

   Date of Death: 01/09/1951

   Age at Death: 61

   Date of Burial: 01/09/1951

   Minister Officiating: PASTOR K.N. ROBERTS

   Grave Depth: 2.13

   Burial/Order Number: 550

Sources

• South Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages (online database)
• Births, Deaths & Marriages registries of Tasmania
• City of Whyalla Cemeteries records