Richard Courtis (abt. 1852 - 1925)

Ancestors

Husband of Emma (Thomas) Courtis — married 1875 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 28 Apr 1925 at about age 73 in Kew, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Richard Courtis was born around 1852, the son of Mary Courtis (nee Andrew) and William Courtis.^[1]

In 1875, he married Emma Thomas, in Victoria.^[2]

The births of ten children were registered in various place in central Victoria, mostly White Hills, but also included Kyneton and Sandhurst (now Bendigo). White Hills is now a suburb of Bendigo. ^[3]

• Richard Courtis (1876–1971)^[4]
• Ethel Courtis (1878- )
• Ada Courtis (1879- )
• Albert Chas Courtis (1880-1950)
• William Thomas Courtis (1881-1966)
• Roach Courtis (1883- )
• Henry Courtis (1884-1884)
• Bessie May Courtis (1886- )
• Unnamed Courtis (1889-1889)
• Minnie Audrey Courtis (1890- )

Richard died on 28 April 1925 in Kew, Victoria, Australia, aged 73 years.^[1][5]

His remains were interred at Box Hill Cemetery in Box Hill, Victoria.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Richard Courtis's death record. BDM Victoria. Registration number: 5785 / 1925. Retrieved 30 May 2020 by Clare Spring from https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/
2. ↑ Marriage Index, Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. (Online index accessed 29 Apr 2022): 1875 Marriage Registration, Emma THOMAS married Richard COURTIS, 4839/1875
3. ↑ Children ten children confirmed with the online birth and death index, to date, at Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages (accessed 29 Apr 2022)
4. ↑ Richard Courtis's birth record. BDM Victoria. Registration number: 26613 / 1876. Retrieved 30 May 2020 by Clare Spring from https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Richard Courtis." Find A Grave. Retrieved 30 May 2020 by Clare Spring from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123874327.