Charles Morton Graham (1883 - 1936)

Born 1883 in Flemington, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Whitty) Graham — married 1915 in Victoria, Australia

Died 20 Jul 1936 at about age 53 in Kooyong, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Charles Morton Graham was born in 1883 in Flemington, Victoria, Australia, the son of Harriet (Morton) Graham and James Graham.^[1]

He married Margaret Whitty in 1915 in Victoria.^[2] Their children were:

• Mark Graham^[3]
• Howard Morton Graham (1921– )^[3]
• Margaret Graham (1925–1925)^[4]

Charles died on 20 July 1936 at his home, 96 Elizabeth Street, Kooyong, Victoria, aged 53 years.^[3][5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth record: 9414 / 1883. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Charles Morton GRAHAM); (Place: FTON); (Mother: Harriet MORTON); (Father: James)
2. ↑ Marriage record: 3725 / 1915. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Chas Morton GRAHAM and Margt WHITTY)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "Deaths." 21 July 1936. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 1. Retrieved 2 April 2020 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11894136.
4. ↑ Death record: 9796 / 1925. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history. (Name: Margaret GRAHAM); (Place of death: HEALESVILLE); (Age at death: 1 Days); (Mother: Margaret WHITTY); (Father: GRAHAM Charles Morton).
5. ↑ Death record: 6345 / 1936. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Charles Morton GRAHAM); (Place of birth: ASCOT VALE); (Place of death: KOOYONG); (Age at death: 53); (Mother: Harriet UNKNOWN); (Father: GRAHAM James)
6. ↑ "As it must come to us all." 25 July 1936. Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian, p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2020 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60454091.

   Passed away in Melbourne on Monday—Mr. Charles Morton Graham, a former resident of Healesvllle, who some years back closely identified himself with local affairs, and served as a councillor from 1926 to 1929. It is recalled that he opposed the appointment of Mr. Callahan as shire secretary, because he was not a returned soldier. Deceased was a keen sportsman, and his interest in local sports clubs is well remembered. He left a wife and two sons. The funeral left his residence in Kooyong on Tuesday for the Melbourne cemetery.