Alfred Thomas Blenkiron (1879 - 1937)

Born 12 Jul 1879 in Maldon, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Amy Edith (Pinner) Blenkiron — married 1919 in Victoria, Australia

Died 22 Sep 1937 at age 58 in Prahran, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Alfred Thomas Blenkiron was born in 1879 in Maldon, Victoria, Australia, the son of Thomas Blenkiron and Grace Pedler.^[1]

Amy Edith PINNER and Alfred Thomas BLENKIRON were married 1919 in Victoria, Australia^[2]

He passed away on 22 Sep 1937 in Prahran, Victoria^[3][4].

Death Notices 24 Sep 1937^[5]

BLENKIRON. - On the 22nd September Alfred Thomas loving, husband of Amy, 359 High street, St Kilda. Passed peacefully away. -Until He come.

BLENKIRON. - On the 22nd September Alfred Thomas, loved husband of Amy, and youngest son of the late Thomas and Grace Blenkiron, of Maldon. (Privately interred.)

Obituary 24 Sep 1937^[6]

Mr. A. Blenkiron, a prominent resident of Upwey, died in Melbourne on Wednesday. Deceased, who was 58 years of age, was born in Maldon. He was a member of the Belgrave and Upwey bowling clubs, and was also organist at the Belgrave Methodist Church for many years. Mr. Blenkiron was highly respected in the Belgrave and Upwey districts.

Sources

1. ↑ BDM Victoria. Birth: 17550 / 1879. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
2. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: marriages; Registration number 8174 / 1919; Family name: BLENKISON; Given name(s) Alfd Thos; Spouse's family name: PINNER; Spouse's given name(s) Amy Edith. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
3. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: deaths; Registration number 8564 / 1937; Family name: BLENKIRON; Given name(s) Alfred Thomas; Place of event: PRAHRAN, Australia; Mother's name Grace PEDLER; Father's Name: Thomas BLENKIRON. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215555539/alfred_thomas-blenkiron: accessed February 27, 2024), memorial page for Alfred Thomas Blenkiron (12 Jul 1879–22 Sep 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 215555539, citing Brighton General Cemetery, Caulfield South, Glen Eira City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).
5. ↑ The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Fri 24 Sep 1937 Page 19 Family Notices. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11084200
6. ↑ The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Fri 24 Sep 1937 Page 14 Mr. A. BLENKIRON. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206719789

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