Doust Genealogy

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02 Apr 1820 Goudhurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom - 24 Mar 1907 / managed by Lindsay Nash / last edited 6 Aug 2024
08 Apr 1862 Windsor, Colony of New South Wales - 14 Aug 1947 / last edited 6 Aug 2024
26 Jan 1829 Goudhurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom - 04 Jan 1910 / managed by Norman Bailey / last edited 6 Aug 2024
09 Mar 1861 Windsor, Colony of New South Wales - 23 Dec 1861 / last edited 6 Aug 2024
1909 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia - 24 Jan 1962 / last edited 6 Aug 2024
05 Aug 1864 Cawdor, New South Wales, Australia - 11 Sep 1900 / managed by Lindsay Nash / last edited 6 Aug 2024
19 Feb 1873 Parramatta, Colony of New South Wales - 26 Jun 1955 / last edited 6 Aug 2024
1904 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia - 20 May 1982 / last edited 6 Aug 2024
1932 New South Wales, Australia - 13 Mar 2017 / last edited 6 Aug 2024
1900 Chatswood, Colony of New South Wales - 08 Sep 1995 / last edited 6 Aug 2024
1896 Newtown, Colony of New South Wales - 31 Jul 1966 / last edited 5 Aug 2024
1907 Camden, New South Wales, Australia - 23 Jul 1986 / managed by Don Collyer / last edited 3 Aug 2024
1880 Williams, Western Australia, Australia - 10 Mar 1964 / last edited 1 Aug 2024
12 May 1882 Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia - 27 Jun 1965 / managed by Myles Keeffe / last edited 1 Aug 2024
Doust-384 1885 Bridgetown, Western Australia - 07 Aug 1915 / managed by John Andrewartha / last edited 31 Jul 2024
1882 Williams, Western Australia, Australia - 23 Mar 1914 / last edited 27 Jul 2024
1879 Williams, Western Australia, Australia - 1879 / last edited 26 Jul 2024
30 May 1890 Williams, Western Australia, Australia - 1943 / last edited 26 Jul 2024
1884 Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia - 10 May 1978 / last edited 26 Jul 2024
1888 Chunnennin, Western Australia, Australia - 17 Mar 1957 / last edited 26 Jul 2024
1877 The Lakes, Western Australia, Australia - 03 Sep 1960 / last edited 26 Jul 2024
1960s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) managed by Shaun Doust / last edited 19 Jul 2024 / Active member5014
07 Dec 1836 Udimore, Sussex, England, United Kingdom - 22 Apr 1930 / managed by Lynne Saleh / last edited 8 Jul 2024
abt 1745 Kent, England - 17 Oct 1778 / managed by James Lawless / last edited 4 Jul 2024
25 Jun 1885 Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia - 17 Jan 1972 / managed by Maree Evans / last edited 3 Jul 2024
06 May 1885 Dandaragan, Western Australia, Australia - 16 Nov 1973 / managed by Pat Wilson / last edited 29 Jun 2024
Doust-157 10 May 1822 Surrey, England, United Kingdom. - Jan 1858 / managed by Shaun Doust / last edited 28 Jun 2024
Doust-185 1814 Southwark, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. - Jul 1876 / managed by Shaun Doust / last edited 27 Jun 2024
19 Dec 1856 Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia - 09 Jun 1914 / last edited 27 Jun 2024
1766 Minster, Kent, England - 24 Nov 1809 / managed by James Lawless / last edited 25 Jun 2024
21 Mar 1859 Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia - 27 Mar 1932 / managed by John Andrewartha / last edited 20 Jun 2024
1892 Warren, Western Australia - 1975 / managed by John Andrewartha / last edited 17 Jun 2024
17 Nov 1840 England, United Kingdom - 16 Sep 1927 / managed by Mark Dorney / last edited 16 Jun 2024
30 Sep 1898 Badgingarra, Western Australia, Australia - 1957 / last edited 6 Jun 2024
Doust-39 12 Sep 1930 Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States - 14 Apr 2002 / managed by Cheryl Boggs / last edited 24 May 2024
24 Aug 1858 Toodyay, Western Australia - 19 Apr 1937 / managed by John Andrewartha / last edited 15 May 2024
03 Aug 1885 Manjimup, Western Australia - 19 Apr 1961 / managed by John Andrewartha / last edited 15 May 2024
1886 Woodlands, Colony of Western Australia / last edited 9 May 2024
28 Jan 1861 Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia - 12 May 1943 / managed by Pat Wilson / last edited 4 May 2024
1909 Guildford, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 4 May 2024
1905 Guildford, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 4 May 2024
Doust-539 bef 12 Jun 1902 Hill River, Western Australia, Australia - bef 09 Jun 1986 / managed by Dorothy Doust / last edited 4 May 2024
1900 Guildford, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 3 May 2024
1895 Dandaragan, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 3 May 2024
1893 Dandaragan, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 3 May 2024
1887 Woodbridge, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 3 May 2024
1884 Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 3 May 2024
09 Jul 1919 Queensland, Australia - 14 Feb 2009 / last edited 24 Apr 2024
1891 - 27 Oct 1962 Gympie, Queensland, Australia / managed by Peter Jones / last edited 24 Apr 2024
1903 Taree, New South Wales, Australia - 23 May 1990 / managed by Leonne Guidoux / last edited 15 Apr 2024
1906 Taree, New South Wales, Australia - 1989 / managed by Leonne Guidoux / last edited 13 Apr 2024
1895 Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia - 16 Jul 1971 / managed by Diane Darcy / last edited 11 Apr 2024
1950s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) managed by Helen Doust / last edited 11 Apr 2024 / Active member211
1900s - 1970s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) managed by Helen Doust / last edited 11 Apr 2024
07 Feb 1886 Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia - 24 Nov 1978 / managed by Myles Keeffe / last edited 11 Apr 2024
abt 28 May 1896 77 Station Road, Strood, Kent, England / managed by Helen Doust / last edited 10 Apr 2024
24 Oct 1851 Camden, New South Wales, Australia - 04 Sep 1948 / managed by Lindsay Nash / last edited 1 Apr 2024
1950s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) managed by Dorothy Doust / last edited 27 Mar 2024 / Active member50
29 Dec 1900 / managed by Tony Moore / last edited 27 Mar 2024
abt 1756 Sussex, England / managed by Lorraine Couch / last edited 25 Mar 2024
abt 1774 Kent, England - 16 Nov 1852 / managed by Lindsay Nash / last edited 25 Mar 2024
24 Sep 1888 Camden, New South Wales, Australia - 31 Aug 1918 / managed by M. Cranley / last edited 24 Mar 2024
03 May 1882 Fratton, Hampshire, England - 1959 / last edited 28 Feb 2024
abt 1858 Manning River, New South Wales, Australia - 12 Sep 1919 / managed by Rita Kidd / last edited 19 Feb 2024
Doust-304 bef 19 Oct 1823 Goudhurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom - 01 Jul 1904 / managed by Leonne Guidoux / last edited 19 Feb 2024
1864 Manning River, Colony of New South Wales - 10 Feb 1949 / managed by Leonne Guidoux / last edited 18 Feb 2024
08 Aug 1894 Esperance, Western Australia, Australia - 20 Sep 1979 / managed by Allen Hancock / last edited 11 Feb 2024
12 Dec 1899 Esperance, Western Australia, Australia - 19 Oct 1993 / managed by Allen Hancock / last edited 11 Feb 2024
05 Mar 1896 Esperance, Western Australia - 19 Oct 1917 / managed by John Andrewartha / last edited 11 Feb 2024
1970s Privacy Level: Private (Red) managed by Katrina Casey / last edited 5 Feb 2024 / Active member65
1794 Goudhurst, Kent, England - 1873 / managed by Susan Kriss / last edited 25 Jan 2024
30 Jun 1847 New South Wales, Australia - 25 Dec 1910 / managed by Pamela Monaghan / last edited 20 Jan 2024
06 Jan 1821 - 01 Feb 1892 Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia / managed by Pamela Monaghan / last edited 20 Jan 2024
1901 Blackwood, Western Australia, Australia - 1989 / managed by John Andrewartha / last edited 12 Jan 2024
1907 Lismore, New South Wales, Australia - 08 Jul 1939 / managed by Lindsay Foot / last edited 6 Jan 2024
1950s - 1960s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) managed by Darrell Wyatt / last edited 20 Dec 2023
23 Nov 1925 Claremont, Western Australia, Australia - 11 Jul 2002 / managed by Darrell Wyatt / last edited 20 Dec 2023
1863 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia / managed by Pamela Monaghan / last edited 7 Dec 2023
03 Jul 1897 Esperance, Western Australia, Australia - 28 Aug 1985 / managed by Allen Hancock / last edited 6 Dec 2023
14 May 1904 80 Station Road, Frindsbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom - 27 Dec 1974 / managed by Sue Totten / last edited 17 Nov 2023
1843 Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia - 02 Apr 1884 / managed by John Andrewartha / last edited 12 Nov 2023
Doust-440 1872 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia - 14 Jun 1909 / managed by Rod Kennedy / last edited 4 Nov 2023
19 Oct 1859 Maitland City, New South Wales, Australia - 28 Aug 1952 / managed by Rod Kennedy / last edited 4 Nov 2023
1861 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia - 23 Aug 1949 / managed by Rod Kennedy / last edited 4 Nov 2023
19 Apr 1865 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia - 20 Feb 1955 / managed by Rod Kennedy / last edited 4 Nov 2023
17 Dec 1846 Seaton Ross, Western Australia, Australia - 27 Sep 1935 / managed by Pat Wilson / last edited 30 Oct 2023
1810 Udimore, Rye, Sussex, England - abt 1873 / managed by Marc Pezze / last edited 30 Oct 2023
20 Feb 1918 Canowindra, New South Wales, Australia - 29 Jun 1976 / last edited 30 Oct 2023
05 Dec 1853 Cawdor, New South Wales, Australia - 10 Jan 1926 / managed by Lindsay Nash / last edited 30 Oct 2023
1735 Udimore, Sussex, England - 13 Jan 1800 / managed by Margaret Kidd / last edited 30 Oct 2023
29 Apr 1870 Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 30 Oct 2023
Doust-78 20 Jan 1881 Camden, New South Wales, Australia - 28 Mar 1952 / last edited 30 Oct 2023
Doust-77 abt 1879 Camden, New South Wales, Australia - 15 Nov 1941 / last edited 30 Oct 2023
Doust-96 05 May 1919 Canowindra, New South Wales, Australia - 24 Mar 2011 / last edited 29 Oct 2023
20 Feb 1813 Udimore, Sussex, England, United Kingdom - 21 Jun 1903 / managed by Margaret Kidd / last edited 26 Oct 2023
1908 Esperance, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 24 Oct 2023
28 Jan 1907 Esperance, Western Australia, Australia - 06 Aug 1956 / managed by Allen Hancock / last edited 24 Oct 2023
1901 Esperance, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 24 Oct 2023
09 Nov 1853 Bolgart, Western Australia, Australia - Sep 1941 / managed by John Andrewartha / last edited 23 Oct 2023
11 Jan 1887 Glebe, New South Wales, Australia / managed by David Baker / last edited 19 Oct 2023
25 Mar 1915 Camden, New South Wales, Australia / managed by David Baker / last edited 18 Oct 2023
14 Jan 1913 Camden, New South Wales, Australia / managed by David Baker / last edited 18 Oct 2023
13 Mar 1922 Camden, New South Wales, Australia / managed by David Baker / last edited 18 Oct 2023
02 Jan 1920 Camden, New South Wales, Australia / managed by David Baker / last edited 18 Oct 2023
23 Mar 1917 Orange, New South Wales, Australia / managed by David Baker / last edited 18 Oct 2023
01 Oct 1860 Cawdor, New South Wales, Australia - 25 Oct 1939 / managed by Lindsay Nash / last edited 17 Oct 2023
bef 28 Sep 1793 Margate, Kent, England - 05 Aug 1795 / last edited 9 Oct 2023
abt 1762 Eastchurch, Kent, England - abt 1809 / managed by Jane Daniels / last edited 17 Sep 2023
1853 Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia - 08 Mar 1917 / last edited 2 Sep 2023
01 Jun 1863 Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia - 06 Nov 1941 / managed by Kerrie Garden / last edited 29 Aug 2023
1867 Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom - Jun 1867 / managed by Shaun Doust / last edited 25 Aug 2023
1860 Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom. - 1931 / managed by Shaun Doust / last edited 25 Aug 2023
1857 Southwark, Surrey, England, United Kingdom - 1900 / managed by Shaun Doust / last edited 25 Aug 2023
1839 Tudeley, Kent, England, United Kingdom - Jun 1916 / managed by Helen Doust / last edited 25 Aug 2023
1852 New South Wales, Australia - 27 Jan 1887 / last edited 24 Aug 2023
11 Jun 1873 Higham, Kent, England, United Kingdom - 25 Jan 1965 / managed by Rex Ingram / last edited 19 Jul 2023
17 Jun 1910 Wellington, Western Australia, Australia - 17 Apr 1992 / managed by Sharryn Nankervis / last edited 19 Jul 2023
1950s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) managed by Cheryl Boggs / last edited 11 Jul 2023 / Active member270
Doust-538 07 May 1931 Ghooli, Western Australia, Australia - 15 May 2016 / managed by Dorothy Doust / last edited 9 Jul 2023
21 Dec 1850 Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia - 06 Mar 1940 / managed by Myles Keeffe / last edited 8 Jul 2023
1902 Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia - 29 Jun 1989 / managed by John Andrewartha / last edited 2 Jun 2023
17 Jan 1916 Cottesloe, Western Australia, Australia - 10 Jul 1998 / last edited 1 Jun 2023
Doust-18 16 Jan 1846 Guildford, Western Australia, Australia - 04 Jan 1912 / managed by Margaret Kidd / last edited 24 May 2023
08 Jun 1856 Western Australia, Australia - Feb 1885 / last edited 24 May 2023
1848 Guildford, Western Australia, Australia - abt 1848 / last edited 24 May 2023
1872 Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 24 May 2023
17 May 1851 Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia - 19 Dec 1881 / managed by Pat Wilson / last edited 24 May 2023
1819 Rye, Sussex, England, United Kingdom - 13 Oct 1891 / managed by John Andrewartha / last edited 24 May 2023
20 Jun 1887 Esperance, Western Australia - 21 May 1968 / managed by John Andrewartha / last edited 8 May 2023
1634 Battle, Sussex, England / last edited 8 May 2023
07 Feb 1874 Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia - 27 Jan 1958 / managed by Graeme Diprose / last edited 7 May 2023
1930s - 2020s Privacy Level: Private with Public Family Tree (Yellow) managed by Helen Doust / last edited 29 Apr 2023
abt 1845 - abt 23 Jun 1932 68 Canterbury Road, Folkestone (Station Road, Frindsbury), UK / managed by Helen Doust / last edited 29 Apr 2023
abt 1813 Capel, Surrey, England, United Kingdom - abt Dec 1881 / managed by Helen Doust / last edited 29 Apr 2023
1858 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia - 06 Apr 1949 / last edited 26 Apr 2023
21 Dec 1856 Greenwich, Kent, England - Apr 1900 / last edited 4 Apr 2023
05 Nov 1909 Greenwich, London, England - Oct 2006 / last edited 4 Apr 2023
24 May 1908 Greenwich, London, England / last edited 4 Apr 2023
1907 Greenwich, London, England / last edited 4 Apr 2023
05 Jan 1922 Queensland, Australia / last edited 24 Mar 2023
abt 24 Feb 1904 - 23 Jun 1992 NSW / managed by Lindsay Foot / last edited 23 Mar 2023
abt May 1874 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, United Kingdom / last edited 23 Mar 2023
1891 Dandaragan, Western Australia, Australia - 14 Dec 1938 / managed by Pat Wilson / last edited 23 Mar 2023
1920s Privacy Level: Private with Public Family Tree (Yellow) managed by Barry John Ogden / last edited 6 Mar 2023
1908 Perth, Western Australia, Australia - 23 Feb 1987 / last edited 1 Mar 2023
03 Mar 1825 Goudhurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom - 05 Jan 1871 / last edited 23 Feb 2023
1878 Bridgetown, Western Australia / managed by John Andrewartha / last edited 22 Feb 2023
1877 Camden, New South Wales, Australia - 09 Aug 1920 / managed by M. Cranley / last edited 13 Feb 2023
1747 Margate, Kent, England. - 13 Feb 1822 / managed by Shaun Doust / last edited 9 Jan 2023
1835 Tonbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom - 1885 / last edited 9 Jan 2023
1855 Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia - 1856 / last edited 8 Jan 2023
06 Sep 1883 Wellingrove, New South Wales, Australia - 06 Aug 1965 / managed by Kev Thompson / last edited 30 Dec 2022
abt 1893 Esperance, Western Australia, Australia - Aug 1966 / managed by Allen Hancock / last edited 30 Dec 2022
02 Nov 1890 Esperance, Western Australia, Australia - 18 Apr 1898 / managed by Allen Hancock / last edited 30 Dec 2022
28 Apr 1886 Esperance, Western Australia, Australia - 28 Apr 1965 / managed by Allen Hancock / last edited 30 Dec 2022
14 Jul 1939 Wiluna, Western Australia, Australia - 26 Dec 2004 / managed by Allen Hancock / last edited 29 Dec 2022
1922 Canowindra, New South Wales, Australia - 03 Feb 1998 / managed by Rita Kidd / last edited 27 Dec 2022
22 Sep 1865 Cawdor, New South Wales, Australia - 09 Apr 1954 / managed by Lindsay Nash / last edited 20 Dec 2022
1924 Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia - 13 Nov 1924 / managed by Denise Perkins / last edited 19 Dec 2022
12 May 1903 Cargo, New South Wales, Australia - 11 Jan 1960 / managed by M. Cranley / last edited 27 Nov 2022
1866 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia - 1947 / managed by Norman Bailey / last edited 5 Nov 2022
1890 Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia - 1952 / managed by Norman Bailey / last edited 4 Nov 2022
23 Jun 1844 Kennington, London, England, United Kingdom. - 01 Dec 1875 / managed by Shaun Doust / last edited 25 Oct 2022
1853 Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia - 1853 / last edited 2 Oct 2022
1905 Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 1 Oct 2022
1902 Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia - 31 Oct 1963 / last edited 1 Oct 2022
1894 Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 1 Oct 2022
1892 Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 1 Oct 2022
1890 Blackwood, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 1 Oct 2022
1888 Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 1 Oct 2022
1884 Blackwood, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 1 Oct 2022
1882 Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 1 Oct 2022
1881 Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 1 Oct 2022
1990s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) managed by Shaun Doust / last edited 28 Sep 2022 / Active member2
abt 1740 Kent, England / managed by Rex Ingram / last edited 26 Aug 2022
abt 1708 - 24 Sep 1760 Norfolk, England / managed by Rex Ingram / last edited 26 Aug 2022
1831 Crayford, Kent, England, United Kingdom / last edited 23 Aug 2022
11 Feb 1862 Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, United States - 09 Oct 1953 / managed by Cathy Haynes / last edited 6 Aug 2022
22 Feb 1828 Goudhurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom - 20 May 1885 / managed by Waud Waud / last edited 6 Aug 2022
02 Mar 1886 Williams Bridge, Western Australia - 04 May 1968 / managed by M Roberts / last edited 25 Jul 2022
11 Aug 1871 Camden, New South Wales, Australia - 25 Jun 1963 / last edited 28 Jun 2022
1891 Newcastle, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 22 Jun 2022
1889 Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 22 Jun 2022
1876 Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 22 Jun 2022
1875 Newcastle, Western Australia, Australia - 1875 / last edited 22 Jun 2022
1874 Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia - 1874 / last edited 22 Jun 2022
1865 Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia - 1866 / last edited 14 Jun 2022
29 Aug 1895 Higham, Kent, England, United Kingdom - 25 Sep 1965 / last edited 27 May 2022
1730 W, Sussex, England - 03 Dec 1819 / managed by Susan Williams / last edited 26 May 2022
1889 Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 16 May 2022
1848 Guildford, Western Australia, Australia - 31 May 1929 / last edited 16 May 2022
1882 Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 16 May 2022
1880 Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 16 May 2022
1878 Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 16 May 2022
1874 Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia / last edited 16 May 2022
1866 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England / last edited 14 May 2022
1894 Backwood, Western Australia / managed by John Andrewartha / last edited 8 May 2022
09 Sep 1792 St Mary, Rotherhithe, Surrey, England - 24 May 1876 / managed by Rex Ingram / last edited 4 May 2022
1920 Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England / last edited 18 Apr 2022
01 Jul 1913 Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 22 Feb 2014 / last edited 5 Apr 2022
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