John Alger (1840 - 1928)

Husband of Sarah (Bennett) Alger — married 25 Jul 1865 in Mount Kembla, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 1928 at about age 88 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

John, son of John Algar & Margaret, was born on 23 December 1840 and baptised on 21 February 1841 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.^[1]

He married Sarah Bennett in 1865 at Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.^[2]

Their children:

• Emily (1867-1904) ^[3]
• Arthur (1871-1919 ^[4]
• John (1873-1924) ^[5]
• Florence (1877-1964) ^[6]
• Alice (1879-1955) ^[7]
• Robert (1887-1954) ^[8][9]
• Sydney (1889-1948) ^[10]

John died on 19 July 1928 and was buried in Wollongong Cemetery, Wollongong, Wollongong City, New South Wales, Australia.^[11][12][13]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981"
   Original data: Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 993953
   Ancestry au Record 9776 #788851 (accessed 17 September 2023)
   John Algar baptism on 21 Feb 1841 (born 23 Dec 1840), son of John Algar & Margaret, in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
2. ↑ Marriage Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 26 Aug 2023), Index entry for JOHN ALGER and SARAH BENNETT; District: WOLLONGONG; Registration Number: 3528/1865
3. ↑ Burial: "Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current"
   Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #153764606
   Ancestry au Record 60528 #1988041 (accessed 17 September 2023)
   Emily Christina Burgess burial (died on 29 Mar 1904) in Berkeley Pioneer Cemetery, Unanderra, Wollongong City, New South Wales, Australia.
4. ↑ Burial: "Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current"
   Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #185516047
   Ancestry au Record 60528 #149555978 (accessed 17 September 2023)
   Arthur Herbert Emmanuel Alger burial (died on 7 May 1919) in Rookwood General Cemetery, Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia.
5. ↑ Burial: "Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current"
   Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #145250929
   Ancestry au Record 60528 #1268164 (accessed 17 September 2023)
   John Alger burial (died on 17 Feb 1924) in Maclean Cemetery, Maclean, Clarence Valley Council, New South Wales, Australia.
6. ↑ Burial: "Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current"
   Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #168816094
   Ancestry au Record 60528 #3233200 (accessed 17 September 2023)
   Florence Mabel McKenzie burial (died on 31 Jan 1964) in Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, Matraville, Randwick City, New South Wales, Australia.
7. ↑ Burial: "Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current"
   Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #129049082
   Ancestry au Record 60528 #876892 (accessed 17 September 2023)
   Alice Alger burial (died on 3 Oct 1955) in Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
8. ↑ Birth: "Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922"
   The New South Wales Pioneers Index: Pioneers Series 1788-1888; Registration Number: 24887
   Ancestry au Record 1778 #4323370 (accessed 17 September 2023)
   Robert Alger born in 1887, child of John Alger & Sarah Alger, in New South Wales.
9. ↑ Burial: "Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current"
   Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #129048439
   Ancestry au Record 60528 #876253 (accessed 17 September 2023)
   Robert Alger burial (died on 27 Jul 1954) in Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
10. ↑ Birth: "Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922"
    The New South Wales Pioneers Index: Federation Series 1889-1918; Registration Number: 24543
    Ancestry au Record 1778 #3025223 (accessed 17 September 2023)
    Sydney W C B Alger born in 1889, child of John Alger & Sarah Alger, in New South Wales.
11. ↑ Death: "Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985"
    Nsw Pioneer Index - Between the Wars Series 1919-1945; Registration Number: 14026
    Ancestry au Record 1779 #3562460 (accessed 17 September 2023)
    John Alger death 1928, child of John & Margaret, in Paddington, New South Wales.
12. ↑ Burial: "Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current"
    Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #182467992
    Ancestry au Record 60528 #146621784 (accessed 17 September 2023)
    John Alger burial (died on 19 Jul 1928) in Wollongong Cemetery, Wollongong, Wollongong City, New South Wales, Australia.
13. ↑ Death: "New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files, 1859-1958"
    State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; Indexes to Deceased Estate Files; Reference: 3210
    Ancestry au Record 4882 #68757 (accessed 17 September 2023)
    John Alger death 19 Jul 1928 in New South Wales, Australia.