William Robert Amphlett (1885 - 1952)

Born 21 Oct 1885 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Died 31 Oct 1952 at age 67 in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Robert Amphlett was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)

William was the son of Joseph Amphlett and Mary O'Keefe, and was born on 21st October 1885 in Rathdowne Street North, Melbourne, Victoria (Australia). ^[1]

From about 1915 to about 1925, William entered into a de facto relationship with Meta Tanner nee Stark, who had already been divorced and a failed de facto relationship. They had five children: ^[2]

1. Rose Stella Amphlett (1916-) ^[3]
2. William James or Robert Amphlett (1918-88) ^[4]
3. Joseph Henry Amphlett (1920-) ^[5]
4. James Henry 'Jim' Amphlett (1922-2002) ^[6]
5. Walter Frederick Amphlett (c1924-) ^[7]

Aged 67 years and ten days, William died on 31st October 1952 in Prince Henry Hospital, South Melbourne, Victoria, due to a pulmonary embolus (1 day), femoral vein thrombosis (1 month) and arterioschlerotic heart disease of 10 years duration. He was buried in Fawkner Cemetery. ^[2][8]

Sources

1. ↑ Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Victoria. Online index - Birth (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history : accessed 23 Oct 2020) index entry for Amphlett, William Robert (Father: Joseph Amphlett, Mother: Mary Ann O'Keeffe, Birth Year: 1886, Birth Place: Carlton, Registration Number: 1135/1886).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Victoria Death Index #13025/1952
3. ↑ Victoria BDM Birth Index Registration Number: 32959/1916
4. ↑ Victoria BDM Birth Index Registration Number: 14530/1918
5. ↑ [Victoria BDM Birth Index Registration Number: 16078/1920
6. ↑ Amphlett, Chrissy. Pleasure and Pain: My Life, edited by Larry Writer, Pages 7-8. Hachette Australia, Sydney NSW, 2009
7. ↑ Family Tree by Kaye Ashton at Ancestry.com: accessed 23 Oct 2020
8. ↑ Find-a-Grave; accessed 15 Dec 2022