James Henry Coventry (1909 - 1964)

Born 7 Jun 1909 in Wallerawang, New South Wales, Australia

Died 20 May 1964 at age 54 in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Jim Coventry was born in New South Wales, Australia

James Henry Coventry was born on June 7, 1909 in Wallerawang, New South Wales, Australia, son of Walter and Ada Coventry.^[1]

Jim married Mildred Dahlenburg on January 5, 1935.^[2]

Wedding of Mildred Ernestine Rosina (Dahlenburg) Foster (1907-1979) and James Henry Coventry (1909-1964), 5 January 1935, from photograph belonging to her grandmother Alstenea (Schneider) Fritsch (1863-1942). The card containing the photo has written"To Grandma with best wishes from Millie and Jim 5th Jan, 1935". Elsie Dorothea (Launer) Thomson (1923-2018) has identified the man on the left as Harry Dahlenberg (is this Henry?), and the woman furtherest to the right as being Ethel Marie (Dahlenburg) Campbell (1908-2004). Noted that Elsie writes their surname ending with "berg".

Together they had two daughters and a son.

Jim died on May 20, 1964 in Queanbeyan, New South Wales and was buried in the Queanbeyan Lawn Cemetery and Memorial Garden.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 01 Oct 2023), Index entry for COVENTRY JAMES H; Parents: WALTER J S & ADA K; District: WALLERAWANG; Registration Number: 31227/1909
2. ↑ Uebergang History Committee, The Uebergang Families in Australia 1848 - 1985: (Adelaide, South Australia: Lutheran Publishing House, 1985), p276.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #213145213 (accessed 1 October 2023)
   Memorial page for James Henry Coventry (1910-20 May 1964), citing Queanbeyan Lawn Cemetery & Memorial Gardens, Jerrabomberra, Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia (plot: Methodist Portion Section 7 Grave 4-5); Maintained by Bel Payne (contributor 49111562).