Joseph Henry Fernance (1865 - 1940)

Born 9 Jun 1865 in Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Eva Maude (Eggins) Fernance — married 19 Sep 1906 in Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia

Died 26 Oct 1940 at age 75 in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Joseph Henry Fernance was born on 09 Jun 1865^[1] in Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia as the third child of Joseph Fernance and Emily Baker. He had ten siblings, namely: Charles Arthur, Susannah Jane, John Thomas, William, Emily Elizabeth, Walter George, Charlotte, Edith, Ernest, and Florence. He died on 26 Oct 1940^[2] in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia. When he was 41, he married Eva Maude Eggins, daughter of James Eggins and Alice Jane Evans, on 19 Sep 1906^[3] in Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia.

Obituary: Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954) Mon 28 Oct 1940, Page 4
JOSEPH H. FERNANCE.
Mr. Joseph Henry Fernance died at his home at Ulmarra on Saturday, aged 75. He had resided on the Clarence for many years and is survived by his widow and two sons, Allan and Joseph.
The funeral on Sunday was largely attended, Rev. P. H. Bolte, of South Grafton Methodist Church, officiating.

Burial: Joseph Henry Fernance was buried on 27 Oct 1940^[4][5] in Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia (Ulmarra General Cemetery). Find A Grave: (50085856) ACI ID: (5894798)

Joseph Henry Fernance and Eva Maude Eggins had the following children:

1. Gordon Henry Fernance was born in 1907 in Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia. He died on 11 Jun 1930 in Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia.
2. Ruby Alice Fernance was born in 1909 in Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia. She died in 1913 in Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia.
3. Alan Vern Fernance was born on 17 Dec 1914 in Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia. He died on 06 Nov 1980 in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia. He married Eva Amelia Ensbey on 23 Sep 1939 in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia.
4. Joseph Kenneth Fernance was born on 30 Jun 1917 in Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia. He died on 21 Nov 1969 in Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia. He married Jessie Matilda Lee in 1940 in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia.

Sources

1. ↑ Date of Birth: NSW Birth, Death and Marriage Registration
   Birth Registration Details for FERNANCE JOSEPH H
   
   • Registration Number: 16799/1865
   • Name: FERNANCE JOSEPH H
   • Birth: 9 Jun 1865
   • Father's Given Name(s): JOSEPH
   • Mother's Given Name(s): EMILY
   • District: WOLLOMBI
2. ↑ Date of Death: NSW Birth, Death and Marriage Registration
   Death Registration Details for FERNANCE JOSEPH HENRY
   
   • Registration Number: 27111/1940
   • Name: FERNANCE JOSEPH HENRY
   • Death: 26 Oct 1940
   • Father's Given Name(s): JOSEPH
   • Mother's Given Name(s): EMILY
   • District: GRAFTON
3. ↑ Marriage: NSW Birth, Death and Marriage Registration
   Marriage Registration Details for JOSEPH H FERNANCE and EVA M EGGINS.
   
   • Registration Number: 11263/1906
   • Date of Marriage: 19 Sep 1906
   • Groom's Family Name: FERNANCE
   • Groom's Given Name(s): JOSEPH H
   • Bride's Family Name(s): EGGINS
   • Bride's Given Name(s): EVA M
   • District: ULMARRA
4. ↑ Burial: Find A Grave ID: 50085856 for Joseph Henry Fernance Born: 09 Jun 1865, Died: 26 Oct 1940
5. ↑ Burial: Australian Cemeteries Index ID: 5894798 for Joseph Henry Fernance Born: 09 Jun 1865, Died: 26 Oct 1940

• New South Wales Birth, Death and Marriage Registration
• The Trove Historical Newspaper Reference.
• Australian Cemetery Index
• Find a Grave