John Fleming (1862 - 1945)

Born 22 May 1862 in Indented Head, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Agnes (Knorr) Fleming — married 2 Aug 1899 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 8 Jun 1945 at age 83 in Pakenham East, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

John Fleming was born at Indented Head, Victoria on 22 May 1862^[1] He was the son of John Fleming and Lillias Corbett.^[2]

John was married to Agnes (Annie) Knorr on Wednesday 2nd August 1899 at 152 Victoria St, Richmond by Samuel Fraser (Presbyterian minister at Terang). John was 37, lived at Noorat and was a labourer at the time, and Annie was 35, lived at Talbot, with her profession listed as Domestic duties. The certificate was witnessed by Henry Knorr and George Fleming.^[3]

John and Annie had three children - Trina, Jack and Bess.

John died 8 June 1945, aged 83, and was buried in the Greensborough cemetery.^[4][5]

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Sources

1. ↑ Office of the Government Statist, Letter dated 7th Oct 1899, certifying the birth of John, son of John Fleming & Lallice Fleming nee Corbett was born at Indented Head, Vic. on the 22nd May 1862. Wendy Scott has a photocopy.
2. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages Victoria, Family History Search https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/-
   

   Birth registration number: 6677/1862
   Name: FLEMING, John
   Mother’s Name: CORBETT, Lollice [see her profile for the many variations in spelling for her name]
   Father’s Name: John
   Place of birth: INDE

3. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages Victoria, Family History Search https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/-
   

   Marriage registration number: 5147/1899
   Name: FLEMING, Jno
   Spouse’s Name: KNORR, Agnes
   Wendy Scott has a photocopy of the Certificate of Marriage.

4. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages Victoria, Family History Search https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/-
   

   Death registration number: 19053/1945
   Name: FLEMING, John
   Mother’s Name: CORBETT, Lillias
   Father’s Name: FLEMING, John
   Place of birth: Drysdale
   Place of Death: Pakenham East
   Age at Death: 83

5. ↑ Australian Cemeteries, Victoria, Greensborough Cemetery, Online Data, http://www.australiancemeteries.com/vic/banyule/greensborough/greensborough.html

See Also

• Death Notice (1945, June 9). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 14. Retrieved August 15, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article970590
• OBITUARY (1945, June 20). The Dandenong Journal (Vic. : 1927 - 1954), p. 7. Retrieved August 15, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article214331809