George Frederick Ahles (1860 - 1948)

Born 16 Sep 1860 in Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia

Died 18 May 1948 at age 87 in Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia

Biography

Note: It appears that George's full name was Frederick George, or George Frederick Ayles. On his Wedding Certificate his name is "Fredrich George", and on his Golden Wedding Celebration post in the Moreton Mail (Qld : 1886 - 1889), he is Mr "F. G.", then on the Funeral Notice he is "George Frederick"^[1]. It is unclear what his Preferred Name was.

George Ahles was born on 16 September 1860 in Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia^[2], son of Frederich Ahles and Jane Best and the brother of Ann Elizabeth (Ahles) Stephan, John Thomas Frederick Ahles, Mary Martha Ahles, William Charles Ahles, James David Ahles, Mary Jane Ahles, Kate (Ahles) Harrold, Annie Eleanor (Reginia) Ahles, Emmeline Louisa Sophia (Ahles) Anderson and James Theodore Ahles.

He married Jessie Topsy Ford on 15 May 1889 at the Hendra Baptist Church (Now Clayfield Baptist Church), Clayfield, Queensland, Australia^[3][4].

George Frederick died on 18 May 1948 in Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia^[5]and he was cremated at the Mt Thompson Crematorium, (Mt Thompson Memorial Gardens), Nursery Rd, Holland Park, QLD^[6]. His wife Jessie died six weeks later, on 29 June 1948^[7].

Sources

1. ↑ See Sources below
2. ↑ Queensland Australia Births: Year: 1860 Reg#: B337 First name(s): George Last name: Ahles Father: Friedrich Mother: Jane Best
3. ↑ Queensland Australia Marriages: Year: 1889 Reg#: C249 First name(s): Jessie Topsy Last name: Ford First name(s): Fredrich George Last name: Ahles
4. ↑ Moreton Mail (Qld : 1886 - 1889) Fri 17 May 1889 Page 8 Family Notices: AHLES— FORD: — "On Wednesday, May 15th, inst., at the Baptist Chapel, Clayfield, Frederick George, the eldest son of Mr. Ahlee, Nundah, to Jessie Topsie, daughter of Mr. T. B. Ford, Sefton Estate, Eagle Junction.
5. ↑ Queensland Australia Deaths: Year: 1948 Reg#: B16605 First name(s): George Last name: Ahles Father: Friedrich Mother: Jane Best
6. ↑ [The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld.: 1933 - 1954) Wed 19 May 1948 Page 6 Family Notices FUNERAL NOTICES: AHLES:] — "The Funeral Service for the late George Frederick Ahles, of Albury Street, Deagon, will be held at the Chapel of the Crematorium, Mt. Thompson, This (Wednesday) Morning, at 10.30 o'clock. ALEX. GOW, Funeral Director."
7. ↑ Death of Wife: Queensland Australia Deaths: Year: 1948 Reg#: B17337 First Names: Jessie Topsy Last Name: Ahles Father: Thomas Baynton Ford Mother: Hannah Joyce

• The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954) Sat 13 May 1939 Page 3 GOLDEN WEDDING: "Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Ahles To mark the occasion of their golden wedding Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Ahles, of Albury Street, Deagon, will be entertained by their children and grandchildren today. Mr. and Mrs. Ahles were married on May 15, 1889, at the Hendra Baptist Church by the Rev. James Stuart and lived for many years at Clayfield, be fore moving to Deagon. Mr. Ahles is the eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ahles, early pioneers of the Nudgee district. Mrs. Ahles' parents were Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Ford, early settlers at Rush Creek, Dayboro. The couple have two surviving daughters, Mrs. E. Marsden and Mrs. C. R. Hamilton, and one son, Mr. G. G. Ahles. They also have six grandchildren. The wedding cake was made by an old friend, Mrs. F. O. Hayter, of Middle Creek Pomona. Mrs. Ahles' two sisters, Mesdames D McLennan (Clayfield) and F. Bond (Toombul) and brother T. B. Ford (Clayfield), were present at the wed ding, together with Mr. Ahles' sisters, Mrs. K. Harrold and Miss N. Ahles, both of Sandgate."

Links

Mt Thompson Memorial Gardens, Nursery Rd, Holland Park, QLD, 4121, Australia P: (07) 3349 2001