Denise Dora Valerie (Brooks) Grave (1892 - 1939)

Born 8 Mar 1892 in Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Roland Ashton Grave — married 3 Jul 1914 in Yambacoona, King Island, Tasmania, Australia

Descendants

Died 4 Jun 1939 at age 47 in King Island, Tasmania, Australia

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Biography

Denise (Brooks) Grave was born in the Colony of Tasmania (1856-1900)

Densie Dora Valerie Brooks, daughter of Frederick Brooks & Jane (Stevens) Brooks, was born in 1892 at Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia.

Denise married Roland Ashton Grave, son of Henry James Grave & Caroline Louise (Hickmott) Grave on 3 Jul 1914 at Yambacoona, King Island, Tasmania, Australia.
King Island News (Currie, King Island : 1912 - 1954) Fri 10 Jul 1914, Page 3

WEDDING REPORT. Wedding Bells.—A quiet wedding took place at Yambacoona last Friday 3rd inst., the contracting parties being Mr Roland A. Grave and Miss Denise D. V. Brooks. The ceremony was performed by Rev. L. I. Perkins, The bridesmaids were Molly and M?? Brooks and Mr Arthur Grave attended the bridegroom as best man. Mrs Brooks entertained the immediate friends and relations and the usual toasts were honoured. In the evening a most enjoyable time was ?? by a number of the young folk.

Children of Denise and Roland include:

1. Roland Oliver Grave, b. 1917, d. 1992, m. aft. 1936 & bef. 1943, Daphne Martha Coates, daughter of George Albert James Coates & Martha Harriet (Perry) Coates

Denise Graves died on 4 Jun 1939, King Island, Tasmania, Australia
King Island News (Currie, King Island : 1912 - 1954) Wed 7 Jun 1939, Page 3

OBITUARY. Mrs. Rowley Graves. The death occurred on Sunday morning, with tragic suddenness, of Mrs. Denise Dora Graves, wife of Mr. Rowley Graves, of North King Island. Having attended the marriage of her nephew at Currie on Saturday evening, the news of her death next morning came as a great shock. The sympathy of all the residents on the island will be extended to her sorrowing husband and six children. Friends are advised that the funeral will leave the home of Mr. Les, Young, Currie, at 2 p m, this afternoon (Wednesday) for the Currie Cemetery.

Her husband, Roland, died on 12 Apr 1968 at Warragul, Victoria, Australia.

Sources

• Birth: Libraries Tasmania Names Index, Birth: Brooks, Denise Dora Valerie:

BIRTH. 8 Mar 1892

Name Denise Dora Valerie Brooks

Event Type Birth

Event Date 8 Mar 1892

Event Place Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia

Gender Female

Father's Name Frederick Brooks

Occupation: Splitter

Mother's Name Stevens Jane Brooks

• Birth Registration: "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933"
  citing Line: 184487; Digital film/folder number: 007368126; FHL microfilm: 007368126; Image number: 566
  FamilySearch Record: Q27M-PBR2 (accessed 14 March 2024)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99CH-7ZNQ
  Name: Denise Dora Valerie Brooks; Birth Date: 8 March 1892; Birth Place: Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia; Father's Name: Frederick Brooks; Mother's Name: Stevens Jane Brooks; Birth Registration Date: 1892; Vis Status: VISIBLE; System Of Record: SLS.

• Wedding Report: King Island News (Currie, King Island : 1912 - 1954) Fri 10 Jul 1914, Page 3: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/217035337

• Obituary: King Island News (Currie, King Island : 1912 - 1954) Wed 7 Jun 1939, Page 3: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/212307805

Acknowledgements

• Michelle Grave, Friday, January 16, 2015 , Great granddaughter of Denise