Wilfred Robert Dovey (1894 - 1969)

Born 10 Apr 1894 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Dorothy (Duncan) Dovey — married 15 Aug 1914 in St. John's Anglican Church, Glebe, New South Wales, Australia

Died 12 Dec 1969 at age 75 in Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia

Wilfred Dovey is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Biography

WILFRED ROBERT DOVEY ^[1] was a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. He served as a sergeant in the Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit) (1 Battalion) during WWI.^[2][3]

PARENTS. Robert Dovey & Winifred Isabel Agnes (Adams) Dovey.

BIRTH. 10 Apr 1894, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia^[4]

MARRIAGE. 15 Aug 1914: He married Mary Dorothy Duncan, daughter of William Duncan & Margaret (Charlton) Duncan, at St. John's Anglican Church, Bishopthorpe, Glebe, New South Wales.^{[5] [6]}

Children:

(1) Margaret Elaine Dovey, b. 19 Nov 1919, d. 17 Mar 2012, m. Apr 1942, Edward Gough Whitlam, son of Harry Frederick Whitlam & Martha (Maddocks) Whitlam

(2) William Griffith Dovey, b. 6 Mar 1924, d. 1990, m. 29 Jun 1956, Susan Fane de Salis, daughter of George William Irving Fane de Salis & Margaret (Raine) de Salis

DEATH. 12 Dec 1969, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia^[7]

Death of Spouse: 1979, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

1. ↑ Dovey, Wilfred Robert (Bill) (1894–1969), by Malcolm D. Broun, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 14, (MUP), 1996: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/dovey-wilfred-robert-bill-10039
2. ↑ https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1860470
3. ↑ Military record available online from National Archives of Australia website: Dovey Wilfred Robert : SERN 564 : POB Bathurst NSW : POE Sydney NSW : NOK W Dovey Mary.
4. ↑ :BIRTH. NSW BDM Birth Reg: #5807/1894

   Family name DOVEY

   Given names WILFRED R

   Father ROBERT

   Mother WINNIFRED

   Place of birth BATHURST

5. ↑ :MARRIAGE. NSW BDM Marriage Reg: #11616/1914

   Family name DOVEY

   Given names WILFRED R

   Family name of Spouse DUNCAN

   Given names of Spouse MARY D

   Place of marriage GLEBE

6. ↑ Marriage Notice: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Wed 21 Oct 1914, Page 10: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15569920
   MARRIAGE NOTICE. DOVEY—DUNCAN.—August 15, 1914, at St. John's, Bishopthorpe, Glebe, by the Rev. Edward Cranswick, Wilfred Robert, elder son of Robert Dovey, of Geurie, N.S.W., to Mary Dorothy, elder daughter of the late William Duncan, of Aberdeen, Scotland, and Sydney, N.S.W.; and niece of Alexander Duncan, of Aberdeen, Scotland, and Sydney, N.S.W.
7. ↑ :DEATH. NSW BDM Death Reg: #41825/1969

   Family name DOVEY

   Given names WILFRED ROBERT

   Father ROBERT

   Mother WINIFRED ISOBEL

   Place of death RYDE

• Birth: NSW BDM Birth Reg: #5807/1894
• Marriage: NSW BDM Marriage Reg: #11616/1914
• Death: NSW BDM Death Reg: #41825/1969