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James Hanks (1862 - 1948)

James Hanks aka Sinclair
Born [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 86 in Malvern East, Victoria, Australiamap
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Biography

Birth

1862 [1] Note: Woodford is a sub-district of West Ham Registration District. [2]

Residence in 1942

45 Rothesay Avenue, Malvern East [3]

Death

8 Apr 1945, at his residence, 45 Rothesay Avenue, Malvern East
Vic Death Reg # 3731/1948 [4]
Father: Richard Hanks
Mother: Mary Ann (nee Knight) Hanks
Place of Birth: "Woodford, England"

"HANKS.— On April 9, at Melbourne, James Hanks (Sinclair), of 45 Rothesay-avenue, East Malvern, aged 85 years." [5]

An earlier notice which erroneously named the deceased as "James Hawks (Sinclair)" and must therefore be for the same person was published in the Age on 10 Apr. [6]

Burial

12 Apr 1948, in the Spring Vale Botanical Cemetery (aka The Necropolis) [7]

"HAWKS. — The Funeral of the late JAMES HAWKS will leave East Malvern office on MONDAY, at 9.30 a.m., for the Spring Vale Cemetery. — B. MATTHEWS PTY. LTD., East Malvern. UL6695." [8]

No information has come to light about the reference to 'Sinclair'

Aet 85y

Sources

  1. England and Wales Civil Registration, Birth Index, Sep Qtr 1862, West Ham 4a, 54, accessed via https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
  2. West Ham Registration District, https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/west%20ham.html
  3. Commonwealth Electoral Roll 1942. Division: Henty, Subdivision: Malvern East
  4. Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Department of Justice (online database), Death Index, https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
  5. 1948 'Family Notices', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 12 April, p. 2. , viewed 27 Feb 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206884774
  6. 1948 'Family Notices', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 10 April, p. 2. , viewed 27 Feb 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206876876
  7. Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust, Deceased Search, "James Hanks", Presbyterian, Compartment N, Section 16, Grave 35, https://smct.org.au/deceased-search/125595?cemetery=Springvale%20Botanical%20Cemetery&cemeteries=Springvale%20Botanical%20Cemetery&locationDescription=Presbyterian%2C%20Compartment%20N%2C%20Section%2016%2C%20Grave%2035
  8. 1948 'Family Notices', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 10 April, p. 8. , viewed 27 Feb 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206876973




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