Joshua Harkom (1875 - 1919)

Born 1875 in Collingwood, Victoria, Australia

Died 8 Apr 1919 at about age 44 in Prahran, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Joshua Harkom was born in 1875 in Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, the son of Mary Ann Harkom and Joshua John Harkom.^[1]

Joshua married Rachel Swanson in 1909. ^[2]

Joshua died in 1919 in Prahran, Victoria. ^[3] His death was reported in The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Wed 9 Apr 1919 Page 1 Family Notices: ^[4]

HARKOM.— On the 8th April, at Alfred Hospital, Joshua John, the dearly beloved husband of Rachel Harkom, loving eldest son of Joshua Harkom, loving brother of C. Pearce, L. Drew, L. Dounstan, E. Powell, W. Harkom. Asleep in Jesus.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth record: 15014 / 1875. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Joshua HARKOM); (Place: COLL); (Mother: Mary Anne JONES); (Father: Joshua)
2. ↑ Marriage record: VIC BDM Online, Registration number: 6951 / 1909, Family name: HARKOM, Given name(s): Joshua Jno, Spouse's family name: SWANSON, Spouse's given name(s): Rachel
3. ↑ Death record: VIC BDM Online, Registration number: 8993 / 1919, Family name: HARKOM, Given name(s): Joshua Jno, Place of event: Pran, Australia, Age at Death: 42, Mother's name: Mary Ann, Mother's family name at birth: UNKNOWN, Father's Name: Harkom Joshua Arth
4. ↑ Death Notice: TROVE, Family Notices (1919, April 9). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved November 22, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155203873

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