Sidney George McFarlane (1904 - 1957)

Born 28 Nov 1904 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Husband of Elizabeth May (Rafferty) McFarlane — married 18 Sep 1926 in Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia

Husband of Elsie Eileen (Tisdell) McFarlane — married 29 Aug 1955 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died 4 Dec 1957 at age 53 in Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Birth^[1]

Registration no.: 17975/1907 (sic) (note: this reg no. doesn't come up if you search only within 1907, but does if you search for 28 Nov 1904)

Date: 28 November 1904

Name: Sidney G MacFARLANE

Parents: George and Edith M

District: St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia

Miscellaneous^[2]

Number: INX-74-14699

Index Name: Child Care and Protection index 1817-1942

Name: MCFARLANE Sydney George

Age: 12 yrs 4 mths - DOB 29 Nov 1904

Institution: Mittagong Farm Home For Boys

Record Type: Register of Committals

Date of Committal: 14/03/1917

Remarks: Child discharged

Citation: NRS 13361 [8/1756]; Reel 1872, Page 110

ECommerce: Category B

Index Number: 74

Marriage 1^[3]

Registration no.: 12854/1926

Date: 18 September 1926

Groom: Sidney G MacFARLANE

Bride: Elizabeth M RAFFERTY

District: Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia

Military Service^[4]

Name: Sydney George McFARLANE

Service Number: NX78402

Date of birth: 28 Nov 1904

Place of birth: N Sydney, New South Wales

Place of enlistment: Paddington, New South Wales

Next of Kin: May McFARLANE

Note There are letters from Sidney's 2nd wife, Elsie, on his military record (evidence it was this Sidney McFARLANE that Elsie married, not the Sydney McFARLANE born in 1914).

Marriage 2^[5]

Registration no.: 14933/1955

Date: 29 August 1955

Groom: Sydney George Mac/McFARLANE

Bride: Elsie Eileen KEATING

District: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death^[6]

Registration no.: 30569/1957

Date: 4 December 1957

Name: Sidney George McFARLANE

Parents: 51 years / Wentworthville

District: Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Death notice

Note There is another Sydney George McFARLANE, b. 1914 and d. 1969, with parents Donald and Annie. His death notice (SMH) identifies his wife at the time of his death as 'May'.

Sources

1. ↑ Online indexes for New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages - birth entry for Sidney G MacFARLANE, 1904 - accessed 16 December 2020
2. ↑ NSW State Records website - https://search.records.nsw.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=INDEX1925030&context=L&vid=61SRA&lang=en_US&search_scope=Everything&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,sydney%20mcfarlane&offset=0 - accessed 17 December 2020
3. ↑ Online indexes for New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages - marriage entry for Sidney G MacFARLANE and Elizabeth M RAFFERTY, 1926 - accessed 16 December 2020
4. ↑ National Archives of Australia website -National Archives Australia: 4655539- accessed 16 December 2020
5. ↑ Online indexes for New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages - marriage entry for Sydney George Mac/McFARLANE and Elsie Eileen KEATING, 1955 - accessed 16 December 2020
6. ↑ Online indexes for New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages - death entry for Sydney George McFARLANE, 1969 - accessed 16 December 2020
7. ↑ Sydney Morning Herald Archive - accessed via National Library of Australia eResources - 16 December 2020