Manoel Joaquim Soares (1861 - 1943)

Born 1861 in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Eva Sophia Cathcart (Caswell) Soares — married 20 Nov 1892 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 22 Aug 1943 at about age 82 in Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Manoel Soares was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Manoel Joaquim Soares was born in 1861 at Queanbeyan, in the Colony of New South Wales, Australia. His father was Gualter Soares and his mother Anna Stewart. ^[1]

He married Eva Sophia Cathcart Caswell on 20 November 1892 at Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. ^[2]

He passed away in 1943 at Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia and was buried at the West Kempsey Church of England cemetery. ^[3]

OBITUARY in the Macleay Argus on Tuesday 24 August 1943^[4]

MR. MANOEL J. SOARES

The death occurred in hospital at Kempsey on Sunday night of Mr. Manoel J. Soares, aged 83 years. A son of the late Rev. and Mrs. G. Soares, of Goulburn district, deceased was born at Queanbeyan. He resided for some years at Rollands Plains, and from there he went to Bowraville about 1916. He retired from farming in 1932, and took up residence at Tewinga, later at Macksville. For some time past he and his wife were residing with their son, Mr. Gordon Soares, of Clybucca.

Besides his wife he is survived by a family of two daughters, Mrs. P. Dunne (Bankstown) and Miss L. Soares (Macksville), and one son, Mr. Gordon Soares (Clybucca). A brother, Mr. A. D. Soares, is a resident of Brisbane, while a sister, Mrs. Burstal, resides in Sydney. The funeral took place to-day, Tuesday, from J. R. Garland's funeral chapel where Rev. A. E. Warr conducted a service. The cortege proceeded to the West Kempsey Church of England cemetery, where Rev. Warr officiated at the graveside.

Sources

1. ↑ NSW Government, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Online Index - Birth Search SOARES MANOEL J, father GUALTER, mother ANNA, District QUEANBEYAN, Registration No: 12068/1861
2. ↑ NSW Government, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Online Index Search Marriage, SOARES MANOEL J and CASWELL EVA S C, District PORT MACQUARIE, Registration No: 6445/1892
3. ↑ NSW Government, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Online Index Search Death SOARES MANOEL JOAQUIM, father GAULTER, mother ANNIE, District KEMPSEY, Registration No: 19365/1943
4. ↑ 'OBITUARY', Macleay Argus (Kempsey, NSW : 1885 - 1907; 1909 - 1910; 1912 - 1913; 1915 - 1916; 1918 - 1954), Tue 24 August 1943, p. 2., viewed 13 May 2021, NLA Trove

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Stuart Gregory, whose extensive website, Mid North Coast Pioneers - Newcastle to Lismore and beyond, [1] provided the original data.