Shirley Bongers' Family History Database

I applied for Louisa Bongers Death Cert. on 9/8/1978. She died on 15 June, 1934 at 53 Park Rd, Auburn, aged 72yrs. Coronors report said she died of septicomia due to a wound accidentally inflicted by herself on her right hand. Her father was William Rowe, Mechanical Engineer & mother was Carrie Couch Michell. She was buried in the Independant Cemetery Rookwood with her 1st husband John Perry. She was born in St.Austell, Cornwall England, she has been in N.S.W. for 43/6yrs.??(1888).
15/5/03 - looked NSW BD&M,s for children,s births & deaths.
" " St.Catherines for a marriage - could be 1st Qtr 1887, Greenwich 1d, 955.
" " " " " birth for John William Perry - several, 4 in 1864 alone.
" " " " " " " Louisa Michell - but I didn't know her surname.(Rowe)
11/12/03 - St Catherines:- Louisa Michell Rowe was born 2nd Qtr 1862 - St Audrell, Cornwell, Eng.
16/5/03 " in SMH for John & Louisa's death notices.
John William Perry died at "Truro" Dartbrook Rd, Auburn. I wonder if he had come from Truro in Cornwell, Somerset, Eng. There was a death notice inserted by the Secretary of Auburn District Cottage Hospital, for the Committee to attend his Funeral.
16/5/03 - SMH - there was a funeral notice inserted by both the Bongers family & the Perry family.
22/5/03 - 1925 Electoral Rolls - Hope, Jack & Carrie all lived at 52 Park Rd, Auburn.