William Root
(-)
Jane
(-)
John Ross of Parkes
(1857-1938)
Mary Jane Draper
(1862-1932)
Albert Ernest Root of Parkes
(1882-1959)
Florence Ross
(1884-1966)
Jack Ernest Root of Bulli
(1909-1977)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Laurel Eunice Ahern
2. Elizabeth Alice Reeves

Jack Ernest Root of Bulli

  • Born: 1909, Parkes, New South Wales, Australia 1
  • Married (1): Jun 1936, Taree, New South Wales, Australia
  • Married (2): Aug 1940, Parkes, New South Wales, Australia
  • Died: 11 Jun 1977, Bulli, New South Wales, Australia 2 3 4
  • Buried: Bulli Cemetery, Carrington St., Bulli, N.S.W., Australia 4

  Research Notes:

Died aged 67 years (tombstone inscription)

  Marriage Information:

Jack married Laurel Eunice Ahern in Jun 1936 in Taree, New South Wales, Australia. (Laurel Eunice Ahern died on an unknown date.)

  Marriage Notes:

ROOT v ROOT.

Jack Ernest Root v Laurel Eunice Root (formerly Ahern). Marriage June, 1936, at Taree. Issue, desertion by non-compliance with restitution order. Decree nisi. Mr. D. G. Paterson (instructed by Mr. Julian A. Callachor, of Parkes, through his Sydney agents, Messrs. E. A. Cleary and Co.) for the petitioner; Mr. A. M. Lamport (of Messrs. Martin and Lamport) for the respondent. 5

  Marriage Information:

Jack also married Elizabeth Alice Reeves, daughter of Thomas Lollbach Reeves and Cathrine Mary, in Aug 1940 in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. (Elizabeth Alice Reeves was born in 1909, died on 10 Apr 1977 in Bulli, New South Wales, Australia and was buried in Bulli Cemetery, Carrington St., Bulli, N.S.W., Australia.)

  Marriage Notes:

"The Presbyterian Church, Parkes provided the setting for the wedding of Miss Alice Elizabeth Reeves, a former resident of the Tweed and eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Reeves, of Rockdale, with Mr. J. E. Root, of Parkes. Orange blossoms held the bride's veil of embroidered tulle and her frock was of white cloque, cut on princess lines. . She was attended by her sister, Mrs. Tippett, who wore green lace, and the bridegroom's sister, Miss Lillian Root, who wore pink. Mr. and Mrs. Reeves and Mr. and Mrs. Tippett motored from Sydney for the wedding." 6

Sources


1 NSW Registry BDM (births), 40269/1909.

2 NSW Registry BDM (deaths), 201120/1977.

3 The Ryerson Index, citing Illawarra Mercury, 13 Jun 1977. death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers

4 Australian Cemeteries Index, http://austcemindex.com/inscription.php?id=7383248.

5 The Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday 11 November 1939, In Divorce, p. 8.

6 Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah), Saturday 31 August 1940.


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