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Frederick George EASTERLING

Parents: John (Abbot) EASTERLING = Eliza Ann BLACKMORE

Frederick George EASTERLING:
Born: 30 October 1881 Babbacombe, Torquay, Devon {3} {6}
Baptised: 19 December 1888 All Saints, Babbacombe, Devon
Died: 16 July 1945 5 Campbell Street, Paddington, NSW {1}
Buried: War Grave, Botany Cemetery, Matraville, Randwick City, New South Wales, Australia
M.I. : 3523 Gunner F.G.Easterling, 1 Div Trench Mortor Battery, 16th July 1945
Occupation: Sailor and Storeman {6}

Frederick George EASTERLING = Rose Ann KERTON
Married: 1911 Axbridge, Somerset {3}

Rose Ann KERTON:
Born: December 1873 Winscombe, Somerset {8}
Died: 1917 Axbridge, Somerset aged 45 yrs {3}
Buried:

Parents: William KERTON & Ann HARRIS

Fred [&] Rose emigrated to Australia in 1912, sailing from London to Sydney
When or why Rose returned to England is not known

2nd marriage

Frederick George EASTERLING = Bertha M GAMBELL
Married: 1929 Sydney, NSW {1}

Bertha M GAMBELL:
Born: abt 1890 Berrima, NSW
Died: 5 September 1929 at 5 William Street, Concord, Sydney, NSW {1} {2}
Buried: Methodist Cemetery, Rockwood, NSW {4}

Parents: Thomas Bagnall GAMBELL & Maria Sophia BROWN
Married 1868 Sydney {1}

3rd marriage

Frederick George EASTERLING = Maude Elizabeth MINSLOW
Married: 1932 Sydney, NSW {1}

Maude Elizabeth MINSLOW:
Born: 30 June 1882 Hinton, Newcastle, NSW {9}
Died: 17 December 1972, Randwick, Sydney, NSW {1} {9}
Buried:
Dec 1972 Beresfield, Newcastle, NSW

Parents: James Foy MINSLOW (1855-1944) [&] Elizabeth BAILEY (1860-1951) {1} {9}
Married 12 February 1878 Newcastle, NSW


Additional details

Census 1881 Sunday 30 March
Axbridge, Somerset
name pos age mar trade born
William Kerton head 52 mar Sawyer Churchill, Somerset
Ann Kerton wife 42 mar   Winscombe, Somerset
Ann Kerton wife 14 mar   Winscombe, Somerset
John Kerton son 12 un   Winscombe, Somerset
Harriet Kerton dau 10 un scholar Winscombe, Somerset
Kate Kerton dau 8 un scholar Winscombe, Somerset
Rose A Kerton dau 5 un scholar Winscombe, Somerset
Charles Kerton son 3 un   Winscombe, Somerset
Harriet Harris mother 70 wid   Winscombe, Somerset
George Kerton visitor 17 un Servant Winscombe, Somerset

Census 1901 Sunday 31 March
Weston-super-Mare
Woodbridge
name pos age mar trade born
Rose A Kerton head 27 un Golf Club Caretaker Winscombe, Somerset
Harriet Kerton sister 31 un   Winscombe, Somerset

Census 1911 Sunday 2 April
HMS Tribune, Ireland Island, Bermuda
Twin Screw Cruiser, 2nd Class
Captain Arthur A C Galloway
Station - North America and West Indies
name pos age mar trade born
Fred Easterling   19 un Ordinary Seaman Babbacombe, Devon

Census 1911 Sunday 2 April
Axbridge, Somerset
name pos age mar trade born
Frederick George Easterling   20 un    

Census 1911 Sunday 2 April
Weston-super-Mare
Woodbridge
name pos age mar trade born
Rose A Kerton head 37 un Stewardess at Golf Club Winscombe, Somerset
Harriet Kerton sister 41 un Assistant at Golf Club Winscombe, Somerset

Federal and Shire Lines
SS Wiltshire
Date of Departure 31 August 1912
Port of Embarkation Liverpool
Destination Australia
3rd Class Passengers
Fredk G Easterling Plumber 33 Port to land at - Sydney
Rose Easterling 36 Port to land at - Sydney
Country of intended future perminant residence Australia

ATTESTATION PAPER {6}
Easterling Frederick George
N of K - Mother (sic) Rose Ann Easterling
P of B - Torquay, England
P of E - Liverpool, NSW
Joined - 2 November 1914
Rank on enlistment - Gunner
Born - parish of Babbacombe, Torquay, Devon
Age - 33 yrs 1 mth
Occupation - Storeman
Married - Yes
N of K - Mother (sic) Mrs Rose Ann Easterling
145 Dowling Street, Darlinghurst, NSW
[entered later in red ink] "Myra" Cottage, Beaumont Street, Rose Bay, Sydney, NSW

The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW: 1842-1954) {2}
29 February 1916
147th List of Casualties sustained by Australian Force
New South Wales
Progress Report
Gnr F G Easterling 1 F. A. Bgde S R Rose Bay (convalescent)

The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW: 1842-1954) {2}
Thursday 5 September 1929
EASTERLING - The relatives and friends of Mr Frederick George Easterling
of 5 William Street, Concord are kindly invited to attend the funeral of
his dearly loved wife Bertha, to leave our parlour 262 Oxford St., Woollahra
this day (Thursday) at 1.45pm for Methodist Cemetery, Rookwood by road.

EASTERLING - The relative and friends of Mr [&] Mrs J Hillier of Exeter {2}
Mr [&]] Mrs William Gambell of Bundanoon
Mr [&] Mrs Walter Gambell of Hornsby
Mrs S Ashton of Bundanoon
Mr [&] Mrs A A White of Woolahra
Mr [&] Mrs E Tooth of Bundanoon
Mr F C Gambell of Concord
MR [&] Mrs S R Gambell of Granville
Mr [&] Mrs W Clarke of Bundanoon
Mr [&] Mrs J Rose of Wiseman's Ferry
are kindly invited to attend the funeral of their dearly loved sister Bertha.

IN the Supreme Court of New South Wales. - Probate Division.
In the estate of MAUDE ELIZABETH EASTERLING, late or Randwick, in the state or New South Wales, widow, deceased.
Probate granted by the Supreme Court of New South Wales on 2nd May, 1973.
Pursuant to the Wills, Probate and Administration Act, 1898-1954, Testator's Family Maintenance and Guardianship of Infants Act, 1916-1954, and Trustee Act, 1925-1942
Alice Minslow and Amelda Smith, the executrices of the will of the said Maude Elizabeth Easterling, who died on 17th December, 1972, hereby give notice that creditor and other having any claim against or to the estate of the said deceased are required to send particulars of their claims to the said executrices, care of the undersigned, at 90 Pitt Street, Sydney, on or before the 28th day of Feb 1974, at the expiration of which time the said executrices will distribute the assets of the said deceased to the persons entitled, having regard only to the claims of which they then have notice.
Dated this 8th day of November, 1973.
P. T. FOWLER [&] SONS, Proctors for the Executrices, 90 Pitt Street, Sydney 2000. {11}


Sources

{1}
NSW Registry of Births, Deaths [&] Marriages
http://bdm.nsw.gov,au/
{2}
Digitised Newspapers from the National Library of Australia
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/
{3}
Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales (Free BMD)
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/
{4}
Rookwood Anglican & General Cemeteries website
http://www.rookwoodcemetery.com.au/
{5}
Woronora Cemetery [&] Crematorium
www.woronoracemetery.org.au/
{6}
National Archives of Australia
http://nan12.nan.gov.au/
{7}
The AIF Project
http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au.8080/
{8}
1901 Census Online (includes 1841 to 1911 census indexes)
http://www.1901censusonline.com/
{9}
Bailey Family Tree by Brierley Bailey
http://www.baileyaustralia.netech.co.au/
{10}
Our Family History
http://www.ozigen.com/tpg/index.php
{11}
Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW: 1901-2001)
Friday 16 November 1973 (issue No 143), page 5001