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Groom: Stephen SPOKES.
Birth place: Given as Colac.

Bride: Helen WINCHESTER.
Birth place: Not recorded.

Year married: 1875.
Place: Victoria, Australia.

Stephen died 1915 in Beeac, Victoria.
Age: 65 years.
Parents not recorded.

Birth note.
Stephen was born 1849 in Colac, Victoria.
Parents named as James SPOKES and Annie.
Mother may have been Hannah KENYON.

Helen (aka Ellen) died 1891 in Colac, Victoria.
Age: 34 years.
Parents named as Archibald WINCHESTER and Ann COWES.

Birth note.
Helen was born 1858 in Colac, Victoria.
Parenrs named as Archibald WINCHESTER and Ann COWIE.

Eleven children located Victorian records for Stephen and Helen.

[1]

Eliza Annie SPOKES.
Born: 1875 Ondit, Victoria.
Died: 1909 Colac, Victoria.
Age: 35 years.

Married: Francis John SIMPKIN.
Year: 1898.
Place: Victoria.

Francis died 1933 in Beeac, Victoria.
Age: 62 years.
Parents named as Joseph SIMPKIN and Carol WHITE.

Six children located for Francis and Eliza.

1.
Francis Clifton SIMPKIN.
Born: 1900 Cressy, Victoria.
Died: 1973 Colac, Victoria.
Age: 74 years.

Married: Irene Susan MISSEN.
Year: 1926.
Place: Victoria.

2.
Stephen Archibald SIMPKIN.
Born: 1901 Cressy, Victoria.
Died: -

3.
Gerte Ellen SIMPKIN.
Born: 1902 Cressy, Victoria.
Died: -

Married: John Neil Joseph HUNT.
Year: 1931.
Place: Victoria.

4.
Alexander Roy SIMPKIN.
Born: 1904 Cressy, Victoria.
Died: 1979 Geelong, Victoria.
Age: 74 years.

5.
Thomas Winchester SIMPKIN.
Born: 1906 Cressy, Victoria.
Died: -

Married: Elsie May HUNT.
Year: 1931.
Place: Victoria.

6.
Elzie May SIMPKIN.
Born: 1909 Colac, Victoria.
Died: -

Married: Horace Rupert ARTHUR.
Year: 1930.
Place: Victoria.

[2]

Archibald Winchester SPOKES.
Born: 1877 Colac, Victoria.
Died: 1949 Irwin district, Western Australia.

Married: Elizabeth Julia Ann FICKLING.
Year: 1917.
Place: Irwin district, Western Australia.

Elizabeth died 1958, Perth, Western Australia.
Age: 80 years.
Parents named as George H and Elizabeth.

One child located for Archibald and Elizabeth.

1.
Archibald G SPOKES.
Born: 1919 Irwin district, Western Australia.
Died: -

[3]

Samuel SPOKES.
Born: 1878 Ondit, Victoria.
Died: 1878 not recorded, Victoria.
Age: 02 days.

[4]

Alice May SPOKES.
Born: 1879 Colac, Victoria.
Died: 1945 North Chilwell, Victoria.
Age: 65 years.

Married: Thomas Ebenezer STEWART.
Year: 1898.
Place: Victoria.

Thomas died 1968 Norlane, Victoria.
Age: 91 years.
Parents named as James STEWART and Margaret MCNAUGHTON.

Five children located for Thomas and Alice.

1.
Ellen May STEWART.
Born: 1898 Illabarook, Victoria.
Died: -

2.
Thomas Archibald Roy STEWART.
Born: 1899 Illabarook, Victoria.
Died: 1900 Illabarook, Victoria.
Age: Months.

3.
Frances Miolphy STEWART.
Born: 1906 Illabarook, Victoria.
Died: 1958 Nunawading, Victoria.
Age: 73 years.

Married: James MITCHELL.
Year: 1927.
Place: Victoria.

4.
Ivan Donald STEWART.
Born: 1909 Illabarook, Victoria.
Died: 1982 Geelong, Victoria.
Age: 73 years.

Married: Elva Eileen BENNETT.
Year: 1929.
Place: Victoria.

5.
Cyril James STEWART.
Born: 1912 Illabarook, Victoria.
Died: 1971 Norlane, Victoria.
Age: 59 years.

Married: Mabel Eleanor KIRK.
Year: 1939.
Place: Victoria.

[5]

Florence Lucy SPOKES.
Born: 1881 Ondit, Victoria.
Died: 1882 Colac, Victoria.
Age: 04 months.
Death recorded as Florence Ethel SPOKES.

[6]

Stephen Lorraine SPOKES.
Born: 1883 Ondit, Victoria.
Died: 1949 Yallourn, Victoria.
Age: 68 years.

Married: Lillian Cecilia ABBOTT.
Year: 1911.
Place: Victoria.

Lillian died 1922, Warragul, Victoria.
Age: 34 years.
Parents named as Stephen ABBOTT and Lena CHILLCOCK.

Two children located for Stephen and Lillian.

1.
Flora Winchester SPOKES.
Born: 1915 Beeac, Victoria.
Died: -

Married: George Thomas REEVE.
Year: 1933.
Place: Victoria.

2.
Lorna May SPOKES.
Born: 1916 Beeac, Victoria.
Died: 1919 Colac, Victoria.
Age: 02 years.

Note.
Stephen's second given name of Lorraine as recorded in the birth index
appears to be an error. Other records give it as Laurence.

[7]

Cyril James SPOKES.
Born: 1884 Ondit, Victoria.
Died: 1962 Royal Park, Victoria.
Age: 78 years.

Married: Hettie Blanche GOODGE.
Year: 1914.
Place: Victoria.

Hettie died 1952, Mont Park, Victoria.
Age: 64 years.
Parents named as Simeon GOODGE and Annie BOYD.

One child located for Cyril and Hettie.

1.
Hylda Boyd SPOKES.
Born: 1917 South Melbourne, Victoria.
Died: -

Married: William Rowan PEARCE.
Year: 1937.
Place: Victoria.

[8]

Joseph Henry SPOKES.
Born: 1885 Lismore, Victoria.
Died: 1961 Colac, Victoria.
Age: 76 years.

Married: Mary Jane HEARN.
Year: 1909.
Place: Victoria.

Mary died 1958, Colac, Victoria.
Age: 72 years.
Parents named as Robert E HEARN and Hettie JONES.

Five children located for Joseph and Mary.

1.
Esther May SPOKES.
Born: 1910 Illabarook, Victoria.
Died: 1944 Chilwell, Victoria.
Age: 33 years.

Married: unknown SMITH.
Year: -
Place: -

2.
Clarence Joseph Henry SPOKES.
Born: 1912 Illabarook, Victoria.
Died: -

Married: Gladys POTTS.
Year: 1942.
Place: Victoria.

3.
Daisy Meryl SPOKES.
Born: 1914 Illabarook, Victoria.
Died: -

Married: Lindsay Gordon STEPHENS.
Year: 1939.
Place: Victoria.

4.
Archibald Benjamin SPOKES.
Born: 1917 Illabarook, Victoria.
Died: 1966 Murtoa, Victoria.
Age: 49 years.

Married: Mary Louisa SPOKES.
Year: 1938.
Place: Victoria.

5.
Beryl Doreen SPOKES.
Born: 1919 Black Forest, Victoria.
Died: 1969 Pirron Yallock, Victoria.
Age: 50 years.

Married: Stanley Percy SPEARING.
Year: 1938.
Place: Victoria.

[9]

Arthur George SPOKES.
Born: 1886 Lismore, Victoria.
Died: 1934 Sale, Victoria.
Age: 45 years.

[10]

Harold Alexander SPOKES.
Born: 1889 Colac, Victoria.
Died: 1919 Melbourne South, Victoria.
Age: 29 years.

Married: Rose Evelyn Mcarthy SUMNER.
Year: 1914.
Place: Victoria.

Rose died 1948, West Brunswick, Victoria.
Age: 56 years.
Parents named as Henry SUMNER and Janet ALLAN.

Three children located for Harold and Rose.

1.
Ada Jean SPOKES.
Born: 1916 Kensington, Victoria.
Died: -

Married: Raymond George JAMES.
Year: 1934.
Place: Victoria.

2.
Raymond Harold George SPOKES.
Born: 1918 South Melbourne, Victoria.
Died: -

Married: Phyllis Alam STANDERING.
Year: 1942.
Place: Victoria.

3.
Morton SPOKES.
Born: 1920 Brunswick North, Victoria.
Died: -

[11]

Sydney Albert SPOKES.
Born: 1890 Darlington, Victoria.
Died: 1890 Darlington, Victoria.
Age:02 months.

Note.
Ondit was also known as Beeac.

Sources:
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria.
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Western Australia.

This family record was compiled to assist familytreecircles member Peebles looking for SPOKES family in Colac, Victoria.

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