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Groom: William HARKNESS.
Bride: Elizabeth CRONIN.

Year married: 1854.
Place: Victoria, Australia.

William died 1914 in Ballarat, Victoria.
Death recorded as William Armstrong HARKNESS.
Age: 80 years.
Parents named as John HARKNESS and Janet ARMSTRONG.

Buried: New Ballarat Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Church of England.
Section: 06.
Row: -
Grave number: 48.
Service date: 25 March 1914.

Elizabeth died 1903 in Ballarat, Victoria.
Age: 69 years.
Parents named as Thomas CONANE and Ann unknown.

Buried: New Ballarat Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Church of England.
Section: 06.
Row: -
Grave number: 48.
Service date: 25 November 1903.

Fourteen children located Victoria for William and Elizabeth.
CRONIN also recorded as CRONAN, CONANE, CRONNIN, COWEN.

[1]

John Francis HARKNESS.
Born: 1855 Chilwell, Victoria.
Died: 1892 Ballarat Hospital, Victoria.
Age: 36 years.

Buried: New Ballarat Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Church of England.
Section: 06.
Row: -
Grave number: 48.
Service date: 19 February 1892.

Married: Alice MORRISON.
Year: 1886.
Place: Victoria.
Alice's birth place given as Ballarat.
No children located for John and Alice.

Birth note.
Alice was born 1863 in Ballarat, Victoria.
Parents named as John MORRISON and Mary CREASS.

[2]

Janet Louisa HARKNESS.
Born: 1856 Ashby, Victoria.
Died: 1920 Geelong, Victoria.
Age: 63 years.
Death: Recorded as Janet Louisa LANEY.
Parents named as William Armstrong HARKNESS and Elizabeth CROWLEY.

Buried: Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria.
Section: Church of England.
Row: 07.
Grave number: 004.
Service date: 19 June 1920.

Married 1: Phillip Snell BLACKMORE.
Year: 1885.
Place: Victoria.
Phillip's birth place given as London.
No children located for Phillip and Janet.

Phillip died 1894 in Beaufort, Victoria.
Age: 66 years.
Parents named Thomas BLACKMORE and Mary SNELL.

Married 2: Donald Polson LANEY.
Year: 1898.
Place: Victoria.
Donald's birth place given as Beaufort.

Donald died 1935 in Geelong, Victoria.
Age: 64 years.
Parents named as Richard LANEY and Janet POLSON.

Buried: Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria.
Section: Church of England.
Row: 07.
Grave number: 004.
Service date: 16 July 1935.

Birth note.
Donald was born 1871 in Beaufort, Victoria.
Parents named as Richard LANEY and Janet POLSON.

One child located for Donald and Janet.

1.
Rudolph Angus LANEY.
Born: 1898 Beaufort, Victoria.
Died: 1971 Parkdale, Victoria.
Age: 73 years.

Cremated: Fawkner Cemetery, Victoria.
Service date: 08 September 1971.
Cremated remains were scattered.

Married 1: Florence May BEALES.
Year: 1932.
Place: Victoria.

Florence died 1939 in North Fitzroy, Victoria.
Age: 34 years.
Parents named as Thomas Nicholas BEALES and Lydia Georgina HARCOMBE.

Buried: Fawkner Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Church of England.
Section: L.
Grave number: 2839.
Service date: 07 July 1939.

Birth note.
Florence was born 1905 in Melbourne West, Victoria.
Parents named as Thomas Nicholas BEALES and Lydia HARCOMB.

Married 2: Mary Annie Craig LEACH. (Nee GREATOREX)
Year: 1941.
Place: Victoria.

Mary died 1945 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Age: 36 years.
Parents named as Ernest GREATOREX and unknown PATTISON.

Birth note.
Mary was born 1909 in Dookie, Victoria.
Parents named as Ernest Herbert GREATOREX and Martha PATTISON.

[3]

George HARKNESS.
Born: 1857 Geelong, Victoria.
Died: 23 January 1859, not recorded, Victoria.
Age: 01 year.

Buried: Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Church of England.
Row: Old.
Grave number: X.
Service date: 25 January 1859.

[4]

Nicholine HARKNESS.
Born: 1860 Ashby, Victoria.
Died: 10 May 1864, not recorded, Victoria.
Age: 04 years.

Buried: Gelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Church of England.
Row: Old.
Grave number: X.
Service date: 10 May 1864.

[5]

Elizabeth HARKNESS.
Born: 1861 Ashby, Victoria.
Died: 10 October 1865, not recorded, Victoria.
Age: 04 years.

Buried: Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Church of England.
Row: Old.
Grave number: X.
Service date: 11 October 1865.

[6]

Louisa HARKNESS.
Born: 1862 Ashby, Victoria.
Died: 03 February 1862, not recorded, Victoria.
Age: 06 months.

Buried: Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Church of England.
Row: Old.
Grave number: X.
Service date: 04 February 1862.

[7]

Emily Agnes HARKNESS.
Born: 1864 Ashby, Victoria.
Died: 14 October 1866, not recorded, Victoria.
Age: 02 years.

Buried: Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Church of England.
Row: Old.
Grave number: X.
Service date: 17 October 1864.

[8]

Janet Rebecca HARKNESS.
Born: 1866 Ashby, Victoria.
Died: 06 February 1867, not recorded, Victoria.
Age: 04 months.

Buried: Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Church of England.
Row: Old.
Grave number: X.
Service date: 07 February 1867.

[9]

William Edward James HARKNESS.
Born: 1868 Ballarat, Victoria.
Died: 1908 Melbourne East, Victoria.
Age: 39 years.

Married: Alice MURRAY.
Year: 1892.
Place: Victoria.
Alice's birth place given as Somerville.

Alice died 1950 in New Zealand.
Age: 80 years.

Four children located for William and Alice.

1.
Edith Evelyn HARKNESS.
Born: 1894 Alexandra, Victoria.
Died: -

Married: Ernest Henry GLASS.
Year: 1927.
Place: New Zealand.

2.
Constance Elizabeth HARKNESS.
Born: 1893 Frankston, Victoria.
Died: 1974 New Zealand.
Age: 81 years.
Birth date given as 19 January 1893.

Married: Cornelius NIHILL.
Year: 1926.
Place: New Zealand.

3.
Violet Louisa HARKNESS.
Born: 1898 Merton, Victoria.
Died: 1974 New Zealand.
Age: 76 years.
Birth date given as 23 January 1898.

Married: Leslie WALL.
Year: 1925.
Place: New Zealand.
See comment section below from rhondafae
regarding son of Violet Louisa HARKNESS born 1920.

4.
William Augustus HARKNESS.
Born: 1908 Hotham West, Victoria.
Died: 1909 Hotham West, Victoria.
Age: Not recorded.

Buried: Fawkner Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Presbyterian.
Section: A.
Grave number: 130.
Service date: 29 May 1909.

[10]

Jemima HARKNESS.
Born: 1869 Ballarat, Victoria.
Died: 1945 Chatswood, New South Wales.
Age: 75 years.

Married: Albert ENGELBERT.
Year: 1895.
Place: Victoria.
Albert's birth place given as Echuca.

Albert died 1924 in Chatswood, New South Wales.
Age: 57 years.

Birth note.
Albert was born 1865 in Echuca, Victoria.
Parents named as Henry ENGELBERT and Margaret CLOHESY.
CLOHESY also recorded as CLOSSY, GLOSSEY, GLOSSY, CLOSEY, CASLEY.

One child located for Albert and Jemima.

1.
Mabel Doris Elizabeth ENGELBERT.
Born: 1896 Ballarat, Victoria.
Died: -

[11]

Mary Ann HARKNESS.
Born: 1871 Ballarat, Victoria.
Died: -

[12]

Walter HARKNESS.
Born: 1872 Ballarat, Victoria.
Died: 20 June 1948, East Fremantle, Western Australia.
Age: 75 years.

Cremated: Karrakatta Crematorium, Western Australia.
Memorial Location: Karrakatta Crematorium Rose Gardens.
Section: 6F.
Position: 0005.

[13]

Elizabeth Jane HARKNESS.
Born: 1874 Ballarat, Victoria.
Died: 17 September 1877, not recorded, Victoria.
Age: 03 years.

Buried: Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Church of England.
Row: Old.
Grave number: X.
Service date: 19 September 1877.

[14]

Barbara HARKNESS.
Born: 1875 Ballarat, Victoria.
Died: 1932 Chatswood, New South Wales.

Married: Richard FAWCETT.
Year: 1899.
Place: Victoria.

Richard died 1966 in Clunes, Victoria.
Age: 89 years.
Parents named as Joseph FAWCETT and Jane DYKE.

Buried: Clunes Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: -
Service date: 16 May 1966.

Birth note.
Richard was born 1877 in Smeaton, Victoria.
Parents named as Joseph FAWCETT and Jane DUKE.

One child located for Robert and Barbara.

1.
Robert Walter Harkness FAWCETT.
Born: 1900 Ballarat East, Victoria.
Died: -

Sources:
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria.
Registry of Deaths, New South Wales.
Registry of Deaths, Western Australia.
Registry of Deaths and Marriages, New Zealand.
Ballarat Cemetery Records, Victoria.
Clunes Cemetery Records, Victoria.
Fawkner Cemetery Records, Victoria.
Geelong Eastern Cemetery Records, Victoria.
Karrakatta Cemetery Records, Western Australia.

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