DEATH.

Name: James LOOBY.
Died: 1934 Cheltenham, Victoria.
Age: 66 years.
Father: Named as John LOOBY.
Mother: Named as Florence Mary MOLONEY.
Ref: Registry of Deaths, Victoria. Reg #965.

I have a feeling the mother's name may be wrong.
Will have a look for his birth.

Possible BIRTH.

Name: Francis LOOBY.
Born: 1873 Melbourne North, Victoria.
Father: Named as John LOOBY.
Mother: Named as Mary MOLLOY.
Ref: Registry of Births, Victoria. Reg #3950.

Year of birth does not tally with age given at death (born circa 1868) so the informant may have given the wrong age and mother's name at death. Florence Mary was his wife's given names.

Worth looking at.

Disregard the birth of Francis LOOBY above.
I was looking for the birth of Francis LOOBY and should have been looking for James LOOBY.
Sorry my error.

Thanks Tonkin

He was a woolclasser and in 1903 lived with Florence in Leeds St. Footscray
The birth could be under a variant spelling; there were several.

This may be your Gladys Mary LOOBY.

DEATH.

Name: Gladys May LOOBY.
Died: 1926 Kew, Victoria.
Age: 25 years.
Parents: Recorded as unknown.
Ref: Registry of Deaths, Victoria. Reg #10331.

No birth located for Gladys.

I can only find four children for James LOOBY and Florence MOORHOUSE which you may have.

1.
Nellie Moorhouse LOBBY.
Born: 1902 Footscray, Victoria.

2.
William Moorhouse LOOBY.
Born: 1905 Kensington Hill, Victoria.

3.
Kathleen Gertrude LOOBY.
Born: 1909 Kensington Hill, Victoria.

4.
Albert James LOOBY.
Born: 1912 Kensington Hill, Victoria.

The birth of your James Francis LOOBY still remains a mystery to me.
I still think his mother named at death is wrong. Time will tell.

The Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW) Friday 6 November 1896
- Marriage.
LOOBY? MOORHOUSE.? On the 1st instant,
Florence Moorhouse, eldest daughter of
William Moorhouse, of Hay, to James
Looby, "The Wool Scour, " Carrathool.

Carrathool

Thanks again Tonkin & Janilye
I didnt have the childrens birth or the marriage notice.

James Looby enlisted in the First World War service#3527, occupation listed as Fellmonger (I new word for me; a preparer of skins & hides, usually sheep)
I assume that was why he was in Hay?
There doesn't appear to be any death notices for James, Gladys or Florence
Also buried in the grave is Sefton Moorhouse died 1935

Nellie died in 1966 as Nellie Chiron In 1929 she married Alfred Eugene Chiron 1903-1976
Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
about Nellie Moorhouse Chiron
Name: Nellie Moorhouse Chiron
Death Place: Auburn, Victoria
Age: 63 Father's Name: James Fr Looby
Mother's Name: Florence M Moorhouse
Registration Year: 1966 Registration Place: Victoria Registration number: 6602 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1903

Here are the marriages I picked up for three of James and Florence's children in order of birth.

MARRIAGES.

Groom: Alfred Eugene CHIRON.
Bride: Nellie Moorhouse LOOBY. (1)
Year married: 1929.
Place: Victoria.
Ref: Registry of Marriages, Victoria. Reg #9911.

Groom: William Moorhouse LOOBY. (2)
Bride: Doris Isabel DAVIS.
Year married: 1929.
Ref: Registry of Marriages, Victoria. Reg #4946.

Groom: Henry Francis JONES.
Bride: Kathleen Gertrude LOOBY. (3)
Year married: 1931.
Place: Victoria.
Ref: Registry of Marriages, Victoria. Reg #8851.

Many thanks Janilye & Tonkin
The Riverine Grazier a few articles on James Looby

LOOBY. ? On 17th October, at her mother's residence, Pine street, the wife of Jas. Looby, nee Moorhouse, ?The Scour?, Carrathool, of a daughter.
The Riverine Grazier 19th October 1897 p.2

The death is announced of Mrs.Florence Looby, widow of the late James Looby, who predeceased her by six years. The deceased lady was the eldest daughter of the late Mr.S. de S. Moorhouse, of Hay, and a sister of Mr. Albert Moorhouse, whose death took place some months ago,of Mrs. Andrew Duncan, Miss Gertrude and Mr.F.Moorhouse, of Hay.
Mrs. Looby leaves a family of four daughters and two sons. Her death took place suddenly, at Melbourne,from a heart seizure. She was 65 years of age.
The Riverine Grazier 11th October 1938 p.2

Re Seton MOORHOUSE died 1935.

DEATH.
Name: Sefton Gregory MOORHOUSE.
Died: 1935 Carlton, Victoria.
Age: 01 year.
Father: Named as Frank Harold Gregory MOORHOUSE.
Mother: Named as Alice Margaret Caroline OSCROFT.
Ref: Registry of Deaths, Victoria. Reg #11092.

Parents names may mean something to you.

Have some info from public sources about this family that was traced because of its Yorkshire connections.

The summary of the family taken from my family tree software is -

1 William Septimus De Septimo Moorhouse b: 15 Nov 1842 Knottingley, Yorkshire d: 10 Apr 1917 Manly, NSW, Australia
.. +Elizabeth Jane Burrows b: abt 1851 Westernport, Victoria, Australia m: abt Sep 1869 Berwick, Victoria, Australia d: 10 Jan 1874 Victoria, Australia
Father: Henry Burrows Mother: Martha Palmer
...... 2 Florence Mary Moorhouse b: 01 Aug 1870 Dandenong, Victoria, Australia d: 04 Oct 1938 Braeside, Victoria, Australia
.......... +James Francis Looby b: abt 1868 m: 01 Nov 1896 Carrothool, NSW, Australia d: 1932
............... 3 Gladys Mary Looby b: 04 Mar 1899 d: 15 Sep 1926 Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia
............... 3 Mabel Dorothy Looby b: 1900 d: 20 Dec 1988
................... +David Ray Humphreys m: 1926 Victoria, Australia
............... 3 Nellie Moorhouse Looby b: 05 Nov 1902 Footscray, Victoria, Australia d: 09 Apr 1966
................... +Alfred Eugene Chiron b: 1903 m: 1929 Victoria, Australia d: 19 Aug 1967 Victoria, Australia
............... 3 William Moorhouse Looby b: 1905 Kensington Hill, Victoria, Australia d: 27 May 1983
................... +Doris Isabel David aka: Davis m: 1929 Victoria, Australia
............... 3 Katherine Gertrude Looby b: 1909 Kensington Hill, Victoria, Australia
................... +Henry Francis Jones m: 1931 Victoria, Australia
............... 3 Albert James Looby b: abt Jan 1912 Kensington Hill, Victoria, Australia
...... 2 Albert Edward Moorhouse b: 01 Nov 1872 Inglewood, Victoria, Australia d: 01 Apr 1938

Hopefully that agrees with your other sources..

My great grandmother was Maria Theresa Looby (1864-1843) and she married Vivian Armstrong Jones in 1888. Her father was Edmund William Looby (1825-1883) - born in Ireland. he came to Australia in 1850. He sounds like he could be also be the father of James as they are similar in age and lived in northern Victoria