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Groom: Joseph MEGGS.
Birth place: Given as Suffolk.

Bride: Sarah Caroline BECKENSALL.
Birth place: Given as Melbourne.

Year married: 1873.
Place: Victoria, Australia.

Joseph died 1900 in Eaglehawk, Victoria.
Age: 56 years.
Parents named as Joseph MEGGS and Mary Ann WALKER.

Buried: Eaglehawk Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Mon A2.
Grave number: 256.
Service date: 13 May 1900.

Sarah died 1926 in Preston, Victoria.
Age: 72 years.
Parents named as Henry Beckenall MEGGS an Sophia KENNEDY.

Buried: Box Hill Cemetery, Victoria.
Service date: 14 June 1926.
Area: Church of England.
Section: NS.
Grave number: 0290.

Eleven children located Victoria for Joseph and Sarah.

[1]

Helen May MEGGS. *
Born: 1874 Nerring, Victoria.
Died: 1948 Kew, Victoria.
Age: 74 years.

Buried: Box Hill Cemetery, Victoria.
Service date: 29 November 1948.
Area: Church of England.
Section: NS.
Grave number: 0290.

[2]

Amy Jane MEGGS. *
Born: 1874 Nerring, Victoria.
Died: 1956 St Kilda, Victoria.
Age: 82 years.

Buried: Box Hill Cemetery, Victoria.
Service date: 31 October 1956.
Area: Church of England.
Section: NS.
Grave number: 0290

[3]

Henry MEGGS.
Born: 1875 Eaglehawk, Victoria.
Died: -

[4]

Ethel Sophia MEGGS.
Born: 1878 Eaglehawk, Victoria.
Died: -

Married: Thomas McKienan HINDE.
Year: 1903.
Place: Victoria.
Thomas' birth place given as New South Wales.

[5]

Sarah Caroline MEGGS
Born: 1880 Serpentine, Victoria.
Died: 1884 Eaglehawk, Victoria.
Age: 03 years.

Buried: Eaglehawk Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Mon A2.
Grave number: 256.
Service date: 17 June 1884.

[6]

Joseph Heenan MEGGS.
Born: 1883 Eaglehawk, Victoria.
Died: 1966 Bendigo, Victoria.
Age: 83 years.

Buried: Eaglehawk Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Lawn B.
Grave number: 55.
Service date: 14 October 1966.

Married: Hilda JACOBS.
Year: 1911.
Place: Victoria.

Hilda was born 1889 in Sandhurst, (Bendigo) Victoria.
Parents named as William John JACOBS and Elizabeth TOY.

Hilda died 1971 in Bendigo, Victoria.
Age: 81 years.
Parents named as William JACOBS and Elizabeth TOY.

Buried: Eaglehawk Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Lawn B.
Grave number: 55.
Service date: 26 December 1970.

[7]

Violet Walker MEGGS.
Born: 1886 Eaglehawk, Victoria.
Died: 1961 Melbourne, Victoria.
Age: 75 years.

Married: unknown PARK.
Year: -
Place: -

[8]

Charles Herman MEGGS.
Born: 1888 Eaglehawk, Victoria.
Died: 1958 Ararat, Victoria.
Age: 69 years.

Married: May ROBERTS.
Year: 1914.
Place: Victoria.

May was born 1894 in Eaglehawk, Victoria.
Parents named as Joseph Samuel ROBERTS and Susan Grace JOB.

May died 1970 in Box Hill, Victoria.
Age: 76 years.
Parents named as Joseph ROBERTS and Susan JOB.

[9]

Harold Edward MEGGS.
Born: 16 July 1890, Eaglehawk, Victoria.
Died: 03 November 1960 Kew, Victoria.
Age: 70 years.

Cremated: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Victoria.
Service date: 05 November 1960.
Cremated remains: Contact cemetery for location.

Married: Ivy Frances GOULDING.
Year: 1915.
Place: Victoria.

Ivy was born 1892 in Brighton, Victoria.
Parents named as Francis Henry GOULDING and Mary Ann TERRILL.

Ivy died 09 January 1981, Kew, Victoria.
Age: 89 years.
Parents named as Francis GOULDING and Mary Ann unknown.

Cremated: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Victoria.
Service date: 12 January 1981.
Cremated remains: Springvale Botanical Cemetery.
Area: Boronia.
Wall: S.
Niche number: 196.

[10]

Roy Alexander MEGGS.
Born: 1896 Eaglehawk, Victoria.
Died: 1896 Eaglehawk, Victoria.
Age: Months.

Buried: Eaglehawk Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Mon A2.
Grave number: 256.
Service date: 27 November 1896.

[11]

Norman Raphael MEGGS.
Born: 1899 Eaglehawk, Victoria.
Died: 1962 Croydon, Victoria.
Age: 63 years.

Cremated: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Victoria.
Service date: 15 October 1962.
Cremated remains: Contact cemetery for location.

Married: Verbena Matilda WHITE.
Year: 1931.
Place: Victoria.

* Helen and Amy MEGGS were twins.

Sources:
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria.
Box Hill Cemetery Records, Victoria.
Eaglehawk Cemetery Records, Victoria.
Springvale Botanical Cemetery Records, Victoria.

Also See:
MEGGS marriages 1863-1942 Victoria Australia

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