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Marius Sanlaville (1855...1935.)

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  • Born : 1855
  • Where Born : Lyons . France
  • Occupation : Engineer / Builder
  • Died : 1935
  • Where Died/Buried : / Campbell's Hill Cemetery
  • Parents Name : Thomas . Sanlaville . (b......d.) & Victoria Lombard (b......d.)
  • 1st Spouse's Name : Emieline Mills (b....d.)
  • Date Married : 25/5/1875
  • Where Married : unknown at present
  • Spouse's Parents : John Mills (b....) Emieline Mills (b....d.)
  • 2nd Spouse's Name :H . Ada . `Isabella . Pillidge . (b.1877..d.5/10/1957)
  • Date Married : 1929
  • Where Married : unknown at present
  • When Marius And Ada married He was 74 years of age while Ada was 50 years
  • Spouse's Parents : H . Isaac . Richard . Pillidge . # 2(b.1834..d.19/5/1921) m 11/12/1856 H . Mary . Ann P . Johnson . (b.24/2/1840..d.23/6/1920 )
  • Children :

    1 . Victor . Sanlaville . (b.1875....)
    2 . Albert . Sanlaville . (b.21/8/1879...d.1/7/1929) m 1902 Kate Simons (b.1881..d.)
    3 . Pauline . Sanlaville . (b.1881.....d.)
    4 . George . Sanlaville . (b.1886.....)
    5 . Emily B . Sanlaville . (b. 1892.....)
    6 . Frank J . Sanlaville . (b.1898....)
     
    No Children of this Marriage of the second Marriage

    History & Acheivements :

    Ada Isabela Pillidge was the second wife of Maris Sanlaville. She married in her later years. Marius was the chief engineer involved in the construction of the bridges at Patterson, Largs, and Morpeth, he also built the Dunmore Bridge

    Marius Sanlaville (1855....1935) Born 1855 in Lyons, France.
    Became a naturalised Australian citizen on 13th December, 1893 1st Marriage : Married 25th May 1875 ,aged 19 years to Emaline Mills (b1860 ....) aged 15 years. Emaline was a lace maker in Nottingham, England. Marius worked on the looms at the start of the machine age ,making French lace and was then hired to make looms for English lace and also worked on the trains in France. Marius & Emaline travelled to Western Australia in late 1875. When gold was discovered , Marius was engaged to build the railway line from Kalgoorlie to Coolgardie, the first railway line in Western Australia, which incidentally was made entirely of wood. Marius & Emanline travelled by ship to Melbourne with their son Victor, who was born during this voyage & then on to Sydney aboard the "Cheviot ".( The "Cheviot" sank in a bay later named Cheviot Bay, the same bay where Prime Minister Harold Holt drowned ). Their other children were: Albert (1879), Pauline (1881),George (1886), Emily B (1892) & Frank J (1898). Marius worked at the Balmain Colliery which at that time ran under the harbour and could hear the noise of the boat propellers overhead. During this period Marius also worked for an engineering firm ,Pope & Maher, and worked on water reservoirs at Bass Hill & Killara, both of which are still in use today. Marius was the chief engineer involved in construction of bridges at Paterson, Largs, Morpeth and built the Dunmore bridge. \par \par Marius, a huge man, was over 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighed 23 stone when he retired at the age of 80 years. He died aged 82 years of age and is buried at Campbell's Hill Cemetery. 2nd Marriage Marius married Ada Isabella Pillidge in 1929, Marius aged 74 years & Ada I aged 50 years. There were no children from this marriage.
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    Last revised: April 11, 2000.