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John  TORNEY    (1872 - 1950)
&
Agnes Nairn YOUNG    (1869 - 1951)

John TORNEY was the son of William TORNEY and Mary STORER.
He was born in St Arnaud, Victoria on the 29th July 1872.
He married Agnes Nairn YOUNG in South Melbourne, Victoria, on the 27th July 1897.
John died on the 4th October 1950 in Mildura, Victoria, at 78 years of age.
He was buried in Red Cliffs, Victoria.

Agnes was born in 1869 in Ballarat, Victoria.
She was the daughter of Alex Nairn YOUNG and Margaret BARR.
Agnes died on the 11th June 1951 in Mildura, Victoria.
She was buried on the 13th June 1951 in Red Cliffs, Victoria

John TORNEY and Agnes Nairn YOUNG had the following children:

Alice Nairn TORNEY
Born in St Arnaud, Victoria on the 2nd October 1897.
She married Harry Lyndon SHAW in Carapooee West, Victoria, on the 18th July 1917.
Alice died on the 22nd May 1980 in Bendigo, Victoria, at 82 years of age.
She was buried on the 25th May 1980 in Bendigo, Victoria.

Harry Lyndon SHAW was born in St Arnaud, Victoria on the 31st May 1897.
Son of Orlandra Frederick SHAW and Jane MOORE.
Harry died on the 21st January 1963 in Bendigo, Victoria, at 65 years of age.
He was buried on the 23rd January 1963 in Bendigo, Victoria.

Alice Nairn TORNEY and Harry Lyndon SHAW had the following children:

Gregory John HARRISON
Ann Maree HARRISON
Ian Frederick HARRISON

Flora Ethel TORNEY
Born in St Arnaud, Victoria on the 13th December 1889.
She married John THWAITES in Carapooee West, Victoria, 1920.
Florence died on the 5th February 1991 in Red Cliffs, Victoria
She was buried on the 9th February 1991 in Red Cliffs, Victoria.

John was born in Stuart Mill, Victoria in 1888.
John was the son of John THWAITES and Jane Donald MURRAY.
John died on the 18th November 1934 in St Arnaud, Victoria, at 46 years of age.
He was buried on the 20th November 1934 in Stuart Mill, Victoria.

Florence Ethel TORNEY and John THWAITES had the following children:

John Robert TORNEY
Born St Arnaud, Victoria in 1902.
Married in 1934 to Karne Marea BIRMINGHAM in Victoria.
John died in Sutherland, New South Wales on the 25th May 1935.

Walter Joseph TORNEY
Born in St Arnaud, Victoria on the 16th June 1904.
He married Veronica WATSON in Merbein, Victoria, on the 24th September 1930.
Walter died on the 6th September 1975 in Mornington, Victoria, at 71 years of age.
He was buried on the 9th September 1975 in Springvale, Victoria.

Veronica WATSON was born in 1905 in Dunolly, Victoria.
Daughter of John WATSON and Lilian MEADE.
Veronica died on the 12th August 1990.
She was buried on the 15th August 1990 in Springvale, Victoria.

Walter Joseph TORNEY and Veronica WATSON had the following children:

Greta Agnes TORNEY
Born in St Arnaud, Victoria on the 1st October 1906.
She married Daniel Garvin HENDERSON in Merbein, Victoria, on the 15th July 1926.
Greta died on the 17th June 1997 at 90 years of age.
She was cremated in Springvale, Victoria, on the 20th June 1997.

Daniel Garvin HENDERSON was born about 1898 in Renfrew, Scotland.
Daniel was the son of Ebenizer HENDERSON and Helen KELLY.
Daniel died on the 16th August 1972 in Clayton, Victoria.
He was cremated in Springvale, Victoria, on the 18th August 1972.

Greta Agnes TORNEY and Daniel Garvin HENDERSON had the following children:

Doreen Mavis TORNEY
Born in St Arnaud, Victoria on the 2nd May 1911.
She married twice.
Doreen died on the 24th February 1999 in Mulgrave, Victoria.
She was buried on the 26th May 1999 in Springvale, Victoria.

She married William Peter FARISH in Red Cliffs, Victoria, on the 8th May 1933.
William was born in Stuart Mill, Victoria on the 31st October 1900.
William was the son of Peter McNally FARISH and Louisa WATERS.
William died on the 22nd February 1938 in Cardross, Victoria, at 37 years of age.
He was buried on the 23rd February 1938 in Red Cliffs, Victoria.

Doreen then married Percival George HURREN in Balwyn, Victoria.
Percival was born in 1896 in St Arnaud, Victoria.
He was the son of Charlotte Ellen DAVIES and George HURREN.
Percival died on the 26th September 1972 at Blackburn South, Victoria.
He was buried on the 30th September 1972 at Springvale, Victoria.

Doreen Mavis TORNEY and William Peter FARISH had the following children:

Doreen Mavis TORNEY and Percival George HURREN had the following child:

Ronald Graeme HURREN

Catherine Avery TORNEY
Born St Arnaud, Victoria  on the 27th March 1914.
Catherine married Herbert William ALLEN
Catherine died on the 19th July 1985 in Red Cliffs, Victoria.
She was buried on the 21st July 1985 in Red Cliffs.

Herbert William ALLEN was born on the 26th October 1905 in Rutherglen, Victoria.
Herbert was the son of Herbert William ALLEN and Ellen Martha KEATING.
Herbert was killed during the Second World War on the 13th July 1945.
His name is included on the headstone at Red Cliffs as well as at the Ambon War Cemetery in Indonesia.

Catherine Avery TORNEY and Herbert William ALLEN had the following children:

Vera Alexandra TORNEY
Born in St Arnaud, Victoria.
She married William Everleigh Francis BERRY.

Vera Alexanra TORNEY and William Everleigh Francis BERRY had the following children:


John + Agnes Torney - Redcliffs Cemetery
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