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Name

SHEGOG, William

Date of Birth

1858

Place of Birth

Londonderry, Ireland

Date of Death

March 1930

Place of Death

At home, 7 Airlie St, Prospect

Place of Burial

North Road Cemetery

Arrived in South Australia (date/ship etc.)

(as a child)

Lived in Prospect (dates)

Came to SA about 1882

Addresses in Prospect

7 Airlie St. (Ave) Prospect SA ( at least by 1920s)

Names of houses (if any)

 

Parents

John SHEGOG and Eliza Margaret LYLE

Spouse(s)

Emily ROBINSON

Date(s) of Marriage(s)

6 April 1885

Place(s) of Marriage(s)

Presbyterian Manse, Port Augusta SA

Children

Barbara Helen (Nellie), Eva Kate, William Lyle (all born Pt. Augusta)

Occupation(s)

Mounted Policeman for 39 years. Rising to Inspector, he served in many country locations

Retired 30th June 1920

Interests

 

Religion/Churches

Presbyterian?

Notes (points of interest etc.)

He was the grandfather of Vivian BULLWINKEL, the WW2 nurse who was only survivor of a Japanese massacre. She lived with her grandparents in Prospect for a while in her teens.

Sources of information

Trove, SA BMDs, Vic deaths.

Principal Researcher(s)

Lesley Attema

 

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