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Family Name |
LE
CORNU, John |
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Middle Name(s) if any |
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Date of Birth |
25/06/1842 |
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Place of Birth |
Jersey
Channel Islands |
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Date of Death |
21/07/1923 |
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Place of Death |
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Place of Burial |
Walkerville
Methodist Cemetery |
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Arrived in South Australia
(date/ship etc.) |
1874;
Stratton Audley |
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Lived in Prospect (dates) |
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Addresses in Prospect |
Church
St, Little Adelaide 33
Highbury St, Little Adelaide In February 1879, Hermann Wilke sold his block
of land at 33 Highbury Street, Little Adelaide to John Le Cornu. The land measured 49' by 100' and consisted of
lot 78 and a very narrow strip of lot 77. John had a six-roomed house built on this site.
It was completed later that year. John and Jane named their home Verclut House
after Jane’s home in Jersey. |
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Addresses outside City of
Prospect |
Margaret
St Nth Adelaide Malvern,
Victoria (to live with his daughter Eva) |
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Names of houses (if any) |
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Parents |
Philip(pe)
and Marguerite Douce nee Marett |
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Spouse(s) |
1)
Mary Elizabeth nee Le Blancq 2)
Jane Elizabeth (nee Filleul) |
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Date(s) of Marriage(s) |
1)
1860 2)
1869 |
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Place(s) of Marriage(s) |
1) St
Saviour, Jersey 2) St
Lawrence, Jersey |
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Children |
1) John
(1861-1948) Mary
Jane (1863-64) Philip
Wesley (1863-1939) Mary
and Philip were twins. Lizzie
Ann (1866-1946) - married name Beauchamp 2) Alfred
Filleul (1871-1922) Eva
Jane (1873-1947) - married name McLeod Herbert
(1877-1877) |
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Occupation(s) |
Shipwright;
farmer; carpenter; agent; District Clerk |
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Interests |
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Religion/Churches |
Wesleyan |
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Notes (points of interest etc.) |
Second
District Clerk of DC Prospect. Served from 1879 - until 1921. |
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Sources of information |
BISA;
Gayler; Lamshed |
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Principal Researcher(s) |
Michele
Gayler |