 William George Fitzroy AULD, son of John AULD and Sarah Jane McCORKELL.Born 23 Mar 1874 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, died 30 Mar 1928 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 54 years, cause of death: AULD, William George Fitzroy According to Laurie Thompson, William would walk around Fitzroy with a cock bird under his arm looking for a cock fight. Married 28 Feb 1902 Melbourne, VIC, Australia (26 years married) to:  Ruth Mary Josephine CAPP, daughter of Ansell Doorn CAPP and Elizabeth COLAHAN.Born 28 Mar 1877 Ballarat, VIC, Australia, died 2 Dec 1966 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 89 years, cause of death: AULD, Ruth Mary Josephine Ruth's grandmother, Elizabeth Colahan (nee Gardner) was present at her birth and was the informant. Ruth was a nanny for a Jewish family and legend has it that she used to give the Jewish children ham to eat! This is why she left Ballarat to come down to Melbourne. Children: 1. Ruth Elizabeth AULDBorn 26 Jul 1902 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, died 2 Feb 1994, 91 years, cause of death: CAMERON, Ruth Elizabeth Ruth fell out of bed and broke her hip, she never came out of the anaesthetic. 2. Florence Victoria AULDBorn 13 Aug 1903 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, died 27 Jun 2003 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 99 years, cause of death: TARRY, Florence Victoria, buried 30 Jun 2003 TARRY. - Florence (Flossy). Passed away peacefully June 27, at St Bernadette's Nursing Home. Loved wife of John (dec.). Dearly loved mother and mother-in-law of Mary and Allan. Loved grandmother of Mary Catherine. 3. John McCorkill AULDBorn 1905 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, died 26 Mar 1960, 54 or 55 years, cause of death: AULD, John McCorkill, buried 28 Mar 1960 Melbourne, VIC, Australia 4. Eileen AULDBorn 17 Aug 1906 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, died 18 Jan 1998 Tweed Heads, NSW, Australia, 91 years, cause of death: AULD, Eileen 5. Doris Myrtle AULDBorn 13 Feb 1908 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, baptised 20 Jul 1921 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, died 22 Jun 2007 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 99 years, cause of death: CHARNLEY, Doris Myrtle 6. Thelma AULDBorn 1909 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, died Oct 1909 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, under 1 year old, cause of death: AULD, Thelma, buried 30 Oct 1909 Melbourne, VIC, Australia 7. William George AULDBorn 1912 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, died 21 Nov 1983 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 70 or 71 years, cause of death: AULD, William George 8. Clarice May AULDBorn Jun 1914 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, died Dec 1914 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, under 1 year old, cause of death: AULD, Clarice May, buried 15 Dec 1914 Melbourne, VIC, Australia 9. Mavis Annie AULDBorn 1915 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, died 28 Dec 1998, 82 or 83 years, cause of death: AUSTIN, Mavis Annie Mavis' ashes were scattered. 10. Jean Araluen "Jeannie" AULDBorn 25 May 1917 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, died 1 Oct 1990 Maroochydore, QLD, Australia, 73 years, cause of death: EVANS, Jean Araluen When Jeannie died, she and her sister, Doris, were sitting watching TV when jeannie looked at Doris and said: "don't you just hate......" the sentence was never finished!! as she had a heart attack and never regained consciousness. Jeannie would walk into a bank (any bank, any branch) and just stop, and smell the air. When anyone asked what she was doing, her answer would be....."smell the money; it is a beautiful perfume!" Jeannie washed her husbands wallet one day by mistake. When she discovered it, she hung the money on the clothes line to dry. Her husband, Bernie, was horrorfield and thought he would be done for money laundering if anyone had seen it! Another time, she put Bernie's shoes in the oven to dry them out but melted them instead! She always had her hair done every Friday. Always! As a young couple, Jean & Bernie ran a Mixed business, until Jean had a nervous breakdown. | |||