William George Edward Wooster

1887 - 1944  (56 years)

• Name	William George Edward Wooster
  Birth	28 Oct 1887	Gympie, Queensland, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911-1919	New Zealand
  	Blacksmith
  Immigration	1933	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [1]
  	Ship Name: Monowai Departure Port: Wellington
  Death	31 Jan 1944	Uralla, New South Wales, Australia   [2, 3]
  	Died whilst on holiday
  Burial	3 Feb 1944	Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [4]
  	PLOT: SALVATION ARMY J_ZONE F/#/1201 [4]
  Person ID	I04149	Great Wooster Tree
  Last Modified	26 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Francis Edward Wooster,   b. 18 Sep 1860, Gympie, Queensland, Australia d. 12 Nov 1935 (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Kate Augusta Eaton,   b. 1864   d. 10 Feb 1922, Napier, New Zealand (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	26 Jan 1887	Gympie, Queensland, Australia
  Family ID	F01258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Edith Rowe,   b. 1894   d. 11 Dec 1918, Napier, New Zealand (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	27 Sep 1913	Greymouth, Grey, West Coast, New Zealand   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Francis James Wooster,   b. 01 Feb 1914, Greymouth, Grey, West Coast, New Zealand d. 17 Jun 2002, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F01264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Caroline Jenkinson,   b. 3 Nov 1893, St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia d. 27 Jul 1981, 26 Allenby Road, Orange, New South Wales, Australia (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	31 May 1923	New South Wales, Australia
  Children	1. Harold Edward James Wooster,   b. 15 May 1928   d. 10 Jan 2012, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F01265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 28 Oct 1887 - Gympie, Queensland, Australia Marriage - 27 Sep 1913 - Greymouth, Grey, West Coast, New Zealand Occupation - Blacksmith - 1911-1919 - New Zealand Marriage - 31 May 1923 - New South Wales, Australia Immigration - Ship Name: Monowai Departure Port: Wellington - 1933 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death - 31 Jan 1944 - Uralla, New South Wales, Australia Burial - 3 Feb 1944 - Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos
  		Francis Edward Wooster and Family A photo of a younger Francis Edward Wooster and his wife Kate Augusta Eaton. The children in the photo we believe are from left William George Edward, Francis Seymour, and Gladys Elizabeth.

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Farewell Concert for Adjutant W G Wooster (1935) Report of a farewell concert at Grafton, New South Wales for Adjutant William George Wooster
  		Salvation Army Appointment for W G E Wooster (1937) Newspaper report of the appointment of William George Edward Wooster in the Sydney area
  		Fatal Car Crash - William George Edward Wooster Gives Evidence (1939) William George Edward Wooster gives evidence in the case of a fatal car crash in which his father in law died.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15198] New Zealand, Archives, New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973 (Reliability: 3). [S48] The Trove, Leader (Orange, NSW : 1899 - 1945), Fri 4 Feb 1944, Page 2 (Reliability: 3). [S48] The Trove, The Uralla Times (NSW : 1923 - 1954), Thu 1 Feb 1944, Page 1 (Reliability: 3). [S37367] Rookwoodcemetery.com (Reliability: 3). [S48] The Trove, Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette, Sat 11 Oct 1913, Page 4 (Reliability: 3).