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Melva Ann (Bonny) Cornitha TESTER

Melva Ann (Bonny) Cornitha TESTER

Female 1915 - 1990  (74 years)

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  • Name Melva Ann (Bonny) Cornitha TESTER  [1, 2] 
    Nickname Aunt Bonny 
    Born 25 Oct 1915  Brown Hill Creek SA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 

    • wiklipaedia: Brown Hill Creek is a south-eastern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Mitcham in South Australia, named in 1991 after Brown Hill Creek which flows from east to west through the locality. The creek itself was named after Brown Hill which rises immediately south-east of Mitcham village
    Gender Female 
    Divorced 1945  Adelaide SA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Advised by BDM that an application for divorce was commenced and decree nisi was granted but not decree absolute. No explanation, just as written and advised by telephone. Researcher Lorna Mclean  
    Occupation c.1950  Innaminka SA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Again working in a factory, working with prawns until her marriage to Harold Stanley Clarke 
    Occupation c.1950  Innaminka SA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Melva assisted in their store of her sisters family as a millinery operator.  
    Died 10 Sep 1990  Edithburgh SA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried 11 Sep 1990  Edithburgh SA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Harold purchased a grave for the small family of mother, father and the expected death of Paul-due to chronic illness at birth. However Pauls Melva Ann Cornitha died first in 1990 and then his father, Harold Stanley in 2001 both being buried in Edithburgh Cemetery. However when Paul Anthony died he was buried in Walleroo. FS Pauline memories 16.11.2018 Lorna Mclean. Evidence doubled since entries and headstone images source from Edithburgh Cemetery.
    Person ID I-5311  Christina and Donald McLean | Ewen (Hugh the younger) McLean's descendants
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2020 

    Family Harold Stanley CLARKE,   b. 19 Jan 1921, Croydon SA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 2001, Wallaroo SA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 1946  Adelaide SA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • This marriage year is a guesstimate. The following years after Nov 1945 military discharge, and birth of first son in 1947. Harold's sister's Pauline and Margaret both alive at time of writing this. Both agree most likely to be married at Adelaide Registry Office as they recall them announcing. Son Robin confirmed to me on text message on 26 Nov 2018, Adelaide Registry Office. He also confirmed her name is Melva Ann Cornitha by providing me a copy of his birth certificate with her full name on it. His birth certificate advise the year of parents marriage as 1946.Robin advised by text that Bonny was a nickname on text message dated 2 Dec2018.
    • This marriage year is a correct guesstimate because it is written on son Robin Lindsay Clarke birth certificate.
    Children 
     1. Paul Anthony CLARKE,   b. 00 Jan 1947, Wallaroo SA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1957, Wallaroo SA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 10 years)  []
     2. RL C
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2020 13:44:36 
    Family ID F-1747  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents

    LAND TITLE 1949-1955 CLARKE Harold Stanley PAGE 1 OF 2

    BDM BIRTH Robyn Lindsay CLARKE South Australia

    LAND TITLE 1949-1955 CLARKE Harold Stanley PAGE 2 OF 2 - purchased land in the fourth year of marriage.

    CERTIF 1949-CLARKE Harold Stanley LAND PURCHASE

    Headstones

    HS Melva Ann 'Bonny' Edithburgh Cemetery with Harold Stanley Clarke acknowledges: Paul (deceased), Robin, and Daniel HS Edithburgh Cemetery - Row: I ; Plot: 620

  • Sources 
    1. [S-3] PUBLICATION BRB 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995 copies available, Copies of the BRB available Strathalbyn National Trust Museum & Library, several libraries around Australia including State Library SA, and Western Australian Genealogical Society Bayswater WA Request assistance for locating a copy through 'Contact us' on this website. .

    2. [S-115] CEMETERY Billion Graves American based information, https://billiongraves.com, 17 Nov 2018 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
      Headstone confirms death dates Melba Ann "Bonny" CLARKE (nee not stated) and husband Harold Stanley Clarke

    3. [S-3] PUBLICATION BRB 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995 copies available, Copies of the BRB available Strathalbyn National Trust Museum & Library, several libraries around Australia including State Library SA, and Western Australian Genealogical Society Bayswater WA Request assistance for locating a copy through 'Contact us' on this website. , p535 last para, 16 Nov 2018 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
      This entry may conflict with BRB however it was checked against sisters in law Pauline and Margaret Clarke 13.11.2018. Further checked against Trove, and several BDM websites

    4. [S-75] BDM SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/user-details/product/uid-561116/coid-1/cid-2/request_data-%7B/quot;option-/quot;--/quot;com_search-/quot;,-/quot;Itemid-/quot;32-/quot;surname-/quot;tester-/quot;check-/quot;1-/quot;gname-/quot;melva-/quot;year-/quot;-/quot;range-/quot;0-/quot;cusearch-/quot;Search-/quot;__utma-/quot;175478836_1598284707_1546305319_1546305319_1546305319_1-/quot;__utmc-/quot;175478836-/quot;__utmz-/quot;175478836_1546305319_1_1_utmcsr-(direct)%7Cutmccn=(direct)%7Cutmcmd=(none)/quot;a4bd3f58e9df756191d0f96ccbc0b1ee-/quot;8c7e9b0ac9d6499a9de79e15ec4aae91-/quot;%7D-.html, 31.12.2018 Researcher Lorna McLean.
      BORN:Melva Ann Cornitha TESTER B.1915, October 25 Father: Seth James TESTER Mother: Marion Allison LEWIS Birth Place/Residence: Brown Hill Creek Adelaide SA: REF/Page: 968/481

    5. [S-164] FS Karenne McNamara nee Appelt 15.11.2018-evidence pending, 17 Nov 2018 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
      Information explaining knowledge told to her by an elderly sister in law to her Uncle Harold Stanley Clarke.

    6. [S-3] PUBLICATION BRB 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995 copies available, Copies of the BRB available Strathalbyn National Trust Museum & Library, several libraries around Australia including State Library SA, and Western Australian Genealogical Society Bayswater WA Request assistance for locating a copy through 'Contact us' on this website. , 10 Jun 2019 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
      Buried with his wife Melva Ann Cornitha nee Tester at Edithburgh Cemetery SA Edithburgh Cemetery - Row: I ; Plot: 620 Image of Billion Graves


    7. [S-165] FS Pauline Clarke re Clarke and Appelt families-telephone, 15 Nov 2018 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
      Telephone call to Pauline Dec 2018 sister to Harold Clarke and lived amoung these people offered me details, in notes in private until further evidence.
      This year 1946 is because Harold was discharged Nov 1945 and first child born 1947. Harold's sisters and Margaret (in Nov 2018) spoke to Researcher Lorna McLean and both remember Harold (their brother) arriving unnanounced (no day/month recall) with Melva (Bonney) announcing "we're married!" Harry's style they said as his flamboyant nature apparently was back in those early days.


  

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