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From: Paul Kitson and Lynne Gillam< >
Subject: [COVENTRY-L] James Henry Coventry, Tasmania, Aus
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 00:02:16 +1000

<HTML> 1 James Henry COVENTRY Birth: 1846, Hawley, Tasmania Death: 30 Jul 1927, Latrobe, Tasmania Occ: Road Overseer Spouse: Priscilla BOURNE Birth: 1850, Tasmania Death: 23 Oct 1899, Mersey, Tasmania Father: unknown BOURNE Mother: Elizabeth UNKNOWN Marr: 17 Jun 1867, Tarleton, Tasmania Children: 1.1 Ann Eliza COVENTRY Birth: 22 Jan 1868, Tarleton, Tasmania 1.2 Amelia COVENTRY Birth: 13 May 1870, Port Sorell, Tasmania Death: Jun 1870, Port Sorell, Tasmania 1.3 Priscilla Elizabeth COVENTRY Birth: 9 Sep 1871, Port Sorell, Tasmania Spouse: Leslie A BIGGINS Birth: 1865 Father: William BIGGINS Mother: Minnie UNKNOWN Marr: 1891, Mersey, Tasmania 1.4 Alice COVENTRY Birth: 29 Dec 1873, Barrington, Tasmania Death: 24 Sep 1926 Spouse: Arthur George PURDY Birth: 1873, Newcastle, NSW Father: Robert John PURDY Mother: Mary Ann CULLEN Marr: 1899, Mersey, Tasmania 1.5 Louisa COVENTRY Birth: 6 Jul 1876, Port Sorell, Tasmania Spouse 1: Henry NEILSON Spouse 2: Mick OREILLY 1.6 Mary Ann COVENTRY Birth: 9 Aug 1880 Death: abt 1900 1.7 William Henry Thomas COVENTRY Birth: 2 Apr 1884, Latrobe, Tasmania Spouse: Linda May SNOOKS Birth: 1883, Deloraine, Tasmania Father: James Richard SNOOKS (1844-) Mother: Annie WILSON (1847-) Marr: 1909 1.8 Victoria Belinda COVENTRY Birth: 13 Aug 1886, Port Sorell, Tasmania Occ: Domestic duties Notes indicate Victoria married James Hepenstall who died in 1924. She then married Arthur Purdy in Jan 1928 (her sister Alices husband; Alice died in 1926). Spouse: Arthur George PURDY Birth: 1873, Newcastle, NSW Father: Robert John PURDY Mother: Mary Ann CULLEN Marr: 9 Jan 1928, Hobart, Tasmania 1.9 Louis James Lyle COVENTRY Birth: 29 Apr 1889, Mersey, Tasmania Death: 18 Jun 1975, Latrobe, Tasmania Latrobe Band man dies (newspaper article, 17 June 1975) The man responsible for the Latrobe Federal Bands outstanding national reputation, Mr L J Coventry, died yesterday, age 86.  Mr Coventry joined the band in 1899 and was its master for 46 years from 1919 to 1965.  On his retirement he was appointed bandmaster emeritus. ....He lived at Tarleton and cycled to band practice in Latrobe.  During floods he would walk to practice.  ....awarded an MBE for his services to the band. He worked a Tarleton coal mine in partnership with two others and later worked for a local bookmaker.  He was born at Latrobe and except for a few years on the West Coast spent most of his life in the district. Spouse: Mabel ANDERSON Birth: 5 Jun 1892, Mersey, Tasmania Death: 5 Dec 1968 Father: Robert ANDERSON (1869-1944) Mother: Ruth CLARKE (1867-1937) Marr: 13 Jul 1911 1.10 John Bourn COVENTRY Birth: 13 Oct 1894, Mersey, Tasmania Death: 1904     Lynne Gillam</HTML>

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