Myrtle Adelaide Thorn 1884–1973

Myrtle Adelaide Thorn, 1884–1973 (aged 88 years)

Name

Myrtle Adelaide Thorn

Name: Myrtle Adelaide /Thorn/

Sex Female

Events of close relatives
Birth	15 December 1884 34 29 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage of parents	Charles Kevern Thorn — Sarah Jane Harrigan — View this family 1884 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Birth of a sister	Elias Helen Thorn 21 March 1887 Fairy Meadow, New South Wales, Australia
Baptism of a sister	Elias Helen Thorn 22 May 1887 St Augustine, Bulli, New South Wales, Australia
Birth of a brother	Angus Kevern Thorn 1 January 1890 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Death of a maternal grandfather	Edward Harrigan 9 July 1891 Fairy Meadow, New South Wales, Australia Cause: Edward died from senility and epithelioma of the lip. He was attended by Dr J. Jarvie Hood. Note: The death information was his son William Harrigan who was living at Fairy Meadow. The death was registered at Wollongong on 10 July 1891. Source: death certificate supplied by the National Centre of Biography, ANU.
Burial of a maternal grandfather	Edward Harrigan 11 July 1891 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Cemetery: Church of England Cemetery, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Note: Funeral Notice in Illawara Mercury, Saturday 11 July 1891 Funeral Notice in Illawara Mercury, Saturday 11 July 1891 THE Friends of Mr. E. HARRIGAN, of Balgownio Lane are respectfully invited to attend his FUNERAL to move from his late residence, THIS DAY (SATURDAY), at .2 o'clock, for the new C. E. Cemetery, Wollongong. Note: Burial witnesses were Joseph Makin and A. Latter. Source: death certificate supplied by the National Centre of Biography, ANU.
Birth of a sister	Sarah Muriel Thorn 26 December 1891 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Birth of a sister	Avis L. Thorn 24 October 1893 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Baptism of a sister	Avis L. Thorn 27 October 1893 St Michael, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Death of a mother	Sarah Jane Harrigan 28 October 1893 Tarrawanna, New South Wales, Australia Cause: Pneumonia Note: Last seen by Dr T.W. Lee on the day she died. Death informant was her brother William Harrigan. Source: copy of death certificate supplied by the National Centre of Biography.
Burial of a mother	Sarah Jane Harrigan 30 October 1893 Church of England Cemetery, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Note: DEATH NOTICE DEATH NOTICE THE LATE MRS. CHARLES THORNE. Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong, NSW : 1856 - 1950) Tuesday 7 November 1893 p 2 Article On Saturday, the 28th ultimo, Mrs. Charles Thorne died at her residence, Tarrawanna. She had given birth to a child a few days previously, and unfortunately, instead of recovering, she became prostrated and passed away, despite the efforts of her friends and relatives to save her life. Neither did the medical skill of Dr. Lee avail, although called to her aid. The infant, however still survives and in addition there are three or four other young children. The deceased, who was much respected by all who knew her was a native of Fairy Meadow, and was in her thirty-third year. She was a daughter of Mr Edward Harrigan of the same place, and who a few years ago was the oldest Australian native, as then stated in this journal. The funeral took place on the Monday following, the remains being laid in the Wollongong Church of England cemetery beside those of the deceased father.
Death of a sister	Avis L. Thorn 1894
Marriage of a parent	Charles Kevern Thorn — Eliza Ann Boyd — View this family 1894 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Birth of a son	John Henry Harrigan Long-Chauval 15 November 1909 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Birth of a son	Nelson William Long 27 December 1911 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Birth of a daughter	Myrtle Jane Long 8 April 1915 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death of a maternal grandmother	Jane Wood 17 January 1916 Tarrawanna, New South Wales, Australia Note: MRS. JANE HARRIGAN. MRS. JANE HARRIGAN. On Monday evening a very old resident of this district passed away at the residence of her son. Mr. W. Harrigan, Tarrawanna, in the person of Mrs. Jane Harrigan, relict of the late Edward Harrigan, of Tarrawanna, aged 96 years. The deceased lady, who was a direct descendent of one of the old Irish families, was born in St Patrick street, Cork, in 1820, and came to this country in 1849 in the ship Duke of Bronte with her mother and sister, Captain Bartlett being in command. Shortly after their arrival they opened a school at Market Square, Wollongong, and there are still a number of residents on the South Coast who received their early tuition there. On August 17, 1854, she married Edward Harrigan, of Fairy Meadow, in the old Church of England opposite the Wollongong Bowling Green, Rev. Mr. Mears officiating. Four children were born to them, and a son and daughter still survive. The deceased lady was highly educated, and was noted for her gentle disposition and wonderful memory. During late years she was more or less an invalid, but retained her faculties to the last and never had to use spectacles. She was a sister of Mrs. Elizabeth Brooker whose death at Gosford was reported in our issue last week. Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong, NSW : 1856 - 1950) Friday 21 January 1916 p 2 Article
Birth of a daughter	Sylvia May Long 19 June 1920
Baptism of a daughter	Sylvia May Long 1921
Death of a husband	John Robert Long 30 July 1921
Burial of a husband	John Robert Long July 1921 Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage	Augustus Henry Nierhoff — View this family 10 March 1925 (aged 40 years) St Silas Church, Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia
Birth of a daughter	Ruth Nierhoff 4 September 1925
Death of a daughter	Ruth Nierhoff 4 September 1925
Birth of a daughter	Elizabeth Betty Nierhoff 16 August 1926
Birth of a son	George Maxwell Nierhoff 27 November 1928
Death of a son	George Maxwell Nierhoff 27 November 1928
Death of a father	Charles Kevern Thorn 30 January 1940 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Burial of a father	Charles Kevern Thorn 1940 Woronora Cemetery, Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia
Death of a brother	Angus Kevern Thorn 5 July 1959 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
Death of a son	Nelson William Long 9 July 1966 Moorebank, New South Wales, Australia
Burial of a son	Nelson William Long July 1966 Wollongong City Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Death of a husband	Augustus Henry Nierhoff 21 January 1967 Milsons Point, New South Wales, Australia
Death of a sister	Elias Helen Thorn 1972
Death	18 September 1973 (aged 88 years) Corrimal, New South Wales, Australia
Burial	September 1973 (0 after death) Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 1850 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1884 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1894 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Death: 30 January 1940 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Burial: 1940 — Woronora Cemetery, Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Jane Harrigan Myrtle Adelaide Thorn Elias Helen Thorn Angus Kevern Thorn Sarah Muriel Thorn Avis L. Thorn Family with spouse Eliza Ann Boyd Charles Kevern Thorn 1850–1940 Birth: 1850 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Death: 30 January 1940 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
mother	Links Birth: 1855 51 35 — Fairy Meadow, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1884 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 28 October 1893 — Tarrawanna, New South Wales, Australia Burial: 30 October 1893 — Church of England Cemetery, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Charles Kevern Thorn Myrtle Adelaide Thorn Elias Helen Thorn Angus Kevern Thorn Sarah Muriel Thorn Avis L. Thorn Sarah Jane Harrigan 1855–1893 Birth: 1855 51 35 — Fairy Meadow, New South Wales, Australia Death: 28 October 1893 — Tarrawanna, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage	Marriage — 1884 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1 year herself	Links Birth: 15 December 1884 34 29 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 10 March 1925 — St Silas Church, Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia Death: 18 September 1973 — Corrimal, New South Wales, Australia Burial: September 1973 — Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Robert Long John Henry Harrigan Long-Chauval Nelson William Long Myrtle Jane Long Sylvia May Long Family with spouse Augustus Henry Nierhoff Ruth Nierhoff Elizabeth Betty Nierhoff George Maxwell Nierhoff Myrtle Adelaide Thorn 1884–1973 Birth: 15 December 1884 34 29 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Death: 18 September 1973 — Corrimal, New South Wales, Australia
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: 21 March 1887 37 32 — Fairy Meadow, New South Wales, Australia Baptism: 22 May 1887 37 32 — St Augustine, Bulli, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1972 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Joseph Phillips Angus George Phillips Joseph Charles Phillips Kevern William Phillips Elias Helen Thorn 1887–1972 Birth: 21 March 1887 37 32 — Fairy Meadow, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1972
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: 1 January 1890 40 35 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Death: 5 July 1959 — Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Christine Elizabeth Simpson Charles Maxwell Thorn Angus Kevern Thorn 1890–1959 Birth: 1 January 1890 40 35 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Death: 5 July 1959 — Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: 26 December 1891 41 36 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 28 December 1910 — St Albans, Corrimal, New South Wales, Australia Death: 10 June 1981 — New South Wales, Australia Burial: June 1981 — Wollongong City Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Wollongong City, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lester John Lane Charles James Lane Lester Kevern Lane William George Lane Sarah Muriel Thorn 1891–1981 Birth: 26 December 1891 41 36 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Death: 10 June 1981 — New South Wales, Australia
22 months younger sister	Links Birth: 24 October 1893 43 38 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Baptism: 27 October 1893 43 38 — St Michael, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1894 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Avis L. Thorn 1893–1894 Birth: 24 October 1893 43 38 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1894

Father’s family with Eliza Ann Boyd
father	Links Birth: 1850 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1884 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1894 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Death: 30 January 1940 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Burial: 1940 — Woronora Cemetery, Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Jane Harrigan Myrtle Adelaide Thorn Elias Helen Thorn Angus Kevern Thorn Sarah Muriel Thorn Avis L. Thorn Family with spouse Eliza Ann Boyd Charles Kevern Thorn 1850–1940 Birth: 1850 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Death: 30 January 1940 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
stepmother	Links Birth: 1864 — Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Marriage: 1894 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Death: 5 August 1905 — Tarrawanna, New South Wales, Australia Burial: 7 August 1905 — Church of England Cemetery, Bulli, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Charles Kevern Thorn Eliza Ann Boyd 1864–1905 Birth: 1864 — Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Death: 5 August 1905 — Tarrawanna, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage	Marriage — 1894 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Family with John Robert Long
husband	Links Death: 30 July 1921 Burial: July 1921 — Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Myrtle Adelaide Thorn John Henry Harrigan Long-Chauval Nelson William Long Myrtle Jane Long Sylvia May Long John Robert Long …–1921 Death: 30 July 1921
herself	Links Birth: 15 December 1884 34 29 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 10 March 1925 — St Silas Church, Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia Death: 18 September 1973 — Corrimal, New South Wales, Australia Burial: September 1973 — Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Robert Long John Henry Harrigan Long-Chauval Nelson William Long Myrtle Jane Long Sylvia May Long Family with spouse Augustus Henry Nierhoff Ruth Nierhoff Elizabeth Betty Nierhoff George Maxwell Nierhoff Myrtle Adelaide Thorn 1884–1973 Birth: 15 December 1884 34 29 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Death: 18 September 1973 — Corrimal, New South Wales, Australia
daughter	Private …–
son	Links Birth: 15 November 1909 24 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Left Whangarei District: Newspaper Article — 1 October 1945 — Whangarei, New Zealand Death: 14 June 1980 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Family with spouse Mary Myra Myrtle Myer-Anstice Family with spouse Vera Emmaline Mann Raymond Harrington Long-Chauval Gene Leon Long-Chauval John Henry Harrigan Long-Chauval 1909–1980 Birth: 15 November 1909 24 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 14 June 1980
2 years son	Links Birth: 27 December 1911 27 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Crime: Crime — 13 November 1931 — Wollongong Police Court, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Death: 9 July 1966 — Moorebank, New South Wales, Australia Burial: July 1966 — Wollongong City Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Madge Pritchard Nelson William Long 1911–1966 Birth: 27 December 1911 27 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 9 July 1966 — Moorebank, New South Wales, Australia
3 years daughter	Links Birth: 8 April 1915 30 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 4 March 2007 — Unanderra, New South Wales, Australia Burial: March 2007 — Wollongong City Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Ambrose Buckley Myrtle Jane Long 1915–2007 Birth: 8 April 1915 30 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 4 March 2007 — Unanderra, New South Wales, Australia
daughter	Private …–
daughter	Links Birth: 19 June 1920 35 Baptism: 1921 36 Death: 24 May 2007 — Mount Gambier Hospital, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sylvia May Long 1920–2007 Birth: 19 June 1920 35 Death: 24 May 2007 — Mount Gambier Hospital, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia

Family with Augustus Henry Nierhoff
husband	Links Birth: 1894 — Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 10 March 1925 — St Silas Church, Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia Death: 21 January 1967 — Milsons Point, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Myrtle Adelaide Thorn Ruth Nierhoff Elizabeth Betty Nierhoff George Maxwell Nierhoff Augustus Henry Nierhoff 1894–1967 Birth: 1894 — Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia Death: 21 January 1967 — Milsons Point, New South Wales, Australia
herself	Links Birth: 15 December 1884 34 29 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 10 March 1925 — St Silas Church, Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia Death: 18 September 1973 — Corrimal, New South Wales, Australia Burial: September 1973 — Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Robert Long John Henry Harrigan Long-Chauval Nelson William Long Myrtle Jane Long Sylvia May Long Family with spouse Augustus Henry Nierhoff Ruth Nierhoff Elizabeth Betty Nierhoff George Maxwell Nierhoff Myrtle Adelaide Thorn 1884–1973 Birth: 15 December 1884 34 29 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Death: 18 September 1973 — Corrimal, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage	Marriage — 10 March 1925 — St Silas Church, Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia
6 months daughter	Links Birth: 4 September 1925 31 40 Death: 4 September 1925 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Ruth Nierhoff 1925–1925 Birth: 4 September 1925 31 40 Death: 4 September 1925
1 year daughter	Links Birth: 16 August 1926 32 41 Death: 8 December 2004 — Catalina Nursing Home, Rathmines, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Paul Stanley Seiver Elizabeth Betty Nierhoff 1926–2004 Birth: 16 August 1926 32 41 Death: 8 December 2004 — Catalina Nursing Home, Rathmines, New South Wales, Australia
2 years son	Links Birth: 27 November 1928 34 43 Death: 27 November 1928 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships George Maxwell Nierhoff 1928–1928 Birth: 27 November 1928 34 43 Death: 27 November 1928

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31 August 2019 – 02:15:16

Author of last change: Sandie McKoy

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Family with parents
father	Charles Kevern Thorn 1850–1940
mother Parents Edward Harrigan Jane Wood	Sarah Jane Harrigan 1855–1893
herself	Myrtle Adelaide Thorn 1884–1973
younger sister Family William Joseph Phillips Angus George Phillips Joseph Charles Phillips Kevern William Phillips Private	Elias Helen Thorn 1887–1972
younger brother Family Christine Elizabeth Simpson Charles Maxwell Thorn Private	Angus Kevern Thorn 1890–1959
younger sister Family Lester John Lane Charles James Lane Lester Kevern Lane William George Lane	Sarah Muriel Thorn 1891–1981
younger sister	Avis L. Thorn 1893–1894

Father’s family with Eliza Ann Boyd
father	Charles Kevern Thorn 1850–1940
stepmother	Eliza Ann Boyd 1864–1905

Family with John Robert Long
husband	John Robert Long …–1921
herself	Myrtle Adelaide Thorn 1884–1973
daughter	Private
son Family Private Private Family Mary Myra Myrtle Myer-Anstice Private Private Family Vera Emmaline Mann Private Raymond Harrington Long-Chauval Private Gene Leon Long-Chauval	John Henry Harrigan Long-Chauval 1909–1980
son Family Madge Pritchard Private Private Private Private	Nelson William Long 1911–1966
daughter Family Robert Ambrose Buckley Private Private Private Private Private	Myrtle Jane Long 1915–2007
daughter Family Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private	Private
daughter Family Private Private Private Private	Sylvia May Long 1920–2007

Family with Augustus Henry Nierhoff
husband	Augustus Henry Nierhoff 1894–1967
herself	Myrtle Adelaide Thorn 1884–1973
daughter	Ruth Nierhoff 1925–1925
daughter Family Private Private Private Private Private Private Paul Stanley Seiver Private Private Private	Elizabeth Betty Nierhoff 1926–2004
son	George Maxwell Nierhoff 1928–1928

Descendants

Myrtle Adelaide Thorn(1884–1973)
- John Robert Long
- Augustus Henry Nierhoff1925