Sarah Josephine Whelan b.1863

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Sarah married William Coulthard at St Brigid’s Church in North Fitzroy, on 27 April 1888.

Throughout the early 1900’s the family were living at 26 O’Grady Street Carlton, and William was a labourer.

By the 1930’s, when they would have been in their sixties, Sarah and William had moved to 62 Berkeley Street West Brunswick, where William was an electrician.

William Coulthard died in 1935, aged about 71 years. Sarah Coulthard lived to the age of 80 years, passing away on 3 February 1947.

William and Sarah Coulthard had seven children :-

Lillian Mary Coulthard, born c1889

Evelyn Coulthard, born c1890, became Evelyn Donald.

Elsie May Coulthard, born c1891, died in 1903 aged 11.

William George Coulthard, born c1894

Vincent John Coulthard, born c1896, married Irene Steel.

Veronica Maude Coulthard, born c1897, died aged 3 in 1901.

Albert Joseph Coulthard, born c1907, married Francis Galvin.

 

Lillian Coulthard was a bookmaker in 1905, did not marry and lived until the age of 62 years. Lillian died on 25 March 1951.

 

Evelyn Coulthard was a machinist in 1912, living at 30 O’Grady Street Carlton, 2 doors away from the rest of from her family. On November 27 1920, Evelyn married William Joseph Donald in St James Church, West Melbourne, when they were both 30 years of age.

Sadly, Evelyn’s husband William, passed away at a young age , about 45 years. His son William was 12, his daughter Lorna Jean 9, and his little twin sons were only about 5 years of age when William died.

Evelyn Donald lived to the age of 76 years. Her home was 25 Milford Street, East Bentleigh, when 18 October, 1966, she died in St Kilda.

William and Evelyn Donald welcomed five children.

Evelyn Elizabeth Donald, born 1922, died aged 4 months

William Joseph Donald, born 6 Oct. 1923, married Joyce Johnson.

Lorna Jean Donald, born 6 Aug. 1926, became George Donald.

George Donald, born 1 Mar. 1930

Albert Donald, born 1 Mar. 1930

 

William George Coulthard (George)

George married Ellen Catherine, maiden name not known, who was always called Nellie, and they had  five children, one son and four daughters. The family moved to Western Australia in the 1950’s/60’s.  Sadly, their only son, George was killed during World War II.

Children of George and Nellie Coulthard:-

Joan Coulthard

Peg Coulthard

William George Coulthard, born c 1923, killed fighting in New Guinea, 4 July 1945

Cathy Coulthard

Betty Coulthard

 

Vincent John Coulthard

In 1928, when Vincent Coulthard was 30 years of age, he married Irene Steel in Melbourne. They brought up a family at the home at 23 Appleby Crescent Brunswick, where Vincent was an electrician. Vincent had a second wife, whose name is not known, whom he married c 1955 when he was 57 years of age. He lived to the grand age of 85 years, passing away on 12 January 1983 when he was residing in a hospital in Mt. Eliza, on the Mornington Peninsula.

Vincent and Irene Coulthard had two children:-

Alma Coulthard, born c1929, became Alma Hooper.

Valda May Coulthard, born c1935.

Albert Joseph Coulthard

Around the year 1944, 36 year old Albert married  Frances Ada Mary Galvin, also aged 36.  Frances, who was born in Launceston, Tasmania, was the daughter of Charles Galvin, a theatre manager, and his wife Frances Galvin (nee Frances Sweeney).

Albert was a Salesman both before and after the War, and he and Frances lived at 35 Wallace Avenue, Toorak, on the south side of the River Yarra in Melbourne. They didn’t have any children.

Frances Coulthard died aged 66 on 1 Feb 1974. Albert Coulthard lived for a further 16 years before passing away at home on 25 Nov 1990.

 

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