Henry Vernon Eyres

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Henry Vernon Eyres

Also Known As: "Vernon & Henry Vernon Eyre"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Cooktown Hospital (Doctor Helmut Kortum), Cooktown, Queensland, Australia
Death: June 14, 1973 (78)
Western Suburbs Hospital, Croydon, New South Wales, Australia (Myocardial Infarcation)
Place of Burial: Rookwood Crematorium, (Adjacent wife Mary), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Immediate Family:

Son of Henry Eyres and Eva Jane Eyres
Husband of Mary Annie Eyres
Father of Private
Brother of Private Adolphus Eugene Eyres and Eva St Clair Garrard

Occupation: Labourer& plumber & fitter
Managed by: Private User
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Immediate Family

About Henry Vernon Eyres

  • Image Mary & Henry about 1925/6 near Showgrounds, Cairns Q
  • Henry resided with his parents in very small township of Ayton (Bloomfield River) during his youth attending Ayton Provisional School, later about 1914 he moved to Cooktown with his widowed mother and siblings where he worked for a plumber/ labourer and later early 1920's moved to Cairns where he worked for some years designing and installing blower systems to sawmills in and around the Cairns hinterland( during these years in Cairns he built and sold a number of houses and married).
  • 1917 Australian Electoral Roll; Henry Vernon Eyres solely. C/- Imperial Hotel Cloncurry Q
  • 1920 Australian Electoral Roll; Henry Eyres with mother. Charlotte Street Cooktown Qld.
  • 1930 Australian Electoral Roll; Henry & Mary Eyres. 46 Water Street Cairns Qld.
  • 1936 Australian Electoral Roll; Henry & Mary Eyres. 33 Minnie Street Cairns Qld.
  • He was evacuated about 1942 with his wife and daughter to New South Wales during WW2 with the threat of Japanese invasion (at that time they resided 29 Clare Street Cairns Qld).
  • Family initially resided at Potts Point ( a Sydney Harbourside Suburb) upon arrival 1942 before moving to Concord (another Sydney Suburb) & eventually Burwood where they purchased a home during 1943.
  • For many years there was some confusion as to spelling up Surname with “ Eyre” used instead of “ Eyres” ; which prompted him to formerly by Deed Poll during Jan 1960 renounce Eyre and forever after use Eyres
  • 1943/68 Australian Electoral Roll; Henry & Mary Eyres. 5 Oxford Street Burwood NSW.
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Henry Vernon Eyres's Timeline

1894
November 17, 1894
Cooktown Hospital (Doctor Helmut Kortum), Cooktown, Queensland, Australia
1973
June 14, 1973
Age 78
Western Suburbs Hospital, Croydon, New South Wales, Australia
June 15, 1973
Age 78
Rookwood Crematorium, (Adjacent wife Mary), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Ayton Provisional Svhool, Ayton near Cooktown, Australia
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HMV Australia
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Clyde Engineering