Laura Lillian Shelley1

F, ID5873, (5 Apr 1873-4 Nov 1959)
Last Edited17 Nov 2025
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of Lindsay David Graham
FatherWilliam James Shelley b. 21 Nov 1834, d. 19 Jun 1888
MotherEmma Jane Bowden b. 31 Dec 1840, d. 21 Jul 1885
Birth5 Apr 1873Ash Island, Hexham, NSW2,3 
Marriage7 Apr 1900Edward Ballard Bowker; St John's Church, Newcastle, NSW4,5 
Married Name7 Apr 1900Bowker 
Death4 Nov 1959Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW; >
Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 7 Nov 1959, page 80:
     BOWKER, Laura Lillian -- 4 Nov 1959, late of Pymble, beloved wife of the late Dr Edward B Bowker, and loved mother of Mollie, Joyce and Barbara.
     Privately cremated.     6,7

Family

 Edward Ballard Bowker b. 6 Jan 1872, d. 14 Nov 1949

Citations

  1. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, On-line Births Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 15317/1873 [Laura Lillian SHELLEY, parents William & Emma Jane], accessed 16 Nov 2025: Given names, Birth Surname.
  2. NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 15317/1873 [Laura Lillian SHELLEY, parents William & Emma Jane], accessed 16 Nov 2025: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Newcastle.
  3. Geni World Family Tree entitled Family Tree for Rayden Peter Doyle, owned by Rayden Peter Doyle, Sydney, NSW, accessed at https://www.geni.com/family-tree; hereafter called Geni FTree/RPDoyle; copy not retained. Site accessed 16 Nov 2025: DOB, POB. Original source not recorded.
  4. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Online Marriages Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 4321/1900 [Edward B BOWKER + Laura L SHELLEY], accessed 17 Nov 2025: DOM [by reduction], Registration District Newcastle.
  5. Ancestry Public Member Tree entitled Doyle Family Tree, owned by Rayden Doyle, Sydney, NSW, accessed at https://www.ancestry.com.au; hereafter called Ancestry PMTree/Rayden Doyle; copy not retained. Site accessed 17 Nov 2025: DOM, POM. Original source not recorded.
  6. Ancestry PMTree/Rayden Doyle. Site accessed 16 Nov 2025: DOD, POD. Original source not recorded.
  7. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, published by John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, Sydney, NSW, accessed via Ryerson Newspaper Repository website at https://ryersonindex.org/indexers.htm; hereafter called SMH/RNR; digital copy in Researcher's Family History records at ID5873. Source accessed 17 Nov 2025: DOD, Memo.

Edward Ballard Bowker1

M, ID5874, (6 Jan 1872-14 Nov 1949)
Last Edited17 Nov 2025
Birth6 Jan 1872Newcastle, NSW2,3 
Marriage7 Apr 1900Laura Lillian Shelley; St John's Church, Newcastle, NSW4,5 
Death14 Nov 1949Maitland, NSW6 

Family

 Laura Lillian Shelley b. 5 Apr 1873, d. 4 Nov 1959

Citations

  1. Ancestry Public Member Tree entitled Doyle Family Tree, owned by Rayden Doyle, Sydney, NSW, accessed at https://www.ancestry.com.au; hereafter called Ancestry PMTree/Rayden Doyle; copy not retained. Site accessed 17 Nov 2025: Given names, Surname. Original source not recorded.
  2. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, On-line Births Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 14146/1872 [Edward B BOWKER, parents Richard R S & Lydia F], accessed 17 Nov 2025: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Newcastle.
  3. Ancestry PMTree/Rayden Doyle. Site accessed 17 Nov 2025: DOB, POB. Original source not recorded.
  4. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Online Marriages Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 4321/1900 [Edward B BOWKER + Laura L SHELLEY], accessed 17 Nov 2025: DOM [by reduction], Registration District Newcastle.
  5. Ancestry PMTree/Rayden Doyle. Site accessed 17 Nov 2025: DOM, POM. Original source not recorded.
  6. Ancestry PMTree/Rayden Doyle. Site accessed 17 Nov 2025: DOD, POD. Original source not recorded.