Elsie May ARGUS
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Albert Ernest Cole ARGUS (1873-1907)
Mother: Mary Jane CHARWELL (1874-1940)
Spouses and Children
1. *Seymour (Semer) WILLETT (1897 - 1943)
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Violet WILLETT
Elva ARGUS
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 3 May 1923
Christening:
Death: 3 May 1923 - Ipswich, Queensland
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Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Percy Mervyn ARGUS (1889-1964)
Mother: Ellen Johnson NEWELL (1891- )
Emma ARGUS
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date:
Christening:
Death: 1923 - Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 18,26
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John ARGUS
Mother: FROST
Notes
General:
Death: Registration No 13099 Place of Reg. Wagga Wagga
Emma ARGUS
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: Mar 1850 - Truro, Cornwall, England 31
Christening: 1850 - St Mary Parish, Truro, Cornwall, England
Death: Mar 1928 - Truro, Cornwall, England ( at age 78)
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Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John ARGUS (Abt 1810-1873)
Mother: Mary Ann HUDDY (Abt 1813-1872)
Spouses and Children
Notes
General:
1881 Census for Cornwall, England. Piece 2311 Folio 47 Union St Truro St Mary Cornwall. Sister of Mary Argus , Unmarried, aged 31, Charwoman, born Truro.
Emma Matilda Mary ARGUS
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1884 - Echuca, Victoria, Australia 11
Christening:
Death: 1885 - Echuca, Victoria, Australia ( at age 1) 11
Burial: 18 Apr 1885 - Echuca, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Thomas ARGUS (1847-1928)
Mother: Emma Grace TREWIN (1851-1935)
Notes
General:
Birth: Registration No 16463 Died at age 11 months. Death: Registration No 4653 --Other Fields aka: 888 11
Erin Maire ARGUS
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Anthony Alec ARGUS
Mother: Anne McCONNUAGHTY
Ernest Cole ARGUS
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 26 Jan 1898 - Tarramia, New South Wales, Australia
Christening:
Death: 10 Mar 1972 - New South Wales ( at age 74)
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Albert Ernest Cole ARGUS (1873-1907)
Mother: Mary Jane CHARWELL (1874-1940)
Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth Ann WILLETT (1898 - 9 Jul 1982)
Marriage: 5 Mar 1920 - Corowa, New South Wales 18
Status:
Children:
1. Mildred Lillian ARGUS
2. Ernest Herbet ARGUS (1920-1944)
3. Lorna Mary ARGUS (1923-2012)
4. Margaret May ARGUS (1924-1924)
5. Albert (Steve) Steven ARGUS (1926-1999)
6. William John ARGUS (1929-1929)
7. Raymond George ARGUS (1931-2003)
8. Ian Charwell ARGUS (1936-1936)
9. Carmel Anne ARGUS (1934-1974)
10. Kelvin James (Snow) ARGUS (1937-2016)
Notes
General:
Marriage: Registration No 3864 Place of Reg. Corowa NSW .
Ernest Edward ARGUS
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1883 - Devenish, , Victoria, Australia
Christening: in Devenish, , Victoria, Australia
Death: Aug 1951 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand ( at age 68)
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Samuel ARGUS (1857-1923)
Mother: Annie ARNOLD (1862-1901)
Spouses and Children
1. Catherine (Kitty) HARRIS (1886 - 9 Jul 1916) 21
Marriage: 27 Nov 1907 - All Saints Church, Lumsden, New Zealand
Status:
Children:
1. Doreen Elizabeth (Dot) ARGUS
2. Ivy Melba ARGUS
3. John Samuel Arnold (Sam) ARGUS
2. *Margrethe (Greta) Elizabeth OLSEN (1890 - 1937) 21
Marriage: 13 Aug 1919 - Auckland, New Zealand
Status:
Children:
1. Walter Garland ARGUS
2. Winifred Anne ARGUS
3. Averil May ARGUS
4. Veronica Dulcie ARGUS
5. Noeline Margaret ARGUS
6. Ronald Edward ARGUS
7. June Valmai ARGUS
8. Evelyn Ruth ARGUS
Notes
General:
St James State School Roll:
Ernest commenced school Nov 1889 age 6 years 4 months.
When to New Zealand in 1901 and established the New Zealand branch of the Argus family.
"Ernst by now 18 years of age,decided for some reason to leave his birth home at Devenish and make his way to New Zealand."
"The journey took him to Port Phillip where he boarded a ship travelling to "the land of the long white cloud". He settled into life at Southland and began work on the NZ Railways for whom he worked all his working life". 21
Ernest Herbet ARGUS
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 31 Aug 1920 - Urana, New South Wales 16
Christening:
Death: 12 Sep 1944 - At Sea ( at age 24) 29
Burial: in Labuan Memorial, Malaysia
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Ernest Cole ARGUS (1898-1972)
Mother: Elizabeth Ann WILLETT (1898-1982)
Notes
General:
Service Number - VX52408
Place of enlistment - Royal Park VIC
Next of kin - Argus Ernest
CASUALTY DETAILS
Name: ARGUS, ERNEST HERBERT
Initials: E H
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Private
Regiment: Australian Corps of Electrical & Mech. Engrs
Unit Text: A.I.F. 2/10 Ordnance Wksp.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 12/09/1944
Service No: VX52408
Additional information: Son of Ernest Cole Argus and Elizabeth Ann Argus, of Daysdale, New South Wales.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 29.
Cemetery: LABUAN MEMORIAL Malaysia
Ernest Herbert Argus
Rank Private [Pte]
Service Number VX52408
Unit AAOC 2/10 ORD W/SHOPS
Service Army
Conflict 1939-1945
Date of Death 12 September 1944
Place of Death At sea
Cause of Death Presumed
Source AWM147 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, 2nd AIF (Australian Imperial Force) and CMF (Citizen Military Force)
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Ernest Neil ARGUS
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Raymond George ARGUS (1931-2003)
Mother: Elaine Lucy STEWART (1933-1998)
Spouses and Children
Children:
1. Janice Marie ARGUS
2. Brooke Elizabeth ARGUS
3. Heidi Lee ARGUS
4. Liberty Jane ARGUS