Albert Henry Thorpe
1870 - 1952 (82 years)
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Name Albert Henry Thorpe [1] Birth 1870 Fremantle Western Australia 
Gender Male Death 8 Oct 1952 Sydenham st South. Belmont. Perth. WA. Burial 10 Oct 1952 Methodist Cemetery, Karrakatta, Person ID I950 The Cream Family Last Modified 28 Mar 2016
Father William Thorpe d. 22 Aug 1905, East Fremantle Western Australia Mother Ann Harris bur. 17 Apr 1910, Methodist portion Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Marriage 23 Dec1853 St. Peterus Church, Collingwood, Victoria Notes - 1904 'MR. WILLIAM THORPE'S GOLDEN WEDDING.
MR. WILLIAM THORPE'S GOLDEN
WEDDING.
A correspondent writes :A function of no common intered took place on New Years Day at the residence of Mr. A. H. Thorpe, Gibbon street, Cottesloe Beach, when Mr. and Mrs. William Thorpe, of Plympton, East Fremantle, celebrated their golden wedding day.
William Thorpe and Annie Harris were married in St. Peterus Church, Collingwood, Victoria, on December 23. 1853. bv the Rev.(afterwards Canon) Handfield. There are four sons, Messrs. W. H., G. E., A. H., and F. H. Thorpe, and three daughters Mrs. Keyser, Mrs. Bergin, and Mrs. Rodgers, besides 24 grandchildren.
During a brief ceremony which was held in the drawing room by the Rev. Pollard James, Mr. Thorpe, sen., placed a gold ring on his wife's finger to commemorate the occasion, after which the Rev. T. Allan offered prayer. Subsequently the guests, to the number of between 50 and 6O, besides the respective families, adjourned to the dining room and enjoyed the ample spread provided for their refreshment. The room was tastefully decorated by the lady friends of Mr. and Mrs. Thorpe, while a massive wedding cake occupied the centre of the table.
The toast list, was as follows:-
Bride and Bridegroom. by Rev. Pollard James. supported by Mr. Westlake, and responded to by Mr. Thorpe, sen. ;
"The Family and Descendants," by Mr. Thompson, and responded to by Messrs. G. A., and F. Thorpe;
"Host and Hostess." by Rev. T. Allan, and responded to by Mr. A. Thorpe, "The Familv in the Old Land,".by Mr. Tattersall (recently from England) ;
"The Clergy," by Mr. H. Keyser (son-in-lay), and responded to by the clergymen present.
Mr. Thorpe, sen., made a donation to thc East Fremantle Circuit as a thanks offering before the proceedings concluded. An enjoyable evening was spent after the celebration of the event. [2]
Family ID F268 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ann Elizabeth Thompson, b. 1867, Bindoon, "Spring Mount", Western Australia Marriage 1889 Fremantle, Western Australia Children 1. Hubert Harris Thorpe d. 29 Jul 1926, France 2. Edith Mary Annis Heaney Thorpe Family ID F387 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 28 Mar 2016
- 1904 'MR. WILLIAM THORPE'S GOLDEN WEDDING.
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Sources - [S2] National Library of Australia, Family Notices 1952, October 10. The West Australi, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49057458.
THORP: On October 8,1952, suddenly, at his residence. Sydenham street, South Belmont.
Albert Henry, husband of the late Ann Elizabeth Thorp, loving father of
Henry,
Arnold,
Edith (Mrs. Townley)
and the late Hubert Thorp: aged 82 years.
THORP (Albert Henry): On Oct. 8, suddenly, loved father of
Edith Townley, grandfather of
Bill,
Verna,
Jim,
Evelyn,
Charlie,
Ann,
John,
Doug,
Pam,
Betty,
Dick,
Dorothy,
Laurie,
Robert,
Ivy and Marian, great grandfather of ten.
THORP (Albert Henry): Loved grandfather of Betty and Dick,
great-grandfather of Tom and Margaret. - [S2] National Library of Australia.
1904 'MR. WILLIAM THORPE'S GOLDEN WEDDING.', Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954), 16 January, p. 42,http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41703909
- [S2] National Library of Australia, Family Notices 1952, October 10. The West Australi, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49057458.