Norris, Nelson Inkermann

Nelson Inkerman Norris (Snr) was born 4th November 1855 Buckingham, Buckinghamshire England (1/4 ending Dec. 1855 Buckingham Vol. 3a Pg 424) the son of William Henry Norris who married 19th May 1843 All Souls, St Marylebone, London England (1/4 ending June 1843 London Vol. 1, pg 177) Caroline Mary Victoria Bennett. Nelson d. 1931/3980c Qld.
He married KATE ORR on the 22nd March 1881 at Cunnamulla Qld (1881/1025c)
“KATE” was born 12th July 1862 Cunnamulla Qld (Reg. Catherine ORR 1862/871c) Her death date was 22nd October 1955. “Kate’s” parents were Robert Orr and Elizabeth nee Young.

Husband of Kate Orr who married on the 22 March 1881 [Ref: 001025].

Father of the following Children:
Nelson Inkerman Norris (II) – Qld registration 1880/5386 c Qld, registered as Thomas Norris ORR – Nelson Inkerman(II) Marriage one was in 1904 In Cunnamulla (1904/445C -Index shows as Nilson), Rose Ellen McManus b. 1876/512c Qld, d. 1921/34052 Brisbane Qld. daughter of Hugh McManus and Mary Ann Jane nee Molloy. They had 3 children:
Nelson Inkerman Norris (III) b. 1906/2214c Qld b. 12th January 1906 Cunnamulla Qld (WWII records) died 1973/40998 Brisbane.
Enid Mary Norris b. 1908/2523 c Qld, d. Dec. 1976 buried Pinnaroo Cemetery with father and husband, Eric Terrence Fryer (1894-1984).
MARGARET ELLEN NORRIS b. 1910/2805c Qld.
After the death of Rose, Nelson married Marie Spalding in 1931/1147c Qld she was born 1894/5087c Qld, d. 1947/9908 Brisbane, daughter of Thomas Anderson Spanding and Marie nee Bowman(n).

Caroline Victoria Bennett – 27 May 1882 [Ref: 1882/ 000075]

Lena Eulo – 17 April 1884 [Ref: 1884/ 001758]

Luie Frances – 11 April 1886 [Ref: 1886/ 001932]

Grace – 4 March 1888 [Ref: 1888/ 002406] D 1891-08-03 [Ref: 1891/ 001109]

Charles Robert – 5 May 1889 [Ref: 1889/ 002607] D 1891-08-06 [Ref: 1891/ 001110]

Ruth Kate Norris [Morris] b. 4th July 1892 Eulo, Cunnamulla Qld (1891/2747c Morris) Ruth married 31st August 1917 in Winton, Qld (1917/2152c) ARTHUR EDWARD TOMPSON son of Arthur Piddock Tompson and Rosa Mary Wodehouse who was born 16th April 1890 Central Qld (1890/830c) and died in Rockhampton in April of 1962 (1962/2517c). Ruth died July 1964 in Rockhampton (1964/2713c). They had 5 sons and a daughter.

Percival Paroo – 1893-12-04 [Ref:1894/ 002270]

Dorothy Blanche – 1895-10-16 [Ref:1895/ 000152]

Frank Edgar – 1898-04-04 [Ref:1898/ 000065]

Clive Inkerman – 1899-07-14 [Ref:1899/ 000126], D 1899-12-25 [Ref:1900/ 000001]

Roy Barton -1900-12-14 [Ref: 1901/ 000007]

Alexander – 1903-06-21 [Ref:1903/ 000071]

Raymond Andrew Inkerman – 1906-01-28 [Ref: 1906/ 000027]
[Source: Adele Whitmore (nee Tompson)Woolgoolga NSW]