Margaret Estella Duffy

F, b. 29 September 1873, d. 10 September 1914
  • Margaret Estella Duffy was born on 29 September 1873 in Merivale, Warwick. She was the daughter of Andrew Duffy and Mary Ann Duggan.
  • At the age of 23 years, Margaret Estella Duffy married Patrick Sharry, son of Stephen Sharry and Bridget Mulvihill, in 1897 in Queensland.
  • Margaret Estella Sharry appeared on the Electoral Roll with Stephen Joseph Sharry and Mary Byrne in 1903 in Queen Street, Crow's Nest. Stephen was a teamster as was his brother Patrick. Brothers John and Lawrence were labourers.
  • Margaret Estella Duffy died on 10 September 1914 in Queensland at age 40. She died a three weeks after giving birth to twins who lived just one day.
  • Margaret was buried on 11 September 1914 in Toowoomba & Drayton Cemetery. RC2-006-0069.

Children of Margaret Estella Duffy and Patrick Sharry

Alfred (Pat) Dukes

M, b. 19 October 1904, d. 24 December 1975
  • Alfred (Pat) Dukes was born on 19 October 1904 in Queensland.
  • He was the son of John Dukes and Harriet Jordan.
  • At the age of 20 years, 11 months and 11 days, Alfred (Pat) Dukes married Gladys Vera Isabell Fitch, daughter of William John Fitch and Esther Clara Evans, on 30 September 1925 in St Catherine's Church, Pinelands, Queensland.
    DUKES—FITCH.
    At St. Catherine's Church of Engand, Pinelands, Crow's Nest district, on September 30, Mr. Alfred Dukes (youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J.Dukes (Whichello), was married to Miss Gladys Vera Isabel Fitch (youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J.Fitch, Pinelands). The Rev. J. C.Flood officiated. The bride who was given away by her brother, Mr. S. Fitch, was frocked in ivory fleur-de-Chlne, relieved with band embroidery. Her embroidered tulle veil was finished with orange blossoms and white and silver streamers. She carried a sheaf of lilies. Miss Irene Fitch, who attended hersister as bridesmaid, wore a dress of champagne crepe-de-Chino; with hat to tone,- and her bouquet was of pale pink sweet peas and carnations. Miss Daisy Dukes (sister of the bridegroom) was dressed in Ivory crepe-deChine, with hat to harmonise, and her bouquet was tied with pink and white streamers. Little Doreen Fitch acted as train-bearer. Mr. Harold Dukes acted as best man, and Mr. Eric Sondergeld as groomsman. After the ceremony the guests were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. W. J.Fitch at the Plnelands Hall. Subsequently Mr. and Mrs. A. Dukes left for Brisbane, where the honeymoon was spent.
  • Alfred (Pat) Dukes and Gladys Vera Isabell Fitch appeared on the Electoral Roll in 1930 living at Whichello. Pat was a labourer.
  • Alfred (Pat) Dukes and Gladys Vera Isabell Fitch appeared on the Electoral Roll in 1943 living at Whichello. Alfred was a labourer.
  • Alfred (Pat) Dukes died on 24 December 1975 in Crow's Nest, Queensland, at age 71.
  • Alfred was buried on 27 December 1975 in Crow's Nest Cemetery.

Child of Alfred (Pat) Dukes and Gladys Vera Isabell Fitch

Alice Maud Dukes

F, b. 1900, d. 9 March 1982

Alice May Dukes

F, b. 1914

Alma Phyllis Dukes

F, b. 1914, d. 10 November 1983

Charles Dukes

M, b. 1895, d. 1967
  • Charles Dukes was born in 1895 in Queensland.
  • He was the son of John Dukes and Harriet Jordan.
  • At the age of 29 years, Charles Dukes married Pearl May Thies, daughter of William Thies and Emilie Alverine Ernestine Emmert, in 1924 in Queensland.
  • Charles Dukes and Pearl May Thies appeared on the Electoral Roll in 1930 living at Whichello. Charles was a farmer.
  • Charles Dukes and Pearl May Thies appeared on the Electoral Roll in 1943 living at Wutul. Charlie was a farmer.
  • Charles Dukes appeared on the Electoral Roll between 1949 and 1954 living at Pinelands. Charles was a labourer.
  • Charles Dukes died in 1967 in Queensland.

Child of Charles Dukes and Pearl May Thies

Cuthbert Melrose Dukes

M, b. 1 July 1905, d. 1999

Cyril James (Jo) Dukes

M, b. 1929, d. 9 November 1995

Darryl Lindsay Dukes

M, b. 5 January 1947, d. 20 March 2020
  • Darryl Lindsay Dukes was born on 5 January 1947.
  • He was the son of Gordon Henry Dukes and Bertha Amelia Polzin.
  • Darryl Lindsay Dukes appeared on the Electoral Roll with Gordon Henry Dukes and Bertha Amelia Polzin in 1980 in Grace Street, Crows Nest. Their son Daryl, a plant operator also lived with them.
  • In 2013 he was a memeber of the Pechey Groomsville Rural Fire.
  • Darryl Lindsay Dukes died on 20 March 2020 at age 73.
  • Darryl was buried in Crows Nest Lawn Cemetery. LAWS1-00T-0015.

Dorothy May Dukes

F, b. 1902, d. 13 August 1989

Edith Dukes

F, b. June 1884, d. 8 June 1888
  • Edith Dukes's birth was registered in the an unknown place , an unknown place Registration District in the June 1884 Quarter.
  • She was the daughter of John Dukes and Harriet Jordan.
  • Edith Dukes immigrated on 3 March 1885 to Queensland with John Dukes and Harriet Jordan. John 24, and Harriett 21 travelled on the "Duke of Buccleuch" with their children John William 3 and infant Edith.
  • Edith Dukes died on 8 June 1888 in Queensland.
  • Edith was buried on 9 June 1888 in Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery.

Edmund Sprague Dukes

M, b. 1868, d. 1951

Children of Edmund Sprague Dukes and Ellen Lavinia Cresswell

Edward Matthew Dukes

M, b. 1931, d. 17 January 2000
  • Edward Matthew Dukes was born in 1931.
  • He was the son of Charles Dukes and Pearl May Thies.
  • Edward Matthew Dukes died on 17 January 2000.
  • Edward was buried on 19 January 2000 in Crow's Nest Cemetery.

Ellen Maud Dukes

F, b. 9 August 1918, d. 30 December 2015

Elsie Ruby Irene Dukes

F, b. 18 October 1908, d. 11 April 1994

George Edward Dukes

M, b. 1893, d. June 1921
  • George Edward Dukes was born in 1893 in Queensland.
  • He was the son of John Dukes and Harriet Jordan.
  • George Edward Dukes died in June 1921 in Queensland.
  • George was buried on 2 June 1921 in Crow's Nest Cemetery. CE1-00C-0024. There is no headstone.

Gordon Henry Dukes

M, b. 14 May 1912, d. 3 February 1992

Child of Gordon Henry Dukes and Bertha Amelia Polzin

Gwendoline Joyce Dukes

F, b. 21 October 1916, d. 30 April 2010

Harold Dukes

M, b. 1897, d. 4 April 1968
  • Harold Dukes was born in 1897 in Queensland.
  • He was the son of John Dukes and Harriet Jordan.
  • Harold Dukes died on 4 April 1968 in Nurrumbeena, Victoria.

Henry Dukes

M, b. 1890, d. 11 August 1968
  • Henry Dukes was born in 1890 in Queensland.
  • He was the son of John Dukes and Harriet Jordan.
  • Henry Dukes appeared on the Electoral Roll in 1913 living at Nutgrove. Henry was a farmer.
  • At the age of 26 years, Henry Dukes married Ethel May Richardson in 1916 in Queensland.
  • On 1 September 1924,his wife, Ethel May Richardson died in Queensland at age 28.
  • Henry Dukes appeared on the Electoral Roll in 1930 living at Nutgrove. Henry was a farmer.
  • Henry Dukes died on 11 August 1968 in Toowoomba.

Child of Henry Dukes and Ethel May Richardson

John Dukes

M, b. 28 December 1859, d. 12 January 1957
  • John Dukes was born on 28 December 1859 in Gunston Cottage, Brewood, Staffordshire, England.
  • He was the son of William Dukes and Hannah Harbourn/Cadwaller.
  • His marriage, at 21 years and 8 months, to Harriet Jordan was registered in the September 1881 Quarter in Droitwich, Worcestershire Registration District.
  • John Dukes and Harriet Jordan immigrated to Queensland on 3 March 1885. John 24, and Harriett 21 travelled on the "Duke of Buccleuch" with their children John William 3 and infant Edith.
  • John Dukes appeared on the Electoral Roll on 12 January 1888 living at Bald Hills, Pechey. freehholder.
  • He and Harriet Jordan appeared on the Electoral Roll in 1903 living at Douglas. John was a farmer.
  • John Dukes and Harriet Jordan appeared on the Electoral Roll in 1913 living at Whichello, Crow's Nest. John was a farmer. Their daughter Lily most likely lived with them.
  • John Dukes and Harriet Jordan appeared on the Electoral Roll in 1930 living at Whichello. John was a farmer.
  • On 28 February 1942,his wife, Harriet Jordan died in Queensland.
  • John Dukes died on 12 January 1957 in Queensland at age 97.
  • John was buried on 13 January 1957 in Crow's Nest Cemetery.

Children of John Dukes and Harriet Jordan

John William Dukes

M, b. September 1882, d. 31 December 1942
  • John William Dukes's birth was registered in the Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire Registration District in the September 1882 Quarter.
  • He was the son of John Dukes and Harriet Jordan.
  • John William Dukes immigrated on 3 March 1885 to Queensland with John Dukes and Harriet Jordan. John 24, and Harriett 21 travelled on the "Duke of Buccleuch" with their children John William 3 and infant Edith.
  • At the age of 24 years, John William Dukes married Mary Jane Pettinger Brewer, daughter of William Pettinger Brewer and Sarah Jane Page, on 19 September 1906 in Queensland.
  • John William Dukes and Mary Jane Pettinger Brewer appeared on the Electoral Roll in 1913 living at Douglas, Crow's Nest. John was a farmer.
  • John William Dukes and Mary Jane Pettinger Brewer appeared on the Electoral Roll in 1930 living at Pechey. John was a farmer. Daughter Elsie carried out home duties.
  • John William Dukes died on 31 December 1942 in Whichello, Queensland, at age 60.
  • John was buried on 31 December 1942 in Crow's Nest Cemetery.

Children of John William Dukes and Mary Jane Pettinger Brewer

Katherine Dukes

F, b. 1888, d. 1944

Child of Katherine Dukes and William Charles Augustus Hirning

Kevin William Dukes

M, b. 30 October 1942, d. 12 September 1998
  • Kevin William Dukes was born on 30 October 1942 in Toowoomba.
  • He was the son of William John (Bill) Dukes and Mavis Adeline Dukes.
  • Kevin William Dukes appeared on the Electoral Roll with William John (Bill) Dukes and Mavis Adeline Dukes in 1980 in Whichello, Crows Nest. William was a labourer/farmer. Their son Vernon, a farm hand, lived at Pechey and Kevin William was a farmer at Whichello.
  • Kevin William Dukes died on 12 September 1998 in Toowoomba at age 55.
  • Kevin was buried on 16 September 1998 in Crow's Nest Cemetery. LAWS1-00I-0009.

Lily Dukes

F, b. 1891, d. 10 July 1974

Mabel Daisy Dukes

F, b. 16 June 1907, d. 18 January 1961

Child of Mabel Daisy Dukes and Eric Henry Gordon Sondergeld

Marjorie Cresswell Dukes

F, b. 26 February 1907, d. 18 June 1986
  • Marjorie Cresswell Dukes was born on 26 February 1907 in New Zealand.
  • She was the daughter of Edmund Sprague Dukes and Ellen Lavinia Cresswell.
  • Marjorie Cresswell Dukes died on 18 June 1986 in New Zealand at age 79.

Marjorie Grace Dukes

F, b. 28 February 1924, d. 6 March 2004
  • Marjorie Grace Dukes was born on 28 February 1924.
  • Marjorie Grace Dukes died on 6 March 2004 at age 80.
  • Marjorie was buried on 11 March 2004 in Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery.

Mavis Adeline Dukes

F, b. 10 August 1917, d. 21 March 2015
  • Mavis Adeline Dukes was born on 10 August 1917 in Queensland.
  • She was the daughter of Henry Dukes and Ethel May Richardson.
  • At the age of 24 years, 10 months and 21 days, Mavis Adeline Dukes married William John (Bill) Dukes, son of John William Dukes and Mary Jane Pettinger Brewer, on 1 July 1942 in Queensland.
  • Mavis Adeline Dukes and William John (Bill) Dukes appeared on the Electoral Roll in 1943 living at Whichello, Crow's Nest. William was a farmer and his mother carried out home duties.
  • Mavis Adeline Dukes and William John (Bill) Dukes appeared on the Electoral Roll in 1980 living at Whichello, Crows Nest. William was a labourer/farmer. Their son Vernon, a farm hand, lived at Pechey and Kevin William was a farmer at Whichello.
  • On 9 June 1994,her husband, William John (Bill) Dukes died at age 86.
  • Mavis Adeline Dukes died on 21 March 2015 at age 97.
  • She was buried on 26 March 2015 in Crow's Nest Cemetery following a service at St George the Martyr Church, Thallon St. She was formerly of Whichello. LAWS1-00M-0012.

Child of Mavis Adeline Dukes and William John (Bill) Dukes

Reginald Dukes

M, b. 21 April 1923, d. 2 August 2012
  • Reginald Dukes was born on 21 April 1923.
  • He was the son of John William Dukes and Mary Jane Pettinger Brewer.
  • Reginald Dukes married May Unknown circa 1950.
  • Reginald Dukes and May Unknown appeared on the Electoral Roll in 1972 living at Esk Street, Crows Nest. Reg was a shop proprierer.
  • Reginald Dukes and May Unknown appeared on the Electoral Roll in 1977 living at Sharp Street, Crows Nest.
  • Reginald Dukes appeared on the Electoral Roll in 1980 living at Esk Street, Crows Nest. Reg was a manufacturer.
  • Reginald Dukes died on 2 August 2012 at age 89.
  • Reginald was buried on 10 August 2012 in Crow's Nest Cemetery. Reg's funeral was held at St George the
    Martyr Anglican Church, Cnr Thallon and Sharp Streets, Crows Nest at 11 am.