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Rev. George William TORRANCE

Male 1835 - 1907  (72 years)

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  • Name George William TORRANCE 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Birth 1835  Rathmines, Dublin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 8E22368D18544A28A7ED7C77D0048D639CBA 
    Death 20 Aug 1907  Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Copied from Clif Knight's email:
      The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), Saturday 31 August 1907, page 39
      (Deaths)
      Former residents of Melbourne in Dr. Torrance and his wife died at Kilkenny. Ireland-Mrs. Torrance on August 17, and Dr. Torrance two days * later. Dr. Torrance, who was a doctor of music at the Melbourne University, arrived in Victoria in 1869, and became curate at South Yarra, and subsequently at St. John's, Latrobe-street. He opened Trinity College as a boarding house for students at the University, and was its head until Dr. Leeper's appointment as warden. He married a daughter of Mr. S. B. Vaughan, solicitor, of Melbourne. For the past nine years Dr. and Mrs. Torrance resided at Kilkenny.
      * three days according to http://www.oxforddnb.com.

      There's an article on the Rev. George William Torrance in Wikipedia. And another at http://www.oxforddnb.com which gives his father as George Torrance, a merchant tailor.
    Person ID I1566  Folkestone, Kent
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2014 

    Family Annie Julia VAUGHAN,   b. 6 Mar 1847, St Pancras, London Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Aug 1907, Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 19 Nov 1872  Christ Church, South Yarra, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F525  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2014 

  • Sources 
    1. [S194] Clif Knight, Australia, Feb 2014.