Ethel SORRELL (10.3.5.1.1.1)
Born
20 August 1894 Sawley, Ripon, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Annie WATSON and William Richard SORRELL
Baptised
23 September 1894 Sawley, Yorkshire, England
Birth of Brother
John Thomas SORRELL born 1900 Hampstwaite, Yorkshire, England
Resided
2 April 1901 at Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire, England with her parents Richard William SORRELL, Annie WATSON and brother John Thomas SORRELL
Birth of Siblings
Elizabeth SORRELL born 1902 Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
John Thomas SORRELL born 1902 Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
Gladys SORRELL born 7 April 1905 Ripon, Yorkshire, England when Ethel was 10
Occupation
1911 working as domestic servant for Joseph KIRK (Butcher) and his wife Mary KIRK and their family
Resided
1911 at 25 Westgate Ripon, Yorkshire, England working for the KIRK family
Death of Mother
Annie WATSON died 17 December 1911 at Sawley, Yorkshire, England
Emigration
7 November 1913 Departed London, England for Australia on the ship ‘Orontes’ with father William Richard SORRELL and siblings John Thomas SORRELL, Elizabeth SORRELL, Gladys SORRELL
Married
James William ROOTS 11 March 1916 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Resided
1917 at Fitzroy Street off Alma Street, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Birth of Daughter
Esther Annie Lillian ROOTS 3 April 1917 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Resided
1919 at Old Cleveland Road, Stones Corner, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Birth of Children
James William Daniel ROOTS 28 January 1919 6 Laura Street, Stones Corner, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Dorothy Irene ROOTS 28 September 1920 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
John Clifford ROOTS born 16 May 1923 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Marriage of Siblings
John Thomas SORRELL married Elsie Celia Victoria MORRIS 7 August 1926 Queensland, Australia
Elizabeth SORRELL married John Elder ASHFORD 1926 Queensland, Australia
Gladys SORRELL married George Thomas Richard ROOTS (brother of Ethel’s husband John William ROOTS) 1927 Queensland, Australia
Birth of Sons
Charles Richard SORRELL born 30 April 1929 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
? SORRELL (boy) was born 1930 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resided
1949 – 1954 at Laura Street, Stones Corner, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Death of Daughter
Dorothy Irene ROOTS died 13 December 1954 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resided
1977 – 1980 at 6 Laura Street, Greenslopes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Death of Brother
John Thomas SORRELL died 28 August 1978 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Death of Husband
James William ROOTS died 16 June 1979 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia age 87. They had been married 63 years.
Died
14 March 1984 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia age 89
Cremation
Holland Park West, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cemetery
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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About James William ROOTS (10.3.5.1.1.1/1) (husband of Ethel SORRELL
Born: 13 November 1891 Mt Marrow, Queensland, Australia
Parents: Daniel ROOTS (1868 – 1960) and Mary Katherine WAGNER (1872 – 1956)
Occupation: 1917 Carpenter at Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 1925 Carpenter in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died: 16 June 1979 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Esther Annie Lillian ROOTS (10.3.5.2.1.1.1)
Born
3 April 1917 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Ethel SORRELL and James William ROOTS
Occupation
1958 Nurse at Kilcoy Hospital
Resided
1958 at Kilcoy Hospital, Kilcoy, Queensland, Australia
Died
1 September 1987 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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James William Daniel ROOTS (10.3.5.2.1.1.2)
Born
28 January 1919 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Ethel SORRELL and James William ROOTS
Military
1940 – 1945 World War II Warrant Officer. Service Number QX35010. Series Description B883: Army, 2nd Al F
Occupation
1943 Carpenter
Resided
1943 at Laura Street, Coorparoo, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation
1954 Builder
Resided
1954 at Durimbil Street, Camp Hill, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
1963 – 1980 at 47 Waratah Avenue, Carina, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died
17 November 2005 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Dorothy Irene ROOTS (10.3.5.2.1.1.3)
Born
28 September 1920 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Ethel SORRELL and James William ROOTS
Married
John Alexander SMITH 14 November 1942
Died
13 December 1954 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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John Clifford ROOTS (10.3.5.2.1.1.4)
Born
16 May 1923 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Ethel SORRELL and James William ROOTS
Married
Leah Lillian
Military
1940 – 1947 Enlisted Queensland, Australia. Service Number Q140974. Series Description B884: Army Citizen Military Forces
Occupation
1954 Painter
Resided
1954 at Mar Street, Holland Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died
Abt 2005 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Charles Richard ROOTS (10.3.5.2.1.1.5)
Born
30 April 1929 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Ethel SORRELL and James William ROOTS
Military
1940 – 1945 Enlisted Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Service Number 172158. Series Description A9301: RAAF, NCOs and Other Ranks
Resided
1958 at 81 Kentish Street, Mt Gravatt, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation
1958 Butcher
Resided
1980 at 81 Kentish Street, Mt Gravatt East
Occupation
1980 Jig Hand
Died
2 March 2006 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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? ROOTS
Born
1930
Parents
Ethel SORRELL and James William ROOTS
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George Alan ROOTS (10.3.5.2.1.1.7)
Born
1931 Queensland, Australia
Parents
Ethel SORRELL and James William ROOTS
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Sources:
10.3.5.1.1.1 SORRELL, Ethel, 1901 England Census, Yorkshire, Hampstwaite
10.3.5.1.1.1 SORRELL, Ethel, 1911 England Census, Yorkshire, Ripon
10.3.5.2.1.1 SORRELL, Ethel, UK Outward Passenger Lists London 1913 November Ship Orontes, Steamship Line Orient
10.3.5.1.1.1 SORRELL, Ethel, Australia Marriage Index 1916
10.3.5.1.1.1 SORRELL, Ethel, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1917 Queensland, Capricornia, Rockhampton
10.3.5.1.1.1 SORRELL, Ethel, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1919 Queensland, Oxley, Coorparoo
10.3.5.1.1.1 SORRELL, Ethel, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1925 Queensland, Oxley, Bulimba
10.3.5.1.1.1 SORRELL, Ethel, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1949 Queensland, Bowman, Bulimba
10.3.5.1.1.1 SORRELL, Ethel, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1954 Queensland, Bowman, Bulimba
10.3.5.1.1.1 SORRELL, Ethel, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1977, Queensland, Griffith, Buranda
10.3.5.1.1.1 SORRELL, Ethel, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1980 Queensland, Griffith, Buranda
10.3.5.1.1.1 SORRELL, Ethel, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index 1800s to current
10.3.5.2.1.1.1 ROOTS, Esther Annie Lillian, Australia Birth Index 1917
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10.3.5.2.1.1.2 ROOTS, James William Daniel, Australia, Birth Index 1919
10.3.5.2.1.1.2 ROOTS, James William Daniel, Australia, World War II Military Service Records 1939 – 1945
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10.3.5.2.1.1.2 ROOTS, James William Daniel, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1963 Queensland, Bowman, Carina
10.3.5.2.1.1.2 ROOTS, James William Daniel, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1980 Queensland, Bowman, Carina
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10.3.5.2.1.1.4 ROOTS, John Clifford, Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1954 Queensland, Moreton, Mount Gravatt
10.3.5.2.1.1.5 ROOTS, Charles Richard, Australia, World War II Military Service Records 1939 – 1945
10.3.5.2.1.1.5 ROOTS, Charles Richard, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1958, Queensland, Moreton, Mount Gravatt
10.3.5.2.1.1.5 ROOTS, Charles Richard, Australia, Electoral Rolls 1980, Queensland, Moreton, Mount Gravatt
10.3.5.2.1.1.5 ROOTS, Charles Richard, Australia and New Zealand Find a Grave Index 1800s – Current