Octavius George LAUNDER (1876-1904)

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8. Octavius George Launder (1876 - 1925)

Spouse : Myrtle Ivy Tatham

1. Nola Irene Warren

2. .... George Ernest Edward Warren & Iris Ella Ford

3. .... .... Leonard Leslie Warren & Burdett Launder

4. .... .... .... Roberts Launder & Mary Burdett Salisbury

5. .... .... .... .... George William Launder & Sarah Gardiner (Roberts)

... Children - 1 Eleanor Ann Launder & John Collins

2 William Launder & Sarah Moody

3 George Launder & Jane Walker
... Children 1. George Launder
2. Walter Henry Launder

3 George Launder

4 Thomas James Launder

                      5 William Launder
                      6 Walter Henry Launder & Crystabel Booth
                      7 Archibald Septimus Launder & Leonide Marie Beurteaux
                      8 Octavius George Launder & Myrtle Ivy Tatham
                      9 Frederick Aubrey Launder

4 Sarah Launder
5 Thomas Howard Launder
6 Amy Launder
7 Jane Launder
8 Roberts Launder
9 Harold James Launder
10 Mary Ann Launder
11 Unnamed Female Launder

Octavius George Launder

Birth                   1876, April 4 at 25 Millers Street, Melbourne
Father                George Launder
Mother               Jane Walker

Marriage            1904, February 8 in Abbotsford, Victoria
Spouse              Myrtle Ivy Tatham

Born C1882 in Adelaide, SA
Father
Mother
Death
Divorced            1913

Occupation        Railways Employee
                          Storeman

Residences        Perry Street, Williamstown

Parry Street, East Perth
Clasebrook Road, East Perth
Edward Street, East Perth

Death            1925, May 7 in Perth, WA
Age at Death 49 years
Burial             Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium

Children            1 Ivy Thelma Launder

Born 1905, Carlton, Victoria
Father Octavius George Launder
Mother Myrtle Ivy Tatham

Married 1927, Victoria
Spouse Percy Pooley

2 Dorothy Emma Edith Launder

Born C 1907 at Edward Street, East Perth, WA
Father Octavius George Launder
Mother Myrtle Ivy Tatham

Married
Spouse Eric Stewart

1876 – Birth of Octavius George Launder

Name: Octavius George Launder
Birth Date: Abt 1876
Birth Place: Melbourne, Victoria
Registration Year: 1876
Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: George Launder
Mother: Jane Walker
Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922

1896-1899, Railway Employment Record – Octavius George Launder

1904 – Marriage– Octavius George Launder

Name: Geo Octavies Launder
Gender: Male
Marriage Registration Year: 1904
Marriage Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Spouse: Ivy Myrtle Tatham
The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

1905 – Birth, Ivy Myrtle Launder

Name: Ivy Thelma Launder
Birth Date: Abt 1905
Birth Place: Carlton, Victoria
Registration Year: 1905
Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: Geo Octavius Launder
Mother: Ivy Myrtle Tatham
Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922

1907/8 - Birth Dorothy Launder

Dorothy Launder was born at home at Edward Street, East Perth.

1913 - Divorce– Octavius George Launder

DIVORCE COURT -LAUNDER V LAUNDER
Ivy Myrtle Launder, 31 years of age, of Harlington street, Northcote, petitioned for a dissolution of her marriage with George Octavius Launder, 36 years of age, railway employee and storeman, on the ground of desertion. Mr L. S. Woolf (instructed by Mr. Ridgeway) appeared for the petitioner.

The marriage was on February 8, 1904, at Abbotsford, and there were two children. After residing at Williamstown for some time the parties went to Western Australia, where the respondent, it was stated, used to drink heavily. Petitioner, under the doctor's orders, came to Victoria in June 1901, and respondent had only sent £2 since then.

Her decree nisi with costs was granted.
Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Saturday 29 November 1913, page 20

In order to serve the legal documents, the authorities searched for Octavius George Launder for months without success. Finally, the court granted a divorce uncontested.

1925 – Death, George Octavius Launder

Name: George Octavius Launder
Birth Date: 1876
Birth Place: Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia
Death Date: 7 May 1925
Death Place: Perth, City of Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Cemetery: Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium
Burial or Cremation Place: Karrakatta, Nedlands City, Western Australia, Australia
Father: George Launder
Mother: Jane Launder
Ancestry.com. Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current

1925 – Engagement of Dorothy Launder

The engagement is announced of Miss Dorothy Launder, younger daughter of Mrs Ivy Launder, "Pyrmont”, Barkly Street, St. Kllda, and the late Mr. G. Launder, to Mr Eric Stewart, elder son of Mr and Mrs Alex. Stewart, of "Hazeldene" Hampton Street, Hampton.
Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), Wednesday 7 January 1925, page 12

1926 – Engagement of Thelma Ivy Launder

ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED
The engagement is announced of Thelma, elder daughter of the late Mr. George Launder, and Mrs. Ivy Launder, Alfred square, St. Kilda, to Percy, son of the late Mr. John Pooley, Bethanga, and the late Mrs. Margaret Pooley, Winter Street, Malvern.
Prahran Telegraph (Vic. : 1889 - 1930), Friday 12 February 1926, page 8

1927 – Marriage, Ivy Thelma Launder

Name: Ivy Thelma Launder
Gender: Female
Marriage Registration Year: 1927
Marriage Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Spouse: Percy Chas Pooley
The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia