SHOOBRIDGE, Marcus Robert

1876 - 1942  (66 years)

• Name	SHOOBRIDGE, Marcus Robert  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	3 Feb 1876  [2, 3, 4]
  	'Valleyfield', New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 May 1942	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia   [5]
  	SHOOBRIDGE-On Saturday, May 9 1942. at Hobart, Marcus Robert, third son of the late W. E. and A. B. Shoobridge, aged 66 years, husband of the late Mary Shoobridge.
  Cremated	11 May 1942	Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Cornelian Bay, Tasmania, Australia   [6]
  	Ashes at Friends Area. Section B. Site 27. A TAMIOT entry that M R Shoobridge was originally buried at Quakers Park in West Hobart is incorrect.
  Person ID	I11121	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	SHOOBRIDGE, William Ebenezer,   b. 7 Jan 1846,   d. 17 May 1940, Bushy Park, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 94 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	MATHER, Ann Benson,   b. 5 Feb 1845, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. 22 Oct 1920, Bushy Park, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	8 Dec 1869	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F2435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	CLEMES, Isabella Mary,   b. 26 Nov 1873, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. 10 Apr 1934, New Town, Hobart Tasmania Australia  (Age 60 years)
  Married	27 Apr 1910
  	Friends' Meeting House, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
  Children	1. SHOOBRIDGE, Margaret Ann,   b. 20 Apr 1911, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. 3 Aug 1968, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 57 years)  [natural]   2. SHOOBRIDGE, Living  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F2976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007

  
  

• Notes

  OBITUARY: PIONEER FAMILY MEMBER Mr. M. R. Shoobridge Mr. Marcus Robert Shoobridge died suddenly at Hobart on Saturday at the age of 66 years. The third son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Shoobridge, he was born in the Derwent Valley, and educated at The Friends' School, Hobart. For a number of years he was engaged in the engineering trade in Launceston and Melbourne. He visited the United Stales, where he was employed in dismantling the first hop-picking machine, which was brought to Tasmania and erected at Coniston, Mr. K. L. Shoobridge's property at Glenora. Mr. Shoobridge spent some years as marine engineer with Currie and Co. line of steamers. He served throughout the First World War. In later life he was engaged in the motor and oxy welding business. He was a keen member of the Masonic Lodge. Mr. Shoobridge married Miss I. M. Clemes, who predeceased him. There are two children. Miss Margaret Shoobridge, dietitian at the Royal Hobart Hospital, and Mr. David Shoobridge, an officer in the Forestry Department at Canberra. At a service In the Swan St. Methodist Church last night reference was made to the death of Mr. Shoobridge, who was a member and leader of the church, as well as a lay preacher. The funeral will arrive at the Crematorium Chapel. Cornelian Bay, at 2.45 p.m. today

  
  

• Sources

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