LITTLE, Harold Claude

1886 - 1954  (67 years)

• Name	LITTLE, Harold Claude  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Born	7 Nov 1886	Lenah Valley, Tasmania, Australia   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	ABI Hobart TAS: # 1488/1886
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Feb 1954	Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	On February 1, 1954, suddenly, at his residence, 12 Lambert Ave., Sandy Bay, H. Claude Little, beloved husband of Mary, and loving father of Nance, Betty, and Girvan, aged 67 years.
  Person ID	I1813	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	LITTLE, William,   b. 20 Jun 1824, Ely, County Fernanagh Ireland ,   d. 27 Mar 1912, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	WATERS, Jane,   b. 1845, Aran Islands, Ireland ,   d. 12 Sep 1923, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	13 Sep 1865	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia   [8]
  Family ID	F2923	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	WATSON, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 22 Feb 1885, Franklin, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. 5 Jun 1973, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 88 years)
  Married	2 Jun 1909  [1, 5]
  	On June 2, at St. John's Church, Goulburn-street, by the Rev. E. H. Thompson. Harold Claude, youngest son of William Little, Augusta-road, to Mary Eliza beth, youngest daughter of the late Henry Watson, of Franklin./Hobart Tasmania, Australia
  Children	1. LITTLE, Living  [natural]   2. LITTLE, Betty  [natural]   3. LITTLE, Nance  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The Mercury - Saturday 3 July 1909 LITTLE-WATSON.-On June 2, at St. John's Church, Goulburn-street, by the Rev. E. H. Thompson. Harold Claude, youngest son of William Little, Augusta-road, to Mary Eliza beth, youngest daughter of the late Henry Watson, of Franklin. Resume Posted 04 Nov 2009 by Neville Paine H Claude Little was born at Lenah Valley, educated at Newtown and first engaged in the fruit trade in 1925. He became a fruit broker and was the Tasmanian agent for many international and national fruit export organisations. In 1931 he was one of the largest shippers of fruit in the state. Claude has taken a keen interest in ametuer theatricals a was a well known public platform performer and took a leading baritone part in the "Gondoliers". He was actively involved with charities and took an active part in the Kennel Club, being a successful breeder. In 1931, he was a committee member of the Hobart Turf Club. 26 May 1944 HIGH COMMISSIONER SUED HOBART, Fri: Judgment for £400, with costs, was awarded against Thomas D'Alton, former Tasmanian Minister for Agriculture and now Commonwealth High Commissioner in New Zealand, in an action for damages by Harold Claude Little, former fruit agent, in the Supreme Court today. Little alleged that D'Alton wrongfully procured his dismissal as manager of Southern Tasmanian Co-operative Society Ltd. Obituary Posted 05 Aug 2010 by Neville Paine CROWD AT FUNERAL OF H. C. LITTLE A CAPACITY crowd of more than 200 packed the crematorium chapel at Cornelian Bay, Hobart, yesterday for a memorial service to the late Mr. H. Claude Little, who died suddenly on Monday. Mr. Little had been manager of radio station 7HT in Hobart for nine years. He was a pioneer in the development of commercial radio, and during the service yesterday, the Rev. H. Shepherd paid tribute to his contribution to the welfare of the community in this field. He said that it was a fitting tribute to Mr. Little that, despite his retiring disposition, he had earned the highest respect of the community. Before he joined 7HT, Mr. Little had been an agent for several firms of fruit im- porters, and there was a strong representation of fruit growers and orchardists at the service. An extra car was necessary to carry more than 100 floral tributes to the crematorium. Chief mourners were Mr. Girvan Little (son), Mr. L. E. Benjamin (son-in-law), and Mr. Hugh Watson (nephew). Among those present were: The Premier (Mr. Cosgrove); the Lord Mayor (Sir Richard Harris); Messrs. J.. N., E., and L. Little (nephews); Messrs. B. A. McCann. L. C. McCann. and R. Morris (Metropolitan Broadcasters 7HT Pty. Ltd.) ; Messrs. G. P. Davies. E. G. MoRae and A. Brown (Commercial Broadcasters 7HO Pty. Ltd.) ; Mr. K. B. Goyne (The Mercury Newspaper Pty. Ltd.): Messrs. P. H. Peacock and C. Morgan (H. Jones and Co.) ; Dr. O. T. Kyle, Messrs. A. B. and H. Watson. O. Thorpe, J. B. Nicholas, R. Sansom, E. J. C. Stopp, P. McCann, S. D. Trethewie, B. Gibson. H. C. Orbell. E. C. Pratt. L. Hibbard. T. Bumford, R. Vertigan, A. Morgan, S. Benjamin, H Crisp, D. Jones. D. Arnold, J, Gillies, R. Young, T. H. Grace R. E. G. Kemp, E. Burslem. B Cowen, G. O. Mawbey, R. C Moser. P. Finlayson. G. McCabe T. Alexander, D. Cooper. C. Seager.

  
  

• Sources

  Database online. Record for Mary Elizabeth Watson http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=-56464949&indiv=try Database online. Record for Jane Waters http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=-867530536&indiv=try Database online. Record for William LITTLE http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=-867528763&indiv=try Database online. Record for Harold Claude Little http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=38272099986&indiv=try Database online. Record for Harold Claude Little http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=-237345585&indiv=try Database online. Record for Harold Claude LITTLE http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=6467943724&indiv=try [S427] Tasmania, Australia, Index to Birth Notices in The Mercury, 1854-1930, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;). Record for Little http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=TasmaniaMercuryBirth&h=13807&indiv=try Database online. Record for Jane Waters http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=12591896834&indiv=try