Person Page - 83

David James Denton was born in Rose Park, Norwood, South Australia, on 20 May 1921.¹

David died on 14 June 1936 at 24 Clifton St in Hawthorn, Adelaide, South Australia, at age 15.^2,3,4 He was buried on 15 June 1936 at the Mitcham Cemetery, 39 Belair Rd in Mitcham.^5,6

John Rutherford Denton was born in Exeter, Port Adelaide, South Australia, on 2 February 1917.¹

He married Honor Marguerite Light at St Matthew's Church in Geelong, Victoria, on 18 December 1940.^2,3

John died on 4 May 1986 at Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide, South Australia, at age 69.^4,5 He was buried in May 1986 at the Mitcham Cemetery, 39 Belair Rd in Mitcham.⁵

Joyce Denton was born in Richmond, Adelaide, South Australia, on 6 June 1927.¹

She married Edward Scott Smith.²

Joyce died on 15 April 2010 at Hahndorf Residential Care in Hahndorf, South Australia, at age 82.³ She was cremated at the Centennial Park in Pasadena on 27 April 2010.⁴

Marjorie Denton was born in Port Pirie West, South Australia, on 23 July 1925.¹

She married Robert Pickford at St Columba's Church in Hawthorn, Adelaide, South Australia, on 23 November 1945.^2,3

Marjorie died on 11 September 1975 in Highbury, Adelaide, South Australia, at age 50.⁴ She was cremated at the Centennial Park in Pasadena on 15 September 1975.⁴

Norman Guelph Rutherford Denton was born at Nth Unley in Adelaide, South Australia, on 10 December 1889.¹

He married Dorothy Esther Forsaith, daughter of Ebenezer James Forsaith and Esther Howson Ward, at Manthorpe Memorial Church in Unley, Adelaide, South Australia, on 12 August 1916.²

Norman died on 10 September 1965 in Black Forest, Adelaide, South Australia, at age 75.^1,3,4 He was buried on 13 September 1965 at the Mitcham Cemetery, 39 Belair Rd in Mitcham.⁵

Philip James Denton was born at Naracoorte District Hospital in Naracoorte, South Australia, on 12 November 1949.¹

Philip died on 8 September 2007 in Port Pirie, South Australia, at age 57.² He was buried on 12 September 2007 at the Port Pirie Cemetery in Port Pirie.²

Elizabeth Devenish was born in North Tawton, Devon, circa 1822.¹
She was listed in the 1841 census at 7 Mill St in North Tawton, Devon, with her parents Henry and Mary, and her younger siblings George, Martha and Mary. She was working as a warper.²

Elizabeth's marriage to George Manning was registered between October 1843 and December 1843 in Okehampton, Devon.³

She was listed in the 1851 census at 4 Flora Cottages, St Andrews in Plymouth, Devon, with her husband George; he was a railway porter.⁴

She was listed in the 1861 census at 25 Rendle St, St Andrews in Plymouth, Devon, with her husband George. Their children Henry and George were listed as living with them.⁵

She was listed in the 1871 census at 25 Octagon Cottages in Plymouth, Devon, with her husband George; he was a shoemaker. Their children Henry, Martha, Amelia and George were listed as living with them.⁶

She was listed in the 1881 census at 25 Octagon Cottages in Plymouth, Devon, with her husband George; he was a bootmaker and she a bootbinder. Their children Henry, Martha, Amelia and George were listed as living with them.⁷

She was listed in the 1891 census at 21 Wotton Cottages, Rendle St in Plymouth, Devon, with her husband George; he was a shoemaker. Their children Henry, Martha and Amelia were listed as living with them.¹

Elizabeth died between October 1892 and December 1892 in Plymouth, Devon.⁸

John Melliar Devenish was born in Mangorei, Taranaki, on 6 September 1856. He was the son of William DEVENISH & Mary HIRST.^2,3,4

He was educated in New Plymouth, then from 1884-1887 at the College of St John the Evangelist, Auckland..
He held church positions in Upper Hutt (1887-88), Porirua (1889), in the Pohangina district (1892-99) and Auckland until 1904, where he had been curate at St Barnabas, Mt Eden. He subsequently moved to Australia, where he served in Armidale, Walgett, Boggabri, Sydney and Tamworth in NSW, before moving to Tasmania in 1909, where he served in Strahan, King Island and Buckland, before returning to Auckland in 1922.⁴

He married Fanny Thornhill Pickmere, daughter of Ralph Pickmere and Serena Hannah Matthews, at Bishop's Court Chapel in Auckland on 25 June 1901. There were no children from this marriage.^5,6,7

He was widowed at age 64 on the death of his wife Fanny on 31 October 1920.^8,1

John died on 13 January 1939 in New Plymouth at age 82.^2,1,9 He was buried at the Te Henui Cemetery.^2,1,10

Margaret Elder Devereux was born in New Zealand in 1891.²

She married Robert Ferguson Cuthbertson, son of Harrold George Cuthbertson and Agnes McIlwraith King, in New Zealand in 1924.¹

Ida Helen Dewes was born in New Zealand on 21 April 1887.¹

She married Frederick Arthur Hanan, son of Arthur Sedgley Hanan and Emma Selina Nutter, at St Mary's Cathedral in Auckland on 22 March 1913.^2,3,4

She was widowed at age 71 on the death of her husband Frederick on 4 July 1958.^5,6

Ida died in May 1975 in Auckland at age 88.⁷ She was cremated at the Purewa Cemetery on 8 May 1975.⁸