John Joseph WORTHINGTON
b. 1856 Glen Kenny, Lake George, NSW ; parents James WORTHINGTON & Mary Theresa BYRNE I am uncertain of what became of John Joseph after the birth of the last child in 1896. He appears to have passed away by around 1914, when his wife's medical record stated she was a widow.
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| m. 13 May 1880 Forbes, NSW |
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Mary Ann DONOHOE
b. 10 Jun 1855 Wangaratta, Vic. ; parents William DONOHOE & Annie REARDON d. 20 Mar 1917 Sydney, NSW ; buried Rookwood Cemetery, NSW m1. 1875 Parkes, NSW - Reuben DOWNEY (parents John DOWNEY & Mary A UNKNOWN ; d. 1878 Grenfell, NSW) - 3 children: i. Ann Isabella DOWNEY (b. 1875 Grenfell, NSW ; d. 1901 Cobar, NSW ; m. 1901 Cobar, NSW - Charles HOWELL - 1 child) ii. Mary E DOWNEY (b.1877 Forbes, NSW ; d. 1912 Paddington, NSW ; buried Rookwood Cemetery, NSW ; m. 1901 Hay, NSW - Sydney E Keelty - 2 children) iii. Rubina DOWNEY (b. 1878 Forbes, NSW ; d. 1879 Forbes, NSW) Mary Ann died at Sacred Heart Hospice, Sydney after a long battle with tuberculosis. She was admitted to the Waterfall Sanatorium (Hospital for Consumptives) on 8 Sep 1914 and, her condition having improved, was discharged on 7 Mar 1916. Her hospital admission papers state that she was a widow and farmer of 'Walla Walla via Forbes'.
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| 1. Reginald Mark WORTHINGTON | b. 1880 Forbes, NSW |
| 2. Austin Patrick WORTHINGTON | b. 1882 Condobolin, NSW |
| 3. Mildred 'Clara' WORTHINGTON | b. 2 Jan 1884 Camp Hill, Forbes, NSW ; d. 16 Jan 1950 Coogee, Randwick, NSW ; buried Rookwood Cemetery, NSW |
| 4. Francis Edward WORTHINGTON | b. 11 Sep 1887 Forbes, NSW ; d. 16 Apr 1937 Hay, NSW ; buried Hay, NSW ; m1. 1909 Cobar, NSW - Jessie THORBURN (b. 1888 ; parents John THORBURN & Elizabeth UNKNOWN ; d. 24 May 1911 Cobar, NSW ; buried Cobar, NSW) - 1 child: i. Elizabeth Jane WORTHINGTON (b. 1910 Waterloo, NSW ; d. 21 Feb 1911 Cobar, NSW ; buried Cobar, NSW) m2. 1922 Cobar, NSW - Ada May CRESSWELL (b. 1897 Malparinka, NSW ; parents James Albert CRESSWELL & Mary CARTER ; d. 1974) - 4 children 
Frank's death certificate states that he had been a well-borer. |
| 5. Kathleeen Amelia Theresa WORTHINGTON | b. c1889 Forbes, NSW ; m. 1912 Sydney, NSW - Albert William HUNTER (b. 1882 Yea, Vic. ; d. 1954 Walgett, NSW) - 3 children |
| 6. Leo Albert WORTHINGTON | b. 26 Sep 1893 Forbes, NSW
On 8 May 1917 Leo, a 23 year old shearer, enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, 1st Light Horse. He was discharged on 28 Nov the same year because of a criminal conviction.
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| 7. John Joseph WORTHINGTON | b. 6 Nov 1894 Forbes, NSW ; d. 17 Dec 1960 Concord, NSW ;
m1. 5 Mar 1921 Surrey Hills, NSW - Dorothy 'Rita' LEANEY (aka BARBER)(b. 1901 Sydney, NSW ; parents Frederick Baynton LEANEY & Rose Claire DRUMMOND ; d. 1958 Darlinghurst, NSW) - 3 children: i. Gordon A WORTHINGTON (d. 1921 Hamilton, NSW) ii. William Thomas WORTHINGTON (b. 3 Nov 1923 ; d. 5 Feb 1990) iii. Frederick WORTHINGTON (b. 2 Oct 1925) ; m2. c11958 Sydney, NSW - Henrietta Lily FAIR nee WALDER (d. 17 Aug 1981)
On 18 Oct 1916 in Seymour, Vic., John Joseph enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, 38th Battalion. He was discharged on 20 Dec 1919 after receiving a gunshot wound to the wrist in action in France. |
| 8. Eugene Henry WORTHINGTON | b. 26 Aug 1896 North Hill, Forbes, NSW ; d. 21 Apr 1968 Stanmore, NSW ; cremated 24 Apr 1968 Rookwood Crematorium, NSW ; m. 1915 Sydney, NSW - Dorothy May FROST - 1 child:
i. Robert Leo WORTHINGTON (b. 1916)
On 28 Sep 1915 at the Holsworthy Barraks, Sydney, 'Gene', a 22 year old labourer, enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, 19th Battalion. He was in training camp for 87 days before being discharged at the request of his wife. Dorothy had written stating that she was 16 years old, six months pregnant and recovering from an operation for empyemia.
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