Scroope Family

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1. HENRY SCROPE/SCROOPE JP
b 13 Oct 1798
d 25 Oct 1873, Yorkshire, England
m MARY DARBY
b 1819
d 19 Mar 1894

1.1

SIMON GERVASE SCROOPE, Sergeant in NSW Police Force
b  10 Apr 1858 Castlerea, Roscommon, IRELAND,
d  25 Feb 1942, CASINO NSW [NSW BDM 6843/1952, IN BALLINA,
m  MARY DARBY 1884 in IRELAND, b Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland, daughter of HENRY and MARY      DARBY.
b  18163 Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland
d  28 Apr 1926 aged 62 or 63, at KEMPSEY, NSW
N.B.     Note that this MARY DARBY may be a first or second cousin of husband SIMON, and she was possibly also known in the family as MARIA as this name was was given for the record of the death son EDWARD GERVASE SCROOPE in 1985.

POLICE SERVICE OF OFFICER S.G. SCROOPE #5111

Jan   1886   Trained in Sydney
Mar   1886   Appointed as Probationary Constable
Sep   1886   Attended a police funeral
Oct    1886   Promoted to Probationary Ordinary Constable - Sydney
Dec   1886   Appointed to Commanhurst Police Station
Feb   1887   Assisted with flood rescue
Aug   1887   Appointed to Dalmorton Police Station
Dec   1887   Electoral officer
May   1889   Arrest of 2 criminals
Aug   1889   Arrest at Brick's River Mine
Nov   1889   Appointed to Lawrence
Jan   1890   Promoted to Constable First Class
Mar   1890   Electoral officer and acting CPS
Jul   1893   Appointed toByron Bay as Senior Constable and acting CPS
Nov   1894   Authorised to prosecute Crown Lands trespassers
Sep   1896   Appointed to Woodburn - arrest of rowdy men
Feb   1898   Promoted to Senior Constable 3rd class - Warden's Clerk
Jul   1904   Arrest of cattle stealers at Woodburn
Nov   1907   Transferred to Coffs Harbour
Oct   1908   Tendered evidence in Coffs HArbour Court
Mar   1916   Appointed to Coraki
Nov   1915   Promoted from Sgt 3rd Class to Sergeant 2nd Class
Dec   1917   Retired on pension

1.1.1

HENRY SCROOPE
b  record not found, possibly still born
d  1884 [NSW BDM 1194/1884]

1.1.2

"SISTER" MARY FRANCES SCROOPE R.S.C.J.,
b  1886 location unknown,
d  12 Nov 1920 [NSW BDM 17311/1920] at Convent of the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Rose Bay, WOOLLAHRA

1.1.3

CHARLES FREDERICK SCROOPE,
b  7 Oct 1887 in GLEN INNES [NSW BDM 21332/1887],
d  21 Mar 1952 [NSW BDM 6843/1952] in BALLINA
m  1911 ANNE "ANNIE" MALONE in 1911 [NSW BDM 9010/1911] CASINO
b  18 JUN 1885 AT SWAN BAY [NSW BDM 32071/1885] daughter of PATRICK MALONE & ELLEN      JANE HACKETT MALONE
d  23 Oct 1973 in BALLINA [NSW BDM 71606/1973] buried WARDELL

1.1.3.1

PATRICK GERVASE SCROOPE
b  25 Jul 1912 at CASINO [NSW BDM 27539/1912]
d  31 Jul 2005 aged 93
m  Never married

1.1.3.2

MARY EDALINE URSULA "BUB" SCROOPE
b  16 Dec 1914 at CASINO [NSW BDM 7458/1914]
d  28 Feb 2007 at TINTENBAR buried EAST BALLINA
m  RAYMOND "PADDY" GRANT
b  1911 in BALLINA [NSW BDM 24775/1911] son of PATRICK and MARGARET E.      GRANT
d  19 Dec 1985 [NSW BDM[100709/1985] at TINTENBAR, buried EAST BALLINA
N.B     Find A Grave has birth year for MARY as 1913 and death year for RAYMOND as 1984 but his death may not have been reported until 1985.

1.1.3.3

JOHN LEO "JACK" SCROOPE
b  1915 at CASINO [NSW BDM 34155/1915]
d  12 Sep 1980 at CASINO, buried CASINO
m  1943 CECILIA FLETT at CASINO [NSW BDM 9288/1943]
b  1919 at CASINO [NSW BDM 36059/1919], daughter of GEORGE L. & ELLEN C      FLETT
d  9 Dec 1991, buried CASINO

1.1.3.4

CHARLES REGINALD "REG" SCROOPE
b  1 Oct 1916 at CASINO [NSW BDM 49750/1916]
d  25 Nov 1993 at LENNOXHEAD, buried WARDELL
m  1943 in BALLINA MAUREEN MACCOMBE [NSW BDM 210225/1943]
b  1 May 1921 at BALLINA, [NSW BDM 23623/1921] daughter of SAMUEL & ANNIE      MACCOMBE
d  14 Feb 2006 at LENNOX HEAD, buried WARDELL.

1.1.3.4.1

PETER SCROOPE
b  15 Sep 1944
d  12 Dec 2019 buried WARDELL

1.1.3.4.2

A.

1.1.3.4.3

M.

1.1.3.4.14

A.

1.1.3.5

THOMAS FREDERICK SCROOPE
b  19 Jan 1919 at CASINO [NSW BDM 6374/1919],
d  16 Jul 2003 at WARDELL, buried EAST BALLINA
m  1946 At BALLINA MARIE EDITH ALLEN [NSW BDM 30572/1946]
b  3 OCT 1921 at MOREE [NSW BDM 522484/1921], daughter of HAROLD O. & ELSIE      M. ALLEN
d  18 Feb 2011 at BALLINA, buried EAST BALLINA

1.1.3.6

MAUREEN ELLEN SCROOPE
b  1921 at CASINO [NSW BDM 38346/1921],
d  22 Jul 1965 at CASINO, [NSW BDM 25795/1965], buried EVANS HEAD
m  1944 [NSW BDM ] to RICHARD JOHN "DICK" BUTLER
b  29 Nov 1918 [NSW BDM 49889/1918] son of JOHN &MARY BUTLER
d  1 Mar 1992 [NSW BDM 103125/1992], buried EVANS HEAD

1.1.3.7

FLORENCE CLARE SCROOPE
b  3 MAR 1924 at CASINO [NSW BDM 6884/1924],
d  6 DEC 1980 aged 56, buried HOLLAND PARK
m  1946 at BALLINA to ARTHUR GEORGE FLETCHER [NSW BDM 17755/1946]
b  Not identified
d  Not identified
N.B.     Unable to identify a birth or death
Her grave references husband Arthur and children a Kerri, Diane and Paul.

1.1.4

FREDERICK THOMAS SCROOPE,
b  1889 in GLEN INNES [NSW BDM ],
d  8 Sep 1962 in BALLINA [NSW BDM 18963/1962],
m  MAGDALENE CLAREBELL DEMPSEY 1929 {NSW BDM 8924/2939],
b  1893 in BLANEY NSW [NSW BDM 7171/18931], daughter of JOSEPH & MARGARET
     DEMPSEY
,
d  28 Dec 1975 [NSW BDM 200100/1976].
N.B.      BDM birth and death records of MAGDALENE are spelled "MAGDALEN"

1.1.5

HENRY LEO "HARRY" SCROOPE
b  11 Nov 1892 in MACLEAN, [NSW BDM 20644/1892],
d  1927 10 Oct 1997 (aged 35)
m  1918 in MACLEAN EILEEN PEARL REAL [NSW BDM 8667/1918],
b  1898 in LISMORE, [NSW BDM 131533/11898] daughter of JOHN & MARY A. REALE,
d  29 May 1951 in PETERSHAM [NSW BDM 9822/1951].
N.B.     BDM Birth record for HENRY LEO has the family name "SCROOP"

1.1.6

EDWARD GERVASE "NED" SCROOPE
b  30 Dec 1893 in MURWILLUMBAH [NSW BDM 22717/1894],
d  14 Mar 1985 [NSW BDM 102513/1985]
m  MARY AGNES BUTLER in CASINO in 1925 [NSW BDM 11218/1925],
b  4 Jun 1897, [NSW BDM 20759/1897], daughter of THOMAS & MARY ANN BUTLER
d  21 Jun 1960 at BUCKENDOON NSW, [NSW BDM 16486].

1.1.7

STEPHEN BYRON SCROOPE
b  26 Dec 1896 [NSW BDM 5447/1896] at MURWILLUMBAH,
d  23 Oct 1956 [NSW BDM 27530/1956] at Sydney, NSW
m  1925 MARY JOSEPHINE WEATHERSTONE [NSW BDM 11564/1921] at GRAFTON,
b  1893, daughter of ADAM & MARY E. WEATHERSTONE of GRAFTON.
d  1979 [NSW BDM 11367/1979].
N.B.      Find A Grave has the birth date for MARY as 1895 and her marriage date as 1921. To compound the confusion, the NSW BDM record of her birth gives her birth family name as "FEATHERSTONE" not WEATHERSTONE.

1.1.8

VINCENT JOSEPH SCROOPE
b  10 Aug 1897 [NSW BDM 20751/1897] at CASINO,
d  10 Aug 1951, aged 54 at HAMILTON, [NSW BDM 21254/1951].
m  MARY ANNE BOLAND in 1922 at CASINO, [NSW BDM 17508/1922],
b  1895 at BALLINA [NSW BDM 1299/1895],daughter of THOMAS & CATHERINE BOLAND
d  1970 in SYDNEY, [NSW BDM 643/1970]

1.1.8.1

John Thomas Scroope 1924-2006

1.1.8.2

Reginald Simon Scroope 1926-2004

1.1.8.3

Barry Vincent Scroope 1930-2009

1.1.9

GERVASE SEPTIMUS "Joe" SCROOPE b  31 Mar 1899 at CASINO [NSW BDM 11110/1899],
d  19 Jan 1970 at CASINO [NSW BDM 15440/1970]
m  ELLEN ELIZABETH MCBURNEY 1918 at BALLINA [NSW BDM 9530/1918],
b  1896 at BALLINA [NSW BDM 0623/1896], daughter of WILLIAM & AGNES MCBURNEY
d  11 Oct 1976 at CASINO [NSW BDM 226754/1976]

1.1.10

FLORENCE MARGARET SCROOPE
b  3 Oct 1900 at CASINO [NSW BDM 2400/1901]
m  Never married
d  12 Apr 1980 aged 79, [NSW BDM 102432/1980]

1.1.11

JOHN SCROOPE
b  May 1903 at CASINO [NSW BDM 11174/1903]
d  2 Jul 1903 at CASINO [NSW BDM 9677/1903]

1.1.12

SIMON FRANCES "FRANK" SCROOPE
b  20 Sep 1904 at CASINO, [NSW BDM 313122/1904]
d  13 Sep 1970 aged 65, at CASINO [NSW BDM 35701/1970]
m  as CATHERINE MARY CONROY in 1931 at GRAFTON, NSW BDM [5781/1931]
b  as KATHLEEN CONROY b 1906 [NSW BDM 2346/1906], daughter of ALFRED & MARY
     BUGDEN CONROY

d  as MARY KATHLEEN CONROY at CASINO 23 Jun 1967 [NSW BDM 17677/1967]
N.B.     As can be seen from the above, SIMON'S wife had three different names when her birth, marriage and death were registered. I am unable to determine the cause - illiteracy, a really bad memory or evading/avoiding the past. Or something else.