Allen: Graves at Melbourne General Cemetery

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Melbourne General Cemetery
College Cresent, Parkville, Victoria. Australia
Phone: (03) 9349 3014

Although these records are not on line the staff are extremely helpful both via email and in person
Email: mgc@smct.org.au

 As you can see the headstone is difficult to read but you can still just read some of it in person


Both photos taken by Lisa Lionnet-Swaan
09/09/2012



Allen, George (69)            .           died 16th Aug 1870/7691           C/E Comp. N Grave 43
Allen (Redmond), Ruth (77)      died 20th Aug 1885/8134            C/E Comp. N Grave 43

    Allen, George (36)                       died 28th June 1870/5200           C/E Comp. N Grave 43

George and Ruth are buried in the same plot as their son George.
How tragic for father and son to have passed away so close to each other.
George snr died from chronic disease of the spinal cord - 4 weeks while George jnr died of tubercular consumption and haemoptysis - Several weeks.

Death Notice: George Allen Snr: The Age 30/06/1870 page 2

Death Notice: George Allen Jnr: The Argus 17/08/1870 page 4


Death Notice: Ruth Allen: The Argus 21/08/1885 page 1


Allen, Anne Belle (4)                                      died 19th Nov 1860/10319            C/E Comp. R Grave 21

 Ann Belle is George Jnr's daughter. She died aged 4 from measles, pneumonia and diarrhoea. She is not buried with the other's but in an unmarked grave.
















Location: 7, College Cres, Parkville VIC 3052, Australia

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