Arthur John

Born: 19^th of May, 1856
Place: Hobart Town, V.D.L.
Father: Samuel Page
Mother: Sarah Heley (Jackson) Page

Married (13/07/1882): Rose Emma (Oates) Born 1863

Arthur Died: 24 May 1921^*A13
Rose Died: 16 August 1919

Children:
(Genealogy by Marlene Burles^*A17)

IN MEMORIAM ^{Reported in The Mercury, Wednesday 24 May 1922}
PAGE

-In sad but loving memory of our dear father Arthur John Page, who passed away on May 24th, 1921; also our dear mother, Rose Emma Page, who passed away August 16th, 1919.

God saw their footsteps faltered
He knew their hearts were weak,
He folded His arms around them,
And our dear parents fell asleep.

Inserted by their loving daughters

(Photograph compliments of Meta Forward)

Reginald^*a17

Birth 19^th April, 1883
Christened: 25^th November, 1883
Death: 23^rd September, 1959
Married: Alma Victoria Worsley

Reginald and Henry Oates were the Trustees for the Estate of Rose Emma (Oates) Page.

Trusteeship of the Estate of Rose Emma (Oates) Page ^{reported in The Mercury, Saturday 27 September 1919}
All Claims against the late Mrs ARTHUR JOHN PAGE of Ranelagh, must be forwarded to the undermentioned Trustees within fourteen days of date.

HENRY OATES
REGINALD PAGE

Ranelagh

Ethel Ann^*a17

Ethel Ann (Page) Sheppard
Born: 3^rd August 1885
Christened: 27^th October, 1886
Married Samuel James Sheppard
Death: 19^th June, 1964

Oswald

OSWALD’S STORY told by Geoff Page (Son of Reginald Page) ^{Transcribed by Meta Forward}
All the men were away from home. Oswald, born on June 8th 1887, and aged only sixteen at the time took the gun and went down to the creek, where the one way bridge on Glen Road is today. His intention was to fall a young tree to cut up into blocks for chopping practice (his older brother Reg., Geoff’s father, later became a champion axeman). While he was dealing with the tree, he propped the gun against a log, barrel up. When the tree started to fall the wrong way Oswald leapt back over the log. He snagged the trigger, the gun went off and shot him in the stomach.

He crawled home, holding his intestines in place as well as he could, and knocked to bring his mother to the door. In a time of no ambulances and more primitive medical services, the boy died of his wounds on Sept 29th 1903. Official cause “peritonitis”.

DEATH ^{reported in The Mercury, 30 September 1903}

PAGE.-On September 28, 1903, at his parents' residence, Ranelagh Junction, Huonville, Oswald, the dearly beloved second son of Arthur John Page, aged 17 years and 3 months.
Funeral left the above address, at 2.30 o'clock, for St. James's Church, when friends were respectfully invited to attend.
IN MEMORIAM ^{reported in The Mercury, 30 September 1903}

PAGE. - In loving remembrance of our dear son, Oswald Page, who died September 29, 1903, at Ranelagh.
Suddenly, just in a moment,
The Lord of Life did come,
And lifted me out of the cloud-land
Into the light of home
We laid his hands down by his side,
And kissed his cold, cold brow, And in our aching hearts we knew
We have no Oswald now.
Inserted by his loving Father and Mother, and Family.

Amelia^*a17

Amelia Page
Born: 6^th July, 1889 (christening records show June 1889)
Christened: 9^th June, 1891
Married: Solomon Green
Death: 3^rd October, 1961

Elsie May^*a17

Elsie May (Page) Sheppard
Birth: 11^th April, 1891
Christened: 9^th June, 1891
Married: Walter Sheppard
Death: 18^th April, 1963

Cecil George^*a17

Birth: 4^th November, 1892
Christened: 12^th February, 1893
Married: Christina Beatrice Thorp
Death: 28^th September, 1968 at his residence Ranelagh

Photograph compliments of Wendy Parkes

Children

Melva Madge Page
birth 7 Apr 1917 Glen Farm Ranelagh
death 16 Mar 2003 Franklin Tasmania
married 6 Sept 1933 St. James Ranelagh
Spouse William George Lorkin

Thelma Doris Page
birth 22 Mar 1919
death 10 May 2003
married Tasman Helm

Amelia Olive Page
birth 12 Jul 1921 Lucaston
married Sidney William Woods

Cecil Ashley Page
birth 5 Jun 1924
death 25 Jul 1984 Lonnavale
married Gwendoline Mary Lovell

^{Oral History as told by Marlene Burles}
Arthur John Page was presented with Family Bible.

Inscription in Bible says:
Presented to Arthur John Page 12 March 1885 by Father Sam Page snr.

Marriage notes in Bible of Arthur John and Rose Emma Oates state that witnesses were Florence Page and Rowland Page. Sister and brother to A.J.Page.
My pa (Cecil George Page) told me that a flood came all over the Glen farm at Ranelagh and washed away all the top soil and farm was sold for far less than its worth! Arthur John then moved to "Cloverside". Truganini was at this farm at some stage. ( Have not checked dates to verify this!)
Amelia (Page) Green was changing her clothes to catch bus to Hobart to visit her sister Florence Walton when she suffered heart attack!

Cecil George Page leased a property (known as Newman's Hill, now known as "Bennett's Hill")
Melva was 11 years old so it would have been around 1928. The girls walked from this farm to the school at the Village Green, Ranelagh.
Cecil George Page farmed with a team of bullocks with very large horns. They were called Blackie, Brandy, Darkie and Live.
He left the farm and went to Lonnavale sawmilling for brother Reginald.
Later he set up his own sawmill bench.

Cecil George Page had been next door to Melva wanting to know who won the football. He picked up a piece of cauliflower (Marlene was present) and went out front door munching his raw cauliflower. He went to ensure that a piece of ground was ready to rotary hoe the next day. Marlene went home (across road) got half way up lawn heard Nan yell "come quick". Marlene turned to run to her but Melva heard the screams and got there before her. Pa had had a heart attack and died as he got inside. His hobbies were hunting and fishing.

Cecil George Page is buried in Uniting Church Cemetery at Judbury with his wife. Son, Cecil Ashley Page is buried next to them.

Hilda Caroline^*a17

Birth: 21^st November, 1896, Victoria (Ranelagh) Huon
Christened: 28^th January, 1897
Married: Ralph Marsh
Death 19 Dec 1935 Children
Phyllis Rose Marsh born 25 June 1914, Died aged 95 years
Una Dorothy Marsh born 9 March 1917, Died aged 49 years
Gwladys Sheila Marsh born 22 June 1919, Married(John Ashlin deceased)
Osborne Charles Marsh
Colin Samuel Marsh
Geoffrey Leonard Marsh married Valerie Oates
Alan Ray Marsh
Ivan Brian Marsh (known as Brian)
Ronald Huon Marsh born 1933 died 18 Jul 1939 (buried with mother)

Information given by Gwladys (Marsh) Ashlin

^{The Mercury, Saturday 21 December 1935}
DEATH

MARSH
-On December 12, 1935, at her residence, Ranelagh, Hilda Caroline, the dearly beloved wife of Ralph Marsh and daughter of the late Arthur and Rose Page, of Ranelagh, aged 39 years.

Arthur John (Jack)^*a17

Birth: 24^th March, 1898 in Victoria (Ranelagh) Huon
Christened: 29^th May, 1898
married: Doris Maude Lucas
Death: 11^th June, 1990

Dora Mercier^*a17

Birth: 19^th October, 1899, Victoria (Ranelagh), Huon
Christened: 8^th November, 1900
Married: Hubert Allan Lambert
Death: 6^th August, 1980, Franklin, Tasmania

^{The Mercury, Saturday 28 July 1923}
MARRIAGE

LAMBERT-PAGE
-On April 10, 1923 at the Methodist Church Ranelagh, by Pastor J Warren, Hubert Allan, youngest son of Mr and Mrs. Geo. Lambert, Kia Ora, Geeveston to Dora Mercier youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Page, Glen Villa, Ranelagh, Huon.

Florence Rose ^*a17

Born: 30^th November 1895 (Family Bible lists this as 1894).
Christened on the 28^th January, 1897
married Henry Thomas (Harry) Walton
Death: 28 Nov 1984 (year to be confirmed).

Horace Charles ^*a17

Horace Charles (Jinx) Page
Birth: 8^th May, 1904
Christened: 3^rd July, 1904
Death: 23^rd March, 1984

Beverley (Lorkin) Dance added to the story that his mother, Rose Emma, was pregnant at the time with Horace Charles, Charlie, nicknamed “Jinx “.
Charlie was "born different" and it was thought to be caused by the effect on Rose Emma of Oswald’s tragic death.