Charles DE GRUCHY

Male 1864 - 1918  (53 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 31 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Charles DE GRUCHY  [1, 2
    Relationshipwith Rodney VOJVODICH
    Birth 30 Oct 1864  South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration: Arr. 1894 
    From Eastern Australia 
    Death 1918  Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Henry DE GRUCHY,   b. UNKNOWN   d. DECEASED  (Father) 
    Mercy PIPER,   b. UNKNOWN   d. DECEASED  (Mother) 
    Person ID I4772  MyBradyTree

    Father Henry DE GRUCHY,   b. UNKNOWN   d. DECEASED 
    Mother Mercy PIPER,   b. UNKNOWN   d. DECEASED 
    Marriage UNKNOWN 
    Family ID F2307  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family AncestorsAlice Lavninia ROBERTS,   b. 13 Nov 1872, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1929, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 20 Jan 1890  Brunswick, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Jack DE GRUCHY,   b. UNKNOWN   d. DECEASED
    >4. Hilda DE GRUCHY,   b. UNKNOWN   d. DECEASED
    â–» Edwin E. MILLER  m. 1931
     5. Living
     6. Living
     7. Living
     8. Living
     9. Living
     10. Phylis Lavinia DE GRUCHY,   b. UNKNOWN   d. DECEASED
    >11. Alice Doreen DE GRUCHY,   b. 12 Apr 1905, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Sep 1973, Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    â–» Ernest Leslie ALP  m. 1926
    +12. Charles Horace DE GRUCHY,   b. 12 Mar 1907, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1993, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    â–» Ellinor Mary ROWLANDS  m. 1935;   Constance Mary HOLDER  m. 15 Feb 1973
    >13. Constance Elizabeth DE GRUCHY,   b. 14 Mar 1908, Leederville, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1991, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    â–» William Ernest STEVENS  m. 10 Aug 1929
    Family ID F2304  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Oct 1864 - South Africa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Jan 1890 - Brunswick, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1918 - Perth, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
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      ***Charles Horace de Gruchy***
      b. 7 Oct 1864 Cape of Good Hope, S Africa (Book: The de Gruchys of Jersey where most of the facts come from and researched by someone in Jersey)
      m. 20 Jan 1890
      d. 24 Jun 1919
      Father François de G bap 6 May 1938
      Mother Mary Piper

      Sailed from London 8 Oct 1884 on the Duke of
      Westminster, 3000 tons, Captain Long, Surgeon Superintendant: Dr Edward George Keighley Marks, Matron: Mrs Symes. Aged 20 yrs, single. A Bounty passenger. Arrived Brisbane 8 Dec 1884 - but he was bound for Rockhampton, the stop before Brisbane. Source: Shipping records

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      Dictionary of Western Australia' 1829 - 1914. Vol. 5: The Golden Years 1889-1914. Comp. Rica Erickson. Uni. of W.A. Press. 1986.

      "De Gruchy, b. 30/10/1864 (Sth Africa), d. 1918 (Perth), son of Henry & Mercy (nee Piper), arr. 1894 from Eastern Australia, m. 1889 (Vic) Alice Roberts b. 3/11/1872 (Vic) d. 1929 (Subiaco), dtr. of William & Lavinia (nee Lobb). Chd. (not in chron. order) William Reginald, Charles Horace, Cyril Raymond, Jack (d. 5 days old), Hilda, Violet, Ivy, Ruby, Florence, Audrey Eva, Phylis Lavinia (died aged 1 year). Trained for 5 years as a cabinet maker, became a wealthy building contractor. Built some of Subiaco's first houses as well as Chamber of Mines, Kalgoolie; Wyndham Meat Works & Onslow Hotel. Owned a house in Park St., then Bagot Rd., then in Bedford Ave., Subiaco. Liberal. C of E."

  • Reference  Your Name Here. "Charles DE GRUCHY". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I4772&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed April 1, 2025).

  • Sources 
    1. [S215] Rica Erickson, Dictionary of Western Australia 1829-1914 Vol5, Dictionary of Western Australia 1829-1914 Vol5.

    2. [S580] darkfyre-at-bigpond.net.au, Megan.