Tanner

Seppings Connection – Ethel Emily Tanner’s daughter Ethel Margaret Purtell m. Edgar Shelley Seppings 1926 Melbourne, Vic

Generation 1

William North

m. Sarah Tanner

  • George Yeo Tanner b. 29 Feb 1793 Ashcott, Somerset
  • William Tanner b. 16 Jan 1795 Compton-Dunden, Somerset; chr. 2 Sep 1799 St Peter & St Paul Marlborough, Wiltshire, England; d. 21 Aug 1888 Lara, Vic, Australia
  • Elizabeth Tanner

Generation 2

William Tanner  b. 16 Jan 1795 Compton-Dunden, Somerset, England; chr. 2 Sep 1799 St Peter & St Paul Marlborough, Wiltshire, England; d. 21 Aug 1888 Cowies Creek, Lara, Vic, Australia; bur. 23 Aug 1888 Plot 824, Hern Hill, Geelong Western Public Cemetry. Died of Bronchitis and Debility.
Occupation: Agricultural Labourer
Left England: 16 May 1855 South Hampton on Maria Hay
Arrived in Australia: 17 Aug 1855 Corio Bay, Geelong, Vic
Lived at: 50 acres on Cowies Creek, Bacchus March Road, 1872-88

m. Harriot Haines 11 Jul 1827
b. 1808, d. 19 Sep 1829

m. Ann Hayes Martin 2 Apr 1833 Compton-Dunden, Somerset, England
b. 18 Mar 1814 Ascot, Somerset, England; d. 18 Aug 1888 Cowies Creek, Lara, Vic, Australia; bur. Plot CoE-1-0824 Geelong Western Public Cemetery

  • Elizabeth Tanner b. 3 Mar 1834 Compton-Dunden, Somerset; d. Mar 1836
  • William Henry Tanner b. 24 Apr 1836 Compton-Dunden, Somerset; d. 9 Apr 1914 Geelong, Vic; bur. Plot CoE-1-0812 Geelong Western Public Cemetery
  • Richard Tanner  b. 29 Jul 1838 Compton-Dunden, Somerset; d. 1839 Compton-Dunden, Somerset
  • Elizabeth Tanner b. 29 Mar 1840 Compton-Dunden, Somerset; d. Sep 1896 Ballarat, Vic
  • Harriot Tanner b. 3 Jul 1842 Compton-Dunden, Somerset; d. 1842
  • Harriet Tanner b. 22 Feb 1844 Compton-Dunden, Somerset; d. 1 Sep 1905 Geelong, Vic
  • Magdalen Tanner b. 29 May 1846 Compton-Dunden, Somerset; d. 1 Dec 1846
  • Lazarus Tanner b. 3 Nov 1849 Compton-Dunden, Somerset; d. 31 Jul 1909 Geelong
  • Stephen Tanner b. 27 Oct 1850 Compton-Dunden, Somerset; d. 30 April 1939 Subiaco, WA; bur. Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, WA
  • Eleanor Harrison Tanner b. 14 Aug 1853 Compton-Dunden, Somerset; d. 1874 Geelong, Vic

Elizabeth Tanner

m. John Farnham 1 May 1823

Generation 3

William Tanner’s offspring –

William Henry Tanner b. 24 Apr 1836 Compton-Dunden, Somerset, England; d. 9 Apr 1914 Geelong, Vic, Australia; bur. plot CoE-1-0812 Geelong Western Public Cemetery
Left England: 16 May 1855 South Hampton on Maria Hay
Arrived in Australia: 17 Aug 1855 Corio Bay, Geelong

m. Margaret Jane Anderson 5 Mar 1857 Moorabool, Vic, Australia
d. 8 Aug 1926 in house of daughter, Balaclava, Melbourne; bur. Plot CoE-1-0812 Geelong Western Public Cemetery

  • Mary Anne Tanner b. 1859; d. 1931
  • James Tanner b. 1859; d. 1897
  • Jemima Martin Tanner b. 1862 Moorabool Shire, Vic; d. 12 Jul 1945 Beechworth, Vic; bur. Beechworth Cemetery
  • John Tanner b. 1869 Bannockburn, Vic; d. 10 Oct 1944 Geelong; bur. Plot EAS-METH-06-807-167 Geelong Eastern Cemetery
  • Charles John Sharpe Tanner b. 1877; d. Feb 1912; bur. Plot CoE-1-0842 Geelong Western Public Cemetery
  • William Stephen Tanner b. 1880; d. 1909
  • Edwin Charles Tanner b. 1880; d. 1880

Elizabeth Tanner b. 29 Mar 1840 Compton-Dunden, Somerset, England; d. 26 Sep 1896 Ballarat, Vic; bur. Plot Avenue, Section 3, Row 2, Grave 7 Ballarat Old Cemetery
Left England: 16 May 1855 South Hampton on Maria Hay
Arrived in Australia: 17 Aug 1855 Corio Bay, Geelong

m. William Barker 14 Oct 1858 St Pauls Church, Geelong
b. 23 Nov 1834 Ely Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England, d. 1875 Ballarat

  • Edith Barker b. 1860 Newtown, Geelong; d. 1907 Ballarat, Vic
  • Emma Barker b. 1862 Ballarat, Vic; d. 1919 Ballarat, Vic
  • George Barker b. 1864 Ballarat, Vic; d 14 Jun 1944 Ballarat, Vic
  • Mary Ann Barker b. 1867 Ballarat, Vic; 28 Aug 1929 Ballarat, Vic
  • Charles Barker b. 1869 Ballarat, Vic; 8 Jun 1951 St Kilda, Vic; bur. Cheltenham Pioneers Cemetery, Vic
  • Harriet Barker b. 1871 Ballarat, Vic; 16 Feb 1947 Ballarat, Vic
  • William Barker b. 1873 Ballarat, Vic; 4 Jun 1934 Ballarat, Vic
  • Simon Barker b. 1876 Ballarat, Vic; d. 1947 Ballarat, Vic; bur. with brother William Barker

m. David Warnock 1878 Ballarat, Vic
b. 1817 Scotland; d. 21 Jan 1889; bur. Plot Avenue, Section 3, Row 2, Grave 7 Ballarat Old Cemetery

Harriet Tanner b. 22 Feb 1844 Compton-Dunden, Somerset, England; d. 1 Sep 1905 Leigh, Geelong, Vic; bur. Plot CoE-1-0822 Geelong Western Public Cemetery
Left England: 16 May 1855 South Hampton on Maria Hay
Arrived in Australia: 17 Aug 1855 Corio Bay, Geelong

m. Charles James Carter 1864
d. 21 Apr 1903 bur. Plot WST-COE-1-807-0822 Geelong Western Public Cemetery

Lazarus Tanner b. 3 Nov 1849 Compton-Dunden, Somerset, England; d. 31 Jul 1909 Geelong, Vic; bur. Plot COE-1-0823 Geelong Western Public Cemetery
Left England: 16 May 1855 South Hampton on Maria Hay
Arrived in Australia: 17 Aug 1855 Corio Bay, Geelong
Occupation: Wood merchant
Lived at: Cowies Creek, Lara, Vic. Geelong West, Vic

m. Hannah Mary Howe 1869
b. 22 Nov 1850; d. 30 Mar 1917; bur. Plot COE-1-0823 Geelong Western Public Cemetery

  • Stephen Thomas Tanner b. 1870 Cowies Creek, Lara, Vic; d. 1939
  • Albert Henry Tanner b. 1872 Geelong, Vic; d.1939
  • Eleanor Elliott Harrison Tanner b. 19 Nov 1874 Lara, Vic; d. 18 Oct 1943; bur. Plot WST-COE-1-807-0857 Geelong Western Public Cemetery
  • Arthur James Simson Tanner b. 1877 Lara, Vic; d. 11 Jul 1922; bur. Geelong Western Public Cemetery
  • Blanche Amelia Ethel Tanner b. 1879 Lara, Vic; d. 17 Oct 1955 Geelong, Vic; bur. Plot CoE-NEW-762 Geelong Western Public Cemetery
  • William (Whistler) Alexander Frederick Tanner b. 1881 Lara, Vic; d. 1940
  • Grace Matilda Maud Tanner b. 1885 Lara, Vic; d. 11 Feb 1937; bur. Plot CEO-1-0828A Geelong Western Public Cemetery
  • Eva Alice May Tanner b. 1886 Lara, Vic; d. 1957; bur. Plot CoE-1-0737C Geelong Western Public Cemetery
  • Rachel (Dolly) Ann Florence Tanner b. 1888 Cowies Creek, Lara, Vic; d. 19 Jan 1971 Prahran, Vic
  • Harold Wallace Peter Tanner b. 26 Dec 1892 Geelong, Vic; d. 25 Jul 1957 Footscray Hospital, Footscray, Vic; bur. Footscray Cemetery Pres. D Row 5 Plot 637

Stephen Tanner b. 27 Oct 1850 Compton-Dunden, Somerset, England; d. 30 April 1939 Subiaco, WA; bur. Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, WA
Left England: 16 May 1855 South Hampton on Maria Hay
Arrived in Australia: 17 Aug 1855 Corio Bay, Geelong
Occupation: Blacksmith 1878, Butcher 1889-94, Miner 1894, Farmer 1899. Publican: Moojebing Hotel 1918. Retirement: Albany, WA.
Lived at: Bacchus March Road (50 acres) Cowies Creek, Geelong 1 Aug 1872-88. Butchers Shop, Mercer Street Aug 18 1889-94.
Moved family to Coolgardie Gold rush 1894 – many returned to Victoria after WW1.
Lived at: Grassmere, Albany 1913. Cuthbert, Albany 1918/9. 34 Rupert Street, Subiaco, Perth WA
Lived at: Sydney Road, Coburg 1938. 59 Cheriton St, East Perth
Talent:  Played button concertina; mimic

m. Emily Stowar 6 Mar 1872 St Pauls Church, Geelong
b. Sep 1848 Bridgewater, Somerset, England; d. 25 Feb 1941 Albany Govt Hospital, Plantagenet, WA
Left England: 25 March 1867 Deal on Atalanta
Arrived in Australia: 4 July 1867 Port Phillip
Occupation: Servant, employed by ? Geelong from 10 July 1867

  • Henry Herbert Tanner b. 1873 Batesford, Vic; d. 1924 Richmond, Melbourne; bur. Church of England 3, Section O, Grave 30, Burwood Cemetery, Melbourne
  • Edgar Tanner b. 14 Nov 1875 Lara, Vic; d. 25 May 1919 Casterton, Vic
  • Felix (Philip) Ernest Tanner b. 1876 Lara, Vic; d. 20 May 1965 Bentley, Perth WA; bur. Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, WA
  • Ethel Emily Tanner b. 27 Jul 1878 Castlemaine St., Footscray, Melbourne; d. 18 Aug 1943 in ‘Kalingra’ 541 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne
  • Leonard Paul Tanner b. 1880 Lara; d. 16 Mar 1887 Cowies Creek, Geelong. Died after being accidentally hit by a brick which Stephen threw at a cat on the roof of their home; Bur. Geelong Western Public Cemetery, Vic
  • Violet (Girlie) Amy Tanner b. 1883 Lara, Vic; d. 5 Jun 1960 Northam Shire, WA; bur. Northam Cemetery
  • Clarence Stephen Tanner b. 1885 Lara, Vic; d. 1961 Coburg, Vic
  • Virginia Tanner b. Jan 1888 Cowies Creek, Lara, Vic; d. 21 Mar 1889; bur. Geelong Western Public Cemetery
  • Harold Victor Tanner b. 4 April 1889 Geelong, Vic
  • Lionel Lazarus Tanner b. 1891 Geelong, Vic; d. 3 Jun 1938 Perth WA; bur. Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, WA

Eleanor Harrison Tanner b. 14 Aug 1853 Compton–Dunden, Somerset; d. April 27 1874 Hovells Creek, Lara, Vic; bur. April 29 1874 Geelong Western Public Cemetery
Left England: 16 May 1855 South Hampton on Maria Hay
Arrived in Australia: 17 Aug 1855 Corio Bay, Geelong

m. Charles Currie 1870

  • Stephen Charles Currie b. 1871 Lethbridge, Vic; d 27 Feb 1871 Lethbridge, Vic
  • Janet Currie b. 1872
  • John William Currie
  • Harrison Currie b. b 1874 Hovells Creek, Vic; d 1940 Nyah West, Vic

Generation 4

William Tanner’s offspring –

Jemima Martin Tanner b. 1862 Moorabool Shire, Vic; d. 12 Jul 1945 Beechworth, Vic; bur. Beechworth Cemetery

m. Samuel Edward Adams 1885 Vic
b. 1864; d. 1948

  • Ernest Samuel Adams b. 1886 Brighton, Vic; d. 1961 Beechworth, Vic
  • William Adams b. 1888 Richmond, Vic; d. 1893 Rosedale, Vic
  • Minnie Adams b. 1890 Frankston, Vic; d. 1890
  • George Henry Adams b. 1891 Rosedale, Vic; d. 1899
  • Rose Ellen Adams b. 1892 Rosedale, Vic; d. 1974
  • Gordon Thomas Adams b. 1900 Moe, Vic; d. Wangaratta, Vic 1961

John Tanner b. 1869 Bannockburn, Vic; d. 10 Oct 1944 Geelong, Vic; bur. Plot EAS-METH-06-807-167 Geelong Eastern Cemetery

m. Ettie Emily Alice Watterson
b. 1882 Snake Valley, Pyrenees Shire, Vic; d. 26 Jul 1967 Geelong, Vic; bur. Plot EAS-METH-06-807-167 Geelong Eastern Cemetery

  • Frances Beatrice Tanner b. 1898 Ballarat, Vic; d. 5 Feb 1986 Preston, Vic; bur. Plot EAS-METH-06-807-166 Geelong Eastern Cemetery
  • Margaret Ann Isabel Tanner b. 1909 Geelong, Vic; d. 4 Jun 1990; bur. Plot RC-01-387 Geelong Western Public Cemetery
  • Thelma Mary Tanner b. 1913 Geelong, Vic; d. 24 Dec 1981; bur. Plot LAWN-04-282 Geelong Western Public Cemetery
  • Mavis Jean Tanner b. 1916 Geelong, Vic; d. 9 Apr 1961 Geelong, Vic; bur. Plot EAS-PRES-10-807-362 Geelong Eastern Cemetery

Lazarus Tanner’s offspring –

Stephen Thomas Tanner b. 1870 Cowies Creek, Lara, Vic; d. 1939
Occupation: Coal contractor

m. Annie Lewis 1902

  • Harold Alex Tanner b. 1903, Geelong, Vic
  • Stephen Thomas Tanner b. 1904, Geelong, Vic

m. Sheila May Desmond (real name Julia Esmond/bigamy) 6 May 1913

Eleanor Elliott Harrison Tanner b. 19 Nov 1874 Lara, Vic; d. 18 Oct 1943; bur. Plot WST-COE-1-807-0857 Geelong Western Public Cemetery

m. Alexander Young 1900
b. 1879; d. 1942

  • Violet Myrtle May Young b. 1900 Geelong, Vic; d. 18 Jun 1916 Geelong, Vic; bur. Plot CoE-1-0828 Geelong Western Public Cemetery
  • Wilfred Laurier Alexander (Sirdy) Young b. 1902 Geelong West, Vic; d. 27 Jul 1989 Geelong, Vic; bur. Plot LAWN-05-EXT-057 Geelong Western Public Cemetery
  • Austin Alliar Eric Young b. 1903; d. 15 Jan 1997; bur. Plot LAWN-05-EXT-057 Geelong Western Public Cemetery
  • Lady Granville Ella Young b. 1905; d. 26 Apr 1978; bur. Plot CEO-1-0858B Geelong Western Public Cemetery
  • Gypsy Doris Muriel Young b. 1907 Geelong West, Vic; d. 15 Jan 1961 Geelong Vic; bur. Geelong Western Public Cemetery
  • Ruby Daisy Vera Young b. 1908 Geelong West; d. Jan 1909 Geelong West; bur. Plot CoE-1-0828 Geelong Western Public Cemetery
  • Hilda Gertrude Lorna Young b. 1911 Geelong West, Vic; d. 24 May 1923; bur. Plot CoE-1-0828 Geelong Western Public Cemetery
  • Mavis Greta Thelma Young b. 28 Aug 1912 Geelong West, Vic; d. 18 Jul 2000 Geelong West, Vic; bur. Plot CoE-1-0872 Geelong Western Public Cemetery
  • Elfred Rubart Cabe Young b. 1915 Colac Otway Shire, Vic; d. Feb 1916; bur. Plot CoE-1-0828 Geelong Western Public Cemetery
  • Grantula Harry Talbot Young b. 1 Mar 1917 Geelong West, Vic; d. 2 Feb 1992 Meredith, Vic; bur. Meredith Cemetery
  • Doherty Clifford “Bob” Young b. 30 Dec 1918 Geelong West, Vic; d. 7 Oct 1991 Whittington, Geelong, Vic ; bur. Plot LAWN-06-191 Geelong Western Public Cemetery

Arthur James Simson Tanner b. 1877 Lara, Vic; d. 11 Jul 1922; bur. Geelong Western Public Cemetery (age 44)

m. Grace Emma Bodinnar

  • Harold Tanner b. 1900 St Albans Park, Geelong, Vic; d. 15 Dec 1958; bur. Plot EAS-COE-06-807-236 Geelong Eastern Cemetery

Blanche Amelia Ethel Tanner b. 1879 Lara, Vic; d. 17 Oct 1955 Geelong, Vic; bur. Plot CoE-NEW-762 Geelong Western Public Cemetery

m. Boswell Harold Lancelot Tribolet 1902
b. 13 Dec 1883 Geelong, Vic; d. 1 Aug 1955 Geelong, Vic; bur. Plot CoE-NEW-762 Geelong Western Public Cemetery

  • Laura Alberta May Tribolet b. 1902; d. 18 Jul 1983; bur. Plot LAWN-02-257 Geelong Western Public Cemetery

Grace Matilda Maud Tanner b. 1885 Lara, Vic; d. 11 Feb 1937; bur. Plot CEO-1-0828A Geelong Western Public Cemetery

m. George Andrew Lockwood 1910
b. 1882; d. 29 Oct 1962; bur. Plot CEO-1-0828A Geelong Western Public Cemetery

Eva Alice May Tanner b. 1886 Lara, Vic; d. 1957; bur. Plot CoE-1-0737C Geelong Western Public Cemetery

m. Howard Leslie Hall 1911
b. 1882; d. 25 Aug 1945; bur. Plot CoE-1-0737C Geelong Western Public Cemetery

  • Ronald Leslie Hall b. 3 Mar 1912 Geelong West, Vic; d. 19 Nov 2003 Geelong, Vic; bur. Plot CoE-NEW-533 Geelong Western Public Cemetery
  • Alfred Ernest Hall b. 1917; d. 15 Nov 1928; bur. Plot CoE-1-0737C Geelong Western Public Cemetery
  • Kenneth Oswald Hall b. 1928; d. 22 Sep 1950; bur. Plot CoE-1-0609 Geelong Western Public Cemetery

Rachel (Dolly) Ann Florence Tanner b. 1888 Cowies Creek, Lara, Vic; d. 19 Jan 1971 Prahran, Vic

m. Albert Henry Josiah Brown 18 Apr 1911 St Paul’s Church of England, Geelong
b. 21 Apr 1877 Tasmania; d. 20 Jun 1952
Military Service: Private, 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Boer War

  • Florence Hannah Alice Brown b. 25 Apr 1912 No 1 Bunyip St, Geelong Wesr, Vic, Vic; d. 1916
  • Isabella May (May) Brown b. 1913
  • Lilian (Lily) Vera Chrystabel Brown b. 1915
  • Albert James Lazarus (Les) Brown b. 1918
  • Arthur Brown b. 22 Apr 1921 Bendigo; d.1998

Harold Wallace Peter Tanner b. 26 Dec 1892 Geelong, Vic; d. 25 Jul 1957 Footscray Hospital, Footscray, Vic; bur. Footscray Cemetery Pres. D Row 5 Plot 637
Occupation: Labourer 1911. Carter 1912. Quarryman 1941.
Lived at: Pakington Street, Geelong West, Vic

m. Lillian Rodgers 21 Apr 1911 Office of the Registrar of marriages, Geelong, Vic
b. 14 Mar 1895 Belfast, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; d. 12 Feb 1984 63 Synott Street,  Werribee, Vic

  • Francis Harold Lazarus Tanner b. 2 May 1912 Myers Street, Geelong, Vic; d. 4 Feb 1992 Mt Alexander Hospital, Castlemaine, Vic; bur. 7 Feb 1992 Plot 412, Werribee Cemetery, Vic

Stephen Tanner’s offspring –

Henry Herbert Tanner b. 1873 Batesford, Geelong, Vic; d. 8 Apr 1924 Richmond, Vic; bur. Plot C of E 3, Sect O Grave 30, Burwood Cemetery
Lived at: 404 Bridge Rd, Richmond
Occupation: Licensee of Barwon Club Hotel, Geelong

m. Mary Ann Beardsell 1894
b. 1876, Lara, Vic d. 21 Jul 1960, Thornbury, Vic; bur. Plot C of E 3, Sect O Grave 29, Burwood Cemetery

  • Emily Elizabeth Tanner b. 1895 Geelong, Vic; d. 15 Sep 1983 Reservoir, Vic
  • Olive Ellen Tanner b. 1898 Albany, WA; d. 24 Jul 1919 Richmond, Vic; bur. bur. Plot C of E 3, Sect O Grave 29 Burwood Cemetery
  • Ruby May Tanner b. 1900 Albany, WA; d. 28 Jan 1984 Parkville, Vic
  • Rose Violet Tanner b. 1902 Albany, WA
  • Mary Ann Tanner b. 23 Nov 1904 Albany, WA; d. 13 Apr 1986 Melbourne, Vic
  • Lily Tanner b. 7 Jul 1912 Albany, WA; d 24 Jul 2010 Melbourne, Vic

Edgar Tanner b. 14 Nov 1875 Lara, Vic; d. 25 May 1919 Casterton, Vic
Occupation: Blacksmith. Labourer. Hotelkeeper/Licencee – Corio Hotel, Geelong 1916; Hotels in Perth, Collie, and Beverley, WA. Casterton hotel, Casterton, Vic 1917-1919
Lived at: Spencer Rd, Albany (1901)

m. Emily Prosser 1901
b. 1878 England (active Australian Women’s National League); d. 1945

  • (female) Tanner b. 1902 Albany, WA (stillborn); d. 1902
  • Sir Edgar Stephen Tanner b. 10 Aug 1904 Albany, WA; d. 21 Nov 1979 Nth Caulfield, Melbourne; bur. New Cheltenham cemetery, Melbourne
  • Henry Herbert (Herbie) Tanner b 1906 Albany, WA
  • Archibald (Archie) Lionel Tanner b. 18 Apr 1908 Beverley, WA; d. 23 Aug 1975 Dandenong, Melbourne; bur. Springvale crematorium
  • Lavina Myrtle Tanner b 1918 Casterton, Vic

Felix Ernest Tanner b. 1877 Lara, Vic; d. 20 May 1965 Bentley, Perth WA; bur. Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, WA

m. Catherine Mary Kennedy 1896, Vic
b. 1876; d. 13 Dec 1952 Royal Perth Hospital; bur. Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, WA

  • Ruth Emily Tanner b. 31 Mar 1897 Parkes, NSW; 22 Aug 1968 Bayswater, Perth WA; bur. Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, WA
  • Clarence (Dick) Joseph Tanner b. 1899 Parkes, NSW; 8 Feb 1988 Mandurah, WA; bur. Plot RC Lawn 3 0166B Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, WA (Sergeant Army WW2 POW)
  • Dorothy Allison Tanner b. 1904 Perth WA; d. 2 Jul 1992 St James, Perth, WA; bur. Plot RC Lawn 3 0166B Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, WA
  • Felix (Phil) Ernest Tanner b. 18 Dec 1907 Perth WA; 24 Dec 1991 Melville, Perth, WA; bur. Plot Vc Section Garden B-0117 Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, WA
  • Kathleen Mary Tanner
  • Iris Josephine Tanner
  • William Leslie Tanner b. 1913; d. 5 Apr 1993 Subiaco, WA; bur. Plot Lawn 5B In Sir T. Meagher Gdns-Garden F-0065 Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, WA
  • James (Jim) Thomas Tanner b. 1917; d. 16 Nov 1976 Embleton, WA; bur. Plot Roman Catholic-Lawn 8-0375 Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, WA
  • Francis Leo Tanner b. 1918 Woodanilling Shire, WA; d. 28 Nov 1921 Katanning, WA; bur. Plot Cath, Lot 98 Katanning Cemetery, WA

Ethel Emily Tanner b. 27 Jul 1878 Castlemaine St., Footscray, Vic; d. 18 Aug 1943 in ‘Kalingra’ 541 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne; bur. 19 Aug 1943 Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton MGC-RC-Comp-NA-No-257
Occupation: Sec. Coburg Labour Party branch. Musician and artist, famous in Western Australia in the late 1800s as a leading soprano and organist.
Moved to: Melbourne 1920
Lived at: Paddington 1899; Coolgardie. Norseman, Kalgoorlie, WA 1906; Bargoyne Road, Albany, WA 1910. Middleton Road, Albany 1915. 47 Chatsworth Street, North Perth 1916. 28 Broome Street, North Perth, WA. 1919
Arrived in Victoria: 1920
Lived at: 173 Bell St Coburg 1920-24. 137 Bell Street, Coburg 1925-32. ‘St Joan’ 29 The Grove, Moreland, Coburg 1934-42. ‘Kalingra’ 541 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne 1943

m. John Joseph Purtell 11 Oct 1899 Catholic Church, Kalgoorlie, WA
b. 23 Jan 1871 Ballarat, Vic, Australia; chr. 12 Feb 1871 Ballarat; d. 11 Nov 1947 in Repatriation General Hospital, Heidleberg; bur. Ballarat Cemetery

  • Thomas Frances (Gabriel) Purtell b, 2 Nov 1899 Broad Arrow, WA; d. 14 Jul 1956 Hobart, Tasmania
  • John Joseph Purtell b. 25 Oct 1901 Footscray, Melbourne; d. 1985
  • James Patrick Purtell b. 23 Oct 1903 or 1905 Albany, WA; d. 21 Jun 1973 Beaumaris, Melbourne
  • Ethel Margaret Purtell b. 20 Apr 1906 Albany, WA; d. 1 Apr 1969 Melbourne
  • Vincent Stephen Anthony Purtell b. 10 Mar 1910 Perth, WA; d. 7 Jan 1977 Kew
  • Paul Gabriel Joseph Purtell b. 8 Jan 1915 Plantagenet, WA; d. 2 Nov 1999 Melbourne
  • Mary Winifred Purtell b. 19 Apr 1918 Albany, WA; d. 4 Apr 2012 Brisbane, Qld
  • Joan Purtell b. 19 Jan 1922 Coburg, Melbourne; d. 3 Jun 1989
  • Anne Purtell b. 19 Jan 1922 Coburg, Melbourne; d. 23 Oct 1994 Melbourne; crem.

Violet (Girlie) Amy Tanner b. 1883 Lara, Vic; d. 5 Jun 1960 Northam, WA; bur. Northam Cemetery
Award: Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services on behalf of the East Africa Expeditionary Force (Member of Civil Division – Crown Colonies, Protectorates, Etc. For valuable services rendered in connection with the War)

m. Percival Walter Ernest Flint 1904 Perth, WA
b. 28 Aug 1872  Melbourne, Vic; d. 21 Aug 1933; bur. 23 Aug 1933 Sect 13, Lot 27, Forest Road Cemetery, Kisumu, Kenya 
Occupation: Contract Surveyor to WA Lands Dept. Ass Dir of Surveyors of Nairobi, Kenya. On retirement, owned Blue Post Hotel, Thika, Kenya
Military Service: fought in East Africa Corps under Gen Smuts WW1
Moved to: WA 1896
Moved to: Kenya 1913. 

  • Bobsy ? (female) Flint b. 1905;
  • Nevil Hubert Summers Flint b. 10 Sep 1919 Perth, WA; d. 30 Mar 2001; bur. Row T, Grave 8 Pt Pirie Cemetery, SA, war section

Clarence Stephen Tanner b. 1885 Lara, Vic; d. 1961 Coburg, Vic (age 76); crem. 30 Nov 1961 Garden of Remembrance 1 Companion Roses, Garden Bed F, Position 120, Fawkner Memorial Park

m. Edith Amelia Chapman 1912
b. 1891, Albany, WA; d. 1961; crem. 16 Feb 1961 Garden Of Remembrance 1 Companion Roses, Garden Bed F, Position 120, Fawkner Memorial Park

  • Clarence Edgar Tanner b. 1913 Albany, WA; d. 28 February 1943 (Sergeant RAAF) Flying Battle, Loire-Atlantique, France; bur. Escoublac La Baule War Cemetery, France
  • Lionel Stephen Percival Tanner b. 13 Jun 1914 Albany, WA; (Flying Officer RAAF)
  • Vernon Gladstone Tanner b. 24 Nov 1916, Albany, WA; (Private B-Force, 8 Div, POW) d. 21 Feb 1945 Sandakan, Borneo
  • Horace (Horrie) Stowar Tanner b. 6 July 1921 Katanning, WA; d. 26 Nov 2004; crem. 30 Nov 2004 Fawkner Memorial Park Crematorium, Melbourne (Sergeant RAAF)
  • Thomas Alfred Tanner b. 22 Jul 1924 Coburg, Vic; d. 18 Jan 2005; bur. Garden Of Remembrance 1 Companion Roses, Garden Bed I, Position 96 Fawkner Memorial Park, Melbourne. (Private, Army WW2)

Lionel Lazarus Tanner b. 1891 Geelong, Vic; d. 3 Jun 1938 Perth WA; bur. Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, WA
Occupation: Porter, Perth Railway Station, WA

m. Eileen Mary Dennehy 1916 Katanning, Perth, WA
b. 1887 Perth, WA; d. 17 Jul 1945 Perth, WA; bur. Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, WA

  • Lionel Percival Sydney Tanner b. 1916 Albany, WA
  • Evelyn Amy Tanner b. 1918 Albany, WA
  • Leonard Gervase Tanner b. 1920 Albany, WA
  • Irene Patricia Tanner b 25 Nov 1923 WA
  • Phyllis Tanner b. 1825, d 1991
  • William Tanner b. 1927 Perth, WA d. 1994 Perth, WA
  • Bobby Tanner d. at birth
  • Emily Tanner
  • Brian Desmond Tanner b. 1930; d. 27 Jun 1978
  • Peter Stewart Tanner b. 28 Jan 1932; d. 21 Sep 2011; bur. Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, WA

Generation 5

Edgar Tanner’s offspring –

Sir Edgar Stephen Tanner b. 10 Aug 1904 Albany, WA; d. 21 Nov 1979 Nth Caulfield, Melbourne; bur. New Cheltenham cemetery, Melbourne
Occupation: Advertising representative – Herald and Weekly Times Ltd. Olympic sports administrator. Politician. Boxer.
Secretary Vic. Amateur Boxing Association from early 1930s, later president; managed Aust. boxing and wrestling team 1938 Empire Games; president Aust. Amateur Boxing Union 1959-1979.
Secretary and treasurer Aust. Olympic Fed. 1946-1972, president 1973-1977; general manager Aust. Olympic team, London, 1948; FIC (Eng.); led Aust. Olympic Delegations 1952-1976; organising secretary Melbourne Olympic Games 1956; managed Aust. Commonwealth Games team 1962; president Aust. Commonwealth Games Association; Olympians International (World), Vic. Amateur Athletics Association
Military Service: Militia. Australian Imperial Force, Australian Intelligence corps 2/21 battalion, POW 1942-45 Ambon and Hainan, Captain Efficiency Decoration.
Politics: Held the Liberal and Country Party seat of Ripponlea in the Victorian Legislative Assembly 1955-67; Caulfield 1967-76.

m. Edna May Ponsonby 11 June 1938 Holy Trinity Church of England, Balaclava, Melbourne
(still living)

  • Edgar (Ted) Miles Ponsonby Tanner (still living)
  • Ann Tanner (still living)

Archibald (Archie) Lionel Tanner b. 18 Apr 1908 Beverley, WA; d. 23 Aug 1975 Dandenong, Melbourne; bur. Springvale crematorium
Education: All Saints Grammar School, St Kilda (School Captain, senior prefect)
Occupation: Accountant for Commonwealth Bank 45 years; Morwell Branch 1953-67; Retired Dandenong branch 1973
Amateur Boxer: Victorian Lightweight Champion 1936; Member of Australian Empire Games team representing Australia in Sydney 1938
Runner: Member of St Stephens Harriers Cross Country Championship team
Boxing referee Olympic Games: Melbourne 1956, Rome 1960, Tokyo 1964, Mexico City 1968; Commonwealth Games: Perth, Australia 1962, Kingston, Jamaica 1966
Military Service: Clerk, Warrant Officer, South HQ, RAAF 1940-45.
Politics: Liberal member for Morwell, Legislative Assembly 1967-70.

m. Edna May Smith 3 June 1933

  • (daughter) Tanner
  • (daughter) Tanner

Clarence Stephen Tanner’s offspring:

Horace (Horrie) Stowar Tanner b. 6 July 1921 Katanning, WA; d. 26 Nov 2004 Goldie, Vic; crem. Fawkner Memorial Park Crematorium, Melbourne
Military Service: Sergeant RAAF WW2

m. Janet Florence Smith 28 Aug 1948
b. 25 Feb 1926 Tocumwal, NSW; d. 1 Jan 2018 Melbourne

  • Heather Tanner (still living)
  • Colin Tanner (still living)

Clarence Edgar Tanner b. 1913 Albany, WA; d. 28 February 1943 (Sergeant RAAF) Flying Battle, Loire-Atlantique, France; bur. Escoublac La Baule War Cemetery, France

m. Florence Lorna McDonald 11 Mar 1939 Holy Trinity, Coburg
Lived at: West Brunswick, Melbourne, Vic

Lionel Stephen Percival Tanner b. 13 Jun 1914 Albany, WA; (Flying Officer RAAF)

m. Sheila 

Generation 6

Sir Edgar Stephen Tanner’s offspring –

Edgar (Ted) Miles Ponsonby Tanner (still living)
Occupation: Private secretary to Vic. Minister of Health 1971-1973; personal assistant to Vic. Chief Secretary 1973-1976, Vic. tourist promotion officer London 1976-1979; President, Vic. Amateur Boxing Association since 1987. Chairperson, EcoRecycle Victoria 1996-2000. Member, Victorian Liquor Licensing Panel since 1999. Trustee, Caulfield Racecourse since 1996.
Politics: A member of the Liberal Party from 1958, elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly 1979 as the member for Caulfield. Shadow Minister for Labour and Industry 1982 and adding Tourism in 1983. Retired 1996.

m. Mary Adams (still living) 19 Aug 1972

  • Stephen Tanner (still living)
  • (daughter) Tanner