James Jacob Morthorpe (1897 – 1980)

James was born in Stoney Creek on 30/03/1897.

​He married Ivy Estelle Bickford on 24/05/1924 in Wollongong.
Ivy was born in Rockley on 20/08/1906.

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​They had 2 children:

  • Percival Eathorne James Morthorpe (1928 – 1962)

  • Gordon Thomas Edward Morthorpe (1933 – 2014)

​James died on 16/04/1980 in Wollongong.
Ivy died on 02/07/1987 in Wollongong.
Both are buried at Unanderra Cemetery.

Wedding article in the Illawarra Mercury 18/07/1924

Speeding offence Illawarra Mercury 10/05/1925

Percival Eathorne J Morthorpe (1928 – 1962)

Percival was born in 1928 in Wollongong. His middle name is spelled Eathorne in the BDM’s and Cathorne in the electoral rolls.

​He married to Ena Kathleen Burton in 1952 in Wollongong. Ena was born in 1931.

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An article in the South Coast Times of 13/11/1952 is mentioning her name as Enid Alcorn. She was the niece of the Alcorn’s, who probably raised her.

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​Percival died in Sydney in 1962, age 34.
Ena married in 1968 in Wollongong to John Thomas Williamson.
Ena died in Corrimal on 16/11/1989.

Gordon Thomas E Morthorpe (1933 – 2014)

Gordon was born in 1933 in Wollongong.
He married in Wollongong in 1956 to Mary Wallace Jenkins. Mary was born in 1930 in Wollongong.

They had 1 son.

Gordon died on 10/01/2014 in Wollongong.
Mary died in Wollongong on 12/08/2017.