Benjamin Franklin Brown Herps1

M, #1449, b. 1879, d. 4 September 1952
FatherJohn Joshua Herps1 b. 20 Oct 1849, d. 27 Nov 1922
MotherAgnes Chaseling1 d. 10 Mar 1937
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of Timothy George Sheens
Last Edited25 Nov 2017
Birth*1879 Windsor, NSW1 
Death of Father27 November 1922 Lower Portland, NSW;Principal=John Joshua Herps2 
Death of Mother10 March 1937 156 Queen Victoria Street, Bexley, NSW;
age 83;Principal=Agnes Chaseling3 
Death*4 September 1952 Leet's Vale, NSW;
BENJAMIN F. HERPS
Benjamin Franklin ("Ben") Herps, well-known farmer and orchardist, of Leet's Vale, passed away on September 4, aged 72 years. Eldest and only surviving son of the late John and Agnes Herps, of Lower Portland, he is survived by his widow and one son Roland, and a daughter Eileen (Mrs. Wilkins, of Adelaide), who have the sincere sympathy of river folk in their bereavement. Mrs. Thomas Mitchell, of Lower Portland, is a sister of the late Mr. Herps. Three sisters and two brothers predeceased him.4 

Citations

  1. [S13] NSW Birth Index, 25746/1879 Benjamin F B Hirps.
  2. [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, Windsor and Richmond Gazette, Friday, December 1, 1922.
  3. [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday, March 11, 1937.
  4. [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Windsor and Richmond Gazette, Wednesday, September 17, 1952.