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PAYNE, Dorothy Flora

PAYNE, Dorothy Flora

Female 1920 - 1985  (65 years)   Has 37 ancestors and 22 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name PAYNE, Dorothy Flora
    Nickname Dot
    Birth 23 Oct 1920  Essendon, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • PAYNE (nee Wittick).— On the 23rd October, at Nurse Harris's private hospital, Essendon, to Mr. (late A.I.F.) and Mrs. Payne, of Brett-street, Murrumbeena—a daughter (Dorothy Flora).

      Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Saturday 30 October 1920, page 5
    Gender Female
    Residence 17 Nov 1920  Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation Aft 1935  Dingley, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Labourer at Gartside Cannery 
    Address:
    :Gartside Cannery 
    Occupation 23 Dec 1942  East Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Domestic Duties 
    Residence 23 Dec 1942  East Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Address:
    North Road 
    Occupation Aft 1942  East Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Syringe Barrel Grinder at Ogden Industries 
    Address:
    Ogden Industries 
    • This was an interesting situation, as it was war time and the supervisor of glass grinding was a German prisoner of war.
    Reference Number S0009 
    Residence 15 Feb 1947  Lorne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Address: 
    • Role: Resident
    Residence 15 Feb 1947  Lorne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Address:
    Ocean Road 
    Residence 1958  2 Kanooka Grove, Doveton, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 25 Dec 1985  Prahran, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Respiratory Arrest/ Bronchopneumonia / Islet Cell Tumor 
    Address:
    Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road 
    • Certifying Doctor:-
      Dr. Segal
    Burial 30 Dec 1985  Springvale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Agency: Springvale Botanical Cemetery (ex Necropolis), 
    Address:
    600 Princes Highway
    Springvaqle, Vic
    Australia
    https://www.smct.org.au/locations/springvale-botanical-cemetery 
    Memorial:- Stephenson
    Memorial:- Stephenson
    Dorothy Flora Stephenson (Payne)
    Plot: R.T.M. Prescott Lawn, Row BT, Grave 09
    Person ID I16  My Genealogy | Stephenson Branch
    Last Modified 1 Nov 2026

    Father PAYNE, Ernest Edward,   b. 28 Feb 1887, Kialla, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1974, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Mother WITTICK, Isabella Maria,   b. 18 Nov 1887, Hotham, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1943, Prahran, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    Marriage 12 Sep 1908  Collingwood, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Address:
    2nd Presbyterian Church, 3 Victoria Parade 
    • Minister - Andrew Fergus Ferguson
      Witness - Walter John Wittick
      Witness - Katie Ferguson
      Permission for bride to Marry - Walter John Wittick
      According to the rites of the 2nd Presbyterian Church

      Address given for Bride and Groom was 35 Munster Terrace, North Melbourne.
      I feel this may have been her parents address as in about 1915 she moved back here with her three children while her husband was in the Army.
      Husband's age at marriage:31y
      Wife's age at marriage:20y
    Family ID F121  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family STEPHENSON, James Samuel,   b. 15 Apr 1915, Footscray, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jun 2014, Noble Park, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years)
    Marriage 23 Dec 1942  East Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Address:
    Care Takers House, North Road 
    • Clergy:- Stanley Heighton
    James Samuel and Dorothy Flora Stephenson (Payne)
    James Samuel and Dorothy Flora Stephenson (Payne)
    Wedding Day
    Children 
     1. STEPHENSON, L.E.
     2. STEPHENSON, R.W.
    Family ID F7  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 17 Nov 1920 - Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1958 - 2 Kanooka Grove, Doveton, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Agency: Springvale Botanical Cemetery (ex Necropolis),,Address:
    600 Princes Highway
    Springvaqle, Vic
    Australia
    https://www.smct.org.au/locations/springvale-botanical-cemetery - 30 Dec 1985 - Springvale, Victoria, Australia
    Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Dorothy Flora Stephenson (Payne)
    Dorothy Flora Stephenson (Payne)
    Dorothy Flora Stephenson (nee Payne)
    Dorothy Flora Stephenson (Payne)

  • Sources 
    1. [S34] Birth Essendon, Victoria, Australia (121 Buckley Street) 23 Oct 1920 Dorothy Flora PAYNE.

    2. [S33] Marriage East Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia (Care Takers House, North Road) 23 Dec 1942 James Samuel.

    3. [S29] Birth Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia 8 Feb 1947 Laurence Ernest STEPHENSON.

    4. [S24] Memorial; Springvale, R T M Pescott Lawn, Row BT, Grave 09; Laurence E. Stephenson; 9 May 2023 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S13] Marriage in the State of Victoria, Births, Deaths & Marriages." 6579, 382, Payne-Wittick, accessed 10 Aug 2022., Sau 0020.