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Groom: James RIPPER.
Birth place: Given as Redruth.

Bride: Louisa Ann WILLOWS.
Birth place: Given as England.

Year married: 1866.
Place: Victoria, Australia.

Marriage note.
Louisa indexed as WILLONS in the marriage records.
I have used the correct spelling of WILLOWS for this family record.
Please keep this in mind when searching the marriage records.

James died 1916 in Bendigo, Victoria.
Age: 74 years.
Parents named as Edwin RIPPER and Priscilla KENDALL.

Buried: Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: MON D3.
Grave number: 5488.
Service date: 30 April 1916.

Louisa died 1888 in Sandhurst, Victoria.
Age: 44 years.
Parents named as Thomas William WILLOWS and Mary MYLES.

Buried: Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: MON D3.
Grave number: 5488.
Service date: 16 July 1888.

Ten children located Victorian records for James and Louisa.

[1]

James Ernest RIPPER.
Born: 1867 Ballarat, Victoria.
Died: 1943 Bendigo, Victoria.
Age: 78 years.
Death recorded as Ernest James RIPPER.

Buried: Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: MON P7.
Grave number: 33042.
Service date: 13 April 1943.

Married: Helena Augusta GOLDSWORTHY.
Year: 1891.
Place: Victoria.
Helena's birth place given as Ballarat.

Birth note.
Helena was born 1870 in Ballarat, Victoria.
Parents named as Josiah GOLDSWORTHY and Christian ELLERY.

Six children located for James and Helena.

1.
Stanley Ernest Brett RIPPER.
Born: 1892 Ballarat, Victoria.
Died: -

Married: Ethel Blanche PARNELL.
Year: 1911.
Place: Victoria.

Ethel died 1956 in Rosedale, Victoria.
Age: 62 years.
Death recorded under FIELD.
Parents named as Joseph PARNELL and Jenny AIKTEN.
Ethel remarried 1916 to Joseph Francis FIELD.

Birth note.
Ethel was born 1893 in Fitzroy, Victoria.
Parents named as Joseph Arthur PARNELL and Jenny AITKEN.

2.
Josiah Willows RIPPER.
Born: 1893 Ballarat, Victoria.
Died: 1894 Ballarat, Victoria.
Age: 03 months.

Buried: Ballarat New Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Church of England.
Section: 08.
Row: -
Grave number: 41.
Service date: 30 January 1894.

3.
Louisa Lenora (Leonora) RIPPER. *
Born: 1894 Ballarat, Victoria.
Died: -

Married: Horace Henry Benjamin DYER.
Year: 1917.
Place: Victoria.

4.
Helena Matilda RIPPER. *
Born: 1894 Ballarat, Victoria.
Died: 1895 Ballarat, Victoria.
Age: 04 months.

Buried: Ballarat New Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Church of England.
Section: 08.
Row: -
Grave number: 41.
Service date: 05 March 1895.

5.
Ruby Estella RIPPER.
Born: 1896 Ballarat, Victoria.
Died: 1896 Ballarat, Victoria.
Age: Months.

Buried: Ballarat New Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Church of England.
Section: 08.
Row: -
Grave number: 41.
Service date: 01 September 1896.

6.
Claude Arnold RIPPER.
Born: 1897 Ballarat, Victoria.
Died: 1897 Ballarat, Victoria.
Age: 01 year.

Buried: Ballarat New Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: Church of England.
Section: 08.
Row: -
Grave number: 41.
Service date: 18 May 1897.

* Louisa and Helena were twins.

[2]

Louisa Leonora RIPPER.
Born: 1869 Ballarat, Victoria.
Died: 1869 not recorded, Victoria.
Age: 05 weeks.

Buried: Ballarat Old Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: B.
Section: 06.
Row: 01.
Grave number: 19.
Service date: 07 May 1869.

[3]

Louisa Leonora RIPPER.
Born: 1871 Sandhurst, Victoria.
Died: 1875 not recorded, Victoria.
Age: 04 years.

Buried: Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: MON D3.
Grave number: 5488.
Service date: 15 May 1875.

[4]

Edward William Thomas RIPPER.
Born: 1873 Sandhurst, Victoria.
Died: 1873 not recorded, Victoria.
Age: 09 weeks.

[5]

Priscilla Maud Mary RIPPER.
Born: 1874 Sandhurst, Victoria.
Died: 1875 not recorded, Victoria.
Age: 11 months.

[6]

Claude Arnold RIPPER.
Born: 1876 Sandhurst, Victoria.
Died: 1943 Brighton, Victoria.
Age: 65 years.

Married: Ethel Cecelia Marion COATES.
Year: 1908.
Place: Victoria.
Ethel's birth place given as Hawthorn.

Ethel died 1966 in Emerald, Victoria.
Age: 81 years.
Parents named as Herbert COATES and Elizabeth WEBSTER.

Cremated: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Victoria.
Service date: 29 July 1966.
Cremated remains were scattered.

Birth note.
Ethel was born 1885 in Hawthorn, Victoria.
Parents named as Herbert Learmo COATES and Lizzie WEBSTER.

One child located for Claude and Ethel.

1.
Elizabeth Arnold RIPPER.
Born: 1909 Hawthorn, Victoria.
Died: -

[7]

Edwin Leopold Angeloa RIPPER.
Born: 1877 Sandhurst, Victoria.
Died: 1877 not recorded, Victoria.
Age: 02 months.

Buried: Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: MON D3.
Grave number: 5488.
Service date: 14 September 1877.

[8]

Leopold Angelo RIPPER.
Born: 1879 Sandhurst, Victoria.
Died: 1879 not recorded, Victoria.
Age: 12 weeks.

Buried: Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria, Victoria.
Area: MON D3.
Grave number: 5488.
Service date: 13 March 1879.

[9]

Beaumont Willows RIPPER.
Born: 1880 Sandhurst, Victoria.
Died: 1880 not recorded, Victoria.
Age: 01 month.

Buried: Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria.
Area: MON D3.
Grave number: 5488.
Service date: 15 March 1880.

[10]

Horace Breet (Brett) RIPPER.
Born: 1881 Sandhurst, Victoria.
Died: 1924 Castlemaine, Victoria.
Age: 42 years.

Married: Florence May BAINBRIDGE.
Year: 1911.
Place: Victoria.
Florence's birth place given as Bendigo.

Florence died 1982 in Ringwood, Victoria.
Age: 99 years.
Parents named as Henry BAINBRIDGE and Elizabeth unknown.

Cremated: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Victoria.
Service date: 23 June 1982.
Cremated remains were collected.

Birth note.
Florence was born 1882 in Spring Gully, Victoria.
Parents named as Henry BAIMBRIDGE and Elizabeth TERRY.

Four children located for Horace and Florence.

1.
Claude Francis RIPPER.
Born: 1911 Fitzroy South, Victoria.
Died: 1911 Fitzroy South, Victoria.
Age: 01 day.
Death. Mother indexed as Helen Sarah BAIMBRIDGE.

2.
Vernon Willows RIPPER.
Born: 1912 Clifton Hill, Victoria.
Died: -
See comments section below from Callanan OBrien.

Married: Alma Mavis CARNIE.
Year: 1936.
Place: Victoria.

Alma died 1972 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Age: 60 years.
Parents named as Robert CARNIE and Ethel Grace PRITCHARD.

Birth note.
Alma was born 1912 in South Melbourne, Victoria.
Birth recorded as Alma May.
Parents named as Robert CARNIE and Ethel PRITCHARD.

3.
Pearlie (Pearl) May RIPPER.
Born: 1915 Clifton Hill, Victoria.
Died: 1964 Carlton, Victoria.
Age: 49 years.

Married: John BURNS.
Year: 1939.
Place: Victoria.

4.
Vera Ruby RIPPER.
Born: 1917 Fitzroy North, Victoria.
Birth. Mother named as Florence May CAYZER.
Died: -

Married: Frederick Colin BEET.
Year: 1938.
Place: Victoria.

Sources:
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria.
Ballarat Cemetery Records, Victoria.
Bendigo Cemetery Records, Victoria.
Springvale Botanical Cemetery Records, Victoria.

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