John Maurice "Maurie" Roy

1917 - 2010  (92 years)    Has 38 ancestors and 38 descendants in this family tree.

 Set As Default Person    

• Name	John Maurice Roy
  Nickname	Maurie
  Born	8 Aug 1917	Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland   [1]
  		Birth Certificate - John Maurice Roy
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	10 Oct 1923	London, England
  UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 Destination given as Brisbane Arrived Cairns 28 Nov 1923
  Migration/Travel	28 Nov 1923	Cairns, QLD, Australia   [2]
  SS Diogenes to Melbourne, SS Wyandra to Cairns
  	Australia and Europe compared
  Residence	Aft 28 Nov 1923	104 McLeod St, Cairns, QLD, Australia
  Employment	Abt 1930	Cairns, QLD, Australia
  Residence	1940	23 Minnie St, Cairns, QLD, Australia
  Residence	1941	102 Cairns St, Cairns, QLD, Australia
  Military Service	Between 16 Jun 1942 and 4 Feb 1946	Northam, WA, Australia   [3]
  WW2: QX32802 enlisted Cairns, QLD. NOK Eleanor Roy. Served in Northam WA - A Squadron, (2/5 Armoured Regiment). Had compassionate leave from training in Gunnedah, NSW to return to Cairns for the birth of son George 1 Oct 1942. Discharged 4 Feb 1946 Lance Corporal 2/5 Armoured Regt
  	Service Record - Maurie Roy
  Registration	1943	23 Minnie St, Cairns, QLD, Australia   [4]
  shop assistant
  Residence	1951	5 Moody St, Manunda, Cairns, QLD, Australia
  (with parents and sister Peg)
  Registration	1954	102 Cairns St, Cairns, QLD, Australia   [4]
  dept. manager
  An example of why Registrations are not reliable evidence of a person's actual location if the person does not change their registration. Maurie had left 102 Cairns Street about 1951
  Residence	1958	45 Morehead St, Bungalow, Cairns, QLD, Australia   [4]
  Registration	1968	45 Morehead St, Bungalow, Cairns, QLD, Australia   [5]
  departmental manager
  Citizenship	1 Jan 1976	Cairns, QLD, Australia
  Appointed a Justice of the Peace
  	John Maurice Roy, JP
  Occupation	departmental manager
  Religion	Presbyterian
  Registration	1980	45 Morehead St, Bungalow, Cairns, QLD, Australia   [6]
  departmental manager
  Died	20 Feb 2010	Cairns, QLD, Australia
  	Cairns Base Hospital
  		Maurie Roy death and funeral notice
  		Death certificate - John Maurice Roy
  Buried	24 Feb 2010	Forest View Memorial Park, Mount Sheridan, Cairns, QLD, Australia
  	Forest View Lawn Cemetery, Bougainvillea section, plot 11
  		Maurie Roy 1917-2010 Plot: Bougainvillea 11
  		Memorial plaques John Maurice Roy and Rose Bogiatzis Roy
  Notes	After arrival at age 6, never left Cairns even when offered promotion in Townsville. Left school at 13 to work at Wyper Bros. At 15 he joined Burns Philp where he stayed until it closed, having become manager of their hardware/hotel supplies department. Continued to work part-time for a Burns Philp-owned company until well into his 70's.
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: James Roy b. Abt 1790 Maternal Line: Elizabeth White
  Person ID	I832	Roy~Royes | Royes, Royes Australia
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	Samuel Russell Roy           b. 30 Jun 1889, Belfast, Northern Ireland           d. 30 Sep 1959, Brisbane, QLD, Australia  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Agnes Logan           b. 30 Jan 1890, 3 Curran St, Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland           d. 28 Nov 1923, Cairns, QLD, Australia  (Age 33 years)
  Married	11 Aug 1914	Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Eleanor May "May" Royes           b. 27 Jan 1916, Mareeba, QLD, Australia           d. 24 Jun 1951, Mareeba, QLD, Australia  (Age 35 years)
  Residence	1940	23 Minnie St, Cairns, QLD, Australia
  Married	10 Mar 1940	Cairns, QLD, Australia
  	For their honeymoon they cycled to Ellis Beach (25km north of Cairns) and camped there for a week.
  Residence	1941	102 Cairns St, Cairns, QLD, Australia
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Kenneth George "George" Roy           b. 1 Oct 1942, Cairns, QLD, Australia           d. 18 Oct 2005, 13 Makepeace St, Rosewood, QLD, Australia  (Age 63 years) + 3. Living
  Photos » Slide Show		Maurie and May (Royes) Roy wedding
  		Maurie and May Roy and children
  		Roy cousins in Cairns (about 1952) Bruce, Tom, George Anne, Marilyn Peney, Greg, Robert
  		George, Marilyn and Bruce Roy Thornburgh and Blackheath Colleges school uniforms
  		Maurie Roy (centre) with daughter Marilyn, son George, son Bruce, step-son Nick
  		3rd and 4th generation descendants of Maurie and May (Royes) Roy From rear left: REAR: Tracey, Stephen with Ben, Cameron, Travis, Craig ROW 2: Coral, Margaret, Sherene, Caitlin ROW 3: Joshua ROW 4: Robyn with Caitlin, Lauren, Rachel, Courtney, Christopher, Sam FRONT: Maurice, Ben, Jackson, Nathan, Georgia, Matthew, Fraser, Andrew with Tom ABSENT: Linda, Wayne, and Holly; and Josie; and Will Nevin
  Overviews		PEDIGREE - ROYES-Hougham (to Solomon Hougham 1475) The pedigree of May Royes, her siblings and their descendants. Family names are colour coded.
  		PEDIGREE - ROY-Russell-Logan-Clements Pedigree of Maurie Roy, involving the families Roy, Logan, Russell, Clements, Whiteford, Snoddy, Houston, Gamble, Adams and Shaw
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2012 00:00:00
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Rose Bogiatzis           b. 12 Feb 1920, Townsville, QLD, Australia           d. 23 Dec 2012, Cairns, QLD, Australia  (Age 92 years)  ▸ Other Partners: Stanley Thorburn, m. 1947
  Married	17 Jun 1957	Cairns, QLD, Australia
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Photos » Slide Show		Maurie Roy and Rose Bogiatzis Thorburn Their wedding in 1957
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Maurie Roy with stepson Nick
  		Maurie and Rose Roy attending the Governor General's lunch during Cairns Centenary Amateur Races
  		Maurie and Rose Roy
  		Rose and Maurie Roy from the back door of 45 Morehead Street
  		Maurie Roy (centre) with daughter Marilyn, son George, son Bruce, step-son Nick
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2011 00:00:00
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Aug 1917 - Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland Emigration - UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 Destination given as Brisbane Arrived Cairns 28 Nov 1923 - 10 Oct 1923 - London, England Migration/Travel - SS Diogenes to Melbourne, SS Wyandra to Cairns - 28 Nov 1923 - Cairns, QLD, Australia Residence - Aft 28 Nov 1923 - 104 McLeod St, Cairns, QLD, Australia Employment - Abt 1930 - Cairns, QLD, Australia Residence - 1940 - 23 Minnie St, Cairns, QLD, Australia Residence - 1940 - 23 Minnie St, Cairns, QLD, Australia Married - 10 Mar 1940 - Cairns, QLD, Australia Residence - 1941 - 102 Cairns St, Cairns, QLD, Australia Residence - 1941 - 102 Cairns St, Cairns, QLD, Australia Military Service - WW2: QX32802 enlisted Cairns, QLD. NOK Eleanor Roy. Served in Northam WA - A Squadron, (2/5 Armoured Regiment). Had compassionate leave from training in Gunnedah, NSW to return to Cairns for the birth of son George 1 Oct 1942. Discharged 4 Feb 1946 Lance Corporal 2/5 Armoured Regt - Between 16 Jun 1942 and 4 Feb 1946 - Northam, WA, Australia Registration - shop assistant - 1943 - 23 Minnie St, Cairns, QLD, Australia Residence - (with parents and sister Peg) - 1951 - 5 Moody St, Manunda, Cairns, QLD, Australia Registration - dept. manager - 1954 - 102 Cairns St, Cairns, QLD, Australia Married - 17 Jun 1957 - Cairns, QLD, Australia Residence - 1958 - 45 Morehead St, Bungalow, Cairns, QLD, Australia Registration - departmental manager - 1968 - 45 Morehead St, Bungalow, Cairns, QLD, Australia Citizenship - Appointed a Justice of the Peace - 1 Jan 1976 - Cairns, QLD, Australia Registration - departmental manager - 1980 - 45 Morehead St, Bungalow, Cairns, QLD, Australia Died - 20 Feb 2010 - Cairns, QLD, Australia Buried - 24 Feb 2010 - Forest View Memorial Park, Mount Sheridan, Cairns, QLD, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Maurie Roy - 4 generations On his 80th birthday, this is Maurie with son Bruce, grandson Andrew, and great grandson Sam
  		Maurie Roy, 2002
  		Maurie Roy
  		Maurie Roy, about 1920

  
  

  Documents		Maurie Roy honoured at Amateur Week Maurie is a life member of the Amateur Club having served on its committee for many years. In the Spring 2005 Amateur Week he was honoured as shown in the photo.
  		Funeral notice - John Maurice Roy

  
  

  Overviews

  021. Dual links between the Royes-Hougham and Roy-Clements branches Maurie Roy and Elizabeth Davis Welman share the same ancestors. May Royes Roy and Gavin Welman share the same ancestors.

  
  

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• Sources

  [S365] Irish Civil Registration Births Index, Vol 1 p 490 Film 101077 (Reliability: 3). [S551] Queensland Government: Immigration 1922 to 1940 (Reliability: 3). [S56] WW2 Nominal Roll Australia, Commonwealth of Australia (Reliability: 3). [S12] Australian Electoral Rolls 1901-1980, Ancestry.com (Reliability: 2). [S12] Australian Electoral Rolls 1901-1980, Ancestry.com, 1968 > QLD > LEICHHARDT > CAIRNS (Reliability: 2). [S12] Australian Electoral Rolls 1901-1980, Ancestry.com, 1980 > QLD > LEICHHARDT > CAIRNS (Reliability: 2).