| Naomi
Gill & William Clouten
1.
Naomi5 Gill
(Silas4, John3, William2,
Richard1) was born 13 February 1841 in Cobbitty, New
South
Wales, and died 25 March 1926 in Burwood, Sydney, New South
Wales.
She married William Clouten 16 March
1858 in West Maitland, New South
Wales. He
was born
1839 in Folkstone, Kent, England, and died 1919 in Granville, Sydney, New South
Wales.
More About William
Clouten and Naomi Gill:
Marriage: 16 March 1858,
West Maitland, New South Wales
Children of Naomi Gill and
William Clouten are:
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i. William
J6 Clouten, born 1859 in Maitland, New South Wales; died 1934 in
Toronto, New South Wales.
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ii. Miram
Ernestine Clouten, born 1861 in Maitland, New South
Wales.
More About Miram Ernestine
Clouten:
Birth Ref.: No.
8928/1861
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iii. Mercy Ann
Clouten, born 1863 in Maitland, New South Wales; died 1954 in Islington, New
South Wales.
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iv. Naomi
Clouten, born 1865 in Maitland, New South Wales; died 1911 in Newcastle, New
South Wales.
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v. George Clouten
(Source: Marcia Parkes - 2006.), born 1866 in Maitland, New South
Wales.
He married Ernestine Maud Baker (Source: Marcia Parkes - 2006.) 1887 in
Newcastle,
New South Wales; born 17 August 1866 in Morpeth, New South Wales; died 22
December 1910 in West Maitland, New South Wales.
More About George
Clouten:
Birth Ref.: No.
10597/1866
More About George Clouten
and Ernestine Baker:
Marriage: 1887, Newcastle, New
South Wales
Marriage Reference: No.
6495/1887
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vi. Sarah F
Clouten, born 1868 in Newcastle, New South Wales; died 1883 in West Maitland,
New South Wales.
More About Sarah F
Clouten:
Birth Ref.: No.
13099/1868
Death Ref.: No.
9124/1883
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vii. Henry Silas
Clouten, born 1869 in Newcastle, New South Wales; died 1952 in Katoomba, New
South Wales.
He married Mary Dempsey 1901 in Sydney, New South
Wales.
More About Henry Silas
Clouten:
Birth Ref.: No.
15424/1869
Death Ref.: No.
31716/1952
More About Henry Clouten and
Mary Dempsey:
Marriage: 1901, Sydney, New South
Wales
Marriage Reference: No.
137/1901
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viii. Diana J Clouten, born 1871 in Newcastle, New
South Wales.
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ix. Ellen
Clouten, born 1873 in Newcastle, New South
Wales.
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x. David Clouten,
born 1874 in Newcastle,
New South
Wales.
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xi. Edward
Clouten, born 1877 in Newcastle, New South Wales; died 1944 in Orange, New South
Wales.
More About Edward
Clouten:
Birth Ref.: No.
16924/1877
Death Ref.: No.
19528/1944
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xii. Ernest
Clouten, born 1879 in Newcastle, New South
Wales.
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xiii. Grace
Clouten, born 1881 in Wallsend, New South
Wales.
She married Frank R Tollis 1904 in Sydney, New South
Wales.
More About Grace
Clouten:
Birth Ref.: No.
25159/1881
More About Frank Tollis and
Grace Clouten:
Marriage: 1904, Sydney, New South
Wales
Marriage Reference: No.
2926/1904
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xiv. Alexander
Clouten, born in Newcastle, New South Wales; died 1877 in Newcastle, New
South Wales.
More About Alexander
Clouten:
Death Ref.: No.
7089/1877
Generation No.
2
2. William
J6 Clouten (Naomi5 Gill, Silas4,
John3, William2, Richard1) was born 1859 in
Maitland, New South Wales,
and died 1934 in Toronto,
New South Wales.
He married Jane Cowell 1883 in
Newcastle, New South Wales.
More About William J
Clouten:
Birth Ref.: No.
8940/1859
Residence: 1917, Toronto
Fish Co. Supply, Station Street, Weston, New South
Wales
Death Ref.: No.
14490/1934
More About Jane
Cowell:
Residence: 1921, Belgrave
Street, Kempsey, New South Wales
More About William
Clouten and Jane Cowell:
Marriage: 1883, Newcastle, New
South Wales
Children of William Clouten
and Jane Cowell are:
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i. George
W7 Clouten, born 1884 in Newcastle, New South
Wales.
He married Carmen J Branson 1908 in Sydney, New South
Wales.
More About George Clouten
and Carmen Branson:
Marriage: 1908, Sydney, New South
Wales
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ii. Margaret Ann
Clouten, born 1886 in Lambton, New South
Wales. She died
1974 in New South Wales.
She married George G Bendeich 1910 in Gosford, New South
Wales.
More About Margaret Ann Clouten:
Death
Ref.: No. 80255/1974
More About George Bendeich
and Margaret Clouten:
Marriage: 1910, Gosford, New South
Wales
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iii. Alfred
Clouten, born 1888 in Newcastle, New South
Wales.
He married Amelia I Clark 1924 in Gosford, New South
Wales.
More About Alfred Clouten
and Amelia Clark:
Marriage: 1924, Gosford, New South
Wales
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iv. Edith M
Clouten, born 1891 in Wallsend, New South
Wales.
She married Henry H Denniss 1911 in Gosford, New South
Wales.
More About Henry Denniss and
Edith Clouten:
Marriage: 1911, Gosford, New South
Wales
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v. Abraham
Clouten, born 1893 in Lambton, New South
Wales.
He married Melvella Duncan 1916 in Newcastle, New South
Wales.
More About Abraham Clouten
and Melvella Duncan:
Marriage: 1916, Newcastle, New
South Wales
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vi. Leslie
Clouten, born 1895 in Gosford, New South Wales he died 5
April 1918 in WW1 - France.
Notes for Leslie Clouoten:
Leslie enlisted with the A.I.F. on the 29th June 1916 at Newcastle, New South
Wales.
He
is
described as 5ft 4in. with a Fair complexion, Blue eyes and Brown
hair.
Leslie saw service in France where he was wounded (gun shot wound
abdomen) in
action in the field on the 7th June 1917. He was transferred to
England and admitted to
the 3rd Aux. Hospital and then to the Royal Victoria Hospital,
Netley on the 21st June
1917. He rejoined his Battalion in France from wounded on the 18th
December 1917.
On the 5th April 1918 Leslie was wounded in action in the field for
the 2nd time. He
died
the same day from his wounds.
Reports from Fellow
Soldiers:
Informant: Clarkesmith Cpl. H. 2298
"He was wounded at
Villers-Brettonneux, I do not know what his wounds were. I saw
him
in dressing station, 5th or 6th April, then pretty bad. I never spoke to him.
Padre
was with him at the time. Would probably be buried at Cemetery near Railway
line,
Villers-Brettonneux Station. Came from N.S.W."
Informant: Private J. Scope
6880
"In B. Coy" Single. He was hit by a bullet in the stomach at Villers
Brettonneaux about
4.30 p.m. out in the open during a counter attack. He died the same night at the
R.A.P.
&
was
buried in the Cemetery there."
Reference: A.J. McCready 2364
"Clouten was
a fisherman in N.S.W. before joining the army. He was slow of speech
and had
marks on his face as small pox. He was killed while in the billet at Villers
Bretonneaux about 3 p.m. Nineteen men were killed by one
shell which hell on the billet.
He was one of them. I saw him after he was killed. He was badly damaged and
buried
Villers Brettonneaux. A cross was placed on the grave."
Informant: Yarrett,
Herbert 6822 Pte.
"Description, from some Lake District. His father was a
fisherman.
I saw Pte. Leo Clouten (35 B. VII) after he had been killed by a
shell on April 4th at
Villers Brettonneaux., while we were making a counter attack. He had been
wounded on
April 3rd and was supposed to go out, but he would not go, and joined in the
counter
attack. He was lying on the ground when I saw him. He was buried in the cemetery
at
Villers Brettonneaux the Padre told us. The ground was
held."
 WW1
Enlistment
First World War Embarkation Roll
Leslie
Clouten
Number 2421
Rank Private
Unit 35 Infantry Battalion - 1 to 6
Reinforcements (May-November 1916)
Ship Name HMAT Borda
Ship number A30
Date of embarkation 17 October 1916
Place of embarkation Sydney
Casualty Details
Name: CLOUTEN, LESLIE
Initials: L
Nationality:
Australian
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Unit Text: 35th Bn.
Age: 22
Date of Death: 05/04/1918
Service
No: 2421
Additional information: Son of William John and Jane Clouten, of
Tacoma, New South Wales. Born Toronto, N.S.W.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth
War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. K. 11.
Cemetery: ADELAIDE
CEMETERY, VILLERS-BRETONNEUX
More About Leslie Coulten:
Occupation:
1916, Fisherman
Religion: Methodist
Military service: WW1 - SERN 2421
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vii. Nathaniel
Clouten, born 1898 in Gosford, New South
Wales.
He married Ethel M Denniss 1928 in Gosford, New South
Wales.
More About Nathaniel Clouten
and Ethel Denniss:
Marriage: 1928, Gosford, New South
Wales
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viii. Mabel
Clouten, born 1900 in Gosford, New South
Wales.
She married William R R Kean 1925 in Wallsend, New South
Wales.
More About William Kean and
Mabel Clouten:
Marriage: 1925, Wallsend, New
South Wales
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ix. Ethel
Clouten, born 1903 in Gosford, New South
Wales.
4. Mercy Ann6 Clouten
(Naomi5 Gill, Silas4, John3,
William2, Richard1) was born 1863 in
Maitland, New South Wales,
and died 1954 in Islington,
New South Wales.
She married Albert James Trubody 1887 in
Minmi, New South Wales. He died 1937 in Wickham, New South
Wales.
More About Mercy Ann
Clouten:
Birth Ref.: No.
9418/1863
More About Albert
Trubody and Mercy Clouten:
Marriage: 1887, Minmi, New South
Wales
Children of Mercy Clouten
and Albert Trubody are:
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i. Albert
James7 Trubody, died 1959 in Newcastle, New
South Wales.
He married Emmeline C Jenkins 1913 in Merewether, New South
Wales.
More About Albert Trubody
and Emmeline Jenkins:
Marriage: 1913, Merewether, New
South Wales
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ii. William
Trubody, born 1894 in Wallsend, New South Wales and died
1973 in Cessnock, New South Wales.
He
married Gladys Eileen Thompson 1917 in Cessnock, daughter of William
Thompson. She died 1940 in Cessnock, New South Wales
More
About William Trubody:
Death Ref.: No. 57216/1973
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iii. George W
Trubody, born 1897 in Wallsend, New South
Wales.
He
married Florence A Gamble 1921 in Wickham, New South
Wales.
More About George
Trubody:
Birth Ref.: No.
17302/1897
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iv. Gladys
Trubody, born 1897 in Wallsend, New South
Wales.
She married Frederick William B Auberson 1921 in Newcastle, New South Wales. He
died
1960 in Belmont, New South Wales.
More About Gladys
Trubody:
Birth Ref.: No.
17303/1897
More About Frederick William
B Auberson:
Death Ref.: No.
30385/1960
5.
Naomi6 Clouten (Naomi5 Gill,
Silas4, John3, William2, Richard1)
was born 1865 in
Maitland,
New
South Wales, and died 1911 in Newcastle, New South
Wales.
She married James Goodsir 1886 in
Newcastle, New South Wales.
More About Naomi
Clouten:
Birth Ref.: No.
10607/1865
Death Ref.: No.
6728/1911
More About James Goodsir
and Naomi Clouten:
Marriage: 1886, Newcastle, New
South Wales
Children of Naomi Clouten
and James Goodsir are:
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i. William
J7 Goodsir, born 1887 in Newcastle, New South
Wales.
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ii. Albert Victor
Goodsir, born 1888 in Newcastle, New South Wales and died
29th March
1918 - WW1 - France.
Notes for Albert Victor Goodsir:
Albert enlisted with the A.I.F. on the 1st March 1916 at Broadmeadow, New South
Wales. He is described as 5ft 6in with a Fresh complexion, Blue eyes and Brown
hair.
He saw
service in France where he was promoted from Corporal to Sergeant on the 1st
March 1917. In April 1918 he was transferred from the 36th to the 33rd
Battalion.
Albert was wounded (shot gun wound head) in action in the field on
the 29th August
1918 and died of his wounds on the same day.
WILL "In the event of my death I
wish that all my personal effects (on my person) to
be handed to my mate Cpl. G.F. Gast of C. Company, 36th
Batt. A.I.F. in the event of
his death to C of England Chaplain who will favor me by
sending same to my sister
Miss M.J. Goodsir, St. Clair, Prince Street, Waratah, via
Newcastle, N.S.Wales.
Australia
Date 1.6.17"
Albert's sister Marjorie received his personal effects which
included: 1 Wallet, Photos,
Cards, 1 Notebook, 1 Religious Book, 1 Metal wrist watch, 1 Fountain pen,
Coins.
Reports from Fellow Soldiers:
Letter from Lt. K.J. Campbell 33rd
Batt A.I.F. (France 29-10-18)
"Whilst we were moving into action on 30-8-18,
a shell burst near No. 770 Sgt. A. V.
Goodsir,
causing severe injuries to the head and rendering him immediately unconscious.
He
was placed on a stretcher and carried at once to a field hospital a few hundred
yards
away. He died at the hospital that day and was buried in the military Cemetery -
SUSANNE - near by. He suffered no pain at all. His death was keenly felt by all,
for he
was loved and respected by officers and men for his practical common sense,
cheerfulness at all times, courage and resource in danger.
We lost many
comrades that battle but none more thought more of than Sgt. Goodsir
whose memory is still with us as one of the best and bravest of soldiers and
good comrade."
Informant: Cpl. Calman 26
"Henn East of Peronne he was hit
by a shell while going up to the front near Railway
Line
at night about 10 o'clock. He died very soon after and I saw him killed. I knew
him
very well as we were in a AO school together."
Informant: Sergeant R.F.
Dunlevey 2055
"Informant described Goodsir as about 5'6" high, slight build,
very fair complexion,
aged
about 27
years.
Informant states that they both belonged to "C" Company, on or about
29.8.18 the
Battalion
was moving up to the line at "Curlew at the back of Hont St. Quentin beyond
Bray. Just before sunrise, while they were having spell, Goodsir was hit in the
head by
a shell
while he was sitting down. Informant was about 20 yards away and saw the
shell explode and also went over to Goodsir and found him
unconscious. He saw him
put
on a stretcher and taken away in all probability to the 9th
Field Ambulance.
Informant never saw him again, but believes that he died the same day,
and that he was
buried between Chipilly and Bray.
Informant added that Goodsir was
thought a lot of by his mates. He was always jolly,
and when killed, was sitting down telling a yard to some of his
mates."
Informant: Lance-Cpl J Huddart 2322
"Informant described Goodsir
as about 5ft 6 inches high, medium build, fair complexion,
aged about 30 years. He was either an Engineer or a Fireman on the Railways, and
thought to have come from Goulburn.
Informant states that they both belonged
to C. Company. No. 9 Platoon. On or about
29.8.18 the Battalion was marching up into Supports between Bray and Perenne and
went into action the next day. About 7 p.m. while they were sitting down in a
Sunken
Road a 5.9 shell burst near by and hit Goodsir in the head, rendering him
unconscious.
Informant saw him fall. The doctor came along and said that Goodsir's case was
hopeless.
Informant
saw Goodsir put on a stretcher and taken away and never saw him again.
The Battalion had to go on just afterwards, and
Informant was himself wounded two
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