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George Napier Devenport 1862 - 1945

George Napier Devenport was born on September 9, 1862 in Adelaide, South Australia to George Devenport and Catherine Jane (Harris) Devenport, and had a brother Sydney Augustus Devenport. He married Hearty Guditta (Carter) Devenport on September 9, 1886 in Albert Park, Port Phillip City County, Victoria Australia, and they were married until death separated them. He had children Charles Napier Devenport, Edith Fedora (Devenport) Hoath, Leslie George Devenport, and Victor Sturt Devenport. George Devenport died at age 82 years old on February 16, 1945 in Canterbury, Boroondara City County, VIC Australia.

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September 9, 1862
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    The Western Grazier. Wilcannia. NSW. 1st September. 1944. MR. V. STURT DEVENPORT. Interested in Explorers Tracks. The only known direct descendants in Australia of any of Captain Charles Sturt's party who entered the Far West in the ill fated expedition of a century ago are Mr. George Napier Devenport and family. Sons of Mr. George Napier Devenport are Messrs. Victor Sturt, Charles Napier and Leslie George Devenport. A daughter is Mrs. J. T. Hoath ( Melbourne ), and Mr. Essington Lewis, Director General of Munitions Production in Australia. The Devenports are the sons and grandchildren of George Devenport, Sturt's loyal servant and endeared family friend. Mr. Lewis is the grandson of William Lewis, who was chosen by Sturt as the man who would manipulate the boat when the explorers arrived at the supposed inland sea in the centre of Australia beyond Innamincka.
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    Adelaide - South Australia. Maffra - Victoria Auburn - Melbourne Vic. Canterbury - Melbourne Vic.

  • Early Life & Education

    The Adelaide Observer. 13th September 1862. DEVENPORT. - On the 9th September, at her residence, the Talbot Inn, Gouger-street, Mr. George Devenport, of a son.
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    February 16, 1945
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    Canterbury, Boroondara City County, VIC 3126, Australia
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In 1862, in the year that George Napier Devenport was born, on February 22nd, Jefferson Davis was inaugurated as President of the Confederate States of America. His term was to be for 6 years.
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In 1880, when he was 18 years old, on August 26th, P. T. Barnum and James A. Bailey signed a contract in Bridgeport, CT, creating the Barnum & Bailey Circus. Twenty-seven years later, the Barnum and Bailey would merge with another circus, Ringling Brothers.
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Devenport, Hazel (Oct 26, 1899 - Jan 1974) Devenport, Frederick (Mar 6, 1894 - Mar 5, 1989) Devenport, Helen (Apr 23, 1886 - Nov 1973) Devenport, Dorothy (Aug 18, 1927 - Jul 14, 2005) Devenport, Dudley (Jul 27, 1922 - Jul 4, 1992) Devenport, Josephine (Feb 2, 1910 - Mar 18, 2005) Devenport, Bernice (Dec 12, 1886 - Sep 1969) Devenport, Emily (Jul 21, 1907 - Jan 16, 2009) Devenport, Joseph (Jul 28, 1907 - Nov 4, 1999) Devenport, Robert (Mar 4, 1919 - May 28, 2004)
Devenport, Daisy (Jan 5, 1883 - Jun 1971) Devenport, Beverly (Jun 28, 1921 - Sep 7, 1996) Devenport, George (Jun 10, 1917 - Dec 1983) Devenport, Mae (Oct 12, 1908 - Oct 1980) Devenport, Thelma (Feb 26, 1897 - Feb 1984) Devenport, Mae (Nov 25, 1918 - Feb 12, 2010) Devenport, George (Sep 17, 1892 - Dec 1969) Devenport, Ann (Nov 30, 1945 - Nov 16, 2007) Devenport, Ada (Nov 7, 1907 - Oct 1982) Devenport, Mildred (Sep 24, 1919 - Feb 1993)
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