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George DanceAge: 621896–1959

Name
George Dance
Given names
George
Surname
Dance
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Birth 28 June 1896 25 25
 Homerton, London, England

Address:
9 High Street, Homerton
George Dance birth certificate
George Dance birth certificate

Birth of a sister 13 September 1898 (Age 2)
 Homerton, London, England

younger sister - Ruth Dance
Census 31 March 1901 (Age 4)
 Great Clacton, Essex, England

Address:
4 Regent Terrace, St Osyth Road. Great Clacton
1901 census
1901 census


Part 1901 census
Part 1901 census

Birth of a brother 29 June 1901 (Age 5)
 Clacton-On-Sea, England

younger brother - Percy Dance
Death of a maternal grandfather 4 May 1906 (Age 9)
 Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England

maternal grandfather - James Brooks
Death of a maternal grandfather 4 May 1906 (Age 9)
 Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England

maternal grandfather - James Brooks
Birth of a sister 27 November 1906 (Age 10)
 Thetford, Norfolk, England

younger sister - Eva Dance
Census 2 April 1911 (Age 14)
 Great Yarmouth, England

Address:
67 Albion Road, Great yarmouth
1911 census
1911 census

Emigration 2 May 1912 (Age 15)
 London, England

Note:  The Dances travelled on the SS Commonwealth, a steamship of registered tonnage 4175 tons.

It departed the Port of London with 382 adult and 73 child passengers on 2 May 1912 bound for Melbourne via Cape Town.
Note:  SS COMMONWEALTH


Built by Barclay Curle & Company, Glasgow. Yard No 432

Port of Registry: London
Propulsion: Two three cylinder triple expansion steam engines, 4000 ihp,
Twin scew, 13.5 kts.
Launched: Saturday 23/81902
Built: 1902
Type: Passenger/ cargo liner
Tonnage: 6616 gross, 4176 net
Length: 450 ft 3 in
Breadth: 52 ft 3 in
Owner history: Wilhelm Lund, London
1905: Registered in the ownership of Blue Anchor Line Ltd (W Lund and Sons managers)
1910: Peninsular & Oriental S N Co: purchased for £77,569
15/9/1910: maiden P&O sailing
1915-1917: HMAT AT73 Commonwealth: Australian Expeditionary Force Transport
Sold for scraping 12/4/1923

As an advance on Lund’s earlier emigrant vessels, COMMONWEALTH was aimed at a better class of traveler. 75 saloon class passengers were accommodated in the bridge deck and there were 300 third class births.

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SS Commonwealth
SS Commonwealth

Immigration 20 June 1912 (Age 15)
 Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Note: Travelled on SS Commonwealth
Event
Dance Family photograph ca 1912
1912 (Age 15)
 

Dance Family photograph ca 1912. From left: Percy, Fanny, George, Ruth, George William, Eva
Dance Family photograph ca 1912. From left: Percy, Fanny, George, Ruth, George William, Eva

Death of a paternal grandmother 2 June 1921 (Age 24)
 Homerton, London, England

paternal grandmother - Alice Eleanor Deeker
Occupation
Builder and Contractor
June 1926 (Age 29)
 

Residence June 1926 (Age 29)
 Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

Death of a maternal grandmother 15 July 1931 (Age 35)
 Thetford, Norfolk, England

maternal grandmother - Elizabeth Barnard
Death of a maternal grandmother 15 July 1931 (Age 35)
 Thetford, Norfolk, England

maternal grandmother - Elizabeth Barnard
Residence 1931 (Age 34)
 Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

Address:
18 Fitzgibbon Crescent, Caulfield
Fitzgibbon House, home of George and Jean Dance
Fitzgibbon House, home of George and Jean Dance

Event
Dance Family photograph
1941 (Age 44)
 

Family Celebration
Christmas 1950
25 December 1950 (Age 54)
 Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

Family Celebration
Christmas 1954
25 December 1954 (Age 58)
 Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

Death of a mother 17 June 1957 (Age 60)
 Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

mother - Fanny Brooks
Death 13 May 1959 (Age 62)
 Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

George Dance death certificate
George Dance death certificate

Burial 15 May 1959 (2 days after death)
 Brighton, Victoria, Australia

Cemetery: Brighton Cemetery
Last change 6 July 2013 - 17:40:00
 

by: Michael Norbury
Family with parents - View family
father
George William Dance George William Dance

Birth 20 April 1871 32 21  Islington, London, England

Death 13 May 1962 (Age 91)  Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

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mother
Fanny Dance.jpg Fanny Brooks

Birth 9 August 1870  Colchester, England

Death 17 June 1957 (Age 86)  Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

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Religious marriage: 18 May 1893 — Mile End Old Town, London, England
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#1 himself
George Dance-wedding.jpg George Dance

Birth 28 June 1896 25 25  Homerton, London, England

Death 13 May 1959 (Age 62)  Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

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2 years
#2 younger sister
Ruth Dance.jpg Ruth Dance

Birth 13 September 1898 27 28  Homerton, London, England

Death 28 March 1979 (Age 80)  South Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

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3 years
#3 younger brother
Percy Dance Percy Dance

Birth 29 June 1901 30 30  Clacton-On-Sea, England

Death 22 June 1983 (Age 81)  South Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

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5 years
#4 younger sister
Eva Dance Eva Dance

Birth 27 November 1906 35 36  Thetford, Norfolk, England

Death 31 August 1975 (Age 68)  Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

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himself
George Dance-wedding.jpg George Dance

Birth 28 June 1896 25 25  Homerton, London, England

Death 13 May 1959 (Age 62)  Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

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6 years
wife
Jean Dance (wife of George).jpg Mima Jean Service Brown

Birth 1902  Essendon, Victoria, Australia

Death 6 October 1984 (Age 82)  Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia

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#1 daughter
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Emigration The Dances travelled on the SS Commonwealth, a steamship of registered tonnage 4175 tons.
It departed the Port of London with 382 adult and 73 child passengers on 2 May 1912 bound for Melbourne via Cape Town.
Emigration SS COMMONWEALTH

Built by Barclay Curle & Company, Glasgow. Yard No 432

Port of Registry: London
Propulsion: Two three cylinder triple expansion steam engines, 4000 ihp,
Twin scew, 13.5 kts.
Launched: Saturday 23/81902
Built: 1902
Type: Passenger/ cargo liner
Tonnage: 6616 gross, 4176 net
Length: 450 ft 3 in
Breadth: 52 ft 3 in
Owner history: Wilhelm Lund, London
1905: Registered in the ownership of Blue Anchor Line Ltd (W Lund and Sons managers)
1910: Peninsular & Oriental S N Co: purchased for £77,569
15/9/1910: maiden P&O sailing
1915-1917: HMAT AT73 Commonwealth: Australian Expeditionary Force Transport
Sold for scraping 12/4/1923

As an advance on Lund’s earlier emigrant vessels, COMMONWEALTH was aimed at a better class of traveler. 75 saloon class passengers were accommodated in the bridge deck and there were 300 third class births.

www.cydesite.co.au
Immigration Travelled on SS Commonwealth

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George Dance death certificate
George Dance death certificate
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SS Commonwealth
SS Commonwealth
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George Dance birth certificate
George Dance birth certificate
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George Dance-wedding.jpg
George Dance-wedding.jpg
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Dance Family photograph ca 1912. From left: Percy, Fanny, George, Ruth, George William, Eva
Dance Family photograph ca 1912. From left: Percy, Fanny, George, Ruth, George William, Eva
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Fitzgibbon House, home of George and Jean Dance
Fitzgibbon House, home of George and Jean Dance
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1911 census
1911 census
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1901 census
1901 census
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Part 1901 census
Part 1901 census
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