Person Page 3,193
Halvar Roy Kessey
b. 1 April 1905, d. 11 December 1981
Person Exhibits
Halvar Roy Kessey, circa 1938
Detailed biography
For a detailed biography of Halvar Roy Kessey click here.
Family surname
For more information about the Kessey surname click here.
Birth
Parents
| Father | James Kessey (b. 18 June 1858, d. 14 August 1944) |
| Mother | Mary Jane Press (b. 24 October 1867, d. 5 March 1951) |
Family life
Halvar Roy Kessey and Ena Ruby Murphy were married on 29 October 1928 at St Ignatius Catholic Church in Bourke.2,5 
Children with Ena Ruby Murphy (b. 6 September 1908, d. 16 October 1995)
| Son | James Anthony Kessey+ (b. 31 March 1930) |
| Daughter | Halvene Therese Kessey (b. 6 February 1934, d. 6 October 2005) |
| Daughter | Carmel Rae Kessey+ (b. 18 August 1939, d. 15 February 2019) |
Residence information
Halvar Roy Kessey and Ena Ruby Murphy lived at Hope Street in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia, in 1936.6 He and Ena Ruby Murphy lived at Hope Street in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia, in 1937.7 He purchased from the Public Trustee (s602 LGA) part of Lots 1 & 2 Sec 14 on 9 October 1942 in Bourke.8 He and Ena Ruby Murphy lived at Hope Street in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia, in 1943.9 He and Ena Ruby Murphy lived at Hope Street in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia, in 1949.10 He and Ena Ruby Murphy lived at 13 Sturt Street in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia, in 1954.11 He sold part of Lots 1 & 2 Sec 14 to Toni Palfi on 23 January 1954 in Bourke.12 He lived at 13 Sturt Street in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia, in 1972.13 He sold part of Lot 3 Sec 14 (13 Sturt Street) on 14 May 1976 in Bourke.14
Working life
- On 29 October 1928 Halvar Roy Kessey was occupied as a labourer while living at in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia.2
- In 1930 Halvar Roy Kessey was a motor driver at the Oxford Hotel in Bourke.15
- In 1937 Halvar Roy Kessey was a lorry driver at Hope Street in Bourke.7
- In 1943 Halvar Roy Kessey was a lorry driver at Hope Street in Bourke.9
- In 1949 Halvar Roy Kessey was a lorry driver at Hope Street in Bourke.10
- On 4 August 1950 Halvar Roy Kessey was a Mayor in Bourke.16
- In 1954 Halvar Roy Kessey was a clerk at 13 Sturt Street in Bourke.11
Death
Memorial
There is a memorial to Halvar Roy Kessey at Wollongong Lawn Cemetery in Kembla Grange, NSW. Follow this link for information and images of his memorial.
Citations
- [S486] Birth Certificate Vol 1905 No 17192, Halvar Roy Kessey, (6 May 1905), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.
- [S459] Marriage Certificate, Halvar Roy Kessey and Ena Ruby Murphy, 29 Oct 1928, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW. 1928/19996.
- [S803] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
- [S804] Ancestry.com, Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
- [S801] Ancestry.com, Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
- [S721] Kessey, 1936 Electoral Roll, Kingswood, Bourke, Archives Office of NSW.
- [S722] Kessey, 1937 Electoral Roll, Kingswood, Bourke, Archives Office of NSW.
- [S734] Deed: Public Trustee - HR Kessey 9 Oct 1942, Land Titles Office of NSW, Vol 187 Fol 96.
- [S723] Kessey, 1943 Electoral Roll, Kingswood, Bourke, Archives Office of NSW.
- [S724] Kessey, 1949 Electoral Roll, Kingswood, Bourke, Archives Office of NSW.
- [S726] Kessey, 1954 Electoral Roll, Kingswood, Bourke, Archives Office of NSW.
- [S735] Deed: Kessey - Palfi, Land Titles Office of NSW, Vol 5369 Fol 128.
- [S802] Ancestry.com, Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980
- [S737] Deed: Lee - Kessey, Land Titles Office of NSW, Vol 2671 Fol 107.
- [S713] Kessey, 1930 Electoral Roll, Kingswood, Bourke, Archives Office of NSW.
- [S701] The Flood Position, The Western Herald, various articles from August to September, Aug to Sep 1950, various.
- [S702] Ena Kessey, Family artifact: Memorial card - Kessey, Halvar Roy, Berkeley: Ena Kessey, 10 December 1989.
| Context | Baker clan Ch forebears Ch Kessey forebears Hanrahan clan Kessey clan Press clan |
| Last Edited | 21 June 2022 |