John McCord 1923–2006 – Australian Royalty: Genealogy of the colony of New South Wales

John McCord, 1923–2006 (aged 83 years)

Name

John McCord

Name: John /McCord/
Given names: John
Nickname: Jackie
Surname: McCord

Gender Male


Birth	February 24, 1923 39 36 Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Source: Document - Birth Certificate Text: No 1923/209 Born Regent Street Cessnock 24 Feb 1923 son of Samuel Moffat McCord and Marion Knight.
accident	February 27, 1938 (aged 15 years) Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line]. Citation details: Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate Mon 28 Feb 1938 p. 9 Text: Cessnock. FALL FROM BATHS FENCE. Jack McCord, 16, of Boomerang-street, Cessnock, fell from a 12 feet fence at the Municipal Baths yesterday. He received concussion, contusions to the lower lip and suffered from shock. He was attended to by the Cessnock unit of the Newcastle ambulance and taken to hospital.
Military	World War II between 1939 and 1945 (aged 21 years) Source: Website - National Archives of Australia - Recordsearch Text: MCCORD JOHN : Service Number - NX160886 : Date of birth - 24 Feb 1923 : Place of birth - CESSNOCK NSW : Place of enlistment - ALICE SPRINGS NT : Next of Kin - MCCORD SAMUEL Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line]. Citation details: Cessnock Eagle Fri 17 Jul 1942 p. 3 Text: MR. AND MRS. SAM McCORD, of Boomerang-street, Cessnock, have their only three sons in the Army. Sam, the eldest son, who is well known for his swimming capabilities, recently underwent an operation in camp hospital. Raymond, their next son, is in a different camp, while Jackie, is "somewhere in the Northern Territory". Mr McCord, who is well known as a fruiterer, and previous to that as a mine deputy, recently decided to live the remainder of his life in retirement. Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line]. Citation details: Cessnock Eagle Tue 26 Oct 1943 p. 3 Text: DRIVER JACK McCORD, who has been spending a long leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. McCord, of Boomerang Street, Cessnock, was given a send-off party last night, and will soon rejoin his unit. Jack's brother (Ray) is in New Guinea, and another brother (Sam) is serving in Australia. Jack's many friends wish him all the best.
Death	July 30, 2006 (aged 83 years) Grafton, Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia Cause of death: Heart attack Source: The Ryerson index to contemporary death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers. [datatase on-line]. n.p., Ryerson Index Inc.
Burial	August 4, 2006 (5 days after death) South Grafton, Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia Source: McDonell, Reg. 'Australian Cemeteries Index' [database - on-line]. Text: Clarence Lawn Cemetery [Australian Imperial Forces badge] NX160886 J. McCORD 149 GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY 30TH JULY 2006 AGE 83 LOVED FATHER OF JOHN, MISSED POP OF JOSEPH, JOHN, JESSIE AND LOUISE. Source: McDonell, Reg. 'Australian Cemeteries Index' [database - on-line]. Text: Cemetery: Clarence Lawn NSW Person Id: 9108038 Surname: McCord Given Names: John (Jack) Birth Date: 24 Feb 1923 Death Date: 30 Jul 2006 Age: 83 Gender: M Portion: Lwn Military Service no: NX160886 Remarks: NX160886 Pte 149 GTC; father; gf McCord, John (1923-2006) - plaque

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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: April 28, 1883 54 29 — Greenburn, Linlithgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Census: 1891 — Greenburn, Linlithgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Census: March 31, 1901 — Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Religious marriage: November 3, 1905 — Banton, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom Emigration: August 2, 1912 — London, England, United Kingdom Occupation: Tourist — 1954 — Scotland Death: May 8, 1958 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Marion Macfarlane Knight Janet Ramsay McCord Maggie Moffat McCord Marion McCord Agnes McCord Samuel McCord Ivy May McCord Raymond McCord John McCord Maria McCord Betty McCord Samuel Moffat McCord 1883–1958 Birth: April 28, 1883 54 29 — Greenburn, Linlithgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Death: May 8, 1958 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
mother	Links Birth: July 27, 1886 39 35 — Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Census: April 5, 1891 — West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom Census: March 31, 1901 — Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Religious marriage: November 3, 1905 — Banton, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom Emigration: January 11, 1913 — London, England, United Kingdom Death: August 14, 1953 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Burial: August 17, 1953 — Beresfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Samuel Moffat McCord Janet Ramsay McCord Maggie Moffat McCord Marion McCord Agnes McCord Samuel McCord Ivy May McCord Raymond McCord John McCord Maria McCord Betty McCord Marion Macfarlane Knight 1886–1953 Birth: July 27, 1886 39 35 — Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Death: August 14, 1953 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage	Religious marriage — November 3, 1905 — Banton, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
9 months elder sister	Links Birth: August 12, 1906 23 20 — Greenburn, Linlithgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Emigration: January 11, 1913 — London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom Death: June 23, 1985 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Burial: Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Arthur Daniel Sullivan Family with spouse Arthur Groves Ruth Sullivan Ellen Sullivan Janet Ramsay McCord 1906–1985 Birth: August 12, 1906 23 20 — Greenburn, Linlithgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Death: June 23, 1985 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
22 months elder sister	Links Birth: June 12, 1908 25 21 — Greenburn, Linlithgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Emigration: January 11, 1913 — London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom Newspaper Article: about 1999 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: February 13, 2002 — New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Alfred Lindsay Vickers Betty May Vickers Maggie Moffat McCord 1908–2002 Birth: June 12, 1908 25 21 — Greenburn, Linlithgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Death: February 13, 2002 — New South Wales, Australia
17 months elder sister	Links Birth: October 1909 26 23 — Fauldhouse, West Lothian, Scotland Death: August 20, 1911 — Fauldhouse, West Lothian, Scotland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Marion McCord 1909–1911 Birth: October 1909 26 23 — Fauldhouse, West Lothian, Scotland Death: August 20, 1911 — Fauldhouse, West Lothian, Scotland
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: February 29, 1912 28 25 — Fauldhouse, West Lothian, Scotland Emigration: January 11, 1913 — London, England, United Kingdom Death: June 6, 1975 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Cremation: June 7, 1975 — Beresfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Arthur Earl Vernon Thelma Joyce Vernon Agnes McCord 1912–1975 Birth: February 29, 1912 28 25 — Fauldhouse, West Lothian, Scotland Death: June 6, 1975 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
3 years elder brother	Links Birth: December 13, 1914 31 28 — Neath, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Family status: Religious Occupation: Military: between 1941 and 1945 Religious marriage: May 12, 1956 — Hamilton, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: September 26, 1983 — Newcastle, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Nona May Smith Samuel McCord 1914–1983 Birth: December 13, 1914 31 28 — Neath, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: September 26, 1983 — Newcastle, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: January 12, 1917 33 30 — Neath, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: April 20, 1990 — Mosman, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Funeral: Notice in newspaper — after April 20, 1990 Burial: North Ryde, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Leonard Charles Purnell Geoffrey Graham Purnell Ivy May McCord 1917–1990 Birth: January 12, 1917 33 30 — Neath, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: April 20, 1990 — Mosman, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years elder brother	Links Birth: March 28, 1920 36 33 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Military: World War II — between 1942 and 1946 Death: December 14, 1996 Burial: Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Blanche Burnett Williams Raymond John McCord Raymond McCord 1920–1996 Birth: March 28, 1920 36 33 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: December 14, 1996
3 years himself	Links Birth: February 24, 1923 39 36 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia accident: February 27, 1938 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Military: World War II — between 1939 and 1945 Death: July 30, 2006 — Grafton, Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia Burial: August 4, 2006 — South Grafton, Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Olive Mary Lavender Family with spouse Kathleen Amelia Lawrence John McCord 1923–2006 Birth: February 24, 1923 39 36 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: July 30, 2006 — Grafton, Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia
4 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1926 42 39 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: 2004 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Bruce Watson Vickery Maria McCord 1926–2004 Birth: 1926 42 39 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: 2004 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1927 43 40 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: April 7, 2020 — New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas John Watson Betty McCord 1927–2020 Birth: 1927 43 40 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: April 7, 2020 — New South Wales, Australia

Family with Olive Mary Lavender
himself	Links Birth: February 24, 1923 39 36 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia accident: February 27, 1938 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Military: World War II — between 1939 and 1945 Death: July 30, 2006 — Grafton, Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia Burial: August 4, 2006 — South Grafton, Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Olive Mary Lavender Family with spouse Kathleen Amelia Lawrence John McCord 1923–2006 Birth: February 24, 1923 39 36 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: July 30, 2006 — Grafton, Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia
wife	Links Birth: about 1923 42 29 — North Rothbury, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1952 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John McCord Family with spouse Stanley Claude Convery Olive Mary Lavender 1923– Birth: about 1923 42 29 — North Rothbury, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death:
daughter	Private –

Family with Kathleen Amelia Lawrence
himself	Links Birth: February 24, 1923 39 36 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia accident: February 27, 1938 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Military: World War II — between 1939 and 1945 Death: July 30, 2006 — Grafton, Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia Burial: August 4, 2006 — South Grafton, Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Olive Mary Lavender Family with spouse Kathleen Amelia Lawrence John McCord 1923–2006 Birth: February 24, 1923 39 36 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: July 30, 2006 — Grafton, Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia
wife	Links Birth: August 31, 1918 Death: December 16, 2005 — Grafton, Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia Burial: South Grafton, Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John McCord Family with spouse Michael Mapp Kathleen Amelia Lawrence 1918–2005 Birth: August 31, 1918 Death: December 16, 2005 — Grafton, Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia
son	Private –

Stanley Claude Convery + Olive Mary Lavender
wife’s husband	Links Birth: Marriage: 1952 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Olive Mary Lavender Stanley Claude Convery – Birth: Death:
wife	Links Birth: about 1923 42 29 — North Rothbury, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1952 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John McCord Family with spouse Stanley Claude Convery Olive Mary Lavender 1923– Birth: about 1923 42 29 — North Rothbury, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death:
Marriage	Marriage — 1952 — Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Michael Mapp + Kathleen Amelia Lawrence
wife’s husband	Links Birth: about 1918 Death: November 2, 1974 — New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Kathleen Amelia Lawrence Michael Mapp 1918–1974 Birth: about 1918 Death: November 2, 1974 — New South Wales, Australia
wife	Links Birth: August 31, 1918 Death: December 16, 2005 — Grafton, Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia Burial: South Grafton, Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John McCord Family with spouse Michael Mapp Kathleen Amelia Lawrence 1918–2005 Birth: August 31, 1918 Death: December 16, 2005 — Grafton, Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia
stepson	Private –
stepson	Private –

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Birth	Source: Document - Birth Certificate Text: No 1923/209 Born Regent Street Cessnock 24 Feb 1923 son of Samuel Moffat McCord and Marion Knight.
accident	Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line]. Citation details: Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate Mon 28 Feb 1938 p. 9 Text: Cessnock. FALL FROM BATHS FENCE. Jack McCord, 16, of Boomerang-street, Cessnock, fell from a 12 feet fence at the Municipal Baths yesterday. He received concussion, contusions to the lower lip and suffered from shock. He was attended to by the Cessnock unit of the Newcastle ambulance and taken to hospital.
Military	Source: Website - National Archives of Australia - Recordsearch Text: MCCORD JOHN : Service Number - NX160886 : Date of birth - 24 Feb 1923 : Place of birth - CESSNOCK NSW : Place of enlistment - ALICE SPRINGS NT : Next of Kin - MCCORD SAMUEL Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line]. Citation details: Cessnock Eagle Fri 17 Jul 1942 p. 3 Text: MR. AND MRS. SAM McCORD, of Boomerang-street, Cessnock, have their only three sons in the Army. Sam, the eldest son, who is well known for his swimming capabilities, recently underwent an operation in camp hospital. Raymond, their next son, is in a different camp, while Jackie, is "somewhere in the Northern Territory". Mr McCord, who is well known as a fruiterer, and previous to that as a mine deputy, recently decided to live the remainder of his life in retirement. Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line]. Citation details: Cessnock Eagle Tue 26 Oct 1943 p. 3 Text: DRIVER JACK McCORD, who has been spending a long leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. McCord, of Boomerang Street, Cessnock, was given a send-off party last night, and will soon rejoin his unit. Jack's brother (Ray) is in New Guinea, and another brother (Sam) is serving in Australia. Jack's many friends wish him all the best.
Death	Source: The Ryerson index to contemporary death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers. [datatase on-line]. n.p., Ryerson Index Inc.
Burial	Source: McDonell, Reg. 'Australian Cemeteries Index' [database - on-line]. Text: Clarence Lawn Cemetery [Australian Imperial Forces badge] NX160886 J. McCORD 149 GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY 30TH JULY 2006 AGE 83 LOVED FATHER OF JOHN, MISSED POP OF JOSEPH, JOHN, JESSIE AND LOUISE. Source: McDonell, Reg. 'Australian Cemeteries Index' [database - on-line]. Text: Cemetery: Clarence Lawn NSW Person Id: 9108038 Surname: McCord Given Names: John (Jack) Birth Date: 24 Feb 1923 Death Date: 30 Jul 2006 Age: 83 Gender: M Portion: Lwn Military Service no: NX160886 Remarks: NX160886 Pte 149 GTC; father; gf

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Shared note	BURI: CEME Clarence Lawn Cemetery

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Burial	McCord, John (1923-2006) - plaque

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Family with parents
father Parents William McCord Margaret Moffat	Samuel Moffat McCord 1883–1958
mother Parents John Knight Janet Ramsay	Marion Macfarlane Knight 1886–1953
elder sister Family Arthur Daniel Sullivan Private Family Arthur Groves Ruth Sullivan Private Private Private Private Ellen Sullivan	Janet Ramsay McCord 1906–1985
elder sister Family Alfred Lindsay Vickers Betty May Vickers Private Private Private Private Private Private Private	Maggie Moffat McCord 1908–2002
elder sister	Marion McCord 1909–1911
elder sister Family Arthur Earl Vernon Thelma Joyce Vernon Private	Agnes McCord 1912–1975
elder brother Family Nona May Smith	Samuel McCord 1914–1983
elder sister Family Leonard Charles Purnell Geoffrey Graham Purnell Private	Ivy May McCord 1917–1990
elder brother Family Blanche Burnett Williams Private Private Raymond John McCord	Raymond McCord 1920–1996
himself	John McCord 1923–2006
younger sister Family Bruce Watson Vickery Private Private Private Private	Maria McCord 1926–2004
younger sister Family Thomas John Watson Private Private	Betty McCord 1927–2020

Family with Olive Mary Lavender
himself	John McCord 1923–2006
wife Parents Adin William John Lavender Harriet Louise Keasey	Olive Mary Lavender 1923–
daughter	Private

Family with Kathleen Amelia Lawrence
himself	John McCord 1923–2006
wife	Kathleen Amelia Lawrence 1918–2005
son Family Private Private Family Private Private Family Private Private Private	Private

Stanley Claude Convery + Olive Mary Lavender
wife’s husband	Stanley Claude Convery –
wife Parents Adin William John Lavender Harriet Louise Keasey	Olive Mary Lavender 1923–

Michael Mapp + Kathleen Amelia Lawrence
wife’s husband	Michael Mapp 1918–1974
wife	Kathleen Amelia Lawrence 1918–2005
stepson	Private
stepson	Private

Descendants

John McCord(1923–2006)
- Olive Mary Lavender
- Kathleen Amelia Lawrence