A One-Name Study of Cornwall/Devon Bassetts/Bassets

Thomas Kenyon Wong¹

M, #6491, b. 1913

Father

Thomas Hackney Wong¹

Mother

Ethel Jane Mullins¹ b. 11 Feb 1885, d. 14 Jul 1966

Relationship

2nd cousin 1 time removed of Keith Graham Bassett

Last Edited

10 Sep 2018

Birth*

1913

Crookwell, NSW, Australia¹

News-Arct*

4 May 1938

"The Crookwell Gazette", Crookwell, NSW, Australia;
Mr. Tom Wong, who has been an inmate of Molong Private Hospital, Darlinghurst, since last November, undergoing teratment [sic] of his leg, which was broken in March of last year, has now returned home to "Fairfield," Blanket Flat, We are pleased to say that he is now able to use the
leg with the aid of a stick.
His son, Ken, who has been an inmate of Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, since the end of last December, undergoing treatment for bone trouble, has also returned home well on the road to recovery.
;Principal=Thomas Hackney Wong²

News-Arct*

25 December 1945

"The Canberra Times", Canberra, ACT, Australia;
ENGAGEMENTS
WONG—NELSON.—The engagement is announced of Marcelle Elaine, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Nelson, of Braddon, Canberra, to Thomas Kenyon, third son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Wong, of "Fairfield," Blanket Flat, via Crookwell.³

Marriage*

6 September 1947

Methodist Church, Crookwell, NSW, Australia;
WEDDING
Wong—Dorph-Petersen
A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnised by the Rev. A. J. Bingley in the Methodist Church, Crookwell, on September 6, when Jessie, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs E. Dorph-Petersen, of Pickering Brook, West Australia, was joined in holy wedlock to Thomas, third son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Wong, of Crookwell.
The bride, wearing a pretty frock of powder-blue wool sheer, brown accessories, to which she added a beautiful string of pearls and a shoulder spray of orchids (which were the gifts of the bridegroom, entered the church on the arm of her brother, Mr Noel Dorph-Petersen, of Sydney, who subsequently gave her away.
The bride was attended by her sister, Noreen, who wore a frock of brown all-wool crepe with brown accessories. She also wore a charming pendant which, with a shoulder spray of Hyacinth, was the gift of the bridegroom.
Mr Lloyd Johnson acted as best man.
After the signing of the register the wedding party adjourned to the home of Mr and Mrs P. J. Johnson, where light refreshments were partaken of. A very nice wedding cake adorned the table and the usual toasts were honoured.
The happy couple later left for Sydney and the Blue Mountains where the honeymoon was spent.;Bride=Jessie Dorph-Petersen⁴

Family

Jessie Dorph-Petersen d. 9 Jun 1975

Citations

[S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, Thomas K Wong 1913.
[S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Crookwell Gazette, Wednesday, May 4, 1938.
[S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Canberra Times, Tuesday, December 25, 1945.
[S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Crookwell Gazette, Wednesday, September 17, 1947.