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John Alfred Troake 1888 - 1974

John Alfred Troake of Bruthen Australia was born on August 12, 1888 in Exmouth, Devon County, England United Kingdom. He was married to Gertrude Charlotte Sussex in 1913 in Victoria Australia, and had a child Joan Wilhelmina Troake. John Troake died at age 85 years old on March 31, 1974 in Bruthen, East Gippsland Shire County, VIC Australia.

John Alfred Troake

Bruthen Australia

August 12, 1888

Exmouth, Devon County, England, United Kingdom

March 31, 1974

Bruthen, East Gippsland Shire County, VIC, 3885, Australia

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Introduction

William John Alfred Troake was born to Felix Troake (1853-1911) and Elizabeth Jane Coles (1850-1916) and had siblings Clara Lydia (1877-1952), John Alfred (1879-1960), Ethel Maria (1882-1947), and Maud Elizabeth E. Troake (1891-1975). He married Gertrude Charlotte Sussex (1889-1971) in 1913 in Victoria Australia and they had three boys and a daughter - Joan Wilhemina (1913-2006), Colin Theodore (1917-1977), Francis Willfred (1919-1990), and Jack Troake.
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1888

Birthday

August 12, 1888

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Exmouth, Devon County, England United Kingdom

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Ethnicity & Family History

John's father Felix Troake (1853-1911) was born in East Budleigh Devon England, and his father Thomas Troake (1818-1886) was born in Bodmin, Cornwall England and his mother Maria Tucker (1817-1904) was born in East Budleigh, Devon England. John's mother Elizabeth Jane Coles (1850-1916) was born in Topsham Devon England, and her father John Coles (1818-1862) was born in Honiton Devon England, and her mother Maria Martin (1817-1891) was born in Topsham, Devon England.
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Australia
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1974

Death

March 31, 1974

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Bruthen, East Gippsland Shire County, VIC 3885, Australia
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John Alfred Troake lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.

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In 1888, in the year that John Alfred Troake was born, on July 25th, a court stenographer from Salt Lake City - Frank Edward McGurrin - decisively beat the competition in a typing contest in Ohio. He was supposedly the only person who used touch typing and is believed to have invented the method. Touch typing is ubiquitous now - but Frank's win is what convinced everyone that the method was good!

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In 1904, when he was 16 years old, the first underground line of the New York City subway system opened. London's underground system was opened in 1863 and Boston opened one in 1897, but New York quickly became the largest system in the U.S. More than 100,000 people paid 5 cents to ride under Manhattan that first day.

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John Alfred Troake Aug 12, 1888 - Mar 31, 1974

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Gertrude Charlotte Sussex