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Airey Family History & Genealogy

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[NAME/SUMMARY] Airey, Emma Matilda (born Carey, 19 Jun 1864 ~ 6 Apr 1945) [BIRTH: 19 Jun 1864. LAUNCESTON TASMANIA] {🞺} MISSING @BurialInfo {🞺} BORN: circa 1865 AT: LAUNCESTON TASMANIA; {🞺} TAS [B]DM:         Name: Carey, Emma Matilda; Record Type: Births; Gender: Female; Father: Carey, John; Mother: Bryant, Elizabeth; Date of birth: 19 Jun 1864; Registered: Launceston; Registration year: 1864; Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1109831; Resource: RGD33/1/42 no 255          - 'stors.tas.gov.au' [MARRIAGE] {🞺} wife of the late Henry E. Airey @DeathNotice         Emanuel Henry “Harry” Airey @FAG          - 'findagrave.com' {🞺} Can't find VIC or TAS marriage record [DEATH: 6 Apr 1945: Alfred Hospital] {🞺} 7 Apr 1945 (this is the service date) @BurialInfo {🞺} VIC B[D]M # 3692/1945; DIED: 1945 (MELBOURNE); AGED: 80 years, NAME: Emma Matilda [AIREY]; BORN: circa 1865 AT: LAUNCESTON TASMANIA; FATHER: John [CAREY]; MOTHER: {missing} (maiden name {missing}) {🞺} On April 6 at Alfred Hospital, Emma @DeathNotice [DEATH NOTICE] {🞺} SURNAME: AIREY; GIVEN NAMES: Emma; NOTICE TYPE: Death notice; DATE: 06APR1945; EVENT: Death; EXTRA: at Alfred Hospital, late of Launceston Tasmania; PUBLICATION: The Age (Melbourne); PUBLISHED: 07APR1945; AT: RyersonIndex.net          }❱} DEATHS; AIREY, On April 6 at Alfred Hospital, Emma, beloved wife of the late Henry E. Airey, loved mother of Harry, John, Charles and May. (Late of Launceston, Tasmania).         Sat 7 Apr 1945 / Page 9 / Family Notices @FagPicture [CHILDREN] {🞺} mother of Harry, John, Charles and May. (Late of Launceston, Tasmania) @DeathNotice [PARENTS] {🞺} FATHER: Carey, John @DeathRecord [BURIAL/CREMATION] {🞺} NAME: Emma Airey; TYPE: Cremated; AT: Springvale Botanical Cemetery @smct.org.au; SERVICE: 07 April 1945; PLOT: Grevillea, Garden 1, Bed A17, Rose 29         GRAVE INFORMATION @ - 'findagrave.com' [MORE INFO] {🞺} - 'smct.org.au' {🞺} DUPLICATES:          }❱} Emma Matilda Carey Airey          }❱} Emma Matilda Airey [BY: DENNIS BAREIS, 2022-08-25.930 - for BIOGRAPHY] This information should help you find relatives for your family tree as well as link them into a tree.

Mary Airey of Baltimore, Baltimore City County, Maryland was born on July 2, 1877, and died at age 91 years old in July 1968.
Jennie Airey of Baltimore, Baltimore City County, Maryland was born on July 2, 1877, and died at age 97 years old in May 1975.
Johanna Airey of Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California was born on April 29, 1878, and died at age 97 years old in February 1976.
Frank Airey of Twisp, Okanogan County, Washington was born on August 31, 1879, and died at age 88 years old in February 1968.
Marguerite Airey of New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana was born on July 27, 1881, and died at age 97 years old in November 1978.
Harry Airey of Maryland was born on January 10, 1882, and died at age 83 years old in March 1965.
Ione Airey of Lombard, Du Page County, Illinois was born on September 30, 1883, and died at age 93 years old in April 1977.
Albert Airey of Connecticut was born on May 30, 1884, and died at age 79 years old in July 1963.
William Airey of Maryland was born on March 16, 1885, and died at age 77 years old in November 1962.
John Airey of Michigan was born on April 23, 1885, and died at age 77 years old in December 1962.
Elizabeth Airey of Belmont, San Mateo County, California was born on December 28, 1885, and died at age 95 years old in January 1981.

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Paul Wesley Airey
He was the first person to hold the rank of Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, the highest enlisted rank in that service. Raised in Massachusetts, he joined the US Army Air Corps in 1942 and was to serve in Europe as a B-24 gunner; shot down in 1944, he was held prisoner-of-war for a year. During the Korean War he served at Naha Air Base, Okinawa, and was awarded the Legion of Merit for developing a system to protect radios from corrosion. The next several years saw him hold a succession of postings as a first sergeant; on April 3, 1967, he was appointed the first Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, senior enlisted advisor to the Air Force Chief of Staff. Airey remained in the position until July 31, 1969, then retired in 1970. After leaving active duty he worked with a number of veteran's organizations before relocating to Florida where he died of heart failure complicated by cancer. His decorations include two Legions of Merit, two Air Medals, and the Prisoner of War Medal. The Paul W. Airey NCO Academy at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, carries his name.
[NAME/SUMMARY] Airey, Emma Matilda (born Carey, 19 Jun 1864 ~ 6 Apr 1945) [BIRTH: 19 Jun 1864. LAUNCESTON TASMANIA] {🞺} MISSING @BurialInfo {🞺} BORN: circa 1865 AT: LAUNCESTON TASMANIA; {🞺} TAS [B]DM:         Name: Carey, Emma Matilda; Record Type: Births; Gender: Female; Father: Carey, John; Mother: Bryant, Elizabeth; Date of birth: 19 Jun 1864; Registered: Launceston; Registration year: 1864; Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1109831; Resource: RGD33/1/42 no 255          - 'stors.tas.gov.au' [MARRIAGE] {🞺} wife of the late Henry E. Airey @DeathNotice         Emanuel Henry “Harry” Airey @FAG          - 'findagrave.com' {🞺} Can't find VIC or TAS marriage record [DEATH: 6 Apr 1945: Alfred Hospital] {🞺} 7 Apr 1945 (this is the service date) @BurialInfo {🞺} VIC B[D]M # 3692/1945; DIED: 1945 (MELBOURNE); AGED: 80 years, NAME: Emma Matilda [AIREY]; BORN: circa 1865 AT: LAUNCESTON TASMANIA; FATHER: John [CAREY]; MOTHER: {missing} (maiden name {missing}) {🞺} On April 6 at Alfred Hospital, Emma @DeathNotice [DEATH NOTICE] {🞺} SURNAME: AIREY; GIVEN NAMES: Emma; NOTICE TYPE: Death notice; DATE: 06APR1945; EVENT: Death; EXTRA: at Alfred Hospital, late of Launceston Tasmania; PUBLICATION: The Age (Melbourne); PUBLISHED: 07APR1945; AT: RyersonIndex.net          }❱} DEATHS; AIREY, On April 6 at Alfred Hospital, Emma, beloved wife of the late Henry E. Airey, loved mother of Harry, John, Charles and May. (Late of Launceston, Tasmania).         Sat 7 Apr 1945 / Page 9 / Family Notices @FagPicture [CHILDREN] {🞺} mother of Harry, John, Charles and May. (Late of Launceston, Tasmania) @DeathNotice [PARENTS] {🞺} FATHER: Carey, John @DeathRecord [BURIAL/CREMATION] {🞺} NAME: Emma Airey; TYPE: Cremated; AT: Springvale Botanical Cemetery @smct.org.au; SERVICE: 07 April 1945; PLOT: Grevillea, Garden 1, Bed A17, Rose 29         GRAVE INFORMATION @ - 'findagrave.com' [MORE INFO] {🞺} - 'smct.org.au' {🞺} DUPLICATES:          }❱} Emma Matilda Carey Airey          }❱} Emma Matilda Airey [BY: DENNIS BAREIS, 2022-08-25.930 - for BIOGRAPHY] This information should help you find relatives for your family tree as well as link them into a tree.

Harry Emmanu Airey of Ring Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Harry Emmanu Airey.
Edwin G Airey of Albrightsville, Carbon County, PA was born on June 24, 1913, and died at age 88 years old on May 31, 2002.
Norman S Airey of Brookville, Jefferson County, PA was born on September 23, 1918, and died at age 69 years old on May 31, 1988.
Charles G Airey of Dundalk, Baltimore County, MD was born on July 29, 1917, and died at age 83 years old on September 24, 2000.
Carl W Airey of Baltimore, Baltimore City County, Maryland was born on April 3, 1920, and died at age 66 years old in October 1986.
Raymond E Airey of Essex, Baltimore County, MD was born on December 13, 1925, and died at age 70 years old on August 3, 1996.
James V Airey of Pasadena, Anne Arundel County, MD was born on July 29, 1914, and died at age 82 years old on October 19, 1996. James Airey was buried at Crownsville Veterans Cemetery Section 5D2 Row 13 Site 17 1122 Sunrise Beach Road, in Crownsville.
William T Airey of Baltimore, Baltimore City County, Maryland was born on March 13, 1913, and died at age 62 years old in May 1975.
John J Airey of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on July 5, 1917, and died at age 84 years old on March 21, 2002.
Elmer S Airey Sr of Strongsville, Cuyahoga County, OH was born on October 30, 1919, and died at age 80 years old on October 10, 2000. Elmer Airey was buried at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery Section WAL06 Row A Site 30 10175 Rawiga Rd - Po Box #8, in Rittman.
Constance (Hairby) Airey was born in 1911. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Constance (Hairby) Airey.
Charles F Airey Jr was born on February 20, 1929, and died at age 62 years old on March 7, 1991. Charles Airey was buried at Crownsville Veterans Cemetery Section 3C2 Row 17 Site 13 1122 Sunrise Beach Road, in Crownsville, Md. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Charles F Airey Jr.
Dorothy E Airey of Pasadena, Anne Arundel County, MD was born on May 16, 1919, and died at age 87 years old on May 30, 2006. Dorothy Airey was buried at Crownsville Veterans Cemetery Section 5D2 Row 13 Site 17 1122 Sunrise Beach Road, in Crownsville.
Donald B Airey of Frederica, Kent County, DE was born on March 2, 1927, and died at age 69 years old on November 28, 1996. Donald Airey was buried at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery Section B Row G Site 46 2465 Chesapeake Road, in Bear.
James F Airey of Denver, Denver County, CO was born on October 28, 1922, and died at age 50 years old on August 23, 1973. James Airey was buried at Ft. Logan National Cemetery Section Q Site 5457 4400 West Kenyon Avenue, in Denver.
Audra R Airey was born on June 6, 1926, and died at age 55 years old on November 26, 1981. Audra Airey was buried at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery Section WAL06 Row A Site 30 10175 Rawiga Rd - Po Box #8, in Rittman, Oh. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Audra R Airey.
Richard M Airey of Houston, Harris County, TX was born on April 16, 1934, and died at age 65 years old on March 28, 2000. Richard Airey was buried at Houston National Cemetery Section M1 Site 716 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston.
Sarah Agnes Sarah Agnes (Airey) Grindal of Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sarah Agnes Airey Grindal.

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Paul Wesley Airey
He was the first person to hold the rank of Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, the highest enlisted rank in that service. Raised in Massachusetts, he joined the US Army Air Corps in 1942 and was to serve in Europe as a B-24 gunner; shot down in 1944, he was held prisoner-of-war for a year. During the Korean War he served at Naha Air Base, Okinawa, and was awarded the Legion of Merit for developing a system to protect radios from corrosion. The next several years saw him hold a succession of postings as a first sergeant; on April 3, 1967, he was appointed the first Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, senior enlisted advisor to the Air Force Chief of Staff. Airey remained in the position until July 31, 1969, then retired in 1970. After leaving active duty he worked with a number of veteran's organizations before relocating to Florida where he died of heart failure complicated by cancer. His decorations include two Legions of Merit, two Air Medals, and the Prisoner of War Medal. The Paul W. Airey NCO Academy at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, carries his name.
Constance (Hairby) Airey was born in 1911. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Constance (Hairby) Airey.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Olive Dorothy Airey.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ronald Henderson Airey.
[NAME/SUMMARY] Airey, Emma Matilda (born Carey, 19 Jun 1864 ~ 6 Apr 1945) [BIRTH: 19 Jun 1864. LAUNCESTON TASMANIA] {🞺} MISSING @BurialInfo {🞺} BORN: circa 1865 AT: LAUNCESTON TASMANIA; {🞺} TAS [B]DM:         Name: Carey, Emma Matilda; Record Type: Births; Gender: Female; Father: Carey, John; Mother: Bryant, Elizabeth; Date of birth: 19 Jun 1864; Registered: Launceston; Registration year: 1864; Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1109831; Resource: RGD33/1/42 no 255          - 'stors.tas.gov.au' [MARRIAGE] {🞺} wife of the late Henry E. Airey @DeathNotice         Emanuel Henry “Harry” Airey @FAG          - 'findagrave.com' {🞺} Can't find VIC or TAS marriage record [DEATH: 6 Apr 1945: Alfred Hospital] {🞺} 7 Apr 1945 (this is the service date) @BurialInfo {🞺} VIC B[D]M # 3692/1945; DIED: 1945 (MELBOURNE); AGED: 80 years, NAME: Emma Matilda [AIREY]; BORN: circa 1865 AT: LAUNCESTON TASMANIA; FATHER: John [CAREY]; MOTHER: {missing} (maiden name {missing}) {🞺} On April 6 at Alfred Hospital, Emma @DeathNotice [DEATH NOTICE] {🞺} SURNAME: AIREY; GIVEN NAMES: Emma; NOTICE TYPE: Death notice; DATE: 06APR1945; EVENT: Death; EXTRA: at Alfred Hospital, late of Launceston Tasmania; PUBLICATION: The Age (Melbourne); PUBLISHED: 07APR1945; AT: RyersonIndex.net          }❱} DEATHS; AIREY, On April 6 at Alfred Hospital, Emma, beloved wife of the late Henry E. Airey, loved mother of Harry, John, Charles and May. (Late of Launceston, Tasmania).         Sat 7 Apr 1945 / Page 9 / Family Notices @FagPicture [CHILDREN] {🞺} mother of Harry, John, Charles and May. (Late of Launceston, Tasmania) @DeathNotice [PARENTS] {🞺} FATHER: Carey, John @DeathRecord [BURIAL/CREMATION] {🞺} NAME: Emma Airey; TYPE: Cremated; AT: Springvale Botanical Cemetery @smct.org.au; SERVICE: 07 April 1945; PLOT: Grevillea, Garden 1, Bed A17, Rose 29         GRAVE INFORMATION @ - 'findagrave.com' [MORE INFO] {🞺} - 'smct.org.au' {🞺} DUPLICATES:          }❱} Emma Matilda Carey Airey          }❱} Emma Matilda Airey [BY: DENNIS BAREIS, 2022-08-25.930 - for BIOGRAPHY] This information should help you find relatives for your family tree as well as link them into a tree.

Sarah Agnes Sarah Agnes (Airey) Grindal of Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sarah Agnes Airey Grindal.
Arnold Alfred Airey was born circa 1919, and died at age 20 years old on June 1, 1940. Arnold Airey was buried at Dunkirk Memorial Column 45. in France. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Arnold Alfred Airey.
Matilda F Airey of Sturgis, Meade County, SD was born on March 19, 1891, and died at age 100 years old on January 20, 1992.
Robert Airey was born on February 26, 1919, and died at age 56 years old in January 1976. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robert Airey.
Philip Airey was born on December 9, 1908, and died at age 38 years old in June 1947. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Philip Airey.
Robert W Airey of College Place, Walla Walla County, WA was born on February 21, 1909, and died at age 87 years old on June 5, 1996.
John Airey of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on July 20, 1890, and died at age 75 years old in February 1966.
Trenna Airey of Brookville, Jefferson County, PA was born on August 14, 1914, and died at age 89 years old on March 10, 2004.
Ralph E Airey of Reisterstown, Baltimore County, MD was born on April 14, 1913, and died at age 77 years old on October 1, 1990.
Catherine M Airey of Daytona Beach, Volusia County, FL was born on May 27, 1924, and died at age 76 years old on January 30, 2001.
Thomas Airey was born on August 13, 1920, and died at age 56 years old in November 1976. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas Airey.
Reginald Airey was born on July 17, 1928, and died at age 50 years old in December 1978. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Reginald Airey.
Charles F Airey Jr was born on February 20, 1929, and died at age 62 years old on March 7, 1991. Charles Airey was buried at Crownsville Veterans Cemetery Section 3C2 Row 17 Site 13 1122 Sunrise Beach Road, in Crownsville, Md. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Charles F Airey Jr.
Charles Airey of Alliance, Stark County, Ohio was born on July 2, 1887, and died at age 81 years old in March 1969.
Janice Airey of TX was born circa 1948. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Janice (Cooley) Airey.

Airey Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Airey family member is 75.0 years old according to our database of 319 people with the last name Airey that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

75.0 years

Oldest Aireys

These are the longest-lived members of the Airey family on AncientFaces.

Matilda F Airey of Sturgis, Meade County, SD was born on March 19, 1891, and died at age 100 years old on January 20, 1992.
100 years
Philip Airey of Baltimore, Baltimore City County, Maryland was born on March 27, 1887, and died at age 99 years old in November 1986.
99 years
Jennie Airey of Baltimore, Baltimore City County, Maryland was born on July 2, 1877, and died at age 97 years old in May 1975.
97 years
Johanna Airey of Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California was born on April 29, 1878, and died at age 97 years old in February 1976.
97 years
Gertrude G Airey of Port Saint Lucie, Saint Lucie County, FL was born on July 30, 1903, and died at age 96 years old on April 18, 2000.
96 years
Alice Airey of Gloversville, Fulton County, NY was born on June 27, 1913, and died at age 97 years old on November 20, 2010.
97 years
Mattie L Airey of Cambridge, Dorchester County, MD was born on February 15, 1897, and died at age 97 years old on August 3, 1994.
97 years
Mary W Airey of Stone Mountain, Dekalb County, GA was born on September 9, 1903, and died at age 96 years old on July 24, 2000.
96 years
Marguerite Airey of New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana was born on July 27, 1881, and died at age 97 years old in November 1978.
97 years
Elizabeth Airey of Belmont, San Mateo County, California was born on December 28, 1885, and died at age 95 years old in January 1981.
95 years
Regina M Airey of Casselberry, Seminole County, FL was born on June 2, 1898, and died at age 95 years old on May 5, 1994.
95 years
Edith B Airey of Oxnard, Ventura County, CA was born on April 19, 1899, and died at age 95 years old on February 4, 1995.
95 years
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