- Born: 1840, New Zealand 2934,6456
- Marriage (1): Esther Davy on 17 Jun 1873 in Woollahra, NSW, Australia 461,1967
- Died: 7 Mar 1922, Killara, NSW, Australia at age 82 51,1637,2934,30262
- Buried: Mar 1922, Waverley Cemetery, Waverley, NSW, Australia 2934
General Notes:
Obituary:
Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Friday 10 March 1922, page 10
Dr. F. H. QUAIFE.
Many members of the medical profession and scientific societies attended the funeral yes-terday of Dr. Frederic Harrison Quaife, which took place at Waverley Cemetery. A resident of Woollahra for half a century, Dr Quaife died at Killara. He had reached his 81st year. He was a son of the late Rev. Mr. Quaife, of Sydney, and had two brothers in the medical profession here, both of whom pre-deceased him. Two of his own sons are now well known in the profession from which "the little doctor," as the late doctor was affection-ately known, retired about 20 years ago. Dr. Cyril Quaife is a mental expert in England, and Dr. Thorold Quaife is a recognised authority on tropical illnesses and medical research in the Malay States. One of the first grad-uates of the University of Sydney, the late Dr. Quaife studied physics at the University of Glasgow under the eminent scientist Lord Kelvin, and there obtained his M.D. degree. While most attentive to his duties as a medical practitioner, he found time to fit out a fine physical laboratory at his house, and he was an active member, and for many years on the council, of the Royal Society of New South Wales and the New South Wales branch of the British Astronomical Association. Mr. Walter Gale, president of the latter body, worked and studied for a long period with Dr. Quaife on the physical side of astronomy at the doctor's laboratory. A musical en-thusiast, Dr. Quaife was a good pianist, and a generous supporter some years ago of all musical movements in Sydney.
Mr. Neave represented the widow and the daughters of the late Dr. Quaife at the funeral.
The burial service of the Church of Eng-land was read by the Rev. S. G. Fielding, of St. Matthias, Paddington, of which Dr. Quaife was for many years one of the churchwardens. Standing at the graveside were the Rev. W. H. H. Yarrington and Mr. F. J. Potts, who were fellow-students at the University of Syd-ney with Dr. Quaife, and who sat together at the examinations 65 years ago.
Mr. William Andrews, Government Geologist and president of the Royal Society of New South Wales; Mr. Walter Gale, manager of the State Government Savings Bank, Martin-place, and president of the British Astronomical As-sociation; Professor Pollock, of Sydney Uni-versity; Mr. R. H. Cambage (Under-Secretary for Mines and past president of the Royal Society); Mr. Sydney Gilchrist, Mr. Dransfield, Mr. Walter Rush, and Mr. C. J. White were among those present.
Noted events in his life were:
• Registered Birth, 1840, New Zealand. 6456
• Government Gazettes, 1870, NSW, Australia. 2403
• Occupation, 1870, NSW, Australia. 1580
• Occupation, 1873, NSW, Australia. 1580
• Occupation: NSW Medical Board, 1894, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 1580
• Medical, 1903, NSW, Australia. 40763
• Electoral Roll: Stanhope rd, 1913, Killara, NSW, Australia. 102
• Registered Death: Marriage Announcement - SMH, 1922, Chatswood, NSW, Australia. 51
• Registered Burial, Mar 1922, Waverley Cemetery, Waverley, NSW, Australia. 2934
• Obituary: SMH, 10 Mar 1922, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 30262
• Probate, 18 May 1922, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 1637
Frederick married Esther Davy on 17 Jun 1873 in Woollahra, NSW, Australia 461.,1967 (Esther Davy was born on 16 Aug 1846 in Sydney, NSW, Australia 26,377,2359,2759, christened in 1846 in Paddington, NSW, Australia,26 died on 7 May 1926 in NSW, Australia 2759 and was buried in May 1926 in Waverley Cemetery, Waverley, NSW, Australia 2759.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Registered Marriage, 1873, Camden, NSW, Australia. 461
• Newspaper: Marriage Announcement - SMH, 12 Jul 1893, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 1967
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