Henry William Wharton, also known as William “Bill” Wharton, died at Paralowie, South Australia, on 5 May 2026.

He is remembered by family as a brother, father, stepfather, uncle, and part of the wider Wharton family story.

Memorial Gathering

12 July 2026 · Salisbury Hotel, South Australia

On 12 July 2026, some members of Henry’s biological and stepfamily gathered in South Australia to spend time together and remember Henry. Some travelled from Victoria and Western Australia to attend.

Throughout the day, family members shared memories and stories about Henry, reflected on his life, caught up after years apart, and enjoyed spending time together.

While the gathering was an opportunity to remember Henry following his passing, it was equally a chance to reconnect as a family and celebrate the relationships that continue across generations.

The day concluded with a meal together at the Salisbury Hotel.

The gathering was a fitting tribute to Henry and a reminder that, although he is gone, the family connections that remain continue to bring people together.

Henry was a brother, father, stepfather, uncle, and member of the wider Wharton family.

His family relationships will be recorded with care as memories, records, photographs, and family-history details are gathered and checked.

Not all records fully reflect biological or family relationships, and this website is intended to preserve his story with dignity, accuracy, and respect.

To protect privacy, this section will only name deceased family members. Living people will not be named, even if they appear on death certificates or other records. Information presented in this section is based on documentary records and, where available, DNA evidence. Some family relationships have been established through DNA evidence where no documentary record has been found.

Documentary Evidence

Death Certificates

Victorian death certificates record Henry William Wharton’s parents as Henry Stanley Wharton and Marjorie Eagles, also known as Marjorie Wharton.

Marjorie’s death certificate records her as Marjorie Eagles, known as Marjorie Wharton, who died on 29 June 1963 at Heidelberg, Victoria. The certificate is registered as 12729/1963.

Henry Stanley Wharton’s death certificate records that he died on 30 October 1969 at West Heidelberg, Victoria. It lists Henry William, aged 22 years, as one of his children, and records H. W. Wharton of 3 Brunei Crescent, West Heidelberg, as the informant, with his relationship recorded as “son.” The certificate is registered as 25192/1969.

Cemetery Records

Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust records show that Henry Stanley Wharton and Marjorie Wharton are both recorded at Fawkner Memorial Park, Protestant C, Grave 303.

Henry Stanley Wharton is recorded with a date of death of 30 October 1969 and a service date of 3 November 1969. Marjorie Wharton is recorded with a date of death of 29 June 1963 and a service date of 2 July 1963.

The cemetery map records the grave location as FMP-PRTC-303, plot number 272971, with two burials recorded at that location.

Together, the death certificates and cemetery records connect the family with West Heidelberg, Victoria, and Fawkner Memorial Park, Protestant C, Grave 303.

Siblings

Henry William Wharton, also known as William “Bill” Wharton, had two deceased maternal half-siblings: Allan Garnet Wharton and Barbara Shirley Creasey (also known as Barbara Shirley Wharton and Barbara Shirley Lang). All three shared the same mother, Marjorie, but each had a different biological father.

Information regarding Barbara Shirley Creasey and her relationship to Henry was submitted through this website by a private contributor. Before being included on this website, the information was carefully considered alongside available documentary records and DNA evidence. As with all family history presented on this website, this information may be updated if additional documentary records, DNA evidence or other reliable evidence becomes available.

Living family members and private contributors are not named on this website.