George Sidney Gilbert Stribling

Role: Husband of Amy Farrow Stribling — Telfer in-law line (Farrow branch, son-in-law of Charles Farrow & Elizabeth Hannah Telfer)
Born: ~1863–1864 — South Australia (exact record not located; age 37 at death in June 1901)
Died: 3 June 1901 (aged 37) — near Stockport, South Australia, of pneumonia
Buried: Stockport Cemetery, Stockport, District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia — Plot I 70

Spouse: Amy Farrow Stribling (1868–1945) — m. c. 1890s

Family

Relation	Name
Wife	Amy Farrow Stribling (1868–1945)

Children (with Amy Farrow Stribling)

Child	Lifespan
Annabel Doris Stribling	1894–? (m. John Gordon McLean)
Sydney Glenroy "Glen" Stribling	1899–1969
Frank Hope Stribling	1901–

Life Summary

George Sidney Gilbert "Sid" Stribling married Amy Farrow Stribling (nee Farrow), daughter of Charles Farrow and Elizabeth Hannah (Telfer) Farrow. The couple had three children: Annabel Doris (1894), Sydney Glenroy (1899) and Frank Hope (1901).

George died on 3 June 1901, aged 37, at his residence near Stockport, South Australia, after a short illness (pneumonia). The personal column of 14 June 1901 recorded that he was "well-known in the Wooroora District, though only a young man", and that the large congregation of about 400 at the Stockport Baptist Church attended a funeral sermon by the Rev. Jas. Barker. He was buried at Stockport Cemetery, Plot I 70, alongside (later) his widow Amy.

Newspaper References

Death notice — 8 June 1901

"STRIBLING.—On the 3rd June, at his residence, near Stockport, of pneumonia, George Sidney Gilbert (Sid), the beloved husband of Amy Stribling, aged 37 years."

Source: Trove — Family Notices, 8 June 1901 (article 207948591) — accessed 2 August 2026

Personal — 14 June 1901

"Mr. G. S. Stribling, whose death after a few days' illness occurred early last week at Stockport, was well-known in the Wooroora District, though only a young man. The respect in which he was held was shown by the large congregation, about 400, at the Stockport Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon, when the Rev. Jas. Barker preached a funeral sermon."

Source: Trove — PERSONAL, 14 June 1901 (article 108320080) — accessed 2 August 2026

Sources

Find a Grave: George Sidney Gilbert Stribling — Memorial 181085176 — death 3 Jun 1901 Stockport SA, buried Stockport Cemetery Plot I 70; spouse Amy Farrow Stribling (1868–1945); birth listed unknown — accessed 2 August 2026

Trove newspaper: Family Notices, 8 June 1901 (article 207948591) — death notice, "of pneumonia, George Sidney Gilbert (Sid), the beloved husband of Amy Stribling, aged 37 years" — accessed 2 August 2026

Trove newspaper: PERSONAL, 14 June 1901 (article 108320080) — personal tribute, death at Stockport, well-known in Wooroora District, funeral sermon at Stockport Baptist Church — accessed 2 August 2026

Vault: Amy Farrow Stribling (1868–1945) — spouse relationship, children, marriage corroboration.