Laurel Mary Bosanquet

Role: Granddaughter of the Telfer line — daughter of Walter John Hookings (1881–1962) and Eva Agnes Farrow, and therefore a great-granddaughter of Elizabeth Hannah Telfer (1836–1916).

Born: 27 October 1911 — Bridgewater, South Australia
Died: 23 October 2000 (aged 88) — South Australia
Buried: Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, SA — Native Shrub Area, Section E, Plot 111
Spouse: Francis James Bosanquet (1902–1989) — m. 1 January 1944, District of Talunga, SA

Family

Life Summary

Laurel Mary Hookings was born on 27 October 1911 at Bridgewater, South Australia, the first child of Walter John Hookings and Eva Agnes Farrow (née Farrow, of the Telfer line). Her birth is registered in the South Australian index at Book/Page 875/215, District of Adelaide, with her parents recorded as Walter John Hookings and Eva Agnes Farrow.

She married Francis James Bosanquet on 1 January 1944 in the District of Talunga, South Australia — the marriage recorded at Book/Page 467/1346, naming her father as Walter John Hookings and the groom's father as James Henry Bosanquet. (FamilySearch carries the groom's surname under the variant spelling Bosanko.)

Her younger brother, Donald Jack Hookings, joined the Royal Australian Air Force and was killed in a flying accident off Bowen, Queensland, in 1943, aged 26.

Laurel Mary Bosanquet died on 23 October 2000, four days short of her 89th birthday, and was buried at Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, in the Native Shrub Area (Section E, Plot 111) — the same grave as her husband, Francis James, who had predeceased her by eleven years.

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Sources

• Source: Genealogy SA — South Australia BDM Birth Registrations — HOOKINGS, Laurel Mary, born 27-Oct-1911, female, father Walter John HOOKINGS, mother Eva Agnes FARROW, birth residence Bridgewater, district Adelaide, Book/Page 875/215 — read live 13 September 2026.
• Source: Genealogy SA — South Australia BDM Marriage Registrations — groom BOSANQUET, Francis James; bride HOOKINGS, Laurel Mary; married 01-Jan-1944; groom's father James Henry BOSANQUET; bride's father Walter John HOOKINGS; district Talunga, Book/Page 467/1346 — read live 13 September 2026.
• Source: Find a Grave — Laurel Mary Bosanquet (1911–2000), memorial 153979765 — born 27 Oct 1911, died 23 Oct 2000, buried Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, SA, Native Shrub Area E 111; shared plot with Francis James Bosanquet — accessed 13 September 2026.
• Source: Find a Grave — Francis James Bosanquet (1902–1989), memorial 153979764 — born 20 Aug 1902, died 26 Sep 1989 (aged 87), buried Centennial Park Cemetery, Native Shrub Area E 111 — accessed 13 September 2026.
• Source: Genealogy SA — South Australia BDM Death Registrations — BOSANQUET, Francis James, died 26-Sep-1989, aged 87, male, Book/Page 872A/8622 — read live 13 September 2026.