THORP David Eden

Name	David Eden THORP
Country Of Origin	Australia
Born	1920
Died	2015
Birth/Baptism	6 November 1920, Irish Town
Parents	Albert David and Ziska Jean Thorp (formerly Harwood)
Apprenticeship	unknown
Skills	Watchmaker, Jeweller
Work Locations	Smithton, King Island
Street Address	Emmett Street, Smithton
Marriage/Spouse	Doris Isobel Thorp Gwen (Margie) Thorp
Other	Other skills: carpenter, rigger 1941-1944: World War II service. Advocate 30 July 1954: ‘Smithton’s first smash-and-grab theft occurred a few minutes before 1am yesterday when thieves broke a plate-glass window in a jeweller’s shop in Emmett St and stole watches valued at £350… The raid was made on a shop occupied by David Eden Thorp. The curved plate-glass window was smashed by a large stone which appeared to have been used as a wheel chock, as it had traces of rubber on it. Mr G E Murfet was working on the premises, and the thieves fled immediately he moved towards the front of the shop.’ David’s son, Douglas John Thorp, was also a watchmaker and jeweller.
Death	12 June 2015 Burial: Mersey Vale Lawn Cemetery, Devonport
References
Web: Ancestry: Australia Electoral Roll 1963, 1972; Find A Grave Index 2015. National Archives of Australia, Series A9301, Service No. 31114. King Island News 10 May 1961.