Alfred E Cluff, 18851907 (aged 22 years)

Name
Alfred E /Cluff/
Given names
Alfred E
Surname
Cluff
Birth 1885

Birth of a sisterAlice M Cluff
1888 (aged 3 years)

Death 6 December 1907 (aged 22 years)

Note: Death of Mr. A. E. Cluff.

Death of Mr. A. E. Cluff. With feelings of the profoundest regret we have to record the death of a most estimable and highly respected young man in the person of Mr, Alfred Ernest Cluff, of Cullenbone. The late Mr. Cluff was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cluff, and passed away on Friday night last in the early morning of a life full of promise. He was only 22 years of age, and the whole of that period had been spent in the district which gave him birth and where his parents are so well and favorably known. Growing up amongst the residents of that place, his every action was submitted to the scrutiny of the whole populace, and so clean and honorable a life did he live as a son and neighbor that he was regarded as a youth and young man of whom Cullenbone had reason to be proud. There is little wonder then that his early demise created consternation, and a wave of sympathy for his many sorrowing relatives has swept over the Mudgee district. Mr. Cluff had not been feeling well for the last few weeks, but his sunny optimism caused him to pay but little heed to the matter. On Saturday week, however, he was forced to take to his bed and medical attendance was summoned. Even then no immediate danger was feared, although it was found that he was suffering with the deadly enteric On Friday night last his sister, Miss Alice Cluff, and his brother-in-law, Mr. J. Riley, were in attendance at his bedside and he appeared cheerful and on the high road to rapid recovery . He requested his sister to rearrange his pillow. Mr. Riley supported him while this was being done, but they were horror-struck to find that his spirit had passed to his Maker during the operation. What rendered his demise so exceptionally sad was that anticipating no immediate danger his relatives were absent at the time. The funeral took place on Sunday and was very largely attended, several Old Age Pensioners, as a mark of esteem for deceased, marching after the hearse. The public of Mudgee vied with one another in their efforts to press vehicles into the service of the Cluff family and seldom, if ever, in Mudgee was so much concern exhibited at the death of a man of such youthful years. The Right Rev. Monsignor O'Donovan conducted the service at the grave and both there and during the service of the Mass yesterday, made touching reference to the loss sustained by his parents, and passed a well merited eulogium on the deceased. The "Guardian" joins with Mr. and Mrs. Cluff's numerous friends in extending its deepest sympathy. Mudgee Guardian, Monday 9 December 1907, p. 2. Alfred Cluff Obituary

Family with parents
father
mother
Marriage Marriage1866
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
18711938
Birth: 1871
Death: 9 August 1938Mudgee District Hospital, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
elder brother
sister
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
18791959
Birth: 1879
Death: 1959Mudgee District Hospital, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
1 year
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
3 years
himself
4 years
younger sister
Death

Death of Mr. A. E. Cluff. With feelings of the profoundest regret we have to record the death of a most estimable and highly respected young man in the person of Mr, Alfred Ernest Cluff, of Cullenbone. The late Mr. Cluff was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cluff, and passed away on Friday night last in the early morning of a life full of promise. He was only 22 years of age, and the whole of that period had been spent in the district which gave him birth and where his parents are so well and favorably known. Growing up amongst the residents of that place, his every action was submitted to the scrutiny of the whole populace, and so clean and honorable a life did he live as a son and neighbor that he was regarded as a youth and young man of whom Cullenbone had reason to be proud. There is little wonder then that his early demise created consternation, and a wave of sympathy for his many sorrowing relatives has swept over the Mudgee district. Mr. Cluff had not been feeling well for the last few weeks, but his sunny optimism caused him to pay but little heed to the matter. On Saturday week, however, he was forced to take to his bed and medical attendance was summoned. Even then no immediate danger was feared, although it was found that he was suffering with the deadly enteric On Friday night last his sister, Miss Alice Cluff, and his brother-in-law, Mr. J. Riley, were in attendance at his bedside and he appeared cheerful and on the high road to rapid recovery . He requested his sister to rearrange his pillow. Mr. Riley supported him while this was being done, but they were horror-struck to find that his spirit had passed to his Maker during the operation. What rendered his demise so exceptionally sad was that anticipating no immediate danger his relatives were absent at the time. The funeral took place on Sunday and was very largely attended, several Old Age Pensioners, as a mark of esteem for deceased, marching after the hearse. The public of Mudgee vied with one another in their efforts to press vehicles into the service of the Cluff family and seldom, if ever, in Mudgee was so much concern exhibited at the death of a man of such youthful years. The Right Rev. Monsignor O'Donovan conducted the service at the grave and both there and during the service of the Mass yesterday, made touching reference to the loss sustained by his parents, and passed a well merited eulogium on the deceased. The "Guardian" joins with Mr. and Mrs. Cluff's numerous friends in extending its deepest sympathy. Mudgee Guardian, Monday 9 December 1907, p. 2. Alfred Cluff Obituary