Caroline Jean Moore

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Caroline was born on Tuesday, 31 December 1918.² She was the daughter of Robert Tennant Moore and Ethel Jane Victoria Bell.¹ Caroline Jean Moore was also known as Carole or Carrie.³ She was a stock controller at Repco.⁴ It was while working at Repco that Brandon and Caroline met.⁵

She married Brandon Murray Scott Nicholson, son of Charles Leigh Clare Nicholson and Louise Augusta Fookes, on Saturday, 3 January 1942 She was 23 and her husband Brandon was 25.. After their marriage, Caroline and Bon lived with Carol's parents at at 6 Kerferd Street in the Melbourne suburb of East Malvern.⁵ Caroline kept her pregnancy hidden as long as she could during the war to keep her job.⁵ Caroline and Brandon lived in 1949 at East Malvern.⁶ Caroline Jean Moore was a clerk in 1949.⁶ Caroline lived at Bandiana Army Camp, in Bandiana, Victoria. She lived there with their daughter whilst Bon was in Korea. They spent most of the early '50s ithere.⁷ Caroline and Brandon travelled in 1950 to Tasmania. Caroline and Brandon lived in 1956 at at 5 Pavo St in the Melbourne suburb of North Balwyn. This was a house builf for them by Carol's brother Jim; the family was to remain there for about 9 years.⁷

In circa 1965 Brandon and Caroline and their daughter lived and travelled in Europe for 2 years.⁷ Caroline and Brandon lived in 1967 at Ridge Road, in Kalorama, Victoria.⁷ She traveled with Brandon Murray Scott Nicholson to in 1968. Brandon and Caroline travelled circa 1975 to Europe.⁷ Brandon and Caroline travelled circa 1980 to North America.⁷ Caroline and Brandon lived in 1991 at Ashby, New South Wales. (although their postal address was in Chatsworth Island.)⁷

Caroline died after 1992.