KANTOR

The History on the name of Kantor has been traced back to Germany, Andreas Kantor, he was born in Hungary, in October 1849, he married Christina Knudsen of Denmark around 1876, records show that they had eight children, the first born was Maria, she was born in Alberg Denmark in October 1877, the family left Europe via the Port of Hamburg, aboard the ship Friedeburg on the 22nd June 1878 and arrived in Brisbane on the 16th October 1878.

The remaining seven children were all born in Australia, and are as listed below.

Joseph Stephen [b] 1883; Merious William [b] 1885; Andrew Patrick Jockman [b] 1887; Annie [b] 1889; Maud Alice [b] 1893; Alma Veronia [b] 1895 & Frederick Rudolph [b] 1898.

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Joseph Stephen was born in Kate Street Sandgate, he married Alice Louise Thake on the 10th December 1910, records show that they had six children, Joseph Andreas [b] 1911; William Frederick [b] 1913; Eileen Laura [b] 1915; Alma [b] 1917; Alice Josephine [b] 1922; Edna May [b] 1925:

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Eileen Laura Kantor, born in Brisbane Qld on the 9th January 1915, to parents Joseph Stephen Kantor and Alice Louise Thake, grew up in the Fortitude Valley area of Brisbane, schooling was at All Hallow's convent, here she had thoughts of becoming a Nun , however she met and married Austin Reginald Lancelot Grimstone in Brisbane in the year 1935.