Biography
Sydney James Marks was born 21 April 1874 in Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia to Richard Marks (1844-1907) and Lydia Cramp (1845-1929) and died 7 October 1953 Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia of unspecified causes. He married Vida Cassandra Mary Webster (1873-1962) 18 September 1905 in Binda, New South Wales, Australia.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Harold Sydney Marks (1898-1988) | |||
| Eva May Marks (1906-1979) | 12 May 1906 Crookwell, New South Wales, Australia | 12 December 1979 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | Ronald Cecil Ernest Ison (1906-1986) |
| Wallace Oswald Marks (1908-1985) | |||
| Noel Erskine Marks (1910-1984) | 12 July 1910 Crookwell, New South Wales, Australia | 12 July 1984 New South Wales, Australia | Sylvia Gladys Willis (1916) |
| Neta Adella Marks (1914-1998) | |||
Obituary
Mr. Sydney James Marks, late of Pacific Parade, Dee Why, and for many years a resident of Crookwell, passed away on October 7 last at the Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, after a short illness.
The deceased, who had reached the age of 79 years, is survived by his widow, Mrs. Vida Marks, three sons, Harold, Oswald and Noel and two married daughters, Mrs. R. Ison and Mrs. P. Cochran. Also surviving are two brothers, Mr. Arthur Marks, of Orange, and Mr. Percy Marks, of Crookwell, and 16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
The late Mr. Marks was for many years a highly respected and trusted builder in Crookwell and district and following his retirement he spent the last 25 years at Dee Why.
His many friends knew him as a man of sterling character and he was an affectionate husband and devoted father.
After an impressive service at St. John's Church of England, Dee Why, he was buried at French's Forest cemetery on October 9. The officiating minister was the Rev. F. Saunders, of Dee Why.
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