Robert married Valerie Florence Shurmer [35951] [MRIN: 13703], daughter of William John Shurmer [23880] and Agnes Marie Gibbons [18101], on 1929 May 9 in Glebe, Cumberland County, New South Wales, Australia. The marriage ended in divorce on 1937 Aug 26. (Valerie Florence Shurmer [35951] was born in 1906 in East Maitland District, New South Wales, Australia and died on 1978 Jun 7 in New South Wales, Australia.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Registration: Marriage, 1929, Glebe District, New South Wales, Australia. ⁵ 7138/1929
PARRY, ROBERT A
SHURMER, VALERIE F
GLEBE

• Divorce Notice: The Sydney Morning Herald, 1937 Aug 26, Sydney District, New South Wales, Australia. ⁶ IN DIVORCE. (1937, August 26). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 7. Retrieved February 7, 2012, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17389363>
(Before Mr. Justice Bavin.)
PARRY v PARRY.
Reserved judgment -was delivered in the suit by Robert Aston Parry for divorce from Valerie Florence Parry (formerly Shurmer) on the ground of desertion. The wife, in her answer, denied desertion, and alleged that, her hus- band had deserted her. She asked for disso- lution of the marriage on that ground. The husband denied desertion on his part.
The parties were married on May 9, 1929, at Glebe.
His Honor found in favour of the wife and granted her a decree nisi for dissolution of the marriage. The husband's petition was dis-missed.
Mr. J. B. Sweeney, of Miss C. Jollie Smith and Co., appeared for the husband, and Mr. Humphrey Mansfield for the wife.
(Before Mr. Acting Justice Owen.)