Thomas Farrer

M, ID4381
Last Edited17 Aug 2022
Relationship5th great-grandfather of Lindsay David Graham
Marriagesay 1750sAlice Walker1 
Birth of daughtersay 1760sElizabeth Farrer 

Family

 Alice Walker
Child 1.Elizabeth Farrer+ b. say 1760s, d. 13 Mar 1797

Citations

  1. Harris Family History Report, compiled by Peter Bales, Sydney, May 2011, hereafter called FH chart, Harris FHR/Bales; copy in Researcher's family history papers. Marriage inferred.

Alice Walker1

F, ID4382
Last Edited17 Aug 2022
Relationship5th great-grandmother of Lindsay David Graham
Marriagesay 1750sThomas Farrer2 
Married Namesay 1750sFarrer 
Birth of daughtersay 1760sElizabeth Farrer 

Family

 Thomas Farrer
Child 1.Elizabeth Farrer+ b. say 1760s, d. 13 Mar 1797

Citations

  1. Harris Family History Report, compiled by Peter Bales, Sydney, May 2011, hereafter called FH chart, Harris FHR/Bales; copy in Researcher's family history papers. Given name, Maiden Surname.
  2. FH chart, Harris FHR/Bales. Marriage inferred.

Mae Hamlyn Harris

F, ID4385, (-21 Jun 2020)
Last Edited26 Feb 2023
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Lindsay David Graham
FatherJohn (Jack) Harris
EngagementOct 1953Pieter Leendert Vanderschaar; >
Engagement notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 9 Oct 1953, page 20:
     VANDERSCHAAR-HARRIS -- The Engagement is announced of Mae Hamlyn, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Harris, of Corowa, to Mr. Pieter Vanderschaar, of Canowindra.

Engagement notice in Corowa Free Press, 20 Oct 1953, page 3:
     The Engagement is announced of Miss Mae Hamlyn Harris, of "Mossdale", Corowa, to Mr. Pieter Vanderschaar, of Canowindra, NSW.1,2 
Marriagec 1954Pieter Leendert Vanderschaar 
Married Namec 1954Vanderschaar 
Death21 Jun 2020Harbison Nursing Home, Burradoo, NSW; >
Extract from Death & Funeral Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 30 Jun 2020, page 30:
     VANDERSCHAAR, Mae Hamlyn (nee Harris) -- Passed away peacefully at Harbison Burradoo nursing home on 21 June 2020 aged 92 years.
     Born in Rutherglen, Victoria, Mae was a passionate teacher of English and History who taught at Canowindra in the Central West, and Moss Vale and Bowral on the Southern Highlands.
     Following teaching, Mae involved herself in the family's Moss Vale real estate business and then established a successful antiquarian bookshop, supplying books to local and overseas collectors and institutions for many years.
     She is survived by Pieter, her loving husband of 66 years, and her four children John, Simon, Greta and Pieter Jr.
     ...
     Lady Rose Funerals, 36 Bowral Street, Bowral Phone: 4862 1833

Extract from Death & Funeral Notice in Southern Highland News, 1 Jul 2020:
     Identical to SMH Notice above, except for the last lines as follows.
     Lady Rose Funerals, 36 Bowral Street, Bowral
     FDA of NSW Accreditation No. 12037-01
     Ph: 4862 1833          Consultant: Joadi Webb     3,4 
Widower: Pieter Leendert Vanderschaar
Probate25 Sep 2020>
     NSW Online Probate Notice dated 25 Sep 2020 foreshadowed an application in 14 days to the Supreme Court of New South Wales for administration with the will dated on 17 July 2014 of the estate of Mae Hamlyn Vanderschaar, late of Burradoo, NSW, by Pieter Vanderschaar and Greta Vanderschaar (as Attorneys for Pieter Leendert Vanderschaar). Claims on the estate to be sent to Anthony Philip Glenn, PO Box 404, Bowral NSW 2576, or by email to apglenn@gmail.com.
     This grant is for the use and benefit of Pieter Leendert Vanderschaar, limited until he recovers from his disability and obtains a grant.5 
(Deceased wife) Death9 Oct 2020Pieter Leendert Vanderschaar; Harbison Nursing Home, Burradoo, NSW; >
Extract from Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 28 October 2020, page 34:
     VANDERSCHAAR, Pieter Leendert -- Passed away peacefully at the Harbison Burradoo nursing home on 9 October 2020 aged 94 years.
     He was born at Woodstock in NSW in 1925. With his mother Grietje passing away soon after his birth, his father Pieter entrusted the care and upbringing of his son to family friend Lesley Mary Rowlands.
     Mae, Pieter's wife of 66 years, passed away in June this year. Peter is survived by his children John, Simon, Pieter Jnr and Greta and his step sister Sonya Roper (nee Vanderschaar).
     Peter led an interesting and fulfilling life including time in the Army, intensive farming along the Belubula River at Canowindra, a successful Real Estate and Auctioneering career in Bowral and Moss Vale, followed by the establishment of an antiquarian bookshop, also in Moss Vale, where he and Mae sold books to both local and overseas collectors.
     ...
     Lady Rose Funerals 36 Bowral Street, Bowral Phone: 4862 18336 
(Executor deceased) Probate13 Nov 2020Pieter Leendert Vanderschaar; >
Online Probate Notice accessed 8 Sep 2022: Case 2020/00297424 'Intended Application for Probate' dated 13 Nov 2020 for Pieter Leendert Vanderschaar died 9 Oct 2020.
     Notice foreshadowed an application in 14 days to the Supreme Court of New South Wales Equity Division for Probate of the will dated 17 July 2014 of Pieter Leendert Vanderschaar late of Burradoo, NSW, by Pieter Vanderschaar and Greta Vanderschaar. Claims on the estate to be sent to Anthony Philip Glenn, PO Box 404, Bowral NSW 2576, or by email to apglenn@gmail.com.
     Simon Vanderschaar and John Gerard Vanderschaar, the other two substituted executors, both renounced probate. Mae Hamlyn Vanderschaar, the instituted executor, predeceased the testator.7 

Family

 Pieter Leendert Vanderschaar b. 1925, d. 9 Oct 2020

Citations

  1. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, published by John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, Sydney, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called SMH/Trove; digital and paper copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID4386. Source accessed 7 Sep 2022: MOEngagement, Memo1..
  2. Corowa Free Press newspaper, published, initially by JC Leslie, from 1875 to 1954 in Corowa, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Corowa Free Press/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID4386. Source accessed 7 Sep 2022: MOEngagement, Memo2..
  3. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, published by John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, Sydney, NSW, accessed via Ryerson Newspaper Repository website at https://ryersonindex.org/indexers.htm; hereafter called SMH/RNR; digital and paper copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID4385. Source accessed 7 Sep 2022: DOD, POD, Memo1..
  4. Southern Highland News newspaper, published by Fairfax Regional Media, Sydney, NSW, accessed via Ryerson Newspaper Repository website at https://ryersonindex.org/indexers.htm; hereafter called SHNews/RNR; digital and paper copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID4385. Source accessed 7 Sep 2022: DOD, POD, Memo2..
  5. Probate Index, NSW, as recorded in the NSW Online Registry, Courts and Tribunals at https://onlineregistry.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/content/…; hereafter called Probate Index, NSW; digital and paper copies in Researcher's Family History records at Case 2020/00212724 Notice of intended application for Administration with Will annexed dated 25 Sep 2020 for Mae Hamlyn Vanderschaar died 21 Jun 2020: DONotice, Memo.:.
  6. SMH/RNR; copies in Researcher's FH records at ID4386. Source accessed 7 Sep 2022: DOD, POD, Memo.
  7. Probate Index, NSW; copies in Researcher's FH records at ID4386. Source accessed 10 Sep 2022: DONotice, Memo.

Pieter Leendert Vanderschaar

M, ID4386, (1925-9 Oct 2020)
Last Edited10 Sep 2022
Birth1925Woodstock, NSW1 
EngagementOct 1953Mae Hamlyn Harris; >
Engagement notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 9 Oct 1953, page 20:
     VANDERSCHAAR-HARRIS -- The Engagement is announced of Mae Hamlyn, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Harris, of Corowa, to Mr. Pieter Vanderschaar, of Canowindra.

Engagement notice in Corowa Free Press, 20 Oct 1953, page 3:
     The Engagement is announced of Miss Mae Hamlyn Harris, of "Mossdale", Corowa, to Mr. Pieter Vanderschaar, of Canowindra, NSW.2,3 
Marriagec 1954Mae Hamlyn Harris 
(Widower) Death21 Jun 2020Mae Hamlyn Harris; Harbison Nursing Home, Burradoo, NSW; >
Extract from Death & Funeral Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 30 Jun 2020, page 30:
     VANDERSCHAAR, Mae Hamlyn (nee Harris) -- Passed away peacefully at Harbison Burradoo nursing home on 21 June 2020 aged 92 years.
     Born in Rutherglen, Victoria, Mae was a passionate teacher of English and History who taught at Canowindra in the Central West, and Moss Vale and Bowral on the Southern Highlands.
     Following teaching, Mae involved herself in the family's Moss Vale real estate business and then established a successful antiquarian bookshop, supplying books to local and overseas collectors and institutions for many years.
     She is survived by Pieter, her loving husband of 66 years, and her four children John, Simon, Greta and Pieter Jr.
     ...
     Lady Rose Funerals, 36 Bowral Street, Bowral Phone: 4862 1833

Extract from Death & Funeral Notice in Southern Highland News, 1 Jul 2020:
     Identical to SMH Notice above, except for the last lines as follows.
     Lady Rose Funerals, 36 Bowral Street, Bowral
     FDA of NSW Accreditation No. 12037-01
     Ph: 4862 1833          Consultant: Joadi Webb     4,5 
Death9 Oct 2020Harbison Nursing Home, Burradoo, NSW; >
Extract from Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 28 October 2020, page 34:
     VANDERSCHAAR, Pieter Leendert -- Passed away peacefully at the Harbison Burradoo nursing home on 9 October 2020 aged 94 years.
     He was born at Woodstock in NSW in 1925. With his mother Grietje passing away soon after his birth, his father Pieter entrusted the care and upbringing of his son to family friend Lesley Mary Rowlands.
     Mae, Pieter's wife of 66 years, passed away in June this year. Peter is survived by his children John, Simon, Pieter Jnr and Greta and his step sister Sonya Roper (nee Vanderschaar).
     Peter led an interesting and fulfilling life including time in the Army, intensive farming along the Belubula River at Canowindra, a successful Real Estate and Auctioneering career in Bowral and Moss Vale, followed by the establishment of an antiquarian bookshop, also in Moss Vale, where he and Mae sold books to both local and overseas collectors.
     ...
     Lady Rose Funerals 36 Bowral Street, Bowral Phone: 4862 18336 
Deceased wife: Mae Hamlyn Vanderschaar
Probate13 Nov 2020>
Online Probate Notice accessed 8 Sep 2022: Case 2020/00297424 'Intended Application for Probate' dated 13 Nov 2020 for Pieter Leendert Vanderschaar died 9 Oct 2020.
     Notice foreshadowed an application in 14 days to the Supreme Court of New South Wales Equity Division for Probate of the will dated 17 July 2014 of Pieter Leendert Vanderschaar late of Burradoo, NSW, by Pieter Vanderschaar and Greta Vanderschaar. Claims on the estate to be sent to Anthony Philip Glenn, PO Box 404, Bowral NSW 2576, or by email to apglenn@gmail.com.
     Simon Vanderschaar and John Gerard Vanderschaar, the other two substituted executors, both renounced probate. Mae Hamlyn Vanderschaar, the instituted executor, predeceased the testator.7 
Executor deceased: Mae Hamlyn Vanderschaar

Family

 Mae Hamlyn Harris d. 21 Jun 2020

Citations

  1. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, published by John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, Sydney, NSW, accessed via Ryerson Newspaper Repository website at https://ryersonindex.org/indexers.htm; hereafter called SMH/RNR; digital and paper copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID4386. Source 28 Oct 2020, p34, accessed 7 Sep 2022: DOB, POB..
  2. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, published by John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, Sydney, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called SMH/Trove; digital and paper copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID4386. Source accessed 7 Sep 2022: MOEngagement, Memo1..
  3. Corowa Free Press newspaper, published, initially by JC Leslie, from 1875 to 1954 in Corowa, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Corowa Free Press/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID4386. Source accessed 7 Sep 2022: MOEngagement, Memo2..
  4. SMH/RNR; copies in Researcher's FH records at ID4385. Source accessed 7 Sep 2022: DOD, POD, Memo1.
  5. Southern Highland News newspaper, published by Fairfax Regional Media, Sydney, NSW, accessed via Ryerson Newspaper Repository website at https://ryersonindex.org/indexers.htm; hereafter called SHNews/RNR; digital and paper copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID4385. Source accessed 7 Sep 2022: DOD, POD, Memo2..
  6. SMH/RNR; copies in Researcher's FH records at ID4386. Source accessed 7 Sep 2022: DOD, POD, Memo.
  7. Probate Index, NSW, as recorded in the NSW Online Registry, Courts and Tribunals at https://onlineregistry.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/content/…; hereafter called Probate Index, NSW; digital and paper copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID4386. Source accessed 10 Sep 2022: DONotice, Memo.:.

William H Higgins

M, ID4389
Last Edited2 Sep 2022
Marriage20 Jul 1910Elspeth (Elsie) Harris; Narrandera, NSW; >
After her first husband's death, Elsie married again and left the [Yarrangobilly or Tumut?] district.1,2 

Family

 Elspeth (Elsie) Grant

Citations

  1. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Online Marriages Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 9276/1910 [William H HIGGINS + Elsie HARRIS], accessed 2 Sep 2022: DOM [date by reduction], Registration District Narranderra.
  2. Florence Stacy, Hamlyn Lavicount Harris of Wermatong, N. S. W., 1845-1925 (published by Halstead Press Pty Ltd, Nickson Street, Sydney, 1951); hereafter called Stacy, Harris of Wermatong; copy in Researcher's Library. Page 98: Memo.

John Egan Cleary

M, ID4390
Last Edited4 Sep 2022
Marriage24 Jun 1922Felicia Hamlyn Harris; St James Church, Glebe, NSW; >
Extract from Wedding article in The Ballarat Star, 12 Aug 1922, page 10:
     CLEARY--HAMLYN-HARRIS St. James’s Church, Glebe, Sydney, was the scene of a very pretty wedding on 24 June, the contracting parties being John Egan Cleary, wireless officer of the Amalgamated Wireless Company; second son of Mr and Mrs John Cleary, Looranna, Kangaroo Hills, and Felicia Hamlyn-Harris, second daughter of the late Mr William Hamlyn-Harris, of Las Rosa, Tumut, NSW, and Mrs H. Higgins (nee Hamlyn-Harris), of Glebe, Sydney.
     The bride was given away by Mr Higgins, ....
     Miss Mary Hamlyn-Harris (sister of the bride) acted as bridesmaid, ....
     The bridegroom, who wore full dress uniform, was supported by his brother, Mr Denis Cleary, as best man. The Rev. Father O’Day was the officiating clergyman.
     After the ceremony the parties motored to "Kurrajong,’’ Arcadia road, Glebe, the residence of the bride’s mother, where a reception was held, ...
     Mr. and Mrs J. E. Cleary’s present address is “Paisley”, Alt street, Haberfield, Sydney.1

Family

 Felicia Hamlyn Harris b. 1888

Citations

  1. The Ballarat Star newspaper, published in Ballarat, VIC from 1855-1924, hereafter called Ballarat Star/Trove; accessed via National Library of Australia Trove web site at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID4390. 12 Aug 1922, p10, accessed 2 Sep 2022: DOM, POM, Memo.