Graham and Emerson families

Frances Sarah (Fanny) Rumens^1,2,3

F, ID91, (7 Jun 1862-1 Jan 1946)

Last Edited

17 Sep 2023

Relationship

Grandmother of Penny Graham (nee Emerson-Elliott)

Charts

Ancestor Chart -- Penny GRAHAM (nee EMERSON-ELLIOTT)
Descendant Chart -- Thomas EMERSON
Descendant Chart -- John BATTEN

Father

Charles (Charlie) Rumens b. b 24 Aug 1834, d. 26 Jun 1905

Mother

Ann Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Batten b. ca 1836/37, d. 17 Oct 1914

Note

DOB 14.6.1882 [EMR 4/93C]. DOD [Remembrance Card 1/46, EMR 2/93L, 4/93C], POD 81 Brixton Road [EMR 4/93C], interred at Tooting Cemetery, Grave 437, V [Remembrance Card 1/46].

Birth

7 Jun 1862

76 Granby Street, Waterloo Road, Lambeth, London, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Birth Certificate details:
+ Name, When and where born: Sarah Frances, 7 Jun 1862, 76 Granby Street.
+ Father's name and Occupation: Charles Rumens, Glass cutter Journeyman.
+ Mother's name: Elizabeth Rumens formerly Morley.
+ Informant: E. Rumens, Mother, 76 Granby Street, Waterloo Road, Lambeth.
+ Registration: 15 Jul 1862, Lambeth.^4,5

Father: Charles (Charlie) Rumens
Mother & Informant: Ann Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Rumens

(Resident) AddressOld

to May 1866

Charles (Charlie) Rumens, Ann Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Rumens; 6 William Street, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
Parents and one child.⁶

(Resident) AddressOld

from 10 May 1866

Charles (Charlie) Rumens, Ann Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Rumens; 6 William Street, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 2 children.⁶

(Resident) AddressOld

at Apr 1871

Charles (Charlie) Rumens, Ann Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Rumens; 14 Gloucester Street, Lambeth, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 3 children.⁷

(Daughter) Census

2 Apr 1871

Charles (Charlie) Rumens, Ann Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Rumens; 14 Gloucester Street, Lambeth, London, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
No information on dwelling type.
Headings: Name and Surname; Relation to Head of Family; Condition; Sex; Age; Rank, Profession or Occupation; Where Born.
= Charles Rumens, Head, Married, Male, 35, House Painter; Lamberhurst, Kent.
= Elizabeth A. Rumens, Wife, Married, Female, 33, ---, Aldgate, Middlesex.
= Ann A. Rumens, Daughter, Unmarried, Female, 12, Scholar, Lambeth, Surrey.
= Frances S. Rumens, Daughter, Unmarried, Female, 8, Scholar, Lambeth, Surrey.
= John R. Rumens, Son, Unmarried, Male, 4, Scholar, Lambeth, Surrey.⁸

(Resident) AddressOld

to 13 Feb 1877

Charles (Charlie) Rumens, Ann Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Rumens; 21 Brunel Street, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 2 children.⁹

(Resident) AddressOld

fr 13 Feb 1877 - 15 Jan 1879

Charles (Charlie) Rumens, Ann Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Rumens; 21 Brunel Street, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 3 children.^9,10

(Sister of Bride) Marriage

25 Dec 1880

John Attwooll, Amelia Ann Rumens; St Peter's Church of England, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Marriage Certificate details:
+ Marriage: 25 Dec 1880 at St Peter's Vauxhall, Parish of Lambeth, County of Surrey after Banns.
+ Groom: John Attwool [sic], Full age, Bachelor, Stone Sawyer, of 28 Brunel Street.
+ Bride: Amelia Ann Rumens, Full age, Spinster, of 28 Brunel Street.
+ Groom's Father: John Hinch [sic] Atwooll [sic], Shoe Maker.
+ Bride's Father: Charles Rumens, Painter.
+ Witnesses: Charles Rumens, Fanny Rumens.
+ Minister: John Best Mattock, Assistant Curate.
One child only.^11,12

(Daughter) Census

3 Apr 1881

Charles (Charlie) Rumens, Ann Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Rumens; 32 Brunel Street, Lambeth, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Headings: Name and Surname; Relation to Head; Condition as to Marriage; Sex; Age; Rank, Profession or Occupation; Where born.
= Charles Rumens, Head, Married, Male, 47, Painter, Lamberhurst, Kent.
= Elizabeth A. Rumens, Wife, Married, Female, 44, ---, Aldgate, Middlesex.
= Frances S. Rumens, Daughter, Unmarried, Female, 18, ---, Lambeth, Surrey.
= John R. Rumens, Son, ---, Male, 14, Scholar, Lambeth, Surrey.
= Grace M. Rumens, Daughter, ---, Female, 4, Scholar, Lambeth, Surrey.
= Charles T. Rumens, Son, ---, Male, 2, ---, Lambeth, Surrey.
= George Ireland, Boarder, Unmarried, Male, 24, Coppersmith, London.¹³

Marriage

13 Jun 1881

Thomas William Emerson; St Mary's Church, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; YOM, POM St Mary's Church, Lambeth [Index Entry 1d 699, 2nd qtr 1881; EMR 4/93C].\ All the younger children attended St Peter's School and Church [EMR 12/93L].

Married Name

13 Jun 1881

Emerson

AddressOld

to 29 Jan 1882

Thomas William Emerson; 63 Bonnington Square, South Lambeth, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
With spouse.¹⁴

(Mother) Birth

29 Jan 1882

Ernest Thomas Emerson; 63 Bonnington Square, South Lambeth, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Birth Certificate details:
+ Birth: Ernest Thomas Emerson born 29 Jan 1882 at 63 Bonnington Square.
+ Father: Thomas William Emerson, Slater.
+ Mother: Frances Sarah Emerson, formerly Rumens.
+ Informant: T. W. Emerson, Father, 63 Bonnington Square, South Lambeth.
+ Registration: 8 Mar 1882, W. H. Edwards, Registrar.^15,16,17

AddressOld

from 29 Jan 1882

Thomas William Emerson; 63 Bonnington Square, South Lambeth, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Parents and one child.¹⁴
Resident: Ernest Thomas Emerson

AddressOld

to Nov 1883

Thomas William Emerson; 4 Glynn Street, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 1 child.¹⁸
Resident: Ernest Thomas Emerson

Birth of son

14 Nov 1883

Bertram Charles (Bert) Emerson; 4 Glynn Street, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Birth Certificate details:
+ Birth: Bertram Charles Emerson born 14 Nov 1883 at 4 Glynn Street.
+ Father: Thomas William Emerson, Slater.
+ Mother: Fanny Frances [actually Frances Sarah] Emerson, formerly Rumens.
+ Informant: F. F. Emerson, Mother, 4 Glynn Street, Vauxhall, Lambeth.
+ Registration: 20 Dec 1883, George Hearson, Registrar.^19,20,21,22

AddressOld

fr Nov 1883 - Feb 1884

Thomas William Emerson; 4 Glynn Street, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 2 children.^23,24
Resident: Ernest Thomas Emerson
Resident: Bertram Charles (Bert) Emerson

(Mother & informant) Death

19 Feb 1884

Ernest Thomas Emerson; 4 Glynn Street, Vauxhall, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Death Certificate details:
+ Death: Ernest Thomas Emerson, age 2 years, died on 19 Feb 1884 at 4 Glenn Street, Vauxhall.
+ Father: Thomas William Emerson, Slater.
+ Cause of Death: Tubercular Meningitis Convulsions, Certified by Morney(?) Coppins, MRCS.
+ Informant: F. S. Emerson, Mother, In attendance, of 4 Glynn Street, Vauxhall, Lambeth.
+ Registration: 19 Feb 1884 by George Hearson, Registrar.²⁵

AddressOld

from 19 Feb 1884

Thomas William Emerson; 4 Glynn Street, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 1 child.²⁶
Resident: Bertram Charles (Bert) Emerson

(Mother & Informant) Birth

4 Feb 1886

Maud Elizabeth Emerson; 24 Glynn Street, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Birth Certificate details:
+ Birth: Maud Elizabeth Emerson born 4 Feb 1886, 24 Glynn Street.
+ Father: Thomas William Emerson, Slater.
+ Mother: Frances Sarah Emerson, formerly Rumens.
+ Informant: F. S. Emerson, Mother, 24 Glynn Street, Vauxhall, Lambeth.
+ Registration: 15 Mar 1886 by George Hearson, Registrar. ^27,15,28

AddressOld

to Jun 1888

Thomas William Emerson; 25 Glynn Street, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 2 children.²⁹
Resident: Bertram Charles (Bert) Emerson
Resident: Maud Elizabeth Emerson

Birth of son

14 Jun 1888

Ernest John (Jack) Emerson; 25 Glynn Street, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Birth Certificate details:
+When & where born: 14 Jun 1888, 25 Glynn Street.
+Name, Sex: Ernest John, Boy.
+Name & Occupation of father: Thomas William EMERSON, Slater (Journeyman).
+Name of mother: Frances Sarah EMERSON, formerly RUMENS.
+Name, description & residence of informant: T. W. Emerson, Father, 25 Glynn Street, Vauxhall, Lambeth.
+Registered: 20 Jul 1888 by George Pearson (sp?), Registrar.^30,31

AddressOld

from Jun 1888

Thomas William Emerson; 25 Glynn Street, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 3 children.²⁹
Resident: Bertram Charles (Bert) Emerson
Resident: Maud Elizabeth Emerson
Resident: Ernest John (Jack) Emerson

Birth of son

26 Mar 1890

George Emerson; >
Twin of Charles Emerson.^32,33

Birth of son

26 Mar 1890

Charles Emerson; 30 Warwick Street, Vauxhall Street, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
Twin of George Emerson.
Birth Certificate details:
+ Birth: Charles Emerson, Boy, 26 Mar 1890 at 6:45 am at 30 Warwick Street.
+ Father: Thomas William Emerson, Slater (Journeyman).
+ Mother: Frances Sarah Emerson, formerly Rumens.
+ Informant: F. S. Emerson, Mother, 30 Warwick Street, Vauxhall Street, Lambeth.
+ Registration: 6 May 1890 by George Hearson, Registrar.^32,33,34

Census

5 Apr 1891

(Head of Household) Thomas William Emerson; 47 Devonshire Street, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
Dwelling of 3 occupied rooms.
Headings: Name and Surname; Relation to Head of Family; Condition as to Marriage; Sex; Age; Profession or Occupation; Employer, Employed or Neither; Where Born.
= Thomas EMERSON, Head, Married, Male, 32 [actually 31], India Rubber Hand, Employed, Lambeth, London.
= Frances EMERSON, Wife, Married, Female, 27 [actually 28], ---, ---, Lambeth, London.
= Bertram EMERSON, Son, ---, Male, 7, ---, ---, Lambeth, London.
= Maud EMERSON, Daughter, ---, Female, 5, ---, ---, Lambeth, London.
= Ernest EMERSON, Son, ---, Male, 2, ---, ---, Lambeth, London.
= George EMERSON, Brother, Single, Male, 23, Packer at Wholesale Chemists, Employed, Lambeth, London.³⁵

Son: Bertram Charles (Bert) Emerson
Daughter: Maud Elizabeth Emerson
Son: Ernest John (Jack) Emerson
Brother: George Emerson

Birth of son

20 May 1891

Henry (Nen) Emerson; 47 Devonshire Street, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
Father's name & occupation: Thomas William Emerson, Slater (Journeyman).
Mother's maiden name: Frances Sarah Rumens.
Informant: T. W. Emerson, Father, 47 Devonshire Street, Lambeth. Registered 19 Jun 1891.^36,15,28

AddressOld

from May 1891

Thomas William Emerson; 47 Devonshire Street, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 4 children (assumed).³⁷
Resident: Bertram Charles (Bert) Emerson
Resident: Maud Elizabeth Emerson
Resident: Ernest John (Jack) Emerson
Resident: Henry (Nen) Emerson

Birth of son

28 Oct 1893

Albert Edward Emerson^28,38

Birth of daughter

16 Jul 1896

Grace Emerson; 24 Neville Street, Vauxhall, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
PDF Birth Certificate details:
+ Birth: Grace Emerson, Girl, 16 Jul 1896, 24 Neville Street
+ Father: Thomas William Emerson, Slater (Journeyman)
+ Mother: Frances Sarah Emerson formerly Rumens
+ Informant: T. W. Emerson, Father, 24 Neville Street, Vauxhall
+ Registration: 24 Aug 1896 by AW Smith, Deputy Registrar.^{39,28,38,40,41}

Birth of daughter

13 Dec 1897

Helen Rosemary (Nell) Emerson; Brixton, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND^42,43,44

Birth of son

13 Dec 1897

(?) Emerson

Birth of son

3 Jul 1900

Horace Edward Emerson^15,28,45

Census

31 Mar 1901

(Head of Household) Thomas William Emerson; 24 Neville Street, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
Dwelling of 4 rooms.
Headings: Name and Surname; Relation to Head of Family; Condition as to Marriage; Sex and Age last birthday; Profession or Occupation; Employee, Worker or Own Account; Where Born.
= Thomas EMERSON, Head, Married, Male, 42; India Rubber Factory Hand, Worker [ie, Employee]; Born Lambeth, London.
= Francis EMERSON, Wife, Married, Female, 39; Lambeth, London.
= Bertram EMERSON, Son, Single, Male, 17; Stationers Assistant, Worker; Lambeth, London.
= Maud EMERSON, Daughter, Single, Female, 15; Box Maker, Worker; Lambeth, London.
= Ernest EMERSON, Son, Male, 12; Lambeth, London.
= Henry EMERSON, Son, Male, 9; Lambeth, London.
= Grace EMERSON, Daughter, Female, 4; Lambeth, London.
= Helen EMERSON, Daughter, Female, 2 [actually 3]; Lambeth, London.
= George EMERSON, Boarder [actually Brother], Single, Male, 32; General Labourer; Lambeth, London.⁴⁶

Son: Bertram Charles (Bert) Emerson
Daughter: Maud Elizabeth Emerson
Son: Ernest John (Jack) Emerson
Witness: Henry (Nen) Emerson
Daughter: Grace Emerson
Daughter: Helen Rosemary (Nell) Emerson
Brother: George Emerson

Birth of son

26 Mar 1902

Horace (Lol) Emerson^47,48

AddressOld

fr Mar 1902 - Apr 1905

Thomas William Emerson; 24 Neville Street, Vauxhall, London, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 7 children (assumed). It seems very likely that at least the eldest son BCE would have left home before Leonard's birth.
Date1 = HE's birth, Date2 = LE's birth.⁴⁹
Resident: Bertram Charles (Bert) Emerson
Resident: Maud Elizabeth Emerson
Resident: Ernest John (Jack) Emerson
Resident: Henry (Nen) Emerson
Resident: Grace Emerson
Resident: Helen Rosemary (Nell) Emerson
Resident: Horace (Lol) Emerson

AddressOld

fr Apr 1901 - Mar 1902

Thomas William Emerson; 24 Neville Street, Vauxhall, London, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 7 children (assumed). It is likely that the eldest son BCE would have left home >>>.
Date1 = Census, Date2 = HE's birth.
Resident: Bertram Charles (Bert) Emerson
Resident: Maud Elizabeth Emerson
Resident: Ernest John (Jack) Emerson
Resident: Henry (Nen) Emerson
Resident: Grace Emerson
Resident: Helen Rosemary (Nell) Emerson
Resident: Horace (Lol) Emerson

(Mother) Birth

20 Apr 1905

(Child) Leonard Emerson; 24 Neville Street, Vauxhall, London, ENGLAND; >
Birth Certificate details:
+Birth: Leonard Emerson on 20 Apr 1905 at 24 Neville Street.
+Father: Thomas William Emerson, General Labourer.
+Mother: Frances Sarah Emerson, formerly Rumens.
+Informant: TW Emerson, Father, 24 Neville Street, Vauxhall.
+Registered: 29 May 1905 by WB Smith, Registrar.⁵⁰

AddressOld

from Apr 1905

Thomas William Emerson; 24 Neville Street, Vauxhall, London, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 7 children (assumed). It seems very likely that some of the older children, in addition to Bertram, would have left home before or soon after Leonard's birth.⁴⁹
Resident: Maud Elizabeth Emerson
Resident: Ernest John (Jack) Emerson
Resident: Henry (Nen) Emerson
Resident: Grace Emerson
Resident: Helen Rosemary (Nell) Emerson
Resident: Horace (Lol) Emerson
Resident: Leslie Denis (Denis) Emerson-Elliott

Marriage of son

27 Jan 1906

Bertram Charles (Bert) Emerson, Edith Emily Smith; St Mary's, Princes Road, Lambeth, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Marriage Certificate details:
+ Marriage: 27 Jan 1906 at St Mary's Parish Church, Princes Road, Lambeth according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after banns.
+ Groom: Bertram Charles Emerson, age 22, bachelor, Electrician of 11 Tyers Street, Lambeth.
+ Bride: Edith Emily Smith, age 20, spinster, of 11 Tyers Street, Lambeth.
+ Groom's Father: Thomas William Emerson, Packer.
+ Bride's Father: Charles Smith, Book-binder.
+ Minister: George H. W. Bromfield, Vicar.
+ Witnesses: Maud Elizabeth Emerson, Albert Edward Emerson.^51,52,53,54

AddressOld

from say 1906 to say 1920

Thomas William Emerson; 145 Tyers Street, Vauxhall, London, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 6 children (assumed). Some of the older children (eg, Ernest John in early 1914) would have left home during this period.^55,56,57,58
Resident: Maud Elizabeth Emerson
Resident: Ernest John (Jack) Emerson
Resident: Grace Emerson
Resident: Helen Rosemary (Nell) Emerson
Resident: Horace (Lol) Emerson
Resident: Leslie Denis (Denis) Emerson-Elliott

(Mother) Baptism

14 Feb 1906

Leslie Denis (Denis) Emerson-Elliott; St Peter, Vauxhall, London, ENGLAND; >
Register: Baptism solemnised in Parish of St Peter Vauxhall in the County of London on 14 Feb 1906, Christian name Leonard, Parents Thomas William & Frances Emerson, Abode 145 Tyers Street, Quality, Trade or Profession Slater, Ceremony performed by H. Burdon.⁵⁹

Census

2 Apr 1911

(Head of Household) Thomas William Emerson; 145 Tyers Street, Vauxhall or Kennington, London; >
Dwelling of 5 rooms -- address shown as Vauxhall by the Head of Household on the Schedule, Kennington by the Enumerator on the Address page.
Headings: Name and Surname; Relationship to Head of Family; Sex and Age; Marital Status; For Married Woman this marriage: years married, children born/living/died; Personal Occupation; Industry or Service; Employer, Worker or Own Account; Whether working at Home; Birth place; Nationality if born in Foreign Country.
= Thomas W. Emerson, Head, Male, 52; Married; Factory Hand, India Rubber, Engine Pucking? Making?, Worker, ---; Lambeth, London.
= Francis S. Emerson, Wife, Female, 48; Married 29 years, 13 children (8 living, 5 dead) [actually 14 born, 6 dead]); ---, ---, ---, ---; Lambeth, London.
= Maud E. Emerson, Daughter, Female, 25; Single; Labeller Jam Factory, ---, Worker, ---; Lambeth, London.
= Ernest J. Emerson, Son, Male, 22; Single; Office Porter, ---, Worker, ---; Lambeth, London.
= Grace Emerson, Daughter, Female, 14; Single; Confectioners Hand, Pascals, Worker, ---; Lambeth, London.
= Helen Emerson, Daughter, Female, 13; Single; School, ---, ---, ---; Lambeth, London.
= Horace Emerson, Son, Male, 9; Single; School, ---, ---, ---; Lambeth, London.
= Leonard Emerson, Son, Male, 5; Single; School, ---, ---, ---; Lambeth, London.
= George Emerson, Brother, Male, 43; Single; Druggist Warehouseman, ---, Worker, ---; Lambeth, London.⁶⁰

Daughter: Maud Elizabeth Emerson
Son: Ernest John (Jack) Emerson
Daughter: Grace Emerson
Daughter: Helen Rosemary (Nell) Emerson
Son: Horace (Lol) Emerson
Son: Leonard Emerson
Brother: George Emerson

Marriage of son

19 Apr 1914

Ernest John (Jack) Emerson, Lily Rose Ellen Whitehead; Register Office, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; Marriage Certificate details:
+Married: 19 April 1914 in Register Office, Lambeth.
+Names: Ernest John Emerson; Lily Rose Ellen Whitehead.
+Age, Condition: 25, Bachelor; 28, Spinster.
+Rank or Profession: Clerk (Railway Booking Office); Parlourmaid (Domestic).
+Residence at time of Marriage: 145 Tyers Street, Vauxhall; 76 Ashley Gardens, Westminster.
+Father's Name, Rank or Profession: Thomas William Emerson, Rubber Manufacturer's Cutter; George Thomas Whitehead, Groom and Gardener (Domestic).
+Witnesses: Frederick C. Emerson, F. Adams.
+Married by: Licence by John Wallis, Registrar and H. E. Grist, Deputy Superintendent Registrar.^51,61

Marriage of daughter

27 Nov 1915

Maud Elizabeth Emerson, Ernest Reginald Redding; St John The Divine Parish Church, Kennington, London, ENGLAND; >
Marriage Certificate details:
+ When Married: 27 Nov 1915.
+ Name and Surname: Ernest Reginald Redding; Maude [actually Maud] Elizabeth Emerson.
+ Age & Condition: 28, Bachelor; 29, Spinster.
+ Rank or Profession: Turner & Fitter; Household duties.
+ Residence at time of Marriage: 18 Fairford Grove, Kennington; 25 Foxley Road, Brixton.
+ Father's Name and Surname: Alfred Redding (deceased); Thomas William Emerson.
+ Rank or Profession of Father: Tailor's Salesman; Steam packing maker.
+ Witnesses: Ernest John Emerson, Helen Emerson.
+ Married by License by W. B. Drake, Assistant Curate.
These Marriage Certificate details were obtained from 2 certificates -- 2017 from Parish Registers on Ancestry website and 2019 from General Register Office England. Copies of both are attached -- they contain identical information in identical format, but the handwriting is different. In the former, it appears that the names of the married couple and the witnesses and the assistant curate have been written by the persons themselves.^62,63

(Grdmother & Informnt) Birth

7 Mar 1919

Lily Frances Maud Emerson; 25 Foxley Road, Brixton, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
Birth Certificate details:
+When & where born: 7 Mar 1919, 25 Foxley Road.
+Name, Sex: Lily Frances Maud, Girl..
+Name & Occupation of father: Ernest John EMERSON, Private R. A. S. C. (Railway Clerk).
+Name of mother: Lily Rose Ellen EMERSON, formerly WHITEHEAD.
+Name, description & residence of informant: F. Emerson, Grandmother, Present at the birth, 145 Tyer Street, Vauxhall.
+Registered: 18 Mar 1919 by R. Greenwood, Registrar.^64,65

Marriage of daughter

2 Aug 1919

Grace Emerson, William Herbert (Bill or Will) Callon; Parish Church, Vauxhall, London, ENGLAND; >
Very large family, all living around Nottingham.
Marriage Certificate details:
+ Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Vauxhall in the County of London.
+ When Married: 2 Aug 1919.
+ Name and Surname: William Herbert Callon, Grace Emerson.
+ Age: 23, 23.
+ Condition: Bachelor, Spinster.
+ Rank or Profession: Foreman, ---.
+ Residence at time of Marriage: 155 Tyers Street, 145 Tyers Street.
+ Father's Name and Surname: William John Callon, Thomas Emerson.
+ Rank or Profession of Father: Dec'd, Factory Hand.
+ Married in the Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England after banns by W. Stuart T. Harris.
+ In the Presence of: Albert Edward Emerson, H. Emerson.
It is not clear who the second witness is -- it could be the bride's brother Henry (Nen) Emerson, the bride's sister Helen Emerson or the bride's brother Horace (Lol) Emerson.^66,67

AddressOld

from ca 1920

Thomas William Emerson; 81 Brixton Road, London, ENGLAND; >
Parents, 3 youngest children and the father's brother George. Above the electrical shop operated by Thomas William's sons.⁶⁸
Resident: Helen Rosemary (Nell) Emerson
Resident: Horace (Lol) Emerson
Resident: Leslie Denis (Denis) Emerson-Elliott
Resident: George Emerson

Census

19 Jun 1921

(Head of Household) Thomas William Emerson; 81 Brixton Road, Lambeth, London, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Dwelling of 6 rooms.
Headings: Name and Surname; Relationship to Head of Household; Sex & Age in Yrs.Mths; Marital Status; Birthplace and Nationality (if not born in UK); Personal Occupation; Employment; Place of Work.
= Thomas W. Emerson; Head; Male, 62.10; Married; Lambeth, London; Out of Work (Engineer's Cutter); Tuck & Co. Engineering, Rubber Packing Mfrs; Albert Embankment SW.
= Francis S. Emerson; Wife; Female, 59.4; Married; Lambeth, London; ---; ---; ---.
= George Emerson; Brother; Male, 53.3; Single; Lambeth, London; Druggist Assistant; Davenport & Co.; Union St, Borough.
= Henry Emerson; Son; Male, 29.9; Single; Lambeth, London; Electrician; Own Account; At Home.
= Horace Emerson; Son; Male, 19.6; Single; Lambeth, London; Pay Clerk; Molem & Co.; Grosvenor Road, Westminster.
= Leonard Emerson; Son; Male, 16.3; Single; Lambeth, London; General Clerk; LandsBerg & Co.; St Dunstan Hill.
= Helen Emerson; Daughter; Female, 22.0; Single; Lambeth, London; General Clerk; Crosse & Blackwell; Nine Elms, Battersea.⁶⁹

Brother: George Emerson
Son: Henry (Nen) Emerson
Son: Horace (Lol) Emerson
Son: Leonard Emerson
Daughter: Helen Rosemary (Nell) Emerson

Marriage of daughter

11 Apr 1925

Helen Rosemary (Nell) Emerson, Frederick William Dibble; Register Office, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
+ Date & Place of Marriage: 11 Apr 1925; Register Office (by Certificate), Lambeth, London.
+ Name, Age & Condition of parties: Frederick William Dibble, 24 years, Bachelor; Helen Emerson, 27 years, Spinster.
+ Rank or Profession: Railway Company's Clerk; ---.
+ Residence at time of marriage: 81 Brixton Road, S.W.; 81 Brixton Road, S.W.
+ Father's Name and Rank or Profession: Frederick John Dibble, Railway Goods Porter; Thomas William Emerson, Rubber Cutter.
+ Witnesses: E. J. Emerson, P. L. Dibble, Edna Dibble.⁷⁰

AddressOld

fr Apr 1925 - Apr 1926

Thomas William Emerson; 81 Brixton Road, London, ENGLAND; >
Parents, 2 youngest children, daughter Helen and her husband Fred, and father's brother George. Above the electrical shop operated by Thomas William's sons.^71,72,73
Resident: Helen Rosemary (Nell) Dibble
Resident: Horace (Lol) Emerson
Resident: Leslie Denis (Denis) Emerson-Elliott
Resident: George Emerson
Resident: Frederick William Dibble

(Mother of Groom) Marriage

31 Dec 1925

Henry (Nen) Emerson, Elsie May Savage; St Matthew's Church of England, Manly, NSW; >
+Rank or Profession: Ganger; Domestic duties.
+Usual Place of Residence: Crawford Street, Queanbeyan, NSW x 2.
+Condition: Bachelor; Spinster.
+Birthplace, Age: London, England, 34 years; Queanbeyan, NSW, 20 years.
+Father's Name & Rank or Profession: Thomas William Emerson, Electrical contractor; Edward Robert Savage (deceased), Labourer.
+Mother's Name: Frances Wren [should be Rumens]; Amelia Moore.
+Witnesses: K. Ebbs (sp?), G. Temperley (sp?).
+Officiating Minister: A. R. Ebbs.
+Consent: Consent of Amelia Savage, being the Mother of the Bride, was given in writing to the marriage.⁷⁴

AddressOld

from 23 Apr 1926

Thomas William Emerson; 81 Brixton Road, London, ENGLAND; >
Parents, 2 youngest children, daughter Helen and her husband and their daughter, and father's brother George. Above the electrical shop operated by Thomas William's sons.^75,73
Resident: Helen Rosemary (Nell) Emerson
Resident: Horace (Lol) Emerson
Resident: Leslie Denis (Denis) Emerson-Elliott
Resident: George Emerson
Resident: Frederick William Dibble

Marriage of son

12 Jun 1926

Leslie Denis (Denis) Emerson-Elliott, Doris (Wackie) Rathbone; Register Office, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
LDEE's first marriage; Doris's only marriage.
It is believed that Doris continued to live at home after her marriage and that they never lived together as a married couple.
Marriage Certificate details:
+Married: 12 Jun 1926 at the Register Office, District of Lambeth, County of London.
+Groom: Leonard Emerson, Age 21, Bachelor, Electrical Engineer, 81 Brixton Road SW.
+Bride: Doris Rathbone, Age 21, Spinster, 23 Kennington Oval.
+Groom's Father: Thomas William Emerson, Electrical Engineer.
+Bride's Father: Henry William Rathbone (deceased), Potter.
+Married: by Certificate before H. E. Grist, Registrar and Edward D. L. Wilmot, Superintendent Registrar.
+Witnesses: Thomas Rathbone, Sylvia Rathbone.^51,76

Marriage of son

c Feb 1933

Horace (Lol) Emerson, Beryl Annie Potter; Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
Beryl's younger sister Brenda married Horace's nephew John Henry Emerson.^51,77

AddressOld

at Sep 1939

82 Cyril Street, Taunton, Somerset, ENGLAND; >
With her daughter Maud and Maud's 2 children, visiting her daughter Helen or living there temporarily so as to be away from London under the threat of war. It appears that she subsequently returned to her home in Brixton.⁷⁸

(Resident) 1939 Register

29 Sep 1939

Frederick William Dibble, Helen Rosemary (Nell) Dibble; 82 Cyril Street, Taunton, Somerset, ENGLAND; >
Headings: Name, Sex, DOB, Marital status, Personal occupation, Added Notations.
= Frederick Dibble, 30 Apr 1900, Male, Railway Clerk, Married, GWR (St Johns Amb).
= Helen Dibble, 13 Dec 1897, Female, Unpaid Domestic Duties, Married, ---.
= Closed entry x2 [presumably Daphne Dibble and Alan Dibble]
= Maude E Redding, 4 Feb 1886, Female, Unpaid Domestic Duties, Married, ---.
= Closed entry [presumably Eileen Redding]
= Iris M Redding, 8 Apr 1924, Female, At School, Single, Surname --> Ellis, 13.11.45 ANA.
= Frances S Emerson, 7 Jun 1862, Female, Incapacitated, Widowed, ---.⁷⁹

Illness

30 Sep 1939

Incapacitated⁸⁰

Marriage of son

19 Jan 1940

Leslie Denis (Denis) Emerson-Elliott, Nona/Norma Brayer; St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, SINGAPORE; >
LDEE's 2nd marriage, NB's first marriage.
Date of Marriage: 19th January 1940.
Full Names of Parties: Leslie Denis Emerson-Elliott & Norma Brayer.
Ages: 32 [actually 34] & 21.
Occupation or Profession: Merchant; Nil.
Residence: 38 Tanah Merah Road, Singapore.
Marriage by Licence.
Groom's father: Theodore Stracey Emerson-Elliott [actually Thomas William Emerson].
Bride's father: Gustar Brayer.
Minister: Graham White.
Witnesses: Georgina White, C R Nair.⁸¹

Address

to 1 Jan 1946

81 Brixton Road, Brixton, London, ENGLAND; >
Mother and son (and who else?).⁸²
Resident: Ernest John (Jack) Emerson

Death

1 Jan 1946

81 Brixton Road, Brixton, London, ENGLAND; >
+Age: 82 years [actually 83].
+Occupation: Widow of Thomas William Emerson, Rubber Company's Manager.
+Cause of death: Myocardial degeneration; Chronic Bronchitis; Certified by S. S. Mohamedi, MB.
+Informant's name & residence: E. J. Emerson; Son; Present at the death; 81 Brixton Road S.W.9 .
+Registration Date: 2 Jan 1946.⁸³
Son & informant: Ernest John (Jack) Emerson

Burial

5 Jan 1946

Lambeth Cemetery, Tooting, London, ENGLAND; >
Additional details are available for a fee at the Deceased Online website.⁸⁴
Cemetery: Lambeth Cemetery, Tooting, London (Cemetery)

Family		Thomas William Emerson b. 28 Aug 1858, d. 21 Nov 1937
Children	1.	Ernest Thomas Emerson b. 29 Jan 1882, d. 19 Feb 1884
	2.	Bertram Charles (Bert) Emerson+ b. 14 Nov 1883, d. c Aug 1966
	3.	Maud Elizabeth Emerson+ b. 4 Feb 1886, d. 1 Jan 1977
	4.	Ernest John (Jack) Emerson+ b. 14 Jun 1888, d. 26 Dec 1972
	5.	George Emerson b. 26 Mar 1890, d. c Aug 1890
	6.	Charles Emerson b. 26 Mar 1890, d. c Aug 1890
	7.	Henry (Nen) Emerson+ b. 20 May 1891, d. 8 Nov 1973
	8.	Albert Edward Emerson b. 28 Oct 1893, d. b 8 Jan 1898
	9.	Grace Emerson+ b. 16 Jul 1896, d. 1982
	10.	Helen Rosemary (Nell) Emerson+ b. 13 Dec 1897, d. 10 Nov 1985
	11.	(?) Emerson b. 13 Dec 1897, d. 13 Dec 1897
	12.	Horace Edward Emerson b. 3 Jul 1900, d. Mar 1901
	13.	Horace (Lol) Emerson+ b. 26 Mar 1902, d. May 1984
	14.	Leslie Denis (Denis) Emerson-Elliott+ b. 20 Apr 1905, d. 4 Mar 1997

Citations

Birth Certificate: Rumens, Frances S [0091], Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Births 1862/85 in Lambeth, Sub-district Waterloo Road Second, County of Surrey issued by the General Register Office, England on 14 Apr 1993; hereafter called Birth Certificate RuFS; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0091: Given names, Surname.
Birth Certificate: Emerson-Elliott, L Denis (born Leonard Emerson), Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth 1905/76 in Lambeth, Sub-district Lambeth Church 2nd, County of London issued by General Register Office, England on 14 April 1993, hereafter called Birth Certificate EELD; digital image in Researcher's computer records and original in Researcher's family history papers, ID0016. Original short certificate (issued 29 May 1905, acquired Sep 2017 from the estate of Patricia Doris Emerson/England/Rich) is also in Researcher's family history papers, ID0016. Groom's mother's given names, married surname, maiden surname.
Curtis (nee Dibble), Daphne H, Oral, hereafter called Curtis DH, Oral. Apr 1993: Nickname.
Birth Certificate RuFS: DOB, POB, Memos.
Pedigree Chart for Callon (now Dove), Gwendoline F, prepared by WL Dove, 18 Jun 1995, Sighted Mar 2003: DOB 14 Jun 1862., Researcher's family history papers.
Birth Certificate: Rumens, John R [1094], Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Births 1866/181 in Lambeth, Sub-district Lambeth Church 1st, County of Surrey issued by the General Register Office, England on 17 Jul 2002, hereafter called Birth Certificate RuJR; image provided by Paul Emerson Dec 2007; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID1094: Mother's residence and POB (family assumed to live there).
Census of England and Wales, 1871, Household of Charles Rumens of Gloucester Street, Lambeth, Registration District Lambeth, Sub District Lambeth Church 1st, Enumeration District 14, Civil Parish Lambeth, County of London, Surrey; The National Archives Reference RG10, Piece 662, Folio 9, Page 12; details obtained on 22 Sep 2011 from FindMyPast web site at www.findmypast.co.uk; hereafter called Census E&W 1871, Charles Rumens; transcript/image and paper copies in Researcher's Family History records, ID1091: Family Address at 2 Apr 1871.
Census E&W 1871, Charles Rumens: Census date, Address, Memos.
Birth Certificate: Rumens, Grace M [1102], Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Births 1877/427 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Lambeth Church 2nd, County of Surrey issued by the General Register Office, England on 16 Jul 2002; hereafter called Birth Certificate RuGM; image provided by Paul Emerson Dec 2007; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID1102: Mother's residence and POB (family assumed to live there).
Birth Certificate: Rumens, Charles T [1101], Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Births 1879/218 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Lambeth Church 2nd, County of Surrey issued by the General Register Office, England on 16 Jul 2002; hereafter called Birth Certificate RuCT; image provided by Paul Emerson Dec 2007; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID1101: Mother's residence and POB (family assumed to live there).
Marriage Certificate: Attwool, John & Rumens, Amelia A, Registration No. 1880/231, True copy issued 2 Aug 2002 by General Register Office, England, hereafter called Marriage Certificate AtJ+RuAA; image provided by Paul Emerson in Dec 2007, copy in Researcher's computer records and photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID1095. DOM, POM, Memo1.
Family history chart, Emerson, compiled by Eileen M. Chalmers (nee Redding) Apr 1993; hereafter called FH chart, Emerson2; original and digital copy held in Researcher's Family History records: Memo2.
Census of England and Wales, 1881, Household of Charles Rumens of 32 Brunel Street, Lambeth, Registration District Lambeth, Sub District Lambeth Church Second, Civil Parish Lambeth, County of Surrey; The National Archives Reference RG11, Piece 599, Folio 65, Page 13; details obtained on 24 Sep 2011 from FindMyPast web site at www.findmypast.co.uk; hereafter called Census E&W 1881, Charles Rumens; transcript/image and paper copies in Researcher's Family History records, ID1091: Census date, Address, Memos.
Birth Certificate: Emerson, Ernest Thomas [969], Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Births 1882/309 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Kennington 1st, County of Surrey issued by the General Register Office, England on 5 Oct 2011, hereafter called Birth Certificate EmET; image in Researcher's Computer records and original in Researcher's family history papers, ID0969. Address.
Curtis (nee Dibble), Daphne H, Letter; hereafter called Curtis DH, Letter; original held in Researcher's personal correspondence. Jun 1992: DOB.
Chalmers (nee Redding), Eileen M, Oral; hereafter called Chalmers EM, Oral: Apr 1993: DOB.
Birth Certificate EmET. DOB, POB, Memos.
Birth Certificate: Emerson, Bertram Charles, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Births 1883/161 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Lambeth Church 2nd, County of Surrey issued by the General Register Office, England on 5 Oct 2011; hereafter called Birth Certificate EmBC; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0981: Date2, Address.
Census of England and Wales, 1901, County of London, Registration District Lambeth, Registration Sub District Lambeth Church Second, Civil Parish Lambeth, Ecclesiastical Parish St Peters Vauxhall, Enumeration District 18, Dwelling at 24 Neville Street, Lambeth, Family of Thomas Emerson; The National Archives Reference RG 13, Piece 409, Folio 152, Page 47; details obtained on 10 Jan 2011 from FindMyPast at www.findmypast.com. Source hereafter called Census UK 1901, Thomas Emerson. Digital image in Researcher's computer records and paper copy in Researcher's Family History papers, ID0090. POB Lambeth.
Curtis DH, Letter. Jun 1992: DOB 14 Dec 1883.
FH chart, Emerson2: DOB 14 Nov 1883.
Birth Certificate EmBC: DOB, POB, Memos.
Death Certificate: Emerson, Ernest Thomas, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Deaths 1884/350 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Lambeth Church 2nd, County of London issued by the General Register Office, London on 17 Feb 2003, hereafter called Death Certificate EmET; image provided by Paul Emerson Dec 2007, copy in Researcher's Computer records and photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0969. Date2, Address.
Birth Certificate EmBC: Date1, Address.
Death Certificate EmET. DOD, POD, Memos.
Death Certificate EmET. Address at 19 Feb 1884.
Birth Certificate: Emerson, Maud Elizabeth, PDF copy of an entry in the Register of Births 1886/45 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Lambeth Church 2nd, County of London provided by the General Register Office, England on 23 Apr 2019; hereafter called PDF Birth Certificate EmME; digital image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID1004: DOB, POB, Memos.
FH chart, Emerson2: DOB.
Birth Certificate: Emerson, Ernest John, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Births 1888/450 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Lambeth Church 2nd, County of Surrey, issued by the General Register Office, England on 20 Nov 2000, hereafter called Birth Certificate EmEJ; copy provided by Paul Emerson in Dec 2007, image in Researcher's Computer records and Researcher's family history papers, ID0096: Address at Jun 1888.
Curtis DH, Letter. Jun 1992 chart: DOB.
Birth Certificate EmEJ: DOB, POB, Memo.
Family history chart, Emerson family, compiled by Daphne Curtis (nee Dibble) June 1992; hereafter called FH chart, Emerson1; original held in Researcher's Family History records: DOB 23 Jun 1890, Memo.
Chalmers EM, Oral: Apr 1993 -- DOB 26 Mar 1890.
Birth Certificate: Emerson, Charles, PDF copy of an entry in the Register of Births 1890/371 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Lambeth Church 2nd, County of London provided by the General Register Office, England on 29 Apr 2019; hereafter called PDF Birth Certificate EmC; digital image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID1024: DOB, POB, Memos2+.
Census of England and Wales, 1891, Household of Thomas Emerson of 47 Devonshire Street, Lambeth, Registration District Lambeth, Sub District Lambeth Church Second, Enumeration District 30, Ecclesiastical Parish St Mary the Less, Civil Parish Lambeth, County of London; The National Archives Reference RG12, Piece 396, Folio 100, Page 12; details obtained on 28 Sep 2011 from FindMyPast web site at www.findmypast.co.uk. Source hereafter called Census E&W 1891, Thomas Emerson. Digital transcript and image in Researcher's computer records and paper copies in Researcher's family history papers, ID0090. Census date, Address, Memos.
Birth Certificate: Emerson, Henry [0097], Certified Copy of Entry of Birth 1891/194 in the Register of Births for Sub-district Lambeth Church 2nd, District Lambeth, County of London issued by General Register Office, London on 21 Nov 2000, hereafter called Birth Certificate EmH; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0097. DOB, POB, Memos1-3.
Birth Certificate EmH. Parents' address at May 1891.
FH chart, Emerson1: DOB.
Pedigree Chart, Callon GF. Sighted Mar 2003.
Census UK 1901, Thomas Emerson: ID0090. POB.
Birth Certificate: Emerson, Grace, PDF copy of an entry in the Register of Births 1896/73 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Lambeth Church 2nd, County of London provided by the General Register Office, England on 22 Jan 2018; hereafter called PDF Birth Certificate EmG; digital image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID1026: DOB, POB, Memos.
Curtis DH, Letter. Jun 1992 chart?: DOB.
Chalmers (nee Redding), Eileen M, Letter, hereafter called Chalmers EM, Letter; original held in Researcher's personal correspondence. Apr 1993 chart?: DOB.
Death Certificate: Dibble (nee Emerson), Helen R. [0098], Certified Copy issued by General Register Office, London on 6 Dec 2010, Registration No. 1985/87 in the Register of Deaths for Registration District Canterbury, County of Kent, hereafter called Death Certificate DiHR; original in Researcher's family history papers, ID0098. DOB, POB.
FreeBMD transcription of the England and Wales Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths at freebmd.org.uk, formerly freebmd.rootsweb.com; hereafter called FreeBMD UK. Birth Registration Vol. 1d, Page 362 [Horace Edward Emerson], viewed 24 Apr 2020: QOBRegn Sep 1900, Registration District Lambeth, London.
Census UK 1901, Thomas Emerson: ID0090. Date,Address, Memo.
Curtis DH, Letter. Jun 1992: DOB 26 Mar 1902 [TBV].
Chalmers EM, Letter. Apr 1993: DOB [TBV].
Birth Certificate EELD. Family address at Apr 1905.
Birth Certificate EELD. DOB, POB, Memos. Born Leonard Emerson.
Curtis DH, Letter. Jun 1992: Married.
FreeBMD UK. Marriage Registration Vol. 1d, Page 365 [Bertram Charles Emerson + Edith Emily Smith], viewed 3 Jul 2011: QOMRegn, Registration District.
FH chart, Emerson2: Married.
Marriage Certificate: Emerson, Bertram C. & Smith, Edith E., Registration No. 1906/178, True copy issued 8 Jan 2003 by General Register Office, England, hereafter called Marriage Certificate EmBC&SmEE; image provided by Paul Emerson in Dec 2007, copy in Researcher's computer records and photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0981. DOM, POM, Memos2+.
Church of England Parish Baptism Registers, London 1754-1906, Parish of St Peter Vauxhall in the County of London, Baptism of Leonard Emerson on 14 Feb 1906; Original data from London Metropoliitan Archives; details obtained on 12 Jun 2013 from Ancestry web site at www.ancestry.com.au. Source hereafter called Baptism Registers London/Emerson, Leonard. Digital transcript and image in Researcher's computer records and paper copies in Researcher's family history papers, Address at 14 Feb 1906.
AIF embarkation roll, H Emerson, unknown publish date. Current at Dec 1914.
Birth Certificate: Emerson, Lily Frances Maud, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Births 1919/406 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Brixton, County of London, issued by the Deputy Superintendent Registrar, District of Lambeth on 6 Oct 1943, hereafter called Birth Certificate EmLFM; copy provided by Paul Emerson in Dec 2007, image in Researcher's Computer records and Researcher's family history papers, ID0105: Grandmother's address at Mar 1919.
FH chart, Emerson2: Before Brixton Road.
Baptism Registers London/Emerson, Leonard. ID0016. DOBaptism, POBaptism, Witnesses.
Census of England and Wales, 1911, County of London, Registration District Lambeth, Registration Sub District Kennington, Enumeration District 14 (name not stated), Dwelling at 145 Tyers Street, Family of Thomas W. Emerson; The National Archives Reference RG14 PN1988 RG78 PN70 RD25 SD2 ED14 SN304, details obtained on 2 Nov 2009 from FindMyPast at www.findmypast.com. Source hereafter called Census UK 1911, Thomas W. Emerson. Digital image in Researcher's computer records and paper copy in Researcher's Family History papers, ID0090. Date, Address, Memo.
Marriage Certificate: Emerson, Ernest J & Whitehead, Lily RE, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Marriages 1914/87 in Registration District Lambeth, County of London, issued by the General Register Office, England on 21 Nov 2000; hereafter called Marriage Certificate EmEJ+WhLRE; image provided by Paul Emerson in Dec 2007, image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0096: DOM, POM, Memos.
FH chart, Emerson2: MOM, YOM.
Marriage Certificate: Redding, Ernest R. & Emerson, Maud E., from Register of Marriages, Saint John The Divine, Kennington in London Metropolitan Archives, Church of England Parish Registers, 1754-1921, reference P85/JNA1, Item 011, viewed 18 Jun 2017 in Ancestry.com online database 'London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921'; hereafter called Marriage Certificate ReER+EmME; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID1003: DOM, POM, Memo.. NB In addition, copies of a certificate from the England GRO (identical information in different handwriting) are in Researcher's FH records, ID1003.
Death Certificate: Emerson, Lily Frances Maude, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Deaths 2003/86 in Registration District Yeovil, Sub-district Yeovil, County of Somerset issued by S E Walters, Registrar on 16 Jan 2003, hereafter called Death Certificate EmLFM; image provided by Paul Emerson Dec 2007, copies in Researcher's Computer records and Researcher's family history papers, ID0105. DOB, POB.
Birth Certificate EmLFM: DOB, POB, Memo.
Chalmers EM, Letter. Jan 1993: Memo1.
Marriage Certificate: Callon, William H. & Emerson, Grace, Registration No. 1919/399, true copy of entry in the Register of Marriages given on 25 Jun 2013 by General Register Office, England; hereafter called Marriage Certificate CaWH+EmG; original and image in Researcher's family history papers, ID1025. DOM, POM, Memos2-3.
Chalmers EM, Letter. 27 Jan 1993: Address, Memo1. Date1 is LDG's estimate.
Census of England and Wales, 1921, County of London, Surrey, Parish of Lambeth, Registration District Lambeth, Registration Sub District Brixton, Enumeration District 4, Dwelling at 81 Brixton Road, Family of Thomas W. Emerson; The National Archives Reference RG15 PN02094 SN415 RD25 RS4 ED4, details accessed 13 May 2023 at FindMyPast URL www.findmypast.com.au. Source hereafter called Census UK 1921, Thomas W. Emerson. Digital and paper copies in Researcher's family history papers, ID0090. Date, Address, Memo.
Marriage Certificate: Dibble, Frederick W. & Emerson, Helen, Registration No. 1925/145, District of Lambeth, County of London, Certified true copy issued 12 Jan 2011 by General Register Office, London, hereafter called Marriage Certificate DiFW+EmH; true copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0102. DOM, POM, Memos.
Chalmers EM, Letter. 27 Jan 1993: Address, Memo1 (except FWD).
Marriage Certificate DiFW+EmH. Address of bride and groom "at the time of marriage". Assumed that FWD only moved in after marriage.
Birth Certificate: Dibble (Curtis), Daphne H [0826], Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth 1926/406 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Lambeth Church, County of London issued by the General Register Office, England on 12 Jan 2011, hereafter called Birth Certificate DiDH; digital image in Researcher's computer records and original in Researcher's family history papers, ID0826. Parents' address at DOB 23 Apr 1926.
Marriage Certificate: Emerson, Henry & Savage, Elsie May, Registration No. 1926/004082, Copy issued 8 Dec 2008 by NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, hereafter called Marriage Certificate EmH+SaEM; original in Researcher's family history papers, ID0097. DOM, POM, Memos.
Chalmers EM, Letter. 27 Jan 1993: Address, Memo1 before Helen's marriage.
Marriage Certificate: Emerson, Leonard & Rathbone, Doris, Registration No. 1926/158, True copy issued 8 Jan 2009 by General Register Office, England, hereafter called Marriage Certificate EmL+RaD; image in Researcher's computer records and original in Researcher's family history papers, ID0016. DOM, POM, Memo3+.
FreeBMD UK. Marriage Registration Vol. 1d, Page 231 [Horace EMERSON + Beryl A POTTER], accessed 15 May 2023: QOMRegn Mar 1933, Registration District Lambeth, London.
1939 Register of England & Wales UK civilian population, Household of Frederick W. Dibble of 82 Cyril Street, Taunton MB, County of Somerset; The National Archives Reference RG101/7042C, Letter Code WOPD; details obtained on 18 Aug 2016 from FindMyPast web site at www.findmypast.com.au; hereafter called 1939 Register, FW Dibble; transcript/image and paper copies in Researcher's Family History records, ID0102: Date, Address, Memo inferred.
1939 Register, FW Dibble: Date, Address, Memo, Witnesses.
1939 Register, FW Dibble: Shown as Incapacitated.
Marriage Certificate: Emerson-Elliott, L Denis & Briar-Roberts, Norma F, Registration No. 1070, Certified Copy No. 1992 issued 23 Nov 1983 by Registrar of Marriages, Republic of Singapore, hereafter called Marriage Certificate EELD+BrNF; photocopy held in Researcher's family history papers, ID0016. DOM, POM, Memos2+.
Death Certificate: Emerson (nee Rumens), Frances S., Certified Copy issued by General Register Office, London on 20 Nov 2000, Registration No. 1946/168 in the Register of Deaths for Sub-district Lambeth Central, Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth, District Lambeth, hereafter called Death Certificate EmFS; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0091. Adddress prior to death.
Death Certificate EmFS. DOD, POD, Memos.
Deceased Online website at https://www.deceasedonline.com/; hereafter called Deceased Online: Site viewed 5 Dec 2020 -- DOBurial, POBurial.

Karl Gustav (Gustav) Brayer^1,2,3

M, ID92, (1895-?)

Last Edited

28 Oct 2021

Relationship

Grandfather of Penny Graham (nee Emerson-Elliott)

Charts

Ancestor Chart -- Penny GRAHAM (nee EMERSON-ELLIOTT)
Descendant Chart -- Mikhail ORLOV

Karl Brayer, date unknown

Birth

1895

Zabieniec, Lodz, Piotrkow, POLAND; >
Known in Russian as Zhabanets, Lodz, Petrokovskaya.⁴

(Witness) History

1905

Lodz, POLAND; >
     Poland was partitioned several times in the 18th Century between Russia, Prussia and Austria, and the country did not exist in its own right during the period 1772-1918. Lodz, in Piotrków Governorate (or Petrokovskaya Guberniya), was Prussian controlled until 1815 when it came under Russian control.
     There was major industrial development in Lodz through the 19th Century, particularly in the period 1870-1890 and it also became a major centre of the socialist movement. Poland was much involved in revolutionary fighting in 1905–07, and the Lodz insurrection, a spontaneous uprising by Polish workers in June 1905, was a key incident in the Russian Revolution of 1905.
     The insurgents were overwhelmed by the Tsarist military within a few days, but strikes in Lodz continued until mid-1906, when the large Russian military presence and mass layoffs of striking workers from the factories finally pacified the city. Even afterward, Lodz was not a peaceful city; in the years 1910–14 it was the site of a radical anarchist and socialist group Rewolucyjni Msciciele (Revolutionary Avengers) which has been labelled as "the most extreme terrorist group in the history of Poland".
     We can only speculate as to whether Gustav Brayer and his family were affected by or involved in these strikes and uprisings, and the extent to which the unrest contributed to Gustav's departure from Lodz and Poland.⁵

Partner

c 1916

Julia Orlova

Birth of daughter

9 Aug 1918

Nona/Norma Brayer; Astrakhan, RUSSIA; >
In the families of Nona and her siblings, Nona's date of birth was always believed to be 8 Aug 1917. Perhaps she (or her husband LDEE) said that she was a year older to reduce the apparent disparity in ages when they were first living together.^6,7

Travel

say 1918 to say 1924

Julia Orlova; IRAN/INDIA/IRAN; >
Parents and daughter Nona travelled through the Middle East working in circuses (Karl on bottles, Julia on mandolin or zither) to India (where Daisy was born) and then back to the Middle East.
They travelled through Iran (then Persia) to get from Astrakhan to India. It is possible that Julia had miscarriage(s) while in Persia.^8,9
Passenger: Nona/Norma Brayer

Birth of daughter

19 Feb 1924

Daisy Brayer; Bombay, INDIA; >
Daisy did not have a Birth Certificate, although she may have tried to obtain one.^10,11

Occupation

at Jul 1925

Artist^12,13

Birth of daughter

7 Jul 1925

Irene Brayer; Kandang Kerbau Maternity Hospital, Singapore, SINGAPORE; >
Birth Certificate details:
+Name: NIL
+Date & Place of Birth: 7 July 1925, Kandang Kerbau Maternity Hospital, Singapore
+Sex: Female
+Father's Name, Occupation, Nationality: Gustav Brayer, Artist, Polish.
+Mother's Name, Nationality: Julia Orloff, Polish [actually Russian].
+Informant: N. Boyes
Note1: The Certificate provides for much additional information (including Mother's Age, Father's and Mother's Race and Country of Birth, Home Address of Parents and Informant's Address and Race) that has been left blank.
Note2: Background to the lack of a name on the certificate is provided in Irene's Name tag (ie, the first footnote in Irene's Second Site entry) .^14,15,16

Image

Jun 1926

Photo of Braddon area from City Hill showing Canberra Bakery and railway track, circus tent in centre. Copy from National Archives of Australia, Mildenhall Collection of glass plate negatives, Item 3130319.

Image

Photo believed to be of Karl Gustav Brayer, date and place unknown. Image provided by Shirley Thomas (KGB's grand-daughter).¹⁷

AddressOld

c 1930

Paris?, FRANCE; >
Possibly went to Paris to live after leaving Julia Orlov.¹⁸

Death

Family

Julia Orlova b. 17 Apr 1900, d. 2 Jun 1975

Children

Nona/Norma Brayer+ b. 9 Aug 1918, d. 21 Dec 1952

Daisy Brayer+ b. 19 Feb 1924, d. 13 Mar 1999

Irene Brayer+ b. 7 Jul 1925, d. 1 Dec 2009

Citations

Astrakhan Archives -- DETAILS TO BE ADDED, unknown publish date. Name Gustav Gustav[ovich] Brayer or Braier.
Ladbrook (nee Brayer), Daisy, Oral; hereafter called Ladbrook D, Oral. Feb 1989: Name Karl Gustav Brayer.
Daisy Ladbrook, Fireflies and Scorpions (Unpublished, written ca late 1990s), hereafter called Ladbrook, Fireflies & Scorpions; copy in Researcher's computer records. Page 14: Name is first given as Carl Gustave Brayer, but he's subsequently called Karl. It is assumed the 'Carl' and the 'e' after Gustav were mistakes by the author.
Astrakhan Archives. Gustav Brayer had been a resident of Zabienic, so it is assumed he was born there.
Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, URL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/; hereafter called Wikipedia. Article Articles on Lodz and Lodz insurrection (1905), accessed 25 Aug 2013: Memo.
Ladbrook (was Hagley/Jones), Jacqueline J, Oral, hereafter called Ladbrook JJ, Oral. Jan 1989: DOB 8 Aug 1917, POB.
Astrakhan Archives. DOB, POB inferred.
Ladbrook JJ, Oral. Nov 1994: Memo1 [but not sure that Jacky was the source].
Thomas, Shirley J, Oral, hereafter called Thomas SJ, Oral. 9 Oct 2009: Date, Memo2.
Ladbrook D, Oral. Feb 1989: POB. Nov 1992: DOB.
Ladbrook JJ, Oral. Sep 2003: Memo.
Birth Certificate: Brayer, Irene, True copy from the Register of Births 7248/33/66 in Registration Area Singapore, Colony of the Straits Settlements, issued by the Registry of Births, Singapore on 16 Jan 1939, hereafter called Birth Certificate BrI; copy provided by Shirley Thomas in Feb 2019, image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0095: Father's occupation.
Death Certificate: Barton, Irene, issued by Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Western Australia, Registration No. 012464C/2009, on 8 Dec 2009, hereafter called Death Certificate BaI; copy provided by Shirley Thomas in Feb 2019; image in Researcher's family history papers, ID0095: Father's occupation.
Birth Certificate BrI: DOB, POB, Memo.
Ladbrook D, Oral. Feb 1989: DOB, POB.
Death Certificate BaI: DOB.
Graham (nee Emerson-Elliott), Penelope F, Personal knowledge, hereafter called Graham PF, Personal knowledge: Memo.
Ladbrook D, Oral. Feb 1989: Memo.

Julia Orlova^1,2,3

F, ID93, (17 Apr 1900-2 Jun 1975)

Last Edited

22 Oct 2023

Relationship

Grandmother of Penny Graham (nee Emerson-Elliott)

Charts

Ancestor Chart -- Penny GRAHAM (nee EMERSON-ELLIOTT)
Descendant Chart -- Mikhail ORLOV

Photograph by Picasa 2.6

Father

Vasily Mikhailovich Orlov b. 3 Jan 1874

Mother

Anna Andreevna Orlova b. s 1875, d. s 1911

Birth

17 Apr 1900

Biryuchya Kosa village, Astrakhan area, RUSSIA^4,5,6

Baptism

25 Apr 1900

St Vasily's Church, Biryuchya Kosa village, Astrakhan area, RUSSIA; >
+ Godparents: Andrei Vasilevich Murygin, Agapiya Petrovna Petelina.⁷
Godfather: Andrei Vasil'evich Murygin
Godmother: Agapiya Petrovna (?)

(Witness) Note

at say 1905

Vasily Mikhailovich Orlov; RUSSIA; >
Julia's mother died when Julia was young. Her father remarried, and Julia had a younger step-brother Boris.⁸

Partner

c 1916

Karl Gustav (Gustav) Brayer

Married Name

Brayer

Birth of daughter

9 Aug 1918

Travel

say 1918 to say 1924

Karl Gustav (Gustav) Brayer; IRAN/INDIA/IRAN; >
Parents and daughter Nona travelled through the Middle East working in circuses (Karl on bottles, Julia on mandolin or zither) to India (where Daisy was born) and then back to the Middle East.
They travelled through Iran (then Persia) to get from Astrakhan to India. It is possible that Julia had miscarriage(s) while in Persia.^11,12
Passenger: Nona/Norma Brayer

Birth of daughter

19 Feb 1924

Daisy Brayer; Bombay, INDIA; >
Daisy did not have a Birth Certificate, although she may have tried to obtain one.^13,14

Birth of daughter

7 Jul 1925

Marriage

8 Aug 1934

Ernest Arthur Roberts; Marriage Registrar's Office, Singapore, SINGAPORE; >
+ Witnesses: Frederick Rozario & Seow Soon Jin.
+ Married by: N. Grice.
+ Julia's Condition was shown as Spinster, her name was shown as Julia ORLOFF BRAYER and her father's name was shown as Vasily ORLOFF BRAYER; it seems clear from this that Julia told the authorities that she had never been married (even though she had 3 children and was married on the 16th birthday of her eldest daughter, the other two children being aged 9 and 10 at that time).^18,19

Married Name

8 Aug 1934

Roberts

(Wife of deceased) Death

14 Aug 1934

Ernest Arthur Roberts; Penang, MALAYA; >
Singapore newspapers reported that news was received 14 Aug 1934 of the death of Mr E A Roberts at Penang on 14 Aug 1934. Mrs Roberts (who was well known locally as a ladies' hairdesser) and the late Mr Roberts were on their way to Rahman Hydraulic Tin Ltd, where he was to take up a new appointment.^20,21,22

Occupation

Hairdresser/Seamstress²³

Note

c 1936

>
Julia inherited some money from her late husband, EA Roberts. She gave it to LDEE, who then took off with Nona and most of the money.²⁴
Witness: Leslie Denis (Denis) Emerson-Elliott
Witness: Nona/Norma Brayer

Marriage of daughter

19 Jan 1940

Nona/Norma Brayer, Leslie Denis (Denis) Emerson-Elliott; St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, SINGAPORE; >
LDEE's 2nd marriage, NB's first marriage.
Date of Marriage: 19th January 1940.
Full Names of Parties: Leslie Denis Emerson-Elliott & Norma Brayer.
Ages: 32 [actually 34] & 21.
Occupation or Profession: Merchant; Nil.
Residence: 38 Tanah Merah Road, Singapore.
Marriage by Licence.
Groom's father: Theodore Stracey Emerson-Elliott [actually Thomas William Emerson].
Bride's father: Gustar Brayer.
Minister: Graham White.
Witnesses: Georgina White, C R Nair.²⁵

Marriage of daughter

1 Feb 1947

Irene Brayer, William Henry Melvin (Taffy) Thomas; St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, SINGAPORE²⁶

Marriage of daughter

23 Aug 1947

Daisy Brayer, Jack L. Ladbrook; St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, SINGAPORE²⁷

AddressOld

say early 1960s

WALES; >
While her grandson Norman was at boarding school in Wales for 2 years, Julia moved to Wales and lived nearby.^28,29

Travel

c 1964

>
Lived in WA for 11 years prior to death.³⁰

Note

at Mar 1966

>
Height 5' 5'' [165cm], brown eyes, brown hair.³¹

Occupation

at Mar 1966

Housewife³²

Travel

ca early 1975

SINGAPORE; >
Went to Singapore not long before she died, and stayed with her niece Jacky Ladbrook and family.³³

Address

to 2 Jun 1975

Masonic Homes, 55 Alexander Drive, Mount Lawley, WA³⁴

Death

2 Jun 1975

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Shenton Park, WA; >
+Cause of Death: Acute renal failure (3 days); Atherosclerotic artery disease (10 years).
+Certified by: Dr RM Davidson.
+How long in Australia: Western Australia, 11 years.
+Children & ages: Daisy 51 years, Irene 49 years.³⁵
Living named child: Daisy Ladbrook
Living named child: Irene Brayer

Cremation

5 Jun 1975

Crematorium, Karrakatta, WA; >
+Funeral Director & Person Certifying to Disposal of Body: KJ Chipper, 385 Rokeby Road, Subiaco WA.
+Officiating Minister: DR Bazeley, Anglican.
+Certifying Crematorium Official: JE Brown.
+Ashes taken by Funeral Director from Karrakatta Cemetery. No cemetery plaque.
Ashes taken to Penang in Jan 1976 by Julia's grand-daughter Shirley Thomas and spread near the grave of Julia's second husband Ernest Roberts.^36,37,38

Family 1

Karl Gustav (Gustav) Brayer b. 1895, d. ?

Children

Nona/Norma Brayer+ b. 9 Aug 1918, d. 21 Dec 1952

Daisy Brayer+ b. 19 Feb 1924, d. 13 Mar 1999

Irene Brayer+ b. 7 Jul 1925, d. 1 Dec 2009

Family 2

Ernest Arthur Roberts b. 11 Feb 1896, d. 14 Aug 1934

Citations

Ladbrook (was Hagley/Jones), Jacqueline J [0227], Email, hereafter called Ladbrook JJ, Email; copy in Researcher's family history papers. 27 Sep 2003: Surname Orlova is the Russian female equivalent of Orlov.
Passport, Roberts (nee Orlova/Brayer), Julia [0093], issued 17 Mar 1966 by British High Commission, Canberra, hereafter called Passport RoJ; photocopies of cover & pp 2-3 only held in Researcher's Family History papers: Maiden name shown as Orloff-Brayer. Orlov is sometimes anglicised as Orloff, but it is not known why her first husband's name was added as part of her maiden name.
Birth/Baptismal Certificate, Orlova, Julia, contained in Archival Extract 252/01-20 issued by State Archive of Astrakhan Region on 22 Mar 2007 from the records of St Vasily's Church, Biryuchya Kosa village in the Astrakhan area, hereafter called Birth Certificate, Orlova J: Given name Yuliya, surname Orlova.
Ladbrook (was Hagley/Jones), Jacqueline J, Oral, hereafter called Ladbrook JJ, Oral. Jan 1989: DOB, POB Astrakhan.
Passport RoJ: DOB, POB Astrakan, Russia.
Birth Certificate, Orlova J: DOB, POB.
Birth Certificate, Orlova J: DOBaptism, POBaptism, Memo1.
Ladbrook JJ, Oral. Nov 1994: Memo1.
Ladbrook JJ, Oral. Jan 1989: DOB 8 Aug 1917, POB.
Astrakhan Archives -- DETAILS TO BE ADDED, unknown publish date. DOB, POB inferred.
Ladbrook JJ, Oral. Nov 1994: Memo1 [but not sure that Jacky was the source].
Thomas, Shirley J, Oral, hereafter called Thomas SJ, Oral. 9 Oct 2009: Date, Memo2.
Ladbrook (nee Brayer), Daisy, Oral; hereafter called Ladbrook D, Oral. Feb 1989: POB. Nov 1992: DOB.
Ladbrook JJ, Oral. Sep 2003: Memo.
Birth Certificate: Brayer, Irene, True copy from the Register of Births 7248/33/66 in Registration Area Singapore, Colony of the Straits Settlements, issued by the Registry of Births, Singapore on 16 Jan 1939, hereafter called Birth Certificate BrI; copy provided by Shirley Thomas in Feb 2019, image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0095: DOB, POB, Memo.
Ladbrook D, Oral. Feb 1989: DOB, POB.
Death Certificate: Barton, Irene, issued by Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Western Australia, Registration No. 012464C/2009, on 8 Dec 2009, hereafter called Death Certificate BaI; copy provided by Shirley Thomas in Feb 2019; image in Researcher's family history papers, ID0095: DOB.
Ladbrook D, Oral. Jul 1989: DOM Jun 1934 is guesstimate.
Marriage Certificate: Roberts, Ernest A & Brayer, Julia, Certified true copy issued 22 Dec 1941 by Marriage Registrar, Singapore; hereafter called Marriage Certificate RoEA+BrJ; photocopy held in Researcher's family history papers, ID0323: DOM, POM, Witnesses, Memo1, Memo2, Memo3.
Ladbrook D, Oral. Feb 1989: POD Pahang, died (of complications arising from malaria?) only a few years after his marriage to Julia.
The Straits Times, Singapore, hereafter called Straits Times; accessed via Singapore National Library web site at www.singapore.nl.sg; copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0323. 15 Aug 1934, p13: DOD, POD, Memo1.
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, Singapore, hereafter called Singapore FP&MA; accessed via Singapore National Library web site at www.singapore.nl.sg; copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0323. 16 Aug 1934, p2: DOD, POD, Memo1.
Death Certificate BaI: Mother's occupation.
Ladbrook JJ, Oral. Nov 1994: Memo [it is not certain that it was Jacky who provided this information].
Marriage Certificate: Emerson-Elliott, L Denis & Briar-Roberts, Norma F, Registration No. 1070, Certified Copy No. 1992 issued 23 Nov 1983 by Registrar of Marriages, Republic of Singapore, hereafter called Marriage Certificate EELD+BrNF; photocopy held in Researcher's family history papers, ID0016. DOM, POM, Memos2+.
Death Certificate BaI: DOM, POM Singapore..
Ladbrook D, Oral. Nov 1992: DOM, POM.
Barton (nee Brayer/Thomas), Irene, Oral, hereafter called Barton I, Oral. 8 Jul 2005: Memo1 (although she said England, not Wales) and did not not say how long.
Thomas SJ, Oral. 9 Oct 2009: Memo1.
Death Certificate: Roberts (nee Orlova/Brayer), Julia, WA Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, No. 2035/75 (photocopy), 30 Jun 1975: Memo1.
Passport RoJ: Memo1.
Passport RoJ: Occupation.
Thomas SJ, Oral. 9 Oct 2009: Date, Memo.
Death Certificate RoJ: Address prior to death.
Death Certificate RoJ: DOD, POD, Memo1, Memo2, Memo3, Memo4.
Death Certificate RoJ: DOCremation, POCremation, Memo1, Memo2, Memo3.
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, WA, web site http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/, hereafter called MCB web site; copy of web page in Researcher's family history papers. ID0093. Sighted 22 Sep 2008: Memo4.
Thomas SJ, Oral. 9 Oct 2009: Memo5.

Daisy Brayer¹

F, ID94, (19 Feb 1924-13 Mar 1999)

Last Edited

24 Oct 2023

Relationship

Aunt of Penny Graham (nee Emerson-Elliott)

Charts

Descendant Chart -- Mikhail ORLOV

Photograph by Picasa

Father

Karl Gustav (Gustav) Brayer b. 1895, d. ?

Mother

Julia Orlova b. 17 Apr 1900, d. 2 Jun 1975

Birth

19 Feb 1924

Bombay, INDIA; >
Daisy did not have a Birth Certificate, although she may have tried to obtain one.^2,3

Education

at May 1937

Secondary education, St Mary's Girls' School, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, FEDERATED MALAY STATES; >
Attended the Selangor Girls' Schools Coronation Sports and was runner-up in the High Jump. Four schools participated, one of them being St Mary's Girls' School.
At that time, Selangor was one of four states comprising the Federated Malay States. Kuala Lumpur was the state capital of Selangor and also the national capital of the FMS.^4,5,6

Marriage

23 Aug 1947

Jack L. Ladbrook; St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, SINGAPORE⁷

Married Name

23 Aug 1947

Ladbrook

AddressOld

fr Aug 1947 - Aug 1948

Jack L. Ladbrook; 8/4 Kaliney Road, Singapore, SINGAPORE⁸

Birth of son

6 Jun 1951

William Geoffrey (Billy) Ladbrook; Singapore, SINGAPORE^9,10

Occupation

fr Jul 1952 - Mar 1956

Housewife^11,12

Travel

from 25 Jul 1952

Jack L. Ladbrook; 'Corfu', P. & O. Line, Southampton/Singapore, ENGLAND/SINGAPORE; >
Passenger list on departure from Southampton 25 Jul 1952 shows: Port of Departure = Southampton; Name = Jack Ladbrook, Daisy Ladbrook, Jacqueline Janet Ladbrook, William Geoffrey Ladbrook; Port at which passengers contracted to land = Singapore x4; Class of Travel = First x4; Sex = Mx2, F x2; Ages = 26, 28, 2, 9m; Marital status = Married x2, Single x2; Last Address in UK = 15 Wignalls Gate, Holbeach x4; Occupation = Asst Manager, Housewife, --- x2; Citizen of = UK/Singapore x5, Singapore; Country of last permanent residence = British Possession x4; Country of intended future permanent residence = Malaya x4.
On this voyage, Master = Captain D. G. H. O. Baillie; Ports to be visited = Port Said, Aden, Bombay, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hong Kong; Total passengers at Southampton = 414, being 342 adults, 66 children aged 1-12 and 6 infants.¹³

Passenger: William Geoffrey (Billy) Ladbrook

Birth of daughter

26 Feb 1955

Christina Jill (Christie) Ladbrook; Kuala Lumpur, MALAYA

Travel

to 10 Mar 1956

Jack L. Ladbrook; S. S. 'Pyrrhus', Blue Funnel Line, Singapore/Liverpool, SINGAPORE/ENGLAND; >
Passenger list on arrival at Liverpool 10 Mar 1956 shows: Port of Arrival = Liverpool; Name = Jack Ladbrook, Daisy Ladbrook, Jacqueline J. Ladbrook, Katrina J. Ladbrook, Christina J. Ladbrook, Ah Yong Kan; Port of Embarkation = Singapore x6; Class of Travel = First x5, Second; Sex = M, F x5; Date of Birth = 25 Mar 1926, 19 Feb 1924, 9 Feb 1950, 8 Sep 1953, 26 Feb 1955, 4 Jun 1910; Marital status = Married x2, Single x4; Address in UK = The White House, Whitwell, Reepham, Norfolk x5; Occupation = Business Manager, Housewife, --- x3, Children's Nurse; Citizen of = UK/Singapore x5, Singapore; Country of last permanent residence = Singapore x6; Country of intended future residence = Singapore x6; Intended duration of stay in UK = 5 months x6; Chief purpose of visit = Visitor x6.
On this voyage, Master = ?? Sanderson; Ports visited = Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Said; Total passengers at Liverpool = 25, being 21 adults and 4 children aged 1-12.
SS Pyrrhus (10,093 gross tonnage) was built by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead, UK in 1949.^14,15

Passenger: Christina Jill (Christie) Ladbrook
Passenger: Ah Yong Kan

AddressOld

fr Mar 1956 - Jul 1956

Jack L. Ladbrook; The White House, Whitwell, Reepham, Norfolk, ENGLAND¹⁶
Resident: Christina Jill (Christie) Ladbrook
Resident: Ah Yong Kan

Travel

from 20 Jul 1956

Jack L. Ladbrook; 'Canton', Southampton/Singapore, ENGLAND/SINGAPORE; >
Passenger list on departure from Southampton 20 Jul 1956 shows: [data to be obtained from FMP site]
Passenger: Christina Jill (Christie) Ladbrook

Travel

from 25 Aug 1958

Falstria, Dover/Singapore, ENGLAND/SINGAPORE; Passenger list on departure from Dover 25 Aug 1958 shows: [data to be obtained from FMP site as per Query tags]
Passenger: Christina Jill (Christie) Ladbrook

Travel

from 17 Feb 1960

m. s. 'Oranje', Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail, Southampton/Singapore, ENGLAND/SINGAPORE; Daisy had visited England for an operation to remove a TB-infected lung. The 2 younger children stayed with their father in Perth. Presumably Jacky stayed with the Ladbrook family in England.
Passenger list on departure from Southampton 17 Feb 1960 shows: Port of Departure = Southampton; Name = Daisy Ladbrook, Jacqueline Ladbrook; Class of Travel = First x2; Port contracted to land = Singapore x2, Sex = F x2, Date of Birth = 19 Feb 1924, 9 Feb 1950; Marital status = Married, Single; Address in UK = Tozer Kemsley Millbourn, 151 Minories, London EC3 x2; Occupation = Housewife, ---; Citizen of = Singapore x2; Country of last permanent residence = Singapore x2; Country of intended future residence = Singapore x2.
On this voyage, Master = T. Mount; Total passengers at Southampton = 375, being 321 adults, 48 children 1-12 and 6 infants.
ms Oranje (20,565 gross tonnage) was built at Amsterdam in 1937/38. During WW2, she was used as an Australian hospital ship. Renamed Angelina Lauro in 1964 and then Angelina in 1978, she was destroyed by fire in 1979 at the Virgin Islands.^17,18,19

Separation

Apr 1968

Jack L. Ladbrook; SINGAPORE^20,21

AddressOld

at Apr 1968

Woodlands, WA; >
Mother and 3 children.
Daisy moved to Woodlands when she separated from Jack LADBROOK.²²
Resident: Christina Jill (Christie) Ladbrook

Note

Jack L. Ladbrook; >
Jack provided well for Daisy (eg, purchased house at Woodlands for her) after their separation, but that ceased a few years later, from the time of his next marriage.³

(Living named child) Death

2 Jun 1975

(Deceased) Julia Orlova; Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Shenton Park, WA; >
+Cause of Death: Acute renal failure (3 days); Atherosclerotic artery disease (10 years).
+Certified by: Dr RM Davidson.
+How long in Australia: Western Australia, 11 years.
+Children & ages: Daisy 51 years, Irene 49 years.²³

Partner

c 1986

David Scott; Perth, WA; >
Both keen bridge players, and they met at their Bridge Club. Never married.²⁴

AddressOld

at Feb 1989

David Scott; 11 Yallup Place, Cannington, WA; >
With partner and, for a period, David's daughter Susan.²⁵

(Widow) Death

c 1997

(Deceased) David Scott; WA; Died from a sudden heart attack ca 2 years before his partner Daisy died.²⁶

AddressOld

to Mar 1999

41 Wichmann Road, Attadale, WA; >
Alone in "granny flat" in the back yard of her daughter Jacky Ladbrook's house.²⁷

Death

13 Mar 1999

Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, WA²⁸

Funeral

c 20 Mar 1999

WA²⁹
Sister: Irene Brayer

Cremation

c 20 Mar 1999

Ground Niche, Path, Site F, Position 0097, Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Whitfords Avenue, Padbury, WA³⁰

Family 1

Jack L. Ladbrook b. 25 Mar 1926, d. Feb 2001

Children

William Geoffrey (Billy) Ladbrook b. 6 Jun 1951, d. 1952

Christina Jill (Christie) Ladbrook+ b. 26 Feb 1955, d. 9 Dec 1988

Family 2

David Scott b. s 1925, d. c 1997

Citations

Ladbrook (nee Brayer), Daisy, Oral; hereafter called Ladbrook D, Oral. Mar 1989.
Ladbrook D, Oral. Feb 1989: POB. Nov 1992: DOB.
Ladbrook (was Hagley/Jones), Jacqueline J, Oral, hereafter called Ladbrook JJ, Oral. Sep 2003: Memo.
The Straits Times, Singapore, hereafter called Straits Times; accessed via Singapore National Library web site at www.singapore.nl.sg; copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0094. 15 May 1937, page 12: Date, Place/City+, Memo 1.1. 17 May 1937, page 5: Memo 1.2.
Daisy Ladbrook, Fireflies and Scorpions (Unpublished, written ca late 1990s), hereafter called Ladbrook, Fireflies & Scorpions; copy in Researcher's computer records. Page Page 30: Place/School name.
Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, URL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/; hereafter called Wikipedia. Article Selangor article, History sub-heading: Memo2.
Ladbrook D, Oral. Nov 1992: DOM, POM.
Ladbrook D, Oral. Nov 1992: I think this is where Daisy and Jack lived after their marriage, until they moved in about Aug 1948 to a rented room somewhere else.
Ladbrook D, Oral. Feb 1989: Born after sister Jacky.
Ladbrook JJ, Oral. Sep 2003: POB. 29 May 2011: DOB.
Passenger List 'Pyrrhus' arriving Liverpool 10 Mar 1956, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 21 Jun 2013, hereafter called Passenger List 'Pyrrhus' 1956; image and paper copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0226. Date2, Occupation.
Passenger List 'Corfu' departing Southampton 25 Jul 1952, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 20 May 2019; hereafter called Passenger List 'Corfu' Jul 1952; paper copies and images in Researcher's Family History records, ID0226: Date1, Occupation.
Passenger List 'Corfu' Jul 1952: Date, Ship, Route, Memo.
Passenger List 'Pyrrhus' 1956. Date, Address, Memo1, Memo2.
Maritime Connector web site, URL http://maritime-connector.com/, hereafter called Maritime Connector. Memo3.
Passenger List 'Pyrrhus' 1956. Date1, intended address in UK.
Ladbrook JJ, Oral. 15 Nov 2012: Memo1.
Passenger List 'Oranje' departing Southampton 17 Feb 1960, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by FindMyPast and accessed at findmypast.co.uk on 20 Nov 2012, hereafter called Passenger List 'Oranje' 1960; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0094: Date, Address, Memo2, Memo3.
TheShipsList web site, URL www.theshipslist.com, hereafter called TheShipsList: Memo4.
Ladbrook D, Oral. Nov 1992: Separated approx. 1967.
Ladbrook JJ, Oral. Sep 2003: DOSeparation, POSeparation.
Ladbrook JJ, Oral. Sep 2003: Memo2.
Death Certificate: Roberts (nee Orlova/Brayer), Julia, WA Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, No. 2035/75 (photocopy), 30 Jun 1975: DOD, POD, Memo1, Memo2, Memo3, Memo4.
Ladbrook JJ, Oral. 16 Nov 2012: Partners from ca 1986, Memo.
Ladbrook D, Oral. Feb 1989: Memo1, Memo2.
Ladbrook JJ, Oral. 16 Nov 2012: Memo.
Graham, Lindsay D & Penelope F, Personal knowledge, hereafter called Graham LD&PF, Personal knowledge: Prior to 1999: Address, Memo1.
Ladbrook JJ, Oral. Sep 2003: DOD, POD.
Graham (nee Emerson-Elliott), Penelope F [0002], Oral, hereafter called Graham PF, Oral. 22 Sep 2008: Witnesses.
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, WA, web site http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/, hereafter called MCB web site; copy of web page in Researcher's family history papers. ID0094. Sighted 22 Sep 2008: Plaque address details.

Irene Brayer^1,2,3,4

F, ID95, (7 Jul 1925-1 Dec 2009)

Last Edited

9 May 2023

Relationship

Aunt of Penny Graham (nee Emerson-Elliott)

Charts

Descendant Chart -- Mikhail ORLOV

Father

Karl Gustav (Gustav) Brayer b. 1895, d. ?

Mother

Julia Orlova b. 17 Apr 1900, d. 2 Jun 1975

Birth

7 Jul 1925

Kandang Kerbau Maternity Hospital, Singapore, SINGAPORE; >
Birth Certificate details:
+Name: NIL
+Date & Place of Birth: 7 July 1925, Kandang Kerbau Maternity Hospital, Singapore
+Sex: Female
+Father's Name, Occupation, Nationality: Gustav Brayer, Artist, Polish.
+Mother's Name, Nationality: Julia Orloff, Polish [actually Russian].
+Informant: N. Boyes
Note1: The Certificate provides for much additional information (including Mother's Age, Father's and Mother's Race and Country of Birth, Home Address of Parents and Informant's Address and Race) that has been left blank.
Note2: Background to the lack of a name on the certificate is provided in Irene's Name tag (ie, the first footnote in Irene's Second Site entry) .^5,6,7

Hospital: Kandang Kerbau, Singapore (Hospital)

Marriage

1 Feb 1947

William Henry Melvin (Taffy) Thomas; St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, SINGAPORE⁸

Married Name

1 Feb 1947

Thomas

Travel

1965

William Henry Melvin (Taffy) Thomas; >
Travelled from Singapore to Perth on a new Blue Funnel line ship (not the Charon or Gorgon); perhaps only Myra was with the parents as Norman may have been in school in Wales, and Shirley at school in WA.⁹

(Living named child) Death

2 Jun 1975

(Widow) Death

2 Dec 1977

William Henry Melvin (Taffy) Thomas; Perth, WA; >
Died of cancer of the liver.^11,12,13

Marriage

29 Mar 1980

Edward John Ernest (Ted) Barton; Perth, WA^14,15

Married Name

29 Mar 1980

Barton

AddressOld

at Feb 1989

Edward John Ernest (Ted) Barton; 3 Macauley Avenue, Duncraig, WA; >
With spouse.¹⁶

AddressOld

fr 1999 - 29 Nov 2003

Edward John Ernest (Ted) Barton; 59 Faulkner Park Estate, 29 Brindley Street, Cloverdale, WA; >
With spouse. Moved from Duncraig in early 1999?
Date2 is husband's date of death.¹⁷

(Sister) Funeral

c 20 Mar 1999

Daisy Ladbrook; WA¹⁸

Illness

c 2002

Diabetes¹⁹

AddressOld

fr 29 Nov 2003 - 2004

59 Faulkner Park Estate, 29 Brindley Street, Cloverdale, WA; >
Alone. Date1 is husband's date of death.²⁰

Illness

c 2004

WA; >
Stroke; details of date and severity unknown.²¹

AddressOld

from 2004

Riverslea Lodge, 100 Guildford Road, Mount Lawley, WA; >
Alone. Aged care hostel; moved here some time in 2004.²²

Illness

fr 1 Jul 2005 - 7 Jul 2005

Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA; >
Leg pains; bone scans revealed old and new fractures in the hip area.²³

Address

from 2007?

Regents Garden Residential Care, 2 Amur Place, Bateman, WA; >
Alone. High Care Resident at Sep 2009.²⁴

Death

1 Dec 2009

Regents Garden Residential Care, 2 Amur Place, Bateman, WA; >
Death certificate details:
+Name, Sex, Occupation: Irene Barton, Female, Home Duties
+Date & Place of Death: 1 Dec 2009, Regents Garden, Amur Place, Bateman, WA
+Date of Birth, Age: 7 Jul 1925, 84 years
+Father's Name, Occupation: Carl Gustav Brayer, Artist
+Mother's Name, Occupation: Julia Orloff, Hairdresser/Seamstress
+Marriages: William Henry Melvin Thomas, 1 Feb 1947, Singapore; Edward John Ernest Barton, 29 Mar 1980, Perth, WA.
+Children: Norman Barrie 31 Jul 1948, Shirley Julie 4 Dec 1951, Myra Elizabeth 2 Aug 1955
+Cause of Death: Aspiration pneumonia (20 Apr 2009), Dysphagia secondary to cerebrovascular accident, Diabetes mellitus type II, Hypertension
+Doctor: Dr S Devi
+Informant: Pamela Castensen, Funeral Director, Mareena Purslowe and Associates, 368 Rokeby Road, Subiaco, WA
+Registration: 8 Dec 2009 by B C Burns, Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Western Australia^25,26

Cremation

8 Dec 2009

Fremantle Crematorium, Palmyra, WA; >
Irene's ashes were scattered by Shirley and Myra in Kings Park, Perth (under an oak tree near the war memorial) on 25 Apr 2010.^27,28,29

Family 1

William Henry Melvin (Taffy) Thomas b. 5 Jun 1924, d. 2 Dec 1977

Family 2

Edward John Ernest (Ted) Barton b. 12 Dec 1925, d. 29 Nov 2003

Citations

Family lore was that Irene's father registered her birth, but forgot that her name was to be Isabella, and registered it as Irene instead. However, the birth was actually registered by N. Boyes, and no name was shown.
In Sep 1950, Irene's sister Daisy (for reasons now unknown) signed a Statutory Declaration (see Irene's Birth tag) stating that Irene was not given any name at birth.
Ladbrook (nee Brayer), Daisy, Oral; hereafter called Ladbrook D, Oral. Feb 1989: Given name, Surname.
Thomas, Shirley J, Oral, hereafter called Thomas SJ, Oral. 29 May 2011: Memo1.
Thomas, Shirley J, Email, hereafter called Thomas SJ, Email; copy in Researcher's Family History records. 25 Feb 2019: Memos.
Birth Certificate: Brayer, Irene, True copy from the Register of Births 7248/33/66 in Registration Area Singapore, Colony of the Straits Settlements, issued by the Registry of Births, Singapore on 16 Jan 1939, hereafter called Birth Certificate BrI; copy provided by Shirley Thomas in Feb 2019, image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0095: DOB, POB, Memo.
Ladbrook D, Oral. Feb 1989: DOB, POB.
Death Certificate: Barton, Irene, issued by Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Western Australia, Registration No. 012464C/2009, on 8 Dec 2009, hereafter called Death Certificate BaI; copy provided by Shirley Thomas in Feb 2019; image in Researcher's family history papers, ID0095: DOB.
Death Certificate BaI: DOM, POM Singapore..
Barton (nee Brayer/Thomas), Irene, Oral, hereafter called Barton I, Oral. 8 Jul 2005: Memo1.
Death Certificate: Roberts (nee Orlova/Brayer), Julia, WA Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, No. 2035/75 (photocopy), 30 Jun 1975: DOD, POD, Memo1, Memo2, Memo3, Memo4.
Thomas (was Ivory), Myra E, Oral, hereafter called Thomas ME, Oral. Sep 2003: DOD, POD.
Barton I, Oral. 7 Jul 2005 & 8 Feb 2007: Died of cancer of the pancreas.
Thomas SJ, Oral. 9 Oct 2009: Died of cancer of the liver (not pancreas), following primary cancer in the bowel for 8-9 years.
Thomas ME, Oral. Sep 2003: DOM, POM.
Death Certificate BaI: DOM, POM.
Ladbrook D, Oral. Feb 1989: current address, Memo.
Graham, Lindsay D & Penelope F, Personal knowledge, hereafter called Graham LD&PF, Personal knowledge: 1999-2003: Address, Memos.
Graham (nee Emerson-Elliott), Penelope F [0002], Oral, hereafter called Graham PF, Oral. 22 Sep 2008: Witnesses.
Thomas SJ, Oral. 9 Oct 2009: Diagnosed with diabetes (presumably Type 2) at age 77.
Graham LD&PF, Personal knowledge: 2003: Address, Memo.
Barton I, Oral. 8 Jul 2005: Memo.
Graham LD&PF, Personal knowledge: Jan 2005: Date, Address, Memo.
Barton I, Oral. 8 Jul 2005: Dates, Place, Memo.
Graham LD&PF, Personal knowledge: Sep 2009: Address, Memo.
Death Certificate BaI: DOD, POD, Memos.
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, WA, web site http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/, hereafter called MCB web site; copy of web page in Researcher's family history papers. DOD, POD Bateman.
MCB web site. Fremantle Cemetery, Cremation.
Death Certificate BaI: DOCremation, POCremation.
Thomas SJ, Email; copy in Researcher's FH papers. 25 Feb 2019: DOCremation, Memo.

Ernest John (Jack) Emerson^1,2

M, ID96, (14 Jun 1888-26 Dec 1972)

Last Edited

8 Jul 2023

Relationship

Uncle of Penny Graham (nee Emerson-Elliott)

Charts

Descendant Chart -- Thomas EMERSON
Descendant Chart -- John BATTEN

Father

Thomas William Emerson b. 28 Aug 1858, d. 21 Nov 1937

Mother

Frances Sarah (Fanny) Rumens b. 7 Jun 1862, d. 1 Jan 1946

Birth

14 Jun 1888

25 Glynn Street, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Birth Certificate details:
+When & where born: 14 Jun 1888, 25 Glynn Street.
+Name, Sex: Ernest John, Boy.
+Name & Occupation of father: Thomas William EMERSON, Slater (Journeyman).
+Name of mother: Frances Sarah EMERSON, formerly RUMENS.
+Name, description & residence of informant: T. W. Emerson, Father, 25 Glynn Street, Vauxhall, Lambeth.
+Registered: 20 Jul 1888 by George Pearson (sp?), Registrar.^3,4

Father & Informant: Thomas William Emerson

(Resident) AddressOld

from Jun 1888

Thomas William Emerson, Frances Sarah (Fanny) Rumens; 25 Glynn Street, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 3 children.⁵

(Son) Census

5 Apr 1891

(Head of Household) Thomas William Emerson, (Wife) Frances Sarah (Fanny) Emerson; 47 Devonshire Street, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
Dwelling of 3 occupied rooms.
Headings: Name and Surname; Relation to Head of Family; Condition as to Marriage; Sex; Age; Profession or Occupation; Employer, Employed or Neither; Where Born.
= Thomas EMERSON, Head, Married, Male, 32 [actually 31], India Rubber Hand, Employed, Lambeth, London.
= Frances EMERSON, Wife, Married, Female, 27 [actually 28], ---, ---, Lambeth, London.
= Bertram EMERSON, Son, ---, Male, 7, ---, ---, Lambeth, London.
= Maud EMERSON, Daughter, ---, Female, 5, ---, ---, Lambeth, London.
= Ernest EMERSON, Son, ---, Male, 2, ---, ---, Lambeth, London.
= George EMERSON, Brother, Single, Male, 23, Packer at Wholesale Chemists, Employed, Lambeth, London.⁶

(Resident) AddressOld

from May 1891

Thomas William Emerson, Frances Sarah (Fanny) Emerson; 47 Devonshire Street, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 4 children (assumed).⁷

(Son) Census

31 Mar 1901

(Head of Household) Thomas William Emerson, (Wife) Frances Sarah (Fanny) Emerson; 24 Neville Street, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
Dwelling of 4 rooms.
Headings: Name and Surname; Relation to Head of Family; Condition as to Marriage; Sex and Age last birthday; Profession or Occupation; Employee, Worker or Own Account; Where Born.
= Thomas EMERSON, Head, Married, Male, 42; India Rubber Factory Hand, Worker [ie, Employee]; Born Lambeth, London.
= Francis EMERSON, Wife, Married, Female, 39; Lambeth, London.
= Bertram EMERSON, Son, Single, Male, 17; Stationers Assistant, Worker; Lambeth, London.
= Maud EMERSON, Daughter, Single, Female, 15; Box Maker, Worker; Lambeth, London.
= Ernest EMERSON, Son, Male, 12; Lambeth, London.
= Henry EMERSON, Son, Male, 9; Lambeth, London.
= Grace EMERSON, Daughter, Female, 4; Lambeth, London.
= Helen EMERSON, Daughter, Female, 2 [actually 3]; Lambeth, London.
= George EMERSON, Boarder [actually Brother], Single, Male, 32; General Labourer; Lambeth, London.⁸

(Resident) AddressOld

fr Mar 1902 - Apr 1905

Thomas William Emerson, Frances Sarah (Fanny) Rumens; 24 Neville Street, Vauxhall, London, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 7 children (assumed). It seems very likely that at least the eldest son BCE would have left home before Leonard's birth.
Date1 = HE's birth, Date2 = LE's birth.⁹

(Resident) AddressOld

fr Apr 1901 - Mar 1902

Thomas William Emerson, Frances Sarah (Fanny) Rumens; 24 Neville Street, Vauxhall, London, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 7 children (assumed). It is likely that the eldest son BCE would have left home >>>.
Date1 = Census, Date2 = HE's birth.

(Resident) AddressOld

from Apr 1905

Thomas William Emerson, Frances Sarah (Fanny) Rumens; 24 Neville Street, Vauxhall, London, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 7 children (assumed). It seems very likely that some of the older children, in addition to Bertram, would have left home before or soon after Leonard's birth.⁹

(Resident) AddressOld

from say 1906 to say 1920

Thomas William Emerson, Frances Sarah (Fanny) Rumens; 145 Tyers Street, Vauxhall, London, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 6 children (assumed). Some of the older children (eg, Ernest John in early 1914) would have left home during this period.^10,11,12,13

Employment

at Apr 1911

ENGLAND; >
Office Porter.¹⁴

(Son) Census

2 Apr 1911

(Head of Household) Thomas William Emerson, (Wife) Frances Sarah (Fanny) Emerson; 145 Tyers Street, Vauxhall or Kennington, London; >
Dwelling of 5 rooms -- address shown as Vauxhall by the Head of Household on the Schedule, Kennington by the Enumerator on the Address page.
Headings: Name and Surname; Relationship to Head of Family; Sex and Age; Marital Status; For Married Woman this marriage: years married, children born/living/died; Personal Occupation; Industry or Service; Employer, Worker or Own Account; Whether working at Home; Birth place; Nationality if born in Foreign Country.
= Thomas W. Emerson, Head, Male, 52; Married; Factory Hand, India Rubber, Engine Pucking? Making?, Worker, ---; Lambeth, London.
= Francis S. Emerson, Wife, Female, 48; Married 29 years, 13 children (8 living, 5 dead) [actually 14 born, 6 dead]); ---, ---, ---, ---; Lambeth, London.
= Maud E. Emerson, Daughter, Female, 25; Single; Labeller Jam Factory, ---, Worker, ---; Lambeth, London.
= Ernest J. Emerson, Son, Male, 22; Single; Office Porter, ---, Worker, ---; Lambeth, London.
= Grace Emerson, Daughter, Female, 14; Single; Confectioners Hand, Pascals, Worker, ---; Lambeth, London.
= Helen Emerson, Daughter, Female, 13; Single; School, ---, ---, ---; Lambeth, London.
= Horace Emerson, Son, Male, 9; Single; School, ---, ---, ---; Lambeth, London.
= Leonard Emerson, Son, Male, 5; Single; School, ---, ---, ---; Lambeth, London.
= George Emerson, Brother, Male, 43; Single; Druggist Warehouseman, ---, Worker, ---; Lambeth, London.¹⁵

Marriage

19 Apr 1914

Lily Rose Ellen Whitehead; Register Office, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; Marriage Certificate details:
+Married: 19 April 1914 in Register Office, Lambeth.
+Names: Ernest John Emerson; Lily Rose Ellen Whitehead.
+Age, Condition: 25, Bachelor; 28, Spinster.
+Rank or Profession: Clerk (Railway Booking Office); Parlourmaid (Domestic).
+Residence at time of Marriage: 145 Tyers Street, Vauxhall; 76 Ashley Gardens, Westminster.
+Father's Name, Rank or Profession: Thomas William Emerson, Rubber Manufacturer's Cutter; George Thomas Whitehead, Groom and Gardener (Domestic).
+Witnesses: Frederick C. Emerson, F. Adams.
+Married by: Licence by John Wallis, Registrar and H. E. Grist, Deputy Superintendent Registrar.^16,17

Address

fr Apr 1914 - Jul 1914

Lily Rose Ellen Whitehead; 25 Foxley Road, Brixton, London, ENGLAND; >
With spouse, presumably from date of marriage.¹⁸

Occupation

at Jul 1914

Railway Clerk¹⁹

Birth of son

9 Jul 1914

John Henry (George) Emerson; General Lying in Hospital, York Road, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
Birth Certificate details:
+When & where born: 9 Jul 1914, General Lying in Hospital, York Road.
+Name, Sex: John Henry, Boy.
+Name, Occupation & Address of father: Ernest John EMERSON, Railway Clerk of 25 Foxley Road, Brixton.
+Name of mother: Lily Rose Ellen EMERSON, formerly WHITEHEAD.
+Name, description & residence of informant: L. Emerson, Mother, 25 Foxley Road, Brixton.
+Registered: 14 Jul 1914 by P. W. Ayers, Registrar.^20,21,22

Address

from Jul 1914

Lily Rose Ellen Whitehead; 25 Foxley Road, Brixton, London, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 1 child.¹⁸
Resident: John Henry (George) Emerson

(Witness) Marriage

27 Nov 1915

Ernest Reginald Redding, Maud Elizabeth Emerson; St John The Divine Parish Church, Kennington, London, ENGLAND; >
Marriage Certificate details:
+ When Married: 27 Nov 1915.
+ Name and Surname: Ernest Reginald Redding; Maude [actually Maud] Elizabeth Emerson.
+ Age & Condition: 28, Bachelor; 29, Spinster.
+ Rank or Profession: Turner & Fitter; Household duties.
+ Residence at time of Marriage: 18 Fairford Grove, Kennington; 25 Foxley Road, Brixton.
+ Father's Name and Surname: Alfred Redding (deceased); Thomas William Emerson.
+ Rank or Profession of Father: Tailor's Salesman; Steam packing maker.
+ Witnesses: Ernest John Emerson, Helen Emerson.
+ Married by License by W. B. Drake, Assistant Curate.
These Marriage Certificate details were obtained from 2 certificates -- 2017 from Parish Registers on Ancestry website and 2019 from General Register Office England. Copies of both are attached -- they contain identical information in identical format, but the handwriting is different. In the former, it appears that the names of the married couple and the witnesses and the assistant curate have been written by the persons themselves.^23,24

Birth of son

c Aug 1917

Denis H. Emerson; Lambeth, London, ENGLAND²⁵

Birth of daughter

7 Mar 1919

(Witness) Employment

from late 1919 to late 1921

Bertram Charles (Bert) Emerson, Henry (Nen) Emerson; Emerson Brothers, 81 Brixton Road, London, ENGLAND; >
     Brothers Bert and Henry (Nen) started the Emerson Brothers electrical business at 81 Brixton Road -- they sold electrical goods and wired houses changing from gas lighting. They were joined later by their brother Jack.
     Date1 assumed to be soon after Nen's WW1 discharge 9 Sep 1919, Date2 assumed to be before Jun 1921 (by which time Bert was working for the GPO).
     1921 Census (19 Jun) showed (a) Nen's occupation as Electrician working on his Own Account at 81 Brixton Road; and (b) Bert working as an electrician for the GPO.^28,29

Employment

from early 1921

Horace (Lol) Emerson; Emerson Brothers, 81 Brixton Road, London, ENGLAND; >
Emerson Brothers electrical business sold electrical goods and wired houses changing from gas lighting. When brothers Henry (Nen) and then Bert left the business, Jack was joined by brother Horace (Lol).
Date1 assumed to be just before Nen returned to Australia 31 Jan 1922.³⁰

Address

s 1925

Lily Rose Ellen Whitehead; 25 Foxley Road, Brixton, London, ENGLAND; >
Lived downstairs with spouse (and children?). EJE's sister MEE and family lived upstairs.³¹
Resident: John Henry (George) Emerson
Resident: Denis H. Emerson

(Witness) Marriage

11 Apr 1925

Frederick William Dibble, Helen Rosemary (Nell) Emerson; Register Office, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
+ Date & Place of Marriage: 11 Apr 1925; Register Office (by Certificate), Lambeth, London.
+ Name, Age & Condition of parties: Frederick William Dibble, 24 years, Bachelor; Helen Emerson, 27 years, Spinster.
+ Rank or Profession: Railway Company's Clerk; ---.
+ Residence at time of marriage: 81 Brixton Road, S.W.; 81 Brixton Road, S.W.
+ Father's Name and Rank or Profession: Frederick John Dibble, Railway Goods Porter; Thomas William Emerson, Rubber Cutter.
+ Witnesses: E. J. Emerson, P. L. Dibble, Edna Dibble.³²

(Resident) AddressOld

at ca mid 1920s

Ernest Reginald Redding, Maud Elizabeth Redding; 25 Foxley Road, Brixton, London, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 2 children.
Family lived upstairs, and MEE's brother EJE lived downstairs.³³

Note

Mar 1936

Lily Rose Ellen Whitehead; >
Notice in the Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 10 Mar 1936, Page 6:
     Cable news has been received from the U.S.A., announcing the tragic death following a motor accident of the Rev. and Mrs E. J. Emerson-Elliott, who were on a tour. The Rev. E. J. Emerson-Elliott was the brother of Mr. L. D. E. Elliott of Messrs. Guthrie & Co., Ltd, Kuala Lumpur.
Notice in the Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 16 Mar 1936, Page 7:
     News has been received from Florida, U.S.A., announcing the death, following a motor accident, of the Rev. and Mrs E. J. Emerson-Elliott, the former being a brother of Mr. L. D. E. Elliott of Guthrie and Co., Ltd, Kuala Lumpur.
Comment: The information in these notices is consistent with information provided by LDEE in later years (eg, in 1983 as explained in LDEE's Note tag 'Incorrect family information') but is clearly fictitious, as LDEE's brother EJ Emerson and his wife Lily lived for many years after 1936. So, how and why did the notices appear? Given that there could not have been any cable news received from the USA by the newspaper, the information must have been provided by LDEE. Perhaps the word of a reputable Englishman was accepted by the newspaper without question. Perhaps the appearance of 2 notices within a week confirms a degree of sloppiness on the part of the paper. There were no reports of these deaths in the Straits Times -- perhaps that paper required a higher standard of proof.
     Later in the month of Mar 1936, notices appeared in both local newspapers of the engagement of LDEE and Bunty Melville. In those notices, LDEE's parents were referred to as 'the late', although both were alive at that time. It seems likely that LDEE was making it appear that he had no living relatives who might be expected to attend his wedding in the Far East.³⁴
Witness: Leslie Denis (Denis) Emerson-Elliott
Witness: Bethia Lamb (Betty or Bunty) Melville

Occupation

at Jul 1937

Electrical Engineer³⁵

Address

at Jul 1937

Lily Rose Ellen Whitehead; 168 Brixton Road, Brixton, London, ENGLAND; >
Presumably with spouse, and perhaps younger children (certainly including John).³⁶
Resident: Denis H. Emerson
Resident: Lily Frances Maud Emerson
Resident: John Henry (George) Emerson

(Father of Groom) Marriage

12 Jul 1937

John Henry (George) Emerson, Brenda Potter; Parish Church of England, Hopton, Diss, Suffolk, ENGLAND; >
Marriage Certificate details:
+When Married: 12 Jul 1937.
+Name and Surname: John Henry Emerson, Brenda Potter.
+Age: 23, 24.
+Condition: Bachelor, Spinster.
+Rank or Profession: Clerk, Domestic.
+Residence at the time of Marriage: 168 Brixton Road, London SW; Hopton.
+Father's Name and Surname: Ernest John Emerson, Frederick Potter.
+Rank or Profession of Father: Electrical Engineer, Deceased.
+Married in the Parish Church, Church of England after banns by Thomas Henry Cronchy, Rector of Hopton Rectory, Diss in the County of Suffolk.
+Witnesses: D. H. Emerson, F. W. Potter.
Brenda's older sister Beryl married John Henry's uncle Horace Emerson.^16,37,38

Address

at Nov 1937

Lily Rose Ellen Whitehead; 168 Brixton Road, Brixton, London, ENGLAND; >
Presumably with spouse, and perhaps younger children.³⁹
Resident: Denis H. Emerson
Resident: Lily Frances Maud Emerson

Marriage of son

s 1945

Denis H. Emerson, Margo (?); No children.⁴⁰

(Resident) Address

to 1 Jan 1946

Frances Sarah (Fanny) Rumens; 81 Brixton Road, Brixton, London, ENGLAND; >
Mother and son (and who else?).⁴¹

(Son & informant) Death

1 Jan 1946

Frances Sarah (Fanny) Rumens; 81 Brixton Road, Brixton, London, ENGLAND; >
+Age: 82 years [actually 83].
+Occupation: Widow of Thomas William Emerson, Rubber Company's Manager.
+Cause of death: Myocardial degeneration; Chronic Bronchitis; Certified by S. S. Mohamedi, MB.
+Informant's name & residence: E. J. Emerson; Son; Present at the death; 81 Brixton Road S.W.9 .
+Registration Date: 2 Jan 1946.⁴²

Address

from 2 Jan 1946

81 Brixton Road, Brixton, London, ENGLAND; Alone after mother's death, or with others?⁴³

(Witness) Funeral

29 Jul 1958

Frederick William Dibble; St Andrew's Church, Taunton, Somerset, ENGLAND; >
+ Service was conducted by the Vicar, Rev. J. B. Squire.
+ Principal mourners were: Mr Alan Dibble (son), Mr and Mrs R. Gregory (brother-in-law and sister), Mrs S. Stanton (sister), Mrs W. Dibble (sister-in-law) also representing his brother Mr W. Dibble, Mrs E. Reading (sister-in-law) representing Eileen, Iris, Archie, Tony and grandchildren, Mr J. Emerson (brother-in-law) representing Mrs Emerson and children, Mr and Mrs RJ Aston and Mr K. Jarvis (friends). Mrs H. Dibble (widow) and Miss Daphne Dibble (daughter) were unable to attend.
+ Floral tributes included: In loving memory of my dearest husband, from Helen; Daphne and Alan; Phœbe, Bob and Phœbe jun.; Win and Bill; Edna, Stan and family; Maude and Ern; Lil, Jack and family; Bert, Johnny and Bob; Eileen, Archie, Penny and Duncan; ...; Mr and Mrs Aston; ...; Fellow members Taunton G.W.R. Ambulance class; Colleagues in Taunton Branch of T.S.S.A.; Members of Taunton Branch A.S.L.E. and F.; ...; Neighbours and friends, Cyril Street West and Addison Grove.⁴⁴

Occupation

say 1950s/60s to Dec 1972

Electrical Engineer/Contractor (Retired)^45,46

Address

to Oct 1965

Trystings, Wagg Drove, Huish Episcopi, Langport, Somerset, ENGLAND⁴⁷

(Widower) Death

27 Oct 1965

Lily Rose Ellen Whitehead; "Trystings", Huish Episcopi, Langport, Somerset, ENGLAND; >
Death Certificate details:
+When and where died: 27 Oct 1965, "Trystings", Huish Episcopi.
+Name, Sex and Age: Lily Ellen [actually Lily Rose Ellen] EMERSON, Female, 79 years.
+Occupation: Wife of Ernest John Emerson, An Electrical Engineer (Retired).
+Cause of death: 1(a) Cardiac Failure, (b) Myocardial degeneration. Certified by P. W. Henderson, B. M.
+Name, description and residence of informant: F. Emerson, Daughter, present at the death, "Trystings", Huish Episcopi, Langport.
+Registered: 28 Oct 1965 by H.J.M. Pitt, Registrar.⁴⁸

Address

to Dec 1972

Trystings, Wagg Drove, Huish Episcopi, Langport, Somerset, ENGLAND; >
Assumed that his unmarried daughter lived with her father until his death.⁴⁷
Resident: Lily Frances Maud Emerson

Death

26 Dec 1972

Cheddon Road Hospital, Taunton, Somerset, ENGLAND; >
Death Certificate details:
+Date and place of death: 26 Dec 1972, Cheddon Road Hospital, Taunton.
+Name, Sex: Ernest John EMERSON, Male.
+Date and place of birth: 20 Jun 1888 [actually 14 Jun 1888], London.
+Occupation, usual address: Electrical Contractor (retired); Trystings, Wagg Grove [actually Wagg Drove], Huish Episcopi, Langport.
+Informant: John Henry EMERSON, Son, 45 Woodhall Drive, Pinner, Middlesex.
+Cause of death: Acute Myocardial Infarction. Certified by S. Bennett Britton, MB.
+Registration: 27 Dec 1972 by GEA Lane, Registrar.⁴⁹

Son & informant: John Henry (George) Emerson

Family

Lily Rose Ellen Whitehead b. 21 Nov 1885, d. 27 Oct 1965

Children

John Henry (George) Emerson+ b. 9 Jul 1914, d. 24 Jun 1993

Denis H. Emerson b. c Aug 1917

Lily Frances Maud Emerson b. 7 Mar 1919, d. 12 Jan 2003

Citations

Curtis (nee Dibble), Daphne H, Letter; hereafter called Curtis DH, Letter; original held in Researcher's personal correspondence. Jun 1992 chart: Given names, Nickname, Family name.
Marriage Certificate: Emerson, Ernest J & Whitehead, Lily RE, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Marriages 1914/87 in Registration District Lambeth, County of London, issued by the General Register Office, England on 21 Nov 2000; hereafter called Marriage Certificate EmEJ+WhLRE; image provided by Paul Emerson in Dec 2007, image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0096: Groom's Given names, Surname.
Curtis DH, Letter. Jun 1992 chart: DOB.
Birth Certificate: Emerson, Ernest John, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Births 1888/450 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Lambeth Church 2nd, County of Surrey, issued by the General Register Office, England on 20 Nov 2000, hereafter called Birth Certificate EmEJ; copy provided by Paul Emerson in Dec 2007, image in Researcher's Computer records and Researcher's family history papers, ID0096: DOB, POB, Memo.
Birth Certificate EmEJ: Address at Jun 1888.
Census of England and Wales, 1891, Household of Thomas Emerson of 47 Devonshire Street, Lambeth, Registration District Lambeth, Sub District Lambeth Church Second, Enumeration District 30, Ecclesiastical Parish St Mary the Less, Civil Parish Lambeth, County of London; The National Archives Reference RG12, Piece 396, Folio 100, Page 12; details obtained on 28 Sep 2011 from FindMyPast web site at www.findmypast.co.uk. Source hereafter called Census E&W 1891, Thomas Emerson. Digital transcript and image in Researcher's computer records and paper copies in Researcher's family history papers, ID0090. Census date, Address, Memos.
Birth Certificate: Emerson, Henry [0097], Certified Copy of Entry of Birth 1891/194 in the Register of Births for Sub-district Lambeth Church 2nd, District Lambeth, County of London issued by General Register Office, London on 21 Nov 2000, hereafter called Birth Certificate EmH; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0097. Parents' address at May 1891.
Census of England and Wales, 1901, County of London, Registration District Lambeth, Registration Sub District Lambeth Church Second, Civil Parish Lambeth, Ecclesiastical Parish St Peters Vauxhall, Enumeration District 18, Dwelling at 24 Neville Street, Lambeth, Family of Thomas Emerson; The National Archives Reference RG 13, Piece 409, Folio 152, Page 47; details obtained on 10 Jan 2011 from FindMyPast at www.findmypast.com. Source hereafter called Census UK 1901, Thomas Emerson. Digital image in Researcher's computer records and paper copy in Researcher's Family History papers, ID0090. Date,Address, Memo.
Birth Certificate: Emerson-Elliott, L Denis (born Leonard Emerson), Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth 1905/76 in Lambeth, Sub-district Lambeth Church 2nd, County of London issued by General Register Office, England on 14 April 1993, hereafter called Birth Certificate EELD; digital image in Researcher's computer records and original in Researcher's family history papers, ID0016. Original short certificate (issued 29 May 1905, acquired Sep 2017 from the estate of Patricia Doris Emerson/England/Rich) is also in Researcher's family history papers, ID0016. Family address at Apr 1905.
Church of England Parish Baptism Registers, London 1754-1906, Parish of St Peter Vauxhall in the County of London, Baptism of Leonard Emerson on 14 Feb 1906; Original data from London Metropoliitan Archives; details obtained on 12 Jun 2013 from Ancestry web site at www.ancestry.com.au. Source hereafter called Baptism Registers London/Emerson, Leonard. Digital transcript and image in Researcher's computer records and paper copies in Researcher's family history papers, Address at 14 Feb 1906.
AIF embarkation roll, H Emerson, unknown publish date. Current at Dec 1914.
Birth Certificate: Emerson, Lily Frances Maud, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Births 1919/406 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Brixton, County of London, issued by the Deputy Superintendent Registrar, District of Lambeth on 6 Oct 1943, hereafter called Birth Certificate EmLFM; copy provided by Paul Emerson in Dec 2007, image in Researcher's Computer records and Researcher's family history papers, ID0105: Grandmother's address at Mar 1919.
Family history chart, Emerson, compiled by Eileen M. Chalmers (nee Redding) Apr 1993; hereafter called FH chart, Emerson2; original and digital copy held in Researcher's Family History records: Before Brixton Road.
Census of England and Wales, 1911, County of London, Registration District Lambeth, Registration Sub District Kennington, Enumeration District 14 (name not stated), Dwelling at 145 Tyers Street, Family of Thomas W. Emerson; The National Archives Reference RG14 PN1988 RG78 PN70 RD25 SD2 ED14 SN304, details obtained on 2 Nov 2009 from FindMyPast at www.findmypast.com. Source hereafter called Census UK 1911, Thomas W. Emerson. Digital image in Researcher's computer records and paper copy in Researcher's Family History papers, ID0090. Date, Memo.
Census UK 1911, Thomas W. Emerson: ID0090. Date, Address, Memo.
Curtis DH, Letter. Jun 1992: Married.
Marriage Certificate EmEJ+WhLRE: DOM, POM, Memos.
Birth Certificate: Emerson, John Henry, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Births 1914/410 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Lambeth Church, County of London, issued by the General Register Office, England on 3 Nov 1964, hereafter called Birth Certificate EmJH; copy provided by Paul Emerson in Dec 2007, image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID1037: Parents' address at Jul 1914.
Birth Certificate EmJH: Occupation at Jul 1914.
Chalmers (nee Redding), Eileen M, Letter, hereafter called Chalmers EM, Letter; original held in Researcher's personal correspondence. Oct 1993: DOB 1 Jul 1913.
Family history chart, Emerson family, compiled by Paul Emerson 1999, hereafter called FH chart, Emerson3; photocopy held in Researcher's family history papers. DOB 9 Jul 1914.
Birth Certificate EmJH: DOB, POB, Memo.
FH chart, Emerson2: MOM, YOM.
Marriage Certificate: Redding, Ernest R. & Emerson, Maud E., from Register of Marriages, Saint John The Divine, Kennington in London Metropolitan Archives, Church of England Parish Registers, 1754-1921, reference P85/JNA1, Item 011, viewed 18 Jun 2017 in Ancestry.com online database 'London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921'; hereafter called Marriage Certificate ReER+EmME; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID1003: DOM, POM, Memo.. NB In addition, copies of a certificate from the England GRO (identical information in different handwriting) are in Researcher's FH records, ID1003.
Births Index, England & Wales, 1837-2006, On-line database published by General Register Office, London, England and accessed through findmypast.co.uk, hereafter called Birth Index, England & Wales; copy of index entry in Researcher's family history papers, ID0104. Volume/Page 1D/604 [Denis H. Emerson], viewed 9 Jan 2011: QOBRegistration, Registration District.
Death Certificate: Emerson, Lily Frances Maude, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Deaths 2003/86 in Registration District Yeovil, Sub-district Yeovil, County of Somerset issued by S E Walters, Registrar on 16 Jan 2003, hereafter called Death Certificate EmLFM; image provided by Paul Emerson Dec 2007, copies in Researcher's Computer records and Researcher's family history papers, ID0105. DOB, POB.
Birth Certificate EmLFM: DOB, POB, Memo.
Chalmers EM, Letter. Jan 1993: Memo1.
Census of England and Wales, 1921, County of London, Surrey, Parish of Lambeth, Registration District Lambeth, Registration Sub District Brixton, Enumeration District 4, Dwelling at 81 Brixton Road, Family of Thomas W. Emerson; The National Archives Reference RG15 PN02094 SN415 RD25 RS4 ED4, details accessed 13 May 2023 at FindMyPast URL www.findmypast.com.au. Source hereafter called Census UK 1921, Thomas W. Emerson. Digital and paper copies in Researcher's family history papers, ID0090. Address, Memo3.
Chalmers EM, Letter. Jan 1993: Memo1, Memo2.
Chalmers (nee Redding), Eileen M, Oral; hereafter called Chalmers EM, Oral: Apr 1993: Address, Memo1.
Marriage Certificate: Dibble, Frederick W. & Emerson, Helen, Registration No. 1925/145, District of Lambeth, County of London, Certified true copy issued 12 Jan 2011 by General Register Office, London, hereafter called Marriage Certificate DiFW+EmH; true copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0102. DOM, POM, Memos.
Chalmers EM, Oral: Apr 1993: address, Memo1, Memo2.
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, Singapore, hereafter called Singapore FP&MA; accessed via Singapore National Library web site at www.singapore.nl.sg; copy in Researcher's family history papers, 10 Mar 1936, Page 6 & 16 Mar 1936, Page 7: Memos. Image and copy in Researcher's FH records, ID0016.
Marriage Certificate: Emerson, John H. & Potter, Brenda, Registration No. 1937/241, true copy of entry in the Register Book of Marriages by Rector of Parish Church, Hopton, Diss, Suffolk; hereafter called Marriage Certificate EmJH+PoB; photocopy provided by Paul Emerson in Dec 2007, image in Researcher's computer records and photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID1037: Groom's father's rank or profession at DOM.
Marriage Certificate EmJH+PoB: Groom's address prior to marriage.
FH chart, Emerson3. DOM.
Marriage Certificate EmJH+PoB: DOM, POM, Woitnesses, Memos.
Death Certificate: Emerson, Thomas W, Certified Copy issued by General Register Office, London on 20 Nov 2000, Registration No. 1937/197 in the Register of Deaths for Sub-district Lambeth Central, Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth, District Lambeth, hereafter called Death Certificate EmTW; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0090. Informant's address.
Curtis DH, Letter. Jun 1992 -- married, memo.
Death Certificate: Emerson (nee Rumens), Frances S., Certified Copy issued by General Register Office, London on 20 Nov 2000, Registration No. 1946/168 in the Register of Deaths for Sub-district Lambeth Central, Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth, District Lambeth, hereafter called Death Certificate EmFS; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0091. Adddress prior to death.
Death Certificate EmFS. DOD, POD, Memos.
Death Certificate EmTW. Address at mother's DOD.
Somerset County Gazette, Taunton, Somerset, hereafter called Somerset County Gazette; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0102. 2 Aug 1958: DOF, POF, Memos.
Death Certificate: Emerson (nee Whitehead), Lily Rose Ellen, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Deaths 1965/121 in Registration District Bridgwater, Sub-district Somerton, County of Somerset issued by General Register Office, England on 21 Nov 2000, hereafter called Death Certificate EmLRE; image provided by Paul Emerson Dec 2007, copies in Researcher's Computer records and Researcher's family history papers, ID0103: Occupation at Oct 1965 Electric Engineer (Retired).
Death Certificate: Emerson, Ernest John, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Deaths 1972/42 in Registration District Taunton, Sub-district Taunton, County of Somerset issued by the General Register Office, England on 20 Nov 2000, hereafter called Death Certificate EmEJ; image provided by Paul Emerson Dec 2007, copies in Researcher's Computer records and Researcher's family history papers, ID0096: Occupation prior to death Electrical Contractor (Retired).
Death Certificate EmEJ: Address prior to death.
Death Certificate EmLRE: DOD, POD, Memo.
Death Certificate EmEJ: DOD, POD, Memos.

Henry (Nen) Emerson^1,2

M, ID97, (20 May 1891-8 Nov 1973)

Last Edited

16 May 2023

Relationship

Uncle of Penny Graham (nee Emerson-Elliott)

Charts

Descendant Chart -- Thomas EMERSON
Descendant Chart -- John BATTEN

Father

Thomas William Emerson b. 28 Aug 1858, d. 21 Nov 1937

Mother

Frances Sarah (Fanny) Rumens b. 7 Jun 1862, d. 1 Jan 1946

Birth

20 May 1891

47 Devonshire Street, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
Father's name & occupation: Thomas William Emerson, Slater (Journeyman).
Mother's maiden name: Frances Sarah Rumens.
Informant: T. W. Emerson, Father, 47 Devonshire Street, Lambeth. Registered 19 Jun 1891.^3,4,5

(Resident) AddressOld

from May 1891

Thomas William Emerson, Frances Sarah (Fanny) Emerson; 47 Devonshire Street, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 4 children (assumed).⁶

(Witness) Census

31 Mar 1901

(Resident) AddressOld

fr Mar 1902 - Apr 1905

(Resident) AddressOld

fr Apr 1901 - Mar 1902

(Resident) AddressOld

from Apr 1905

Emigration

s 1910

London/Melbourne?, ENGLAND/AUSTRALIA; >^9,10

AddressOld

to Oct 1914

Calvert, QLD^11,12

Occupation

to Oct 1914

Station Hand and Telegraphic Lineman, QLD^13,14,15

Military

20 Oct 1914

World War 1 Enlistment, Brisbane, QLD; >
Data from Attestation and Enlistment Papers, Brisbane, 19/20 Oct 1914 --
Service No. 224; Unit 5th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Light Horse Brigade.
Born South Lambeth, London, England.
Age 23y 4m [correct at 19 Oct]; Married No.
Trade or Calling Station Hand & Lineman (Telegraphic)
Next of Kin Mother, Mrs F. Emerson, 145 Tyers Street, Lambeth, London SW.
Prior service 3 years, 24th Battalion, Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment.
Height 5 feet, 7 inches; Weight 150 lb; Chest Measurement 35/2 39 inches
Complexion Fair; Eyes Grey; Hair Sandy.
Religion: Church of England.¹⁶

Military

fr 20 Oct 1914 - 19 Dec 1914

World War 1 Australian Service, Enoggera, QLD; >
Data from AIF Personnel Records & War Diaries of 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment --
20 Oct 1914 Pte Hd Qtrs, Training, Enoggera, QLD
8 Dec 1914 "C" Sqd Sigs, Training, Enoggera, QLD
12 Dec 1914 Train Newmarket, QLD to Liverpool, NSW
19 Dec 1914 Marched Liverpool/Flemington
20 Dec 1914 Marched Flemington/Wooloomooloo
^17,18

Military

21 Dec 1914

World War 1 Embarkation, Sydney, NSW; >
Embarked 21 Dec 1914 from Sydney on HMAT Persic (Transport A34) as Signaller in 5th Light Horse Regiment.
Age 23; Trade or Calling Linesman; Status Single; Address not shown; Next of Kin Mother, Mrs Fanny Emerson, 145 Tyers-street, Lambeth, London, England; Religion C. of E.; Joined 20 Oct 1914; Pay 5s. 0d. per diem.¹⁹

Military

ca Jan 1915 to 8 Sep 1919

World War 1 Overseas Service; >
Data from AIF Personnel Records --
16 May 1915 Proceeded to join MEF, Gallipoli
25 Dec 1915 Disembarked from HT Beltana at Alexandria
23 Feb 1916 Marched out from Maadi to Serapeum
26 Feb 1916 Promoted to Signaller Corporal, Serapeum
9 Dec 1916 Losing by neglect, Beef from Iron Rations, Admonished, Batar
4 May 1917 Sick to hospital (dental) from Um Urgan to Gara
5 May 1917 Discharged from hospital Gara & rejoined Unit, Um Urgan
25 Aug 1917 Marched out from Marakeb to Imperial School of Instruments (ISI), Zeitoun
6 Oct 1917 Qualified at 22nd Course for NCOs at ISI, Zeitoun
7 Oct 1917 Returned from ISI to EEF
28 Jun 1918 Promoted to Temporary Sergeant, EEF
7 Nov 1918 Marched out from EEF
19 Nov 1918 Marched in to Moasca
20 Nov 1918 Marched out from Moasca
21 Nov 1918 Embarked HT Bermudian, Port Said, for UK 1914 Furlough
27 Nov 1918 Disembarked HT Bermudian, Taranto
12 Dec 1918 Granted 60 days leave to 11 Feb 1919
11 Feb 1919 Leave extended to 22 Feb 1919
5 Mar 1919 Embarked HT Nevasa, Portland, for Egypt
16 Mar 1919 Disembarked HT Nevasa, Port Said, from UK leave
23 Mar 1919 Marched in
25 Mar 1919 Marched out
26 Mar 1919 Marched in, EEF
9 Jul 1919 Embarked HT Tagus, Port Said via Taranto, to UK for discharge
31 Jul 1919 To S? ex Egypt
11 Aug 1919 On leave to 25 Aug 1919 pending discharge²⁰

Image

s 1917

Photo of Henry Emerson using a heliograph in the desert during WW1 [image provided by Paul Emerson with email 17 Mar 2001].

AddressOld

fr Sep 1919 - Dec 1921

81 Brixton Road, London, ENGLAND; A Left England for last time 12/21 [EMR 10/93L].\ \

Employment

from late 1919 to late 1921

Bertram Charles (Bert) Emerson; Emerson Brothers, 81 Brixton Road, London, ENGLAND; >
     Brothers Bert and Henry (Nen) started the Emerson Brothers electrical business at 81 Brixton Road -- they sold electrical goods and wired houses changing from gas lighting. They were joined later by their brother Jack.
     Date1 assumed to be soon after Nen's WW1 discharge 9 Sep 1919, Date2 assumed to be before Jun 1921 (by which time Bert was working for the GPO).
     1921 Census (19 Jun) showed (a) Nen's occupation as Electrician working on his Own Account at 81 Brixton Road; and (b) Bert working as an electrician for the GPO.^21,22
Witness: Ernest John (Jack) Emerson

(Son) Census

19 Jun 1921

(Head of Household) Thomas William Emerson, (Wife) Frances Sarah (Fanny) Emerson; 81 Brixton Road, Lambeth, London, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Dwelling of 6 rooms.
Headings: Name and Surname; Relationship to Head of Household; Sex & Age in Yrs.Mths; Marital Status; Birthplace and Nationality (if not born in UK); Personal Occupation; Employment; Place of Work.
= Thomas W. Emerson; Head; Male, 62.10; Married; Lambeth, London; Out of Work (Engineer's Cutter); Tuck & Co. Engineering, Rubber Packing Mfrs; Albert Embankment SW.
= Francis S. Emerson; Wife; Female, 59.4; Married; Lambeth, London; ---; ---; ---.
= George Emerson; Brother; Male, 53.3; Single; Lambeth, London; Druggist Assistant; Davenport & Co.; Union St, Borough.
= Henry Emerson; Son; Male, 29.9; Single; Lambeth, London; Electrician; Own Account; At Home.
= Horace Emerson; Son; Male, 19.6; Single; Lambeth, London; Pay Clerk; Molem & Co.; Grosvenor Road, Westminster.
= Leonard Emerson; Son; Male, 16.3; Single; Lambeth, London; General Clerk; LandsBerg & Co.; St Dunstan Hill.
= Helen Emerson; Daughter; Female, 22.0; Single; Lambeth, London; General Clerk; Crosse & Blackwell; Nine Elms, Battersea.²³

Occupation

at Jan 1922

Farm worker^24,25

Emigration

fr 1 Feb 1922 - 13 Mar 1922

Euripides, Aberdeen Line, London/Melbourne, ENGLAND/AUSTRALIA; >
Passenger List on departure from London 1 Feb 1922 shows: Port of Departure London; Name Mr Henry Emerson; Last address in UK 81 Brixton Road SW9; Class Third; Port contracted to land Melbourne; Profession, Occupation or Calling Farm worker; Age 28 [actually 30]; Country of Last Permanent Residence England; Country of Intended Future Permanent Residence Australia.
On this voyage, Euripides carried 940 passengers [111 married couples, 357 single males, 203 single females and 158 children], the Master being FJ Collins OBE.
Euripides, 14,947 gross tons, was built in 1914 in Belfast and had accommodation for 1224 passengers (140 First, 334 Second and 750 Third Class). After several rebuilds and a name change to Akaroa, she went to the shipbreakers in Antwerp in 1954.
Passenger List (transcript only) on arrival in Melbourne 13 Mar 1922 shows only Name Mr Henry Emerson and Age 28 [actually 30].^26,27,28,29

AddressOld

Mar 1922 to later in 1922

Melbourne, VIC; >
Alone or possibly staying with relatives/friends of the family.³⁰

Occupation

from ca 1922 to early 1930s

Road ganger, ACT^31,32,33

AddressOld

from ca 1922

Canberra, ACT; >
Alone.
Arrived in Canberra ca 1922.³⁴

AddressOld

at Dec 1925

Crawford Street, Queanbeyan, NSW³⁵

Marriage

31 Dec 1925

Elsie May Savage; St Matthew's Church of England, Manly, NSW; >
+Rank or Profession: Ganger; Domestic duties.
+Usual Place of Residence: Crawford Street, Queanbeyan, NSW x 2.
+Condition: Bachelor; Spinster.
+Birthplace, Age: London, England, 34 years; Queanbeyan, NSW, 20 years.
+Father's Name & Rank or Profession: Thomas William Emerson, Electrical contractor; Edward Robert Savage (deceased), Labourer.
+Mother's Name: Frances Wren [should be Rumens]; Amelia Moore.
+Witnesses: K. Ebbs (sp?), G. Temperley (sp?).
+Officiating Minister: A. R. Ebbs.
+Consent: Consent of Amelia Savage, being the Mother of the Bride, was given in writing to the marriage.³⁶
Father of Groom: Thomas William Emerson
Mother of Groom: Frances Sarah (Fanny) Rumens
Father of Bride: Edward Robert Savage
Mother of Bride: Amelia Moore
Officiating Minister: A. R. Ebbs
Witness: K. Ebbs

Birth of son

9 Oct 1926

Trevor Emerson; Queanbeyan, NSW^37,38,39

Birth of son

4 Mar 1929

Bruce Robert Emerson³⁷

AddressOld

from ca 1929 to Jul 1932

Elsie May Emerson; ACT; >
Parents and 2 children.
Built home in 1929, bank foreclosed during Depression.⁴⁰
Resident: Trevor Emerson
Resident: Bruce Robert Emerson

AddressOld

c 1930

Elsie May Emerson; Cooma Road, Queanbeyan, NSW; >
Parents and (assumed) 2 children.⁴¹
Resident: Trevor Emerson
Resident: Bruce Robert Emerson

Birth of son

17 Jul 1932

Ronald Albert (Did) Emerson³⁷

Occupation

ca 1935 to ca 1949

Patrolman, ACT^42,43,44,45

AddressOld

say 1935 to say 1943

Elsie May Emerson; Cotter Road, Canberra, ACT; >
Parents and 3 children.^46,47,48
Resident: Trevor Emerson
Resident: Bruce Robert Emerson
Resident: Ronald Albert (Did) Emerson

Military

fr 30 Apr 1942 - 30 Sep 1945

World War 2 Service; >
Private Henry Emerson, N377513
Born 20 May 1891, London, England
Enlisted 30 Apr 1942, Canberra, ACT
Next of Kin Elsoe [actually Elsie] Emerson
Discharged 30 Sep 1945, 21 Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps, Part Time Duty.⁴⁹

AddressOld

s 1949

Elsie May Emerson; Kinross, Cotter Road, Canberra, ACT; >
Parents and 2 children (Bruce may also have left home before 1949).⁵⁰
Resident: Bruce Robert Emerson
Resident: Ronald Albert (Did) Emerson

Occupation

from say 1950

Road patrolman, Cotter River, Canberra, ACT⁵¹

Address

to 1952

Elsie May Emerson; near Stromlo, ACT; >
With spouse.
House near Stromlo burnt down in 1952.³⁴

AddressOld

from ca 1953 to ca 1957

Elsie May Emerson; 12 Kintore Circle, Yarralumla, ACT; >
Parents and 3 children (Bruce may have left home before 1953).^52,53
Resident: Trevor Emerson
Resident: Bruce Robert Emerson
Resident: Ronald Albert (Did) Emerson

Occupation

from ca 1954 to ca 1972

Road ganger, ACT^{54,55,56,57,58}

AddressOld

from ca 1957 to Jun 1964

Elsie May Emerson; 12 Kintore Circle, Yarralumla, ACT; >
With spouse (assuming that all 3 children had left home by 1957).^59,60

Marriage of son

27 May 1957

Trevor Emerson, Helen Ann Sykes; Sydney, NSW⁶¹

(Widower) Death

3 Jun 1964

Elsie May Savage; ACT^62,63

AddressOld

fr Jun 1964 - Nov 1973

12 Kintore Circle, Yarralumla, ACT; >
Alone.
In ca 1968 to ca 1972, it appears that his sons Bruce and Ronald (and Ron's wife June) also lived here -- perhaps they moved in after Elsie May's death or perhaps they lived elsewhere and used this address in the electoral roll for convenience.^64,65
Resident: Bruce Robert Emerson
Resident: Ronald Albert (Did) Emerson

Death

8 Nov 1973

Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT; >
Death Certificate details:
+ Deceased: Henry EMERSON, Male, DOD 8 Nov 1973, POD Canberra Hospital, Canberra ACT, Age 82 years, POB London, England, UK, Occupation Retired, Address Sir Leslie Morshead War Veterans' Home, Lyneham ACT 2602, Period of Australian Residence 64 years, Marital Status Widowed.
+ Marriage Details: Spouse Elsie May SAVAGE, Age of deceased at marriage 31 years [actually 34], POM Manly NSW.
+ Children of deceased: Trevor (Male, 44 years), Bruce Robert (Male, 44 years), Ronald Albert (Male, 41 years).
+ Parents: Father Thomas EMERSON (Tiler), Mother Not stated (not stated).
+ Cause of death: Pulmonary tuberculosis (1 month).
+ Registration: No. 50006518 19 Nov 1973.^66,67,68

Burial

10 Nov 1973

Canberra Cemetery, Canberra, ACT; >
Burial details from Death Certificate:
+Date, Place: 10 Nov 1973, Canberra Cemetery ACT
+Funeral Director or Arranger: V J Crouch
+Celebrant: Reverent P Boulsover (Church of England)
+Witnesses: A Crouch, K Shepherd⁶⁹

Family

Elsie May Savage b. 18 Jul 1905, d. 3 Jun 1964

Children

Trevor Emerson+ b. 9 Oct 1926, d. 5 Jun 2016

Bruce Robert Emerson b. 4 Mar 1929, d. 24 May 1977

Ronald Albert (Did) Emerson+ b. 17 Jul 1932, d. 18 Jan 2013

Citations

Curtis (nee Dibble), Daphne H, Letter; hereafter called Curtis DH, Letter; original held in Researcher's personal correspondence. Jun 1992: Given name, nickname?, surname.
Family history chart, Emerson, compiled by Eileen M. Chalmers (nee Redding) Apr 1993; hereafter called FH chart, Emerson2; original and digital copy held in Researcher's Family History records: Given name, nickname?, surname.
Birth Certificate: Emerson, Henry [0097], Certified Copy of Entry of Birth 1891/194 in the Register of Births for Sub-district Lambeth Church 2nd, District Lambeth, County of London issued by General Register Office, London on 21 Nov 2000, hereafter called Birth Certificate EmH; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0097. DOB, POB, Memos1-3.
Curtis DH, Letter. Jun 1992: DOB.
FH chart, Emerson2: DOB.
Birth Certificate EmH. Parents' address at May 1891.
Census of England and Wales, 1901, County of London, Registration District Lambeth, Registration Sub District Lambeth Church Second, Civil Parish Lambeth, Ecclesiastical Parish St Peters Vauxhall, Enumeration District 18, Dwelling at 24 Neville Street, Lambeth, Family of Thomas Emerson; The National Archives Reference RG 13, Piece 409, Folio 152, Page 47; details obtained on 10 Jan 2011 from FindMyPast at www.findmypast.com. Source hereafter called Census UK 1901, Thomas Emerson. Digital image in Researcher's computer records and paper copy in Researcher's Family History papers, ID0090. Date,Address, Memo.
Birth Certificate: Emerson-Elliott, L Denis (born Leonard Emerson), Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth 1905/76 in Lambeth, Sub-district Lambeth Church 2nd, County of London issued by General Register Office, England on 14 April 1993, hereafter called Birth Certificate EELD; digital image in Researcher's computer records and original in Researcher's family history papers, ID0016. Original short certificate (issued 29 May 1905, acquired Sep 2017 from the estate of Patricia Doris Emerson/England/Rich) is also in Researcher's family history papers, ID0016. Family address at Apr 1905.
Curtis DH, Letter. Jun 1992: Moved to Australia before WW1.
Chalmers (nee Redding), Eileen M, Letter, hereafter called Chalmers EM, Letter; original held in Researcher's personal correspondence. Jan 1993: Moved to Australia at age 17.
Queensland Electoral Roll for 1915, accessed at www.ancestry.com.au, hereafter called QLD Electoral Roll 1915. Division of Moreton, subdivision Rosewood. Viewed 19/3/16: Address (prior to enlistment).
Queensland Electoral Roll for 1917, accessed at www.ancestry.com.au, hereafter called QLD Electoral Roll 1917. Division of Moreton, subdivision Rosewood. Viewed 19/3/16: Address (prior to enlistment).
World War 1 Embarkation Roll at www.awm.gov.au/nominalrolls/ww1/embarkation, hereafter called WW1 Embarkation Roll. Images 1, 5 viewed 30 Nov 2008: Trade or Calling prior to enlistment = Station Hand and Telegraphic Lineman.
QLD Electoral Roll 1915. Occupation = Linesman.
QLD Electoral Roll 1917. Occupation = Linesman.
World War 1 Service Records: Emerson, Henry, digital images at www.naa.gov.au/collection/explore/defence/service-records/index.aspx, provided by National Archives of Australia, Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes ACT 2600, hereafter called WW1 Service Records EmH. Images 1-3, 5-7 viewed 30 Nov 2008: Date, Place, Memos.
WW1 Service Records EmH. Image 8 viewed 30 Nov 2008: Dates, Place, Memos.
World War 1 War Diaries, 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, digital images at www.awm.gov.au/diaries/ww1, provided by Australian War Memorial, Treloar Crescent, Campbell ACT 2612, hereafter called WW1 War Diaries 5ALHR. Diary Nov-Dec 1914: Memos.
WW1 Embarkation Roll. Viewed 30 Nov 2008: Date, Memo1, Memo2.
WW1 Service Records EmH. Images 4, 23-26, 28, 29, 35-41 viewed 30 Nov 2008: Dates, Place, Memos.
Chalmers EM, Letter. Jan 1993: Memo1.
Census of England and Wales, 1921, County of London, Surrey, Parish of Lambeth, Registration District Lambeth, Registration Sub District Brixton, Enumeration District 4, Dwelling at 81 Brixton Road, Family of Thomas W. Emerson; The National Archives Reference RG15 PN02094 SN415 RD25 RS4 ED4, details accessed 13 May 2023 at FindMyPast URL www.findmypast.com.au. Source hereafter called Census UK 1921, Thomas W. Emerson. Digital and paper copies in Researcher's family history papers, ID0090. Address, Memo3.
Census UK 1921, Thomas W. Emerson: ID0090. Date, Address, Memo.
Passenger lists leaving UK 1890-1960, www.findmypast.com/, hereafter called FindMyPast Passenger Lists; copy of transcript in Researcher's family history papers, ID0097. Occupation at date of emigration.
Passenger List 'Euripides' departing London 1 Feb 1922, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, database 'UK, Outward Passenger Lists 1890-1960' digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 17 Sep 2013, hereafter called Passenger List 'Euripides' Feb 1922; image and paper copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0097. Occupation.
FindMyPast Passenger Lists; copy in Researcher's FH Papers, ID0097. Date1, Ship & Route, Age 28.
Passenger List 'Euripides' Feb 1922. Date1, Ship & Route, Memo1, Memo2.
TheShipsList web site, URL www.theshipslist.com, hereafter called TheShipsList: Memo3.
Passenger List 'Euripides' arriving Melbourne 13 Mar1922, from the records of Public Record Office Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, database 'Victoria, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists 1839-1923' digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 17 Sep 2013, hereafter called Passenger List 'Euripides' Mar 1922; image and paper copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0097. Date2, Ship & Arrival Port, Memo4.
Emerson, Trevor, Oral, hereafter called Emerson T, Oral. Oct 1993: Initially in Melbourne after arrival in Australia early 1920s, Memo.
Emerson T, Oral. Oct 1993: Occupation in early ACT days.
Marriage Certificate: Emerson, Henry & Savage, Elsie May, Registration No. 1926/004082, Copy issued 8 Dec 2008 by NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, hereafter called Marriage Certificate EmH+SaEM; original in Researcher's family history papers, ID0097. Groom's occupation in 1925 Ganger.
New South Wales Electoral Roll for 1930, accessed at www.ancestry.com.au, hereafter called NSW Electoral Roll 1930. Viewed 17/9/13: Year, Occupation Ganger.
Emerson T, Oral. Oct 1993: Address, Memo2.
Marriage Certificate EmH+SaEM. Groom's "Usual Place of Residence".
Marriage Certificate EmH+SaEM. DOM, POM, Memos.
Emerson T, Oral. Oct 1993: DOB.
The Canberra Times newspaper, published by Fairfax Media/Australian Community Media, Canberra, ACT, accessed via National Library of Australia newspaper files; hereafter called Canberra Times/NLA; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records at ID1013. 11 Jun 2016, p40, accessed 23 Feb 2021: DOB.
World War 2 Nominal Roll, accessed at https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/, hereafter called WW2 Nominal Roll; Certificate image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records at ID1013. Accessed 24 Feb 2021: DOB, POB.
Emerson T, Oral. Oct 1993: Address ACT, Memo2.
NSW Electoral Roll 1930. Eden-Monaro electorate, Monaro state electoral district, Queanbeyan subdivision (roll made up to 22 Sep 1930). Accessed 17/9/13 & 19/3/16: Year, HE/EME Address.
Australian Capital Territory Electoral Roll for 1935, accessed at www.ancestry.com.au, hereafter called ACT Electoral Roll 1935. Viewed 17/9/13: Date1, Occupation.
Australian Capital Territory Electoral Roll for 1937, accessed at www.ancestry.com.au, hereafter called ACT Electoral Roll 1937. Viewed 17/9/13: Year, Occupation.
Australian Capital Territory Electoral Roll for 1943, accessed at www.ancestry.com.au, hereafter called ACT Electoral Roll 1943. Viewed 17/9/13: Year, Occupation.
Australian Capital Territory Electoral Roll for 1949, accessed at www.ancestry.com.au, hereafter called ACT Electoral Roll 1949. Viewed 17/9/13: Date2, Occupation.
ACT Electoral Roll 1935. ACT electorate. Accessed 17/9/13: Year, HE/EME Address.
ACT Electoral Roll 1937. ACT electorate. Accessed 17/9/13: Year, HE/EME Address.
ACT Electoral Roll 1943. ACT electorate. Accessed 17/9/13: Year, HE/EME Address.
WW2 Nominal Roll, Dates, Memos.
ACT Electoral Roll 1949. ACT electorate. Viewed 17/9/13: Date, HE & EME Address.
Emerson T, Oral. Oct 1993: Occupation details (date not specified).
Australian Capital Territory Electoral Roll for 1954, accessed at www.ancestry.com.au, hereafter called ACT Electoral Roll 1954. ACT electorate. Accessed 17/9/13: Year, HE/EME/TE Address.
The Canberra Times newspaper, published by Fairfax Media/Australian Community Media, Canberra, ACT, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Canberra Times/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records at ID1015. 16 Apr 1957 p11, accessed 25 Feb 2021: Ron's address at Apr 1957 = Kintore Circle, Yarralumla.
ACT Electoral Roll 1954. Viewed 17/9/13: Date1, Occupation Ganger.
Australian Capital Territory Electoral Roll for 1958, accessed at www.ancestry.com.au, hereafter called ACT Electoral Roll 1958. Viewed 17/9/13: Year, Occupation Ganger.
Australian Capital Territory Electoral Roll for 1963, accessed at www.ancestry.com.au, hereafter called ACT Electoral Roll 1963. Viewed 17/9/13: Year, Occupation Ganger.
Australian Capital Territory Electoral Roll for 1968, accessed at www.ancestry.com.au, hereafter called ACT Electoral Roll 1968. Viewed 17/9/13: Year, Occupation Ganger.
Australian Capital Territory Electoral Roll for 1972, accessed at www.ancestry.com.au, hereafter called ACT Electoral Roll 1972. Viewed 17/9/13: Date2, Occupation Ganger.
ACT Electoral Roll 1958. ACT electorate. Viewed 17/9/13: Year, HE & EME Address.
ACT Electoral Roll 1963. ACT electorate. Viewed 17/9/13: Year, HE & EME Address.
NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Online Marriages Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 9056/1957 [Trevor Emerson + Helen Ann Sykes], accessed 25 Feb 2021: DOM [date by reduction], Registration District.
Emerson T, Oral. Oct 1993: Died at age 56 or 57.
ACT Office of Regulatory Services, Historic Death Index 1930 to 30/8/1983, URL http://www.ors.act.gov.au/community/…, hereafter called ACT Historic Death Index; copy of HDI file in Researcher's computer records.
ACT Electoral Roll 1968. ACT electorate. Viewed 17/9/13: Year, HE & BRE & RAE Address.
ACT Electoral Roll 1972. ACT electorate. Viewed 17/9/13: Year, HE & BRE & RAE/JME Address.
Emerson T, Oral. Jan 1993: Died at age 83.
Dibble, Alan F [0825], Letter, hereafter called Dibble AF, Letter; original in Researcher's family history papers, ID0825. 6 Apr 1992: Died before Helen Dibble's death in 1985.
Death Certificate: Emerson, Henry, Issued by Registrar-General, Registrar-General's Office, ACT, Registration No. 50006518, Registered 19 Nov 1973, Certified copy issued 4 Apr 2016, hereafter called Death Certificate EmH; original in Researcher's family history papers, ID0097. DOD, POD, Memos.
Death Certificate EmH. DOBurial, POBurial, Memos.

Helen Rosemary (Nell) Emerson^1,2

F, ID98, (13 Dec 1897-10 Nov 1985)

Last Edited

14 Jan 2024

Relationship

Aunt of Penny Graham (nee Emerson-Elliott)

Charts

Descendant Chart -- Thomas EMERSON
Descendant Chart -- John BATTEN

Father

Thomas William Emerson b. 28 Aug 1858, d. 21 Nov 1937

Mother

Frances Sarah (Fanny) Rumens b. 7 Jun 1862, d. 1 Jan 1946

Birth

13 Dec 1897

Brixton, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND^3,4,5

(Daughter) Census

31 Mar 1901

(Resident) AddressOld

fr Mar 1902 - Apr 1905

(Resident) AddressOld

fr Apr 1901 - Mar 1902

(Resident) AddressOld

from Apr 1905

(Resident) AddressOld

from say 1906 to say 1920

(Daughter) Census

2 Apr 1911

(Witness) Marriage

27 Nov 1915

(Resident) AddressOld

from ca 1920

Thomas William Emerson, Frances Sarah (Fanny) Rumens; 81 Brixton Road, London, ENGLAND; >
Parents, 3 youngest children and the father's brother George. Above the electrical shop operated by Thomas William's sons.¹⁵

Employment

at Jun 1921

Crosse & Blackwell, Nine Elms, Battersea, London, ENGLAND; >
General Clerk.¹⁶

(Daughter) Census

19 Jun 1921

Marriage

11 Apr 1925

Frederick William Dibble; Register Office, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
+ Date & Place of Marriage: 11 Apr 1925; Register Office (by Certificate), Lambeth, London.
+ Name, Age & Condition of parties: Frederick William Dibble, 24 years, Bachelor; Helen Emerson, 27 years, Spinster.
+ Rank or Profession: Railway Company's Clerk; ---.
+ Residence at time of marriage: 81 Brixton Road, S.W.; 81 Brixton Road, S.W.
+ Father's Name and Rank or Profession: Frederick John Dibble, Railway Goods Porter; Thomas William Emerson, Rubber Cutter.
+ Witnesses: E. J. Emerson, P. L. Dibble, Edna Dibble.¹⁸
Witness: Ernest John (Jack) Emerson
Witness: Edna Dibble

Married Name

Dibble

(Resident) AddressOld

fr Apr 1925 - Apr 1926

Thomas William Emerson, Frances Sarah (Fanny) Rumens; 81 Brixton Road, London, ENGLAND; >
Parents, 2 youngest children, daughter Helen and her husband Fred, and father's brother George. Above the electrical shop operated by Thomas William's sons.^19,20,21

(Resident) AddressOld

from 23 Apr 1926

Thomas William Emerson, Frances Sarah (Fanny) Rumens; 81 Brixton Road, London, ENGLAND; >
Parents, 2 youngest children, daughter Helen and her husband and their daughter, and father's brother George. Above the electrical shop operated by Thomas William's sons.^22,21

AddressOld

fr 1928 - Feb 1932

Frederick William Bluntach; 82 Cyril Street West, Taunton, Somerset, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 1 child.
Date1 EFSPO [Taunton LHL 6/90L], [LDEE papers 11/29]. Date2 = AFD's DOB.

Birth of son

14 Feb 1932

Alan Frederick Dibble; Taunton, Somerset, ENGLAND^23,24

AddressOld

fr 15 Feb 1932 - Jul 1958

Frederick William Dibble; 82 Cyril Street West, Taunton, Somerset, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 2 children (until the children left home).
Date1 EFSPO [Taunton LHL 6/90L], [LDEE papers 11/29]. Date2 = FWD's DOD.
Resident: Alan Frederick Dibble

Occupation

at Sep 1939

Unpaid domestic duties, 82 Cyril Street, Taunton, Somerset, ENGLAND²⁵

1939 Register

29 Sep 1939

Frederick William Dibble; 82 Cyril Street, Taunton, Somerset, ENGLAND; >
Headings: Name, Sex, DOB, Marital status, Personal occupation, Added Notations.
= Frederick Dibble, 30 Apr 1900, Male, Railway Clerk, Married, GWR (St Johns Amb).
= Helen Dibble, 13 Dec 1897, Female, Unpaid Domestic Duties, Married, ---.
= Closed entry x2 [presumably Daphne Dibble and Alan Dibble]
= Maude E Redding, 4 Feb 1886, Female, Unpaid Domestic Duties, Married, ---.
= Closed entry [presumably Eileen Redding]
= Iris M Redding, 8 Apr 1924, Female, At School, Single, Surname --> Ellis, 13.11.45 ANA.
= Frances S Emerson, 7 Jun 1862, Female, Incapacitated, Widowed, ---.²⁶

Resident: Alan Frederick Dibble
Resident: Maud Elizabeth Emerson
Resident: Eileen Maud Redding
Resident: Iris Mabel Redding
Resident: Frances Sarah (Fanny) Rumens

(Wife) Funeral

29 Jul 1958

AddressOld

from Aug 1958

London, ENGLAND; >
Moved to London (East side?) c. 8/58 to be with relatives [RJVAston 12/91L].

AddressOld

at May 1978 to say 1985

Campfield, Mickleburgh Hill, Herne Bay, Kent, ENGLAND²⁸

Will

5 May 1978

>
Last Will and Testament of Helen Dibble of Campfield, Mickleburgh Hill, Herne Bay, Kent:
I give all my estate ... to my Daughter, Daphne Helen Curtis of Honeystones, Wellesley Road, Pittville Park, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire and my Son, Alan Frederick Dibble of 1 Adisham Drive, Allington Park, Maidstone, Kent in equal shares and appoint them to be Executors and Trustees.
Signed 5 May 1978 and witnessed by Elizabeth Emily Best, Housewife and Alwyne Frederick Best, Retired, both of 'Norwood', Marley Lane, Hoath.²⁹
Executor & Beneficry: Alan Frederick Dibble

Death

10 Nov 1985

St Martin's Hospital, Littlebourne Road, Canterbury, Kent, ENGLAND; >
Death Certificate details:
+ Date and place of death: 10 Nov 1985; St Martin's Hospital, Littlebourne Road, Canterbury
+ Name of deceased: Helen DIBBLE (nee EMERSON)
+ Date and place of birth: 13 Dec 1897; Brixton, Lambeth
+ Occupation and usual address: Widow of Frederick William DIBBLE, Chief Clerk Railways; St Martins Hospital, Littlebourne Road, Canterbury, Kent
+ Informant: Alan Frederick DIBBLE, Son in attendance; 1 Adisham Drive, Allington, Maidstone, Kent
+ Cause of death: (1a) Heart Failure; (1b) Ischaemic Heart Disease; (2) Arteriosclerosis. Certified by A. Poopalasingham, MB
+ Registered: 11 Nov 1985.^30,31,32
Son & informant: Alan Frederick Dibble

Probate

26 Nov 1985

>
Probate documents include:
* Will dated 5 May 1978
* Grant of Probate 26 Nov 1985 to Alan Frederick Dibble (power reserved to the other executor) -- gross value of UK estate does not exceed £40,000 and net value does not exceed £10,000.³³

Executor: Alan Frederick Dibble

Family

Frederick William Dibble b. 30 Apr 1900, d. 24 Jul 1958

Child

Alan Frederick Dibble+ b. 14 Feb 1932, d. 2020

Citations

Curtis (nee Dibble), Daphne H, Letter; hereafter called Curtis DH, Letter; original held in Researcher's personal correspondence. Jun 1992 chart?: Given name(s?), Surname.
Chalmers (nee Redding), Eileen M, Letter, hereafter called Chalmers EM, Letter; original held in Researcher's personal correspondence. Feb 1993: Nickname. Apr 1993 chart?: Given name(s?), Surname.
Curtis DH, Letter. Jun 1992 chart?: DOB.
Chalmers EM, Letter. Apr 1993 chart?: DOB.
Death Certificate: Dibble (nee Emerson), Helen R. [0098], Certified Copy issued by General Register Office, London on 6 Dec 2010, Registration No. 1985/87 in the Register of Deaths for Registration District Canterbury, County of Kent, hereafter called Death Certificate DiHR; original in Researcher's family history papers, ID0098. DOB, POB.
Census of England and Wales, 1901, County of London, Registration District Lambeth, Registration Sub District Lambeth Church Second, Civil Parish Lambeth, Ecclesiastical Parish St Peters Vauxhall, Enumeration District 18, Dwelling at 24 Neville Street, Lambeth, Family of Thomas Emerson; The National Archives Reference RG 13, Piece 409, Folio 152, Page 47; details obtained on 10 Jan 2011 from FindMyPast at www.findmypast.com. Source hereafter called Census UK 1901, Thomas Emerson. Digital image in Researcher's computer records and paper copy in Researcher's Family History papers, ID0090. Date,Address, Memo.
Birth Certificate: Emerson-Elliott, L Denis (born Leonard Emerson), Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth 1905/76 in Lambeth, Sub-district Lambeth Church 2nd, County of London issued by General Register Office, England on 14 April 1993, hereafter called Birth Certificate EELD; digital image in Researcher's computer records and original in Researcher's family history papers, ID0016. Original short certificate (issued 29 May 1905, acquired Sep 2017 from the estate of Patricia Doris Emerson/England/Rich) is also in Researcher's family history papers, ID0016. Family address at Apr 1905.
Church of England Parish Baptism Registers, London 1754-1906, Parish of St Peter Vauxhall in the County of London, Baptism of Leonard Emerson on 14 Feb 1906; Original data from London Metropoliitan Archives; details obtained on 12 Jun 2013 from Ancestry web site at www.ancestry.com.au. Source hereafter called Baptism Registers London/Emerson, Leonard. Digital transcript and image in Researcher's computer records and paper copies in Researcher's family history papers, Address at 14 Feb 1906.
AIF embarkation roll, H Emerson, unknown publish date. Current at Dec 1914.
Birth Certificate: Emerson, Lily Frances Maud, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Births 1919/406 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Brixton, County of London, issued by the Deputy Superintendent Registrar, District of Lambeth on 6 Oct 1943, hereafter called Birth Certificate EmLFM; copy provided by Paul Emerson in Dec 2007, image in Researcher's Computer records and Researcher's family history papers, ID0105: Grandmother's address at Mar 1919.
Family history chart, Emerson, compiled by Eileen M. Chalmers (nee Redding) Apr 1993; hereafter called FH chart, Emerson2; original and digital copy held in Researcher's Family History records: Before Brixton Road.
Census of England and Wales, 1911, County of London, Registration District Lambeth, Registration Sub District Kennington, Enumeration District 14 (name not stated), Dwelling at 145 Tyers Street, Family of Thomas W. Emerson; The National Archives Reference RG14 PN1988 RG78 PN70 RD25 SD2 ED14 SN304, details obtained on 2 Nov 2009 from FindMyPast at www.findmypast.com. Source hereafter called Census UK 1911, Thomas W. Emerson. Digital image in Researcher's computer records and paper copy in Researcher's Family History papers, ID0090. Date, Address, Memo.
FH chart, Emerson2: MOM, YOM.
Marriage Certificate: Redding, Ernest R. & Emerson, Maud E., from Register of Marriages, Saint John The Divine, Kennington in London Metropolitan Archives, Church of England Parish Registers, 1754-1921, reference P85/JNA1, Item 011, viewed 18 Jun 2017 in Ancestry.com online database 'London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921'; hereafter called Marriage Certificate ReER+EmME; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID1003: DOM, POM, Memo.. NB In addition, copies of a certificate from the England GRO (identical information in different handwriting) are in Researcher's FH records, ID1003.
Chalmers EM, Letter. 27 Jan 1993: Address, Memo1. Date1 is LDG's estimate.
Census of England and Wales, 1921, County of London, Surrey, Parish of Lambeth, Registration District Lambeth, Registration Sub District Brixton, Enumeration District 4, Dwelling at 81 Brixton Road, Family of Thomas W. Emerson; The National Archives Reference RG15 PN02094 SN415 RD25 RS4 ED4, details accessed 13 May 2023 at FindMyPast URL www.findmypast.com.au. Source hereafter called Census UK 1921, Thomas W. Emerson. Digital and paper copies in Researcher's family history papers, ID0090. Date, Daughter Helen's Employer, Address and Memo.
Census UK 1921, Thomas W. Emerson: ID0090. Date, Address, Memo.
Marriage Certificate: Dibble, Frederick W. & Emerson, Helen, Registration No. 1925/145, District of Lambeth, County of London, Certified true copy issued 12 Jan 2011 by General Register Office, London, hereafter called Marriage Certificate DiFW+EmH; true copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0102. DOM, POM, Memos.
Chalmers EM, Letter. 27 Jan 1993: Address, Memo1 (except FWD).
Marriage Certificate DiFW+EmH. Address of bride and groom "at the time of marriage". Assumed that FWD only moved in after marriage.
Birth Certificate: Dibble (Curtis), Daphne H [0826], Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth 1926/406 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Lambeth Church, County of London issued by the General Register Office, England on 12 Jan 2011, hereafter called Birth Certificate DiDH; digital image in Researcher's computer records and original in Researcher's family history papers, ID0826. Parents' address at DOB 23 Apr 1926.
Chalmers EM, Letter. 27 Jan 1993: Address, Memo1 before Helen's marriage.
Curtis DH, Letter. Jun 1992: DOB.
FreeBMD transcription of the England and Wales Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths at freebmd.org.uk, formerly freebmd.rootsweb.com; hereafter called FreeBMD UK. Birth Registration Vol. 5c, Page 351 [Alan F Dibble], viewed 18 Aug 2016: QOBRegn Mar 1932, Registration District Taunton.
1939 Register of England & Wales UK civilian population, Household of Frederick W. Dibble of 82 Cyril Street, Taunton MB, County of Somerset; The National Archives Reference RG101/7042C, Letter Code WOPD; details obtained on 18 Aug 2016 from FindMyPast web site at www.findmypast.com.au; hereafter called 1939 Register, FW Dibble; transcript/image and paper copies in Researcher's Family History records, ID0102: Occupation at Sep 1939.
1939 Register, FW Dibble: Date, Address, Memo, Witnesses.
Somerset County Gazette, Taunton, Somerset, hereafter called Somerset County Gazette; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0102. 2 Aug 1958: DOF, POF, Memos.
Probate documents, Estate of Helen Dibble, Probate proved and registered in the High Court of Justice, District Probate Registry at Brighton on 26 Nov 1985, copy provided 17 Aug 2016 by the UK Probate Search Service at https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/. Source hereafter called Probate, Helen Dibble. Digital image in Researcher's computer records and paper copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0098. Address at May 1978 and prior to Nov 1985.
Probate, Helen Dibble. Date of Will, Memo.
Dibble, Alan F [0825], Letter, hereafter called Dibble AF, Letter; original in Researcher's family history papers, ID0825. Apr 1992: YOD.
Curtis (nee Dibble), Daphne H, Oral, hereafter called Curtis DH, Oral. Apr 1993: YOD ca 1980.
Death Certificate DiHR. DOD, POD, Memo.
Probate, Helen Dibble. Date of Probate grant, Memo.

Horace (Lol) Emerson^1,2

M, ID99, (26 Mar 1902-May 1984)

Last Edited

14 Jan 2024

Relationship

Uncle of Penny Graham (nee Emerson-Elliott)

Charts

Descendant Chart -- Thomas EMERSON
Descendant Chart -- John BATTEN

Father

Thomas William Emerson b. 28 Aug 1858, d. 21 Nov 1937

Mother

Frances Sarah (Fanny) Rumens b. 7 Jun 1862, d. 1 Jan 1946

Birth

26 Mar 1902

^3,4

(Resident) AddressOld

fr Mar 1902 - Apr 1905

(Resident) AddressOld

fr Apr 1901 - Mar 1902

(Resident) AddressOld

from Apr 1905

(Resident) AddressOld

from say 1906 to say 1920

(Son) Census

2 Apr 1911

(Resident) AddressOld

from ca 1920

Employment

from early 1921

Ernest John (Jack) Emerson; Emerson Brothers, 81 Brixton Road, London, ENGLAND; >
Emerson Brothers electrical business sold electrical goods and wired houses changing from gas lighting. When brothers Henry (Nen) and then Bert left the business, Jack was joined by brother Horace (Lol).
Date1 assumed to be just before Nen returned to Australia 31 Jan 1922.¹²

Employment

at Jun 1921 to late 1921

Molem & Co., Westminster, London, ENGLAND; >
Pay Clerk.¹³

(Son) Census

19 Jun 1921

Occupation

from say 1925

81 Brixton Road, London, ENGLAND; >
Joined brother Jack in Brixton Road electrical shop after brothers Henry (Nen) & Bert left.¹⁵

Address

from say1925

81 Brixton Road, London, ENGLAND; >
P Moved here (above brothers' shop) with parents, father's brother George, sister HRE (Nell) and brother LDEE (Leon) [EMR 1/93L]. Date1 EFSPO, but must have been much earlier if LDEE went to Malaya at age 16.

(Resident) AddressOld

fr Apr 1925 - Apr 1926

(Resident) AddressOld

from 23 Apr 1926

(Guarantor) Employment

18 Nov 1929

Leslie Denis (Denis) Emerson-Elliott; Dunlop Plantations, Limited, 32 Osnaburgh Street, London, ENGLAND; >
     Assistant's Memorandum of Agreement between Dunlop Plantations, Limited and Leslie Denis Elliott (LDEE) (of c/o Mrs Helen Dibble, Cyril Street West, Taunton) in which Dunlop agrees to:
     * take the Assistant (LDEE) into its employment in the Malay Peninsula for 4 years from the date on which he presents himself to the Dunlop office in Malacca or at the Estate to which he may have been posted;
     * provide LDEE with a Second Class passage by P&O Mail Steamer;
     * pay to LDEE before he sails £10 to cover incidental expenses on the voyage and on his arrival at the Estate will provide a further £10 for the purchase of Bungalow necessaries not furnished by Dunlop.
     The Agreement was signed on 18 Nov 1929 by Dunlop (signature not legible) and LDEE, and their signatures were witnessed by D. Glynn Griffith (of St James's House, St James's Street, SW1) and F. W. Dibble (of Cyril Street West, Taunton) respectively.
     A further Agreement dated 18 Nov 1929 between the Guarantors, Horace Emerson (of 81, Brixton Road, SW9) and Ernest Reginald Redding [spelt Reading in the contract] (of 17, Holland Grove, Brixton, SW9), and Dunlop provides that, in consideration of Dunlop at the request of the Guarantors entering into a Contract with LDEE for service and paying for his passage to Malaya, the Guarantors agree that, if the Contract is determined by Dunlop or LDEE before LDEE has served 2 years, the Guarantors will refund to Dunlop the cost of passage and incidental expenses referred to in the Contract.
     This second Agreement was signed on 18 Nov 1929 by Dunlop (same signature), H. Emerson and E. R. Redding, and their signatures were witnessed by D. Glynn Griffith (as above) and W. Holbrook (of 79 Brixton Road, SW9) and H. Rickard (of 22 Blackwater Street, SE22) respectively.
²⁰

Marriage

c Feb 1933

Beryl Annie Potter; Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
Beryl's younger sister Brenda married Horace's nephew John Henry Emerson.^21,22

Birth of son

20 Aug 1933

Anthony Rex (Tony) Emerson; Lambeth, London, ENGLAND^23,24

Birth of daughter

6 Mar 1935

Beryl Anne (Anne) Emerson²³

Address

to 1984

Beryl Annie Potter; Ivy Hook, Hepworth, near Diss, Norfolk, ENGLAND; >
With spouse, until death.²⁵

Death

May 1984

Norfolk, ENGLAND²⁶

Cremation

c May 1984

Norfolk, ENGLAND²⁷

Family

Beryl Annie Potter b. 25 Oct 1907, d. 23 Feb 1984

Children

Anthony Rex (Tony) Emerson+ b. 20 Aug 1933, d. Mar 2011

Beryl Anne (Anne) Emerson+ b. 6 Mar 1935, d. 11 Jul 2015

Citations

Curtis (nee Dibble), Daphne H, Letter; hereafter called Curtis DH, Letter; original held in Researcher's personal correspondence. Jun 1992: Given name, nickname, surname.
Chalmers (nee Redding), Eileen M, Letter, hereafter called Chalmers EM, Letter; original held in Researcher's personal correspondence. Apr 1993: Given name, surname.
Curtis DH, Letter. Jun 1992: DOB 26 Mar 1902 [TBV].
Chalmers EM, Letter. Apr 1993: DOB [TBV].
Birth Certificate: Emerson-Elliott, L Denis (born Leonard Emerson), Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth 1905/76 in Lambeth, Sub-district Lambeth Church 2nd, County of London issued by General Register Office, England on 14 April 1993, hereafter called Birth Certificate EELD; digital image in Researcher's computer records and original in Researcher's family history papers, ID0016. Original short certificate (issued 29 May 1905, acquired Sep 2017 from the estate of Patricia Doris Emerson/England/Rich) is also in Researcher's family history papers, ID0016. Family address at Apr 1905.
Church of England Parish Baptism Registers, London 1754-1906, Parish of St Peter Vauxhall in the County of London, Baptism of Leonard Emerson on 14 Feb 1906; Original data from London Metropoliitan Archives; details obtained on 12 Jun 2013 from Ancestry web site at www.ancestry.com.au. Source hereafter called Baptism Registers London/Emerson, Leonard. Digital transcript and image in Researcher's computer records and paper copies in Researcher's family history papers, Address at 14 Feb 1906.
AIF embarkation roll, H Emerson, unknown publish date. Current at Dec 1914.
Birth Certificate: Emerson, Lily Frances Maud, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Births 1919/406 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Brixton, County of London, issued by the Deputy Superintendent Registrar, District of Lambeth on 6 Oct 1943, hereafter called Birth Certificate EmLFM; copy provided by Paul Emerson in Dec 2007, image in Researcher's Computer records and Researcher's family history papers, ID0105: Grandmother's address at Mar 1919.
Family history chart, Emerson, compiled by Eileen M. Chalmers (nee Redding) Apr 1993; hereafter called FH chart, Emerson2; original and digital copy held in Researcher's Family History records: Before Brixton Road.
Census of England and Wales, 1911, County of London, Registration District Lambeth, Registration Sub District Kennington, Enumeration District 14 (name not stated), Dwelling at 145 Tyers Street, Family of Thomas W. Emerson; The National Archives Reference RG14 PN1988 RG78 PN70 RD25 SD2 ED14 SN304, details obtained on 2 Nov 2009 from FindMyPast at www.findmypast.com. Source hereafter called Census UK 1911, Thomas W. Emerson. Digital image in Researcher's computer records and paper copy in Researcher's Family History papers, ID0090. Date, Address, Memo.
Chalmers EM, Letter. 27 Jan 1993: Address, Memo1. Date1 is LDG's estimate.
Chalmers EM, Letter. Jan 1993: Memo1, Memo2.
Census of England and Wales, 1921, County of London, Surrey, Parish of Lambeth, Registration District Lambeth, Registration Sub District Brixton, Enumeration District 4, Dwelling at 81 Brixton Road, Family of Thomas W. Emerson; The National Archives Reference RG15 PN02094 SN415 RD25 RS4 ED4, details accessed 13 May 2023 at FindMyPast URL www.findmypast.com.au. Source hereafter called Census UK 1921, Thomas W. Emerson. Digital and paper copies in Researcher's family history papers, ID0090. Date1, Son Horace's Employer, Address and Memo.
Census UK 1921, Thomas W. Emerson: ID0090. Date, Address, Memo.
Chalmers EM, Letter. Jan 1993: Memo.
Chalmers EM, Letter. 27 Jan 1993: Address, Memo1 (except FWD).
Marriage Certificate: Dibble, Frederick W. & Emerson, Helen, Registration No. 1925/145, District of Lambeth, County of London, Certified true copy issued 12 Jan 2011 by General Register Office, London, hereafter called Marriage Certificate DiFW+EmH; true copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0102. Address of bride and groom "at the time of marriage". Assumed that FWD only moved in after marriage.
Birth Certificate: Dibble (Curtis), Daphne H [0826], Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth 1926/406 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Lambeth Church, County of London issued by the General Register Office, England on 12 Jan 2011, hereafter called Birth Certificate DiDH; digital image in Researcher's computer records and original in Researcher's family history papers, ID0826. Parents' address at DOB 23 Apr 1926.
Chalmers EM, Letter. 27 Jan 1993: Address, Memo1 before Helen's marriage.
Agreement Appointing Assistant: Dunlop Plantations Limited and L. D. Elliott, 19 Nov 1929, hereafter called Employment Agreement Dunlop/EELD; photocopy (pp. 3/4 missing) held in Researcher's family history papers, ID0016. Date of Agreement, Employer name & address, Memos.
Curtis DH, Letter. Jun 1992: Married.
FreeBMD transcription of the England and Wales Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths at freebmd.org.uk, formerly freebmd.rootsweb.com; hereafter called FreeBMD UK. Marriage Registration Vol. 1d, Page 231 [Horace EMERSON + Beryl A POTTER], accessed 15 May 2023: QOMRegn Mar 1933, Registration District Lambeth, London.
Family history chart, Emerson family, compiled by Paul Emerson 1999, hereafter called FH chart, Emerson3; photocopy held in Researcher's family history papers. DOB.
FreeBMD UK. Birth Registration Vol. 1d, Page 410 [Anthony R Emerson, mother's maiden name Potter], viewed 25 Aug 2009: QOBR Sep 1933, Registration District.
Callon, Dennis, Oral, hereafter called Callon D, Oral. May 1993: Address, Date2, Memo1.
Callon D, Oral. May 1993: YOD ca 1982-83, POD in Norwich.
Callon D, Oral. May 1993: Cremated Norwich.

Beryl Annie Potter^1,2,3,4

F, ID100, (25 Oct 1907-23 Feb 1984)

Last Edited

14 Jan 2024

Charts

Descendant Chart -- Thomas EMERSON
Descendant Chart -- John BATTEN

Father

Frederick Potter d. b Jul 1937

Mother

Annie Maria Petch

Birth

25 Oct 1907

Thetford, Norfolk, ENGLAND^5,6

Married Name

s 1932

Emerson

Marriage

c Feb 1933

Horace (Lol) Emerson; Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
Beryl's younger sister Brenda married Horace's nephew John Henry Emerson.^7,8

Birth of son

20 Aug 1933

Anthony Rex (Tony) Emerson; Lambeth, London, ENGLAND^6,9

Birth of daughter

6 Mar 1935

Beryl Anne (Anne) Emerson⁶

Address

to 1984

Horace (Lol) Emerson; Ivy Hook, Hepworth, near Diss, Norfolk, ENGLAND; >
With spouse, until death.¹⁰

Death

23 Feb 1984

^11,12

Family

Horace (Lol) Emerson b. 26 Mar 1902, d. May 1984

Children

Anthony Rex (Tony) Emerson+ b. 20 Aug 1933, d. Mar 2011

Beryl Anne (Anne) Emerson+ b. 6 Mar 1935, d. 11 Jul 2015

Citations

Curtis (nee Dibble), Daphne H, Letter; hereafter called Curtis DH, Letter; original held in Researcher's personal correspondence. Jun 1992: First given name.
Chalmers (nee Redding), Eileen M, Letter, hereafter called Chalmers EM, Letter; original held in Researcher's personal correspondence. Apr 1993 [chart?]: First given name, surname.
Family history chart, Emerson family, compiled by Paul Emerson 1999, hereafter called FH chart, Emerson3; photocopy held in Researcher's family history papers. Given names Beryl Anne, surname.
FreeBMD transcription of the England and Wales Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths at freebmd.org.uk, formerly freebmd.rootsweb.com; hereafter called FreeBMD UK. Birth Registration Volume 4b, Page 319 [Beryl Annie Potter], viewed 10 Feb 2009: Given names, surname.
FreeBMD UK. Birth Registration Volume 4b, Page 319 [Beryl Annie Potter], viewed 10 Feb 2009: QOBR Dec 1907, Registration District Thetford probably in Norfolk.
FH chart, Emerson3. DOB.
Curtis DH, Letter. Jun 1992: Married.
FreeBMD UK. Marriage Registration Vol. 1d, Page 231 [Horace EMERSON + Beryl A POTTER], accessed 15 May 2023: QOMRegn Mar 1933, Registration District Lambeth, London.
FreeBMD UK. Birth Registration Vol. 1d, Page 410 [Anthony R Emerson, mother's maiden name Potter], viewed 25 Aug 2009: QOBR Sep 1933, Registration District.
Callon, Dennis, Oral, hereafter called Callon D, Oral. May 1993: Address, Date2, Memo1.
Callon D, Oral. May 1993: DayOD, MOD, YOD 1983 or 1984.
FH chart, Emerson3. DOD.

Anthony Rex (Tony) Emerson^1,2,3

M, ID101, (20 Aug 1933-Mar 2011)

Last Edited

15 Jan 2024

Relationship

1st cousin of Penny Graham (nee Emerson-Elliott)

Charts

Descendant Chart -- Thomas EMERSON
Descendant Chart -- John BATTEN

Father

Horace (Lol) Emerson b. 26 Mar 1902, d. May 1984

Mother

Beryl Annie Potter b. 25 Oct 1907, d. 23 Feb 1984

Birth

20 Aug 1933

Lambeth, London, ENGLAND^4,5

AddressOld

from ca 1972

ENGLAND; >
Returned to England (with one of the 4 children?).⁶

Death

Mar 2011

⁷

Citations

Curtis (nee Dibble), Daphne H, Letter; hereafter called Curtis DH, Letter; original held in Researcher's personal correspondence. Jun 1992: Name.
Chalmers (nee Redding), Eileen M, Letter, hereafter called Chalmers EM, Letter; original held in Researcher's personal correspondence. Jan 1993: Nickname, surname.
Family history chart, Emerson family, compiled by Paul Emerson 1999, hereafter called FH chart, Emerson3; photocopy held in Researcher's family history papers. Given name Anthony, surname.
FH chart, Emerson3. DOB.
FreeBMD transcription of the England and Wales Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths at freebmd.org.uk, formerly freebmd.rootsweb.com; hereafter called FreeBMD UK. Birth Registration Vol. 1d, Page 410 [Anthony R Emerson, mother's maiden name Potter], viewed 25 Aug 2009: QOBR Sep 1933, Registration District.
Chalmers (nee Redding), Eileen M, Oral; hereafter called Chalmers EM, Oral: Apr 1993: Returned to England in 1972 (with one child?).
Taylor (nee Emerson), Anne, Letter, hereafter called Taylor A, Letter; original held in Researcher's personal correspondence. Xmas card Dec 2011: MOD, YOD.

Frederick William Dibble^1,2

M, ID102, (30 Apr 1900-24 Jul 1958)

Last Edited

14 Jan 2024

Charts

Descendant Chart -- Thomas EMERSON
Descendant Chart -- John BATTEN

Father

Frederick John Bluntach

Mother

Annie Edith Stevenson b. c Nov 1878

Birth

30 Apr 1900

298 Guiness's Buildings, Vauxhall Walk, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
Birth Certificate details:
+ Where and when born: 30 Apr 1900, 298 Guiness's Buildings.
+ Name, Sex: Frederick William, Boy.
+ Name and surname of father: Frederick John BLUNTACH.
+ Name, surname and maiden surname of mother: Annie Edith BLUNTACH, formerly Stevenson.
+ Occupation of father: Printers cutter.
+ Signature, description and residence of informant: F. J. Bluntach, Father, 298 Guiness's Buildings, Vauxhall Walk.
+ When registered: 10 May 1900 by P. W. Ayers, Registrar.
+ In cols 4 and 5 [names of parents as above] for "Bluntach" read "Dibble otherwise Bluntach". Corrected on 12 Jun 1913 by me, E. B. L. Wilmot, Superintendent Registrar, on production of a Statutory Declaration made by Frederick John Dibble and Annie Edith Dibble.^3,4
Father & Informant: Frederick John Bluntach
Mother: Annie Edith Bluntach

AddressOld

fr 1900 - 1925

London, ENGLAND; >
Assumed to have lived in London from birth.⁵

Name Variation

12 Jun 1913

Bluntach; >
Surname changed from Bluntach to Dibble on 12 Jun 1913.⁶

Employment

at Apr 1925

London, ENGLAND; >
Railway Company's Clerk.⁷

Marriage

11 Apr 1925

Helen Rosemary (Nell) Emerson; Register Office, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
+ Date & Place of Marriage: 11 Apr 1925; Register Office (by Certificate), Lambeth, London.
+ Name, Age & Condition of parties: Frederick William Dibble, 24 years, Bachelor; Helen Emerson, 27 years, Spinster.
+ Rank or Profession: Railway Company's Clerk; ---.
+ Residence at time of marriage: 81 Brixton Road, S.W.; 81 Brixton Road, S.W.
+ Father's Name and Rank or Profession: Frederick John Dibble, Railway Goods Porter; Thomas William Emerson, Rubber Cutter.
+ Witnesses: E. J. Emerson, P. L. Dibble, Edna Dibble.⁸
Witness: Ernest John (Jack) Emerson
Witness: Edna Dibble

(Resident) AddressOld

fr Apr 1925 - Apr 1926

Employment

fr 1925 - 24 Jul 1958

Great Western Railway/British Railways, Taunton, Somerset, ENGLAND; >
1925 Joined GWR, Taunton
1939 Railway Clerk, GWR (St Johns Amb)
<1943 No. 2 at depot
1948 No. 1 & chief of general office, ie, Chief Clerk, Locomotive Dept^12,13

Recreation

from say 1926

Other activities, Taunton, Somerset, ENGLAND; >
In his younger days he was well-known in local sporting activities, particularly as a member of the Taunton water polo team.
He took a keen interest in the St John Ambulance Brigade and served as local secretary for many years. He held the Brigade Certificate for rendering exceptionally efficient first-aid in the saving of life.
He served as hon. secretary of the local Hospital Savings Association and helped in numerous other charitable causes.¹⁴

(Resident) AddressOld

from 23 Apr 1926

Employment

at Apr 1926

London, ENGLAND; >
Railway Clerk.^7,16

AddressOld

fr 1928 - Feb 1932

Helen Rosemary (Nell) Dibble; 82 Cyril Street West, Taunton, Somerset, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 1 child.
Date1 EFSPO [Taunton LHL 6/90L], [LDEE papers 11/29]. Date2 = AFD's DOB.

(Witness) Employment

18 Nov 1929

Birth of son

14 Feb 1932

Alan Frederick Dibble; Taunton, Somerset, ENGLAND^18,19

AddressOld

fr 15 Feb 1932 - Jul 1958

Helen Rosemary (Nell) Emerson; 82 Cyril Street West, Taunton, Somerset, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 2 children (until the children left home).
Date1 EFSPO [Taunton LHL 6/90L], [LDEE papers 11/29]. Date2 = FWD's DOD.
Resident: Alan Frederick Dibble

1939 Register

29 Sep 1939

Helen Rosemary (Nell) Dibble; 82 Cyril Street, Taunton, Somerset, ENGLAND; >
Headings: Name, Sex, DOB, Marital status, Personal occupation, Added Notations.
= Frederick Dibble, 30 Apr 1900, Male, Railway Clerk, Married, GWR (St Johns Amb).
= Helen Dibble, 13 Dec 1897, Female, Unpaid Domestic Duties, Married, ---.
= Closed entry x2 [presumably Daphne Dibble and Alan Dibble]
= Maude E Redding, 4 Feb 1886, Female, Unpaid Domestic Duties, Married, ---.
= Closed entry [presumably Eileen Redding]
= Iris M Redding, 8 Apr 1924, Female, At School, Single, Surname --> Ellis, 13.11.45 ANA.
= Frances S Emerson, 7 Jun 1862, Female, Incapacitated, Widowed, ---.²⁰

Resident: Alan Frederick Dibble
Resident: Maud Elizabeth Emerson
Resident: Eileen Maud Redding
Resident: Iris Mabel Redding
Resident: Frances Sarah (Fanny) Rumens

Death

24 Jul 1958

Taunton and Somerset Hospital, Taunton, Somerset, ENGLAND; >
Collapsed on the platform at Taunton Railway Station while waiting for his wife to arrive from London.
Death Certificate particulars:
+ When and where died: 24 July 1958; Taunton and Somerset Hospital, Taunton.
+ Name, Sex and Age: Frederick William DIBBLE; Male; 58 years.
+ Address and Occupation: 82 Cyril Street West, Taunton; Chief Clerk, Locomotive Section, British Railways.
+ Cause of death: 1a Coronary thrombosis, b Arteriosclerosis; Certified by H D Fleming MRCS.
+ Informant: R J Aston, 4 Landsdowne Road, Taunton; Causing the body to be buried.
+ Registered: 25 July 1858.^21,22

Funeral

29 Jul 1958

St Andrew's Church, Taunton, Somerset, ENGLAND; >
+ Service was conducted by the Vicar, Rev. J. B. Squire.
+ Principal mourners were: Mr Alan Dibble (son), Mr and Mrs R. Gregory (brother-in-law and sister), Mrs S. Stanton (sister), Mrs W. Dibble (sister-in-law) also representing his brother Mr W. Dibble, Mrs E. Reading (sister-in-law) representing Eileen, Iris, Archie, Tony and grandchildren, Mr J. Emerson (brother-in-law) representing Mrs Emerson and children, Mr and Mrs RJ Aston and Mr K. Jarvis (friends). Mrs H. Dibble (widow) and Miss Daphne Dibble (daughter) were unable to attend.
+ Floral tributes included: In loving memory of my dearest husband, from Helen; Daphne and Alan; Phœbe, Bob and Phœbe jun.; Win and Bill; Edna, Stan and family; Maude and Ern; Lil, Jack and family; Bert, Johnny and Bob; Eileen, Archie, Penny and Duncan; ...; Mr and Mrs Aston; ...; Fellow members Taunton G.W.R. Ambulance class; Colleagues in Taunton Branch of T.S.S.A.; Members of Taunton Branch A.S.L.E. and F.; ...; Neighbours and friends, Cyril Street West and Addison Grove.²³
Wife: Helen Rosemary (Nell) Dibble
Son: Alan Frederick Dibble
Niece: Eileen Maud Chalmers
Nephew: Arthur (Archie) Chalmers
Niece: Iris Mabel Ellis
Witness: Ernest John (Jack) Emerson
Witness: Lily Rose Ellen Emerson
Witness: Ernest Reginald Redding
Witness: Maud Elizabeth Redding

Burial

29 Jul 1958

Taunton Deane Cemetery, Taunton, Somerset, ENGLAND; >
The Vicar, Rev. J.B. Squire, officiated at the interment.²⁴

Family

Helen Rosemary (Nell) Emerson b. 13 Dec 1897, d. 10 Nov 1985

Child

Alan Frederick Dibble+ b. 14 Feb 1932, d. 2020

Citations

Surname in BMD Registry records was changed from Bluntach to Dibble on 12 Jun 1913 on production of a Statutory Declaration by Frederick John Dibble and Annie Edith Dibble.
Birth Certificate: Bluntach otherwise Dibble, Frederick William, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Births 1900/70 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Lambeth Church 1st, County of London issued by the General Register Office, England on 27 May 2014, hereafter called Birth Certificate DiFW; image in Researcher's Computer records and Researcher's family history papers, ID0102. Given names, birth Surname and new Surname.
Somerset County Gazette, Taunton, Somerset, hereafter called Somerset County Gazette; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0102. 2 Aug 1958: Age 58 at DOD 2 Aug 1858, POB London.
Birth Certificate DiFW. Given names, birth Surname, DOB, POB, Memos.
Somerset County Gazette; photocopy in Researcher's FH papers, ID0102. 2 Aug 1958: Date2.
Birth Certificate DiFW. Date, new Surname.
Marriage Certificate: Dibble, Frederick W. & Emerson, Helen, Registration No. 1925/145, District of Lambeth, County of London, Certified true copy issued 12 Jan 2011 by General Register Office, London, hereafter called Marriage Certificate DiFW+EmH; true copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0102. Memo.
Marriage Certificate DiFW+EmH. DOM, POM, Memos.
Chalmers (nee Redding), Eileen M, Letter, hereafter called Chalmers EM, Letter; original held in Researcher's personal correspondence. 27 Jan 1993: Address, Memo1 (except FWD).
Marriage Certificate DiFW+EmH. Address of bride and groom "at the time of marriage". Assumed that FWD only moved in after marriage.
Birth Certificate: Dibble (Curtis), Daphne H [0826], Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth 1926/406 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Lambeth Church, County of London issued by the General Register Office, England on 12 Jan 2011, hereafter called Birth Certificate DiDH; digital image in Researcher's computer records and original in Researcher's family history papers, ID0826. Parents' address at DOB 23 Apr 1926.
Somerset County Gazette; photocopy in Researcher's FH papers, ID0102. 2 Aug 1958: Date1, Memo1, Memo3.
Aston, RJV, Letter, hereafter called Aston RJV, Letter; copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0102. 27 Dec 1991: Memo2, Memo3.
Somerset County Gazette; photocopy in Researcher's FH papers, ID0102. 2 Aug 1958: Date, Memo.
Chalmers EM, Letter. 27 Jan 1993: Address, Memo1 before Helen's marriage.
Birth Certificate DiDH. Father's occupation at 23 Apr 1926.
Agreement Appointing Assistant: Dunlop Plantations Limited and L. D. Elliott, 19 Nov 1929, hereafter called Employment Agreement Dunlop/EELD; photocopy (pp. 3/4 missing) held in Researcher's family history papers, ID0016. Date of Agreement, Employer name & address, Memos.
Curtis (nee Dibble), Daphne H, Letter; hereafter called Curtis DH, Letter; original held in Researcher's personal correspondence. Jun 1992: DOB.
FreeBMD transcription of the England and Wales Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths at freebmd.org.uk, formerly freebmd.rootsweb.com; hereafter called FreeBMD UK. Birth Registration Vol. 5c, Page 351 [Alan F Dibble], viewed 18 Aug 2016: QOBRegn Mar 1932, Registration District Taunton.
1939 Register of England & Wales UK civilian population, Household of Frederick W. Dibble of 82 Cyril Street, Taunton MB, County of Somerset; The National Archives Reference RG101/7042C, Letter Code WOPD; details obtained on 18 Aug 2016 from FindMyPast web site at www.findmypast.com.au; hereafter called 1939 Register, FW Dibble; transcript/image and paper copies in Researcher's Family History records, ID0102: Date, Address, Memo, Witnesses.
Death Certificate: Dibble, Frederick W. [0102], Certified Copy issued by General Register Office, London on 10 Jan 1991, Registration No. 1958/362 in the Register of Deaths for Registration District Taunton, County of Somerset, hereafter called Death Certificate DiFW; original in Researcher's family history papers, ID0102. DOD, POD, Memo2+.
Somerset County Gazette; photocopy in Researcher's FH papers, ID0102. 2 Aug 1958: Memo1.
Somerset County Gazette; photocopy in Researcher's FH papers, ID0102. 2 Aug 1958: DOF, POF, Memos.
Somerset County Gazette; photocopy in Researcher's FH papers, ID0102. 2 Aug 1958: DOBurial, POBurial, Memo.

Lily Rose Ellen Whitehead^1,2,3,4

F, ID103, (21 Nov 1885-27 Oct 1965)

Last Edited

8 Jul 2023

Charts

Descendant Chart -- Thomas EMERSON
Descendant Chart -- John BATTEN

Father

George Thomas Whitehead

Mother

Ellen Hending

Birth

21 Nov 1885

Tarlton, Coates, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND; >
Birth Certificate details:
+When and where born: 21 Nov 1885, Tarlton, Coates, BSD Glo???
+Name: Lily Ellen.
+Name and occupation of father: George Whitehead, Shepherd.
+Name of mother: Ellen Whitehead, formerly Hending.
+Informant: Harriett Mann, present at the birth, Tarlton, Coates.
+Registration: 2 Jan 1886 by Robert C. Freeman, Registrar. ⁵

Father: George Thomas Whitehead
Mother: Ellen Hending

Occupation

at April 1914

Parlourmaid (Domestic)⁶

AddressOld

to Apr 1914

76 Ashley Gardens, Westminster, London, ENGLAND⁷

Marriage

19 Apr 1914

Ernest John (Jack) Emerson; Register Office, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; Marriage Certificate details:
+Married: 19 April 1914 in Register Office, Lambeth.
+Names: Ernest John Emerson; Lily Rose Ellen Whitehead.
+Age, Condition: 25, Bachelor; 28, Spinster.
+Rank or Profession: Clerk (Railway Booking Office); Parlourmaid (Domestic).
+Residence at time of Marriage: 145 Tyers Street, Vauxhall; 76 Ashley Gardens, Westminster.
+Father's Name, Rank or Profession: Thomas William Emerson, Rubber Manufacturer's Cutter; George Thomas Whitehead, Groom and Gardener (Domestic).
+Witnesses: Frederick C. Emerson, F. Adams.
+Married by: Licence by John Wallis, Registrar and H. E. Grist, Deputy Superintendent Registrar.^8,9

Address

fr Apr 1914 - Jul 1914

Ernest John (Jack) Emerson; 25 Foxley Road, Brixton, London, ENGLAND; >
With spouse, presumably from date of marriage.¹⁰

Married Name

19 Apr 1914

Emerson

Birth of son

9 Jul 1914

Address

from Jul 1914

Ernest John (Jack) Emerson; 25 Foxley Road, Brixton, London, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 1 child.¹⁰
Resident: John Henry (George) Emerson

Birth of son

c Aug 1917

Denis H. Emerson; Lambeth, London, ENGLAND¹⁴

Birth of daughter

7 Mar 1919

Address

s 1925

Ernest John (Jack) Emerson; 25 Foxley Road, Brixton, London, ENGLAND; >
Lived downstairs with spouse (and children?). EJE's sister MEE and family lived upstairs.¹⁷
Resident: John Henry (George) Emerson
Resident: Denis H. Emerson

Note

Mar 1936

Ernest John (Jack) Emerson; >
Notice in the Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 10 Mar 1936, Page 6:
     Cable news has been received from the U.S.A., announcing the tragic death following a motor accident of the Rev. and Mrs E. J. Emerson-Elliott, who were on a tour. The Rev. E. J. Emerson-Elliott was the brother of Mr. L. D. E. Elliott of Messrs. Guthrie & Co., Ltd, Kuala Lumpur.
Notice in the Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 16 Mar 1936, Page 7:
     News has been received from Florida, U.S.A., announcing the death, following a motor accident, of the Rev. and Mrs E. J. Emerson-Elliott, the former being a brother of Mr. L. D. E. Elliott of Guthrie and Co., Ltd, Kuala Lumpur.
Comment: The information in these notices is consistent with information provided by LDEE in later years (eg, in 1983 as explained in LDEE's Note tag 'Incorrect family information') but is clearly fictitious, as LDEE's brother EJ Emerson and his wife Lily lived for many years after 1936. So, how and why did the notices appear? Given that there could not have been any cable news received from the USA by the newspaper, the information must have been provided by LDEE. Perhaps the word of a reputable Englishman was accepted by the newspaper without question. Perhaps the appearance of 2 notices within a week confirms a degree of sloppiness on the part of the paper. There were no reports of these deaths in the Straits Times -- perhaps that paper required a higher standard of proof.
     Later in the month of Mar 1936, notices appeared in both local newspapers of the engagement of LDEE and Bunty Melville. In those notices, LDEE's parents were referred to as 'the late', although both were alive at that time. It seems likely that LDEE was making it appear that he had no living relatives who might be expected to attend his wedding in the Far East.¹⁸
Witness: Leslie Denis (Denis) Emerson-Elliott
Witness: Bethia Lamb (Betty or Bunty) Melville

Address

at Jul 1937

Ernest John (Jack) Emerson; 168 Brixton Road, Brixton, London, ENGLAND; >
Presumably with spouse, and perhaps younger children (certainly including John).¹⁹
Resident: Denis H. Emerson
Resident: Lily Frances Maud Emerson
Resident: John Henry (George) Emerson

Marriage of son

12 Jul 1937

(D'ter-in-law,informant) Death

21 Nov 1937

Thomas William Emerson; 81 Brixton Road, Brixton, London, ENGLAND; >
Death Certificate details:
+Death: Thomas William Emerson on 21 Nov 1937 at 81 Brixton Road.
+Age, Occupation: 79 years, Rubber Cutter (Retired).
+Cause of death: Myocardial failure; Chronic myocarditis; Certified by Dr Eastman Nagle, MRCS.
+Informant: L. R. E. Emerson, Daughter-in-Law, 168 Brixton Road, Brixton.
+Registered: 22 Nov 1937.²²

Address

at Nov 1937

Ernest John (Jack) Emerson; 168 Brixton Road, Brixton, London, ENGLAND; >
Presumably with spouse, and perhaps younger children.²³
Resident: Denis H. Emerson
Resident: Lily Frances Maud Emerson

Marriage of son

s 1945

Denis H. Emerson, Margo (?); No children.²⁴

(Witness) Funeral

29 Jul 1958

Death

27 Oct 1965

"Trystings", Huish Episcopi, Langport, Somerset, ENGLAND; >
Death Certificate details:
+When and where died: 27 Oct 1965, "Trystings", Huish Episcopi.
+Name, Sex and Age: Lily Ellen [actually Lily Rose Ellen] EMERSON, Female, 79 years.
+Occupation: Wife of Ernest John Emerson, An Electrical Engineer (Retired).
+Cause of death: 1(a) Cardiac Failure, (b) Myocardial degeneration. Certified by P. W. Henderson, B. M.
+Name, description and residence of informant: F. Emerson, Daughter, present at the death, "Trystings", Huish Episcopi, Langport.
+Registered: 28 Oct 1965 by H.J.M. Pitt, Registrar.²⁶

Widower: Ernest John (Jack) Emerson
Daughter & informant: Lily Frances Maud Emerson

Family

Ernest John (Jack) Emerson b. 14 Jun 1888, d. 26 Dec 1972

Children

John Henry (George) Emerson+ b. 9 Jul 1914, d. 24 Jun 1993

Denis H. Emerson b. c Aug 1917

Lily Frances Maud Emerson b. 7 Mar 1919, d. 12 Jan 2003

Citations

Family history chart, Emerson, compiled by Eileen M. Chalmers (nee Redding) Apr 1993; hereafter called FH chart, Emerson2; original and digital copy held in Researcher's Family History records: Given name Lillian.
Curtis (nee Dibble), Daphne H, Letter; hereafter called Curtis DH, Letter; original held in Researcher's personal correspondence. Jun 1992: Nickname Lily.
Birth Certificate: Whitehead, Lily Ellen, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Births 1886/493 in Registration District Cirencester, Sub-district Cirencester, Counties of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, issued by the General Register Office, England on 17 Nov 2000, hereafter called Birth Certificate EmLE; copy provided by Paul Emerson in Dec 2007, image in Researcher's Computer records and Researcher's family history papers, ID0103: Given names Lily Ellen.
Marriage Certificate: Emerson, Ernest J & Whitehead, Lily RE, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Marriages 1914/87 in Registration District Lambeth, County of London, issued by the General Register Office, England on 21 Nov 2000; hereafter called Marriage Certificate EmEJ+WhLRE; image provided by Paul Emerson in Dec 2007, image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0096: Bride's Given names Lily Rose Ellen.
Birth Certificate EmLE: DOB, POB, Memos.
Marriage Certificate EmEJ+WhLRE: Bride's Rank or Profession.
Marriage Certificate EmEJ+WhLRE: Bride's Address at time of Marriage.
Curtis DH, Letter. Jun 1992: Married.
Marriage Certificate EmEJ+WhLRE: DOM, POM, Memos.
Birth Certificate: Emerson, John Henry, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Births 1914/410 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Lambeth Church, County of London, issued by the General Register Office, England on 3 Nov 1964, hereafter called Birth Certificate EmJH; copy provided by Paul Emerson in Dec 2007, image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID1037: Parents' address at Jul 1914.
Chalmers (nee Redding), Eileen M, Letter, hereafter called Chalmers EM, Letter; original held in Researcher's personal correspondence. Oct 1993: DOB 1 Jul 1913.
Family history chart, Emerson family, compiled by Paul Emerson 1999, hereafter called FH chart, Emerson3; photocopy held in Researcher's family history papers. DOB 9 Jul 1914.
Birth Certificate EmJH: DOB, POB, Memo.
Births Index, England & Wales, 1837-2006, On-line database published by General Register Office, London, England and accessed through findmypast.co.uk, hereafter called Birth Index, England & Wales; copy of index entry in Researcher's family history papers, ID0104. Volume/Page 1D/604 [Denis H. Emerson], viewed 9 Jan 2011: QOBRegistration, Registration District.
Death Certificate: Emerson, Lily Frances Maude, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Deaths 2003/86 in Registration District Yeovil, Sub-district Yeovil, County of Somerset issued by S E Walters, Registrar on 16 Jan 2003, hereafter called Death Certificate EmLFM; image provided by Paul Emerson Dec 2007, copies in Researcher's Computer records and Researcher's family history papers, ID0105. DOB, POB.
Birth Certificate: Emerson, Lily Frances Maud, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Births 1919/406 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Brixton, County of London, issued by the Deputy Superintendent Registrar, District of Lambeth on 6 Oct 1943, hereafter called Birth Certificate EmLFM; copy provided by Paul Emerson in Dec 2007, image in Researcher's Computer records and Researcher's family history papers, ID0105: DOB, POB, Memo.
Chalmers (nee Redding), Eileen M, Oral; hereafter called Chalmers EM, Oral: Apr 1993: Address, Memo1.
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, Singapore, hereafter called Singapore FP&MA; accessed via Singapore National Library web site at www.singapore.nl.sg; copy in Researcher's family history papers, 10 Mar 1936, Page 6 & 16 Mar 1936, Page 7: Memos. Image and copy in Researcher's FH records, ID0016.
Marriage Certificate: Emerson, John H. & Potter, Brenda, Registration No. 1937/241, true copy of entry in the Register Book of Marriages by Rector of Parish Church, Hopton, Diss, Suffolk; hereafter called Marriage Certificate EmJH+PoB; photocopy provided by Paul Emerson in Dec 2007, image in Researcher's computer records and photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID1037: Groom's address prior to marriage.
FH chart, Emerson3. DOM.
Marriage Certificate EmJH+PoB: DOM, POM, Woitnesses, Memos.
Death Certificate: Emerson, Thomas W, Certified Copy issued by General Register Office, London on 20 Nov 2000, Registration No. 1937/197 in the Register of Deaths for Sub-district Lambeth Central, Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth, District Lambeth, hereafter called Death Certificate EmTW; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0090. DOD, POD, Memos.
Death Certificate EmTW. Informant's address.
Curtis DH, Letter. Jun 1992 -- married, memo.
Somerset County Gazette, Taunton, Somerset, hereafter called Somerset County Gazette; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0102. 2 Aug 1958: DOF, POF, Memos.
Death Certificate: Emerson (nee Whitehead), Lily Rose Ellen, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Deaths 1965/121 in Registration District Bridgwater, Sub-district Somerton, County of Somerset issued by General Register Office, England on 21 Nov 2000, hereafter called Death Certificate EmLRE; image provided by Paul Emerson Dec 2007, copies in Researcher's Computer records and Researcher's family history papers, ID0103: DOD, POD, Memo.

Denis H. Emerson¹

M, ID104, (c Aug 1917-)

Last Edited

12 Mar 2019

Relationship

1st cousin of Penny Graham (nee Emerson-Elliott)

Charts

Descendant Chart -- Thomas EMERSON
Descendant Chart -- John BATTEN

Father

Ernest John (Jack) Emerson b. 14 Jun 1888, d. 26 Dec 1972

Mother

Lily Rose Ellen Whitehead b. 21 Nov 1885, d. 27 Oct 1965

Birth

c Aug 1917

Lambeth, London, ENGLAND²

(Resident) Address

s 1925

Ernest John (Jack) Emerson, Lily Rose Ellen Whitehead; 25 Foxley Road, Brixton, London, ENGLAND; >
Lived downstairs with spouse (and children?). EJE's sister MEE and family lived upstairs.³

(Resident) Address

at Jul 1937

Ernest John (Jack) Emerson, Lily Rose Ellen Whitehead; 168 Brixton Road, Brixton, London, ENGLAND; >
Presumably with spouse, and perhaps younger children (certainly including John).⁴

(Witness) Marriage

12 Jul 1937

(Resident) Address

at Nov 1937

Ernest John (Jack) Emerson, Lily Rose Ellen Whitehead; 168 Brixton Road, Brixton, London, ENGLAND; >
Presumably with spouse, and perhaps younger children.⁸

Military

from 1939

Joined Honourable Artillery Company 'A' Battery in 1939.⁹

Marriage

s 1945

Margo (?); No children.¹⁰

Family

Margo (?)

Citations

Births Index, England & Wales, 1837-2006, On-line database published by General Register Office, London, England and accessed through findmypast.co.uk, hereafter called Birth Index, England & Wales; copy of index entry in Researcher's family history papers, ID0104. Volume/Page 1D/604 [Denis H. Emerson], viewed 9 Jan 2011: Given name, initial, surname.
Birth Index, England & Wales; copy of index entry in Researcher's FH papers, ID0104. Volume/Page 1D/604 [Denis H. Emerson], viewed 9 Jan 2011: QOBRegistration, Registration District.
Chalmers (nee Redding), Eileen M, Oral; hereafter called Chalmers EM, Oral: Apr 1993: Address, Memo1.
Marriage Certificate: Emerson, John H. & Potter, Brenda, Registration No. 1937/241, true copy of entry in the Register Book of Marriages by Rector of Parish Church, Hopton, Diss, Suffolk; hereafter called Marriage Certificate EmJH+PoB; photocopy provided by Paul Emerson in Dec 2007, image in Researcher's computer records and photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID1037: Groom's address prior to marriage.
Curtis (nee Dibble), Daphne H, Letter; hereafter called Curtis DH, Letter; original held in Researcher's personal correspondence. Jun 1992: Married.
Family history chart, Emerson family, compiled by Paul Emerson 1999, hereafter called FH chart, Emerson3; photocopy held in Researcher's family history papers. DOM.
Marriage Certificate EmJH+PoB: DOM, POM, Woitnesses, Memos.
Death Certificate: Emerson, Thomas W, Certified Copy issued by General Register Office, London on 20 Nov 2000, Registration No. 1937/197 in the Register of Deaths for Sub-district Lambeth Central, Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth, District Lambeth, hereafter called Death Certificate EmTW; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0090. Informant's address.
Emerson, Denis [0104], Letter; hereafter called Emerson D, Letter; original in Researcher's personal correspondence: May 1995 -- memo.
Curtis DH, Letter. Jun 1992 -- married, memo.

Lily Frances Maud Emerson^1,2,3,4

F, ID105, (7 Mar 1919-12 Jan 2003)

Last Edited

25 Feb 2019

Relationship

1st cousin of Penny Graham (nee Emerson-Elliott)

Charts

Descendant Chart -- Thomas EMERSON
Descendant Chart -- John BATTEN

Father

Ernest John (Jack) Emerson b. 14 Jun 1888, d. 26 Dec 1972

Mother

Lily Rose Ellen Whitehead b. 21 Nov 1885, d. 27 Oct 1965

Birth

7 Mar 1919

25 Foxley Road, Brixton, Lambeth, London, ENGLAND; >
Birth Certificate details:
+When & where born: 7 Mar 1919, 25 Foxley Road.
+Name, Sex: Lily Frances Maud, Girl..
+Name & Occupation of father: Ernest John EMERSON, Private R. A. S. C. (Railway Clerk).
+Name of mother: Lily Rose Ellen EMERSON, formerly WHITEHEAD.
+Name, description & residence of informant: F. Emerson, Grandmother, Present at the birth, 145 Tyer Street, Vauxhall.
+Registered: 18 Mar 1919 by R. Greenwood, Registrar.^5,6

Grdmother & Informnt: Frances Sarah (Fanny) Emerson

(Resident) Address

at Jul 1937

Ernest John (Jack) Emerson, Lily Rose Ellen Whitehead; 168 Brixton Road, Brixton, London, ENGLAND; >
Presumably with spouse, and perhaps younger children (certainly including John).⁷

(Resident) Address

at Nov 1937

Ernest John (Jack) Emerson, Lily Rose Ellen Whitehead; 168 Brixton Road, Brixton, London, ENGLAND; >
Presumably with spouse, and perhaps younger children.⁸

(Daughter & informant) Death

27 Oct 1965

(Resident) Address

to Dec 1972

Ernest John (Jack) Emerson; Trystings, Wagg Drove, Huish Episcopi, Langport, Somerset, ENGLAND; >
Assumed that his unmarried daughter lived with her father until his death.¹⁰

Employment

say to 1980s

Legal Secretary.¹¹

Address

1993

32 Barryman Close, Huish Episcopi, Somerset, ENGLAND¹²

Note

Not married. She and cousin DHD have not spoken to each other since DHD's father died in 1958.
Never married or had many friends.¹³

Illness

2002

In recent years, virtually confined to bed with osteoporosis and general deterioration of body and mind.¹⁴

Address

to Jan 2003

Ashley House, The Avenue, Langport, Somerset, ENGLAND¹⁵

Death

12 Jan 2003

Ashley House, The Avenue, Langport, Somerset, ENGLAND; >
Died just after noon in her own bed.
Death Certificate details:
+Date & place of death: 12 Jan 2003; Ashley House The Avenue Langport.
+Name, Sex, Maiden surname: Lily Frances Maude EMERSON, Female, ---.
+Date & place of birth: 7 Mar 1919, Brixton Lambeth.
+Occupation & usual address: Legal Secretary (Retired), Ashley House The Avenue Langport Somerset.
+Name of informant, Qualification & Usual address: Paul EMERSON, Nephew, Owls Castle Oast Hoghole Lane Lamberhurst Kent; by declaration 14 Jan 2003.
+Cause of death: 1(a) Bronchopneumonia (b) Congestive Cardiac Failure; Certified by D W R GibsonMB.
+Registration: 16 Jan 2003, S E Walters Registrar.^16,17

Citations

Curtis (nee Dibble), Daphne H, Letter; hereafter called Curtis DH, Letter; original held in Researcher's personal correspondence. Jun 1992: First given name.
Emerson, Paul, Email, hereafter called Emerson P, Email; original in Researcher's personal correspondence. 13 Jan 2003: Second given name.
Birth Certificate: Emerson, Lily Frances Maud, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Births 1919/406 in Registration District Lambeth, Sub-district Brixton, County of London, issued by the Deputy Superintendent Registrar, District of Lambeth on 6 Oct 1943, hereafter called Birth Certificate EmLFM; copy provided by Paul Emerson in Dec 2007, image in Researcher's Computer records and Researcher's family history papers, ID0105: Given names, Surname.
Death Certificate: Emerson, Lily Frances Maude, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Deaths 2003/86 in Registration District Yeovil, Sub-district Yeovil, County of Somerset issued by S E Walters, Registrar on 16 Jan 2003, hereafter called Death Certificate EmLFM; image provided by Paul Emerson Dec 2007, copies in Researcher's Computer records and Researcher's family history papers, ID0105. Given names Lily Frances Maude.
Death Certificate EmLFM. DOB, POB.
Birth Certificate EmLFM: DOB, POB, Memo.
Marriage Certificate: Emerson, John H. & Potter, Brenda, Registration No. 1937/241, true copy of entry in the Register Book of Marriages by Rector of Parish Church, Hopton, Diss, Suffolk; hereafter called Marriage Certificate EmJH+PoB; photocopy provided by Paul Emerson in Dec 2007, image in Researcher's computer records and photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID1037: Groom's address prior to marriage.
Death Certificate: Emerson, Thomas W, Certified Copy issued by General Register Office, London on 20 Nov 2000, Registration No. 1937/197 in the Register of Deaths for Sub-district Lambeth Central, Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth, District Lambeth, hereafter called Death Certificate EmTW; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0090. Informant's address.
Death Certificate: Emerson (nee Whitehead), Lily Rose Ellen, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Deaths 1965/121 in Registration District Bridgwater, Sub-district Somerton, County of Somerset issued by General Register Office, England on 21 Nov 2000, hereafter called Death Certificate EmLRE; image provided by Paul Emerson Dec 2007, copies in Researcher's Computer records and Researcher's family history papers, ID0103: DOD, POD, Memo.
Death Certificate: Emerson, Ernest John, Certified true copy of an entry in the Register of Deaths 1972/42 in Registration District Taunton, Sub-district Taunton, County of Somerset issued by the General Register Office, England on 20 Nov 2000, hereafter called Death Certificate EmEJ; image provided by Paul Emerson Dec 2007, copies in Researcher's Computer records and Researcher's family history papers, ID0096: Address prior to death.
Death Certificate EmLFM. Occupation (retired).
Curtis (nee Dibble), Daphne H, Oral, hereafter called Curtis DH, Oral. Apr 1993.
Emerson P, Email. 13 Jan 2003: Memo2.
Emerson P, Email. 13 Jan 2003.
Death Certificate EmLFM. Usual address at DOD.
Emerson P, Email. 13 Jan 2003: DOD, POD, Memo1.
Death Certificate EmLFM. DOD, POD, Memo2.

Margaret Frances McLean

F, ID106, (15 Mar 1918-17 Feb 2014)

Last Edited

18 Aug 2023

Note

MFS may have genealogy of her family.
Her father was Goulburn Town Clerk for many years until c. WW2.¹

Birth

15 Mar 1918

Goulburn, NSW

Married Name

1939

Colman

Marriage

18 Dec 1939

Samuel Francis (Frank) Colman; Goulburn, NSW; >
Samuel's first (and only) marriage, Margaret's first marriage.^2,3

(Widow) Death

10 Sep 1943

Samuel Francis (Frank) Colman; 3km from Largs, on road to Hinton, NSW; >
1. Died in a truck accident at Singleton Army camp.
2. Personalities article in the Wellington Times, 13 Sep 1943, page 5:
     Mrs. Jack Spilsbury, of Wellington, received the sad news on Thursday that her brother, Private [actually Sergeant] Colman, had been accidentally killed at West Maitland. No particulars are to hand of the sad event. Mrs. Spilsbury left to attend the funeral.
3. Roll of Honour Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 17 Sep 1943, page 8:
COLMAN.—September 10, 1943, accidentally killed, NX81106 Sergeant Francis Colman, beloved husband of Margaret, loved father of baby Anne, loving son of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Colman (Hamilton), and brother of Doreen (Mrs. Stillsbury [actually Spilsbury]), John and Ernest (A.I.F.). Interred Military Cemetery, East Maitland, 11th inst.
4. Extract from Obituary in Catholic Weekly, 30 Sep 1943, page 7:
     Sergeant S. F. Colman
     Sergeant Samuel Francis (Frank) Colman, AIF, a well-known school teacher of' the N.S.W. Education Department, and native of Newcastle, was accidentally killed on service early this month. The second eldest son of Alderman and Mrs. S. C. Colman, of Hamilton, Newcastle, he joined the teaching staff of the Education Department at an early age, and was a teacher at Grafton, Muswellbrook, Newcastle, and on the South Coast.
     At the time of his enlistment he was teacher in charge of Orangeville School, near Camden. In the districts where he resided he was a representative footballer, cricketer and tennis player.
     Sergeant Colman was 34 years of age. He is survived by a widow (the daughter of Mr. R. J. McLean, Town Clerk of Goulburn, and of Mrs. McLean), an infant daughter (Anne), his parents, and Mrs. D. H. J. Spilsbury (sister), of Wellington; Lieutenant Ernest C. Colman, AIF, and Mr. J. C. Colman of Clovelly (brothers).
      ... [see Funeral event]
5. In Memoriam, On Active Service, Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 9 Sep 1944, page 22:
COLMAN.—To the memory of our brother Sergeant Frank Colman, accidentally killed September 10, 1943. Inserted by Lieut. and Mrs Ernest Colman.
6. In Memoriam, Roll of Honour, Notice in Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners' Advocate, 9 Sep 1944, page 2:
COLMAN.-- In loving memory of my dear husband, Sergeant Samuel Francis Colman, A.I.F., accidentally killed September 10, 1943. Inserted by his loving wife Margaret and daughter Anne.
COLMAN.-- In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Sergeant Samuel Francis Colman, A.I.F., accidentally killed September 10, 1943. Inserted by his loving parents, sister,
brothers, Mrs. J. Spilsbury, J. C. Colman, Lieut. E.C. Colman, A.I.F.
7. Roll of Honour (In Memoriam) Notice in Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners' Advocate, 10 Sep 1945, page 2:
COLMAN.-- September 10, 1943, accidentally killed. NX81106 Sergeant Samuel Francis Colman, beloved husband of Margaret, loved father of baby Anne, loving son of Mr. and Mrs S. C. Colman (Hamilton), and brother of Doreen (Mrs. Spilsbury), John and Ernest, A.I.F.
8. Roll of Honour (In Memoriam) Notice in Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners' Advocate, 10 Sep 1948, page 2:
COLMAN.-- In loving memory of Sergeant Samuel Francis Colman,A.I.F., accidentally killed September 10, 1943. Inserted by his mother and family.
Note: There may have been other In Memoriam notices, but these are all that have been located.



     ^4,5,6,7,8

Marriage

2 Apr 1955

William Mitchell Stanley; North Sydney, NSW⁹

Married Name

2 Apr 1955

Stanley

Marriage

s 1965

William (Bill) Sherman

Married Name

Sherman

Address

to Jun 1981

William (Bill) Sherman; Hunter's Hill, NSW; >
With spouse.¹⁰

Address

from Jun 1981

Hunter's Hill, NSW; >
Alone.¹¹

Address

from 1983

64? Captain Cook Crescent, Griffith, ACT¹²

Address

at Mar 2003

10 Hansen Circuit, Isaacs, ACT; >
Has lived there for at least 10 years?¹³

Death

17 Feb 2014

>
Extract from Death Notice in Canberra Times, 22 Feb 2014, page 8:
SHERMAN, Margaret Frances -- 15 Mar 1918 - 17 Feb 2014. Loving and loved mother and mother-in-law of Anne and Derek. Grandmother of Julian, Libby, David, Jo, Cameron, Jenny, Richard and Megan. Great-grandmother of Jamila, Lucy, Benjamin, Louis, George and Thomas. A proud and much loved member of the McLean family.
...¹⁴

Cremation

a 17 Feb 2014

>
Extract from Death Notice in Canberra Times, 22 Feb 2014, page 8:
... Private Cremation. Tobin Brothers, Kingston, 6295 2799, tobinscanberrafunerals.com.au.¹⁵

Family 1

Samuel Francis (Frank) Colman b. 14 Apr 1909, d. 10 Sep 1943

Family 2

William Mitchell Stanley d. 31 May 1979

Family 3

William (Bill) Sherman b. c 1898, d. 21 Jun 1981

Citations

Emerson-Elliott (nee Colman), Anne F, Oral, hereafter called Emerson-Elliott AF, Oral. Jan 1988: Memo1. May 1988: Memo2.
Emerson-Elliott AF, Oral. Jan 1988: YOM ca 1941, Memo.
NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Online Marriages Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 23283/1939 [Samuel Francis COLMAN + Margaret Frances McLEAN], accessed 31 Jul 2023: DOM [by reduction], Registration District Goulburn.
Emerson-Elliott AF, Oral. Jan 1988: YOD 1943, POD Singleton, Memo1.
Wellington Times newspaper, published since 1889 in Wellington, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Wellington Times/Trove; copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID0108. Source accessed 1 Aug 2023: Memo2..
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 ID0108. Source accessed 2 Aug 2023: DOD, Memo3..
The Caholic Weekly newspaper, published weekly as The Freeman's Journal from 1850, Catholic Freeman's Journal from 1932 and The Catholic Weekly from 1942 in Sydney, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Catholic Weekly/Trove; copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID0108. Source accessed 31 Jul 2023: DOD, POD, Memo4..
World War 2 Nominal Roll, accessed at https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/, hereafter called WW2 Nominal Roll; Certificate image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records at DOD.
NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 10057/1955 [William Mitchell STANLEY + Margaret Frances COLMAN], accessed 30 Jul 2023: DOM [by reduction], Registration District North Sydney.
Ryerson Index to death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers, initiated by NSW Dead Persons' Society, now owned and maintained by Ryerson Index Inc., located at www.ryersonindex.org; hereafter called Ryerson Index. Viewed 2 Jul 2009: Formerly of Hunter's Hill.
Ryerson Index. Viewed 2 Jul 2009: Inferred from former address of husband.
Sherman (nee McLean/Coleman), Margaret F, Oral. Dec 1990.
Graham, Lindsay D & Penelope F, Personal knowledge, hereafter called Graham LD&PF, Personal knowledge: < 1995?
Death Notice, The Canberra Times, 22 Feb 2014 [Margaret Frances Sherman], hereafter called DN/CTimes, Sherman MF; acquired 23 Feb 2014 from newspaper; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0106. DOD, Witnesses, Memo.
DN/CTimes, Sherman MF. Memo.

William (Bill) Sherman¹

M, ID107, (c 1898-21 Jun 1981)

Last Edited

17 Sep 2023

Birth

c 1898

Marriage

s 1965

Margaret Frances McLean

Address

to Jun 1981

Margaret Frances McLean; Hunter's Hill, NSW; >
With spouse.³

Death

21 Jun 1981

Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW⁴

Family

Margaret Frances McLean b. 15 Mar 1918, d. 17 Feb 2014

Citations

Ryerson Index to death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers, initiated by NSW Dead Persons' Society, now owned and maintained by Ryerson Index Inc., located at www.ryersonindex.org; hereafter called Ryerson Index. Viewed 2 Jul 2009: Given name, surname.
Ryerson Index. Viewed 2 Jul 2009: Age 83 at DOD 21 Jun 1981.
Ryerson Index. Viewed 2 Jul 2009: Formerly of Hunter's Hill.
Ryerson Index. Index accessed 2 Jul 2009, Death notice, Sydney Morning Herald 24 Jun 1981 for William SHERMAN: DOD, age 83, POD, late of Hunter's Hill.

Samuel Francis (Frank) Colman^1,2

M, ID108, (14 Apr 1909-10 Sep 1943)

Last Edited

18 Aug 2023

Father

Samuel Cornish Colman d. 4 Jun 1947

Mother

Jane O'Leary

Birth

14 Apr 1909

Newcastle, NSW^3,4,5

Marriage

18 Dec 1939

Margaret Frances McLean; Goulburn, NSW; >
Samuel's first (and only) marriage, Margaret's first marriage.^6,7

Employment

b Dec 1941

NSW Department of Education, NSW; >
School teacher:
to Dec 1941 -- Spring Creek

Military

fr 30 Dec 1941 - 10 Sep 1943

>
Australian Army NX81106.
Enlisted 30 Dec 1941 at Paddington, NSW; Locality on Enlistment Camden, NSW.
Next of Kin Margaret Colman.
Died 10 Sep 1943, Posting on Death 9 Field Regiment.
Listed on the Camden District Roll of Honour 'Camden Remembers World War Two' at www.camdenremembers.com.au/crwwII.html.⁸

Death

10 Sep 1943

3km from Largs, on road to Hinton, NSW; >
1. Died in a truck accident at Singleton Army camp.
2. Personalities article in the Wellington Times, 13 Sep 1943, page 5:
     Mrs. Jack Spilsbury, of Wellington, received the sad news on Thursday that her brother, Private [actually Sergeant] Colman, had been accidentally killed at West Maitland. No particulars are to hand of the sad event. Mrs. Spilsbury left to attend the funeral.
3. Roll of Honour Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 17 Sep 1943, page 8:
COLMAN.—September 10, 1943, accidentally killed, NX81106 Sergeant Francis Colman, beloved husband of Margaret, loved father of baby Anne, loving son of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Colman (Hamilton), and brother of Doreen (Mrs. Stillsbury [actually Spilsbury]), John and Ernest (A.I.F.). Interred Military Cemetery, East Maitland, 11th inst.
4. Extract from Obituary in Catholic Weekly, 30 Sep 1943, page 7:
     Sergeant S. F. Colman
     Sergeant Samuel Francis (Frank) Colman, AIF, a well-known school teacher of' the N.S.W. Education Department, and native of Newcastle, was accidentally killed on service early this month. The second eldest son of Alderman and Mrs. S. C. Colman, of Hamilton, Newcastle, he joined the teaching staff of the Education Department at an early age, and was a teacher at Grafton, Muswellbrook, Newcastle, and on the South Coast.
     At the time of his enlistment he was teacher in charge of Orangeville School, near Camden. In the districts where he resided he was a representative footballer, cricketer and tennis player.
     Sergeant Colman was 34 years of age. He is survived by a widow (the daughter of Mr. R. J. McLean, Town Clerk of Goulburn, and of Mrs. McLean), an infant daughter (Anne), his parents, and Mrs. D. H. J. Spilsbury (sister), of Wellington; Lieutenant Ernest C. Colman, AIF, and Mr. J. C. Colman of Clovelly (brothers).
      ... [see Funeral event]
5. In Memoriam, On Active Service, Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 9 Sep 1944, page 22:
COLMAN.—To the memory of our brother Sergeant Frank Colman, accidentally killed September 10, 1943. Inserted by Lieut. and Mrs Ernest Colman.
6. In Memoriam, Roll of Honour, Notice in Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners' Advocate, 9 Sep 1944, page 2:
COLMAN.-- In loving memory of my dear husband, Sergeant Samuel Francis Colman, A.I.F., accidentally killed September 10, 1943. Inserted by his loving wife Margaret and daughter Anne.
COLMAN.-- In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Sergeant Samuel Francis Colman, A.I.F., accidentally killed September 10, 1943. Inserted by his loving parents, sister,
brothers, Mrs. J. Spilsbury, J. C. Colman, Lieut. E.C. Colman, A.I.F.
7. Roll of Honour (In Memoriam) Notice in Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners' Advocate, 10 Sep 1945, page 2:
COLMAN.-- September 10, 1943, accidentally killed. NX81106 Sergeant Samuel Francis Colman, beloved husband of Margaret, loved father of baby Anne, loving son of Mr. and Mrs S. C. Colman (Hamilton), and brother of Doreen (Mrs. Spilsbury), John and Ernest, A.I.F.
8. Roll of Honour (In Memoriam) Notice in Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners' Advocate, 10 Sep 1948, page 2:
COLMAN.-- In loving memory of Sergeant Samuel Francis Colman,A.I.F., accidentally killed September 10, 1943. Inserted by his mother and family.
Note: There may have been other In Memoriam notices, but these are all that have been located.



     ^{9,10,11,12,13}

Widow: Margaret Frances Colman
Sister of deceased: Doreen Mary Spilsbury
Father of deceased: Samuel Cornish Colman

Funeral

11 Sep 1943

East Maitland, NSW; >
Funeral Notice in Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, 11 Sep 1943, page 2:
     COLMAN.-- The Relatives and Friends of the late SERGEANT SAMUEL FRANCIS COLMAN are invited to attend his Funeral, to move from our Funeral Parlour, Victoria-street, Kurri Kurri, This Afternoon at 2.45 o'clock for War Cemetery, East Maitland, arriving at Cemetery about 3.15.
     H. BEVAN & SONS. Funeral Directors.
Extract from Obituary in Catholic Weekly, 30 Sep 1943, page 7:
     Sergeant S. F. Colman
      ... [See Death event]
     The funeral took place at East Maitland on September 11, and deceased was accorded full military honors. The burial prayers were read by Military Chaplain the Rev. Father T. McManus, C.SS.R. Among those present were the Colonel, officers, non-commissioned officers and gunners of his regiment, the Mayor of Newcastle (Alderman Dunkley) and aldermen, the chief warden of Newcastle NES, Mr. R. H. Patterson (representing the Minister for NES, Mr. R. J. Heffron) and representatives of Goulburn City Council and the Hunter District Water Board.
     Amongst messages of condolence received by the relatives were many touching tributes from children who had been taught by Sergeant Colman.^14,15

Inquest

22 Dec 1943

Courthouse, West Maitland, NSW; >
The Deputy Coroner, in hearings conducted at the West Maitland Courthouse in Nov and Dec 1943, returned a verdict of accidental death, and undertook to take up with the authorities the location of a telephone pole (struck by the Army vehicle in which the deceased was travelling) on a public road.
1. Article in The Muswellbrook Chronicle, 23 Nov 1943, page 3:
LATE SGT. FRANK COLMAN. EVIDENCE AT INQUEST.
     Evidence that his skull was fractured when a military utility truck in which he was riding struck a telephone post was given at an inquest at West Maitland into the death of Sergeant Samuel Francis Colman (34), formerly teacher at Spring Creek, and a well-known Muswellbrook district cricketer.
     The inquest was conducted by the deputy-coroner (Mr. E. C. Scarlett). Major C. A. Hill appeared for the Department of the Army, Mr. S. C. Colman (deceased's father) for the relatives, and Sergeant M. Spellman for the police.
     Dr. J. J. Hollywood said that when he made a post mortem examination of Colman's body he found a compound fracture of the skull on the right side, and lacerations to the brain. Death resulted from shock and haemorrage caused by the lacerations to the brain.
     Sergeant Roland Westbrook Bracey said he and deceased were in a truck which went to a dance at Hinton on the night of September 9. The driver was Sergeant Manuel. They left Hinton about 11.30 and went to Largs, where a dance was in progress. They were only at Largs about 20 minutes when that dance ended and they left to go back to Hinton and pick up any others there desiring to come back.
     Sergeant Colman was seated beside the driver. After going round a bend in the road, the truck collided with a telephone post and turned over. Colman was crouched in the front of the truck and, when other military personnel, including a doctor, arrived, they got Colman out, but he was dead. His skull was broken.
MODERATE SPEED.
     The truck was driven at a moderate speed and Sergeant Manuel was perfectly sober. They only had one glass of beer to drink at Hinton.
     Sergeants Darrell Spencer Porter and Donald Frederick Manuel gave similar evidence. They said the speed of the truck was never more than 25 to 30 miles. The night was very dark. They had a drink at Hinton about 9 o'clock but none afterwards.
     In reply to Major Hill, Sergeant Manuel said the vehicle was quite all right. He had nothing to drink between the time he left Hinton and the accident.
     Sergeant M. Spellman said that the accident happened two miles on the Hinton side of Largs. Marks indicated that the truck left the road when taking the bend. The land was cultivated up to the road and the pole would be hard to see.
     Replying to Major Hill he said the road was narrow, 16 or 17 feet wide. The pole was not painted.
     The further hearing was adjourned to a date to be fixed to permit the attendance of a military doctor.
2. Article in the Wellington Times, 25 Nov 1943, page 13:
THE LATE SERGEANT COLMAN
INQUEST INTO DEATH
     The inquest concerning the death, in a road crash, of Sergeant Samuel Francis Colman, brother of Mrs. Jack Spilsbury, of 'Westholme,' Wellington, has been held, and, as deceased had visited Wellington on a number of occasions, the friends and acquaintances will be interested to hear the particulars of the crash which resulted in his untimely end.
     Travelling from Largs to Hinton to pick up military personnel from a dance about midnight on September 10, a military truck with four sergeants collided with a pole. It turned completely round. Sergeant Samuel Francis Colman, 34, of Bourke Street, Goulburn, who was seated beside the driver, was dead when he was extricated from the overturned truck.
     The driver of the truck, Sergeant Donald Frederick Manuel, told the Deputy Coroner (Mr. E. C. Scarlett) at West Maitland Courthouse that he had driven over the road on only one other occasion at night. He was travelling between 20 and 25 miles an hour. He had no recollection of the accident.
     Sergeant M. Spelman, of West Maitland police, said there was a turn to the left where the accident occurred. Bare cultivated land extended to the roadside on the right-hand side. The farm land was only about six inches below the road surface. The pole would be hard to see against the uncultivated land. The pole was unpainted.
     Mr. Scarlett adjourned the inquest in order to hear the evidence of the military doctor who attended at the scene of the accident.
     The late Sergeant Colman was the second son of Mr. S. C. Colman, of Hamilton, an alderman of the Greater Newcastle Council. Prior to his enlistment he was attached to the Education Department, and is survived by a widow and baby daughter.
3. Article in The Muswellbrook Chronicle, 24 Dec 1943, page 1:
FARMING ON ROAD
Statement at Inquest.
     A statement that portion of the road between Largs and Morpeth was being cultivated was made at the adjourned inquest at West Maitland court house on Wednesday into the death of Sergeant Samuel Francis Colman, formerly of Muswellbrook, who was killed when a military truck in which he was riding on September 10, struck a telegraph post and turned over.
     It was stated by the father of deceased that the proclaimed road was 33 feet wide but the gravelled section was only 17 feet wide, also that the pole with which the truck collided was erected on the road.
     The deputy coroner (Mr. E. C. Scarlett) said he would take the matter up with the authorities.
     Captain Benjamin Neil Adsett, a doctor in the Australian Field Ambulance, said he arrived at the scene of an accident on the Largs-Hinton road at 1.50 am. on September 10. A tan Army truck was on its side and in the cabin were two men. The driving side of the vehicle was on the ground.
     One was Sergeant Colman, and he was dead. He had a deep lacerated wound on the right side of his face and a compound fracture of the skull. Sergeant Manuel was the other in the cabin. He was injured and badly shocked. Colman's body was lying across him.
"POLE ON ROAD."
     The coroner, in returning a verdict of accidental death, said it was a most regrettable occurrence. He was satisfied that intoxicating liquor had nothing to do with the accident; that was clearly shown from the evidence. He extended his sympathy to the relatives.
     Mr. S. C. Colman, of Hamilton, father of deceased, thanked the coroner for his remarks and said no doubt it was a tragic happening. He also thanked the coroner for the courtesy extended to him during the two days of the inquest.
     "There are several observations I would like to make," added Mr. Colman. "It was stated in evidence that the road at the scene of the accident was 17 feet wide. I have made inquiries from the Shire Clerk and was informed that the width of the proclaimed road is 33 feet.
     "If the gravelled portion of the road is 17 feet, that will leave eight feet on either side which, according to the evidence, is being cultivated. The question is whether the road is being cultivated with the permission of the council or is it being used without the council's consent."
     "In regard to the telegraph pole, it was stated in evidence that it was 2ft 6in from the edge of the gravelled road. That means that the pole is on a public road."
     "Yes," said the coroner.
     Mr. Colman said the coroner might consider it advisable to suggest that the pole be removed to the edge of the road and painted white to a height of six feet. He was not making that suggestion in any connection with the present matter but in the interest of the travelling public.
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT.
     The coroner asked if the Shire Clerk was fully aware of the exact location of the road.
     Mr. Colman replied that he told him of the accident, where it had occurred and why he wanted the information.
     "If the facts are as stated," said Mr. Scarlett, "it is a serious matter. If these facts as stated are put before me in writing, I will take the matter up with the authorities immediately.
     "If a proclaimed road is being used or purposes other than a road, it should not be permitted. I would have no hesitation in saying that the post should be removed. From the evidence, the post was the cause of the accident.^16,17,18

Father of deceased: Samuel Cornish Colman

Family

Margaret Frances McLean b. 15 Mar 1918, d. 17 Feb 2014

Citations

World War 2 Nominal Roll, accessed at https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/, hereafter called WW2 Nominal Roll; Certificate image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records at Given names, Surname.
The Caholic Weekly newspaper, published weekly as The Freeman's Journal from 1850, Catholic Freeman's Journal from 1932 and The Catholic Weekly from 1942 in Sydney, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Catholic Weekly/Trove; copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID0108. 30 Sep 1943, p7, accessed 31 Jul 2023: Given names, Nickname, Surname..
Emerson-Elliott (nee Colman), Anne F, Oral, hereafter called Emerson-Elliott AF, Oral. Jan 1988: YOB ca 1908, POB.
WW2 Nominal Roll, DOB, POB.
NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, On-line Births Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 20678/1909 [Samuel F COLMAN, parents Samuel C & Jane], accessed 31 Jul 2023: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Wickham.
Emerson-Elliott AF, Oral. Jan 1988: YOM ca 1941, Memo.
NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Online Marriages Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 23283/1939 [Samuel Francis COLMAN + Margaret Frances McLEAN], accessed 31 Jul 2023: DOM [by reduction], Registration District Goulburn.
WW2 Nominal Roll, Dates, Memos1-4.
Emerson-Elliott AF, Oral. Jan 1988: YOD 1943, POD Singleton, Memo1.
Wellington Times newspaper, published since 1889 in Wellington, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Wellington Times/Trove; copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID0108. Source accessed 1 Aug 2023: Memo2..
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 ID0108. Source accessed 2 Aug 2023: DOD, Memo3..
Catholic Weekly/Trove; copies in Researcher's FH records at ID0108. Source accessed 31 Jul 2023: DOD, POD, Memo4.
WW2 Nominal Roll, DOD.
The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate newspaper, published weekly from 1858 as The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News, daily from 1876 as The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate and daily from 1980 as The Newcastle Herald, in Newcastle, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Newcastle MH&MA/Trove; copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID0108. Source accessed 1 Aug 2023: DOFuneral, POFuneral, Memo1..
Catholic Weekly/Trove; copies in Researcher's FH records at ID0108. Source accessed 31 Jul 2023: DOFuneral, POFuneral, Memo2.
The Muswellbrook Chronicle newspaper, published from 1868 in Muswellbrook, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Muswellbrook Chronicle/Trove; copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID0108. Source accessed 1 Aug 2023: POInquest, Memo1..
Wellington Times/Trove; copies in Researcher's FH records at ID0108. Source accessed 1 Aug 2023: POInquest, Memo2.
Muswellbrook Chronicle/Trove; copies in Researcher's FH records at ID0108. Source accessed 1 Aug 2023: DOInquest, POInquest, Memo3.

George Walker

M, ID109, (-s 1935)

Last Edited

25 Apr 2019

Relationship

Great-grandfather of Lindsay David Graham

Charts

Descendant Chart -- George WALKER

Note

Ancestors came from Fife, SCOTLAND [DWW 5/92].

Note

Eliza Jane Erwin; Ancestors came from Fife, SCOTLAND [DWW 5/92].
Very poor family, lived in dirt floor home, father often unemployed [MGW 9/91].¹

Marriage

s 1872

Eliza Jane Erwin; >
5 sons, 1 daughter. Order inferred from [EHW 2/01L].
"George appears to have had 2 wives -- Dad & Jim had stepmother? -- I thought Dad & Jim were eldest of family?"
"Geoff and I agreed we thought there were 7 children -- in view of the stepmother idea, the 7th may have been a step-sibling or half-sibling."^2,3,4

Address

at 1873

Eliza Jane Erwin; Castlepollard, County Westmeath, IRELAND

Occupation

at May 1873

Servant⁵

Birth of son

28 May 1873

Rev. Edward (Pat) Walker; Castlepollard, County Westmeath, IRELAND^6,7

Birth of son

28 May 1873

James (Jim) Walker; Castlepollard, County Westmeath, IRELAND; >
+Informant: George Walker, Father, Castlepollard.⁸

Birth of son

s 1874

John Walker

Birth of daughter

24 May 1876

Elizabeth (Lizzie or Liz) Walker; Coolure, County Westmeath, IRELAND

Birth of son

s 1878

George Walker

Birth of son

William Walker; >
Youngest child.⁹

Recreation

s 1890

Fiddle player; >
Played fiddle for local village dances.¹⁰

Occupation

at Dec 1898

Gardener¹¹

Marriage of son

15 Dec 1898

James (Jim) Walker, Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Baptist Church, Portsea Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire, ENGLAND; >
Minister: John Harrison.
Witnesses: Lizzie Walker, Margaret Mugliston, CJ Mugliston, GN Hamilton.^12,13,14,15

Occupation

at 1900

Labourer 'Labouring man working for 10/- a week' [EHW 2/01L].

Marriage of son

1 Dec 1903

Rev. Edward (Pat) Walker, Nettie Huntingdon Harris; Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, INDIA^16,17

Occupation

s 1905

Foreman Gardener; >
Pay 11/- per week.¹⁸

Death

s 1935

Family		Eliza Jane Erwin d. s 1896
Children	1.	Rev. Edward (Pat) Walker+ b. 28 May 1873, d. 11 Jun 1966
	2.	James (Jim) Walker+ b. 28 May 1873, d. 21 Jun 1945
	3.	John Walker b. s 1874, d. 1894
	4.	Elizabeth (Lizzie or Liz) Walker+ b. 24 May 1876, d. s 1988
	5.	George Walker+ b. s 1878, d. 1940
	6.	William Walker

Citations

Walker, David W [0151], Notes (date unknown, but probably soon after May 1992) on and about LDG's family history notes given to DWW in May 1992, and passed on by DWW to Pat Davidson, hereafter called Walker DW, Notes; copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0088. Memo4.
Noakes (née Walker, then Graham), Margaret G, Oral, hereafter called Noakes MG, Oral. Sep 1991: Memo1.1.
Walker, David W, Oral, hereafter called Walker DW, Oral. May 1992: Memo1.1.
Walker DW, Notes. Memo2, Memo3.
Birth Certificate: Walker, James [0113], Certified Copy of Entry of Birth 1891/167 in the Register of Births in District of Castlepollard, Union of Delvin, County of Westmeath issued by General Register Office, Dublin on 22 Dec 1921, hereafter called Birth Certificate WaJ; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0113. Rank or Profession.
Baptismal Certificate: Walker, Edward, Certified Copy from Baptismal Register of the Parish of Rathgraffe or Castlepollard, Diocese of Meath, County Westmeath issued by Public Record Office of Ireland on 6 Apr 1907, hereafter called Baptismal Certificate WaE; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0088. DOB, POB inferred.
Swinson (nee Walker), Dorothy E, List of Family Birthdays prepared late 1981 or early 1982. Photocopy of the original handwritten list was acquired from Pat Davidson 18 Oct 2006 and is held in Researcher's family history papers. Hereafter called Swinson DE, List. DOB.
Birth Certificate WaJ. DOB, POB.
Walker, Edward (Pat), Letter to Nettie H. Harris/Walker, hereafter called Walker E, Letter to NHH; original in Researcher's family history papers. Feb 1901: Memo.
Noakes MG, Oral. Jul 1988: Memo.
Marriage Certificate: Walker, James & Mugliston, Emma S [0113+0120], Registration No. Unclear, District of Portsea Island, County of Portsmouth, Certified copy issued 27 Sep ???? By General Register Office, London, hereafter called Marriage Certificate WaJ+MuES; poor photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0113. Date, Rank or Profession.
Noakes MG, Oral. 1986: Married.
Family history chart: James Walker's family, believed to have been compiled by Kathleen Patricia Elston ca 1991, hereafter called FH chart, Walker/James; photocopy held in Researcher's family history papers, ID0113. DOM.
Family history notes: James Walker's family, compiled by Kathleen Patricia Elston 1991, hereafter called FH notes, Walker/James; photocopy held in Researcher's family history papers, ID0113. YOM, POM Poortsmouth.
Marriage Certificate WaJ+MuES. DOM, POM, Memos.
Family history chart, Harris family, compiled by John Michael Cottee, Canberra, March 1980 "from available information"; hereafter called FH chart, Harris/Cottee; copy in Researcher's Family History records: DOM, POM Coimbatore.
Jean Caswell Benson, A Wide Spectrum: A picture of the times from 1828 to 1937 as seen by my forebears -- the Stacy, the Caswell, the Shelley and the Harris families (published by Wilkie Watson Publications Pty Limited, Tumut, NSW, 1987); hereafter called Benson, Wide Spectrum; copy in Researcher's Library. Page 125/126: DOM, POM Coimbatore.
Walker DW, Notes. Occupation, Memo.

Eliza Jane Erwin

F, ID110, (-s 1896)

Last Edited

31 Mar 2019

Relationship

Great-grandmother of Lindsay David Graham

Charts

Descendant Chart -- George WALKER

Note

George Walker; Ancestors came from Fife, SCOTLAND [DWW 5/92].
Very poor family, lived in dirt floor home, father often unemployed [MGW 9/91].¹

Note

Ancestors from County Donegal? [DWW 5/92].
"I have heard Dad say he visited his mother's family in Donegal -- his uncles were 'big men' -- therefore either Dad was not full-grown or they were big men."
DOD EFSPO (<1900 while EHW at College [EHW 2/00L]).\ 'Reared 6 of us on a mere pittance and taught us to walk in the religion she practised. It is to her I owe my early religious bent and my presence in the mission field' [EHW 2/00L].²

Address

from say 1850

USA; >
Spent 15 years in America.³

Marriage

s 1872

George Walker; >
5 sons, 1 daughter. Order inferred from [EHW 2/01L].
"George appears to have had 2 wives -- Dad & Jim had stepmother? -- I thought Dad & Jim were eldest of family?"
"Geoff and I agreed we thought there were 7 children -- in view of the stepmother idea, the 7th may have been a step-sibling or half-sibling."^4,5,6

Married Name

s 1872

Walker

Address

at 1873

George Walker; Castlepollard, County Westmeath, IRELAND

Birth of son

28 May 1873

Rev. Edward (Pat) Walker; Castlepollard, County Westmeath, IRELAND^7,8

Birth of son

28 May 1873

James (Jim) Walker; Castlepollard, County Westmeath, IRELAND; >
+Informant: George Walker, Father, Castlepollard.⁹

Birth of son

s 1874

John Walker

Birth of daughter

24 May 1876

Elizabeth (Lizzie or Liz) Walker; Coolure, County Westmeath, IRELAND

Birth of son

s 1878

George Walker

Birth of son

William Walker; >
Youngest child.¹⁰

Death

s 1896

Family		George Walker d. s 1935
Children	1.	Rev. Edward (Pat) Walker+ b. 28 May 1873, d. 11 Jun 1966
	2.	James (Jim) Walker+ b. 28 May 1873, d. 21 Jun 1945
	3.	John Walker b. s 1874, d. 1894
	4.	Elizabeth (Lizzie or Liz) Walker+ b. 24 May 1876, d. s 1988
	5.	George Walker+ b. s 1878, d. 1940
	6.	William Walker

Citations

Walker, David W [0151], Notes (date unknown, but probably soon after May 1992) on and about LDG's family history notes given to DWW in May 1992, and passed on by DWW to Pat Davidson, hereafter called Walker DW, Notes; copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0088. Memo4.
Walker DW, Notes. Memo2.
Walker, Edward (Pat), Letter to Nettie H. Harris/Walker, hereafter called Walker E, Letter to NHH; original in Researcher's family history papers. Feb 1900: Memo1.
Noakes (née Walker, then Graham), Margaret G, Oral, hereafter called Noakes MG, Oral. Sep 1991: Memo1.1.
Walker, David W, Oral, hereafter called Walker DW, Oral. May 1992: Memo1.1.
Walker DW, Notes. Memo2, Memo3.
Baptismal Certificate: Walker, Edward, Certified Copy from Baptismal Register of the Parish of Rathgraffe or Castlepollard, Diocese of Meath, County Westmeath issued by Public Record Office of Ireland on 6 Apr 1907, hereafter called Baptismal Certificate WaE; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0088. DOB, POB inferred.
Swinson (nee Walker), Dorothy E, List of Family Birthdays prepared late 1981 or early 1982. Photocopy of the original handwritten list was acquired from Pat Davidson 18 Oct 2006 and is held in Researcher's family history papers. Hereafter called Swinson DE, List. DOB.
Birth Certificate: Walker, James [0113], Certified Copy of Entry of Birth 1891/167 in the Register of Births in District of Castlepollard, Union of Delvin, County of Westmeath issued by General Register Office, Dublin on 22 Dec 1921, hereafter called Birth Certificate WaJ; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0113. DOB, POB.
Walker E, Letter to NHH. Feb 1901: Memo.

(?) Emerson-Elliott

M, ID111, (s 1941-s 1941)

Last Edited

25 Feb 2019

Relationship

Brother of Penny Graham (nee Emerson-Elliott)

Charts

Descendant Chart -- Thomas EMERSON
Descendant Chart -- John BATTEN
Descendant Chart -- Mikhail ORLOV

Father

Leslie Denis (Denis) Emerson-Elliott b. 20 Apr 1905, d. 4 Mar 1997

Mother

Nona/Norma Brayer b. 9 Aug 1918, d. 21 Dec 1952

Birth

s 1941

Death

s 1941

(Deceased child) Death

4 Mar 1997

(Deceased) Leslie Denis (Denis) Emerson-Elliott; Canberra Hospital, Garran, ACT; >
Time of death 9:20 pm.
+Name, Occupation, Usual Residence: Leslie Denis Emerson-Elliott [actually born Leonard Emerson, aka Leslie Denis Elliott]; Retired; 13 MacIntyre Place, Charnwood ACT.
+Date and Place of Death: 4 March 1997; Canberra Hospital, Canberra ACT.
+Sex, Age & POB: Male; 88 years [actually 91]; Taunton, England [actually Vauxhall, Lambeth, London, England].
+Length of Residence in Australia: 54 years.
+Conjugal status: Widowed.
+First Marriage -- POM, Age, Spouse: England, 21 years, Doris Rathbone.
+Second Marriage -- POM, Age, Spouse: England, 29 years, Norma Felice Brayer-Roberts [actually Singapore, 34 years, Nona Braier].
+Third Marriage -- POM, Age, Spouse: Nil shown [actually Canberra ACT, 65, Annie Jean Denley].
+Names & ages of children: Patricia [actually Patricia Doris], 70; Anthony Denis, 59; Derek St John, 57; Penelope Frances, 54.
+Number of deceased children: Male Nil [actually 3], Female Nil.
+Cause of Death, Duration of Fatal Illness: Renal failure (days), Metabolic encephalopathy (days).
+Medical Practitioner who certified death, When deceased last seen: Dr Zurauskas, 4 Mar 1997.
+Deceased's Father -- Full Name, Former Surname, Occupation: Thomas William Emerson, -, Unknown [actually Rubber Cutter].
+Deceased's Mother -- Full Name, Maiden Surname, Occupation: Frances Sarah Emerson, Rumens, Home Duties.
+Informant -- Full Name, Occupation, Place of Residence: Derek Emerson-Elliott; Public Servant; 8 Budden Crescent, Theodore ACT.
Note: In Dec 2010, all incorrect information on the Death Certificate issued in Mar 1997 (as shown above) was amended by the ACT authorities following the production of all relevant documentary evidence by his daughter Penny Graham. The only correction not made was the number of deceased children. A new certificate, based on the corrected information, was issued in Dec 2010.^1,2,3

Citations

Graham (nee Emerson-Elliott), Penelope F, Personal knowledge, hereafter called Graham PF, Personal knowledge: DOD, POD, Memo1.
Death Certificate: Emerson-Elliott, Leslie D [0016], Issued by ACT Registrar-General of Births Deaths and Marriages, Registration No. 1997/282, Registered 11 Mar 1997, True copy issued 11 Mar 1997, hereafter called Death Certificate EELD1; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0016. DOD, POD, Memo2+.
Death Certificate: Emerson-Elliott, Leslie D [0016], Issued by Registrar-General, Office of Regulatory Services, ACT, Registration No. 20033779, Registered 11 Mar 1997, Certified copy issued 15 Dec 2010, hereafter called Death Certificate EELD2; original in Researcher's family history papers, ID0016. DOD, POD, Memo2+.

(?) Emerson-Elliott

M, ID112, (s 1936-s 1936)

Last Edited

25 Feb 2019

Relationship

Brother of Penny Graham (nee Emerson-Elliott)

Charts

Descendant Chart -- Thomas EMERSON
Descendant Chart -- John BATTEN
Descendant Chart -- Mikhail ORLOV

Father

Leslie Denis (Denis) Emerson-Elliott b. 20 Apr 1905, d. 4 Mar 1997

Mother

Nona/Norma Brayer b. 9 Aug 1918, d. 21 Dec 1952

Birth

s 1936

Death

s 1936

(Deceased child) Death

4 Mar 1997

Citations

Birth Certificate: Emerson-Elliott, Penelope F. [0002], Certified Copy of Entry 1758/42 in Perth Registry District by Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Western Australia on 11 Jan 1984, hereafter called Birth Certificate EEPF; original in Researcher's family history papers, ID0002: Previous Issue deceased = Deceased 2 Males.
Birth Certificate EEPF: Assumed to have died at or soon after birth.
Graham (nee Emerson-Elliott), Penelope F, Personal knowledge, hereafter called Graham PF, Personal knowledge: DOD, POD, Memo1.
Death Certificate: Emerson-Elliott, Leslie D [0016], Issued by ACT Registrar-General of Births Deaths and Marriages, Registration No. 1997/282, Registered 11 Mar 1997, True copy issued 11 Mar 1997, hereafter called Death Certificate EELD1; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0016. DOD, POD, Memo2+.
Death Certificate: Emerson-Elliott, Leslie D [0016], Issued by Registrar-General, Office of Regulatory Services, ACT, Registration No. 20033779, Registered 11 Mar 1997, Certified copy issued 15 Dec 2010, hereafter called Death Certificate EELD2; original in Researcher's family history papers, ID0016. DOD, POD, Memo2+.

James (Jim) Walker¹

M, ID113, (28 May 1873-21 Jun 1945)

Last Edited

29 Oct 2022

Relationship

Granduncle of Lindsay David Graham

Charts

Descendant Chart -- George WALKER

Father

George Walker d. s 1935

Mother

Eliza Jane Erwin d. s 1896

Birth

28 May 1873

Castlepollard, County Westmeath, IRELAND; >
+Informant: George Walker, Father, Castlepollard.²

Occupation

from ca 1890 to 1920

British Army; >
Corporal in Royal Artillery at Dec 1898.
Sergeant in Royal Garrison Artillery in 1900.
Captain? India WW1?
Captain, Royal Artillery at end of WW1.
Rose from Gunner to Captain, Royal Artillery.
With the Army in Portsmouth, Dublin, St Lucia, Plymouth (where he worked in the Citadel, Plymouth-on-Hoe) and Hereford.^3,4,5,6,7,8

AddressOld

at Dec 1898

Clarence Barracks, Portsmouth, Hampshire, ENGLAND⁹

Marriage

15 Dec 1898

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Baptist Church, Portsea Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire, ENGLAND; >
Minister: John Harrison.
Witnesses: Lizzie Walker, Margaret Mugliston, CJ Mugliston, GN Hamilton.^10,11,12,13
Sister of Groom: Elizabeth (Lizzie or Liz) Walker

AddressOld

fr Dec 1898 - Jan 1900

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Portsmouth, Hampshire, ENGLAND; >
With spouse.¹⁴

Birth of daughter

30 Jan 1900

Ruth Gertrude Walker; Portsmouth, Hampshire, ENGLAND; >
Eldest child.^15,16,17,18

AddressOld

from Feb 1900 to say late 190

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Portsmouth, Hampshire, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 1 child.¹⁹
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker

AddressOld

from say late 1900 to May 190

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Dublin, IRELAND; >
Parents and 1 child.²⁰
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker

Birth of daughter

28 May 1901

Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker; Dublin, IRELAND^21,22,17

AddressOld

from Jun 1901 to say 1903

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Dublin, IRELAND; >
Parents and 2 children.²³
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker

AddressOld

from say 1903 to Jan 1905

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; St Lucia, WEST INDIES; >
Parents and 2 children.²⁴
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker

Birth of daughter

28 Jan 1905

Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker; St Lucia, WEST INDIES^{25,26,27,21,28,17}

AddressOld

from Feb 1905 to say 1910

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; St Lucia, WEST INDIES; >
Parents and 3 children.²⁹
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Resident: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker

AddressOld

from say 1910 to Feb 1915

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Plymouth, Devon, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 3 children.³⁰
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Resident: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker

Birth of son

5 Feb 1915

Edward James (Ted) Walker; Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, ENGLAND^31,32,33,34

AddressOld

from Feb 1915 to say 1916

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Plymouth, Devon, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 4 children.³⁵
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Resident: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker
Resident: Edward James (Ted) Walker

AddressOld

from say 1916 to Jun 1918

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Hereford, Herefordshire, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 4 children.³⁶
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Resident: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker
Resident: Edward James (Ted) Walker

Birth of son

30 Jun 1918

Charles John (John) Walker; Hereford, Herefordshire, ENGLAND^37,38,39,17

AddressOld

from Jul 1918 to early 1920

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Hereford, Herefordshire, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 5 children.⁴⁰
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Resident: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker
Resident: Edward James (Ted) Walker
Resident: Charles John (John) Walker

Emigration

fr 7 May 1920 - 30 Jun 1920

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Benalla, P. & O. Branch Service, London/Sydney, ENGLAND/AUSTRALIA; >
Parents and 5 children.
JW was persuaded by his twin brother Pat to come to Australia after WW1. Pat called it "God's own country".
Passenger List of London departures shows: Departure Port = London; Arrival Port = Sydney; Names = James Walker, Emma Sarah Walker, Ruth Gertrude Walker, Elsie Muriel Walker, Kathleen Patricia Walker, Edward James Walker, Charles Walker; Class = Third; Profession, Calling or Occupation = Ex-Capt, Wife, Domestic x2, --- x3; Ages = 46, 45, 20, 19, 12, 5, 1; Country of Last Permanent Residence = England x7; Country of Intended Future Permanent Residence = Australia x7.
On this voyage, the Benalla sailed from London via Cape Town, Adelaide and Melbourne to Sydney with 1,061 passengers (861 adults, 185 children 1-12 and 15infants), the Master being W. R. F. Hickey.^41,42
Passenger: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Passenger: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Passenger: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker
Passenger: Edward James (Ted) Walker
Passenger: Charles John (John) Walker

AddressOld

fr Jul 1920 - Sep 1920

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; McManus House, Hunter's Hill, NSW; >
Parents and 5 children. First 3 months in Australia.⁴³
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Resident: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker
Resident: Edward James (Ted) Walker
Resident: Charles John (John) Walker

Occupation

from Oct 1920

Shop keeper, Marrickville, NSW; >
Shop (including a Post Office and probably a newsagency) purchased from Ted Sara, whose son Edgar later married Jim's daughter Ruth.
The shop was later sold at a loss, Jim had not been in business before.⁴⁴

AddressOld

from Oct 1920

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Marrickville, NSW; >
Parents and 5 children.
Presumably lived in the premises of the shop that JW had purchased.⁴³
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Resident: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker
Resident: Edward James (Ted) Walker
Resident: Charles John (John) Walker

Employment

from say 1922 to say 1924

Government store, Homebush, NSW⁴⁵

AddressOld

s 1922

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Homebush, NSW; >
Parents and 5 children. Owned cottage.
Daughter Ruth appears to have left home while they were in this house.⁴³
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Resident: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker
Resident: Edward James (Ted) Walker
Resident: Charles John (John) Walker

Employment

from say 1924 to late 1930s

Australian Golf Club, 53 Bannerman Crescent, Rosebery, NSW; Secretary/Manager.
"If it is conceded that the manager [of a team of 4 Australian amateur golfers invited to tour England in 1938] should be a non-player, then there is one man who would give satisfaction. That man is Captain James Walker, Secretary of the Australian Golf Club. He is a personality whose popularity is universal, he has welcomed thousands of golfers, Australian and overseas, attended to their requirements, has conducted several National and State tournaments, is a great organiser, a good after-dinner speaker and undoubtedly capable in every duty which will fall to the manager of an Australian team abroad. He is a man with undoubted claims to the appointment, who would add lustre and dignity to the position, will enforce discipline, and no one will cavil at his selection, as it would be a sound and popular choice."^46,47

AddressOld

s 1925

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Coogee, NSW; >
Parents and 4 children. Rented house.⁴⁸
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Resident: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker
Resident: Edward James (Ted) Walker
Resident: Charles John (John) Walker

AddressOld

s 1926

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Clovelly, NSW; >
Parents and 4 children. Rented house.⁴⁸
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Resident: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker
Resident: Edward James (Ted) Walker
Resident: Charles John (John) Walker

AddressOld

s 1927

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Todman Avenue, Kensington, NSW; >
Parents and 4 children. Rented house.⁴⁸
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Resident: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker
Resident: Edward James (Ted) Walker
Resident: Charles John (John) Walker

AddressOld

from 1929

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; 71 Epping Avenue, Epping, NSW; >
Parents and 3 children. Owned house.
Assumed that the 2 younger children and Muriel (as she was living at home in 1937) were living with their parents.⁴⁹
Witness: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Witness: Edward James (Ted) Walker
Witness: Charles John (John) Walker

AddressOld

at 1937

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; 50 Mooramie Avenue, Kensington, NSW; >
Parents and 2 children.⁵⁰
Witness: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Witness: Edward James (Ted) Walker

Marriage of son

1940

Edward James (Ted) Walker, Joyce Elizabeth Robinson^51,52

Address

to Jun 1945

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Epping, NSW; >
With spouse.⁵³

Death

21 Jun 1945

Ryde War Memorial Hospital, Ryde, NSW; >
Died of leukaemia.
Obituary in Cumberland Argus 27 Jun 1945:
Captain James Walker (72) of Epping, who died at the Ryde War Memorial Hospital last Thursday, was the twin brother of Rev. E. Walker, rector of All Saints' Church, Parramatta. He leaves a widow, two sons and three daughters. He was a captain of the Royal Garrison Artillery in the Imperial Forces, and for 18 years was secretary of the Australian Golf Club. ...^54,55
Widow: Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston
Daughter of deceased: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Daughter of deceased: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Daughter of deceased: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker
Son of deceased: Edward James (Ted) Walker
Son of deceased: Charles John (John) Walker

Funeral

23 Jun 1945

St Phillip's Church, Eastwood, NSW; >
Obituary in Cumberland Argus 27 Jun 1945: ... The funeral left St Phillip's Church, Eastwood, on Saturday for the Northern Suburbs Crematorium.⁵⁶

(Deceased husband) Death

29 Apr 1955

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; 21 Epping Avenue, Epping, NSW; >
Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald 30 Apr 1955, page 56 and 2 May 1955, page 22:
WALKER, Emma Sarah -- 29 Apr 1955 (suddenly), at her daughter's residence, 71 Epping Avenue, Epping, widow of the late Capt. J. Walker and loving mother of Ruth (Mrs Sara, Melbourne), Muriel (Mrs Stewart), Kathleen (Mrs Elston), Ted and John, aged 80 years.^57,58

(Brother of deceased) Death

11 Jun 1966

Rev. Edward (Pat) Walker; 117 Kissing Point Road, Dundas, NSW; >
Death Notices in Sydney Morning Herald, 14 Jun 1966, page 22:
WALKER, Edward (Pat) Rev. -- 11 Jun 1966, at his residence, 117 Kissing Point Road, Dundas, dearly loved husband of Nettie, and loved father of Kathleen (Mrs Sutton), Noel, Dorothy (Mrs Swinson), Hamlyn, Russell, Joan (deceased), Lois, Margaret (Mrs Graham), Geoffrey and David, loving grandfather and great-grandfather, aged 93 years.
WALKER, Rev. Edward -- 11 Jun 1966, loved twin brother of the late Captain James Walker, and much loved uncle of Ruth, Muriel, Kathleen, Ted and John.^59,60,61

Family

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston b. 20 Oct 1874, d. 29 Apr 1955

Children

Ruth Gertrude Walker+ b. 30 Jan 1900, d. 8 Dec 1981

Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker b. 28 May 1901, d. 20 Oct 1985

Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker+ b. 28 Jan 1905, d. 20 Feb 2002

Edward James (Ted) Walker+ b. 5 Feb 1915, d. Nov 1987

Charles John (John) Walker+ b. 30 Jun 1918, d. 10 Aug 2011

Citations

Noakes (née Walker, then Graham), Margaret G, Oral, hereafter called Noakes MG, Oral. 1986: Given name, nickname, surname.
Birth Certificate: Walker, James [0113], Certified Copy of Entry of Birth 1891/167 in the Register of Births in District of Castlepollard, Union of Delvin, County of Westmeath issued by General Register Office, Dublin on 22 Dec 1921, hereafter called Birth Certificate WaJ; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0113. DOB, POB.
Marriage Certificate: Walker, James & Mugliston, Emma S [0113+0120], Registration No. Unclear, District of Portsea Island, County of Portsmouth, Certified copy issued 27 Sep ???? By General Register Office, London, hereafter called Marriage Certificate WaJ+MuES; poor photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0113. Memo1.
Walker, Edward (Pat), Letter to Nettie H. Harris/Walker, hereafter called Walker E, Letter to NHH; original in Researcher's family history papers. Feb 1901: Memo2.
Noakes MG, Oral. 1986: Memo3.
Walker, C?? J?? [0128], Oral, hereafter called Walker CJ, Oral. 11 Apr 2005: Memo4.
Walker, David W [0151], Notes (date unknown, but probably soon after May 1992) on and about LDG's family history notes given to DWW in May 1992, and passed on by DWW to Pat Davidson, hereafter called Walker DW, Notes; copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0088. Memo5.
Family history notes: James Walker's family, compiled by Kathleen Patricia Elston 1991, hereafter called FH notes, Walker/James; photocopy held in Researcher's family history papers, ID0113. Memo6.
Marriage Certificate WaJ+MuES. Date, Address.
Noakes MG, Oral. 1986: Married.
Family history chart: James Walker's family, believed to have been compiled by Kathleen Patricia Elston ca 1991, hereafter called FH chart, Walker/James; photocopy held in Researcher's family history papers, ID0113. DOM.
FH notes, Walker/James. YOM, POM Poortsmouth.
Marriage Certificate WaJ+MuES. DOM, POM, Memos.
FH notes, Walker/James. Date [Date1 = marriage, Date2 = Ruth's birth], City.
Noakes MG, Oral. Apr 1988: Memo.
Walker CJ, Oral. 11 Apr 2005: ca 20 years older than JW (b. 30 Jun 1918), CountryOB.
FH chart, Walker/James. DOB, POB.
Marriage Certificate: Sara, Edgar W & Walker, Ruth G [0127+0126], Registration No. 1928/11787, Registered 13 Nov 1928, PDF image acquired 21 Jun 2009 from Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages at online.justice.vic.gov.au, hereafter called Marriage Certificate SaEW+WaRG; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0127. POB Southsea, England.
FH notes, Walker/James. Date [Date1 = Ruth's birth, Date2 = move to Dublin], City.
FH notes, Walker/James. Date [Date1 = move to Dublin, Date2 = Muriel's birth], City.
Noakes MG, Oral. Apr 1988: Second or third eldest child.
Walker CJ, Oral. 11 Apr 2005: Born in England, about 17 years older than JW (b. 30 Jun 1918).
FH notes, Walker/James. Date [Date1 = Muriel's birth, Date2 = move to St Lucia], City.
FH notes, Walker/James. Date [Date1 = move to St Lucia, Date2 = Kath's birth], City.
Walker DW, Notes. Age 87 at 3 May 1992, CountryOB.
Ryerson Index to death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers, initiated by NSW Dead Persons' Society, now owned and maintained by Ryerson Index Inc., located at www.ryersonindex.org; hereafter called Ryerson Index. Sydney Morning Herald 22 Feb 2002: Age 97 at death 20 Feb 2002.
Walker CJ, Oral. 11 Apr 2005: About 15 years older than brother JW (b. 30 Jun 1918).
Walker, G Geoffrey C [0141], Oral, hereafter called Walker GGC, Oral. 24 Nov 2004: Eldest daughter [incorrect].
FH notes, Walker/James. Date [Date1 = Kath's birth, Date2 = move to Plymouth], City.
FH notes, Walker/James. Date [Date1 = move to Plymouth, Date2 = Ted's birth], City.
Walker CJ, Oral. 11 Apr 2005: Born Feb 1914.
FH chart, Walker/James. DOB, POB Plymouth.
Noakes MG, Oral. Apr 1988: Youngest child [incorrect].
World War 2 Nominal Roll, accessed at https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/, hereafter called WW2 Nominal Roll; Certificate image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records at ID0213. Viewed 26 Nov 2009: DOB, POB Devonport, England.
FH notes, Walker/James. Date [Date1 = Ted's birth, Date2 = move to Hereford], City.
FH notes, Walker/James. Date [Date1 = move to Hereford, Date2 = John's birth], City.
Noakes MG, Oral. Apr 1988: A little older than MGN, fourth child [both incorrect].
Walker GGC, Oral. 24 Nov 2004: About 6 years older than GGCW.
Walker CJ, Oral. 11 Apr 2005: DOB, POB.
FH notes, Walker/James. Date [Date1 = John's birth, Date2 < emigration to Australia], City.
FH notes, Walker/James. Emigration, Date2, Ship, Memo2.
Walker CJ, Oral. 11 Apr 2005: Memo1.
FH notes, Walker/James. Dates, Address, Memos.
FH notes, Walker/James. Date, Address, Memos.
FH notes, Walker/James. Employer, Address.
Walker CJ, Oral. 11 Apr 2005: Employer, City.
"Who Will Manage Australian Team for Britain?" in Golf in Australia, 19 Jun 1937, page 7, hereafter called Golf in Australia article; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0113. Memo2.
FH notes, Walker/James. Address, Memo.
FH notes, Walker/James. Date1, Address, Memos.
New South Wales Electoral Roll for 1937, accessed at www.ancestry.com at National Library of Australia, Canberra, hereafter called NSW Electoral Roll 1937. Watson electorate. Viewed 5 Nov 2009: Date, Address, Memo.
FH chart, Walker/James. Married.
NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, On-line Marriages Index, URL http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/FamilyHistory/search.htm, hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Marriages Index; copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0213. Registration No. 8965/1940 [Edward J Walker + Joyce E Robinson], viewed 21 Jun 2009: YOM, Registration District.
Cumberland Argus Obituary, hereafter called CumbArgus-Obit/Trove; accessed on NLA Trove at www.trove.nla.gov.au. Photocopy and image in Researcher's records. Cumberland Argus 27 Jun 1945 viewed 25 Jun 2013: Of Epping.
Walker, Lois H, Oral, hereafter called Walker LH, Oral. Dec 1991: Died at age 73, Memo1.
CumbArgus-Obit/Trove. Cumberland Argus 27 Jun 1945 viewed 25 Jun 2013: DOD, POD, Memo2.
CumbArgus-Obit/Trove. Cumberland Argus 27 Jun 1945 viewed 25 Jun 2013: DOFuneral, POFuneral, Memo.
Noakes MG, Oral. Sep 1991: DOD <=1956.
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 ID0120. Source accessed 26 Oct 2022: DOD, POD, Memo..
Death Notices, Sydney Morning Herald, 14 Jun 1966 [Rev. Edward (Pat) Walker], hereafter called DN/SMH, Walker E; acquired 27 Apr 2010 from National Library of Australia, Canberra, image in Researcher's computer records and photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0088. DOD, POD, Memos.
Swinson (nee Walker), Dorothy E, List of Family Birthdays prepared late 1981 or early 1982. Photocopy of the original handwritten list was acquired from Pat Davidson 18 Oct 2006 and is held in Researcher's family history papers. Hereafter called Swinson DE, List. MOD, YOD.
Walker, David W, Oral, hereafter called Walker DW, Oral. May 1992: POD.

George Walker

M, ID114, (s 1878-1940)

Last Edited

16 Mar 2019

Relationship

Granduncle of Lindsay David Graham

Charts

Descendant Chart -- George WALKER

Father

George Walker d. s 1935

Mother

Eliza Jane Erwin d. s 1896

Birth

s 1878

Military

say 1890s

British Army, INDIA^1,2

Death

1940

Address

at 1988

Muriel (?); Leeton?, NSW; >
With spouse.³

Family

Muriel (?)

Citations

Walker, David W [0151], Notes (date unknown, but probably soon after May 1992) on and about LDG's family history notes given to DWW in May 1992, and passed on by DWW to Pat Davidson, hereafter called Walker DW, Notes; copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0088. "George was in the British Army in India while Mum and Dad [Pat & Nettie] were there."
Walker, Edward (Pat), Letter to Nettie H. Harris/Walker, hereafter called Walker E, Letter to NHH; original in Researcher's family history papers. Feb 1901 to Nettie Walker -- George is soldier in India.
Noakes (née Walker, then Graham), Margaret G, Oral, hereafter called Noakes MG, Oral. Jul 1988: NSW country (probably Leeton), Memo.

John Walker¹

M, ID115, (s 1874-1894)

Last Edited

23 Jun 2017

Relationship

Granduncle of Lindsay David Graham

Charts

Descendant Chart -- George WALKER

Father

George Walker d. s 1935

Mother

Eliza Jane Erwin d. s 1896

Birth

s 1874

Death

1894

USA; >
Killed by a fall.²

Citations

Walker, Edward (Pat), Letter to Nettie H. Harris/Walker, hereafter called Walker E, Letter to NHH; original in Researcher's family history papers. Feb 1901: Given Name, Surname.
Walker E, Letter to NHH. Feb 1901: YOD, CountryOD, Memo.

Elizabeth (Lizzie or Liz) Walker^1,2

F, ID116, (24 May 1876-s 1988)

Last Edited

16 Feb 2021

Relationship

Grandaunt of Lindsay David Graham

Charts

Descendant Chart -- George WALKER

Father

George Walker d. s 1935

Mother

Eliza Jane Erwin d. s 1896

Birth

24 May 1876

Coolure, County Westmeath, IRELAND

(Sister of Groom) Marriage

15 Dec 1898

Occupation

Feb 1901

Housekeeper, Rectory, ENGLAND⁷

Marriage

s 1905

Will Radley; >
Married with 2? sons.⁸

Married Name

s 1905

Radley⁹

Address

at 1986

Driffield, Yorkshire, ENGLAND¹⁰

Death

s 1988

Family

Will Radley d. 11 Nov 1918

Child

Cecil Radley+ d. 8 Apr 1976

Citations

Walker, David W, Oral, hereafter called Walker DW, Oral. May 1992: Nickname Liz.
Walker, Edward (Pat), Letter to Nettie H. Harris/Walker, hereafter called Walker E, Letter to NHH; original in Researcher's family history papers. Feb 1901: Nickname Lizzie.
Noakes (née Walker, then Graham), Margaret G, Oral, hereafter called Noakes MG, Oral. 1986: Married.
Family history chart: James Walker's family, believed to have been compiled by Kathleen Patricia Elston ca 1991, hereafter called FH chart, Walker/James; photocopy held in Researcher's family history papers, ID0113. DOM.
Family history notes: James Walker's family, compiled by Kathleen Patricia Elston 1991, hereafter called FH notes, Walker/James; photocopy held in Researcher's family history papers, ID0113. YOM, POM Poortsmouth.
Marriage Certificate: Walker, James & Mugliston, Emma S [0113+0120], Registration No. Unclear, District of Portsea Island, County of Portsmouth, Certified copy issued 27 Sep ???? By General Register Office, London, hereafter called Marriage Certificate WaJ+MuES; poor photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0113. DOM, POM, Memos.
Walker E, Letter to NHH. Feb 1901.
Noakes MG, Oral. 1986: Married with 2? sons.
Noakes MG, Oral. 1986: Memo.
Noakes MG, Oral. 1986: current address.

Will Radley¹

M, ID117, (-11 Nov 1918)

Last Edited

16 Feb 2021

Charts

Descendant Chart -- George WALKER

Marriage

s 1905

Elizabeth (Lizzie or Liz) Walker; >
Married with 2? sons.²

Death

11 Nov 1918

Flanders, BELGIUM; Killed on active service on the last day of WW1.^3,4

Family

Elizabeth (Lizzie or Liz) Walker b. 24 May 1876, d. s 1988

Child

Cecil Radley+ d. 8 Apr 1976

Citations

Walker, Hugh B, Oral, hereafter called Walker HB, Oral. 13 Jul 2017: Given name.
Noakes (née Walker, then Graham), Margaret G, Oral, hereafter called Noakes MG, Oral. 1986: Married with 2? sons.
Walker HB, Oral. 13 Jul 2017: DOD 11 Nov 1918, POD Flanders, Memo.
Noakes MG, Oral. 1986: DOD<=1944.

Cecil Radley

M, ID118, (-8 Apr 1976)

Last Edited

13 Jul 2023

Relationship

1st cousin 1 time removed of Lindsay David Graham

Charts

Descendant Chart -- George WALKER

Father

Will Radley d. 11 Nov 1918

Mother

Elizabeth (Lizzie or Liz) Walker b. 24 May 1876, d. s 1988

Occupation

WA; >
Ran service station (with son) near Geraldton.¹

Death

8 Apr 1976

Hamersley, WA²

Family

Child

Michael Radley d. 1990

Citations

Walker, David W, Oral, hereafter called Walker DW, Oral. May 1992: Memo1.
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, WA, web site http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/, hereafter called MCB web site; copy of web page in Researcher's family history papers. ID118. Sighted 1 Oct 2009: DOD, Place.

Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston¹

F, ID120, (20 Oct 1874-29 Apr 1955)

Last Edited

29 Oct 2022

Charts

Descendant Chart -- George WALKER

Father

Charles John Mugliston

Birth

20 Oct 1874

Devonport, Devon, ENGLAND^2,3

(Resident) AddressOld

at Dec 1898

Charles John Mugliston; Hilsea Barracks, Hilsea, Portsmoutth, Hampshire, ENGLAND; >
Assumed to be parents and at least 2 children.⁴

Marriage

15 Dec 1898

James (Jim) Walker; Baptist Church, Portsea Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire, ENGLAND; >
Minister: John Harrison.
Witnesses: Lizzie Walker, Margaret Mugliston, CJ Mugliston, GN Hamilton.^5,6,7,8
Sister of Groom: Elizabeth (Lizzie or Liz) Walker

Married Name

15 Dec 1898

Walker⁵

AddressOld

fr Dec 1898 - Jan 1900

James (Jim) Walker; Portsmouth, Hampshire, ENGLAND; >
With spouse.⁹

Birth of daughter

30 Jan 1900

Ruth Gertrude Walker; Portsmouth, Hampshire, ENGLAND; >
Eldest child.^10,11,2,12

AddressOld

from Feb 1900 to say late 190

James (Jim) Walker; Portsmouth, Hampshire, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 1 child.¹³
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker

AddressOld

from say late 1900 to May 190

James (Jim) Walker; Dublin, IRELAND; >
Parents and 1 child.¹⁴
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker

Birth of daughter

28 May 1901

Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker; Dublin, IRELAND^15,16,2

AddressOld

from Jun 1901 to say 1903

James (Jim) Walker; Dublin, IRELAND; >
Parents and 2 children.¹⁷
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker

AddressOld

from say 1903 to Jan 1905

James (Jim) Walker; St Lucia, WEST INDIES; >
Parents and 2 children.¹⁸
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker

Birth of daughter

28 Jan 1905

Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker; St Lucia, WEST INDIES^{19,20,21,15,22,2}

AddressOld

from Feb 1905 to say 1910

James (Jim) Walker; St Lucia, WEST INDIES; >
Parents and 3 children.²³
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Resident: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker

AddressOld

from say 1910 to Feb 1915

James (Jim) Walker; Plymouth, Devon, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 3 children.²⁴
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Resident: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker

Birth of son

5 Feb 1915

Edward James (Ted) Walker; Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, ENGLAND^25,26,27,28

AddressOld

from Feb 1915 to say 1916

James (Jim) Walker; Plymouth, Devon, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 4 children.²⁹
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Resident: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker
Resident: Edward James (Ted) Walker

AddressOld

from say 1916 to Jun 1918

James (Jim) Walker; Hereford, Herefordshire, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 4 children.³⁰
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Resident: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker
Resident: Edward James (Ted) Walker

Birth of son

30 Jun 1918

Charles John (John) Walker; Hereford, Herefordshire, ENGLAND^31,32,33,2

AddressOld

from Jul 1918 to early 1920

James (Jim) Walker; Hereford, Herefordshire, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 5 children.³⁴
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Resident: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker
Resident: Edward James (Ted) Walker
Resident: Charles John (John) Walker

Emigration

fr 7 May 1920 - 30 Jun 1920

James (Jim) Walker; Benalla, P. & O. Branch Service, London/Sydney, ENGLAND/AUSTRALIA; >
Parents and 5 children.
JW was persuaded by his twin brother Pat to come to Australia after WW1. Pat called it "God's own country".
Passenger List of London departures shows: Departure Port = London; Arrival Port = Sydney; Names = James Walker, Emma Sarah Walker, Ruth Gertrude Walker, Elsie Muriel Walker, Kathleen Patricia Walker, Edward James Walker, Charles Walker; Class = Third; Profession, Calling or Occupation = Ex-Capt, Wife, Domestic x2, --- x3; Ages = 46, 45, 20, 19, 12, 5, 1; Country of Last Permanent Residence = England x7; Country of Intended Future Permanent Residence = Australia x7.
On this voyage, the Benalla sailed from London via Cape Town, Adelaide and Melbourne to Sydney with 1,061 passengers (861 adults, 185 children 1-12 and 15infants), the Master being W. R. F. Hickey.^35,36
Passenger: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Passenger: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Passenger: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker
Passenger: Edward James (Ted) Walker
Passenger: Charles John (John) Walker

AddressOld

fr Jul 1920 - Sep 1920

James (Jim) Walker; McManus House, Hunter's Hill, NSW; >
Parents and 5 children. First 3 months in Australia.³⁷
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Resident: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker
Resident: Edward James (Ted) Walker
Resident: Charles John (John) Walker

AddressOld

from Oct 1920

James (Jim) Walker; Marrickville, NSW; >
Parents and 5 children.
Presumably lived in the premises of the shop that JW had purchased.³⁷
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Resident: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker
Resident: Edward James (Ted) Walker
Resident: Charles John (John) Walker

AddressOld

s 1922

James (Jim) Walker; Homebush, NSW; >
Parents and 5 children. Owned cottage.
Daughter Ruth appears to have left home while they were in this house.³⁷
Resident: Ruth Gertrude Walker
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Resident: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker
Resident: Edward James (Ted) Walker
Resident: Charles John (John) Walker

AddressOld

s 1925

James (Jim) Walker; Coogee, NSW; >
Parents and 4 children. Rented house.³⁸
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Resident: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker
Resident: Edward James (Ted) Walker
Resident: Charles John (John) Walker

AddressOld

s 1926

James (Jim) Walker; Clovelly, NSW; >
Parents and 4 children. Rented house.³⁸
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Resident: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker
Resident: Edward James (Ted) Walker
Resident: Charles John (John) Walker

AddressOld

s 1927

James (Jim) Walker; Todman Avenue, Kensington, NSW; >
Parents and 4 children. Rented house.³⁸
Resident: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Resident: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker
Resident: Edward James (Ted) Walker
Resident: Charles John (John) Walker

Marriage of daughter

1928

Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker, Victor George Meyer (Vic) Elston; Randwick, NSW³⁹

Marriage of daughter

13 Nov 1928

Ruth Gertrude Walker, Edgar Wilfred Sara; 237 Park Street, South Melbourne, VIC; >
EWS's second marriage; RGW's first marriage.
+Conjugal Condition: Widowed (spouse died 21 Jun 1928, no children); Spinster.
+Witnesses: Anne M. Kindleysides, Jane Ellis.^40,41

AddressOld

from 1929

James (Jim) Walker; 71 Epping Avenue, Epping, NSW; >
Parents and 3 children. Owned house.
Assumed that the 2 younger children and Muriel (as she was living at home in 1937) were living with their parents.⁴²
Witness: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Witness: Edward James (Ted) Walker
Witness: Charles John (John) Walker

AddressOld

at 1937

James (Jim) Walker; 50 Mooramie Avenue, Kensington, NSW; >
Parents and 2 children.⁴³
Witness: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker
Witness: Edward James (Ted) Walker

Occupation

at 1937

Home duties⁴⁴

Marriage of daughter

1939

Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker, Stanley Joseph Stewart; Canterbury, NSW; >
Married, no children.^45,46,47

Marriage of son

1940

Edward James (Ted) Walker, Joyce Elizabeth Robinson^48,49

Address

to Jun 1945

James (Jim) Walker; Epping, NSW; >
With spouse.⁵⁰

(Widow) Death

21 Jun 1945

James (Jim) Walker; Ryde War Memorial Hospital, Ryde, NSW; >
Died of leukaemia.
Obituary in Cumberland Argus 27 Jun 1945:
Captain James Walker (72) of Epping, who died at the Ryde War Memorial Hospital last Thursday, was the twin brother of Rev. E. Walker, rector of All Saints' Church, Parramatta. He leaves a widow, two sons and three daughters. He was a captain of the Royal Garrison Artillery in the Imperial Forces, and for 18 years was secretary of the Australian Golf Club. ...^51,52

Death

29 Apr 1955

21 Epping Avenue, Epping, NSW; >
Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald 30 Apr 1955, page 56 and 2 May 1955, page 22:
WALKER, Emma Sarah -- 29 Apr 1955 (suddenly), at her daughter's residence, 71 Epping Avenue, Epping, widow of the late Capt. J. Walker and loving mother of Ruth (Mrs Sara, Melbourne), Muriel (Mrs Stewart), Kathleen (Mrs Elston), Ted and John, aged 80 years.^53,54

Deceased husband: James (Jim) Walker
Daughter of deceased: Ruth Gertrude Sara
Daughter of deceased: Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Stewart
Daughter of deceased: Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Elston
Son of deceased: Edward James (Ted) Walker
Son of deceased: Charles John (John) Walker

Funeral

2 May 1955

Northern Suburbs Crematorium, North Ryde, NSW; Funeral Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 2 May 1955, page 22:
     The service for the late Emma Sarah Walker will be held at Northern Suburbs Crematorium, this (Monday) morning, 2 May 1955, at 11:30 am.
     Motor Funerals Ltd, A.F.D.A.
     8 East Parade, Eastwood. WL1955.⁵⁵

Family

James (Jim) Walker b. 28 May 1873, d. 21 Jun 1945

Children

Ruth Gertrude Walker+ b. 30 Jan 1900, d. 8 Dec 1981

Elsie Muriel (Muriel) Walker b. 28 May 1901, d. 20 Oct 1985

Kathleen Patricia (Kath) Walker+ b. 28 Jan 1905, d. 20 Feb 2002

Edward James (Ted) Walker+ b. 5 Feb 1915, d. Nov 1987

Charles John (John) Walker+ b. 30 Jun 1918, d. 10 Aug 2011

Citations

Family history chart: James Walker's family, believed to have been compiled by Kathleen Patricia Elston ca 1991, hereafter called FH chart, Walker/James; photocopy held in Researcher's family history papers, ID0113. Given names, surname.
FH chart, Walker/James. DOB, POB.
FreeBMD transcription of the England and Wales Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths at freebmd.org.uk, formerly freebmd.rootsweb.com; hereafter called FreeBMD UK. Birth Registration Vol. 5b, Page 317 [Emma Sarah Mugliston], viewed 31 Aug 2009: QOBR Mar 1875, Registration District Stoke Damerel (later called Devonport), Devon.
Marriage Certificate: Walker, James & Mugliston, Emma S [0113+0120], Registration No. Unclear, District of Portsea Island, County of Portsmouth, Certified copy issued 27 Sep ???? By General Register Office, London, hereafter called Marriage Certificate WaJ+MuES; poor photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0113. Date, Address.
Noakes (née Walker, then Graham), Margaret G, Oral, hereafter called Noakes MG, Oral. 1986: Married.
FH chart, Walker/James. DOM.
Family history notes: James Walker's family, compiled by Kathleen Patricia Elston 1991, hereafter called FH notes, Walker/James; photocopy held in Researcher's family history papers, ID0113. YOM, POM Poortsmouth.
Marriage Certificate WaJ+MuES. DOM, POM, Memos.
FH notes, Walker/James. Date [Date1 = marriage, Date2 = Ruth's birth], City.
Noakes MG, Oral. Apr 1988: Memo.
Walker, C?? J?? [0128], Oral, hereafter called Walker CJ, Oral. 11 Apr 2005: ca 20 years older than JW (b. 30 Jun 1918), CountryOB.
Marriage Certificate: Sara, Edgar W & Walker, Ruth G [0127+0126], Registration No. 1928/11787, Registered 13 Nov 1928, PDF image acquired 21 Jun 2009 from Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages at online.justice.vic.gov.au, hereafter called Marriage Certificate SaEW+WaRG; photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0127. POB Southsea, England.
FH notes, Walker/James. Date [Date1 = Ruth's birth, Date2 = move to Dublin], City.
FH notes, Walker/James. Date [Date1 = move to Dublin, Date2 = Muriel's birth], City.
Noakes MG, Oral. Apr 1988: Second or third eldest child.
Walker CJ, Oral. 11 Apr 2005: Born in England, about 17 years older than JW (b. 30 Jun 1918).
FH notes, Walker/James. Date [Date1 = Muriel's birth, Date2 = move to St Lucia], City.
FH notes, Walker/James. Date [Date1 = move to St Lucia, Date2 = Kath's birth], City.
Walker, David W [0151], Notes (date unknown, but probably soon after May 1992) on and about LDG's family history notes given to DWW in May 1992, and passed on by DWW to Pat Davidson, hereafter called Walker DW, Notes; copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0088. Age 87 at 3 May 1992, CountryOB.
Ryerson Index to death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers, initiated by NSW Dead Persons' Society, now owned and maintained by Ryerson Index Inc., located at www.ryersonindex.org; hereafter called Ryerson Index. Sydney Morning Herald 22 Feb 2002: Age 97 at death 20 Feb 2002.
Walker CJ, Oral. 11 Apr 2005: About 15 years older than brother JW (b. 30 Jun 1918).
Walker, G Geoffrey C [0141], Oral, hereafter called Walker GGC, Oral. 24 Nov 2004: Eldest daughter [incorrect].
FH notes, Walker/James. Date [Date1 = Kath's birth, Date2 = move to Plymouth], City.
FH notes, Walker/James. Date [Date1 = move to Plymouth, Date2 = Ted's birth], City.
Walker CJ, Oral. 11 Apr 2005: Born Feb 1914.
FH chart, Walker/James. DOB, POB Plymouth.
Noakes MG, Oral. Apr 1988: Youngest child [incorrect].
World War 2 Nominal Roll, accessed at https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/, hereafter called WW2 Nominal Roll; Certificate image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records at ID0213. Viewed 26 Nov 2009: DOB, POB Devonport, England.
FH notes, Walker/James. Date [Date1 = Ted's birth, Date2 = move to Hereford], City.
FH notes, Walker/James. Date [Date1 = move to Hereford, Date2 = John's birth], City.
Noakes MG, Oral. Apr 1988: A little older than MGN, fourth child [both incorrect].
Walker GGC, Oral. 24 Nov 2004: About 6 years older than GGCW.
Walker CJ, Oral. 11 Apr 2005: DOB, POB.
FH notes, Walker/James. Date [Date1 = John's birth, Date2 < emigration to Australia], City.
FH notes, Walker/James. Emigration, Date2, Ship, Memo2.
Walker CJ, Oral. 11 Apr 2005: Memo1.
FH notes, Walker/James. Dates, Address, Memos.
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Noakes MG, Oral. Apr 1988: Married.
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Walker LH, Oral. Dec 1991: Died at age 73, Memo1.
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