Rowland Mansfield (Rowley) Shelley1,2,3,4

M, ID181, (1847-31 Dec 1932)
Last Edited8 Jun 2019
RelationshipGreat-granduncle of Lindsay David Graham
FatherGeorge Shelley b. 12 Oct 1812, d. 1 May 1852
MotherAmelia Matilda Waddy b. 28 May 1817, d. 1 Nov 1896
(Resident) AddressOldfr 1845 - May 1852George Shelley, Amelia Matilda Shelley; Tumut, NSW; >
Parents and 5-8 children.
Joined by Amelia's mother in the 1840s.5 
Birth1847Tumut, NSW6,7,8,9,10 
Educations 1855?Primary/Secondary education, Dr William Woolls School; >
WHERE WAS THIS SCHOOL AND IN WHAT YEARS DID HE ATTEND? CHECK WITH STACY BOOK, WHICH [P24] REFERS TO RMS ATTENDING MR McARTHUR'S SCHOOL IN 1866?11 
Educations 1860Primary/Secondary education, The King's School, Parramatta, NSW; >
CHECK ON YEARS ATTENDED, EG, IN STACY BOOK [P24] OR BY CONTACTING THE KING'S SCHOOL.11 
Employments 1868Australian Joint Stock Bank, Wagga Wagga, NSW; >
Bank officer.
After schooling, with Australian Joint Stock Bank, Wagga under Mr Cottee [Cottee].
CHECK THESE DETAILS WITH STACY BOOK AND ADD CITATIONS.12 
Marriage5 Sep 1871Matilda Jane (Jane) Brady; Mosman, NSW13,14 
Occupationat 1872Station Manager, 'Tumut Plains', Tumut, NSW; >
     Managing land and stock at 'Tumut Plains'.
     In May 1914, sold Tumut Plains to AN Stacy, manager of Wermatong.15 
Birth of daughter1879Lucy Jane Shelley; Tumut Plains, NSW16,17 
RecreationTumut, NSW; >
     He held significant positions in local affairs. He was an alderman and Mayor at Tumut and a magistrate for 25 years. He became Honorary Secretary and Warden of the Anglican Church at Tumut.
     Mayor of Tumut in 1894.18,19 
Death31 Dec 1932Sydney, NSW20,21,22 

Family

 Matilda Jane (Jane) Brady b. 1845, d. 4 Aug 1934
Child 1.Lucy Jane Shelley+ b. 1879, d. 1968

Citations

  1. Nickname [Stacy p24].
  2. Honour C. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; Seven Generations of Women in Australia (Published by Boolarong Publications, Brisbane, QLD, 1985); hereafter called Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; copy in Researcher's Library. Page Back cover: Two given names.
  3. 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: Two given names.
  4. Jean Stewart, The Shelley Family (Published by Jean Stewart, Kenmore QLD, Aug 2001); hereafter called Stewart, Shelley Family; copy in Researcher's Library. Page p186: Two given names.
  5. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves. p83: Memo2.
  6. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves. pBack cover: YOB.
  7. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOB, POB.
  8. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, pPage 186: YOB, POB.
  9. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, On-line Births Index, URL http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/bdm_fh.html, hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Births Index; paper copy of search page in Researcher's family history papers, ID0160. Registration No. V18471876 33A/1847 [Rowland M Shelley], viewed 24 Sep 2013: YOBRegn 1847.
  10. Parramatta Family History Group, Parramatta Pioneer Register, Volume 2, Settlement to 1920 (Published by Parramatta & District Historical Society Inc., Parramatta, NSW, 2003) -- names of contributors for all items are listed in the book; hereafter called Parramatta FHG, Parramatta Pioneer Register Vol 2; copy in Researcher's Library: Page Page 205: YOB, POB.
  11. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, pp186.
  12. Florence Stacy, Hamlyn Lavicount Harris of Wermatong, N. S. W., 1845-1925 (published by Halstead Press Pty Ltd, Nickson Street, Sydney, 1951); hereafter called Stacy, Harris of Wermatong; copy in Researcher's Library. Page 24: Employer, Place, Memo1 & 2.
  13. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOM.
  14. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, pp187: DOM, POM.
  15. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p105?: Occupation, Date, Place, Memos.
  16. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: POB.
  17. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, pp189: YOB and POB Tumut.
  18. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, pPage 187: Memo.
  19. Albury Banner and Wodonga Express newspaper, founded by George Adams, Albury, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Albury Banner; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID3397. 30 Nov 1894, p16, viewed 7 Jun 2019: Memo2.
  20. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOD, POD.
  21. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, pPage 187: DOD.
  22. Parramatta FHG, Parramatta Pioneer Register Vol 2: pPage 205: DOD.

Jane Annette (Janie) Shelley1,2,3,4

F, ID182, (1850-1920)
Last Edited11 Jun 2019
RelationshipGreat-grandaunt of Lindsay David Graham
FatherGeorge Shelley b. 12 Oct 1812, d. 1 May 1852
MotherAmelia Matilda Waddy b. 28 May 1817, d. 1 Nov 1896
(Resident) AddressOldfr 1845 - May 1852George Shelley, Amelia Matilda Shelley; Tumut, NSW; >
Parents and 5-8 children.
Joined by Amelia's mother in the 1840s.5 
Birth1850Tumut, NSW6,7,8,9 
Illnessca 1863 or 1864Diptheria, Tumut, NSW10 
(Student) Occupationat 1866(?) (?); >
Mrs Vyner (wife of Capt. Vyner) was a good teacher of music and Janie and Emily both responded well to her efforts. Janie developed a contralto voice and Emily a sweet mezzo-soprano. Lavie sang tenor and many hours were spent singing part-songs.11 
Married Name1869Mansfield 
Marriagec 1870Charles Shelley Mansfield; Tumut, NSW; >
Charles and Janie were (first) cousins.12,13 
Marriage1871Charles E. (Charlie) Barton; >
Cousins.
Had several children. 
AddressOldFrom 1872Charles E. (Charlie) Barton 
Addressfrom Dec 1887Charles E. (Charlie) Barton; Sydney, NSW; >
Citation page number appears to be incorrect -- TO BE VERIFIED. Also mentioned on p118. 
Death1920Parramatta, NSW14,15,16 

Family 1

 Charles Shelley Mansfield b. 1843, d. 1896

Family 2

 Charles E. (Charlie) Barton

Citations

  1. 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 118 -- Nickname.
  2. Florence Stacy, Hamlyn Lavicount Harris of Wermatong, N. S. W., 1845-1925 (published by Halstead Press Pty Ltd, Nickson Street, Sydney, 1951); hereafter called Stacy, Harris of Wermatong; copy in Researcher's Library. Page 18 -- Nickname.
  3. Honour C. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; Seven Generations of Women in Australia (Published by Boolarong Publications, Brisbane, QLD, 1985); hereafter called Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; copy in Researcher's Library. Page 241 -- Given names, Maiden surname.
  4. 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: Given name Anette, Surname.
  5. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves. p83: Memo2.
  6. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, On-line Births Index, URL http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/bdm_fh.html, hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Births Index; paper copy of search page in Researcher's family history papers, ID0160. Registration No. V18492066 34A/1849 [Jane A Shelley], viewed 24 Sep 2013: YOBRegn 1849.
  7. Parramatta Family History Group, Parramatta Pioneer Register, Volume 2, Settlement to 1920 (Published by Parramatta & District Historical Society Inc., Parramatta, NSW, 2003) -- names of contributors for all items are listed in the book; hereafter called Parramatta FHG, Parramatta Pioneer Register Vol 2; copy in Researcher's Library: Page Page 205: YOB 1850, POB.
  8. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves. p241 -- YOB 1850.
  9. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOB 1850, POB.
  10. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p18 -- Date, Illness.
  11. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p24: Memo.
  12. Michael Roy Barnett (Based on research papers by Alan Francis Benson), The Shelley Brothers Ventures from Tumut to the Murray 1836 to 1852 (Published by the Author, Wahroonga, NSW in 2001); hereafter called Barnett, Shelley Brothers Ventures; copy in Researcher's Library: Page 31 -- YOM, POM.
  13. Benson, Wide Spectrum. p118 -- YOM 1871, Memo.
  14. Parramatta FHG, Parramatta Pioneer Register Vol 2: pPage 205: YOD 1920.
  15. Barnett, Shelley Brothers Ventures: pPage 31: YOD.
  16. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOD ca 1920, POD.

Emily Florence (Flo) Harris1

F, ID183, (29 Oct 1872-6 Nov 1964)
Last Edited29 Jun 2023
RelationshipGrandaunt of Lindsay David Graham
FatherHamlyn Lavicount (Lavie) Harris b. 16 Aug 1845, d. 5 Jul 1925
MotherEmily Lucy Louisa (Em) Shelley b. 14 Sep 1851, d. 30 May 1937
Birth29 Oct 1872'Tarramia', Mulwala, NSW2 
(Resident) AddressOldfr Oct 1872 - Jan 1873Hamlyn Lavicount (Lavie) Harris, Emily Lucy Louisa (Em) Harris; 'Tarramia', Mulwala, NSW; >
Parents and one child.3 
(Resident) AddressOldfrom Feb 1873Hamlyn Lavicount (Lavie) Harris, Emily Lucy Louisa (Em) Shelley; 'Wermatong', Tumut, NSW; >
Parents and one child.4 
Educationfrom ca 1878Primary and secondary education, 'Wermatong', Tumut, NSW; >
Educated at home by her mother to Aug 1885, by Governess Miss Dodd from Sep 1885 to Dec 1885, and by Governess Mrs Dobie from Jan 1886 (Mrs D was there for 11 years) [Stacy p58].5 
Educationfrom 29 Jan 1890Tertiary education, Children's Hospital, Glebe, NSW; >
     Training (for about a year?) in elementary nursing and first aid for missionary work in Japan. Just after finishing the course, she became engaged, so did not go to Japan.6 
Occupationto ca 1896Teacher, on Clarence River, NSW; >
Teaching in the house of a friend on the Clarence River [northern NSW].7 
Addressfr 1896 - 1897Clarence River NSW 000-000-0000 A [Stacy p78]. Date1 EFSPO. 
Occupationfr 1897 - 1900Teacher; >
Teaching younger siblings Nettie, Nell, Edna, Bertha, Clem at home.8 
Addressfr 1897 - 1900'Wermatong', Tumut, NSW9 
AddressFrom 1902Arthur Ernest Neville Stacy; Wilcannia, NSW; >
With spouse.
Short period only? [Stacy p103]. 
Marriage29 Oct 1902Arthur Ernest Neville Stacy; All Saints Church, Tumut, NSW10,11 
Church: All Saints Anglican Church, Tumut, NSW (Church)
Married NameStacy 
AddressFrom 1903?Arthur Ernest Neville Stacy; Bourke, NSW; >
With spouse.
Date1 GFSPO. Still here 1909 [Stacy p103]. 
Birth of daughter1904Ethel Florence Stacy12 
Birth of daughter14 Oct 1905Jean Caswell Stacy; Bourke, NSW13,14,15 
Birth of son26 Dec 1909Arthur Llewellyn (Lew) Stacy; Woollahra, NSW16,17,18 
Birth of daughter30 Jun 1911Muriel Hamlyn Stacy16,19 
Addressfr 1912 - Feb 1914Arthur Ernest Neville Stacy; Yass, NSW; >
With spouse.20 
(Sister of Bride) Marriage12 Sep 1913Henry W. (Harry) Scott, Eliza Amelia (Nell) Harris; 'Wermatong', Tumut, NSW; >
Extract from Stacy 'Hamlyn Lavicount Harris of Wermatong, N.S.W.':
     Nell was married just after Father had suffered a period of more than usual pain and he was not able to go to Tumut; so the woolshed was converted into a Church with a little sanctuary at the south end and the "board" became the refreshment hall. Clem [Nell's younger brother] was mainly responsible for the decoration. The rafters were covered with gum blossoms; the walls with yellow muslin and bracken ferns; the corner reserved for the reception was embowered with wattle; and the long refreshment table was decorated with daffodils and violets.
     In the sanctuary a table placed altar-wise held brass shellcases filled with almond blossoms and two lights were necessary, for the shed was rather too "dim-religiously" lighted. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Canon Ross-Edwards. Father was present in his wheel-chair, and about seventy guests were seated. Vida [Nell's older sister] was the only maid, in honey-coloured silk and chiffon with a posy of primroses.
     The bride's dress was of ivory satin and lace with wreath and veil and she looked very graceful. Brother Tom was Harry's best man. I think Noel represented Father and gave the bride away. Myra and I played the Wedding March on the piano. It was a happy homely wedding21,22,23 
Addressfr Feb 1914 - Feb 1915Arthur Ernest Neville Stacy; 'Wermatong', Tumut, NSW; >
With spouse.24 
Birth of son18 May 1914Gordon Neville Stacy; Tumut, NSW16,25,26 
Addressfrom Feb 1915Arthur Ernest Neville Stacy; 'Tumut Plains', Tumut, NSW; >
With spouse.
'Tumut Plains' renamed 'Camelot'.27 
Occupationfrom 1925Acquired 'Wunelli' after her father's death 7/25 [Stacy p114]. 
(Widow) Death15 Apr 1935Arthur Ernest Neville Stacy; Kashmir, INDIA 
Marriage of daughter6 Mar 1937Jean Caswell Stacy, Alan Francis Benson; All Saints Church, Tumut, NSW28,29,30 
Marriage of son29 Jan 1938Arthur Llewellyn (Lew) Stacy, Muriel Margaret Moore Clouston; North Sydney, NSW31,32,33 
Occupationfr 1945 - 1951Author of 'Hamlyn Lavicount Harris of Wermatong 1845-1925' published 1951. Date1 GFSPO. 
Marriage of daughter14 May 1946Muriel Hamlyn Stacy, Gordon Andrews; All Saints' Church, Tumut, NSW; >
Article in Gundagai Independent newspaper 6 May 1946, page 3:
     The wedding of Miss Murial [actually Muriel] Stacy, daughter of Mrs F. Stacy of 'Camelot,' Tumut to Mr Gordon Andrews takes place at All Saints Church Tumut on Tuesday May 14.
Extract from Wedding report in The Tumut and Adelong Times, 21 May 1946, page 2:
     WEDDING ANDREWS— STACY
     A pretty and interesting wedding was celebrated at All Saints' Church, Tumut at 3 p.m. on the 14th inst. when Miss Muriel Hamblin [actually Hamlyn] Stacy and Mr. Gordon Andrews were joined in bonds of holy matrimony.
     The church was superbly decorated by Mesdames Broadfoot, Service and J. Oliver ... The flowers for the decoration of this beautiful church came from many Tumut gardens and from the lovely gardens of Mrs. Mackenzie, of "Robin Hill" and Mrs. T. Wilkinson.
     The brother of the bridegroom, Mr. Fred. Andrews, was best man and the bride was given away by her brother, Mr. Llewellyn Stacy.
     The beautiful and solemn ceremony was conducted by the bride's uncle, the Rev. E. Walker (Rector of All Saints', Parramatta) , assisted by the Rev. S. Broadfoot. The bridesmaid was Miss Faith McCulloch and the little bridesmaids Robyn and Jill Stacy.
     The bride looked charming in ... and her wreath of orange blossom was lent by Mrs. L. Stacy. ...
     As the bride entered on the arm of her brother the Bridal March was played by the organist, Mr. Keith Weeden ...
     About one hundred guests assembled at the beautiful old ''Camelot" home ...
     Mrs. F. Stacy ... received the guests assisted by Mr. Llewellyn Stacy and the bridegroom's mother, Mrs. Andrews ... The Rev. E. Walker occupied the chair ...
     The happy pair left about 5.30 p.m. to the strains of "Auld Lang Syne". ...
     Mr. and Mrs. Andrews make their home at Toorak, Melbourne.
Marriage notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 8 Jun 1946, page 32:
     ANDREWS-STACY. May 14, 1946, at All Saints Church, Tumut, N.S.W., Muriel Hamlyn (ex-A. T. N. A.), second daughter of the late A. N. Stacy and of Mrs. Stacy, Camelot, Tumut, to Gordon Andrews (ex-R. A. A. F.), eldest son of the late M. V. Andrews and of Mrs. Andrews, Abbot Barton, Korumburra, Victoria.21,34,35,36,37
Travelbt Mar 1948 - Apr 1948Korumbarra, VIC; >
Personal Notice in The Tumut and Adelong Times, 4 May 1948, page 2:
     Mrs F. Stacy has returned to Tumut after two months holiday with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Andrews, at Korumburrah, South Gippsland. Mrs. Andrews was, of course, Miss Muriel Stacy, and the pride of the home is the baby son, David. 
Resident: Muriel Hamlyn Andrews
Resident: Gordon Andrews
(Sister of deceased) Death20 Oct 1950Eva Hamlyn Harris; at home, Benalla, VIC; >
Extract from Obituary in Adelong & Tumut Times, 24 Oct 1950, p11:
MRS. EVA MECHAM
     The death occurred on Friday night last at her home at Benalla, Vic., of Mrs. Eva Mecham, wife of Mr. J. Mecham, and a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Harris, of Wermatong, Tumut.
     Deceased, who had been in ill-health for a long period, passed away in her sleep. She married Mr. J. Mecham at Vancouver, USA [actually Victoria, BC, Canada], and resided for eight years in America where the latter was an engineer. They then came to Australia and, after some years in Melbourne, took up residence at Benalla.
     There was no family born to the union. Besides the sorrowing husband, brothers and sisters surviving are Messrs. Noel (Gilmore), Geoff (Tumut), Clem (Braidwood) Dr. Thomas (Launceston), Vern (Tumut), Florence (Mrs. F. Stacy, Tumut), Vida (Mrs. Nixon, Dunnedo), Nettie (Mrs. E. Walker, Parramatta), Nell (Mrs. H. Scott, Tumut), Miss Edna Harris (Eastwood) and Bertha (Mrs. Hamlyn-Harris, Brisbane).
     The late Mrs. Mecham was a wonderful sister and a devoted wife.
     ...

Extract from Obituary in Benalla Ensign, 26 Oct 1950, p24:
Mrs. Eva H. Mecham.
     Sincere sympathy is felt for Mr. John W. Mecham, of Charles Street, in the loss he sustained on Saturday last by the death of his wife, Mrs. Eva Hamlyn Mecham, which took place at her home. The late Mrs. Mecham was a daughter of the late Hamlyn and Emily Harris, and was born at Tumut, N.S.W. She was married at Pretoria, British Columbia, at the age of 36 [actually 37] years to Mr. Mecham, who survives her, there being no family. The late Mrs. Mecham possessed a quiet and kind disposition which won her many friends, who will regret her passing. ...38,39,40
Addressat 1951'Camelot', Tumut, NSW41 
Death6 Nov 1964Burwood, NSW42 

Family

 Arthur Ernest Neville Stacy b. 1870, d. 15 Apr 1935
Children 1.Ethel Florence Stacy b. 1904, d. 6 Dec 1905
 2.Jean Caswell Stacy+ b. 14 Oct 1905, d. 13 Nov 1991
 3.Arthur Llewellyn (Lew) Stacy+ b. 26 Dec 1909
 4.Muriel Hamlyn Stacy+ b. 30 Jun 1911
 5.Gordon Neville Stacy+ b. 18 May 1914, d. 20 Mar 2006

Citations

  1. Honour C. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; Seven Generations of Women in Australia (Published by Boolarong Publications, Brisbane, QLD, 1985); hereafter called Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; copy in Researcher's Library. Page 241 (inside back cover) -- Given name Florence.
  2. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves. p241 (inside back cover) -- YOB.
  3. Florence Stacy, Hamlyn Lavicount Harris of Wermatong, N. S. W., 1845-1925 (published by Halstead Press Pty Ltd, Nickson Street, Sydney, 1951); hereafter called Stacy, Harris of Wermatong; copy in Researcher's Library. Page 32: Date1, Address, Memo.
  4. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p39: Date1, Address, Memo.
  5. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p58: Date1, Address, Memo.
  6. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p87: Date1, Address, Memo.
  7. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p78: Date2 (estimate inferred), Place, Memo.
  8. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p78: Date1 ca 1897, Memo.
  9. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p78: Date1 ca 1897, Address.
  10. 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.
  11. 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 136 -- DOM, POM.
  12. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOB.
  13. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: DOB 18 Oct 1905.
  14. Benson, Wide Spectrum. p136: POB.
  15. 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. 31559/1905 [Jean C STACY, parents Arthur E N & Emily F], accessed 29 Jun 2023: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Bourke.
  16. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: DOB.
  17. NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 10640/1910 [Arthur L STACY, parents Arthur E & Florence H], accessed 29 Jun 2023: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Woollahra.
  18. Richard Vanderbyl Pockley, Ancestor Treasure Hunt: The Waddy Family, England 1621, Australia 1834-1980, self published by the author, Sydney, NSW, 1980; hereafter called Pockley, Ancestor Treasure Hunt; copy in Researcher's Library. Page 72: DOB 26 Dec 1910.
  19. Pockley, Ancestor Treasure Hunt. p72: DOB.
  20. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p103: Date1 late 1912, Date2.
  21. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOM.
  22. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p99: POM, Memo. p103: MOM, YOM.
  23. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Online Marriages Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 11599/1913 [Henry SCOTT + Eliza A HARRIS], accessed 28 Sep 2023: DOM [by reduction], Registration District Tumut.
  24. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p103: Date1, Date2?
  25. NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 20312/1914 [Gordon N STACY, parents Arthur E & Emily F], accessed 29 Jun 2023: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Tumut.
  26. Pockley, Ancestor Treasure Hunt. p72: DOB 1 May 1914..
  27. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p103: Date1, Memos.
  28. Benson, Wide Spectrum. p136: DOM, POM.
  29. NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 2116/1937 [Alan Francis BENSON + Jean Caswell STACY], accessed 29 Jun 2023: DOM [by reduction], Registration District Tumut.
  30. Pockley, Ancestor Treasure Hunt. p72: YOM 1934.
  31. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: Married.
  32. Pockley, Ancestor Treasure Hunt. p72: YOM.
  33. NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 2939/1938 [Arthur LLewellyn + Muriel Margaret Moore CLOUSTON], accessed 29 Jun 2023: DOM [by reduction], Registration District North Sydney.
  34. NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 15598/1946 [Gordon ANDREWS +Muriel Hamlyn STACY], accessed 27 Jun 2023: YOM, Registration District Tumut.
  35. The Tumut and Adelong Times newspaper, Tumut, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Tumut & Adelong Times/Trove; copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID0400. 21 May 1946, p2, accessed 27 Jun 2023: DOM, POM, Memo2..
  36. The Gundagai Independent newspaper, published since 1898 by the Sullivan family, Gundagai, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Gundagai Independent/Trove; copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID0400. 6 May 1946, p3, accessed 27 Jun 2023: DOM, POM, Memo1..
  37. 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 ID0400. 8 Jun 1946, p32, accessed 27 Jun 2023: DOM, POM, Memo3..
  38. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, On-line Deaths Index, URL https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/…, hereafter called VIC BDM Registry, Deaths Index; copy not retained. Registration No. 22488/1950 [Eva Hamlyn MECHAM, parents Hamlyn Calicount (sic) HARRIS + Emily Louisa SHELLEY], accessed 14 Nov 2022: YODRegn, POD Benalla.
  39. Tumut & Adelong Times/Trove; copies in Researcher's FH records at ID0184. 24 Oct 1950, p11, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOD, POD, Memo1.
  40. Benalla Ensign newspaper, published weekly in Benalla, VIC, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Benalla Ensign/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0184. 26 Oct 1950, p24, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOD, POD, Memo2..
  41. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. ptitle page: Address at 1951.
  42. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, On-line Deaths Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Deaths Index. Registration No. 11081/1965 [Emily Florence STACY, parents Hamlyn Lavicount & Emily Louisa], accessed 28 Jun 2023: DOD [by reduction], Registration District Burwood.

Eva Hamlyn Harris1,2

F, ID184, (19 Jun 1874-20 Oct 1950)
Last Edited28 Jun 2023
RelationshipGrandaunt of Lindsay David Graham
FatherHamlyn Lavicount (Lavie) Harris b. 16 Aug 1845, d. 5 Jul 1925
MotherEmily Lucy Louisa (Em) Shelley b. 14 Sep 1851, d. 30 May 1937
Birth19 Jun 1874'Wermatong', Tumut, NSW; >
Ned Lindbeck's sister, Mrs King, was the nurse and continued in that office for 10 confinements. We [the older children] took it as a matter of course that Mrs King's appearance with her red and green carpet-bag, sometimes strapped onto her side-saddle, heralded another baby.3,4 
Educationfrom 1880Date1 EFSPO. Educated at home by mother to 8/85, Governess Miss Dodd 9/85-12/85, Governess Mrs Dobie 1/86-??/?? (Mrs Dobie was there for 11 years) [Stacy p58]. 
Occupationfrom ca 1893Domestic work, 'Wermatong', Tumut, NSW; >
With sister Vida.5 
Occupationfr 1900 - 1906Teacher, 'Wermatong', Tumut, NSW; >
Teaching younger siblings at 'Wermatong' for 6 years from ?1900. [Stacy p88]. 
Marriage28 May 1912John Walter (Jack) Mecham; Victoria, British Columbia, CANADA; >
     Eva and Jack had long been friends.
     When Eva went to San Francisco to marry Jack in 1912, Eva's father Lavie wrote "Dear little Eva is no well on the way to the Happy Land of Hopes Fulfilled. I am sure Jack will be to her a worthy husband and protector."
     No children.6,7,8,9 
Married NameMecham 
Death20 Oct 1950at home, Benalla, VIC; >
Extract from Obituary in Adelong & Tumut Times, 24 Oct 1950, p11:
MRS. EVA MECHAM
     The death occurred on Friday night last at her home at Benalla, Vic., of Mrs. Eva Mecham, wife of Mr. J. Mecham, and a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Harris, of Wermatong, Tumut.
     Deceased, who had been in ill-health for a long period, passed away in her sleep. She married Mr. J. Mecham at Vancouver, USA [actually Victoria, BC, Canada], and resided for eight years in America where the latter was an engineer. They then came to Australia and, after some years in Melbourne, took up residence at Benalla.
     There was no family born to the union. Besides the sorrowing husband, brothers and sisters surviving are Messrs. Noel (Gilmore), Geoff (Tumut), Clem (Braidwood) Dr. Thomas (Launceston), Vern (Tumut), Florence (Mrs. F. Stacy, Tumut), Vida (Mrs. Nixon, Dunnedo), Nettie (Mrs. E. Walker, Parramatta), Nell (Mrs. H. Scott, Tumut), Miss Edna Harris (Eastwood) and Bertha (Mrs. Hamlyn-Harris, Brisbane).
     The late Mrs. Mecham was a wonderful sister and a devoted wife.
     ...

Extract from Obituary in Benalla Ensign, 26 Oct 1950, p24:
Mrs. Eva H. Mecham.
     Sincere sympathy is felt for Mr. John W. Mecham, of Charles Street, in the loss he sustained on Saturday last by the death of his wife, Mrs. Eva Hamlyn Mecham, which took place at her home. The late Mrs. Mecham was a daughter of the late Hamlyn and Emily Harris, and was born at Tumut, N.S.W. She was married at Pretoria, British Columbia, at the age of 36 [actually 37] years to Mr. Mecham, who survives her, there being no family. The late Mrs. Mecham possessed a quiet and kind disposition which won her many friends, who will regret her passing. ...10,11,12
Sister of deceased: Emily Florence (Flo) Stacy
Brother of deceased: Noel Hamlyn Henry Harris
Sister of deceased: Vida Hamlyn Harris
Brother of deceased: Geoffrey (Geof) Hamlyn Lavicount Harris
Sister of deceased: Nettie Huntingdon Walker
Sister of deceased: Eliza Amelia (Nell) Scott
Sister of deceased: Edna Hamlyn Harris
Sister of deceased: Bertha Hamlyn Hamlyn-Harris
Brother of deceased: Clement Wallington (Clem) Harris
Brother of deceased: George Thomas Hamlyn (Tom) Harris
Brother of deceased: Hamlyn Lavicount Vernon (Vern) Harris
Deceased father: Hamlyn Lavicount (Lavie) Harris
Deceased mother: Emily Lucy Louisa (Em) Harris
Widower: John Walter (Jack) Mecham
Funeral23 Oct 1950All Saints' Church of England, Tumut, NSW; >
Extract from Obituary in Adelong & Tumut Times, 24 Oct 1950, p11:
MRS. EVA MECHAM
     ...
     The remains were brought back to Tumut for interment and the funeral took place yesterday afternoon, leaving from All Saints' Church of England for the Tumut New Cemetery. Rev. W. J. Conran officiated at the graveside.13 
Burial23 Oct 1950New Cemetery, Tumut, NSW; >
Extract from Obituary in Adelong & Tumut Times, 24 Oct 1950, p11:
MRS. EVA MECHAM
     ...
     The remains were brought back to Tumut for interment and the funeral took place yesterday afternoon, leaving from All Saints' Church of England for the Tumut New Cemetery. Rev. W. J. Conran officiated at the graveside.

Extract from Obituary in Benalla Ensign, 26 Oct 1950, p24:
Mrs. Eva H. Mecham.
     ... Burial took place at Tumut on Monday.14,15 

Family

 John Walter (Jack) Mecham b. c 1876, d. 1964

Citations

  1. Honour C. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; Seven Generations of Women in Australia (Published by Boolarong Publications, Brisbane, QLD, 1985); hereafter called Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; copy in Researcher's Library. Page 241 (inside back cover): Given name Eva, Maiden Surname.
  2. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, On-line Deaths Index, URL https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/…, hereafter called VIC BDM Registry, Deaths Index; copy not retained. Registration No. 22488/1950 [Eva Hamlyn MECHAM], accessed 14 Nov 2022: 2 given names, Maiden Surname.
  3. Florence Stacy, Hamlyn Lavicount Harris of Wermatong, N. S. W., 1845-1925 (published by Halstead Press Pty Ltd, Nickson Street, Sydney, 1951); hereafter called Stacy, Harris of Wermatong; copy in Researcher's Library. Page p41 (DOB, Memo) and 47 (POB).
  4. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves. p241 (inside back cover): YOB.
  5. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p78: Date1, Occupation, Place, Memo.
  6. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p98: YOM, POM San Francisco implied, Memos1 & 2.
  7. The Tumut and Adelong Times newspaper, Tumut, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Tumut & Adelong Times/Trove; copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID0184. 24 Oct 1950, p11, accessed 14 Nov 2022: POM Vancouver, USA [sic], Memo3..
  8. Benalla Ensign newspaper, published weekly in Benalla, VIC, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Benalla Ensign/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0184. 26 Oct 1950, p24, accessed 14 Nov 2022: POM Pretoria, British Columbia at age 36 years [actually Victoria, BC], Memo3..
  9. Ancestry Family Tree/HughWalker36 accessed on [URL===], Public Member Tree entitled [LOCATION===] owned by HughWalker36, identity Hugh B. Walker; hereafter called [SHORT TITLE==]. Accessed 15 Nov 2022: DOM, POM.. [TITLE0000] entitled unknown file name, owned by [RESEARCHER000], Walker Family Tree, accessed at Ancestry.com.au; hereafter called Ancestry FTree/HughWalker36; copy not retained. Accessed 15 Nov 2022: DOM, POM.
  10. VIC BDM Registry, Deaths Index; no copy. Registration No. 22488/1950 [Eva Hamlyn MECHAM, parents Hamlyn Calicount (sic) HARRIS + Emily Louisa SHELLEY], accessed 14 Nov 2022: YODRegn, POD Benalla.
  11. Tumut & Adelong Times/Trove; copies in Researcher's FH records at ID0184. 24 Oct 1950, p11, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOD, POD, Memo1.
  12. Benalla Ensign/Trove; copies in Researcher's FH records, ID0184. 26 Oct 1950, p24, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOD, POD, Memo2.
  13. Tumut & Adelong Times/Trove; copies in Researcher's FH records at ID0184. 24 Oct 1950, p11, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOFuneral, POFuneral, Memo.
  14. Tumut & Adelong Times/Trove; copies in Researcher's FH records at ID0184. 24 Oct 1950, p11, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOBurial, POBurial, Memo1.
  15. Benalla Ensign/Trove; copies in Researcher's FH records, ID0184. 26 Oct 1950, p24, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOBurial, POBurial Tumut, Memo2.

Eric Hamlyn Harris1,2

M, ID185, (11 May 1876-19 Sep 1895)
Last Edited13 Nov 2022
RelationshipGranduncle of Lindsay David Graham
FatherHamlyn Lavicount (Lavie) Harris b. 16 Aug 1845, d. 5 Jul 1925
MotherEmily Lucy Louisa (Em) Shelley b. 14 Sep 1851, d. 30 May 1937
IllnessMentally retarded?3 
Birth11 May 1876'Wermatong', Tumut, NSW; >
     Third child, first son.
     Lavie Harris was driving cattle to Melbourne when Eric was born. Edward Brown was staying at Wermatong in order to meet emergencies and on 10 May, a wild wet night, he set out on horseback to fetch Mrs King, the nurse, from Blowering. But the river was up and Edward could not cross, so Mrs Lindbeck attended. It was a difficult birth and the child barely escaped being choked.4,5,6,7 
Death19 Sep 1895Tumut, NSW; >
Died from influenza, heart failure.
Died as a young man?
DOB, POB?, YOD?, POD? [Stacy p47].8,9,10,11,12,13 

Citations

  1. 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: First given name.
  2. Jean Stewart, The Shelley Family (Published by Jean Stewart, Kenmore QLD, Aug 2001); hereafter called Stewart, Shelley Family; copy in Researcher's Library. Page p195: Two given names.
  3. Noakes (née Walker, then Graham), Margaret G, Oral, hereafter called Noakes MG, Oral. Apr 1992.
  4. 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. 21116/1876 [Eric H HARRIS, parents Hamlyn L & Emily L L], accessed 20 Oct 2021: DOB [date by reduction], Registration District Tumut.
  5. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: DOB 10 May 1876.
  6. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, p195: DOB 10 May 1876.
  7. Florence Stacy, Hamlyn Lavicount Harris of Wermatong, N. S. W., 1845-1925 (published by Halstead Press Pty Ltd, Nickson Street, Sydney, 1951); hereafter called Stacy, Harris of Wermatong; copy in Researcher's Library. Page 47: POB, Memo2.
  8. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, On-line Deaths Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Deaths Index. Registration No. 10435/1895 [Eric H HARRIS, parents Hamlyn L & Emily L L], accessed 20 Oct 2021 [date by reduction], Registration District Tumut.
  9. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOD 1896.
  10. Honour C. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; Seven Generations of Women in Australia (Published by Boolarong Publications, Brisbane, QLD, 1985); hereafter called Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; copy in Researcher's Library. Page 241 (inside back cover) -- 'Died in infancy'.
  11. 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 p47: Memo1.
  12. Noakes MG, Oral. Apr 1992: Memo2.
  13. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, pp190: YOD.

Noel Hamlyn Henry Harris1,2,3

M, ID186, (28 Nov 1877-21 Jan 1960)
Last Edited16 Sep 2023
RelationshipGranduncle of Lindsay David Graham
FatherHamlyn Lavicount (Lavie) Harris b. 16 Aug 1845, d. 5 Jul 1925
MotherEmily Lucy Louisa (Em) Shelley b. 14 Sep 1851, d. 30 May 1937
Birth28 Nov 1877Tumut, NSW4,5,6,7 
Educationfrom ca 1883Date1 EFSPO. Educated at home by mother to 8/85, Governess Miss Dodd 9/85-12/95, Governess Mrs Dobie 1/86-12/89 [Stacy p58]. 
EducationFrom Jan 1890Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne [Stacy p69]. 
Occupationfr 1894 - 1904Working for father on Wermatong [Stacy p78]. 
OccupationFrom 1904Grazier; >
Moved to Oxley, purchased for him by his father [Stacy p96]. 
OccupationTumut, NSW; >
Worked on the Harris properties, a quiet man who gave the family loyal service.8 
Marriage29 May 1909Lucy Jane Shelley; Sydney, NSW; >
First cousins.9,10,11,12,13 
AddressLucy Jane Shelley; Oxley, Tumut, NSW; >
With spouse.14 
Birth of daughter1 Apr 1910Roma Lucy Harris4,15 
(Brother of Bride) Marriage12 Sep 1913Henry W. (Harry) Scott, Eliza Amelia (Nell) Harris; 'Wermatong', Tumut, NSW; >
Extract from Stacy 'Hamlyn Lavicount Harris of Wermatong, N.S.W.':
     Nell was married just after Father had suffered a period of more than usual pain and he was not able to go to Tumut; so the woolshed was converted into a Church with a little sanctuary at the south end and the "board" became the refreshment hall. Clem [Nell's younger brother] was mainly responsible for the decoration. The rafters were covered with gum blossoms; the walls with yellow muslin and bracken ferns; the corner reserved for the reception was embowered with wattle; and the long refreshment table was decorated with daffodils and violets.
     In the sanctuary a table placed altar-wise held brass shellcases filled with almond blossoms and two lights were necessary, for the shed was rather too "dim-religiously" lighted. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Canon Ross-Edwards. Father was present in his wheel-chair, and about seventy guests were seated. Vida [Nell's older sister] was the only maid, in honey-coloured silk and chiffon with a posy of primroses.
     The bride's dress was of ivory satin and lace with wreath and veil and she looked very graceful. Brother Tom was Harry's best man. I think Noel represented Father and gave the bride away. Myra and I played the Wedding March on the piano. It was a happy homely wedding16,17,18 
Birth of son31 Mar 1916Noel Leslie Lavicount (Les) Harris; Tumut, NSW19,20 
Addressat Jan 1930Elsie R Harris; 'Oxley', Gilmore, Tumut, NSW; >
With spouse and (younger?) children.21 
(Driver) Death9 Jan 1930Frederick Thane (Thane) Scott; Sefton Private Hospital, Richmond Street, Tumut, NSW; >
Report in Sydney Morning Herald 11 Jan 1930 p16:
     MOTOR ACCIDENTS: FATALITY NEAR TUMUT.
     A fatal motor accident occurred yesterday [9 Jan 1930] three miles from Tumut, on the Adelong-road, at a spot known as Korn's Corner. A car owned and driven by Mr. Noel Harris, aged 51, grazier, of Oxley, Gilmore, near Tumut, capsized, due to a front tyre being torn off when taking a turn in the road. The vehicle struck a low stump. Thane Scott, aged 12, a nephew of Mr Harris, and son of Mr Harry Scott, manager of the Commercial Bank at The Rock, suffered a fractured skull, and died in a private hospital without regaining consciousness.
     Mr Harris is suffering internal and back injuries, and his son, Leslie Harris, aged 12, sustained an injured shoulder. Thane Scott, who was visiting his uncle for the holidays, was suffering from a previously broken arm, and was returning from Tumut to Gilmore after having had the fractured limb dressed by a doctor.
Extract from book by Flo Stacy Harris of Wermatong, page 88:
     ... once good fortune forsook us, and left Harry and Nell Scott bereft of a fine young man name Thane. No one was to blame. It was a simple car-skid on loose gravel, but it happened in a place where no car could afford to skid. As a tribute to Nell's character I must add that when her first burst of grief subsided she asked to be taken to the hospital where the driver of the car lay in a state of shock. "I want to tell him I don't blame him," she said.22,23,24
(Driver) Inquest16 Jan 1930Frederick Thane (Thane) Scott; Tumut, NSW; >
Report in Tumut and Adelong Times, 21 Jan 1930, page 1:
FREDERICK THANE SCOTT'S DEATH: CORONER'S INQUEST
     On Thursday last Coroner R. L. Blakeney conducted an inquiry into the death of Frederick Thane Scott, victim of the recent car accident. Following evidence was taken : —
     William Harry Piper, dairy farmer, Adelong Road, 3 miles from Tumut, deposed: At about 1.30 p.m. on 9th inst. heard a car as it passed the house, and almost immediately heard two loud noises coming from same direction. Went out to the road and noticed that an accident had occurred close to the house. Proceeded to the spot and on the roadway saw an overturned motor car and noticed a man and two boys lying on the road close to the car. They were all unconscious and appeared to be badly injured. No other people were present when I arrived at the scene of the accident. There was no other vehicle about nor any in sight. Then left my wife and Miss Rivers to attend to the injured and went to Mr. McGillivray's, almost three quarters of a mile away to ring up doctor and police. Shortly after Dr. Browne and Sergt. Jones arrived on the scene and the injured were conveyed to a private hospital in Tumut. In front of my place there is a bend in the road. By the tracks of a car when taking the turn, it appeared to me as if the car was partially out of control. At the foot of the gully, about 50 yards from the turn in the road the car overturned. The tyre on the off hind wheel had been blown out and the tube was showing.
     Alexander H. C. Jones, Sergt. of Police at Tumut, deposed: On 9th inst., at about 1.30 p.m., received a telephone communication to the effect that a serious motor accident had occurred on Adelong Road about 3 miles from Tumut. Proceeded in a motorcycle immediately and on arrival found that a serious motor car accident had occurred. Found near Piper's house a car overturned in a gully on roadside. Saw a man and two boys lying on roadside in an unconscious condition all very much injured. A number of other people were present. Recognised injured man as Mr. Noel Harris, of Gilmore. Shortly after Dr. Browne arrived and the injured persons were placed in cars and taken to a private hospital in Tumut. When I arrived on the scene noticed that Frederick Thane Scott was very severely injured, having an extensive wound at top of head. He was deeply unconscious. There was a quantity of blood on a pillow on which he was lying. Almost 50 yards on the roadway toward Tumut from where the car overturned there is a bend in the road. Noticed that a car had swerved off the running road and from then on tracks of the car suggested that the driver had practically lost control. Tracks then went on to some timber which protrudes about 4 feet from roadway. The wheels of the car collided with this timber, which collision caused the vehicle to capsize, in conjunction with a blowout which had taken place in the off back wheel. Mr. Harris is a reputable man, a property owner and a careful driver, and there would appear to be no negligence on his part.
     Dr. C. S. Browne deposed: About 2 p.m. on Thursday. 9th January, in response to a telephone call proceeded to scene of a car accident about 3 miles from Tumut on Adelong Road. Alongside the road found three injured persons. Under instructions they were conveyed to Sefton private hospital in Richmond Street. There a detailed examination was made. The boy Thane Scott was deeply unconscious from the onset. He had a very large scalp wound, almost 10ins. in length extending from the right frontal region backwards and downwards towards the occipital region. The bone of the skull underlying the wound was bare and exposed; the whole wound was full of road dust extending from the vertex down to the temporal region was a long fissured fracture which was traced downwards and found to disappear ultimately toward the base of the skull. The wound was thoroughly cleansed under anaesthesia and tetanus anti toxin injected. His condition became rapidly worse, and he died shortly after 5 p.m., presenting all the signs of severe intra cranial injury.
     Noel Henry Harris deposed: On Thursday last, 9th. inst., left Tumut at 20 past one in the afternoon with the intention of going home. Was driving my own car. About 3 miles from Tumut there is a bend in the road almost in front of Piper's house. Right opposite Piper's gate on the lefthand side the running is rough, and I was crossing out to a little better than the middle of the road. Just then the car skidded in a sand patch and threw the hind part of the car in towards Piper's. To straighten out the car brought the head of the car into same direction, which brought the front wheel on the edge of the new formation of the road. The car went ahead, which brought the hind wheel on the new formation which would not hold, causing a worse skid than the first one. Again straightened the car successfully, which brought the off wheels into the water table. Then realised there was trouble ahead as I could not bring it back on the road, and I knew the existence of a well right in front, also a deep gutter coming out from under the culvert. Also knew from the bumping of the car that the tyre was off one of rear wheels. The time would be about half past one. Was travelling about 25 miles per hour. It was a six cylinder touring car. Do not think the pace had anything to do with the accident. Consider it was caused by the nature of the road and car skidding. Have had a driver's license for about two years. Did not see any other vehicle on road. Would say the accident was not caused by any negligence or carelessness on my part.
     The Coroner found that the said Frederick Thane Scott died from the effects of injuries accidentally received on 9th January, 1930, on Adelong road, 3 miles from Tumut, through being thrown out of a motor car which overturned .25
(Executor & Son) Probate7 Jun 1937Emily Lucy Louisa (Em) Shelley; >
Probate Notice in SMH 7 Jun 1937 p2 foreshadowed an application in 14 days for Probate of ELL Harris's ['Wermatong' near Tumut, Widow] Will dated 17 Dec 1921 by the named Executor, Noel Henry Harris (the other Executor, Arthur Ernest Neville Stacy, having died). Claims on the Estate to be sent to RA Lester, Proctor for the Applicant, Tumut by Fred C. Emanuel and Co., 115 Pitt-street, Sydney.26
(Brother of deceased) Death20 Oct 1950Eva Hamlyn Harris; at home, Benalla, VIC; >
Extract from Obituary in Adelong & Tumut Times, 24 Oct 1950, p11:
MRS. EVA MECHAM
     The death occurred on Friday night last at her home at Benalla, Vic., of Mrs. Eva Mecham, wife of Mr. J. Mecham, and a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Harris, of Wermatong, Tumut.
     Deceased, who had been in ill-health for a long period, passed away in her sleep. She married Mr. J. Mecham at Vancouver, USA [actually Victoria, BC, Canada], and resided for eight years in America where the latter was an engineer. They then came to Australia and, after some years in Melbourne, took up residence at Benalla.
     There was no family born to the union. Besides the sorrowing husband, brothers and sisters surviving are Messrs. Noel (Gilmore), Geoff (Tumut), Clem (Braidwood) Dr. Thomas (Launceston), Vern (Tumut), Florence (Mrs. F. Stacy, Tumut), Vida (Mrs. Nixon, Dunnedo), Nettie (Mrs. E. Walker, Parramatta), Nell (Mrs. H. Scott, Tumut), Miss Edna Harris (Eastwood) and Bertha (Mrs. Hamlyn-Harris, Brisbane).
     The late Mrs. Mecham was a wonderful sister and a devoted wife.
     ...

Extract from Obituary in Benalla Ensign, 26 Oct 1950, p24:
Mrs. Eva H. Mecham.
     Sincere sympathy is felt for Mr. John W. Mecham, of Charles Street, in the loss he sustained on Saturday last by the death of his wife, Mrs. Eva Hamlyn Mecham, which took place at her home. The late Mrs. Mecham was a daughter of the late Hamlyn and Emily Harris, and was born at Tumut, N.S.W. She was married at Pretoria, British Columbia, at the age of 36 [actually 37] years to Mr. Mecham, who survives her, there being no family. The late Mrs. Mecham possessed a quiet and kind disposition which won her many friends, who will regret her passing. ...27,28,29
Marriage of son2 Mar 1954Noel Leslie Lavicount (Les) Harris, Avis Mary Loring Britton; Sydney, NSW; >
Noel's first marriage.
Noel's second marriage. No children.30,31,32 
Death21 Jan 196033,34 

Family

 Lucy Jane Shelley b. 1879, d. 1968
Children 1.Roma Lucy Harris b. 1 Apr 1910
 2.Noel Leslie Lavicount (Les) Harris b. 31 Mar 1916, d. 8 Feb 1996

Citations

  1. 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: Given names Noel Hamlyn.
  2. Honour C. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; Seven Generations of Women in Australia (Published by Boolarong Publications, Brisbane, QLD, 1985); hereafter called Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; copy in Researcher's Library. Page Back cover: First given name.
  3. Jean Stewart, The Shelley Family (Published by Jean Stewart, Kenmore QLD, Aug 2001); hereafter called Stewart, Shelley Family; copy in Researcher's Library. Page p195: Given names Noel Hamlyn Henry.
  4. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOB.
  5. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, p195: DOB.
  6. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves. pback cover: YOB.
  7. Florence Stacy, Hamlyn Lavicount Harris of Wermatong, N. S. W., 1845-1925 (published by Halstead Press Pty Ltd, Nickson Street, Sydney, 1951); hereafter called Stacy, Harris of Wermatong; copy in Researcher's Library. Page 48: YOB, POB.
  8. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, pp189: Memo.
  9. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: Memo.
  10. 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 p98: YOM?, POM.
  11. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, pp189: DOM, POM, Memo.
  12. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. pPage 98: YOM ca 1909.
  13. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves. pPage 157: YOM ca 1909, POM.
  14. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: unknown cd.
  15. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, pp195: DOB.
  16. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOM.
  17. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p99: POM, Memo. p103: MOM, YOM.
  18. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Online Marriages Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 11599/1913 [Henry SCOTT + Eliza A HARRIS], accessed 28 Sep 2023: DOM [by reduction], Registration District Tumut.
  19. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, pp189: DOB.
  20. 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. 17058/1916 [Noel L HARRIS, parents Noel H & Lucy J], accessed 11 May 2023: DOB [date by reduction], Registration District Tumut.
  21. 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 ID0533. Source accessed 11 May 2023: Noel Harris' address, assumed with his wife..
  22. The Tumut and Adelong Times newspaper, Tumut, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Tumut & Adelong Times/Trove; copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID0533. 21 Jan 1930, p1, accessed 11 May 2023: DOD, POD..
  23. SMH/Trove; copies in Researcher's FH records at ID0533. Source accessed 11 May 2023: DOD, POD, Memo1.
  24. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p88: Memo2.
  25. Tumut & Adelong Times/Trove; copies in Researcher's FH records at ID0533. 21 Jan 1930, p1, accessed 11 May 2023: DOInquest, POInquest, Memo.
  26. SMH/Trove; copies in Researcher's FH records at ID0086. 7 Jun 1937, p2, viewed 8 Jun 2019: Memo.
  27. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, On-line Deaths Index, URL https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/…, hereafter called VIC BDM Registry, Deaths Index; copy not retained. Registration No. 22488/1950 [Eva Hamlyn MECHAM, parents Hamlyn Calicount (sic) HARRIS + Emily Louisa SHELLEY], accessed 14 Nov 2022: YODRegn, POD Benalla.
  28. Tumut & Adelong Times/Trove; copies in Researcher's FH records at ID0184. 24 Oct 1950, p11, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOD, POD, Memo1.
  29. Benalla Ensign newspaper, published weekly in Benalla, VIC, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Benalla Ensign/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0184. 26 Oct 1950, p24, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOD, POD, Memo2..
  30. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: Memo1.
  31. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, pp189: DOM 2 Mar 1944 [actually 1954], Memo2.
  32. NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 1157/1954 [Noel Leslie HARRIS + Avis Mary BRITTON], accessed 11 May 2023: DOM [date by reduction], Registration District Sydney.
  33. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: DOD.
  34. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, pp195: DOD.

Vida Hamlyn Harris

F, ID187, (1879-25 Jul 1965)
Last Edited9 Jan 2023
RelationshipGrandaunt of Lindsay David Graham
FatherHamlyn Lavicount (Lavie) Harris b. 16 Aug 1845, d. 5 Jul 1925
MotherEmily Lucy Louisa (Em) Shelley b. 14 Sep 1851, d. 30 May 1937
NoteName [JS 6/91], YOB [Burcher b/cover, Cottee], POB [Stacy p45].\ YOD 1963 [Cottee]; c. 1976, 7 days from EN [JS 6/91]. 
Birth1879Tumut, NSW 
Occupationfrom ca 1893Domestic work, 'Wermatong', Tumut, NSW; >
With sister Eva.1 
(Bridesmaid) Marriage12 Sep 1913Henry W. (Harry) Scott, Eliza Amelia (Nell) Harris; 'Wermatong', Tumut, NSW; >
Extract from Stacy 'Hamlyn Lavicount Harris of Wermatong, N.S.W.':
     Nell was married just after Father had suffered a period of more than usual pain and he was not able to go to Tumut; so the woolshed was converted into a Church with a little sanctuary at the south end and the "board" became the refreshment hall. Clem [Nell's younger brother] was mainly responsible for the decoration. The rafters were covered with gum blossoms; the walls with yellow muslin and bracken ferns; the corner reserved for the reception was embowered with wattle; and the long refreshment table was decorated with daffodils and violets.
     In the sanctuary a table placed altar-wise held brass shellcases filled with almond blossoms and two lights were necessary, for the shed was rather too "dim-religiously" lighted. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Canon Ross-Edwards. Father was present in his wheel-chair, and about seventy guests were seated. Vida [Nell's older sister] was the only maid, in honey-coloured silk and chiffon with a posy of primroses.
     The bride's dress was of ivory satin and lace with wreath and veil and she looked very graceful. Brother Tom was Harry's best man. I think Noel represented Father and gave the bride away. Myra and I played the Wedding March on the piano. It was a happy homely wedding2,3,4 
Married Name1914Nixon5 
Marriage1914Elliott Nixon; All Saints Church, Tumut, NSW; >
[Cottee].5 
Addressfrom say 1920Elliott Nixon; 'Bunnydoon', Dunedoo, NSW; >
With spouse.
c. 400 acres [JS 6/91]. 
(Sister of deceased) Death20 Oct 1950Eva Hamlyn Harris; at home, Benalla, VIC; >
Extract from Obituary in Adelong & Tumut Times, 24 Oct 1950, p11:
MRS. EVA MECHAM
     The death occurred on Friday night last at her home at Benalla, Vic., of Mrs. Eva Mecham, wife of Mr. J. Mecham, and a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Harris, of Wermatong, Tumut.
     Deceased, who had been in ill-health for a long period, passed away in her sleep. She married Mr. J. Mecham at Vancouver, USA [actually Victoria, BC, Canada], and resided for eight years in America where the latter was an engineer. They then came to Australia and, after some years in Melbourne, took up residence at Benalla.
     There was no family born to the union. Besides the sorrowing husband, brothers and sisters surviving are Messrs. Noel (Gilmore), Geoff (Tumut), Clem (Braidwood) Dr. Thomas (Launceston), Vern (Tumut), Florence (Mrs. F. Stacy, Tumut), Vida (Mrs. Nixon, Dunnedo), Nettie (Mrs. E. Walker, Parramatta), Nell (Mrs. H. Scott, Tumut), Miss Edna Harris (Eastwood) and Bertha (Mrs. Hamlyn-Harris, Brisbane).
     The late Mrs. Mecham was a wonderful sister and a devoted wife.
     ...

Extract from Obituary in Benalla Ensign, 26 Oct 1950, p24:
Mrs. Eva H. Mecham.
     Sincere sympathy is felt for Mr. John W. Mecham, of Charles Street, in the loss he sustained on Saturday last by the death of his wife, Mrs. Eva Hamlyn Mecham, which took place at her home. The late Mrs. Mecham was a daughter of the late Hamlyn and Emily Harris, and was born at Tumut, N.S.W. She was married at Pretoria, British Columbia, at the age of 36 [actually 37] years to Mr. Mecham, who survives her, there being no family. The late Mrs. Mecham possessed a quiet and kind disposition which won her many friends, who will regret her passing. ...6,7,8
Death25 Jul 1965Dunedoo, NSW 

Family

 Elliott Nixon d. 1976

Citations

  1. Florence Stacy, Hamlyn Lavicount Harris of Wermatong, N. S. W., 1845-1925 (published by Halstead Press Pty Ltd, Nickson Street, Sydney, 1951); hereafter called Stacy, Harris of Wermatong; copy in Researcher's Library. Page 78: Date1, Occupation, Place, Memo.
  2. 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: YOM.
  3. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p99: POM, Memo. p103: MOM, YOM.
  4. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Online Marriages Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 11599/1913 [Henry SCOTT + Eliza A HARRIS], accessed 28 Sep 2023: DOM [by reduction], Registration District Tumut.
  5. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. pp99-100: POM.
  6. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, On-line Deaths Index, URL https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/…, hereafter called VIC BDM Registry, Deaths Index; copy not retained. Registration No. 22488/1950 [Eva Hamlyn MECHAM, parents Hamlyn Calicount (sic) HARRIS + Emily Louisa SHELLEY], accessed 14 Nov 2022: YODRegn, POD Benalla.
  7. The Tumut and Adelong Times newspaper, Tumut, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Tumut & Adelong Times/Trove; copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID0184. 24 Oct 1950, p11, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOD, POD, Memo1..
  8. Benalla Ensign newspaper, published weekly in Benalla, VIC, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Benalla Ensign/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0184. 26 Oct 1950, p24, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOD, POD, Memo2..

Geoffrey (Geof) Hamlyn Lavicount Harris1,2

M, ID188, (1882-24 May 1964)
Last Edited25 Mar 2023
RelationshipGranduncle of Lindsay David Graham
FatherHamlyn Lavicount (Lavie) Harris b. 16 Aug 1845, d. 5 Jul 1925
MotherEmily Lucy Louisa (Em) Shelley b. 14 Sep 1851, d. 30 May 1937
OccupationGrazier [Cottee 1980]. 
Birth1882DOB [Burcher back cover], but 1883 [Cottee 1980]. 
Marriage17 Jan 1912Myra Beatrice Emanuel; Orielton, Tumut, NSW3,4 
Birth of son1913Frederick Lavicount (Fred) Harris5 
Addressat say 1920sMyra Beatrice Emanuel; 'Riverview', Tumut, NSW; >
Parents and 1 child.
Name 'Riverview' changed to 'Dardanella' sometime before 1980.6 
Resident: Frederick Lavicount (Fred) Harris
Marriage of son17 Jan 1941Frederick Lavicount (Fred) Harris, Audrey Jenny Lester; Tumut, NSW7 
(Brother of deceased) Death20 Oct 1950Eva Hamlyn Harris; at home, Benalla, VIC; >
Extract from Obituary in Adelong & Tumut Times, 24 Oct 1950, p11:
MRS. EVA MECHAM
     The death occurred on Friday night last at her home at Benalla, Vic., of Mrs. Eva Mecham, wife of Mr. J. Mecham, and a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Harris, of Wermatong, Tumut.
     Deceased, who had been in ill-health for a long period, passed away in her sleep. She married Mr. J. Mecham at Vancouver, USA [actually Victoria, BC, Canada], and resided for eight years in America where the latter was an engineer. They then came to Australia and, after some years in Melbourne, took up residence at Benalla.
     There was no family born to the union. Besides the sorrowing husband, brothers and sisters surviving are Messrs. Noel (Gilmore), Geoff (Tumut), Clem (Braidwood) Dr. Thomas (Launceston), Vern (Tumut), Florence (Mrs. F. Stacy, Tumut), Vida (Mrs. Nixon, Dunnedo), Nettie (Mrs. E. Walker, Parramatta), Nell (Mrs. H. Scott, Tumut), Miss Edna Harris (Eastwood) and Bertha (Mrs. Hamlyn-Harris, Brisbane).
     The late Mrs. Mecham was a wonderful sister and a devoted wife.
     ...

Extract from Obituary in Benalla Ensign, 26 Oct 1950, p24:
Mrs. Eva H. Mecham.
     Sincere sympathy is felt for Mr. John W. Mecham, of Charles Street, in the loss he sustained on Saturday last by the death of his wife, Mrs. Eva Hamlyn Mecham, which took place at her home. The late Mrs. Mecham was a daughter of the late Hamlyn and Emily Harris, and was born at Tumut, N.S.W. She was married at Pretoria, British Columbia, at the age of 36 [actually 37] years to Mr. Mecham, who survives her, there being no family. The late Mrs. Mecham possessed a quiet and kind disposition which won her many friends, who will regret her passing. ...8,9,10
Death24 May 196411,12 

Family

 Myra Beatrice Emanuel
Child 1.Frederick Lavicount (Fred) Harris+ b. 1913, d. 27 May 1978

Citations

  1. 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, ID0188. Registration No. 3466/1912 [Geoffrey H. L. Harris + Myra B. Emanuel], viewed 26 Feb 2010: Given name, 2 initials, surname.
  2. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, Sydney, hereafter called Sydney Morning Herald; accessed via National Library of Australia Trove web site at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; copy of article in Researcher's family history papers, ID0188. 27 Jan 1912, p12: 3 given names, surname.
  3. NSW BDM Registry, Marriages Index; copy at ID0188. Registration No. 3466/1912 [Geoffrey H. L. Harris + Myra B. Emanuel], viewed 26 Feb 2010: YOM, Registration District.
  4. Sydney Morning Herald; copy of article in Researcher's FH papers, ID0188. 27 Jan 1912, p12: DOM, POM, Memo.
  5. 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: YOB.
  6. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: Address, Memo2.
  7. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Online Marriages Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 5451/1941 [Frederick Lavicount HARRIS + Audrey Jenny LESTER], accessed 24 Mar 2023: DOM [date by reduction], Registration District Tumut.
  8. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, On-line Deaths Index, URL https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/…, hereafter called VIC BDM Registry, Deaths Index; copy not retained. Registration No. 22488/1950 [Eva Hamlyn MECHAM, parents Hamlyn Calicount (sic) HARRIS + Emily Louisa SHELLEY], accessed 14 Nov 2022: YODRegn, POD Benalla.
  9. The Tumut and Adelong Times newspaper, Tumut, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Tumut & Adelong Times/Trove; copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID0184. 24 Oct 1950, p11, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOD, POD, Memo1..
  10. Benalla Ensign newspaper, published weekly in Benalla, VIC, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Benalla Ensign/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0184. 26 Oct 1950, p24, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOD, POD, Memo2..
  11. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOD 1964.
  12. 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. SMH 26 May 1964: DOD 24 May 1964, Age 82, late of Manly Vale and Tumut.

Eliza Amelia (Nell) Harris1

F, ID189, (1885-22 May 1968)
Last Edited28 Sep 2023
RelationshipGrandaunt of Lindsay David Graham
FatherHamlyn Lavicount (Lavie) Harris b. 16 Aug 1845, d. 5 Jul 1925
MotherEmily Lucy Louisa (Em) Shelley b. 14 Sep 1851, d. 30 May 1937
Addressfrom 1909'Wermatong' TUMUT NSW 000-000-0000 ? Date1 [Stacy p103]. 
Addressto 1904'Wermatong' TUMUT NSW 000-000-0000 P Date1 DOB? Date2 [Stacy p94] 
NoteKnown as Nell HAMLYN?, DOD [Cottee 1980]. POB [Stacy p45]. 
Birth1885Tumut, NSW2 
Addressfr 1904 - 1909'Oxley' TUMUT NSW 000-000-0000 * Date1, with brother NHH as housekeeper, Date2 [Stacy pp94, 103]. 
(Bridesmaid & sister) Marriage30 Dec 1908(Groom) Dr Ronald Hamlyn Hamlyn-Harris, (Bride) Bertha Hamlyn Harris; All Saints Church of England, Tumut, NSW; >
Marriage Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 23 Jan 1909, page 12:
     HAMLYN HARRIS-HARRIS -- 30 Dec 1908, at All Saints, Tumut, by the Rev. W. D. Kennedy, Ronald Hamlyn Harris, third son of the late Captain Hamlyn Huntingdon Hamlyn Harris, 18th Hussars, and Bertha, youngest daughter of Hamlyn Lavicount Harris, of Wermatong Station, Tumut.

     A very extensive report of the marriage had appeared in the Tumut & Adelong Times on 1 Jan 1909. It includes descriptions of the marriage ceremony, the bride's dress and the subsequent reception and breakfast at Madigan's Oriental Hotel. It refers to the groom as 'a distant connection of the Harris family. He hails from Toowoomba, QLD, and is the third son of the late Captain Hamlyn Huntingdon Hamlyn-Harris, of Maryborough, QLD. The principal bridesmaids were Misses Nellie and Edna Harris (sisters of the bride) ... There were also two little bridesmaids (Jean Stacey and Kathleen Walker), nieces of the bride ... Mr A. N. Stacey (brother-in-law to the bride) ... [was] best man. ... [The couple] left by train, on the day of the wedding, to enjoy their honeymoon ... near Sydney. ...'

Extract from Stacy 'HL Harris of Wermatong':
     Bertha was the sweetest little bride of 19 in the conventional wedding array. Nell and Edna were her maids, also Kathleen Walker and Jean Stacy (aged 4 and 3). When the newly-weds went to the vestry the two children calmly sat down on the sanctuary steps to rest!
     The wedding refreshments were provided by Mrs Madigan at the Oriental Hotel.3,4,5,6
Marriage12 Sep 1913Henry W. (Harry) Scott; 'Wermatong', Tumut, NSW; >
Extract from Stacy 'Hamlyn Lavicount Harris of Wermatong, N.S.W.':
     Nell was married just after Father had suffered a period of more than usual pain and he was not able to go to Tumut; so the woolshed was converted into a Church with a little sanctuary at the south end and the "board" became the refreshment hall. Clem [Nell's younger brother] was mainly responsible for the decoration. The rafters were covered with gum blossoms; the walls with yellow muslin and bracken ferns; the corner reserved for the reception was embowered with wattle; and the long refreshment table was decorated with daffodils and violets.
     In the sanctuary a table placed altar-wise held brass shellcases filled with almond blossoms and two lights were necessary, for the shed was rather too "dim-religiously" lighted. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Canon Ross-Edwards. Father was present in his wheel-chair, and about seventy guests were seated. Vida [Nell's older sister] was the only maid, in honey-coloured silk and chiffon with a posy of primroses.
     The bride's dress was of ivory satin and lace with wreath and veil and she looked very graceful. Brother Tom was Harry's best man. I think Noel represented Father and gave the bride away. Myra and I played the Wedding March on the piano. It was a happy homely wedding7,8,9 
Officiating Minister: Rev. Canon Randolph John Ross-Edwards
Father of Bride: Hamlyn Lavicount (Lavie) Harris
Bridesmaid: Vida Hamlyn Harris
Brother of Bride: Clement Wallington (Clem) Harris
Brother of Bride: Noel Hamlyn Henry Harris
Sister of Bride: Emily Florence (Flo) Harris
Sister-il of Bride: Myra Beatrice Emanuel
Married NameSep 1913Scott 
Birth of son20 Oct 1917Frederick Thane (Thane) Scott; Tumut, NSW; >
Third of 4 children.10,11 
(Sister of deceased) Death20 Oct 1950Eva Hamlyn Harris; at home, Benalla, VIC; >
Extract from Obituary in Adelong & Tumut Times, 24 Oct 1950, p11:
MRS. EVA MECHAM
     The death occurred on Friday night last at her home at Benalla, Vic., of Mrs. Eva Mecham, wife of Mr. J. Mecham, and a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Harris, of Wermatong, Tumut.
     Deceased, who had been in ill-health for a long period, passed away in her sleep. She married Mr. J. Mecham at Vancouver, USA [actually Victoria, BC, Canada], and resided for eight years in America where the latter was an engineer. They then came to Australia and, after some years in Melbourne, took up residence at Benalla.
     There was no family born to the union. Besides the sorrowing husband, brothers and sisters surviving are Messrs. Noel (Gilmore), Geoff (Tumut), Clem (Braidwood) Dr. Thomas (Launceston), Vern (Tumut), Florence (Mrs. F. Stacy, Tumut), Vida (Mrs. Nixon, Dunnedo), Nettie (Mrs. E. Walker, Parramatta), Nell (Mrs. H. Scott, Tumut), Miss Edna Harris (Eastwood) and Bertha (Mrs. Hamlyn-Harris, Brisbane).
     The late Mrs. Mecham was a wonderful sister and a devoted wife.
     ...

Extract from Obituary in Benalla Ensign, 26 Oct 1950, p24:
Mrs. Eva H. Mecham.
     Sincere sympathy is felt for Mr. John W. Mecham, of Charles Street, in the loss he sustained on Saturday last by the death of his wife, Mrs. Eva Hamlyn Mecham, which took place at her home. The late Mrs. Mecham was a daughter of the late Hamlyn and Emily Harris, and was born at Tumut, N.S.W. She was married at Pretoria, British Columbia, at the age of 36 [actually 37] years to Mr. Mecham, who survives her, there being no family. The late Mrs. Mecham possessed a quiet and kind disposition which won her many friends, who will regret her passing. ...12,13,14
Death22 May 1968 

Family

 Henry W. (Harry) Scott
Child 1.Frederick Thane (Thane) Scott b. 20 Oct 1917, d. 9 Jan 1930

Citations

  1. Honour C. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; Seven Generations of Women in Australia (Published by Boolarong Publications, Brisbane, QLD, 1985); hereafter called Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; copy in Researcher's Library. Page 241 (inside back cover) -- Given names, Nickname, Surname.
  2. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves. p241 (inside back cover) -- YOB.
  3. 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: MOM, YOM.
  4. The Tumut & Adelong Times newspaper, published in Tumut, NSW, hereafter called T&A Times; accessed via National Library of Australia Trove web site at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0195. 1 Jan 1909, p2: DOM, POM, Witnesses, Memo2.
  5. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, published in Sydney, NSW; accessed via National Library of Australia Trove web site at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called SMH/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0195. 23 Jan 1909, p12: DOM, POM, Minister, Memo1.
  6. Florence Stacy, Hamlyn Lavicount Harris of Wermatong, N. S. W., 1845-1925 (published by Halstead Press Pty Ltd, Nickson Street, Sydney, 1951); hereafter called Stacy, Harris of Wermatong; copy in Researcher's Library. Page 99/100: YOM, POM, Bridesmaids, Memo3.
  7. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOM.
  8. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p99: POM, Memo. p103: MOM, YOM.
  9. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Online Marriages Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 11599/1913 [Henry SCOTT + Eliza A HARRIS], accessed 28 Sep 2023: DOM [by reduction], Registration District Tumut.
  10. 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. 48145/1917 [Frederick T SCOTT, parents Henry & Eliza A], accessed 10 May 2023: DOB [date by reduction], Registration District Tumut.
  11. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: Memo.
  12. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, On-line Deaths Index, URL https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/…, hereafter called VIC BDM Registry, Deaths Index; copy not retained. Registration No. 22488/1950 [Eva Hamlyn MECHAM, parents Hamlyn Calicount (sic) HARRIS + Emily Louisa SHELLEY], accessed 14 Nov 2022: YODRegn, POD Benalla.
  13. The Tumut and Adelong Times newspaper, Tumut, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Tumut & Adelong Times/Trove; copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID0184. 24 Oct 1950, p11, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOD, POD, Memo1..
  14. Benalla Ensign newspaper, published weekly in Benalla, VIC, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Benalla Ensign/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0184. 26 Oct 1950, p24, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOD, POD, Memo2..

Edna Hamlyn Harris1,2,3

F, ID190, (1887-8 Mar 1974)
Last Edited13 Aug 2017
RelationshipGrandaunt of Lindsay David Graham
FatherHamlyn Lavicount (Lavie) Harris b. 16 Aug 1845, d. 5 Jul 1925
MotherEmily Lucy Louisa (Em) Shelley b. 14 Sep 1851, d. 30 May 1937
Birth1887Tumut, NSW4,5,6 
(Bridesmaid & sister) Marriage30 Dec 1908(Groom) Dr Ronald Hamlyn Hamlyn-Harris, (Bride) Bertha Hamlyn Harris; All Saints Church of England, Tumut, NSW; >
Marriage Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 23 Jan 1909, page 12:
     HAMLYN HARRIS-HARRIS -- 30 Dec 1908, at All Saints, Tumut, by the Rev. W. D. Kennedy, Ronald Hamlyn Harris, third son of the late Captain Hamlyn Huntingdon Hamlyn Harris, 18th Hussars, and Bertha, youngest daughter of Hamlyn Lavicount Harris, of Wermatong Station, Tumut.

     A very extensive report of the marriage had appeared in the Tumut & Adelong Times on 1 Jan 1909. It includes descriptions of the marriage ceremony, the bride's dress and the subsequent reception and breakfast at Madigan's Oriental Hotel. It refers to the groom as 'a distant connection of the Harris family. He hails from Toowoomba, QLD, and is the third son of the late Captain Hamlyn Huntingdon Hamlyn-Harris, of Maryborough, QLD. The principal bridesmaids were Misses Nellie and Edna Harris (sisters of the bride) ... There were also two little bridesmaids (Jean Stacey and Kathleen Walker), nieces of the bride ... Mr A. N. Stacey (brother-in-law to the bride) ... [was] best man. ... [The couple] left by train, on the day of the wedding, to enjoy their honeymoon ... near Sydney. ...'

Extract from Stacy 'HL Harris of Wermatong':
     Bertha was the sweetest little bride of 19 in the conventional wedding array. Nell and Edna were her maids, also Kathleen Walker and Jean Stacy (aged 4 and 3). When the newly-weds went to the vestry the two children calmly sat down on the sanctuary steps to rest!
     The wedding refreshments were provided by Mrs Madigan at the Oriental Hotel.7,8,9,10
(Sister of deceased) Death20 Oct 1950Eva Hamlyn Harris; at home, Benalla, VIC; >
Extract from Obituary in Adelong & Tumut Times, 24 Oct 1950, p11:
MRS. EVA MECHAM
     The death occurred on Friday night last at her home at Benalla, Vic., of Mrs. Eva Mecham, wife of Mr. J. Mecham, and a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Harris, of Wermatong, Tumut.
     Deceased, who had been in ill-health for a long period, passed away in her sleep. She married Mr. J. Mecham at Vancouver, USA [actually Victoria, BC, Canada], and resided for eight years in America where the latter was an engineer. They then came to Australia and, after some years in Melbourne, took up residence at Benalla.
     There was no family born to the union. Besides the sorrowing husband, brothers and sisters surviving are Messrs. Noel (Gilmore), Geoff (Tumut), Clem (Braidwood) Dr. Thomas (Launceston), Vern (Tumut), Florence (Mrs. F. Stacy, Tumut), Vida (Mrs. Nixon, Dunnedo), Nettie (Mrs. E. Walker, Parramatta), Nell (Mrs. H. Scott, Tumut), Miss Edna Harris (Eastwood) and Bertha (Mrs. Hamlyn-Harris, Brisbane).
     The late Mrs. Mecham was a wonderful sister and a devoted wife.
     ...

Extract from Obituary in Benalla Ensign, 26 Oct 1950, p24:
Mrs. Eva H. Mecham.
     Sincere sympathy is felt for Mr. John W. Mecham, of Charles Street, in the loss he sustained on Saturday last by the death of his wife, Mrs. Eva Hamlyn Mecham, which took place at her home. The late Mrs. Mecham was a daughter of the late Hamlyn and Emily Harris, and was born at Tumut, N.S.W. She was married at Pretoria, British Columbia, at the age of 36 [actually 37] years to Mr. Mecham, who survives her, there being no family. The late Mrs. Mecham possessed a quiet and kind disposition which won her many friends, who will regret her passing. ...11,12,13
Death8 Mar 197414,15 

Citations

  1. Honour C. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; Seven Generations of Women in Australia (Published by Boolarong Publications, Brisbane, QLD, 1985); hereafter called Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; copy in Researcher's Library. Page back cover: First given name, Surname.
  2. 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: First given name, Surname.
  3. 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. SMH 9 Mar 1974: Given names, Surname.
  4. Florence Stacy, Hamlyn Lavicount Harris of Wermatong, N. S. W., 1845-1925 (published by Halstead Press Pty Ltd, Nickson Street, Sydney, 1951); hereafter called Stacy, Harris of Wermatong; copy in Researcher's Library. Page 45: POB.
  5. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves. pback cover: YOB.
  6. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOB.
  7. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: MOM, YOM.
  8. The Tumut & Adelong Times newspaper, published in Tumut, NSW, hereafter called T&A Times; accessed via National Library of Australia Trove web site at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0195. 1 Jan 1909, p2: DOM, POM, Witnesses, Memo2.
  9. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, published in Sydney, NSW; accessed via National Library of Australia Trove web site at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called SMH/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0195. 23 Jan 1909, p12: DOM, POM, Minister, Memo1.
  10. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p99/100: YOM, POM, Bridesmaids, Memo3.
  11. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, On-line Deaths Index, URL https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/…, hereafter called VIC BDM Registry, Deaths Index; copy not retained. Registration No. 22488/1950 [Eva Hamlyn MECHAM, parents Hamlyn Calicount (sic) HARRIS + Emily Louisa SHELLEY], accessed 14 Nov 2022: YODRegn, POD Benalla.
  12. The Tumut and Adelong Times newspaper, Tumut, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Tumut & Adelong Times/Trove; copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID0184. 24 Oct 1950, p11, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOD, POD, Memo1..
  13. Benalla Ensign newspaper, published weekly in Benalla, VIC, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Benalla Ensign/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0184. 26 Oct 1950, p24, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOD, POD, Memo2..
  14. Ryerson Index. SMH 9 Mar 1974: DOD, formerly of Tumut.
  15. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOD ca 1974.

Bertha Hamlyn Harris1,2

F, ID191, (16 May 1889-4 Jan 1987)
Last Edited30 Oct 2021
RelationshipGrandaunt of Lindsay David Graham
FatherHamlyn Lavicount (Lavie) Harris b. 16 Aug 1845, d. 5 Jul 1925
MotherEmily Lucy Louisa (Em) Shelley b. 14 Sep 1851, d. 30 May 1937
Birth16 May 1889Tumut, NSW3,4 
Marriage30 Dec 1908(Groom) Dr Ronald Hamlyn Hamlyn-Harris; All Saints Church of England, Tumut, NSW; >
Marriage Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 23 Jan 1909, page 12:
     HAMLYN HARRIS-HARRIS -- 30 Dec 1908, at All Saints, Tumut, by the Rev. W. D. Kennedy, Ronald Hamlyn Harris, third son of the late Captain Hamlyn Huntingdon Hamlyn Harris, 18th Hussars, and Bertha, youngest daughter of Hamlyn Lavicount Harris, of Wermatong Station, Tumut.

     A very extensive report of the marriage had appeared in the Tumut & Adelong Times on 1 Jan 1909. It includes descriptions of the marriage ceremony, the bride's dress and the subsequent reception and breakfast at Madigan's Oriental Hotel. It refers to the groom as 'a distant connection of the Harris family. He hails from Toowoomba, QLD, and is the third son of the late Captain Hamlyn Huntingdon Hamlyn-Harris, of Maryborough, QLD. The principal bridesmaids were Misses Nellie and Edna Harris (sisters of the bride) ... There were also two little bridesmaids (Jean Stacey and Kathleen Walker), nieces of the bride ... Mr A. N. Stacey (brother-in-law to the bride) ... [was] best man. ... [The couple] left by train, on the day of the wedding, to enjoy their honeymoon ... near Sydney. ...'

Extract from Stacy 'HL Harris of Wermatong':
     Bertha was the sweetest little bride of 19 in the conventional wedding array. Nell and Edna were her maids, also Kathleen Walker and Jean Stacy (aged 4 and 3). When the newly-weds went to the vestry the two children calmly sat down on the sanctuary steps to rest!
     The wedding refreshments were provided by Mrs Madigan at the Oriental Hotel.5,6,7,8
Bridesmaid & sister: Eliza Amelia (Nell) Harris
Bridesmaid & sister: Edna Hamlyn Harris
Bridesmaid & Niece: Kathleen Huntingdon (Kath) Walker
Bridesmaid & Niece: Jean Caswell Stacy
Best Man: Arthur Ernest Neville Stacy
Married NameHamlyn-Harris 
Addressfrom Jan 1909Dr Ronald Hamlyn Hamlyn-Harris; QLD; >
With spouse, lived in QLD after marriage.9 
Birth of daughterc 1910Honour Coralie Hamlyn-Harris; Toowoomba, QLD10,4,11 
Birth of son1 Jan 1912Guy Ronald Hamlyn-Harris; Sandgate, QLD; >
Birth Notice in The Queenslander, 13 Jan 1912, page 12:
HARRIS -- On New Year's Day, at Sandgate, Bertha, the wife of Dr R. Hamlyn-Harris, of a son.3,4,12,13
Birth of son1919Hugh Tristram Hamlyn-Harris4,10 
Birth of daughter1921Joy Clemency Hamlyn-Harris10,4 
AddressOldat Jun 1937Dr Ronald Hamlyn Hamlyn-Harris; Corinda, QLD14,15 
Marriage of daughter1938Honour Coralie Hamlyn-Harris, Cyril Aubrey Burcher16,17 
Marriage of son1939Guy Ronald Hamlyn-Harris, Muriel Fairbairn Childe17 
(Sister of deceased) Death20 Oct 1950Eva Hamlyn Harris; at home, Benalla, VIC; >
Extract from Obituary in Adelong & Tumut Times, 24 Oct 1950, p11:
MRS. EVA MECHAM
     The death occurred on Friday night last at her home at Benalla, Vic., of Mrs. Eva Mecham, wife of Mr. J. Mecham, and a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Harris, of Wermatong, Tumut.
     Deceased, who had been in ill-health for a long period, passed away in her sleep. She married Mr. J. Mecham at Vancouver, USA [actually Victoria, BC, Canada], and resided for eight years in America where the latter was an engineer. They then came to Australia and, after some years in Melbourne, took up residence at Benalla.
     There was no family born to the union. Besides the sorrowing husband, brothers and sisters surviving are Messrs. Noel (Gilmore), Geoff (Tumut), Clem (Braidwood) Dr. Thomas (Launceston), Vern (Tumut), Florence (Mrs. F. Stacy, Tumut), Vida (Mrs. Nixon, Dunnedo), Nettie (Mrs. E. Walker, Parramatta), Nell (Mrs. H. Scott, Tumut), Miss Edna Harris (Eastwood) and Bertha (Mrs. Hamlyn-Harris, Brisbane).
     The late Mrs. Mecham was a wonderful sister and a devoted wife.
     ...

Extract from Obituary in Benalla Ensign, 26 Oct 1950, p24:
Mrs. Eva H. Mecham.
     Sincere sympathy is felt for Mr. John W. Mecham, of Charles Street, in the loss he sustained on Saturday last by the death of his wife, Mrs. Eva Hamlyn Mecham, which took place at her home. The late Mrs. Mecham was a daughter of the late Hamlyn and Emily Harris, and was born at Tumut, N.S.W. She was married at Pretoria, British Columbia, at the age of 36 [actually 37] years to Mr. Mecham, who survives her, there being no family. The late Mrs. Mecham possessed a quiet and kind disposition which won her many friends, who will regret her passing. ...18,19,20
(Widow) Death26 Jun 1953Dr Ronald Hamlyn Hamlyn-Harris; Brisbane, QLD21,22,23 
(Sister of deceased) Death13 Jul 1976Nettie Huntingdon Walker; Community Hospital, Wentworthville, NSW; >
Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 15 Jul 1976, page 28:
     WALKER, Nettie Huntingdon -- 13 Jul 1976, at hospital, of 117 Kissing Point Road, Dundas, dearly loved wife of the late Rev Edward Walker (Pat), loved mother of Kathleen Sutton, Noel, Dorothy Swinson, Hamlyn, Russell, Joan (twin deceased), Lois, Margaret Noakes, Geoffrey and David, loving mother-in-law, grandmother and great-grandmother of their families, loved sister of Mrs Bertha Hamlyn-Harris of Brisbane, aged 92 years.24,25
Death4 Jan 198726 

Family

 Dr Ronald Hamlyn Hamlyn-Harris b. 1 Sep 1874, d. 26 Jun 1953
Children 1.Honour Coralie Hamlyn-Harris+ b. c 1910, d. Dec 2000
 2.Guy Ronald Hamlyn-Harris+ b. 1 Jan 1912, d. 20 Mar 2011
 3.Hugh Tristram Hamlyn-Harris+ b. 1919, d. 10 Dec 1993
 4.Joy Clemency Hamlyn-Harris+ b. 1921, d. 18 Jul 2011

Citations

  1. 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: Given names, Maiden Surname.
  2. Honour C. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; Seven Generations of Women in Australia (Published by Boolarong Publications, Brisbane, QLD, 1985); hereafter called Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; copy in Researcher's Library. Page back cover: Given Name Bertha, Maiden Surname.
  3. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: DOB.
  4. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves. pback cover: YOB.
  5. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: MOM, YOM.
  6. The Tumut & Adelong Times newspaper, published in Tumut, NSW, hereafter called T&A Times; accessed via National Library of Australia Trove web site at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0195. 1 Jan 1909, p2: DOM, POM, Witnesses, Memo2.
  7. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, published in Sydney, NSW; accessed via National Library of Australia Trove web site at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called SMH/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0195. 23 Jan 1909, p12: DOM, POM, Minister, Memo1.
  8. Florence Stacy, Hamlyn Lavicount Harris of Wermatong, N. S. W., 1845-1925 (published by Halstead Press Pty Ltd, Nickson Street, Sydney, 1951); hereafter called Stacy, Harris of Wermatong; copy in Researcher's Library. Page 99/100: YOM, POM, Bridesmaids, Memo3.
  9. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p98: Memo.
  10. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOB.
  11. QLD Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, On-line Births Index, URL https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/queryEntry.m, hereafter called QLD BDM Registry, Births Index; copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0195. Registration No. 1910/C12078 [Coralie Honor Hamlyn-Harris], viewed 15 Mar 2014: YOBRegn 1910, POBRegn QLD country.
  12. The Queenslander newspaper, published in Brisbane, NSW, hereafter called Queenslander/Trove; accessed via National Library of Australia Trove web site at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0202. 13 Jan 1912, p12: DOB, POB, Memo.
  13. QLD BDM Registry, Births Index; copy at ID0195. Registration No. 1912/B27446 [Guy Ronald Hamlyn-Harris], viewed 15 Mar 2014: YOBRegn 1912, POBRegn QLD.
  14. The Courier-Mail newspaper, founded by AS Lyon and James Swan, published since 1987 by News Limited, now News Corp Australia, Brisbane, QLD, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Courier-Mail/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0086. 17 Jun 1937, p1, viewed 7 Jun 2019: Bertha's Address.
  15. The Telegraph newspaper, published by Telegraph Newspaper Company until 1988, Brisbane, QLD, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Brisbane Telegraph/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0086. 17 Jun 1937, p14, viewed 7 Jun 2019: Bertha's Address..
  16. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves. pback cover: Marriage.
  17. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOM.
  18. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, On-line Deaths Index, URL https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/…, hereafter called VIC BDM Registry, Deaths Index; copy not retained. Registration No. 22488/1950 [Eva Hamlyn MECHAM, parents Hamlyn Calicount (sic) HARRIS + Emily Louisa SHELLEY], accessed 14 Nov 2022: YODRegn, POD Benalla.
  19. The Tumut and Adelong Times newspaper, Tumut, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Tumut & Adelong Times/Trove; copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID0184. 24 Oct 1950, p11, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOD, POD, Memo1..
  20. Benalla Ensign newspaper, published weekly in Benalla, VIC, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Benalla Ensign/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0184. 26 Oct 1950, p24, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOD, POD, Memo2..
  21. E. N. Marks 'Hamlyn-Harris, Ronald (1874-1953)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography (National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT), published in hardcopy Volume 9, 1983, accessed online 20 Feb 2014 at http://adb.anu.edu.ua/biography/hamlyn-harris-ronald-6541/…; hereafter called ADB article on Ronald Hamlyn-Harris; print and digital copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID0195: DOD, POD.
  22. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: MOD, YOD.
  23. 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. SMH 30 Jun 1953: DOD, late of Clayfield, Brisbane.
  24. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOD.
  25. Death Notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 15 Jul 1976 [Nettie Huntingdon Walker], hereafter called DN/SMH, Walker NH; acquired 28 Apr 2010 from National Library of Australia, Canberra, image in Researcher's computer records and photocopy in Researcher's Family History papers, ID0087. DOD, POD at hospital, Memo.
  26. Ryerson Index. SMH 6 Jan 1987: DOD, late of Taigum, Brisbane.

Clement Wallington (Clem) Harris

M, ID192, (1890-1965)
Last Edited13 Aug 2017
RelationshipGranduncle of Lindsay David Graham
FatherHamlyn Lavicount (Lavie) Harris b. 16 Aug 1845, d. 5 Jul 1925
MotherEmily Lucy Louisa (Em) Shelley b. 14 Sep 1851, d. 30 May 1937
AddressTumut, ???, Hillston, Grenfell, Melbourne, Wentworth, Braidwood, Sydney (A,S and dates unkwn) [BRB 5/90]. 
OccupationBank Officer Bank of NSW in Hillston, Grenfell, Melbourne, Wentworth, Braidwood (retired from Braidwood) [BRB 5/90]. 
NoteName, YOB [Burcher b/cover], [Cottee 1980]. POB [Stacy p45]. YOB 1891 seems likely as parents didn't return form England to 10/90. YOD c. 1974 [Cottee 1980], DOD 1960s? [BRB 5/90]. 
NoteFlorence Hills; CWH's first marriage [Cottee 1980]. YODv estimate [BRB 5/90]. 
Birth1890Tumut, NSW; ? 
(Brother of Bride) Marriage12 Sep 1913Henry W. (Harry) Scott, Eliza Amelia (Nell) Harris; 'Wermatong', Tumut, NSW; >
Extract from Stacy 'Hamlyn Lavicount Harris of Wermatong, N.S.W.':
     Nell was married just after Father had suffered a period of more than usual pain and he was not able to go to Tumut; so the woolshed was converted into a Church with a little sanctuary at the south end and the "board" became the refreshment hall. Clem [Nell's younger brother] was mainly responsible for the decoration. The rafters were covered with gum blossoms; the walls with yellow muslin and bracken ferns; the corner reserved for the reception was embowered with wattle; and the long refreshment table was decorated with daffodils and violets.
     In the sanctuary a table placed altar-wise held brass shellcases filled with almond blossoms and two lights were necessary, for the shed was rather too "dim-religiously" lighted. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Canon Ross-Edwards. Father was present in his wheel-chair, and about seventy guests were seated. Vida [Nell's older sister] was the only maid, in honey-coloured silk and chiffon with a posy of primroses.
     The bride's dress was of ivory satin and lace with wreath and veil and she looked very graceful. Brother Tom was Harry's best man. I think Noel represented Father and gave the bride away. Myra and I played the Wedding March on the piano. It was a happy homely wedding1,2,3 
Marriage1918Florence Hills 
Addressfrom Jul 1920Florence Hills; P Moved with parents Grenfell, Melbourne, Wentworth, Braidwood or at least some of these? [BRB 5/90]. 
Divorce1939Florence Hills 
(Brother of deceased) Death20 Oct 1950Eva Hamlyn Harris; at home, Benalla, VIC; >
Extract from Obituary in Adelong & Tumut Times, 24 Oct 1950, p11:
MRS. EVA MECHAM
     The death occurred on Friday night last at her home at Benalla, Vic., of Mrs. Eva Mecham, wife of Mr. J. Mecham, and a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Harris, of Wermatong, Tumut.
     Deceased, who had been in ill-health for a long period, passed away in her sleep. She married Mr. J. Mecham at Vancouver, USA [actually Victoria, BC, Canada], and resided for eight years in America where the latter was an engineer. They then came to Australia and, after some years in Melbourne, took up residence at Benalla.
     There was no family born to the union. Besides the sorrowing husband, brothers and sisters surviving are Messrs. Noel (Gilmore), Geoff (Tumut), Clem (Braidwood) Dr. Thomas (Launceston), Vern (Tumut), Florence (Mrs. F. Stacy, Tumut), Vida (Mrs. Nixon, Dunnedo), Nettie (Mrs. E. Walker, Parramatta), Nell (Mrs. H. Scott, Tumut), Miss Edna Harris (Eastwood) and Bertha (Mrs. Hamlyn-Harris, Brisbane).
     The late Mrs. Mecham was a wonderful sister and a devoted wife.
     ...

Extract from Obituary in Benalla Ensign, 26 Oct 1950, p24:
Mrs. Eva H. Mecham.
     Sincere sympathy is felt for Mr. John W. Mecham, of Charles Street, in the loss he sustained on Saturday last by the death of his wife, Mrs. Eva Hamlyn Mecham, which took place at her home. The late Mrs. Mecham was a daughter of the late Hamlyn and Emily Harris, and was born at Tumut, N.S.W. She was married at Pretoria, British Columbia, at the age of 36 [actually 37] years to Mr. Mecham, who survives her, there being no family. The late Mrs. Mecham possessed a quiet and kind disposition which won her many friends, who will regret her passing. ...4,5,6
Death1965? 

Family

 Florence Hills d. 1976

Citations

  1. 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: YOM.
  2. Florence Stacy, Hamlyn Lavicount Harris of Wermatong, N. S. W., 1845-1925 (published by Halstead Press Pty Ltd, Nickson Street, Sydney, 1951); hereafter called Stacy, Harris of Wermatong; copy in Researcher's Library. Page 99: POM, Memo. p103: MOM, YOM.
  3. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Online Marriages Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 11599/1913 [Henry SCOTT + Eliza A HARRIS], accessed 28 Sep 2023: DOM [by reduction], Registration District Tumut.
  4. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, On-line Deaths Index, URL https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/…, hereafter called VIC BDM Registry, Deaths Index; copy not retained. Registration No. 22488/1950 [Eva Hamlyn MECHAM, parents Hamlyn Calicount (sic) HARRIS + Emily Louisa SHELLEY], accessed 14 Nov 2022: YODRegn, POD Benalla.
  5. The Tumut and Adelong Times newspaper, Tumut, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Tumut & Adelong Times/Trove; copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID0184. 24 Oct 1950, p11, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOD, POD, Memo1..
  6. Benalla Ensign newspaper, published weekly in Benalla, VIC, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Benalla Ensign/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0184. 26 Oct 1950, p24, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOD, POD, Memo2..

George Thomas Hamlyn (Tom) Harris1

M, ID193, (2 Nov 1893-25 Dec 1957)
Last Edited16 Mar 2021
RelationshipGranduncle of Lindsay David Graham
FatherHamlyn Lavicount (Lavie) Harris b. 16 Aug 1845, d. 5 Jul 1925
MotherEmily Lucy Louisa (Em) Shelley b. 14 Sep 1851, d. 30 May 1937
Birth2 Nov 1893'Wermatong', Tumut, NSW; >
POB [Stacy p45]; DOB 1892 [Burcher b/cover].2,3 
Educationfr 1907 - 1910Education, King's College, Goulburn, NSW; >
Boarder. 'He excelled at maths; the local paper recorded in December 1907 that in Form IV prizes went to Arithmetic, T Harris: Algebra, T Harris: Shorthand, T Harris. Tom qualified in the Junior Public Examination in April 1910.'4 
Employment1910 to early 1915Bank of New South Wales, Bourke, NSW; >
Worked first in Bourke and then in other country areas.5 
Militaryfr 1914 - 1918Y1? [Stacy p98]. Lost morsel of spine at Romani and wounded in foot at Gaza [Stacy p107]. 
OccupationMedical practitioner6 
(Best Man) Marriage21 May 1924Hamlyn Lavicount Vernon (Vern) Harris, Olive Marie (Mollie) Proudfoot; St Paul's Church of England, Chatswood, NSW; >
SMH 3 Jun 1924: The marriage was celebrated at St Paul's Church of England, Chatswood on May 21, of Miss Mollie Proudfoot, youngest daughter of Mr G. T. Proudfoot, of Montrose, Cottesloe, W.A., and Mr A. L. Vernon Harris (late A.I.F.), youngest son of Mr and Mrs H. L. Harris, of Wermatong Station, Tumut. Rev. Edward Walker officiated. The bride ... was given away by her father ..., was attended by her sister and Mr G. T. H. Harris acted as best man. After the ceremony, the guests were entertained by Mrs Walker at the rectory.7,8,9 
AddressOldb 17 Dec 1924Sydney, NSW10 
Marriage17 Dec 1924Florence Elizabeth (Betty) Proudfoot; Presbyterian Church, Manly, NSW; >
Marriage certificate shows that the witnesses were W and Lurline Lester.
Apparently Tom had been to George Proudfoot to ask for his daughter's hand. They agreed to have a drink to seal the agreement. Tom thought this meant something strong and therefore asked for a scotch and soda. George responded by ordering two ginger ales!
Tom and Betty's wedding appears to have been a secret, as one would expect that the witnesses would have been family members (the Lesters are not known to the family). While it was not forbidden to be married, young medical students were not expected to be married. But Tom and Betty had been to WW1 and seen some life, so it was not altogether unexpected that they got married while he was still studying.7,11 
AddressOldfrom early 1928Florence Elizabeth (Betty) Proudfoot; Smithton, TAS12 
Birth of son1 Jun 1928Ross Hamlyn Harris; Smithton, TAS13 
(Brother of deceased) Death20 Oct 1950Eva Hamlyn Harris; at home, Benalla, VIC; >
Extract from Obituary in Adelong & Tumut Times, 24 Oct 1950, p11:
MRS. EVA MECHAM
     The death occurred on Friday night last at her home at Benalla, Vic., of Mrs. Eva Mecham, wife of Mr. J. Mecham, and a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Harris, of Wermatong, Tumut.
     Deceased, who had been in ill-health for a long period, passed away in her sleep. She married Mr. J. Mecham at Vancouver, USA [actually Victoria, BC, Canada], and resided for eight years in America where the latter was an engineer. They then came to Australia and, after some years in Melbourne, took up residence at Benalla.
     There was no family born to the union. Besides the sorrowing husband, brothers and sisters surviving are Messrs. Noel (Gilmore), Geoff (Tumut), Clem (Braidwood) Dr. Thomas (Launceston), Vern (Tumut), Florence (Mrs. F. Stacy, Tumut), Vida (Mrs. Nixon, Dunnedo), Nettie (Mrs. E. Walker, Parramatta), Nell (Mrs. H. Scott, Tumut), Miss Edna Harris (Eastwood) and Bertha (Mrs. Hamlyn-Harris, Brisbane).
     The late Mrs. Mecham was a wonderful sister and a devoted wife.
     ...

Extract from Obituary in Benalla Ensign, 26 Oct 1950, p24:
Mrs. Eva H. Mecham.
     Sincere sympathy is felt for Mr. John W. Mecham, of Charles Street, in the loss he sustained on Saturday last by the death of his wife, Mrs. Eva Hamlyn Mecham, which took place at her home. The late Mrs. Mecham was a daughter of the late Hamlyn and Emily Harris, and was born at Tumut, N.S.W. She was married at Pretoria, British Columbia, at the age of 36 [actually 37] years to Mr. Mecham, who survives her, there being no family. The late Mrs. Mecham possessed a quiet and kind disposition which won her many friends, who will regret her passing. ...14,15,16
Death25 Dec 1957Launceston, TAS17,18 
Funeralc 28 Dec 1957Launceston, TAS; >
A special RSL funeral was conducted by Rev. Len Sutton [Len was married to Tom's niece Kathleen Walker]. Len's eulogy recorded:
'For some twenty-five years his medical practice brought him into contact with a very large number of people who will remember with gratitude his help and comfort to them in their time of need. He was closely associated with Queen Victoria Hospital, being Chairman of the Board of Management for some six years. A Wing of that hospital was named after him to commemorate his work. He was a member of a family with fine military traditions, and this, together with his own service in the First AIF led him always to take an active interest in the Returned Servicemen's League and this year he was elected President of the local Sub Branch. He was also a keen member of Legacy.'19 
Witness: Rev. Leonard Neville (Len) Sutton

Family

 Florence Elizabeth (Betty) Proudfoot b. 7 Nov 1890, d. 8 Jul 1973
Child 1.Ross Hamlyn Harris+ b. 1 Jun 1928, d. 11 Dec 2003

Citations

  1. 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: Three given names, nickname, surname.
  2. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: DOB.
  3. Kirsty Harris, Betty and Tom Harris (Self-published by the author, Melbourne, 4 Dec 2000); hereafter called Harris, Betty and Tom Harris; copy (acquired from Pat Davidson, Shepperton, London, Oct 2006) in Researcher's Library. Page p7: DOB, POB.
  4. Kirsty Harris, Betty and Tom Harris. pp7: Dates, School, Address, Memo.
  5. Kirsty Harris, Betty and Tom Harris. p7: Dates, Employer, Memo.
  6. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: Occupation.
  7. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOM.
  8. Kirsty Harris, Betty and Tom Harris. p10: YOM.
  9. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, Sydney, hereafter called Sydney Morning Herald; accessed via National Library of Australia Trove web site at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; copy of article in Researcher's family history papers, ID0194. 3 Jun 1924, p5: DOM, Memo.
  10. Kirsty Harris, Betty and Tom Harris. p9: from Marriage Certificate.
  11. Kirsty Harris, Betty and Tom Harris. p9: DOM, POM, Memo.
  12. Kirsty Harris, Betty and Tom Harris. p10: Date, Address.
  13. Kirsty Harris, Betty and Tom Harris. p10: DOB, POB.
  14. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, On-line Deaths Index, URL https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/…, hereafter called VIC BDM Registry, Deaths Index; copy not retained. Registration No. 22488/1950 [Eva Hamlyn MECHAM, parents Hamlyn Calicount (sic) HARRIS + Emily Louisa SHELLEY], accessed 14 Nov 2022: YODRegn, POD Benalla.
  15. The Tumut and Adelong Times newspaper, Tumut, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Tumut & Adelong Times/Trove; copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID0184. 24 Oct 1950, p11, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOD, POD, Memo1..
  16. Benalla Ensign newspaper, published weekly in Benalla, VIC, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Benalla Ensign/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0184. 26 Oct 1950, p24, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOD, POD, Memo2..
  17. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: DOD.
  18. Kirsty Harris, Betty and Tom Harris. p13: DOD, POD inferred.
  19. Kirsty Harris, Betty and Tom Harris. p13: Memo.

Hamlyn Lavicount Vernon (Vern) Harris1

M, ID194, (12 Nov 1895-5 Nov 1953)
Last Edited13 Nov 2022
RelationshipGranduncle of Lindsay David Graham
FatherHamlyn Lavicount (Lavie) Harris b. 16 Aug 1845, d. 5 Jul 1925
MotherEmily Lucy Louisa (Em) Shelley b. 14 Sep 1851, d. 30 May 1937
Birth12 Nov 1895'Wermatong', Tumut, NSW2,3,4 
Occupationfrom say 1920Grazier, 'Wermatong', Tumut, NSW5 
Addressat 1924'Wermatong', Tumut, NSW6 
Marriage21 May 1924Olive Marie (Mollie) Proudfoot; St Paul's Church of England, Chatswood, NSW; >
SMH 3 Jun 1924: The marriage was celebrated at St Paul's Church of England, Chatswood on May 21, of Miss Mollie Proudfoot, youngest daughter of Mr G. T. Proudfoot, of Montrose, Cottesloe, W.A., and Mr A. L. Vernon Harris (late A.I.F.), youngest son of Mr and Mrs H. L. Harris, of Wermatong Station, Tumut. Rev. Edward Walker officiated. The bride ... was given away by her father ..., was attended by her sister and Mr G. T. H. Harris acted as best man. After the ceremony, the guests were entertained by Mrs Walker at the rectory.7,8,9 
Church: St Paul's Anglican Church, Chatswood, NSW (Church)
Matron of Honour: Florence Elizabeth (Betty) Proudfoot
Best Man: George Thomas Hamlyn (Tom) Harris
Father of Groom: Hamlyn Lavicount (Lavie) Harris
Mother of Groom: Emily Lucy Louisa (Em) Shelley
Father of Bride: George Thomson Proudfoot
Officiating Minister: Rev. Edward (Pat) Walker
Sister of Groom: Nettie Huntingdon Walker
(Brother of deceased) Death20 Oct 1950Eva Hamlyn Harris; at home, Benalla, VIC; >
Extract from Obituary in Adelong & Tumut Times, 24 Oct 1950, p11:
MRS. EVA MECHAM
     The death occurred on Friday night last at her home at Benalla, Vic., of Mrs. Eva Mecham, wife of Mr. J. Mecham, and a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Harris, of Wermatong, Tumut.
     Deceased, who had been in ill-health for a long period, passed away in her sleep. She married Mr. J. Mecham at Vancouver, USA [actually Victoria, BC, Canada], and resided for eight years in America where the latter was an engineer. They then came to Australia and, after some years in Melbourne, took up residence at Benalla.
     There was no family born to the union. Besides the sorrowing husband, brothers and sisters surviving are Messrs. Noel (Gilmore), Geoff (Tumut), Clem (Braidwood) Dr. Thomas (Launceston), Vern (Tumut), Florence (Mrs. F. Stacy, Tumut), Vida (Mrs. Nixon, Dunnedo), Nettie (Mrs. E. Walker, Parramatta), Nell (Mrs. H. Scott, Tumut), Miss Edna Harris (Eastwood) and Bertha (Mrs. Hamlyn-Harris, Brisbane).
     The late Mrs. Mecham was a wonderful sister and a devoted wife.
     ...

Extract from Obituary in Benalla Ensign, 26 Oct 1950, p24:
Mrs. Eva H. Mecham.
     Sincere sympathy is felt for Mr. John W. Mecham, of Charles Street, in the loss he sustained on Saturday last by the death of his wife, Mrs. Eva Hamlyn Mecham, which took place at her home. The late Mrs. Mecham was a daughter of the late Hamlyn and Emily Harris, and was born at Tumut, N.S.W. She was married at Pretoria, British Columbia, at the age of 36 [actually 37] years to Mr. Mecham, who survives her, there being no family. The late Mrs. Mecham possessed a quiet and kind disposition which won her many friends, who will regret her passing. ...10,11,12
Death5 Nov 195313,14 

Family

 Olive Marie (Mollie) Proudfoot b. 1893, d. 23 Jan 1980

Citations

  1. 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: Given names, Nickname, Surname.
  2. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOB 1894.
  3. Florence Stacy, Hamlyn Lavicount Harris of Wermatong, N. S. W., 1845-1925 (published by Halstead Press Pty Ltd, Nickson Street, Sydney, 1951); hereafter called Stacy, Harris of Wermatong; copy in Researcher's Library. Page 47: YOB, POB.
  4. 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. 8034/1896 [Hamlym [sic] L V HARRIS, parents Hamlyn L & Emily L L], accessed 13 Nov 2022: DOB [date by reduction], Registration District Tumut.
  5. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: Occupation.
  6. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, Sydney, hereafter called Sydney Morning Herald; accessed via National Library of Australia Trove web site at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; copy of article in Researcher's family history papers, ID0194. 3 Jun 1924, p5: Address of groom's parents and, presumably, the groom.
  7. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOM.
  8. Kirsty Harris, Betty and Tom Harris (Self-published by the author, Melbourne, 4 Dec 2000); hereafter called Harris, Betty and Tom Harris; copy (acquired from Pat Davidson, Shepperton, London, Oct 2006) in Researcher's Library. Page 10: YOM.
  9. Sydney Morning Herald; copy of article in Researcher's FH papers, ID0194. 3 Jun 1924, p5: DOM, Memo.
  10. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, On-line Deaths Index, URL https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/…, hereafter called VIC BDM Registry, Deaths Index; copy not retained. Registration No. 22488/1950 [Eva Hamlyn MECHAM, parents Hamlyn Calicount (sic) HARRIS + Emily Louisa SHELLEY], accessed 14 Nov 2022: YODRegn, POD Benalla.
  11. The Tumut and Adelong Times newspaper, Tumut, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Tumut & Adelong Times/Trove; copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID0184. 24 Oct 1950, p11, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOD, POD, Memo1..
  12. Benalla Ensign newspaper, published weekly in Benalla, VIC, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Benalla Ensign/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0184. 26 Oct 1950, p24, accessed 14 Nov 2022: DOD, POD, Memo2..
  13. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOD.
  14. 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. SMH 7 Nov 1953: DOD, age 58, late of Wermatong, Tumut.

Dr Ronald Hamlyn Hamlyn-Harris1

M, ID195, (1 Sep 1874-26 Jun 1953)
Last Edited17 Oct 2021
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of Lindsay David Graham
FatherHamlyn Huntingdon Harris b. b 11 Apr 1838, d. 14 Dec 1899
MotherSarah Wheeler Smith b. c 1838, d. 17 Dec 1933
Birth1 Sep 1874Eastbourne, Sussex, ENGLAND2,3,4,5 
Employmentat 5 Apr 1891Merchant's Clerk.6 
(Grandson) Census5 Apr 1891Sarah W. Smith; 8 Elgin Road, Croydon, Surrey, ENGLAND; >
Dwelling house of at least 5 rooms.
Headings: Name and surname; Relation to Head; Marital status; Sex; Age; Profession or Occupation; Employer, Employed or Neither; Where born.
= Sarah W Smith, Head, Widow, Female, 77, Living on Own Means, ---, Stratford Warwickshire.
= Elizabeth M W Smith, Daughter, Single, Female, 49, ---, ---, Tulse Hill Surrey.
= Ronald H Harris, Grandson, Single, Male, 16, Merchant's Clerk, ___, Eastbourne Sussex.
= Mary E Welson?, Servant?, Single, Female, 21, General, ---, ?? [not in TMG].7 
Educationfrom ca 1880 to ca 1892Educated in Germany and England.8 
Education1902Doctor of Science (D Sc), Eberhard Karl University, Tubingen, GERMANY; >
Thesis 'The Statocysts of Cephalopoda'.9,10 
Marriage30 Dec 1908(Bride) Bertha Hamlyn Harris; All Saints Church of England, Tumut, NSW; >
Marriage Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 23 Jan 1909, page 12:
     HAMLYN HARRIS-HARRIS -- 30 Dec 1908, at All Saints, Tumut, by the Rev. W. D. Kennedy, Ronald Hamlyn Harris, third son of the late Captain Hamlyn Huntingdon Hamlyn Harris, 18th Hussars, and Bertha, youngest daughter of Hamlyn Lavicount Harris, of Wermatong Station, Tumut.

     A very extensive report of the marriage had appeared in the Tumut & Adelong Times on 1 Jan 1909. It includes descriptions of the marriage ceremony, the bride's dress and the subsequent reception and breakfast at Madigan's Oriental Hotel. It refers to the groom as 'a distant connection of the Harris family. He hails from Toowoomba, QLD, and is the third son of the late Captain Hamlyn Huntingdon Hamlyn-Harris, of Maryborough, QLD. The principal bridesmaids were Misses Nellie and Edna Harris (sisters of the bride) ... There were also two little bridesmaids (Jean Stacey and Kathleen Walker), nieces of the bride ... Mr A. N. Stacey (brother-in-law to the bride) ... [was] best man. ... [The couple] left by train, on the day of the wedding, to enjoy their honeymoon ... near Sydney. ...'

Extract from Stacy 'HL Harris of Wermatong':
     Bertha was the sweetest little bride of 19 in the conventional wedding array. Nell and Edna were her maids, also Kathleen Walker and Jean Stacy (aged 4 and 3). When the newly-weds went to the vestry the two children calmly sat down on the sanctuary steps to rest!
     The wedding refreshments were provided by Mrs Madigan at the Oriental Hotel.11,12,13,14
Bridesmaid & sister: Eliza Amelia (Nell) Harris
Bridesmaid & sister: Edna Hamlyn Harris
Bridesmaid & Niece: Kathleen Huntingdon (Kath) Walker
Bridesmaid & Niece: Jean Caswell Stacy
Best Man: Arthur Ernest Neville Stacy
Addressfrom Jan 1909Bertha Hamlyn Hamlyn-Harris; QLD; >
With spouse, lived in QLD after marriage.15 
Birth of daughterc 1910Honour Coralie Hamlyn-Harris; Toowoomba, QLD16,17,18 
(Best Man) Marriage20 Dec 1911(Groom) Cyril Hamlyn-Harris, (Bride) Maymie Ada Hamlyn-Harris; St Peter's Church, Southport, QLD; >
Marriage Notices in Brisbane Courier, 4 Jan 1912, page 6 and Queenslander, 13 Jan 1912, page 12:
     HAMLYN-HARRIS--STEVENS - On 20 Dec 1911, at St Peter's Church, Southgate, Southport, by Rev. C. Hamlyn-Harris, assisted by Rev. E. Barstow, Cyril Hamlyn-Harris, youngest son of the late Captain Hamlyn Huntingdon Hamlyn-Harris, [18th Hussars, and Mrs Hamlyn-Harris, Maryborough,] to Maymie Ada, daughter of Hon. E. J. Stevens and Mrs Stevens, of Durrimba, Southport.
     * Words in [ ] were omitted in the Brisbane Courier notice.
     An extensive report of the wedding and the subsequent reception and wedding breakfast at the bride's parents' home was published in the Queenslander 30 Dec 1911, page 15. The report included a list of invited guests and descriptions of the floral decorations in the church and at the reception, the dresses and bouquets of the bride and bridesmaids and many other female guests, the toasts at the reception, the breakfast catering and the bride's going-away outfit.19,20,21
Birth of son1 Jan 1912Guy Ronald Hamlyn-Harris; Sandgate, QLD; >
Birth Notice in The Queenslander, 13 Jan 1912, page 12:
HARRIS -- On New Year's Day, at Sandgate, Bertha, the wife of Dr R. Hamlyn-Harris, of a son.22,17,23,24
Birth of son1919Hugh Tristram Hamlyn-Harris17,16 
Birth of daughter1921Joy Clemency Hamlyn-Harris16,17 
AddressOldat Jun 1937Bertha Hamlyn Hamlyn-Harris; Corinda, QLD25,26 
Marriage of son1939Guy Ronald Hamlyn-Harris, Muriel Fairbairn Childe27 
Death26 Jun 1953Brisbane, QLD28,29,30 
Widow: Bertha Hamlyn Hamlyn-Harris
Biography1983ADB biographical article attached.31

Family

 Bertha Hamlyn Harris b. 16 May 1889, d. 4 Jan 1987
Children 1.Honour Coralie Hamlyn-Harris+ b. c 1910, d. Dec 2000
 2.Guy Ronald Hamlyn-Harris+ b. 1 Jan 1912, d. 20 Mar 2011
 3.Hugh Tristram Hamlyn-Harris+ b. 1919, d. 10 Dec 1993
 4.Joy Clemency Hamlyn-Harris+ b. 1921, d. 18 Jul 2011

Citations

  1. 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. 2b, Page 62 [Ronald Hamlyn Harris], viewed 3 Mar 2014: Given names, Surname Harris.
  2. E. N. Marks 'Hamlyn-Harris, Ronald (1874-1953)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography (National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT), published in hardcopy Volume 9, 1983, accessed online 20 Feb 2014 at http://adb.anu.edu.ua/biography/hamlyn-harris-ronald-6541/…; hereafter called ADB article on Ronald Hamlyn-Harris; print and digital copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID0195: DOB 1 Sep 1875, POB.
  3. 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: DOB 1 Sep 1875.
  4. Honour C. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; Seven Generations of Women in Australia (Published by Boolarong Publications, Brisbane, QLD, 1985); hereafter called Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; copy in Researcher's Library. Page back cover: YOB 1874.
  5. FreeBMD UK. Birth Registration Vol. 2b, Page 62 [Ronald Hamlyn Harris], viewed 3 Mar 2014: QOBRegn Dec 1874, Registration District Eastbourne.
  6. Census of England and Wales, 1891, Household of Sarah W. Smith of 8 Elgin Road, Croydon, Registration District Croydon, Sub District Croydon, Enumeration District 33, Ecclesiastical Parish St Mary Magdalene, Civil Parish Croydon, Municipal Borough Croydon, County of Surrey; The National Archives Reference RG12, Piece 591, Folio 14, Page 24, GSU roll 6095701; details obtained on 15 Mar 2014 from Ancestry web site at www.ancestry.com.au. Source hereafter called Census E&W 1891, Sarah W. Smith. Digital transcript and image in Researcher's computer records and paper copies in Researcher's family history papers, ID2768. Date, Memo.
  7. Census E&W 1891, Sarah W. Smith: Census date, Address, Memos.
  8. ADB article on Ronald Hamlyn-Harris: Memo.
  9. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: Degree.
  10. Florence Stacy, Hamlyn Lavicount Harris of Wermatong, N. S. W., 1845-1925 (published by Halstead Press Pty Ltd, Nickson Street, Sydney, 1951); hereafter called Stacy, Harris of Wermatong; copy in Researcher's Library. Page 98: Degree.
  11. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: MOM, YOM.
  12. The Tumut & Adelong Times newspaper, published in Tumut, NSW, hereafter called T&A Times; accessed via National Library of Australia Trove web site at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0195. 1 Jan 1909, p2: DOM, POM, Witnesses, Memo2.
  13. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, published in Sydney, NSW; accessed via National Library of Australia Trove web site at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called SMH/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0195. 23 Jan 1909, p12: DOM, POM, Minister, Memo1.
  14. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p99/100: YOM, POM, Bridesmaids, Memo3.
  15. Stacy, Harris of Wermatong. p98: Memo.
  16. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOB.
  17. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves. pback cover: YOB.
  18. QLD Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, On-line Births Index, URL https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/queryEntry.m, hereafter called QLD BDM Registry, Births Index; copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0195. Registration No. 1910/C12078 [Coralie Honor Hamlyn-Harris], viewed 15 Mar 2014: YOBRegn 1910, POBRegn QLD country.
  19. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: Marriage.
  20. The Queenslander newspaper, published in Brisbane, NSW, hereafter called Queenslander/Trove; accessed via National Library of Australia Trove web site at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0870. 30 Dec 1911, p15: DOM, POM, Witnesses, Memo2. 13 Jan 1912, p12: DOM, POM, Memo1.
  21. Brisbane Courier newspaper, published 1864-1933 in Brisbane, QLD, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove web site at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Brisbane Courier/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records at ID0870. 4 Jan 1912, p6: DOM, POM, Memo1.
  22. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: DOB.
  23. Queenslander/Trove; copies in Researcher's FH records, ID0202. 13 Jan 1912, p12: DOB, POB, Memo.
  24. QLD BDM Registry, Births Index; copy at ID0195. Registration No. 1912/B27446 [Guy Ronald Hamlyn-Harris], viewed 15 Mar 2014: YOBRegn 1912, POBRegn QLD.
  25. The Courier-Mail newspaper, founded by AS Lyon and James Swan, published since 1987 by News Limited, now News Corp Australia, Brisbane, QLD, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Courier-Mail/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0086. 17 Jun 1937, p1, viewed 7 Jun 2019: Bertha's Address.
  26. The Telegraph newspaper, published by Telegraph Newspaper Company until 1988, Brisbane, QLD, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Brisbane Telegraph/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0086. 17 Jun 1937, p14, viewed 7 Jun 2019: Bertha's Address..
  27. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOM.
  28. ADB article on Ronald Hamlyn-Harris: DOD, POD.
  29. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: MOD, YOD.
  30. 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. SMH 30 Jun 1953: DOD, late of Clayfield, Brisbane.
  31. ADB article on Ronald Hamlyn-Harris: unknown cd.

Honour Coralie Hamlyn-Harris1,2

F, ID196, (c 1910-Dec 2000)
Last Edited9 Jun 2019
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Lindsay David Graham
FatherDr Ronald Hamlyn Hamlyn-Harris b. 1 Sep 1874, d. 26 Jun 1953
MotherBertha Hamlyn Harris b. 16 May 1889, d. 4 Jan 1987
OccupationWrote two books [MGW 11/92]. 
Birthc 1910Toowoomba, QLD3,4,5 
Marriage1938Cyril Aubrey Burcher6,7 
Married NameBurcher 
Addressat 1992Caloundra, QLD8 
DeathDec 2000BURCHER     Honour Coralie     Death notice     23DEC2000     Funeral          late of Brookfield, formerly of Caloundra & Pullenvale     Courier Mail (Brisbane)     23DEC2000      

Family

 Cyril Aubrey Burcher b. 1898, d. 1971

Citations

  1. Honour C. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; Seven Generations of Women in Australia (Published by Boolarong Publications, Brisbane, QLD, 1985); hereafter called Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; copy in Researcher's Library. Page Author & back cover: Given names Honour Coralie, Married Surname Burcher.
  2. QLD Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, On-line Births Index, URL https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/queryEntry.m, hereafter called QLD BDM Registry, Births Index; copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0195. Registration No. 1910/C12078 [Coralie Honor Hamlyn-Harris], viewed 15 Mar 2014: Given names Coralie Honor[sic], Maiden Surname.
  3. 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: YOB.
  4. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves. pback cover: YOB.
  5. QLD BDM Registry, Births Index; copy at ID0195. Registration No. 1910/C12078 [Coralie Honor Hamlyn-Harris], viewed 15 Mar 2014: YOBRegn 1910, POBRegn QLD country.
  6. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves. pback cover: Marriage.
  7. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOM.
  8. Noakes (née Walker, then Graham), Margaret G, Oral, hereafter called Noakes MG, Oral. Nov 1992: Has lived here for many years.

Cyril Aubrey Burcher1

M, ID197, (1898-1971)
Last Edited9 Jun 2019
Birth18982 
Marriage1938Honour Coralie Hamlyn-Harris3,4 
Death19715 

Family

 Honour Coralie Hamlyn-Harris b. c 1910, d. Dec 2000

Citations

  1. Honour C. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; Seven Generations of Women in Australia (Published by Boolarong Publications, Brisbane, QLD, 1985); hereafter called Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; copy in Researcher's Library. Page back cover -- Given names, Surname.
  2. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves. pback cover -- YOB.
  3. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves. pback cover: Marriage.
  4. 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: YOM.
  5. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves. pback cover -- YOD.

Hugh Tristram Hamlyn-Harris1,2

M, ID200, (1919-10 Dec 1993)
Last Edited21 Feb 2014
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Lindsay David Graham
FatherDr Ronald Hamlyn Hamlyn-Harris b. 1 Sep 1874, d. 26 Jun 1953
MotherBertha Hamlyn Harris b. 16 May 1889, d. 4 Jan 1987
Birth19193,4 
Marriagesay 1940/50sEvadne Lusher5 
Death10 Dec 19936 

Family

 Evadne Lusher d. 21 Dec 1987

Citations

  1. Honour C. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; Seven Generations of Women in Australia (Published by Boolarong Publications, Brisbane, QLD, 1985); hereafter called Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; copy in Researcher's Library. Page back cover: Given names, Surname.
  2. 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: First given name, Surname.
  3. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves. pback cover: YOB.
  4. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOB.
  5. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: Marriage.
  6. 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. SMH 11 Dec 1993: DOD, age 74, at Heidleberg [sic].

Joy Clemency Hamlyn-Harris1,2

F, ID201, (1921-18 Jul 2011)
Last Edited21 Feb 2014
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Lindsay David Graham
FatherDr Ronald Hamlyn Hamlyn-Harris b. 1 Sep 1874, d. 26 Jun 1953
MotherBertha Hamlyn Harris b. 16 May 1889, d. 4 Jan 1987
Birth19213,4 
Married Namesay 1940sBerends 
Birth of son19 Jan 1941Berend Paul Berends5 
Death18 Jul 2011Legana, TAS6 

Family
Child 1.Berend Paul Berends+ b. 19 Jan 1941, d. 2 Jul 2001

Citations

  1. 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: First given name, Surname.
  2. Honour C. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; Seven Generations of Women in Australia (Published by Boolarong Publications, Brisbane, QLD, 1985); hereafter called Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; copy in Researcher's Library. Page back cover: Given names, Surname.
  3. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOB.
  4. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves. pback cover: YOB.
  5. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: DOB.
  6. 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. Courier Mail (Brisbane) 23 Jul 2011: DOD, at Legana, Tasmania.
    Courier Mail (Brisbane) 3 Aug 2011: DOD, age 90.

Guy Ronald Hamlyn-Harris1,2

M, ID202, (1 Jan 1912-20 Mar 2011)
Last Edited15 Mar 2014
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Lindsay David Graham
FatherDr Ronald Hamlyn Hamlyn-Harris b. 1 Sep 1874, d. 26 Jun 1953
MotherBertha Hamlyn Harris b. 16 May 1889, d. 4 Jan 1987
Birth1 Jan 1912Sandgate, QLD; >
Birth Notice in The Queenslander, 13 Jan 1912, page 12:
HARRIS -- On New Year's Day, at Sandgate, Bertha, the wife of Dr R. Hamlyn-Harris, of a son.3,4,5,6
Marriage1939Muriel Fairbairn Childe7 
OccupationBank Manager8 
Death20 Mar 20119 

Family

 Muriel Fairbairn Childe b. 1917, d. 22 Mar 2011

Citations

  1. 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: Two given names, surname.
  2. Honour C. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; Seven Generations of Women in Australia (Published by Boolarong Publications, Brisbane, QLD, 1985); hereafter called Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves; copy in Researcher's Library. Page back cover: Given names, Surname.
  3. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: DOB.
  4. Burcher, Pioneers and their Better Halves. pback cover: YOB.
  5. The Queenslander newspaper, published in Brisbane, NSW, hereafter called Queenslander/Trove; accessed via National Library of Australia Trove web site at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID0202. 13 Jan 1912, p12: DOB, POB, Memo.
  6. QLD Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, On-line Births Index, URL https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/queryEntry.m, hereafter called QLD BDM Registry, Births Index; copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0195. Registration No. 1912/B27446 [Guy Ronald Hamlyn-Harris], viewed 15 Mar 2014: YOBRegn 1912, POBRegn QLD.
  7. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOM.
  8. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: Occupation.
  9. 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. Courier Mail 26 Mar 2011: DOD, age 99, late of Kallangur, formerly of Aveo, Durack.
    Courier Mail 28 Mar 2011: DOD, age 99.

Edward George (Ned) Brown

M, ID210
Last Edited24 Sep 2013
NoteJP and Member for Murrumbidgee [Burcher p103].\ Name [Cottee 1980]. 
Death 
Marriage1854Amelia Matilda Shelley; Tumut?, NSW; [Burcher p103] & [MGW 11/86]. 
Addressfrom 1854Amelia Matilda Shelley; 'Blowering', Tumut, NSW; >
* Property adjoined Tumut Plains, taken over by EGB from his uncle, Captain Whitty [Burcher p103]. 

Family

 Amelia Matilda Shelley b. 1 Sep 1836, d. 1922