Jutta Schneider1

F, ID2143, (2 Feb 1942-22 Mar 2009)
Last Edited12 Jan 2024
Birth2 Feb 19422,3 
Death22 Mar 20094 

Citations

  1. Schichel, Norma, Oral; hereafter called Schichel N, Oral. 9 Jan 2024: Given name, Birth Surname.
  2. Schichel N, Oral. 23 Oct 2010: YOB.
  3. Schichel N, Oral. 9 Jan 2024: DOB.
  4. Schichel N, Oral. 9 Jan 2024: DOD.

Bethia Lamb (Betty or Bunty) Melville1,2,3,4

F, ID2144, (15 Jul 1917-4 Sep 2008)
Last Edited21 Dec 2022
FatherJames Melville
MotherBethia Greig b. ca 1884/1885
Birth15 Jul 19173 Macdowall Road, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND; >
Only child.
Birth Certificate particulars:
+ Name and Sex: Bethia Lamb Melville, Female.
+ When and Where Born: 15 July 1917, 4pm, 3 Macdowall Road, Edinburgh.
+ Father: James Melville; Rubber Planter (2/Lieut. 4th Reserve R.S.F. Territorials).
+ Mother: Bethia Melville, nee Greig.
+ Married: 12 April 1916, Glasgow.
+ Informant: James Melville, Father, 3 Macdowall Road, Edinburgh.
+ Registered: 6 August 1917, Edinburgh.5,6 
Father & Informant: James Melville
Mother: Bethia Melville
(Resident) AddressOldfrom 15 Jul 1917James Melville, Bethia Greig; 3 Macdowall Road, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND; >
Parents and daughter.
Presumably home address while in Scotland. Residential address in Malaya unknown.7 
Travelfrom 30 Oct 1931Rawalpindi, P&O Steam Navigation Co., London/Penang, ENGLAND/MALAYA; >
Passenger List on leaving London shows:
Port of Departure = London; Port of Arrival = Penang; Class = First; Name = Betty Melville; Last Address in UK = The Red House, Ainsdale; Profession, Occupation or Calling = Nil; Age = 14; Country of Last Permanent Residence = Scotland; Country of Intended Future Permanent Residence = FMS [Federated Malay States].
On this voyage, Rawalpindi sailed from London to Yokohama, the Master being R. H. Stringer, with 310 passengers, being 272 adults (132M, 140F), 36 children 1-12 (17M, 19F) and 2 infants (1M, 1F)..8 
(Passenger) Travelfr 3 Jan 1933 - 3 Feb 1933Bethia Greig; MS Lalandia, East-Asiatic Co. Ltd, Port Swettenham/London, MALAYA/ENGLAND; >
Cited newspaper reports suggest that the Melvilles boarded in Singapore, although the London Passenger List says they boarded in Port Swettenham.
Passenger List on arrival in London shows:
Port of Departure = Port Swettenham; Port of Arrival = London; Class = First; Names = Mrs James Melville, Miss B Melville; Proposed Address in UK = 12 Wilton Road, Edinburgh; Profession, Occupation or Calling = Wife, ---; Ages = 48, 15½; Country of Last Permanent Residence = FMS [Federated Malay States]; Country of Intended Future Permanent Residence = Scotland.
On this voyage, MS Lalandia sailed from Singapore to Copenhagen, the Master being J. Borch.9,10,11,12
(Witness) NoteMar 1936Ernest John (Jack) Emerson, Lily Rose Ellen Whitehead; >
Notice in the Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 10 Mar 1936, Page 6:
     Cable news has been received from the U.S.A., announcing the tragic death following a motor accident of the Rev. and Mrs E. J. Emerson-Elliott, who were on a tour. The Rev. E. J. Emerson-Elliott was the brother of Mr. L. D. E. Elliott of Messrs. Guthrie & Co., Ltd, Kuala Lumpur.
Notice in the Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 16 Mar 1936, Page 7:
     News has been received from Florida, U.S.A., announcing the death, following a motor accident, of the Rev. and Mrs E. J. Emerson-Elliott, the former being a brother of Mr. L. D. E. Elliott of Guthrie and Co., Ltd, Kuala Lumpur.
Comment: The information in these notices is consistent with information provided by LDEE in later years (eg, in 1983 as explained in LDEE's Note tag 'Incorrect family information') but is clearly fictitious, as LDEE's brother EJ Emerson and his wife Lily lived for many years after 1936. So, how and why did the notices appear? Given that there could not have been any cable news received from the USA by the newspaper, the information must have been provided by LDEE. Perhaps the word of a reputable Englishman was accepted by the newspaper without question. Perhaps the appearance of 2 notices within a week confirms a degree of sloppiness on the part of the paper. There were no reports of these deaths in the Straits Times -- perhaps that paper required a higher standard of proof.
     Later in the month of Mar 1936, notices appeared in both local newspapers of the engagement of LDEE and Bunty Melville. In those notices, LDEE's parents were referred to as 'the late', although both were alive at that time. It seems likely that LDEE was making it appear that he had no living relatives who might be expected to attend his wedding in the Far East.13 
Engagedc Mar 1936Leslie Denis (Denis) Emerson-Elliott; MALAYA; >
Notice in The Straits Times, 19 Mar 1936:
     The engagement is announced between Leslie Denis Elliott, youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tracey W. Emerson-Elliott, of Milverton, Somerset, and Bunty, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Melville, Carey Island, Selangor.
Notice in The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 23 Mar 1936:
     The engagement is announced between Mr. L. D. Elliott and Miss 'Bunty' Melville, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Melville, of Carey Island, Selangor.14,15 
Married Names 1940Bolus 
Married Name1950Howden 
AddressOldto 4 Sep 2008St Raphaels Nursing Home, 2 South Oswald Road, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND16 
Death4 Sep 2008St Raphaels Nursing Home, 2 South Oswald Road, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND; >
Death Certificate particulars:
+ Name, Sex, Occupation: Bethia Lamb HOWDEN, Female; ---------
+ Date of birth, Age, Marital status: 15 Jul 1917, 91 years, Widowed.
+ Date and place of death: 4 Sep 2008, 0215 hours, St Raphaels Nursing Home, 2 South Oswald Road, Edinburgh EH9 2HG.
+ Usual residence: As above.
+ Cause of death: End stage obstructive pulmonary disease.
+ Certifying medical practitioner: Juliet Fairfax.
+ Names and occupations of spouses: (1) Hal Baldwin Bolus, Lieutenant Commander Canadian Navy, (2) James Kerr Liddle Howden, Insurance Company Claims Adjuster.
+ Name and occupation of father: James Melville, Rubber planter (deceased).
+ Name and occupation of mother: Bethia Melville (nee Greig), --------- (deceased).
+ Name and address of informant: Gavin J. Bolus, Son, 5/37 Oswald Road, Edinburgh EH9 2HE.
+ Registered: 5 Sep 2008.17 

Citations

  1. The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, Singapore, hereafter called Singapore FP&MA; accessed via Singapore National Library web site at www.singapore.nl.sg; copy in Researcher's family history papers, 3 Jan 1933, p13: Given name Bethia, surname. Image and paper copy in Researcher's FH records, ID 2155.
  2. The Straits Times, Singapore, hereafter called Straits Times; accessed via Singapore National Library web site at www.singapore.nl.sg; copy in Researcher's family history papers, 4 Jan 1933, p3: Given name Bethia, surname. Image and paper copy in Researcher's FH records, ID 2155.
  3. The Singapore Daily News (published at Cecil Street, Singapore), hereafter called Singapore DNews. 5 Jan 1933, p2: Given name Bethia, surname. Image and paper copy in Researcher's FH records, ID 2155.
  4. Birth Certificate: Melville (Bolus/Howden), Bethia L [2144], Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth 1917/376 in Registration District Newington, City of Edinburgh issued by General Register Office, Edinburgh, Scotland on 2 Dec 2010, hereafter called Birth Certificate MeBL; original in Researcher's family history papers, ID2144. Given names, Surname.
  5. Birth Certificate MeBL. DOB, POB, Memo2+.
  6. Bolus, Gavin J [2191], Oral, hereafter called Bolus GJ, Oral. 18 Dec 2010: Memo1.
  7. Birth Certificate MeBL. Parents' Address.
  8. Passenger List 'Rawalpindi' leaving London 30 Oct 1931, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by FindMyPast and accessed at findmypast.com.au on 25 Nov 2010, hereafter called Passenger List 'Rawalpindi' 1931; images and paper copies in Researcher's family history papers, ID2144. Date1, Voyage, Memos.
  9. Singapore FP&MA; copy in Researcher's FH papers, ID2155. 3 Jan 1933, p13: Date1 from Singapore.
  10. Straits Times; copy in Researcher's FH papers, ID2155. 4 Jan 1933, p3: Date1 from Singapore.
  11. Singapore DNews. ID2155. 5 Jan 1933, p2: Date1 from Singapore.
  12. Passenger List 'Lalandia' arriving London 3 Feb 1933, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 24 Nov 2010, hereafter called Passenger List 'Lalandia' 1933; image and paper copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID2155. Date2, Voyage, Memo2+.
  13. Singapore FP&MA; copy in Researcher's FH papers, 10 Mar 1936, Page 6 & 16 Mar 1936, Page 7: Memos. Image and copy in Researcher's FH records, ID0016.
  14. Straits Times; copy in Researcher's FH papers, ID0016. 19 Mar 1936, p12: Memo1.
  15. Singapore FP&MA; copy in Researcher's FH papers, ID0016. 23 Mar 1936, p8: Memo2.
  16. Death Certificate: Melville (Bolus/Howden), Bethia L [2144], Certified Copy of an Entry of Death 2008/987 in Registration District Edinburgh Central issued by General Register Office, Edinburgh, Scotland on 26 Nov 2010, hereafter called Birth Certificate MeBL; original in Researcher's family history papers, ID2144. Usual residence as shown.
  17. Birth Certificate MeBL. DOD, POD, Memos.

Neville William Barker1

M, ID2146, (22 Feb 1922-12 Jun 2011)
Last Edited25 Jul 2017
Relationship2nd cousin of Lindsay David Graham
ChartsDescendant Chart -- Hammond GRAHAM
FatherJosiah (Sy) Barker b. 20 Apr 1887, d. 3 Aug 1969
MotherFanny (Fan) Graham b. 3 Apr 1886, d. 24 Jul 1979
Birth22 Feb 1922Glebe, NSW2 
Recreationat 1930sCycling, NSW; >
Belonged to a bicycle club during the 1930s and used to do some racing. He loved it and often rode down from Glebe to Wollongong to visit his uncle Bill Barker.3 
(Son of deceased) Death24 Jul 1979Fanny (Fan) Graham; Miranda, NSW; >
Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 25 Jul 1979:
     BARKER, Frances -- 24 Jul 1979, at Miranda, late of Allen Street, Glebe Point and formerly of Grenfell, beloved wife of the late Joseph Barker and loved mother of Mervyn, Athol and Neville, dear mother-in-law of Patricia and Lillian, fond grandmother and great-grandmother of their families and loved friend of Vi ... Aged 93 years ...4 
(Brother of deceased) Death30 Aug 1983(Deceased) Harold Mervyn Grenfell (Mervyn) Barker; Hospital, Sydney, NSW; >
Death Notices in Sydney Morning Herald, 31 Aug 1983:
     BARKER, Mervyn -- 30 Aug 1983, at hospital, late of Lugarno, formerly of Glebe Point, beloved husband of Patricia, loving and loved father of Graeme and Carole, fond father-in-law of Paul, loving Gramps of Brooke, dearly loved son-in-law of Jim and Joyce Goodrick, and loved friend of Lillian, aged 66 years.
     BARKER, Mervyn -- 30 Aug 1983, loved brother and brother-in-law of Neville and Lil and fond uncle of their children.5,6 
Recreationto ca 1995Very active all his life. Played squash until he was nearly 80.7 
Death12 Jun 2011Gosford Hospital, Gosford, NSW8,9 

Citations

  1. Jensen (nee Barker), Cheryl K [2148], Oral, hereafter called Jensen CK, Oral. 5 Nov 2010: Given names.
  2. Jensen (nee Barker), Cheryl K, Email, hereafter called Jensen CK, Email; copy in Researcher's personal correspondence. 5 Nov 2010: DOB, POB.
  3. Smith (nee Barker), Beverley I, Email, hereafter called Smith BI, Email; copy in Researcher's personal correspondence. 7 Mar 2015: Date, Memo..
  4. Sydney Morning Herald (published by John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, Sydney) Death Notices, hereafter called SMH-DN/Archive; accessed in Sydney Morning Herald Archives 1955-1995 via NLA eResources at www.nla.gov.au/eresources. Photocopy and image in Researcher's records. SMH 25 Jul 1979 viewed on 25 Jun 2013: DOD, POD, Memo.
  5. SMH-DN/Archive. SMH 31 Aug 1983 viewed on 25 Jun 2013: DOD, POD, Memos.
  6. Jensen CK, Oral. 5 Nov 2010: DOD, POD Sydney.
  7. Smith BI, Email. 8 Mar 2015: Memo.
  8. Smith BI, Email. 7 Mar 2015: MOD, YOD.
  9. Smith BI, Email. 8 Mar 2015: DOD, POD.

James Melville1,2

M, ID2154
Last Edited12 Sep 2014
Employmentfr 1910 - 1939Jugra Land and Carey Limited, Port Swettenham, MALAYA; >
1910: Joined as Assistant.
1915: Appointed Divisional Superintendent.
1917: Occupation Rubber Planter.
1930: Appointed Manager and (then or later) Resident General Manager.
1939: Retired, to join the board in London.3,4
Marriage12 Apr 1916Bethia Greig; Glasgow, SCOTLAND5 
Militaryat 1917R.S.F. Territorials; >
Second Lieutenant, 4th Reserve6 
AddressOldto 15 Jul 1917Bethia Greig; 3 Macdowall Road, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND; >
With spouse.
Presumably home address while in Scotland. Residential address in Malaya unknown.7 
(Father & Informant) Birth15 Jul 1917Bethia Lamb (Betty or Bunty) Melville; 3 Macdowall Road, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND; >
Only child.
Birth Certificate particulars:
+ Name and Sex: Bethia Lamb Melville, Female.
+ When and Where Born: 15 July 1917, 4pm, 3 Macdowall Road, Edinburgh.
+ Father: James Melville; Rubber Planter (2/Lieut. 4th Reserve R.S.F. Territorials).
+ Mother: Bethia Melville, nee Greig.
+ Married: 12 April 1916, Glasgow.
+ Informant: James Melville, Father, 3 Macdowall Road, Edinburgh.
+ Registered: 6 August 1917, Edinburgh.8,9 
AddressOldfrom 15 Jul 1917Bethia Greig; 3 Macdowall Road, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND; >
Parents and daughter.
Presumably home address while in Scotland. Residential address in Malaya unknown.7 
Resident: Bethia Lamb (Betty or Bunty) Melville

Family

 Bethia Greig b. ca 1884/1885
Child 1.Bethia Lamb (Betty or Bunty) Melville+ b. 15 Jul 1917, d. 4 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. The Straits Times, Singapore, hereafter called Straits Times; accessed via Singapore National Library web site at www.singapore.nl.sg; copy in Researcher's family history papers, 16 Apr 1939, p8: Given name, Surname. Image and paper copy in Researcher's FH records, ID 2154.
  2. Birth Certificate: Melville (Bolus/Howden), Bethia L [2144], Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth 1917/376 in Registration District Newington, City of Edinburgh issued by General Register Office, Edinburgh, Scotland on 2 Dec 2010, hereafter called Birth Certificate MeBL; original in Researcher's family history papers, ID2144. Father's Given name, Surname.
  3. Straits Times; copy in Researcher's FH papers, ID2154. 16 Apr 1939, p8: Dates, Employer, Memos1-2, 4-5.
  4. Birth Certificate MeBL. Memo 3: Father's Occupation.
  5. Birth Certificate MeBL. Parents' DOM, POM.
  6. Birth Certificate MeBL. Father's Rank: Place, Memo.
  7. Birth Certificate MeBL. Parents' Address.
  8. Birth Certificate MeBL. DOB, POB, Memo2+.
  9. Bolus, Gavin J [2191], Oral, hereafter called Bolus GJ, Oral. 18 Dec 2010: Memo1.

Bethia Greig1

F, ID2155, (ca 1884/1885-)
Last Edited1 Jun 2018
Birthca 1884/18852 
Marriage12 Apr 1916James Melville; Glasgow, SCOTLAND3 
Married Name12 Apr 1916Melville 
AddressOldto 15 Jul 1917James Melville; 3 Macdowall Road, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND; >
With spouse.
Presumably home address while in Scotland. Residential address in Malaya unknown.4 
(Mother) Birth15 Jul 1917Bethia Lamb (Betty or Bunty) Melville; 3 Macdowall Road, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND; >
Only child.
Birth Certificate particulars:
+ Name and Sex: Bethia Lamb Melville, Female.
+ When and Where Born: 15 July 1917, 4pm, 3 Macdowall Road, Edinburgh.
+ Father: James Melville; Rubber Planter (2/Lieut. 4th Reserve R.S.F. Territorials).
+ Mother: Bethia Melville, nee Greig.
+ Married: 12 April 1916, Glasgow.
+ Informant: James Melville, Father, 3 Macdowall Road, Edinburgh.
+ Registered: 6 August 1917, Edinburgh.5,6 
AddressOldfrom 15 Jul 1917James Melville; 3 Macdowall Road, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND; >
Parents and daughter.
Presumably home address while in Scotland. Residential address in Malaya unknown.4 
Resident: Bethia Lamb (Betty or Bunty) Melville
Travelfr 3 Jan 1933 - 3 Feb 1933MS Lalandia, East-Asiatic Co. Ltd, Port Swettenham/London, MALAYA/ENGLAND; >
Cited newspaper reports suggest that the Melvilles boarded in Singapore, although the London Passenger List says they boarded in Port Swettenham.
Passenger List on arrival in London shows:
Port of Departure = Port Swettenham; Port of Arrival = London; Class = First; Names = Mrs James Melville, Miss B Melville; Proposed Address in UK = 12 Wilton Road, Edinburgh; Profession, Occupation or Calling = Wife, ---; Ages = 48, 15½; Country of Last Permanent Residence = FMS [Federated Malay States]; Country of Intended Future Permanent Residence = Scotland.
On this voyage, MS Lalandia sailed from Singapore to Copenhagen, the Master being J. Borch.7,8,9,10
Passenger: Bethia Lamb (Betty or Bunty) Melville

Family

 James Melville
Child 1.Bethia Lamb (Betty or Bunty) Melville+ b. 15 Jul 1917, d. 4 Sep 2008

Citations

  1. Birth Certificate: Melville (Bolus/Howden), Bethia L [2144], Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth 1917/376 in Registration District Newington, City of Edinburgh issued by General Register Office, Edinburgh, Scotland on 2 Dec 2010, hereafter called Birth Certificate MeBL; original in Researcher's family history papers, ID2144. Mother's Given Name, Surname.
  2. Passenger List 'Lalandia' arriving London 3 Feb 1933, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 24 Nov 2010, hereafter called Passenger List 'Lalandia' 1933; image and paper copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID2155. Age 48 at 3 Feb 1933.
  3. Birth Certificate MeBL. Parents' DOM, POM.
  4. Birth Certificate MeBL. Parents' Address.
  5. Birth Certificate MeBL. DOB, POB, Memo2+.
  6. Bolus, Gavin J [2191], Oral, hereafter called Bolus GJ, Oral. 18 Dec 2010: Memo1.
  7. The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, Singapore, hereafter called Singapore FP&MA; accessed via Singapore National Library web site at www.singapore.nl.sg; copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID2155. 3 Jan 1933, p13: Date1 from Singapore.
  8. The Straits Times, Singapore, hereafter called Straits Times; accessed via Singapore National Library web site at www.singapore.nl.sg; copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID2155. 4 Jan 1933, p3: Date1 from Singapore.
  9. The Singapore Daily News (published at Cecil Street, Singapore), hereafter called Singapore DNews. ID2155. 5 Jan 1933, p2: Date1 from Singapore.
  10. Passenger List 'Lalandia' 1933. Date2, Voyage, Memo2+.