Edward James (Ted) Walker1

M, ID213, (5 Feb 1915-Nov 1987)
Last Edited29 Jun 2013
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Lindsay David Graham
ChartsDescendant Chart -- George WALKER
FatherJames (Jim) Walker b. 28 May 1873, d. 21 Jun 1945
MotherEmma Sarah (Em) Mugliston b. 20 Oct 1874, d. 29 Apr 1955
Birth5 Feb 1915Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, ENGLAND2,3,4,5 
(Resident) AddressOldfrom Feb 1915 to say 1916James (Jim) Walker, Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Plymouth, Devon, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 4 children.6 
(Resident) AddressOldfrom say 1916 to Jun 1918James (Jim) Walker, Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Hereford, Herefordshire, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 4 children.7 
(Resident) AddressOldfrom Jul 1918 to early 1920James (Jim) Walker, Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Hereford, Herefordshire, ENGLAND; >
Parents and 5 children.8 
(Passenger) Emigrationfr 7 May 1920 - 30 Jun 1920James (Jim) Walker, Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Benalla, P. & O. Branch Service, London/Sydney, ENGLAND/AUSTRALIA; >
Parents and 5 children.
JW was persuaded by his twin brother Pat to come to Australia after WW1. Pat called it "God's own country".
Passenger List of London departures shows: Departure Port = London; Arrival Port = Sydney; Names = James Walker, Emma Sarah Walker, Ruth Gertrude Walker, Elsie Muriel Walker, Kathleen Patricia Walker, Edward James Walker, Charles Walker; Class = Third; Profession, Calling or Occupation = Ex-Capt, Wife, Domestic x2, --- x3; Ages = 46, 45, 20, 19, 12, 5, 1; Country of Last Permanent Residence = England x7; Country of Intended Future Permanent Residence = Australia x7.
On this voyage, the Benalla sailed from London via Cape Town, Adelaide and Melbourne to Sydney with 1,061 passengers (861 adults, 185 children 1-12 and 15infants), the Master being W. R. F. Hickey.9,10 
(Resident) AddressOldfr Jul 1920 - Sep 1920James (Jim) Walker, Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; McManus House, Hunter's Hill, NSW; >
Parents and 5 children. First 3 months in Australia.11 
(Resident) AddressOldfrom Oct 1920James (Jim) Walker, Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Marrickville, NSW; >
Parents and 5 children.
Presumably lived in the premises of the shop that JW had purchased.11 
(Resident) AddressOlds 1922James (Jim) Walker, Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Homebush, NSW; >
Parents and 5 children. Owned cottage.
Daughter Ruth appears to have left home while they were in this house.11 
(Resident) AddressOlds 1925James (Jim) Walker, Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Coogee, NSW; >
Parents and 4 children. Rented house.12 
(Resident) AddressOlds 1926James (Jim) Walker, Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Clovelly, NSW; >
Parents and 4 children. Rented house.12 
(Resident) AddressOlds 1927James (Jim) Walker, Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; Todman Avenue, Kensington, NSW; >
Parents and 4 children. Rented house.12 
(Witness) AddressOldfrom 1929James (Jim) Walker, Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; 71 Epping Avenue, Epping, NSW; >
Parents and 3 children. Owned house.
Assumed that the 2 younger children and Muriel (as she was living at home in 1937) were living with their parents.13 
(Witness) AddressOldat 1937James (Jim) Walker, Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; 50 Mooramie Avenue, Kensington, NSW; >
Parents and 2 children.14 
Occupationat 1937Warehouseman15 
Marriage1940Joyce Elizabeth Robinson16,17 
Militaryfr 22 Apr 1941 - 24 Sep 1945Royal Australian Air Force; >
Enlisted 22 Apr 1941 at Sydney, NSW. Locality on Enlistment Artarmon, NSW. Next of Kin J. Walker.
Service No. 36275. Rank at Discharge Corporal. Posting at Discharge Rathmine.
Discharged 24 Sep 1945.18 
Addressat 1943Joyce Elizabeth Robinson; 119 Hampden Road, Artarmon, NSW; >
With spouse (and presumably 2 children after their birth).
EJW in RAAF WW2 Apr 1941 to Sep 1945.19,20 
(Son of deceased) Death21 Jun 1945James (Jim) Walker; Ryde War Memorial Hospital, Ryde, NSW; >
Died of leukaemia.
Obituary in Cumberland Argus 27 Jun 1945:
     Captain James Walker (72) of Epping, who died at the Ryde War Memorial Hospital last Thursday, was the twin brother of Rev. E. Walker, rector of All Saints' Church, Parramatta. He leaves a widow, two sons and three daughters. He was a captain of the Royal Garrison Artillery in the Imperial Forces, and for 18 years was secretary of the Australian Golf Club. ...21,22 
Occupationat 1954Salesman23 
Addressat 1954Joyce Elizabeth Robinson; 27 Brierley Street, Cremorne, NSW; >
With spouse (and presumably 2 children).24 
(Son of deceased) Death29 Apr 1955Emma Sarah (Em) Mugliston; 21 Epping Avenue, Epping, NSW; >
Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald 30 Apr 1955, page 56 and 2 May 1955, page 22:
     WALKER, Emma Sarah -- 29 Apr 1955 (suddenly), at her daughter's residence, 71 Epping Avenue, Epping, widow of the late Capt. J. Walker and loving mother of Ruth (Mrs Sara, Melbourne), Muriel (Mrs Stewart), Kathleen (Mrs Elston), Ted and John, aged 80 years.25,26
(Nephew of deceased) Death11 Jun 1966Rev. Edward (Pat) Walker; 117 Kissing Point Road, Dundas, NSW; >
Death Notices in Sydney Morning Herald, 14 Jun 1966, page 22:
     WALKER, Edward (Pat) Rev. -- 11 Jun 1966, at his residence, 117 Kissing Point Road, Dundas, dearly loved husband of Nettie, and loved father of Kathleen (Mrs Sutton), Noel, Dorothy (Mrs Swinson), Hamlyn, Russell, Joan (deceased), Lois, Margaret (Mrs Graham), Geoffrey and David, loving grandfather and great-grandfather, aged 93 years.
     WALKER, Rev. Edward -- 11 Jun 1966, loved twin brother of the late Captain James Walker, and much loved uncle of Ruth, Muriel, Kathleen, Ted and John.27,28,29 
DeathNov 1987Sydney, NSW30,31 

Family

 Joyce Elizabeth Robinson d. 1990

Citations

  1. Family history chart: James Walker's family, believed to have been compiled by Kathleen Patricia Elston ca 1991, hereafter called FH chart, Walker/James; photocopy held in Researcher's family history papers, ID0113. Given names, surname.
  2. Walker, C?? J?? [0128], Oral, hereafter called Walker CJ, Oral. 11 Apr 2005: Born Feb 1914.
  3. FH chart, Walker/James. DOB, POB Plymouth.
  4. Noakes (née Walker, then Graham), Margaret G, Oral, hereafter called Noakes MG, Oral. Apr 1988: Youngest child [incorrect].
  5. World War 2 Nominal Roll, accessed at https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/, hereafter called WW2 Nominal Roll; Certificate image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records at ID0213. Viewed 26 Nov 2009: DOB, POB Devonport, England.
  6. Family history notes: James Walker's family, compiled by Kathleen Patricia Elston 1991, hereafter called FH notes, Walker/James; photocopy held in Researcher's family history papers, ID0113. Date [Date1 = Ted's birth, Date2 = move to Hereford], City.
  7. FH notes, Walker/James. Date [Date1 = move to Hereford, Date2 = John's birth], City.
  8. FH notes, Walker/James. Date [Date1 = John's birth, Date2 < emigration to Australia], City.
  9. FH notes, Walker/James. Emigration, Date2, Ship, Memo2.
  10. Walker CJ, Oral. 11 Apr 2005: Memo1.
  11. FH notes, Walker/James. Dates, Address, Memos.
  12. FH notes, Walker/James. Address, Memo.
  13. FH notes, Walker/James. Date1, Address, Memos.
  14. New South Wales Electoral Roll for 1937, accessed at www.ancestry.com at National Library of Australia, Canberra, hereafter called NSW Electoral Roll 1937. Watson electorate. Viewed 5 Nov 2009: Date, Address, Memo.
  15. NSW Electoral Roll 1937. Viewed 5 Nov 2009: Date, Occupation.
  16. FH chart, Walker/James. Married.
  17. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, On-line Marriages Index, URL http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/FamilyHistory/search.htm, hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Marriages Index; copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0213. Registration No. 8965/1940 [Edward J Walker + Joyce E Robinson], viewed 21 Jun 2009: YOM, Registration District.
  18. WW2 Nominal Roll, ID0213. Viewed 26 Nov 2009: Dates, Service, Memos.
  19. New South Wales Electoral Roll for 1943, accessed at www.ancestry.com at National Library of Australia, Canberra, hereafter called NSW Electoral Roll 1943. North Sydney electorate, Artarmon subdistrict. Viewed 5 Nov 2009: Address, Memo, EJW occupation RAAF.
  20. WW2 Nominal Roll, ID0213. Viewed 26 Nov 2009: Memo2.
  21. Walker, Lois H, Oral, hereafter called Walker LH, Oral. Dec 1991: Died at age 73, Memo1.
  22. Cumberland Argus Obituary, hereafter called CumbArgus-Obit/Trove; accessed on NLA Trove at www.trove.nla.gov.au. Photocopy and image in Researcher's records. Cumberland Argus 27 Jun 1945 viewed 25 Jun 2013: DOD, POD, Memo2.
  23. New South Wales Electoral Roll for 1954, accessed at www.ancestry.com at National Library of Australia, Canberra, hereafter called NSW Electoral Roll 1954. Viewed 5 Nov 2009: Occupation.
  24. NSW Electoral Roll 1954. Warringah electorate, Neutral Bay subdistrict. Viewed 5 Nov 2009: Address, Memo.
  25. Noakes MG, Oral. Sep 1991: DOD <=1956.
  26. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, published by John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, Sydney, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called SMH/Trove; digital and paper copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID0120. Source accessed 26 Oct 2022: DOD, POD, Memo..
  27. Death Notices, Sydney Morning Herald, 14 Jun 1966 [Rev. Edward (Pat) Walker], hereafter called DN/SMH, Walker E; acquired 27 Apr 2010 from National Library of Australia, Canberra, image in Researcher's computer records and photocopy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0088. DOD, POD, Memos.
  28. Swinson (nee Walker), Dorothy E, List of Family Birthdays prepared late 1981 or early 1982. Photocopy of the original handwritten list was acquired from Pat Davidson 18 Oct 2006 and is held in Researcher's family history papers. Hereafter called Swinson DE, List. MOD, YOD.
  29. Walker, David W, Oral, hereafter called Walker DW, Oral. May 1992: POD.
  30. FH chart, Walker/James. MOD, YOD.
  31. Noakes MG, Oral. Apr 1988: Died in Sydney 23 or 24 Apr 1988 [incorrect?].

(?) Cuthbert

M, ID214
Last Edited30 Mar 2019
Relationship4th great-grandfather of Lindsay David Graham
Note\ [Burcher p51].\ 
Death 
Note(?) Ramsay; [Burcher p51]. 
Birth of daughter1789Jane Cuthbert; IRELAND1 

Family

 (?) Ramsay
Child 1.Jane Cuthbert+ b. 1789, d. c 1854

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 51: YOB, POB.

(?) Ramsay

F, ID215
Last Edited10 Jan 2007
Relationship4th great-grandmother of Lindsay David Graham
Father(?) Ramsay
Mother(?) Hamilton
Note(?) Cuthbert; [Burcher p51]. 
Death 
Note\ [Burcher p51]. 
Birth of daughter1789Jane Cuthbert; IRELAND1 

Family

 (?) Cuthbert
Child 1.Jane Cuthbert+ b. 1789, d. c 1854

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 51: YOB, POB.

(?) Ramsay

M, ID216
Last Edited31 Mar 2019
Relationship5th great-grandfather of Lindsay David Graham
Note\ [Burcher p51]. 
Death 
Note(?) Hamilton; [Burcher p51]. 

Family

 (?) Hamilton
Child 1.(?) Ramsay+

(?) Hamilton

F, ID217
Last Edited19 Jan 2016
Relationship5th great-grandmother of Lindsay David Graham
Father(?) Hamilton
Mother(?) (?)
Note(?) Ramsay; [Burcher p51]. 
Note\ A Mrs Ramsay was JC's grandmother [Burcher p51]. 
Death 

Family

 (?) Ramsay
Child 1.(?) Ramsay+

(?) Hamilton

M, ID218
Last Edited30 Mar 2019
Relationship6th great-grandfather of Lindsay David Graham
Note\ [Burcher p51]. 
Death 
Note(?) (?); [Burcher p51]. 

Family

 (?) (?)
Child 1.(?) Hamilton+

(?) (?)

F, ID219
Last Edited30 Mar 2019
Relationship6th great-grandmother of Lindsay David Graham
Note(?) Hamilton; [Burcher p51]. 
Note\ [Burcher p51]. 
Death 

Family

 (?) Hamilton
Child 1.(?) Hamilton+

Rev. Samuel Fox1

M, ID220, (s 1830-1895)
Last Edited11 Jun 2019
Births 1830ENGLAND2 
Marriage15 Apr 1857Elizabeth Jane (Beth) Shelley; Tumut, NSW; >
     Marriage Notices in Sydney Morning Herald, 21 Apr 1857, p1 and 15 May 1857, p9, and Goulburn Herald, 25 Apr 1857, p5:
     On 15 April, at Tumut, by the Rev. C. F. Brigstocke, of Yass, the Rev. Samuel Fox, of Tumut, to Elizabeth Jane, second daughter of the late George Shelley, Esq., of Tumut Plains, Tumut.3,4,5,6
Birth of son26 Apr 1858Shelley A Fox; Sydney, NSW7 
Birth of son15 May 1859Samuel Fox; Tumut, NSW; >
Birth Registration is for Fox, (Male), but it is assumed this is Samuel.8 
Birth of daughter29 Dec 1861Amy M Fox; Tumut, NSW9 
Birth of daughter4 Apr 1862Florence E Fox; Tumut, NSW10 
Birth of daughter21 Mar 1865Ada Emmeline Fox; Wagga Wagga, NSW11 
(Widower) Death4 Feb 1866Elizabeth Jane (Beth) Fox; Wagga Wagga, NSW; >
Beth and 2 children died of diptheria in Wagga in the 1870s [actually within 4 weeks in Jan/Feb 1866].12,13,14,15 
Employmentat Nov 1894Church of England, NSW; >
unknown: first incumbent, Holy Trinity, Tumut, NSW.
at Nov 1894: St James, Croydon, NSW.16,17,18,19 
(Father of deceased) Death14 Nov 1894Shelley A Fox; Goulburn, NSW; >
     Died from gunshot wound, caused by accidental discharge of a revolver he was cleaning. He thought he had extracted all cartridges, but there was one remaining which exploded as he was cleaning the trigger-guard. The bullet struck him in the left breast (narrowly missing his heart) and passed out through the spine.
     The accident probably occurred on 12 or 13 Nov 1894, and he died in hospital on 14 Nov 1894.
     Reports of the accident were published on 14 Nov 1894 in National Advocate and on 30 Nov 1894 in Albury Banner. Death notices were published on 15 Nov 1894 in Goulburn Penny Post, on 20 Nov 1894 in Australian Star, Daily Telegraph and Sydney Morning Herald, and on 24 Nov 1894 in Sydney Mail, with similar wording:
     FOX, Shelley Ashwin -- 14 Nov 1894 at Goulburn, only son of Rev. Samuel Fox, St James's, Croydon, late of Picton and Wagga Wagga, aged 36 years. Interred at Goulburn.20,21,22,23,24,25
Death1895Wagga Wagga, NSW26 

Family

 Elizabeth Jane (Beth) Shelley b. 2 Jan 1838, d. 4 Feb 1866
Children 1.Shelley A Fox b. 26 Apr 1858, d. 14 Nov 1894
 2.Samuel Fox b. 15 May 1859, d. 15 Feb 1866
 3.Amy M Fox b. 29 Dec 1861, d. 23 Aug 1861
 4.Florence E Fox b. 4 Apr 1862, d. 18 Jan 1866
 5.Ada Emmeline Fox b. 21 Mar 1865, d. 11 Jul 1945

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 117 -- Title, Given name, Surname.
  2. Benson, Wide Spectrum. p117 -- CountryOB.
  3. Benson, Wide Spectrum. p117 -- YOM 1856, POM.
  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 1856.
  5. The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser newspaper, published 1848-1859, Goulburn, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Goulburn Herald/Trove; digital and paper copies in Researcher's Family History records at ID0220. 25 Apr 1857, p5, viewed 10 Jun 2019: DOM, POM, Memo.
  6. 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 ID0220. 21 Apr 1857, p1 and 15 May 1857, p9, viewed 10 Jun 2019: DOM, POM, Memo..
  7. 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. 898/1858 [Shelley A Fox, parents Samuel + Elizabeth J], viewed 7 Jun 2019: DOB [date by reduction], Registration District.
  8. NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 12991/1859 [(Male) Fox, parents Samuel + Elizabeth L], viewed 7 Jun 2019: DOB [date by reduction], Registration District.
  9. NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 13536/1861 [Amy M Fox, parents Samuel + Elizabeth J], viewed 10 Jun 2019: DOB [date by reduction], Registration District.
  10. NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 14118/1862 [Florence E Fox, parents Samuel + Elizabeth J], viewed 7 Jun 2019: DOB [date by reduction], Registration District.
  11. NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 15979/1865 [Ada E Fox], viewed 7 Jun 2019: DOB [date by reduction], Registration District.
  12. 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. 6885/1866 [Elizabeth J Fox, parents George + Amelia], viewed 7 Jun 2019: DOD [date by reduction], Registration District.
  13. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOD 1867?, POD.
  14. Benson, Wide Spectrum. p117 --- YOD 1870s, POD Wagga, Memo.
  15. 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 205 -- YOD 1875.
  16. Australian Star newspaper, first published in 1887 by Arthur Smyth at the Australian Newspaper Company, Sydney, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Australian Star/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records at ID3397. 20 Nov 1894, p1, viewed 7 Jun 2019: Memo2..
  17. Daily Telegraph newspaper, published 1936-1972 by Australian Consolidated Press, 1972- by News Limited/News Corp Australia, Sydney, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Daily Telegraph/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records at ID3397. 20 Nov 1894, p1, viewed 7 Jun 2019: Memo2..
  18. SMH/Trove; copies in Researcher's FH records at ID3397. 20 Nov 1894, p1, viewed 7 Jun 2019: Memo2.
  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: Memo 1.
  20. National Advocate newspaper, co-founded by James Rutherford, Bathurst, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove web site at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called National Advocate/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID3397. 14 Nov 1894, p3, viewed 7 Jun 2019: Memos 1 & 2..
  21. SMH/Trove; copies in Researcher's FH records at ID3397. 20 Nov 1894, p1, viewed 7 Jun 2019: DOD, POD, Memo3.
  22. Australian Star/Trove; copies in Researcher's FH records at ID3397. 20 Nov 1894, p1, viewed 7 Jun 2019: DOD, POD, Memo3.
  23. Daily Telegraph/Trove; copies in Researcher's FH records at ID3397. 20 Nov 1894, p1, viewed 7 Jun 2019: DOD, POD, Memo3.
  24. Sydney Mail magazine, published weekly by John Fairfax & Sons Ltd 1860-1938 in Sydney, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Sydney Mail/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID3397. 24 Nov 1894, p1089, viewed 7 Jun 2019: DOD, POD, Memo3..
  25. Albury Banner; copies in Researcher's FH records, ID3397. 30 Nov 1894, p16, viewed 7 Jun 2019: POD, Memo1.
  26. Benson, Wide Spectrum. p117 -- YOD 1895, POD Wagga.

Dr James Hector

M, ID221, (1835-29 Jul 1875)
Last Edited11 Sep 2020
NoteArrived Melbourne c. 1855 [Benson p117]. 
Birth1835SCOTLAND? 
Marriagec 1865Georgiana Frederica (Georgie) Shelley1,2 
Birth of daughters 1870Ida Hector 
Death29 Jul 1875Paterson, NSW3 
Widow: Georgiana Frederica (Georgie) Shelley

Family

 Georgiana Frederica (Georgie) Shelley b. 1840, d. c 1926
Child 1.Ida Hector b. s 1870, d. s 1930

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 Pages 117: YOM 1860s.
  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 1870?
  3. Benson, Wide Spectrum. p118 -- YOD 1871, POD Newcastle area.

Mildred Vyner1,2

F, ID222, (17 Feb 1848-4 Jan 1910)
Last Edited15 Nov 2023
FatherCaptain Arthur Vyner , RN d. 2 Jan 1864
Mother(?) (?)
Birth17 Feb 1848Poole, Dorset, ENGLAND; >
Eldest dughter.3,4,5 
Marriage9 Jul 1866George Waddy Shelley; Darlinghurst, NSW; >
Marriage Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 11 Jul 1866, page 1:
On the 9th instant, at Darlinghurst, by the Rev. James Milne, GEORGE W. SHELLEY, Esq., of Wermatong, Tumut, eldest son of the late George Shelley, Esq., of Tumut Plains, to MILDRED, eldest daughter of the late Captain ARTHUR VYNER, Royal Navy, of Eathorpe, Warwickshire, England. No cards.6,7,8,9 
Married Name9 Jul 1866Shelley 
Birth of daughter5 Jul 1867Mildred Amelia Margaret Shelley; 'Wermatong', Tumut, NSW10,11 
Birth of daughter16 Jul 1869Mabel Agnes Elizabeth Shelley; Tumut, NSW12,13 
Addressfrom 1872George Waddy Shelley; 'Wermatong', Tumut, NSW; >
With spouse.
Here in 1872 [Stacy?, p?]. 
Birth of daughter2 Jun 1874Madeline Australia Annabella Rubina Shelley; Tumut, NSW14,15 
Birth of son30 May 1877George Vyner John Moffat Shelley; Euabolong, near Hay, NSW16,17 
Addressfrom 1880George Waddy Shelley; Sydney, NSW; >
With spouse.
1880s? [Benson p117]. Y1 GFSPO. 
Birth of daughter17 Aug 1885Marguerite Augusta Irene Shelley; Leichhardt, NSW18 
Marriage of daughter17 Sep 1888Mildred Amelia Margaret Shelley, Herbert Richard Phillips; Sydney, NSW; >
Silver Wedding Notice in Daily Telegraph (Sydney), 17 Sep 1913, page 8:
      PHlLLIPS— SHELLEY. On 17 Sep 1888 at Sydney, Herbert, second son of Gerard Phillips, of Redlands, North Sydney, to Mildred Amelia Margaret, eldest daughter of George Waddy Shelley, of Tumut and Sydney, and granddaughter of Captain Arthur Vyner, R.N. Present address, Highclere, Goulburn.19,20
Marriage of daughter16 Jul 1894Mabel Agnes Elizabeth Shelley, John Meillon; St Mary's Cathedral, Goulburn, NSW21 
Marriage of son1899George Vyner John Moffat Shelley, Julia Wright; Glebe, NSW22 
Marriage of daughter4 Feb 1905Marguerite Augusta Irene Shelley, Clarence Doran; Balmain South, NSW23 
Death4 Jan 1910St Leonards, NSW24 

Family

 George Waddy Shelley b. 30 May 1842, d. 16 Apr 1907
Children 1.Mildred Amelia Margaret Shelley+ b. 5 Jul 1867, d. 21 Feb 1938
 2.Mabel Agnes Elizabeth Shelley+ b. 16 Jul 1869, d. 30 Jul 1961
 3.Madeline Australia Annabella Rubina Shelley b. 2 Jun 1874, d. 21 Mar 1875
 4.George Vyner John Moffat Shelley+ b. 30 May 1877, d. 9 Jun 1944
 5.Marguerite Augusta Irene Shelley+ b. 17 Aug 1885, d. 24 Apr 1977

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 name, Surname.
  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 Page 176: Given name, Surname.
  3. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, pPage 176: DOB, CountyOB.
  4. 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. 8, Page 78 [Mildred VYNER], accessed 14 Nov 2023: QOBRegn Mar 1848, Registration District Poole, Dorset.
  5. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, published by John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, Sydney, NSW; hereafter called SMH/Trove; accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; digital copy in Researcher's Family History records at ID0179. Source accessed 15 Nov 2023: Bride's Memo..
  6. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Online Marriages Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 573/1866 [George W SHELLEY + Mildred VYNER], accessed 14 Nov 2023: DOM [by reduction], Registration District Sydney.
  7. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, pPage 176: DOM.
  8. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOM.
  9. SMH/Trove; digital copy in Researcher's FH records at ID0179. Source accessed 15 Nov 2023: DOM, POM, Memo.
  10. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, p176: DOB, POB.
  11. 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. 16803/1867 [Mildred A M SHELLEY, parents George W & Mildred], accessed 14 Nov 2023: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Tumut.
  12. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, p177: DOB, POB.
  13. NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 18728/1869 [Mabel A E SHELLEY, parents George W & Mildred], accessed 14 Nov 2023: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Tumut.
  14. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, p178: YOB 1876 [actually 1874].
  15. NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 20144/1874 [Madeline Australia R SHELLEY, parents George Waddy & Mildred], accessed 14 Nov 2023: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Tumut.
  16. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, p178: DOB, POB.
  17. NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 13461/1877 [George V J M SHELLEY, parents George W & Mildred], accessed 14 Nov 2023: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Hay.
  18. NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 5102/1885 [Marguerite A SHELLEY, parents George W & Mildred], accessed 14 Nov 2023: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Leichhardt.
  19. Daily Telegraph newspaper, published 1936-1972 by Australian Consolidated Press, 1972- by News Limited/News Corp Australia, Sydney, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Daily Telegraph/Trove; image and paper copy in Researcher's Family History records at ID4433. 17 Sep 1913, p8, accessed 20 Nov 2022: DOM, POM Sydney, Memo..
  20. NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 1310/1888 [Herbert PHILLIPS + Mildred A M M SHELLY [sic]], accessed 20 Nov 2022: DOM [date by reduction], Registration District Sydney,.
  21. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, p177: DOM, POM.
  22. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, p178: YOM, POM.
  23. NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 742/1905 [Clarence DORAN + Marguerite A SHELLEY], accessed 14 Nov 2023: DOM [by reduction], Registration District Balmain South.
  24. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, pPage 176: DOD, POD.

Sara Martyr1

F, ID223
Last Edited14 Nov 2022
NoteName [Stacy p24]. 
OccupationGoverness At Blowering Station < marriage [Stacy p24]. 
Birth of daughter12 Oct 1868Unnamed Shelley; 'Woonoona', Tumut, NSW2 
Marriagec 1870William James (Willie) Shelley; Goulburn, NSW3 
Married NameShelley 
AddressWilliam James (Willie) Shelley; 'Wonoona', Blowering, NSW; >
With spouse.4 
Death 

Family

 William James (Willie) Shelley b. 31 Dec 1844, d. 1920
Child 1.Unnamed Shelley b. 12 Oct 1868, d. 13 Oct 1868

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 name 'Sarah', surname.
  2. Val Wilkinson & Martha Pebesma (Eds.), Small Cemeteries and Isolated Graves of the Tumut District (Published by Tumut Family History Group, Tumut, September 1999); hereafter called Wilkinson & Plebesma, Small Cemeteries of Tumut District; copy in Researcher's Library. Page p157: Age 24 hours at death on 13 Oct 1868, POB inferred.
  3. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOM 'about 1870', POM.
  4. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: unknown cd.

Matilda Jane (Jane) Brady1,2,3

F, ID224, (1845-4 Aug 1934)
Last Edited31 Mar 2019
Birth1845Armidale, NSW4 
Marriage5 Sep 1871Rowland Mansfield (Rowley) Shelley; Mosman, NSW5,6 
Married Name5 Sep 1871Shelley 
Birth of daughter1879Lucy Jane Shelley; Tumut Plains, NSW7,8 
Marriage of daughter29 May 1909Lucy Jane Shelley, Noel Hamlyn Henry Harris; Sydney, NSW; >
First cousins.9,10,11,12,13 
Death4 Aug 193414 

Family

 Rowland Mansfield (Rowley) Shelley b. 1847, d. 31 Dec 1932
Child 1.Lucy Jane Shelley+ b. 1879, d. 1968

Citations

  1. Nickname inferred from Cottee chart, although Stewart book refers to her as Matilda.
  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: Second 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 p187: Two given names.
  4. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, pp187: YOB, POB.
  5. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: YOM.
  6. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, pp187: DOM, POM.
  7. FH chart, Harris/Cottee: POB.
  8. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, pp189: YOB and POB Tumut.
  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. 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 Page 98: YOM ca 1909.
  13. 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 Page 157: YOM ca 1909, POM.
  14. Jean Stewart, Shelley Family, pp187: DOD.

Charles E. (Charlie) Barton

M, ID225
Last Edited8 Jun 2019
Marriage1871Jane Annette (Janie) Shelley; >
Cousins.
Had several children. 
AddressOldFrom 1872Jane Annette (Janie) Shelley 
Addressfrom Dec 1887Jane Annette (Janie) Shelley; Sydney, NSW; >
Citation page number appears to be incorrect -- TO BE VERIFIED. Also mentioned on p118. 
Death 

Family

 Jane Annette (Janie) Shelley b. 1850, d. 1920

Jack L. Ladbrook1,2

M, ID226, (25 Mar 1926-Feb 2001)
Last Edited24 Oct 2023
ChartsDescendant Chart -- Mikhail ORLOV
FatherWilliam Geoffrey Ladbrook
MotherJanet Morris
Birth25 Mar 1926Holbeach, Lincolnshire, ENGLAND; >
Second of 7 children?3,4,5 
Educationsay mid to late 1940sTertiary education; >
Mechanical engineering background.6 
Marriage23 Aug 1947Daisy Brayer; St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, SINGAPORE7 
AddressOldfr Aug 1947 - Aug 1948Daisy Ladbrook; 8/4 Kaliney Road, Singapore, SINGAPORE8 
Employmentfrom Nov 1947Wearne Bros, Singapore, SINGAPORE; >
Joined (as car salesman?) and eventually became General Manager.
Jul 1952: Assistant Manager.
Mar 1956: Business Manager.9,10,11 
Birth of son6 Jun 1951William Geoffrey (Billy) Ladbrook; Singapore, SINGAPORE12,13 
Travelfrom 25 Jul 1952Daisy Ladbrook; 'Corfu', P. & O. Line, Southampton/Singapore, ENGLAND/SINGAPORE; >
Passenger list on departure from Southampton 25 Jul 1952 shows: Port of Departure = Southampton; Name = Jack Ladbrook, Daisy Ladbrook, Jacqueline Janet Ladbrook, William Geoffrey Ladbrook; Port at which passengers contracted to land = Singapore x4; Class of Travel = First x4; Sex = Mx2, F x2; Ages = 26, 28, 2, 9m; Marital status = Married x2, Single x2; Last Address in UK = 15 Wignalls Gate, Holbeach x4; Occupation = Asst Manager, Housewife, --- x2; Citizen of = UK/Singapore x5, Singapore; Country of last permanent residence = British Possession x4; Country of intended future permanent residence = Malaya x4.
On this voyage, Master = Captain D. G. H. O. Baillie; Ports to be visited = Port Said, Aden, Bombay, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hong Kong; Total passengers at Southampton = 414, being 342 adults, 66 children aged 1-12 and 6 infants.14
Passenger: William Geoffrey (Billy) Ladbrook
Birth of daughter26 Feb 1955Christina Jill (Christie) Ladbrook; Kuala Lumpur, MALAYA 
Travelto 10 Mar 1956Daisy Ladbrook; S. S. 'Pyrrhus', Blue Funnel Line, Singapore/Liverpool, SINGAPORE/ENGLAND; >
Passenger list on arrival at Liverpool 10 Mar 1956 shows: Port of Arrival = Liverpool; Name = Jack Ladbrook, Daisy Ladbrook, Jacqueline J. Ladbrook, Katrina J. Ladbrook, Christina J. Ladbrook, Ah Yong Kan; Port of Embarkation = Singapore x6; Class of Travel = First x5, Second; Sex = M, F x5; Date of Birth = 25 Mar 1926, 19 Feb 1924, 9 Feb 1950, 8 Sep 1953, 26 Feb 1955, 4 Jun 1910; Marital status = Married x2, Single x4; Address in UK = The White House, Whitwell, Reepham, Norfolk x5; Occupation = Business Manager, Housewife, --- x3, Children's Nurse; Citizen of = UK/Singapore x5, Singapore; Country of last permanent residence = Singapore x6; Country of intended future residence = Singapore x6; Intended duration of stay in UK = 5 months x6; Chief purpose of visit = Visitor x6.
On this voyage, Master = ?? Sanderson; Ports visited = Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Said; Total passengers at Liverpool = 25, being 21 adults and 4 children aged 1-12.
SS Pyrrhus (10,093 gross tonnage) was built by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead, UK in 1949.15,16
Passenger: Christina Jill (Christie) Ladbrook
Passenger: Ah Yong Kan
AddressOldfr Mar 1956 - Jul 1956Daisy Ladbrook; The White House, Whitwell, Reepham, Norfolk, ENGLAND17 
Resident: Christina Jill (Christie) Ladbrook
Resident: Ah Yong Kan
Travelfrom 20 Jul 1956Daisy Ladbrook; 'Canton', Southampton/Singapore, ENGLAND/SINGAPORE; >
Passenger list on departure from Southampton 20 Jul 1956 shows: [data to be obtained from FMP site] 
Passenger: Christina Jill (Christie) Ladbrook
SeparationApr 1968Daisy Ladbrook; SINGAPORE18,19 
NoteDaisy Ladbrook; >
Jack provided well for Daisy (eg, purchased house at Woodlands for her) after their separation, but that ceased a few years later, from the time of his next marriage.20 
Addressat 1992Lagos, NIGERIA21 
DeathFeb 2001Holbeach, Lincolnshire, ENGLAND; >
Died 10 or 12 Feb 2001.22 

Family

 Daisy Brayer b. 19 Feb 1924, d. 13 Mar 1999
Children 1.William Geoffrey (Billy) Ladbrook b. 6 Jun 1951, d. 1952
 2.Christina Jill (Christie) Ladbrook+ b. 26 Feb 1955, d. 9 Dec 1988

Citations

  1. Ladbrook (nee Brayer), Daisy, Oral; hereafter called Ladbrook D, Oral. Nov 1992: First given name, surname.
  2. 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. 7a, Page 633a [Jack L. Ladbrook, mother Morris], viewed 18 Sep 2009: Given name, initial, surname.
  3. Ladbrook D, Oral. Nov 1992: DOB, POB.
  4. Ladbrook (was Hagley/Jones), Jacqueline J, Oral, hereafter called Ladbrook JJ, Oral. Jan 2007: Second eldest child.
  5. FreeBMD UK. Birth Registration Vol. 7a, Page 633a [Jack L Ladbrook, mother Morris], viewed 18 Sep 2009: QOBR 6/1926, Registration District Holbeach.
  6. Ladbrook JJ, Oral. 9 Oct 2009: Memo1 -- not clear whether this meant formal qualifications or simply employment experience.
  7. Ladbrook D, Oral. Nov 1992: DOM, POM.
  8. Ladbrook D, Oral. Nov 1992: I think this is where Daisy and Jack lived after their marriage, until they moved in about Aug 1948 to a rented room somewhere else.
  9. Ladbrook D, Oral. Nov 1992: Date1, Employer, Memo1.
  10. Passenger List 'Pyrrhus' arriving Liverpool 10 Mar 1956, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 21 Jun 2013, hereafter called Passenger List 'Pyrrhus' 1956; image and paper copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0226. Memo3.
  11. Passenger List 'Corfu' departing Southampton 25 Jul 1952, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 20 May 2019; hereafter called Passenger List 'Corfu' Jul 1952; paper copies and images in Researcher's Family History records, ID0226: Memo2.
  12. Ladbrook D, Oral. Feb 1989: Born after sister Jacky.
  13. Ladbrook JJ, Oral. Sep 2003: POB. 29 May 2011: DOB.
  14. Passenger List 'Corfu' Jul 1952: Date, Ship, Route, Memo.
  15. Passenger List 'Pyrrhus' 1956. Date, Address, Memo1, Memo2.
  16. Maritime Connector web site, URL http://maritime-connector.com/, hereafter called Maritime Connector. Memo3.
  17. Passenger List 'Pyrrhus' 1956. Date1, intended address in UK.
  18. Ladbrook D, Oral. Nov 1992: Separated approx. 1967.
  19. Ladbrook JJ, Oral. Sep 2003: DOSeparation, POSeparation.
  20. Ladbrook JJ, Oral. Sep 2003: Memo.
  21. Ladbrook D, Oral. Nov 1992: Current location?
  22. Ladbrook JJ, Oral. Sep 2003: DOD & POD.

William Henry Melvin (Taffy) Thomas

M, ID228, (5 Jun 1924-2 Dec 1977)
Last Edited12 Feb 2020
ChartsDescendant Chart -- Mikhail ORLOV
FatherWilliam R. Thomas
MotherAnnie B. Owen
Birth5 Jun 1924Pontrhydyfen, Glamorgan, WALES1,2,3 
Marriage1 Feb 1947Irene Brayer; St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, SINGAPORE4 
OccupationShipping Manager, Singapore, SINGAPORE5 
Travel1965Irene Brayer; >
Travelled from Singapore to Perth on a new Blue Funnel line ship (not the Charon or Gorgon); perhaps only Myra was with the parents as Norman may have been in school in Wales, and Shirley at school in WA.6 
Occupationsay mid 1960s to 1967Salesman, Perth, WA; >
Selling office equipment and insurance, as he could not get a job in shipping after they moved to Australia.7,8 
Occupationfrom 1967Shopkeeper, delicatessen, Wembley, WA; >
He put their home on the market to buy a delicatessen, which proved to be very hard work for little return.6,9 
Illnesssay early 1970sWA; >
Heart attack while he had the delicatessen in Perth.6 
Occupationsay mid 1970sTaxi driver, Perth, WA; >
After having had a heart attack while they had the delicatessen; then drove taxi until his death.10 
Illnesssay mid 1970sDiabetes11 
Death2 Dec 1977Perth, WA; >
Died of cancer of the liver.12,13,14 
Widow: Irene Brayer

Family

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

Citations

  1. Thomas (was Ivory), Myra E, Oral, hereafter called Thomas ME, Oral. Sep 2003: DOB, country of birth.
  2. Thomas, Shirley J, Oral, hereafter called Thomas SJ, Oral. 9 Oct 2009: Town of birth.
  3. 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. 11a, Page 1862 [William H M Thomas, mother's maiden name Owen], viewed 25 Oct 2009: QOBR 9/24, Registration District Neath.
  4. Death Certificate: Barton, Irene, issued by Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Western Australia, Registration No. 012464C/2009, on 8 Dec 2009, hereafter called Death Certificate BaI; copy provided by Shirley Thomas in Feb 2019; image in Researcher's family history papers, ID0095: DOM, POM Singapore..
  5. Barton (nee Brayer/Thomas), Irene, Oral, hereafter called Barton I, Oral. 8 Jul 2005: Occupation in Singapore.
  6. Barton I, Oral. 8 Jul 2005: Memo1.
  7. Barton I, Oral. 8 Jul 2005: Memo1 (mentioned insurance only).
  8. Thomas SJ, Oral. 9 Oct 2009: Memo1 (mentioned office equipment and insurance).
  9. Thomas SJ, Oral. 9 Oct 2009: Date1, suburb.
  10. Barton I, Oral. 8 Jul 2005: Occupation, Memo1.
  11. Thomas SJ, Oral. 9 Oct 2009: Diagnosed with diabetes (presumably Type 2) in his 50s.
  12. Thomas ME, Oral. Sep 2003: DOD, POD.
  13. Barton I, Oral. 7 Jul 2005 & 8 Feb 2007: Died of cancer of the pancreas.
  14. Thomas SJ, Oral. 9 Oct 2009: Died of cancer of the liver (not pancreas), following primary cancer in the bowel for 8-9 years.

Christina Jill (Christie) Ladbrook

F, ID237, (26 Feb 1955-9 Dec 1988)
Last Edited28 Nov 2014
Relationship1st cousin of Penny Graham (nee Emerson-Elliott)
ChartsDescendant Chart -- Mikhail ORLOV
FatherJack L. Ladbrook b. 25 Mar 1926, d. Feb 2001
MotherDaisy Brayer b. 19 Feb 1924, d. 13 Mar 1999
Birth26 Feb 1955Kuala Lumpur, MALAYA 
(Passenger) Travelto 10 Mar 1956Jack L. Ladbrook, Daisy Ladbrook; S. S. 'Pyrrhus', Blue Funnel Line, Singapore/Liverpool, SINGAPORE/ENGLAND; >
Passenger list on arrival at Liverpool 10 Mar 1956 shows: Port of Arrival = Liverpool; Name = Jack Ladbrook, Daisy Ladbrook, Jacqueline J. Ladbrook, Katrina J. Ladbrook, Christina J. Ladbrook, Ah Yong Kan; Port of Embarkation = Singapore x6; Class of Travel = First x5, Second; Sex = M, F x5; Date of Birth = 25 Mar 1926, 19 Feb 1924, 9 Feb 1950, 8 Sep 1953, 26 Feb 1955, 4 Jun 1910; Marital status = Married x2, Single x4; Address in UK = The White House, Whitwell, Reepham, Norfolk x5; Occupation = Business Manager, Housewife, --- x3, Children's Nurse; Citizen of = UK/Singapore x5, Singapore; Country of last permanent residence = Singapore x6; Country of intended future residence = Singapore x6; Intended duration of stay in UK = 5 months x6; Chief purpose of visit = Visitor x6.
On this voyage, Master = ?? Sanderson; Ports visited = Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Said; Total passengers at Liverpool = 25, being 21 adults and 4 children aged 1-12.
SS Pyrrhus (10,093 gross tonnage) was built by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead, UK in 1949.1,2
(Resident) AddressOldfr Mar 1956 - Jul 1956Jack L. Ladbrook, Daisy Ladbrook; The White House, Whitwell, Reepham, Norfolk, ENGLAND3 
(Passenger) Travelfrom 20 Jul 1956Jack L. Ladbrook, Daisy Ladbrook; 'Canton', Southampton/Singapore, ENGLAND/SINGAPORE; >
Passenger list on departure from Southampton 20 Jul 1956 shows: [data to be obtained from FMP site] 
(Passenger) Travelfrom 25 Aug 1958Daisy Ladbrook; Falstria, Dover/Singapore, ENGLAND/SINGAPORE; Passenger list on departure from Dover 25 Aug 1958 shows: [data to be obtained from FMP site as per Query tags] 
(Resident) AddressOldat Apr 1968Daisy Ladbrook; Woodlands, WA; >
Mother and 3 children.
Daisy moved to Woodlands when she separated from Jack LADBROOK.4 
Note9/03: Christie lived in Adelaide for a while, and then moved back to Perth before the children were born [JJL 9/03]. TBV 
Married NameElliott 
Married NameReilly 
Death9 Dec 1988Perth, WA; >
Died of leukaemia after bone marrow and platelet transplants from sisters Jacky and Trina.5 

Citations

  1. Passenger List 'Pyrrhus' arriving Liverpool 10 Mar 1956, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 21 Jun 2013, hereafter called Passenger List 'Pyrrhus' 1956; image and paper copy in Researcher's family history papers, ID0226. Date, Address, Memo1, Memo2.
  2. Maritime Connector web site, URL http://maritime-connector.com/, hereafter called Maritime Connector. Memo3.
  3. Passenger List 'Pyrrhus' 1956. Date1, intended address in UK.
  4. Ladbrook (was Hagley/Jones), Jacqueline J, Oral, hereafter called Ladbrook JJ, Oral. Sep 2003: Memo2.
  5. Ladbrook (nee Brayer), Daisy, Oral; hereafter called Ladbrook D, Oral. Feb 1989: Memo.