William George Garden1

M, ID2821, (5 Feb 1895-10 Jun 1915)
Last Edited25 Jun 2016
FatherEdward James Garden b. 24 May 1865, d. 5 May 1937
MotherMargaret Hay b. c 1865, d. 11 Dec 1961
Birth5 Feb 1895Albert Place, Dufftown, Mortlach, Banffshire, SCOTLAND2,3 
Death10 Jun 1915Ypres, BELGIUM4 

Citations

  1. WorldConnect Project data on Edward James Garden, compiled by Deb e-mail address, URL http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi accessed 8 Dec 2014, hereafter called WorldConnect/Garden EJ; paper and digital copies held in Researcher's Family History records, ID2818. Given names, Surname.
  2. WorldConnect/Garden EJ. DOB, POB.
  3. Family history chart, Garden Family, compiled by Angus S Brown, UK in or before 2003, hereafter called FH chart, Garden; copy (provided by Deb O'Reilly 11 Dec 2014) in Researcher's family history papers. DOB, POB Albert Place, Dufftown.
  4. FH chart, Garden. DOD, POD.

Francis Garden1

?, ID2822, (a 1902-)
Last Edited25 Jun 2016
FatherEdward James Garden b. 24 May 1865, d. 5 May 1937
MotherMargaret Hay b. c 1865, d. 11 Dec 1961
Birtha 1902Dufftown, Mortlach, Banffshire, SCOTLAND2 

Citations

  1. WorldConnect Project data on Edward James Garden, compiled by Deb e-mail address, URL http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi accessed 8 Dec 2014, hereafter called WorldConnect/Garden EJ; paper and digital copies held in Researcher's Family History records, ID2818. Given name, Surname.
  2. WorldConnect/Garden EJ. DOB= AFT 1902, POB = prob as shown.

Maggie Jane Garden1

F, ID2823, (2 Apr 1890-14 Nov 1940)
Last Edited25 Jun 2016
FatherEdward James Garden b. 24 May 1865, d. 5 May 1937
MotherMargaret Hay b. c 1865, d. 11 Dec 1961
Birth2 Apr 189034 Castle Street, Dufftown, Mortlach, Banffshire, SCOTLAND2,3 
Death14 Nov 19404 

Citations

  1. WorldConnect Project data on Edward James Garden, compiled by Deb e-mail address, URL http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi accessed 8 Dec 2014, hereafter called WorldConnect/Garden EJ; paper and digital copies held in Researcher's Family History records, ID2818. Given names, Surname.
  2. WorldConnect/Garden EJ. DOB, POB Castle Street, Dufftown, Mortlach, Banffshire.
  3. Family history chart, Garden Family, compiled by Angus S Brown, UK in or before 2003, hereafter called FH chart, Garden; copy (provided by Deb O'Reilly 11 Dec 2014) in Researcher's family history papers. DOB, POB 34 Castle Street, Dufftown.
  4. FH chart, Garden. DOD.

Edward Hay Garden1,2

M, ID2824, (9 Jul 1888-28 Oct 1889)
Last Edited25 Jun 2016
FatherEdward James Garden b. 24 May 1865, d. 5 May 1937
MotherMargaret Hay b. c 1865, d. 11 Dec 1961
Birth9 Jul 188887 John Street, St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, SCOTLAND3,4 
Death28 Oct 188987 John Street, Aberdeen, SCOTLAND5 

Citations

  1. WorldConnect Project data on Edward James Garden, compiled by Deb e-mail address, URL http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi accessed 8 Dec 2014, hereafter called WorldConnect/Garden EJ; paper and digital copies held in Researcher's Family History records, ID2818. First given name, Surname.
  2. Family history chart, Garden Family, compiled by Angus S Brown, UK in or before 2003, hereafter called FH chart, Garden; copy (provided by Deb O'Reilly 11 Dec 2014) in Researcher's family history papers. Given names, Surname.
  3. WorldConnect/Garden EJ. DOB, POB John Street, St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire.
  4. FH chart, Garden. DOB, POB 87 John Street, Aberdeen.
  5. FH chart, Garden. DOD, POD.

John Henry Garden1

M, ID2825, (3 Dec 1893-3 Feb 1968)
Last Edited25 Jun 2016
FatherEdward James Garden b. 24 May 1865, d. 5 May 1937
MotherMargaret Hay b. c 1865, d. 11 Dec 1961
Birth3 Dec 1893Albert Place, Dufftown, Mortlach, Aberdeenshire, SCOTLAND2,3 
Death3 Feb 19684 

Citations

  1. WorldConnect Project data on Edward James Garden, compiled by Deb e-mail address, URL http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi accessed 8 Dec 2014, hereafter called WorldConnect/Garden EJ; paper and digital copies held in Researcher's Family History records, ID2818. Given names, Surname.
  2. WorldConnect/Garden EJ. DOB, POB.
  3. Family history chart, Garden Family, compiled by Angus S Brown, UK in or before 2003, hereafter called FH chart, Garden; copy (provided by Deb O'Reilly 11 Dec 2014) in Researcher's family history papers. DOB, POB Albert Place, Dufftown.
  4. FH chart, Garden. DOD.

James Alexander Garden1

M, ID2826, (28 Feb 1892-9 Apr 1977)
Last Edited25 Jun 2016
FatherEdward James Garden b. 24 May 1865, d. 5 May 1937
MotherMargaret Hay b. c 1865, d. 11 Dec 1961
Birth28 Feb 189215 Queen Street, Dufftown, Mortlach, Banffshire, SCOTLAND2,3 
Death9 Apr 19774 

Citations

  1. WorldConnect Project data on Edward James Garden, compiled by Deb e-mail address, URL http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi accessed 8 Dec 2014, hereafter called WorldConnect/Garden EJ; paper and digital copies held in Researcher's Family History records, ID2818. Given names, Surname.
  2. WorldConnect/Garden EJ. DOB, POB Queen Street, Mortland (assumed to be Mortlach), Banffshire, Scotland.
  3. Family history chart, Garden Family, compiled by Angus S Brown, UK in or before 2003, hereafter called FH chart, Garden; copy (provided by Deb O'Reilly 11 Dec 2014) in Researcher's family history papers. DOB, POB 15 Queen Street, Dufftown.
  4. FH chart, Garden. DOD.

Arthur Murrell Williamson1,2

M, ID2827, (1 Dec 1894-21 Nov 1968)
Last Edited25 Jun 2016
FatherArthur Williamson d. b 1968
MotherRebecca Brown d. b 1968
Birth1 Dec 18943,4,5,6 
Marriages 1920Hilda Baxter7 
AddressOldto May 1926Hilda Baxter; 143 Ferry Road, Stannergate, Dundee, SCOTLAND; >
Assumed to be parents and 1 child until May 1926, then mother and child.8 
Travelfrom 23 May 1926Hector, Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool/Singapore, ENGLAND/SINGAPORE; >
Passenger List on departure from Liverpool 23 May 1926 shows: Port of Departure = Liverpool; Name = Arthur Williamson; Last address in UK = 143 Ferry Road, Stannergate, Dundee; Class = 1st; Port at which contracted to land = Singapore; Profession, Occupation or Calling = Charge Engineer; Age & Sex = 30 Male; Country of last Permanent Residence = Scotland; Country of Intended Future Permanent Residence = Singapore.
On this voyage, the ship sailed from Liverpool via Port Said, Penang and Port Swettenham (and probably other ports) to Singapore and continued via Belawan, Jesselton, Manila and Hong Kong to China; Master = WA Dawson; Total passengers embarked at Liverpool = 88, being 74 adults (11 couples, 25M, 27F), 11 children 1-12 (2M, 9F) and 3 infants (0M, 3F).9
Employmentfr 1928 - 1937Municipality of Singapore, Singapore, SINGAPORE; >
1928: Charge Engineer (seniority 1/4), Power Station.
1929: Charge Engineer (seniority 1/4), Power Station.
1930: Charge Engineer (seniority 1/4), Power Station.
1931: Charge Engineer (seniority 1/7), Power Station (St James).
1932: Charge Engineer (seniority 1/8), Power Station (St James).
1933: Charge Engineer (seniority 1/5), Power Station (St James).
1937: Charge Engineer (seniority 1/5), Power Station (St James).10 
AddressOldto Dec 1930Hilda Baxter; 143 Ferry Road, Dundee, SCOTLAND; >
Assumed to be parents and 1 child.11 
Travelfrom 19 Dec 1930Hilda Baxter; Hakone Maru, Nippon Yusen Kaisha, London/Singapore, ENGLAND/SINGAPORE; >
Passenger List on departure from London 19 Dec 1930 shows: Port of Departure = London; Name = Arthur Williamson, Hilda Williamson; Last address in UK = 143 Ferry Road, Dundee; Class = 1; Port at which contracted to land = Singapore; Profession, Occupation or Calling = Engineer, ---; Age & Sex = 35 Male, 35 Female; Country of last Permanent Residence = British Empire outside UK; Country of Intended Future Permanent Residence = Malaya.
On this voyage, the ship sailed from London via Gibraltar, Marseilles, Naples and Port Said (and probably other ports) to Singapore and continued via Hong Kong, Shanghai and Kobe to Yokohama; Master = Y Okuno; Total passengers embarked at London = 29, being 26 adults (1 couple, 8M, 12F), 3 children 1-12 (0M, 3F) and 0 infants.12
AddressOldto Aug 1935Hilda Baxter; 37 Elm Grove, Cricklewood, ENGLAND?; >
Assumed to be parents and 1 child.13 
Travelfrom 16 Aug 1935Hilda Baxter; Chitral, P&O S. N. Company, London/Singapore, ENGLAND/SINGAPORE; >
Passenger List on departure from London 16 Aug 1935 shows: Port of Departure = London; Name = Arthur Williamson, Hilda Williamson, Mary Williamson; Last address in UK = 37 Elm Grove, Cricklewood; Class = 2; Port at which contracted to land = Singapore; Profession, Occupation or Calling = Electrical Engineer, Nil, Nil; Age & Sex = 39 Male, 39 Female, 12 Female; Country of last Permanent Residence = British Empire outside UK; Country of Intended Future Permanent Residence = ---.
On this voyage, the ship sailed from London via Gibraltar, Tangier, Marseilles, Malta, Port Said, Karachi, Bombay, Colombo and Penang (and probably other ports) to Singapore and continued via Hong Kong, Shanghai and Kobe to Yokohama; Master = HE Smith; Total passengers embarked at London = 247, being 226 adults (41 couples, 67M, 68F), 19 children 1-12 (9M, 10F) and 2 infants (2M, 0F).14
Travelto 9 Jun 1949Hilda Baxter; SS Bencruachan, W. Thomson & Co., Singapore/Manchester, SINGAPORE/ENGLAND; >
Passenger List on arrival at Manchester 9 Jun 1949 shows: Port of Embarkation = Singapore; Name = Arthur Williamson, Hilda Williamson; Class = 1st; Age & Sex = 53 Male, 53 Female; Proposed address in UK = c/- Hong Kong Shanghai Bank, London; Profession, Occupation or Calling = Electrical Engineer, Housewife; Country of last Permanent Residence = Singapore; Country of Intended Future Permanent Residence = Scotland.
On this voyage, the ship sailed from Singapore via Port Swettenham, Penang and Jedda (and probably other ports) to Manchester; Master = W Eyton-Jones; Total passengers disembarked at Manchester = 10, being 10 adults (3 couples, 2M, 0F).15
Occupationto say late 1950sElectrical Engineer16 
Death21 Nov 1968Royal Infirmary, Dundee, SCOTLAND; >
+ Name, Sex, DOB & Age: Arthur Murrell Williamson, Male, 1 Dec 1894, 73 years.
+ Occupation: Electrical Engineer (Retired).
+ Names of Spouse(s): (1) Hilda Baxter, (2) Marjory MacKenzie Mitchell or Baxter.
+ DOD & POD: 21 Nov 1968, 5:30 am, Royal Infirmary, Dundee.
+ Usual Residence: 4 Arnhall Drive, Dundee.
+ Parents: Arthur Williamson, Landscape Gardener (Deceased); Rebecca Williamson nee Brown (Deceased).
+ Cause of death: (1)(a) Bronchopneumonia (b) Immobilisation (2) Cerebral Thrombosis.
+ Medical Practitioner: A. J. R. Waterston, MB ChB.
+ Informant: Marjory Williamson, Widow.
+ Registered: 21 Nov 1968 by A. W. Anderson, Assistant Registrar.17
First wife of dec'd: Hilda Baxter

Family

 Hilda Baxter b. circa __ ___ 1895/96

Citations

  1. Passenger List 'Hakone Maru' departing London 19 Dec 1930, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 5 Dec 2014, hereafter called Passenger List 'Hakone Maru' Dec 1930; paper copies and images in Researcher's Family History records, ID2804. First given name, Surname.
  2. Death Certificate: Williamson, Arthur M., Certified Copy issued by General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh on 24 Feb 2015, Registration No. 1968/2/875 in the District of Dundee East and West in the County of Angus, hereafter called Death Certificate WiAM; original and image in Researcher's family history papers, ID2827. Given names, Surname.
  3. Passenger List 'Hector' departing Liverpool 23 May 1926, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 9 Dec 2014, hereafter called Passenger List 'Hector' May 1926; paper copies and images in Researcher's Family History records, ID2827. DOB ca 1895 (age 30 at May 1926).
  4. Passenger List 'Hakone Maru' Dec 1930. DOB ca 1895 (age 35 at Dec 1930).
  5. Passenger List 'Bencruachan' arriving Manchester 9 Jun 1949, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 10 Dec 2014, hereafter called Passenger List 'Bencruachan' Jun 1949; paper copies and images in Researcher's Family History records, ID2827. DOB ca 1895 (age 53 at Jun 1949).
  6. Death Certificate WiAM. DOB.
  7. Death Certificate WiAM. Marriage.
  8. Passenger List 'Hector' May 1926. Date2, Address = Last Address in UK.
  9. Passenger List 'Hector' May 1926. Date1, Ship, Route, Memo1, Memo2.
  10. The Singapore and Malayan Directory (published by Fraser & Neave Limited, Collyer Quay, Singapore), accessed at National Library of Australia, Canberra; hereafter called Singapore & Malayan Directory. 1929, p593, sighted 9 Dec 2014: Employer, Memo1
    1930, p607, sighted 9 Dec 2014: Employer, Memo2.
    1931, p566, sighted 9 Dec 2014: Employer, Memo3.
    1932, p940, sighted 9 Dec 2014: Employer, Memo4.
    1933, p889, sighted 9 Dec 2014: Employer, Memo5.
    1934, p856, sighted 9 Dec 2014: Employer, Memo6.
    1938, p938, sighted 9 Dec 2014: Employer, Memo7.
  11. Passenger List 'Hakone Maru' Dec 1930. Date2, Address = Last Address in UK.
  12. Passenger List 'Hakone Maru' Dec 1930. Date1, Ship, Route, Memo1, Memo2.
  13. Passenger List 'Chitral' departing London 16 Aug 1935, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 12 Dec 2014, hereafter called Passenger List 'Chitral' Aug 1935; paper copies and images in Researcher's Family History records, ID2827. Date2, Address = Last Address in UK.
  14. Passenger List 'Chitral' Aug 1935. Date1, Ship, Route, Memo1, Memo2.
  15. Passenger List 'Bencruachan' Jun 1949. Date2, Ship, Route, Memo1, Memo2.
  16. Death Certificate WiAM. Occupation (retired).
  17. Death Certificate WiAM. DOD, POD, Memos.

Hilda Baxter1

F, ID2828, (circa __ ___ 1895/96-)
Last Edited25 Jun 2016
Birthcirca __ ___ 1895/962,3,4 
Marriages 1920Arthur Murrell Williamson5 
Married Names 1920Williamson 
AddressOldto May 1926Arthur Murrell Williamson; 143 Ferry Road, Stannergate, Dundee, SCOTLAND; >
Assumed to be parents and 1 child until May 1926, then mother and child.6 
AddressOldfrom Nov 1928c/- Mrs Baxter, 328 Ferry Road, Stannergate, Dundee, SCOTLAND; >
Assumed to be mother and child.7 
AddressOldto Dec 1930Arthur Murrell Williamson; 143 Ferry Road, Dundee, SCOTLAND; >
Assumed to be parents and 1 child.8 
Travelfrom 19 Dec 1930Arthur Murrell Williamson; Hakone Maru, Nippon Yusen Kaisha, London/Singapore, ENGLAND/SINGAPORE; >
Passenger List on departure from London 19 Dec 1930 shows: Port of Departure = London; Name = Arthur Williamson, Hilda Williamson; Last address in UK = 143 Ferry Road, Dundee; Class = 1; Port at which contracted to land = Singapore; Profession, Occupation or Calling = Engineer, ---; Age & Sex = 35 Male, 35 Female; Country of last Permanent Residence = British Empire outside UK; Country of Intended Future Permanent Residence = Malaya.
On this voyage, the ship sailed from London via Gibraltar, Marseilles, Naples and Port Said (and probably other ports) to Singapore and continued via Hong Kong, Shanghai and Kobe to Yokohama; Master = Y Okuno; Total passengers embarked at London = 29, being 26 adults (1 couple, 8M, 12F), 3 children 1-12 (0M, 3F) and 0 infants.9
(Witness) Marriage20 Jan 1931Albert Edward Garden, Alexanderina (Ina or Anne) Mackay Farquhar; Presbyterian Church, Singapore, SINGAPORE; >
Witnesses Hilda Williamson and David Henderson.
Report in Straits Times, 23 Jan 1931, page 12:
At the Presbyterian Church, Singapore on Tuesday, the Rev. Stephen Band officiating, Mr Albert Edward Garden, third son of Mr and Mrs Garden, of Aberdeen, was married to Miss Ina McKay Farquhar, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Farquhar, of Aberdeen.
Mr E. W. P. Fulcher gave the bride away and Mrs Fulcher was the matron of honour. Mr David Henderson was the best man.
After the ceremony, a reception was held at 303 Tanglin Road. The honeymoon is being spent at Fraser's Hill.10,11,12
AddressOldto Aug 1935Arthur Murrell Williamson; 37 Elm Grove, Cricklewood, ENGLAND?; >
Assumed to be parents and 1 child.13 
Travelfrom 16 Aug 1935Arthur Murrell Williamson; Chitral, P&O S. N. Company, London/Singapore, ENGLAND/SINGAPORE; >
Passenger List on departure from London 16 Aug 1935 shows: Port of Departure = London; Name = Arthur Williamson, Hilda Williamson, Mary Williamson; Last address in UK = 37 Elm Grove, Cricklewood; Class = 2; Port at which contracted to land = Singapore; Profession, Occupation or Calling = Electrical Engineer, Nil, Nil; Age & Sex = 39 Male, 39 Female, 12 Female; Country of last Permanent Residence = British Empire outside UK; Country of Intended Future Permanent Residence = ---.
On this voyage, the ship sailed from London via Gibraltar, Tangier, Marseilles, Malta, Port Said, Karachi, Bombay, Colombo and Penang (and probably other ports) to Singapore and continued via Hong Kong, Shanghai and Kobe to Yokohama; Master = HE Smith; Total passengers embarked at London = 247, being 226 adults (41 couples, 67M, 68F), 19 children 1-12 (9M, 10F) and 2 infants (2M, 0F).14
Travelto 17 Aug 1939Transylvania, Anchor Line, New York/Glasgow, USA/SCOTLAND; >
Passenger List on arrival at Glasgow 17 Aug 1939 shows: Port of Embarkation = New York; Name = Hilda Williamson, Mary Williamson; Class = Tourist; Age & Sex = 44 Female, 16 Female; Proposed address in UK = c/- Aitken, 6 Napiershall Street, Glasgow; Profession, Occupation or Calling = Housewife, Student; Country of last Permanent Residence = Singapore; Country of Intended Future Permanent Residence = British Empire outside UK.
On this voyage, the ship sailed from New York via Belfast to Glasgow; Master = David W Bone; Total passengers disembarked at Glasgow = 137, being 125 adults (9 couples, 38M, 69F), 10 children 1-12 (4M, 6F) and 2 infants (0M, 2F).15
AddressOldfrom Aug 1939c/- Aitken, 6 Napiershall Street, Glasgow, SCOTLAND; >
Assumed to be mother and child.16 
Travelto 9 Jun 1949Arthur Murrell Williamson; SS Bencruachan, W. Thomson & Co., Singapore/Manchester, SINGAPORE/ENGLAND; >
Passenger List on arrival at Manchester 9 Jun 1949 shows: Port of Embarkation = Singapore; Name = Arthur Williamson, Hilda Williamson; Class = 1st; Age & Sex = 53 Male, 53 Female; Proposed address in UK = c/- Hong Kong Shanghai Bank, London; Profession, Occupation or Calling = Electrical Engineer, Housewife; Country of last Permanent Residence = Singapore; Country of Intended Future Permanent Residence = Scotland.
On this voyage, the ship sailed from Singapore via Port Swettenham, Penang and Jedda (and probably other ports) to Manchester; Master = W Eyton-Jones; Total passengers disembarked at Manchester = 10, being 10 adults (3 couples, 2M, 0F).17
(First wife of dec'd) Death21 Nov 1968Arthur Murrell Williamson; Royal Infirmary, Dundee, SCOTLAND; >
+ Name, Sex, DOB & Age: Arthur Murrell Williamson, Male, 1 Dec 1894, 73 years.
+ Occupation: Electrical Engineer (Retired).
+ Names of Spouse(s): (1) Hilda Baxter, (2) Marjory MacKenzie Mitchell or Baxter.
+ DOD & POD: 21 Nov 1968, 5:30 am, Royal Infirmary, Dundee.
+ Usual Residence: 4 Arnhall Drive, Dundee.
+ Parents: Arthur Williamson, Landscape Gardener (Deceased); Rebecca Williamson nee Brown (Deceased).
+ Cause of death: (1)(a) Bronchopneumonia (b) Immobilisation (2) Cerebral Thrombosis.
+ Medical Practitioner: A. J. R. Waterston, MB ChB.
+ Informant: Marjory Williamson, Widow.
+ Registered: 21 Nov 1968 by A. W. Anderson, Assistant Registrar.18

Family

 Arthur Murrell Williamson b. 1 Dec 1894, d. 21 Nov 1968

Citations

  1. Death Certificate: Williamson, Arthur M., Certified Copy issued by General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh on 24 Feb 2015, Registration No. 1968/2/875 in the District of Dundee East and West in the County of Angus, hereafter called Death Certificate WiAM; original and image in Researcher's family history papers, ID2827. Given name, Maiden Surname.
  2. Passenger List 'Hakone Maru' departing London 19 Dec 1930, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 5 Dec 2014, hereafter called Passenger List 'Hakone Maru' Dec 1930; paper copies and images in Researcher's Family History records, ID2804. DOB ca 1895 (age 35 at Dec 1930).
  3. Passenger List 'Bencruachan' arriving Manchester 9 Jun 1949, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 10 Dec 2014, hereafter called Passenger List 'Bencruachan' Jun 1949; paper copies and images in Researcher's Family History records, ID2827. DOB ca 1895 (age 53 at Jun 1949).
  4. Passenger List 'Transylvania' arriving Glasgow 17 Aug 1939, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 11 Dec 2014, hereafter called Passenger List 'Transylvania' Aug 1939; paper copies and images in Researcher's Family History records, ID2828. DOB ca 1895 (age 44 at Aug 1939).
  5. Death Certificate WiAM. Marriage.
  6. Passenger List 'Hector' departing Liverpool 23 May 1926, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 9 Dec 2014, hereafter called Passenger List 'Hector' May 1926; paper copies and images in Researcher's Family History records, ID2827. Date2, Address = Last Address in UK.
  7. Passenger List 'Sarpedon' arriving London 6 Nov 1928, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 11 Dec 2014, hereafter called Passenger List 'Sarpedon' Nov 1928; paper copies and images in Researcher's Family History records, ID2828. Date1, Address = Proposed Address in UK.
  8. Passenger List 'Hakone Maru' Dec 1930. Date2, Address = Last Address in UK.
  9. Passenger List 'Hakone Maru' Dec 1930. Date1, Ship, Route, Memo1, Memo2.
  10. WorldConnect Project data on Albert Edward Garden, compiled by Deb e-mail address, URL http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi accessed 8 Dec 2014, hereafter called WorldConnect/Garden AE; paper and digital copies held in Researcher's Family History records, ID2803. DOM, POM [source cited Angus S Brown].
  11. Family history chart, Garden Family, compiled by Angus S Brown, UK in or before 2003, hereafter called FH chart, Garden; copy (provided by Deb O'Reilly 11 Dec 2014) in Researcher's family history papers. DOM, POM, Memo.
  12. 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, ID2803. 23 Jan 1931, page 12: DOM, POM, Memo2.
  13. Passenger List 'Chitral' departing London 16 Aug 1935, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 12 Dec 2014, hereafter called Passenger List 'Chitral' Aug 1935; paper copies and images in Researcher's Family History records, ID2827. Date2, Address = Last Address in UK.
  14. Passenger List 'Chitral' Aug 1935. Date1, Ship, Route, Memo1, Memo2.
  15. Passenger List 'Transylvania' Aug 1939. Date2, Ship, Route, Memo1, Memo2.
  16. Passenger List 'Transylvania' Aug 1939. Date1, Address = Proposed Address in UK.
  17. Passenger List 'Bencruachan' Jun 1949. Date2, Ship, Route, Memo1, Memo2.
  18. Death Certificate WiAM. DOD, POD, Memos.

John Augustine Collins1

M, ID2833, (7 Jan 1899-3 Sep 1989)
Last Edited11 Mar 2019
Birth7 Jan 1899Deloraine, TAS2 
Employmentfr Jun 1941 - 1962Royal Australian Navy; >
Jun 1941: transferred to Singapore as Assistant Chief of Staff to the British Naval Commander in Chief, China Station, Vice Admiral Geoffrey Layton.
Dec 1941: appointed Commodore Commanding China Force, the RN-RAN cruiser and destroyer force based in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, under the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command. After the fall of Singapore, Collins organised the evacuation of Allied civilians and military personnel from Batavia, and was on one of the last ships to leave, before the city fell.
Mar 1942: appointed Senior Naval Officer, Western Australia, based at Fremantle.
1943: commanded HMAS Shropshire.
mid-1944: commander of the Australian-US Navy Task Force 74, and commander of the Australian Naval Squadron, with HMAS Australia as his flagship. When the war ended, he was the RAN's representative at the surrender ceremony in Tokyo Bay.
1948-1955: Chief of Naval Staff.
1956-1962: Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand.3
(Supervisor) Militaryfr Mar 1942 - Dec 1942Leslie Denis (Denis) Emerson-Elliott; Royal Australian Navy, Fremantle, WA; >
Data from RAN Service Record, combining (and interpreting) information from the 3 different cards from Mar 1942 onwards (see earlier tag for RNVR data) -- interpretation was sometimes difficult, so that incorrect assumptions are possible. File nos follow in square brackets.
1 Mar 1942: Leeuwin, Perth
5 Mar 1942: Evacuated to Australia & retained for service in RAN. Pay & allowances accepted as Cwlth liability until date prior to reversion to RN or on ceasing duty in RAN if demobilised in Australia. Cost of passage, pay etc on passage from Australia or on leave prior to demobilisation Admiralty liability. [592/201/1291]
5 Mar 1942: Appointed on loan to RANVR, Gaz. No. 130 of 17/6/43 Page 1263* Ex. Min. 37. RNVR seniority 1 Sep 1940. [592/201/1291]
5 Mar 1942: Appointed to 'Leeuwin' (add'l) vide memo [A42/484]
1942: Appointed to 'Leeuwin' (Intelligence Duties) Amending terms [A42/984]
: Application for Interpreter Allowance in Malay language not approved [600/216/96]
: Paid £50 on a/c compensation for loss of uniform [466/201/9(?)]
14 Dec 1942: Request route for this officer from Fremantle to Thursday Is [02132/14.12]
20 Dec 1942: Magnetic addl as NOIC Thursday Is as convenient [1021/12.12]
27 Dec 1942: Proceeding by train from Melbourne to Townsville. Request onward passage to Thursday Is by quickest route.

Confidential Report S.206
Lieutenant RNVR, Leslie Denis EMERSON-ELLIOTT, 20 Apr 1908, 1 Sep 1940.
Occasion for Report: On relief of Commodore
Ship & Station: HMAS Leeuwin, Australian
Period of Report: From 9 Mar 1942 to 8 Oct 1942, Intelligence Staff
I (a) General conduct: Satisfactory Unsatisfactory (b) Of temperate habit: Yes No
II (c) Professional Ability 5
(d) Personal Qualities 6
(e) Leadership 5
(f) Intellectual Ability 6
(g) Administrative Ability 5
IV General opinion of Officer: Is performing valuable work through his knowledge of Chinese and Malay in handling shipping problems. A zealous officer with a good presence.
S450: Entirely to my satisfaction. A good intelligence officer.
V Suitable to Specialise: Yes No. (k) In what capacity: ---
VI (l) Whether recommended for promotion: Immediate, Accelerated, In Ordinary Course, No.
Date: 8 Oct 1942 Reporting Officer: JA Collins.
For use at the Admiralty: Noted 2nd N.M. 22 Oct 1942.

* Commonwealth Gazette No. 130 17 Jun 1943, page 1263: Acting Lieutenant Leslie Denis Emerson-Elliott appointed Temporary Lieutenant (Special Branch) on loan from Royal Naval Voluteer Reserve, seniority 1 Sep 1940, date of appointment 5 Mar 1942.
4 
Death3 Sep 1989Sydney, NSW5 

Citations

  1. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, URL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/, hereafter called Wikipedia. Digital and paper copies in Researcher's Family History records, ID2833. Article John Augustine Collins, sighted 28 Dec 2014: Given names, Surname.
  2. Wikipedia. Copies in Researcher's FH records, ID2833. Article John Augustine Collins, sighted 28 Dec 2014: DOB, POB.
  3. Wikipedia. Copies in Researcher's FH records, ID2833. Article John Augustine Collins, sighted 28 Dec 2014: Dates, Memos.
  4. World War 2 Service Records: Emerson-Elliott, Leslie Denis, from National Archives of Australia, Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes ACT 2600 -- black and white photocopies provided in Mar 2002, colour digital images from www.recordsearch.naa.gov.au in Dec 2010; hereafter called WW2 Service Records EELD. Paper copies and images in Researcher's Family History records, ID0016. Memo 1.
  5. Wikipedia. Copies in Researcher's FH records, ID2833. Article John Augustine Collins, sighted 28 Dec 2014: DOD, POD.

Arthur Williamson1

M, ID2847, (-b 1968)
Last Edited27 Jun 2016
Marriagesay late 1880sRebecca Brown2 
Birth of son1 Dec 1894Arthur Murrell Williamson3,4,5,6 
OccupationLandscape Gardener7 
Deathb 19688 

Family

 Rebecca Brown d. b 1968
Child 1.Arthur Murrell Williamson+ b. 1 Dec 1894, d. 21 Nov 1968

Citations

  1. Death Certificate: Williamson, Arthur M., Certified Copy issued by General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh on 24 Feb 2015, Registration No. 1968/2/875 in the District of Dundee East and West in the County of Angus, hereafter called Death Certificate WiAM; original and image in Researcher's family history papers, ID2827. Given name, Surname.
  2. Death Certificate WiAM. Marriage inferred.
  3. Passenger List 'Hector' departing Liverpool 23 May 1926, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 9 Dec 2014, hereafter called Passenger List 'Hector' May 1926; paper copies and images in Researcher's Family History records, ID2827. DOB ca 1895 (age 30 at May 1926).
  4. Passenger List 'Hakone Maru' departing London 19 Dec 1930, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 5 Dec 2014, hereafter called Passenger List 'Hakone Maru' Dec 1930; paper copies and images in Researcher's Family History records, ID2804. DOB ca 1895 (age 35 at Dec 1930).
  5. Passenger List 'Bencruachan' arriving Manchester 9 Jun 1949, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 10 Dec 2014, hereafter called Passenger List 'Bencruachan' Jun 1949; paper copies and images in Researcher's Family History records, ID2827. DOB ca 1895 (age 53 at Jun 1949).
  6. Death Certificate WiAM. DOB.
  7. Death Certificate WiAM. Occupation.
  8. Death Certificate WiAM. Deceased at Nov 1968.

Rebecca Brown1

F, ID2848, (-b 1968)
Last Edited27 Jun 2016
Marriagesay late 1880sArthur Williamson2 
Married Namesay late 1880sWilliamson 
Birth of son1 Dec 1894Arthur Murrell Williamson3,4,5,6 
Deathb 19687 

Family

 Arthur Williamson d. b 1968
Child 1.Arthur Murrell Williamson+ b. 1 Dec 1894, d. 21 Nov 1968

Citations

  1. Death Certificate: Williamson, Arthur M., Certified Copy issued by General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh on 24 Feb 2015, Registration No. 1968/2/875 in the District of Dundee East and West in the County of Angus, hereafter called Death Certificate WiAM; original and image in Researcher's family history papers, ID2827. Given name, Maiden Surname.
  2. Death Certificate WiAM. Marriage inferred.
  3. Passenger List 'Hector' departing Liverpool 23 May 1926, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 9 Dec 2014, hereafter called Passenger List 'Hector' May 1926; paper copies and images in Researcher's Family History records, ID2827. DOB ca 1895 (age 30 at May 1926).
  4. Passenger List 'Hakone Maru' departing London 19 Dec 1930, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 5 Dec 2014, hereafter called Passenger List 'Hakone Maru' Dec 1930; paper copies and images in Researcher's Family History records, ID2804. DOB ca 1895 (age 35 at Dec 1930).
  5. Passenger List 'Bencruachan' arriving Manchester 9 Jun 1949, from the records of The National Archives, London, England, digitised by Ancestry and accessed at ancestry.com.au on 10 Dec 2014, hereafter called Passenger List 'Bencruachan' Jun 1949; paper copies and images in Researcher's Family History records, ID2827. DOB ca 1895 (age 53 at Jun 1949).
  6. Death Certificate WiAM. DOB.
  7. Death Certificate WiAM. Deceased at Nov 1968.

Thomas Whiteman Barker1

M, ID2849, (16 Aug 1884-1957)
Last Edited23 Jun 2017
FatherJosiah Barker
Birth16 Aug 18842 
Death19573 

Citations

  1. Smith (nee Barker), Beverley I, Email, hereafter called Smith BI, Email; copy in Researcher's personal correspondence. 8 Mar 2015: Given names, Surname.
  2. Smith BI, Email. 8 Mar 2015: DOB.
  3. Smith BI, Email. 8 Mar 2015: YOD.

Herbert Benjamin Barker1

M, ID2850, (11 Feb 1885-12 Mar 1913)
Last Edited23 Jun 2017
FatherJosiah Barker
Birth11 Feb 18852 
Death12 Mar 19133 

Citations

  1. Smith (nee Barker), Beverley I, Email, hereafter called Smith BI, Email; copy in Researcher's personal correspondence. 8 Mar 2015: Given names, Surname.
  2. Smith BI, Email. 8 Mar 2015: DOB.
  3. Smith BI, Email. 8 Mar 2015: DOD.