Elizabeth Morris
and
Thomas Thompkins
William Kentwell
Murtagh Shields
John Dalton
1. Elizabeth1 Morris,
born 1777 in England Glouc Bristol; died 25 Jan 1852 in Australia
NSW Castle Hill. She
married (1) de facto
1792-1793 John Dalton (Convict - Albermarle), born
1776 in England; (2) in 1796 in Australia NSW Parramatta St Johns
William Kentwell (Convict - Admiral Barrington), born
1761 in England Mdx; died 1809 in Australia NSW Toongabbie, son of
William or Richard Kentwell and Anne or Martha Capper; (3) on 6 Aug
1815 in Australia NSW Parramatta St Johns C of E ;(4) de facto 1813
Murtagh Shields (Convict - Anne), born 1760 in Ireland
,Grissard; died 1835 in Australia NSW Liverpool; (5)Thomas
Thompkins (Convict - Fortune), born 1794 in England Northampton;
died 1829 in Australia NSW Castle Hill.
Elizabeth was acquitted of a felony charge at Bristol in 1788 and in
1790, at 12 years of age, she was convicted at Bristol of grand
larceny. Sentenced to
transportation for 7 years, she arrived in Australia in 1791 on the
ship 'Mary Ann' as part of the Third Fleet.
At aged 15, Elizabeth gave birth to a daughter, Hannah, fathered by
John Dalton. John was a convict who arrived in 1791 on the ship
Albermarle. He had been
sentenced to 7 years transportation at the Old Bailey for theft. In
1794, John abandoned Elizabeth & his daughter Hannah and sailed on
the 'Salamander' which was bound for Norfolk Island & then on to
India.
In 1796 Elizabeth married William Kentwell, a convict who arrived in
Australia on the Admiral Barrington (Third Fleet). William was
convicted in Middlesex in 1788. William perished in floods leaving
Elizabeth with her six children.
After William's death she placed her daughter Charlotte in the
Female Orphan Institution and began a relationship with Murtagh
Shields, an Irish convict who had been helping her run the farm.
They were refused permission to marry as Murtagh had left a
wife and children in Ireland.
In 1813 Elizabeth gave birth to Murtagh's son James.
When Murtagh left, the next year, Elizabeth started a
relationship with Thomas Thompkins, a convict who arrived on
Fortune. Thomas and
Elizabeth married in 1815
Around this time Elizabeth's son William Cody Kentwell, was
killed by aboriginals at Wilberforce.
Thomas died at the end of 1829 and Elizabeth died 1852 aged 75
Notes for John Dalton
Tried at the Old Bailey on 24th October 1787 for theft, sentenced to
7years transportation, (he was 11years old). Left England on 27th
March 1791. Ship:- the 'Albermarle' (3rd Fleet)
Child of Elizabeth Morris and John Dalton :
Hannah2 Dalton,
born 12 Feb 1793. She
married
Samuel Beckett.
Children of Elizabeth Morris and William Kentwell were as follows:
William Cody2 Kentwell,
born 1799. Died aged16
yrs - killed by natives at Wilberforce
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Charlotte2 Kentwell,
born 1802c. She married
Thomas Williams.
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John2 Kentwell,
born 29 Feb 1804 in Australia NSW Toongabbie; died 1897 in Australia
NSW Castle Hill. He
married Elizabeth Jane James.
Maria2 Kentwell,
born 1806. She married
in 1823 in Australia NSW Windsor John Wood.
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Harriett2 Kentwell,
born 1809 in Australia NSW Toongabbie; died 1867 in Australia NSW
Parramatta. She married
James Roughley.(convict – Tottenham)
Children of Elizabeth Morris and Murtagh Shields were as follows:
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James Henry2 Shields,
born 1813 in Australia NSW Toongabbie; died 1890.
He married
Mary Anne Bellamy.
Children of Elizabeth Morris and Thomas Thompkins were as follows:
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Henry T2 Tomkins(Thompkins),
born 15 Aug 1815 in Australia NSW Toongabbie.
He married
Hester Letitia Best.
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Sarah T2 Thompkins,
born 1817 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
She married James Wharf.
Generation 2
2. Henry T2 Tomkins(Thompkins)
(Elizabeth1 Morris),
born 15 Aug 1815 in Australia NSW Toongabbie.
He married on 27 Feb 1838 in Australia NSW Parramatta
Hester Letitia Best, born 7 Apr 1818 in Australia NSW
Dural; died 21 Aug 1886 in Australia NSW Dural, daughter of Thomas
Best and Mary Beckett.
Children of Henry T Tomkins(Thompkins) and Hester Letitia Best were
as follows:
Elisabeth3 Tompkins,
born 1839 in Australia NSW.
She married in 1883 in Australia NSW Parramatta Thomas
Haslam.
Sophia3 Tomkins(Thompkins),
born 21 Nov 1854 in Australia NSW Dural; died 4 Jun 1926.
Thomas3 Tomkins(Thompkins),
born 23 Aug 1842 in Australia NSW Dural.
Sarah3 Tomkins(Thompkins),
born 4 Sep 1849 in Australia NSW.
John3 Tomkins(Thompkins),
born 1859 in Australia NSW Parramatta; died 19 Dec 1905 in Australia
NSW Dural. He married in
1890 in Australia NSW Central Cumberland Elizabeth Cassell,
born 1862 in Australia NSW Parramatta, daughter of John William
Cassell and Catherine Bennett.
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Henry J3 Tompkins,
born 15 Jul 1853 in Australia NSW Dural; died 1906 in Australia NSW
Parramatta. He married
Agnes R Green.
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Mary3 Tompkins,
born 1846. She married
Samuel Beckett.
3. Sarah T2 Thompkins
(Elizabeth1 Morris,
born 1817 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
She married in 1836 James Wharf, born 1799 in
England Lincolnshire; died 1849 in Australia NSW Baulkham Hills.
Children of Sarah T Thompkins and James Wharf were as follows:
Mary A3 Wharf,
born 1837.
Sarah3 Wharf,
born 1839.
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Elizabeth3 Wharfe(Warf),
born 1835 in Australia NSW Dural; died 1915 in Australia NSW
Ashfield. She married
John Luke.
5. Charlotte2 Kentwell
(Elizabeth1 Morris),
born 1802c. She married
in 1820 in Australia NSW Parramatta Thomas Williams
, born 1799 in Australia NSW Toongabbie;
died 1879 in Australia NSW Parramatta, son of Thomas Williams
(Convict – Calcutta) and
Ann Davis (Convict – Lady Juliana).
Children of Charlotte Kentwell and Thomas Williams were as follows:
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Hannah3 Williams,
born 1832 in Australia NSW Castle Hill; died 1874.
She married Henry Cusbert.
6. John2 Kentwell
(Elizabeth1 Morris),
born 29 Feb 1804 in Australia NSW Toongabbie; died 1897 in Australia
NSW Castle Hill. He
married on 9 Aug 1824 in Australia NSW Parramatta Elizabeth Jane
James, born 6 Sep 1810 in Australia NSW Baulkham Hills; died
1885 in Australia NSW Castle Hill, daughter of Samuel James (Convict
- Perseus )and Anne Bean.
Children of John Kentwell and Elizabeth Jane James were as follows:
+ Elizabeth Jane3 Kentwell, born 6 Feb 1825 in Australia NSW Castle Hill. She married (1) William Humphrey Tuckwell.
8. Harriett2 Kentwell
(Elizabeth1 Morris),
born 1809 in Australia NSW Toongabbie; died 1867 in Australia NSW
Parramatta. She married
on 5 Sep 1825 in Australia NSW Parramatta James Roughley,
born 3 Apr 1789 in England Lanc Leigh; died 1838 in Australia NSW
Dural.
Notes for James Roughley
Convicted of stealing at Lancaster and sentenced to 7years
transportation. Arrived on Tottenham in 1818 (his father Joseph also
arrived as a convict on the same ship).
Children of Harriett Kentwell and James Roughley were as follows:
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James3 Roughley,
born 10 Nov 1829; died 1908 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
He married (1) Lydia Hunt; (2) Emily
Tuckwell.
Joseph3 Roughley,
born 1832. He married in
1851 in Australia NSW Dural C of E Sarah Tuckwell,
born 1829, daughter of William Humphrey Tuckwell and Elizabeth Jane
Kentwell.
9. James Henry2 Shields
(Elizabeth1 Morris),
born 1813 in Australia NSW Toongabbie; died 1890.
He married on 19 Oct 1844 in Australia NSW Sydney Mary
Anne Bellamy, born 10 Aug 1825 in Australia NSW Pennant
Hills; died 1912 in Australia NSW Castle Hill Farm, daughter of
James Zadock Bellamy and Hannah Singleton.
Children of James Henry Shields and Mary Anne Bellamy were as
follows:
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James3 Shields,
born 1845; died 1927 in Australia NSW Carlingford.
He married Maria Mobbs.
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Joseph Henry3 Shields,
born 1849. He married
Sarah Sonter.
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William3 Shields,
born 1847 in Australia NSW Parramatta; died 1902 in Australia NSW
Carlingford. He married
Caroline Sonter.
George H3 Shields,
born 1854. He married
(1) in 1876 in Australia NSW Richmond Mary Isabella Terry;
(2) Rebecca Clark, born 1858 in Australia NSW
Wollombi.
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Albert3 Shields,
born 1862 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
He married Emily Rebecca J Lumby.
Arthur3 Shields,
born 1860 in Australia NSW Pennant Hills; died 1944 in Australia NSW
Cammeray.
10. Hannah2 Dalton
(Elizabeth1 Morris),
born 12 Feb 1793. She
married on 21 May 1820 in Australia NSW Parramatta St Johns
Samuel Beckett, born 2 Oct 1791 in Australia NSW; died
1793, son of James Beckett (Convict - Surprise) and Ann Calcut
(Convict - Neptune).
Children of Hannah Dalton and Samuel Beckett were as follows:
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Ann3 Beckett,
born 11 Nov 1823 in Australia NSW Parramatta; died 1882 in Australia
NSW Wagga Wagga. She
married Morgan Hygmus Power.
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Elizabeth3 Beckett,
born 6 Aug 1825 in Australia NSW Parramatta; died 1899.
She married David Basil Howard.
Jane Eliza3 Beckett,
born 25 Apr 1827. She
married Charles Horwood, born 1813c; died 1888.
Generation 3
16. Henry J3 Tompkins
(Henry T2,
Elizabeth1 Morris),
born 15 Jul 1853 in Australia NSW Dural; died 1906 in Australia NSW
Parramatta. He married
in 1882 in Australia NSW Bourke Agnes R Green.
Children of Henry J Tompkins and Agnes R Green were as follows:
Percy L4 Tompkins,
born 1886 in Australia NSW Molong.
He married in 1915 in Australia NSW Sydney Marion A
Bettison.
Reginald F4 Tompkins,
born 1887 in Australia NSW Hillston.
He married in 1920 in Australia NSW Sydney Mary
Little.
Constance E4 Tompkins,
born 1888 in Australia NSW Hillston.
She married in 1920 in Australia NSW Ashfield Donald
Wallace.
Kathleen G J4 Tompkins,
born 1890 in Australia NSW Hillston.
Lily M E4 Tompkins,
born 1891 in Australia NSW Hillston.
17. Mary3 Tompkins
(Henry T2,
Elizabeth1 Morris),
born 1846. She married
Samuel Beckett, born 1854 in Australia NSW Parramatta,
son of Samuel Joseph Beckett and Rebecca Cusbert.
Children of Mary Tompkins and Samuel Beckett were as follows:
Leonard Clifton4 Beckett,
born 1877; died 1941.
George Ephrain4 Beckett,
born 1879.
20. Elizabeth3 Wharfe(Warf)
(Sarah T2 Thompkins,
Elizabeth1 Morris),
born 1835 in Australia NSW Dural; died 1915 in Australia NSW
Ashfield. She married in
1854 in Australia NSW Prospect St Bartholomews C of E John
Luke, born 1832 in Australia NSW Parramatta; died 1913 in
Australia NSW Ashfield, son of John Luke and Maria Tait.
Children of Elizabeth Wharfe(Warf) and John Luke were as follows:
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Emily Jane4 Luke,
born 1856 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
She married Robert
Sarah Marie4 Luke,
born 1854 in Australia NSW Parramatta; died 1905 in Australia Qld.
She married in 1876 in Australia NSW Parramatta Charles
Herbert Staff, born 1854, son of James Samuel Staff.
Isabella M4 Luke,
born 1858 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
John T4 Luke,
born 1860 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
Reuben J4 Luke,
born 1862 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
Henry J4 Luke,
born 1865 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
Albert F4 Luke,
born 1867 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
Ada4 Luke,
born 1870 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
Mary Ann4 Luke,
born 1870 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
Laura Martha4 Luke,
born 1872 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
Elias Frederick4 Luke,
born 1874 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
Amy Evelyn4 Luke,
born 1877 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
21. Hannah3 Williams
(Charlotte2 Kentwell,
Elizabeth1 Morris),
born 1832 in Australia NSW Castle Hill; died 1874.
She married Henry Cusbert, born 1828 in Ireland
Wicklow; died 1895 in Australia NSW Parramatta, son of Joseph
Cusbert and Alechia (Eliza) Williams.
Notes for Henry Cusbert
Arrived on Margaret in 1841
Children of Hannah Williams and Henry Cusbert were as follows:
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Anne4 Cusbert,
born 1865 in Australia NSW Dubbo; died May 1886 in Australia NSW
Castle Hill. She married
John Samuel Tuckwell.
22. Elizabeth Jane3 Kentwell
(John2,
Elizabeth1 Morris),
born 6 Feb 1825 in Australia NSW Castle Hill.
She married (1) on 26 Jun 1841 in Australia NSW Castle Hill
William Humphrey Tuckwell, born 11 Dec 1821 in
Australia NSW Parramatta; died 1804 in Australia NSW Castle Hill,
son of William Thomas Tuckwell and Elizabeth Mary Thorn; (2) in 1841
in Australia NSW Clarence River William Humphrey Tuckwell,
born 11 Dec 1821 in Australia NSW Parramatta; died 1804 in Australia
NSW Castle Hill, son of William Thomas Tuckwell and Elizabeth Mary
Thorn.
Children of Elizabeth Jane Kentwell and William Humphrey Tuckwell
were as follows:
Sarah4 Tuckwell,
born 1829. She married
in 1851 in Australia NSW Dural C of E Joseph Roughley,
born 1832, son of James Roughley and Harriett Kentwell.
Children of Elizabeth Jane Kentwell and William Humphrey Tuckwell
were as follows:
Ada Priscilla4 Tuckwell,
born 5 Oct 1860 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
She married in 1884 in Australia NSW Parramatta John
Thomas Casserly.
23. James3 Roughley
(Harriett2 Kentwell,
Elizabeth1 Morris),
born 10 Nov 1829; died 1908 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
He married (1) on 7 Feb 1849 in Australia NSW Parramatta
Lydia Hunt, born 15 Mar 1833 in Australia NSW Parramatta;
died 1881 in Australia NSW Parramatta, daughter of Richard Hunt
and Lydia Barber; (2) on 13 Apr 1882 Emily Tuckwell,
born 29 Aug 1838; died 1920 in Australia NSW Gosford.
Children of James Roughley and Lydia Hunt were as follows:
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Elizabeth4 Roughley,
born 14 Sep 1859 in Australia NSW Parramatta; died 1938.
She married Arthur John Best.
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Joseph4 Roughley,
born 17 Jan 1855 in Australia NSW Parramatta; died 1933 in Australia
NSW Rockdale. He married
Jane Radley.
25. James3 Shields
(James Henry2,
Elizabeth1 Morris),
born 1845; died 1927 in Australia NSW Carlingford.
He married in 1868 in Australia NSW Parramatta Maria
Mobbs, born 1840.
Children of James Shields and Maria Mobbs were as follows:
Amy4 Shields,
born 1871 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
She married in 1890 in Australia NSW Cumberland Edward W
Sonter, born 1867; died 1943 in Australia NSW Epping.
Belmore James4 Shields,
born 1874; died 1950. He
married Josephine Perry, born 1869 in Australia NSW
Pennant Hills, daughter of Samuel Perry and Martha Bowerman.
Eva4 Shields,
born 1881 in Australia NSW Parramatta; died 1959 in Australia NSW
Rhodes. She married in
1901 John A Power, born 1881 in Australia NSW
Parramatta; died 1956 in Australia NSW Rhodes, son of John Power and
Mary Brotherson.
Evelyn Blanche4 Shields,
born 1886 in Australia NSW Cumberland.
She married in 1905 in Australia NSW Ryde Laban J
Thompson, born 1885; died 1950, son of William Henry Thompson
and Martha Sonter.
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Matthew4 Shields,
born 1876 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
He married
Annie May Bellamy.
26. Joseph Henry3 Shields
(James Henry2,
Elizabeth1 Morris),
born 1849. He married in
1870 in Australia NSW Ryde Sarah Sonter, born 1843 in
Australia NSW Epping; died in Australia NSW Carlingford, daughter of
David Sonter and Emma Chandler.
Children of Joseph Henry Shields and Sarah Sonter were as follows:
Albert Henry4 Shields,
born 1873 in Australia NSW Parramatta; died in Australia NSW Parkes.
Cecil Crayton4 Shields,
born 1887; died 1966. He
married in 1907 in Australia NSW Chatswood Catherine Louise
King, born 1885 in Australia NSW St Leonards, daughter of
Robert King and Rebecca Louisa Reely.
Clara Jane4 Shields,
born 1871 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
Dorcas Elsie4 Shields,
born 1892; died 1966.
She married in 1932 in Australia NSW Ryde George Booth,
born 1889 in Australia NSW Castle Hill; died 1945 in Australia NSW
Ryde.
Emmie Beatrice4 Shields,
born 1889 in Australia NSW Cumberland.
She married in 1912 in Australia NSW Chatswood George
Booth, born 1889 in Australia NSW Castle Hill; died 1945 in
Australia NSW Ryde.
27. William3 Shields
(James Henry2,
Elizabeth1 Morris),
born 1847 in Australia NSW Parramatta; died 1902 in Australia NSW
Carlingford. He married
in 1867 in Australia NSW Gosford Caroline Sonter, born
1843 in Australia NSW Epping; died in Australia NSW Carlingford,
daughter of David Sonter and Emma Chandler.
Children of William Shields and Caroline Sonter were as follows:
Herbert Ernest4 Shields,
born 1873 in Australia NSW Parramatta; died 1877 in Australia NSW
Parramatta.
Caroline4 Shields,
born 1876 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
She married (1) in
1899 in Australia NSW Sydney Frederick Charles Mobbs,
born 1869 in Australia NSW Parramatta; died 1939 in Australia NSW
Ryde, son of George Mobbs and Mary Boye. (2) in 1894 in Australia
NSW Sydney Arthur Zadock Mobbs, born 1873 in Australia
NSW Parramatta, son of Isaac Mobbs and Ann Bellamy;
29. Albert3 Shields
(James Henry2,
Elizabeth1 Morris(,
born 1862 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
He married in 1885 in Australia NSW Millfield Emily
Rebecca J Lumby, born 1864 in Australia NSW Wollombi,
daughter of Jacob Lumby and Keziah Clark.
Children of Albert Shields and Emily Rebecca J Lumby were as
follows:
Ada4 Shields,
born 1886 in Australia NSW Cumberland.
Minnie4 Shields,
born 1887 in Australia NSW Cumberland.
Eley P4 Shields,
born 1890 in Australia NSW Cumberland.
Florrie K4 Shields,
born 1892 in Australia NSW Cumberland.
She married in 1914 in Australia NSW Orange Arthur B
Mobbs, born 1891 in Australia NSW Cumberland.
Amy L4 Shields,
born 1894 in Australia NSW Cumberland.
She married in 1923 in Australia NSW Orange Louis N
MacCue, born 1897 in Australia NSW Cooma, son of James R MacCue
and Eleanor C.
Eli J4 Shields,
born 1898 in Australia NSW Orange.
Norman4 Shields,
born 1903 in Australia NSW Orange.
He married in 1926 in Australia NSW Orange Agnes K
Norris.
Walter A4 Shields,
born 1898 in Australia NSW Orange.
31. Ann3 Beckett
(Hannah2 Dalton,
Elizabeth1 Morris),
born 11 Nov 1823 in Australia NSW Parramatta; died 1882 in Australia
NSW Wagga Wagga. She
married on 4 Aug 1845 in Australia NSW Prospect Morgan Hygmus
Power, born 11 Jun 1824 in Australia NSW Prospect; died 14
Apr 1875 in Australia NSW Gumly Gumly, son of Timothy Power and
Elizabeth Best.
Children of Ann Beckett and Morgan Hygmus Power were as follows:
Ann4 Power,
born 14 May 1849.
32. Elizabeth3 Beckett
(Hannah2 Dalton,
Elizabeth1 Morris),
born 6 Aug 1825 in Australia NSW Parramatta; died 1899.
She married in 1846 in Australia NSW Prospect David Basil
Howard, born 1822 in Australia NSW Castlereagh; died 1875 in
Australia NSW Seven Hills, son of Thomas Howard (Convict – Indian)
and Ann Williams.
Children of Elizabeth Beckett and David Basil Howard were as
follows:
Sidney4 Howard,
born 1864 in Australia NSW Prospect; died 1926.
He married in 1883 in Australia NSW Parramatta Evalina
Amelia Best, born 17 Oct 1863 in Australia NSW Seven
Hills; died 1950 in Australia NSW Bellingen, daughter of William
Best and Susan Gilbert.
Alfred James4 Howard,
born 1847 in Australia NSW Prospect.
Elizabeth Hannah4 Howard,
born 1848c in Australia NSW Prospect.
Sarah Jane4 Howard,
born 1851 in Australia NSW Prospect.
David Basil4 Howard,
born 1853c in Australia NSW Prospect.
Jonathon4 Howard,
born 1855c in Australia NSW Prospect.
Henry William4 Howard,
born 1860c in Australia NSW Parramatta.
Thomas Samuel4 Howard,
born 1862c in Australia NSW Parramatta.
Fanny May4 Howard,
born 1867c in Australia NSW Parramatta.
Generation 4
41. Emily Jane4 Luke
(Elizabeth3 Wharfe(Warf),
Sarah T2 Thompkins,
Elizabeth1 Morris),
born 1856 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
She married
Robert Holt Best, born 27 Jul 1856
in Australia NSW; christened in Australia NSW Prospect St
Bartholomew, son of William Best and Susan Gilbert.
Children of Emily Jane Luke and Robert Holt Best were as follows:
Robert R5 Best,
born 1886 in Australia NSW.
Ivy5 Best,
born 1882 in Australia NSW.
She married in 1917 in Australia NSW Hornsby Algernon
Richardson, born 1876 in Australia NSW Lambton, son of
William Richardson and Annie Andrews?.
Gwendoline5 Best,
born 1888 in Australia NSW.
She married in 1923 in Australia NSW Chatswood Victor
Jopling, born 1898 in Australia NSW Drummoyne, son of Joseph
Jopling and Gertrude L.
Winifred5 Best,
born 1890 in Australia NSW.
She married in 1936 in Australia NSW Parramatta William
Kilpatrick Hunter, born 1893 in Australia NSW Forbes, son
of Wallace Hunter and Mary W Fitzpatrick.
Hilary Susan5 Best,
born 28 Jan 1884 in Australia NSW Seven Hills; died 12 Jun 1950.
53. Anne4 Cusbert
(Hannah3 Williams,
Charlotte2 Kentwell,
Elizabeth1 Morris),
born 1865 in Australia NSW Dubbo; died May 1886 in Australia NSW
Castle Hill. She married
in 1885 in Australia NSW Rouse Hill John Samuel Tuckwell,
born 1857 in Australia NSW Parramatta, son of George Richard
Tuckwell and Mary Ann Crane.
Children of Anne Cusbert and John Samuel Tuckwell were as follows:
Florence Mabel5 Tuckwell,
born Oct 1885; died Oct 1886.
56. Elizabeth4 Roughley
(James3,
Harriett2 Kentwell,
Elizabeth1 Morris),
born 14 Sep 1859 in Australia NSW Parramatta; died 1938.
She married on 17 Aug 1880 in Australia NSW Parramatta
Arthur John Best, born 30 Aug 1853 in Australia NSW
Dural; died 11 May 1921, son of Thomas Samuel Best and Mary Ann
Tuckwell.
Children of Elizabeth Roughley and Arthur John Best were as follows:
Arthur Edgar5 Best,
born 5 Mar 1882 in Australia NSW Dural; died 6 Nov 1954.
He married in 1912 in Australia NSW Ryde Elvyra Edina
Black, born 1885 in Australia NSW Central Cumberland; died
1981, daughter of Henry George Black and Emma Jane Stranger.
Dorothy Myrtle5 Best,
born 20 Sep 1898 in Australia NSW Dural; died 2 Nov 1920.
Ethel Gertrude5 Best,
born 29 Apr 1887 in Australia NSW Dural; died 9 Jul 1900.
George Arnold5 Best,
born 6 Jun 1891 in Australia NSW Dural; died 4 Mar 1955.
He married in 1918 in Australia NSW Sydney Dorothy Wilson
McIlveride, born 1890 in Australia NSW Parramatta; died 1974,
daughter of Alexander McIlveride and Margaret (---).
Harold Edmund5 Best,
born 6 May 1885 in Australia NSW Dural; died 20 Jan 1952.
He married in 1915 in Australia NSW Parramatta Gertrude
Catherine King, born 1888 in Australia NSW Central
Cumberland; died 1934, daughter of Robert T King and Catherine
Miller.
Gladys Alma5 Best,
born 1894 in Australia NSW Parramatta; died 1955.
She married in 1921 in Australia NSW Parramatta Harold
John Loomes, born 1893 in Australia NSW Camden; died
1958.
Oswald Stanley5 Best,
born 1880 in Australia NSW Dural; died 1896.
Mildred Beatrice5 Best,
born 1893 in Australia NSW Dural; died 1941.
Evelyn May5 Best,
born 1889 in Australia NSW Dural; died 1964.
Lizzie Violet5 Best,
born 1896 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
Una May5 Best,
born 1900 in Australia NSW Dural; died 1885.
Leila Winifred5 Best,
born 1901 in Australia NSW Dural; died 1973.
57. Joseph4 Roughley
(James3,
Harriett2 Kentwell,
Elizabeth1 Morris),
born 17 Jan 1855 in Australia NSW Parramatta; died 1933 in Australia
NSW Rockdale. He married
on 12 Oct 1880 in Australia NSW Parramatta Jane Radley,
born 26 Mar 1860 in Australia NSW Parramatta; died 1931 in Australia
NSW Parramatta.
Children of Joseph Roughley and Jane Radley were as follows:
Cecil Raymond5 Roughley,
born 1 Oct 1888 in Australia NSW Parramatta; died 1961.
He married in 1913 in Australia NSW Parramatta Valetta
Rose Best, born 10 Apr 1894 in Australia NSW Windsor;
died 1981.
62. Matthew4 Shields
(James3,
James Henry2,
Elizabeth1 Morris),
born 1876 in Australia NSW Parramatta.
He married in 1897 in Australia NSW Parramatta Annie May
Bellamy, born 1873 in Australia NSW Parramatta, daughter of
John Thomas Bellamy and Susan Hockley.
Children of Matthew Shields and Annie May Bellamy were as follows:
Dulcie I5 Shields,
born 1906 in Australia NSW Ryde.
She married in 1926 in Australia NSW Ryde Reginald W
Aitchison, born 1899 in Australia NSW Morpeth, son of John
Blair Aitchison and Jane Harris.
Hilda M5 Shields,
born 1898 in Australia NSW Ryde.
She married in 1923 in Australia NSW Ryde Harold
Franks.
Frank A5 Shields,
born 1899 in Australia NSW Ryde.
He married in 1929 in Australia NSW Ryde Mabel A
Taylor.