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Harriet Langridge

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• Birth: Harriet Langridge was born in 1811 at Fletching, Sussex, England^B.
• Baptism*: Harriet Langridge was baptized on 14 April 1811 at St Andrew & St Mary the Virgin, Fletching, Sussex, England^B.¹
• She was the daughter of William Langridge and Martha Thorpe.
• Marriage*: Harriet Langridge married William Jeffery, son of William Jeffery and Mary Alchorne, on 14 November 1835 at St Andrew & St Mary the Virgin, Fletching, Sussex, England^B, William is a bachelor of "of Little Horsted" and Harriet a spinster "of this parish". Witnesses: Charles Banks and Sarah Townsend [who later married on 13 Jul 1836 at Little Horsted].^2,3
  
• Married Name: As of 14 November 1835, her married name was Jeffery.
• Residence: On 31 December 1839 Harriet Langridge and William Jeffery lived at Piltdown, Fletching, Sussex, England.⁴
• Residence*: On 7 June 1841 Harriet Langridge and William Jeffery lived at Caton's (part of), Fletching, Sussex, England, with Harriet's parents.⁵
• Residence: On 30 March 1851 Harriet Langridge and William Jeffery lived at Horsted Green, Little Horsted, Sussex, England^B.⁶
• Residence: On 7 April 1861 Harriet Langridge and William Jeffery lived at Little Horsted, Sussex, England^B.⁷
• Anecdote*: Harriet Jeffery was given a bible by the parish vicar Augustus Warde on Christmas Day 1861. This was later given to her granddaughter Ada Morris in 1886/7 when she was 12 years old. This has been handed down to the family and is currently with me (GGB.)
• Residence: On 2 April 1871 Harriet Langridge and William Jeffery lived at Little Horsted, Sussex, England^B.⁸
• Anecdote: On 4 Sep 1872 William and Harriet's son Benjamin emigrated to New Zealand. He never returned but letters he wrote home have survived.⁹
• Anecdote: Harriet's husband William Jeffery died on 8 Jan 1880.
• Residence*: On 3 April 1881 Harriet Langridge lived at Alchorne's Cottages, New Town, Uckfield, Sussex, England, a widow, 70 years old, living with daughter Martha Morris & family.¹⁰
• Death*: Harriet Langridge died on 29 March 1883 at Uckfield, Sussex, England^B, at age 71. She died of natural decay.¹¹
• Burial*: Harriet Langridge was buried on 1 April 1883 at Little Horsted, Sussex, England^B, "72 years, Uckfield."¹²

Alfred Jeffery

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• Birth: Alfred Jeffery was born circa 1837 at Fletching, Sussex, England^B.
• Baptism*: Alfred Jeffery was baptized on 22 January 1837 at St Andrew & St Mary the Virgin, Fletching, Sussex, England^B.¹
• He was the son of William Jeffery and Harriet Langridge.
• Residence: On 7 April 1861 Alfred Jeffery lived at Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent, England.²
• Marriage*: Alfred Jeffery married Mary Ann Holmwood, daughter of William Holmwood and Jane Brabon, in 1866 at Tonbridge, Kent, England^B.³
• Occupation: Alfred Jeffery was a hay trusser on 2 April 1871.
• Residence: On 2 April 1871 Alfred Jeffery and Mary Ann Holmwood lived at 4 Quarry Cottages, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.
• Occupation: Alfred Jeffery was a hay trusser on 3 April 1881.
• Residence: On 3 April 1881 Alfred Jeffery and Mary Ann Holmwood lived at Percy Cottages, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.
• Marriage*: Alfred Jeffery married Mary Baker in 1885 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England^B.⁴
• Occupation*: Alfred Jeffery was a hay trusser on 5 April 1891.
• Residence*: On 5 April 1891 Alfred Jeffery and Mary Baker lived at 2 Percy Cottages, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.
• Occupation: Alfred Jeffery was a cab proprietor on 31 March 1901.
• Residence: On 31 March 1901 Alfred Jeffery and Mary Baker lived at 1 Percy Cottages, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.
• Anecdote*: In the 1911 census Alfred is a widower living with his unmarried daughter Kate Jeffery.
• Residence*: On 2 April 1911 Alfred Jeffery and Kate Jeffery lived at Percy Cottages, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.⁵
• Occupation: Alfred Jeffery was a cab driver on 2 April 1911.
• Residence*: In 1920 Alfred Jeffery lived at 2 Percy Cottages, Sunnyside Rd, Rusthall, Kent, England.⁶
• Death*: Alfred Jeffery died on 14 May 1920 at Tonbridge, Kent, England^B, at age 83. Age 83 years.⁷
• Probate*: His estate was probated on 22 June 1920 at London, England, Effects: £444 17s 9d. Probate to Kate Stevens (wife of Arthur Stevens.)⁶

Charles Jeffery

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• Birth: Charles Jeffery was born in 1841 at Pilt Down, Sussex, England^B.¹
• Baptism*: Charles Jeffery was baptized on 26 December 1841 at St Andrew & St Mary the Virgin, Fletching, Sussex, England^B.¹
• He was the son of William Jeffery and Harriet Langridge.
• Residence*: On 7 April 1861 Charles Jeffery lived at 17 Brunswick St, Hove, Sussex, England.²
• Occupation*: Charles Jeffery was a servant (footman) on 7 April 1861.²
• Marriage*: Charles Jeffery married Emma Sapp in 1864 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.³
• Residence: On 2 April 1871 Charles Jeffery and Emma Sapp lived at Little Horsted, Sussex, England^B.⁴
• Occupation: Charles Jeffery was a carpenter's labourer on 2 April 1871.⁴
• (Witness) Death: Charles Jeffery witnessed the death of William Jeffery on 8 January 1880 at Little Horsted, Sussex, England^B; He died of apoplexy.⁵
• Residence: On 3 April 1881 Charles Jeffery and Emma Sapp lived at Church St, Uckfield, Sussex, England.⁶
• Occupation: Charles Jeffery was a carpenter journeyman on 3 April 1881.⁶
• Occupation: Charles Jeffery was a builder (employer) on 31 March 1901.⁷
• Residence*: On 31 March 1901 Charles Jeffery and Emma Sapp lived at Uckfield, Sussex, England^B.⁷
• Death*: Charles Jeffery died on 19 March 1905 at 1 The Croft, Uckfield, Sussex, England, at age 63. Age 63 years.⁸
• Probate*: His estate was probated on 24 July 1905 at Lewes, Sussex, England^B, Effects £555 13s. Administration to Emma Jeffery, widow.⁹

Benjamin Jeffery

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• Birth*: Benjamin Jeffery was born on 22 September 1844 at Little Horsted, Sussex, England^B.¹
• He was the son of William Jeffery and Harriet Langridge.
• Baptism: Benjamin Jeffery was baptized on 27 October 1844 at St Michael & All Angels, Little Horsted, Sussex, England^B, "abode: Horsted Green."²
• Anecdote: The 1861 census indicates that Ben, aged 16 years, was employed as an agricultural labourer in Little Horsted. His brother Charles, then aged 19 years, was working some 15 miles away in Hove as a servant (footman). Charles would have later met his wife near there as their first child was born in Brighton.
  In the 1871 census Alfred, Martha, and Charles had married. Martha and her husband Silas Morris were living in Little Horsted with their one year old child Ernest. They lived with Martha's parents William and Harriet. Charles had returned from Brighton and was living close by with wife Emma and their five children Edith (5), William (3), Annie (2), Caroline (1) and Arthur (6 days). In 1871 Ben was living with his brother Alfred and family at Denny Bottom, a village in the parish of Speldhurst in Kent about 16 miles north east of Little Horsted and 2 miles west of Tunbridge Wells. Ben must have had fond memories of Percy and the other children as they are often mentioned in his letters: "tell Dear Percy not to forget to learn to write to me" , and "remember me to M, A and Em our Silas and all the little children espesially Percy, Willy and Ernest because they know me".
• Occupation*: Benjamin Jeffery was a gardener on 2 April 1871.
• Emigration*: Benjamin Jeffery emigrated on 4 September 1872 to New Zealand on the ship Christian McAusland departing London and arriving Port Chalmers 5th December 1872. The Christian Mc-Ausland was an iron sailing ship of 962 tons built in 1869 at Greenock, Scotland. This voyage was it's sixth to New Zealand and carried 304 passengers and 99 seamen. Six of Ben's letter's survive and he wrote his first letter on board the ship as they waited for wind off Beachy Head in the English Channel. He says that "she is a fast sailer" having done the last trip in 80 days going and 89 days returning.³
  
• Anecdote: A summary and transcription of Ben's six letters can be accessed here.
  
• Anecdote: In 1870 New Zealand was in a state of stagnation and the Colonial Treasurer Sir Julius Vogel proposed that 10 million pounds be borrowed overseas to be used for public works (roads and railways) and immigration. Among the two politicians sent overseas to borrow the money was Sir F.D. Bell, owner of Shag Valley station where Ben Jeffery later worked. As they only returned with guarantees for 1 million pounds, Vogel himself went on a loan raising visit to England and the U.S.A. and after borrowing another 1.2 million pounds granted railway and immigration contracts to John Brogden and Sons. Immigrants were to be of two types: (a) those selected in the United Kingdom by the Agent General, and (b) persons living there who were nominated by New Zealand residents. Ben Jeffery would have been in the first category and he mentions that Brogden arranged for his clothing, passage and initial employment on the railways. Ben was later surprised at not having had to repay his passage.
  The ship arrived at Port Chalmers on 5th December 1872 and Ben wrote his first letter home since departure with "the gratest pleasure I have ever felt", the voyage having taken ninety two days. As one of the children had scarlet fever, they had to spend ten days in quarantine on a small island. Apart from this Ben reports that "there was not a single man that had anything the matter with him". On 16 December Ben sailed by steamer to Dunedin and on the 17th is some 16 miles inland writing his second letter and preparing to start work on the railway.
  Immigrants were not obliged to work on the railway project but it offered initial employment under conditions which were better than those to which Ben was accustomed in England. They worked an eight hour day with a one hour lunch break for eight shillings per day ("more than ever I should have in England"). However, contrary to his initial plans, Ben did not start on the railway but worked for a fortnight at ditching and then agreed to work with a farmer for four months to assist with the harvest. Ben is obviously enjoying the New Zealand lifestyle as he comments "we all have our food togeather Master men and all the same and like as only a very fiew know how to live in England".
  Sometime in 1873 Ben started working at Shag Valley station, a notable sheep station at the western foot of the Horse Range, Waihemo County, Central Otago. The station was owned by Sir Francis Dillon Bell (1822-98), who had been appointed Speaker of the House of Representatives in Wellington in 1871 and knighted in 1873. He had purchased the property in 1865 from 'Johnny Jones', a whaler who owned vast areas of coastal Otago. Wises's Directory for 1878 lists three sheep runs owned by Sir F.D. Bell: Ida Valley (32,800 sheep), Shag Valley (61,166 sheep) and Palmerston (4380 sheep). Ben's position at the station appears to be that of head gardener as he had responsibility for the garden. In one letter he states that he has supervised the planting of an orchard of one thousand fruit trees. This may relate to an unconfirmed story handed down by Ben's family in England: that he planted the first Cox's Orange Pippin apple trees in New Zealand.
  Ben states that he likes Sir F.D. Bell very much and it is interesting to note the following comment about Bell in "An Encyclopeadia of New Zealand" edited by A.H. McLintock (1966): "by 1874, he had over 226,000 acres and nearly 80,000 sheep: he was not really interested in sheep, however, though he was a keen gardener and left the management to others, eventually to his second son Alfred."
  In planting the orchard, Ben states that because Bell had been away in Wellington he has "had all my work to do by plans and letter but I am pleased to be able to tell you that I gave them the best satisfaction I like him very much but I do not like the Lady quite so well" !
  Ben prospered at Shag Valley station. He was allowed to keep as many horses as he liked free of charge and took advantage of this to make extra money. In the last surviving letter (12 August 1875) he encloses a five pound postal order for his parents and states that he has one hundred pounds in the bank and last year spent fourty seven pounds buying horses. This letter also has an intriguing reference to some gold found "from the river just below here".
  It is not known whether the sixth letter (dated 12 Aug 1875) was the last received in England by his family but the story handed down with the letters was that he was never heard from again.
• Anecdote: One of Ben's obituaries states that from 1874 to 1882 he worked at the Shag Valley and Mt Ida Valley stations and on the latter was engaged rabbiting. He was then employed on the Blackstone Hill and Highfield stations for one year after which he came to Wedderburn in the employment of the Mt Ida Pastoral and Investment Company. (Mt Ida Chronicle, 9 Aug 1912.)
• Anecdote: In 1876 Ben leased an area of land behind the Wihemo hotel which was used as an orchard and garden. He used this to grow fruit and vegetables for sale. The area is shown in this photograph behind the hotel and surrounded by trees.
  
• Anecdote: Ben is mentioned in Wise's New Zealand Directory 1878 as a resident of Waihemo.
• Anecdote: In 1879 Ben commenced legal proceedings in the Supreme Court of New Zealand against Johann Bernhard Ludwig Luks (civil case no 5550). On 6th August 1876 Ben had leased land behind the Waihemo Hotel for growing fruit and vegetables from Luks, the proprietor of the hotel. Luks considered that Ben owed him a debt of £30/8s/9d and in February 1879 entered Ben's property and distrained goods to that value, including all the fruit growing as well as tools and implements, etc. and took possession of the property. Ben paid the debt within five days of this action, but Luks would not accept it and retained the distrained goods. Ben considered this action unlawful, equivalent to breaking and entering a property that he lawfully possessed and causing damage to the garden, trees and fruit and wrongfully depriving him of a large quantity of fruit and the use and possession of his goods and chattels. On 18 July 1879 at Dunedin, the court found in his favour and awarded him £150 damages, although he had asked for £700.
• Anecdote: On 18 Feb 1886 it was reported that Ben had been appointed Postmaster at Wedderburn, a part-time position.⁴
• Anecdote: On 31 July 1890 Benjamin's sister Martha published the following notice in the Auckland Star newspaper under "Missing Friends": Benjamin Jeffery sailed in the Christian McAuckland for Dunedin, and in January, 1879, was staying at the Waihemo Hotel, Waihemo, Otago. Sister Martha. It is likely that Ben never saw this as the comment made to me when I received his earlier letters was that "he was never heard from again" (GGB).
  
• Anecdote: Ben was admitted to the Naseby Hospital on 26 May 1898 for a hernia operation. His admission record states that he is single, 53 years of age, employed as a gardener and resides at Wedderburn. He was discharged 104 days later on 7 September 1898 and the fee was 30/- per week.
• Anecdote: Ben was elected to the Maurimuto School Committee on 1 Dec 1899.⁵
• Anecdote: On 25 May 1900 the Mt Ida Chronicle reports that new business at the next Warden's Court includes Benj. Jeffrey [sic], water race two miles long, six heads, from Wedderburn Creek. Water races were narrow channels cut to bring water from streams to places where gold was mined. A large water race was called a supply race (perhaps leading to a dam to store the water) and head races supplied individual claims.⁶
• Anecdote: On 27 July 1900 the Mt Ida Chronicle reports that Ben was appointed chairman of a meeting at the Crown Hotel at Wedderburn on 19^th July to farewell a local resident Robert Blai and make a presentation of a purse of sovereigns. According to the newspaper accounts he did a fine job in addressing the meeting, making the presentation and responding to the toasts.
• Anecdote: On 30 Nov 1900 the Mt Ida Chronicle reported that businesss for the next Warden's Court at Naseby included Ben Jeffery surrendering absolutely, his water race licence no. 452 at Wedderburn.⁷
• Anecdote: Ben appears in Stone's directories for Otago and South Island in 1901 as a gardener and from 1902 to 1912 as a barman at the Wedderburn Hotel (Crown Hotel). Given the hernia operation in 1898 and his age, he probably needed less physically demanding work.
• Anecdote*: Ben never married.
• Death*: Benjamin Jeffery died on 26 July 1912 at Naseby Hospital, Naseby, Otago, New Zealand^B, at age 67.
• Burial*: Benjamin Jeffery was buried on 28 July 1912 at Section/Row H, Block III, Plot 18, Naseby Cemetery, Naseby, Otago, New Zealand^B.
  
• Anecdote: Ben's death registration, held at Ranfurly Post Office, reads: Benjamin Jeffery d. 26.7.1912, Naseby Hospital of Cerebral Haemorrhage, age 74 years, Rabbiter. Parents unknown. Born Tunbridge Wells, England. Resident N.Z. 45 years. Unmarried. Parker and Dixon, householders, registered the death. Thomas Mitchell Undertaker.
  The following obituary appeared in the Mt. Ida Chronicle, the local weekly newspaper, on 2 August 1912 under the Wedderburn News section: "It is my sad duty to chronicle the death of an old resident, Mr. Benjamin Jeffery which took place Friday 26th (July) in Naseby Hospital. "Old Ben" as he was familiarly called, was a landmark about Wedderburn, he having resided here for the past 30 years. In the early days he was a gardener for Sir Francis Dillon Bell of Shag Valley Station. He was buried in Naseby cemetary on Sunday 28th, and although it was a raw cold day a large number journeyed to Naseby to follow his remains to their last resting place."
• Anecdote: Shag Valley Station is still owned today by the Bell family and the present owner, Alfred Bell, writes: "The homestead was set out with a very large garden and orchard and I quite believe that Mr. Jeffery had 4 or more working with him while it was being developed. I think the 1,000 fruit trees involved a fair bit of 'poetic licence' but there are certainly a hundred or so fruit trees that probably date back to that time."
  Ben's father, William, died in Little Horsted in Sussex on 8th January 1880 aged 69 years and his mother then lived with Silas and Martha. The census records indicate that shortly after William's death, both Martha's and Charles' family moved from Little Horsted to Uckfield, a larger town a few miles away. His mother Harriet died in Uckfield on 29th March 1883 aged 71 years.
  In one of the letters Ben complained about receiving little mail from home. He states in his last letter that he also has been "so long in wrighting". It is probable that his brothers and sister became too preoccupied with their families to write often. He likewise had his life to live and there was probably no further contact after the death of his father and his brother and sister's move to Uckfield.
  Ben was one of more than 100,000 assisted and nominated immigrants who arrived in New Zealand between 1871 and 1880. A recession in 1879 lead to less liberal provisions with regard to passage. Otago province had received some 27,000 immigrants under these schemes, more than any other province.

Francis Leo Tobin

Frank Tobin (1939-1995)

• Birth*: Francis Leo Tobin was born on 25 September 1939 at Pemberton, Western Australia, Australia.
• Death*: Francis Leo Tobin died on 17 February 1995 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia, at age 55.

William Morris

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• Birth: William Morris was born in 1825 at Framfield, Sussex, England^B.
• Baptism*: William Morris was baptized on 25 March 1825 at Framfield, Sussex, England^B.¹
• He was the son of Joseph Morris and Sarah Breach.
• Anecdote: There are two possibilities for William's baptism:
  23.2.1823 natural son of Sarah, spinster.
  25.3.1825 son of Joseph and Sarah.
  However, one of these was buried at Framfield on 8.8.1841 aged 20 according to the register. It is assumed that Joseph and Sarah are the correct parents of William Morris as they are living very close to each other in the 1841 census. However, it turns out that Joseph and Sarah are the parents of Sarah who had the natural son William anyway.
• Residence*: On 7 June 1841 William Morris lived at Bird in Eye, Framfield, Sussex, England, with his parents and family.²
• Marriage*: William Morris married Eleanor Funnell, daughter of Richard Funnell and Jane Burgess, on 4 October 1846 at The Parish Church, Uckfield, Sussex, England.³
• Occupation: William Morris was a labourer on 9 January 1849.⁴
• Residence: On 30 March 1851 William Morris and Eleanor Funnell lived at 38 Bird in Eye, Framfield, Sussex, England, There is a hill called Bird in Eye on the road from Uckfield to Framfield. It is fairly close to the New Town area of Uckfield.⁵
• Anecdote*: William remained an agricultural labourer for the rest of his life. He is recorded as labourer in Framfield in 1849, and in the census returns for 1851 - 1881.
• Residence: On 7 April 1861 William Morris and Eleanor Funnell lived at Bird in Eye, Framfield, Sussex, England.⁶
• (Witness) Marriage: William Morris witnessed the marriage of Silas Morris and Martha Jeffery on 12 June 1869 at St Michael & All Angels, Little Horsted, Sussex, England^B.⁷
• Residence: On 2 April 1871 William Morris and Eleanor Funnell lived at Bird in Eye, Framfield, Sussex, England.⁸
• Residence*: On 3 April 1881 William Morris and Eleanor Funnell lived at Bird in Eye, Framfield, Sussex, England.⁹
• Residence: On 5 April 1891 William Morris and Eleanor Funnell lived at Bird in Eye, Framfield, Sussex, England.¹⁰
• Death*: William Morris died on 29 July 1900 at Bird in Eye, Framfield, Sussex, England, at age 75. He died of senile decay.¹¹
• Burial*: William Morris was buried on 1 August 1900 at Framfield, Sussex, England^B, age given as 77 years.¹²

Eleanor Funnell

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• Birth: Eleanor Funnell was born in 1828 at Chiddingly, Sussex, England^B.
• Baptism*: Eleanor Funnell was baptized on 26 October 1828 at Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex, England^B, surname spelt Funnel.¹
• She was the daughter of Richard Funnell and Jane Burgess.
• Residence: On 7 June 1841 Eleanor Funnell lived at Holmes Hill, Chiddingly, Sussex, England, living with her parents.
• Marriage*: Eleanor Funnell married William Morris, son of Joseph Morris and Sarah Breach, on 4 October 1846 at The Parish Church, Uckfield, Sussex, England.²
• Married Name: As of 4 October 1846, her married name was Morris.
• Residence: On 30 March 1851 Eleanor Funnell and William Morris lived at 38 Bird in Eye, Framfield, Sussex, England, There is a hill called Bird in Eye on the road from Uckfield to Framfield. It is fairly close to the New Town area of Uckfield.³
• (Witness) Death: Eleanor Funnell witnessed the death of Sarah Breach on 7 January 1854 at Framfield, Sussex, England^B; Her age is stated as 72 years and she died of cerebral disease.⁴
• Residence*: On 7 April 1861 Eleanor Funnell and William Morris lived at Bird in Eye, Framfield, Sussex, England.⁵
• Residence: On 2 April 1871 Eleanor Funnell and William Morris lived at Bird in Eye, Framfield, Sussex, England.⁶
• Residence: On 3 April 1881 Eleanor Funnell and William Morris lived at Bird in Eye, Framfield, Sussex, England.⁷
• Occupation*: Eleanor Funnell was a laundress along with her two daughters Rose and Lucy. on 3 April 1881.
• Residence: On 5 April 1891 Eleanor Funnell and William Morris lived at Bird in Eye, Framfield, Sussex, England.⁸
• Occupation: Eleanor Funnell was a laundress on 5 April 1891.
• (Witness) Death: Eleanor Funnell witnessed the death of William Morris on 29 July 1900 at Bird in Eye, Framfield, Sussex, England; He died of senile decay.⁹
• Residence*: On 31 March 1901 Eleanor Funnell lived at Bird in Eye, Framfield, Sussex, England, living with her grandson, Harry Morris, aged 20 yrs (b. c 1881, Framfield.)
• Occupation: Eleanor Funnell was a laundress on 31 March 1901.
• Marriage*: Eleanor Funnell married Thomas William Burgess, son of Jane Burgess, on 6 June 1905 at St Thomas a Becket, Framfield, Sussex, England^B, Witnesses: Thomas Jeffery and Ellen Winter.¹⁰
• Married Name: As of 6 June 1905, her married name was Burgess.
• Anecdote*: Eleanor's second marriage to Thomas Burgess raises the question of whether he was related to Eleanor's mother, Jane Burgess. Further work required here.
• Death*: Eleanor Funnell died on 22 January 1910 at Bird in Eye, Framfield, Sussex, England, at age 81. She died of apoplexy (1 day.)¹¹
• Burial*: Eleanor Funnell was buried on 26 January 1910 at Framfield, Sussex, England^B, age given as 82 years, residence Bird in Eye, Framfield.¹²

Emma Morris

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• Birth: Emma Morris was born in 1847 at Framfield, Sussex, England^B.
• Baptism*: Emma Morris was baptized on 4 April 1847 at Framfield, Sussex, England^B.¹
• She was the daughter of William Morris and Eleanor Funnell.
• Marriage*: Emma Morris married Amos Leeves in 1873 at Uckfield, Sussex, England^B.²
• Married Name: As of 1873, her married name was Leeves.
• Residence*: On 3 April 1881 Emma Morris and Amos Leeves lived at Tullys Cottage, Buxted, Sussex, England.
• Residence: On 5 April 1891 Emma Morris and Amos Leeves lived at Chambers Court, Muddles Green, Laughton, Sussex, England.
• Death*: Emma Morris died in 1895 at Hailsham, Sussex, England. "aged 49 years."³

Ann Morris

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• Birth*: Ann Morris was born in 1850 at Framfield, Sussex, England^B.¹
• She was the daughter of William Morris and Eleanor Funnell.
• (Witness) Marriage: Ann Morris witnessed the marriage of Silas Morris and Martha Jeffery on 12 June 1869 at St Michael & All Angels, Little Horsted, Sussex, England^B.²
• Marriage*: Ann Morris married Arthur Jeffery, son of James Jeffery and Jane Funnell, in 1872 at Uckfield, Sussex, England^B.³
• Residence*: On 3 April 1881 Ann Morris and Arthur Jeffery lived at 31 Alexander Road, Uckfield, Sussex, England.⁴
• Residence: On 5 April 1891 Ann Morris and Arthur Jeffery lived at New Town, Uckfield, Sussex, England.⁵
• Residence: On 2 April 1911 Ann Morris and Arthur Jeffery lived at Belle Dene, High St, Uckfield, Sussex, England, with unmarried daughter Jane, 27 years. Had 7 children in total, 3 died.⁶
• Death*: Ann Morris died in 1917 at Uckfield, Sussex, England^B.⁷

Maria Morris

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• Birth: Maria Morris was born in 1852 at Framfield, Sussex, England^B.
• Baptism*: Maria Morris was baptized on 5 September 1852 at Framfield, Sussex, England^B.¹
• She was the daughter of William Morris and Eleanor Funnell.
• Marriage*: Maria Morris married George Playford, son of James Playford and Harriet Cramp, in 1871 at Uckfield, Sussex, England^B.²
• Married Name: As of 1871, her married name was Playford.
• Death*: Maria Morris died in 1876 at Uckfield, Sussex, England^B. "age 24 years."³
• Burial*: Maria Morris was buried on 10 June 1876 at Uckfield, Sussex, England^B.
• Anecdote*: Their children Elizabeth and Henry Playford were living with their grandparents, William and Eleanor Morris for the 1881 census.

Amos Morris

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• Birth: Amos Morris was born in 1854 at Framfield, Sussex, England^B.¹
• Baptism*: Amos Morris was baptized on 2 April 1854 at Framfield, Sussex, England^B.²
• He was the son of William Morris and Eleanor Funnell.
• Marriage*: Amos Morris married Olive Blackman in 1879 at Midhurst, Sussex, England^B.³
• Residence*: On 3 April 1881 Amos Morris and Olive Blackman lived at Stedham, Sussex, England^B.⁴
• Marriage*: Amos Morris married Louisa Cottingham, daughter of Elizabeth Cottingham, on 3 November 1889 at Hadlow Down, Sussex, England^B.⁵
• Occupation*: Amos Morris was a carman in 1890.²
• Residence: On 5 April 1891 Amos Morris and Louisa Cottingham lived at Uckfield, Sussex, England^B.⁶
• Residence*: On 31 March 1901 Amos Morris and Louisa Cottingham lived at 27 Alexandra Road, Uckfield, Sussex, England, with their five children.⁷
• Death*: Amos Morris died in 1908 at Uckfield, Sussex, England^B.⁸

Elizabeth Morris

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• Birth: Elizabeth Morris was born in 1856 at Framfield, Sussex, England^B.
• Baptism*: Elizabeth Morris was baptized on 6 April 1856 at St Thomas a Becket, Framfield, Sussex, England^B, "Labourer."¹
• She was the daughter of William Morris and Eleanor Funnell.
• Marriage*: Elizabeth Morris married Hugh Pruvey in 1877 at Uckfield, Sussex, England^B.²
• Married Name: As of 1877, her married name was Pruvey.
• Residence*: On 2 April 1911 Elizabeth Morris and Hugh Pruvey lived at 35 Caledonian Rd, Brighton, Sussex, England.³

Mary Morris

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• Birth: Mary Morris was born in 1858 at Framfield, Sussex, England^B.¹
• Baptism*: Mary Morris was baptized on 4 July 1858 at Framfield, Sussex, England^B.²
• She was the daughter of William Morris and Eleanor Funnell.
• Marriage*: Mary Morris married Gilbert West, son of Henry West and Alice Seamer, in 1878 at Uckfield, Sussex, England^B.³
• Married Name: As of 1878, her married name was West.
• Anecdote*: Sisters Mary Morris, Ruth Morris and Fanny Morris married brothers Gilbert West, Henry Albert West and Trayton West.
• Residence*: On 5 April 1891 Mary Morris and Gilbert West lived at Stone Cottages, High St, Uckfield, Sussex, England.
• Residence: On 31 March 1901 Mary Morris and Gilbert West lived at 2 Mill Croft, Alexandra Road, Uckfield, Sussex, England.⁴
• Death*: Mary Morris died in 1907 at Uckfield, Sussex, England^B.⁵

Frances Morris

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• Birth: Frances Morris was born in 1860 at Framfield, Sussex, England^B.
• Baptism*: Frances Morris was baptized on 6 May 1860 at Framfield, Sussex, England^B.¹
• She was the daughter of William Morris and Eleanor Funnell.
• Name Variation: Frances Morris was also known as Fanny.
• Marriage*: Frances Morris married Trayton West, son of Henry West and Alice Seamer, in 1877 at Uckfield, Sussex, England^B.²
• Married Name: As of 1877, her married name was West.
• Anecdote*: Sisters Mary Morris, Ruth Morris and Fanny Morris married brothers Gilbert West, Henry Albert West and Trayton West.
• Residence*: On 3 April 1881 Frances Morris and Trayton West lived at Backhall Cottages, Uckfield, Sussex, England.³
• Residence: On 5 April 1891 Frances Morris and Trayton West lived at 18 Cromwell St, Brighton, Sussex, England.⁴
• Death*: Frances Morris died in 1922 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.⁵

Rose Ellen Morris

Parents:

• Birth: Rose Ellen Morris was born in 1865 at Framfield, Sussex, England^B.¹
• Baptism*: Rose Ellen Morris was baptized on 2 April 1865 at Framfield, Sussex, England^B.²
• She was the daughter of William Morris and Eleanor Funnell.
• Marriage*: Rose Ellen Morris married Deamas Haffenden in 1883 at Uckfield, Sussex, England^B.³
• Married Name: As of 1883, her married name was Haffenden.
• Residence*: On 5 April 1891 Rose Ellen Morris and Deamas Haffenden lived at Plashet Cottage, Little Horsted, Sussex, England^B.
• Residence: On 31 March 1901 Rose Ellen Morris and Deamas Haffenden lived at Iford, Sussex, England^B.⁴
• Residence: On 2 April 1911 Rose Ellen Morris and Deamas Haffenden lived at Common Lane Cottages near Berwick Station, Alciston, Sussex, England.⁵
• Death*: Rose Ellen Morris died in 1930 at Newhaven, Sussex, England^B.⁶

Lucy Martha Morris

Parents:

• Birth*: Lucy Martha Morris was born on 31 March 1868 at Framfield, Sussex, England^B.^1,2
• She was the daughter of William Morris and Eleanor Funnell.
• Baptism: Lucy Martha Morris was baptized on 26 April 1868 at Framfield, Sussex, England^B.¹
• Marriage*: Lucy Martha Morris married George Henry Lessiter, son of Henry George Lessiter, in 1888 at Uckfield, Sussex, England^B.³
• Married Name: As of 1888, her married name was Lessiter.
• Residence*: On 5 April 1891 Lucy Martha Morris and George Henry Lessiter lived at Isfield, Sussex, England^B.
• Residence: On 31 March 1901 Lucy Martha Morris and George Henry Lessiter lived at Isfield, Sussex, England^B.⁴
• Residence: On 2 April 1911 Lucy Martha Morris and George Henry Lessiter lived at Old Half Moon, Isfield, Uckfield, Sussex, England.
• Death*: Lucy Martha Morris died in 1954 at Uckfield, Sussex, England^B.⁵

Arthur George Taylor

9 May 1942 Arthur George Taylor and daughter Freda on Freda's wedding day

Parents:

• Birth*: Arthur George Taylor was born on 6 February 1899 at High Street, Portslade, Sussex, England^B.¹
• He was the son of George Taylor and Annie Mary Wadey.
• Baptism: Arthur George Taylor was baptized on 9 April 1899 at St Martin's, Brighton, Sussex, England^B.²
• Residence: On 31 March 1901 Arthur George Taylor lived at 11 London Street, Brighton, Sussex, England.³
• Residence*: On 2 April 1911 Arthur George Taylor lived at 12 London Street, Brighton, Sussex, England, living with his mother and family. His father had left the family c1908.⁴
• Occupation*: Arthur George Taylor was a milkman in 1915.⁵
• Anecdote*: He joined the Navy on 12 July 1915. He was only 16 years old but had put his age up (he gave his date of birth as 6 Feb 1897 instead of 1899). During WW I he is said to have been the only "survivor" of the ship Pigeon which went down with all hands. Arthur had been taken off the ship before she sailed because he was ill. He was also in the Battle of Jutland. He was demobbed from the navy on 19 July 1920 and joined the Naval Reserve on 21 Aug 1920.⁵
  
• Anecdote: Ada knew Arthur Taylor from age 14 years. Arthur worked as a milkman before WW1 and he would exchange a bottle of milk for a cup of cocoa with Ada who was working in domestic service at this time. When Arthur returned from WW1 he had trouble finding work. His mother said "no money, no food" and Ada used to let him in through a window to where she worked as a cook and give him a meal. Ada was still working in domestic service as a cook just prior to getting married to Arthur in 1921.
• Occupation: Arthur George Taylor was a porter on 30 April 1921.
• Marriage*: Arthur George Taylor married Ada Winifred Middleton, daughter of James Middleton and Annie Marchant, on 30 April 1921 at St Bartholomew's, Brighton, Sussex, England, Witnesses: Henry Frank Middleton and Alice Beatrice Middleton. The residence at time of marriage was 29 Francis St (for both). Original certificate sighted.⁶
• Residence: Circa 1931 Arthur George Taylor and Ada Winifred Middleton lived at 19 Fletching Rd, Whitehawk, Brighton, Sussex, England, Unfortunately, parts of Whitehawk were remodelled in the late 1970s and Fletching Road now no longer exists.
• Occupation: Arthur George Taylor was a builder's labourer on 25 April 1934.⁷
• Residence: On 25 April 1934 Arthur George Taylor and Ada Winifred Middleton lived at 19 Fletching Road, Brighton, Sussex, England.⁷
• Anecdote*: Arthur used to tell the story of how Ernie Middleton once got him a job: Ernie came home telling Arthur that the site where he worked was looking for 30 painters and to get there straight away. However, when Arthur got there they had just hired the last painter. When told about this Ernie said just to come along with him and join in. At the end of the day the boss came up to Ernie and said "I thought I hired 30 painters this morning and now I've got 31". Ernie is said to have replied "Anyone can make a mistake". Although he had a cleft palate, Ernie was an outgoing person and during the war he used to arrange Christmas parties for children whose fathers were away. After the war there was a shortage of housing and he became involved in a vigilante movement which commandeered vacant houses for those who needed accommodation.
• Anecdote: On 2 July 1935 Arthur was presented to Her Royal Highness the Princess Victoria as one of four workmen who had worked on The Sussex Eye Hospital in Eastern Road, Brighton. The event was the opening of the new hospital and, as well as various officials and representatives of the builders, four workmen were chosen to be presented.
• Anecdote: Arthur was called up by the Royal Navy in 1939 for WW II. He was a Leading Seaman in the Royal Navy when his daughter Freda married in 1942. He sailed on oil tankers in WW II for two years doing the return trip to Abadan in the Middle East. He was transferred from RAN to the Merchant Navy and went to India for 2 years as a gunnery instructor to train men on the merchant vessels. He was transferred because there weren't enough gunnery instructors over there at the time. Arthur and Philip Marchant (son of Ada's brother Percy) were filmed in India on a "Calling the Folks Back Home" style of film which was shown in a cinema in Brighton. All the servicemen from Brighton were filmed so they could send messages back home. Ada and the girls saw it at the Gaiety Theatre in Brighton. He was discharged after his stay in India, returning to Brighton. His final rank was Petty Officer and his service number was P/SSX 31736.
• Anecdote: According to his daughter Joyce, Arthur always carried a caul (a thin veil of skin on a new born baby's face). It was believed that possession of a baby's caul would give its bearer good luck and protect that person from death by drowning. Cauls were therefore highly prized by sailors (in medieval times, women often sold these cauls to sailors for large sums of money). Joyce says maybe it worked, because Arthur came close to being lost a sea a couple of times but always pulled through.
• Residence: On 29 September 1939 Arthur George Taylor and Ada Winifred Middleton lived at 142 Birdham Road, Brighton, Sussex, England.⁸
• Residence: On 9 May 1942 Arthur George Taylor and Ada Winifred Middleton lived at 142 Birdham Rd, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, Sussex, England.⁹
• Residence*: Circa 1943 Arthur George Taylor and Ada Winifred Middleton lived at 23 Hartington Rd, Brighton, Sussex, England, and lived here until leaving for Australia.
• Emigration*: Arthur George Taylor and Ada Winifred Middleton emigrated on 24 April 1948 to Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Their son Ron had wanted to move overseas to Canada but Australia was suggested to him as Ada's brother and sister were already there. Arthur and Ada also became interested in moving and (after 3 years on a waiting list according to Aunty Win) on 17th April 1948 the family (except Freda who was the only one married) left England on the ship Asturias for Australia. Arthur and Ada were both 49 years old at the time. They arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 16th May 1948. Freda and Ron later joined them arriving in Australia on Foundation Day, June 1950.
  
• Anecdote: They lived with Ada's sister Beatrice in Beatty Avenue, East Victoria Park for about six months while building their house at 84 Egham Rd, Victoria Park, and then lived on their block of land while the house was being completed. Ada was very keen to move out of Beatrice’s house as she had a difficult personality and a bit like a school marm. After their son Ron had been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) and sent to the Wooroloo sanatorium, Beatrice got all Ron’s clothes and possessions and put them out on the front veranda. This just about broke Ada’s heart. Arthur and Ada ended up moving out of Beatrice’s house and living on their block in a tent while they built their house. This caused a wedge between Beatrice and Ada and they never really spoke again afterwards. The girls slept in this large army tent which had a bath and four beds, while Arthur and Ada slept in the newly completed laundry. A lean/to iron shed served as the kitchen with a wood stove outside. Ron, at this stage, was still in the sanatorium. Arthur worked as a painter and bought a Wolseley Hornet car in 1951/52.¹⁰
  
• Residence: In 1949 Arthur George Taylor and Ada Winifred Middleton lived at 84 Egham Rd, Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia.
• Anecdote: Ada and Arthur moved from Egham Rd to run a delicatessen in Leederville, opposite St John of God's Hospital, but this made very little money and involved long hours of work. They sold out and moved to 73 Oats St in Kewdale in about 1957.
• Anecdote: Ada had been in Western Australia 10 years when she died of pancreatic cancer in 1958 aged 59 years. Arthur and Ada were living at 73 Oats St, Kewdale at the time. She had complained of pains but the doctors could not find anything wrong and said it was psychological. Three months prior to her death she was operated on for a suspected ulcer after having vomited blood. The doctors found cancer in her liver and pancreas and she was given up to 3 months to live. The family decided not to tell her about this and she stayed with daughter Joyce after coming out of hospital. Two weeks before her death Joyce had to take her to hospital as she was in great pain. She stayed there until she died.
  
• Anecdote: Both Arthur and Ada lived with their daughter Joyce during Ada's illness. After Ada died, Arthur stayed with Joyce & John until sometime in 1959 (during Joyce's pregnancy with Garry). His daughter Freda suggested that he could live with them and so he moved in with Freda and Ron, and also with daughter Betty at some times, until he died in 1965. (As a child I remember Arthur would often be sitting out in the shade house with my father Ron Barber, having a drink after work or on the weekend. I sometimes travelled into the city (Perth) on the bus with him and remember him buying "delicacies" such as pigs trotters and tripe. I also remember one trip where he bought my mother Freda a very nice sparkling necklace for her birthday GGB).
• Death*: Arthur George Taylor died on 13 October 1965 at Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, at age 66. He died of congestive heart failure (1 month), left ventricular dilatation, coronary heart disease (contributory cause), cancer of the prostate gland.¹¹
• Anecdote: Arthur was living with Ron & Freda when he died. Freda had just taken him to Royal Perth Hospital to keep an appointment when he collapsed from heart failure. He died shortly after being taken into the casualty section. Freda paid for his death notice to be put in the Brighton Evening Argus with the hope that it may be seen by the relatives with whom they had lost contact. It was learnt in 1987 that his father George Taylor had seen the obituary notice in the paper and that a few minutes later his daughter Winifred telephoned him as she had seen it also.
  
• Burial*: Arthur George Taylor was buried on 15 October 1965 at Karrakatta Cemetery, grave ZK 122, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
  

Ada Winifred Middleton

Ada Winifred Taylor (nee Middleton).

Parents:

• Birth*: Ada Winifred Middleton was born on 9 December 1898 at 50 Islingword St, Brighton, Sussex, England; Ada's birth certificate has her birth date as 16th December although she always knew it to be the 9th December. She only found out about this when she needed the birth certificate to emigrate to Australia. It is possible that the birth certificate is wrong.¹
• She was the daughter of James Middleton and Annie Marchant.
• Anecdote: Ada was the youngest daughter of 11 children, two of whom died as infants. Her parents were rather poor. The fact that her father was deaf and dumb meant that he had difficulty getting work. There were times when her brothers would go to Race Hill to net birds to eat. In those days, during times of unemployment, there were no social security benefits.²
• Occupation*: Ada Winifred Middleton worked in domestic service after her schooling. One of her positions was working for a Dr Shadlow and his live in cousin & housekeeper Mrs Plum. Ada's mother Annie had often helped Dr Shadlow with his confinements (childbirths). There was a boy Ambrose who sometimes came to stay with them and Ada was responsible for looking after him. One day Ada took him home to her house. When word of this got back to Mrs Plum she got very angry, saying, "One day he is going to be a famous barrister" and indicating that she did not want him mixing with people below his class. Ada told her she could have her notice and they never had anything to do with them again. However, Ada thought a lot of the boy and wanted to call her first child Ambrose. circa 1912.²
• Anecdote: Ada knew Arthur Taylor from age 14 years. Arthur worked as a milkman before WW1 and he would exchange a bottle of milk for a cup of cocoa with Ada who was working in domestic service at this time. When Arthur returned from WW1 he had trouble finding work. His mother said "no money, no food" and Ada used to let him in through a window to where she worked as a cook and give him a meal. Ada was still working in domestic service as a cook just prior to getting married to Arthur in 1921.
• Marriage*: Ada Winifred Middleton married Arthur George Taylor, son of George Taylor and Annie Mary Wadey, on 30 April 1921 at St Bartholomew's, Brighton, Sussex, England, Witnesses: Henry Frank Middleton and Alice Beatrice Middleton. The residence at time of marriage was 29 Francis St (for both). Original certificate sighted.³
• Married Name: As of 30 April 1921, her married name was Taylor.
• Anecdote*: Ada's Aunt Trot (Teresa Marchant) had a great influence on her. She gave Ada advice on breastfeeding and Ada's daughter Freda can remember meeting her when she was 6 or 7 years old. From 1919 until she died in 1938, Theresa was living with her sister Lily Caperon (nee Marchant) and her husband Charles Caperon. Lily's first daughter was Elsie Freda Marchant (born illegitimate in 1908) and it is highly likely that this was the source for the name of Ada's first daughter, Freda Amy Taylor (my mother!).²
• Anecdote*: Mary Josephine Middleton (Dolly) wanted to adopt Ada Taylor's daughter Joyce (aged 2 or 3 years) after having looked after her for a month while Ada was in hospital. Ada and Dolly didn't get on so well after this!
• Residence: Circa 1931 Ada Winifred Middleton and Arthur George Taylor lived at 19 Fletching Rd, Whitehawk, Brighton, Sussex, England, Unfortunately, parts of Whitehawk were remodelled in the late 1970s and Fletching Road now no longer exists.
• Residence*: On 25 April 1934 Ada Winifred Middleton and Arthur George Taylor lived at 19 Fletching Road, Brighton, Sussex, England.⁴
• (Witness) Birth: Ada Winifred Middleton witnessed the birth of Patricia Mary Taylor on 25 April 1934 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.⁴
• Residence: On 29 September 1939 Ada Winifred Middleton and Arthur George Taylor lived at 142 Birdham Road, Brighton, Sussex, England.⁵
• (Witness) Marriage: Ada Winifred Middleton witnessed the marriage of Ronald Leslie Barber and Freda Amy Taylor on 9 May 1942 at St Andrew's, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, Sussex, England.⁶
  
• Residence: On 9 May 1942 Ada Winifred Middleton and Arthur George Taylor lived at 142 Birdham Rd, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, Sussex, England.⁶
• Residence: Circa 1943 Ada Winifred Middleton and Arthur George Taylor lived at 23 Hartington Rd, Brighton, Sussex, England, and lived here until leaving for Australia.
• Emigration*: Ada Winifred Middleton and Arthur George Taylor emigrated on 24 April 1948 to Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Their son Ron had wanted to move overseas to Canada but Australia was suggested to him as Ada's brother and sister were already there. Arthur and Ada also became interested in moving and (after 3 years on a waiting list according to Aunty Win) on 17th April 1948 the family (except Freda who was the only one married) left England on the ship Asturias for Australia. Arthur and Ada were both 49 years old at the time. They arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 16th May 1948. Freda and Ron later joined them arriving in Australia on Foundation Day, June 1950.
  
• Anecdote: They lived with Ada's sister Beatrice in Beatty Avenue, East Victoria Park for about six months while building their house at 84 Egham Rd, Victoria Park, and then lived on their block of land while the house was being completed. Ada was very keen to move out of Beatrice’s house as she had a difficult personality and a bit like a school marm. After their son Ron had been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) and sent to the Wooroloo sanatorium, Beatrice got all Ron’s clothes and possessions and put them out on the front veranda. This just about broke Ada’s heart. Arthur and Ada ended up moving out of Beatrice’s house and living on their block in a tent while they built their house. This caused a wedge between Beatrice and Ada and they never really spoke again afterwards. The girls slept in this large army tent which had a bath and four beds, while Arthur and Ada slept in the newly completed laundry. A lean/to iron shed served as the kitchen with a wood stove outside. Ron, at this stage, was still in the sanatorium. Arthur worked as a painter and bought a Wolseley Hornet car in 1951/52.⁷
  
• Residence: In 1949 Ada Winifred Middleton and Arthur George Taylor lived at 84 Egham Rd, Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia.
• Anecdote: Ada and Arthur moved from Egham Rd to run a delicatessen in Leederville, opposite St John of God's Hospital, but this made very little money and involved long hours of work. They sold out and moved to 73 Oats St in Kewdale in about 1957.
• Anecdote*: Ada had been in Western Australia 10 years when she died of pancreatic cancer in 1958 aged 59 years. Arthur and Ada were living at 73 Oats St, Kewdale at the time. She had complained of pains but the doctors could not find anything wrong and said it was psychological. Three months prior to her death she was operated on for a suspected ulcer after having vomited blood. The doctors found cancer in her liver and pancreas and she was given up to 3 months to live. The family decided not to tell her about this and she stayed with daughter Joyce after coming out of hospital. Two weeks before her death Joyce had to take her to hospital as she was in great pain. She stayed there until she died.
  
• Death*: Ada Winifred Middleton died on 14 September 1958 at Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, at age 59. She died of carcinoma of the pancreas (7 months.)⁸
• Burial*: Ada Winifred Middleton was buried on 16 September 1958 at Karrakatta Cemetery, grave ZK 122, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
  
• Anecdote: Ada is reported to have said that there was Spanish blood in her family. Research so far has found that Ada's mother, Annie Marchant, is a descendant of a Catholic Sussex family (the Murrell's).²

Ronald Arthur Taylor

Ron Taylor in Navy uniform, 7 July 1943

Parents:

• Birth*: Ronald Arthur Taylor was born on 3 August 1925 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.¹
• He was the son of Arthur George Taylor and Ada Winifred Middleton.
• Anecdote: In WW2 Ron Taylor was in the navy.
  
• Anecdote*: Soon after his arrival in Australia in 1948 (while they were living at Beatty Avenue) Ron was diagnosed with TB (tubercolosis). He had been helping John and Joyce with fencing on their block when he got creosote near his eye and went to Royal Perth Hospital for treatment. It was standard in those days to screen for TB and this is how it was picked up. He was sent to the Wooroloo sanatorium for 18 months.
  Dr Alphick at Wooraloo advised that Ron had probably suffered with TB years earlier while in the navy as a torpedo man, when he was diagnosed with chronic bronchitis. He had a month in sick bay then he went back to the navy and was demobilised in 1948 as A1 (A1 as in fit health). Due to this he was unable to claim any sickness benefits or pensions. Dr Alphick assisted Ron by writing to the navy and helping him obtain some benefits.²
  
• Marriage*: Ronald Arthur Taylor married Norma Irene Glynn on 24 January 1953 at Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia.
• Death*: Ronald Arthur Taylor died on 26 August 2003 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia, at age 78. Died of cancer of the pancreas.
• Cremation*: His body was cremated after 26 August 2003 at Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

Joyce Marie Taylor

Joyce Taylor on the ship Asturias in 1948 on the voyage out to Australia, age 21 years.

Parents:

• Birth*: Joyce Marie Taylor was born on 3 March 1927 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.¹
• She was the daughter of Arthur George Taylor and Ada Winifred Middleton.
• Anecdote*: Ada's sister Dolly was childless and wanted to adopt Joyce (aged 2 or 3) after having looked after her for a month while Ada was in hospital. Ada and Dolly didnt get on so well after this !
• Marriage*: Joyce Marie Taylor married John Lewis Treen on 10 May 1952 at Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia.
• Married Name: As of 10 May 1952, her married name was Treen.
• Residence*: In 1952 Joyce Marie Taylor and John Lewis Treen lived at 34 Brian Avenue, Mt Pleasant, Western Australia, Australia.
• Anecdote*: They built the garage first. They were living in the garage/shed when Christina was born in August 1953 and worked on the house while they lived in the shed (sound familiar?). Christina remembers her Mum saying that she learnt to walk by hanging on to their bed in the shed and walking around it. Christina is not sure when they moved into the house but remembers seeing a photo of her with Dad holding Richard, and the house in the background wasn't finished, so they would have moved in after June 1955. John used to do work on the house after doing a day’s work elsewhere.
• Anecdote: In 1979 John and Joyce purchased a 27 acre property in Bridgetown.Soon after they sold the house in Mt Pleasant and moved there permanently. The address is 1346 Brockman Highway, Bridgetown WA 6255.
• Anecdote: During 2014 Joyce suffered ill health and John and Joyce moved to Dwellingup at Christmas of that year to stay with Christina and Michael, although they made periodic trips to Bridgetown to check on the property and visit friends. In May 2016 Joyce suffered a stroke and the couple moved to Opal Care, Murdoch.
• Anecdote: Photo of John and Joyce Treen on 5 April 2016 with Geoff Barber and Portia Lennon.
  
• Death*: Joyce Marie Taylor died on 30 January 2017 at Opal Murdoch Residential Aged Care, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia, at age 89. Joyce died peacefully at 3:00am.
• Cremation*: Her body was cremated on 7 February 2017 at Western Australia, Australia.

Elizabeth Jean Taylor

Betty Van Maaren (nee Taylor)

Parents:

• Birth*: Elizabeth Jean Taylor was born on 30 October 1928 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.¹
• She was the daughter of Arthur George Taylor and Ada Winifred Middleton.
• Marriage*: Elizabeth Jean Taylor married Arie Jacobus Van Maaren, son of Hendrik Van Maaren and Adriana Huiberdina Goudhart, on 1 November 1952 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
• Married Name: As of 1 November 1952, her married name was Van Maaren.
• Death*: Elizabeth Jean Taylor died on 20 January 2023 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia, at age 94. Died of complications from Covid.

Winifred Eileen Taylor

Winifred Taylor, 1951.

Parents:

• Birth*: Winifred Eileen Taylor was born on 16 October 1930 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.¹
• She was the daughter of Arthur George Taylor and Ada Winifred Middleton.
• Anecdote*: Win was engaged to be married to George Steinfield, but he drowned on 22 March 1953 at Woodman Point while spear fishing with some new diving equipment. Win was present at the time and helped to take him from the water, but he was unconcious and never recovered.²
• Married Name: As of 25 May 1958, her married name was Alexander.
• Marriage*: Winifred Eileen Taylor married Terrence McCall on 8 April 1994 at Western Australia, Australia.
• Married Name: As of 8 April 1994, her married name was McCall.
• Death*: Winifred Eileen Taylor died on 7 December 2019 at 2am, Murdoch Hospice, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia, at age 89.

Patricia Mary Taylor

Patricia Mary Taylor

Parents:

• Birth*: Patricia Mary Taylor was born on 25 April 1934 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.¹
• She was the daughter of Arthur George Taylor and Ada Winifred Middleton.
• Marriage*: Patricia Mary Taylor married Walter Raymond Lampard, son of Frederick George Lampard and Lily Bailey, on 6 February 1954 at Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia.
• Married Name: As of 6 February 1954, her married name was Lampard.
• Death*: Patricia Mary Taylor died on 13 March 2005 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia, at age 70.

George Arthur Taylor

Parents:

• Birth*: George Arthur Taylor was born circa August 1921 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B; It appears that the birth was not registered.
• He was the son of Arthur George Taylor and Ada Winifred Middleton.
• Death*: George Arthur Taylor died circa August 1921 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B. Only lived for 19 hours ('had fits all the time').
• Anecdote*: A possible death record could be: male Taylor, age at death 0, Jul-Sep 1921, Brighton RD, Vol 2b Page 261.