Craft and Johnson Family
Welcome to our CRAFT GENEALOGY
This book incorporates the maternal and paternal line of John Craft ie Andrew John CRAFT and Heather Irene JOHNSON, it is being pursued for our daughter Georgina Craft who has taken an interest in her heritage and has even done a school assignment on Matthew James Everingham, ah how easy was that when mum had all the info?!
2ND MARRIAGE
Paternal
Brickman, CRAFT, Everingham, Goodwin, Mitchell, Robinson, Woodbury
Joseph CRAFT b. c 1770, London, England
Maternal
Hatch, JOHNSON, Lancaster, Reeves, Shaw
Isaac LANCASTER m. 1848 Hunter District, NSW to Mary Anne Rachel SHAW
Acknowledgement: I started the Johnson/Lancaster line a few years ago to help my then m-i-l Heather try and locate some of her family who she had lost touch with many years ago. Through posts in the genealogy boards I connected with several Lancaster descendants, two I would like to acknowledge here, Susan Organ and Glynis Wheeler, they both have been a wealth of information and have generously shared their Lancaster family history with me for which I say thank you.
William C JOHNSON m. 1901 Gunnedah, NSW to Mary Ellen REEVES
Click to view the Pedigree Chart of John
Craft Forum
Surnames ~ Bridge, Connolly, Cormack, Cousens, Craft, Crump, Everingham, Goodwin, Khan, Renfrew, Warland, Williams, Woodbury
Isaac Lancaster & Mary Ann Shaw
A Little Lancaster History
Descendant Chart for ~ William Johnson
This page is a work in progress which I recently started for my daughter Gina and her grandmother Heather.
On Heather's birthday in July 2002 she asked me to see if I could find any of her siblings who she was estranged from in 1931 following the death of her mother Jessie. This led me to the following information.
Through a network of family researchers she is now in touch with her sister again, which is awesome, so thank you to you all who had a part in bringing them together! The best part? Heather is also in touch with other family members and now has a really awesome photo of her mother Jessie and a book on the family, thanks and *hugs* go to Susan Organ from SA for bringing it all together for her.
DESCENDANT CHARTDescendants of Isaac LANCASTER |
THREE GENERATIONS...
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Dear G.G.G.G.Grandma Lydia by Glynis Wheeler
"Dear G.G.G.G.Grandma Lydia,
"I have recently returned from visiting the beautiful parish church in Madron, Cornwall, England where you were christened in September, 1811. My husband & I walked around the grounds of this church where you and your big brothers - William, b.1807 and Charles, b.1807 played. Charles was named
after your dear father, Charles, who was married to Margery - your loving mum. During our stay in Cornwall we travelled across to the west coast of Cornwall to a tiny village called Zennor where you once was employed during 1827. While travelling through those wind blown, desolate country side I
thought I could see you trekking across the ridges with your small bundle of person effects, bent against the rain, cold and bitting wind. It was in Zennor that you worked for William DUNKIN. You took a great liking to a shift that belonged to him and found yourself before "The Beak" for the first time - you were found to be guiltily of this small crime and had a two week holiday at Launceston Goal in land from Zennor. You made your way across Cornwall to Devon where your light fingered activities got you into trouble again. This time it was a shirt worth three shillings - the property of one Mr John TEMPLEMAN - my, how you must have loved men's clothing! This time "The Beak" was much harder on you - this fetish for the male garments gained you a sentence of seven years transportation to the distant Colony of New South Wales on board the good ship "Sovereign" on her second such trip to the Colony. You sailed out of Downs in 1829 in the company of 118 other ladies who had gain their passage to the New Land as well.
"After your disembarkment at Port Jackson you were taken on a long journey to Bathurst along the Great Western Highway - a road which I frequently travel myself - though to get to Bathurst from my home near Penrith it now only takes me about two hours to get there. Once in Bathurst you found yourself in the care of Mr William LEE where you quickly learnt about the care of cattle and the dairy. 1832 saw you as the sweetheart of an ex-convict Jimmy SHERRARD (-arrived in 181 on the "Morley"). Permission to marry was gained from the Governor. What ever happened that you two never tied the "knot"? - I see that he married Mary SAUNDERS at Abercrombie in 1837 - not long after her arrival in the Colony.
"You must have been good with the cattle, because in 1832 you would assigned to Maitland area where you met and married John SHAW - a former convict who had arrived in the Colony in 1816 on the "Elizabeth 2". On the 24 February 1833 your first beautiful daughter, Mary Ann Rachel (my G.G.G.Grandmother) was born. Within thirteen months Lydia was born on 8th April, 1833. You and John named her after you. Your third daughter, little Ann made her appearance on the 3rd September, 1837. Finally on the 31st May 1839 you & John had a son - John, jnr. Do you know that was my baby sister, Lee, was born on his birthday. By this time your John's health was failing and his inability to work in his trade as a sawyer, was really putting a lot of pressure upon your marriage. He worked at what ever he could when he could to earn money to cloth, feed & house you and the family. Was it this pressure that caused you to loose it and seriously assault John, putting him into Newcastle Hospital? Sadly, John was never to leave hospital and died there on the 22nd September, 1841. You were at that time in custody,
awaiting trial for this assault, at the time of John's death. Did you know he was buried in the Parish of Christ Church, Newcastle by Rev. C Plydell N Wilson who had married you both and christened all the children? John was buried as a "free pauper". It was John's dying wish that the children be educated in his Roman Catholic Church.
"As you were unable to care for the children they were placed in care. Your Ann was sent to St Mary's in Sydney on the 21st October , 1842 and this is the last I have ever heard of her since she was admitted to the Institute for Roman Catholic Destitute Children. Do you know what happened to young
Lydia and John - I think Lydia would have been old enough to have gone into service but I have not been able to find them. Has anyone ever told where Mary Ann Rachel went to between her father's death and when she married a former convict, Isaac LANCASTER - (Baring 2 - 1815) - in 1848. She was a tender age of fifteen years and he was fifty-nine years old. They live at Monkey Place in Fordwick, Broke and he was working for the Blaxland family. Together they had a large family of twelve children - four girls and eight boys.
"G.G.G.G.Grandma Lydia - I know you would have needed the company of someone to look after you and am please you found Robert WEBB -(Adrian - 1830). He was a "lifer" on a Ticket of Leave when you two married in 1844. Did you ever have any more children? I never have been able to find any to you two. Mr W R Hall, a grazier of Gundebri Station via Merriwa stated at the time of Robert's death you were know as Edith Harriett SHAW, a widow. Did you change your name to get away from your sad, hard life? Robert is buried at Bell Hollow on Gundebri Station in the Upper Hunter Valley.
"Where did you go after Robert's death? I would dearly love to find more about you and where you are now.
"Your loving G.G.G.G.Granddaughter,
"Glynis Wheeler."
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Originally posted to AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS-@ rootsweb.com by Glynis Wheeler and kindly re-printed here with her permission
Johnson Forum
Surnames ~ Beavis, Cook, Hatch, Johnson, Lancaster, McGlinchy, Pickering, Reeves
Joseph Craft & Sarah Robinson
A LITTLE CRAFT HISTORY...
My daughter Gina's family tree has been the easiest as it has basically been done by a LOT of fellow family researchers!
Her Craft line merges with the Everingham's, which I have not shown here, but will give a little of their history below on how they connect.
Matthew James EVERINGHAM was a First Fleeter arriving in Australia January 1788. He married Elizabeth Rimes on 13 March 1791 and had 10 children. Their second daughter Sarah Elizabeth was born 9 June 1793 and married Richard WOODBURY on 17 Dec 1810 at Windsor, NSW. Richard & Sarah had 11 children and two of their daughters married into the CRAFT family by marrying two brothers. Ann WOODBURY married James CRAFT on 27 July 1840 and are Gina's 3rd great grandparents. Ann's sister Rebecca had already married William CRAFT on 28 Nov 1837. Check the related links at the bottom for some excellent sites on the Everingham's.
At age 13, Gina is becoming a graphic guru so if you would like to meet one of your cousins pop over to her site and introduce yourself http://gypsythang.com(oops, sorry, mum buggered her site I moved things around, she will get back up soon
Descendants of Joseph CRAFT
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1 Joseph CRAFT 1770 - 1839
.. +Sarah ROBINSON 1784 - 1872
... 2 Joseph CRAFT 1809 - 1889
....... +Frances CARROLL
........ 3 Sophia CRAFT 1836 -
........ 3 Mary CRAFT 1840 -
........ 3 Elizabeth CRAFT 1844 -
........ 3 Phillis A CRAFT 1858 - 1870
... 2 Edward CRAFT 1812 - 1901
....... +Mary PURVEY
... 2 William CRAFT 1814 - 1901
....... +Rebecca WOODBURY 1820 - 1887
... 2 James CRAFT 1819 - 1854
....... +Ann WOODBURY 1824 - 1901
........ 3 James CRAFT 1841 - 1903
............ +Sarah MITCHELL 1849 - 1924
............. 4 William CRAFT 1867 - 1945
............. 4 Henry James CRAFT 1868 - 1947
.................. +Sarah Jane HOWELL - 1901
................... 5 Ernest J CRAFT 1890 -
....................... +Eva S CLARK
................... 5 Arthur J CRAFT 1891 -
....................... +Ethel BRIDGE
................... 5 Elsie May CRAFT 1894 -
....................... +Amos BRIDGE
................... 5 Lilley R CRAFT 1896 -
....................... +John G S CORMACK
................... 5 Gurney J CRAFT 1899 -
....................... +Annie Vera BEGGS
............. 4 Alfred George CRAFT 1870 - 1942
.................. +Teresa WELLS
............. 4 Alice Agnes CRAFT 1873 -
.................. +Stephen CONNOLLY
............. 4 John Thomas CRAFT 1875 - 1942
.................. +Mary Helen FOGG - 1938
................... 5 Vida F CRAFT 1905 -
................... 5 Female CRAFT 1907 - 1907
................... 5 Eva B CRAFT 1908 -
....................... +Stephen KHAN
................... 5 Allen Hector CRAFT 1911 -
....................... +Gladys Edna STACEY
................... 5 Edna A CRAFT 1913 -
....................... +Kenneth S V KING
................... 5 Enid Olive CRAFT 1918 -
....................... +David RENFREW
................... 5 Hazel E CRAFT 1918 -
............. 4 Lavinia CRAFT 1877 -
............. 4 Charlotte S CRAFT 1878 -
.................. +Joseph COUSENS
............. 4 Walter CRAFT 1879 -
.................. +Sarah Elizabeth Ann Jane FINN 1882 - 1953
................... 5 Earl H CRAFT 1902 -
................... 5 Doris F I CRAFT 1904 -
................... 5 Ambrose H CRAFT 1906 -
....................... +Vela A I RAYNER
................... 5 Lesbit W J CRAFT 1908 -
................... 5 Alvina L CRAFT 1911 -
................... 5 Colin Keith CRAFT 1915 -
....................... +Emily Maureen CRAFT
............. 4 [2] Florence Adelaide J CRAFT 1880 - 1971
.................. +[1] Walter William CRAFT 1875 - 1963
................... 5 [3] Leslie L CRAFT 1902 -
....................... +[4] Ella E ROBINSON
................... 5 [5] Israel J CRAFT 1904 -
....................... +[6] Dulcie I LAMBKIN
................... 5 [7] Irene M CRAFT 1906 -
....................... +[8] Amos E THOMPSON
............. 4 Arthur CRAFT 1882 -
.................. +Emily F KING
............. 4 Vera J CRAFT 1884 -
.................. +Walter S WILLIAMS
............. 4 Elizabeth CRAFT 1886 -
............. 4 Andrew Australia CRAFT 1888 - 1955
.................. +Elizabeth Magdalena Mary GOODWIN 1893 -
................... 5 Eric F CRAFT 1911 -
....................... +Minnie PALMER
................... 5 Andrew John CRAFT 1913 - 1984
....................... +Veronica Margaret CLAIR
................... *2nd Wife of Andrew John CRAFT:
....................... +Heather I JOHNSON -
........................ 6 John G CRAFT -
............................ +Robyn Cairns CARPENDALE 1946 - 1993
........................ *2nd Wife of John Graham CRAFT:
............................ +Rhondalee B LUCAS -
............................. 7 Georgina L B CRAFT -
........................ 6 Suzanne Maree CRAFT 1948 - 2002
............................ +Living
................... 5 Kenelm J CRAFT 1916 -
............. 4 Peter R CRAFT 1890 -
.................. +Mary Ethel PAUL - 1927
................... 5 Dulcie May CRAFT 1911 -
....................... +Arthur WARLAND
................... 5 Aubrey CRAFT 1913 -
....................... +Eva S STERNBECK
................... 5 Amy D CRAFT 1915 -
................... 5 Lionel C CRAFT 1918 -
................... 5 Audrey J CRAFT 1927 - 1927
................... 5 Arnold T CRAFT 1927 - 1927
............. 4 Ida B M CRAFT 1892 -
........ 3 William CRAFT 1844 - 1918
............ +Caroline CRAFT 1850 - 1923
............. 4 [1] Walter William CRAFT 1875 - 1963
.................. +[2] Florence Adelaide J CRAFT 1880 - 1971
................... 5 [3] Leslie L CRAFT 1902 -
....................... +[4] Ella E ROBINSON
................... 5 [5] Israel J CRAFT 1904 -
....................... +[6] Dulcie I LAMBKIN
................... 5 [7] Irene M CRAFT 1906 -
....................... +[8] Amos E THOMPSON
........ 3 Emma CRAFT 1846 - 1865
........ 3 Francis CRAFT 1848 -
............ +William HOLLINGHEND
........ 3 John CRAFT 1849 - 1928
........ 3 Susannah CRAFT 1851 -
... 2 Susannah CRAFT 1820 - 1910
....... +Benjamin BRIDGE 1816 - 1875
........ 3 John BRIDGE 1836 -
........ 3 Benjamin BRIDGE 1838 -
............ +Johanna Catherine HOWELL 1831 - 1922
............. 4 Henry William BRIDGE 1860 - 1946
.................. +Georgina Harriett SNAPE
................... 5 Albertha Coralie BRIDGE 1896 -
....................... +Walter J JURD 1895 -
................... 5 Reginald Albert BRIDGE 1898 -
....................... +Elsie Victoria FORBES 1898 -
................... 5 Eric Clieve Noel BRIDGE 1899 -
....................... +Ilma Lettice ALLEN 1906 -
............. 4 Ernest Albert BRIDGE 1867 - 1938
.................. +Elizabeth Henrietta FORBES 1882 - 1967
................... 5 Cecil Aubrey BRIDGE 1903 -
....................... +Ruby M HILLIARD
................... 5 Nita Hazel BRIDGE 1906 -
....................... +Colin Joseph CAMERON
................... 5 Henry Rowland BRIDGE 1907 -
................... 5 Eva May BRIDGE 1910 -
....................... +Geoffrey PURKISS
................... 5 Dorothy Catherine BRIDGE 1913 -
....................... +Edward William JOHNSTON
................... 5 Elsie Turner BRIDGE 1915 - 1917
................... 5 Edna Lucy BRIDGE 1920 -
........ 3 Joseph BRIDGE 1840 -
........ 3 Sarah Ann BRIDGE 1843 -
........ 3 James BRIDGE 1845 -
........ 3 William BRIDGE 1847 -
........ 3 Elizabeth BRIDGE 1849 -
........ 3 Thomas BRIDGE 1852 - 1882
........ 3 George BRIDGE 1854 -
........ 3 Edward BRIDGE 1856 -
........ 3 Matilda BRIDGE 1859 -
........ 3 Isaac BRIDGE 1861 -
........ 3 Phyllis BRIDGE 1864 -
... 2 Phillis CRAFT 1825 - 1862
....... +Isaac CRUMP
William C Johnson + Mary Ellen Reeves
John JOHNSON and Elizabeth Smyth
The Johnson family were predominately based around Tamworth and Manilla in New South Wales. As you can see I have very little information on them, are you the person to help us out?
Heather's mother died when she was a lass and she was sent to an orphanage, during her youth she had contact with her mother's family and has fond memories of them, more so than her father's family, which the Johnson's are.
Descendants of John JOHNSON
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1-John JOHNSON
.+Elizabeth SMYTH
...2-William C JOHNSON b. 1871, Tamworth, NSW, Aus d. 1915, Redfern, NSW, AUS
... +Mary Ellen REEVES b. 1880, Tamworth, NSW, Aus d. 1954, Gunnedah, NSW, Aus
......3-Melva Joyce JOHNSON
...... +Walter Henry BEAVIS
......3-John Joseph JOHNSON b. 1902, Manilla, NSW, Aus d. 1953, Gunnedah, NSW, Aus
...... +Jessie Aileen LANCASTER b. 1903, Manilla, NSW, Aus d. 1931, Randwick, NSW, Aus
.........4-Heather Irene JOHNSON living
......... +Andrew John CRAFT b. 1913, Singleton, NSW, Aus d. 1984, Sussex Inlet, NSW, Aus
........... 5-John Graham CRAFT
............ +Robyn Cairns CARPENDALE 1946 - 1993
........... *2nd Wife of John G CRAFT:
............ +Rhondalee LUCAS
.............. 6-Georgina CRAFT
........... 5-Suzanne Maree CRAFT b. 1948, Sydney, NSW, Aus d. 2002
.........4-Jean Mary JOHNSON
.........4-Norma Dorothy (Patsy) JOHNSON
......... +Douglas PREEN
.........4-John (Jack) William JOHNSON
..........+Jean DURRINGTON
...... +Elizabeth Mary HANLEY
......3-Harold William JOHNSON b. 1904, Manilla, NSW, Aus d. 1961, Gunnedah, NSW, Aus
......3-Keith Ernest JOHNSON b. 1906, Manilla, NSW, Aus
......3-Mary D JOHNSON
...... +Patrick J KENNEDY
......3-Amy E JOHNSON
......3-Elsie J JOHNSON
...2-Ann JOHNSON b. 1881, Tamworth, NSW, Aus
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NB. Other possible births of John Johnson and Elzabeth Smyth
Other possible births:
24102/1879 JOHNSON ALICE MAUDE JOHN ELIZABETH GUNNEDAH
22783/1878 JOHNSON ARTHUR JOHN ELIZABETH GUNNEDAH
19304/1873 JOHNSON JOHN JOHN ELIZABETH GUNNEDAH
19935/1874 JOHNSON EDWARD JAMES JOHN ELIZABETH GUNNEDAH
20908/1876 JOHNSON MARGARETTA ELIZABETH JOHN ELIZABETH GUNNEDAH
Elizabeth's possible death
3503/1900 JOHNSON ELIZABETH ROBERT MARGARET TAMWORTH
Bebeannah Reeves and Bridget (?)
This chart is a new addition the Craft Genealogy Section covering the Lancaster Branch - more of Heather's and Gina's ancestors.
It has been compiled purely from NSW BDM Indexes and the Australian Cemetery Indexes together, it is definitely open to corrections, additions and adjustments, I was seriously fascinated with the name Bebeannah which is what got me started! Anybody know the history of it? Please come forward.
Descendants of Bebeannah REEVES
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1-Bebeannah REEVES
.+Bridget
...2-Joseph Michael REEVES b. Cir 1849, d. 28 Oct 1897, Manilla, NSW, Aus
....+Jane Agnes WARD b. Cir 1854, d. 14 Jan 1926, Quirindi, NSW, Aus
......3-Margaret Jane REEVES b. 1877, Tamworth, NSW, Aus, d. 1948, Marrickville, NSW, Aus
......3-William John REEVES b. 1879, Tamworth, NSW, Aus, d. 1895, Manilla, NSW, Aus
......3-Mary Ellen REEVES b. 1880, Tamworth, NSW, Aus, d. 1954, Gunnedah, NSW, Aus
.......+William C JOHNSON b. 1871, Tamworth, NSW, Aus, d. 1915, Redfern, NSW, AUS
.........4-Melva Joyce JOHNSON
..........+Walter Henry BEAVIS
.........4-John Joseph JOHNSON b. 1902, Manilla, NSW, Aus, d. 1 Apr 1953, Gunnedah, NSW, Aus
..........+Jessie Aileen LANCASTER b. 22 Dec 1903, Manilla, NSW, Aus, d. 13 Mar 1931, Randwick, NSW, Aus
............5-Heather Irene JOHNSON
............ +-Andrew John CRAFT 1913 - 1984
............. 6-John Graham CRAFT
.................. +Robyn Cairns CARPENDALE 1946 - 1993
............. *2nd Wife of John G CRAFT:
.................. +Rhondalee LUCAS
................... 7-Georgina CRAFT
............. 6 Suzanne Maree CRAFT 1948 - 2002
.................. +Living
............5-Jean Mary JOHNSON
............5-Norma Dorothy (Patsy) JOHNSON
............5-John (Jack) William JOHNSON
.........+Elizabeth Mary HANLEY
.........4-Harold William JOHNSON b. 1904, Manilla, NSW, Aus, d. 1961, Gunnedah, NSW, Aus
.........4-Keith Ernest JOHNSON b. 1906, Manilla, NSW, Aus
.........4-Mary D JOHNSON
..........+Patrick J KENNEDY
.........4-Amy E JOHNSON
.........4-Elsie J JOHNSON
......3-Catherine Veronica REEVES b. 1882, Tamworth, NSW, Aus, d. 1971, Campsie, NSW, Aus
.......+Arthur P F JOHNSON
......3-Bridget E REEVES b. 1884, Manilla, NSW, Aus, d. 1963, North Sydney, NSW, Aus
......3-Adelaide REEVES b. 1887, Tamworth, NSW, Aus, d. 1956, Manilla, NSW, Aus
.......+George Simon GARDNER
.........4-Clyde Augustus GARDNER b. 1911, Manilla, NSW, Aus, d. 1967, Wallsend, NSW, Aus
..........+Dulcie M CHAPMAN
.........4-Georgina C GARDNER b. 1907, Gunnedah, NSW, Aus
......3-Maud REEVES b. 1889, Tamworth, NSW, Aus, d. 1922, Gunnedah, NSW, Aus
.......+Walter John KIRK b. 1883, Gunnedah, NSW, Aus, d. 1943, Gunnedah, NSW, Aus
.........4-Alma A KIRK b. 1907, Manilla, NSW, Aus, d. 1910, Manilla, NSW, Aus
.........4-Phyllis H KIRK b. 1909, Manilla, NSW, Aus
.........4-Hilda A KIRK b. 1911, Manilla, NSW, Aus
.........4-Lena V KIRK
.........4-Ida M KIRK b. 1916, Gunnedah, NSW, Aus
......3-Alice Mary REEVES b. 1893, Manilla, NSW, Aus
......3-Bebiannah J REEVES b. 1895, Manilla, NSW, Aus, d. 1897, Manilla, NSW, Aus
......3-Joseph Thomas REEVES b. 1897, Manilla, NSW, Aus, d. 1952, Marrickville, NSW, Aus
.......+Kathleen M O'BRIEN
...2-Catherine REEVES b. 1856, New Sout Wales, Australia, d. 1922, Tamworth, NSW, Aus
....+Hugh MAHER
......3-William Michael MAHER b. 1875, Tamworth, NSW, Aus
......3-Bebiannah John MAHER b. 1877, Tamworth, NSW, Aus, d. 8 Sep 1939, Tamworth, NSW, Aus
.......+Helen Maud BARTIER b. Cir 1885, d. 15 Aug 1962, Tamworth, NSW, Aus
.........4-Bebiannah MAHER b. 1906, Tamworth, NSW, Aus
.........4-Eileen M MAHER b. 1907, Tamworth, NSW, Aus
......3-Thomas Francis MAHER b. 1880, Tamworth, NSW, Aus, d. 1938, Tamworth, NSW, Aus
......3-Margaret A MAHER b. 1882, Tamworth, NSW, Aus
......3-Mary E MAHER b. 1885, Tamworth, NSW, Aus, d. 1885, Tamworth, NSW, Aus
......3-Bridget Agnes MAHER b. 1886, Manilla, NSW, Aus, d. 22 Sep 1962, Tamworth, NSW, Aus
.......+Thomas CONNORS b. Cir 1885, d. 16 Aug 1969, Tamworth, NSW, Aus
......3-Mary Ellen MAHER b. 1889, Tamworth, NSW, Aus, d. 1940, Sydney, NSW, Aus
......3-Ernest Joseph MAHER b. 1891, Tamworth, NSW, Aus, d. 1968, Kogarah, NSW, Aus
......3-Ethel May MAHER b. 1901, Tamworth, NSW, Aus, d. 1971, Blacktown, NSW, Aus
.......+Edgar H DICK
...2-William REEVES d. 1898, Newcastle, NSW, Aus
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Johnson and Lancaster Pedigree Chart
