William McBriar

b. about 1837, d. 19 Mar 1896
      William McBriar was born about 1837 in Co. Down a son of Arthur and Margaret (Morrow) McBriar.

William McBriar immigrated about 1865 to Sydney, New South Wales.

William McBriar married Emma Russell on 4 Jan 1870 in West Maitland, New South Wales, and there appears to be no record of this marriage in New South Wales.

William McBriar died on 19 Mar 1896 in Luskintyre, New South Wales, a son of Arthur and Margaret McBriar and the cause of his death was recorded as "Natural Causes, to wit a Stroke of Apoplexy", according to an inquest held on 19 March 1896 at Luskintyre by H. Crothers, Coroner.
He was buried on 19 Mar 1896 at the Church of England Cemetery in Branxton, New South Wales.

Family

Emma Russell b. 10 Aug 1843, d. 28 Sep 1921
Children

Linda May Fairhall

b. 27 Apr 1896, d. 20 Jun 1904
Father*Ernest Fairhall b. 31 Aug 1869, d. 12 Sep 1942
Mother*Margaret Ann McBriar b. 4 Jun 1872, d. 31 May 1941
ChartsWilliam and Ann's Family
7. William Fairhall's Family and Descendants
FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants
      Linda May Fairhall was born on 27 Apr 1896 at Luskintyre in Greta, New South Wales.

Linda May Fairhall died on 20 Jun 1904 in Branxton, New South Wales, at the age of 8.
She was buried at the Church of England Cemetery in Branxton, New South Wales, and her grave is with her uncle William McBriar and her Grandmother Emma McBriar.

Pearly Evelyn Fairhall

b. 9 Jun 1897, d. 2 Nov 1985
Father*Ernest Fairhall b. 31 Aug 1869, d. 12 Sep 1942
Mother*Margaret Ann McBriar b. 4 Jun 1872, d. 31 May 1941
ChartsWilliam and Ann's Family
7. William Fairhall's Family and Descendants
COMPTON: Stephen -Family and Descendants
FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants
Pearly, at her daughter Shirley's Wedding in 1952
      Pearly Evelyn Fairhall was born on 9 Jun 1897 in Branxton, New South Wales.
Pearly lived in Branxton, New South Wales, in 1920.

Pearly Evelyn Fairhall married Rupert Geoffrey Compton, son of Francis George Compton and Esther Cooper, on 15 May 1920 at St John's Church of England in Branxton, New South Wales, and Rev. H. Hampton Hobart Th.L. performed the marriage ceremony.
Pearly and Rupert lived in Lorn, New South Wales.
Pearly and Rupert lived in Branxton, New South Wales, about 1930.
Pearly and Rupert lived at 86 Albany Street in Gosford, New South Wales, about 1935.

Pearly Evelyn Compton died on 2 Nov 1985 at the District Hospital in Manly, New South Wales, at the age of 88.
She was cremated at Palmdale Lawn Cemetery and Memorial Park at Ourimbah and her ashes are in the wall of Gosford Anglican Church.

Family

Rupert Geoffrey Compton b. 5 Jan 1897, d. 11 May 1963
Children

Leslie Allen Fairhall

b. 28 Jan 1899, d. 28 Aug 1918
Father*Ernest Fairhall b. 31 Aug 1869, d. 12 Sep 1942
Mother*Margaret Ann McBriar b. 4 Jun 1872, d. 31 May 1941
ChartsWilliam and Ann's Family
7. William Fairhall's Family and Descendants
FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants
Leslie Allen Fairhall
      Leslie Allen Fairhall was born on 28 Jan 1899 in Branxton, New South Wales. He was baptised on 2 Jul 1899 at St John's Church of England in Branxton, New South Wales. Leslie Allen Fairhall was known by his family and friends as Allen. He was described as five feet ten inches in height, weighing 132 pounds, with dark complexion, grey eyes and brown hair when he completed his enlistment papers on 2 Oct 1917.

He began military service on 23 Oct 1917 at Army Training Centre in Menangle, New South Wales, and joined 12th Light Horse in the 34/14 Cavalry Regiment as a Trooper (Service No. 4202) under General Allenby. He sailed for Egypt on 19 Dec 1917 on board SS Ulysses, and arrived at Suez for disembarkation on 26 Jan 1918.

Leslie Allen Fairhall died on 28 Aug 1918 at Jordan Valley in Gaza at the age of 19 and the cause of his death was recorded as fever (enteric.)
He was buried at Palestine 8, War Cemetery in Gaza (Memorial Panel 8) Grave area 22, Row C.5.

Gladys Lillian Fairhall

b. 25 Feb 1900, d. 13 Oct 1987
Father*Ernest Fairhall b. 31 Aug 1869, d. 12 Sep 1942
Mother*Margaret Ann McBriar b. 4 Jun 1872, d. 31 May 1941
ChartsWilliam and Ann's Family
7. William Fairhall's Family and Descendants
FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants
      Gladys Lillian Fairhall was born on 25 Feb 1900 in Luskintyre, New South Wales.

Gladys Lillian Edmonds married Arthur Gordon Edmonds, son of William John Edmonds and Ada Lillian Dyer Church, on 23 Feb 1929 at St John's Church of England in Branxton, New South Wales, and Rev. Walter E. Burkitt performed the marriage ceremony.
Gladys lived in Warners Bay, New South Wales, in 1985.

Gladys Lillian Fairhall died on 13 Oct 1987 in Wallsend, New South Wales, at the age of 87.
She was cremated at Newcastle Memorial Park, Anderson Drive at Beresfield.

Family

Arthur Gordon Edmonds b. 2 May 1902, d. 12 Jun 1970
Child

Harold Roy Fairhall

b. 29 Mar 1901, d. 13 Nov 1971
Father*Ernest Fairhall b. 31 Aug 1869, d. 12 Sep 1942
Mother*Margaret Ann McBriar b. 4 Jun 1872, d. 31 May 1941
ChartsWilliam and Ann's Family
7. William Fairhall's Family and Descendants
FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants
Harold R. Fairhall (from Bronwyn Gore)
      Harold Roy Fairhall was born on 29 Mar 1901 in Branxton, New South Wales.

Harold Roy Fairhall married Arline Sampson, daughter of Thomas Henry Sampson and Amy Webster, on 6 Apr 1935 in Singleton, New South Wales.
Harold was a Labourer in 1954.
Harold and Arline lived at 68A South Street in Telarah, New South Wales, in 1954.
Harold and Arline lived at 68A South Street in Telarah, New South Wales, in 1971.

Harold Roy Fairhall died on 13 Nov 1971 in Maitland, New South Wales, at the age of 70.
He was cremated at Newcastle Memorial Park, Anderson Drive at Beresfield and it was recorded that his ashes were placed in EGW 12/1 G/71 43852.

Freda Florence Fairhall

b. 17 Jul 1902, d. 18 Dec 1902
Father*Ernest Fairhall b. 31 Aug 1869, d. 12 Sep 1942
Mother*Margaret Ann McBriar b. 4 Jun 1872, d. 31 May 1941
ChartsWilliam and Ann's Family
7. William Fairhall's Family and Descendants
FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants
      Freda Florence Fairhall was born on 17 Jul 1902 in Branxton, New South Wales.

Freda Florence Fairhall died on 18 Dec 1902 in Branxton, New South Wales.
She was buried at the Church of England Cemetery in Branxton, New South Wales.

Cecil Ernest Fairhall

b. 18 Apr 1904, d. 6 Jul 1978
Father*Ernest Fairhall b. 31 Aug 1869, d. 12 Sep 1942
Mother*Margaret Ann McBriar b. 4 Jun 1872, d. 31 May 1941
ChartsWilliam and Ann's Family
7. William Fairhall's Family and Descendants
FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants
      Cecil Ernest Fairhall was born on 18 Apr 1904 in Branxton, New South Wales.

Cecil Ernest Fairhall married Vera Pearl Mears, daughter of George William Mears and Ada Lilly Boughton, on 14 Mar 1934 in Branxton, New South Wales, (Possible location St Mary's Church, Maitland - not confirmed.)
Cecil and Vera lived at 70 South Street in Homeville, New South Wales, in 1942.
Cecil was a Labourer in 1954.
Cecil and Vera lived at 70 South Street in Telarah, New South Wales, in 1954.
Cecil lived in Telarah, New South Wales, in 1978.

Cecil Ernest Fairhall died on 6 Jul 1978 in Belmont, New South Wales, at the age of 74.
He was cremated at Newcastle Crematorium and Memorial Gardens, Anderson Drive at Beresfield and it was recorded that his ashes were placed in EGW 13/2 C/135 60405.

Family

Vera Pearl Mears b. 18 Jan 1908, d. 8 Aug 1967
Children

Wesley Ivan Fairhall

b. 15 Mar 1905, d. 12 Nov 1994
Father*Ernest Fairhall b. 31 Aug 1869, d. 12 Sep 1942
Mother*Margaret Ann McBriar b. 4 Jun 1872, d. 31 May 1941
ChartsWilliam and Ann's Family
7. William Fairhall's Family and Descendants
FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants
Wesley Ivan Fairhall - photo taken 1952 (From Cecily Smith -2005)
      Wesley Ivan Fairhall was born on 15 Mar 1905 in Branxton, New South Wales. Wesley Ivan Fairhall was also known as Ivan.

Ivan Fairhall married Jean Hollingsworth, daughter of Walter John Hollingsworth and Zara Ann Mildred Balston, on 9 Apr 1932 at Scots Church in Maitland, New South Wales.
Wesley was an Insurance Agent in 1954.
Wesley and Jean lived at 13 George Street in Telarah, New South Wales, in 1954.
Ivan and Jean lived at 20 Thompson Street in East Maitland, New South Wales, in 1994.

Wesley Ivan Fairhall died on 12 Nov 1994 at the District Hospital, 76 Brunswick Street in Maitland, New South Wales, at the age of 89 and the cause of his death was recorded as a cerebral haemorrhage, suffered a few weeks earlier.
He was cremated on 16 Nov 1994 at Newcastle Memorial Park, Anderson Drive at Beresfield and it was recorded that his ashes were placed in M LOGGIA 13.1 X/11 Ref: 102341 then his passing was commemorated on a family memorial at Gungahlin Cemetery, Canberra.

Family

Bertha Jean Hollingsworth b. 24 Oct 1910, d. 18 Apr 1996
Children

William Barnard Steed

b. 1872, d. 16 Jul 1921
Father*Robert Barnard Steed b. 1834, d. 1 Jun 1915
Mother*Mary Ann Bixby b. 1837, d. 1 Jun 1916
ChartsWilliam and Ann's Family
7. William Fairhall's Family and Descendants
FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants
HUNTLEY: Thomas -Family and Descendants
STEED: John -Family and Descendants
      William Barnard Steed was born in 1872 in Suffolk in the December Quarter.
He emigrated in 1884 on board the 'Stirlingshire' with some other family members, docking in Sydney on 10 January 1885.
William lived in Petersham, New South Wales, in 1896.
William was a painter, according to the Marriage Certificate in 1896.

William Barnard Steed married Emmeline Fairhall, daughter of William Fairhall and Eliza Cook, on 8 Apr 1896 at St Aidan's Church of England, Johnstone Street in Annandale, New South Wales.
William and Emmeline lived at "Ivanhoe", McCourt Street in Lakemba, New South Wales, in 1921.

William Barnard Steed died on 16 Jul 1921 at McCourt Street in Lakemba, New South Wales, and the cause of his death was recorded as Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Exhaustion (for 22 years.)
He was buried on 18 Jul 1921 at the Church of England Necropolis in Rookwood, New South Wales.

Family

Emmeline Fairhall b. 3 Jul 1871, d. 26 Jul 1958
Children

Robert Barnard Steed

b. 1834, d. 1 Jun 1915
Father*John Steed b. about 1800
Mother*Hannah Lyng b. about 1805
ChartsSTEED: John -Family and Descendants
      Robert Barnard Steed was born in 1834 in Long Melford, Suffolk.
Robert was a Plumber and Painter in 1856.
Robert lived at 5 Leatherseller's Buildings in London Wall, London, in 1856 possibly as an employee.

Robert Barnard Steed married Mary Ann Bixby, daughter of Robert Bixby and Charlotte Sargent, on 30 May 1856 at the Church of St Giles, Cripplegate in London.
He and Mary Ann Steed emigrated in 1884 on board the 'Stirlingshire' with some of their children. They docked in Sydney on 10 January 1885.

Robert Barnard Steed died on 1 Jun 1915 in Ashfield, New South Wales.

Family

Mary Ann Bixby b. 1837, d. 1 Jun 1916
Children

Mary Ann Bixby

b. 1837, d. 1 Jun 1916
Father*Robert Bixby b. about 1801, d. 29 Jan 1840
Mother*Charlotte Sargent b. about 1804, d. 21 Feb 1875
ChartsSTEED: John -Family and Descendants
      Mary Ann Bixby was born in 1837 in Long Melford, Suffolk. She was baptised on 25 Jun 1837 in Long Melford, Suffolk.
Mary was possibly in service at 5 Leatherseller's Buildings in London Wall, London, in 1856.

Mary Ann Bixby married Robert Barnard Steed, son of John Steed and Hannah Lyng, on 30 May 1856 at the Church of St Giles, Cripplegate in London.
She and Robert Barnard Steed emigrated in 1884 on board the 'Stirlingshire' with some of their children. They docked in Sydney on 10 January 1885.

Mary Ann Steed died on 1 Jun 1916 in Petersham, New South Wales.

Family

Robert Barnard Steed b. 1834, d. 1 Jun 1915
Children

Allan W. Steed

b. 1896, d. 1897
Father*William Barnard Steed b. 1872, d. 16 Jul 1921
Mother*Emmeline Fairhall b. 3 Jul 1871, d. 26 Jul 1958
ChartsWilliam and Ann's Family
7. William Fairhall's Family and Descendants
FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants
STEED: John -Family and Descendants
      Allan W. Steed was born in 1896 in Leichhardt, New South Wales.

Allan W. Steed died in 1897 in Marrickville, New South Wales.

Harold Steed

b. 4 Feb 1898, d. 21 Aug 1953
Father*William Barnard Steed b. 1872, d. 16 Jul 1921
Mother*Emmeline Fairhall b. 3 Jul 1871, d. 26 Jul 1958
ChartsWilliam and Ann's Family
7. William Fairhall's Family and Descendants
FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants
STEED: John -Family and Descendants
      Harold Steed was born on 4 Feb 1898 in Petersham, New South Wales.
Harold lived at 25 Fitzroy Street in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1921 at the time of his father's death.
Harold Steed witnessed the Burial of William Barnard Steed on 18 Jul 1921 at the Church of England Necropolis, Rookwood, New South Wales.

Harold Steed married Dorothy Alice Collins on 28 Apr 1928 in Alexandria, New South Wales.

Harold Steed died on 21 Aug 1953 in Oatley, New South Wales, at the age of 55.

Family

Dorothy Alice Collins b. 28 Apr 1910, d. 13 Mar 1978
Children

William Barnard Steed

b. 8 Jul 1899, d. 6 Mar 1958
Father*William Barnard Steed b. 1872, d. 16 Jul 1921
Mother*Emmeline Fairhall b. 3 Jul 1871, d. 26 Jul 1958
ChartsWilliam and Ann's Family
7. William Fairhall's Family and Descendants
FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants
STEED: John -Family and Descendants
      William Barnard Steed was born on 8 Jul 1899 in Petersham, New South Wales.

William Barnard Steed married Irene Victoria Heather on 27 Feb 1926 at St John's Church in Lakemba, New South Wales.

William Barnard Steed died on 6 Mar 1958 in Little Bay, New South Wales, at the age of 58.

Family

Irene Victoria Heather b. 2 Sep 1903, d. Apr 1986
Children

Ivan Foster Steed

b. 9 Oct 1902, d. 21 Jun 1982
Father*William Barnard Steed b. 1872, d. 16 Jul 1921
Mother*Emmeline Fairhall b. 3 Jul 1871, d. 26 Jul 1958
ChartsWilliam and Ann's Family
7. William Fairhall's Family and Descendants
FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants
STEED: John -Family and Descendants
      Ivan Foster Steed was born on 9 Oct 1902 in Petersham, New South Wales.

Ivan Foster Steed married Alice Elsie Parkes, daughter of Oliver Parkes and May Chappelow, on 1 Aug 1923 in St Peters, New South Wales.
Ivan and Alice lived in Bexley, New South Wales.

Ivan Foster Steed died on 21 Jun 1982 in Kogarah, New South Wales, at the age of 79 and the Notice recorded: at hospital, late of Bexley, dearly beloved husband of Alice, loving father and father-in-law of Richard and Maureen, Keith and Elizabeth, devoted grandfather and great grandfather of their families. Aged 80 years.

Family

Alice Elsie Parkes b. 18 Dec 1905, d. 26 Jan 1985
Children

Ann Maria Stephens

b. 29 Jun 1855, d. 19 Feb 1919
Father*Alfred Stephens b. about 1820
Mother*Mary Anne Blackwell b. about 1825
ChartsWilliam and Ann's Family
8. Benjamin Fairhall's Family and Descendants
FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants
HUNTLEY: Thomas -Family and Descendants
SHEATHER: Thomas -Family and Descendants
     Ann Maria Stephens was baptised on 29 Jun 1855 at Church of England Church in Parish of the Hunter, New South Wales.

Ann Maria Stephens married Thomas Fairhall, son of Benjamin Fairhall and Mary Ann Sheather, on 23 Nov 1874 at St James' Church of England in Morpeth, New South Wales.
Ann and Thomas lived at High Street in Morpeth, New South Wales, in 1913 with their sons Thomas and Harold.

Ann Maria Stephens died on 19 Feb 1919 at the District Hospital, 76 Brunswick Street in Maitland, New South Wales, at the age of 63.
She was buried at the Church of England Cemetery in Morpeth, New South Wales.

Family

Thomas Fairhall b. 8 Oct 1854, d. 8 Aug 1933
Children

Alfred Stephens

b. about 1820
      Alfred Stephens was born about 1820 (Parents' names not yet confirmed.)

Alfred Stephens married Mary Anne Blackwell in 1848 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.

Family

Mary Anne Blackwell b. about 1825
Children

Mary Anne Blackwell

b. about 1825
      Mary Anne Blackwell was born about 1825 (Parents' names not yet confirmed.)

Mary Anne Blackwell married Alfred Stephens in 1848 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.

Family

Alfred Stephens b. about 1820
Children

Olive May Fairhall

b. 18 Jan 1883, d. 19 Dec 1883
Father*Thomas Fairhall b. 8 Oct 1854, d. 8 Aug 1933
Mother*Ann Maria Stephens b. 29 Jun 1855, d. 19 Feb 1919
ChartsWilliam and Ann's Family
8. Benjamin Fairhall's Family and Descendants
FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants
SHEATHER: Thomas -Family and Descendants
      Olive May Fairhall was born on 18 Jan 1883 in Morpeth, New South Wales. She was baptised on 18 Mar 1883 in Morpeth, New South Wales.

Olive May Fairhall died on 19 Dec 1883 in Morpeth, New South Wales.