Ada Helen Scudds

b. 1883, d. 10 Dec 1954
      Ada Helen Scudds was born in 1883 in Dubbo, New South Wales, a daughter of Richard and Phoebe A. Scudds.

Ada Helen Scudds married George Edwin Godkin, son of Anthony Leumeco Godtten and Frances Wallett, in 1899 in Condobolin, New South Wales.

Ada Helen Scudds married Theodor Ellis Bade in 1920 in Paddington, New South Wales.

Ada Helen Bade died on 10 Dec 1954 in Burwood, New South Wales.

Family

George Edwin Godkin b. 1874, d. 1913
Children

John Croucher

b. about 1905, d. 7 Jan 1980
ChartsWilliam and Ann's Family
7. William Fairhall's Family and Descendants
FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants
      John Croucher was born about 1905.

John Croucher married Lillian Ruby Fairhall, daughter of Thomas Fairhall and Ada Annie Victoria Crawford, in May 1973 in South Granville, New South Wales.

John Croucher died on 7 Jan 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales.

Sylvia Maud Young

b. 1921, d. 16 Mar 1927
Father*Charles Elisha Young b. 1875, d. 4 Nov 1951
Mother*Annie Snedden b. about 1892, d. 30 Sep 1980
      Sylvia Maud Young was born in 1921 in Stroud, New South Wales.

Sylvia Maud Young died on 16 Mar 1927 in Stroud, New South Wales.

Hartwell William Gifford

b. 1888, d. 1971
Father*William Hartwell Gifford b. 1865, d. 5 Aug 1933
Mother*Helen Albury b. 28 Apr 1866, d. 5 May 1937
ChartsALBURY: Henry -Family and Descendants
      Hartwell William Gifford was born in 1888 in Glebe, New South Wales.

Hartwell William Gifford died in 1971 in Sydney, New South Wales.

Thomas Adam

b. 1 May 1819, d. 3 Jul 1904
Father*Thomas Adam b. 23 Jan 1787, d. 3 Aug 1865
Mother*Helen Walker b. 1788, d. 14 Jun 1871
ChartsADAM: Andrew -Family and Descendants
BOWDEN: Job -Family and Descendants
Thomas Adam
     Thomas Adam was baptised on 1 May 1819 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. He lived with Thomas Adam and Helen Adam at 13 Langlands Street, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.
Thomas was a Carpenter and Cabinet Maker.
Thomas lived at 13 Langlands Street in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, in 1837.
He emigrated on 13 Sep 1837 from Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, on board the "Minerva", under a bounty program initiated by Rev. John Dunmore Lang (founder of the Presbyterian Church in Australia) to sponsor workers for migration to New South Wales. It is believed that Thomas was the only family member to have emigrated to New South Wales, and he arrived in Sydney on 23 Jan. 1838.
Thomas was employed as a carpenter and cabinet maker for Major General Stewart at "Abercrombie" Ophir Road in Bathurst, New South Wales, bt 1838 - 1839.

Thomas Adam married Rebecca Bowden, daughter of William Bowden and Elizabeth Godfrey, on 28 Aug 1840 at St Andrew's Scots Presbyterian Church in Sydney, New South Wales, and Rev. John McGarvie performed the marriage ceremony.
Thomas was working in the timber trade at Newport in Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, bt 1840 - 1846.
Thomas and Rebecca lived at Hunter Street in Newcastle, New South Wales, in 1846.
Thomas was a farmer, probably a tenant farmer of Alexander Walker Scott who owned tracts of land around Ash Island in 1850.
Thomas was a Barge Builder at Bullock Island in Newcastle, New South Wales, bt 1857 - 1861.
Thomas Adam witnessed the marriage of Edward Perry and Ann Asher on 30 Mar 1858 at the Wesleyan Chapel in Newcastle, New South Wales.
Thomas was a Tin Miner in New England District, New South Wales, bt 1872 - 1873.
Thomas was a Saw Mill and Timber Yard operator, as well as operating a Shipping Agency in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, in 1874.
Thomas and Rebecca lived in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, in Dec 1874.
Thomas Adam witnessed the marriage of John Frederick Hewitt Kidd and Agnes Margaret Adam on 15 Oct 1881 at St Luke's Church of England in Sydney, New South Wales, and Sophia Kidd also witnessed this marriage.
Thomas was a builder in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, in 1885.

Thomas Adam died on 3 Jul 1904 in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, at the age of 85.
He was buried at Pioneer Hill Cemetery, Elizabeth Avenue (Grave location recorded as: Methodist Portion) in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales.

Further information about Thomas Adam is available:; * ON THIS PAGE *.

Family

Rebecca Bowden b. 31 Aug 1821, d. 19 Nov 1902
Children

Rebecca Bowden

b. 31 Aug 1821, d. 19 Nov 1902
Father*William Bowden b. 12 Aug 1796, d. 6 Jul 1882
Mother*Elizabeth Godfrey b. 9 May 1798, d. 12 Nov 1838
ChartsADAM: Andrew -Family and Descendants
BOWDEN: Job -Family and Descendants
Rebecca Adam (nee Bowden)
     Rebecca Bowden was baptised on 31 Aug 1821 in Benenden, Kent. She was baptised on 28 Oct 1821 in Benenden, Kent. She emigrated with William Bowden and Elizabeth Bowden on 24 Jun 1838 from Gravesend, Kent, on board the "Maitland", arriving in Sydney on 6 Nov 1838 under the "assisted immigration" program.

Rebecca Bowden married Thomas Adam, son of Thomas Adam and Helen Walker, on 28 Aug 1840 at St Andrew's Scots Presbyterian Church in Sydney, New South Wales, and Rev. John McGarvie performed the marriage ceremony.
Rebecca and Thomas lived at Hunter Street in Newcastle, New South Wales, in 1846.
Rebecca Bowden witnessed the marriage of Edward Perry and Ann Asher on 30 Mar 1858 at the Wesleyan Chapel in Newcastle, New South Wales.
Rebecca and Thomas lived in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, in Dec 1874.

Rebecca Adam died on 19 Nov 1902 in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, at the age of 81.
She was buried at Pioneer Hill Cemetery, Elizabeth Avenue (Grave location recorded as: Methodist Portion) in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales.

Family

Thomas Adam b. 1 May 1819, d. 3 Jul 1904
Children

Rev. John McGarvie

b. 1795, d. 12 Apr 1853
      Rev. John McGarvie was born in 1795 in Glasgow.

Rev. John McGarvie immigrated on 22 May 1826 to Sydney, New South Wales, from Leith (Scotland) on board the "Greenoch". He was met on arrival by Lang, and he went straight to Portland Head as the first Presbyterian minister of the Ebenezer Church and remained there until 1830.
John was the first Minister at St Andrew's Scots Presbyterian Church, Kent Street in Sydney, New South Wales, on 13 Sep 1835.
Rev. John McGarvie performed the marriage ceremony of Thomas Adam, son of Thomas Adam and Helen Walker, and Rebecca Bowden, daughter of William Bowden and Elizabeth Godfrey, on 28 Aug 1840 at St Andrew's Scots Presbyterian Church in Sydney, New South Wales.
Rev. John McGarvie performed the marriage ceremony of Archibald Mosman, son of Hugh Mosman and Agnes Kennedy, and Harriett Farquharson, daughter of Henry Farquharson and Janet Lyttlejohn, on 31 Dec 1847 at St Andrew's Scots Church (Presbyterian) in Sydney, New South Wales.

Rev. John McGarvie died on 12 Apr 1853 in Sydney, New South Wales, and he did not marry.
He was buried at Gore Hill Cemetery in Sydney, New South Wales.

Thomas Mathew Adam

b. 5 Oct 1841, d. 26 Apr 1842
Father*Thomas Adam b. 1 May 1819, d. 3 Jul 1904
Mother*Rebecca Bowden b. 31 Aug 1821, d. 19 Nov 1902
ChartsADAM: Andrew -Family and Descendants
BOWDEN: Job -Family and Descendants
      Thomas Mathew Adam was born on 5 Oct 1841 in Newport, Brisbane Water, New South Wales.

Thomas Mathew Adam died on 26 Apr 1842 in Newport, Brisbane Water, New South Wales.

Elizabeth Helen Adam

b. 11 Mar 1844, d. 16 Jan 1936
Father*Thomas Adam b. 1 May 1819, d. 3 Jul 1904
Mother*Rebecca Bowden b. 31 Aug 1821, d. 19 Nov 1902
ChartsADAM: Andrew -Family and Descendants
BOWDEN: Job -Family and Descendants
      Elizabeth Helen Adam was born on 11 Mar 1844 in Newport, Brisbane Water, New South Wales.

Elizabeth Helen Adam married Robert Burrowes Hartley on 15 Dec 1864 at the home of the bride's parents, Blane Street, Honeysuckle Point in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Elizabeth Helen Hartley died on 16 Jan 1936 in Randwick, New South Wales, at the age of 91.

Family

Robert Burrowes Hartley b. 1835, d. 9 Jan 1895
Children

Andrew John Adam

b. 25 Apr 1854, d. 14 Jan 1855
Father*Thomas Adam b. 1 May 1819, d. 3 Jul 1904
Mother*Rebecca Bowden b. 31 Aug 1821, d. 19 Nov 1902
ChartsADAM: Andrew -Family and Descendants
BOWDEN: Job -Family and Descendants
      Andrew John Adam was born on 25 Apr 1854 in Newport, Brisbane Water, New South Wales. He was baptised in 1854 at Presbyterian Church in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Andrew John Adam died on 14 Jan 1855 in Newcastle, New South Wales, as recorded in a esbyterian Burial Register.

William Thomas Adam

b. 1 Apr 1846, d. 14 Mar 1937
Father*Thomas Adam b. 1 May 1819, d. 3 Jul 1904
Mother*Rebecca Bowden b. 31 Aug 1821, d. 19 Nov 1902
ChartsADAM: Andrew -Family and Descendants
BOWDEN: Job -Family and Descendants
William Thomas Adam (from Elizabeth Adams - 2001)
      William Thomas Adam was born on 1 Apr 1846 at Blane Street in Newcastle, New South Wales.
William was an engineer at Great Northern Railway Co. in Newcastle, New South Wales, bt 1864 - 1908.

William Thomas Adam married Emily Holmes, daughter of Thomas Holmes and Jane Kendall, on 13 Jul 1867 at the residence of Mr Steel in Newcastle, New South Wales, under the rites of the Wesleyan Church.
William and Emily lived at cnr Blane and Perkins Streets in Newcastle, New South Wales, with William's parents.
William and Emily lived at "Kendall", 1 Throsby Street in Wickham, New South Wales.

William Thomas Adam died on 14 Mar 1937 in Wickham, New South Wales, at the age of 90.
He was buried on 15 Mar 1937 at the Anglican #1 Cemetery (Grave location recorded as: Section 28A, Lot 57) in Sandgate, New South Wales.

Family

Emily Holmes b. 1846, d. 1 Nov 1926
Children

Thomas Adam

b. 29 Oct 1848, d. 2 May 1929
Father*Thomas Adam b. 1 May 1819, d. 3 Jul 1904
Mother*Rebecca Bowden b. 31 Aug 1821, d. 19 Nov 1902
ChartsADAM: Andrew -Family and Descendants
BOWDEN: Job -Family and Descendants
      Thomas Adam was born on 29 Oct 1848 at Blane Street in Newcastle, New South Wales. He was baptised in 1848 at Hunter District Presbyterian Church in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Thomas Adam married Mary Anne Elson in 1869 in Newcastle, New South Wales.
Thomas and Mary lived at cnr King and Bourke Streets in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, a 1886.

Thomas Adam died on 2 May 1929 in Mayfield, New South Wales, at the age of 80.
He was buried at the General Cemetery (Grave location recorded as: Uniting Church Portion, Row A1) in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, and the funeral was reported as follows:
LATE MR. THOMAS ADAM
The funeral of Mr. Thomas Adam, of Raymond Terrace, took place on Friday, and was largely attended. The chief mourners were Messrs. C. A. Adam (son) and H. J. Smith (son-in law). The pall-bearers were the nephews of the deceased. Wreaths were forwarded on behalf of: loving Wife, niece and Auntie Annie; Andrew, Kate and family; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Windyer; employees of the Hexham-Miller's Forest-Nelson's Plains Ferries; Hill family (Dockyard; cousin, W. Cross and family; Mr. and Mrs. T, Pogonoskli Mayor and Aldermen, Municipality of Raymond Terrace; John and Mary; Harold nnd Al; Esmond and Verlie; Bertha and Frank; Ian and Arlene; Jack Boyd; Willis and family; Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Boots.
The Rev. Mr. Newton, who officiated at the graveside, referred to deceased as a man who had lived a life for the benefit of mankind, and was always willing to assist in any way.

Family

Mary Anne Elson b. 1847, d. 15 Mar 1935
Children

Rebecca Adam

b. 9 Jan 1851, d. 20 Apr 1929
Father*Thomas Adam b. 1 May 1819, d. 3 Jul 1904
Mother*Rebecca Bowden b. 31 Aug 1821, d. 19 Nov 1902
ChartsADAM: Andrew -Family and Descendants
BOWDEN: Job -Family and Descendants
      Rebecca Adam was born on 9 Jan 1851 at Blane Street in Newcastle, New South Wales. She was baptised in 1851 at Presbyterian Church in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Rebecca Adam married James Petrie Boyd on 2 Apr 1870 at the Residence of Rev. E. Cook Pritchard in Newcastle, New South Wales, according to the rites and ceremonies of the Primitive Methodist Church, and it was recorded that the consent of Rebecca's father Thomas was required as she was under the age of 21 years.
Rebecca and James lived at 33 Tamworth Terrace, William Street in Redfern, New South Wales, about 1883.
Rebecca lived at Lot 13, Wolseley Road in Mosman, New South Wales, in 1910.

Rebecca Boyd died on 20 Apr 1929 in Arncliffe, New South Wales, at the age of 78.
She was buried in Woronora, New South Wales, and an inscription was added to her husband's grave at Gore Hill Cemetery.

Family

James Petrie Boyd b. 24 Jul 1842, d. about 13 Dec 1902
Children

John Andrew Adam

b. 21 Aug 1856, d. 31 Oct 1933
Father*Thomas Adam b. 1 May 1819, d. 3 Jul 1904
Mother*Rebecca Bowden b. 31 Aug 1821, d. 19 Nov 1902
ChartsADAM: Andrew -Family and Descendants
BOWDEN: Job -Family and Descendants
      John Andrew Adam was born on 21 Aug 1856 at Lake Macquarie Road in Newcastle, New South Wales.
John was a trained carpenter and worked for many years in the NSW Railways.

John Andrew Adam married Mary Ann Garred, daughter of Daniel Garred and Ann Puxty, on 20 Jan 1877 at the Congregational Church in Newcastle, New South Wales.
John was a Railways Inspector in 1901.
John and Mary lived at 11 Throsby Street in Wickham, New South Wales, on 15 Jan 1915.

John Andrew Adam died on 31 Oct 1933 at 189 Victoria Street in Ashfield, New South Wales, at the age of 77.

Family

Mary Ann Garred b. 1857, d. 15 Sep 1940
Children

Agnes Margaret Adam

b. 11 Dec 1859, d. 5 Nov 1920
Father*Thomas Adam b. 1 May 1819, d. 3 Jul 1904
Mother*Rebecca Bowden b. 31 Aug 1821, d. 19 Nov 1902
ChartsADAM: Andrew -Family and Descendants
BOWDEN: Job -Family and Descendants
Agnes M. Hewitt -from Adams, E: Adam & Beyond p.155
      Agnes Margaret Adam was born on 11 Dec 1859 at "Obelisk Hill" in Newcastle, New South Wales.
Agnes lived in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, in 1881 at the time of her marriage.

Agnes Margaret Adam married John Frederick Hewitt Kidd on 15 Oct 1881 at St Luke's Church of England in Sydney, New South Wales, and Sophia Kidd also witnessed this marriage and Rev. Thomas W. Unwin performed the marriage ceremony.

Agnes Margaret Kidd died on 5 Nov 1920 in Hornsby, New South Wales, at the age of 60.

Family

John Frederick Hewitt Kidd b. 1 Sep 1857, d. 24 Apr 1935
Children

Helen Florence Adam

b. 19 Sep 1864, d. 30 Oct 1865
Father*Thomas Adam b. 1 May 1819, d. 3 Jul 1904
Mother*Rebecca Bowden b. 31 Aug 1821, d. 19 Nov 1902
ChartsADAM: Andrew -Family and Descendants
BOWDEN: Job -Family and Descendants
      Helen Florence Adam was born on 19 Sep 1864 at Blane Street in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Helen Florence Adam died on 30 Oct 1865 in Newcastle, New South Wales, at the age of 1 and the cause of her death was recorded as scarlet fever.

Thomas Adam

b. 23 Jan 1787, d. 3 Aug 1865
Father*John Adam b. 1757, d. 1809
Mother*Grace Thompson b. about 1756
ChartsADAM: Andrew -Family and Descendants
     Thomas Adam was baptised on 23 Jan 1787 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, (Baptism record not located.)

Thomas Adam married Helen Walker, daughter of Andrew Walker and Jean Sharp, on 24 Mar 1806 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.
Thomas was a Weaver, possibly manufacturing the famous "Kilmarnock caps" which were worn locally by all classes of people through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The cap design enjoyed a revval when it was adopted as the official "bonnet" of the Royal Air Force.
Thomas and Helen and Thomas Adam lived at 13 Langlands Street in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.
Thomas was a Weaver, according to the Post Office Directory, at 13 Langlands Street in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, in 1846.
Thomas was a Victuller in 1851.
Thomas was a Retired Grocer in 1861.

Thomas Adam died on 3 Aug 1865 at "Waterside" in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, at the age of 78.
He was buried in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.

Family

Helen Walker b. 1788, d. 14 Jun 1871
Children

Helen Walker

b. 1788, d. 14 Jun 1871
Father*Andrew Walker b. about 1760
Mother*Jean Sharp b. about 1765
ChartsADAM: Andrew -Family and Descendants
      Helen Walker was born in 1788 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.

Helen Walker married Thomas Adam, son of John Adam and Grace Thompson, on 24 Mar 1806 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.
Helen and Thomas and Thomas Adam lived at 13 Langlands Street in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.

Helen Adam died on 14 Jun 1871 at Albert College, Critch Road in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.

Family

Thomas Adam b. 23 Jan 1787, d. 3 Aug 1865
Children

Rupert Geoffrey Compton

b. 5 Jan 1897, d. 11 May 1963
Father*Francis George Compton b. 16 Apr 1873, d. 6 Jan 1937
Mother*Esther Cooper b. 29 Jun 1866, d. 25 Jul 1955
ChartsWilliam and Ann's Family
7. William Fairhall's Family and Descendants
COMPTON: Stephen -Family and Descendants
FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants
Rupert Compton on his wedding day 1920
      Rupert Geoffrey Compton was born on 5 Jan 1897 in Maitland, New South Wales.
Rupert was a Clerk in 1920.
Rupert lived in West Maitland, New South Wales, in 1920.

Rupert Geoffrey Compton married Pearly Evelyn Fairhall, daughter of Ernest Fairhall and Margaret Ann McBriar, 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.
Rupert and Pearly lived in Lorn, New South Wales.
Rupert and Pearly lived in Branxton, New South Wales, about 1930.
Rupert and Pearly lived at 86 Albany Street in Gosford, New South Wales, about 1935.

Rupert Geoffrey Compton died on 11 May 1963 in Gosford, New South Wales, at the age of 66.
He was cremated at Newcastle Memorial Park, Anderson Drive at Beresfield and his ashes are in the wall of Gosford Anglican Church.

Family

Pearly Evelyn Fairhall b. 9 Jun 1897, d. 2 Nov 1985
Children

Francis George Compton

b. 16 Apr 1873, d. 6 Jan 1937
Father*James Compton b. about 1835, d. 20 Jul 1880
Mother*Mary Anne Horder b. 8 Sep 1840, d. 26 Nov 1898
ChartsCOMPTON: Stephen -Family and Descendants
      Francis George Compton was born on 16 Apr 1873 in Maitland, New South Wales.

Francis George Compton married Esther Cooper on 5 Jun 1894 in West Maitland, New South Wales.
Francis was an Accountant in 1920.

Francis George Compton died on 6 Jan 1937 in West Maitland, New South Wales, at the age of 63.
He was buried at the Church of England Cemetery in East Maitland, New South Wales, in Row 19.

Family

Esther Cooper b. 29 Jun 1866, d. 25 Jul 1955
Children

Esther Cooper

b. 29 Jun 1866, d. 25 Jul 1955
ChartsCOMPTON: Stephen -Family and Descendants
      Esther Cooper was born on 29 Jun 1866 in Maitland, New South Wales, a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Cooper.

Esther Cooper married Francis George Compton, son of James Compton and Mary Anne Horder, on 5 Jun 1894 in West Maitland, New South Wales.

Esther Cooper died on 25 Jul 1955 in East Maitland, New South Wales, at the age of 89.
She was buried at the Church of England Cemetery in East Maitland, New South Wales, in Row 19.

Family

Francis George Compton b. 16 Apr 1873, d. 6 Jan 1937
Children

Thelma May Compton

b. 26 Jul 1921, d. 24 May 2007
Father*Rupert Geoffrey Compton b. 5 Jan 1897, d. 11 May 1963
Mother*Pearly Evelyn Fairhall b. 9 Jun 1897, d. 2 Nov 1985
Charts7. William Fairhall's Family and Descendants
COMPTON: Stephen -Family and Descendants
FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants
Thelma Guilfoyle on her 80th Birthday July 2001
      Thelma May Compton was born on 26 Jul 1921 in Maitland, New South Wales.

Thelma May Compton married John Thomas Wakeling, son of Thomas James Wakeling and Eliza Jane Davey, on 1 Jul 1938 in Gosford, New South Wales.
She and John Thomas Wakeling were divorced.

Thelma May Compton married John James Guilfoyle, son of Alfred James Guilfoyle and Agnes Cummings, on 4 Nov 1961 in Brisbane, Queensland.
Thelma and John lived at 24 Sirrah Street in Geebung, Queensland, in 2004.

Thelma May Guilfoyle died on 24 May 2007 at Chermside in Brisbane, Queensland, at the age of 85.

Family

John Thomas Wakeling b. 1915, d. 28 Feb 1985
Child