Ann Biggs

b. 3 Jul 1852
Father*William Henry Biggs b. 25 Oct 1824
Mother*Mary Ann Elliott b. 1828
      Ann Biggs was born on 3 Jul 1852 at St Leonard's, Shoreditch in London. She was baptised on 9 Jul 1852 at St Leonard's, Shoreditch in London.

William James Biggs

b. 21 Jun 1854
Father*William Henry Biggs b. 25 Oct 1824
Mother*Mary Ann Elliott b. 1828
      William James Biggs was born on 21 Jun 1854 at St Leonard's, Shoreditch in London. He was baptised on 9 Jul 1854 at St Leonard's, Shoreditch in London.

Lance Betts

b. 1915, d. 23 Aug 2003
Father*Robert Betts b. 1890, d. 1944
Mother*Pearl Garlick b. 1890, d. 17 Jul 1937
      Lance Betts was born in 1915 in Wingham, New South Wales. He saw military service at Tobruk with the A.I.F., and was therefore one of the "Rats of Tobruk". Service No. NX 53929.

Lance Betts married Eunice May Findlay in 1945 in Wingham, New South Wales.

Lance Betts died on 23 Aug 2003 at the Aged Care Facility in Forster Tuncurry, New South Wales, at the age of 88 years.
He was cremated on 27 Aug 2003 following a funeral service at St Paul's Anglican Church, Gloucester NSW (W T Howard Funerals.)
He was buried at the Lawn Cemetery in Gloucester, New South Wales.

Family

Eunice May Findlay b. about 1925, d. 8 Dec 1989
Child

Eunice May Findlay

b. about 1925, d. 8 Dec 1989
      Eunice May Findlay was born about 1925.

Eunice May Findlay married Lance Betts, son of Robert Betts and Pearl Garlick, in 1945 in Wingham, New South Wales.

Eunice May Betts died on 8 Dec 1989 in Gloucester, New South Wales, at the age of 64 years.
She was buried at the Lawn Cemetery in Gloucester, New South Wales.

Family

Lance Betts b. 1915, d. 23 Aug 2003
Child

Colleen May Gallagher

b. 10 Feb 1918, d. 24 Sep 1996
      Colleen May Gallagher was born on 10 Feb 1918 in Stroud, New South Wales, a daughter of Vincent and Leela Gallagher.

Colleen May Gallagher married Albert Charles Betts, son of Charles Betts and Edith Maude Stone, in 1936 in Wingham, New South Wales.

Colleen May Betts died on 24 Sep 1996 in Wingham, New South Wales, at the age of 78.
She was cremated and it was recorded that her ashes were placed in Killabakh Columbarium A1/6.

Catherine Marjory Slyney

b. 1891, d. 1978
Father*Edward Slaney b. 5 Oct 1851, d. 22 Jul 1938
Mother*Sarah Elizabeth Moran b. 1855, d. 9 Oct 1937
      Catherine Marjory Slyney was born in 1891 in Taree, New South Wales.

Catherine Marjory Slyney married Harold Michael Mullane in 1918 in Gunnedah, New South Wales.

Catherine Marjory Mullane died in 1978 in New South Wales.

Michael Laurence Betts

b. 3 Jan 1947, d. 22 Aug 2008
Father*Lance Betts b. 1915, d. 23 Aug 2003
Mother*Eunice May Findlay b. about 1925, d. 8 Dec 1989
      Michael Laurence Betts was born on 3 Jan 1947.
Michael was a pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force, retiring with the rank of Wing Commander.

Michael Laurence Betts died on 22 Aug 2008 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, at the age of 61.
He was cremated at Canberra and it was recorded that his ashes were placed in Hall: 2-1-049B.

Amelia Slyney

b. 1889, d. 1961
Father*Edward Slaney b. 5 Oct 1851, d. 22 Jul 1938
Mother*Sarah Elizabeth Moran b. 1855, d. 9 Oct 1937
      Amelia Slyney was born in 1889 in Taree, New South Wales.

Amelia Slyney married Leo Joachim Kenniff in 1914 in Taree, New South Wales.

Amelia Kenniff died in 1961 in Sydney, New South Wales.

Robert Betts

b. 1890, d. 1944
Father*Elijah Betts b. 27 Aug 1855, d. 1 Jul 1930
Mother*Elizabeth Rose b. 17 Apr 1857, d. 15 Mar 1947
      Robert Betts was born in 1890 in Taree, New South Wales.

Robert Betts married Pearl Garlick in 1912 in Wingham, New South Wales.

Robert Betts died in 1944 in Wingham, New South Wales.

Family

Pearl Garlick b. 1890, d. 17 Jul 1937
Children

Pearl Garlick

b. 1890, d. 17 Jul 1937
      Pearl Garlick was born in 1890 in Taree, New South Wales, a daughter of William and Amy G. Garlick.

Pearl Garlick married Robert Betts, son of Elijah Betts and Elizabeth Rose, in 1912 in Wingham, New South Wales.

Pearl Betts died on 17 Jul 1937 in Wingham, New South Wales.
She was buried at Killabakh Anglican Cemetery, Comboyne Road in Killabakh, New South Wales.

Family

Robert Betts b. 1890, d. 1944
Children

Marie Elizabeth Betts

b. 26 Jul 1912, d. 6 May 2001
Father*Robert Betts b. 1890, d. 1944
Mother*Pearl Garlick b. 1890, d. 17 Jul 1937
      Marie Elizabeth Betts was born on 26 Jul 1912 in Wingham, New South Wales.

Marie Elizabeth Betts married Herbert Roy Bugg, son of James William Leonard Bugg and Mary Hannah Relf, in 1944 in Wingham, New South Wales.

Marie Elizabeth Bugg died on 6 May 2001 in Wingham, New South Wales, at the age of 88.
She was buried at Killabakh Anglican Cemetery, Comboyne Road in Killabakh, New South Wales.

Jean Eunice Betts

b. 1918, d. about 5 Mar 2012
Father*Robert Betts b. 1890, d. 1944
Mother*Pearl Garlick b. 1890, d. 17 Jul 1937
      Jean Eunice Betts was born in 1918 in Wingham, New South Wales.

Jean Eunice Betts married Eric George Green, son of John George Green and Flora A. Brewer, in 1939 in Wingham, New South Wales.

Jean Eunice Green died about 5 Mar 2012 at Alma Place in Taree, New South Wales, formerly of Wingham.

Roy George Betts

b. 1914, d. 30 Nov 1962
Father*Robert Betts b. 1890, d. 1944
Mother*Pearl Garlick b. 1890, d. 17 Jul 1937
      Roy George Betts was born in 1914 in Wingham, New South Wales.

Roy George Betts married Patricia Anne Hellaby in 1937 in Wingham, New South Wales.

Roy George Betts died on 30 Nov 1962 in Taree, New South Wales.

Walter Douglas Kirkaldy

b. 1879, d. 1942
Father*Lt Colonel James Kirkaldy b. 1844, d. 15 Feb 1925
Mother*Annie Peters b. 1851, d. Apr 1928
ChartsWilliam and Ann's Family
3. Samuel Fairhall's Family and Descendants
FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants
      Walter Douglas Kirkaldy was born in 1879 in Newcastle, New South Wales. Walter Douglas Kirkaldy was also known as Wallace Douglas.

Walter Douglas Kirkaldy married Alice May Bray, daughter of Frederick Thomas Bray and Eliza Jane Fairhall, in 1898 in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Wallace Douglas Kirkaldy died in 1942 in Burwood, New South Wales.

Family

Alice May Bray b. 1881, d. 1941
Child

Violet Searle

b. 1889, d. 13 Aug 1944
Father*Charles Barnett Graven Searle b. about 1865, d. 6 Aug 1938
Mother*Charlotte Rosanna Jones b. 1861, d. about 21 Aug 1938
ChartsWilliam and Ann's Family
3. Samuel Fairhall's Family and Descendants
FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants
      Violet Searle was born in 1889 in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Violet Searle married William Thomas Bray, son of Frederick Thomas Bray and Eliza Jane Fairhall, in 1913 in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Violet Bray died on 13 Aug 1944 in Kogarah, New South Wales, late of Kogarah Bay.

Lt Colonel James Kirkaldy

b. 1844, d. 15 Feb 1925
Lt Col. James Kirkaldy c.1916 (Fort Scratchley Archives)
      Lt Colonel James Kirkaldy was born in 1844 in Ceres, Fife.

Lt Colonel James Kirkaldy immigrated in Aug 1854 to Victoria with his parents, settling in Geelong. About a year later the family moved to Newcastle NSW.

He began military service in 1868 in Newcastle, New South Wales, as a Gunner in the Volunteer Artillery.

Lt Colonel James Kirkaldy married Annie Peters in 1875 in Morpeth, New South Wales.
James was an Army officer, who retired as a Lieutenant-Colonel, commanding the 3rd Battery in May 1906 at Fort Scratchley in Newcastle, New South Wales.
James and Annie lived at 27 Union Street in Newcastle West, New South Wales, on 17 May 1918 when a letter from the family was written to the Australian Army.

Lt Colonel James Kirkaldy died on 15 Feb 1925 at 27 Union Street in Newcastle, New South Wales, at the age of 81 Years.

Family

Annie Peters b. 1851, d. Apr 1928
Children

Annie Peters

b. 1851, d. Apr 1928
      Annie Peters was born in 1851 in Largs, New South Wales, a daughter of John and Mary Peters. She was baptised in 1851 at the Presbyterian Circuit in Denbie; Hunter District; Maitland; Morpeth; Paterson; Singleton, New South Wales.

Annie Peters married Lt Colonel James Kirkaldy in 1875 in Morpeth, New South Wales.
Annie and James lived at 27 Union Street in Newcastle West, New South Wales, on 17 May 1918 when a letter from the family was written to the Australian Army.

Annie Kirkaldy died in Apr 1928 in Hamilton, New South Wales, and it was reported as follows in the Maitland Weekly Mercury:
OBITUARY.
The late Mrs. Annle Kirkaldy, widow of the late Colonel Kirkaldy, whose death occurred at her residence, 'The Bungalow,' James and Murray streets, Hamilton, was a native of Largs. She was 77 years of age, and a daughter of the late Captain Peters, master mariner. She is survived by six daughters and four sons.
The youngest, Lieutenant Raymond Kirkaldy, of the R.F.C., was lost at the front. The deceased lady was much esteemed for her charitable disposition, and was ever ready to give assistance in sickness, For a number of years she took keen interest in Cook's Hill Public School. Tho funeral took place this afternoon.

Family

Lt Colonel James Kirkaldy b. 1844, d. 15 Feb 1925
Children

Annie Grace Kirkaldy

b. 1886, d. 1968
Father*Lt Colonel James Kirkaldy b. 1844, d. 15 Feb 1925
Mother*Annie Peters b. 1851, d. Apr 1928
      Annie Grace Kirkaldy was born in 1886 in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Annie Grace Kirkaldy married Stanley Edward Chapman in 1921 in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Annie Grace Chapman died in 1968 in Sydney, New South Wales.

Cecil Andrew Muir Kirkaldy

b. 1884, d. 1978
Father*Lt Colonel James Kirkaldy b. 1844, d. 15 Feb 1925
Mother*Annie Peters b. 1851, d. Apr 1928
      Cecil Andrew Muir Kirkaldy was born in 1884 in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Cecil Andrew Muir Kirkaldy died in 1978 in New South Wales.