Lucy Isabel Syme
b. 1870, d. 16 Jun 1939
| Father* | David Syme b. 2 Oct 1827, d. 14 Feb 1908 |
| Mother* | Annabella Johnson b. about 1835, d. 30 Aug 1915 |
| Charts | SYME: George -Family and Descendants |
Lucy Isabel Syme was born in 1870 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Lucy Isabel Syme married William Garnett MacAlister in 1898 in Victoria.
Lucy Isabel MacAlister died on 16 Jun 1939 in Oakleigh, Victoria.
She was buried at Springvale Botanical Cemetery (Grave location recorded as: Grevillea, Garden 1, Bed F, Rose 23) in Dandenong City, Victoria.
Lucy Isabel Syme married William Garnett MacAlister in 1898 in Victoria.
Lucy Isabel MacAlister died on 16 Jun 1939 in Oakleigh, Victoria.
She was buried at Springvale Botanical Cemetery (Grave location recorded as: Grevillea, Garden 1, Bed F, Rose 23) in Dandenong City, Victoria.
Gabrielle Syme
b. 1871, d. 25 Sep 1871
| Father* | David Syme b. 2 Oct 1827, d. 14 Feb 1908 |
| Mother* | Annabella Johnson b. about 1835, d. 30 Aug 1915 |
| Charts | SYME: George -Family and Descendants |
Gabrielle Syme was born in 1871 in St Kilda, Victoria.
Gabrielle Syme died on 25 Sep 1871 in St Kilda, Victoria.
She was buried at Melbourne General Cemetery (Grave location recorded as: MGC-COE-Comp_H-No-871-873) in Carlton North, Victoria.
Gabrielle Syme died on 25 Sep 1871 in St Kilda, Victoria.
She was buried at Melbourne General Cemetery (Grave location recorded as: MGC-COE-Comp_H-No-871-873) in Carlton North, Victoria.
Geoffrey Syme
b. 3 Mar 1873, d. 30 Jul 1942
| Father* | David Syme b. 2 Oct 1827, d. 14 Feb 1908 |
| Mother* | Annabella Johnson b. about 1835, d. 30 Aug 1915 |
| Charts | SYME: George -Family and Descendants |
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Geoffrey Syme (1908)
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Geoffrey Syme married Violet Addison Garnett on 15 Jan 1902 in Waddington, Yorkshire.
Geoffrey was the Proprietor at The Age Newspaper in Melbourne, Victoria, bt 1908 - 1942. His name was legally changed to Sir Geoffrey Syme KBE.
Geoffrey Syme died on 30 Jul 1942 at the Mercy Private Hospital in East Melbourne, Victoria, at the age of 69.
He was buried at Boroondara General Cemetery (Grave location recorded as: C/E C 0015A) in Kew, Victoria.
Further information about Geoffrey Syme is available:; * ON THIS PAGE *.
Olive Syme
b. 1875, d. 25 Jul 1958
| Father* | David Syme b. 2 Oct 1827, d. 14 Feb 1908 |
| Mother* | Annabella Johnson b. about 1835, d. 30 Aug 1915 |
| Charts | SYME: George -Family and Descendants |
Olive Syme was born in 1875 in St Kilda, Victoria.
Olive Syme died on 25 Jul 1958 in Hawthorn, Victoria.
She was buried at Box Hill Cemetery (Grave location recorded as: CE-129-0013) in Box Hill, Victoria.
Olive Syme died on 25 Jul 1958 in Hawthorn, Victoria.
She was buried at Box Hill Cemetery (Grave location recorded as: CE-129-0013) in Box Hill, Victoria.
Oswald Julian Syme
b. 16 Apr 1878, d. 1 Oct 1967
| Father* | David Syme b. 2 Oct 1827, d. 14 Feb 1908 |
| Mother* | Annabella Johnson b. about 1835, d. 30 Aug 1915 |
| Charts | SYME: George -Family and Descendants |
Oswald Syme (Photo from The Age)
Oswald Julian Syme married Mildred Rowe in 1908 in Victoria.
Oswald was the Proprietor at The Age Newspaper in Melbourne, Victoria, bt 1942 - 1964.
Oswald Julian Syme died on 1 Oct 1967 in East Melbourne, Victoria, at the age of 89.
He was cremated at Springvale Botanical Cemetery at Dandenong City.
Family | Mildred Rowe b. 1883, d. 3 Dec 1966 |
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Christina MacDonald
b. 11 Jun 1866, d. 6 May 1921
| Charts | SYME: George -Family and Descendants |
Christina MacDonald was born on 11 Jun 1866 in Meredith, Victoria, a daughter of James and Mary MacDonald of the Isle of Skye.
Christina MacDonald married George Francis Ebenezer Syme, son of David Syme and Annabella Johnson, on 26 Jul 1883 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Christina Syme died on 6 May 1921 in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, at the age of 54.
Christina MacDonald married George Francis Ebenezer Syme, son of David Syme and Annabella Johnson, on 26 Jul 1883 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Christina Syme died on 6 May 1921 in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, at the age of 54.
Family | George Francis Ebenezer Syme b. 1861, d. 9 Aug 1931 |
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Muriel Syme
b. 8 Apr 1914, d. 26 Sep 1994
| Father* | Leslie Norman Syme b. 1889, d. 12 Mar 1927 |
| Mother* | Lillian Adelaide Fairhall b. 23 Feb 1890, d. 3 Aug 1957 |
| Charts | 3. Samuel Fairhall's Family and Descendants FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants |
Muriel Syme was born on 8 Apr 1914 in Healesville, Victoria. Muriel Syme was also known as Peg.
Muriel Syme married Wallace Edward Bunker in 1946 in Mentone, Victoria.
Muriel lived at 20 Belle Crescent in Mordialloc, Victoria, in 1993.
Muriel Bunker died on 26 Sep 1994 at Monash Hospital in Clayton, Victoria, at the age of 80 and the cause of her death was recorded as stroke.
She was cremated on 29 Sep 1994 at The Necropolis at Springvale.
Muriel Syme married Wallace Edward Bunker in 1946 in Mentone, Victoria.
Muriel lived at 20 Belle Crescent in Mordialloc, Victoria, in 1993.
Muriel Bunker died on 26 Sep 1994 at Monash Hospital in Clayton, Victoria, at the age of 80 and the cause of her death was recorded as stroke.
She was cremated on 29 Sep 1994 at The Necropolis at Springvale.
Wallace Edward Bunker
b. 15 Dec 1921, d. 20 May 1986
| Charts | 3. Samuel Fairhall's Family and Descendants FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants |
Wallace Edward Bunker was born on 15 Dec 1921 in New Lambton, New South Wales, a son of Albert E. and Neita D. Bunker. Wallace Edward Bunker was also known as Ted.
He began military service on 19 Aug 1941 in Sydney, New South Wales, in the Royal Australian Air Force, Service No: 60054. He served in the Care and Maintenance Unit at Tocumwal NSW until his discharge from active service on 14 Mar 1946 as a Leading Aircraftman.
Wallace Edward Bunker married Muriel Syme, daughter of Leslie Norman Syme and Lillian Adelaide Fairhall, in 1946 in Mentone, Victoria.
Wallace Edward Bunker died on 20 May 1986 at St Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne, Victoria, at the age of 64 and the cause of his death was recorded as heart failure.
He began military service on 19 Aug 1941 in Sydney, New South Wales, in the Royal Australian Air Force, Service No: 60054. He served in the Care and Maintenance Unit at Tocumwal NSW until his discharge from active service on 14 Mar 1946 as a Leading Aircraftman.
Wallace Edward Bunker married Muriel Syme, daughter of Leslie Norman Syme and Lillian Adelaide Fairhall, in 1946 in Mentone, Victoria.
Wallace Edward Bunker died on 20 May 1986 at St Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne, Victoria, at the age of 64 and the cause of his death was recorded as heart failure.
Marjery Syme
b. 11 Jul 1918, d. 8 Nov 2000
| Father* | Leslie Norman Syme b. 1889, d. 12 Mar 1927 |
| Mother* | Lillian Adelaide Fairhall b. 23 Feb 1890, d. 3 Aug 1957 |
| Charts | 3. Samuel Fairhall's Family and Descendants FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants |
Marjery Syme was born on 11 Jul 1918 in Ayr, Queensland. Marjery Syme was also known as Margery (changed it herself in mid life.)
Marjery Syme married Edmund James Harkness, son of Thomas Lawson Harkness and Ellen Lee, on 11 Nov 1940 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Marjery Harkness died on 8 Nov 2000 in Buderim, Queensland, at the age of 82.
Marjery Syme married Edmund James Harkness, son of Thomas Lawson Harkness and Ellen Lee, on 11 Nov 1940 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Marjery Harkness died on 8 Nov 2000 in Buderim, Queensland, at the age of 82.
Family | Edmund James Harkness b. 1 May 1919, d. 24 May 2000 |
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Leslie Syme
b. 24 Jan 1921, d. 4 Mar 1942
| Father* | Leslie Norman Syme b. 1889, d. 12 Mar 1927 |
| Mother* | Lillian Adelaide Fairhall b. 23 Feb 1890, d. 3 Aug 1957 |
| Charts | 3. Samuel Fairhall's Family and Descendants FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants |
Leslie Syme - in naval uniform c1940 (from Ros de Chene)
He began military service on 19 Nov 1940 in Williamstown, Victoria, in the Royal Australian Navy, Service No: W1729. He followed his father onto the HMAS Yarra.
Leslie Syme died on 4 Mar 1942 at sea on board 'HMAS Yarra', and drowned. He was a Stoker in the engine room when that ship was sunk by the Japanese at the age of 21.
Elsie May Syme
b. 1884, d. 27 Jul 1956
| Father* | George Francis Ebenezer Syme b. 1861, d. 9 Aug 1931 |
| Mother* | Christina MacDonald b. 11 Jun 1866, d. 6 May 1921 |
| Charts | SYME: George -Family and Descendants |
Elsie May Syme was born in 1884 in Fitzroy, Victoria.
Elsie May Syme married James Ormond Vincent Calder in 1912 in Victoria.
Elsie May Calder died on 27 Jul 1956 in Victoria.
She was buried at Springvale Botanical Cemetery (Grave location recorded as: Dodonaea, Garden N2, Bed 1, Rose 28) in Dandenong City, Victoria.
Elsie May Syme married James Ormond Vincent Calder in 1912 in Victoria.
Elsie May Calder died on 27 Jul 1956 in Victoria.
She was buried at Springvale Botanical Cemetery (Grave location recorded as: Dodonaea, Garden N2, Bed 1, Rose 28) in Dandenong City, Victoria.
Lucy Annabella Syme
b. 1885, d. about 6 Apr 1966
| Father* | George Francis Ebenezer Syme b. 1861, d. 9 Aug 1931 |
| Mother* | Christina MacDonald b. 11 Jun 1866, d. 6 May 1921 |
| Charts | SYME: George -Family and Descendants |
Lucy Annabella Syme was born in 1885 in Fitzroy, Victoria.
Lucy Annabella Syme married Royle Newton Wawn in 1908 in Victoria.
Lucy Annabella Wawn died about 6 Apr 1966 in Hawthorn, Victoria.
She was cremated at Springvale Botanical Cemetery at Dandenong City.
Lucy Annabella Syme married Royle Newton Wawn in 1908 in Victoria.
Lucy Annabella Wawn died about 6 Apr 1966 in Hawthorn, Victoria.
She was cremated at Springvale Botanical Cemetery at Dandenong City.
Alice Jean Lumsden
b. 21 Aug 1916, d. 5 Feb 1952
| Charts | 3. Samuel Fairhall's Family and Descendants FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants |
Alice Jean Lumsden was born on 21 Aug 1916 in Queensland a daughter of Percy N. and Alice B. (née Huckins) Lumsden. She was a partner of Francis David Syme. Alice Jean Lumsden was also known as Syme.
Alice Jean Syme died on 5 Feb 1952 at Heatherton Sanatorium in Melbourne, Victoria, at the age of 35 and the cause of her death was recorded as tuberculosis.
Alice Jean Syme died on 5 Feb 1952 at Heatherton Sanatorium in Melbourne, Victoria, at the age of 35 and the cause of her death was recorded as tuberculosis.
Francis David Syme
b. 11 Apr 1914, d. 31 Dec 1966
| Father* | Leslie Norman Syme b. 1889, d. 12 Mar 1927 |
| Mother* | Lillian Adelaide Fairhall b. 23 Feb 1890, d. 3 Aug 1957 |
| Charts | 3. Samuel Fairhall's Family and Descendants FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants |
Francis David Syme was born on 11 Apr 1914 in Ayr, Queensland. Francis David Syme was known by his family and friends as Tom. He was a partner of Alice Jean Lumsden.
He began military service on 17 Mar 1941 in Parkdale, Victoria, in the 39 Australian Infantry Batallion, Service No: V126085. During the Pacific war he was a "spotter" in the Papua New Guinea jungle, sending messages back to Australian forces. He was discharged from active duty on 19 Nov 1945.
Francis David Syme died on 31 Dec 1966 at Prince Henry Hospital in Prahran, Victoria, at the age of 52 and the cause of his death was recorded as melanoma cancer.
He was cremated on 3 Jan 1967 at The Necropolis at Springvale.
He began military service on 17 Mar 1941 in Parkdale, Victoria, in the 39 Australian Infantry Batallion, Service No: V126085. During the Pacific war he was a "spotter" in the Papua New Guinea jungle, sending messages back to Australian forces. He was discharged from active duty on 19 Nov 1945.
Francis David Syme died on 31 Dec 1966 at Prince Henry Hospital in Prahran, Victoria, at the age of 52 and the cause of his death was recorded as melanoma cancer.
He was cremated on 3 Jan 1967 at The Necropolis at Springvale.
Edmund James Harkness
b. 1 May 1919, d. 24 May 2000
| Father* | Thomas Lawson Harkness b. 1888, d. 1970 |
| Mother* | Ellen Lee b. about 1894, d. 1982 |
| Charts | 3. Samuel Fairhall's Family and Descendants FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants |
Edmund James Harkness was born on 1 May 1919 in South Yarra, Victoria. He undertook military service on 25 Aug 1936 at Melbourne, Victoria, in the Royal Australian Navy, serving on board HMAS Shropshire, HMAS Yarra and HMAS Perth in the Battle of the Coral Sea in Europe. He reached the rank of Chief Petty Officer - Telegraphist/Communications, being awarded MID twice for bravery. He was based at HMAS Lonsdale at the time of his discharge from active service on 4 Aug 1947.
Edmund James Harkness married Marjery Syme, daughter of Leslie Norman Syme and Lillian Adelaide Fairhall, on 11 Nov 1940 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Edmund James Harkness died on 24 May 2000 at Como Hospital in Mentone, Victoria, at the age of 81 and his ashes were scattered at sea later that year and the cause of his death was recorded as prostate cancer.
Edmund James Harkness married Marjery Syme, daughter of Leslie Norman Syme and Lillian Adelaide Fairhall, on 11 Nov 1940 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Edmund James Harkness died on 24 May 2000 at Como Hospital in Mentone, Victoria, at the age of 81 and his ashes were scattered at sea later that year and the cause of his death was recorded as prostate cancer.
Family | Marjery Syme b. 11 Jul 1918, d. 8 Nov 2000 |
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Barbara Harkness
b. 29 Apr 1941, d. 29 Apr 1941
| Father* | Edmund James Harkness b. 1 May 1919, d. 24 May 2000 |
| Mother* | Marjery Syme b. 11 Jul 1918, d. 8 Nov 2000 |
| Charts | 3. Samuel Fairhall's Family and Descendants FAIRHALL: William -Family and Descendants |
Barbara Harkness died on 29 Apr 1941 in Mordialloc, Victoria.
Barbara Harkness was born on 29 Apr 1941 in Mordialloc, Victoria.