Mary Gordon

(1905 - )
Mary Gordon was born on 24 March 1905.1

She married Robert Doig Brown, son of William Brown and Christina Nowell (Tina) McInnes, between 1939 and 1942. This marriage may possibly have taken place in Malaya.

After working as a VAD at No.1 Base Hospital, Johore, she was evacuated from Singapore to Perth ahead of the arrival of the Japanese. Passenger lists for ships arriving in Fremantle are somewhat suspect in this period, unsurprisingly, but she appears to have arrived on one of the Charon's voyages, either on 18 January 1942 or 26 Feb 1942.

This agrees with the recollections of Alexander Ferguson who claimed to have met her in Sydney in 1942. He also claimed she was from Dunedin, was part of a family of 5, and that her father was involved with tin mining in Malaya. Certainly there were two John GORDONs (possibly her father and brother), both mining engineers from New Zealand, interned at Changi Jail in Singapore during WWII.2,3,4,5,6

She and her husband Robert returned to the UK after the war on the Aquitania, arriving in Southhampton on 10 January 1946, having left from Sydney. It is not clear how he managed to get from Singapore to Sydney after the war, but we presume Mary was living in Sydney from 1942 until 1946. He once again described himself as a rubber planter.7

She left Liverpool on 25 June 1946 on the Mauretania, bound for Singapore to join her husband, who had left the UK for Malaya two months earlier.8

She and her husband Robert left London on the the Strathmore on 8 March 1955, bound for Melbourne. They were living at Lochcarron, where he was farming, and returned to London on 26 Jun 1955 on the Oronsay.8,7

Family

Robert Doig Brown (1905 - 1972)
ChartsMartin McInnes descendancy

Citations

  1. [S729] Passengers leaving UK, 1890-1960, at https://www.findmypast.co.uk, Strathmore passenger list.
  2. [S1024] Malayan Volunteers Group, at https://www.malayanvolunteersgroup.org.uk
  3. [S1088] National Archives - National Archive of Australia, NAA Series K269, 18 Jan 1942 CHARON or NAA Series K269, 26 Feb 1942 CHARON.
  4. [S992] Interview - A Ferguson.
  5. [S993] Changi civilian internment camp roll (University of Cambridge digital library), at https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-RCMS-00103-00012-00022/1, shows John GORDON Snr (aged 68, ID 2165), and John GORDON Jnr (aged 43, ID 2166) both Mining Engineers from NZ interned at Changi (see page 254).
  6. [S1282] Far East Prisoners of War, at https://www.fepow.family/, FEPOW G Changi Roll shows John GORDON Snr (b.1875, camp no. 1919) and John GORDON Jnr (b.1900, camp no. 1918) as NZ Mining Engineers.
  7. [S720] UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, at https://www.ancestry.com
  8. [S729] Passengers leaving UK, 1890-1960, at https://www.findmypast.co.uk

Phyllis Marie Gordon

(1927 - c 1995)
Phyllis Marie Gordon was born on 8 October 1927.1

She married William Prescott Frost, son of Carol Frost and Lillian Edna Labatt, in Dade Co., Florida, in 1947.2

She was widowed at age 61 on the death of her husband William on 7 January 1989.3

Phyllis died circa 1995 of bone cancer.4

Family

William Prescott Frost (1924 - 1989)
Child
ChartsThomas Mudie (Moodie) (1776-?) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S418] Ancestry.com - misc sources, at https://www.ancestry.com/, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.
  2. [S418] Ancestry.com - misc sources, at https://www.ancestry.com/, Florida Marriage Index, 1927-2001. Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida, Vol 1129, certificate 10915.
  3. [S418] Ancestry.com - misc sources, at https://www.ancestry.com/, Oregon Death Records, 1898-2008.
  4. [S1003] Email - D Wilber, email to D Ferguson, Nov 2014 onwards.

Robert Lindsay Gordon1

(1916 - 1976)
Robert Lindsay Gordon was born in Nth Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, on 19 October 1916.1

He married Ada Marian Forsaith, daughter of Frank Lee Forsaith and Ella Marian Gare, at Pirie St Methodist Church in Port Pirie, South Australia, on 19 October 1946.2

Robert died on 26 June 1976 in South Australia at age 59.3 He was cremated at the Centennial Park in Pasadena on 29 June 1976.4

Family

Ada Marian Forsaith (1920 - 1996)
ChartsSamuel Forsaith (c1702-1751) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S365] CD - Sth Australian Births, Sth Aust Index of Births 1842-1906, Book 987, p309.
  2. [S769] Newspaper - Adelaide Advertiser, issue of 17 Oct 1946, p14, Forthcoming Marriage.
  3. [S238] Centennial Park Cemetery database, at https://www.centennialpark.org
  4. [S238] Centennial Park Cemetery database, at https://www.centennialpark.org, Service No. 129517, and 129518 on 5 July, memorial at Hibiscus Court Gardens, RB 2 59.

Max Gottschalk1

(1876 - 1962)
Max Gottschalk was born in Edithburgh, South Australia, on 26 January 1876.1,2

He married Ada Jane Louise Forsaith, daughter of Thomas Forsaith and Ada Mary Hall, at the residence of William Leask in Semaphore, Port Adelaide, South Australia, on 25 January 1909.1

He was widowed at age 56 on the death of his wife Ada on 20 October 1932.3

Max's second marriage was to Olive Garth Whitington on 18 January 1934 in South Australia.4

Max died on 1 March 1962 in South Australia at age 86.5

Family 1

Ada Jane Louise Forsaith (1871 - 1932)

Family 2

Olive Garth Whitington (1883 - 1964)
ChartsSamuel Forsaith (c1702-1751) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S414] CD - Sth Australian Marriages, Sth Aust Index of Marriages 1842-1916, Book 238, p159.
  2. [S753] Australian BDM Indexes 1788-1950, at https://www.ancestry.com/, Sth Australia Births, Vol 161, p191.
  3. [S657] National Archives Film - Adelaide Nth Road Cemetery; microfiche.
  4. [S793] Index - Sth Australian BDMs (online and newspaper), at https://www.genealogysa.org.au, Marriage Reg. Year 1933-37, vol 345, p142.
  5. [S753] Australian BDM Indexes 1788-1950, at https://www.ancestry.com/, Sth Australia Deaths, Vol 935, p1314.

Donald Houston Graham1

(1889 - 1989)
Donald Houston Graham was born in Visalia City, Tulare, California, on 2 August 1889.2

He married Elaine Maude Standish, daughter of Frank Berry Standish and Eleanora Gordon Cross, in Contra Costa, California, on 2 February 1975.1

He was widowed at age 86 on the death of his wife Elaine on 5 July 1976.3

Donald died on 15 May 1989 in Oakland, Alameda, California, at age 99.2

Family

Elaine Maude Standish (1889 - 1976)

Citations

  1. [S967] Vital Record - BDM California, marriage record, registrar co/number 07 206, state file # 7135.
  2. [S247] Government Publication - US SSDI, SSN 557-01-0404.
  3. [S247] Government Publication - US SSDI, SSN 556-20-1458.

Colin Paul Grant1

(1916 - 2006)
Colin Paul Grant was born in Devonport, Devon, on 28 February 1916.2,3,4
He was listed in the 1921 census at 1 Pentamer Terrace in Devonport, Devon, with his parents Colin and Milly, grand-parents Harry and Melinda Paul and sister Margery.5

Colin's marriage to Beatrice Frances Field, daughter of Gordon Field and Mercy Rudd Vince, was registered between January 1939 and March 1939 in Wandsworth, London, Middlesex.1

He was listed in the 1939 Register at 156 Putney High St in Wandsworth, London, Middlesex, with Beatrice Frances Field; he was a civil servant.3

He was widowed at age 79 on the death of his wife Beatrice in January 1996.6

Colin died between October 2006 and December 2006 in Ealing, Middlesex.7

Family

Beatrice Frances Field (1912 - 1996)
ChartsSamuel Forsaith (c1702-1751) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Marriage: District of Wandsworth, Vol 1d, p617, 1Q1939.
  2. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Death: District of Ealing, Reg. A54D, District 2261A, entry 218 gives this birthdate.
  3. [S1044] Census - 29 Sep 1939, UK Register, RG101/0617A/003/17, Letter Code: AXYK, Schedule 8.
  4. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Birth: District of Devonport, Vol 5b, p523, 2Q1916, mother's maiden name PAL.
  5. [S1259] Census - 19 Jun 1921, UK census, RG15-10705, RD 278, SD 2, ED 5, Schedule 241.
  6. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Death: District of Norwich, Reg. A14B, District 6391A, entry 187, aged 83.
  7. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Death: District of Ealing, Reg. A54D, District 2261A, entry 218.

Agnes Amelia Green1

(1875 - 1946)
Agnes Amelia Green was born in St George Hanover Sq, London, Middlesex, on 1 August 1875.1,2

Agnes's marriage to Howard Robert Hall, son of Alfred Wilberforce Hall and Hephzibah Grace Forsaith, was registered between July 1910 and September 1910 in Hackney, London, Middlesex.3

She was listed in the 1911 census at 57 Fairfax Rd in Hornsey Nth, Middlesex, with her husband Howard; he was a boot salesman.4

She was listed in the 1921 census at 18 Danvers Rd in Hornsey, Middlesex, with her husband Howard; he was a boot and shoe dealer for Hall & Sons.5

She was listed in the 1939 Register at 51 St Leonards Rd in Deal, Kent, with Howard Robert Hall; he was a retired boot and shoe retailer.2

Agnes's death was registered between October 1946 and December 1946 in Dover, Kent.6

Family

Howard Robert Hall (1875 - 1963)
ChartsSamuel Forsaith (c1702-1751) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Birth: District of St George Hanover Sq, Vol 1a, p370, 3Q1875, mother's maiden name STONE.
  2. [S1044] Census - 29 Sep 1939, UK Register, RG101/1702C/005/37, Letter Code: DHIG, Schedule 41.
  3. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Marriage: District of Hackney, Vol 1b, p1139, 3Q1910.
  4. [S687] Census - 2 Apr 1911, UK census, RG14PN7197 RG78PN353 RD132 SD1 ED5 SN32.
  5. [S1259] Census - 19 Jun 1921, UK census, RG15-6717, RD 132, SD 1, ED 34, Schedule 160.
  6. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Death: District of Dover, Vol 5b, p536, 4Q1946, aged 71.

Albert Campbell Green1

(1917 - 1983)
Albert Campbell Green was born in Waitara on 21 July 1917.1,2

He married Jean Alice Wilson, daughter of Samuel Thomas Herbert Wilson and Lucy Martha Kemp, at Frankton in Hamilton, Waikato, on 30 April 1947.1,3,4

Albert died in September 1983 in Ngaruawahia at age 66.1,5

Family

Jean Alice Wilson (1921 - 2009)
ChartsStephen Blomfield (c1750?-1809) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S312] Electronic Files - A Robinson, and subsequent correspondence.
  2. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1983/36089 gives this birthdate.
  3. [S265] Book - Edgar T. Jones, George & Martha Clarke Family Tree.
  4. [S443] CD - NZ Marriages, CD - NZ Marriages 1836-1956 V2, NZ Registrar General's Folio 3592.
  5. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1983/36089.

Grace Blanche Green1,2

(1889 - 1980)
Grace Blanche Green was born in London, Middlesex, on 8 September 1889.2,3

She married Charles William Bloomfield Michie, son of Charles Alexander Michie and Cecilia Margaret Rose, in New Zealand in 1912.4,5,6

Grace was divorced from Charles William Bloomfield Michie at Auckland in 1942.7

Grace died in 1980 in New Zealand.8

Family

Charles William Bloomfield Michie (1890 - 1989)
Children
ChartsStephen Blomfield (c1750?-1809) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S312] Electronic Files - A Robinson, and subsequent correspondence.
  2. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Birth: District of Fulham, Vol 1a, p257, 4Q1889, mother's maiden name ANGELL.
  3. [S923] BDM Registrar of New Zealand, death record, Reg. No 1980/28469, aged 90 gives this birthdate.
  4. [S281] Book - Florence Keene, Kaitaia & Its People.
  5. [S443] CD - NZ Marriages, CD - NZ Marriages 1836-1956 V2, NZ Registrar General's Folio 7066.
  6. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Marriage Reg. No. 1912/8230.
  7. [S800] National Archives - NZ Archives (Archway), Items R6700736 & R22357198, Agency BBAE, series 4985, accession A48, boxes 634 & 652, records D264/1942 and D98/1943.
  8. [S923] BDM Registrar of New Zealand, death record, Reg. No 1980/28469, aged 90.

Margaret Green1

(1867 - 1923)
Margaret Green was born in Nudgee, East Moreton, Queensland, on 12 October 1867.2,1,3

She had a defacto relationship with Friend William (Fred) Robinson, son of William Alfred Robinson and Ellen Baker, from circa 1890.1

Margaret died on 27 March 1923 in Queensland at age 55.4 She was buried on 29 March 1923 at the Cooper's Plains Cemetery in Archerfield.1
Margaret GREEN (1867-1923) grave, God's Acre, Brisbane
ChartsRobinson descendant chart

Citations

  1. [S778] Book - Brian Thomas Grenier, The Families of God's Acre, see Robinson family history associated with this cemetery.
  2. [S488] Index - Queensland BDMs (online and fiche), at https://www.qld.gov.au/law/…, Birth Reg. No. 1878/00353 Mb, p5703 to John Green and Catherine Dooley, both of Ireland.
  3. [S929] BDM QLD Registry, birth record, Reg. No. 1878/O353; daughter of John Green from Tipperary and Catherine Dooley from Westmeath.
  4. [S488] Index - Queensland BDMs (online and fiche), at https://www.qld.gov.au/law/…, Death Reg. No. 1923/B039471, p624, father John Green and mother Catherine Dooley.
  5. [S488] Index - Queensland BDMs (online and fiche), at https://www.qld.gov.au/law/…, Birth Reg. No. 1891/C4456, p9961 to Margaret Green, no father recorded and registered under the name of GREEN.
  6. [S488] Index - Queensland BDMs (online and fiche), at https://www.qld.gov.au/law/…, Birth Reg. No. 1892/B51210, p9962 to Margaret Lily Green, no father recorded and registered under the name of GREEN.
  7. [S284] Index - New South Wales BDMs online, at https://www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages, Death Reg. No. 2240/1894, son of Friend W ROBINSON and Margaret.
  8. [S284] Index - New South Wales BDMs online, at https://www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages, Birth Reg. No. 10581/1895, daughter of Frederick and Margaret.
  9. [S284] Index - New South Wales BDMs online, at https://www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages, Birth Reg. No. 25260/1897, daughter of Frederick and Margaret.
  10. [S284] Index - New South Wales BDMs online, at https://www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages, Birth Reg. No. 16919/1899, daughter of Friend W and Margaret.
  11. [S488] Index - Queensland BDMs (online and fiche), at https://www.qld.gov.au/law/…, Birth Reg. No. 1902/C9838.
  12. [S488] Index - Queensland BDMs (online and fiche), at https://www.qld.gov.au/law/…, Birth Reg. No. 1906/C9507, p22354 to Friend William ROBINSON and Margaret GREEN.