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James Eric Gerald DUNCAN was born on 30 June 1896 in Queensland.¹

He married Eileen Maud FORSAITH, daughter of Arthur Ebenezer FORSAITH and Agnes MAUD, in Queensland on 2 February 1926.²

James died on 7 May 1974 in Queensland at age 77.³

Jeannette Moodie DUNCAN was born in Rio de Janeiro on 21 May 1865.^2,1
The siblings Jeannette, Katherine, Effie and Robert were listed in the 1880 US census at 259 East State St in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, with their mother Euphemia MOODIE.²
She was listed in the 1910 US census, lodging at 257 E Long St in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; she was working as a clerk in the US Pensions office and her sisters Katherine and Effie were lodging at the same address.³

She was listed in the 1930 US census as head of the family at 3022 Columbia Rd in Washington, DC.⁴

Jeannette died on 23 September 1931 in Ohio at age 66.¹ She was buried at the Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus.¹

Katherine H. DUNCAN was born in Rio de Janeiro on 30 September 1868.^2,1,3
The siblings Jeannette, Katherine, Effie and Robert were listed in the 1880 US census at 259 East State St in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, with their mother Euphemia MOODIE.¹
She was listed in the 1910 US census, lodging at 257 E Long St in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; she was working as a clerk at the university and her sisters Jeannette and Effie were lodging at the same address.⁴
She was listed in the 1920 US census, lodging at the Hotel Moreta Washington in New York, New York; her sister Effie was staying at the same hotel.²
She was listed as the sister of Jeannette Moodie DUNCAN in the 1930 US Census at 3022 Columbia Rd in Washington, DC, along with her sister Effie.⁵

She was listed in the 1940 US census as Head of Household at 257 E Long St in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; her sister Effie DUNCAN was living with her.⁶

Katherine died on 24 December 1949 in Ohio at age 81.³ She was buried at the Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus.³

She married Andrew BETHUNE, son of Neil BETHUNE and Janet JAMISON.

Margaret died in 1821.

Robert DUNCAN was born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, circa 1846.

He married Euphemia MOODIE, daughter of Thomas MOODIE and Jane ASHWELL, in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, on 14 April 1864.^1,2

Robert DUNCAN was born in Brazil on 20 May 1875.^1,2
The siblings Jeannette, Katherine, Effie and Robert were listed in the 1880 US census at 259 East State St in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, with their mother Euphemia MOODIE.¹

Robert died on 22 January 1900 in Ohio at age 24.² He was buried at the Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus.²

She married Percy William ROBINSON, son of Friend William (Fred) ROBINSON and Margaret GREEN, in Queensland on 19 February 1917.¹

Sylvia Rose DUNLOP was born in 1886 in New Zealand.²

She married Edward de Courcy CLARKE, son of Marsden CLARKE and Frances Emily STUART, in New Zealand in 1910.^3,4

Sylvia died on 30 May 1912 in Auckland.^5,6 She was buried on 1 June 1912 at the Purewa Cemetery.⁷

He married Margaret McKECHIE, daughter of James McKECHIE and Sarah ALLAN, in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, in 1887.¹

Emily DUNN was born in Ryde, Hampshire, circa 1859.¹

Emily's marriage to Richard Robert WICKS, son of William Poulter WICKS and Sarah Elizabeth BUCKINGHAM, was registered between October 1879 and December 1879 in Portsea, Hampshire.^1,2

She was listed in the 1881 census at Wycombe Rd in Wooburn, Buckinghamshire, with her husband Richard; they were both upholsterers with a sideline as dealers in china. Their child Harold was listed as living with them.³

She was listed in the 1891 census in Wooburn Green, Wooburn, Buckinghamshire, with her husband Richard; he was still an upholsterer. Their children Harold, Cyril, Percy and William were listed as living with them, as was his widowed mother Sarah.⁴

She was listed in the 1901 census at Bourne Rd in Bourne End, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, with her husband Richard; he was still working as an upholsterer. Their children Harold, Cyril, Percy, William, Richard and Dorothy were listed as living with them.¹

She was listed in the 1911 census at The Parade in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, with her husband Richard; he was now a stationer and she was assisting in the business. The census form was filled in by Emily, as she noted her husband had been blind since he was 51. Their children Richard and Dorothy were listed as living with them.⁵

It is interesting to compare Richard's stated occupation in the census records with his shop-front in the 1920s. Both he and Emily claimed to be upholsterers in 1881 (with a sideline in china). The shop picture from the '20s clearly states 'Stationer' (matching the 1911 census) but there are several signs advertising Lipton's Tea and a curious extra cabinet to the right of the shop displaying chinaware.

She was widowed on the death of her husband Richard on 27 September 1933.^6,7

Emily's death was registered between January 1938 and March 1938 in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.⁸