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Elizabeth's birth was registered between October 1842 and December 1842 in St Mellion, Cornwall.^1,2
The siblings John and Elizabeth were listed in the 1851 census in St Mellion, Cornwall, with their parents, John DUNSTAN and Jane Rickard NANSCAWEN.¹

Jessie DUNSTAN was born at Bay Tree Hill in Liskeard, Cornwall, on 26 March 1852.^3,4,5,6
The siblings John and Jessie were listed in the 1861 census at 132 Navy Row in Tamar, Devon, with their mother Jane Rickard NANSCAWEN.⁷

She married George Frederick AMOR, son of Joseph AMOR and Mary WALTERS, at Register Office in Stoke Damerel, Devon, on 14 January 1872. George was a seaman on HMS Cambridge, and Jessie was resident at 36 Herbert St, Morice Town.⁸

She was widowed at age 20 on the death of her husband George on 26 July 1872.⁶

Jessie's second marriage was to William John MITCHELL, son of William MITCHELL and Jemima CRADICK, on 10 August 1874 at Hope Chapel (Baptist), Love St in Devonport, Devon. William was a seaman on HMS Indus, while Jessie was living at 25 Sleat St, Morice Town. While her age appears correct in this entry, her father is recorded as 'John Danger', Seaman RN, deceased - possibly a registrar's error?^9,10,11,12

She was listed in the 1881 census at 4 Lennox Terrace in Portsea, Hampshire, with her husband William; he was an Able Seaman on HMS Malabar. The household included Jessie's daughter from her first marriage, Jessie Georgina Frances AMOR. Their child William was listed as living with them.³

Jessie arrived at Sydney, New South Wales, on 12 March 1884, on board the 'Warwick' from Plymouth accompanied by her husband William John MITCHELL and children William John Dunstan and Jessie Georgina Frances. He gave his occupation as 'rigger.¹³'

Jessie died on 10 September 1918 at 'Kia-Ora', Victoria Rd in Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, at age 66 of senile heart disease. The informant was her husband William.^14,15,16,17 She was buried on 11 September 1918 at the Waverley Cemetery in Bronte.^18,19

John DUNSTAN was born in St Mellion, Cornwall, circa 1821.^3,4
He was listed in the 1841 census in St Mellion, Cornwall, with his parents, John DUNSTAN and Jane (---?---), with his siblings Elizabeth and Charlotte, also two other DUNSTAN children (also Elizabeth and Charlotte) and John and Thomas RICKARD, apprentices.²

John's marriage to Jane Rickard NANSCAWEN, daughter of Thomas Hodge Wymond NANSCAWEN and Susanna RICKARD, was registered between April 1841 and June 1841 in East Stonehouse, Devon.^5,6

He was listed in the 1851 census as Head of Family in St Mellion, Cornwall, with his wife Jane; he was a blacksmith. Their children John and Elizabeth were listed as living with them.⁴

John died in 1858 in England.⁷

John DUNSTAN was born in St Mellion, Cornwall, circa 1850.¹
The siblings John and Elizabeth were listed in the 1851 census in St Mellion, Cornwall, with their parents, John DUNSTAN and Jane Rickard NANSCAWEN.²
The siblings John and Jessie were listed in the 1861 census at 132 Navy Row in Tamar, Devon, with their mother Jane Rickard NANSCAWEN.¹

John DUNSTAN was born circa 1781 in Cornwall.¹

He married Jane (---?---) in Cornwall.¹

He was listed in the 1841 census in St Mellion, Cornwall, with his wife Jane; he was a farrier. Their child John was listed with them, as was his siblings Elizabeth and Charlotte, also two other DUNSTAN children (also Elizabeth and Charlotte) and John and Thomas RICKARD, apprentices.¹

Linda DUNSTAN was born in Redruth, Cornwall, on 14 January 1882.^3,2

Linda's marriage to Godfrey Twynam VIVIAN, son of Hugh Phillips VIVIAN and Clara Elizabeth FORSAITH, was registered between July 1902 and September 1902 in Redruth, Cornwall.¹

She was listed in the 1939 Register at 52 Esplanade in Fowey, Cornwall, with Godfrey Twynam VIVIAN; he was a retired mining engineer. Alison Glynne VIVIAN was listed as living at the same address.³

She was widowed at age 76 on the death of her husband Godfrey on 1 February 1958.^4,5,6

Linda died on 8 May 1978 in St Austell, Cornwall, at age 96.^7,6 She was buried in May 1978 at the Green Lane Cemetery in Fowey.⁶

James DURKIN was born on 18 July 1887 at 21 Castle St in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire.¹

As of circa 1924, James DURKIN was also known as James Edward EDMONDS and appears to have used this name until his death.²

He had a defacto relationship with Mary FERGUSON, daughter of James (Jimmie) FERGUSON and Mary Duncan ADAM, from circa 1926.

James died on 2 January 1948 at Great Eastern Hotel, 100 Duke St in Whitehill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, at age 60 of myocardial degeneration.²

He married Florence Maud LETTMAN, daughter of William Henry LETTMAN and Fanny MITCHELL, in Queensland on 26 July 1924.^1,2

Esther Elizabeth DYER was born in Smythesdale, Victoria, in 1867. She was the daughter of Samuel (a butcher) and Elizabeth Ann MILLER.²

She married Arthur MORRIS in Gosford, New South Wales, in 1892.³

Margaret Helen Mary (Daisy) DYMOCK was born in Canterbury circa 1870.¹

She married George Moodie MORRIS, son of Arthur William MORRIS and Janet (Jessie) MOODIE, at Wm Dymock house, Manor Place in Dunedin, Otago, on 21 September 1892.^2,3,4

She was widowed on the death of her husband George on 23 March 1929.^2,5

Margaret died in September 1963 in Wellington.⁶ She was buried on 18 September 1963 at the Karori Cemetery.⁷