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William Dummett
c1877, Bega 

Descendants of William Dummett

Judy Gill <leggegil-at-bigpond.net.au>  20.08.06 

1. William Dummett was born on May 4, 1834 in Pitminster, Somerset, England and died on June 25, 1921 in Quaama, NSW¹ at age 87.

Notes: William arrived in Australia with his sister Sarah in 1859 aboard the vessel 'Hornet'.

• He immigrated to Australia on the vessel "Hornet" in 1859.

William married Esther Elizabeth Perry, daughter of James Perry and Mary Ann Pickford, on November 21, 1877 in Dry River, Near Quaama, NSW.² Esther was born on April 25, 1857 in Victoria Barracks, Sydney, NSW and died on September 2, 1921 in Quaama, NSW³ at age 64.

   F    i. Elizabeth Ann Dummett was born on November 12, 1878 in Dry River, Near Quaama, NSW⁴ and died on May 12, 1966 in Bega, NSW⁵ at age 87.

Elizabeth married David Blanchfield, son of Thomas Edward Blanchfield and Eliza Philips, in 1898 in Sydney, NSW.⁶ David was born in 1874 in Kiama, NSW⁷ and died in 1943 in Lismore, NSW⁸ at age 69.

   2 F    ii. Agnes Adelaide Dummett was born on April 7, 1880 in Dry River, Near Quaama, NSW⁹ and died on June 13, 1970 in Casino, NSW¹⁰ at age 90.

   M    iii. William Dummett was born on June 29, 1882 in Dry River, Near Quaama, NSW¹¹ and died in 1936 in Bega, NSW¹² at age 54.

   3 M    iv. George Dummett was born on September 9, 1884 in Nimbin, NSW¹³ and died on February 19, 1961 in "Lynwood", Quaama near Bega, NSW¹⁴ at age 76.

   M    v. Joseph Dummett was born in 1887 in Nimbin, NSW¹⁵ and died on January 1, 1894 in Bega, NSW¹⁶ at age 7.

   F    vi. Mary Ann Ethel Dummett was born on August 9, 1889 in Dry River, Near Quaama, NSW¹⁷ and died on September 17, 1979 at age 90.

Mary married William Henry Turner, son of William Harvey Turner and Mary Jane Thompson, in 1914 in Moruya, NSW.¹⁸ William was born in 1887 in Moruya, NSW.¹⁹

   F    vii. Clara Jane Dummett was born on August 8, 1893 in Dry River, Near Quaama, NSW²⁰ and died in 1972 in Bega, NSW²¹ at age 79.

Notes: Fathers name shown as George on the death index

Clara married Alfred Ernest Jessop, son of Isaac William Jessop and Maria Charlotte Gillespie, in 1913 in Bega, NSW.²² Alfred was born in 1892 in Bega, NSW²³ and died in 1948 in Bega, NSW²⁴ at age 56.

   M    viii. Alfred Dummett was born on September 15, 1897 in Dry River, Near Quaama, NSW,²⁵ died on January 30, 1919 on the way home from WW1 at age 21, and was buried in Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery. The cause of his death was Died of sickness.

• Religion: Church of England.

• Occupation: Farmer.

• He served in the military as a Lance Corporal, number 4172A, 1st Australian Pioneers, 1st AIF from September 7, 1915 to January 30, 1919 in WW1. Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 20 December 1915

2. Agnes Adelaide Dummett (William¹) was born on April 7, 1880 in Dry River, Near Quaama, NSW⁹ and died on June 13, 1970 in Casino, NSW¹⁰ at age 90.

Agnes married Pearson Edward Thompson, son of Richard Thompson and Eliza Mary Hawkins, on August 14, 1901 in Quaama, NSW.²⁶ Pearson was born in 1877 in Wollombi, NSW²⁷ and died in 1953 in Murwillumbah, NSW²⁸ at age 76.

   M    i. Stanley Pearson Thompson was born in 1902 in Casino, NSW²⁹ and died in 1961 in Casino, NSW³⁰ at age 59.

   M    ii. Arthur A. Thompson was born in 1904 in Casino, NSW.³¹

   M    iii. Alfred W. Thompson was born in 1907 in Casino, NSW.³²

3. George Dummett (William¹) was born on September 9, 1884 in Nimbin, NSW¹³ and died on February 19, 1961 in "Lynwood", Quaama near Bega, NSW¹⁴ at age 76.

George married Adelaide Rachel Bertha Johnston, daughter of Robert Henry Johnston and Mary Ann Pruss, on September 6, 1910 in Quaama, NSW.³³ Bertha was born on February 8, 1892 in Towamba near Eden, NSW³⁴ and died on October 3, 1932 in Bega, NSW³⁵ at age 40. She was usually called Bertha.

   F    i. Dorothy Elizabeth Dummett was born in 1912 in Bega, NSW and died on June 4, 2001 in Murwillumbah, NSW at age 89.

Dorothy married Charles Errol Legge in 1933 in Bega, NSW.³⁶ Charles was born in Eden, NSW and died on December 6, 1987 in Murwillumbah, NSW.

   M    ii. Errol Don Dummett was born on July 21, 1930 in Bega, NSW and died on August 5, 1997 in Albion Park, NSW at age 67.

Errol married Phyllis Wakeling on October 20, 1951 in Bega, NSW.³⁷ Phyllis was born on November 12, 1934 in Bega, NSW.

Sources

1. NSW BDM Index, 6498/1921.

2. NSW BDM Index, 2246/1877.

3. NSW BDM Index, 11466/1921.

4. NSW BDM Index, 9160/1878.

5. NSW BDM Index, 15477/1966.

6. NSW BDM Index, 7188/1898.

7. NSW BDM Index, 12608/1874.

8. NSW BDM Index, 19690/1943.

9. NSW BDM Index, 10335/1880.

10. NSW BDM Index, 35674/1970.

11. NSW BDM Index, 15418/1882.

12. NSW BDM Index, 22068/1936.

13. NSW BDM Index, 31314/1884.

14. NSW BDM Index, 10107/1961.

15. NSW BDM Index, 33828/1887.

16. NSW BDM Index, 2908/1894.

17. NSW BDM Index, 19961/1889.

18. NSW BDM Index, 16291/1914.

19. NSW BDM Index, 20714/1887.

20. NSW BDM Index, 6724/1893.

21. NSW BDM Index, 63610/1972.

22. NSW BDM Index, 13771/1913.

23. NSW BDM Index, 6769/1892.

24. NSW BDM Index, 22848/1948.

25. NSW BDM Index, 1912/1873.

26. NSW BDM Index, 6176/1901.

27. NSW BDM Index, 22911/1877.

28. NSW BDM Index, 32069/1953.

29. NSW BDM Index, 21097/1902.

30. NSW BDM Index, 3918/1961.

31. NSW BDM Index, 11218/1904.

32. NSW BDM Index, 22900/1907.

33. NSW BDM Index, 7909/1910.

34. NSW BDM Index, 12892/1892.

35. NSW BDM Index, 20861/1932.

36. NSW BDM Index, 9090/1933.

37. NSW BDM Index, 29922/1951.