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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'.

More about William:

• 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, NSW³ and died on September 2, 1921 in Quaama, NSW⁴ at age 64. Another name for Esther was Hester.

Marriage Notes: They lived in Quaama area until burnt out then moved north to Lismore area.

Children from this marriage were:

   F    i. Elizabeth Ann Dummett was born on November 12, 1878 in Dry River, Near Quaama, NSW⁵ and died on May 12, 1966 in Bega, NSW⁶ at age 87. Another name for Elizabeth was Teadie.

Elizabeth married David Blanchfield, son of Thomas Edward Blanchfield and Elizabeth Phillips, in 1898 in Sydney, NSW.⁷ David was born in 1874 in Kiama, NSW⁸ and died in 1943 in Lismore, NSW⁹ at age 69.

   2 F    ii. Agnes Adelaide Dummett was born on April 7, 1880 in Dry River, Near Quaama, NSW¹⁰ and died on June 13, 1970 in Casino, NSW¹¹ at age 90.

   M    iii. William Dummett was born on June 29, 1882 in Dry River, Near Quaama, NSW¹² and died on October 23, 1936 in Bega, NSW¹³ at age 54.

   3 M    iv. George Dummett was born on September 9, 1884 in Nimbin, NSW,¹⁴ died on February 19, 1961 in "Lynwood", Quaama near Bega, NSW¹⁵ at age 76, and was buried in Cobargo Cemetery, NSW.

   M    v. Joseph Dummett was born in 1887 in Nimbin, NSW,¹⁶ died on December 1, 1894 in Bega, NSW¹⁷ at age 7, and was buried in Cobargo Cemetery, NSW.

   F    vi. Mary Ann Ethel Dummett was born on August 9, 1889 in Dry River, Near Quaama, NSW,¹⁸ died on September 17, 1979 in Cobargo, NSW at age 90, and was buried in Cobargo Cemetery, NSW.

Mary married William Henry Turner, son of William Harvey Turner and Mary Jane Thompson, in 1914 in Moruya, NSW.¹⁹ William was born in 1887 in Moruya, NSW.²⁰

   4 F    vii. Clara Jane Dummett was born on August 8, 1893 in Dry River, Near Quaama, NSW²¹ and died in 1972 in Bega, NSW²² at age 79.

   M    viii. Alfred Dummett was born on September 15, 1897 in Dry River, Near Quaama, NSW,²³ 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.

Burial Notes: Memorial in Cobargo Cemetery, NSW

More about Alfred:

• 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, NSW¹⁰ and died on June 13, 1970 in Casino, NSW¹¹ at age 90.

Agnes married Pearson Edward Thompson, son of Richard Henry Thompson and Eliza Mary Hawkins, on August 14, 1901 in Quaama, NSW.²⁴ Pearson was born in 1877 in Wollombi, NSW²⁵ and died in 1953 in Murwillumbah, NSW²⁶ at age 76. Another name for Pearson was Percy.

Children from this marriage were:

   M    i. Stanley Pearson Thompson was born in 1902 in Casino, NSW²⁷ and died in 1961 in Casino, NSW²⁸ at age 59.

   M    ii. Arthur A. Thompson was born in 1904 in Casino, NSW.²⁹

   M    iii. Alfred W. Thompson was born in 1907 in Casino, NSW.³⁰

3. George Dummett (William¹) was born on September 9, 1884 in Nimbin, NSW,¹⁴ died on February 19, 1961 in "Lynwood", Quaama near Bega, NSW¹⁵ at age 76, and was buried in Cobargo Cemetery, NSW.

George married Adelaide Rachel Bertha Johnston, daughter of Robert Henry Johnston and Mary Ann Pruss, on September 6, 1910 in Quaama, NSW.³¹ Bertha was born on February 8, 1892 in Towamba near Eden, NSW,³² died on October 3, 1932 in Bega, NSW³³ at age 40, and was buried in Cobargo Cemetery, NSW. She was usually called Bertha.

Children from this marriage were:

   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 on June 24, 1933 in Bega, NSW.³⁴ Charles was born in Eden, NSW and died on December 6, 1987 in Murwillumbah, NSW.

   M    ii. Alfred George Dummett was born on October 15, 1919 in Bega, NSW.

More about Alfred:

• He served in the military as a Private, number NX149695 (N267739), 161 AUSTRALIAN GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY, Australian Army from November 18, 1942 to June 14, 1946 in WW2.

Alfred married Veronica Mary Taylor, daughter of Ernest Allen Taylor and Maria Elizabeth McVeity, in 1956 in Bega, NSW.³⁵ Veronica was born on July 26, 1918 in Bega, NSW and died on April 9, 1963 in Quaama, NSW at age 44.

   M    iii. 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.³⁶ Phyllis was born on November 12, 1934 in Bega, NSW.

4. Clara Jane Dummett (William¹) was born on August 8, 1893 in Dry River, Near Quaama, NSW²¹ and died in 1972 in Bega, NSW²² 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.³⁷ Alfred was born in 1892 in Bega, NSW³⁸ and died in 1948 in Bega, NSW³⁹ at age 56.

The child from this marriage was:

   M    i. Kenneth Gregory Jessop was born on November 9, 1922 in Bega, NSW and died in 1978 in NSW⁴⁰ at age 56.

More about Kenneth:

• He served in the military as a Sapper, number NX152705 (N268240), NGF MG BN, Australian Army from December 10, 1942 to March 15, 1945 in WW2.

Kenneth married Eunice Veronica Grealy in 1949 in Bega, NSW.⁴¹

Sources

1. NSW BDM Index, 6498/1921.

2. NSW BDM Index, 2246/1877.

3. NSW BDM Index, 3473/1857.

4. NSW BDM Index, 11466/1921.

5. NSW BDM Index, 9160/1878.

6. NSW BDM Index, 15477/1966.

7. NSW BDM Index, 7188/1898.

8. NSW BDM Index, 12608/1874.

9. NSW BDM Index, 19690/1943.

10. NSW BDM Index, 10335/1880.

11. NSW BDM Index, 35674/1970.

12. NSW BDM Index, 15418/1882.

13. NSW BDM Index, 22068/1936.

14. NSW BDM Index, 31314/1884.

15. NSW BDM Index, 10107/1961.

16. NSW BDM Index, 33828/1887.

17. NSW BDM Index, 2908/1894.

18. NSW BDM Index, 19961/1889.

19. NSW BDM Index, 16291/1914.

20. NSW BDM Index, 20714/1887.

21. NSW BDM Index, 6724/1893.

22. NSW BDM Index, 63610/1972.

23. NSW BDM Index, 1912/1873.

24. NSW BDM Index, 6176/1901.

25. NSW BDM Index, 22911/1877.

26. NSW BDM Index, 32069/1953.

27. NSW BDM Index, 21097/1902.

28. NSW BDM Index, 3918/1961.

29. NSW BDM Index, 11218/1904.

30. NSW BDM Index, 22900/1907.

31. NSW BDM Index, 7909/1910.

32. NSW BDM Index, 12892/1892.

33. NSW BDM Index, 20861/1932.

34. NSW BDM Index, 9090/1933.

35. NSW BDM Index, 6573/1956.

36. NSW BDM Index, 29922/1951.

37. NSW BDM Index, 13771/1913.

38. NSW BDM Index, 6769/1892.

39. NSW BDM Index, 22848/1948.

40. NSW BDM Index, 201469/1978.

41. NSW BDM Index, 5238/1949.