_Con ARMFIELD _______
|
_Danny ARMFIELD _____|
| |
| |_Jean FARRELL _______+
|
|
|--Neil ARMFIELD
|
| _____________________
| |
|_Jenny ----- ________|
|
|_____________________
_Horace BIVARD ______
|
_John BIVARD ________|
| m 1973 |
| |_Margaret BIVARD ____
|
|
|--Matthew John BIVARD
|
| _James Keith BATES __+
| | (1933 - 1999) m 1951
|_Kathryn Anne BATES _|
m 1973 |
|_Valerie WINTER _____+
m 1951
[489] living - details excluded
_____________________
|
_Elijah MAIDENS _____|
| (1837 - 1898) m 1869|
| |_____________________
|
|
|--Thomas George MAIDENS
| (1880 - ....)
| _John MEDHURST ______+
| | (.... - 1887) m 1833
|_Sophia MEDHURST ____|
(1840 - 1919) m 1869|
|_Catherine SHAW _____+
(1799 - 1894) m 1833
[1638] This date to be verified
_Joshua James MEDHURST ____+
| (1900 - 1982)
_Lawrence David MEDHURST _|
| |
| |_Phyliss Jeanette MERRICK _
|
|
|--Denice Margaret MEDHURST
|
| ___________________________
| |
|_Lorraine JENKINS ________|
|
|___________________________
[845] living - details excluded
_John MEDHURST ______+
| (1832 - 1905) m 1854
_Jonathon James MEDHURST _|
| (1860 - 1938) m 1888 |
| |_Sarah Ann DIPLOCK __+
| (1836 - 1911) m 1854
|
|--Harold James (Jim) MEDHURST
|
| _Thomas CAFE ________
| | (1845 - 1885)
|_Eliza CAFE ______________|
(1873 - 1938) m 1888 |
|_Maria Jane MERRICK _
(1855 - 1947)
[280] living - details excluded
_Clarence Robert MEDHURST _+
| (1879 - 1929) m 1908
_Leslie Clarence MEDHURST _|
| m 1944 |
| |_Elizabeth Sarah LOWE _____
| (1883 - 1920) m 1908
|
|--Kay Elizabeth MEDHURST
|
| ___________________________
| |
|_Sarah (Sally) FRIZELL ____|
m 1944 |
|___________________________
[887] living - details excluded
______________________
|
_Gregory Christopher QUINLIN _|
| m 1982 |
| |______________________
|
|
|--Rosanna Louise QUINLIN
|
| _Raymond Darcy WALL __+
| | m 1951
|_Christine Elizabeth WALL ____|
m 1982 |
|_Maureen Edna STOKES _
m 1951
[1175] living - details excluded
__
|
_William SHAW _______|
| (.... - 1815) m 1796|
| |__
|
|
|--Catherine SHAW
| (1799 - 1894)
| __
| |
|_Catherine NEAL _____|
(.... - 1813) m 1796|
|__
[21]
Catherine Shaw was born 1/1/1799 at Back Row, Dawes Point, Sydney Cove.
She died 8/8/1894 at Wyoming, buried Gosford Cemetery.
Catherine married Thomas Carpenter 23/2/1818 at Windsor, they had four
children; William, John, Mar Ann and Sarah. Thomas Carpenter died 10/2/1831
at Windsor.
It was said that Catherine was the second free born white female child born in
Australia, the 1st being Rebecca Small, born 1797.
Catherine married her second husband John Medhurst 30/7/1833 at the Parish
Church, Wollombi.
The following information is taken from an article published in the "Town and
Country Journal" 8/1/1891
An Old Australian = The Oldest Living
Mrs. MEDHURST.
Probably the oldest living female native of Sydney is Mrs. Catherine MEDHURST,
who lives with her daughter Mrs. Parteman at Wyoming, near Gosford.
She was born 12 years after the Imperial Ensign waved over the founders of the
Colony on the shores of Port Jackson.
Events which materially affected this country occured in every one of it's earliest years. The year Mrs. MEDHURST was born saw many occurences that shaped our history. Import duty was first established 1800. Selected articles were Spirits, Wine and Beer. These funds were raised to complete Sydney Gaol.
At 16 years of age Mrs. MEDHURST left for Windsor and married there. Her father was an Englishman and her mother an Irishwoman.
She resided at Gosford for about 45 years. In addition to bringing a large family into the world of her own account, she for 30 years practised as a mid-wife, and her eldest daughter is following the same occupation.
The lady has been a total abstainer and is a member of the Wesley Church, previously attended the Church of England. A special reporter interviewing the old lady, found her memory wonderful. Her eyesight is so good, she occupies her time reading religious books. Her hearing is remarkable and the interviewer had no difficulty interviewing her. This vunerable old lady had walked to her high backed chair with little assistance. She was daintly and picturesquely dressed in an eloquent testimony to the care and affection of her daughter and son-in-law.
Mrs. MEDHURST spoke highly of their kindness and care of her. Mr and Mrs Pateman are hard working people, much respected in the neighbourhood, and Mrs Pateman, though 66 years of age is a hale and hearty as a lady of 45. Mrs.MEDHURST leant upon a silver topped walking stick, as she talked she gave it many littleshakes and twirls, this seemed to aid her memory. For her great age her features were not shrivelled or shrunken, they were almost plump, and the brightest of brown eyes looked about he sharply and intelligently.
Mrs. MEDHURST's husband was engaged in farming, he died a few years ago, and a photograph from which this portrait was obtained was taken at Gosford a short time before her death.
She has 11 children, 8 of whom are still living, all have large families.
Also from page 14, Medhurst Pioneers
A photograph of Mrs. MEDHURST followed by this story.
THE OLDEST SYDNEY NATIVE
Mrs. MEDHURST, who died on August 8, and whose portrait we give herewith, is supposed to have been the oldest Sydney native. She was born in Sydney on Christmas Day, 1800, twelve years after the landing of Captain Phillip. She was therefore 94 years of age, one year younger than Mrs. Kiernan, whose portrait also appears in this issue.
Mrs MEDHURST was married in Sydney, and has resided in the Gosford distict for about 60 years. He father was an Englishman and her mother an Irishwoman. She has 11 children, eight of whom were living when her portrait formerly appeared in this paper in 1891, and had large families. Mrs Pateman, the eldest daughter, then had 12 children, another daughter was the mother of 15, three had nine each, one with 11 and one with seven. Summed up the old lady's descendants were eight children, 71 grandchildren, 70 great-grandchildren, and over 20 great-great-grandchildren. It may interest teetotallers to know that Mrs. MEDHURST was a total abstainer.
[20] Back Row,Dawes Point,Sydney Cove 2nd free born white child in Australia
[1874] Parish Church, Wollombi, by Banns
_Earl Norman Gordon WALL _+
| (1911 - 1952) m 1936
_Ivan Noel WALL ______|
| m 1960 |
| |_Edith GRAY ______________
| m 1936
|
|--Steven Noel WALL
|
| __________________________
| |
|_Gloria June BEATTIE _|
m 1960 |
|__________________________
[1041] living - details excluded
___________________________
|
_Tex WICKS _____________|
| |
| |___________________________
|
|
|--Stephanie WICKS
|
| _Hosea Ferdinard MEDHURST _+
| | (1893 - 1946) m 1918
|_Gladys Helen MEDHURST _|
|
|_Pearl KIRK _______________
(1890 - 1968) m 1918