FAMILY TREE
THE MENZIES FAMILY TREE
The prefixes denote a generation, eg ‘3’ refers to the 9 children born to George and Jeanetta Menzies. ‘4’ refers to the 31 children born to them. ‘5’ is the next generation. A story has been written about those that are links.
SMITH
1. Jane Smith nee Sadler claimed to be married to Charles Smith who disappeared when her only child Jeanetta was born in Bathurst NSW on 9 August 1843.
MENZIES
2. Jeanetta Sadler Smith m. George Menzies in Sydney on Wednesday 6 January 1864. Jeanetta bore George 9 children between 1864 and 1883.
WARNER
3.1 Annie Isabella Menzies (1864-1926) m Capt. Earnest Woodley Warner (1857-1924) in 1885 at Stockton and bore 10 children:
4.1 Jeanette (‘Netta) Anne Warner (1887-1973) never married.
4.2 Earnest Woodley Warner (1889 -1907) never married.
4.3 George Warner (1891-1891).
4.4 Arthur Aubrey Warner (1893-1959) m Marjorie (Madge) Colley (d 1936) in 1919 at Sydney, one son:
5.1 Geoffrey Brian Warner (1921-1977) m Maimu Koks in 1947 at Sydney
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6.X Marion Inglis (1948- )
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6.X Brian (1953- )
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6.X Neil (1956- )
4.5 Ethel Aubrey Warner (1894 -1981) m Gordon Annett in 1933, at Sydney. div. 1946 m Robert Anderson 1966 d. 1976
4.6 Annie Isabella Warner (1896-1919) never married.
4.7 Ruby Warner (1898-1925) m James Cuthbert Garde (1890-1973) in 1921 at Sydney, one son:
5.2 Peter Howard Garde (1922- 1998) m 3 times and with Dorothy Noy had children
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6.X Prue Simpson (1957- )
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6.X Alison Thornton, (1958- )
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6.X Jeanette Parkinson (1961-)
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6.X Katherine Garde (1961- ) div 1973. m. Gwenda 1976
4.8 Willie Carson Warner (1903-1973) m Maud Bodecker at Sydney in 1923 (d1924) m Bettine Ashman 1947 at Melbourne
No children
4.9 Kathleen Aubrey Warner (1905-2002) m Ramsay Tasman Bunting (1899-1989) in 1951, No children.
4.10 Jessie McKinley Warner (1907-1989) m Francis Dyson (1901-1964) in 1948 at Sydney. No children.
AUBREY
3.2. Jessie McKinley Menzies (1867-1947) m Thomas Aubrey (1863-1904) in 1890 at Stockton.
4.11 William Aubrey (1891-1966) m Ethel Billett (1895-1960) in 1922 at Stockton
5.3 June Aubrey (1924- 2010) m Norman Way. 4 children
5.4 Ken Aubrey (1926-1989) m Heather Turnbull (1928-1964) (married again to Nada (197, ? ) daughter Jane Aubrey (1957-1978) (murdered) son Dr. Timothy Arnold Aubrey (1955- ) m Jane Lynn Poiner (1957- ), daughter Kate Alexandra Aubrey-Poiner b. 1985, son, Tobias James Aubrey-Poiner b.1988)
4.12 Annie W Aubrey (1892-1932) m James Greg Browne in 1921 at Newcastle.
5.5 Jim Browne b. 1922
4.13 Capt. Thomas Aubrey (1894-1973) m Margaret Nicholson (1894-1971) in 1921 at North Sydney
5.6 Margaret Jessie Aubrey (1923-2015) m Adam Gillespie (1917-2005) in 1946 at Sydney
6.X Jane (b.1948) m Geoff Hutton (b.19??) in 1972 daughter Lucy (1976), Angus (b1952) m Susan Dixon 1977, 2 sons
5.7 John Nicolson Aubrey (1926-2010) m Eva Armstrong in 1951 at Sydney, children: David, Thomas, Susan ,(QLD)
4.14 Jessie Menzies Aubrey (1897-1971) m William E C Board (1898-1959) in 1927 at North Sydney.
5.8 Ian Board
5.9 Elizabeth Board (1931- ) m. Austen Richardson ( -2016), children Sally-Anne, Simone and Michael
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4.15 Robert (Bob) Aubrey (1904-1972) married actress Muriel Steinbeck in 1934 at Sydney. Divorced 1946.
5.10 daughter Jan or Janne Aubrey
MENZIES
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3.3 John Menzies (1870-1926) m 3.8 Alice Maude Rodwell (1874-1966) in 1902 at Newcastle
4.16 Jack Menzies (1902-1904)
4.17 Dorothy Mary (Dody) Menzies (1905-1978) never married.
4.18 Jeanette Alice Menzies (1907-1974) m Evan Thomas, ( - ) in1939 at Newcastle.
5.11 Jeanette Thomas (1940-?) m Warwick Williams (1940- ) in ? at ?
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6.X Elizabeth Williams m ? Hitchcock
5.12 Sally Thomas (1934-) m Peter McNally (1932-2013) in 1959, children Jane (1960-), Susan (1961), John (1962-), Margot (1964-), James (1967-)
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3.4 George Menzies (1872-1896) – not married d. at Coolgardie
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3.5 Capt William Menzies (1874- 1935) m Elizabeth Cook Burgess (Bessie) (1876 -1936) in Sydney in 1909 at St Leonards.
4.19 George Wood Menzies (1915-1985) m Helen Forsyth Gillespie (1922-2005) in 1945 at Sydney. one stillborn baby 7/6/46
4.20 John (Jack) Burgess Menzies (1917-?) m Elizabeth Helen (Nell) Silke in 1960 No children.
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3.6 Robert Menzies (1875-1909) married Ethel Rose North (b.1883) in 1905 at Stockton. No children
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3.7. Richard Harris Menzies (1878-1935) m Zilla Saywell (1886-1973) at Sydney in 1913. (he d. in England)
4.21 Tom (1914-1961) became institutionalized as a youth and died early.
4.22 Jeanette Fawcett Menzies (1916-2004) married William Howard ( -1943) in 1939 at Sydney. Married Angus Campbell in 1957, ( -2000) Sydney. Two children:
5.13 Beverley Menzies Howard married Allan Fraser children Howard (1964-), Julia (1967-), William (1970), and m ? Reid
5.14 Alan Peter Howard married Margaret Robyn Hoskins children Kate (1976- ), Emily (1978- )
4.23 Donald Richard Menzies (1921- 2015) m Jean Wagner Warne (1926-1988) in 1946 at Canada. d. Sydney
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5.15 Catherine Marilyn Menzies married Roger Cadbury Corbin children Nicola (1973-), Andrew (1974-)
5.16 Heather Francis Chaston (1950-)
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6.X Kate Firkin
CARSON
3.8. Jeanette Menzies (1880 - 1949) m Capt. Thomas Carson (1879-1961) in 1906
4.24 George Menzies Carson OBE, (1908- 6/8/68) m Jean V McGregor in 1938 at North Sydney.
5.17 Jeanette
4.25 James William Menzies Carson (1911- 16/5/84) m Florence J Cary (1913-1985) in 1938 at Sydney.
5.18 Tom Carson (1940-) m Anne
5.19 William (Bill) Carson (1944-) m Davinia (Vinnie)
4.26 Barron Alexander Menzies Carson (1917-1992) m Gwenyth Neilson in 1944 at Woolahra
5.20 Glenys ? Carson married ? Wardell
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6.X Myfanwy Wardell
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6.X Sarah Wardell
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5.21 Anne
5.22 Ross
BREW
3.9. Maggie Grace Menzies (1883-1958) m Capt. Bert Brew (1879- 1948) in 1907 at Stockton
4.27 Richard Brew (1909-1909)
4.28 Maggie (known as Peggy) Grace Brew (1910-1977) m Bob Gillespie in 1939 at Kavieng PNG.
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5.23 Pamela Forsyth Gillespie (1940- ) m Roger Gray (?) in1964 and m Bill Oakes (1936- ) in 1996
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6.X Kim Gray (1963- )
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6.X Adrienne Long (1965- )
5.24 Margaret Gillespie (1944- ) m Barry Cassidy (1966) children Andrew (1971-), Michael (1973-)
4.29 Albert Halewood Brew (1913-1976) m Iris Thelma Bannister (1913-1954) in 1937 at Sydney
5.25 John Richard Brew, (1938- ) m Sylvia Dart (1942-2017) in 1961 and Kate Crowle née Higgins (2021)
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6.X David Ian Brew (1963- ) m Christine Hansen children Rachel (1988), Debbie, Naomi, Jon and Nathan and m Emma in 2002 children Dylan, Nick, Brooke, Miriam
6.X Peter John Brew (1964- ) m Carmen Cabot in 1999, no issue
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6.X Stephen Philip Brew (1967- ) m Suzie in 199? and m Jacqui Hewett (2011) children Jacinta, Max
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6.X Robert Ian Brew (1968- ) m Lynne Weldon (1969-) and m Lisa (2009?) children Samuel Lewis (2010) and m Tai Chum in 2015
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6.X Virginia Janet Bow nee Brew (1968- ) m Greg Bow in 1998 children Nathan Gregory (14/1/2002), Daniel James (27/6/2003)
5.26 Alan William Brew (1941-2018) m Maureen Plimer (1963-) in 1967 children Nigel (1971-), Catherine (1976-) and m Oli Araneda in 2009
5.27 Geoffrey Albert Brew (1945- ) m Francis Buck (1968-) children Bronwyn (1973), Nicola (1975-) and Michael (1986-)
4.30 William Aubrey Brew (1916-2004) m Ingrid Nippard (1920-31/7/2016) in 1947 at Sydney
5.28 Ingrid Brew (1950 - ) m Richard Farago in 1976 children Luc (1977-), Ingrid (1980-) and Peta (1986-)
5.29 Susan Brew (1955 - ) m Oliver Freeman in 1988 children Harry (1988-), Jack (1990-) and Lily (1993-)
4.31 John Brew (1924-1924)
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