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My is Linda beryl gummow. Nan\'s brother did it, He was William Maxwell and died in 1936, His parents were Harry William GUMMOW and Ellana Violet SMITH.

Harry or Henry 1901 - 1958 was the son of Harry William Latcher GUMMOW and Elizabeth WISHART

Harry William GUMMOW m Lily Elizabeth WISHART in 1900




He was born in Ararat 1860 to Richard GUMMOW and Rebecca LETCHER

other children were Mary Anne b 28 June 1854 Adelaide died 1857




Bertha b 1862 Pleasant Creek, Victoria

Joseph b 1856 Maryborough, Victoria

William James b 1865 Pleasant Creek died aged 2 years

There is also a William Gummow m an Elizabeth Letcher in SA as well.




There is an obituary in Sunshine Advocate (Vic.: 1924-1954) Froday 8 March 1935 Page 3 on Trove for Henry M to Lily.

Their children are

Henry b 1901 (m Ellaner Smith)

Edith Annie b 1907 Berwick

Alice Helen b 1912 Berwick

Edwin Joseph b 1903 Dandenong

Lilian Louisa b 1904 Dandenong

Percy John Arthur 1908 Berwick

Rebecca Elizabeth b 1909 Berwick

and Jean b 1915 her mother died the next day













Lily Elizabeth WISHART b 1876 - 1915 to Joseph Wishart and Elizabeth VEAL in Ballarat

Joseph was born in Fife Scotland and Elzabeth b Cornwall, England,

(check PROV for shipping)




other children were Ethel May Wishart b 1878 Ballarat

Ann Troup Wishart Pleasant Creek 1880

James Nicholas b Stawell 1884

Euphemia Keay b Stawell 1887







Ellana Violet must have remarried as she has died as Ellana Bedella in 1965 aged 61 years

Her parents were John Henry Smith and Caroline Johns, Carol is the daughter of Francis Johns and Martha Matilda Huntley Martha died in Maidstone in 1829