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Spouses mentioned on this page
Mary Ann Arnold, Allan Brownbill, Henry James Brownbill,
William J Gray, Jane Gulley, Tamar Hamilton,
James Christian Metelmann, Eleanor Owen, Elizabeth Owen,
Violet Radnell, Florence Mary Ross, Hilda Ann Talbert,

Correctins provided by Jenifer Ruth Westcott, transcribed 1 Mar 2009
Adam Dalgleish 2 Jul 1773, Innerleithen, Peebles, Scotland, Occupation: Labourer of Winslow, Burnfoot, Peebleshire, wed Helen Brunton Born: 2 Dec 1783, Glencorse, Midlothian, lived at Stobo, Peebles, and had at least 8 children, including Janet Born: 18 July, 1811, Jean Born: 1 July, 1813 , Margaret Christened: 29 March, 1816, Thomas Born: 1819
George Born: 22 April, 1821 (C: 15 May, 1821) to Adam Dalgleish of Winslow, Burnfoot, Eddlestone, Peebleshire Minister - Rev Pat Robertson Witnesses - Arch Patterson & Alex Tait
Helen Born: 4 July, 1823 (C: 2 August, 1823) Minister - Rev Mr Forance? Witnesses - Thomas and John Cochrane

William Graham, 23 Feb 1823 - 18 May 1915, son of Richard and M A Cochrane, and wed at Annan Dumfries on 1 June 1852 to Helen Brunton nee Dalgleish (Scottish way of giving both parents surnames) and son Adam was born on 26 Apr 1853. The family of 3 boarded the Bankers Daughter at Liverpool 19 May 1853, landed at Geelong 3 Sept 1853

Children are
       1. Adam Dalgleish Graham 1853
       2. Richard Graham 25 Aug 1855 - 17 Nov 1933
       3. George Dalgleish Graham 1858 - 30 Oct 1926
       4. Ellen Graham 28 July 1861 - 6 Jan 1943
       5. Mary Ann Graham 27 Mar 1863 - 30 Nov 1937
       6. William Graham 23 Nov 1867 - 1 Feb 1907 aged 39

1. Adam Dalgleish Graham 26 Apr 1853 - 27 Dec 1931, 1st child of Helen Dalgleish and William Graham, wed 20 Mar 1878 to Jane Gulley 11 Mar 1857 - 17 Nov 1924.
5 Children   1. William Graham 23 Oct 1879 - 4 Sep 87 of diptheria
2. Grace Jane Graham 29 Nov 1882 - 11 Dec 1917 aged 36, Bright's Disease, wed 30 Jul 1906 to John Thomas Ostler
3. Phillip Henry Graham 16 Jan 1885 - 6 Jun 1971 aged 86, wed 30 Mar 1908 to Annie Duncan, 4 chn
4. Margaret Anne Graham 30 Mar 1891 - 21 Jun 1969 aged 78, wed 10 Apr 1912 to Charles James Wilfred Harper (known as Abe) 12 Feb 1887 #237 - 12 Sep 1934, son of Jane Stewart wed 1886 #2478 to Charles Wilfred Harper and lived at Bacchus Marsh
5. Ellen Gertrude Graham 24 May 1893 - 6 Sep 1960 wed 14 Feb 1920 to Thomas William Roofe

2. Richard Graham 2 Aug 1855 - 22 Nov 1933, 2nd child of Helen Dalgleish and William Graham, wed 1887 to Elizabeth Owen 1851 - 18 Aug 1888 who died in childbirth, aged 37, dau Anne Davies [dau of George Davies] and Evan Owen [son of Elizabeth Rees and Owen Owen] born in Cornwall.
Richard Graham married second on 2 July 1890 to Mary Ann Arnold 13 Aug 1872 - 4 July 1948, first child of Rosanna Wilson and David Russell Arnold,
3 Children 1. Rosy Helen Graham 17 May 1891 - 31 Jul 1978, married 18 Sep 1922 to Allan Brownbill, children Lorna, Graham and Margaret
2. William Arnold Graham 11 Jul 1894 - 25 Aug 1963, married 28 mar 1920 to Hilda Ann Talbert 26 Feb 1894 - 14 Feb 1970, children Jeanne, Marcia and Clive
3. Arthur Richard Graham 29 Dec 1896 - 17 Nov 1966, married 18 Mar 1922 to Florence Mary Ross, children are Marjorie, Edna, Gregory, Kenneth and Joan

3. George Dalgleish Graham 1858 - 30 Oct 1926, born at Avoca, wed 1892 to Eleanor Owen 1863 - 13 July 1927 dau Anne Davies [dau of George Davies] and Evan Owen [son of Elizabeth Rees and Owen Owen]
4 Children 1. Norman Graham 2 Feb 1893 - 9 June 1917 killed in WWI
2. George Roy Graham 1897 - 28 Dec 1897
3. George Dalgleish (Leigh) Graham 1900 wed Ida Baddelburg
4. Ruby Myrtle Eileen Graham 1901

4. Ellen Graham 29 July 1861 - 6 Jan 1943 born at Echuca, wed 1891 to William J Gray 4 July 1866 - 11 May 1952 'born at Sea'.
5 Children 1. William John Gray 1892 - 1 June 1967
2. Ellen Gray 1893 married Gordon Howcroft
3. Elizabeth Gray 2 June 1896 married William Paynter
4. Annie Gray 27 June 1899 married ? Lees
5. Alice Gray 1904 - 5

5. Mary Ann Graham 23 Apr 1863 - 30 Nov 1937, wed 23 Feb 1887 to James Christian Metelmann 1865 - 21 Feb 1925, 1st child of Catherine Hopkins and Christopher Frederick Metelmann, 8 Children

6. William Graham 23 Nov 1867 - 6 Mar 1907 aged 39, 6th child of Helen Dalgleish and William Graham, born at Newbridge, drowned while duck shooting at Boort, wed 4 Mar 1891 to Tamar Hamilton 1869 - 10 June 1943 aged 72, born at Vaughan ref 19331, daughter of Mary Gibson and William Hamilton who did not marry in Vic 1860-1870. His widow married C Billings.
9 Children   1. William Wesley Graham 1891 died
2. George Graham 1893.
3. Ernest William Graham 8 Dec 1894 - 11 Mar 1972 married Iris Cora Smith,
4. Wesley Hamilton Graham 1897 - 12 May 1917 aged 19,
5. Richard Edgar Graham (known as Reg, his initials) 1899 - 1961, married Iris Cora Smith
6. Tamar Mary Ellen Graham 1901 - 20 Oct 1953,
7. Doris Eva Graham 1902
8. Horace (Ray) Graham 1904 - 1953,
9. George Gibson Graham 1905



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