Cresswell McBeath [Parents] was born on 24 Mar 1864 in Tain of Olrig Caithness. He died on 31 May 1950 in Hurlstone Park. Cresswell McBeath married Jane Philomena Jenkins on 2 Jan 1886.
Came from top of Scotland. His family was the only one who pronounced their name as McBeth, other families in that part of Scotland pronounced it McBeath. Has always been pronounced McBeth by his descendants
Jane Philomena Jenkins [Parents] was born on 23 Aug 1855. She died on 6 Nov 1949. Jane Philomena Jenkins married Cresswell McBeath on 2 Jan 1886.
Appears in 1941 photo of 5 generations of Jenkins's. She is the eldest
They had the following children:
M i Cresswall John (Jack) McBeath was born on 6 Apr 1886. F ii Margaret Isabella (Cis) McBeath was born on 22 Aug 1887 and died on 10 Aug 1975. F iii Mary E McBeath was born b/d? 1889.
Her existence is questionable. McBeath descendants have no knowledge of this child. She either died very young or there is an error in the recordF iv Annie Teresa McBeath was born on 18 Apr 1891. M v Donald Malcolm McBeath was born on 16 Aug 1893 and died on 25 Jun 1976.
Henry (Harry) Jenkins [Parents] was born on 3 Jun 1857. He died on 28 Mar 1926 in North Sydney. Henry (Harry) Jenkins married Caroline Maude Howard on 23 Apr 1884 in Villa Maria Hunters Hill.
Farmer of Lane Cove. Divorced 9/10/1917. Drinker.
Caroline Maude Howard married Henry (Harry) Jenkins on 23 Apr 1884 in Villa Maria Hunters Hill.
They had the following children:
M i Thomas Jenkins was born in 1886 and died on 3 Jan 1937. F ii Amelia Maude Jenkins died on 29 Mar 1951.
George Curtis [Parents] was born in 1851. He married Isabella Jenkins on 31 Jul 1876 in Hunters Hill.
Isabella Jenkins [Parents] was born on 31 Jan 1859. She died on 14 Nov 1922. Isabella Jenkins married George Curtis on 31 Jul 1876 in Hunters Hill.
They had the following children:
M i Arthur Curtis was born in 1878.
Fought in the Boer War in the Australian Light HorseM ii Gordon Curtis. M iii Thomas C Curtis was born b/d? 1879. F iv Frances Curtis was born in 1881. She died in 1901. F v Annie Curtis was born in 1883. M vi Godfrey Curtis was born in 1887. M vii William Curtis. F viii Isabel Curtis was born in 1888. M ix Hugh Curtis. F x Eileen Curtis was born in 1892. M xi Wallace Curtis was born in 1897. M xii Donald Curtis.
William Duff married Elizabeth Agnes Jenkins on 7 Jan 1884 in Villa Maria Hunters Hill.
Other marriages:Jenkins, Anne (Annie) Felicia
First wife Elizabeth dies in childbirth. William then married Elizabeth's sister, Anne.
Elizabeth Agnes Jenkins [Parents] was born on 10 May 1862. She died on 18 Oct 1884. Elizabeth Agnes Jenkins married William Duff on 7 Jan 1884 in Villa Maria Hunters Hill.
Died in chidbirth at age 22 just 9 months after marriage
They had the following children:
F i Elizabeth (Bessie) Duff was born on 18 Oct 1884.
George Sydney Jenkins [Parents] was born on 8 Aug 1865 in Chatswood. He died on 16 Mar 1938 and was buried in Gore Hill, sec C3, lot 9. George Sydney Jenkins married Mary Teresa Heley in 1903.
Other marriages:Hartigan, Bridget
No children.
Mary Teresa Heley died on 12 May 1907. She married George Sydney Jenkins in 1903.
They had the following children:
i 1 child b/d 1903.
George Sydney Jenkins [Parents] was born on 8 Aug 1865 in Chatswood. He died on 16 Mar 1938 and was buried in Gore Hill, sec C3, lot 9. George Sydney Jenkins married Bridget Hartigan in 1908.
Other marriages:Heley, Mary Teresa
No children.
Bridget Hartigan died on 3 Sep 1951. She married George Sydney Jenkins in 1908.
James O'Brien died in 1891. He married Mary Rebecca Jenkins in 1890.
Mary Rebecca Jenkins [Parents] was born on 26 Dec 1866. She died on 4 Jul 1940. Mary Rebecca Jenkins married James O'Brien in 1890.
Other marriages:O'Brien, Michael John
She married 2 brothers - James then Michael O'Brien
Her sisters Elizabeth and Anne also married the same man William Duff. Elizabeth died at 22, when Anne was 13
Michael John O'Brien died on 21 Feb 1929. He married Mary Rebecca Jenkins in 1895.
Mary Rebecca Jenkins [Parents] was born on 26 Dec 1866. She died on 4 Jul 1940. Mary Rebecca Jenkins married Michael John O'Brien in 1895.
Other marriages:O'Brien, James
She married 2 brothers - James then Michael O'Brien
Her sisters Elizabeth and Anne also married the same man William Duff. Elizabeth died at 22, when Anne was 13
They had the following children:
M i William was born in 1898. M ii John O'Brien was born in 1899.
Robert Bede Ignatius Jenkins [Parents] was born on 3 Apr 1870. He died on 22 Mar 1941. Robert Bede Ignatius Jenkins married Mary Catherine Mitchell on 4 May 1892.
Mary Catherine Mitchell was born on 29 Feb 1868. She died on 21 Mar 1957. Mary Catherine Mitchell married Robert Bede Ignatius Jenkins on 4 May 1892.
They had the following children:
M i Thomas Bede Jenkins was born on 20 Feb 1893. He died on 4 Aug 1958. F ii Julia Marie Jenkins was born on 30 Jul 1894 and died on 13 Oct 1975. F iii Mary Catherine Jenkins was born on 1 Apr 1897 and died on 6 Oct 1974. F iv Margaret Agnes Jenkins was born on 15 Sep 1898. F v Philomena Grace Jenkins was born on 4 Aug 1900. F vi Cecilia Constance Jenkins was born on 14 Oct 1902. F vii Dorathea Isobel Jenkins was born on 21 Sep 1905.
William Duff married Anne (Annie) Felicia Jenkins on 15 Aug 1896 in Sacred Heart Pymble.
Other marriages:Jenkins, Elizabeth Agnes
First wife Elizabeth dies in childbirth. William then married Elizabeth's sister, Anne.
Anne (Annie) Felicia Jenkins [Parents] was born on 11 Feb 1871. She died on 24 Aug 1934. Anne (Annie) Felicia Jenkins married William Duff on 15 Aug 1896 in Sacred Heart Pymble.
She married her widowed brother in law William Duff after her sister Elizabeth died at 22.
(Possibility that children Annie, Mollie, James and Margaret may actually be children of Walter and therefore Anne's grandchildren - taken from dubious hand written enty)
They had the following children:
F i Annie Kathleen Duff was born in 1891 and died on 14 Feb 1981. M ii William (Bill) Duff was born in 1895 and died in 1985. M iii Walter Duff was born in 1897.
Fought in both world warsF iv Mary (Molly) Duff died c1998. M v James Duff. F vi Margaret Duff died after 2001.