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FAMILY PHOTOS - JAMES AND ISABELLA........cont

This page contains family photos of our Hornery/Honnery Ancestors. Please email me if you have any photos to contribute, or if you think a photo has been incorrectly labelled.

More photos relating to James Alfred Hornery and Isabella Ham's Family

Pearl Grace Hornery 1913 - 1998 Photo was taken in approximately 1921, when Pearl was about 8 years old

Photos relating to James and Isabella's family have been kindly supplied by Lorraine Archer,  Granddaughter of James

James Alfred Hornery standing on the verandah of his home 'Cliffdale' at Giant's Creek. The Timber for the house was cut by Clive Gageler. James' son Harold got the Timber out of the mountains and Clive cut it up on the spot. Tom Ham and James (Jim) Hornery used an adze to shape all the timber for the house. The original house had burnt down. The house was completed in 1934 in time to host the reception of the wedding parties of James and Isabella's two daughters Eileen (Lil) and Pearl who were married an the same day (see the wedding photos below). James had long tables made especially to fit along the wide verandahs of 'Cliffdale'. Afterwards these tables were cut, re-modelled, and shared among the family. At a time when Kerosene lamps were the predominate form of lighting, 'Cliffdale' had gas lights in some rooms run from cylinders. James sold the House and Property to Archibald (Archie) Meyer. Archie was the husband of Unice Hogan, the Great Granddaughter of Hannah Hornery and William Parker. Archie's son Reginald (Reg) Meyer inherited Cliffdale and the adjoining Meyer property in 1963, when Archie died. Both properties were sold in approximately the late 1970's. Whilst the Meyer Family owned the property, it was always know as "Hornerys", acknowledging the previous owners. The house is no longer in the family and burnt to the ground in 1988. The animal that can be seen in the photo to James' right is a cat. It originally came out of the mountains behind the house. It grew to be the size of a medium to large dog and was very fat. It's name was Tiger and he lived to be a very old cat. It was very wild and very few people could handle him. When James and Isabella's grandchildren came to visit, Tiger had to be caged.

The Information about "Cliffdale" was supplied by Lorraine Archer (Granddaughter of James Hornery), Morrie Duggan (Grandson of Archie Meyer) and Harold Hornery (Son of James Hornery).

The Information provided by Harold Hornery (Son of James Hornery), comes from an Article titled Six Months To Twenty Years (with the Railway). This article was published in a Book titled "In The Good Old Days" by Senior Citizens of Denman and District. It is Number four in the series titled "Valley Of The Years". These Books were published in the 1980's by Denman and District Retirement Centre Ladies Auxilliary. Thank You to Morrie Duggan for passing on this valuable information, and to Morrie's mum Gloria for having them carefully stored away for us to access.

Some Wedding Photos

Emma Maud Hornery 1901 - 1998 Married Donald Keith SPENCE in 1926.

Eileen Lillian Hornery 1910 - 1970 Married James LAWSON in 1934.

Attendants were: Emma Spence (nee Hornery); Mavis Lawson; Jack Moss; and Don Spence.

Pearl Grace Hornery 1913 - 1998 Married Frederick George William ROWLAND in 1934.

Wedding Party L to R Standing Arthur Stringer; James A Hornery; Pearl Hornery; Cyril Power Seated L to R Bridesmaids: Rita Rowland; Doris Rowland; Flowergirl: Mabel Stringer; Groom: Fred Rowland; Bridesmaid: Clara Rowland; Pageboy: Norman William (Bill) Walmsley; and Bridesmaid: Edna Rowland.

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