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Adelaide Elizabeth (Ada) ELWORTHY (1868 - 1933)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Alan Rex Gregory DEAR (1890 - 1942)
Geoffrey DEAR (1892 - 1935)
Charles Valentine DEAR (1895 - 1965)
Nora Marjorie DEAR (1897 - 1898)
Laurence John Townsend DEAR (1909 - 1995)
 Adelaide Elizabeth (Ada) ELWORTHY (1868 - 1933)

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Charles John DEAR (1867 - 1935)
 George Gregory Townsend ELWORTHY (1837 - 1905) George ELWORTHY (1813 - 1878) James ELWORTHY (1770 - 1837)
Grace Thirza LEIGH (1771 - 1836)
Emma BOWCHER (1810 - 1854) John BOWCHER (1762 - 1828)
Elizabeth TOWNSEND (1772 - 1858)
Marion (Mary Ann) SUGDEN (1837 - 1907) William SUGDEN (1809 - 1895) William SUGDEN


Ellen Anne MORTON (1811 - 1893) Thomas MORTON
Ellen (MORTON)
Adelaide Elizabeth (Ada) ELWORTHY
Adelaide Elizabeth (Ada) ELWORTHY
Adelaide Elizabeth (Ada) ELWORTHY Adelaide Elizabeth (Ada) ELWORTHY
b. 03 May 1868 at Calliope, Queensland, Australia
m. 04 Jan 1890 Charles John DEAR (1867 - 1935) at Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
d. 08 Aug 1933 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia aged 65
Near Relatives of Adelaide Elizabeth (Ada) ELWORTHY (1868 - 1933)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather George ELWORTHY 23 Apr 1813 Exeter, Devon, England 24 Feb 1878 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 64
Grandmother Emma BOWCHER 18 Aug 1810 St Petrock, Exeter, Devon, England 08 Jul 1854 St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England 43
Grandfather William SUGDEN 18 May 1809 Idle near Bradford, Yorkshire, England 10 Aug 1895 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 86
Grandmother Ellen Anne MORTON abt 1811 England 1893 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia 82

Father in Law John William DEAR 21 Nov 1836 02 Sep 1920 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 83
Mother in Law Sophia Matilda Emily CRAMP 07 May 1840 St George the Martyr, Middlesex, England 11 Feb 1901 Queensland, Australia 60

Father George Gregory Townsend ELWORTHY 16 Aug 1837 Exeter, Devon, England 26 Dec 1905 Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 68
Step Father Alfred William SIMMONDS 1867 Queensland, Australia
Mother Marion (Mary Ann) SUGDEN 18 Jun 1837 Southwark Christchurch, London, Surrey, England 24 Jan 1907 Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 69

Self Adelaide Elizabeth (Ada) ELWORTHY 03 May 1868 Calliope, Queensland, Australia 08 Aug 1933 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 65

Husband Charles John DEAR 21 Mar 1867 Nebo, Queensland, Australia 20 Apr 1935 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 68

Son Alan Rex Gregory DEAR 28 Sep 1890 Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 01 Apr 1942 Clayfield, Queensland, Australia 51
Son Geoffrey DEAR 1892 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 04 Oct 1935 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 43
Son Charles Valentine DEAR 14 Feb 1895 Queensland, Australia 1965 Gosford, New South Wales, Australia 70
Daughter Nora Marjorie DEAR 13 Jun 1897 Queensland, Australia 26 Oct 1898 Queensland, Australia 1
Son Laurence John Townsend DEAR 26 Aug 1909 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 12 Feb 1995 Budina, Queensland, Australia 85

Half Sister Florence Louisa (Dolly) SIMMONDS 1861 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 01 Feb 1944 Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 83
Half Brother Alfred William SIMMONDS 11 Jan 1864 Queensland, Australia 05 Mar 1897 Queensland, Australia 33
Sister Ellen Augusta (Nellie) ELWORTHY abt Oct 1869 Calliope, Queensland, Australia 06 Apr 1950 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 80
Brother George Gregory Townsend ELWORTHY abt Oct 1869 Calliope, Queensland, Australia 04 Oct 1929 Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 60
Sister Alice May Mary Maud ELWORTHY 23 Aug 1872 Gladstone, Queensland, Australia 09 Nov 1957 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 85
Brother Charles Henry (Charlie) ELWORTHY 18 Nov 1874 Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 30 Aug 1953 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 78
Sister Olivia Marion ELWORTHY 16 Dec 1879 Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 15 Aug 1958 Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia 78
Brother Henry St.John (Harry) Boucher ELWORTHY 26 May 1882 Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 09 Oct 1969 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 87

Daughter in Law Ellen Maude CHATWOOD 1889 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 1958 Queensland, Australia 69
Daughter in Law Verena Emily TRISTRAM 1894 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Daughter in Law Dorothy Clara Patricia MOORE 1969 Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter in Law Heather Belle HAIG 1913 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 30 Jan 1947 34
Daughter in Law Nancy Phyllis BOAG 1921 Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Grandson Graham Alfred Gregory DEAR 23 Aug 1914 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Grandson Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased

Uncle James Baker ELWORTHY 09 Dec 1833 Exeter, Devon, England 03 Mar 1889 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 55
Aunt Elizabeth Helvetia WATSON 24 Mar 1862 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt Henrietta Sophia Jane LARGE 21 Dec 1846 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 05 Jul 1915 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia 68
Aunt Elizabeth Harriet ELWORTHY 04 Nov 1835 Exeter, Devon, England abt 16 Sep 1855 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 19
Uncle male DONALDSON
Aunt Eliza Grace ELWORTHY 26 Jun 1839 Exeter, Devon, England 15 Oct 1922 Paddington, New South Wales, Australia 83
Uncle John Edmund HOLLOWAY abt 1832 Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire, England 07 Jul 1906 Paddington, New South Wales, Australia 74
Aunt Emma Louisa ELWORTHY 14 Apr 1841 Exeter, Devon, England 1920 Waverley, New South Wales, Australia 79
Uncle Philip DONALDSON 07 Oct 1837 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Aunt Isabella Bowcher ELWORTHY 20 Oct 1842 Exeter, Devon, England 16 Jul 1921 Auckland, New Zealand 78
Uncle Henry St.John MADDEN 30 Jun 1840 Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia 12 May 1922 Balfe's Creek, Queensland, Australia 81
Uncle Charles Henry ELWORTHY bef 06 Jun 1844 Exeter, Devon, England 20 Sep 1859 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 15
Aunt Alice Mary ELWORTHY 1845 Exeter, Devon, England 14 Jan 1854 New South Wales, Australia 9
Aunt Elizabeth SUGDEN 1830 Southwark Christchurch, London, Surrey, England 14 Mar 1912 Alexandra, Victoria, Australia 82
Uncle Alfred Bower AINSWORTH 06 Nov 1827 Brussels, Belgium 28 May 1920 Murrumbeena, Victoria 92
Uncle Thomas SUGDEN 1832 Southwark Christchurch, London, Surrey, England
Aunt Esther Ann Matilda SUGDEN 14 Jun 1834 Southwark Christchurch, London, Surrey, England 1894 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia 60
Uncle Henry Thomas GREEN 14 Sep 1834 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 14 May 1909 Gosford, New South Wales, Australia 74
Uncle William James SUGDEN 1836 Southwark Christchurch, London, Surrey, England 1905 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 69
Aunt Rachel Edith SUGDEN 06 Apr 1839 Southwark Christchurch, London, Surrey, England 1894 55

Cousin Male ELWORTHY 1857 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin William (Billy) James ELWORTHY 29 Jan 1857 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 08 Jan 1909 London, Middlesex, England 51
Cousin Emma Maria ELWORTHY 05 Apr 1860 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 05 Jun 1861 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1
Cousin Elizabeth Helena ELWORTHY 22 Nov 1861 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 06 Aug 1892 Waverley, New South Wales, Australia 30
Cousin Arthur Ernest ELWORTHY 18 Jan 1866 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 19 May 1935 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 69
Cousin Ernest George ELWORTHY 27 May 1868 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 11 Apr 1931 Mosman, New South Wales, Australia 62
Cousin Harold Lewington ELWORTHY 20 Aug 1872 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 16 May 1928 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia 55
Cousin Edith Asenath ELWORTHY 17 Sep 1876 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 18 Mar 1904 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia 27
Cousin Edmond Searle HOLLOWAY 20 Jan 1860 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 11 Apr 1860 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Martha Emma (Patty) HOLLOWAY 1861 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1924 Lambton, New South Wales, Australia 63
Cousin Charles Edmund HOLLOWAY 1864 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia 29 Sep 1935 Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia 71
Cousin Alexander William HOLLOWAY 1866 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia 1930 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 64
Cousin Helen HOLLOWAY 1868 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia 1868 0
Cousin John Robert HOLLOWAY 1868 Cungewoi, New South Wales, Australia 11 Dec 1917 West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia 49
Cousin Edith L HOLLOWAY 1869 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin George Elworthy HOLLOWAY 1870 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia 15 Mar 1872 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia 2
Cousin James Sextus HOLLOWAY 01 Jul 1871 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia 24 Nov 1911 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia 40
Cousin Grace HOLLOWAY Apr 1873 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia 06 May 1873 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Asenath Elworthy HOLLOWAY 1875 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia 1950 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia 75
Cousin Harold Septimus Pierce HOLLOWAY 1877 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia 1885 8
Cousin Nina Florence HOLLOWAY 1879 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia 1915 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 36
Cousin Elsie Maud HOLLOWAY 1881 West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia 1907 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 26
Cousin James George DONALDSON 15 Nov 1862 Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia 1932 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 70
Cousin Emma R DONALDSON 1864 Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia 1917 Paddington, New South Wales, Australia 53
Cousin Robert Charles DONALDSON 1867 Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia 1955 Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia 88
Cousin Amelia Jeanetta (Et) DONALDSON 1869 Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia 1954 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 85
Cousin Alice Mary DONALDSON 1870 Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia 1923 Manly, New South Wales, Australia 53
Cousin Philip A DONALDSON 1872 Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia 1877 Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia 5
Cousin Ellen Annie DONALDSON 1875 Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia 1875 Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin William Knowles DONALDSON 1876 Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia 1877 Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia 1
Cousin Leslie Sinclair DONALDSON 1879 Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia 1947 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 68
Cousin Isabella Honora MADDEN 16 Jul 1860 Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia 05 Dec 1860 Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Henry St John MADDEN 12 Jun 1862 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 14 Apr 1863 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Adelaide Louisa MADDEN 28 Apr 1864 West Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia 1864 West Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Alice Evelyn MADDEN 28 Dec 1866 Cape River, Queensland, Australia 05 Mar 1926 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 59
Cousin Julian John Edward MADDEN 16 Jun 1869 Cape River, Queensland, Australia 25 Aug 1954 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 85
Cousin Florence Amelia MADDEN 23 Mar 1873 Millchester, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 24 Oct 1929 Chilligoe, Queensland, Australia 56
Cousin Lillian May MADDEN 27 Sep 1875 Millchester, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 28 Apr 1889 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 13
Cousin Henry George MADDEN 09 Feb 1878 Millchester, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 03 Sep 1942 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 64
Cousin James MADDEN 11 Sep 1880 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 16 Sep 1880 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 0
Cousin Ernest Charles MADDEN 29 Nov 1881 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 07 May 1928 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 46
Cousin Ida Eleana MADDEN 05 Dec 1883 Millchester, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 14 Mar 1938 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 54
Cousin Eva (Ivy) Rosina MADDEN 10 Apr 1887 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 10 Nov 1927 Auckland, New Zealand 40
Cousin Emily Harriet Sugden AINSWORTH 1852 At sea 31 Dec 1940 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 88
Cousin Thomas Hargrave Alfred AINSWORTH 1853 Kensington, South Australia, Australia 1854 Victoria, Australia 1
Cousin Thomas Hargrave AINSWORTH 1855 Lake Terang, Victoria, Australia 1935 Cue, Western Australia, Asutralia 80
Cousin Alfred Edward St John AINSWORTH 14 Feb 1857 Lake Terang, Victoria, Australia 1943 Quairading, Western Australia, Australia 86
Cousin Harry Schimmelpennik AINSWORTH 1860 Alexandra, Victoria, Australia 1909 Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia 49
Cousin William AINSWORTH 1861 Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia 1861 Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia 0
Cousin Helen AINSWORTH 1862 Wangoom, Victoria, Australia 1944 Subiaco, WA, Australia 82
Cousin Mary May AINSWORTH 1867 Woods Point, Victoria, Australia 1946 Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia 79
Cousin Herbert Annesley AINSWORTH 1868 Woods Point, Victoria, Australia 1948 Albany, Western Australia, Australia 80
Cousin Chalres Roward AINSWORTH 1870 Woods Point, Victoria, Australia 1871 Woods Point, Victoria, Australia 1
Cousin Ethel Alicia AINSWORTH 1872 Woods Point, Victoria, Australia 1952 Kew, Victoria, Australia 80
Cousin Charles Frederick AINSWORTH 1874 Woods Point, Victoria, Australia 1956 Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia 82
Cousin Harold Charles AINSWORTH 1876 Woods Point, Victoria, Australia 1938 Kalgoorlie, Western Australia 62
Cousin Annette Elizabeth Hilda AINSWORTH 1877 Woods Point, Victoria, Australia 1967 St Kilda, Victoria, Australia 90
Cousin George William (Gunyah) GREEN 14 Apr 1857 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia 26 Sep 1926 Gosford, New South Wales, Australia 69
Cousin Henry Thomas GREEN abt 1862 New South Wales, Australia New Zealand

Niece Marion Elizabeth ELWORTHY 04 Nov 1900 Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 15 Dec 1990 Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia 90
Nephew George Gregory (Sonboy) Townsend ELWORTHY 30 Apr 1903 Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 22 Jun 1929 Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 26
Nephew Harold James ELWORTHY 04 Jun 1906 Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 10 Apr 1988 Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia 81
Niece Muriel Helen ELWORTHY 20 Sep 1909 Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 13 Sep 2001 Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia 91
Nephew William Charles ELWORTHY 26 Jan 1913 Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 1981 Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia 68
Niece Alice Marion (Chippy) BARNARD 10 Oct 1900 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 17 Jan 1981 Buderim, Queensland, Australia 80
Nephew Horatio Elworthy BARNARD 06 Jul 1902 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 08 Jul 1902 Queensland, Australia 0
Niece Vivian Greensill BARNARD 19 Aug 1903 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 13 Jul 1996 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 92
Niece Berrill Nellie Theodora BARNARD 21 Apr 1906 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 1997 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 91
Niece Joyce (Tiny) Greensill BARNARD 02 Oct 1909 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 14 Sep 1997 Chermside, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 87
Nephew Henry (Harry) Walter Greensill BARNARD 17 Jun 1911 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 17 Oct 1974 Queensland, Australia 63
Nephew Gregory St.John Greensill BARNARD 03 Jul 1913 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 1981 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 68
Nephew Arthur George ELWORTHY 18 Jun 1913 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 14 Sep 1914 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 1
Nephew Charles Henry ELWORTHY 22 Sep 1915 Mackay, Queensland, Australia Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nephew Neville Travis ELWORTHY abt 1917 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 21 Sep 1933 Queensland, Australia 16
Nephew Kenneth Vivian ELWORTHY 13 Aug 1919 Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Niece Ivy Winifred ELWORTHY 02 Dec 1920 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 10 Nov 2010 89
Nephew Alan James ELWORTHY 14 May 1923 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 26 Dec 1944 Bougainville 21
Nephew Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew Colin Gregory ELWORTHY 20 Apr 1919 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Niece Jean Robinson ELWORTHY 1923 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 05 Jan 1971 48

Sister in Law Caroline (Carrie) Sophia DEAR 01 Jun 1868 Redfern, New South Wales, Australia 1946 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 78
Sister in Law Bessie DEAR 11 Mar 1871 Queensland, Australia 1871 Queensland, Australia 0
Sister in Law May Constance (Daisy) DEAR 07 Aug 1872 Queensland, Australia 1953 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 81
Sister in Law Alice Jane DEAR 06 Jun 1874 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law Jessie Walter DEAR 11 Feb 1881 Queensland, Australia South Africa
Sister in Law Mary Christina NAESE 29 Apr 1872 Maryborough, Queensland, Australia 11 Sep 1954 Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia 82
Brother in Law Henry Greensill BARNARD 11 Apr 1869 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 07 Oct 1966 South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 97
Sister in Law Ivy Winifred OVERMAN 02 Jan 1888 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 11 Apr 1970 82
Brother in Law John FITZSIMMONDS
Sister in Law Catherine Jane ROBINSON 10 Sep 1881 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 03 Dec 1963 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 82
Events in Adelaide Elizabeth (Ada) ELWORTHY (1868 - 1933)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1867 Death of step father Alfred William SIMMONDS Queensland, Australia
03 May 1868 Adelaide Elizabeth (Ada) ELWORTHY was born Calliope, Queensland, Australia 1868/C000987
04 Jan 1890 21 Married Charles John DEAR (aged 22) Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia 1890/C000082 2
28 Sep 1890 22 Birth of son Alan Rex Gregory DEAR Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 1890/C001243
1892 24 Birth of son Geoffrey DEAR Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
14 Feb 1895 26 Birth of son Charles Valentine DEAR Queensland, Australia 1895/C009658
13 Jun 1897 29 Birth of daughter Nora Marjorie DEAR Queensland, Australia 1897/C009238
26 Oct 1898 30 Death of daughter Nora Marjorie DEAR (aged 1) Queensland, Australia 1898/C003789
26 Dec 1905 37 Death of father George Gregory Townsend ELWORTHY (aged 68) Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia Certificate 1906/344 2
24 Jan 1907 38 Death of mother Marion (Mary Ann) SUGDEN (aged 69) Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia Note 1
26 Aug 1909 41 Birth of son Laurence John Townsend DEAR Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 1909/B020757
08 Aug 1933 65 Adelaide Elizabeth (Ada) ELWORTHY died Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 1933/B021607
Note 1: 1907/C000320, Residence at time of marriage, Calliope Diggings. Witnesses: Alexander McIntosh and Isabella Prizeman.
Personal Notes:
Started at Mt. Perry School Oct 1874, age 6yrs.

At Bundaberg on 04 Jan 1890 George's eldest daughter Ada (Adelaide Elizabeth) married Charles John DEAR whose parents were Londoners. He was born on 21 Mar 1867 at Nebo near Mackay and later became a stationmaster. Prior to marriage, Ada was a schoolteacher at Mt Perry. In the next 19 years she and Charles had five children - Alan Rex Gregory (known as Rex), Geoffrey, Charles Valentine, Nora Marjorie and Laurence John Townsend.
Source References:
2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997
- Reference = 119 (Marriage)
- Reference = 119 (Name, Notes)
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