Heather Lillian Jane CRAIG (1903

Heather Lillian Jane CRAIG (1903 - 1995)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Jean ELWORTHY (1925 - 1992) Living Leah Doreen ELWORTHY (1930 - 1961) Living	Heather Lillian Jane CRAIG (1903 - 1995) + John Douglas ELWORTHY (1898 - 1942)	Alfred Nicholas CRAIG (1882 - 1970)	Charles William CRAIG (1849 - 1934)	Nicholas CRAIG ( - 1907)
				Jane BROAD
			Jemima Amelia GRAY (1857 - 1941)	Robert GRAY (1834 - 1884)
				Jane ELLIOTT (1832 - 1906)
		Ethel Lilian MCGANN ( - 1960)	John MCGANN

			Rachel (MCGANN)

b. 20 May 1903 at Kiama, New South Wales, Australia

m. 20 Dec 1924 John Douglas ELWORTHY (1898 - 1942) at Kiama, New South Wales, Australia

d. 02 Jan 1995 at Armidale, New South Wales, Australia aged 91

Near Relatives of Heather Lillian Jane CRAIG (1903 - 1995)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Charles William CRAIG	1849	Jamberoo, New South Wales, Australia	09 Aug 1934	Jamberoo, New South Wales, Australia	85
Grandmother	Jemima Amelia GRAY	18 Apr 1857	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	1941	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia	84
Grandfather	John MCGANN
Grandmother	Rachel (MCGANN)

Father in Law	Arthur Ernest ELWORTHY	18 Jan 1866	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	19 May 1935	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	69
Mother in Law	Leah Christian ISAAC	15 Aug 1865	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	03 Feb 1930	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	64

Father	Alfred Nicholas CRAIG	27 Jan 1882	Kiama, New South Wales, Australia	25 Aug 1970	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	88
Mother	Ethel Lilian MCGANN			20 Dec 1960	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Self	Heather Lillian Jane CRAIG	20 May 1903	Kiama, New South Wales, Australia	02 Jan 1995	Armidale, New South Wales, Australia	91

Husband	John Douglas ELWORTHY	15 Jun 1898	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	01 Mar 1942	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	43

Daughter	Jean ELWORTHY	22 Oct 1925		18 Jun 1992	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	66
Daughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Daughter	Leah Doreen ELWORTHY	17 Dec 1930	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	25 Apr 1961		30
Daughter	Living or Recently Deceased

Brother	Keith CRAIG
Sister	Lisle I CRAIG	1905	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia	1905	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia	0
Sister	Thelma Majorie CRAIG	12 Nov 1907	Kiama, New South Wales, Australia	25 Mar 1980	Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia	72

Son in Law	Living or Recently Deceased
Son in Law	Living or Recently Deceased
Son in Law	Living or Recently Deceased
Son in Law	Living or Recently Deceased

Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson	Brett Stephen TOMBS	18 Feb 1965	Te Kuiti, New Zealand	12 Jun 1996	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	31
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased

Uncle	Charles William L CRAIG	12 Apr 1879	Kiama, New South Wales, Australia	1960	Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia	81
Aunt	Evelyn Alice MCNICHOLE	1889		28 Mar 1957	Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia	68
Uncle	James Wentworth Lang CRAIG	25 May 1880	Kiama, New South Wales, Australia	05 Jul 1946	Berry, New South Wales, Australia	66
Aunt	Lavinia Rose CAMERON	1878	Warialda, New South Wales, Australia	13 Oct 1959	Kiama, New South Wales, Australia	81
Aunt	Elsie Jane CRAIG	Nov 1884	Kiama, New South Wales, Australia	10 Mar 1972	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia	87
Uncle	Arthur Alfred Leslie PAIN	1881	Berrima, New South Wales, Australia	28 May 1959	Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia	78
Uncle	William Henry L CRAIG	1890	Kiama, New South Wales, Australia	1931	Ryde, New South Wales, Australia	41
Aunt	Ida Muriel ABIGAIL	1891	Kiama, New South Wales, Australia	1956	Newtown, New South Wales, Australia	65

Nephew	Frank Arthur Ernest ELWORTHY	30 May 1919	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	20 Dec 2000	West Gosford, New South Wales, Australia	81
Niece	Nancye Leah ELWORTHY	19 Apr 1922	Harden, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	William John ELWORTHY	11 Dec 1923	Harden, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Robert Fitch Ross ELWORTHY	13 Feb 1928	Crowther, New South Wales, Australia	07 Oct 1990	Albury, New South Wales, Australia	62
Nephew	Macarthur Arthur James (Cookie) ELWORTHY	16 Aug 1933	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	abt 2008	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	75
Nephew	William Arthur Fane DE SALIS	09 Jun 1916	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	26 Nov 1999	Canberra, ACT, Australia	83
Nephew	Eric James Fane DE SALIS	18 Mar 1918	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	14 Feb 2002	Canberra, ACT, Australia	83
Nephew	John David DE SALIS	23 Oct 1923	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia

Brother in Law	Frederick Arthur ELWORTHY	31 Jan 1891	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	23 Jan 1967	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	75
Sister in Law	Eileen Christian ELWORTHY	19 Oct 1892	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	10 Sep 1956	Canberra, ACT, Australia	63
Brother in Law	James Baker ELWORTHY	07 Jul 1894	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	01 May 1965	Balmain, New South Wales, Australia	70
Sister in Law	Doris Henrietta (Dobbie) ELWORTHY	17 May 1896	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	21 Nov 1975	Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia	79
Brother in Law	Allister Stephen C MCGREGOR	1906	Bega, New South Wales, Australia	06 Jun 1981	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	75

Events in Heather Lillian Jane CRAIG (1903 - 1995)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
20 May 1903		Heather Lillian Jane CRAIG was born	Kiama, New South Wales, Australia	12924/1903
20 Dec 1924	21	Married John Douglas ELWORTHY (aged 26)	Kiama, New South Wales, Australia	Note 1
22 Oct 1925	22	Birth of daughter Jean ELWORTHY
17 Dec 1930	27	Birth of daughter Leah Doreen ELWORTHY	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
01 Mar 1942	38	Death of husband John Douglas ELWORTHY (aged 43)	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	1832/1942
20 Dec 1960	57	Death of mother Ethel Lilian MCGANN	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	695/1961
25 Apr 1961	57	Death of daughter Leah Doreen ELWORTHY (aged 30)
25 Aug 1970	67	Death of father Alfred Nicholas CRAIG (aged 88)	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	4963/1970
18 Jun 1992	89	Death of daughter Jean ELWORTHY (aged 66)	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
02 Jan 1995	91	Heather Lillian Jane CRAIG died	Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
		Burial	North Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia

Note 1: 16761/1924

The Tumut Advocate 13 Jan 1925
ELWORTHY—CRAIG. The marriage was celebrated on December 20, at Christ Church, Kiama, of Heather Lilian, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Craig, of Jerara Park, Kiama, to John D. Elworthy, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Elworthy, of Gundagai. Rev. Chivers officiated at the ceremony. The bride, who was given away by her father,

Personal Notes:

Heather Lilian Jane, eldest of the five children of Ethel McGann and Alfred Nicholas CRAIG of Jarrah Park at Jamberoo near Kiama on the NSW south coast. The property had been in the family since 1845 and Heather's father ran a dairy herd of more than a hundred cows.
Born on 20 May 1903, Heather was baptised at the Kiama Methodist Church, attended a local school then Miss Swindell's and finished her education at SCEGGS, Darlinghurst. As the eldest there was plenty for her to do helping at home.
Eighteen months after their first meeting, Heather and Jack were married at Christ Church of England, Kiama on 20 Dec 1924. Jack's sister Doris was one of her three bridesmaids. As a wedding present, at Braemar John's father built a handsome house situated on a knoll with a commanding view over the river flats to the tree-lined Murrumbidgee beyond.
In photographs taken in the late 20s, Heather was always very smart with her tres chic bobbed hair, waistless dresses, strapped shoes and cloche hats - right up to the minute!
Mourned by many, Jack was laid to rest in the Gundagai Cemetery on 17 Mar 1942.
Jack's brother Jim leased Braemar from Heather, running it in conjunction with his own property Burrenderry. Needing to support her young family, Heather moved to Sydney and worked as a receptionist for the YWCA; later she trained as a milliner, working for a time at the popular June Millinery in Pitt St. At one stage Heather also had a lending library at North Bondi.
With her youngest daughter Helen, she returned to live at Braemar where one of her projects, though not a very lucrative one, was growing flowers for seed for Yates. Heather was active in the Red Cross, the CWA and the RSL Ladies Auxiliary.
With her lively personality, she was a very popular lady. Numerous farewell functions were held for her when she finally left Gundagai at the end of November 1956.
Heather then lived at various locations, always near her beloved girls - at Cabramatta, Strathfield, Te Awamutu NZ, Port Macquarie, Gunnedah and finally Armidale where she maintained a unit in Marsh Street for some years. Always bright and alert, Heather took a lively interest in everything around her. Sadly the years caught up and eventually she needed full time nursing home care. Aged 91 years and 8 months, Heather died at the Hilton Nursing Home in Armidale on 02 Jan 1995. Her funeral was held at Coffs Harbour Crematorium, Karangi on 04 Jan 1995. At Easter of that year her family gathered at Gundagai Cemetery for her interment at her loving husband's side.

Source References:

2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997

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