[Index]
Alfred BIRKIN (1884 - 1946)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Margaret Mary BIRKIN (1921 - )
Francis (Frank) BIRKIN (1923 - 2001)
Living
Living
Living
Living
Living
 Alfred BIRKIN (1884 - 1946)

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Sarah Jane LATHAM (1893 - 1969)
 Henry LOCKWOOD BIRKIN (1862 - 1938) Richard LOCKWOOD (1836 - 1910)



Elizabeth GARDINER (1843 - 1916) John GARDNER ( - 1849)
Hannah JONES GILL (1804 - 1889)
Martha Eva Sutherland Ross COCKBURN (1861 - 1929) Alexander COCKBURN



Agnes (COCKBURN)



Alfred BIRKIN Sarah Jane LATHAM
Alfred BIRKIN
Alfred BIRKIN Sarah Jane LATHAM Alfred BIRKIN
Pic P1. 1155 Private
A. BIRKIN
Army Medical Corps
14th December 1945 age 61

Pic S1. With thanks to Ancestry - Latham Family Tree

Pic 1. 1155 Private
A. BIRKIN
Army Medical Corps
14th December 1945 age 61

b. 1884 at Kensington Hill, Victoria, Australia
m. 1921 Sarah Jane LATHAM (1893 - 1969)
d. 1946 at Kyneton, Victoria, Australia aged 62
Near Relatives of Alfred BIRKIN (1884 - 1946)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Richard LOCKWOOD abt 1836 Suffolk, England 1910 Dunedin, New Zealand 74
Grandmother Elizabeth GARDINER 1843 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia 1916 Sandringham, Victoria, Australia 73
Grandfather Alexander COCKBURN
Grandmother Agnes (COCKBURN)

Father in Law Samuel John LATHAM 1857 Co Cork, Ireland 1933 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 76
Mother in Law Margaret MCHUGH abt 1856 Co Leithrim, Ireland 1917 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 61

Father Henry LOCKWOOD BIRKIN 1862 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1938 Upwey, Victoria, Australia 76
Mother Martha Eva Sutherland Ross COCKBURN 1861 Collingwood, Victoria, Australia 1929 Gundegai, New South Wales, Australia 68

Self Alfred BIRKIN 1884 Kensington Hill, Victoria, Australia 1946 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 62

Wife Sarah Jane LATHAM 1893 Victoria, Australia 1969 Footscray, Victoria, Australia 76

Daughter Margaret Mary BIRKIN 1921 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
Son Francis (Frank) BIRKIN 1923 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 2001 Bendigo, Victoria, Australia 78
Daughter Living or Recently Deceased
Son Living or Recently Deceased
Daughter Living or Recently Deceased
Son Living or Recently Deceased
Daughter Living or Recently Deceased

Sister Agnes (Aggie) Isabella BIRKIN 1885 Victoria, Australia 1973 Perth, WA, Australia 88
Sister Inez BIRKIN 1901 Albury, NSW, Australia

Uncle John Thomas LOCKWOOD BIRKIN 1859 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1915 Newport, Victoria, Australia 56
Aunt Julia WARKE 1858 Majorca, Victoria, Australia 1909 Kew, Victoria, Australia 51
Aunt Mary Louisa Alberta STRONG 1921 Mirboo North, Victoria, Australia
Uncle Alfred BIRKIN 1864 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1945 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 81
Aunt Estella Marguerita O'BRIEN
Uncle Samuel BIRKIN 1866 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1866 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 0
Aunt Elizabeth Sarah BIRKIN 1867 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1952 Ripponlea, Victoria 85
Uncle Charles Perry BROWN
Aunt Amy Joanna BIRKIN 1869 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1870 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1
Uncle George Walter Gardner BIRKIN 1871 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1895 Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia 24
Uncle Alexander Joseph BIRKIN 1873 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1926 South Yarra, Victoria, Australia 53
Uncle William Jesse BIRKIN 1873 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1947 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 74
Aunt Elizabeth WATKINSON 1870 1948 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 78
Aunt Beatrice Ellen BIRKIN 1876 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1960 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 84
Uncle George McKenzie DUNCAN 1875 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 1942 Randwick, NSW, Australia 67
Uncle Charles Laurence Ducane BIRKIN 1877 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1931 Fremantle, WA, Australia 54
Aunt Bessie BENNETTS abt 1883 1979 Fremantle, WA, Australia 96
Aunt Ruth Charlotte BIRKIN 1879 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1914 Victoria, Australia 35
Uncle Charles Cadwallader COVENEY 1870 Victoria, Australia 1942 Berwick, Victoria, Australia 72
Uncle James St Patrick Moss BIRKIN 1880 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1951 Perth, WA, Australia 71
Aunt Rosina Eugina QUARTI abt 1877 1951 Perth, WA, Australia 74
Aunt Alice Victoria BIRKIN 1881 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
Uncle John JAMES
Uncle Melville Essex BIRKIN 1884 Echuca, Victoria, Australia Possibly Zimbabwe
Aunt Edith Cameron BIRKIN 1886 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1945 Esperance, Western Australia, Australia 59
Uncle William Henry STEWART 1875 Ballan, Victoria, Australia 1938 Esperance, Western Australia, Australia 63
Uncle David COCKBURN 1891 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia

Cousin Alfred Strong BIRKIN 1887 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1887 Kensington, Victoria, Australia 0
Cousin Marion Margery Davie Strong BIRKIN 1888 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1962 Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia 74
Cousin Richard Jack Lockwood BIRKIN 1892 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1918 Somme, France 26
Cousin Beatrice May Mary Strong BIRKIN 1894 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1941 Armadale, Victoria, Australia 47
Cousin Frederick George Lockwood BIRKIN 1896 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1916 Villers Bretonneux, France 20
Cousin Henry 'Harry' Lockwood BIRKIN 1897 Williamstown, Victoria, Australia 1970 Victoria, Australia 73
Cousin Jean Amy "Bonny" BIRKIN 1900 Williamstown, Victoria, Australia 1968 Victoria, Australia 68
Cousin Alfred Thomas Lockwood BIRKIN 1903 Williamstown, Victoria, Australia 1959 Windsor, Victoria, Australia 56

Niece Iris GOODE
Nephew Hampden Eric GOODE 1909 Perth, WA, Australia 1962 Albany, Western Australia, Australia 53
Niece Living or Recently Deceased
Niece Margaret Patricia MULDOWNEY abt 1916 1969 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia 53

Sister in Law Catherine LATHAM 1883 Ktow?, Victoria, Australia 1935 Leongatha, Victoria, Australia 52
Brother in Law James LATHAM 1884 Kensington Hill, Victoria, Australia 1948 Mudgee, NSW, Australia 64
Brother in Law Samuel John LATHAM 1886 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1980 Kensington, Victoria, Australia 94
Sister in Law Margaret LATHAM 1889 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1972 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 83
Brother in Law Charles Oliver LATHAM 1892 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia 1974 New South Wales, Australia 82
Brother in Law Hampden GOODE 1882 Bealiba, Victoria, Australia 1945 Perth, WA, Australia 63
Brother in Law Charles OSBORNE
Events in Alfred BIRKIN (1884 - 1946)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1884 Alfred BIRKIN was born Kensington Hill, Victoria, Australia Note 1 52
12 Oct 1914 30 Military Service Kyneton, Victoria, Australia Note 2 64
1921 37 Birth of daughter Margaret Mary BIRKIN Kyneton, Victoria, Australia Ancestry tree - Birkin tree
1921 37 Married Sarah Jane LATHAM (aged 28) Note 3
1923 39 Birth of son Francis (Frank) BIRKIN Kyneton, Victoria, Australia Ancestry tree - Birkin tree
1929 45 Death of mother Martha Eva Sutherland Ross COCKBURN (aged 68) Gundegai, New South Wales, Australia Note 4 52, 60
1938 54 Death of father Henry LOCKWOOD BIRKIN (aged 76) Upwey, Victoria, Australia Note 5 52, 60
1945 61 Burial Kyneton Cemetery Note 6 90
1946 62 Alfred BIRKIN died Kyneton, Victoria, Australia Note 7 52, 60
Note 1: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Alfred Birkin
Name: Alfred Birkin
Father's Name: Henry Birkin
Mother's name: Martha Eva Ross Cockburn
Birth Place: Kensington Hill, Victoria
Registration Year: 1884
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 3506
Note 2: Alfred BIRKIN

Regimental number 1155
Religion Church of England
Occupation Labourer
Address ...
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 28
Next of kin Father, Mr H Birkin, Kyneton, Victoria
Enlistment date 12 October 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 10 October 1914
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 13th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/30/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll Australian Army Medical Corps
Fate Returned to Australia 8 April 1918
Note 3: Ancestry - Thomas Latham Family Tree - 11 April 1921, Catholic Church, Middle Park
Note 4: Martha E Birkin
in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: Martha E Birkin
Death Date: 1929
Death Place: New South Wales
Father's Name: Alexander
Mother's Name: Agnes
Registration Year: 1929
Registration Place: Gundagai, New South Wales
Registration Number: 12423

The Argus (Melbourne) 6 July 1929
BIRKIN. -On the 4th July, at Telooma, Mt. Horeb
(N.S.W.), Martha Eva, the dearly beloved wife
of Harry Birkin, and beloved mother of Aggie,
Alf, and Inez., aged 66 years.

The Argus (Melbourne) 13 July 1929
BIRKIN-On the 5th July, at Mt. Horeb, New
South Wales, Martha Eva, loved mother of Inez
(Mrs C. J. Osborne. Werribee), mother-in law
of Charles, grandma of baby Dawn.
Note 5: Hy Birkin
in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: Hy Birkin
Birth Year: abt 1862
Age: 76
Death Place: Belgrave, Victoria
Father's Name: Alfred Birkin
Mother's Name: Elizth Gardner
Registration Year: 1938
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 17690

The Age (Melbourne) 26 Oct 1938
BIRKIN.— On October 24 at Upwey, Henry,
loved husband of the late Martha Eva Bir-
kin- and loved father, of Alf, Agnes (Mrs
Good) and Inez (Mrs. C. Osborne),
Mother and father united.
Note 6: Alfred Birkin
Birth 1884
Death 14 Dec 1945 (aged 60–61)
Burial
Kyneton Cemetery
Kyneton, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
Note 7: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Alfd Birkin
Name: Alfd Birkin
Death Place: Kyneton, Victoria
Age: 60
Father's Name: Harry Birkin
Mother's name: Martha Cockburn
Registration Year: 1946
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 17029
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886

The Argus (Melbourne) 17 Dec 1945
BIRKIN.—On December 15, at Kyneton,
Alfred, beloved husband of Sarah, loving
father of Margaret, Francis. Mabel, Lindsay,
Theresa, Edward, and Anita. -At rest.
Personal Notes:
Blue Heaven Shop
Sandra - email 19 July 2015
Hi Helen !
I must admit I had forgotten I contacted you re the Birkins but it is an amazing coincidence to hear from you right now ! I have found my research/discoveries to be very interesting and it has all come about in the last few days ! I will leave you to draw your own conclusions – most of it is not really relevant to your family but makes good reading on my side !!

Elizabeth Maria Gardiner : born in 1843 in Westbury near Launceston, parents were both convicts, sent to Tasmania.
FIRST marriage, at age of 15 (1858) to RICHARD LOCKWOOD : first son JOHN THOMAS LOCKWOOD (1859-1915) second son HENRY BIRKIN LOCKWOOD (1862-1938).

SECOND marriage 1865 to ALFRED BIRKIN. According to recently found Birkin relatives, it would seem that John Thomas Lockwood and Henry Lockwood both took the name of BIRKIN when their mother (Elizabeth) married Alfred. John married and had 11 children and is buried in an unmarked grave in Kyneton cemetery.

Henry married Martha Eve Sutherland Cockburn and their son ALFRED BIRKIN was born in 1884 and married SARA JANE LATHAM IN 1921. Henry was a butcher I think and they lived in Kyneton for most of their married life. I do not know if they had any children.

But the story doesn’t end their !! In 1864 Elizabeth had another son named Alfred Birkin but she was not married to Alfred at that time ! There are so many Birkins around Kyneton that I think some of the time-line may get a little entangled at times especially when they are called the same/similar names !! however I do have some of this information from a Birkin still living there.

So – Elizabeth and Alfred Birkin went on to have 14 children, one of whom was my grandmother and had 2 others with Richard Lockwood.

Thank you for getting back to me – it prompted me to start looking for the Birkins again, I had given up for a while and I have also contacted Sean Nugent and funnily enough, Margaret Cameron is my cousin on my fathers side, completely unknown until last year and she was looking for Birkins to help me !! I will also get in touch with the other person.
I do have all this ‘stuff’ as my husband calls it, on Ancestry.
Source References:
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Birth)
- Notes: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Alfred Birkin
Name: Alfred Birkin
Father's Name: Henry Birkin
Mother's name: Martha Eva Ross Cockburn
Birth Place: Kensington Hill, Victoria
Registration Year: 1884
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 3506
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Alfd Birkin
Name: Alfd Birkin
Death Place: Kyneton, Victoria
Age: 60
Father's Name: Harry Birkin
Mother's name: Martha Cockburn
Registration Year: 1946
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 17029
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: The Argus (Melbourne) 17 Dec 1945
BIRKIN.—On December 15, at Kyneton,
Alfred, beloved husband of Sarah, loving
father of Margaret, Francis. Mabel, Lindsay,
Theresa, Edward, and Anita. -At rest.
64. Type: Web Page, Abbr: AIF Project, Title: AIF Project, Auth: Australian Defence Forces http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au
- Reference = (Military Service)
- Notes: Alfred BIRKIN

Regimental number 1155
Religion Church of England
Occupation Labourer
Address ...
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 28
Next of kin Father, Mr H Birkin, Kyneton, Victoria
Enlistment date 12 October 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 10 October 1914
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 13th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/30/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll Australian Army Medical Corps
Fate Returned to Australia 8 April 1918
90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com
- Reference = (Burial)
- Notes: Alfred Birkin
Birth 1884
Death 14 Dec 1945 (aged 60–61)
Burial
Kyneton Cemetery
Kyneton, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
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