FOUNDED IN AUSTRALIA ON THE 26TH JULY 1803
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ANN LOUISE GRAY 19/01/1815 TO 20/02/1874 sixth child and fourth daughter of John Gray and Elizabeth (Killett) Gray. Ann L Gray had 5 children.

00/00/1832 Marion Jane (Billing) was born to Ann Louise Gray and a John Billing. She became known as Marion Jane Atkins She married in 1866 to Joseph Dennis.

00/00/1868 – 12/05/1932 Marion J Dennis
00/00/1874 – 00/00/0000 Joseph Dennis


Ann Louise Gray commenced living with Hayward Atkins in 1834. They had four children.


31/05/1835 Hayward Atkins (Jnr.) married 02/01/1858 Selina Ada Davies.
04/11/1858 – 12/12/1859 Horatio E Atkins
15/07/1864 – 05/06/1939 Ada Ellen Atkins
00/00/1866 Twin stillborn female
00/00/1866 Twin stillborn female

08/05/1838 Ann Louise Atkins (2nd) married 1859 Walter Freeborn Westley

00/00/1859 – 09/05/1946 Herbert W
00/00/1861 – 00/00/1861 Female
00/00/1863 – 27/11/1877 Ada M
23/05/1865 – 29/11/1879 Annie E

30/06/1840 Robert Atkins married 27/08/1870 Hannah Paul

00/00/1871 – 15/09/1941 Robert P
04/10/1872 – 12/02/1890 Edith A
30/09/1874 – 15/05/1954 Harry E
17/09/1876 – 26/11/1948 Frederick
13/08/1878 – 21/11/1944 Arthur E
19/04/1880 – 02/10/1954 Florence
21/10/1881 – 21/01/1882 Emily M
07/10/1884 – 28/08/1946 Harold G
06/07/1886 – 10/11/1957 Eric St. Ledger
09/05/1888 – 06/03/1943 Mary Del

09/04/1849 Charlotte Emily Atkins married 1869 Phillip Joseph Holdsworth.*

16/09/1870 – 00/00/1951 Philip R.J.Holdsworth

*Biography of Philip Joseph Holdsworth

Philip Jospeh Holdsworth was born in Balmain, near Sydney, on the 12th January, 1849; his father was English, his mother Irish.

He was the Editor of the Sydney `Athenaeum', he also worked with the `Illustrated Sydney News'.

For many years he was Cashier in the Treasury, Sydney; afterwards Secretary, Forest Department, untill 1892. He died 19th January, 1902.

Poems written by Philip J Holdsworth can be seen at the following...
Hast Thou Forgotten Me
My Queen of Dreams
Quis Separabit

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On 15th July 1851 Hayward Atkins sr. married Grace Amy Wyatt. A daughter, Susan Amy Hayward was born to Hayward and Grace on 12/09/1852.

This must have broken Ann Louise's heart as she was left to raise the children on her own with the youngest, Charlotte being only 2 years old.



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The Early Years ¦ Elizabeth Gray 1803 - 1836 ¦ William Gray 1805 - 1851 ¦ Jane Gray 1808 - 1880
John Gray Jr. 1810 ¦ Hannah Gray 1813 - 1856 ¦ Ann Louise Gray 1815 - 1874
Richard Gray 1817 - 1896

Letters from Elizabeth Killett Gray ¦ Trials ¦ Trips & Ships ¦ Letters from William J.B. Gray
Crest & Tartan ¦ Special Acknowledgements

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