Try to get your head around this article I found at Trove. It appeared in The West Australian and the Adelaide Advertiser in December 1951 and is about my first cousin 4 x removed, Amelia Harman, daughter of Jonathan Harman. Amelia married Christopher (Chris) Bell of Heywood in 1901. They had three children, Millicent Irene (born 1901), Clarence Jonathan (1902), and Christopher George (born 1903) all born at Heywood. Clarence died in 1905. At least one girl is a descendant of Christopher George Bell. At the time of the photo, Christopher was working as a senior constable of police at Casterton. He would have been around 48 then, so I’m guessing Cheryl of Casterton is Christopher’s daughter.
Amelia had an older daughter, Elsie May, who married Herbert Skipworth at Heywood in 1909. Therefore, Helen Skipworth is likely to be a descendant of Elsie and Herbert. That leaves Lynette Wilmot, who also would likely be a descendant of Elsie May and Herbert.
Another amazing thing is the three girls are all nine months old! At the time of writing, Cheryl, Helen, and Lynette would be 61. If they or any other Bell family members see this, I would love to confirm the various family relationships. Amelia was around 87 at the time of this photo. She died in 1956, aged 91.
Wow! good luck sorting that one out Merron. What a wonderful article to have though.
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What an amazing find, Merron! And, yes, good luck with the maths…
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How wonderfully confusing & marvellously interesting!
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I’m still trying to wrap my head around this!
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Too confusing for me I’m afraid. I hope younger a hit with your search Merron.
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“you get” not younger…sorry.
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