The Duckworths of New South Wales

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Catherine McCaskie (1857-1934), 7th child of John and Catherine,
married Joseph W Duckworth on 10 Jun 1877 in Sydney He died on 11 Nov 1913 in Balmain.

Catherine McCaskie Duckworth

Joseph Duckworth
son of Thomas and Esther

Catherine lived in a big house surrounded by a wire fence and the grounds were full of passion fruit.
She was a good cook and a skilled crochet worker

Catherine McCaskie Duckworth

Catherine Duckworth with
her brother Jimbo McCaskie
and sister
Agnes McCaskie Gunther

Obits to
Catherine McCaskie Duckworth

Catherine Duckworth
with grandchildren
Mary and James Ralph (Teddy)

Catherine and Joseph had 5 children:- Elizabeth, Joseph E, Oliver James, Esther May, Frederick.

Elizabeth - nothing is known about her. Joseph was born in 1878 but died in 1882.

Frederick joined the Australian army - nothing more is known about him

Fred Duckworth WWI
	Oliver James Duckworth 1880 -1930

Oliver James 1880 -1930 married Elizabeth Ann Martin 1880 -1962 in 1903 in Balmain. She was the daughter of Richard Mitchell Martin and Bridget Dwyer who married in Sydney in 1877
Oliver James and Elizabeth Ann had 8 children:-
Florence M, Oliver, Harry , Catherine Violet , Esther Elizabeth, James Joseph, Joseph, Richard James

Oliver James and Esther May Duckworth

Florence Duckworth died young in 1920

Oliver married Edna May Weir in 1942 in Balmain. He died in 1968
Catherine Violet 1903 - 1971 married John W Gough b1904 in Balmain
Esther Elizabeth 1906 - 1956 married George W McKeon 1905 in Balmain in 1926
James Joseph 1908 - 1967 married Audrey Eileen Blair in Balmain in 1941
Richard James Duckworth 1915 - 1950 married Doris Irene Crawley b1908 - 1941 in Sydney in 1939
Harry died in 1925 in Balmain and Joseph who was born in 1910 died on 08/10/1970 in Balmain

Esther May 1881 - 1937 married Rowland Ralph Mills 1881 - 1947 in Balmain on 08/03/1907. They had 5 children:-
1 James Ralph, 2 Lillian Maud, 3 David William, 4 Esther May, 5 Mary Ralph.

1 James Ralph born in 1907, 2 Lilian Maud born in 1911 and 3 David William born in 1915. Nothing more is known.

Rowland Ralph Mills
1881 -1947

Esther May Duckworth Mills
1881 -1937

James Ralph Mills
on the left

4 Esther May 1917-1962 married Eli Henry Griffiths in Rozelle on 25 Aug 1935. They had 4 daughters and 2 sons 5 Mary Ralph b 1919 married Herbert Francis Thomas Whetton b 1918 in Rozelle on 27/04/1940.They had 3 daughters Herbert was the son of Herbert Thomas Whetton and Anne May Baxter.
Whetton - Mills marriage certificate 1940	Whetton wedding David Mills and Eli Griffiths

Mary Ralph Mills Whetton b 1919 in Rozelle	Mary Ralph Mills Whetton

Mills descent

Richard Mills born in London married Mary Challis 08 Jan 1787 at St. Botolph's Aldergate Without, Bishopgate, London

Their son John born 07 Oct 1794 in Bishopgate, London married Mary Manning born Sydney 18 Oct 1802 on 12 Jan 1824 in St Phillips, Sydney. He died 07 Feb 1859 and she died 03 May 1879 in Richmond, New South Wales.

Their son James Samuel 1842 - 1926 married Mary Ralph 1848 - 1926 in Rylstone on 15 Jul 1869. She was born in Bathurst. James Samuel was born in Richmond They had 13 children. James Samuel lived at 1 Dutchett St Balmain when he died.

Obits to James Samuel Mills 1842 - 1926

Mills family

Lilly Jane Mills 1870 - 1954 ======	Herbert M Mills 1890 - 1890 ======	? Mills 1889 - 1926 ======
? Mills 1887 - ======	James Mills 1891 - 1965 He died in Marrickville ======	Fred Mills 1886 - 1965. He died in Marrickville ======
Alice Martha Mills 1879 - 1948 married Frank Tanner in Balmain in 1903 ======	Maud Mary Mills 1872 -1946 married J A Emerson. She died in Kiama ======	Stanley William James Mills 1884 - 1951 married Catherine Maybury in Sydney in 1914. He died in Redfern ======
Ann Louisa May Mills 1874 - 1950 married Charles White in 1897 in Newtown ======	Frank Mathew Mills 1877 -1962 married on 02 Apr 1902 in Sydney Edith May Townsend 1879 - 1954.born Melbourne. He died in Sutherland and she died in Kogarah, NSW ======
	Violet Mills 1893 - 1893 ======

Rowland Ralph Mills 1881 - 1947 married Esther May Duckworth 1881 - 1937 - see Duckworth family above ======

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