Rankin Family History
Mary Lillian Huntley
1928 - 2019 (91 years)-
Name Mary Lillian Huntley Birth 25 Mar 1928 Bendigo, Victoria Gender Female Death 30 Mar 2019 Hervey Bay, QLD Person ID I0253 Rankin Genealogy Last Modified 4 Apr 2019
Father Robert Gordon Huntley, b. 8 Mar 1905, Lauriston, Victoria d. 1970 (Age 64 years) Relationship Birth Mother Adelaide Leura Gamble, b. 4 Jul 1906, Camperdown, Victoria Relationship Birth Marriage 28 May 1927 Heidelberg, Victoria Family ID F0139 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family William George Shepherd, b. 5 Dec 1926, Eltham d. 16 Aug 1990, Wonthaggi (Age 63 years) Marriage 6 Dec 1947 Eltham Type: Methodist Church, now Uniting Church, 810 Main Road, Eltham Notes - Kevin thinks family lived in Nana's house in Glen Park Road, Eltham North from 1948 to 1952 (he and Robert were both born at Greensborough)
Family moved to Alexandra in 1953.
1954 Census shows them living in Grant Street, Alexandra
1955 moved to Downey Street but later that year moved to
Riversdale Road, Alexandra (Maroondah Highway) where Bill had garage/workshop in front of the house
Roy Rankin sometimes took firewood and vegetables to them in exchange for Bill's work on his car Vauxhall, and later, Goliath (Borgward)
(1963 Census shows them living in Downey Street)
1966 family moved to Seven Creeks Road, Euroa for 12 months
Kevin left home in 1967 and lived with Aunt & Uncle at 49 Old Eltham Road, Lower Plenty - Margaret (nee Huntley) & Norm Lawry for four years while doing butcher's apprenticeship at Rosanna
Bill & Mary moved to Marawinnie ? (near Strathbogie ??), then Boho, then Benalla
Roy Rankin, Rob & Maree visited them in Benalla at Goomalibee Park ( a grazing property where Bill worked) - Records not imported into FAM (family) Gramps ID F0066:
ADDR element ignored 'Main Road' Line 9852: 2 ADDR Main Road, Eltham
ADDR element ignored ' Eltham' Line 9852: 2 ADDR Main Road, Eltham
Children 1. Living 2. Living Family ID F0066 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Oct 2013
- Kevin thinks family lived in Nana's house in Glen Park Road, Eltham North from 1948 to 1952 (he and Robert were both born at Greensborough)
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Notes - Conversation with Mary on 12th June, 2012
She had four siblings : John, Ray, Margaret & Florence (both sisters died from Cancer)
Her mother's maiden name was Adelaide Gamble
Brother John lives in Kapunda S.A.
His children : Michelle, Richard and Samantha ?? - Mary had four siblings:
Ray
Margaret ) both died from cancer
Florence )
John lives in Kapunda, S.A. - Info supplied by son Kevin :
Mary started school in Kerang (aged 4 or 5), moved to Traralgon aged 7 and went to primary and secondary school there.
Family moved to Wallan in September, 1941 and Mary attended school there for 3 months.
Family then moved to Diamond Creek (home of her grandma) before moving house to John Street, Eltham.
Mary and her sister Florence both worked at Myers in Melbourne. Mary later worked as a seamstress for Latoof and Callil.
July 2015 - Mary moved to Masters Lodge, Hervey Bay, QLD for aged care accommodation
- Conversation with Mary on 12th June, 2012