Soulsby Family Tree
John Soulsby (b) 1756 (d) 29 June 1834 of Swalwell buried Whickham aged 78 (m) Sarah (b) **/**/1763 (d) 1 May 1842 of Swalwell buried Whickham aged 79

Children:

George Soulsby (b)1791 (m) 12 Feb 1822 (by Banns) - St Michael & All Angels Bishop-Wearmouth, Durham, England - Margaret Curry (b) 19/04/1789 in Chester - Le - Street Co Durham.

George (d) 14 June 1831 aged 40 he was buried at Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, England. The same day his youngest son William was Baptised on the 14 June 1831.

In the 1841 Census of Bishop-wearmouth / Sunderland. Margaret Soulsby (nee Curry) 53 Richard 15 and George 10.

In the 1841 Census of Houghton-le-Spring Newbottle, Low Dubmire James Curry 70 labourer and Jane Curry 70 and William Soulsby aged.

In the 1851 Census Margaret was 63 a widow living at 43 Silver Street Sunderland. William (child 7) was aged 20 and was Apprentice Shipwright

George was baptised 27 October 1793 in St Mary Church Whickham.

Children:

  1. Margaret (baptised) 23 June 1822 Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, England. (m) William Parkinson 1845 Bishop-Wearmouth, Durham, England.
  2. Robert Baptised 10 October 1824 Houghton (m) Catherine Duke 1830 in Sunderland at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church.
  3. Richard Baptised 2nd June 1826 Houghton-le-Spring Durham, England.
  4. George Soulsby (b) 15th January 1829 Hetton - Le - Hole Co. Durham (m) 27th January 1856 Church Of St Francis Melbourne, Jane Moroney (b) 14th May 1831 Cone Co. Clare Ireland.George Occupation at Marriage = Carrier (d) 5th December 1893 buried in Stuart Mill, Victoria.
  5. Jane Occupation at Marriage = Service (d) 12th November 1899 buried Rheola, Victoria.
  6. William (b) 29 March 1831 Baptised 14 June 1831 (m) 19 October 1853 Mary Jane Charlton St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Sunderland.

Some William and Mary decendants live in Canada, which Rodney and Lesla have visited these decendants and continues to remain in contact them.

Children of George 1829:
  1. George (b) 23 November 1856 (d) 20 July 1941 Buried Stuart Mill Victoria. (Never married)
  2. William (b) 25 September 1859 (d) 7 April 1861. (Never married)
  3. Robert (b) 25 February 1861 (d)  25 February 1931 Buried Rheola Victoria.
  4. Margaret Jane (b) 5 July 1863 (d) 1899 Buried Redbank Victoria.
  5. Mary Elizabeth (b) 6 December 1865 (d) 25 May 1934 Buried Redbank Victoria.
  6. Richard Clarke (b) 7 August 1868 (d) 10 May 1942 Buried Rheola Victoria. (Never married)
  7. Alice Maud (b) 26 June 1871 (d) 17 January 1900 Buried Rheola Victoria.

 
 
Alice Maud (b) 26 June 1871 (m) 13 May 1896 James J. Murray (b) 19 July 1865.
Alice Maud (d) 17 January 1900.
James J. Murray (d) 29 August 1950 Buried in Mildura.

Children:
James J Murray re-married Rose Brierley (nee McKelvie) 9 December 1903

Rose's daughter Ruth from her 1st marriage
Margaret Jane (b) 5 July 1863 (m) 6 July1882 Mathew Johnston (b) 1838 Dublin (d) 7 November 1895.

Children:

  1. George Albert (b) 1883 Redbank.
  2. Fredrick (b) 1884 (d) 1885 aged 6 months.
  3. Charles Edward (b) 1886 Redbank (d) 1886 aged 5 months.
  4. Kate (b) 1887 Redbank.
  5. James Edward (b) 1894 Redbank (d) at the age of 27 years after returning from WWI. Buried at Redbank.


Margaret Jane re-married 26 July 1896 John Clover. John, drowned on a fishing trip to Port Campbell and his body was never recovered.

Children:

  1. Effie (Mary/Jane) (b) ------ (d) _____ Buried Bendigo.

Robert Soulsby born 25 February 1861 married Jane Leisk on 23 June 1885 at St Johns Church Dunolly. Robert 25 February 1931. Jane was born 10 October 1862 Shetland Bressay died 31 March 1924.

Children:

  1. George (b) 7 July 1886 Murphy's Creek (d) 7 April 1955 Buried Charlton.
  2. Robert Magnus (b) 7 June 1888 Murphy's Creek (d) 27 March 1952 Buried Rheola.
  3. William Henry (b) 14 December 1890 Murphy's Creek Killed in Action 25 April 1917, Cagnicourt France. (Photo - William in Uniform)
  4. Elise Jane (b) 6 February 1893 Rheola (d) 14 August 1945 Buried Rheola.
  5. Mary Alice (b) 31 October 1894 Rheola (d) 18 June 1978 Buried Rheola.
  6. Bertie Clark (b) 4 August 1896 Rheola (d) 7 March 1949 Buried Rheola.
  7. James Francis (b) 2nd December 1898 Rheola (d) 10 June 1945 Buried Melbourne.
  8. Thomas Stanley (b) 26 December 1900 Inglewood (d) 8 August 1938.
  9. Ruby Catherine May (b) 10 December 1904 Inglewood (d) 4 June 1956 Buried Rheola.
  10. Ernest Roy (b) 2 March 1906 Inglewood (d) Melbourne 29 September 1957 Buried Melbourne.


Mary Elizabeth (b) 6 December 1865 (m) 19 February 1887 John Thomas Ryan (b) Redbank (d) June 1950 Buried Redbank.

Children:

  1. William John (b) 1889.
  2. Thomas George (b) 12 December 1890 (d) 18 February 1965.
  3. Alice (Dolly) (d) 29 June 1987 Buried at Redbank.
  4. Kathleen Margaret

 
 
 
 
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Elsie Jane (b) 6 February 1893 Rheola (m) Charles M Querpil 20 November 1924 Elsie (d) 14 August 1945 Buried Rheola Charles (d) May 1965 Rheola.

Children:

  1. Lorna Jean (b) 19 February Mildura.
 
Mary Alice (b) 31 October 1894 Rheola (m) 22 February 1922 Stanley Ross Catto (b) 29 October 1891 Stanley (d) 2 April 1969 Alice (d) 18 June 1978 Buried Rheola.


Children:

  1. Robert (Bob) (b) Inglewood.
  2. Stanley John (b) 26 July 1926 Inglewood.
  3. Charles Ross (b) 13 June 1931 Inglewood.
  4. Geoffrey James (b) 26 July 1936 Inglewood.

 
Ruby Catherine May (b) 10 December 1904 Inglewood (d) 4 June 1956 Buried Rheola (m) Harry Sloan (b) 8 August 1909 Inglewood.


Children:

Nil issue.

Harry remarried 18 July 1959 Lauris B Robertson (b) 9 March 1924 Boort.
 
Ernest Roy (b) 2 March 1906 Inglewood (d) Melbourne 29 September 1957 Buried Melbourne (m) 16 December 1930 Olive Thelma Sutton (b) 20 March Swan Hill.

Olive Thelma Soulsby (Sutton) remarried Allan Lee Biele 29 September 1973 Balwyn.

Children:

  1. Ian Roy (b) 4 September 1931 Canterbury.
  2. Noel Ronald (b) 13 August 1934 Canterbury.


Ian Roy (b) 4 September 1931 Canterbury (m) 1 September 1956 Balwyn Helen Elizabeth Page (b) 3 October 1933 .

Children:
  1. Gregory John (b) 26 August 1959 Mildura
  2. Andrew John (b) 27 September 1961.


Noel Ronald (b) 13 August 1934 Canterbury (m) 26 February 1977 Balwyn Rona Lesley Davies.

Children:

Andrew John (b) 27 September 1961 (m) Maria (Mary) Viglione (b) 26th April 1959 on the 12th April 1992.

Children

  1. Matthew John Soulsby (b) 22nd February 2000
 
 
 
 
Kate (b) 1887 Redbank (m) June 1908 Andrew Astbury.

Children:

  1. Mona Irene
  2. Keith Colin (b) - (d) 1987
  3. Elizabeth May (Bessie)
  4. James David
 
Curry Family Information

James Curry (of Birtley Fell) married Jane Hymers (of Birtley Fell) in St.Mary and St Cuthbert in Chester-le-Street County Durham, on 29th July 1787 witnessed by Robert Hymers and George Curry.

Children:
  1. Margret Curry was born on 19th April 1789 to James (a pitman) and Jane Curry in Chester-le-Street.
 
William Charlton Soulsby (b) 3 September 1909 (d) 4 August 1973 (m) Enid Wraten.

Children:
Janet Doreen (b) 1944 (m) Gerry Attwood, their children
Rodney Charlton Soulsby (b) 1946 (m) Rose Collier.


Janet Doreen (b) 1944 (m) Gerry Attwood, their children
Children:

Gillian (b) 1976
Christine (b) 1978 (m) 5 September 2016 Michel Hachey


Children:
  1. Emma Catherine Atwood Hachey (b) 9 April 2015

 
William (b) 29 March 1831 (m) 19 October 1853 Mary Jane Charlton (b) 10 July 1836.

Children:
  1. John George (b) 17 May 1856 - Lived in Hull (m) Elizabeth Farlane
  2. Thomas Kelly (b) 10 January 1868 (m) Sarah Quinn Thomas (d) 1958
  3. William Charlton (b) 24 November 1871 (m) Polly Noble (b) 1877 aka Mary. Mary Emigrated to Australia. William lived in Chester - Le - Street before emigrating to Australia. Mary (d) 8th June 1948. Certificate
  4. Charles Cramer (b) 23 April 1874 (m) Elizabeth Ann Young (b) 17 January 1877 on 8 August 1899 in Deptford. Charles (d) 1931. Mary (d) January 1952.
  5. Robert Asquith (b) 16 July 1877
  6. Mary Jane (b) 11 October 1879 (m) Thomas Sweeney at St. Andrews Deptford 30 May 1898. Mary Jane was Thomas 2nd wife.
This is where we make our connection to Canada
 
John George Soulsby (b) 17 May 1856 (m)

Children:
  1. John William (b) 1881 (m) 4 April 1904 Mary Eleanor Courtwell (b) 1877.
Thomas Kelly Soulsby (m) Sarah Quinn.

Children:
  1. Dick Soulsby (b) 1899 (d) ????
  2. May Soulsby (b) 1900 (d) 1984 (m) Moses Jones
  3. Elisie Soulsby (b) 1901 (d) ???? (m) John Herbert
  4. Gladys Soulsby (b) 1902 (m) Green 2nd (m) Hunter
 
William Charlton Soulsby (b) 24 November 1871 (m) Polly Noble aka Mary. Mary Emigrated to Australia. William lived in Chester - Le - Street before emigrating to Australia.

Children:
  1. Robert Soulsby (b) 1906 Killed at Pirbright 1926.
  2. Joyce Soulsby (b) 1899 (m) Thomas Gaudie 2nd (m) Jack Ireland. Joyce (d) 1971. Child Joyce Gaudie (d) 1940
  3. William Charlton (b) 1909 (m) Enid Wratten William (d) 1973.
  4. Evelyn Soulsby (b) 1910 (m) William Parkes Children Noel (m) Minda (b) Philipaines now Live in Australia.
  5. Sarah Elizabeth
 
 
 
 
Charles Cramer (b) 23 April 1874 (m) Elizabeth Ann Young (b) 17 January 1877 on 8 August 1899 in Deptford. Charles (d) 1931. Mary (d) January 1952.

Children:
  1. Lucy Soulsby (b) 3 May 1901 (m) 1922 Lionel Winship Greenwell.
  2. Charles William Soulsby 22 November 1902 (m) Eleanor Elizabeth Dodsworth (b) 24 May 1904. Charles (d) 1955 Eleanor (d) 19 April 1965.
  3. Doris (b) 13 January 1905 never married (d) 1990.
  4. John George (b) 12 April 1908 (d) 17 April 1981 (m) 20 November 1926 Elizabeth Ann Anderson (b) 17 July 1907 (d) 5 January 1989 in Australia.

Charles William Soulsby 22 Novermber 1902 (m) Eleanor Elizabeth Dodsworth (b) 24 May 1904. Charles (d) 1955 Eleanor (d) 19 April 1965.
Children:
  1. Alma Soulsby (b) September 1931 (m) ????
  2. Eric (b) 1935
  3. Alan Soulsby (b) 1937 Bachelor.
  4. Keith Soulsby
  5. Colin
  6. June

John George (b) 12 April 1908 (d) 17 April 1981 (m) 20 November 1926 Elizabeth Ann Anderson (b) 17 July 1907 (d) 5 January 1989 in Australia.

Children:
  1. Lucy Soulsby (b) 27 Feb 1927. (m) George Henry Davidson. They had 2 children
  2. John George Soulsby (b) 3 March 1932
  3. Audrey (b) 9 September 1935 (m) 13 September 1952 Leslie Dennis (b) 7 May 1935 They had 8 Children
  4. Neville Soulsby (b) 23 August 1939
  5. Joyce Elizabeth Soulsby (b) 11 July 1943 (m) 17 July 1968 Harold Power (b) 13 October 1939 They had two children.
  6. Doris Carol Soulsby (b) 27 December 1947 (m) 27 June 1971 Dominico Franisco Capriotti. They has 2 children.

John George Soulsby (b) 3 March 1932 (m) 31 July 1954 St Mary the Virgin Caroline Wood Hall (b) 25 February 1928.

Children:
  1. Pamela (b) 19 August 1955
 
 
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