Leslie Withers

M, b. 11 March 1903, d. 6 March 1971
  • Leslie Withers was born on 11 March 1903 in Rockhampton, Queensland. He was the son of Emily Withers and Alfred Slade but only took his father's name in later life.
  • He appeared on the Electoral Roll in 1925 living at Ravensbourne. Alfred was a labourer.
  • At the age of 23 years, Leslie Withers married Alice Wilkin, daughter of Henry Wilkin and Rebecca Jane Watson, in 1927 in Brisbane, Queensland.
  • Leslie Withers died on 6 March 1971 in Queensland at age 67.
  • Leslie was buried in Maryborough Cemetery. Section      Maryborough - Garden of Rest ix ;Plot/Niche      62.

Albert Witt

M, b. 1883, d. 1963

Children of Albert Witt and Mary Ellen Bentley

Annie Eliza Witt

F, b. 15 December 1888, d. 1982

Child of Annie Eliza Witt and John Thomas Miles

Cecelia Gertrude Witt

F, b. 1887

Charles Albert Witt

M, b. 1906, d. 1907
  • Charles Albert Witt was born in 1906 in New Zealand. He was a twin to Norman Henry.
  • He was the son of Albert Witt and Mary Ellen Bentley.
  • Charles Albert Witt died in 1907 in New Zealand . He was 10 months old.

Charles Henry Witt

M, b. 1880, d. 10 May 1918
  • Charles Henry Witt was born in 1880 in New Zealand.
  • He was the son of Robert Henry Witt and Cecilia Higgins Eyles.
  • At the age of 28 years, Charles Henry Witt married Mary Caroline Dowsey in 1908.
  • Charles Henry Witt began military service on 31 December 1917. He had enlisted in the 33rd Reinforcemtns Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company. He was a labourer and gave his wife Mary's address as 573 Brunswick Street, North Firzroy, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Charles Henry Witt died on 10 May 1918 in France. He was killed in action.
  • Charles was buried in Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France.

Child of Charles Henry Witt and Mary Caroline Dowsey

Clarence Norman Witt

M, b. 1896, d. 1897
  • Clarence Norman Witt was born in 1896 in New Zealand.
  • He was the son of Robert Henry Witt and Cecilia Higgins Eyles.
  • Clarence Norman Witt died in 1897 in New Zealand . He was four months old.

Elsie Gwendoline Witt

F, b. 1908

Emma Myrtle Witt

F, b. 12 May 1903, d. 1973

Florence Ada Witt

F, b. 1892

Ivy Witt

F, b. 6 September 1900, d. 1994

Janet Elsie Pearl Witt

F, b. 22 April 1899, d. 1983

Louisa May Witt

F, b. 1884, d. 1930

Children of Louisa May Witt and Charles Albert Hope

Norman Henry Witt

M, b. 1906, d. 1907
  • Norman Henry Witt was born in 1906 in New Zealand. He was a twin to Charles Albert.
  • He was the son of Albert Witt and Mary Ellen Bentley.
  • Norman Henry Witt died in 1907 in New Zealand. He was 8 months old.

Robert Henry Witt

M, b. 1857, d. 1935
  • Robert Henry Witt was born in 1857.
  • At the age of 22 years, Robert Henry Witt married Cecilia Higgins Eyles, daughter of Charles Eyles and Selina Higgins, on 21 November 1879 in New Zealand.
  • Robert Henry Witt and Cecilia Higgins Eyles lived in Croydon Rooad, Te Popo, at the time their son William Wallace left Wellington for the Suez
    on 16 October 1914.
  • Robert Henry Witt was listed as the next of kin of William Wallace Witt when he enlisted in the New Zealand Army on 16 October 1914. after joining the Wellington Mounted Rifles as a trooper. He was single and gave his address as Croydon Road, Te Popo, New Zealand. His next of kin was R H Witt (his father) Te Popo, Taranaki, New Zealand.
  • Robert Henry Witt and Cecilia Higgins Eyleswere living in Mountain Road, Statford, when their son Charles Henry was killed in action in France
    on 10 May 1918.
  • On 14 May 1927,his wife, Cecilia Higgins Eyles died in Huinga, Statford, Taranaki, New Zealand, at age 67.
  • Robert Henry Witt died in 1935 in New Zealand.

Children of Robert Henry Witt and Cecilia Higgins Eyles

Robert John Witt

M, b. 1890, d. 1979

Selina Maud Witt

F, b. 1885, d. 1967

Children of Selina Maud Witt and Francis Evelyn Bailey

Thomas Walter Witt

M, b. 1881, d. 1882

Unnamed Witt

M, b. 1913, d. 1913
  • Unnamed Witt died in 1913 in New Zealand. The baby was still born.
  • He was born in 1913 in New Zealand.
  • He was the son of Albert Witt and Mary Ellen Bentley.

William Henry Witt

M, b. 1909

William Wallace Witt

M, b. 1893, d. 1964
  • William Wallace Witt was born in 1893 in New Zealand.
  • He was the son of Robert Henry Witt and Cecilia Higgins Eyles.
  • William Wallace Witt began military service on 16 October 1914. after joining the Wellington Mounted Rifles as a trooper. He was single and gave his address as Croydon Road, Te Popo, New Zealand. His next of kin was R H Witt (his father) Te Popo, Taranaki, New Zealand.
  • William Wallace Witt died in 1964 in New Zealand.

Winifred Ethel Witt

F, b. 1884, d. 1885

Ann Witty

F, b. 1821, d. June 1845
  • Ann Witty was born in 1821 in Yorkshire West Riding.
  • At the age of 20 years, Ann Witty married Henry Fredrick Hasse, son of Christian Frederick Hasse and Ann Cossart, on 13 September 1841 in Marylebone, London, Middlesex.
  • Her death was recorded with the Abergavenny, Wales, Registration District in the June 1845 Quarter.

Children of Ann Witty and Henry Fredrick Hasse

Agnes Wockner

F, b. 1898

Andreas Wockner

M, b. 1839, d. 1916
  • Andreas Wockner was born in 1839 in Germany.
  • He was the son of Frederick Wockner and Christina Luhr.
  • Andreas Wockner immigrated on 31 March 1855 to Moreton Bay with Frederick Wockner. Friedrick 45, Christine 42, Christian and Wilhelm Rihne both aged 20, Friedrich 17, Andreas 16, Henri 10 and Lodovic 7 travelled on the Aurora.
  • Andreas Wockner died in 1916 in Queensland.
  • Probate for his estate was granted on 23 September 1916; Probate of the will ot Andrew Wockner, late of Charters Towers, mining investor, was granted at the Supreme Court to Joe Millican and Patrick Emund Alfred Reid, the executors named in the will (our Townsiille correspondent wired). The personalty was sworn under £15,055.

Ann Wockner

F, b. circa 1860, d. 1942
  • Ann Wockner was born circa 1860.
  • She was the daughter of Christian Wockner and Charlotte Edith Walker.
  • Ann Wockner married William Thomas Lovejoy in 1878 in Queensland.
  • On 8 March 1890 conditional approval was given by the Lands Court for William's selection of 800 acres at Djuan.
  • Ann Wockner witnessed the burial of Thomas George Lovejoy on 5 November 1895 in Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery.
  • Ann Wockner and William Thomas Lovejoy appeared on the Electoral Roll in 1903 living at Goombungee. William was a farmer. Their son William Frederick was a labourer at Goombungee.
  • On 24 August 1913,her husband, William Thomas Lovejoy died in Marble Street, Dalby, Queensland.
  • The obituary of William Thomas Lovejoy appeared in The Courier Mail on 28 August 1913 . It read " Death of a Downs Resident.
    The death is announced of Mr. William Thomas Lovejoy, at the residence of his daughter, Mrs, J. A. M'lntyre, Marble street, Dalby. Deceased, who was 64 years of age, arrived in Queensland in 1873 with his sister, Miss G. Wicks, of Jondaryan, by the sailing boat Indus, He came to Eton Vale, but his attention was turned to the Etheridge goldfield, where he was engaged as a carrier. He subsequently went to Westbrook and selected a home stead, where he lived for some years.
    The first hotel at Meringandan was built by him. In 1893 he contested the Aubigny electorate, and defeated Mr. W. Thorn. In the succeeding year he was defeated by Mr. W. Thorn in a by-election. After 1891 he occupied the Travellers' Home Hotel, in Toowoomba, on the site where the Globe Hotel stands to-day. From there he went to Goombungee, and built the Pioneer Arms Hotel, the first in that town. He worked a farm in conjunction with the hotel, and used the latest machinery- for many years he was a member of the Rosalie Shire Council, after which he was located at Bowenville. His last home was at Spring Grove, in the Bell district. He declined to contest the Murilla electorate on one occasion on account, of failing health. The deceased was a keen advocate of sport, and owned some good racehorses. He married Miss Annie Wockner, of Rosalie, and nearly all the members of the family were present when he breathed his last. Mr. Lovejoy was widely known all over the Downs."
  • Ann Wockner was listed as the next of kin of George Henry Lovejoy when he enlisted in the Australian Army on 7 January 1916 in Toowoomba. He joined the 49th Battalion - service number 5070 and listed his next of kin as his mother Annie of Spring Grove, Bell. He was a labourer aged 19 years and 8 months.
  • Ann Wockner died in 1942 in Queensland.

Children of Ann Wockner and William Thomas Lovejoy

Arthur Frederick Wockner

M, b. 1898, d. 1979
  • Arthur Frederick Wockner was born in 1898 in Queensland.
  • He was the son of Frederick Wockner and Louisa Wagland.
  • At the age of 25 years, Arthur Frederick Wockner married Eva Mary Garrett in 1923 in Queensland.
  • Arthur Frederick Wockner and Eva Mary Garrett appeared on the Electoral Roll in 1925 living at Goombungee. Arthur was a labourer.
  • Arthur Frederick Wockner died in 1979 in Queensland.

Charlotte Christina Wockner

F, b. 1870

Christian Wockner

M, b. 1835, d. 2 September 1918
  • Christian Wockner was born in 1835.
  • He was the son of Frederick Wockner and Christina Luhr.
  • Christian Wockner immigrated on 31 March 1855 to Moreton Bay with Frederick Wockner. Friedrick 45, Christine 42, Christian and Wilhelm Rihne both aged 20, Friedrich 17, Andreas 16, Henri 10 and Lodovic 7 travelled on the Aurora.
  • At the age of 24 years, Christian Wockner married Charlotte Edith Walker on 15 December 1859 in Queensland.
  • Christian Wockner died on 2 September 1918 in Queensland.
  • Christian was buried on 4 September 1918 in Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery.

Children of Christian Wockner and Charlotte Edith Walker

Dinah Wockner

F, b. 1878