Elizabeth French (nee Baker) (1832-1910) Known as Granny Hoskin
Pioneer Plaque in Rotary Park, Tenterfield
William & Elizabeth French - Tenterfield Pioneers honoured in Rotary Park, Tenterfield
Thomas Lawerence Baker (1857-1948)
George & Elizabeth French - Tenterfield Pioneers honoured in Rotary Park, Tenterfield
James Edward Cubis & Eliza Bezanson (daughter of Eliza Jane French & Isiah James Bezanson) and family. Known as Jim and Didi. Left to right - Jim with Eric James, Moffatt James, Ruby Robina, Lucy Eliza, Muriel Pearl & Eliza (Didi) Photo courtesy of Helen J.
Home of James Edward Cubis (Jim) and Eliza Bezanson (Didi) in Tenterfield where they lived all their lives. Photo courtesy of Helen J.
Sisters Eva McCallum and Nell Long, daughters of James Bezanson and Eliza Jane French. Taken in 1949. Photo courtesy of Helen J.
Eva Bezanson (1897-1978) on her sixteenth birthday. Daugther of James Bezanson and Eliza Jane French. Photo courtesy of Helen J.
Sisters Eva McCallum and Fanny Tickle - daughters of Isiah James Bezanson and Eliza Jane French. Taken c 1940. Photo courtesy of Helen J.
Frances Elidea Bezanson 1883-1954 (daughter of Isiah Bezanson & Eliza Jane French) and Walter Tickle. Photo Courtesy of Helen J.
Fanny Bezanson on right, daughter of Isiah James Bezanson and Eliza Jane French. Photo courtesy of Helen J.
Isian James Bezanson (1847 Nova Scotia - 1915 Toowoomba). Photo thanks to Penny Halton-Hubert
Susan Elizabeth Chick (1872-1959), daughter of William Chick & Prudence French, niece of William French. Photo courtesy of Helen J. Photo enhanced by Ray Cullen.
James Edward Cubis and Eliza Bezanson and their grandson. Photo courtesy of Helen J.
James Edward Cubis & Eliza Bezanson (daughter of Eliza Jane French & Isiah James Bezanson) and family. Known as Jim and Didi. Left to right - Jim with Eric James, Moffatt James, Ruby Robina, Lucy Eliza, Muriel Pearl & Eliza (Didi) Photo courtesy of Helen J.
Ruby and Pearl Cubis. Taken 7 January 1920. Photo courtesy of Helen Jones.
Ruby and Lucy Cubis. Photo courtesy of Helen Jones.
Gertrude Abram (nee Eden), grandaughter of Ellen French, sister to William French who came to Australia on the "Maitland". Photo Courtesy of Julia Maine.
Gertrude Eden (1893-1972)
Sarah Hannah Eden (1895-1975) daughter of Aldyn Eden and Sarah Hannah Clough - raised by Ellen French and John Clough
Ruby Wiseman, Elizabeth Werner, Ada Cullen (all nee French). Taken c 1940. Photo thanks to Helen
Arthur John French (1882-1959). Son of John French and Elizabeth Ann Bailey. Taken in Ipswich. His wife Agnes wrote on the back - "This picture on the other side is supposed to be Jack. He was trying to put a smile on and spoilt it." Photo courtesy of Helen J
Possibly Charles Albert French - the inscription on back reads - Charlie French (written by Lucy Harriman nee Werner). Photo thanks to Helen J.
Charles Edward French and Effie McGeorge, married 12 Aug 1916, Manly, Sydney. Photo thanks to Carol Kurz and ansund1 (Ancestry)
Letter written by Effie French in 1919, regarding her husband Charles Edward's discharge from the AIF - courtesy of National Archivies of Australia
Letter written by James McGeorge regarding employment for his son-in-law Charles Edward French after his discharge from the AIF - courtesy of National Archives of Australia
Charles Edward French and Effie McGeorge, with children Effie and Charles Cecil. Photo thanks to Carol Kurz and ansund1 (Ancestry)
Eliza Jane Bezanson (nee French) 1860-1897
Headstone of Eliza Jane Bezanson (1860-1897), daughter of William French and Elizabeth Baker. Photo courtesy of Helen J.
Elizabeth Werner (nee French) daughter of Elizabeth Baker and William French.
Elizabeth Werner (nee French) and her niece Elizabeth Jane McFarlane (nee French, daughter of James William French and Mary Jane O'brien). Photo courtesy of Helen J.
John (Jack) McFarlane and Elizabeth Jane French, daughter of James William French and Mary Jane O'Brien, and one of their grandchildren. Photo thanks to Helen J.
John (Jack) McFarlane and Elizabeth Jane (Liz) French, daughter of James William French and Mary Jane O'Brien, and one of their children. Photo thanks to Helen J.
Ellen (nee French) and John Clough. Ellen was the sister of William French who came to Australia on the "Maitland" in 1855. Photo courtesy of Julia Maine.
Nell Holley (nee Ellen French) daughter of William French & Elizabeth Baker and some of her family. (1864-1933). Photo courtesy of Helen J.
Ellen Holley (nee French) and some of her children. Photo courtesy of Helen J.
Eric Donaldson French - son of Albert French & Lucy Donladson. Photo courtesy of National Archives of Australia. (1912-1992)
Florence French - taken c 1916, Ipswich. Photo courtesy of Helen J.
Family of George French & Elizabeth Jane Bentley. From Back LtoR - Herbert James, Percy, George Albert - Middle - Ruby, Elizabeth Jane, George, Violet, Jack (Leslie Chapman) - Front Alice, Ada. Taken 1913 at "Northcotte" on the Millmerran-Koorongarra Road. Photo courtesy of Joan Rogers.
George Albert French 1892-1931 Photo thanks to Helen.
Flight Sergeant Gordon Albert French. Killed in Action 11 August 1943. Son of Albert French and Lucy Donaldson. Photo Courtesy National Archives of Australia. (1921-1943).
Unmarked grave of William French, son of Jacob French & Hannah Osborne. (1833-1878). Photo courtesy of Helen J.
Effie McGeorge and Charles French with their daughter Effie French born 5 Feb 1918 Sydney. Photo thanks to Carol Kurz and ansund1 (Ancestry)
Four generations - Samuel McGeroge, Effie French (nee McGeorge), Jill (Effie) French and grandfather James Samuel McGeorge. Taken in Scotland in 1919. Photo thanks to Carol Kurz and ansund1 (Ancestry)
QX 1071 Corporal John Alexander FRENCH - 2/9th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF. Winner of Victoria Cross. Son of Albert French and Lucy Donaldson. Photo courtesy of Australian War Memorial (1914-1942).
Ruby French and James Worthy Wiseman on their wedding day 12 December 1925. Photo courtesy of Helen Jones.
Sidney French and Lucy Maude Weary - married 3 March 1905, Casino, NSW. Photo courtesy of Helen Jones.
Violet Gleeson (daughter of George French & Elizabeth Jane Bentley 1899- ) and her daughters Eileen May Gleeson and ? . Photo courtesy of Helen J.
Bill (William George) & Bid (Mary Jane) French and five of their chidren. Photo thanks to Helen J.
Richard & Hannah Hoskin - Tenterfield Pioneers honoured in Rotary Park, Tenterfield (Richard married Elizabeth French nee Baker - born 1832)
Six Australian (NCOs), members of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Tourist Club, enjoy a dinner at the Empire Club, at Kure House. Behind them is a handmade decorative poster with a drawing of a Japanese temple and bridge. The name Kure can also be seen on another banner. The BCOF Tourist Club enjoyed social gatherings, visits to factories, mines and social institutions, and trips to places of interest throughout Japan, over a four year period from 1946. Left to right are: unidentified; unidentified; Sergeant (Sgt) 'Jerry' Whelan; Sgt John Heiss; unidentified and Sgt 'Ray' Gilligan - Photo and description with thanks from Australian War Memorial
Alice Emily Holley and Percival Holley, children of William Arthur Holley and Ellen French. Taken c1904. Photo courtesy of Helen J.
William A Holley - Tenterfield Pioneers honoured in Rotary Park, Tenterfield. The plaque suggests he arrived in 1838
Mary Jane French (nee O'Brien formerly Grant) 1848- . Wife of James William French. Photo courtesy of Helen J.
Frances Elidea Bezanson 1883-1954 (daughter of Isiah Bezanson & Eliza Jane French) and Walter Tickle. Photo Courtesy of Helen J.
Bruce Worthy Wiseman, son of Ruby Phoebe Elizabeth French & James Worthy Wiseman. Taken 1932. Photo courtesy of Helen Jones.
Patricia Ruby Wiseman, daughter of James Worthy Wiseman and Ruby Phoebe Elizabeth French (1902-1982). Taken 18 May 1928. Photo courtesy of Helen Jones
Original Photo belonged to Elizabeth Jane French (nee Bentley) wife of George French. It passed to their daughter Ada Cullen (nee French). Possibly French or Bentley relations. Photo courtesy of Ray Cullen
Original Photo belonged to Elizabeth Jane French (nee Bentley) wife of George French. It passed to their daughter Ada Cullen (nee French). Possibly French or Bentley relations. Photo courtesy of Ray Cullen
Original Photo belonged to Elizabeth Jane French (nee Bentley) wife of George French. It passed to their daughter Ada Cullen (nee French). Possibly French or Bentley relations. Photo courtesy of Ray Cullen
Original Photo belonged to Elizabeth Jane French (nee Bentley) wife of George French. It passed to their daughter Ada Cullen (nee French). Possibly French or Bentley relations. Photo courtesy of Ray Cullen