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Marjorie Julia Catherine Hammett

• Father: Samuel Hammett b. c 1880
• Mother: Ruby Kate Burgess b. c 1880

• Birth*: Marjorie Julia Catherine Hammett was born in 1905.
• She was the daughter of Samuel Hammett and Ruby Kate Burgess.
• Marriage*: Marjorie Julia Catherine Hammett married George Manuell Searles, son of Michell Searles and Kathleen Batt, in 1925 at Vic, Australia, .
• Death*: Marjorie Julia Catherine Hammett died on 12 November 1992 at Vic, Australia, .

• Married Name: As of 1925,her married name was Searles.

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 2023

Beryl Leta Cayless

• Father: Reuben George Jennings Cayless b. c 1885
• Mother: Lyla Emma Edgley b. c 1885

• Birth*: Beryl Leta Cayless was born on 7 May 1910 at Carlton, Vic, Australia, .
• She was the daughter of Reuben George Jennings Cayless and Lyla Emma Edgley.
• Marriage*: Beryl Leta Cayless married Leslie Spencer Searls, son of Spencer George Searls and Margaret Jane Plowright, in 1940 at Vic, Australia, .
• Death*: Beryl Leta Cayless died on 16 May 2001 at Vic, Australia, , at age 91; Age 92 years.
• Cremation*: Her body was cremated on 23 May 2001 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, .

• Name Variation: Beryl Leta Cayless was also known as Beryl Leta Edgely.
• Married Name: As of 1940,her married name was Searls.

• Last Edited: 12 Jan 2024

Mavis Jean McDonald

• Birth*: Mavis Jean McDonald was born on 16 August 1915.
• Marriage*: She married Robert Gregory Searles, son of Antonio Searles and Amelia Ellen Smith, in 1932 at Vic, Australia, .
• Death*: Mavis Jean McDonald died on 26 April 2005 at Bunurong Memorial Park, Vic, Australia, , at age 89.

• Name Variation: Mavis Jean McDonald was also known as May Jean.
• Married Name: As of 1932,her married name was Searles.

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 2023

Ronald Leigh Serle

• Birth*: Ronald Leigh Serle was born on 28 February 1907 at England, .
• Marriage*: He married Dorothy May Watson, daughter of John Watson and Mabel Ellen Brooks, in 1932 at Vic, Australia, .
• Death*: Ronald Leigh Serle died on 3 January 1941 at Libya, , at age 33; Killed in action.

• Name Variation: Ronald Leigh Serle was also known as Salvidge Serle.

Military Service

Milit-Beg	31 October 1939	Warrnambool, Vic, Australia,
Milit-End	3 January 1941

• Last Edited: 27 Sep 2026

Dorothy May Watson

• Father: John Watson b. c 1890
• Mother: Mabel Ellen Brooks b. c 1890

• Birth*: Dorothy May Watson was born in 1911 at Warrnambool, Vic, Australia, .
• She was the daughter of John Watson and Mabel Ellen Brooks.
• Marriage*: Dorothy May Watson married Ronald Leigh Serle in 1932 at Vic, Australia, .
• Death*: Dorothy May Watson died in 1995 at Vic, Australia, ; Age 83 years.

• Married Name: As of 1932,her married name was Serle.

• Last Edited: 27 Sep 2026

William Searles

• Birth*: William Searles was born circa 1915.
• Marriage*: He married Beatrice Irene Cannon, daughter of Joseph Cannon and Minnie Mari (?), in 1940 at Vic, Australia, .

• Last Edited: 22 Jul 2006

Beatrice Irene Cannon

• Father: Joseph Cannon b. c 1885
• Mother: Minnie Mari (?) b. c 1885

• Birth*: Beatrice Irene Cannon was born circa 1907.
• She was the daughter of Joseph Cannon and Minnie Mari (?)
• Marriage*: Beatrice Irene Cannon married William Searles in 1940 at Vic, Australia, .
• Death*: Beatrice Irene Cannon died in 1980 at Bairnsdale, Vic, Australia, ; Age 73 years.

• Married Name: As of 1940,her married name was Searles.

• Last Edited: 22 Jul 2006

Beatrice Alice Duncan

• Father: Thomas Duncan b. 23 Aug 1855, d. 18 Sep 1926
• Mother: Mary Jane Sagar b. 9 Jun 1859, d. 1912

• Birth*: Beatrice Alice Duncan was born on 7 December 1883 at Footscray, Vic, Australia, .
• She was the daughter of Thomas Duncan and Mary Jane Sagar.
• Marriage*: Beatrice Alice Duncan married William Searl, son of William Holmes Searl and Mary Ann Blanchard, in 1915 at Vic, Australia, .
• Death*: Beatrice Alice Duncan died on 7 May 1957 at Footscray, Vic, Australia, , at age 73; Age 73 years.

• Married Name: As of 1915,her married name was Searl.

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2008

Edna Searl

• Father: Alfred Samuel Searle b. 1866, d. 22 May 1916
• Mother: Louisa Sarah Miller b. 1874, d. 1954

• Charts: Descendants Chart

• Birth*: Edna Searl was born in 1913 at Long Gully, Vic, Australia, .
• She was the daughter of Alfred Samuel Searle and Louisa Sarah Miller.
• Marriage*: Edna Searl married Thomas Frederick Holland in 1936 at Vic, Australia, .

• Name Variation: Edna Searl was also known as Appoo.
• Married Name: As of 1936,her married name was Holland.

• Last Edited: 27 Jan 2008

Thomas Edward Appoo

• Father: James Appoo b. c 1860
• Mother: Elizabeth Ann Herault b. c 1860

• Birth*: Thomas Edward Appoo was born in 1885.
• He was the son of James Appoo and Elizabeth Ann Herault.
• Marriage*: Thomas Edward Appoo married Louisa Sarah Miller, daughter of Augusta Miller and Margaret Meehan, in 1916 at Vic, Australia, .
• Death*: Thomas Edward Appoo died in 1947 at Inglewood, Vic, Australia, ; Age 62 years.

• Last Edited: 27 Jan 2008

Emily Isabel Searls

• Birth*: Emily Isabel Searls was born circa 1895.
• Marriage*: She married William Francis Hedley Robertson in 1920 at Vic, Australia, .

• Married Name: As of 1920,her married name was Robertson.

• Last Edited: 26 Dec 2008

William Francis Hedley Robertson

• Birth*: William Francis Hedley Robertson was born circa 1895.
• Marriage*: He married Emily Isabel Searls in 1920 at Vic, Australia, .

• Last Edited: 26 Dec 2008

John Rodwick McLeod

• Father: Roderick McLeod b. c 1875
• Mother: Amy Cooper b. c 1875

• Birth*: John Rodwick McLeod was born in 1881 at Bombala, NSW, Australia, .
• He was the son of Roderick McLeod and Amy Cooper.
• Marriage*: John Rodwick McLeod married Emma Louise Searle, daughter of Daniel Searle and Louisa Hammond, on 20 November 1920 at Vic, Australia, .

• Last Edited: 15 Jul 2021

Gwendolyn Jessie Searl

• Birth*: Gwendolyn Jessie Searl was born circa 1920.
• Marriage*: She married Bryan Johnson in 1942 at Vic, Australia, .

• Married Name: As of 1942,her married name was Johnson.

• Last Edited: 8 Sep 2006

Bryan Johnson

• Birth*: Bryan Johnson was born circa 1920.
• Marriage*: He married Gwendolyn Jessie Searl in 1942 at Vic, Australia, .

• Last Edited: 8 Sep 2006

Ivy May Searles

• Father: Thomas Searles b. Jul 1843, d. 2 Jan 1916
• Mother: Maria Mettam b. 14 Feb 1848, d. 12 Apr 1917

• Birth*: Ivy May Searles was born on 29 March 1891 at Morpeth, NSW, Australia, .
• She was the daughter of Thomas Searles and Maria Mettam.
• Marriage*: Ivy May Searles married John William Atkinson in 1916 at Vic, Australia, .
• Death*: Ivy May Searles died on 10 April 1972 at Dundas, NSW, Australia, , at age 81; Age 81 years.

• Married Name: As of 1916,her married name was Atkinson.

• Last Edited: 9 Jul 2025

John William Atkinson

• Birth*: John William Atkinson was born in 1882 at Northumberland, England, .
• Marriage*: He married Ivy May Searles, daughter of Thomas Searles and Maria Mettam, in 1916 at Vic, Australia, .
• Death*: John William Atkinson died on 24 March 1951 at Ryde, NSW, Australia, .

• Last Edited: 9 Jul 2025

Jane Mary Searl

• Birth*: Jane Mary Searl was born circa 1885 at Tas, Australia, .
• Marriage*: She married Stephen John Tibbalses in 1908 at Vic, Australia, .

• Married Name: As of 1908,her married name was Tibbalses.

• Last Edited: 22 Jul 2006

Stephen John Tibbalses

• Birth*: Stephen John Tibbalses was born circa 1885.
• Marriage*: He married Jane Mary Searl in 1908 at Vic, Australia, .

• Name Variation: Stephen John Tibbalses was also known as Stephen James Tibbales.

• Last Edited: 22 Jul 2006

William Frederick Lambert

• Birth*: William Frederick Lambert was born circa 1915.
• Marriage*: He married Sophia Searles, daughter of Antonio Searles and Amelia Ellen Smith, in 1939 at Vic, Australia, .

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2011

Bertram Heron Martin

• Birth*: Bertram Heron Martin was born circa 1910.
• Marriage*: He married Marjorie Gwendoline Searl, daughter of Charles Percival Searl and Ruby Florence Myrtle Crack, in 1936 at Vic, Australia, .

• Last Edited: 22 Jul 2006

Mary Elizabeth Jane Serle

• Birth*: Mary Elizabeth Jane Serle was born circa 1915.
• Marriage*: She married Harold Thomas Leskie in 1938 at Vic, Australia, .

• Married Name: As of 1938,her married name was Leskie.

• Last Edited: 12 Sep 2006

Harold Thomas Leskie

• Birth*: Harold Thomas Leskie was born circa 1915.
• Marriage*: He married Mary Elizabeth Jane Serle in 1938 at Vic, Australia, .

• Last Edited: 12 Sep 2006

Andrew James Heuchan

• Birth*: Andrew James Heuchan was born circa 1895.
• Marriage*: He married Mary Ellen Naughton in 1917 at Vic, Australia, .

• Last Edited: 22 Jul 2006

Olive Myrtle Searles

• Birth*: Olive Myrtle Searles was born circa 1900.
• Marriage*: She married Ernest George Meddings in 1925 at Vic, Australia, .

• Married Name: As of 1925,her married name was Meddings.

• Last Edited: 22 Jul 2006

Ernest George Meddings

• Birth*: Ernest George Meddings was born circa 1900.
• Marriage*: He married Olive Myrtle Searles in 1925 at Vic, Australia, .

• Last Edited: 22 Jul 2006

Muriel Holmes Searl

• Father: William Searl b. 1883, d. 1966
• Mother: Beatrice Alice Duncan b. 7 Dec 1883, d. 7 May 1957

• Birth*: Muriel Holmes Searl was born in 1916 at Footscray, Vic, Australia, .
• She was the daughter of William Searl and Beatrice Alice Duncan.
• Marriage*: Muriel Holmes Searl married Frank Carman in 1956 at Vic, Australia, .
• Death*: Muriel Holmes Searl died on 4 August 2009 at Footscray, Vic, Australia, .

• Married Name: As of 1956,her married name was Carman.

• Last Edited: 8 Oct 2026

Thomas Duncan

• Birth*: Thomas Duncan was born on 23 August 1855 at Parramatta, NSW, Australia, .
• Marriage*: He married Mary Jane Sagar on 14 September 1876 at Victoria Parade Congregational Church, Vic, Australia, .
• Death*: Thomas Duncan died on 18 September 1926 at age 71.

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2008

Mary Jane Sagar

• Birth*: Mary Jane Sagar was born on 9 June 1859 at Hotham, Vic, Australia, .
• Marriage*: She married Thomas Duncan on 14 September 1876 at Victoria Parade Congregational Church, Vic, Australia, .
• Death*: Mary Jane Sagar died in 1912 at Footscray, Vic, Australia, ; Aged 52 years.

• Married Name: As of circa 1880,her married name was Duncan.

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2008

Joseph Cannon

• Birth*: Joseph Cannon was born circa 1885.
• Marriage*: He married Minnie Mari (?) circa 1905.

• Last Edited: 22 Jul 2006

Minnie Mari (?)

• Birth*: Minnie Mari (?) was born circa 1885.
• Marriage*: She married Joseph Cannon circa 1905.

• Married Name: As of circa 1905,her married name was Cannon.

• Last Edited: 22 Jul 2006

William Holmes Searl

• Birth*: William Holmes Searl was born circa 1815.

• Last Edited: 22 Jul 2006

William Harry Serle

• Father: William John Serle b. c 1889, d. 28 Sep 1955
• Mother: Evelyn Lucy Price b. c 1894, d. 19 Apr 1965

• Birth*: William Harry Serle was born on 26 October 1924 at Mount Gambier, SA, Australia, .
• He was the son of William John Serle and Evelyn Lucy Price.
• Marriage*: William Harry Serle married Avis Louine Lockwood, daughter of Bertram Edward Lockwood and Susanna Fry, circa 1950.
• Death*: William Harry Serle died in 1978 at Castlemain, Vic, Australia, ; Age 53 years.
• Burial*: He was buried on 2 May 1978 at Mount Gambier, SA, Australia, .

• Residence*: He lived in 1943 at Burrangull, SA, Australia, .

Military Service

Milit-Beg	16 March 1943	Adelaide, SA, Australia,
Milit-End	7 February 1946

• Last Edited: 21 Oct 2011

William John Serle

• Birth*: William John Serle was born circa 1889.
• Marriage*: He married Evelyn Lucy Price circa 1920.
• Death*: William John Serle died on 28 September 1955 at Millicent, SA, Australia, ; Aged 66 years.
• Burial*: He was buried on 30 September 1955 at Millicent, SA, Australia, .

• Last Edited: 5 Aug 2008

Evelyn Lucy Price

• Birth*: Evelyn Lucy Price was born circa 1894.
• Marriage*: She married William John Serle circa 1920.
• Death*: Evelyn Lucy Price died on 19 April 1965 at Millicent North, SA, Australia, ; Aged 71 years.
• Burial*: She was buried on 24 April 1965 at Millicent, SA, Australia, .

• Married Name: As of circa 1920,her married name was Serle.

• Last Edited: 5 Aug 2008

William Anthony Searles

• Father: George Manuell Searles b. c 1895, d. 1961
• Mother: Marjorie Julia Catherine Hammett b. 1905, d. 12 Nov 1992

• Birth*: William Anthony Searles was born in 1929.
• He was the son of George Manuell Searles and Marjorie Julia Catherine Hammett.
• Burial*: William Anthony Searles was buried on 13 December 1977 at Fawkner Memorial Park, Vic, Australia, .
• Death*: He died in 1978 at Fitzroy, Vic, Australia, ; Age 49 years.

• Last Edited: 18 Oct 2006

Michell Searles

• Birth*: Michell Searles was born circa 1870.
• Marriage*: He married Kathleen Batt circa 1890.

• Last Edited: 22 Jul 2006

Kathleen Batt

• Birth*: Kathleen Batt was born circa 1870.
• Marriage*: She married Michell Searles circa 1890.

• Married Name: Her married name was Searles.

• Last Edited: 22 Jul 2006

Peter John Samuel Searles

• Father: George Manuell Searles b. c 1895, d. 1961
• Mother: Marjorie Julia Catherine Hammett b. 1905, d. 12 Nov 1992

• Birth*: Peter John Samuel Searles was born circa 1932.
• He was the son of George Manuell Searles and Marjorie Julia Catherine Hammett.
• Death*: Peter John Samuel Searles died in 1969 at Leitchville, Vic, Australia, ; Age 37 years.
• Burial*: He was buried on 16 January 1969 at Fawkner Memorial Park, Vic, Australia, .

• Last Edited: 18 Oct 2006

Christinia Campbell

• Birth*: Christinia Campbell was born on 12 November 1849 at Fenmore, Scotland, .
• Marriage*: She married Edward Robert Peake on 12 May 1868 at Naracoorte, SA, Australia, .
• Death*: Christinia Campbell died in 1912 at Naracoorte, SA, Australia, .

• Married Name: As of circa 1880,her married name was Peake.

• Last Edited: 22 Sep 2026

Isabella Shaw

• Birth*: Isabella Shaw was born circa 1865.
• Marriage*: She married Thomas Fennell circa 1885.

• Married Name: As of circa 1885,her married name was Fennell.

• Last Edited: 22 Jul 2006

Carl August Drendel

• Birth*: Carl August Drendel was born in 1870.
• Marriage*: He married Amelia Emily Maria Kruger circa 1910.
• Death*: Carl August Drendel died on 14 February 1927 at Tarranyurk, Vic, Australia, .

• Last Edited: 6 Oct 2026

Amelia Emily Maria Kruger

• Birth*: Amelia Emily Maria Kruger was born on 19 July 1878.
• Marriage*: She married Carl August Drendel circa 1910.
• Death*: Amelia Emily Maria Kruger died on 5 September 1918 at Tarranyurk, Vic, Australia, , at age 40.

• Married Name: As of circa 1910,her married name was Drendel.

• Last Edited: 6 Oct 2026

Anthony Searles

• Birth*: Anthony Searles was born circa 1860.
• Death*: He died in 1942 at St Kilda, Vic, Australia, ; Age 82 years.
• Burial*: He was buried on 3 December 1942 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, .

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 2011

Barbara Isabel Jowett

• Father: Roy Preston Jowett b. c 1895
• Mother: Doris Emma Newsome Langford b. c 1895

• Birth*: Barbara Isabel Jowett was born in 1918 at Brighton, Vic, Australia, .
• She was the daughter of Roy Preston Jowett and Doris Emma Newsome Langford.
• Marriage*: Barbara Isabel Jowett married John Robert Searls in 1957 at Vic, Australia, .
• Death*: Barbara Isabel Jowett died in 1979 at Camberwell, Vic, Australia, ; Age 60 years.
• Cremation*: Her body was cremated on 8 June 1979 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, .

• Married Name: As of 1957,her married name was Searls.

• Last Edited: 8 Apr 2020

Roy Preston Jowett

• Birth*: Roy Preston Jowett was born circa 1895.
• Marriage*: He married Doris Emma Newsome Langford circa 1915.

• Last Edited: 23 Jul 2006

Doris Emma Newsome Langford

• Birth*: Doris Emma Newsome Langford was born circa 1895.
• Marriage*: She married Roy Preston Jowett circa 1915.

• Married Name: As of circa 1915,her married name was Jowett.

• Last Edited: 23 Jul 2006

John Robert Searls

• Birth*: John Robert Searls was born circa 1915.
• Marriage*: He married Barbara Isabel Jowett, daughter of Roy Preston Jowett and Doris Emma Newsome Langford, in 1957 at Vic, Australia, .

• Last Edited: 8 Apr 2020

Betty Llewellyn Searl

• Father: Stanley Searl b. c 1905
• Mother: Neta Catherina Ward b. c 1905

• Birth*: Betty Llewellyn Searl was born circa 1929.
• She was the daughter of Stanley Searl and Neta Catherina Ward.
• Death*: Betty Llewellyn Searl died in 1964 at Hawthorn, Vic, Australia, ; Age 35 years.

• Last Edited: 23 Jul 2006

Stanley Searl

• Birth*: Stanley Searl was born circa 1905.
• Marriage*: He married Neta Catherina Ward circa 1925.

• Last Edited: 23 Jul 2006