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Morris 'Mon' 'Maurice' LAZARUS (1856 - 1934)
hotel keeper 'Crickerte's Arms Ginninderra, greengrocer
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Ethel M LAZARUS (1886 - )
Reginald A LAZARUS (1888 - )
Leslie Morris LAZARUS (1890 - 1964)
Harriett E LAZARUS (1893 - )
Charlotte KL LAZARUS (1895 - )
William N LAZARUS (1895 - 1895)
Mary Frances LAZARUS (1903 - )
John Joseph LAZARUS (1908 - 1966)
 Morris 'Mon' 'Maurice' LAZARUS (1856 - 1934)

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Elizabeth GABRIEL (1857 - 1895)

Margaret Sophia (Doll) HATCH (1862 - 1943)
 Nathan Moses LAZARUS (1823 - 1901) Moses LAZARUS



Lydia NATHAN



Harriet TILDEN (1824 - 1924) Thomas Knight TILDEN (1796 - 1871)



Mary HYLAND (1805 - 1866)



Morris Margaret Sophia (Doll) HATCH
Morris Morris Morris
Morris Margaret Sophia (Doll) HATCH Morris Morris Morris
Pic 2. Outside Cricketers Arms

Pic 3. Mary, Margaret (Doll'), John, and Morris ('Mon') Lazarus; Iris Cooper

b. 1856 at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
m. (1) 1885 Elizabeth GABRIEL (1857 - 1895) at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
m. (2) 1902 Margaret Sophia (Doll) HATCH (1862 - 1943) at Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
d. 09 Dec 1934 at Kensington, New South Wales, Australia aged 78
Near Relatives of Morris 'Mon' 'Maurice' LAZARUS (1856 - 1934)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Moses LAZARUS
Grandmother Lydia NATHAN
Grandfather Thomas Knight TILDEN 1796 England 21 Jul 1871 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 75
Grandmother Mary HYLAND 1805 Birr, Co Offlay, Ireland 13 Jan 1866 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 61

Father in Law Augustus William GABRIEL 1816 Cullompton, Devon, England 13 Jul 1900 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 84
Mother in Law Elizabeth GREEN 1818 Bolton, Lancashire, England 30 Nov 1882 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 64
Father in Law William HATCH 1828 Newry, Co Down, Ireland 21 Jul 1907 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 79
Mother in Law Margaret Nugent RYAN 1834 River Thames, London, Middlesex, England 20 Nov 1904 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 70

Father Nathan Moses LAZARUS 1823 London, Middlesex, England 02 Jun 1901 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 78
Mother Harriet TILDEN 1824 Burr, Co Offlay, Ireland 21 Sep 1924 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 100

Self Morris 'Mon' 'Maurice' LAZARUS 1856 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 09 Dec 1934 Kensington, New South Wales, Australia 78

Wife Elizabeth GABRIEL 1857 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 08 May 1895 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 38
Wife Margaret Sophia (Doll) HATCH 1862 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 21 Jan 1943 Kingsford, New South Wales, Australia 81

Daughter Ethel M LAZARUS 1886 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Son Reginald A LAZARUS 1888 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Son Leslie Morris LAZARUS 1890 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1964 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 74
Daughter Harriett E LAZARUS 1893 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Charlotte KL LAZARUS 1895 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Son William N LAZARUS 1895 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1895 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 0
Daughter Mary Frances LAZARUS 1903 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Son John Joseph LAZARUS 1908 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1966 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 58

Brother Alfred James LAZARUS 1858 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 21 May 1939 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 81
Sister Lydia Mary LAZARUS 1859 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 03 Dec 1929 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 70
Sister Harriet Elizabeth LAZARUS 1861 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 18 Sep 1920 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 59
Brother Isaiah LAZARUS 1863 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1951 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 88
Brother John LAZARUS 1864 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 02 Jun 1913 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 49
Brother Joseph LAZARUS 1866 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Brother Henry LAZARUS 1869 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1935 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 66
Brother Francis T LAZARUS 1870 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Brother Ernest Nathan LAZARUS 1876 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Half Brother William GROGAN abt 1852 Ireland
Half Sister Frances J GROGAN 1853 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Aunt Mary TILDEN 1825 Co Offaly, Ireland 13 Jan 1866 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 41
Uncle Thomas ROYAL abt 1818 England 1893 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 75
Uncle James Michael TILDEN 1832 Sussex, England 12 Jan 1871 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 39
Aunt Sarah Elizabeth CEENEY 14 Mar 1833 Appin, New South Wales, Australia 04 Mar 1918 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 84
Uncle Thomas Knight TILDEN 09 May 1835 Hastings, Sussex, England 1918 Hillston, New South Wales, Australia 83
Aunt Ellen HANLEY
Uncle William Francis TILDEN 1839 Clarence Town, New South Wales, Australia 15 Jul 1924 Gregadoo, New South Wales, Australia 85

Cousin Thomas ROYAL 1857 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1858 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1
Cousin Isaac Roger ROYAL 1858 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 24 Dec 1921 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 63
Cousin Walter ROYAL 1862 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1862 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Elizabeth A ROYAL 1864 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin James Thomas ROYAL 02 Aug 1865 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 12 Apr 1937 Culcairn, New South Wales, Australia 71
Cousin William Francis TILDEN 26 Dec 1854 Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia 1905 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 51
Cousin Thomas K TILDEN 30 Sep 1856 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 18 Jan 1912 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 55
Cousin George Henry TILDEN 13 Aug 1858 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 29 Jul 1945 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 86
Cousin James Michael TILDEN 1860 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 14 Feb 1950 Young, New South Wales, Australia 90
Cousin John J TILDEN 1862 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1872 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 10
Cousin Frederick Charles TILDEN 13 Jan 1864 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 15 Jan 1916 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 52
Cousin Albert Edward TILDEN 1866 Hay, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Sarah Elizabeth TILDEN 1868 Hay, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Mary Hyland TILDEN 1870
Cousin Robert Ambrose (Barney) TILDEN 1872 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 04 Feb 1939 Randwick, New South Wales, Australia 67
Cousin Emilia Harrietta TILDEN 04 Jan 1874
Cousin Francis John TILDEN abt 1883 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1963 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 80

Niece Harriet Elizabeth Mary LAZARUS 1882 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1883 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1
Nephew Nathan Ernest LAZARUS 1883 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1946 Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia 63
Niece Mabel Alice LAZARUS 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1966 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 81
Nephew Alfred William LAZARUS 1887 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1966 Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia 79
Niece Mary L F LAZARUS 1888 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Edith R LAZARUS 1890 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Lena H LAZARUS 1890 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew George Emmett LAZARUS 1892 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1969 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 77
Nephew James Arthur LAZARUS 1894 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1943 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia 49
Niece Mary E LAZARUS 1896 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Mary Henrietta PARKER 1881 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 16 Feb 1939 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 58
Niece Lillian Harriet PARKER 1882 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 29 Nov 1952 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 70
Nephew Augustus H PARKER 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Clara PARKER 1887 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Charles Edward PARKER 1889 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 16 Jan 1965 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 76
Nephew Arthur F PARKER 1891 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew William H PARKER 1893 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Francis J PARKER 1895 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Minnie J PARKER 1898 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Vickers Lazarus WILLIAMS 1881 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Nathan V WILLIAMS 1882 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Herbert Myra WILLIAMS 1883 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Avice Emily WILLIAMS 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1900 15
Nephew Cesaro Sydney WILLIAMS 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 06 Nov 1920 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 35
Niece Myra Una WILLIAMS 1887 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Raphael C WILLIAMS 1889 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Carlos Beltram WILLIAMS 1890 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 03 Mar 1959 Marrickville, Sydney, Australia 69
Niece Perth R WILLIAMS 1892 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Harriet C WILLIAMS 1893 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Ulric H WILLIAMS 1894 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Francis WILLIAMS 1896 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Sarah M WILLIAMS 1898 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Desmond LAZARUS 1890 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Cora L LAZARUS 1892 Bega, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Walter Hamilton H LAZARUS 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1964 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 79
Niece Beatrice May LAZARUS 1886 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1961 Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia 75
Niece Clara H LAZARUS 1888 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew William Oswald LAZARUS 1890 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1967 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 77
Niece Esther Elizabeth GABRIEL 1869 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1948 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 79
Niece Louisa GABRIEL 1871 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 09 Dec 1904 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 33
Niece Laura Alice GABRIEL 1876 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1901 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 25
Niece Clara Margaret GABRIEL 1878 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 14 Jun 1950 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 72
Nephew Augustus William GABRIEL 1882 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1946 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 64
Nephew William Burton GABRIEL 1884 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1950 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 66
Nephew Walter Percy GABRIEL 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 0
Niece Albert Henry GABRIEL 1887 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1888 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1
Niece Bertha May GABRIEL 1890 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Vera Frances GABRIEL 1891 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1891 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 0
Nephew Arthur Granville GABRIEL 1894 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1895 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1
Nephew Bernard John HATCH 1877 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 1937 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia 60
Niece Margaret Alice Elsie HATCH 1879 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 30 Jan 1904 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 25
Niece Mary Veronica HATCH 1881 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Sarah Jane HATCH 1883 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 1935 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia 52
Niece Agnes Catherine HATCH 1885 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew William Stephen Joseph HATCH 1889 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 1940 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 51
Niece Eileen Anne HATCH 1891 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Robert Jerome M HATCH 1894 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 1971 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 77
Nephew Sydney Francis HATCH 1897 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Joseph William CURRAN 1877 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 1908 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 31
Niece Margaret Elizabeth CURRAN 1879 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Florence May CURRAN 1881 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Mary Jane CURRAN 1884 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Cecilia Maud CURRAN 1887 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew George Henry Michael CURRAN 1890 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 1916 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 26
Nephew Robert John James CURRAN 1892 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew William Patrick CURRAN 1895 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Kathleen Ellen CURRAN 1897 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew John Joseph CONNELLY 1885 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Margaret E CONNELLY 1887 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew William James Patrick CONNELLY 1890 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Richard Peter CONNELLY 1892 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Joseph Bernard CONNELLY 1893 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Edmund S CONNELLY 1895 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Vincent Robert CONNELLY 1898 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Edward William WILSON 1888 1888 0
Niece Mary Margaret WILSON 1889 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Georgina Emily WILSON 1891 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Josephine Nellie WILSON 1895 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Alice Wilga WILSON 1901 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Charlotte Mary Alice RECKLESS 1900 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Donald MCDONALD 1909 ACT, Australia
Nephew George Alexander MCDONALD 1911 ACT, Australia
Nephew Francis (Frank) HATCH 27 May 1902 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 31 Jul 1970 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 68
Nephew Edmond Thomas HATCH 1905 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 27 Sep 1920 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 15
Nephew William George HATCH 1909 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Albert John HATCH 1912 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 1977 New South Wales, Australia 65
Nephew William James HATCH 1902 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1973 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 71
Niece Mary Unita HATCH 1904 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew George Alphonsus HATCH 1910 Condoblin, New South Wales, Australia 19 Nov 1982 Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia 72
Niece Lillian May HATCH 1912 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 2005 93
Niece Alice Gertrude HATCH 1913 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 2000 87
Nephew Dudley William HATCH 1917 Appin, New South Wales, Australia 22 Nov 1989 West Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia 72

Brother in Law William Augustus GABRIEL 1850 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 31 Oct 1910 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 60
Sister in Law Elizabeth GABRIEL 1851 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 1857 Berrima, New South Wales, Australia 6
Sister in Law Mary GABRIEL 1853 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 1858 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 5
Sister in Law Louisa GABRIEL 1855 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 1882 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 27
Sister in Law Charlotte GABRIEL 1856 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 20 Feb 1946 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 90
Brother in Law Alfred GABRIEL 1858 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1859 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1
Brother in Law Robert John HATCH 22 Feb 1855 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 23 Apr 1926 Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia 71
Sister in Law Mary Ann HATCH 1856 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 16 Jul 1941 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 85
Sister in Law Jane HATCH 1858 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 22 Sep 1938 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 80
Brother in Law James HATCH 1860 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1860 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 0
Sister in Law Ellen HATCH 1864 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 18 Jun 1931 Canberra, ACT, Australia 67
Brother in Law William HATCH 1866 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1873 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 7
Sister in Law Emily Anne HATCH 1868 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 08 Jul 1921 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia 53
Sister in Law Theresa Eveline HATCH 1871 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 28 Apr 1952 Canberra, ACT, Australia 81
Brother in Law Edmund Thomas HATCH 1874 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 06 Feb 1942 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 68
Brother in Law George Patrick HATCH 1874 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 28 Apr 1935 Parkes, New South Wales, Australia 61
Brother in Law William HATCH 23 May 1879 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 26 Apr 1952 Canberra, ACT, Australia 72
Sister in Law Alice MORAN abt 1862 04 Sep 1942 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 80
Brother in Law William Augustus PARKER abt 1860 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 13 Apr 1926 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 66
Brother in Law Herbert WILLIAMS 1858 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 30 Aug 1938 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 80
Sister in Law Ellen Christina (Tennie) PITTY 1867 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law Rosetta SMITH 1859 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1912 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 53
Events in Morris 'Mon' 'Maurice' LAZARUS (1856 - 1934)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1856 Morris 'Mon' 'Maurice' LAZARUS was born Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 7436/1856
1885 29 Married Elizabeth GABRIEL (aged 28) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 7029/1885
1886 30 Birth of daughter Ethel M LAZARUS Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 32637/1886
1888 32 Birth of son Reginald A LAZARUS Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 34528/1888
1890 34 Birth of son Leslie Morris LAZARUS Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 29191/1890
1893 37 Birth of daughter Harriett E LAZARUS Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 16066/1893
1895 39 Birth of daughter Charlotte KL LAZARUS Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 16080/1895
1895 39 Birth of son William N LAZARUS Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 16081/1895
1895 39 Death of son William N LAZARUS Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 3122/1895
08 May 1895 39 Death of wife Elizabeth GABRIEL (aged 38) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6112/1895
02 Jun 1901 45 Death of father Nathan Moses LAZARUS (aged 78) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6774/1901
1902 46 Married Margaret Sophia (Doll) HATCH (aged 40) Randwick, New South Wales, Australia 7513/1902
1903 47 Birth of daughter Mary Frances LAZARUS Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 24389/1903
1908 52 Birth of son John Joseph LAZARUS Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6
21 Sep 1924 68 Death of mother Harriet TILDEN (aged 100) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia aged 100 years
09 Dec 1934 78 Morris 'Mon' 'Maurice' LAZARUS died Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
Source References:
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- Notes: Born: 1856; Died: 1934; Married: 1. Elizabeth Gabriel, 2. Margaret Hatch

Morris 'Mon' Lazarus
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Morris ('Mon') Lazarus came from a well-known Queanbeyan family. He was born in 1856, the son of Nathan Lazarus and Harriet (nee Tilden), and the first of their ten children. Nathan was a businessman who became prominent in civic affairs, being elected Mayor of Queanbeyan in 1891. In 1893 he was elected Vice President of the Queanbeyan School of Arts. He built a fine two-storied shop and residence on Macquoid Street, Queanbeyan. A number of his other children remained in Queanbeyan, where the Lazarus name is well known. When Harriet died in 1924 aged 100, the Queanbeyan Age reported that she left 48 grandchildren and 73 great grandchildren.

Morris (originally 'Maurice' it seems) Lazarus first married Elizabeth Gabriel, but she died in 1895, their six children including twins of only a few weeks, one of whom died not long after Elizabeth. They ran a greengrocery in Queanbeyan. In 1902 the widower Mon Lazarus married Margaret Sophia Hatch (known as 'Doll'), the daughter of William and Margaret Nugent Hatch of Rosewood, Hall. When he married Margaret, Mon's five surviving children were aged from sixteen to seven. Mon and Doll were to have two children of their own - Mary Francis (b.1903) and John Joseph ('Jack') (b. 1908).

In August 1905, they purchased the Cricketers' Arms hotel from Susannah Hollingsworth, who had been licensee since the death of her husband Malachi Hollingsworth in 1898. While Ginninderra was new for Mon, for Doll it was a return home; she had grown up at 'Rosewood' on the Hatch family farm which shared a boundary with the 80 acre property of the Cricketer's Arms. Mon was to be the longest serving licensee (1905-1918).

In 1905 they disposed of their Queanbeyan fruit and grocery business to Mr Richardson, a hair-dresser, and announced the intention to 'thoroughly renovate and improve the buildings' at the hotel they had just acquired.

Mon Lazarus became actively involved in his new community. In 1906, on the motion of 'Eb' Brown and Colin Southwell, he was elected President of the newly formed Hall Progress Association. The Queanbeyan Age reported that same year that 'this well known hostelry [Cricketers Arms Hotel] has made great strides in popular favour since it came under the management of Mr M Lazarus its present popular proprietor... '.

In 1917 the Minister for Home Affairs, King O'Malley, prohibited the selling of alcohol in the new Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Previously, another North American, Walter Burley Griffen, had criticised the excessive drinking taking place at the hotel by the workmen employed on the new capital. The Cricketers' Arms, the only pub in the FCT, was forced to close within six months.

It has been definitely decided by the Minister for Home Affairs that the historic Hotel at One Tree Hill, must close six months hence. The genial landlord will have the right of removing his licence to any part of the Queanbeyan District. That 'Mon' will be missed from the neighbourhood all will admit and the need for some place of accommodation in the locality will be sorely felt. It is generally thought that the move on the part of the Government in closing the pub is to force 'Mon' into the ranks and also to increase the speed of motors from Yass to Queanbeyan. [Queanbeyan Age 15.6.1917]

A year later closure of the 'Arms' was a done deed, and the Age speculated about the aftermath: "Dame Rumour has it that our genial host of the Cricketers Arms is likely to transfer his license to an hotel in the Campbelltown district. The closing of the local hotel is generally considered a short sighted policy which will eventually lead to much inconvenience and hardship to tourist and travellers. The old hotel has been in existence for 53 years and is one of the oldest landmarks in the district. It is also probable that after the license of the hotel is cancelled the local police station will be removed or converted into a home for a returned soldier." [Queanbeyan Age (Ginninderra correspondent) 9.4.1918]

A Clearance sale was advertised in April, and the family was given a send-off in May: "A large gathering of fully one hundred friends of Mr and Mrs M Lazarus assembled in Kinlyside's Hall on Thursday night to entertain them at a social evening and make a presentation. Mr M Cavanagh was in the chair. Mr Charles Thompson was called on to make the presentation. Mr Lazarus mentioned that he was going into business at Appin." [Queanbeyan Age 28.5.1918]

In June 1918 the licence was relinquished and the Lazarus family moved to Appin, where they took over the Royal Hotel. William and Elizabeth (nee Bard), Doll's youngest brother and sister-in-law - their neighbours in Ginninderra - also moved to the Appin district, and their family friendship was continued. After a hard fought legal battle with the Commonwealth, Lazarus was eventually compensated over £3,000 for the loss of his business and land.

Mon Lazarus died in 1934, and the following obituary appeared in the Queanbeyan Age:

The death occurred at Kensington yesterday morning of Mr Morris Lazarus formerly of Queanbeyan. Deceased was a son of the late Mr and Mrs NM Lazarus and followed the occupation of painter and also had fruit and greengrocery business in Monaro St for some time. Afterwards he became a licensee of the One Tree Hill Hotel at Ginninderra which he conducted for many years. On leaving Ginninderra he conducted a hotel at Appin and on selling out his interest there went to live at Kensington. Following an operation he passed away as stated. His second wife (formerly Miss M Hatch) survives him and two children. There were five children by his first wife four of whom are living. Messrs Alfred, Isaiah and Henry Lazarus of Queanbeyan and Messrs Joseph, Frank and Ernest are brothers of deceased. [Queanbeyan Age 11.12.1934].

Margaret survived him by almost a decade:"Report of the death on January 21 at her residence in Carlton St Kensington of Mrs Margaret S Lazarus, relict of the late Morris Lazarus who for many years conducted the Cricketers Arms Hotel at Hall. Mrs Lazarus who was 81 years of age was the third daughter of the late Mr and Mrs William Hatch of Rosewood, Hall. She is survived by a daughter Miss Mary Lazarus of Kensington and a son, Mr John Lazarus of Sydney. [Queanbeyan Age 9.2.1943]

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