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William Henry GRIFFITHS (1874 - 1961)
farmer, bus driver
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Hessel Reuben GRIFFITHS (1901 - 1973)
Stanley Gordon GRIFFITHS (1902 - 1954)
Lila Enid GRIFFITHS (1903 - )
Roy GRIFFITHS (1904 - 1904)
Reginald Clarence GRIFFITHS (1907 - )
Elvy M GRIFFITHS (1910 - 1910)
Reta Myrtle GRIFFITHS (1912 - )
Olga A GRIFFITHS (1917 - 1917)
John GRIFFITHS (1918 - 1918)
William Henry GRIFFITHS (1874 - 1961)

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Margaret Isabell WILESMITH (1878 - 1943)
John GRIFFITHS (1851 - 1914) William GRIFFITHS (1817 - 1895) Thomas GRIFFITHS
Elizabeth (GRIFFITHS)
Mary Ann SEWARD (1818 - 1880) John SEWARD
Mary Ann PROCTOR
Mary Anne DANIEL (1854 - 1921) Henry DANIEL (1818 - 1872) Thomas DANIEL
Elizabeth MORGAN
Joyce Joice HERBERT (1820 - 1895) William HERBERT
Martha MORGAN (1781 - )

b. 18 Mar 1874 at Molonglo, New South Wales, Australia
m. 1900 Margaret Isabell WILESMITH (1878 - 1943) at Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
d. 19 Sep 1961 at Leeton, New South Wales, Australia aged 87
Parents:
John GRIFFITHS (1851 - 1914)
Mary Anne DANIEL (1854 - 1921)
Siblings (10):
Martha Elizabeth GRIFFITHS (1876 - )
Thomas George GRIFFITHS (1877 - 1940)
Mary Ann GRIFFITHS (1880 - 1917)
John James GRIFFITHS (1881 - 1938)
Henry Herbert GRIFFITHS (1883 - 1954)
Albert Edward GRIFFITHS (1885 - 1962)
George Daniel GRIFFITHS (1887 - 1967)
Sarah Joyce GRIFFITHS (1891 - )
Gladys May GRIFFITHS (1894 - 1960)
Elena Harriet GRIFFITHS (1896 - )
Children (9):
Hessel Reuben GRIFFITHS (1901 - 1973)
Stanley Gordon GRIFFITHS (1902 - 1954)
Lila Enid GRIFFITHS (1903 - )
Roy GRIFFITHS (1904 - 1904)
Reginald Clarence GRIFFITHS (1907 - )
Elvy M GRIFFITHS (1910 - 1910)
Reta Myrtle GRIFFITHS (1912 - )
Olga A GRIFFITHS (1917 - 1917)
John GRIFFITHS (1918 - 1918)
Events in William Henry GRIFFITHS (1874 - 1961)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
18 Mar 1874 William Henry GRIFFITHS was born Molonglo, New South Wales, Australia 18073/1874 6
1900 26 Married Margaret Isabell WILESMITH (aged 22) Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia 1427/1900 6
01 May 1901 27 Birth of son Hessel Reuben GRIFFITHS Junee, New South Wales, Australia 13520/1901 6
1902 28 Birth of son Stanley Gordon GRIFFITHS Junee, New South Wales, Australia 3831/1902 6
09 Apr 1903 29 Birth of daughter Lila Enid GRIFFITHS Junee, New South Wales, Australia 12799/1903 6
1904 30 Birth of son Roy GRIFFITHS Junee, New South Wales, Australia 3805/1904 6
1904 30 Death of son Roy GRIFFITHS Junee, New South Wales, Australia 1690/1904 6
1907 33 Birth of son Reginald Clarence GRIFFITHS Junee, New South Wales, Australia 25107/1907 6
1910 36 Birth of daughter Elvy M GRIFFITHS Junee, New South Wales, Australia 6
1910 36 Death of daughter Elvy M GRIFFITHS Junee, New South Wales, Australia 9691/1910 6
1912 38 Birth of daughter Reta Myrtle GRIFFITHS Junee, New South Wales, Australia 6
05 Dec 1914 40 Death of father John GRIFFITHS (aged 63) Junee, New South Wales, Australia 17703/1914 6
1917 43 Birth of daughter Olga A GRIFFITHS Junee, New South Wales, Australia 6
1917 43 Death of daughter Olga A GRIFFITHS Junee, New South Wales, Australia 1093/1917 6
1918 44 Birth of son John GRIFFITHS Junee, New South Wales, Australia 6
15 Jan 1918 43 Death of son John GRIFFITHS Junee, New South Wales, Australia 2522/1918 6
12 Nov 1921 47 Death of mother Mary Anne DANIEL (aged 67) Junee, New South Wales, Australia 6
30 Mar 1943 69 Death of wife Margaret Isabell WILESMITH (aged 64) Leeton, New South Wales, Australia 71
07 Feb 1954 79 Death of son Stanley Gordon GRIFFITHS (aged 52) Leeton, New South Wales, Australia 5900/1954
19 Sep 1961 87 William Henry GRIFFITHS died Leeton, New South Wales, Australia 27368/1961 6
Death of daughter Lila Enid GRIFFITHS Leeton, New South Wales, Australia 71
Death of son Reginald Clarence GRIFFITHS Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 71
Personal Notes:
William Henry Griffiths came to Junee district aged 18 months. His father took up farming. After his marriage to Margaret Isabella Wilesmith, he continued farming, eventually taking over his father's farm.
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 128 (Death)
- Reference = 127 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 128 (Marriage)
- Reference = 127 (Birth)
71. Type: Book, Abbr: Wagga Pioneers, Title: Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District, Auth: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Publ: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Date: 2004, Locn: http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/
- Reference = 135 (Name, Notes)

This public tree has about 60,100 people. Every person in the tree is related by birth or marriage to at least one other person in the tree - no strays. The people in the tree come mainly from four projects.
  1. My family tree. The original project begun about 1998. ID numbers less than about 6,000
  2. Canberra and Queanbeyan Pioneers. The next 30,000 begun about 2004. Sourced almost entirely from HAGSOC's excellent 'Biographical Register of Canberra and Queanbeyan'. The project began when I decided to add siblings, spouses and parents for a relation with an entry in the Register. 12 years work.
  3. Wagga Pioneers. I moved to Wagga and thought I would extend the Queanbeyan project by adding people from Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society's 'Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District'. About 10,300 people added over about a year.
  4. Tumut Valley Pioneers. During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, I decided to extend the above projects by adding pioneers of the Tumut Valley. Initial sources were Snowden's 'Pioneers of the Tumut Valley' and 'Relict of ... Lives of Pioneering Women of Tumut and District'. Excellent references published by Tumut Family History Group. I've also added material from newspapers of the time - especially, death records, obituaries and weddings from 'Tumut and Adelong Times'. This project is in its early stage and might take a few years. I plan to extend to the upper Monaro (Adaminaby, Kiandra, Cooma, Jindabyne).
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