Heather Lillian Jane CRAIG (1903

Heather Lillian Jane CRAIG (1903 - 1995)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Jean ELWORTHY (1925 - 1992) Living Leah Doreen ELWORTHY (1930 - 1961) Living	Heather Lillian Jane CRAIG (1903 - 1995) + John Douglas ELWORTHY (1898 - 1942)	Alfred Nicholas CRAIG (1882 - 1970)	Charles William CRAIG (1849 - 1934)	Nicholas CRAIG ( - 1907)
				Jane BROAD
			Jemima Amelia GRAY (1857 - 1941)	Robert GRAY (1834 - 1884)
				Jane ELLIOTT (1832 - 1906)
		Ethel Lilian MCGANN ( - 1960)	John MCGANN

			Rachel (MCGANN)

b. 20 May 1903 at Kiama, New South Wales, Australia

m. 20 Dec 1924 John Douglas ELWORTHY (1898 - 1942) at Kiama, New South Wales, Australia

d. 02 Jan 1995 at Armidale, New South Wales, Australia aged 91

Parents:

Alfred Nicholas CRAIG (1882 - 1970)

Ethel Lilian MCGANN ( - 1960)

Siblings (3):

Keith CRAIG

Lisle I CRAIG (1905 - 1905)

Thelma Majorie CRAIG (1907 - 1980)

Children (4):

Jean ELWORTHY (1925 - 1992)

Leah Doreen ELWORTHY (1930 - 1961)

Grandchildren (14):

, Brett Stephen TOMBS (1965 - 1996)

Events in Heather Lillian Jane CRAIG (1903 - 1995)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
20 May 1903		Heather Lillian Jane CRAIG was born	Kiama, New South Wales, Australia	12924/1903
20 Dec 1924	21	Married John Douglas ELWORTHY (aged 26)	Kiama, New South Wales, Australia	Note 1
22 Oct 1925	22	Birth of daughter Jean ELWORTHY
17 Dec 1930	27	Birth of daughter Leah Doreen ELWORTHY	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
01 Mar 1942	38	Death of husband John Douglas ELWORTHY (aged 43)	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	1832/1942
20 Dec 1960	57	Death of mother Ethel Lilian MCGANN	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	695/1961
25 Apr 1961	57	Death of daughter Leah Doreen ELWORTHY (aged 30)
25 Aug 1970	67	Death of father Alfred Nicholas CRAIG (aged 88)	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	4963/1970
18 Jun 1992	89	Death of daughter Jean ELWORTHY (aged 66)	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
02 Jan 1995	91	Heather Lillian Jane CRAIG died	Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
		Burial	North Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia

Note 1: 16761/1924

The Tumut Advocate 13 Jan 1925
ELWORTHY—CRAIG. The marriage was celebrated on December 20, at Christ Church, Kiama, of Heather Lilian, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Craig, of Jerara Park, Kiama, to John D. Elworthy, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Elworthy, of Gundagai. Rev. Chivers officiated at the ceremony. The bride, who was given away by her father,

Personal Notes:

Heather Lilian Jane, eldest of the five children of Ethel McGann and Alfred Nicholas CRAIG of Jarrah Park at Jamberoo near Kiama on the NSW south coast. The property had been in the family since 1845 and Heather's father ran a dairy herd of more than a hundred cows.
Born on 20 May 1903, Heather was baptised at the Kiama Methodist Church, attended a local school then Miss Swindell's and finished her education at SCEGGS, Darlinghurst. As the eldest there was plenty for her to do helping at home.
Eighteen months after their first meeting, Heather and Jack were married at Christ Church of England, Kiama on 20 Dec 1924. Jack's sister Doris was one of her three bridesmaids. As a wedding present, at Braemar John's father built a handsome house situated on a knoll with a commanding view over the river flats to the tree-lined Murrumbidgee beyond.
In photographs taken in the late 20s, Heather was always very smart with her tres chic bobbed hair, waistless dresses, strapped shoes and cloche hats - right up to the minute!
Mourned by many, Jack was laid to rest in the Gundagai Cemetery on 17 Mar 1942.
Jack's brother Jim leased Braemar from Heather, running it in conjunction with his own property Burrenderry. Needing to support her young family, Heather moved to Sydney and worked as a receptionist for the YWCA; later she trained as a milliner, working for a time at the popular June Millinery in Pitt St. At one stage Heather also had a lending library at North Bondi.
With her youngest daughter Helen, she returned to live at Braemar where one of her projects, though not a very lucrative one, was growing flowers for seed for Yates. Heather was active in the Red Cross, the CWA and the RSL Ladies Auxiliary.
With her lively personality, she was a very popular lady. Numerous farewell functions were held for her when she finally left Gundagai at the end of November 1956.
Heather then lived at various locations, always near her beloved girls - at Cabramatta, Strathfield, Te Awamutu NZ, Port Macquarie, Gunnedah and finally Armidale where she maintained a unit in Marsh Street for some years. Always bright and alert, Heather took a lively interest in everything around her. Sadly the years caught up and eventually she needed full time nursing home care. Aged 91 years and 8 months, Heather died at the Hilton Nursing Home in Armidale on 02 Jan 1995. Her funeral was held at Coffs Harbour Crematorium, Karangi on 04 Jan 1995. At Easter of that year her family gathered at Gundagai Cemetery for her interment at her loving husband's side.

Source References:

2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Downunder, Title: Devon to Downunder, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997

- Reference = 258 (Name, Notes)

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My family tree. The original project begun about 1998. ID numbers less than about 6,000
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