George William BIRCH (1865

George William BIRCH (1865 - 1945)

Coach Driver, Railway Fettler, Farmer

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Elizabeth Evelyn BIRCH (1888 - ) Grace BIRCH (1891 - ) Francis William BIRCH (1893 - 1893) Catherine M BIRCH (1896 - ) Francis William BIRCH (1898 - 1899) George William BIRCH (1899 - 1899) Rosina (Ena) BIRCH (1900 - ) William Francis BIRCH (1902 - ) John Dyer BIRCH (1906 - 1913)	George William BIRCH (1865 - 1945) + Katy MAY (1868 - 1941)	William Williams BIRCH (1841 - 1923)



		Grace Bennetts THOMAS (1844 - 1911)	Richard THOMAS

			Jane MANNUELL

b. 16 Oct 1865 at Clunes, Victoria, Australia

m. 07 Mar 1888 Katy MAY (1868 - 1941) at Numurkah, Victoria, Australia

d. 01 Aug 1945 at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia aged 79

Near Relatives of George William BIRCH (1865 - 1945)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Richard THOMAS
Grandmother	Jane MANNUELL

Father in Law	Francis MAY
Mother in Law	Kate WOODS

Father	William Williams BIRCH	17 Nov 1841	Chacewater, Cornwall, England	06 May 1923	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	81
Mother	Grace Bennetts THOMAS	21 Jun 1844	Creegbaws, Cornwall, England	30 Jun 1911	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	67

Self	George William BIRCH	16 Oct 1865	Clunes, Victoria, Australia	01 Aug 1945	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	79

Wife	Katy MAY	13 Nov 1868	Kilmore, Victoria, Australia	09 Sep 1941	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	72

Daughter	Elizabeth Evelyn BIRCH	23 Nov 1888	Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Daughter	Grace BIRCH	23 Aug 1891	Numurkah, Victoria, Australia		Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Son	Francis William BIRCH	1893	Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia	1893	Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia	0
Daughter	Catherine M BIRCH	1896	Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia		Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Son	Francis William BIRCH	1898	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1899	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1
Son	George William BIRCH	1899	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1899	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	0
Daughter	Rosina (Ena) BIRCH	1900	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Son	William Francis BIRCH	12 Feb 1902	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Son	John Dyer BIRCH	1906	North Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	23 Nov 1913	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	7

Brother	James Richard BIRCH	17 Apr 1864	Buninyong, Victoria, Australia	1945	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	81
Brother	John Dyer BIRCH	17 Jul 1867	Learmonth, Victoria, Australia	13 Jan 1918	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	50
Brother	Henry William BIRCH	29 Dec 1868	Clunes, Victoria, Australia	04 Dec 1930	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	61
Brother	William BIRCH	1871	Clunes, Victoria, Australia	1871	Clunes, Victoria, Australia	0
Sister	Elizabeth Dyer BIRCH	25 Apr 1873	Nathalia, Victoria, Australia
Sister	Rosina (Ena) BIRCH	10 Jan 1875	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1957	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	82
Brother	William BIRCH	1876	Clunes, Victoria, Australia	1876		0
Brother	Arthur Allen BIRCH	1877	Echuca, Victoria, Australia	1887	Numurkah, Victoria, Australia	10
Sister	Mary Jane Mannuell BIRCH	28 Sep 1878	Victoria, Australia		Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Brother	William Thomas Farr BIRCH	17 Sep 1880	Picola, Victoria, Australia	30 Apr 1909		28
Brother	Frederick Charles BIRCH	07 May 1882	Picola, Victoria, Australia
Brother	Joseph BIRCH	1884	Picola, Victoria, Australia	1884	Picola, Victoria, Australia	0
Brother	Benjamin Arthur BIRCH	18 Jul 1889	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	25 Aug 1955	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	66

Son in Law	Stanley James PRATT	04 Jun 1890	North Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	13 Aug 1966	Coolamon, New South Wales, Australia	76
Son in Law	John Arthur PAYNE
Son in Law	Augustus KOETZ
Son in Law	Alec Rudolph WESTENDORF
Daughter in Law	Myra Jane HARRIS

Nephew	Jack John Sutton MOHR	11 Jul 1906	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1971	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	65
Nephew	Wilbur Thomas (Bill) MOHR	29 Jun 1909	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	29 Mar 1971	Nunawading, Victoria, Australia	61
Niece	Isobel Grace MOHR	1912	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

Sister in Law	Sarah IRVING
Sister in Law	Elizabeth Ada GRAY	15 Jan 1865	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law	Elizabeth QUINN
Sister in Law	Ada GRAY	1871		1958		87
Sister in Law	Elizabeth WHITE
Brother in Law	James Channell CHAPMAN	05 Aug 1871	Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia	08 Jul 1946	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	74
Brother in Law	George Ronald Hugh MOHR	abt 1875	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	20 Apr 1939	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	64
Brother in Law	Charles ALLARDYCE
Sister in Law	Sarah E SMITH
Sister in Law	Susannah CLARKE
Sister in Law	Ella Jessie CONDON

Events in George William BIRCH (1865 - 1945)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
16 Oct 1865		George William BIRCH was born	Clunes, Victoria, Australia		71
07 Mar 1888	22	Married Katy MAY (aged 19)	Numurkah, Victoria, Australia		71
23 Nov 1888	23	Birth of daughter Elizabeth Evelyn BIRCH	Numurkah, Victoria, Australia		71
23 Aug 1891	25	Birth of daughter Grace BIRCH	Numurkah, Victoria, Australia		71
1893	28	Birth of son Francis William BIRCH	Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia		71
1893	28	Death of son Francis William BIRCH	Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia		71
1896	31	Birth of daughter Catherine M BIRCH	Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia		71
1898	33	Birth of son Francis William BIRCH	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
1899	34	Birth of son George William BIRCH	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
1899	34	Death of son Francis William BIRCH (aged 1)	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
1899	34	Death of son George William BIRCH	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
1900	35	Birth of daughter Rosina (Ena) BIRCH	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
12 Feb 1902	36	Birth of son William Francis BIRCH	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
1906	41	Birth of son John Dyer BIRCH	North Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	18948/1906	71
30 Jun 1911	45	Death of mother Grace Bennetts THOMAS (aged 67)	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
23 Nov 1913	48	Death of son John Dyer BIRCH (aged 7)	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
06 May 1923	57	Death of father William Williams BIRCH (aged 81)	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
09 Sep 1941	75	Death of wife Katy MAY (aged 72)	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
01 Aug 1945	79	George William BIRCH died	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
		Death of daughter Grace BIRCH	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
		Death of daughter Catherine M BIRCH	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71

Personal Notes:

George Birch drove coaches for his father-in-law before coming to NSW. The family moved to Dubbo, then back to Methul. He then worked as a railway fettler on the Wagga Wagga viaduct, as a groom for Hodgson Brunskill, farm labourer and share-farmer. He had his own farm, ‘Cherwell’ at Mangain in later years. Katy was a talented musician, church organist at Downside & Currawarna and was a teacher of music. Lived at Downside, Mangain, Numurkah, Dubbo. Was a keen cricketer and church goer, member of the Wagga Wagga, NSW Methodist Choir.

Source References:

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/

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- Reference = 21 (Marriage)

- Reference = 21 (Death)

- Reference = 21 (Name, Notes)

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