| [Index] |
| Norman Arthur HIMSTEDT (1906 - 1993) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
|
Living Noreen Ruth HIMSTEDT (1932 - 2004) Living Living Living Living Living |
Norman Arthur HIMSTEDT (1906 - 1993) + Joyce (Tiny) Greensill BARNARD (1909 - 1997) |
Walter Herbert HIMSTEDT (1879 - 1953) | Thedal Augustus Louis HIMSTEDT (1827 - 1882) | Adolphus HIMSTEDT |
| Maria EIDMISEN | ||||
| Martha COLBOURNE (1841 - 1923) | Daniel COLBOURNE (1801 - 1889) | |||
| Elizabeth Ann NICHOLAS (1806 - 1880) | ||||
| Alice FRANCIS (1883 - 1973) | James FRANCIS (1856 - 1938) | Joseph FRANCIS (1827 - 1909) | ||
| Ellen HEATHFIELD (1833 - 1886) | ||||
| Elizabeth YOUNG (1856 - 1915) | William YOUNG | |||
| Theresa JERRARD (1830 - ) |
| b. 11 Oct 1906 at Esk, Queensland, Australia |
| m. 20 May 1929 Joyce (Tiny) Greensill BARNARD (1909 - 1997) at Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 20 Nov 1993 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia aged 87 |
| Parents: |
| Walter Herbert HIMSTEDT (1879 - 1953) |
| Alice FRANCIS (1883 - 1973) |
| Siblings (2): |
| Herbert Walter HIMSTEDT (1908 - 1996) |
| Ivy Lillian HIMSTEDT (1909 - 1983) |
| Children (7): |
| Noreen Ruth HIMSTEDT (1932 - 2004) |
| Grandchildren (28): |
| Events in Norman Arthur HIMSTEDT (1906 - 1993)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 11 Oct 1906 | Norman Arthur HIMSTEDT was born | Esk, Queensland, Australia | 1906/C10341 | ||
| 20 May 1929 | 22 | Married Joyce (Tiny) Greensill BARNARD (aged 19) | Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia | 8005/1929, Tweed Heads | |
| 24 Mar 1932 | 25 | Birth of daughter Noreen Ruth HIMSTEDT | Esk, Queensland, Australia | ||
| 28 Jul 1953 | 46 | Death of father Walter Herbert HIMSTEDT (aged 73) | Esk, Queensland, Australia | Note 1 | |
| 01 Feb 1973 | 66 | Death of mother Alice FRANCIS (aged 89) | Esk, Queensland, Australia | ||
| 20 Nov 1993 | 87 | Norman Arthur HIMSTEDT died | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Note 1: 1953/3287 (herbert Walter)
Cemetery record: Himsteadt, Walter Herbert, bur. 28 Jul 1953, W E Hawkins FH, Grave #995 |
| Personal Notes: |
|
Norman was bom in Esk, the eldest of three of the family of Walter and Alice. In his youth he was involved in cycling and athletics, particultuly long-distance running, for which he won a Queensland Championship. He was a very competent musician and played saxophone, clarinet and violin in a donce band at Yarraman. Becoming involved in competitive rifle shooting, he soon became a well-known figure at prize meetings throughout the south east of the state and was recognised as a leading competitor and coach. Norman finished seventh in the Queen's Prize Meeting of1965.
Norman met his future wife, Joyce, when she worked as a nurse in the hospital in Esk and they were married in Tweed Heads, Norman then being but twenty-two years old. By mid 1944 their family numbered seven and all in due course married and had families oftheir own thus constituting, without doubt, the strongest branch of the 'Francis Family' tree. A stint of twelve months in the 2/14th Light Horse Regiment in 1939 preceded later army service commencing in 1941 when he became an armourer. In this calling, Norman rose to the rank of Armourer Sergeant and followed this interest throughout his army career and into civilian life. There seems little doubt that Norman's love of the military rifle led him to a sport associated with it. Norman and his family were domiciled at a couple of Wynnum addresses and he, himself, was based at army camps at Enoggera and Wacol, before they finally moved to Kilpatrick Street, Zillmere in 1951. Here Norman was to see out his working and active life. In his retirement, Norman joined the Geebung Bowls Club and played 'B' grade pennants. Being a good handyman and very innovative, he occupied his time in making a lot of metal and timber objects for the home and the family. Norman died at Mt Olivet Hospital in Brisbane at the age of eighty-seven years. |
| Source References: |
| 2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Downunder, Title: Devon to Downunder, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997 |
| - Reference = 128 (Name, Notes) |