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Elizabeth (Bessie) WHYBROW (1879 - 1961)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Beatrice MCPHERSON (1900 - 1966) Elizabeth Mary MCPHERSON (1901 - 1902) May Mary Queenie MCPHERSON (1903 - ) Donald Angus MCPHERSON (1906 - 1962) James Henry MCPHERSON (1907 - 1907) William Henry MCPHERSON (1909 - 1988) Grace Annie MCPHERSON (1910 - 1986) Kathleen Francis MCPHERSON (1912 - ) Latetia Violet MCPHERSON (1914 - ) John Malcolm MCPHERSON (1916 - 1966) Stella Margaret MCPHERSON (1918 - 2013) Heather Doreen MCPHERSON (1921 - 2019) Gladys Mildred MCPHERSON (1923 - 2008) Glen MCPHERSON (1925 - 1994)	Elizabeth (Bessie) WHYBROW (1879 - 1961) + Donald Angus MCPHERSON (1875 - 1933)	James William WHYBROW ( - 1915)
		Mary Jane BENSON ( - 1922)	William BENSON
			Kate BROWN

Pic S1. Sacred to the memory pf DONALD ANGUS McPHERSON died 14th Sept 1933 aged 58

b. 1879 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

m. 1898 Donald Angus MCPHERSON (1875 - 1933) at Queensland, Australia

d. 1961 at Queensland, Australia aged 82

Near Relatives of Elizabeth (Bessie) WHYBROW (1879 - 1961)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	William BENSON
Grandmother	Kate BROWN
Father in Law	Donald Angus MCPHERSON			1885	Normanton, Queensland, Australia
Mother in Law	Ann Jane TOOHEY
Father	James William WHYBROW			1915	Croydon, Queensland, Australia
Mother	Mary Jane BENSON			1922	Normanton, Queensland, Australia
Self	Elizabeth (Bessie) WHYBROW	1879	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1961	Queensland, Australia	82
Husband	Donald Angus MCPHERSON	1875		1933	Normanton, Queensland, Australia	58
Daughter	Beatrice MCPHERSON	1900	Queensland, Australia	1966	Innisfail, Queensland, Australia	66
Daughter	Elizabeth Mary MCPHERSON	1901	Queensland, Australia	1902	Queensland, Australia	1
Daughter	May Mary Queenie MCPHERSON	1903	Queensland, Australia
Son	Donald Angus MCPHERSON	1906	Croydon, Queensland, Australia	1962	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	56
Son	James Henry MCPHERSON	1907	Queensland, Australia	1907	Queensland, Australia	0
Son	William Henry MCPHERSON	1909	Queensland, Australia	1988	Redland Bay, Queensland, Australia	79
Daughter	Grace Annie MCPHERSON	1910	Golden Gate, Croydon, Queensland, Australia	1986	Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia	76
Daughter	Kathleen Francis MCPHERSON	1912	Golden Gate, Croydon, Queensland, Australia
Daughter	Latetia Violet MCPHERSON	1914	Queensland, Australia
Son	John Malcolm MCPHERSON	1916	Golden Gate, Normanton, Queensland, Australia	1966	Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia	50
Daughter	Stella Margaret MCPHERSON	1918	Golden Gate, Croydon, Queensland, Australia	2013	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	95
Daughter	Heather Doreen MCPHERSON	1921	Golden Gate, Croydon, Queensland, Australia	2019	Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia	98
Daughter	Gladys Mildred MCPHERSON	1923	Normanton, Queensland, Australia	2008	Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia	85
Son	Glen MCPHERSON	1925	Normanton, Queensland, Australia	1994		69
Brother	(William) Henry WHYBROW	1869	Queensland, Australia	1901	Queensland, Australia	32
Sister	Annie Maria WHYBROW	1871	Queensland, Australia	1946	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	75
Sister	Frances (Fannie) WHYBROW	1873	Gympie, Queensland, Australia	1949	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	76
Sister	Mary Jane WHYBROW	1875	Queensland, Australia	1887	Queensland, Australia	12
Sister	Letitia Mary WHYBROW	1877	Queensland, Australia	1961	Queensland, Australia	84
Brother	James John WHYBROW	1880	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1895	Queensland, Australia	15
Sister	Catherine WHYBROW	1882	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1882	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	0
Son in Law	James William SAW	1882	Cawnpore, Bengal, India	1953	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	71
Son in Law	Gerald Redmond John RYAN	1893	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia	1968	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	75
Son in Law	George Mainwood SAUNDERS	1905	Queensland, Australia
Daughter in Law	Beatrice Lill MELVILLE	1907	Queensland, Australia	1986	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	79
Daughter in Law	Ada May BROOKES	1916	Woodend, Echuca, Victoria, Australia	2006	Redland Bay, Queensland, Australia	90
Daughter in Law	Alice (Aylish) Margaret COUCHE	1911	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1943	Innisfail, Queensland, Australia	32
Son in Law	James Walter SAUNDERS	1915	Queensland, Australia
Son in Law	William Alexander Goudy CRONE	1901	Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia
Son in Law	Percy BIMROSE	1903	Herberton, Queensland, Australia	1974	Queensland, Australia	71
Son in Law	John (Jack) HINCHLIFFE	1911	Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia	1998	Gracemere, Rockhampton, Queensland	87
Son in Law	Ernest Edward POWELL
Son in Law	Allan Ernest SAUNDERS	1920	Moongan, Queensland, Australia	1989	Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia	69
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson	Redmond Martin RYAN	1925	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1969	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	44
Nephew	James Henry (Harry) ROWSE	1890	Queensland, Australia	1979	Queensland, Australia	89
Niece	Elizabeth Hun Ann ROWSE	1892	Queensland, Australia	1975	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	83
Niece	Anne Constance ROWSE	1894	Queensland, Australia	1962	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	68
Niece	Mary Kathleen ROWSE	1896	Croyden, Queensland, Australia	1964	Victoria, Australia	68
Niece	Doris May ROWSE	1898	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Edna Pearl ROWSE	1902	Queensland, Australia	1961	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	59
Nephew	Benjamin Wilson ROWSE	1906	Queensland, Australia	1966	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	60
Niece	Elizabeth Caroline DENSLEY	1891	Queensland, Australia	1968	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	77
Nephew	William Edward DENSLEY	1892	Croydon, Queensland, Australia	1971	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	79
Niece	Rose Annie DENSLEY	1894	Queensland, Australia	1972	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	78
Niece	Florence Maude DENSLEY	1897	Queensland, Australia	1988	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	91
Niece	Emily Martha DENSLEY	1899	Queensland, Australia	1988	Moree, NSW, Australia	89
Niece	Edith May DENSLEY	1901	Queensland, Australia	1987	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	86
Nephew	Frederick Frank DENSLEY	1903	Queensland, Australia	1965	Queensland, Australia	62
Nephew	James George DENSLEY	1905	Queensland, Australia	1989	Queensland, Australia	84
Niece	Arabella Marie Marion DENSLEY	1907	Queensland, Australia	1988	Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia	81
Nephew	Henry DENSLEY	1909	Queensland, Australia	1979	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	70
Nephew	Cecil DENSLEY	1912	Queensland, Australia	1990	Queensland, Australia	78
Niece	Violet WOTHERSPOON	1896	Queensland, Australia	1968	Innisfail, Queensland, Australia	72
Nephew	Samuel WOTHERSPOON	1902	Queensland, Australia	1966	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	64
Nephew	Charles William WOTHERSPOON	1904	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Alma Ethel ROBERTS	1911	Queensland, Australia	2007	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	96
Nephew	George Henry ROBERTS	1913	Einasleigh, Queensland, Australia	1942	Ambon, Indonesia	29
Niece	Beatrice May ROBERTS	1915	Queensland, Australia	1996	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	81
Nephew	Charles Frederick ROBERTS	1917	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Doris Lettita ROBERTS	1920	Queensland, Australia	1984	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	64
Brother in Law	William John Toohey MCPHERSON	1864	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	1883	Queensland, Australia	19
Sister in Law	Mary Ann Toohey MCPHERSON	1871	Cardwell, Queensland, Australia	1945	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	74
Brother in Law	Henry ROWSE			1906	Croydon, Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law	Frederick Francis DENSLEY	1863	Bath, Somerset, England	1917	Croydon, Queensland, Australia	54
Brother in Law	Jack JENKINS
Brother in Law	John WOTHERSPOON	1876	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	1954	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	78
Brother in Law	George Henry ROBERTS	1870	Berkshire, England	1952	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	82

Events in Elizabeth (Bessie) WHYBROW (1879 - 1961)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1879		Elizabeth (Bessie) WHYBROW was born	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Note 1	52
1898	19	Married Donald Angus MCPHERSON (aged 23)	Queensland, Australia	Note 2	52
1900	21	Birth of daughter Beatrice MCPHERSON	Queensland, Australia	Note 3	52
1901	22	Birth of daughter Elizabeth Mary MCPHERSON	Queensland, Australia	Note 4	52
1902	23	Death of daughter Elizabeth Mary MCPHERSON (aged 1)	Queensland, Australia	Note 5	52
1903	24	Birth of daughter May Mary Queenie MCPHERSON	Queensland, Australia	Note 6	52
1906	27	Birth of son Donald Angus MCPHERSON	Croydon, Queensland, Australia	Note 7	52
1907	28	Birth of son James Henry MCPHERSON	Queensland, Australia	Note 8	52
1907	28	Death of son James Henry MCPHERSON	Queensland, Australia	Note 9	52
1909	30	Birth of son William Henry MCPHERSON	Queensland, Australia	Note 10	52
1910	31	Birth of daughter Grace Annie MCPHERSON	Golden Gate, Croydon, Queensland, Australia	Note 11	18
1912	33	Birth of daughter Kathleen Francis MCPHERSON	Golden Gate, Croydon, Queensland, Australia	Note 12	18
1914	35	Birth of daughter Latetia Violet MCPHERSON	Queensland, Australia	Note 13	18
1915	36	Death of father James William WHYBROW	Croydon, Queensland, Australia	Note 14	60
1916	37	Birth of son John Malcolm MCPHERSON	Golden Gate, Normanton, Queensland, Australia	Note 15	52
1918	39	Birth of daughter Stella Margaret MCPHERSON	Golden Gate, Croydon, Queensland, Australia	Note 16	52
1921	42	Birth of daughter Heather Doreen MCPHERSON	Golden Gate, Croydon, Queensland, Australia	Note 17	18
1922	43	Death of mother Mary Jane BENSON	Normanton, Queensland, Australia	Note 18	18, 60
1923	44	Birth of daughter Gladys Mildred MCPHERSON	Normanton, Queensland, Australia	Note 19	18
1925	46	Birth of son Glen MCPHERSON	Normanton, Queensland, Australia
1933	54	Death of husband Donald Angus MCPHERSON (aged 58)	Normanton, Queensland, Australia	Note 20	52
1961	82	Elizabeth (Bessie) WHYBROW died	Queensland, Australia	Note 21	52
1961	82	Burial	North Rockhampton Cemetery	Note 22	90
		Death of daughter May Mary Queenie MCPHERSON		Note 23
		Death of daughter Latetia Violet MCPHERSON		Note 24

Note 1: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 View Record Name Elizabeth Whybrow Birth Date 8 Jan 1879 Birth Place Queensland Registration Year 1879 Registration Place Queensland, Australia Father James Whybrow Mother Mary Benson Page number 15862 Registration Number B024306 Household Members NameAge NameElizabeth Whybrow NameMary Benson NameJames Whybrow

Note 2: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949 View Record Name Donald Angus McPherson Spouse Name Elizabeth Whybrow Marriage Date 03 Dec 1898 Marriage Place Queensland Registration Place Queensland Registration Year 1898 Registration Number 000237 Page number 17549 Household Members NameAge NameDonald Angus McPherson NameElizabeth Whybrow

Note 3: in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Beatrice McPherson Birth Date: 1 Feb 1900 Birth Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1900 Registration Place: Queensland, Australia Father: Donald Angus McPherson Mother: Elizabeth Whybrow Page Number: 17548 Registration Number: 001038

Note 4: Elizabeth Mary McPherson in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Elizabeth Mary McPherson Birth Date: 10 Nov 1901 Birth Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1901 Registration Place: Queensland, Australia Father: Angus McPherson Mother: Elizabeth Whybrow Page Number: 17550 Registration Number: 002148

Note 5: Elizabeth Mary McPherson in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Elizabeth Mary McPherson Death Date: 09 Aug 1902 Death Place: Queensland Father's name: Angus McPherson Mother's name: Elizabeth Whybrow Registration Year: 1902 Registration Place: Queensland Registration Number: 001032 Page Number: 17550

Note 6: May Queen McPherson in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: May Queen McPherson Birth Date: 7 Jun 1903 Birth Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1903 Registration Place: Queensland, Australia Father: Angus McPherson Mother: Elizabeth Whybrow Page Number: 17557 Registration Number: 001814

Note 7: Donald Angus McPherson in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Donald Angus McPherson Birth Date: 19 Mar 1906 Birth Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1906 Registration Place: Queensland, Australia Father: Angus McPherson Mother: Elizabeth Whybrow Page Number: 17549 Registration Number: 002125 Croydon - military records

Note 8: James Henry McPherson in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: James Henry McPherson Birth Date: 27 Oct 1907 Birth Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1907 Registration Place: Queensland, Australia Father: Angus McPherson Mother: Elizabeth Whybrow Page Number: 17553 Registration Number: 002354

Note 9: James Henry McPherson in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: James Henry McPherson Death Date: 28 Oct 1907 Death Place: Queensland Father's name: Angus McPherson Mother's name: Elizabeth Whybrow Registration Year: 1907 Registration Place: Queensland Registration Number: 000875 Page Number: 17553

Note 10: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name William Henry McPherson Birth Date 15 Jan 1909 Birth Place Queensland Registration Year 1909 Registration Place Queensland, Australia Father Angus McPherson Mother Elizabeth Whybrow Page number 17560 Registration Number 002517 Household Members NameAge NameWilliam Henry McPherson NameElizabeth Whybrow NameAngus McPherson

Note 11: Grace Annie McPherson Event date: 18/12/1910 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1911/C/2571 Mother: Elizabeth Whybrow Father/parent: Angus McPherson

Note 12: Kathleen Frances McPherson Event date: 02/08/1912 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1912/C/2797 Mother: Elizabeth Whybrow Father/parent: Angus McPherson

Note 13: Violet McPherson Event date: 08/06/1914 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1914/C/3041 Mother: Elizabeth Whybrow Father/parent: Donald August McPherson

Note 14: POSSIBLE James Whybrow in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name James Whybrow Death Date 15 Nov. 1915 Death Place Queensland Registration Place Australia Registration Number 004330 Page number 2135 Townsville Daily Bulletin 27 Nov 1915 The news of the death at Golden Gate on Monday evening last of Mr James Whybrow (says the Croydon "Mining News") came as a surprise to his Croydon friends, as although it was known he was not in good health still he was not thought to be seriously ill. He was only ill three days suffering from an attack of pneumonia. Queenslander (Brisbane) 27 Nov 1915 PASSING OF THE PIONEERS. A very old resident of the field, Mr. James Whybrow, aged 74 years, died, at Golden Gate yesterday (our Croydon correspondent wired on November 17). He was only ill three days. He was a stationer and storekeeper, and leaves a widow and four married daughters.

Note 15: John malcolm Mcpherson in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: John malcolm Mcpherson Birth Date: 26 Jan 1916 Birth Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1916 Registration Place: Queensland, Australia Father: Donald angus Mcpherson Mother: Elizabeth Whybrow Registration Number: 000781

Note 16: Stella margaret Mcpherson in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Stella margaret Mcpherson Birth Date: 4 Jul 1918 Birth Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1918 Registration Place: Queensland, Australia Father: Donald angus Mcpherson Mother: Elizabeth Whybron Registration Number: 008757

Note 17: Heather Doreen McPherson Event date: 07/02/1921 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1921/C/808 Mother: Elizabeth Whybrow Father/parent: Donald Angus McPherson

Note 18: Mary Jane Whybrow Event date: 01/11/1922 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1922/C/3682 Mother: Kate Brown Father/parent: William Benson Townsville Daily Bulletin 22 Nov 1922. & Northern Miner (Charters Towers) 25 Nov 1922 Mrs. Mary J. Whybrow aged 74, died, in the Normanton Hospital on Wednesday afternoon. She came to Croydon in the early days of the gold field's history. Six years ago she went to reside in Cairns, but has recently been living with one of her daughters in Normanton.

Note 19: Gladys Mildred McPherson Event date: 07/01/1923 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1923/C/842 Mother: Elizabeth Whybrow Father/parent: Angus McPherson

Note 20: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 Name Donald Angus McPherson Death Date 05 Sep 1933 Death Place Queensland Father's Name Donald Angus Mother's Name Elizabeth Registration Year 1933 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 002601 Page number 1109

Note 21: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 View Record Name Elizabeth McPherson Death Date 12 Jan 1961 Death Place Queensland Father's Name James William Whybrow Mother's Name Mary Jane Bensen Registration Year 1961 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 000935 Page number 1933

Note 22: Elizabeth McPherson Birth unknown Death Jan 1961 Burial North Rockhampton Cemetery Norman Gardens, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia Plot CHURCH OF ENGLAND Sec D Row G Grave No 25

Note 23: Appears to hav married many times May have died 1996 - Maryborough

Note 24: POSSIBLY 29th Oct 1999 - Townsville - Ancestry tree

Personal Notes:

Elizabeth (Bessie) had hotel in Mt. Morgan & other hotels in Nth Qld.

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949 View Record Name Donald Angus McPherson Spouse Name Elizabeth Whybrow Marriage Date 03 Dec 1898 Marriage Place Queensland Registration Place Queensland Registration Year 1898 Registration Number 000237 Page number 17549 Household Members NameAge NameDonald Angus McPherson NameElizabeth Whybrow

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 View Record Name Elizabeth Whybrow Birth Date 8 Jan 1879 Birth Place Queensland Registration Year 1879 Registration Place Queensland, Australia Father James Whybrow Mother Mary Benson Page number 15862 Registration Number B024306 Household Members NameAge NameElizabeth Whybrow NameMary Benson NameJames Whybrow

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 View Record Name Elizabeth McPherson Death Date 12 Jan 1961 Death Place Queensland Father's Name James William Whybrow Mother's Name Mary Jane Bensen Registration Year 1961 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 000935 Page number 1933

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Elizabeth McPherson Birth unknown Death Jan 1961 Burial North Rockhampton Cemetery Norman Gardens, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia Plot CHURCH OF ENGLAND Sec D Row G Grave No 25

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