6th Generation - Ditton / Bailey Family
Australian Pioneer records indicate that Abraham, his first wife Marian Stevenson and their eight children were Queensland pioneers. His eldest son Abraham and his pioneering history and family records are held in Townsville's James Cook University Library archival holdings.
Abraham initially a Bullock Driver then Farmer first married Marian Stevenson, daughter of Alexander Stevenson Engine Keeper and Marian McLeay, on 20 Jun 1864 at Calliope Station, in the District of Rockhampton, Queensland Australia. Marian was born in 1834 in Glasgow Scotland UK
After Marian's passing on 29 March 1891 Abraham later married Sarah Jane Barron.Their children were:
- Isabella Stevenson Ditton (born on 16 Apr 1865)
- Abraham Ditton (born on 15 Aug 1868)
- Alexander Stevenson Ditton (born on 19 Nov 1870)
- John Archibald Ditton (born on 11 Apr 1873)
- Alan Archibald Ditton (born on 25 Mar 1875 - died on 1 Apr 1875)
- Charles Ditton (born on 10 Feb 1878)
- Marian Ditton (born on 7 Mar 1878)
- Lydia Wimble Ditton (born on 15 Nov 1880 - died on 9 Nov 1882)
Their children were:
- Arthur (Tim) Ditton (1891 - 1944)
- Ivy May Ditton (1894 - )
- Earnest Ditton (1895 - )
- Rupert James Ditton (1896 - 1904)
- Cecil Francis Roy Ditton (1898 - 1899)
- Robert Albert Ditton (born 1900 in Mackay Queensland, died 1991 in Laidley Queensland Australia)
- Sarah Ditton (1902 - 1902)
- William Leslie Ditton (1905 - )
- Clarence Isaac Ditton (1909 - )
- Catherine Muriel Ditton (1913 - )
The following obituary for Sarah Jane is from the Mackay Daily Mercury - "Mrs Ditton, who died in a private hospital in Mackay last week, was long enough in the district to see Mackay develop from a primitive township to the place it is today. With her late husband, Abraham Ditton, she was a resident on Sandy Creek (Marwood) for about 45 years. Mrs Ditton left a grown up family."
Their children were:
- Florence Christine Wenck (born 1895 Ipswich Queensland - died 1989 Brisbane Aust.)
- Llewellyn Theodor Percival Wenck (1908 - )
- Laurence Ronald Johann Wenck (1912 - )
- Victor Reimer Carl Wenck ()
- Violet Wenck ()
- Harold Ewin Francis Wenck (1901 - )
- Helen Wenck ()
- Blanche Adeline Wenck (1903 - )
- Clarence Edward Stanley Wenck (1905 - )
- Catherine Ruth Wenck (1906 - )
- Gustav Theodor Wenck (died 1899)
- Wallace Wenck (died 1901)
20. Edward Norris gamekeeper being of full age and son of labourer John Norris, married Mary Jane Roberts also being of full age and daughter of farmer Thomas Roberts, at Petham, Kent UK on 18 August 1883, in the presence of Harriet Roberts and William Stephen Norris.
Their children were:
- William Edward Norris (born 1884 Petham Kent England - died 1959 Brisbane Qld Aust.)
- Frederick Norris (born 1885 Petham Kent England UK)
- Lou Norris (-)
- Jessie Norris (-)
22. Tom Stagg son of George John Stagg and Sarah Ticknell was born 1 August 1869 in Bagley, Wedmore UK. Tom married Frances Emily Denton on 4 May 1891 in Aston, Birmingham UK.
Their children were:
- Elsie Maud Stagg (born in 1898 England UK - died in 1986 at Redcliffe Qld Australia)
- Clarice Stagg (-)
- Walter Thomas Stagg (1891-1975)
- Majorie Stagg (-)
- Bearl Stagg (-)
- Arnold Stagg (-)
- Norman Stagg (-)
- Hubert Stagg (-)
- Horace Stagg (-)
(born 1877 Templestowe Victoria -)Their children were:
- John Thomas Frawley
25. John Joseph Smith son of Joseph Smith (silk weaver and shoemaker's boy) of London and Ellen Mulherin (a child's maid) of Co. Donegal married Mary Minnie Wyatt.
Their children were:
- John James Smith (born 1881 Carlton Victoria Aust.)
- Thomas Arthur Gordon Smith (born 1882 Fitzroy Victoria Aust.)
- Elizabeth Mary Smith (born 1883 Fitzroy Victoria Aust. Died 1953)
- Edward Smith (born 1885 Fitzroy Victoria Aust. Died 1978)
- Ada Louisa Smith (born 1887 Coburg Victoria Aust.Died 1926 Prahran)
- Alice Maud Smith (born 1889 Fitzroy Sth Victoria Aust. Died 1979)
- Fred Smith (born 1891 Collingwood Victoria Aust. Died 1891)
- Rosina Violet Smith (born 1892 Collingwood Victoria Aust. Died 1892)
- Ethel Lavinia Smith (born 1893 Collingwood Victoria Aust.)
- Ambrose (Charlie) William Gordon Smith (born 1896 Coburg Victoria Aust.)
- Thomas Earnest Smith (born 1898 Fitzroy Nth Victoria Aust.)
- Arthur James Victor Smith (born 1901 Fitzroy Nth Victoria Aust. Died 1983)
- Myrtle May Smith (born 1903 Collingwood Victoria Aust.)
- Grace Mavis Smith (born 1905 Collingwood Victoria Aust. Died 1967)
27. Ellen Rostron daughter of Thomas Rostron and Alice Booth, married George Bailey on 21 April 1879 in Cooma, NSW, Australia.
28. George Bailey a Labourer and Blacksmith married Ellen Rostron, servant on 21 April 1879 in Cooma, NSW, Australia. Their marriage was witnessed by Joseph Bailey and Mary Ann Hawkins. In 1872, George lived in Massie Street, Cooma.
Their children were:
- Earnest Bailey (1879 - ?? )
- George Alfred Bailey (born 1880 Cooma, NSW Australia)
- Arthur C Bailey (Born 1882 Cooma, NSW)
- Victor Bailey (Born 1883 Cooma, NSW)
- Frederick William Bailey (born 1885 Cooma, NSW)
30. Marian Stevenson daughter of Alexander Stevenson, Engine Keeper and Marian McLeay, was the first spouse of Abraham Ditton. Marian and Abraham were married on 20 Jun 1864 at Calliope Station, in the District of Rockhampton, Queensland Australia. Marian was born in 1834 in Glasgow Scotland UK and died 29 March 1891.
31. Heinrich Rudolph Hamann married Alice Fisher. Alice was born in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
Their children were:
32. Alice Fisher was the first spouse of Heinrich Rudolph Hamann. Alice was born in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.