Fords of Katandra

Victoria Australia

  Myrtle Eliza FORD
1902-1994
Married Hector Norman CURRIE-

3rd child of Joseph Herbert FORD & Mary Florence JAMES
grandchild of Thomas FORD & Eliza Ann BATE

Photo below

Myrtle Eliza FORD

 

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MYRTLE & HECTOR CURRIE
HAD 1 CHILD

Living Male 19xx
   
MYRTLE CURRIE & WILLIAM DUNLOP
HAD 1 CHILD
Dorothy Merle 1932-2015
NAME Myrtle Eliza CURRIE (nee FORD) 
FATHER Joseph Herbert FORD 
MOTHER Mary Florence FORD (nee JAMES)
BIRTH DATE 24 July 1902
BIRTH PLACE Katandra, Victoria, Australia
SIBLINGS         Florence Ruby (Ruby) 1899-1980 
Joseph Victor (Vic)  1901-1977 
Caroline May (Carrie) 1904-1980  
Ivy Jane 1907-1994  
Henry William 1909-1949  
Francis Thomas (Frank) 1912-2009 
Philip 1914-2001 
Lemuel Batey (Lem) 1917-1997 
Norman 1919-1994 
EDUCATION Katandra State School No.1965
OCCUPATION Fairley's Shepparton
Home Duties
SPOUSE Hector Norman CURRIE
MARRIAGE DATE 20 October 1920
MARRIAGE PLACE St Augusines Church, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
PARTNER William DUNLOP
DEATH DATE 9 April 1994
DEATH PLACE Town, Victoria, Australia
BURIAL DATE 00 Month YYYY
BURIAL PLACE Pine Lodge Cemetery,
Section,  Banksia Lea 269,
Pine Lodge, Victoria, Australia.
CAUSE OF DEATH info from death cert
KNOWN RESIDENCES   Tallygaroopna West, Victoria 1924-1936
18 Barker Avenue, Shepparton, Victoria 1942-1980
00 Name Street Town State yyyy-yyyy

Photo to the right
L-R
Four generations

Mary Florence FORD
Myrtle CURRIE
Living 
Living (baby) 
circa 1956

 

 

 

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Family Memories

Mert was a beautiful lady who entered into an arranged marriage at age 18 with Hector CURRIE, 11 years her senior. Hector had a twin, who, from family accounts was quite a nice man, unfortunately Hector was not a very pleasant husband and after several years Hector had left.
Sometime between 1927 and 1932, William DUNLOP (who had immigrated from Glasgow Scotland) came to work as a labourer on the Currie's farm.  Mert and William fell in love and planned to marry. In 1932 Mert gave birth to their little girl.  Sadly William died just a month or two after his daughter was born. Mert corresponded with William's family in Glasgow long after his death, exchanging letters and photos.

Mert was a very generous woman and after her sister-in-law Thelma died, Mert took in 2 of the children, their father Phil (Mert's brother) had sold the home and went looking for work. Money was tight and Mert used to let out the front unit at her home for a bit of money. Phil's children also stayed with their Aunty Carrie and Aunty Ivy at different times.
Mert was a very tough lady and her siblings often depended on her in times of need. It appears that Mert was a shoulder to cry on when partners had died or left and helped care for her nephews and nieces during family crisises.

 

 

 

mec Plaque at the Pine Lodge Cemetery
References:
Birth Certificate No#  19283/197
Marriage Certificate No#  11956/36