John and Reginald Duigan: A Genealogy

The story of the Robertson, Duigan and Simpson families is based on genealogical data copyright © Anne Galway

Part 1 : Robertson - Duigan

Their eldest daughter Jane (b: October 4, 1856 'Brim Springs'; d: October 6, 1925, Malvern East, Victoria) m. John Charles DUIGAN* (b: 1851 Launceston, Tasmania; d: May 9, 1920, East Malvern, Victoria) at 'Victoria Valley' Station, Location TBA. on December 19, 1877

Their second? daughter Mary (b: May 7, 1861 at 'Victoria Valley Station'; d: November 19, 1957) m. Archibald Joseph SIMPSON (b: January 17, 1859, Shelford, Victoria; d: March 1, 1940 at 'Skene', Hamilton) on April 5, 1893 .... go directly to the ROBERTSON - SIMPSON section

*John Charles' father was John DUIGAN born at Granada, West Indies in about 1811 and died in Camperdown on 3 Oct 1892. m. Mary HACKETT, b. in Dublin d:?

John and Jane ROBERTSON have five (5) children : Alice Mary (b: January 1, 1879, Echuca, Victoria; d: April 4, 1948, East Melbourne, Victoria), Muriel (b: 1880. Echuca, Victoria; d: 1952, Woodend, Victoria), John Robertson (b: May 31, 1882, Terang, Victoria; d: June 6, 1951, Ringwood, Victoria), Edith Marion (b: 1886, Terang, Victoria; d: October 1, 1973, Sandringham, Victoria) and Reginald Charles (b: 1889*, Terang, Victoria; d: June 15, 1966, 'Home Hill' Geelong, Victoria)

*this date is qustionable - some records show 1888, 89 and even 92)

John and Rebecca DUIGAN have no (-) children

Reginald and Phyllis DUIGAN have four (4) children : Brian Lawless (b: November 15, 1914 'Spring Plains' Mia Mia, Victoria; d: April 5, 1972, Woodend, Victoria), Terence Lawless (b: December 16, 1916, 'Spring Plains', Mia Mia, Victoria), Suzanne Lawless (b: July 7, 1924, Colac, Victoria; d: 1993, location TBA), John Denis (b: July 19, 1927, Colac, Victoria)

Brian Lawless DUIGAN m. Phyllis Winifred HALES (b: February 10, 1909; d: July 16, 1984, South Yarra, Victoria) most probably in England and in 1943/44

Brian and Phyllis DUIGAN have two (2) children : Virginia Patrica Mary (b: January 1, 1945) and John Lawless (b: June 19, 1949)

Terence Lawless DUIGAN m. Gwynne Elizabeth EELES (b: December 18, 1918) at St Kilda, Victoria, on November 15, 1940

Terence and Gwynne DUIGAN have one (1) child : Michael Lawless (b: October 24, 1943)

Michael Lawless DUIGAN m. Jeanette Heather PETTITT (b: May 2, 1944) on November 4, 1966

Michael and Jeanette DUIGAN have two (2) children : Damien Lawless (b: February 2, 1971) and Miranda Celeste (b: June 17, 1973)

Suzanne Lawless DUIGAN does not marry

John Denis DUIGAN m. Helen Josephine PAKES (b: April 30, 1940) at Location TBA in January, 1963

John and Helen DUIGAN have three (3) children : Kate Lawless (b: January 20, 1964), Megan May (b: February 7, 1966) and Nicholas John Henry (b: May 1, 1970)

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Part 2 : Robertson - Simpson

The story of the Robertson, Duigan and Simpson families is based on genealogical data copyright © Anne Galway

John ROBERTSON (b: May 20, 1823 Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; d: January 17 1905, Skene, Hamilton, Victoria) m. Mary Jane CARTER (b: August 3, 1829 Bagdad, Tasmania; d: July 9, 1900, Hamilton, Victoria) at Mount Sturgeon, Dunkeld, Victoria on September 10, 1855.

Their second? daughter Mary (b: May 7, 1861 at 'Victoria Valley Station'; d: November 19, 1957) m. Archibald Joseph SIMPSON (b: January 17, 1859, Shelford, Victoria; d: March 1, 1940) at 'Skene', Hamilton on April 5, 1893

Archibald and Mary SIMPSON have six (6) children : Thomas Leigh (b: May 19, 1895, Hamilton; d: December 19, 1960), John Robin (b: April 29, 1898; d: April 27, 1952), George (b: May 14, 1899, Hamilton, Victoria; d: November 24, 1960, Melbourne, Victoria), Frank Stephen (b: April 22, 1901, Hamilton, Victoria; d: 1968), James Alexander (b: March 4, 1904, Hamilton, Victoria; d: April 8, 1992), Mary Robertson (b: April 19, 1906)

Thomas and Emma SIMPSON have three (3) children : Mary Garland (b: December 5, 1923), Barbara de Clare (b: January 20, 1928), James Leigh (b: April 17, 1932)

James Leigh SIMPSON m. Elizabeth Anne NAPIER (b: June 20, 1930; on July 29, 1961)

James and Elizabeth SIMPSON have two children : Ross Leigh (b: April 26, 1963), Bronwyn Anne, b April 16, 1967)

John and Nancy SIMPSON have two children : Archibald Gordon (b: February 14, 1924), William Still Littlejohn (b: June 16, 1926)

Archibald Gordon SIMPSON m. Helen Jean ROE on November 15, 1949

Archibald and Helen SIMPSON have four children : John Robin (b: August 23, 1951), Helen Dianne (b: June 24, 1953), Jean Littlejohn (b: August 17, 1956), Heather Kirkland (b: February 1962)

William Still Littlejohn SIMPSON (b: June 16, 1926) does not marry

George and Nesta SIMPSON have two children : Helen (b: June 15, 1932; Alison Leigh (b: October 23, 1936)

Alison Leigh SIMPSON m. Vincent Ivor MORGAN, on June 9, 1977

Alison and Vincent MORGAN have one child : Samuel Vincent (b: January 3, 1978)