Judy Brown nee Babington in her wedding dress. This photo was taken a week after Ron and Judy were married in 1935. The photo was taken by Mrs Cottrell in the Cottrell's garden at Mountain Creek. The bouquet Judy is holding is not the one she had on…
Both Ron and Judy knew each other from the time they were born, they lived in Morven for most of their lives, they both attended the Morven Public School.
When Judy left school at the age of 14 years she worked for the Cottrell family at Mountain…
This photo was taken from a portrait of Ron and Judy Brown on their wedding day. Noreen Doris (Judy) Babington was born on 26th December 1914 at Culcairn, to parents William Babington and Mary Ann Ada Holder.
Gordon Ronald (Ron) Brown was born on…
Sarah was born at St. MaryââŹâ˘s, Nottingham England in 1831 to parents Thomas Biddle and Rosetta Bignell. Sarah married John Holder. John was born at Burfields, Berkshire County, England in 1825, to parents John and Mary Holder. Sarah and John…
This photo was taken at Holbrook, NSW. Mary and Ted were married at Holbrook in 1941. Mary was almost 52 years old. Mary met Ted Bradshaw while working as the cook for the main homestead at ËCoppabella Station' near Jinjellic. Ted worked there as a…
Jennie Entel was born on her parent's farm at Lacrosse, Washington, U.S.A. in the year of 1893. Her parents were, John and Adeline Entel. Her father, John Entel, was a tyrant of a man, he had stolen his seven young children from his wife Adeline and…
William Charles Hume Babington was born in March 1870 in the home of his parents, Daniel and Ellen Buckley (nee Sherry) in Townsend Street, Albury. In later years William adopted his step-grandfatherââŹâ˘s name of Babington. Babington is the name…
This is a photo of Mary Ann Ada Babington's second home. Her brothers, the Holder boys, built this home after her husband William Babington had his first stroke. This home had been built from stringy bark poles and flattened out kerosene drums, and…
William Charles Hume Babington was born in March 1870 in Townsend Street Albury. Williams occupation was a Jockey and Groom.
William married Mary Ann Ada Holder on 17th September 1912 at Holbrook. He died in his home at Morven on 31st July 1930 and…
This photo of William Babington was taken shortly before his death in 1930. He is with one of the ClydesdaleââŹâ˘s that pulled his coffin to the Culcairn cemetery.
Rose Edith May Hodges nee Holder was born on 21st November 1895. Rose married Reuben Money Hodges at Holbrook in St. Pauls Church on 16th July 1917. Rose died in 1951, she was 54 years old.
Reuben Money Hodges, born 8th February 1888 at Kyamba. Reuben married Rose Edith Holder on 16th July 1917 at St. PaulââŹâ˘s at Holbrook. Reuben died in 1942, he was 54 years old.
William Hume Babington was born on the 8th June 1917 at Culcairn Hospital. Bill married Valerie (Val) Robinson in 1947 at Melbourne. Bill is standing beside the first car he had owned, he bought this car after he came out of the Army in 1945. Photo…
Valerie (Val) Babington nee Robinson, born 25th August 1927 at Albury. Val married William (Bill) Babington in 1947 in Melbourne. Val died in Culcairn hospital on 23rd August 2007, just two days short of her 80th birthday.
Jennie Holder nee Entel.…
Reuben John (Brudge) Holder born 18th April 1884 at Gregadoo.
Jennie Holder nee Entel born 1893 at Lacrosse, Washington, U.S.A.
In the front of their home in South Street, Henty
From left: Mary Ellen Brown nee Babington born 9th November 1912 at Culcairn; Centre - Mary Ann Ada Babington-Bradshaw nee Holder born 12th July 1889 at Gregadoo. Noreen Doris (Judy) Brown nee Babington born 26th December 1914.
Photo taken at Morven in the year of 1913, the Holder family are standing in front of their block of land. From left- Ernest, Ivy, Henry, Eliza, Dick, Mabel, Brudge, Rose, Charles and Beau Holder
Henry Charles Holder, born 28th November 1858, Wagga Wagga.
Eliza Ann Hannam born 1st December 1863 at Swampy Plains, now Lake Albert.
Henry and Eliza were married at St. Johns Wagga Wagga on 26th October 1881.
In April 1984 my brother Brian Griffin attended the Muster of the descendants of Mary Wade, held in Campbelltown, NSW. Over 400 people came to hear the story of their remarkable ancestor and her family! A few years later, when Brian came to visit me…