Miriam A V Russell [Parents] was born 1 on 25 Jan 1901 in Bingara, New South Wales, Australia. She died 2 on 23 May 1998 in Arncliffe, NSW, Australia. She married Living.
N.S.W.BDM Index Birth #1407-1901
Occupation- Salvation Army Officer
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John Edwards.John married Emily Murphy.
Emily Murphy.Emily married John Edwards.
They had the following children:
F i Eveline M Edwards
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George Bliss was born 1 on 9 Jul 1843 in Passenham, Northamptonshire, England. . He was christened 2 on 13 Aug 1843 in Passenham, Northamptonshire, England. . He died 3 on 2 Jan 1884 in Bathurst, NSW, Australia. He was buried 4 on 4 Jan 1884 in C of E. Cemetery, Kelso, NSW, Australia.. He married 5 Hannah Dawson on 21 Jul 1863 in Holy Trinity Church, Kelso, NSW, Australia..
George emigrated on 30 Apr 1848 from Plymouth, England. He immigrated on 07 Aug 1848 to Sydney, NSW, Australia.
The Bliss family was a part of a group of 100 people or so who arrived at Bathurst on the 22nd of August 1848.
Also known as George Bliss Senior.
Occupation in 1863 stated on marriage record for George and Hannah at the Holy Trinity Church Kelso, Brickmaker. On the baptism record from the Holy Trinity Church at Kelso for his son George Henry Bliss, also known as George Bliss Jnr, George and wide Hannah were living at "Winburndale" at Kelso. In 1895 George Bliss Snr stated on the marriage register at the Holy Trinity Church Kelso, NSW, Australia for son Arthur James and Emma Mary Russell's marriage, was Horse-Driver, the same as his son Arthur James Bliss.
On the 6th of August 1867 George was recorded as being one of the witnesses to his grandfather William Horner's burial at Kelso, this was likely to have been at the Holy Trinity Church as the Bliss and Horner families had strong ties with this church and a lot of the family are buried there.
George and his two younger brother's John Jnr. and Levi took over the brickyard that their father John Snr had started on Howick Street section 99 Lot 2. When they did this the business was called Bliss Brothers. In the book Men of Mark, Volume 2, Appendix 1 the following entry is made:
"BLISS BROTHERS BATHURST. This firm was established in 1873. Mr. John Bliss was born in Northampton, England, in 1845 and learnt the trade of brickmaker with his father in this colony. At the present works they employ eight hands, and turn out 600, 000 bricks per annum. Mr Levi Bliss was born in Bathurst in 1885, and is now a partner with his brother in the business originally established by their father, 2362-3." Note the date for Levi is 1885 this should be 1855, this was a mistake made by the authors. The authors of the books "The Men of Mark Vol's 1 and 2" were paid by the people listed to be included in the books. By the time this was published George Bliss was dead and this is why he is not mentioned.
George and wife Hannah are believed to have raised at least their first five children at Kelso until late 1874 or early 1875 when the occupied the house on Howick Street section 100. Their daughter Jane certainly had her first year at this house then the family moved to the land and house which George had purchased some time in late 1875 or early 1876 in section 102. This is where the rest of George and Hannah Bliss's children were born as they were still in the brick home of two rooms in 1883.
By the time George had died in 1884 he had already purchased and leased land for use as a brickworks in the Russell/Lyal/Howick Streets section where the Bliss family were concentrated.
These would later be taken over and run by his wife Hannah. These blocks of land included a brickworks, several homes, gardens which may have been used to grow vegetables for the collective family or as a market garden as a side business and another form of income.
Bradley and Melanie Bliss- Family information
Hannah Dawson was born 1 on 19 Sep 1844 in Grafton, Northamptonshire, England.. She died 2 on 9 Apr 1904 in in Havannah Street, Bathurst, NSW, Australia. . She was buried 3 on 10 Apr 1904 in C of E. Cemetery, Kelso, NSW, Australia.. She married 4 George Bliss on 21 Jul 1863 in Holy Trinity Church, Kelso, NSW, Australia..
Hannah Bliss was the daughter of Thomas Dawson. The Dawson's had two brick pits at Kelso during the same time as the Horner’s and Blisses lived there. This is shown in the book "Kelso Village"
Book 1. by Alan McRae and Carol Churches. Page 9 shows the location of the Dawson pits. The book also mentions briefly the names of some the Blisses and Horner’s.Occupation listed on the marriage register for Hannah and George was Servant. On the birth certificate for son Arthur James Bliss it shows Hannah's place of birth as Grafton, Northamptonshire, England and her age as 27 years.
Hannah and husband George are believed to have raised at least their first five children at Kelso until late 1874 or early 1875 when the occupied the house on Howick Street section 100. Their daughter Jane certainly had her first year at this house then the family moved to the land and house which George had purchased some time in late 1875 or early 1876 in section 102. This is where the rest of George and Hannah Bliss's children were born as they were still in the brick home of two rooms in 1883.
By the time George had died in 1884 he had already purchased and leased land for use as a brickworks in the Russell/Lyal/Howick Streets section where the Bliss family were concentrated. These would later be taken over and run by his wife Hannah. These blocks of land included a brickworks, several homes, gardens which may have been used to grow vegetables for the collective family or as a market garden as a side business and another form of income.
Sometime between the end of 1892 and early 1893 Hannah moved from Russell and Lyal Streets to live at 38 Havannah Street this is described as House 8 rooms owned by a Building Company and it seems that she had sold all of her holdings in the Russell and Lyal Streets area. Hannah lived here until she died in 1904. For some reason the property can not be found in the 1901 or 1902 rates books. From 1903 to 1907 the rates books show that the house was rented by Hannah's son John Thomas Bliss and that in 1903 the Machattie family had purchased the home from the Bathurst Investment and Building Company.
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They had the following children:
M i Arthur J Bliss M ii George Henry Bliss was born 1 on 8 Apr 1864. He died 2 in 1927. F iii Caroline Jane Bliss was born 1 on 2 Aug 1865 in Bathurst, NSW, Australia.. She was christened 2 on 24 Sep 1865 in Holy Trinity Church, Kelso, NSW, Australia.. She died 3 on 5 Jun 1866 in Kelso, NSW, Australia. She was buried 4 on 7 Jun 1866 in Holy Trinity Church, Kelso, NSW, Australia.. M iv John Thomas Bliss was born 1 on 9 Jun 1866. He died 2 on 10 Aug 1915. M v Alfred Ernest Bliss
George Kemp.George married Hannah Thorncroft.
Hannah Thorncroft.Hannah married George Kemp.
They had the following children:
M i Jude Kemp
Arthur Henry Russell [Parents] was born 1 in 1881 in Bathurst,New South Wales,Australia. He married 2 Edith Mary May Cork on 13 Jun 1906 in Narromine, New South Wales, Australia.
Other marriages:Shottin, Fanny F
(1) N.S.W.BDM Index Birth #10541-1881
(2) N.S.W.BDM Index Marriage #231-1903
Edith Mary May Cork was born about 1885. She married 1 Arthur Henry Russell on 13 Jun 1906 in Narromine, New South Wales, Australia.
They had the following children:
F i Living F ii Living F iii Living M iv Living F v Living F vi Living
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