William Edwin Bates (1906 – 1955)

William was born in Hamilton in 1906.

​He married to Florence May Marion Irving in Goulburn in 1927. Florence was born in 1905 in Goulburn.

​They had the following children:

• Gwenyth Mary Norma Bates (1927 –       )

• Shirley Marianne Bates (1929 –       )

• Phillip Donald Bates (1931 – 2002)

• Wendy Florence Bates (1936 – 1995)

• Elaine Bates (1945 –       )

​William died in Belmore Hospital on 19/03/1955.

Florence died in Berowra on 20/08/1977.

Gwenyth Marie Norma Bates (1927 –        )

Gwenyth was born in 1927.
She married in 1949 in Canterbury to Frederick Lutwyche Shaw. Frederick was born in Brisbane on 04/10/1915.

They had 4 children:

• Anthony Shaw
• Gillian Shaw
• Louise Meredith Shaw
• Nicholas Shaw

Frederick died on 03/04/1979 in Manly.

Shirley Marianne Bates (1929 –        )

Shirley was born in 1929.
She married in 1951 in Burwood to Lindsay George Sinclair.

They have 3 daughters:

• Lynette Sinclair
• Stephanie Sinclair
• Denise Sinclair

The marriage ended in divorce early 1960’s.

Philip Donald Bates (1931 – 2002)

Philip was born on 06/01/1931.
He married to Edna Mara Shields in Ashfield in 1953.

They had 2 children:

• Jennie Bates
• Glen Bates

Edna died on 20/10/1992 in Wantirna South, Victoria.
Philip died on 18/07/2002 in Loch Sport, Victoria.

Wendy Florence Bates (1936 – 1995)

Wendy was born in 1936.
She married in Campsie in 1956 to Arthur Reginald Myers.

They had 1 son:

• Gary Myers

Wendy died on 14/10/1995 in Sydney.