Catherine was born on 05/10/1875 in Blayney.
She married to James Sydney Morthorpe on 23/07/1896 in Blayney. James was born in Cooming Creek on 28/06/1868.
Birth records NSW are showing that they had the following children:
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James Jacob Morthorpe (1897 – 1980)
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Donald William Morthorpe (1899 – 1983)
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Alfred Russell Morthorpe (1902 – 2003)
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Hector Marshall Morthorpe (1904 – 1967)
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Kenneth Archibald Morthorpe (1907 – 1976)
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Arnold Trevor Morthorpe (1912 – 1998)
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George Grenfelle Morthorpe (1912 – 1985)
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Leonard Francis Morthorpe (1914 – 1990)
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Anne Bertha Doris Morthorpe (1918 – 1996)
Catherine died on 12/10/1939 in Hurstville.
James died in Sydney on 03/11/1956.
Both are buried at Woronora Cemetery.
Kenneth Archibald Morthorpe (1907 – 1976)
Kenneth was born in Blayney on 12/09/1907.
He married Doris Ivy Cowd in 1931 in Glebe. Doris was born on 25/01/1909 in Lithgow.
They had 2 children:
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Pat Thompson (nee Morthorpe)
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Betty Osgood (nee Morthorpe)
Kenneth died on 31/03/1976 in Belmont.
Doris died in Gosford on 10/10/1981
Arnold Trevor Morthorpe (1912 – 1998)
Arnold was born in 1912 in Blayney.
He married to Edith Ethel Kennedy in Willoughby on 20/09/1941. Edith was born in Winton QLD on 16/01/1920.
They had 3 children.
Edith died in 1995 in Southport QLD.
Arnold died in Gold Coast QLD in 1998.
Twins Arnold and George
George Grenfelle Morthorpe (1912 – 1985)
George was born in Blayney in 1912.
He married to Edna O’Connor in Wollongong in 1937.
They had a daughter:
- Virginia Helena Morthorpe ( ? – 1945)
In 1980 George and Edna were registered on the Electoral roll for Kembla.
George died in Port Kembla on 22/01/1985.
Leonard Francis Morthorpe (1914 – 1990)
Leonard was born in Blayney in 1914.
He married in 1936 in Wollongong to Hazel Margaret Carberry. Hazel was born in Sydney in 1916.
Hazel died in Wollongong on 17/12/1974.
Leonard died on 02/05/1990 in Wollongong.
Anne Bertha Doris Morthorpe (1918 – 1996)
Anne was born on 05/04/1918 in Hobbies Yard NSW.
Anne – Picture taken from http://home.exetel.com.au/rickards/ftree/3.htm
She married to Alfred John Rickards in St Michael Anglican Church in Wollongong on 06/05/1939. Alfred was born on 13/04/1918 in Carlton VIC.
They had 3 children.
Alfred died on 04/12/1964 in Concord Hospital, Concord and is buried on 06/12/1964 at Unanderra, Wollongong.
Anne died on 25/01/1996 in Towradgie Nursing Home, Towradgie NSW.
