Marjorie Lyle Eslake

  General Notes:

Suggested by some (including daughter Vivienne) that Marjorie may have been the daughter of Alma Roy ('Maidie') Eslake rather than of Ada Louise and William

  Noted events in her life were:

• Occupation: Typist.

• connection. Caryl Trapman (nee Cowper)'s connection to me is as follows:
Caryl Cowper married ? Trapman
Her father is Kenneth Cowper (c1925)
His father was James Cowper (c1890) who also had Henry Cowper (1913) who married Marjorie Eslake (1913)
Her father was Vernon Sheldrick (who died in 1957) and her mother was Alma Eslake (1899)
Her father was William Slatyer (also known as Eslake) who with Ada Stevenson (1873) who at the time was married to Alfred Share (1869) had Alfred Eslake (1893)
He had Alan Eslake (1928) who married Carol Parsons (1925)
Her father was Leland Parsons (1892) & he also had Lois Parsons (1937) who married Kevin Nelson (1939)
His father was Laurence Nelson (1918) who married Doris Brannigan (1919)
Her father was William Brannigan (1897) who married Thomasina Emery (1899)
Her father was John Emery (1867) who married Phoebe Davies (1876)
Her father was Joseph Davies (1852) & he also had George Arthur Davies (1894)
He had Colin Davies (1925)
He had me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)
& Caryl Trapman's link to Robert through Dawes line is as follows:
Caryl Cowper married ? Trapman
Her father is Kenneth Cowper (c1925)
His father was James Cowper (c1890) who also had Henry Cowper (1913) who married Marjorie Eslake (1913)
Her father was Vernon Sheldrick (who died in 1957) and her mother was Alma Eslake (1899)
Her father was William Slatyer (also known as Eslake) who with Ada Stevenson (1873) who at the time was married to Alfred Share (1869) had Alfred Eslake (1893)
He had Alan Eslake (1928) who married Carol Parsons (1925)
Her father was Leland Parsons (1892) - who is the common link between Robert and myself
His father was Henry Parsons (1849)
His father was Matthew Parsons (1809)
His father was John Parsons (1777) & he also had Reuben Parsons (1805)
He had Enos Parsons (1847) who married Emma Dawes (1847)
Her father was George Dawes (1802)
His father was Aaron Daw (1779) & he also had Edward Bannister Dawes (1813)
He had James H. Dawes (1843)
He had Annie Florence Dawes (1873) who married Arthur Augustus Bray (1869)
He had Albert Alan Bray (1896)
He had Robert Alfred Bray (1920)
He had Robert Arthur Bray (1947) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

Marjorie married Henry Barker Murray (Harry) Cowper, son of James Murray Cowper and Margaret Barker, on 29 Oct 1942 in St Oswalds C of E, Haberfield, Sydney, NSW Australia. (Henry Barker Murray (Harry) Cowper was born on 17 Nov 1913 in Wahi, New Zealand and died on 25 May 1994.)