Esther Amelia Beetson

  Research Notes:

Geoff Goodfellow notes:
Some of the Magic family changed the spelling of their name.The original Magic was a convict of Romany extract transported out from England. Your Ester would have been one of Belle Obrien/Beetson, as you say she was also the mother of Andy but Ive always been led to believe that her husband John Beetson was not Andys father.

  Noted events in her life were:

• connection. Geoff Goodfellow 's connection to me is as follows:

Geoff Goodfellow . . .
is the G G Grandson of Andrew Beetson & he wonders whether he might be linked to . . .
Esther Beetson (c1860) who married Robert Ridge (c1860)
They had Priscilla Ridge (1887) who married Benjamin Gosper (1877)
His father was (1) * John Gosper (1801) & he also had Margaret Gosper (1829) who married Henry Townsend (1831)
They had Margaret Townsend (1853) who married John Peck (1852)
They had Ernest Peck (1875) who married Grace Giffen (1879)
Her father was John Giffin (1852)
His father was Alexander Giffin (1828) who married Elizabeth Frogley (1826)
Her father was (2) * John Frogley (1801) & he also had Richard Frogley (1833)
He had Alfred Frogley (1869)
He had Vera Frogley (1897) who married Edwin Blackburn (1894)
They had Edwin Blackburn (1931) who married Dorothy Rootes (1934)
Her father was Sivyer Rootes (1900)
His father was John Rootes (1870)
His father was William Rootes (1838) who married Sophia Gumbleton (1844)
Her father was Henry Gumbleton (1810) & he also had Jane Gumbleton (1853) who married Richard Phillips (c1839)
They had Henry Phillips (1882)
He had Joseph Phillips (1905) who married Kathleen Philp (1910)
Her father was Alexander Philp (1871)
His father was Alexander Philp (1850) who married Sarah Allen (1852)
Her father was John Allen (1822) & he also had Joshia Allen (1867)
He had Louis Allen (1891)
He had Enid Allen (1928) who married Ronald Whaites (1931)
His father was Hurtle Whaites (1886) & he also had William Whaites (1915) who married Doris Davies (1917)
Her father was Thomas Davies (1881)
His father was Joseph Davies (1852) & he also had G. A. Davies (1894)
He had Colin Davies (1925)
He had me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

A second connection to me is via John Gosper (1801)

(1) * John Gosper (1801) & he also had Archibald Gosper (1842)
He had Amy Gosper (1872) who married William Shrimpton (1869)
His father was Richard Shrimpton (1826) & he also had Richard 3^rd Shrimpton (1855) who married Susannah Jeffery (1857)
Her father was John Jeffery (1834)
His father was John Jeffery (1808)
His father was James Jeffery (1781) & he also had William Jeffery (1803)
He had James Jeffery (1837)
He had Mary Jeffery (1860) who married William South (1854)
They had Annie South (1891) who married Leslie Rice (1885)
They had Hazel Rice (1913) who married Emmett Whyte (1899)
They had Sandra Whyte (1943) who married Colin Parker (1936)
His father was Arthur Parker (1894)
His mother was Martha Parker (1872)
Her mother was Elizabeth Roser (1844)
Her father was John Roser & he also had John Roser (1838)
He had George Roser (1868)
He had Charles Roser (1897)
He had George Roser (1923) who married Olive Elliot (1924)
Her mother was Doris Emery (1903)
Her mother was Phoebe Davies (1876)
Her father was Joseph Davies (1852) & he also had G A Davies (1894)
He had Colin Davies (1925)
He had me Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

Another third link to me through Donna via John Frogley (1801) is:

(2) * John Frogley (1801) also had John Frogley (1831)
He had Susanna Frogley (1864) who married Henry Burgess (1860)
They had Cleve Burgess (1899)
He had Doreen Burgess (1922) who married John Judge (1914)
They had Donna Judge (1949) who was partners with Robert Bray (1947) who also married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

Esther married Robert Ridge on 5 Jul 1881 in Wollombi, NSW Australia.¹⁰²⁴ (Robert Ridge was born on 3 Oct 1840 in Richmond, NSW Australia and died on 16 Sep 1906 in Colo, NSW Australia ¹⁰²⁴.)