Robert HAWORTH 1834-1915 & Jane HETHERINGTON 1839-1922

Robert HAWORTH b. 1834, Lancashire, Eng. son of John HAWORTH and Mary RUSHTON and Jane HETHERINGTON, b. ca 1839, dau of William HETHERINGTON and Ann ELLIOTT were married in Merino in 1861 and had the following family:

  1. William HAWORTH, b.1861, Merino, Vic, mar. Julia TODD;
  2. John HAWORTH, b.1863, Merino, Vic;
  3. Mary HAWORTH, b.1864, Merino, Vic, d. ca 1886 Digby, Vic;
  4. Jane HAWORTH, b.1866, Merino, Vic, mar. Robert SHARPE;
  5. Anne HAWORTH, b.1868, Merino, Vic;
  6. Robert Arthur HAWORTH, b.1868, Merino, Vic, d. 1943, WW2
    • 1st AIF
    • Digby Avenue of Honour Tree No 31, planted by Miss Florrie SHARPE
    • 2nd AIF, ACMF, 115 Gen Hospital
    • mar. 1920 Euphemia Agnes BERTRAM;
  7. James HAWORTH, b.1874, Merino (went to WA)
  8. George HAWORTH, b.1875, Merino (went to USA)


Robert Arthur HAWORTH served in WW1 & WW2 and has a tree in the Digby Avenue of Honour.



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