Generation 3 Ancestor Family 3 Sibling Family A_A_D_B
1948 To 2023
2 x Great Grandson Of Author’s 3 x Great Grandparents
Descendant Of Lamb Ancestor Family #2
Overview
Douglas Victor Lamb was born in 1929 in Queensland. Jean Alice Rushfirth was born in 1930 in Tasmania. Douglas and Jean were married in 1948 in Tasmania. They lived in Tasmania where they were both Teachers and had 3 children. Douglas died aged 60 in 1990 and Jean died aged 93 in 2023.
Family
Parents
Douglas: Colin Lamb (1896-1984) and Alice Lilian Seddon (1898-1942). Engineer from Tasmania. Sibling Family
Jean: unknown. Inlaw Family
Heads
Douglas Victor Lamb (1929-1990)
Jean Alice Rushfirth (1930-2023)
Children
Roderick John Lamb (1950-1963)
Sheryl ELizabeth Lamb (1951-2002)
2nd Son
Overview
17th June 1925 Douglas’s parents and his brother Henry emigrate to Australia on ship Themistocles leaving from London heading for Brisbane Australia. They arrive on 8th August 1925 and live in Home Hill Queensland (more than 600 miles north of Brisbane), see Lambs In Australia.
14th June 1927 Douglas’s aunt Lily and family plus Henry’s uncle John and family emigrate to Australia and also live in Home Hill Queensland.
21st June 1929 Douglas born at Home Hill Queensland.
1929 To 1942 Douglas’s family move to Tasmania. Douglas’s aunt Lily and uncle John and their families stay in Home Hill Queensland.
14th December 1942 Douglas’s mother Alice dies aged 44 in Launceston Tasmania.
1943 Douglas’s father Colin marries Eunice Ruby Jones.
21st August 1948 Douglas and Jean married at St Paul Launceston Tasmania. Glorious wedding photo from Stephen Lamb
11th January 1950 Son Roderick born in Launceston Tasmania.
16th October 1951 Daughter Sheryl born in Burnie Tasmania.
After 1951 According to other Family Trees a second son was born but no details can be found. The second son later married and had children.
1951 To 1963 Family moves to Victoria Australia. They must have moved back to Tasmania in later years.
28th August 1963 Son Roderick dies aged 13 in Ouyen Victoria Australia when knocked off his bike by a speeding car. Photo from Stephen Lamb
1969 Douglas’s father Colin’s wife Eunice dies in Launceston Tasmania.
Douglas in later life, from Stephen Lamb.
21st December 1980 Douglas’s brother Henry dies aged 58 in Tasmania.
13th December 1984 Douglas’s father Colin dies aged 88 in Burnie Tasmania.
3rd February 1990 Douglas dies aged 60 in Tasmania.
15th February 2002 Daughter Sheryl dies aged 51 in Devonport Tasmania.
29th November 2023 Jean dies aged 93 in St Albans Victoria.
