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9 Dec 2024

Jessie Wilson 1840 to 1905 married to Henry Silk & Charles Reynolds

Jessie Wilson was born to Elizabeth and Job Wilson in Kurrajong on November 11, 1840. She married Henry Silk on January 1, 1858, at Richmond.

Henry Silk was born on May 19, 1835, in Richmond and died on March 22, 1912, in Windsor. Jessie later partnered with Charles Reynolds, who died on December 26, 1888, in Orange.

Jessie and Henry Silk had 6 children. Jessie and Charles Reynolds had 6 children.

1. Anne Jane 1859 to 1904 (married John Richardson in 1890)

2. Thomas 1861 to 1863 (died as a child)

3. Sarah Matilda 1863 to 1910 (married Lawson Pearce in 1897)

4.George Albert 1864 to 1852 (married to Amy Clough in 1889 at Richmond)

5. William Henry 1866 to 1927

6. Maude Mary 1867 to 1898 (married to James Denham in 1897 at Cobar. No issue)

Silk /Reynolds children (not sure if Henry Silk is their father or not)
7. Margaret Jane 1868 to 1918 (married Arthur Lewis) & (married John Leslie in 1908 at Bathurst)

8. John Silk 1871 to 1925 (married Florence Dunsmore in 1904)

Reynolds children
9.Jessie 1875 to 1876 (died as a child in Bathurst)

10. Ralph  1877 to ?? (married Julia Lewis in 1895 in Bathurst)

11. Aubrey 1879 to ?? (married to Sarah Rylands in 1901)

12. Charles 1880 to ?? (married Emily Bayliss in 1901)

19 Aug 2024

Margaret Jane Silk 1868 - 1918 married Arthur Lewis and John Leslie

Margaret Jane Silk was the seventh child of Jessie Wilson and Henry Silk. She was born in Hill End in 1868 and died in Bathurst in 1918. She married Arthur Lewis in 1888. She married John Leslie in 1908.

1. Joseph Wisby 1889 - 1915. Died in Egypt in 1915.

With John Leslie, Margaret had three children.

2. Margaret Lillian 1909 - ? married William Derbyshire in 1929. One child.

3. John Wallace 1911 - 1975 married Daphne Evans.

4. Josephine Dardanelles Anzac 1916 - 1918.