The children of WILLIAM DITCHBURN were all born in England but as a number of them emigrated to Australia it is convenient to consider them together on this page.
A. WILLIAM DITCHBURN born Rennington, Northumberland in 1803, married first ELIZABETH PAXTON (died 1843, Bedlington, Northumberland). He emigrated to Victoria, Australia arriving December 1854 together with his second wife ANN DODDS (born 1811); he died 1876 in Ballarat, VA, Australia
He had 7 children by his first wife and 2 by his second.:-
B.1. JOHN DITCHBURN born 1825 in Shilbottle, Northumberland. He emigrated to Australia in 1850; married ELIZA CROWDY in Melbourne VA in 1852.
He had 3 children:-
C.1.1. JOHN DITCHBURN born 1854 in Collingwood, VA; married AGNES HUGHES of Emerald Hill, VA (1857-1938).
He had 5 children:-
D.1.1.1. CLARICE MAY DITCHBURN (born Prahran VA in 1881; died Mont Albert, VA in 1974); she married ARTHUR BERNARD MORGAN.
D.1.1.2. VIOLET ETHEL DITCHBURN (born 1882 in Ballerat; died 1955 Melbourne VA). She married GEORGE KINLOCH (born circa 1882 in Kyneton VA; died 1944 in in Hawthorn, VA.
She had 2 children:-
E.1.1.2.1 DONALD GEORGE KINLOCH (born 1912 in Hawthorn, VA; died 1978).
E.1.1.2.2. BERTHA JEAN KINLOCH born Hawthorn, VA.; she married JOHN HUON SCOTT (born 1917 Geelong, died 1998 in Waverley, VA.).
She had 2 children, including:-
F.1.1.2.2.1 ANTHONY KINLOCH SCOTT born Hawthorn VA.
D.1.1.3. HERBERT LESLIE DITCHBURN born 1884 in Hawthorn, VA; married ELSIE MARION MASSINA.
He had 3 children:-
E.1.1.3.1. NANCY DITCHBURN
E.1.1.3.2. PEGGY DITCHBURN ,
E.1.1.3.3. JOHN DITCHBURN (died 1918)
D.1.1.4.Infant DITCHBURN
D.1.1.5. CECIL VERNON JOHN DITCHBURN (born 1899 Hawthorn, VA; died circa 1930 at Old Gympie).
C.1.2. ELIZABETH DITCHBURN (born 1859 in Ballarat East; died 1935 in VA)
C.1.3. FRANK OSCAR DITCHBURN (born 1862 in Ballarat West; died 1921 in Ballarat East, VA); married LOUISA THOMSON.
He had 3 children:-
C.1.3.1. HAZEL DITCHBURN born 1893.; married ERNEST JOHNSON.
C.1.3.2. ERIC DITCHBURN born 1898.
C.1.3.3. IVAN DITCHBURN born 1904.
B.2. ANN DITCHBURN born 1827 in Shilbottle, Northumberland. Did not emigrate.
B.3. SARAH DITCHBURN born 1829, Shilbottle, Northumberland. Did not emigrate.
B.4. ROBERT DITCHBURN born c.1834 in Northumberland; Emigrated to Australia with his wife in 1854; died in Ballarat 1915. He had married JANE WILSON (born 1834 in Northumberland, died 1918 in Ballarat)
They had 9 children:-
C.4.1. GEORGE DITCHBURN born 1855 in Collingwood, Victoria; died 1916 in Sandringham.
C.4.2. ANN DITCHBURN (born 1857-died 1858)
C.4.3. JANE DITCHBURN born 1858 in Ballarat,VA.
C.4.4. WILLIAM JOHN DITCHBURN born 1861, died 1862 in Ballarat VA
C.4.5. ELIZABETH ANN DITCHBURN born 1863 in Ballarat, VA; died 1975 in Ballarat, VA. She married JOHN JOSEPH GILES (born 1862 in Cobram, VA; died 1916.)
She had 5 children:-
D.4.5.1. HERBERT JOHN GILES (born 1885-died 1922 Ballarat, VA).
D.4.5.2 ELIZABETH GILES (born1887-died 1975) Ballarat, VA; married CHARLES POLLARD.
D.4.5.3. NORMAN STANLEY GILES. born 1892 Ballarat, VA; died 1970 Glen Iris; married ELLEN CHRISTINA RAE (born 1896-died 1979) He had 3 children:-
E.4.5.3.1. BERYL MURIEL GILES born Kew, VA; married GRAHAM HARRIS HOWARD.
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E.4.5.3.2. ELVA GILES married. ALAN MACFARLANE ( died 1974)
E.4.5.3.3. HERBERT RAE JOHN GILES born Kew, VA. married. PATRICIA FRANCES WAYMAN.
He had 4 children, including:-
F.4.5.3.3.1. PAMELA LESLEY GILES married. FIELD.
D.4.5.4. DORIS GILES born 1894 married. BILL PALETHORPE.
D.4.5.5. AMY GILES. born 1896
C.4.6. ROBERT WILFRED DITCHBURN born 1865 in Ballarat, VA; married. MARY SLATER.
C.4.7. ROSE ADA DITCHBURN born 1869, Ballarat, VA.
C.4.8. SYDNEY WILSON DITCHBURN born 1874, Ballarat, VA.
C.4.9. ERNEST NORMAN VERE DITCHBURN born 1878, Ballarat,VA.
B.5. ELIZABETH DITCHBURN born 1835 Shilbottle, Northumberland; died 1840. Did not emigrate.
B.6. WILLIAM DITCHBURN born 1837, Shilbottle, Northumberland; married MARY LYNCH from Co.Clare, Ireland. They emigrated to Australia in 1855. He later married MARY ANN URWIN; hedied in 1880 in Ballarat, VA.
He had 5 children by his first wife and 3 by his second wife:-
C.6.1. MARTIN DITCHBURN born 1865, Ballarat,VA.
C.6.2. ELIZABETH ANN DITCHBURN born 1866, Ballarat,VA
C.6.3. WILLIAM DITCHBURN born 1867, Ballarat,VA
C.6.4. ROBERT LYNCH DITCHBURN born 1869, Ballarat,VA
C.6.5. MARY CATHERINE DITCHBURN, born 1870, Ballarat,VA
and by Mary Ann Urwin:-
C.6.6. CHARLES URWIN DITCHBURN born 1877, Ballarat,VA
C.6.7. DAISY ANN DITCHBURN, born 1878, Ballarat,VA
C.6.8. WILHELMINA(?) MARION DITCHBURN, born 1880, Ballatat,VA
B.7. ELIZABETH DITCHBURN, born circa 1840 in Bedlington, Northumberland. Emigrated to Australia in 1854.
B.8. GEORGE DITCHBURN (Mother Ann Dodds) born in England
B.9. ISABELLA DITCHBURN, born circa 1846 in Co.Durham, England;emigrated died 1857 in Australia.