This photo I had was a photocopying photo of an old photo (location unknown), for the lack of better wording, of the AVERY girls. I am guessing it was taken at Cooma NSW around 1911. This was just before Jean (Catherine Jean)'s death soon after (cause unknown).
Following the left to right with names on photo:
Ivy - Ivy Alice AVERY: born 15 June 1906, died 23 December 1968. Married 1927 to Edward George SMITH (b. 1 September 1902 - d. 8 August 1957) Children: 6 - 3 males and 3 females.
Elsie - Elsie May AVERY: born 25 October 1901, died 9 June 1971. Married 13 December 1922 to Alfred DOUGLAS (b. 23 July 1893 - d. 9 June 1960) Children: 5 - 2 males and 3 females.
Jean - Catherine Jean AVERY: born 31 May 1910, died 1911.
Eva - Florence Elva AVERY: born 3 December 1904, died ? December 1975. Married 1921 to Harold W STURGISS (b. 1902 - d. 2 February 1939) Children: 2 - one male and one female.
Venie - Sarah Lavinia AVERY: born 13 October 1907, died 18 July 1989. Married 9 December 1927 in Queanbeyan NSW to Nicholas John STATHIS (b. 7 January 1897, Greece, - d. 10 April 1952, Queanbeyan NSW) Children: 7 - 4 males and 3 females.
The AVERY girls have a younger brother named Henry Darton AVERY: b. 13 January 1917 and died unmarried on 29 September 1983.
Their parents: Matthias (Thias) Henry Darton AVERY: b. 25 May 1872, NSW & d. 14 April 1952, Cooma NSW. Married 7 October 1899 to Catherine HOCKEY - b. 29 July 1879, NSW & d. 13 May 1959, Cooma NSW.
Matthias and Catherine (nee HOCKEY) AVERY, by 2001, have 20 grandchildren, 54 great-grandchildren, and 60+ great great-grandchildren all over Australia and world.
Family Surnames: AVERY, DOUGLAS, HOCKEY, SMITH, STATHIS, STURGISS
