Jean Charles Louis Valambras1,2

M, ID6071, (21 Feb 1902-6 Mar 1984)
Last Edited2 Aug 2026
Birth21 Feb 1902Alencon, Orne, Normandie, FRANCE3 
Marriage10 Apr 1928Marthe Louise Maria Vigneron; Sainte-Scolasse-Sur-Sarthe, Orne, Normandy, FRANCE4 
Birth of son22 Jul 1933Henri Jean André Valambras; Sainte-Scolasse-Sur-Sarthe, Orne, Normandie, FRANCE5,6 
Death6 Mar 1984Argentan, Orne, Normandie, FRANCE7 

Family 1

 Marthe Louise Maria Vigneron b. 14 Jul 1898, d. 7 Sep 1988

Family 2
Child 1.Henri Jean André Valambras+ b. 22 Jul 1933, d. 15 Mar 2016

Citations

  1. FamilySerch PID = GYWJ-RQ5.
  2. MyHeritage/Filae, accessed at www.myheritage.com, hereafter called MyHeritage/Filae. Accessed 1 Aug 2026, source record on Filae.com Family Tree for Jean Charles Louis Valambras: Given names, Surname.
  3. MyHeritage/Filae. Accessed 1 Aug 2026, source record on Filae.com Family Tree for Jean Charles Louis Valambras: DOB, POB..
  4. MyHeritage/Filae. Accessed 1 Aug 2026, source record on Filae.com Family Tree for Jean Charles Louis Valambras: DOM, POM..
  5. Valambras, Magali AC, Oral; hereafter called Valambras MAC, Oral. 24 Jul 2011: 78th birthday on 22 Jul 2011.
  6. MyHeritage/Filae. Accessed 1 Aug 2026, source record on Filae.com Family Tree for Henri JA Valambras: DOB, POB..
  7. MyHeritage/Filae. Accessed 1 Aug 2026, source record on Filae.com Family Tree for Jean Charles Louis Valambras: DOD, POD..

Marthe Louise Maria Vigneron1,2

F, ID6072, (14 Jul 1898-7 Sep 1988)
Last Edited2 Aug 2026
Birth14 Jul 1898Sainte-Scolasse-Sur-Sarthe, Orne, Normandy, FRANCE3 
Marriage10 Apr 1928Jean Charles Louis Valambras; Sainte-Scolasse-Sur-Sarthe, Orne, Normandy, FRANCE4 
Married Name10 Apr 1928Valambras 
Death7 Sep 1988Le Mans, Sarthe, FRANCE5 

Family

 Jean Charles Louis Valambras b. 21 Feb 1902, d. 6 Mar 1984

Citations

  1. FamilySearch PID = P3KD-PFM.
  2. FamilySearch website, service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at www.familysearch.org. Site accessed 2 Aug 2026: Given names, Birth Surname [original source France Index of death registrations 1970-2022].
  3. FamilySearch website. Site accessed 2 Aug 2026: DOB, POB [original source France Index of death registrations 1970-2022].
  4. MyHeritage/Filae, accessed at www.myheritage.com, hereafter called MyHeritage/Filae. Accessed 1 Aug 2026, source record on Filae.com Family Tree for Jean Charles Louis Valambras: DOM, POM.
  5. FamilySearch website. Site accessed 2 Aug 2026: DOD, POD [original source France Index of death registrations 1970-2022].

Joseph Batten1,2

M, ID6073, (31 Oct 1822-16 Apr 1890)
Last Edited5 Aug 2026
Birth31 Oct 1822Bovey Tracey, Devon, ENGLAND3 
Christening24 Nov 1822Bovey Tacey, Devon, ENGLAND4 
Death16 Apr 1890Melbourne, VIC5 

Citations

  1. FamilySearch PID = GMW2-7JY.
  2. FamilySearch website, service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at www.familysearch.org. Site accessed 4 Aug 2026: Given name, Surname [original sources England & Wales Census 1851 & Australia, Victoria Index to Probate Registers 1841-1989].
  3. FamilySearch website. Site accessed 4 Aug 2026: DOB, POB [original source England & Wales Census 1851].
  4. FamilySearch website. Site accessed 4 Aug 2026: DOChristening, POChristening [original source not recorded].
  5. FamilySearch website. Site accessed 4 Aug 2026: DOD, POD [original source Australia, Victoria Index to Probate Registers 1841-1989].

Dr Walter Charles Mansfield MD, FRCSE, FRCSA1

M, ID6074, (31 Jan 1879-1 Mar 1939)
Last Edited15 Aug 2026
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of Lindsay David Graham
ChartsDescendant Chart - William SHELLEY
FatherCharles Shelley Mansfield b. 19 May 1843, d. 12 Nov 1896
MotherJane Antoinette (Janie) Shelley b. 3 Apr 1849, d. 1920
Birth31 Jan 1879Grafton, NSW2,3 
Marriage17 Apr 1912Mary Agnes Wood; Sydney, NSW4 
Birth of daughter9 Jan 1913Mary Antoinette (Mem) Mansfield; Woollahra, NSW5 
Birth of son12 Mar 1915Ralph Shelley Mansfield; Woollahra, NSW6 
Birth of daughter14 Jul 1922Barbara Mansfield; Woollahra, NSW7 
Death1 Mar 1939'Dunolly', Rose Bay, NSW; >
Death Notices 2 Mar 1939 in Sydney Morning Herald p8 & Daily Telegraph p17:
MANSFIELD.—March 1, 1939 (suddenly), at "Dunolly," Rose Bay, Walter Charles Mansfield, M.D., F.R.C.S.E., F.R.C.S.A., beloved husband of Mary Mansfield and loving father of Mary, Ralph, and Barbara. Aged 60 years.8,9
Funeral2 Mar 1939St Mary's Church of England, Birrell Street, Waverley, NSW; >
Funeral Notices 2 Mar 1939 in Sydney Morning Herald, p7 & Daily Telegraph, p17:
MANSFIELD.—The Funeral of [the late] Dr. WALTER CHARLES MANSFIELD [of Dunolly, Rose Bay] will leave St. Mary's Church of England, Birrell Street, Waverley THIS DAY, after service commencing at 2.45 p.m., for South Head Cemetery.
T. J. ANDREWS, A.F.D.A., 21-25 Enmore Road, Newtown.
Phones, L2873, etc.
Note: text in [ ] above appeared in the SMH only, while text in appeared in the Daily Telegraph only.10,11
Burial2 Mar 1939South Head Cemetery, Old South Head Road, Vaucluse, NSW 
(Deceased husband) Death13 Dec 1972Mary Agnes Wood; at hospital, Sydney, NSW; >
Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 16 Dec 1972:
     MANSFIELD, Mary Agnes -- 13 Dec 1972, at hospital, late of 3 Bruce Avenue, Killara, formerly of Darling Point, dearly loved wife of the late Walter Charles Mansfield, loved mother of Mary (Mrs Steensby), Ralph and Barbara (Mrs Coward) and fond grandmother of their children.
     ...12

Family

 Mary Agnes Wood b. 8 Nov 1885, d. 13 Dec 1972
Children 1.Mary Antoinette (Mem) Mansfield+ b. 9 Jan 1913, d. 8 Oct 2005
 2.Ralph Shelley Mansfield+ b. 12 Mar 1915, d. 31 Oct 2005
 3.Barbara Mansfield+ b. 14 Jul 1922, d. 22 Sep 2023

Citations

  1. Pedigree chart for Barbara Mansfield, compiled by Emma Badenoch-Jones, London, ENGLAND in 2019 and provided with email dated 5 Jul 2026, hereafter called FH chart, Mansfield/Badenoch-Jones; copy in Researcher's Family History records: Given names, Surname.
  2. FH chart, Mansfield/Badenoch-Jones: YOB, POB.
  3. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, On-line Births Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 14045/1879 [Walter Charles MANSFIELD, parents Charles Shelley & Jane Antoinette], accessed 7 Aug 2026: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Grafton.
  4. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Online Marriages Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 4174/1912 [Walter C MANSFIELD + Mary A WOOD], accessed 7 Aug 2026: DOM [by reduction], Registration District Sydney.
  5. NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 12934/1913 [Mary A MANSFIELD, parents Walter C & Mary A], accessed 9 Aug 2026: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Woollahra.
  6. NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 20124/1915 [Ralph S MANSFIELD, parents Walter C & Mary A], accessed 9 Aug 2026: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Woollahra.
  7. NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 31965/1922 [Barbara MANSFIELD, parents Walter C & Mary A], accessed 9 Aug 2026: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Woollahra.
  8. FH chart, Mansfield/Badenoch-Jones: YOD 1939, POD Sydney.
  9. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, On-line Deaths Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Deaths Index. Registration No. 2479/1939 [Walter Charles MANSFILD, parents Charles Shelley & Jane Antoinette], accessed 7 Aug 2026: DOD [by reduction], Registration District Woollara.
  10. Daily Telegraph newspaper, published 1936-1972 by Australian Consolidated Press, 1972- by News Limited/News Corp Australia, Sydney, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Daily Telegraph/Trove; no copy retained. Source Daily Telegraph accessed 7 Aug 2026: DOFuneral, POFuneral, Memo.
  11. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, published by John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, Sydney, NSW; hereafter called SMH/Trove; accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; digital copy in Researcher's Family History records at Source SMH accessed 7 Aug 2026: DOFuneral, POFuneral, Memo..
  12. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, published by John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, Sydney, NSW, accessed via Ryerson Newspaper Repository website at https://ryersonindex.org/indexers.htm; hereafter called SMH/RNR; digital copy in Researcher's Family History records at Source accessed 9 Aug 2026: DOD, POD, Memo.

Mary Agnes Wood1

F, ID6075, (8 Nov 1885-13 Dec 1972)
Last Edited14 Aug 2026
ChartsDescendant Chart - William SHELLEY
Birth8 Nov 1885Petersham, NSW; >
Information on Mary's ancestors is shown in the Mansfield/Badenoch-Jones source.2 
Marriage17 Apr 1912Dr Walter Charles Mansfield MD, FRCSE, FRCSA; Sydney, NSW3 
Married Name17 Apr 1912Mansfield 
Birth of daughter9 Jan 1913Mary Antoinette (Mem) Mansfield; Woollahra, NSW4 
Birth of son12 Mar 1915Ralph Shelley Mansfield; Woollahra, NSW5 
Birth of daughter14 Jul 1922Barbara Mansfield; Woollahra, NSW6 
Marriage of son9 Sep 1941Ralph Shelley Mansfield, Marjory Stuart; Woollahra, NSW7 
Marriage of daughter6 Apr 1951Barbara Mansfield, William Gregson Coward; Paddington, NSW8 
Death13 Dec 1972at hospital, Sydney, NSW; >
Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 16 Dec 1972:
     MANSFIELD, Mary Agnes -- 13 Dec 1972, at hospital, late of 3 Bruce Avenue, Killara, formerly of Darling Point, dearly loved wife of the late Walter Charles Mansfield, loved mother of Mary (Mrs Steensby), Ralph and Barbara (Mrs Coward) and fond grandmother of their children.
     ...9
Deceased husband: Dr Walter Charles Mansfield MD, FRCSE, FRCSA
Daughter of deceased: Mary Antoinette (Mem) Steensby
Son of deceased: Ralph Shelley Mansfield
Daughter of deceased: Barbara Coward
Cremation15 Dec 1972Northern Suburbs Crematorium, 199 Delhi Road, North Ryde, NSW; >
Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 16 Dec 1972:
     MANSFIELD, Mary Agnes ...
     Privately cremated at Northern Suburbs Crematorium on Friday 15 Dec 1972.10 

Family

 Dr Walter Charles Mansfield MD, FRCSE, FRCSA b. 31 Jan 1879, d. 1 Mar 1939
Children 1.Mary Antoinette (Mem) Mansfield+ b. 9 Jan 1913, d. 8 Oct 2005
 2.Ralph Shelley Mansfield+ b. 12 Mar 1915, d. 31 Oct 2005
 3.Barbara Mansfield+ b. 14 Jul 1922, d. 22 Sep 2023

Citations

  1. Pedigree chart for Barbara Mansfield, compiled by Emma Badenoch-Jones, London, ENGLAND in 2019 and provided with email dated 5 Jul 2026, hereafter called FH chart, Mansfield/Badenoch-Jones; copy in Researcher's Family History records: Given names, Birth Surname.
  2. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, On-line Births Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 6789/1885 [Mary A WOOD, parents William & Anne], accessed 9 Aug 2026: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Petersham.
  3. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Online Marriages Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 4174/1912 [Walter C MANSFIELD + Mary A WOOD], accessed 7 Aug 2026: DOM [by reduction], Registration District Sydney.
  4. NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 12934/1913 [Mary A MANSFIELD, parents Walter C & Mary A], accessed 9 Aug 2026: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Woollahra.
  5. NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 20124/1915 [Ralph S MANSFIELD, parents Walter C & Mary A], accessed 9 Aug 2026: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Woollahra.
  6. NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 31965/1922 [Barbara MANSFIELD, parents Walter C & Mary A], accessed 9 Aug 2026: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Woollahra.
  7. NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 20402/1941 [Ralph Shelley MANSFIELD + Marjory STUART], accessed 14 Aug 2026: DOM [by reduction], Registration District Woollahra.
  8. NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 10038/1951 [William Gregson COWARD + Barbara MANSFIELD], accessed 14 Aug 2026: DOM [by reduction], Registration District Paddington.
  9. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, published by John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, Sydney, NSW, accessed via Ryerson Newspaper Repository website at https://ryersonindex.org/indexers.htm; hereafter called SMH/RNR; digital copy in Researcher's Family History records at Source accessed 9 Aug 2026: DOD, POD, Memo.
  10. SMH/RNR; digital copy in Researcher's FH records at Source accessed 9 Aug 2026: DOCremation, POCremation, Memo.

Mary Antoinette (Mem) Mansfield

F, ID6076, (9 Jan 1913-8 Oct 2005)
Last Edited14 Aug 2026
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Lindsay David Graham
ChartsDescendant Chart - William SHELLEY
FatherDr Walter Charles Mansfield MD, FRCSE, FRCSA b. 31 Jan 1879, d. 1 Mar 1939
MotherMary Agnes Wood b. 8 Nov 1885, d. 13 Dec 1972
Birth9 Jan 1913Woollahra, NSW1 
Marriagesay 1930sThomas Henrik Steensby 
Married Namesay 1930sSteensby 
Addressto Apr 1952Thomas Henrik Steensby; 9 Balfour Road, Rose Bay, NSW; >
Parents and 2 children. 
(Widow) Death14 Apr 1952Thomas Henrik Steensby; 9 Balfour Road, Rose Bay, NSW; >
Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 17 Apr 1952, page 16:
     STEENSBY, Thomas Henrik.— 14 April 1952, suddenly at his residence, 9 Balfour Road, Rose Bay, dearly loved husband of Mary and loved father of Walter and Robert.2,3
(Daughter of deceased) Death13 Dec 1972Mary Agnes Wood; at hospital, Sydney, NSW; >
Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 16 Dec 1972:
     MANSFIELD, Mary Agnes -- 13 Dec 1972, at hospital, late of 3 Bruce Avenue, Killara, formerly of Darling Point, dearly loved wife of the late Walter Charles Mansfield, loved mother of Mary (Mrs Steensby), Ralph and Barbara (Mrs Coward) and fond grandmother of their children.
     ...4
Death8 Oct 2005Canberra, ACT; >
Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 3 Nov 2005:
     STEENSBY, Mary Antoinette -- 8 Oct 2005 in Canberra.
     ...
     Loved ... sister of Barbara.     5

Family

 Thomas Henrik Steensby d. 14 Apr 1952

Citations

  1. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, On-line Births Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 12934/1913 [Mary A MANSFIELD, parents Walter C & Mary A], accessed 9 Aug 2026: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Woollahra.
  2. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, published by John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, Sydney, NSW; hereafter called SMH/Trove; accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; digital copy in Researcher's Family History records at Source accessed 9 Aug 2026: DOD, POD, Memo..
  3. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, On-line Deaths Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Deaths Index. Registration No. 7855/1952 [Thomas Henrik STEENSBY, parents Franz & Anna], accessed 10 Aug 2026: DOD [by reduction], Registration District Sydney.
  4. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, published by John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, Sydney, NSW, accessed via Ryerson Newspaper Repository website at https://ryersonindex.org/indexers.htm; hereafter called SMH/RNR; digital copy in Researcher's Family History records at Source accessed 9 Aug 2026: DOD, POD, Memo.
  5. SMH/RNR; digital copy in Researcher's FH records at Source accessed 14 Aug 2026: DOD, POD.

Ralph Shelley Mansfield

M, ID6077, (12 Mar 1915-31 Oct 2005)
Last Edited14 Aug 2026
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Lindsay David Graham
ChartsDescendant Chart - William SHELLEY
FatherDr Walter Charles Mansfield MD, FRCSE, FRCSA b. 31 Jan 1879, d. 1 Mar 1939
MotherMary Agnes Wood b. 8 Nov 1885, d. 13 Dec 1972
Birth12 Mar 1915Woollahra, NSW1 
Marriage9 Sep 1941Marjory Stuart; Woollahra, NSW2 
(Son of deceased) Death13 Dec 1972Mary Agnes Wood; at hospital, Sydney, NSW; >
Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 16 Dec 1972:
     MANSFIELD, Mary Agnes -- 13 Dec 1972, at hospital, late of 3 Bruce Avenue, Killara, formerly of Darling Point, dearly loved wife of the late Walter Charles Mansfield, loved mother of Mary (Mrs Steensby), Ralph and Barbara (Mrs Coward) and fond grandmother of their children.
     ...3
Addressto Oct 2005Marjory Mansfield; 'Stonehaven', Middle Arm Road, Goulburn, NSW; >
With spouse (assumed). 
Death31 Oct 2005Goulburn Base Hospital, Goulburn, NSW; >
Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 2 Nov 2005:
     MANSFIELD, Ralph Shelley -- 31 Oct 2005 at Goulburn Base Hospital, late of 'Stonehaven', Middle Arm Road, Goulburn.
     Dearly loved husband of Marjory, loved father of Peter, Charles, Jennifer and Carolyn, loved grandfather of their respective families.
     Aged 90 years.
     ...
R. J. SIDNEY CRAIG Est. 1837 A.F.D.A. Goulburn (02) 4821 2122

Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 3 Nov 2005:
     MANSFIELD, Ralph Shelley -- 31 Oct 2005 in Gulburn.
     ...
     Loved brother ... of Barbara.     4 
Funeral4 Nov 2005St Saviour's Cathedral, Goulburn, NSW; >
Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 2 Nov 2005:
     MANSFIELD, Ralph Shelley -- 31 Oct 2005 ...
     ...
     Ralph's relatives and friends are invited to attend a servicecommencing at 2 pm Friday (4 Nov 2005) at St Saviour's Cathedral, Goulburn. A private cremation will take place. ...
R. J. SIDNEY CRAIG Est. 1837 A.F.D.A. Goulburn (02) 4821 21225 

Family

 Marjory Stuart b. c 1919, d. 7 Aug 2010

Citations

  1. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, On-line Births Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 20124/1915 [Ralph S MANSFIELD, parents Walter C & Mary A], accessed 9 Aug 2026: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Woollahra.
  2. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Online Marriages Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 20402/1941 [Ralph Shelley MANSFIELD + Marjory STUART], accessed 14 Aug 2026: DOM [by reduction], Registration District Woollahra.
  3. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, published by John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, Sydney, NSW, accessed via Ryerson Newspaper Repository website at https://ryersonindex.org/indexers.htm; hereafter called SMH/RNR; digital copy in Researcher's Family History records at Source accessed 9 Aug 2026: DOD, POD, Memo.
  4. SMH/RNR; digital copy in Researcher's FH records at ID6077. Sources accessed 14 Aug 2026: DOD, POD, Memo.
  5. SMH/RNR; digital copy in Researcher's FH records at ID6077. Source accessed 14 Aug 2026: DOFuneral, POFuneral, Memo.

Barbara Mansfield

F, ID6078, (14 Jul 1922-22 Sep 2023)
Last Edited15 Aug 2026
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Lindsay David Graham
ChartsDescendant Chart - William SHELLEY
FatherDr Walter Charles Mansfield MD, FRCSE, FRCSA b. 31 Jan 1879, d. 1 Mar 1939
MotherMary Agnes Wood b. 8 Nov 1885, d. 13 Dec 1972
Birth14 Jul 1922Woollahra, NSW1 
Marriage6 Apr 1951William Gregson Coward; Paddington, NSW2 
Married Name6 Apr 1951Coward 
(Daughter of deceased) Death13 Dec 1972Mary Agnes Wood; at hospital, Sydney, NSW; >
Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 16 Dec 1972:
     MANSFIELD, Mary Agnes -- 13 Dec 1972, at hospital, late of 3 Bruce Avenue, Killara, formerly of Darling Point, dearly loved wife of the late Walter Charles Mansfield, loved mother of Mary (Mrs Steensby), Ralph and Barbara (Mrs Coward) and fond grandmother of their children.
     ...3
Death22 Sep 2023 
Probate15 Dec 2023NSW; >
NSW Online Probate Notices dated 15 & 20 Dec 2023 (identical) foreshadowed an application in 14 days to the Supreme Court of New South Wales Equity Division for Probate of the will dated 9 Nov 2007 of Barbara COWARD, late of Turramurra, NSW by Barbara Jane BADENOCH-JONES, Jeanette Anne BAMFORD and John Whistler COWARD.Claims on the estate to be sent to Judith Patricia Kaine, AC Knibb, Kaine and Associates, Suite 4, 9A Railway Avenue, Wahroonga NSW 2076 or by email to judith@knibbkaine.com.au4 

Family

 William Gregson Coward d. 12 Apr 2013

Citations

  1. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, On-line Births Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Births Index. Registration No. 31965/1922 [Barbara MANSFIELD, parents Walter C & Mary A], accessed 9 Aug 2026: DOB [by reduction], Registration District Woollahra.
  2. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Online Marriages Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 10038/1951 [William Gregson COWARD + Barbara MANSFIELD], accessed 14 Aug 2026: DOM [by reduction], Registration District Paddington.
  3. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, published by John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, Sydney, NSW, accessed via Ryerson Newspaper Repository website at https://ryersonindex.org/indexers.htm; hereafter called SMH/RNR; digital copy in Researcher's Family History records at Source accessed 9 Aug 2026: DOD, POD, Memo.
  4. Probate Index, NSW, as recorded in the NSW Online Registry, Courts and Tribunals at https://onlineregistry.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/content/…; hereafter called Probate Index, NSW; digital copy in Researcher's Family History records at ID6078. Cases 2023/00455487 & 2023/00461798, Notices of Intended Application for Probate dated 15 & 20 Dec 2023 for Barbara COWARD died 22 Sep 2023, accessed 14 Aug 2026: DONotice, Memo.:.

Terrence Edward Soltan1,2

M, ID6080, (24 Apr 1950-1 Aug 1982)
Last Edited11 Aug 2026
Relationship2nd cousin of Lindsay David Graham
MotherStella Melita Shaw b. 13 Jun 1906, d. 11 Aug 1972
Birth24 Apr 1950Sydney, NSW3 
Marriagesay __ ___ 1980sChristine Anne Makin 
Death1 Aug 1982Sydney, NSW; >
Death Notice in SMH 2 Aug 1982:
     SOLTAN, Terence Edward - 1 Aug 1982 at Sydney Hospital, late of Eastwood, dearly loved husband of Christine, loving father of David, Wesley, Daniel and Natalie, loving son of David and Stella (deceased), loving brother of Patricia (deceased), fond son-in-law of Rosemary and Arthur Makin, brother-in-law and uncle of their families.
     Aged 32 years.
     ...4,5
Funeral4 Aug 1982Dignified Funerals, cnr Barnstaple & Great North Roads, Five Dock, NSW; >
Funeral Notices in Sydney Morning Herald, 3 Aug 1982:
     SOLTAN -- The relatives and friends of the late Terrance Edward SOLTAN, of Eastwood, are invited to attend his funeral, tomorrow, Wed 4 Aug, to leave our funeral home, corner Barnstaple and Great North Roads, Five Dock, after service appointed to commence at 1 p.m.
     At the conclusion of the service, the funeral will leave for the Independent Cemetery, Rookwood.
     Dignified Funerals, A.F.D.A.
     Five Dock & Lakemba 747 4911 & 759 2512

     SOLTAN -- The officers and members of the Canterbury-Hurlstone Park R.S.L. Club are invited to attend the funeral of their late esteemed member Terrence Edward SOLTAN, of Eastwood, service to be held Wed 4 Aug 1982 at 1 pm at Dignified Funerals, Five Dock, and thence to the Independent Cemetery at Rookwood at 1.45 pm.
     R. Smith, Pres. & P. D. Ware, Sec./Mgr.6
Burial4 Aug 1982Independent Cemetery, Rookwood, NSW 

Family

 Christine Anne Makin b. 24 Nov 1958, d. 10 May 2019

Citations

  1. >
    First given name is Terrence in the Ancestry source and one SMH Funeral Notice, Terence in the SMH Death Notice, Terrance in one SMH Funeral Notice and the Deaths Index entry.
  2. Ancestry Public Member Tree entitled Soltan Tree, owned by weslso, Sydney, NSW, accessed at https://www.ancestry.com.au; hereafter called Ancestry PMTree/weslso; copy not retained. Site accessed 8 Aug 2026: Given names Terrence Edward, Surname.
  3. Ancestry PMTree/weslso. Site accessed 8 Aug 2026: DOB, POB.
  4. Ancestry PMTree/weslso. Site accessed 8 Aug 2026: DOD, POD.
  5. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, On-line Deaths Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Deaths Index. Registration No. 19085/1982 [Terrance Edward SOLTAN, parents David & Stella], accessed 8 Aug 2026: DOD [by reduction], Registration District 001 = Sydney.
  6. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, published by John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, Sydney, NSW; hereafter called SMH/Other; provided by email from Kathy Conroy dated 10 Aug 2026; image in Researcher's Family History records at Source accessed 10 Aug 2026: DOFuneral, POFuneral, Memo.

Christine Anne Makin

F, ID6081, (24 Nov 1958-10 May 2019)
Last Edited11 Aug 2026
Birth24 Nov 19581 
Marriagesay __ ___ 1980sTerrence Edward Soltan 
Married Namesay 1980sSoltan 
Death10 May 20192 
Burialc 12 May 2019Plot 24, Row 13, Lawn Section 9, Point Clare, NSW3 

Family

 Terrence Edward Soltan b. 24 Apr 1950, d. 1 Aug 1982

Citations

  1. Find a Grave website, World’s largest gravesite collection, accessed at www.findagrave.com; hereafter called Find a Grave. Site accessed 11 Aug 2026: DOB.
  2. Find a Grave. Site accessed 11 Aug 2026: DOD.
  3. Find a Grave. Site accessed 11 Aug 2026: POBurial (Memorial No. 213470860 created by AJ on 25 Jul 2020).

Thomas Henrik Steensby

M, ID6086, (-14 Apr 1952)
Last Edited14 Aug 2026
ChartsDescendant Chart - William SHELLEY
Marriagesay 1930sMary Antoinette (Mem) Mansfield 
Addressto Apr 1952Mary Antoinette (Mem) Mansfield; 9 Balfour Road, Rose Bay, NSW; >
Parents and 2 children. 
Death14 Apr 19529 Balfour Road, Rose Bay, NSW; >
Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 17 Apr 1952, page 16:
     STEENSBY, Thomas Henrik.— 14 April 1952, suddenly at his residence, 9 Balfour Road, Rose Bay, dearly loved husband of Mary and loved father of Walter and Robert.1,2
Widow: Mary Antoinette (Mem) Steensby
Funeral17 Apr 1952Wood Coffill Chapel, 151 Alison Road, Randwick, NSW; Funeral Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 17 Apr 1952, page 16:
     STEENSBY - The Relatives and Friends of Mrs Mary Steensby and Family are kindly invited to attend the Funeral of her beloved Husband and their Father THOMAS HENRIK to leave our Chapel, 151 Alison Road, Randwick. This Thursday at 3 p.m. for Eastern Suburbs Crematorium.
     WOOD COFFILL LIMITED Funeral Directors FX12963 

Family

 Mary Antoinette (Mem) Mansfield b. 9 Jan 1913, d. 8 Oct 2005

Citations

  1. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, published by John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, Sydney, NSW; hereafter called SMH/Trove; accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; digital copy in Researcher's Family History records at Source accessed 9 Aug 2026: DOD, POD, Memo..
  2. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, On-line Deaths Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Deaths Index. Registration No. 7855/1952 [Thomas Henrik STEENSBY, parents Franz & Anna], accessed 10 Aug 2026: DOD [by reduction], Registration District Sydney.
  3. SMH/Trove; digital copy in Researcher's FH records at Source accessed 9 Aug 2026: DOFuneral, POFuneral, Memo.

Patricia Marion Soltan

F, ID6087, (c 1948-23 Aug 1956)
Last Edited10 Aug 2026
Relationship2nd cousin of Lindsay David Graham
MotherStella Melita Shaw b. 13 Jun 1906, d. 11 Aug 1972
Birthc 1948 
Death23 Aug 1956Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney, NSW; >
Death Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 24 Aug 1956:
     SOLTAN, Patricia Marion -- 23 Aug 1956, at Prince Henry Hospital, of 133 Karimbla Road, Miranda, beloved daughter of David and Stella Soltan, and dear sister of Terry, aged 8 years. At rest.

Note: DOD shown in Death Notice as 23 Aug 1956, but in Deaths Index as 25 Aug 1956. Former seems more likely to be correct.1,2 

Citations

  1. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, published by John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, Sydney, NSW, accessed via Ryerson Newspaper Repository website at https://ryersonindex.org/indexers.htm; hereafter called SMH/RNR; digital copy in Researcher's Family History records at Source accessed 10 Aug 2026: DOD, POD, Memo.
  2. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, On-line Deaths Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Deaths Index. Registration No. 17363/1956 [Patricia Marion SOLTAN, parents David & Stella Melita], accessed 10 Aug 2026: DOD 25 Aug 1956 [by reduction], Registration District Sydney.

William Gregson Coward

M, ID6090, (-12 Apr 2013)
Last Edited15 Aug 2026
ChartsDescendant Chart - William SHELLEY
Marriage6 Apr 1951Barbara Mansfield; Paddington, NSW1 
Death12 Apr 2013NSW; >
Death & Funeral Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 20 Apr 2013, page 17:
     COWARD, William Gregson
     23.9.1919 - 12.4.2013
     Late of Bowral and Turramurra
     Loved husband of Barbara. Devoted father of Jane, John and Jeanette. Brother of Greg (dec), Dick, Peter (dec) and John. Much loved grandfather of Sarah, David, Emma, Andrew, James, Charles and Sara.
     ...
     Southern Highland Funerals - Moss Vale
     4869 2888 A.F.D.A.
     2
Funeral22 Apr 2013Uniting Church, 1 Livingstone Avenue, Pymble, NSW; >
Death & Funeral Notice in Sydney Morning Herald, 20 Apr 2013, page 17:
     COWARD, William Gregson
     23.9.1919 - 12.4.2013
     ...
     A Thanksgiving Service for William will be held at the Pymble Uniting Church, 1 Livingstone Ave, Pymble on Monday (22 Apr 2013) at 11 am.
     Southern Highland Funerals - Moss Vale
     4869 2888 A.F.D.A.3 
Probate13 Jun 2013>
NSW Online Probate Notice dated 13 Jun 2013 foreshadowed an application in 14 days to the Supreme Court of New South Wales Equity Division for Probate of the will dated 24 Dec 1987 of William Gregson COWARD, late of Burradoo, NSW by John Whistler COWARD, Barbara Jane BADENOCH-JONES and Jeanette Anne COWARD.Claims on the estate to be sent to Judith Patricia Kaine, AC Knibb, Kaine and Associates, Studio 4, 9A Railway Avenue, Wahroonga NSW 2076 or by email to info@knibbkaine.com.au4

Family

 Barbara Mansfield b. 14 Jul 1922, d. 22 Sep 2023

Citations

  1. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Online Marriages Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 10038/1951 [William Gregson COWARD + Barbara MANSFIELD], accessed 14 Aug 2026: DOM [by reduction], Registration District Paddington.
  2. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, published by John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, Sydney, NSW, accessed via Ryerson Newspaper Repository website at https://ryersonindex.org/indexers.htm; hereafter called SMH/RNR; digital copy in Researcher's Family History records at Source accessed 14 Aug 2026: DOD, Memo.
  3. SMH/RNR; digital copy in Researcher's FH records at Source accessed 14 Aug 2026: DOFuneral, POFuneral, Memo.
  4. Probate Index, NSW, as recorded in the NSW Online Registry, Courts and Tribunals at https://onlineregistry.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/content/…; hereafter called Probate Index, NSW; digital copy in Researcher's Family History records at ID6090. Case 2013/00181386, Notice of intended application for Probate dated 13 Jun 2013 fo William Gregson COWARD died 12 Apr 2013, accessed 14 Aug 2026: DONotice, Memo.:.