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Doreen Claire Cumming was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, on 26 November 1925.¹

She married Ronald James Matthews in Brisbane, Queensland, on 24 January 1948.¹

She was widowed at age 74 on the death of her husband Ronald on 6 July 2000.^2,1

Doreen died on 24 December 2020 at Mudgee Hospital in Mudgee, New South Wales, at age 95 of a heart attack after a broken hip.³

Ellen Jane Cumming was born in Brisbane, Queensland, on 26 June 1886.^1,2

Ellen died on 5 August 1888 in Brisbane, Queensland, at age 2.^3,4

Elsie Isabella Cumming was born in Riverton, Southland, in 1864.^1,2

She married George Stuart at Pine Vew in Faiirfax, Southland, on 1 January 1889.^3,4,5

She was widowed on the death of her husband George on 21 July 1934.^6,7

Elsie died on 15 August 1948 in Christchurch, Canterbury.^8,9 She was buried on 17 August 1948 at the Anderson's Bay Cemetery.⁹

Ewen (or Hugh) Cumming was born in Struan, Blair Atholl, Perthshire, on 21 December 1871. Although his father was acknowledged to be a shepherd by the name of John CUMMING, the birth was flagged as illegitimate.¹
He was listed as the grandson of Christy McGregor in the 1881 Census at Struan cottage in Blair Atholl, Perthshire.²

He married Jessie Stewart in Easter Dunfallandy, Logierait, Perthshire, on 16 December 1904. He was a farm manager, she was a domestic servant (cook), the daughter of Robert STEWART and Janet LIVINGSTONE.³

George Cumming was born in Brisbane, Queensland, on 8 July 1889.^1,2

He was employed by Queensland Railways as a porter in 1910 in Queensland.³

He married Ethel Maud Robinson, daughter of William Henry Robinson and Sarah Jane Collins, at St Stephen's Cathedral in Brisbane, Queensland, on 13 May 1911. He gave his occupation as 'Railway Porter' at Forest Hill, Queensland.^4,5,6,7

They lived in Oxley, Queensland, in 1913, where George was a 'railway night officer.⁸'

He was employed by Queensland Railways as a porter in 1919 in Queensland.⁹

They lived at Walnut St in Wynnum Sth, Queensland, in 1919, and George was listed as an assistant station master.⁸

They lived in Haden, Queensland, in 1925, and George was now a station master.⁸

The family resided at Elimbah, Queensland, in 1936, with George listed as a station master, Dulcie a dressmaker, and Ronald a labourer.⁸

He was the informant of Mary Ann Flood's death in Brisbane, Queensland, on 24 April 1944.^10,11

He was widowed at age 83 on the death of his wife Ethel on 18 May 1973.^4,12

George died on 1 June 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland, at age 84.¹³ He was buried on 3 June 1974 at the Mt Gravatt Cemetery, 582 Mains Rd, MacGregor.^13,14

George Cumming was born in 1833. (Birth date based on age at death).

He married Elizabeth Ross.

He was widowed on the death of his wife Elizabeth on 18 September 1914.^1,2

George died on 13 August 1917 in Dunedin, Otago.^2,3 He was buried on 15 August 1917 at the Anderson's Bay Cemetery.⁴

George Royal Cumming was born in Brisbane, Queensland, on 11 July 1917.^1,2

He enlisted in the Australian Army (service no. QX47355 & Q71532) on 27 August 1940 at Annerley, Queensland. At his discharge on 16 Dec 1946 he was a Lieutenant in the NG Accounts Office.³

He married Lennor May Brown, daughter of John Leonard Brown and Noreen Ida Short, in Brisbane, Queensland, on 14 September 1955.

George died on 10 September 2004 at Sydney Adventist Hospital, Wahroonga in Sydney, New South Wales, at age 87.^4,5 His funeral was held at Corpus Christi Cathedral, St Ives in Sydney, New South Wales, on 17 September 2004.⁶

James Cumming was born in 1741.

He married Ann Burnett.

James died in 1829.

James Richard (Dick) Cumming was born in Bulimba, Brisbane, Queensland, on 23 February 1924. Only at the time of obtaining his birth certificate in preparation for his marriage did he discover he had been registered as 'James Richard' - up until then he had always assumed he was 'Richard James', and had recorded himself in official documents as such. Thus his Army records state he is 'Richard James' and also (curiously) give a birth year of 1923.^1,2

He enlisted in the Australian Army (service no. QX58212 & Q129546) on 18 September 1943 at Queensland.²

He married Gloria May Taylor in Brisbane, Queensland, on 7 December 1946.

He was widowed at age 64 on the death of his wife Gloria on 21 August 1988.

James died on 20 February 2021 at Sunshine Coast University Hospital in Birtinya, Queensland, at age 96.³ He was buried on 25 February 2021 at the Buderim Cemetery, 405 Mooloolaba Rd in Buderim.³

Janet Ferguson Cumming was born in Meadowhead, Liberton, Edinburgh, on 28 February 1906.¹

Janet died in 1989 in Dalkeith, Midlothian.²