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Ralph Paul was born in Merewether, New South Wales, in 1899.^1,2

He married Charlotte Ella Alma Sharpe, daughter of James Sharpe and Charlotte Bruce, at St Mary's Church (CoE) in West Maitland, New South Wales, on 21 January 1922.^3,2

They lived at 46 Bull St in West Maitland, New South Wales, from 1930 to 1936, where Ralph was listed as a miner.⁴

Ralph died on 28 May 1969 in Maitland, New South Wales.^5,6 He was buried at the St Mary the Virgin in Maitland.⁶

Ralph Dunstan Paul was born at Thomas Lane in Broken Hill, New South Wales, on 26 January 1909.^1,2,3

They lived at Melrose St & Wyralla Ave, Epping in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1930, where George was listed as a customs officer and son Ralph as an engineer.⁴

They lived at 64 Wyralla Ave, Epping in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1936, where George was listed as a customs officer, Ralph as engineer and Evelyn as stenographer.⁴

He signed the register at William Richard Cumming CVO and Evelyn Joyce Paul's wedding at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney, New South Wales, on 26 August 1939.⁵

He married Esther Clara Smith, daughter of Thomas Procter Smith and Eva Bertha Louisa Easdown, at St Paul's Church in Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales, on 10 March 1945.⁶

Ralph died on 3 February 1957 at Chatswood in Sydney, New South Wales, at age 48.^7,8,9 He was cremated at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium in Nth Ryde in February 1957, and his ashes placed at niche 132 LP.

Sarah's birth was registered in December 1840 in Briston, Norfolk.^1,2
The siblings James, William and Sarah were listed in the 1841 census in Briston, Norfolk, with their parents, George Paul and Harriet Dagless.¹
The siblings James, William, Sarah, Mary and Harriet were listed in the 1851 census at Hall St in Briston, Norfolk, with their mother Harriet Dagless.³
The siblings William, Sarah and Mary were listed in the 1861 census at Tyth Barn Rd in Briston, Norfolk, with their mother Harriet Dagless. William was an ostler, Sarah a servant and Mary a farm worker.⁴

Thomas's birth was registered between January 1876 and March 1876 in Tynemouth, Northumberland.^1,2

Mary Isabella Paul, Thomas Paul and Margaret Paul arrived at Sydney, New South Wales, on 10 March 1878 on board the 'Northbrook' in the company of their parents Ralph Paul and Barbara Warner Marshall.³

He married Ethel Elizabeth Watkins, daughter of John Watkins and Emma Walters, at St Augustine's Church (CoE) in Merewether, New South Wales, on 24 April 1899.^4,1

He was widowed on the death of his wife Ethel in 1905.⁵

He was the informant of Ralph Paul's death at Cessnock District Hospital in Cessnock, New South Wales, on 29 April 1926.^6,7

Thomas died in 1938 in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales.⁸

Thomas died in 1904 in Merewether, New South Wales.² He was born in Merewether, New South Wales, in 1904.¹

Thomas's birth was registered between October 1857 and December 1857 in Easington, Durham.^1,2
The siblings Ralph, Ann, Georgiana, Thomas and Margaret were listed in the 1861 census in Houghton le Spring, Durham, with their parents, George Paul and Mary Stobbs.¹

Thomas Paul was born in Aylmerton, Norfolk, on 29 April 1774. The birth was recorded as illegitimate, but we presume the father's surname was PAUL.² He was baptised in Aylmerton, Norfolk, on 1 May 1774.²

He married Ann Williamson in Briston, Norfolk, on 15 March 1815. Banns were published on 26 Feb, 5 Mar and 12 Mar, in which he was described as a widower - but details of a previous marriage are not known.^3,4

Thomas Paul and George Paul appeared before the Walsingham, Norfolk, on 13 July 1838, charged with larceny. Thomas was acquitted, but George was sentenced to 18 mths imprisonment.⁵

He was listed in the 1841 census in Briston, Norfolk, with his wife Ann; he was a farmer and their sons James (22), Charles (20), John (14), Robert (13) - all agricultural labourers - also Joshua (12) and daughters Sarah (18) and Georgeanna (10) were also present.⁶

Thomas's death was registered between April 1848 and June 1848 in Forehoe, Norfolk.⁷

Vida Paul was born in New Zealand on 29 December 1908.^2,3

She married James McKechie, son of Thomas McKechie and Christina Penman Hunter, in New Zealand in 1934.¹

She was widowed at age 78 on the death of her husband James on 1 February 1987.^4,5

Vida died on 5 December 2000 at Christchurch Hospital in Christchurch, Canterbury, at age 91.^6,7 She was cremated at the Green Island Cemetery on 8 December 2000, after a service at St Margaret's Presbyterian Church, Green Island.⁸ Her ashes were buried at Green Island Cemetery.⁷

William Paul was born in Merewether, New South Wales, in 1905.¹

He married Dorothy Rodgers in Merewether, New South Wales, in 1924.²

William's birth was registered between January 1838 and March 1838 in Briston, Norfolk.^1,2
The siblings James, William and Sarah were listed in the 1841 census in Briston, Norfolk, with their parents, George Paul and Harriet Dagless.¹
The siblings James, William, Sarah, Mary and Harriet were listed in the 1851 census at Hall St in Briston, Norfolk, with their mother Harriet Dagless. James and William were both listed as 'working on a farm.³'
The siblings William, Sarah and Mary were listed in the 1861 census at Tyth Barn Rd in Briston, Norfolk, with their mother Harriet Dagless. William was an ostler, Sarah a servant and Mary a farm worker.⁴