Martin & Agnes (Higgins) Dullard

Silksworth, Co Durham, England

Martin 1884-1967
Agnes 1886-1944
Married 1908

 


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Martin was a coal miner. He and Agnes had a strong commitment to education and were fond of saying, "A good education is no weight to carry". This commitment was reflected in the lives of their children - James (Jimmy), Norah, Stella, Catherine (dec 2yrs), Anne, Catherine, Martin, John, Shiela.

Martin emigrated to Victoria, Australia in 1949 following Kitty, Anne and John.
John has lived in Ontario, Canada since the early 1960s.

Anne's survivor story of the sinking of HMS Strathallan off North Africa, 1942. (Scroll down to Anne Dullard)
 

Agnes Dullard with children
(l-r) Kitty, Shiela, Stella

Anne Dullard & Kitty Jeffrey
c1932

Dressed for the parade,
Martin, Agnes, Kitty
at front door 5 Maria St,
Silksworth

Sarah Donnelly's wedding

Martin Dullard 4th from left

Riding in the Charibang
Martin 4th from left


Dullard children,
(l-r) Norah, Anne, Stella, Jimmy

c1919

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