Jessie Elizabeth Barclay

Date of Birth: 5 April 1881

Place of Residence: 'Gartmore' 3 Frederick Street Launceston Tasmania Australia

Spouse Name: Sydney Griffith

Children's Names: No children

Notes:

Jessie Elizabeth Barclay, known as Bessie, was born on 5 Apr 1881, the third daughter of James Francis Oliver Barclay (1841-1926) and his wife Sarah Elizabeth Sherwin (1844-1921). On 15 Nov 1915 Bessie married Sydney Griffith, of Victoria, who was a bank manager. After the wedding in Launceston the couple left on the Loongana en route to Wellington, NSW. Sydney had been transferred to the Union Bank there. They moved many times, to Gympie, Temora, Sydney and other places. Bessie died in 1975.

Bessie’s parents James and Sarah, her brothers Francis and Charles, and sister Lilian are also in the Album.

Contributors: Frances Hay Oct 2005 & Dianne Cassidy Aug 2011