Seven children of John Henry WHADCOAT and Annie Elizabeth GUTHRIE:

1. Blanche Elizabeth GUTHRIE b 1878 2nd Qtr Prestwich, Lancashire, England d/o John Henry WHADCOAT/Annie Elizabeth GUTHRIE.
1878 Birth in the Sub-district of Cheetham, District of Cheetham
Blanche Guthrie born 2 April 1878 at 23 Moreton Street, Cheetham, Father: (John) Henry Guthrie, Commercial Traveller, Mother: Annie Elizabeth Guthrie, formerly Ellis. Registered 14 May 1878 by A. E. Guthrie, 23 Moreton Street, Cheetham, Amos Holbrook, Registrar, in the Sub-district of Cheetham, Registration District of Prestwich, County of Lancaster, (now part of North Manchester, 22m SW of Halifax), England [Entry No. 95, BXCD 477724 birth cert provided by John Anderson]
(If it were not for John Anderson's grandfather's diary entry in Sept 1901 when he had a letter from John Lawson saying Blanche would not marry him until she found out who her mother was, we would never have discovered her. Nothing is known of Blanche until her marriage in 1903 therefore information is sought from her descendants. Blanche was not raised by her mother, perhaps not even in England.)

1903 Marriage in the Parish of Beetham, near Kendall in the Lakes District, Lancashire, now Westmoreland, England.
John Lawson, age 26, Bachelor, Clerk, Residence: Walton-in-the-Hill, Lancashire, Father: William Lawson, Farrier, married 24 August 1903 in the Parish Church, Blanche Guthrie, age 25, Spinster, Residence: Beetham, Father: John Henry Whadcoat, Gentleman, according to the ceremonies of the Church of England, by Austin Slack, Vicar of Beetham. Both signed in the presence of David Edgar Lawson and Florence Wearing. [Entry No. 403, MXD 963087 marr cert provided by John Anderson]

1901 British Census: John Lawson, Clerk, lived with his father William, aged 69, retired joiner, at 7 Sandstone Road, Liverpool, where John was born.

Daughter Blanche Guthrie LAWSON b 1904, 3rd Qtr, Chorlton, Lancashire, England [Vol 8c Page 718, DCB]
1904 Birth in the Sub-district of Didsbury, District of Chorlton
Blanche Guthrie Lawson born 6 September 1904 at 14 Buxton Avenue, Withington, Father: John Lawson, Commercial Clerk, Mother: Blanche Lawson formerly Guthrie. Registered 13 Sep 1904 by John Lawson, Father, 14 Buxton Avenue, West Didsbury, James, H. Norris, Registrar, in the Sub-district of Didsbury, Registration District of Chorlton, in the Counties of Manchester and Lancaster, (now South Manchester, 6m S of Cheetham) England. [Entry No. 77, BXCD 490614 birth cert provided by John Anderson]
Three possible marriages for a Blanche LAWSON Jan 1920-Jun 1938 searched by John Anderson:
Blanche V LAWSON m 1933 (age 29) Liverpool, James H BRADMAN [2nd Qtr, Vol 86, Pg 324]
Blanche LAWSON m 1935 (age 31) Teesdale, John P OLIVER [4th Qtr, Vol 10a, Pg 565]
Blanche LAWSON m 1936 (age 31) Darlington, Norman ROUTLEDGE [2nd Qtr, Vol 10a, Pg 65]
(Any help to eliminate any of these possibilities would be much appreciated.)

2. Annie Elizabeth GUTHRIE WHADCOAT b 14 Jan 1882 Islington. London, England. (known as Bessie) (registered as WHADCOAT, John Anderson)
Annie Elizabeth WHADCOAT went to Germany to study music. There she met and married Heinrich Julius Adolph Ernest ENGELS on 22 Feb 1906 and spent most of her life in Germany. After her husband died Annie Elizabeth ENGELS came out to Australia to visit her brother Alex Whadcoat at Bairnsdale, Gippsland, Victoria. She died at Bairnsdale on 5 Jan 1960 aged 77 yrs and is buried in the Bairnsdale Cemetery. Her obituary mentions three adult children left in Germany, 2 daughters and a son. (Judy Liss) These were Margaret, Amy and Ernest. (John Anderson) In the will of Amy Sherwell made in 1974, she refers to Bessie as her 'half-sister'. (Will held by DCB) Pure speculation but Bessie's father may not have been JHW although he signed as father at the weddings of both Bessie and Amy. (John Anderson)

3. Amy GUTHRIE WHADCOAT b 6 Dec 1884 England. (registered as WHADCOAT, John Anderson)
Amy SHERWELL d 7 Nov 1976 Gainsborough Nursing Home, Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
Amy WHADCOAT m 3 Feb 1909 St Wilfred's Church, Harrogate, Yorkshire, Arthur James SHERWELL. Witnesses: John Henry WHADCOAT and Derereaux Duff WHADCOAT (brothers of Amy).
Arthur James SHERWELL b 1863 London, Father: John Viney SHERWELL.
Arthur James SHERWELL d 13 Jan 1942 Clarence Nursing Home, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Liberal MP for Huddersfield 1906 to retirement in 1918.

4. Henry Cecil GUTHRIE WHADCOAT b 23 Nov 1887 England. (registered as GUTHRIE, John Anderson)
Henry Cecil WHADCOAT died 17 Dec 1932 in England. Arrived in Australia prior to 4 Apr 1917 when he enlisted in the Australian Army, served in WW1 and never returned to Australia.
2033 Pte WHADCOAT Henry Cecil, 4th Squadron AFC (Australian Flying Corps), Enlisted 4 Apr 1917, Discharged 4 Sep 1919.
Australian Imperial Force, Nominal Roll, Australian Flying Corps, June 1917, Reinforcements, embarked at Sydney, New South Wales, Per HMAT (Her Majesty's Australian Transport) A68, Anchises, 8 Aug 1917 : 2053 600922 WHADCOAT Henry Cecil, 29 yrs, Engineer, Dingle, 3rd, Lake Tyers, Victoria, Father: J H WHADCOAT, Drumstinchall, Dalbeattie, Scotland, C of E, 4 Apr 1917. (Australian War Memorial)
Attestation form: Henry Cecil Whadcoat, enlisted 4 Apr 1917, Melbourne, Victoria, joined Unit 4th Squadron Australian Flying Corps (12th) on 3 May 1917, born London, England, aged 29 yrs 4 months, Trade or Calling: Engineer, Single, NOK: Father, Mr J H Whadcoat, Drumstinchall, Dalbeattie, Scotland, Permanent address in Australia: Lake Tyers, Victoria. When returning advise brother A Whadcoat C/o G Capuano, Myrtle Grove, Toorongo Valley, Nerrim North, Letter 17 July 1919; Notation in red ink - When returning advise New Nom. Wife, Mrs A Whadcoat, 'Fairholm', The Lea, Gt Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England. Have you ever been rejected as unfit for His Majesty's Service? If so on what grounds? Yes, Right leg. Written at the top is Dental Treatment. Medical Examination at Laverton 3 Apr 1917: 29 yrs 5 mos, Height 5' 8 1/4", Weight 131 lbs, Chest Measurement: 34.36 inches, Complexion: Fair, Eyes: Blue, Hair: Fair, Religious Denomination: C of Eng, Distinctive Marks: Vaccinations 4 left arm, Scar (large) calf of right leg, Scar ankle right leg, Slight deformity of chest.
Based at AFC Depot at Wendover, England, on active service in France where he received a penalty for being absent from a roll call, admitted to hospital sick, discharged from the AFC being demobilised London 4 Sep 1919.
Extract of Marriage Certifcate:
Bridgegroom: Henry Cecil WHADCOAT, 4 Sqdn AFC, Rank 2nd A.M. (Air Mechanic), Australian Imperial Force, Address: Hurdcott Camp Salisbury Plain, Occupation: Soldier, Age: 31, Bachelor, Father: John Henry WHADCOAT, Retired Banker. Bride: Amy RODWELL, Address: Lee Common The Lee, Occupation: - , Age: 26, Spinster, Father: Joseph RODWELL, Gardener. Marriage solemnized in the Registration District of Lee, Buckinghamshire at Parish Church, according to the rites and ceremonies of the Established Church by Licence by C.O. Phills, Vicar on 11 June 1919. [Register Entry 126, 2053]
Letter dated 14 June 1919 - no advice has been received to date that No. 2053, 2nd Air Mechanic H.C. Whadcoat, 4th Squadron Australian Flying Corps, has embarked for Australia.
Letter dated 27 Nov 1919 - according to the records No. 2053, 2nd Air Mechanic H.C. Whadcoat, 4th Squadron Australian Flying Corps was discharged abroad on 4 Sep 1919. Communication addressed as under should be redirected to him - Ex-No. 2053, 2nd Air Mechanic H.C. Whadcoat, 4th Squadron Australian Flying Corps, C/o Officer in Charge Records, A.I.F. Headquarters, 130 Horseferry Road, Westminster, London.
Certificate of Will of No. 2053 Private Henry Cecil WHADCOAT, Unit: Australian Flying Corps, Laverton. My Will is lodged with Campbell & Davis, Collins Street, Melbourne. Signed by H. C. Whadcoat 25 Jun 1917.
Intended place of Residence: Fairholme, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, 2 Aug 1919.
Letter received 16 July 1919 handwritten by A Whadcoat, C/o Geo Capuano, Myrtle Grove Farm, Toorongo Valley, Neerim North, addressed to The Defence Dept, Melbourne. Dear Sirs, Could you please inform me if my brother 2nd A.M. H.C. Whadcoat, Australian Flying Corps is returning to this country. If so, Kindly send particulars also Date Due to land in Melbourne, Yours faithfully.
Various letters from Miss Phyllis J. Rowe, C of E Grammar School, North Sydney, beginning 23 Aug 1918 asking after H. Cecil Whadcoat. Other letters from 'Oakfield' Shaflisberry Road, Burwood, North Sydney, NSW and C/o D. A. Inglis Esq, Falmouth Chambers, 117 Pitt Street, Sydney. Various replies to her equiries. (extracts from Service Record (53 pages) at National Archives of Australia)

Henry Cecil WHADCOAT m 11 Jun 1919 Lee, Buckinghamshire, England, Amy RODWELL.

5. Clarence Campbell GUTHRIE WHADCOAT b 25 Jun 1890 at 29 Gore Road, South Hackney, London. (registered as GUTHRIE, John Anderson)
Clarence Campbell WHADCOAT d 11 Feb 1955 Orchard House, Hambleton, Rutland. Barrister and Army Officer.
Clarence Campbell WHADCOAT m1. 22 Nov 1913 Registry Office, Rochford, Essex, Adele HAAS, b 1878, d 17 Mar 1925 Beech Grove, Sunninghill, Egham, Surrey. (one dau)
Clarence Campbell WHADCOAT m2. 15 Jan 1929 Parish of Lenton, Nottinghamshire Violet Mabel PLAYER, d/o William Goodacre PLAYER/Mable. (one dau, 1 son)

6. Devereaux Duff GUTHRIE WHADCOAT b 21 Dec 1892 at 20 Gore Road, Hackney, London, England (from birth cert held by Judy Liss) (registered as GUTHRIE, John Anderson)
Devereux Duff WHADCOAT d 25 Aug 1965 aged 72 yrs Gree(nsborough), Victoria, s/o John Henry WHADCOAT/Annie Elizabeth GUTHRIE [Vic 18704]
Devereux D WHADCOAT bur 26 Aug 1965 Fawkner Cemetery [Protestant Compartment D Grave 410] with Nellie Mabel WHADCOAT (c1918-1997).
Devereux Duff WHADCOAT and John Henry WHADCOAT were witnesses at the marriage of their sister Amy WHADCOAT and Arthur James SHERWELL on 3 Feb 1909 at St Wilfred's Church, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
Devereux Duff WHADCOAT m 1912 Blythswood, Glasgow, Scotland, Agnes Murdock HENDRIE (also known as Nellie/Nessie).
WHADCOAT Mr, 27 yrs, and Mrs, 24 yrs, arr Oct 1912, Wiltshire, Melbourne [Fiche 857 Page 001 Inward Passenger Lists to Victoria, Unassisted Immigration 1852-1923] (Mr Whadcoat born abt 1885, don't know who these could be)
WHADCOAT D D, 28 yrs, arr Sep 1913 Demosthenes, Melbourne [Fiche 881 Page 012 Inward Passenger Lists to Victoria]
1799 Pte WHADCOAT Devereux Duff, 57th Battalion, Enlisted 2 Apr 1916, RTA (Returned To Australia) 24 Aug 1918.
Australian Imperial Force, Nominal Roll, 57th Infantry Battalian, 2nd Reinforcements embarked at Melbourne, Victoria, Per HMAT A14 Euripidies, 4 Apr 1916 : 1799 WHADCOAT Devereux Duff, age 22, Student, Married, St Kilda-road, Melbourne, Victoria, Mrs N M WHADCOAT, 'Canberra', Acropoli-terrace, St Kilda-road, Melbourne, Victoria, C of E, 23 Jul 1915, Acting Corporal. (Australian War Memorial)
Attestation Papers 15 and 23 Jul 1915 Broadmeadows: 1799 Derereaux Duff WHADCOAT born Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, joined Unit 2nd Reinforcements, 57th Battalion on 23 Jul 1915, Age: 22 yrs 7 mos, Trade or Calling: Medical Student (Edinburgh), Clerk, Married, No children, NOK Wife: Mrs N M WHADCOAT, 'Canberra', Acropoli Terrace, St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Served 5 yrs (2 yrs as Sgt) at Officers Training Corps, Charterhouse, Yorkshire, England.
Medical Examination 2 Apr 1916 Broadmeadows: Height 5ft 11 1/2 inches, Weight 10st 10 lbs, Chest Measurement 34-37 inches, Complexion: Fair, Eyes: Blue, Hair: Fair, Religious Denomination: C of Eng. Distinctive Marks: appendix scar rt abdomen/operation scar right side, scars on rt leg.
Statement of Service: 65th Coy, Light Horse at Seymour from 23 Jul 1915 to 20 Aug 1915 Promoted to Cpl.; O.T.J. (Broadmeadows) 26 Sep 1915 to 23 Oct 1915 Promoted to Sgt.; 14th Depot Battalion at Ballarat 2/57th Rfcs from 1 Apr 1916 Reduced to Cpl.
Casualty From-Active Service: Served in the Middle East and France, absent without leave, hospitalisations, sicknesses, returned to unit, declared medically unfit, returned to Australia. Discharged 19 Oct 1918.
Address 12 Alexander Crescent, South Yarra, Victoria, on Statuary Declaration dated 9 July 1930 from Regimental Number 1799, Rank A/Sgt, Unit 57th Bn, Devereaux Duff WHADCOAT saying that his Discharge issued by the Defence Department 'was lost about March 1930 just prior to leaving for England.'
Another Statuary Declaration dated 22 Oct 1930 from the same address saying that his Returned Soldiers Badge 'was, in all probability, lost by my children as it has not been seen for many months.' (extracts from Service Record (46 pages) National Archives of Australia)

Child of Devereux Duff WHADCOAT and Nellie/Nessie Murdoch HENDRIE:

1. Clarence Devereaux WHADCOAT b 1914 Heathcote s/o Duff WHADCOAT/Nessie Murdock HENDRIE [Vic 23019]
Clarence Devereaux WHADCOAT d 1914 Heathcote s/o Devereaux Duff WHADCOAT/Nellie Murdoch HENDRIE [Vic 14269]

Devereaux Duff WHADCOAT m2. Dorothy May WHADCOAT d 1978 aged 77 yrs Eltham, Victoria d/o Richard POWER/Mabel unk [Vic 20456]
Anastachia Dorothy May POWER b 1901 Rutherglen, Victoria d/o Henry Richard POWER/Mabel Sophia MORGAN [Vic 6414] (no WHADCOAT/POWER marriage found Vic 1921-1942)

Children of Devereux Duff WHADCOAT and Dorothy May POWER:

1. (Sylvie) Sylvia Dorothy WHADCOAT m Jack BROWN. (Penelope Elizabeth BROWN d 1943 (no age) Carlton d/o Jack BROWN/Sylvia Dorothy WHADCOAT [Vic 12927] Prob death of a newborn)
2. Jean COOPER (ms WHADCOAT) (b abt 1924) d 1976 aged 52 yrs St Kilda d/o Duff WHADCOAT/Dorothy May POWER [Vic 3456]
3. (Ray) Raynor Sherwell WHADCOAT (dec) m Wilma Lorraine WHADCOAT d 1984 (no age) Wattleglen Nursing Home d/o James Jos BRADY/Gladys Maud - [Vic 20920] (There is a period in the 1980s when ages were not included in the Victoria Death Index.)
4. Living
5. Margery WHADCOAT (b abt 1930) d 23 May 2010 aged 80 yrs, bur 28 May 2010 (JL)

Devereaux Duff WHADCOAT m3. Nellie Mabel MUNKS (ms ATKINSON)
Nellie Mabel ATKINSON b 1917 Fitzroy South d/o John Percy ATKINSON/Alice Mabel HILL [Vic 28870]
Nellie Mabel ATKINSON m 1934 Frederick Henry MUNKS [Vic 2684]
Frederick Henry MUNKS b 1907 Richmond s/o Frederick Charles MUNKS/Florence Eliza Edgar FEORE [Vic 5773]
Henry MUNKS d 1962 aged 55 yrs Nort(cote?) s/o Frederick Charles MUNKS/Florence Eliza FEORE [Vic 15507]
Nellie Mabel WHADCOAT d 20 Mar 1997, age 79, bur 24 Mar 1997 Fawkner Cemetery [Protestant Compartment D Grave 410] with Devereaux Duff.

7. Alexander GUTHRIE WHADCOAT b 24 Dec 1894 Gore Road, Hackney, Middlesex, England (registered as GUTHRIE, John Anderson)
Alexander WHADCOAT d 15 Jun 1961 aged 66 yrs Wy Yung s/o John Henry WHADCOAT/Annie Elizabeth GUTHRIE [Vic 10668] (Wy Yung is an Aboriginal word meaning young duck. It was the original name for the Bairnsdale area, now the name of a locality N of Bairnsdale)
Alex WHADCOAT m 1915 Margaret Annie Goldie HENDRIE [Vic 193R, also as WHADCOAL 193]
Margaret Annie G WHADCOAT d 1978 aged 82 yrs Bairnsdale, Gippsland, Victoria, d/o Charles HENDRIE/Williamina CAMPBELL 2103 (b abt 1896, Scotland)

Children of Alexander WHADCOAT and Margaret Annie Goldie HENDRIE:

1. Margaret Goldie WHADCOAT b 1915 Chame d/o Alexander WHADCOAT/Margaret Annie HENDRIE [Vic 29582] Cunninghame is a former name of Lakes Entrance (Jack Whadcoat)
Margaret Goldie WHADCOAT m 1939 Edward William Percy DUNSTAN [Vic 11162]
Edward William Percy DUNSTAN b 1909 Warragul s/o Edward Mick Grant DUNSTAN/Susan May HARRIS [Vic 7062]
Edward William Percy DUNSTAN d 1972 aged 63 yrs Traralgon, Gippsland, Victoria s/o Edward William DUNSTAN/Susan May HARRIS [Vic 22618]
2. Dorothy WHADCOAT b 1919 Chame (Cunninghame, Lakes Entrance) d/o Alexander WHADCOAT/Margaret HENDRIE [Vic 2602]
Dorothy PATERSON d 1967 aged 48 yrs Mordialloc d/o Alexander WHADCOAT/Margaret Annie HENDRY [Vic 21219] (b abt 1919)
Dorothy WHADCOAT m 1941 Hector Norman PATERSON [Vic 9240]
3. Living WHADCOAT b 1925 Toorloo Arm, Lake Tyers Beach, Gippsland, Victoria (m, 4 chn) (Jarrod Johnstone)
4. Living WHADCOAT b 1933 Bairnsdale, Gippsland, Victoria (m, 5 chn)