Job Willis Hawkins and Hanorah Duggan and Idalia Dulcie Peck.

Job Willis Hawkins (1872 - 1940) married Hanorah Mountford (nee Duggan 1874 - 1928) in 1895 and then Idalia Dulcie Peck (1898-1991) in 1935. 

Job and Hanorah had the following children:

1. Glen Willis (1895 - 1946) married Alice Butler (1898 - 1991) in 1920

2. Norman Joseph (1898 - 1898)

3. Eileen (1900 - ) married William Beck in 1918.

4. Athol ''Jack" John (1902 - 1934) married Clorine Coady (1904 - 1975) in 1925.

5. Reginald William (1905 - 1975) married Emily Peck (1908 - 1996) in 1927.

6. Norah Mary (1907 - 19??) married Robert Peck and then Darcy Upton(1877 - 1974).

7. Ellena Yulabar (1913 - 1989) married Ernest Bottles and then Thomas Delaney.

Note: Hanorah (aka Norah) had previously been married to Charles Mountford with whom she had one daughter, Dora Priscilla, known as DotCharles Mountford died when Norah was 8 months pregnant and is buried in North Sydney. 

Norah moved to the Hawkesbury after Dot's birth and worked at Phillip Charley's estate ''Belmont'' where she met Job. For some of their married life Job and Norah lived on part of the property ''Lemon Forest" which was owned by the Lamrock family in Grose Vale. At some stage they moved to the house next door to St Gregory's Catholic Church in Kurrajong. Norah died in 1928 at Richmond Hospital. She was in her mid 50s. 

Job continued to live next to the Church with his son Bill and Bill's growing family. Around 1930 Job bought a small lot at 20 Kurrajong Road Kurrajong. He built his house out of wattle and daub and called in "Ywurry" (his philosophy in life). In 1935 he married the sister of his daughter in law, Dulcie Peck. Job died in 1940 across from his house, Dulcie lived to the age of 93. Shortly before her death she sold her house to her grand nephew. The house still stands and has recently been renovated. 

Below are some newspaper articles pertaining to Job, Hanorah and their offspring.
Some newspaper articles about Job
Hanorah's Death
Glen Hawkins: World War 1 enlistment, Marriage and Soldier Settlement Pea CaseinjuryDeath (move the article down to read) children 
Death of Athol ''Jack'' Hawkins
Birth of their grandson Glen Willis Hawkins 

David Hawkins' great grandson Glen, was said to be the youngest man to enlist in WW1. Not sure as to the truth in this story as he was born in October 1895 and was around 22 when he enlisted. Part of the 8th Machine Gun Battalion, he is pictured here behind the machine gun as part of a studio portrait.


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