Kenneth Cleal

Kenneth, the second child, was born on 11th April 1868, and was probably named after Johannah's brother. Kenneth married Ella Leason Rose in February 1892 and together they had 9 children: Kenneth Franklin ( Tib. b. 1892), Ernest Clive (b. 1894), Archibald Emanuel (b.1896), Gwydir Roy (b.1898), Joshua Winton (b. 1900), Ivy Olive (b. 1903), Hubert Stanley (b.1906), Eric Harvey (b. 1909) Ronald Geoffrey (b. 1911).  As Kenneth had so many sons, and his sons had sons, Kenneth has many descendants!  In fact Kenneth and Ella had 53 grandchildren (the oldest grandchild still alive is Len Cleal, 91, of Goondawindi).

All of the children were born in the Warialda area, as Kenneth stayed there when the rest of the family moved to Sydney, and even one most Cleals in northern NSW and southern Queensland are descendants of Kenneth and Ella.

These photos of Kenneth and Ella were taken in the 1930s.  Kenneth died in Warialda in 1935 and Ella died in 1955 in Sydney.

 

Emily Ellen Cleal

Emily Ellen was the first child of Emanuel and Johannah, she was born on 1 November 1866 at Inverell. Emily's birth was registered under the name CLEER, the mistake probably due to the fact that Emanuel (the informant) was illiterate and his accent may have mislead the clerk that was writing down the details.

On 19 July 1887 Emily married Robert McKay in the Presbyterian Church, Glen Innes, NSW, and their first child Ann Jane (usually known as Annie Isabell) was born on 1 Jan 1888. Emily and Robert had nine more children: Donald (b.1889), Kenneth (b. 1891), Francis (b. 1892), Emily (b.1894), Flora (b.1897), Robert (b.1898 - not registered), Jane (b.1900 - not registered), Kathleen (b.1904), Ivy (b. 1908).

All of the children survived to adulthood, but sadly Francis was killed at Fromelles in 1916.

The first two children were born in Glen Innes, then Emily and Robert moved to Ariah Park (near Temora)where Robert purchased Crown land with his father. (Robert was born in 1858 at Lancefield, Victoria.) The family spent many happy years on their property, named "Oakwood" and eight children were born here.

In 1926, due to Emily's failing health, the family moved to Sydney and settled in the new garden suburb of Haberfield. Emily passed away from a heart attack in December 1927 at Lewisham Private Hospital.