FOURTH GENERATION

10. James BLECHYNDEN (photo) was born on 29 May 1866 in Bridgetown, Western Australia. He resided Springfield in 1884 in Dinninup, Western Australia. He was buried in Nov 1939 in Bridgetown Cemetary, Bridgetown, Western Australia. He died on 20 Nov 1939 in Bridgetown, Western Australia. Farmer, bought 3,303 acres in 1884 Dinninup.W.A. Employed 15 T/L men 1866 1877 including Shoemaker in 1873 & Tailor in 1871.
Wife had been a schoolteacher.
Educated: Bridgetown State School.W.A.
Member of: Country Party. C/E. He was married to Bertha May Godschall JOHNSON on 31 Aug 1904 in Picton Church, Picton, Western Australia. The last four children died soon after birth all premature.

11. Bertha May Godschall JOHNSON (photo) was born on 27 May 1881. She died on 27 Mar 1921 in Bridgetown, Western Australia. She was a Teacher in Boyup Brook, Western Australia. Bertha had been a schoolteacher.First teacher in Boyup Brook. Educ. State School Bridgetown. Children were:

child5 i. Mabel Bertha BLECHYNDEN.
child ii. Ellen May BLECHYNDEN (Private).
child iii. Myra Amy BLECHYNDEN was born on 15 Aug 1908. She died in 1999.
child iv. Charles James Frederick BLECHYNDEN was born on 8 Jun 1910. He was buried in 1989 in Boyup Brook Cemetary, Western Australia. He died on 9 Sep 1989.
child v. Hubert John BLECHYNDEN was born on 11 May 1912 in Dinninup, Western Australia. He was christened on 1 Sep 1912 in Dinninup Hall, Dinninup, western Australia. He died on 13 Aug 1982 in Mt. Gambier, South Australia.
child vi. Son #3 BLECHYNDEN was born on 6 Apr 1914 in Blackwood, Western Australia. Stillborn He died on 6 Apr 1914 in Blackwood, Western Australia.
child vii. Ada BLECHYNDEN.
child viii. Doris BLECHYNDEN.
child ix. Charlotte BLECHYNDEN.

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