THE DRURY FAMILY TREE

George Drury (42) and Elizabeth Lyons (38) arrived in Sydney from Ballyjamesduff,  County Cavan, Ireland on
9 February 1845 aboard  the ship "Herald".  Accompanying them were their seven children;  Jane, Ann, Margaret, George, Arthur, Susan, and John ( who was born on the voyage). The ships log states that George was a farm labourer and Elizabeth a dairy maid. 

After settling in Parramatta, NSW, they had three more children, Sarah, Samuel and Robert. George went on to become a police constable.

Samuel James Drury was born about 1852  in Parramatta, NSW.  He married Mary Jane Willis in Grafton, NSW in 1870. His death certificate says his occupation was a "carter", and he worked for Moxham's Orchards in Parramatta.. Samuel died in 1896,  aged 44, leaving his wife with seven children.  They were::
George (1872-unknown)
Theresa (1882-unknown) married Allan Guyatt
Frank (1884-unknown)
Margaret (1887-unknown)
Eve (1890-unknown) never married
Frederick Arthur, my great grandfather (1892-1976) married  Letitia Lily Ford  in 1913
Herbert (1895-unknown) never married

Frederick Arthur, his mother Mary Jane and his sister Eve ( late 1930's)

Links:
The Drury Genforum Page

The Web Smiths more information on George Drury and Elizabeth Lyons

The Ford's

William T Ford and Elizabeth Violet Howlett were married in 1888.

Their children were :
Henry A M (b.1889)
Letitia Lily Ford (1892-1983) my great grandmother married Frederick Arthur Drury.
Elizabeth Charlotte (1896-1993) married Frank Zoeller
Alice Bessie  Myrtle (1902-1997)
Hilda May
Frederick John

Elizabeth Violet Howlett was born in 1869 to Matthew and Elizabeth Howlett..