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| Eileen Hatton |
Photo: Dan Haton
Aged 5 years in 1915, daughter of Thomas "Tom" Hatton
Source: Dan Hatton
Eileen Edith HATTON was the daughter of Thomas Meyers (Tom) HATTON and Edith Ethel (née MINES).
Date of birth: 9 January 1910
Name of spouse: Daniel “Danny” Oliver Tonkin MERRETT
Date of marriage: 17 December 1928
Date of death: 24 September 2007
Eileen’s mother, Edith, died in 1912.
Eileen HATTON was born 9 January 1910, married Danny MERRETT in 1928, and died in 2007, aged 97 years.
Newcastle Herald, 15 October 2007, page unknown:
Eileen Put Her Family To The Fore
Newcastle Herald
Monday October 15, 2007
Ben Smee
An only child, she was to know the joys of a very large family, writes Ben Smee.
OBITUARY
EILEEN EDITH MERRETT
Born: January 9, 1910
Died: September 24, 2007
Funeral: Lake Macquarie Memorial Park, Ryhope, on September 27.
As a young woman, Eileen Merrett had an urge to have "a few children".
The head of a family with 11 children, 42 grandchildren, 77 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren, the Lake Macquarie matriarch died last month aged 97.
Granddaughter Tracy Morris said Mrs Merrett was a family-oriented woman who lived for her amazing family.
"The family meant everything to her," Mrs Morris said.
"She had many friends and was just a wonderful woman."
Mrs Merrett was born Eileen Edith Hatton at Rylstone, near Mudgee, on January 9, 1910.
She was the only child of Edith Ethel Mines and Thomas Miles [should read Meyers] Hatton.
Her mother died at the age of 21 when Eileen was just two years old, and she was raised by her father and grandmother.
Mrs Merrett learned everything from her grandmother a close relationship that often mirrored her bond with her own clan in later life.
Her grandmother taught her how to wash and knit, and to make cordial, ice-cream, lollies and pickles.
In later life she won many prizes at the annual shows for her choko pickles and tomato relish.
Mrs Merrett grew up at Rylstone and attended the local school, where she met Daniel Merrett.
Romance blossomed between Eileen and Daniel, and they would often be spotted courting in a horse-drawn sulky or walking together through the town. They were married at Lithgow in 1928.
The couple raised eight children at Rylstone before moving to Kilaben Bay in 1944 in search of work and a warmer climate.
Daniel worked mainly as a gardener, and for a time was the curator at the Carey Bay Zoo.
Mrs Merrett was kept extremely busy raising her ever-growing brood.
The final count numbered 11. She remained close to all her children: Valmay, Kevin, Eva, Alma, Gwenda, Sonny, Brian, Trevor, Susan, Dianne and Jennifer.
She was proud to have devoted her whole life to mothering, and said in 2003 it had been an easy job because she "loved them all".
Mr and Mrs Merrett settled at Fassifern in the 1970s. They had been together for 59 years when Daniel died after a series of strokes in December 1987.
Mrs Merrett continued to live alone in the Macquarie Road house until her son Brian and his wife Perry bought the house in 1990. She lived with them until finally moving to the Carey Bay Nursing Home in March this year.
While she was at the home, her daughters would spend large parts of each day with her. She retained her love of knitting, and knitted squares for Wrap With Love, which makes wraps to distribute among aid agencies and those in need in underdeveloped countries.
Mrs Merrett was devastated by the death of her eldest son Kevin in 2000, and the subsequent deaths of daughters Valmay in 2004 and Alma in 2006.
She is survived by children Eva, Gwenda, Sonny, Brian, Trevor, Susan, Dianne and Jennifer.
Source: Dan Hatton
Eileen Edith HATTON was the daughter of Thomas Meyers (Tom) HATTON and Edith Ethel (née MINES).
Date of birth: 9 January 1910
Name of spouse: Daniel “Danny” Oliver Tonkin MERRETT
Date of marriage: 17 December 1928
Date of death: 24 September 2007
Eileen’s mother, Edith, died in 1912.
Eileen HATTON was born 9 January 1910, married Danny MERRETT in 1928, and died in 2007, aged 97 years.
Newcastle Herald, 15 October 2007, page unknown:
Eileen Put Her Family To The Fore
Newcastle Herald
Monday October 15, 2007
Ben Smee
An only child, she was to know the joys of a very large family, writes Ben Smee.
OBITUARY
EILEEN EDITH MERRETT
Born: January 9, 1910
Died: September 24, 2007
Funeral: Lake Macquarie Memorial Park, Ryhope, on September 27.
As a young woman, Eileen Merrett had an urge to have "a few children".
The head of a family with 11 children, 42 grandchildren, 77 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren, the Lake Macquarie matriarch died last month aged 97.
Granddaughter Tracy Morris said Mrs Merrett was a family-oriented woman who lived for her amazing family.
"The family meant everything to her," Mrs Morris said.
"She had many friends and was just a wonderful woman."
Mrs Merrett was born Eileen Edith Hatton at Rylstone, near Mudgee, on January 9, 1910.
She was the only child of Edith Ethel Mines and Thomas Miles [should read Meyers] Hatton.
Her mother died at the age of 21 when Eileen was just two years old, and she was raised by her father and grandmother.
Mrs Merrett learned everything from her grandmother a close relationship that often mirrored her bond with her own clan in later life.
Her grandmother taught her how to wash and knit, and to make cordial, ice-cream, lollies and pickles.
In later life she won many prizes at the annual shows for her choko pickles and tomato relish.
Mrs Merrett grew up at Rylstone and attended the local school, where she met Daniel Merrett.
Romance blossomed between Eileen and Daniel, and they would often be spotted courting in a horse-drawn sulky or walking together through the town. They were married at Lithgow in 1928.
The couple raised eight children at Rylstone before moving to Kilaben Bay in 1944 in search of work and a warmer climate.
Daniel worked mainly as a gardener, and for a time was the curator at the Carey Bay Zoo.
Mrs Merrett was kept extremely busy raising her ever-growing brood.
The final count numbered 11. She remained close to all her children: Valmay, Kevin, Eva, Alma, Gwenda, Sonny, Brian, Trevor, Susan, Dianne and Jennifer.
She was proud to have devoted her whole life to mothering, and said in 2003 it had been an easy job because she "loved them all".
Mr and Mrs Merrett settled at Fassifern in the 1970s. They had been together for 59 years when Daniel died after a series of strokes in December 1987.
Mrs Merrett continued to live alone in the Macquarie Road house until her son Brian and his wife Perry bought the house in 1990. She lived with them until finally moving to the Carey Bay Nursing Home in March this year.
While she was at the home, her daughters would spend large parts of each day with her. She retained her love of knitting, and knitted squares for Wrap With Love, which makes wraps to distribute among aid agencies and those in need in underdeveloped countries.
Mrs Merrett was devastated by the death of her eldest son Kevin in 2000, and the subsequent deaths of daughters Valmay in 2004 and Alma in 2006.
She is survived by children Eva, Gwenda, Sonny, Brian, Trevor, Susan, Dianne and Jennifer.
Source: Dan Hatton
Date of birth: 9 January 1910
ReplyDeleteName of spouse: Daniel “Danny” Oliver Tonkin MERRETT
Date of marriage: 17 December 1928
Date of death: 24 September 2007
Eileen Edith HATTON was the daughter of Thomas Meyers (Tom) and Edith Ethel HATTON (nee MINES). Eileen’s mother, Edith, died in 1912. Eileen HATTON was born 9 January 1910, married Danny MERRETT in 1928, and died in 2007, aged 97 years.
Newcastle Herald, 15 October 2007, page unknown:
Eileen Put Her Family To The Fore
Newcastle Herald
Monday October 15, 2007
Ben Smee
An only child, she was to know the joys of a very large family, writes Ben Smee.
OBITUARY
EILEEN EDITH MERRETT
Born: January 9, 1910
Died: September 24, 2007
Funeral: Lake Macquarie Memorial Park, Ryhope, on September 27.
As a young woman, Eileen Merrett had an urge to have "a few children".
The head of a family with 11 children, 42 grandchildren, 77 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren, the Lake Macquarie matriarch died last month aged 97.
Granddaughter Tracy Morris said Mrs Merrett was a family-oriented woman who lived for her amazing family.
"The family meant everything to her," Mrs Morris said.
"She had many friends and was just a wonderful woman."
Mrs Merrett was born Eileen Edith Hatton at Rylstone, near Mudgee, on January 9, 1910.
She was the only child of Edith Ethel Mines and Thomas Miles [should read Meyers] Hatton.
Her mother died at the age of 21 when Eileen was just two years old, and she was raised by her father and grandmother.
Mrs Merrett learned everything from her grandmother a close relationship that often mirrored her bond with her own clan in later life.
Her grandmother taught her how to wash and knit, and to make cordial, ice-cream, lollies and pickles.
In later life she won many prizes at the annual shows for her choko pickles and tomato relish.
Mrs Merrett grew up at Rylstone and attended the local school, where she met Daniel Merrett.
Romance blossomed between Eileen and Daniel, and they would often be spotted courting in a horse-drawn sulky or walking together through the town. They were married at Lithgow in 1928.
The couple raised eight children at Rylstone before moving to Kilaben Bay in 1944 in search of work and a warmer climate.
Daniel worked mainly as a gardener, and for a time was the curator at the Carey Bay Zoo.
Mrs Merrett was kept extremely busy raising her ever-growing brood.
The final count numbered 11. She remained close to all her children: Valmay, Kevin, Eva, Alma, Gwenda, Sonny, Brian, Trevor, Susan, Dianne and Jennifer.
She was proud to have devoted her whole life to mothering, and said in 2003 it had been an easy job because she "loved them all".
Mr and Mrs Merrett settled at Fassifern in the 1970s. They had been together for 59 years when Daniel died after a series of strokes in December 1987.
Mrs Merrett continued to live alone in the Macquarie Road house until her son Brian and his wife Perry bought the house in 1990. She lived with them until finally moving to the Carey Bay Nursing Home in March this year.
While she was at the home, her daughters would spend large parts of each day with her. She retained her love of knitting, and knitted squares for Wrap With Love, which makes wraps to distribute among aid agencies and those in need in underdeveloped countries.
Mrs Merrett was devastated by the death of her eldest son Kevin in 2000, and the subsequent deaths of daughters Valmay in 2004 and Alma in 2006.
She is survived by children Eva, Gwenda, Sonny, Brian, Trevor, Susan, Dianne and Jennifer.