Peerage Record – 16563

     Laurie Melba Adams was born in 1918.¹ She was the daughter of Ephraim Henry Adams and Amy Ruth Christian.¹ She died on 25 January 1961.² She was buried at Norfolk Island Cemetery, Kingston, Norfolk Island.²
     Laurie Melba Adams also went by the nick-name of ‘Tildy’.

     David Thomas Edward was born on board the Melanesian Mission Ship Southern Cross in the Hauraki Gulf on 21 February 1914 at Auckland, New Zealand^G.^1,2 He was the son of Douglas William Edward and Kate Christian.¹ He married, firstly, Polly Buffett Christian Carr, daughter of Austin Buffett Christian and Elisabeth McCoy, on 25 February 1936 at Norfolk Island^G.¹ He married, secondly, Alice Inez Buffett, daughter of Thomas Francis Buffett and Nellie Elva Quintal, on 5 April 1959 at Office of the Registrar, Norfolk Island.² He died on 17 February 1984 at age 69 at Norfolk Island^G.²
     David Thomas Edward also went by the nick-name of ‘Lass’.² He emigrated to Norfolk Island arriving on 1932.² He gained the rank of Private between 1940 and 1943 in the Australian Army.³

     Eustace Stephen Walter Adams was born on 2 December 1919 at Norfolk Island.³ He was the son of Ephraim Henry Adams and Amy Ruth Christian.¹ He married Nancy Yvonne Lehmann in 1953 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.² He died on 11 October 1960 at age 40 at Andamooka, South Australia, Australia.³
     Eustace Stephen Walter Adams also went by the nick-name of ‘Gindie’. He fought in the Second World War.² He retired from the military on 19 February 1946, with the rank of Corporal, late of the 2/3 Australian Infantry Battalion.³

     Nancy Yvonne Lehmann married Eustace Stephen Walter Adams, son of Ephraim Henry Adams and Amy Ruth Christian, in 1953 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.²
     From 1953, her married name became Adams.²

     Julie Adams was born on 5 March 1956.¹ She is the daughter of Eustace Stephen Walter Adams and Nancy Yvonne Lehmann.¹

     Stephen Adams was born on 18 January 1959.¹ He is the son of Eustace Stephen Walter Adams and Nancy Yvonne Lehmann.¹

     Henry Joseph Adams was born on 30 July 1920 at Norfolk Island^G.³ He was the son of Ephraim Henry Adams and Amy Ruth Christian.¹ He married Meg Kennedy on 24 November 1945 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.³ He died on 15 December 1967 at age 47.⁴
     Henry Joseph Adams also went by the nick-name of ‘Jelly’. He fought in the Second World War, in the Middle East, Ceylon and New Guinea.² He gained the rank of Private in the 2/3rd Infantry Battalion.¹ He was a Sergeant with the New South Wales Police.²

     Meg Kennedy was born circa 1925.² She married Henry Joseph Adams, son of Ephraim Henry Adams and Amy Ruth Christian, on 24 November 1945 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.² She died on 21 July 2013.² She was buried at Wollongong Memorial Gardens, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.²
     She gained the rank of Private in the Australian Women’s Army Service.² From 24 November 1945, her married name became Adams.²

     Richard Adams was born on 1 April 1947.² He is the son of Henry Joseph Adams and Meg Kennedy.¹ He married Helen Mavis Cameron.²

     Janelle Adams is the daughter of Henry Joseph Adams and Meg Kennedy.¹