Living

Samuel Sambrook RACKSTRAW

1780 - 1837  (56 years)

Birth	30 Aug 1780	Rotherfield, Oxfordshire, England
Died	May 1837	London, London, England
Family	Elizabeth Margaret SMITH,   b. 1798, Surrey, England
Married	1 Nov 1821	Morden, Surrey, England
Children	+ 1. Richard Shepherd RACKSTRAW,   b. 1826, Cheam, Surrey, England

Ann NEWMAN

1786 - 1848  (61 years)

Birth	30 Jul 1786	Horsley, Gloucestershire, England
Died	25 Mar 1848	Horsley, Gloucestershire, England
Family	William DAVIES,   b. 10 Nov 1776, Oldbury, Warwickshire, England
Married	25 Dec 1807	Newington Bagpath, Gloucestershire, England
Children	+ 1. Eleanor DAVIS,   b. 20 Mar 1818, Clehonger, Herefordshire, England

Melvie May ROCKSTRO

1907 - 1986  (79 years)

Birth	1907	Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
Died	30 Mar 1986	St Ives, New South Wales, Australia
Father	Richard Mark ROCKSTRO,   b. 24 Oct 1884, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Mother	Jane Penrose THOMAS,   b. 4 Mar 1884, Tambaroora, New South Wales, Australia
Married	1906	Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
Family	Roy James DAWSON,   b. 1906, Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia
Married	1931	Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia
Children	+ 1. Lois DAWSON,   b. 5 Sep 1933, St Ives, New South Wales, Australia

Roy James DAWSON

1906 - 1985  (79 years)

Birth	1906	Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia
Died	26 Jun 1985	St Ives, New South Wales, Australia
Father	John James DAWSON,   b. 1870, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Mother	Mary E CURTIS,   b. 21 Jul 1876, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Married	1901	Redfern, New South Wales, Australia
Family	Melvie May ROCKSTRO,   b. 1907, Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
Married	1931	Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia
Children	+ 1. Lois DAWSON,   b. 5 Sep 1933, St Ives, New South Wales, Australia

Iris Edna ROCKSTRO

1911 - 2006  (95 years)

Birth	1911	Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia
Died	2006	Northbridge, New South Wales, Australia
Father	Richard Mark ROCKSTRO,   b. 24 Oct 1884, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Mother	Jane Penrose THOMAS,   b. 4 Mar 1884, Tambaroora, New South Wales, Australia
Married	1906	Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
Family	Arnold Richard BARRETT,   b. 1912, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Married	1937	Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia

Arnold Richard BARRETT

1912 - 2003  (91 years)

Birth	1912	Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Died	6 Nov 2003	Northbridge, New South Wales, Australia
Family	Iris Edna ROCKSTRO,   b. 1911, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia
Married	1937	Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia

Glenard Mark ROCKSTRO

1917 - 1994  (76 years)

Birth	24 Dec 1917	Carlton, New South Wales, Australia
Died	27 Jan 1994	Carss Park, New South Wales, Australia
Father	Richard Mark ROCKSTRO,   b. 24 Oct 1884, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Mother	Jane Penrose THOMAS,   b. 4 Mar 1884, Tambaroora, New South Wales, Australia
Married	1906	Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
Family	Living
Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living

Living

Family	Glenard Mark ROCKSTRO,   b. 24 Dec 1917, Carlton, New South Wales, Australia
Married	1940	Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living

Ronald Richard ROCKSTRO

1925 - 2010  (84 years)

Birth	17 May 1925	Carlton, New South Wales, Australia
Died	1 Feb 2010	Carlton, New South Wales, Australia
Father	Richard Mark ROCKSTRO,   b. 24 Oct 1884, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Mother	Jane Penrose THOMAS,   b. 4 Mar 1884, Tambaroora, New South Wales, Australia
Married	1906	Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
Family	Flora MACPHERSON,   b. Abt 1923
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	1. Bruce Ronald ROCKSTRO,   b. Abt 1954   2. Living

Flora MACPHERSON

Abt 1923 - 1990  (~ 67 years)

Birth	Abt 1923
Died	16 Nov 1990	Carlton, New South Wales, Australia
Family	Ronald Richard ROCKSTRO,   b. 17 May 1925, Carlton, New South Wales, Australia
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	1. Bruce Ronald ROCKSTRO,   b. Abt 1954   2. Living

Living

Father	Richard Mark ROCKSTRO,   b. 24 Oct 1884, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Mother	Jane Penrose THOMAS,   b. 4 Mar 1884, Tambaroora, New South Wales, Australia
Married	1906	Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
Family	Barbara Frances Ruth WARD,   b. 7 Feb 1934, Arncliffe, New South Wales, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living   3. Glen ROCKSTRO,   b. 8 Sep 1962, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia   4. Andrew ROCKSTRO,   b. 11 Sep 1965, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia

Barbara Frances Ruth WARD

1934 - 2017  (83 years)

Birth	7 Feb 1934	Arncliffe, New South Wales, Australia
Died	12 Oct 2017	Miranda, New South Wales, Australia
Father	Albert Dudley WARD,   b. 9 Aug 1908, Burnley, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Ruth Lillian HOOK,   b. 27 Feb 1911, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Married	12 Jul 1930	Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
Family	Living
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living   3. Glen ROCKSTRO,   b. 8 Sep 1962, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia   4. Andrew ROCKSTRO,   b. 11 Sep 1965, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia

Richard Mark ROCKSTRO

1884 - 1944  (59 years)

Birth	24 Oct 1884	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	15 May 1944	Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia
Father	Richard ROCKSTRO,   b. 9 Feb 1858, Lambeth, Surrey, England
Mother	Frances Ann TURNER,   b. Abt 1863, Durham, England
Married	1885	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Divorced	21 Sep 1901	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Family	Jane Penrose THOMAS,   b. 4 Mar 1884, Tambaroora, New South Wales, Australia
Married	1906	Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
Children	+ 1. Melvie May ROCKSTRO,   b. 1907, Cobar, New South Wales, Australia + 2. Iris Edna ROCKSTRO,   b. 1911, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia + 3. Glenard Mark ROCKSTRO,   b. 24 Dec 1917, Carlton, New South Wales, Australia + 4. Ronald Richard ROCKSTRO,   b. 17 May 1925, Carlton, New South Wales, Australia + 5. Living

Jane Penrose THOMAS

1884 - 1972  (87 years)

Birth	4 Mar 1884	Tambaroora, New South Wales, Australia
Died	3 Jan 1972	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Father	Joseph THOMAS,   b. 27 Mar 1843, St. Just, Cornwall, England
Mother	Eliza BASKERVILLE,   b. 30 Jan 1853, Menangle, New South Wales, Australia
Married	22 Jun 1869	Tambaroora, New South Wales, Australia
Family	Richard Mark ROCKSTRO,   b. 24 Oct 1884, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Married	1906	Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
Children	+ 1. Melvie May ROCKSTRO,   b. 1907, Cobar, New South Wales, Australia + 2. Iris Edna ROCKSTRO,   b. 1911, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia + 3. Glenard Mark ROCKSTRO,   b. 24 Dec 1917, Carlton, New South Wales, Australia + 4. Ronald Richard ROCKSTRO,   b. 17 May 1925, Carlton, New South Wales, Australia + 5. Living

Barbara Frances Ruth WARD

1934 - 2017  (83 years)

Birth	7 Feb 1934	Arncliffe, New South Wales, Australia
Died	12 Oct 2017	Miranda, New South Wales, Australia
Father	Albert Dudley WARD,   b. 9 Aug 1908, Burnley, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Ruth Lillian HOOK,   b. 27 Feb 1911, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Married	12 Jul 1930	Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
Family	Living
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living   3. Glen ROCKSTRO,   b. 8 Sep 1962, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia   4. Andrew ROCKSTRO,   b. 11 Sep 1965, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia

Living

Father	Living
Mother	Barbara Frances Ruth WARD,   b. 7 Feb 1934, Arncliffe, New South Wales, Australia
Family 1	Wallace James WILSON,   b. 10 Sep 1958
Children	1. Living
Family 2	Living

Glen ROCKSTRO

1962 - 2000  (37 years)

Birth	8 Sep 1962	Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia
Died	23 May 2000	Gymea, New South Wales, Australia
Buried	7 Aug 2000	Cemetery, Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia
Father	Living
Mother	Barbara Frances Ruth WARD,   b. 7 Feb 1934, Arncliffe, New South Wales, Australia

Andrew ROCKSTRO

1965 - 2006  (41 years)

Birth	11 Sep 1965	Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia
Died	3 Dec 2006	Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia
Buried	12 Feb 2007	Cemetery, Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia
Father	Living
Mother	Barbara Frances Ruth WARD,   b. 7 Feb 1934, Arncliffe, New South Wales, Australia

• Siblings	4 siblings
  1. Melvie May ROCKSTRO,   b. 1907, Cobar, New South Wales, Australia d. 30 Mar 1986, St Ives, New South Wales, Australia
  2. Iris Edna ROCKSTRO,   b. 1911, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia d. 2006, Northbridge, New South Wales, Australia
  3. Glenard Mark ROCKSTRO,   b. 24 Dec 1917, Carlton, New South Wales, Australia d. 27 Jan 1994, Carss Park, New South Wales, Australia
  4. Ronald Richard ROCKSTRO,   b. 17 May 1925, Carlton, New South Wales, Australia d. 1 Feb 2010, Carlton, New South Wales, Australia
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Samuel Sambrook RACKSTRAW,   b. 30 Aug 1780, Rotherfield, Oxfordshire, England d. May 1837, London, London, England  (Age 56 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Ann NEWMAN,   b. 30 Jul 1786, Horsley, Gloucestershire, England d. 25 Mar 1848, Horsley, Gloucestershire, England  (Age 61 years)  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. Melvie May ROCKSTRO,   b. 1907, Cobar, New South Wales, Australia d. 30 Mar 1986, St Ives, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 79 years) â–»Roy James DAWSON,  m. 1931, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia   + 2. Iris Edna ROCKSTRO,   b. 1911, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia d. 2006, Northbridge, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 95 years) â–»Arnold Richard BARRETT,  m. 1937, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia   + 3. Glenard Mark ROCKSTRO,   b. 24 Dec 1917, Carlton, New South Wales, Australia d. 27 Jan 1994, Carss Park, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 76 years) + 4. Ronald Richard ROCKSTRO,   b. 17 May 1925, Carlton, New South Wales, Australia d. 1 Feb 2010, Carlton, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 84 years) â–»Flora MACPHERSONm. UNKNOWN   + 5. Living â–»Barbara Frances Ruth WARD,  m. 27 Jun 1953, Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia
  Person ID	I80440	MyBradyTree | NR2, Descendant of Jeremiah BRADDY

  
  

  Father	Richard Mark ROCKSTRO,   b. 24 Oct 1884, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia d. 15 May 1944, Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Jane Penrose THOMAS,   b. 4 Mar 1884, Tambaroora, New South Wales, Australia d. 3 Jan 1972, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1906	Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
  Family ID	F28240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Frances Ruth WARD,   b. 7 Feb 1934, Arncliffe, New South Wales, Australia d. 12 Oct 2017, Miranda, New South Wales, Australia (Age 83 years)
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living   3. Glen ROCKSTRO,   b. 8 Sep 1962, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia d. 23 May 2000, Gymea, New South Wales, Australia (Age 37 years)   4. Andrew ROCKSTRO,   b. 11 Sep 1965, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia d. 3 Dec 2006, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F28241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Reference

  #BFTWA. "Living". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I80440&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed July 3, 2025).