Rita May DODD

1917 - 1989  (71 years)   Has 21 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.

Samuel BANWELL

UNKNOWN - 1775

Birth	UNKNOWN
Died	1775
Family	Hannah HAYWARD,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	28 Nov 1764
Children	1. Hannah BANWELL,   b. UNKNOWN + 2. Samuel BANWELL,   b. Abt 1766

Edith Pearl HALES

Abt 1893 - 1938  (~ 45 years)

Birth	Abt 1893
Died	18 May 1938	Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1938	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Family	John DODD,   b. 16 Jul 1882, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia
Married	8 Oct 1913	Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Avis Pearl DODD,   b. 1914, Donnybrook, Western Australia, Australia + 5. Clarence Edwin DODD,   b. 17 Nov 1915, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia + 6. Rita May DODD,   b. 14 Apr 1917, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia + 7. Maud Emma DODD,   b. 1920, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia + 8. Joan DODD,   b. 1923, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia + 9. Vallea Edith DODD,   b. 1932, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia

Living

Father	John DODD,   b. 16 Jul 1882, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Edith Pearl HALES,   b. Abt 1893
Married	8 Oct 1913	Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Living

Father	John DODD,   b. 16 Jul 1882, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Edith Pearl HALES,   b. Abt 1893
Married	8 Oct 1913	Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Living

Father	John DODD,   b. 16 Jul 1882, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Edith Pearl HALES,   b. Abt 1893
Married	8 Oct 1913	Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Avis Pearl DODD

1914 - 1981  (67 years)

Birth	1914	Donnybrook, Western Australia, Australia
Died	1981
Father	John DODD,   b. 16 Jul 1882, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Edith Pearl HALES,   b. Abt 1893
Married	8 Oct 1913	Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Clarence Edwin DODD

1915 - 1976  (60 years)

Birth	17 Nov 1915	Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia
Died	4 Apr 1976	Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John DODD,   b. 16 Jul 1882, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Edith Pearl HALES,   b. Abt 1893
Married	8 Oct 1913	Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Shirley Helen BRIGGS,   b. 26 Sep 1929, Byford, Western Australia, Australia
Married	11 Dec 1948	Armadale, Western Australia, Australia

Shirley Helen BRIGGS

1929 - 1991  (61 years)

Birth	26 Sep 1929	Byford, Western Australia, Australia
Died	31 Mar 1991	Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Clarence Edwin DODD,   b. 17 Nov 1915, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia
Married	11 Dec 1948	Armadale, Western Australia, Australia

Rita May DODD

1917 - 1989  (71 years)

Birth	14 Apr 1917	Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia
Died	9 Mar 1989	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John DODD,   b. 16 Jul 1882, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Edith Pearl HALES,   b. Abt 1893
Married	8 Oct 1913	Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Walter Edward Joseph MEREDITH,   b. 1 Mar 1913, Whitfield, Victoria, Australia
Married	27 May 1940	Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living + 4. Living

Walter Edward Joseph MEREDITH

1913 - 1996  (83 years)

Birth	1 Mar 1913	Whitfield, Victoria, Australia
Died	17 Jun 1996	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Rita May DODD,   b. 14 Apr 1917, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia
Married	27 May 1940	Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living + 4. Living

Maud Emma DODD

1920 - 1998  (78 years)

Birth	1920	Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia
Died	5 Nov 1998	Rivervale, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1998	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John DODD,   b. 16 Jul 1882, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Edith Pearl HALES,   b. Abt 1893
Married	8 Oct 1913	Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Family	George Kingsley HITCHENS,   b. 1919, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1942	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living

George Kingsley HITCHENS

1919 - 1996  (77 years)

Birth	1919	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	19 Aug 1996	Redcliffe, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1996	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Maud Emma DODD,   b. 1920, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1942	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living

Joan DODD

1923 - 1992  (69 years)

Birth	1923	Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia
Died	26 Apr 1992	Yanchep, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1992	Cemetery, Padbury, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John DODD,   b. 16 Jul 1882, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Edith Pearl HALES,   b. Abt 1893
Married	8 Oct 1913	Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Family 1	Living
Children	+ 1. Living
Family 2	Douglas Hubert SAWYER,   b. 1920
Married	1946	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Family 3	Living

Douglas Hubert SAWYER

1920 - 1963  (43 years)

Birth	1920
Died	19 Nov 1963	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1963	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Francis G SAWYER,   b. UNKNOWN
Mother	Margaret E UNKNOWN,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	UNKNOWN
Family 1	Joan DODD,   b. 1923, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1946	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Family 2	Patricia Millicent MCLAUGHLIN,   b. 1927, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1963	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Living

Family	Joan DODD,   b. 1923, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1962	Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Vallea Edith DODD

1932 - 1968  (36 years)

Birth	1932	Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia
Died	1968
Father	John DODD,   b. 16 Jul 1882, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Edith Pearl HALES,   b. Abt 1893
Married	8 Oct 1913	Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Living
Children	+ 1. Living

Mabel COUSINS

1909 - 1986  (76 years)

Birth	20 Dec 1909	Western Australia, Australia
Died	1 Aug 1986	Midland, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1986	Cemetery, Midland, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John DODD,   b. 16 Jul 1882, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Hilda Grace COUSINS,   b. 16 Nov 1892, Walkaway, Western Australia, Australia
Married	NEVER MARRIED
Family	Lloyd Henry CURTIS,   b. 28 Nov 1900, Pingelly, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1931	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Shirley Joan CURTIS,   b. 17 Jul 1931, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Lloyd Henry CURTIS

1900 - 1958  (57 years)

Birth	28 Nov 1900	Pingelly, Western Australia, Australia
Died	17 Sep 1958	Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Mabel COUSINS,   b. 20 Dec 1909, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1931	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Shirley Joan CURTIS,   b. 17 Jul 1931, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

John DODD

1882 - 1970  (87 years)

Birth	16 Jul 1882	Irwin, Western Australia, Australia
Died	2 Feb 1970	Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1970	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Edwin BANWELL,   b. Between 1835 and 1836, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, England
Mother	Emma Mary PAYNE,   b. 5 Jul 1863, York, Western Australia, Australia
Married	20 Dec 1876	Irwin River, Western Australia, Australia
Family 1	Hilda Grace COUSINS,   b. 16 Nov 1892, Walkaway, Western Australia, Australia
Married	NEVER MARRIED
Children	+ 1. Mabel COUSINS,   b. 20 Dec 1909, Western Australia, Australia
Family 2	Edith Pearl HALES,   b. Abt 1893
Married	8 Oct 1913	Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Avis Pearl DODD,   b. 1914, Donnybrook, Western Australia, Australia + 5. Clarence Edwin DODD,   b. 17 Nov 1915, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia + 6. Rita May DODD,   b. 14 Apr 1917, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia + 7. Maud Emma DODD,   b. 1920, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia + 8. Joan DODD,   b. 1923, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia + 9. Vallea Edith DODD,   b. 1932, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia

Hilda Grace COUSINS

1892 - 1978  (85 years)

Birth	16 Nov 1892	Walkaway, Western Australia, Australia
Died	1 Mar 1978	Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1978	Cemetery, Midland, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Henry William COUSINS,   b. 18 Feb 1858, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Clara Elizabeth Cook KING,   b. 7 Sep 1859, Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Married	29 May 1882	Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Family 1	John DODD,   b. 16 Jul 1882, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia
Married	NEVER MARRIED
Children	+ 1. Mabel COUSINS,   b. 20 Dec 1909, Western Australia, Australia
Family 2	James COSGROVE,   b. 1892, York, Western Australia, Australia
Married	25 Jun 1918	Cue, Western Australia, Australia

Edith Pearl HALES

Abt 1893 - 1938  (~ 45 years)

Birth	Abt 1893
Died	18 May 1938	Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1938	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Family	John DODD,   b. 16 Jul 1882, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia
Married	8 Oct 1913	Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Avis Pearl DODD,   b. 1914, Donnybrook, Western Australia, Australia + 5. Clarence Edwin DODD,   b. 17 Nov 1915, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia + 6. Rita May DODD,   b. 14 Apr 1917, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia + 7. Maud Emma DODD,   b. 1920, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia + 8. Joan DODD,   b. 1923, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia + 9. Vallea Edith DODD,   b. 1932, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia

Walter Edward Joseph MEREDITH

1913 - 1996  (83 years)

Birth	1 Mar 1913	Whitfield, Victoria, Australia
Died	17 Jun 1996	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Rita May DODD,   b. 14 Apr 1917, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia
Married	27 May 1940	Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living + 4. Living

Living

Father	Walter Edward Joseph MEREDITH,   b. 1 Mar 1913, Whitfield, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Rita May DODD,   b. 14 Apr 1917, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia
Married	27 May 1940	Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia

Living

Father	Walter Edward Joseph MEREDITH,   b. 1 Mar 1913, Whitfield, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Rita May DODD,   b. 14 Apr 1917, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia
Married	27 May 1940	Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia

Living

Father	Walter Edward Joseph MEREDITH,   b. 1 Mar 1913, Whitfield, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Rita May DODD,   b. 14 Apr 1917, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia
Married	27 May 1940	Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia

Living

Father	Walter Edward Joseph MEREDITH,   b. 1 Mar 1913, Whitfield, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Rita May DODD,   b. 14 Apr 1917, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia
Married	27 May 1940	Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living

• Name	Rita May DODD
  Relationship	with William George BRADY
  Birth	14 Apr 1917	Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia
  Gender	Female
  Death	9 Mar 1989	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  Siblings	8 siblings
  1. Living
  2. Living
  3. Living
  4. Avis Pearl DODD,   b. 1914, Donnybrook, Western Australia, Australia d. 1981
  5. Clarence Edwin DODD,   b. 17 Nov 1915, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia d. 4 Apr 1976, Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia
  6. Maud Emma DODD,   b. 1920, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia d. 5 Nov 1998, Rivervale, Western Australia, Australia
  7. Joan DODD,   b. 1923, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia d. 26 Apr 1992, Yanchep, Western Australia, Australia
  8. Vallea Edith DODD,   b. 1932, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia d. 1968
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Samuel BANWELL,   b. UNKNOWN   d. 1775  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Edith Pearl HALES,   b. Abt 1893   d. 18 May 1938, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia  (Age ~ 45 years)  (Mother)
  Siblings	3 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Avis Pearl DODD,   b. 1914, Donnybrook, Western Australia, Australia d. 1981  (Age 67 years) + 5. Clarence Edwin DODD,   b. 17 Nov 1915, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia d. 4 Apr 1976, Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 60 years) â–»Shirley Helen BRIGGS,  m. 11 Dec 1948, Armadale, Western Australia, Australia   + 6. Rita May DODD,   b. 14 Apr 1917, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia d. 9 Mar 1989, Perth, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 71 years) â–»Walter Edward Joseph MEREDITH,  m. 27 May 1940, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia   + 7. Maud Emma DODD,   b. 1920, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia d. 5 Nov 1998, Rivervale, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 78 years) â–»George Kingsley HITCHENS,  m. 1942, Perth, Western Australia, Australia   + 8. Joan DODD,   b. 1923, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia d. 26 Apr 1992, Yanchep, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 69 years) + 9. Vallea Edith DODD,   b. 1932, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia d. 1968  (Age 36 years)
  Half-siblings	1 half sister (family of John DODD and Hilda Grace COUSINS)
  + 1. Mabel COUSINS,   b. 20 Dec 1909, Western Australia, Australia d. 1 Aug 1986, Midland, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 76 years) â–»Lloyd Henry CURTIS,  m. 1931, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
  Person ID	I18354	MyBradyTree | Descendant of Convict Edwin BANWELL , MC

  
  

  Father	John DODD,   b. 16 Jul 1882, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia d. 2 Feb 1970, Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia (Age 87 years) Other Partners: Hilda Grace COUSINS  m. NEVER MARRIED
  Mother	Edith Pearl HALES,   b. Abt 1893   d. 18 May 1938, Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia (Age ~ 45 years)
  Marriage	8 Oct 1913	Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
  Reference Number	#29
  Family ID	F6495	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walter Edward Joseph MEREDITH,   b. 1 Mar 1913, Whitfield, Victoria, Australia d. 17 Jun 1996, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	27 May 1940	Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living + 4. Living
  Family ID	F21582	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Birth - 14 Apr 1917 - Boyup Brook, Western Australia, Australia Marriage - 27 May 1940 - Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia Death - 9 Mar 1989 - Perth, Western Australia, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  #BFTWA. "Rita May DODD". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I18354&tree=Brady2008 (accessed May 19, 2025).