Lilian's Tree

Lilian Evelyn GALBRAITH b, 22 October 1911, d 7 June 2006. She was known as Lily. Lily was born at 97 Regent Street, Camperdown and was the second of 10 children born to Eveline Maud JASPER and Arthur Alfred Victor GALBRAITH. She was baptised on 22 November 1911 at St Stephen's, Newtown. Lily attended Erskinville Public School, as her mother had. In September 1924, she was confirmed at Holy Trinity, Erskinville. The family was living in Erskinville, where the council chambers now stand. She worked in a boot factory and later Allen's cake shop, at Erskinville, becoming life-long friends with the daughter of the owner and dating one of the sons. Sadly he committed suicide. In 1945, Lily married Cecil Henry Gullen, a widower and they had one child. Cecil died of cancer, caused by being gassed in World War 1, leaving Lily a widow, with a three year old child.  In 1954, Lily married Matthew Henry Abberton, a mate of her first husband, they also had a child. Matt passed away in 1958,...