Martin
Thanks for getting in touch. But first a question. There is a short reference to Isaac
Buchanan Sutherland in my family history being born in Glasgow in 1864 and marrying Bertha
in 1901 not 1907. So which is it? If you go back to to the first entry you will see that Berthas
mother was French. Here are Isaac and Berthas children.
Victor B 1864 D 19/12/1940 M Augusta Amelia Harris ( 1881-1964) 1903 1S, 2D
Adrienne Rachael, B 1869 Vic. D 1961 Vic. M Samuel Warren 1 D
Eleanor Hautiville, B 1871 Hay NSW, D 1959 Vic. M Fred Oscar Beckendorff 1894 1S
Lillien Fluerette, B 1875 Hay, D 1954 Carlton. MJohn James Markham in Hay 1908. 1D
Alfred (Arthur), B Hay 1881, M Dinah Davies.
His only child Theodore Benjamin was the most famous of the family. He was a national and
world class swimmer who represented Australia in the 1908 and 1912 Olympics. He was in
fact one the first two Australians to represent their country in officially recognized consecutive
Olympiads. I have found photos taken of him at the Olympic Games. The trove sites and
the AOC sites mention him
Elvina Hart came from a family whose roots i have traced back to 1743. Many of her
grand parents generation were among the early pioneers of Australia, especially in Melbourne
where they arrived in 1839. They had the first Jewish wedding in Victoria, the first
Jewish funeral and the second bar mitzvah in Victoria. Look up Asher Hart, Ashur Hart, Edward
Hart and John Hart on the Trove site. You will see how important they were in Australian
Jewish history. But more of that in other posts. And yes i would be interested in information
on the Sutherland family. There is a Sutherland from Caithess Scotland in my fathers tree.
Pwh
