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JOHN JOSEPH FRANCES DUNDON and ELIZABETH SCHWEIKERT. |
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| John and Johanna's second son John Joseph Francis, married Elizabeth Louise Schweikert and took up residence in Forest Lodge where their first son William and third and fourth sons George and Stephen Francis were born. Their second son John was born in Balmain. Their children were, William, John, George, Stephen Francis, Henry Kevin (my father), Frederica, Helena Mary, Christina Louise, Elizabeth, Frederick Christian and Christian Albert. The remainder of their 11 children were all born in Birkenhead, Fivedock, later changed to Drummoyne. Johns known address in 1889 was Renwick Street Drummoyne, a very well to do street at that time. Whilst at this address he signed a petition as a resident or rate payer for the formation of Drummoyne as a breakaway and separate Municipality from Fivedock. A later address recorded was Struggle Terrace, Cambridge Lane, Drummoyne where his daughter Helena Mary was born in 1895. In July 1918 when his son Frederick joined the army his address was given as "Melrose" 7 Denning Street Drummoyne 2. The 1925 electoral roll shows Harriett Dundon wife of William Dundon as also living at No.7 Denning street. |
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| Other known addresses were Lane Cove Road North Ryde, 165 Buffalo Road Gladesville, and 2 Duncan Street Drummoyne where he died in 1943 aged 84. |
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It was at the stone cottage in North Ryde that George Dundon recalls in the early 30s of many Christmas days put on by Grandmother, the trellis at the back of the cottage was covered in grape vines and a huge table underneath was set with the Christmas dinner served to all who attended. |
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Like his brother Patrick and his father he too was a plasterer and worked on many buildings in the city. John was very partial to a nip of Scotch, and I am reliably informed that in his later days when he was living with his daughter Helena in Duncan Street he would always go for an afternoon stroll in the park, and if he had not returned in time for his evening meal Helena would go looking for him. Usually she found him in the home of the local priest sitting in front of a well depleted bottle of scotch. |
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Although ten of the eleven children were raised as Protestants John still maintained his catholic faith and in fact was often visited by "Old Father Jell" from the local church. On arrival the priest would clutch his cassock "to prevent the protestant children from soiling it" Father Gilroy, later to become Cardinal, was a close personal friend for many years and on Johns' death he ordered that the nuns prepare him for burial, and he personally organised the funeral service. Family members paid for the funeral. |
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