My Grandfather

Thomas was born in Kirkaldy Scotland in May 1880 to Thomas Beveridge Sr who was an Inland Revenue Officer and a Janet Scott, His father passed away 2 months after he was born his mother his mother passed in August 1880, he was then raised by his grandmother Christina Beveridge. In the late 1890's early 1900's he came to Australia he see his Cousins in Sydney then while here he went to look around and met my Grandmother Lucy Beveridge in Kerang in 1911 they married their son Thomas was born in Kerang in 1912, Their second son was born 1913 but only lived a couple of hours they then moved to Tungamal Vic where their daughter Amelia Jane was still born 1915 he then enlisted in the army and served in France after his return their daughter (my mother) was born on the 29 December 1918 by that time they were living in Thorpdale (in the Gippsland area) they later moved to Warragul where he passed away on 6 january 1941 after suffering a stroke christmas day.