David Albert CHALLENGER

1917 - 1995  (78 years)   Has 10 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.

James CHALLENGER

1848 - 1923  (75 years)

Birth	1848	Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Died	1923	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Harriet JAMES,   b. 24 Apr 1851, Burra, South Australia, Australia
Married	24 Aug 1871	Melrose, South Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. James Arthur CHALLENGER,   b. 3 May 1885, Mamery Creek, South Australia, Australia

Rachael OWENS

1829 - 1891  (62 years)

Birth	15 Jan 1829	Tret Eglwyn, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Died	5 Jun 1891	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Family	David Ephram BLAYNEY,   b. 5 Aug 1827, Llandinam, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Married	10 Sep 1853	Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Blanche Batten BLAYNEY,   b. 3 May 1863, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Ann BLAYNEY,   b. 1871, Chapman Valley, Western Australia, Australia

Bessie CHALLENGER

1907 - 1983  (76 years)

Birth	12 May 1907
Died	11 Jun 1983	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Father	James Arthur CHALLENGER,   b. 3 May 1885, Mamery Creek, South Australia, Australia
Mother	Elizabeth PATTEN,   b. 26 Feb 1883, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Married	29 May 1907	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Family	George ABBOTT,   b. 15 Jun 1900, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George ABBOTT

1900 - 1984  (83 years)

Birth	15 Jun 1900	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died	7 Jan 1984	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Bessie CHALLENGER,   b. 12 May 1907

Alice Jane CHALLENGER

1908 - 1966  (57 years)

Birth	22 Oct 1908	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Died	1966	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Father	James Arthur CHALLENGER,   b. 3 May 1885, Mamery Creek, South Australia, Australia
Mother	Elizabeth PATTEN,   b. 26 Feb 1883, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Married	29 May 1907	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Arthur James CHALLENGER

1910 - 1986  (75 years)

Birth	7 Jul 1910	Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia
Died	1 Jun 1986
Father	James Arthur CHALLENGER,   b. 3 May 1885, Mamery Creek, South Australia, Australia
Mother	Elizabeth PATTEN,   b. 26 Feb 1883, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Married	29 May 1907	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Ada CHALLENGER

1911 - 2000  (88 years)

Birth	21 Dec 1911	Cue, Western Australia, Australia
Died	11 Jul 2000	Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Father	James Arthur CHALLENGER,   b. 3 May 1885, Mamery Creek, South Australia, Australia
Mother	Elizabeth PATTEN,   b. 26 Feb 1883, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Married	29 May 1907	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Family	William Henry AVINS,   b. 5 Aug 1905, Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1933	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Beryl Margarite AVINS,   b. 1934, Western Australia, Australia

William Henry AVINS

1905 - Abt 1979  (73 years)

Birth	5 Aug 1905	Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Died	Abt 1979	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Henry James AVINS,   b. Oct 1878, London, England
Mother	Eliza May BALDRY,   b. 4 Sep 1880, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Married	1905	Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Ada CHALLENGER,   b. 21 Dec 1911, Cue, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1933	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Beryl Margarite AVINS,   b. 1934, Western Australia, Australia

Thelma Harriet CHALLENGER

1914 - DECEASED

Birth	1914	Northampton, Western Australia, Australia
Died	DECEASED
Father	James Arthur CHALLENGER,   b. 3 May 1885, Mamery Creek, South Australia, Australia
Mother	Elizabeth PATTEN,   b. 26 Feb 1883, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Married	29 May 1907	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Esther Rachael CHALLENGER

1915 - 1934  (19 years)

Birth	1915	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Died	30 Sep 1934	Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Father	James Arthur CHALLENGER,   b. 3 May 1885, Mamery Creek, South Australia, Australia
Mother	Elizabeth PATTEN,   b. 26 Feb 1883, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Married	29 May 1907	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

David Albert CHALLENGER

1917 - 1995  (78 years)

Birth	5 Mar 1917	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Died	27 Oct 1995	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Father	James Arthur CHALLENGER,   b. 3 May 1885, Mamery Creek, South Australia, Australia
Mother	Elizabeth PATTEN,   b. 26 Feb 1883, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Married	29 May 1907	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Family 1	Olive Shirley WILLIAMSON,   b. 1927, Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living
Family 2	Dorothy Lorraine BUTLER,   b. 24 Jan 1920
Married	1938	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Olive Shirley WILLIAMSON

1927 - 1998  (71 years)

Birth	1927	Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia
Died	Jul 1998	Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Leslie Frank Gerald WILLIAMSON,   b. Abt 1898
Mother	Laura BIRD,   b. 11 Oct 1898, Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia
Married	14 Jan 1919	Gascoyne, Western Australia, Australia
Family 1	David Albert CHALLENGER,   b. 5 Mar 1917, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living
Family 2	Ernest James THOMAS,   b. 13 Feb 1918, South Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1956	Gascoyne, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Bradley Howard THOMAS,   b. 16 Jun 1963, Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia

Dorothy Lorraine BUTLER

1920 - DECEASED

Birth	24 Jan 1920
Died	DECEASED
Family	David Albert CHALLENGER,   b. 5 Mar 1917, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1938	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

James Arthur CHALLENGER

1885 - Abt 1923  (37 years)

Birth	3 May 1885	Mamery Creek, South Australia, Australia
Died	Abt 1923	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Father	James CHALLENGER,   b. 1848, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Mother	Harriet JAMES,   b. 24 Apr 1851, Burra, South Australia, Australia
Married	24 Aug 1871	Melrose, South Australia, Australia
Family	Elizabeth PATTEN,   b. 26 Feb 1883, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Married	29 May 1907	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Bessie CHALLENGER,   b. 12 May 1907   2. Alice Jane CHALLENGER,   b. 22 Oct 1908, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia   3. Arthur James CHALLENGER,   b. 7 Jul 1910, Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia + 4. Ada CHALLENGER,   b. 21 Dec 1911, Cue, Western Australia, Australia   5. Thelma Harriet CHALLENGER,   b. 1914, Northampton, Western Australia, Australia   6. Esther Rachael CHALLENGER,   b. 1915, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia + 7. David Albert CHALLENGER,   b. 5 Mar 1917, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Elizabeth PATTEN

1883 - 1946  (63 years)

Birth	26 Feb 1883	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Died	4 Aug 1946	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Edgar Major PATTEN,   b. 11 Aug 1858, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Elizabeth Blanche Batten BLAYNEY,   b. 3 May 1863, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1878	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Family	James Arthur CHALLENGER,   b. 3 May 1885, Mamery Creek, South Australia, Australia
Married	29 May 1907	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Bessie CHALLENGER,   b. 12 May 1907   2. Alice Jane CHALLENGER,   b. 22 Oct 1908, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia   3. Arthur James CHALLENGER,   b. 7 Jul 1910, Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia + 4. Ada CHALLENGER,   b. 21 Dec 1911, Cue, Western Australia, Australia   5. Thelma Harriet CHALLENGER,   b. 1914, Northampton, Western Australia, Australia   6. Esther Rachael CHALLENGER,   b. 1915, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia + 7. David Albert CHALLENGER,   b. 5 Mar 1917, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Olive Shirley WILLIAMSON

1927 - 1998  (71 years)

Birth	1927	Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia
Died	Jul 1998	Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Leslie Frank Gerald WILLIAMSON,   b. Abt 1898
Mother	Laura BIRD,   b. 11 Oct 1898, Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia
Married	14 Jan 1919	Gascoyne, Western Australia, Australia
Family 1	David Albert CHALLENGER,   b. 5 Mar 1917, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living
Family 2	Ernest James THOMAS,   b. 13 Feb 1918, South Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1956	Gascoyne, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Bradley Howard THOMAS,   b. 16 Jun 1963, Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia

Ernest James THOMAS

1918 - 1986  (68 years)

Birth	13 Feb 1918	South Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Died	26 Aug 1986	Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1986	Cemetery, Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Olive Shirley WILLIAMSON,   b. 1927, Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1956	Gascoyne, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Bradley Howard THOMAS,   b. 16 Jun 1963, Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia

Dorothy Lorraine BUTLER

1920 - DECEASED

Birth	24 Jan 1920
Died	DECEASED
Family	David Albert CHALLENGER,   b. 5 Mar 1917, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1938	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

• Name	David Albert CHALLENGER
  Relationship	with Rodney VOJVODICH
  Birth	5 Mar 1917	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Oct 1995	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
  Siblings	6 siblings
  1. Bessie CHALLENGER,   b. 12 May 1907   d. 11 Jun 1983, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
  2. Alice Jane CHALLENGER,   b. 22 Oct 1908, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia d. 1966, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
  3. Arthur James CHALLENGER,   b. 7 Jul 1910, Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia d. 1 Jun 1986
  4. Ada CHALLENGER,   b. 21 Dec 1911, Cue, Western Australia, Australia d. 11 Jul 2000, Northam, Western Australia, Australia
  5. Thelma Harriet CHALLENGER,   b. 1914, Northampton, Western Australia, Australia d. DECEASED
  6. Esther Rachael CHALLENGER,   b. 1915, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia d. 30 Sep 1934, Northam, Western Australia, Australia
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James CHALLENGER,   b. 1848, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England d. 1923, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 75 years)  (Grandfather)  Rachael OWENS,   b. 15 Jan 1829, Tret Eglwyn, Montgomeryshire, Wales d. 5 Jun 1891, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 62 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	1 brother and 5 sisters
  + 1. Bessie CHALLENGER,   b. 12 May 1907   d. 11 Jun 1983, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 76 years) â–»George ABBOTT     2. Alice Jane CHALLENGER,   b. 22 Oct 1908, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia d. 1966, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 57 years)   3. Arthur James CHALLENGER,   b. 7 Jul 1910, Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia d. 1 Jun 1986  (Age 75 years) + 4. Ada CHALLENGER,   b. 21 Dec 1911, Cue, Western Australia, Australia d. 11 Jul 2000, Northam, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 88 years) â–»William Henry AVINS,  m. 1933, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia     5. Thelma Harriet CHALLENGER,   b. 1914, Northampton, Western Australia, Australia d. DECEASED   6. Esther Rachael CHALLENGER,   b. 1915, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia d. 30 Sep 1934, Northam, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 19 years) + 7. David Albert CHALLENGER,   b. 5 Mar 1917, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia d. 27 Oct 1995, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 78 years) â–»Olive Shirley WILLIAMSON   â–»Dorothy Lorraine BUTLER,  m. 1938, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
  Person ID	I103516	MyBradyTree

  
  

  Father	James Arthur CHALLENGER,   b. 3 May 1885, Mamery Creek, South Australia, Australia d. Abt 1923, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth PATTEN,   b. 26 Feb 1883, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia d. 4 Aug 1946, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	29 May 1907	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
  Family ID	F77778	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Olive Shirley WILLIAMSON,   b. 1927, Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia d. Jul 1998, Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia (Age 71 years)  Other Partners: Ernest James THOMAS  m. 1956
  Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F67836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Dorothy Lorraine BUTLER,   b. 24 Jan 1920   d. DECEASED
  Marriage	1938	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
  Reference Number	#33
  Family ID	F81465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Birth - 5 Mar 1917 - Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia Marriage - 1938 - Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia Death - 27 Oct 1995 - Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  #BFTWA. "David Albert CHALLENGER". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I103516&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed July 10, 2025).