1.

Bridget Victorine GARVEY, daughter of Patrick GARVEY (1858-1908) and Catherine HOURIGAN (1838-1917), was born in 1891 in Casino, N.S.W.^{1 2} reg. No 1891/1853. Bridget married Edward Arthur KNIGHT in 1936 in Sydney.³ reg. no. 17395. Bridget died on 26 Aug 1970.¹ 30607/1970 Heart failure. Bridget was buried on 28 Aug 1970 in Catholic cemetery, Rookwood. Mortuary 3, Lawn 3-grave no. 743.^{4 1} Buried in same grave as Edward Arthur Knight.

Bridget was born in Casino, country NSW, to publican Patrick Garvey and Catherine Hourigan in 1891, the 4th of 8 children. Catholic. Known as "Bridie". Bridie was living in Bangalow, noted as domestic duties in 1913 with her brother James Andrew Garvey, a painter. By the beginning of WW2 she was living in Drummoyne after having been married to Ted Knight in 1936. She was a barmaid in Drummoyne.^5,6

Edward Arthur KNIGHT, son of William George Joseph KNIGHT (1865-1931) and Amelia Alice JONES (1869-1947), was born on 28 Jun 1895 in Balmain Nth.^{7 2} Reg. no.20166. Edward was a Fitter & turner, Marine Engineer.^{8 9 10 11} He was educated at Balmain Christian Bros. school.¹² He was Baptised Catholic.¹² He married Margaret Harken MACDONALD on 20 Oct 1917 in St. Barnabas Church, George St. West, Sydney.³ 9847/1917 (C of E church). Edward died on 13 Oct 1972 in Sydney.^{13 1 14} 67877/1972 Heart failure. Edward was buried on 16 Oct 1972 in Catholic Lawn cemetery, Rookwood. Mortuary 3, Lawn 3, Grave no. 743.^{13 4 1} Service at Church of St. Joseph, Liverpol Rd., Enfield.

Ted was born "during a strike", according to his mother, humorously indicating his personality. He attended Balmain Christian Brothers school, and according to his family he was a real "Larrikin". This was an epithet that was used, not coincidentally, to describe his son Billy, and then Billy's son Kenny. Physically Ted was a small man. "Six stone soaking wet", someone said.

He was lIving at his parents residence in 1917, according to Electoral rolls. At marriage, age 22, he was a marine engineer, residing at Balmain, according to the marriage certificate. His wife Margaret, known as "Rita" died in 1927. He had 2 children by then, and they were raised mainly by Rita's mother Annie Macdonald. Ted's address was Drummoyne at his father's death in 1931.

During WW1. Ted was a ship's Engineer, mainly in the Atlantic. He was 4th engineer on a cargo vessel, the "Toromeo", ex Transport Branch of the Navy Department, then under the control of the Commonwealth Government Line in February 1919, sailing from Liverpool to New York. It was the time of the end of the "Spanish Flu" pandemic. Five crew members died on the ship of influenza, and were buried in a community grave in New York. Ted said he survived by drinking rum. "While at New York, the Toromeo experienced a tragic epidemic of influenza among themembers of the crew during the 5 weeks stay at the American port.The Chief Officer and 5 other members of the crew, succumbed to the disease. The victims included the 3rd engineer and the carpenter. Fifteen others were left behind in hospital when the Toromeo sailed for Wellington. The outbreak on the steamer was remarkable in view of the epidemic having almost entirely disappeared in New York". Ted had contracted some flu and always spoke with a husky voice from then on .

He sapparently bravely helped a little boy who had diptheria by clearing a blockage in his airway.

Ted worked at Mort's Dock, Balmain, Sydney, as a fitter. According to his son Bill, Ted's lunch sandwich was "a double rum". Jack Knight's father, William Frank Knight was annoyed that Ted didn't get his engineer's certificate because he was a very, very good draughtsman, and some of his work was used as examples at Sydney Technical College. He was apparently renowned as an expert at removing a ship's propeller from its shaft.

In September 1942 he was living at the Knight family home at 14 Rowntree St. Balmain.Then during WW2 he moved to 56 Boyce St., Glebe Point. During WW2 he was a fitter at Mort's Dock,and he was retrenched from there in 1957. He married his second wife "Bridie" during WW2 in 1936. She had been working in a local hotel as a barmaid. They lived at Boyce St., Glebe, near Harold Park, Sydney. This is where he was known to RK, where there was always Resch's Dinner Ale on offer, and ginger ale for Rhett^{5,8,9,10,11,12,13,15,16,17}.