I was thinking about what I could write, and came up with a lot of ideas. Someone aged 12 years. Someone who was born or died in December. Someone who had 12 kids. #12 on an Ahnentafel list.

I decided to pick # 12 on my Ancestral Chart – my mother’s father’s father, Robert John McKenzie.

Robert was born in about 1875 in Victoria, Australia, probably in the Warrnambool area. His parents were Alexander McKenzie and Helen (or Ellen) Thompson. I still have not located a list of all his siblings yet.

In 1903, Robert married Eliza Jane Clements, daughter of John Clements and Sarah Sedgley. They had 4 children that I know of: –

• Adeline Hope – born 1904
• Gertrude Ivy – born 1905
• Meredith Hector – born 1907
• Gordon Cecil – born 1909

In 1916, his mother Helen passes away and his father Alexander follows her in 1925.

I found Robert in 18 Australian Electoral Rolls covering the years 1905-1931. His occupation is Farmer and his residence is in Woodford, Victoria, Australia at the family farm, Spring Valley.

Robert passed away on 25 October 1931 in Woodford. He is buried in the Warrnambool Cemetery with his wife and 2 of his children, Hope and Hector, both of whom never married.

I am still looking for an obituary and headstone photo.