GeniAus - #AtoZChallenge - Z is for Zachery and Zita

During April 2020 the month of this #AtoZChallenge I will be sharing short posts on some of the 2,000+ descendants I have identified of my 3x Great-Grandmother, Elizabeth Phipps. 

Elizabeth Phipps 1785-1869 was a convict who was transported from England to New South Wales in 1814 per Wanstead. 

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Zachery and Zita are just two of Elizabeth's many descendants

Zachery is a young chap so I am not going to share any of his personal details. He is a Great-Grandson of Thorpe Egbert Price and a descendant of Elizabeth Phipps daughter, Ann Westbrook.

Zita Reynolds was born in 1923.

Zita, a committed student had a long journey to school each day. I wonder if, like my ancestors in the area, she drove a horse and sulky.

1938 'All ABOUT PEOPLE', The Burrowa News (NSW : 1874 - 1951), 7 January, p. 3. , viewed 19 Apr 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102505903

In 1940 she enjoyed a holiday with a friend.

1940 'TOWN TALK', The Burrowa News (NSW : 1874 - 1951), 26 January, p. 2. , viewed 19 Apr 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102361577

In 1944 she was a bridesmaid at a friend's wedding in Gilgandra, NSW.

1944 'Family Notices', Gilgandra Weekly (NSW : 1942 - 1955), 6 April, p. 2. , viewed 19 Apr 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113241968

I hadn't been able to find much information on Zita until I realised that her name was interchangeably spelt as Zeta.  I had forgotten to examine alternate spellings!

Once I realised this I found a flood of articles about Zeta on Trove. As a child she made regular contributions to the children's pages in newspapers.

1935 'Likes Tennis, Writing and Reading.', The Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW : 1913 - 1950), 20 February, p. 20. , viewed 19 Apr 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146015004

Zeta served several times as a Bridesmaid for her sisters and friends and she was quite well known for the cakes she made for various celebrations. There is a report of Zeta's 21st Birthday party here on Trove in 1944. From Electoral rolls on Ancestry I learnt that Zeta was still living with her parents at their property, Chatswood, Gilgandra in 1954.

Zeta married Phillip George Lynch in 1957. Unfortunately I cannot find a report of the wedding as the coverage of most newspapers on Trove ceases after 1954. I would love to hear stories of Zeta's life between 1954 and her death in 2013.

I love to connect with cousins and fellow researchers. Should you find any errors in my post or have additional information please contact me.