The Big Event of 2006 was Dad's (George Marshall) 80th year and all members met up at Scotts Head for a Family Reunion and catch up with each other and even meet some we hadn't seen for decades.

George and Helen Marshall (Downes): parents of Janet, Lesley, Wendy, Greg, David and Kathy

Janet and Steve Field have Joshua, Benjamin, Grace and Michael
Lesley and Phil Turner have Jason, Scott and Nathan
Wendy Marshall has Tammie and Gary
Greg and Nicole Marshall have Jaimie, Lauren, Luke, Emma and James
David Marshall has Daniel
Kathy and Graham Hicks have Kelly, Gemma and Matthew

George had 1 brother, Neville. Neville and his wife Maisie had 4 girls: Margaret, Sue, Barbara and
Helen had 1 brother, Jack, and 1 sister Marie
Jack and his Wife Cassie had 1 daughter, Karen who has 1 daughter Jessie
Marie and her husband, Pat, had 2 sons Paul and Brian
Paul and his wife Lisa have 2 daughters, Evangeline and Astrid

The Six families of George and Helen Marshall

Neville's girls with Dad	Janet & Steve Field & children	Lesley & Phil Turner & children	Brad & Wendy
Greg & NIcole Marshall & children	David's children	Kathy & Graham HIcks & children	Gary& Belinda, Tammie & Simon and children

(the year the Queen Elizabeth was coronated queen, the year Joseph Stalin dies, Tenzing Norgay climbed Mt Everest, Mao Zedong became President of the People's Republic of China)....and other events I've read about but can't find reference to!!

Dad worked in the Bank of NSW all his working life and refused to take a transfer to Sydney; he viewed the place with pure contempt and valued the simple, unhurried life in the country as more desirable than any money!

Mum was an English school teacher and would only go back to work when her six children were safely at school; she would never consider allowing other people to care for her children!

These qualities in my parents provided me with 2 of the most important values I hold to. Money should does not replace the simple caring atmosphere of the family unit, regardless of the hardships that this may bring.

Wendy's little brood of grand kids