1. Herbert John Seeley.
Herbert John was born on 2 April 1907 in 5th Street North, Frodingham, Lincolnshire, England. He died on 13 May 1989 in Leederville, Western Australia, Australia at the age of 82 years, 1 month. He was the son of John Wade Seeley and Julia Peart. He married Veronica Sarah Graham on 10 January 1927 in Holy Souls Catholic Church, Frodingham Road, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.
More about Herbert John Seeley:
Also Known As: Nav Seeley
Children of Veronica Sarah Graham and Herbert John Seeley
+ 11 i. Eric Herbert Seeley. Eric Herbert was born on 31 July 1927 in Maternity Home, 132, Cottage Beck Road, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. He died on 28 February 2018 in Joondalup Hospital, Shenton Avenue, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia.
+ 12 ii. Brenda Veronica Seeley. Brenda Veronica was born on 1 September 1928 in Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, England. She died on 31 March 2020.
+ 13 iii. Donald John Seeley. Donald John was born on 15 January 1931 in Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, England. He died on 1 November 2016 in Shoalwater Nursing Home, 72, Fourth Avenue, Shoalwater, Western Australia, Australia.
11. Eric Herbert Seeley.
Eric Herbert was born on 31 July 1927 in Maternity Home, 132, Cottage Beck Road, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. He died on 28 February 2018 in Joondalup Hospital, Shenton Avenue, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia at the age of 90 years, 6 months. He was the son of Herbert John Seeley and Veronica Sarah Graham. He married Evelyn Edith Bellamy on 10 March 1951 in Saint Johns Church, High Street, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.
Notes for Eric Herbert Seeley
Eulogy for Eric. Written by his daughter Pamela and read at his funeral.
Eric was born on 31st July 1927 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, a redhead, the first child of Herbert (always known as Nav) and Veronica and from all accounts he had a happy and carefree childhood - climbing trees, making cubbies in Acky’s Warren, getting into scrapes and generally being a lad.
He was always a protective older brother to Brenda and Don and they all attended the Doncaster Road School. He left there on his 14th birthday with a good reference and a job waiting for him in the warehouse of the co-op pharmacy.
After only a few months he started work at the Appleby Frodingham Steel Works as a junior clerk, his first job was to deliver the internal mail and he would stop always stop in at each department and learn about what they were doing. In 1943 he began an apprenticeship as a plater there at the steel works.
In November 1945, at the age of 18, he left to do his National Service and joined the 2nd Battalion of the Essex Regiment. It was here that he first showed his true colours as a leader rising to become one of the youngest sergeants in the regiment.
In the aftermath of the war he was stationed in France guarding trains containg returning POWs and the Italy where he was involved with guarding German war criminals at the war courts.
He returned to Scunthorpe to complete his apprenticeship in May 1948 remaining at the steelworks and rising to the position of foreman before leaving in 1966 to bring the family to Perth.
He was introduced to Evelyn, the love of his life, at the Doncaster Road corner, not long after returning from his National Service and they married on March 10th 1951 in a double wedding with Evelyn’s twin sister Aleen and her husband Jack.
The young couple bought a brand new home in Baysdale Road, Ashby and it wasn’t long before they were blessed with the arrival of their little girl Pamela in 1953, the apple of her dad’s eye. Four years later Garry arrived to complete their family unit.
The family always made the most of every opportunity for enjoyment and fun, joining Evelyn’s sister and her family for Christmases and summer holidays. Most summers Eric would bundle Evelyn, Pamela and Garry into the car and, come rain or shine, ensure that they had a wonderful summer holiday. Sometimes they only went an hour away to Cleethorpes or Skegness but several years saw them make the long trek to the south coast of England to stay in the iconic small hotels along the seafront in Bournemouth or Paignton.
In 1963 Eric and the family moved to another new home in Yaddlethorpe and it was there a couple of years later that he made the decision to move his young family thousands of miles across the world for a better life. Eric and Evelyn never regretted that decision and when asked recently why he made the move he said that it was because he knew there was some place better to bring up a family than a grey steelworks town.
Within 2 days of arriving in Perth in September 1966, Eric had found work and settled his family into a new way of living. He adapted amazingly well to his new life, taking to the outdoor lifestyle with enthusiasm and energy - camping, fishing, prawning and crabbing as often as he could.
With Evelyn he bought a new home in Morley where he loved creating a lush garden, always with lots of colour, he added a patio, then an aviary and eventually built a swimming pool, doing much of the work himself.
Over the next few years most of the family followed him to Perth including his parents and his sister Brenda with her family. Eric and Evelyn made a few close friends and began the infamous camping trips on long weekends, they spent as much time as possible out doing things that they’d never been able to do before.
Grandchildren began to arrive - all girls, 2 redheads, like himself and 2 blondes, and he absolutely doted on those girls. He was always extremely proud of everything they did in life and to the end he loved to hear about everything they were doing and where they were going. He would always welcome their friends, the school friends, the boyfriends that came and went and those that became permanent members of the family. Those friends have very fond memories of him and of Evelyn from many years ago.
There was a glitch though mid-way through this long and happy life. At the age of 49 Eric contracted stomach cancer, the doctors weren’t hopeful, it was rare to overcome this form of the disease, but Eric had no intention of giving in to it. After having a major operation to remove part of his stomach and part of his oesophagus, Eric grabbed on to the life he loved and pulled through to rejoin his family and outlive many of his contemporaries, making it to a fabulous 90 years young.
Eric returned to work for a few years and then retired at the age of 60 to spend the next 20 years thoroughly enjoying life with Evelyn. They moved to Mandurah, went fishing, crabbing and prawning alongside Aleen and her husband Jack. They travelled interstate and overseas, visiting Garry and his family in Sri Lanka and Pam and her family in England for extended holidays. They eventually moved back to Perth in 1999, to the northern suburbs, to once again be closer to family.
Sadly, Evelyn passed away in September 2006 leaving a huge hole in his life and his heart. They had been married for 56 years and were still as in much in love then as they were when they married.
Eric continued to live in their home in Kinross, he still travelled occasionally, taking a cruise to Singapore and a trip to Melbourne with Pamela and visiting Garry and his family in the south of the state. He lived a quiet life, reading extensively for as long as he could, going out for coffee or a pint at his favourite pub and taking an interest in current affairs.
The family were his lifeline, his love, he would attend every football match that his great grandson played in, every dance concert, every graduation, every family occasion. He would travel to Melbourne for a visit when a granddaughter and great granddaughter moved there and he wouldn’t miss out on anyone’s birthday. He was thrilled with every young life that was added to the family and his smile was the brightest when he held our latest addition, two year old Bodhi, on his 90th birthday.
He was extremely proud of every member of his family, his children, his granddaughters, his great grandchildren and those that became new members of the family.
Eric was a proud and independent man, loved by everyone who knew him. He continued to drive until 6 months ago. He lived in his own home. He did his own shopping, cooking and looked after himself for as long as he could.
Eric passed away quietly and peacefully on the 28th February at Joondalup hostpital.
He is greatly missed.
More about Eric Herbert Seeley:
Height: 5ft 6ins
Colour of eyes: Grey
Colour of hair: Auburn
Children of Evelyn Edith Bellamy and Eric Herbert Seeley
+ 111 i. Pamela Seeley. Pamela was born on 30 July 1953 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.
+ 112 ii. Garry Seeley. Garry was born on 13 August 1957 in 52, Baysdale Road, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.
12. Brenda Veronica Seeley.
Brenda Veronica was born on 1 September 1928 in Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, England. She died on 31 March 2020 at the age of 91 years, 6 months. She was the daughter of Herbert John Seeley and Veronica Sarah Graham. She married John Francis Murphy in 1950 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.
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Married Name: Brenda Veronica Murphy
Children of Brenda Veronica Seeley and John Francis Murphy
+ 121 i. Martin John Murphy. Martin John was born on 13 December 1951 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. He died on 16 March 1998 in Burnley Pendle, Lancashire, England.
122 ii. Paul Francis Murphy. Paul Francis was born in 1953 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. He died on 16 March 1991 in Daglish, Western Australia, Australia.
13. Donald John Seeley.
Donald John was born on 15 January 1931 in Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, England. He died on 1 November 2016 in Shoalwater Nursing Home, 72, Fourth Avenue, Shoalwater, Western Australia, Australia at the age of 85 years, 9 months. He was the son of Herbert John Seeley and Veronica Sarah Graham. He married Joyce Leake in 1951 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.
Children of Joyce Leake and Donald John Seeley
+ 131 i. Jeanette A Seeley. Jeanette A was born in 1952 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.
+ 132 ii. Wendy M Seeley. Wendy M was born in 1954 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.
111. Pamela Seeley.
Pamela was born on 30 July 1953 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. She is the daughter of Eric Herbert Seeley and Evelyn Edith Bellamy. She married Phillip John Lynch on 16 September 1972 in St Benedicts Church, 115, Ardross Street, Ardross, Western Australia, Australia.
Notes for Pamela Seeley
Words from the Back cover of Pamela's 2018 memoir, How The Hell Did I Get Here?
At the age of 40, simply looking for something to keep her mind occupied, Pamela Lynch enrolled in an Arts degree at the University of Western Australia.
What followed was an unexpected fifteen-year journey that culminated in a PhD in Classics and Ancient History. A journey of discovery that would have repercussions she could never have imagined. Not content to take life easy after her Doctorate, Pamela decided to trek to Everest Base Camp to celebrate her 60th birthday.
Having achieved this most physical of challenges, for some unknown reason, even to herself, she decided to go back to Nepal two years later to take on a much more difficult route through the Himalayas.
This trek didn't go as planned and Pamela was still in Kathmandu when, on 25th April 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, the largest in over eighty years, struck Nepal.
In How The Hell Did I Get Here? Pamela takes us on both her physical, outward journey through the Himalayas and her inner journey over the last 25 years that now sees her, at 64, as a firm advocate for seeing, doing and experiencing life, as much and as often as we can.
"I was there, I was part of it. Nepal was shaken, I was shaken, but I don't regret one step of my journey."
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Married Name: Pamela Lynch
Children of Pamela Seeley and Phillip John Lynch
+ 1111 i. Kathryn Yvonne Lynch. Kathryn Yvonne was born on 24 April 1974.
+ 1112 ii. Nicole Suzanne Lynch. Nicole Suzanne was born on 14 December 1976.
112. Garry Seeley.
Garry was born on 13 August 1957 in 52, Baysdale Road, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. He is the son of Eric Herbert Seeley and Evelyn Edith Bellamy. He married Carol Kim Clutterbuck on 31 October 1981 in Guildford, Western Australia, Australia.
Children of Carol Kim Clutterbuck and Garry Seeley
+ 1121 i. Angela Seeley. Angela was born on 27 August 1983 in Glengarry Hospital, Duncraig, Western Australia, Australia.
+ 1122 ii. Rachel Seeley. Rachel was born on 24 April 1985 in Joondalup Hospital, Shenton Avenue, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia.
121. Martin John Murphy.
Martin John was born on 13 December 1951 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. He died on 16 March 1998 in Burnley Pendle, Lancashire, England at the age of 46 years, 3 months. He was the son of John Francis Murphy and Brenda Veronica Seeley. He married Pamela J Millican in 1985 in Burnley Pendle, Lancashire, England.
Children of Pamela J Millican and Martin John Murphy
1211 i. Gavin Jonathan Murphy. Gavin Jonathan was born on 3 November 1983 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England.
+ 1212 ii. Siobhan Marie Murphy. Siobhan Marie was born on 25 July 1985 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England.
1213 iii. Declan Paul Murphy. Declan Paul was born on 22 October 1992 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England.
1214 iv. Conal Lachlan Murphy. Conal Lachlan was born on 3 February 1996 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England.
122. Paul Francis Murphy.
Paul Francis was born in 1953 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. He died on 16 March 1991 in Daglish, Western Australia, Australia at the age of 38 years, 2 months. He was the son of John Francis Murphy and Brenda Veronica Seeley.
131. Jeanette A Seeley.
Jeanette A was born in 1952 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. She is the daughter of Donald John Seeley and Joyce Leake. She married Peter F Bartley in 1970 in Lewisham, County Of London, England.
Children of Jeanette A Seeley and Peter F Bartley
1311 i. Stephen John Bartley. Stephen John was born in 1971 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.
1312 ii. David Ian Bartley. David Ian was born in 1973 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.
132. Wendy M Seeley.
Wendy M was born in 1954 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. She is the daughter of Donald John Seeley and Joyce Leake. She married Ronald L Swann in 1973 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. She also had a relationship with Unknown.
Children of Wendy M Seeley and Ronald L Swann
1321 i. Georgina Alice Swann. Georgina Alice was born in 1974 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.
Children of Wendy M Seeley and Unknown
1322 i. Graham Michael Swann. Graham Michael was born in 1983 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England.
1111. Kathryn Yvonne Lynch.
Kathryn Yvonne was born on 24 April 1974. She is the daughter of Phillip John Lynch and Pamela Seeley. She married Leon Semmens on 11 March 2001. She also married Darren Whitcher on 23 April 2017 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Children of Kathryn Yvonne Lynch and Leon Semmens
11111 i. Zachary Alexander Semmens. Zachary Alexander was born on 4 September 1998.
11112 ii. Mathew Leon Semmens. Mathew Leon was born on 2 September 1999.
11113 iii. Emily Faye Semmens. Emily Faye was born on 23 May 2003.
1112. Nicole Suzanne Lynch.
Nicole Suzanne was born on 14 December 1976. She is the daughter of Phillip John Lynch and Pamela Seeley. She had an unmarried relationship with Christopher Cox.
Children of Nicole Suzanne Lynch and Christopher Cox
11121 i. Bethany Pamela Rose Lynch. Bethany Pamela Rose was born on 8 October 1998.
1121. Angela Seeley.
Angela was born on 27 August 1983 in Glengarry Hospital, Duncraig, Western Australia, Australia. She is the daughter of Garry Seeley and Carol Kim Clutterbuck. She married Jason Mark Mee on 2 May 2012 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.
Children of Angela Seeley and Jason Mark Mee
11211 i. Bodhi Payton Mee. Bodhi Payton was born on 7 April 2016 in Busselton Hospital, Busselton, Western Australia, Australia.
1122. Rachel Seeley.
Rachel was born on 24 April 1985 in Joondalup Hospital, Shenton Avenue, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia. She is the daughter of Garry Seeley and Carol Kim Clutterbuck. She had a relationship with Brett Blackshaw.
Children of Rachel Seeley and Brett Blackshaw
11221 i. Dylan Evie Blackshaw. Dylan Evie was born on 5 April 2022 in Saint John of God Hostpital, 5, Thirlmere Road, Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia.
1211. Gavin Jonathan Murphy.
Gavin Jonathan was born on 3 November 1983 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. He is the son of Martin John Murphy and Pamela J Millican.
1212. Siobhan Marie Murphy.
Siobhan Marie was born on 25 July 1985 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. She is the daughter of Martin John Murphy and Pamela J Millican. She had a relationship with Michael Hall.
Children of Siobhan Marie Murphy and Michael Hall
12121 i. Niamh Pamela Murphy-Hall. Niamh Pamela was born on 21 March 2017.
1213. Declan Paul Murphy.
Declan Paul was born on 22 October 1992 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. He is the son of Martin John Murphy and Pamela J Millican.
1214. Conal Lachlan Murphy.
Conal Lachlan was born on 3 February 1996 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. He is the son of Martin John Murphy and Pamela J Millican.
1311. Stephen John Bartley.
Stephen John was born in 1971 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. He is the son of Peter F Bartley and Jeanette A Seeley.
1312. David Ian Bartley.
David Ian was born in 1973 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. He is the son of Peter F Bartley and Jeanette A Seeley.
1321. Georgina Alice Swann.
Georgina Alice was born in 1974 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. She is the daughter of Ronald L Swann and Wendy M Seeley.
1322. Graham Michael Swann.
Graham Michael was born in 1983 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. He is the son of Wendy M Seeley.
11111. Zachary Alexander Semmens.
Zachary Alexander was born on 4 September 1998. He is the son of Leon Semmens and Kathryn Yvonne Lynch.
11112. Mathew Leon Semmens.
Mathew Leon was born on 2 September 1999. He is the son of Leon Semmens and Kathryn Yvonne Lynch.
11113. Emily Faye Semmens.
Emily Faye was born on 23 May 2003. She is the daughter of Leon Semmens and Kathryn Yvonne Lynch.
11121. Bethany Pamela Rose Lynch.
Bethany Pamela Rose was born on 8 October 1998. She is the daughter of Christopher Cox and Nicole Suzanne Lynch.
11211. Bodhi Payton Mee.
Bodhi Payton was born on 7 April 2016 in Busselton Hospital, Busselton, Western Australia, Australia. He is the son of Jason Mark Mee and Angela Seeley.
11221. Dylan Evie Blackshaw.
Dylan Evie was born on 5 April 2022 in Saint John of God Hostpital, 5, Thirlmere Road, Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia. She is the daughter of Brett Blackshaw and Rachel Seeley.
12121. Niamh Pamela Murphy-Hall.
Niamh Pamela was born on 21 March 2017. She is the daughter of Michael Hall and Siobhan Marie Murphy.