Digital copy of obituary for Ada Mary PREST nee CARNS, The Record 26 Sep 1964. Wife of Thomas John PREST.ada mary prest nee carns, deaths and funerals, thomas john prest

The colour photo shows Ada & Thomas (Tom) PREST seated in the centre of their sixteen grandchildren. Tom married Ada CARNS in 1907 and went on to run the Prest's extensive shipping business. Ada was noted for her social & charitable work.Reverse 'Ada & Tom Prest with grandchildren'.ada mary prest nee carns, thomas john prest

From the Woodruff family archives, composite lasercopy of 3 photos of Win and Jack Woodruff and familywoodruff family, winifred mary woodruff nee prest, families, john william (jack) woodruff, ada mary prest nee carns, thomas john prest, frances woodruff, mary woodruff

Tom and Ada PREST had two sons, John and Leo and three daughters Constance, Winifred and Ruth.Digital copy of a colour photograph of Ada PREST with her daughters.ada mary prest nee carns, prest family

Digital copy of a B&W photograph of Tom and Ada PREST with a unidentified young child.thomas john prest, ada mary prest nee carns, prest family

A slightly cropped version of this photo appeared in The Sun News-Pictorial, pg 16, Monday 16 September 1946. The caption, in part, reads "Here the Mayor of Port Melbourne (Cr. J. Woodruff), second from right, is watching the Mayoress (Mrs Woodruff) sending down the first jack. Mrs. and Mr. T. J. Prest, parents of the Mayoress are on left; the Mayor is between two members of the bowling club committee." The newspaper version of the photo is a bad reproduction (on Trove) but appears to have cropped out the man on the extreme left so a strict reading of the caption indicates that the man on the left holding his hat and coat is T J PREST. However, the order of the wording "Mrs. and Mr. T. J. Prest" is curious. Usual convention would reverse this order so it is possible to read the caption as Mrs PREST is on the left of Mr PREST and therefore they are the people either side of their daughter, Mrs WOODRUFF. Also Thomas John PREST wore glasses (see Cat No 5298) as does the man to Mrs WOODRUFF's left while the other man, holding his hat and coat, is not wearing glasses. Digital copy of a B&W photograph of the Mayoress, Win WOODRUFF sending down the first jack of the season at Port Melbourne Bowling Club, Saturday, 14 September 1946. The Mayor, Cr Jack WOODRUFF is second from right with his arms folded.winifred mary woodruff nee prest, woodruff family, sport - lawn bowls, john william (jack) woodruff, prest family, ada mary prest nee carns, henry thomas prest, port melbourne bowling club