Harold Thomas Arthur Stickler was born 9 March 1907 St.Mathews, Moorfields in St George, Bristol, England, United Kingdom to Albert Thomas Arthur Stickler (1882-1910) and Maud Lilley Burgess (1875-1962) and died 17 February 1991 Caboolture, Queensland, Australia of unspecified causes. He married Phyllis Annie Robinson 7 July 1927 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He married Alice Margaret Lavercombe (1923-1981) 1 June 1945 in Australia.
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The family home built by Harold Thomas Arthur Stickler. Photo taken by Pat Stickler (his niece) in 1941 shows Maud Lilley Stickler (nee Burgess) standing on the steps in her best dress. At the time it was the best house in the street.
His first occupations were as a Carpenter then a Storekeeper. Later he became a Carpenter and owner of a Sawmill and he built the family home; which at the time was said to be the best house in the street.
Harold first married Phyllis Annie Robinson. They had one child, Norman Arthur Stickler (born 19th December 1927), but they divorced in 1942.
In the June of 1945 he then married Alice Margaret Lavercombe. She was previously married to an American soldier (2nd World War) and had one daughter by him (Priscilla Lavercombe). Harold and Alice had seven children, five boys and two girls; all the boys being given 'Arthur' as part of their name in honour of Harold's great-grandfather Thomas Arthur VC (c1835-1902).
Harold, in spite of a couple of operations slowly went blind and ended his days in a home; although the family brought him home for a few hours now and then, but unfortunately he had to stay at the residential home because of his blindness. His wife, Phyllis died on 18th March 1981.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Norman Arthur Stickler (1927-) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Vivian Margaret Stickler | |||
| Harold Arthur Stickler | |||
| Lynette Lillian Stickler | |||
| Trevor Arthur Stickler | |||
| Warren Arthur Stickler | |||
| Terry William Arthur Stickler (c1961-1989) | |||
| John Wayne Arthur Stickler | |||
Footnotes (including sources)
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| ₪ Wedding |
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