Nora Christine McCreath was born on 23 February 1911.

She had a son, William (Joe) McCreath born 11 February 1933 at Invercargill.  Name of father not recorded.

Nora then married Albert Wilkes with whom she also had a son, Albert Francis Wilkes.

She then married William Martin McGill Strathern on 7 August 1940. William was a widower (first wife Helen Christina Shieffelbein (1990-1936)

William and Nora had four chidren:

• Peter McLean Strathern born 12 January 1939.

• Agnes Adirene Lynne Strathern born 25 September 1940.

• Roderick Edward Alexander Strathern born 19 January 1942, Died 7 January 1942, Timaru.

• Lyn Ellen Strathern born 16 August 1948

Lyn Ellen Strathern married Ivan Willis Daly on 26 December 1968. They had two children – Bruce Martin Daly (b. 11 January 1972) and Peter Graham Daly (b. 4 October 1973). Bruce married Belinda Kuschert.  They have a daughter, Josina Martin Daly (b. 7 December 1999, Sydney.