Biographical informationEllen Bolton-Lyons was born c.1838 in Britain. She was the daughter of James Lyons and Ellen Bolton.
She married Cheong Shin Hun and was considered "Chinese by marriage".
She was the mother of 12 children, several of whom moved to Western Australia in 1904.
William b.1860
James (22 August 1863 - 8 September 1937)
Albert (1864 - 29 December 1866)
Annie (12 December 1866 - 17 November 1945, married Albert Edward Wood on 25 April 1898)
Mary Elizabeth (17 September 1868 - 26 May 1952, married Albert Pepper)
Edwin Robert (12 November 1869 - 4 April 1951)
Ellen (6 September 1871 - 1954)
Alfred (31 July 1874 - 1 August 1916)
Louisa (21 November 1876 - 17 April 1959, married Walter Cook)
Katherine (12 May 1878 - 12 September 1963)
Rose (7 November 1879 - 20 November 1970, married Lou Kidd on 4 November 1916; married Edward Pepper on 23 July 1949)
Arthur Victor (25 June 1881 - 16 April 1963)
Many of the children used the name SHIN HUN but this later became SHANHUN.
Ellen is believed to have moved to Western Australia soon after 1904.
She died in 1912, aged 74, in Albany (BDM 5400040/1912).Other nameShanhun Ellen Bolton (differentiated name)Ellen Bolton-Lyons (also known as)Date of birth1838Date of death1st September 1912