Packer family
The Packer family has played a significant role in the Australian media, political and social sphere since beginning of the twentieth century.
The family has had numerous interests in Australian business, most notably in media, property and recently in gambling.
Family tree
- Robert Clyde Packer m. Ethel Maude née Hewson
- *Sir Frank Hewson Packer m. Gretel Joyce Bullmore ; Florence Mathilde Adeline Violet, née Porges
- **Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer m. Roslyn Redman née Weedon in 1963
- ***Gretel Packer m. Nick Barham ; Shane Murray
- ****Francesca Barham
- ****Ben Barham
- ****William Kerry Murray
- ***James Douglas Packer m. Jodhi Meares ; Erica née Baxter
- ****Indigo Packer
- ****Jackson Lloyd Packer
- ****Emmanuelle Sheelah Packer
- ** Clyde Packer m. Angela née Money in 1961, divorced in 1972; Kate Clifford in 1977.
- ***Francis Clyde Packer
- *Kathleen Mary Packer, known later as Lady Stening, m. Sir George Stening
Notable members
Name | Birth name | Years living | Business interests | Spouse |
R. C. Packer | Robert Clyde Packer | 24 July 1879 – 12 April 1934 | Ethel Maude Hewson | |
Sir Frank Packer | Douglas Frank Hewson Packer | 3 December 1906 – 1 May 1974 | ||
Clyde Packer | Robert Clyde Packer | 22 July 1935 – 8 April 2001 | ||
Kerry Packer | Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer | 17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005 | Roslyn Weedon | |
Ros Packer | Roslyn Redman Weedon | Kerry Packer | ||
James Packer | James Douglas Packer | 8 September 1967 – |