Annie Constance Lawes

F, #3061, b. 1862, d. 27 Dec 1864
Father*Henry Lawes b. 30 May 1832, d. 7 Aug 1882
Mother*Eliza Emily Kenny b. Feb 1831, d. 30 Sep 1892
Birth*1862 Hawthorn, VIC, Australia, #B6768
baptised 12 Mar 1862 Christ Church Hawthorn.1,2 
Death*27 Dec 1864 Hawthorn, VIC, Australia, #D7801 (Age 2.)1 
Death-Notice*28 Dec 1864 LAWES. -On the 27th inst., at Heathfield, Hawthorn, Annie, second daughter of Henry and Emily Lawes, in the third year of her age.3 

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  2. [S187] FamilySearch ""Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981," index, FamilySearch."
  3. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 28 Dec 1864, p4.
Last Edited2 Apr 2023

Ada Mabel Lawes

F, #3062, b. 8 Aug 1863, d. 19 Apr 1953
Father*Henry Lawes b. 30 May 1832, d. 7 Aug 1882
Mother*Eliza Emily Kenny b. Feb 1831, d. 30 Sep 1892
Married NameWilkinson.1 
Birth*8 Aug 1863 Hawthorn, VIC, Australia, #B8948/1864
baptised 27 Sep 1863 Christ Church Hawthorn.2,3 
Land-Note*27 Mar 1893 GEM-D-30.31.32.32A.33.33A.34. Eliza Emily Lawes Memo No 14003 - Ada Mabel Lawes, of the Avenue, East Malvern, is registered as the proprietor of the within described land as Administratrix to whom Administration of the Estate Emily Lawes or Emily Eliza Lawes (who died on the 30th September, 1892) was granted on the 8th November, 1892.4 
Land-UBeac27 Mar 1893 GEM-D-30.31.32.32A.33.33A.34. Transfer from Eliza Emily Lawes to Ada Mabel Lawes.4 
Land-UBeac27 Mar 1893 PAK-69. Transfer from Eliza Emily Lawes to Ada Mabel Lawes. 20a 0r 0p.5 
Land-UBeac*1 Jul 1893 GEM-D-59. Transfer from Eliza Emily Lawes to Ada Mabel Lawes. 128a 1r 24p - Ada Mabel Lawes would have taken over lease earlier - writes to lands department that she and her sisters have difficulties paying the rents.6,7 
Land-Note*13 Jan 1897 GEM-D-30.31.32.32A.33.33A.34.59.69: Mortgagee: Robert Selman Whiting. Mortgage not discharged. Mortgagor was Ada Mabel Lawes.8 
Marriage*7 Jan 1904 Spouse: Frederick Wilkinson. St Mary's, West Kensington, London, England.9,10
Marriage-Notice*24 Mar 1904 MARRIAGES. WILKINSON-LAWES.—On the 7th January, at St. Mary's, West Kensington, London, Frederick, son of the late Frederick Wilkinson, master-in-equity, Melbourne, to Ada Mabel, second daughter of the late Henry Lawes, barrister-at-law, Melbourne.9 
Land-UBeac*b Aug 1906 GEM-D-30.31.32.32A.33.33A.34.59.69. Transfer from Ada Mabel Lawes to Robert Selman Whiting. Whiting repossessed land.8 
Widow14 May 1938Ada Mabel Lawes became a widow upon the death of her husband Frederick Wilkinson.11 
Death*19 Apr 1953 Hastings, Sussex, England, Jun Q [Hastings] (Age 89) 5h 261.12,11 
Probate (Will)*24 Jul 1953 WILKINSON Ada Mabel of 25 Brittany-road Hastings widow died 19 April 1953 Probate London 24 July to Katherine Joan Lawes Lawes single woman and Charles Glennie De Rougemont solicitor. Effects £1418 0s. 3d.11 

Electoral Rolls (Australia) and Census (UK/IRL)

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
29 Sep 193913 Springfield Rd, Hastings, East Sussex, EnglandHead of Household: Ada Mabel Lawes. Ada M Wilkinson, Widowed, born 8 Aug 1863, Private Means, 13 Springfield Rd., Hastings, Sussex, England.13

Grave

  • Hastings, East Sussex, England14

Newspaper-Articles

  • 5 Feb 1891: GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL, Grange-road, East Malvern.- Miss A M Lawes, principal at home after February 4. SCHOOL REOPENS February 10.15

Citations

  1. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.),.
  2. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  3. [S187] FamilySearch ""Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981," index, FamilySearch."
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1196-071; 1168-516; 1176-173; 1315-859; 1166-115; 1213-509; 1168-517: Memo No 14003 - Ada Mabel Lawes, of the Avenue, East Malvern, is registered as the proprietor of the within described land as Administratrix to whom Administration of the Estate Emily Lawes or Emily Eliza Lawes (who died on the 30th September, 1892) was granted on the 8th November, 1892.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1065-896 - Memo No 14008 - Ada Mabel Lawes, of the Avenue, East Malvern, is registered as the proprietor of the within described land as Administratrix to whom Administration of the Estate Emily Lawes or Emily Eliza Lawes (who died on the 30th September, 1892) was granted on the 8th November, 1892.
  6. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2719-682 - Ada Mabel Lawes of The Avenue East Malvern Spinster Administratrix to the estate and effects of Emily Eliza Lawes late of Prahran deceased.
  7. [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). Land File 9002/19.20.
  8. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1196-071; 1168-516; 1176-173; 1315-859; 1166-115; 1213-509; 1168-517; 2719-682; 1065-896: Mortgage to Robert Selmon Whiting - Mortgage No 175383 - not discharged.
  9. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 24 Mar 1904, p1.
  10. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938
    P77/MRY/007
    Ada Mabel Lawes & Frederick Willinson, Marriage Date: 7 Jan 1904, Marriage Place: Saint Mary, West Kensington: Hammersmith Road, Hammersmith and Fulham, England.
    Father1: Henry Lawes. Father2: Frederick Willinson.
  11. [S190] Index to Probate Calendar England, viewed at ancestry.com.au, 1858-1966.
  12. [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/.
  13. [S375] UK 1939 Register for England (online image) 1939 "The National Archives, Kew, London, England, 1939 Register, Rg 101/2487f, Enumeration District: Eibs
    1939 England and Wales Register.
    Enummerated at 13 Springfield Rd.
    Household Members: Susan E Waymouth, Female, Ada M Wilkinson, Harriet Fox, Female
    Ancestry Record ID: 61596::3502028."
  14. [S345] Index of monumental inscriptions/burials, www.findagrave.com "Hastings Cemetery and Crematorium, Hastings, Hastings Borough, East Sussex, England, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183765717
    Grave of Ada Mabel Wilkinson (8 Aug 1865-1953)."
  15. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 5 Feb 1891, p10.
Last Edited14 Jan 2024

Emily Selina Ethel Lawes

F, #3063, b. 25 May 1866, d. 11 Aug 1931
Father*Henry Lawes b. 30 May 1832, d. 7 Aug 1882
Mother*Eliza Emily Kenny b. Feb 1831, d. 30 Sep 1892
Married NameChase. 
Birth*25 May 1866 Boroondara, VIC, Australia, #B8560/1867.1 
Marriage*3 Feb 1892 Spouse: Rev William Saint John Chase. St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #M231.2
 
Marriage-Notice*2 Mar 1892 CHASE-LAWES -On the 3rd ult., at St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, by the Lord Bishop, assisted by Canon Chase, Rev. J. B. Gason (St John's East Malvern) and the Rev. George Sutton, precentor, the Rev. William St. John Chase, St. Mark's, Golden square, Bendigo, fourth son of Canon Chase, to Emily Selina Ethel, third daughter of the late Henry Lawes, barrister-at-law, Melbourne.3 
Widow22 Dec 1912Emily Selina Ethel Lawes became a widow upon the death of her husband Rev William Saint John Chase.4 
Death*11 Aug 1931 Roseville, NSW, Australia, #D10681/1931 (Age 63) [par Henry & KENNY].5 
Death-Notice*12 Aug 1931 CHASE—August 11, 1931, at Roseville, Ethel Emily, widow of the late Rev W St John Chase, in her 63rd year.
CHASE.-The Funeral of the late Mrs. ETHEL EMILY CHASE will leave her late residence, Coonyngere, Bayswater-road, Roseville, THIS WED- NESDAY, at 11 a.m., for the Church of England Cemetery, Northern Suburbs. Motor funeral.6 

Electoral Rolls (Australia) and Census (UK/IRL)

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
193010 Bayswater Road, Roseville, NSW, AustraliaOccupation: home duties.7

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  2. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  3. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 2 Mar 1892, p1.
  4. [S7] Registry of NSW Births Deaths and Marriages.
  5. [S7] Registry of NSW Births Deaths and Marriages "CHASE ETHEL E      HENRY (-KENNY) 63 YRS KILLARA. CHATSWOOD."
  6. [S17] Newspaper - The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW), 12 Aug 1931, p9+10.
  7. [S101] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1903 - 1980.
Last Edited14 Jan 2024

Marion Grace Lawes

F, #3064, b. 11 Dec 1869, d. 27 Mar 1935
Father*Henry Lawes b. 30 May 1832, d. 7 Aug 1882
Mother*Eliza Emily Kenny b. Feb 1831, d. 30 Sep 1892
Birth*11 Dec 1869 Hawthorn, VIC, Australia, #B23561/1870
baptism Christ Church Hawthorn on 6 Feb 1870.1,2 
Death*27 Mar 1935 Brighton, VIC, Australia, #D2455 (Age 66.)3 
Death-Notice*28 Mar 1935 LAWES.—On the 27th March Marion Grace, fourth daughter of the late Henry Lawes and loved sister of Alice (Mrs N E Doughty), 34a Meninie? Avenue Malvern SE4
LAWES.—The Friends of the late Miss MARION GRACE LAWES are most respectfully informed that her private funeral will arrive at the Boroondara Cemetery, Kew, THIS DAY (Thursday), at 2.45 pm.4 

Grave

  • C/E D 138 & 139, Boroondara Cemetery, Kew, VIC, Australia, In memory of Alice Blanche, loving wife of Vernon Edwin DOUGHTY & daughter of Emily & Henry LAWES, d 20 Dec 1943, aged 67 years. In Loving memory of our father and mother Henry LAWES, Barrister at Law, d Heathfield Hawthorn 7 Aug 1882 aged 49 years, Emily Eliza LAWES d Coonyngera, East Malvern 30 Sep 1892, aged 60 years. verse, also Marion Grace LAWES d 28 Mar 1935.5,6

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  2. [S187] FamilySearch ""Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTZH-V26 : accessed 02 Nov 2014)."
  3. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 28 Mar 1935, p1.
  5. [S46] Index of burials in the cemetery of Boroondara, Kew,.
  6. [S20] Various indexed records of GSV - Genealogical Society Victoria "Boroondara Memorial Inscriptions compiled by Port Philip Pioneers Group Inc 1993."
Last Edited2 Apr 2023

Thomas Clifford Lawes

M, #3065, b. 6 Jul 1872, d. 28 Nov 1923
Father*Henry Lawes b. 30 May 1832, d. 7 Aug 1882
Mother*Eliza Emily Kenny b. Feb 1831, d. 30 Sep 1892
Military*Enlisted for military service: Major in the Royal Garrison Artillery
served with the Hausa Field Force. 
Birth*6 Jul 1872 Boroondara, VIC, Australia, #B17080/1873
baptism Christ Church Hawthorn on 29 Sep 1872.1 
Birth-Notice*9 Jul 1872 LAWES.—On the 6th inst., at Hawthorn, the wife of Henry Lawes, Esq., of a son.2 
Marriage*17 Apr 1902 Spouse: Norah Kathleen Lanphier. St Mary's Church, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, Jun Q [Knaresbro'] 9a 201.3
 
Marriage-Notice*4 Jun 1902 LAWES—LANPHIER.—On the 17th April, at St. Mary's Church, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, by the Rev. J E A Inge, rector of Gaton, Lincolnshire, cousin of the bridegroom, assisted by the Rev. J Cohen, vicar, Thomas Clifford Lawes, lieutenant Royal Artillery, youngest son of the late Henry Lawes, barrister-at-law, Melbourne, to Norah Kathleen, youngest daughter of Richard Lanphier, M.B., formerly of Alford, Lincolnshire, England.4 
Death*28 Nov 1923 Cottage Memorial Hospital, Cirenchester, Gloucestershire, England, Buried on 1 Dec 1923 in Rendcombe Parish Gloucestershire.5,6 
Probate (Will)*18 Jan 1924 LAWES Thomas Clifford of 34 Cheniston-gardens Kensington Middlesex died 28 November 1923 at Memorial Hospital Cirencester Gloucestershire Administration London 18 January to Norah Kathleen Lawes widow. Effects £236 8s. 2d.7 
Death-Notice*19 Jan 1924 LAWES-On the 28th November, 1923 at the Memorial Hospital, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, Major T. Clifford Lawes, R. A. (late Hausa Field Force), youngest son of the late Henry Lawes, barrister at law, Melbourne.5 

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888 "place indexed as Porcondara."
  2. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 9 Jul 1872, p4.
  3. [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/.
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 4 Jun 1902, p1.
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 19 Jan 1924, p13.
  6. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1988
    Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Reference Numbers: P267 IN 1/9
    Thomas Clifford Lawes, Retired Major, 34 Cheniston Gardens W8 (died at Cottage Hospital Cirencester), buried 1 Dec 1923, 51 years.
  7. [S190] Index to Probate Calendar England, viewed at ancestry.com.au, 1858-1966.
Last Edited14 Jan 2024

Alice Blanche Lawes

F, #3066, b. 16 Apr 1876, d. 20 Dec 1943
Father*Henry Lawes b. 30 May 1832, d. 7 Aug 1882
Mother*Eliza Emily Kenny b. Feb 1831, d. 30 Sep 1892
Married NameDoughty. 
Married NameClaxton. 
Birth*16 Apr 1876 Hawthorn, VIC, Australia, #B8948/1864
baptised 28 May 1876 Christ Church Hawthorn.1,2 
Marriage*3 Jul 1901 Spouse: Frederick William Claxton. St John's, East Malvern, VIC, Australia, #M4476.3
 
Marriage-Notice*17 Jul 1901 CLAXTON-LAWES.-On the 3rd July, at St. John's, East Malvern, by the Rev. J. B. Gason, Frederick W. Claxton, manager of Booabula, Deniliquin, N.S.W., to Alice Blanche, youngest daughter of the late Henry Lawes, barrister-at-law, Melbourne.4 
Widow9 Jan 1908Alice Blanche Lawes became a widow upon the death of her husband Frederick William Claxton.5 
Marriage*1908 Spouse: Vernon Edwin Doughty. VIC, Australia, #M69.6
 
Death*20 Dec 1943 Malvern, VIC, Australia, #D13509 (Age 67) - as DOUGHTY.7 
Death-Notice*21 Dec 1943 DOUGHTY (nee Lawes).-On December 20, at a private hospital, Malvern, Alice Blanche, beloved wife of Vernon Doughty, mother of Harold. Thomas (A.I.F.) William, and Laetitia (A.A.N.S.), aged 65 years. (Remains at Drayton and Garson's chapel, 1217 High street, Malvern.)8 

Electoral Rolls (Australia) and Census (UK/IRL)

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
2 Apr 191131 Anerley Grove, Upper Norwood, Surrey, England(Head of Household) Vernon Edwin Doughty;
Age 30
Member(s) of Household: Harold Vernon Rose Doughty Thomas Frederick Doughty9

Grave

  • C/E D 138 & 139, Boroondara Cemetery, Kew, VIC, Australia, In memory of Alice Blanche, loving wife of Vernon Edwin DOUGHTY & daughter of Emily & Henry LAWES, d 20 Dec 1943, aged 67 years. In Loving memory of our father and mother Henry LAWES, Barrister at Law, d Heathfield Hawthorn 7 Aug 1882 aged 49 years, Emily Eliza LAWES d Coonyngera, East Malvern 30 Sep 1892, aged 60 years. verse, also Marion Grace LAWES d 28 Mar 1935.10,11

Newspaper-Articles

  • 6 Jul 1901: CLAXTON—LAWES.
    The wedding of Frederick Claxton, manager of Boabula Station, Deniliquin, N.S.W., with Alice Blanche, youngest daughter of the late Mr. Henry Lawes, barrister, of Melbourne, was celebrated in St. John's, East Malvern, on Wednesday. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. B. Gason. The bride, given away by her brother-in-law, Rev. W. Chase, wore soft white silk, with wide tucked flounce, tucked bodice, and jabot of lace. Her veil was fastened with a spray of orange blossom. She carried a white shower bouquet. Two cable bangles were the gift—one of the bridegroom and the other of Mr. Justice A'Beckett and Mrs. A'Beckett. The principal bridesmaid was Miss May Lawes, who was in silver grey voile, with vest, of white chiffon; black fancy-chip hat, with pale yellow flowers. She carried a white bouquet, and wore a ruby brooch, the gift of the bridegroom. Two children—Kathleen Chase and Sylva Godkin—followed in straight frocks of white and pink respectively, with large white hats. They wore pearl and opal pins, and carried empire crooks, tied with pink streamers. Mr. A. Wilkinson was best man. Afternoon tea was served at the residence of the bride's cousin, Ballymooney, East Malvern, only relatives and a few intimate friends being present. The bride left wearing a sapphire blue coat and skirt, with black velvet picture hat. Frederick William Claxton12

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  2. [S187] FamilySearch ""Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTZH-55H : accessed 02 Nov 2014), Alice Blanche Lawes, 28 May 1876; citing ; FHL microfilm 1238886."
  3. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901 "Frederick's birth place Ballarat."
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 17 Jul 1901, p1.
  5. [S63] South Australian Government. BDM Index South Australia.
  6. [S3] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Edwardian Index Victoria 1902-1913.
  7. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  8. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 21 Dec 1943, p2.
  9. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "Class: RG14; Piece: 3406; Schedule Number: 268."
  10. [S46] Index of burials in the cemetery of Boroondara, Kew,.
  11. [S20] Various indexed records of GSV - Genealogical Society Victoria "Boroondara Memorial Inscriptions compiled by Port Philip Pioneers Group Inc 1993."
  12. [S14] Newspaper - The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 6 Jul 1901, p47.
Last Edited2 Apr 2023

Frederick William Claxton

M, #3067, b. 1860, d. 9 Jan 1908
Father*Frederick Moses Claxton
Mother*Elizabeth Dalton
Birth*1860 Ballarat, VIC, Australia, #B2332 [par Frederick Moses CLAXTON & Elizabeth DALTON].1 
Marriage*3 Jul 1901 Spouse: Alice Blanche Lawes. St John's, East Malvern, VIC, Australia, #M4476.2
 
Marriage-Notice*17 Jul 1901 CLAXTON-LAWES.-On the 3rd July, at St. John's, East Malvern, by the Rev. J. B. Gason, Frederick W. Claxton, manager of Booabula, Deniliquin, N.S.W., to Alice Blanche, youngest daughter of the late Henry Lawes, barrister-at-law, Melbourne.3 
Death*9 Jan 1908 Adelaide, SA, Australia, #D330/274 CLAXTON Frederick. Relative undefined. Place Adelaide.4 
Death-Notice*10 Jan 1908 CLAXTON. — On the 9th January, at Adelaide (suddenly), Frederick William, second son of the late Councillor Claxton, of Ballarat.5
 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 6 Jul 1901: CLAXTON—LAWES.
    The wedding of Frederick Claxton, manager of Boabula Station, Deniliquin, N.S.W., with Alice Blanche, youngest daughter of the late Mr. Henry Lawes, barrister, of Melbourne, was celebrated in St. John's, East Malvern, on Wednesday. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. B. Gason. The bride, given away by her brother-in-law, Rev. W. Chase, wore soft white silk, with wide tucked flounce, tucked bodice, and jabot of lace. Her veil was fastened with a spray of orange blossom. She carried a white shower bouquet. Two cable bangles were the gift—one of the bridegroom and the other of Mr. Justice A'Beckett and Mrs. A'Beckett. The principal bridesmaid was Miss May Lawes, who was in silver grey voile, with vest, of white chiffon; black fancy-chip hat, with pale yellow flowers. She carried a white bouquet, and wore a ruby brooch, the gift of the bridegroom. Two children—Kathleen Chase and Sylva Godkin—followed in straight frocks of white and pink respectively, with large white hats. They wore pearl and opal pins, and carried empire crooks, tied with pink streamers. Mr. A. Wilkinson was best man. Afternoon tea was served at the residence of the bride's cousin, Ballymooney, East Malvern, only relatives and a few intimate friends being present. The bride left wearing a sapphire blue coat and skirt, with black velvet picture hat. Alice Blanche Lawes6

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  2. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901 "Frederick's birth place Ballarat."
  3. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 17 Jul 1901, p1.
  4. [S63] South Australian Government. BDM Index South Australia.
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 10 Jan 1908, p1.
  6. [S14] Newspaper - The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 6 Jul 1901, p47.
Last Edited2 Apr 2023

Rev William Saint John Chase

M, #3068, b. 15 Jul 1862, d. 22 Dec 1912
Father*Rev Canon Septimus Lloyd Chase b. 17 Jul 1819, d. 3 Aug 1895
Mother*Eleanor Sophia Purvis b. 1822, d. 4 May 1866
Occupation* CHURCH: Incumbent of Golden Square, Victoria, Incumbent of Whittlesea, Victoria -1896, Rector of Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales -1907, Rector of Picton and The Oaks, New SouthWales -1910.1 
Birth*15 Jul 1862 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #B15825.2 
Marriage*3 Feb 1892 Spouse: Emily Selina Ethel Lawes. St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #M231.3
 
Marriage-Notice*2 Mar 1892 CHASE-LAWES -On the 3rd ult., at St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, by the Lord Bishop, assisted by Canon Chase, Rev. J. B. Gason (St John's East Malvern) and the Rev. George Sutton, precentor, the Rev. William St. John Chase, St. Mark's, Golden square, Bendigo, fourth son of Canon Chase, to Emily Selina Ethel, third daughter of the late Henry Lawes, barrister-at-law, Melbourne.4 
Illness*2 Jul 1899 CHASE, William St John - Age 36 - C of E CLERGYMAN. Admitted to Kew Asylum by authority of A P Chase. Recurrent Mania for 3 years from unknown cause. Otherwise in good health. Transferred to Yarra Bend on 25 July 1899, where he had stayed on a previous occasion.5 
Death*22 Dec 1912 Randwick, NSW, Australia, NSW #D17727.6 
Death-Notice*23 Dec 1912 CHASE.-December 22, 1912, William St. John Chase, Rector of Picton, and fourth son of the late Canon Chase, Melbourne, aged 50 years.7 

Citations

  1. [S50] Miscellaneous Source, https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/93SX-8PC
  2. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  3. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 2 Mar 1892, p1.
  5. [S20] Various indexed records of GSV - Genealogical Society Victoria "Source: Kew Asylum case books 1871-1912. VPRS 7398/P1 15. (page 118)
    Author/compiler: Button, Marion. p./no. 470."
  6. [S7] Registry of NSW Births Deaths and Marriages.
  7. [S17] Newspaper - The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW), 23 Dec 1912, p8.
Last Edited14 Jan 2024

Vernon Edwin Doughty

M, #3069, b. 1882, d. 18 Aug 1956
Birth*1882 England. 
Marriage*1908 Spouse: Alice Blanche Lawes. VIC, Australia, #M69.1
 
Widower20 Dec 1943Vernon Edwin Doughty became a widower upon the death of his wife Alice Blanche Lawes.2 
Death*18 Aug 1956 Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia, #D10180 (Age 74) [par Thomas George DOUGHTY & Susanah Hewitt ROSE].2 
Death-Notice*20 Aug 1956 DOUGHTY. - On August 18, at Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Vernon Edwin, beloved husband of the late Alice Blanche, loved father of Harold, Tom (deceased), Bill and Letty (Mrs. Cuddihy), father-in-law of Beryl, Nan, Margaret, and Ron, loving grandpa of Margaret, Ralph, Susan, Judith, Murray, Peter and Bruce. At rest.3 

Electoral Rolls (Australia) and Census (UK/IRL)

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
2 Apr 191131 Anerley Grove, Upper Norwood, Surrey, EnglandHead of Household: Vernon Edwin Doughty. Age 29 - private means. Also staying with them was Vernon's mother
Member(s) of Household: Alice Blanche Doughty, Harold Vernon Rose Doughty, Thomas Frederick Doughty.4

Citations

  1. [S3] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Edwardian Index Victoria 1902-1913.
  2. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  3. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 20 Aug 1956, p10.
  4. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "Class: RG14; Piece: 3406; Schedule Number: 268."
Last Edited2 Apr 2023

Robert Selman Whiting

M, #3070, b. 1855, d. 17 Jun 1929
Birth*1855 Forest Creek, VIC, Australia, #B8670.1 
Marriage*29 Oct 1879 Spouse: Rosetta Leah Cohn. VIC, Australia, #M4838.1
 
Marriage-Notice*10 Nov 1879 WHITING—COHN.—On the 29th ult., Robert Selmon Whiting, to Rosetta, oldest daughter of late Henry Cohn.2 
Land-Note*13 Jan 1897 GEM-D-30.31.32.32A.33.33A.34.59.69: Mortgagee: Robert Selman Whiting. Mortgage not discharged. Mortgagor was Ada Mabel Lawes.3 
Land-UBeac*b Aug 1906 GEM-D-30.31.32.32A.33.33A.34.59.69. Transfer from Ada Mabel Lawes to Robert Selman Whiting. Whiting repossessed land.3 
Land-UBeac*8 Aug 1906 GEM-D-59 (part). Transfer from Robert Selman Whiting to Victoria Robertson. 27a 2r 21p.4 
Land-UBeac23 Sep 1913 GEM-D-30.31.32.32A.33.33A.34.59 (part). Transfer from Robert Selman Whiting to Ernst Ferdinand Finger. 237a 3r 22p.5 
Land-UBeac*20 Jul 1917 PAK-69. Transfer from Robert Selman Whiting to Helen Josephine McBride. 20a 0r 0p.6 
Death*17 Jun 1929 21 Tivoli-place, South Yarra, VIC, Australia, #D7270 (Age 73) [par Joseph WHITING & Elizabeth Jane MAYNARD].7 
Death-Notice*18 Jun 1929 WHITING.—On the 17th June, at 21 Tivoli place, South Yarra, Robert Selmon Whiting. (Private interment.) (No flowers.)8 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 11 Mar 1910: FIRES IN THE COUNTRY. BEACONSFIELD UPPER, Thursday.—On Saturday last a lath and plaster house, known as Lawes's, the property of Mr. Whiting, solicitor, of Melbourne, was destroyed by fire. A person on the adjoining property saw smoke rising at about 7 in the morning, but thought that it was merely the bush burning. The main part of the building was burnt to the ground, but another portion, consisting of three rooms, was left intact. The property is insured.9
  • 23 Oct 1913: Berwick Shire Council. Correspondence. From Messrs Whiting and Aiken, notifying the sale to Mr. Finger, of Doncaster, of land at Beaconsfield—Received. Ernst Ferdinand Finger10
  • 16 Mar 1927: SIR RUPERT CLARKE. TERMS OF WILL. VICTORIAN ESTATE, £284,887.
    Messrs. Whiting and Byrne solicitors, William street, yesterday lodged for probate the will of Sir Rupert Havelock Clarke, Br., of Bourke street, Melbourne, who died out of Monte Carlo on December 25. The will is dated August 28, 1924. It is varied by a codicil dated April 12, 1926.
    Sir Rupert Clarke left estate in Victoria consisting of real estate valued at £81,005 and personal property valued at £203,882. The principal portion of the real estate is the property widely known as Bolinda-vale, situated near Lancefield. The personal estate consists largely bonds, valued at about £128,000, shares valued at about £20,000, and debts due to the estate amounting to £25,000. By his will he appointed Mr. Robert Selman Whiting, solicitor; Mr. Henry Joseph Whiting, solicitor; and Mr. Edgar Edward Dye, ac- countant, all of William street, Melbourne, to be his executors and trustees. He left to his godchild, Robert Rupert Hammond Chambers, £2000, until his godchild, Agatha Mary Macnamamy, £500. To his housekeeper, Rose Marson, he left £500, end to his valet Thomas Duggan, £1000. To Mr James Scobie, horse trainer, Sir Rupert Clarke bequeathed two racehorses, to be selected by him.
    Sir Rupert Clarke left to his wife all his furniture, motor-cars, &c., at Caerlon, Bellevue Hill, Sydney. He directed that his trustees should permit his wife, during her life, to use and occupy and receive the rents and profits of Caerleon, the trustees tickets are properly in order. He also left to his wife his property known as Pitt water, near Sydney. When his elder son shall attain the age of 21 years he will inherit a property at Lancefield, containing 4,622 acres, with all improvements in stock. As Sir Rupert Clarke had in part provided for his wife and two deeds of settlement in 1922, he devised to her cheering her life and annuity of such an amount "as shall with the net income derived by her under the two deeds of settlement make a total sum of £2000 a year, commencing from the date of my death." Sir Rupert Clarke directed that the residue of his estate should be converted into money. After the payment of his debts and other expenses his trustees are to set inside the sum of £100,000 for each son, and apply the net income for the maintenance and education of such sons until they reach the age of 21 years, when they shall stand possessed of the amounts absolutely. If no son shall attain the age of 21 years the sounds so set apart shall fall the and form part of the residuary estate.
    Provision for Young Baronet.
    The trustees are to set aside the sum of £50,000, and hold it and all the accumulations of income for whichever sum shall, on his attaining the age of 21 years, hold the baronetcy of the family. In the event of a son not reaching 21 years of age, the amount so set aside shall fall in and form part of the residuary estate. The Trustees are also directed to appropriate and set aside the sum of £60,000 for each daughter who shall survive her father. If any daughter shall predeceased him, leaving child or children, such child or children shall take the amount so set apart on attaining the age of 21 years. The trustees are also instructed to appropriate the sum of £10,000 to pay the income to Sir Rupert Clarke's sister-in-law, Hilda Robertson, for her sole and separate use. After these appropriations, the trustees are directed to pay the net income to Sir Rupert Clarke's widow for her separate use. After her death this portion of the estate is to be held in trust has to both corpus and income for his children as tenants in common. Regarding the share of his daughters, Sir Rupert Clarke directed that the shares should be invested and the income paid to them for their sole and separate use free from any control. He appointed his wife to be the guardian of his infant daughter during her lifetime. After her death as trustees are to be guardians of the children.
    In the codicils Rupert Clarke gave £500 to Harry Aldridge, residing at The Shack, Pittwater. He revoked the clause giving his wife the right to reside at Caerleon, because she had acquired for herself a freehold property as a permanent residence. He revoked the clause in his will providing for an annuity for his wife, and increased the amount of the annuity to £5,000.
    Sir Rupert Clarke gave to his trustees various directions and powers regarding the sale, administration, and general conduct and control of his estate. The affidavits filed yesterday deal only with the late Sir Rupert Clark's property in Victoria. He also possessed estate in New South Wales and other States of the Commonwealth, as well as in New Guinea and abroad. He had purchased at Monte Carlo the Villa des Abeilles, where he died. He is succeeded by his elder son, Rupert William John Clarke, born in 1919, who becomes the third baronet. Sir Rupert Clarke was born at Rupertswood, Sunbury, on March 16, 1865. He was the son of Sir William John Clarke, M.L.C., the first baronet. He was twice married. His family consists of two daughters by the first marriage, and three children—two sons and one daughter—by his second marriage. Sir Rupert Turner Havelock Clarke11
  • 16 Oct 1929: £28,663 ESTATE. Mr. Robert S. Whiting's Will
    Application was made this afternoon for probate of the will and five codicils of the late Mr Robert S. Whiting, of William Street, Melbourne.
    Mr Whiting, who died on June 17, left £8675 realty and £19,988 personalty to his widow and children, subject to a large number of legacies.
    He bequeathed £5000 in cash and an annuity of £500 to his son-in-law, Major Jeoffrey Beresford Walker, and £1000 to George Wolfe "in recognition of long and faithful services to me and my family."
    To his godchild, Margaret Jean Buchanan, daughter or Brigadier-General Buchanan, of the Seaforth Highlanders, he left £200 and £500 to another godchild, Ida May Reynolds, daughter of Captain Eric Reynolds.12

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  2. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 10 Nov 1879, p1.
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1196-071; 1168-516; 1176-173; 1315-859; 1166-115; 1213-509; 1168-517; 2719-682; 1065-896: Mortgage to Robert Selmon Whiting - Mortgage No 175383 - not discharged.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2719-682 - Victoria Robertson of Upper Beaconsfield Married Woman - C/T 3144-732.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1196-071; 1168-516; 1176-173; 1315-859; 1166-115; 1213-509; 1168-517; C/T 2719-682 - Ferdinand Finger of Tannenwald Doncaster Road Balwyn Orchardist - C/T 3727-336 (consolidated).
  6. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1065-896 - Helen Josephine McBride of Martin Street Brighton Married woman.
  7. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  8. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 18 Jun 1929, p1.
  9. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 11 Mar 1910, p9.
  10. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Thu 23 Oct 1913, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66184175
  11. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 16 March 1927, p25.
  12. [S14] Newspaper - The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 16 Oct 1929, p5
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/244198304
Last Edited14 Jan 2024

Rosetta Leah Cohn

F, #3071, b. 1856, d. 24 Mar 1946
Married NameWhiting. 
Birth*1856 London, England. 
Marriage*29 Oct 1879 Spouse: Robert Selman Whiting. VIC, Australia, #M4838.1
 
Marriage-Notice10 Nov 1879 WHITING—COHN.—On the 29th ult., Robert Selmon Whiting, to Rosetta, oldest daughter of late Henry Cohn.2 
Widow17 Jun 1929Rosetta Leah Cohn became a widow upon the death of her husband Robert Selman Whiting.3 
Death*24 Mar 1946 3 Shipley Street, South Yarra, VIC, Australia, #D2875 (Age 90) [par Joseph COHN & Rachael] - as Rose WHITING.3 
Death-Notice*26 Mar 1946 WHITING.—On March 24, at 3 Shipley street, South Yarra. Rose, widow of Robert Selmon Whiting. (Privately cremated on March 25.)4 

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  2. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 10 Nov 1879, p1.
  3. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 26 Mar 1946, p2.
Last Edited26 Aug 2016

Albert Alexander Cochrane Le Souëf

M, #3076, b. 17 Apr 1828, d. 7 May 1902
Birth*17 Apr 1828 Sandgate, Kent, England. 
Marriage*9 Aug 1853 Spouse: Caroline Cotton. St Kilda, VIC, Australia, #M607.1
 
Marriage-Notice*10 Aug 1853 At St. Kilda, on the 9th inst., by the Rev. David Sedden, Albert Le Souef, Esq., to Caroline, fourth daughter of the late John Cotton, Esq., of Doogallook, Goulburn River.2 
Death*7 May 1902 Carlton North, VIC, Australia, #D4893/1902 (Age 74) [par William LE SOUEF & Anna WALES].3 
Note* Title Series 01: Una Falkiner photographs, ca. 1879-1959
Date of Work     ca. 1879-1959
Call Number     PXE 1026 / Box 1
Physical Description     Photographs : 72 photoprints (7 cabinet photographs) ; 37 x 37.5 cm. or smaller
Albums : 1 album (37 photoprints) ; 37.5 x 31.5 cm.
     
Contents          Una Le Souef Portraits:
1-11. Una as a child, young woman, presented at Court in 1929, and at property Boonoke Station, N.S.W. Includes studio portraits by G. Bell

Una Falkiner and her children:
12-15. Una with children Otway McLarin (Mac), Lawre, and John. Includes photograph of Lawre with godmother Mellis Falconer
16-24. Lawre Falkiner as a child, presented at Court in 1929, in fancy dress, and at her wedding to Bruce Steer in 1939. Includes studio portraits by George Bell, Dorothy Welding, Falk Studios, ca. 1920-1939
25-29. Studio portraits of Mac Falkiner. Includes photograph of Mac with stepsister Laure, ca. 1910-1920
30-33. John Alexander Falkiner in uniform. Includes photograph of John with Geoffrey Benson, ca. 1940-1942

Individual Portraits of Relatives and Friends:
34. Mrs Falkiner [Edith Elizabeth nee Howat?], ca. 1900-1910
35. Albert Alexander Cochrane Le Souef, ca. 1879-1887
36. Ernest Albert Le Souef in Second Light Horse Brigade uniform, ca. 1916
37-38. Anna Falconer (nee Le Souef), late 1880's
39. J.J. Falconer, ca. 1890-1900
40-41. Eva Nixon (nee Le Soeuf) ca. 1890-1898
42. David Bruce Steer [son of Lawre], ca. 1950's
43. Mellis McDonald
44-45. Ron K. Munro, 1940
46. [Man in Indian regiment uniform, possibly Punjab calvary, ca. 1895-1905]
47. Portrait of an unidentified woman

Group Portraits:
48-68. Includes studio portraits and snapshots of the Le Souef family and friends at tea parties, various functions, on holidays, Boonoke North property, and with goat cart, ca. 1880's-1941

General:
69. [Mosman Bay, ca. 1902-1905]
70. [Bush scene]
71-72. Gembrook, Vict. Residence of A.A.C. Le Souef, ca. 1886. Includes photograph by J.D. Peirce and N.J. Caire

Album:
73. Album containing photographs of Falkiner family. Includes studio portraits and snapshots of Una, Mac, Lawre, John, ca. 1918-1941
     
Copying Conditions     Copyright expired - Created before 1955
Signatures / Inscriptions          
Most photographs are identified on reverse in pencil in later hand
General Note          Includes photographs from studios in Melbourne and England.4      

Family

 Caroline Cotton b. 15 Jul 1834, d. 8 Mar 1915
Child 1.Marian Le Souëf b. 1854

Newspaper-Articles

  • 8 May 1902: DEATH OF MR. A. A. LE SOUEF.
    It will be learned with great regret that Mr A. A. Le Souef, director of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society's Gardens, died yesterday. Mr Le Souef was born in England in 1828, and as a boy was educated at the Moravian Mission School in Neuweid, Germany. His parents emigrated to Australia in 1840, and young Le Souef came with them. As a youth he became interested in pastoral pursuits, and for many years formed one of the adventurous bands of squatters who were engaged in developing the great natural industries of the country. He was particularly fortunate in being born with a taste for natural history, and his peculiar bent of mind also led him to make a study of the habits and customs of the aborigines, which he was able to turn to good account in subsequent years.
    Upwards of 30 years ago he succeeded the late Colonel Farquharson as usher of the Legislative Council, and he held that position until about six years ago. In that office he endeared himself, not merely to the many members who entered the House from time to time, but also to all with whom he was brought into business or social relations, and his retirement was a matter for regret to everyone who had been associated with him. Concurrently with the holding of this office he was director of the Zoological gardens, and that magnificent resort is his monument. When he entered upon his duties it was a small affair, though controlled by enthusiasts who certainly made the most of their op- portunities. It is to Mr Le Souef, however, that Australia owes the possession of one of the most complete gardens of the kind in the world.
    He has left a family of nine, of whom four sons are engaged in connection with zoological work. The eldest, Mr Dudley Le Souef, is assistant director at the Melbourne gardens, another son is the ac- countant at those gardens, and the director and assistant director of the Zoological Gardens at Perth are two other sons. His daughters are Mrs J. J. Falconer, Mrs Arthur Backhouse, Mrs Wallace Grant, and two who are unmarried.5

Australian Dictionary of Biography

Albert Alexander Cochrane Le Souef (1828-1902), pioneer and director of the Zoological Gardens, Melbourne, was born on 17 April 1828 at Sandgate, Kent, England, the fourth son of William Le Souef, later protector of Aborigines on the Goulburn River, and his wife Ann, née Wales. His family, descended from Huguenots who settled in Kent in the seventeenth century, bears the motto Souef sans foyblesse.

Educated at the Moravian Mission School in Neuwied, Germany, and privately, Albert arrived at Melbourne in 1840 in the Eagle. In 1841 he travelled with his tutor by bullock-dray to the protectorate station on the Goulburn where he spent three years, gained a lasting knowledge of the Aboriginals and learned bushcraft from them. His pastoral pursuits began about 1845 when he walked some eighty miles (13 km) from Melbourne to Glenhope. He became overseer on Reedy Lake, Quambatook and Swan Hill stations, ran sheep and cattle in the north-east of Victoria and on Seven Creeks and Euroa stations, and overlanded stock to the Riverina, Tallygaroopna and Melbourne. His 'Personal Recollections of Early Victoria' reflect the hardship and danger he encountered; for example, he crossed the flooded flats of the Ovens on the day Joseph Docker's son drowned there. Occasionally the whimsical emerges, as in his impromptu employment of Bogong Jack the horse thief to care for his horses, and his experience with bullocks in mud, south of the Lachlan, that would 'bog a crow' and literally did. His interest in native fauna is shown in his recollections of local birds on the Yarra and of his first sight of bird species of the inland and the Murray River though he published only 'Notes on the fauna of Australia' in A. Sutherland et al, Victoria and its Metropolis Past and Present, vol 2 (Melbourne, 1888), and 'A Crow's Camp', Australasian, 6 June 1896. In 1863-93 he was usher of the Black Rod in the Legislative Council of Victoria. He gave long service to the Aborigines Protection Board, was a member of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science from 1888, and a corresponding member of the Zoological Society, London. In 1870 he became secretary and in 1882-1902 director of the Zoological Gardens (Zoological and Acclimatisation Society) at Royal Park at £300 a year.

Le Souef's appointment as director came at a time when, in contrast to his own and the society's aim to acclimatize animals, the need for a zoological collection to interest and educate the community was becoming recognized. His thirty-two years of administration achieved much in this direction. In 1880 he had toured Europe largely at his own expense to study zoological gardens and to gather specimens, and was inspired to make the collection in Melbourne of world standing. In 1870 the collection stood at 285 animals but by 1893 it had risen to about 1300 and the press justly claimed that his goal was being reached. Improved appearance of the grounds also emanated from his directorship, and his daily tour of inspection reflected his concern for his charges, a concern made more real by the continuing lack of financial support. He gave devoted interest, practical administrative ability and enthusiasm to the pursuit of his worthy and patriotic aim.

In 1853 Le Souef had married Caroline, the fourth daughter of John Cotton; born on 15 July 1834 in Barnstaple, Devon, she died at Royal Park, Melbourne, on 8 March 1915. A member of the Plymouth Brethren, Le Souef died at Royal Park on 7 May 1902 and was buried in Melbourne general cemetery. He was survived by four daughters and five sons, three of whom were associated with Australian zoological gardens.6

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  2. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 10 Aug 1853, p4.
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
  4. [S50] Miscellaneous Source, https://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 8 May 1902, p5.
  6. [S55] ADB online, online https://adb.anu.edu.au/, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/…
    by Allan McEvey
    Select Bibliography
    J. Smith (ed), Cyclopedia of Victoria, vol 1 (Melb, 1903)
    A. Henderson (ed), Early Pioneer Families of Victoria and Riverina (Melb, 1936)
    H. M. Whittell, The Literature of Australian Birds (Perth, 1954)
    Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Annual Report, 1902
    Table Talk, 31 Mar 1893, 30 Jan 1902
    Australasian, 10, 17 May 1902
    J. Seekamp, Some Anecdotes from the Past and Present (Melbourne Zoological Gardens)
    family papers and scrapbook (privately held).
Last Edited18 Mar 2023

Caroline Cotton

F, #3077, b. 15 Jul 1834, d. 8 Mar 1915
Anecdote*Caroline Le Souëf b. 1834, Barnstaple, Devon, England, painter and decorative artist, was born in Barnstaple, Devon, on 15 July 1834, fourth daughter of John Cotton and Susannah, née Edwards. She came to Victoria with her parents and eight brothers and sisters in the Parkfield, arriving at Port Phillip in May 1843. They settled on Doogallook Station in the remote Goulburn River Valley where she grew up in friendly contact with the local Aboriginal people. She and her sister Eliza (see E. Cotton) were sent to Mrs Gilbert's school in Melbourne for six months in 1846 where they would have had drawing lessons from George Alexander Gilbert, the headmistress's husband.
In 1853 Caroline Cotton married Albert Alexander Cochrane Le Souëf, an Englishman of Huguenot descent, fourth son of William Le Souëf, protector of the Aborigines on the Goulburn River. Albert had spent three years at the Aboriginal Protectorate before becoming overseer on various Victorian properties and the Le Souëfs, like their parents, took a continued and informed interest in Aboriginal life and customs. At the 1869 Melbourne Public Library Exhibition the Le Souëfs exhibited a set of miniature Aboriginal weapons, carved by Albert and arranged in a wooden case decorated by Caroline with etched and inked (pokerwork) views titled Natives Forming a New Camp on the Murray River, Corroboree and Stealing on Game (National Museum of Victoria). They lent two gum-leaf paintings by A.W. Eustace, 'a shepherd', to the same exhibition.
Albert was appointed foundation director of the Melbourne Zoological Gardens in 1880. Before taking up the appointment he and Caroline briefly toured Europe and England, collecting animals and inspecting zoological gardens in London, Amsterdam, Antwerp, The Hague, Rotterdam, Cologne and Paris, largely at their own expense. Caroline's illustrated journal (LT) of an undated voyage on board the Superb from Melbourne around Cape Horn to London possibly belongs to this tour. Accompanying Albert's report of his travels, presented to the president and council of the Tropical and Acclimatization Society of Victoria later that year, was a booklet containing numerous pencil sketches drawn by Caroline of the animal cages and zoo buildings they had inspected (BL). Some inspired the design of animal cages for the Melbourne and, subsequently, South Perth zoos (where a son became the director). Her illustrations include 'The New Carnivore house [at Antwerp] recently erected at a cost of £12 000 ... the finest building of the kind in Europe, it is 210 feet long 50 round and nearly 20 feet in height, the floor is tessellated pavement, and down the centre 25 feet apart are two handsome rows of columns. The Cages 14 in number are on the left hand side of the principal entrance, they are constructed of solid oak and varnished, four of them are double and there are doors of communication throughout ... Another of the Costly buildings is built and painted to represent an ancient Egyptian temple. It is devoted to Giraffes, Elephants, Camels etc.'. The drawings, unfortunately, do not match these splendours, being hurried outline elevations which occasionally include the animal.
Late in life Caroline took up oil painting, chiefly of Aboriginal subjects - reminiscences of her youth. Native Corroboree by Moonlight, Natives Stalking Emus and Natives Hunting Kangaroos (all probably 1890s) survive in private collection. Home Life of the Victorian Aborigines, Goulburn River (c.1895, o/c) and Coroborree (1895, o/c) are said to be held by the National Museum of Victoria. Her non-indigenous subjects include Listening to the Lyre Birds, a portrait of her granddaughter, Madge Backhouse, on a log in the bush. However, she was chiefly remembered as an artist by one of her grandsons for the spattrie work texts, inscribed 'Rest in the Lord', 'Jesus Loves Me' etc., which she made and regularly presented to the grandchildren. A devout Christian with rigid moral standards she died at Royal Park, Melbourne on 8 March 1915, survived by her five daughters and four of her five sons. Three of her sons - William Henry Dudley, Ernest Albert and Albert Sherbourne - were zoologists. As well as being an active member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union her daughter, Una Caroline (Mrs Otway Rothwell Falkiner of Boonoke North Station, Riverina), attended the National Gallery Schools and, after her marriage, illustrated Alice Grimwade's Once Upon a Time (1911) with Violet Teague.1 
Married NameLe Souëf. 
Birth*15 Jul 1834 Barnstaple, Devon, England.2 
Marriage*9 Aug 1853 Spouse: Albert Alexander Cochrane Le Souëf. St Kilda, VIC, Australia, #M607.3
 
Marriage-Notice10 Aug 1853 At St. Kilda, on the 9th inst., by the Rev. David Sedden, Albert Le Souef, Esq., to Caroline, fourth daughter of the late John Cotton, Esq., of Doogallook, Goulburn River.4 
Widow7 May 1902Caroline Cotton became a widow upon the death of her husband Albert Alexander Cochrane Le Souëf.5 
Death*8 Mar 1915 Royal Park, Hotham East, VIC, Australia, #D1759/1915 (Age 83) [par John COTTON & Marian EDWARDS] - indexed as LE SOUIG.6,5 

Family

 Albert Alexander Cochrane Le Souëf b. 17 Apr 1828, d. 7 May 1902
Child 1.Marian Le Souëf b. 1854

Citations

  1. [S50] Miscellaneous Source, https://www.daao.org.au/bio/caroline-le-souef/…
  2. [S55] ADB online, online https://adb.anu.edu.au/, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/…
  3. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 10 Aug 1853, p4.
  5. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
  6. [S55] ADB online, online https://adb.anu.edu.au/, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/…
Last Edited18 Mar 2023

Marian Le Souëf

F, #3078, b. 1854
Father*Albert Alexander Cochrane Le Souëf b. 17 Apr 1828, d. 7 May 1902
Mother*Caroline Cotton b. 15 Jul 1834, d. 8 Mar 1915
Married NameBackhouse. 
Birth*1854 Kill, VIC, Australia, #B4955.1 
Marriage*14 Jan 1879 Spouse: Arthur Burder Backhouse. St Jude's Church, VIC, Australia, #M49/1879.2
 
Marriage-Notice*17 Jan 1879 BACKHOUSE—LE SOUEF.—On the 14th inst., at St. Jude's Church, by the Rev. Canon Chase, Arthur Burder, second son of the late Rev. Benjamin Backhouse, to Marian, eldest daughter of Albert A. C. Le Souef, Esq.3 

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  3. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 17 Jan 1879, p1.
Last Edited8 Apr 2021

Henry Ernest Martin

M, #3089, b. 18 Mar 1866, d. 13 Aug 1913
Land-Note* GEM--127. Edward Castildine Martin 3089 Henry E Martin enquiring about this land in 1892. 
Birth*18 Mar 1866 Wandsworth, London, England, Jun Q 1866 (Wandsworth) 01d 463. Mother's maiden surname: Collins. As Henry Ernest Martin.1,2 
Marriage* Spouse: Elizabeth Florence Kisbee. Not married.3,4
 
Death*13 Aug 1913 Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne East, VIC, Australia, #D10352/1913 (Age 47) (par Jas MARTIN & Emma JACOBS) - as Hy Ernt MARTIN, Death registered at Melb E, Australia.5 
Death-Notice*15 Aug 1913 MARTIN.—On the 13th August, at Melbourne Hospital, Henry Ernest, the beloved husband of Elizabeth Martin, beloved father of Mrs. E. Cassidy, Harold, Herbert, Emma and the late John Martin, native of England, aged 47 years.6 

Electoral Rolls (Australia) and Census (UK/IRL)

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
3 Apr 1881James MARTIN, Coach Builder, 47 Lockington Rd, Battersea, London, EnglandAge 15 - as Harry MARTIN7
1903116 Berkley Street, Carlton, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: clerk. With Elizabeth Florence Martin.8
1909103 Chapman Street, North Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: clerk. With Elizabeth Florence Martin.9

Grave

  • FMP-COEF-135, Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, VIC, Australia10

Family

 Elizabeth Florence Kisbee b. 23 Apr 1865, d. 28 May 1950
Children 1.Elsie Florence Martin b. 1891, d. 22 Jul 1982
 2.John Henry Martin b. 1892, d. 23 Oct 1902
 3.Harold Ernest Martin b. 19 Feb 1894, d. 22 Oct 1920
 4.Herbert Alfred Martin b. 23 Mar 1896, d. 21 Jul 1964
 5.Emma Elizabeth Martin b. 27 Jun 1899, d. 1 Jan 1973

Newspaper-Articles

  • 17 Jun 1896: The Beaconsfield Railway League, with Mr. H. E. Martin as its secretary, do not intend that our light should be hid under a bushel, and if we don't get a railway it will not be for want of asking. A meeting is announced to be held at the Mechanics' Institute (better known as the Assembly Hall), on Wednesday, 17th inst., to arrange a deputation to the Minister of Railways, which doubtless will duly set forth the superior claims which our district undoubtedly possesses to a share of anything good that may be going.11
  • 20 Sep 1899: POLICE NEWS. BERWICK POLICE COURT. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13. Before Messrs. J. Wilson, W. Fuller, and A. S. Robertson, J's.P.
    Martin Olsen, a foreigner, was charged with having broken into the house of George Christie on the 2nd inst., and stolen a tent and a pruning scissors, of the value of 10/. George Christie stated that he left his house at Upper Beaconsfield on the date mentioned at 7.15 a.m., securely locking the door. When he returned, between 10 and 11 the same evening, he found one of the windows broken in, and the articles mentioned missing; the tent produced was his ; he knew it by the patchwork, ropes, and string upon it ; he had had it in his possession for seven years; the scissors were on his table when he left home ; they belonged to a man named Lewis, who lent them to another person, and they were left with him until the owner called for them : he found a peculiar button on the floor of his house, which he handed to Constable Steele.
    John George Lewis, of Upper Beaconsfield, organbuilder, identified the scissors as his property; he identified them by a peculiarity in the manufacture of the blades, and valued them at 5/ or 6/.
    Henri Ernest Martin, contractor, Beaconsfield, said that the prisoner called at his place at 10.20 a.m. on the the 2nd, and asked for work : he came to witness from the eastern end of the paddock and left again by the western : at that time prisoner was carrying nothing but a walking stick ; at 4.30 on the same day he saw the prisoner carrying a bundle which looked like calico tied up loosely or a tent ; prisoner was about 100 yards away at that time; prisoner told him that he had been working at Backhouse's place. Alfred Schlipalius stated that he saw prisoner near his father's place at about 2 o'clock on the 2nd; he was then going towards Christie's place, and was not carrying a swag; he saw no one else travelling on the road.
    Terence Kirwin, laborer, saw prisoner about noon on the 2nd inst; witness offered him a couple of day's work, but it was not accepted; asked prisoner where his swag was, and be replied that he did not have one; went with prisoner to Sykes' Hotel to have a drink, and returned to cricket ground, where prisoner asked for 1/ which was given him; witness noticed particularly the coat which prisoner was wearing and the buttons upon it; they had a peculiar fastening; the button produced by Christie was very similar to those on prisoner coat ; he never saw buttons like them before.
    Constable Steele, of Berwick, said that he had examined Christie's place, and found that the kitchen window which had six panes of glass in it had had five of the number broken; one of the crossbars was also broken; it must have been broken from the outside ; the hole made was large enough to admit a man; saw the prisoner in a paddock at Gembrook where he was working, and asked him where he was on the 2nd inst, and he replied "down the road at Beaconsfeld;" searched prisoner's camp and found the tent produced by Christie; asked where he got the tent, prisoner said he bought it from a Frenchman but he had no receipt; he then arrested prisoner ; on the way to the watchhouse, whilst crossing Stony Creek bridge, prisoner said that that was the place where he bought the tent from the Frenchman; on the 5th inst. Christie gave him a button; he compared it with those on prisoner's coat, and found that it was identical with them; there were three buttons missing from prisoner's coat.
    John Tyler also gave evidence that he saw the prisoner at Beaconsfield between 3 and 4 o'clock on the date mentioned, carrying a bundle which looked like a tent; prisoner dropped the bundle and came on and had a conversation with him about work.
    Prisoner was committed for trial.
    At the Criminal Court on Monday accused was found guilty, admitted six prior convictions, and was sentenced to three years' imprisonment with hard labour. Martin Olsen, Jessey Sykes, Alfred James Schlipalius, John Tyler, Terence Kerwin, John George Lewis, George Christie12

Citations

  1. [S332] UK - General Register Office Indexes "Jun Q 1866 (Wandsworth) 01d 463. Mother's maiden surname: Collins. As Henry Ernest Martin
    younger brother born
    Jun Q 1868 (Wandsworth) 01d 535. Mother's maiden surname: Collins. As Herbert Alfred Martin
    baptised together on 7 Jun 1868, Parish of Battersea. Par James & Emma, 6 Ceylon Street, Coach Builder."
  2. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: cassidy/Toomey/Bacon/Conroy Family Tree, Tree ID: 72430489
    Person viewed: Henry Ernest Martin, Birth Date: 18 Mar 1866, Death Date: 13 Aug 1913.
  3. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  4. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901 "Birth Certificate of son Harold #B787/1894 states that his parents are not married "corrections to certificate by father's request.""
  5. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D10352/1913 (Age 47) (par Jas MARTIN & Emma JACOBS) - as Hy Ernt MARTIN, Death registered at Melb E, Australia."
  6. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 15 Aug 1913, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197485321
  7. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "1881 England Census. RG11/655/32/58
    Enummerated at 47 Lockington Rd, Battersea, London.
    Household Members: James Martin, Emma Martin, Harry Martin, Herbert Martin, Arthur Martin, Percy Martin
    Ancestry Record ID: 7572::21000696."
  8. [S103] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1903.
  9. [S109] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1909.
  10. [S39] Index of burials in the cemetery of Fawkner Memorial Park, online @ http://www.gmct.com.au/deceased-search/ "Fawkner Memorial Park, Church Of England F, FMP-COEF-135
    HENRY ERNEST MARTIN, Service Date: 15 Aug 1913, Age: 47 Years."
  11. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Wed 17 Jun 1896, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70035997
  12. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), 20 Sep 1899, p2.
Last Edited28 Apr 2024

Elizabeth Florence Kisbee

F, #3090, b. 23 Apr 1865, d. 28 May 1950
Married NameMartin. 
Birth*23 Apr 1865 Havelock, VIC, Australia, #B13628/1865 (par George KISBEE & Elizabeth FELLOWS) - as Florence Elizabeth KISBEE.1 
Marriage* Spouse: Henry Ernest Martin. Not married.2,3
 
Widow13 Aug 1913Elizabeth Florence Kisbee became a widow upon the death of her husband Henry Ernest Martin.4 
Death*28 May 1950 Abbotsford, VIC, Australia, #D5537 (Age 84) [par George KISBEE & Elizabeth FELLOWS].2 
Death-Notice*29 May 1950 MARTIN.—On May 28, at her daughter's residence, 100 Charles-street, Abbotsford, Elizabeth Florence, beloved wife of the late Henry Ernest Martin, loving mother of Elsie (Mrs. Cassidy), Herbert (Peter) and Emma (Mrs. Almers). Requiescat in pace.5 

Electoral Rolls (Australia) and Census (UK/IRL)

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1903116 Berkley Street, Carlton, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With Henry Ernest Martin.6
1909103 Chapman Street, North Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With Henry Ernest Martin.7
1916227 Adderley Street, West Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties.8
bt 1922 - 1924206 Roden Street, West Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With Emma Elizabeth Martin Herbert Alfred Martin.9,10

Grave

  • FMP-RCS-2740, Fawkner Cemetery, Fawkner, VIC, Australia11

Family

 Henry Ernest Martin b. 18 Mar 1866, d. 13 Aug 1913
Children 1.Elsie Florence Martin b. 1891, d. 22 Jul 1982
 2.John Henry Martin b. 1892, d. 23 Oct 1902
 3.Harold Ernest Martin b. 19 Feb 1894, d. 22 Oct 1920
 4.Herbert Alfred Martin b. 23 Mar 1896, d. 21 Jul 1964
 5.Emma Elizabeth Martin b. 27 Jun 1899, d. 1 Jan 1973

Newspaper-Articles

  • 27 Mar 1896: TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE IN A STORM. UPPER BEACONSFIELD, Thursday. A terrible thunderstorm broke over here and Gembrook last evening. A family named Martin, residing at the latter place, had a most uncomfortable experience. An immense tree, distant 27 foot from the house, was struck and splintered, pieces falling all over and around the house. Fortunately the bulk flew in an opposite direction, or the consequences would have been terrible, all the family being then at home. Only on Monday last Mrs. Martin had been confined, and as her room was the nearest to the tree her alarm can be imagined. The shock affected her considerably, and at an early hour this morning her condition was critical.12

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B13628/1865 (par George KISBEE & Elizabeth FELLOWS) - as Florence Elizabeth KISBEE, Birth registered at Have, Australia."
  2. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  3. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901 "Birth Certificate of son Harold #B787/1894 states that his parents are not married "corrections to certificate by father's request.""
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D10352/1913 (Age 47) (par Jas MARTIN & Emma JACOBS) - as Hy Ernt MARTIN, Death registered at Melb E, Australia."
  5. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 29 May 1950, p2.
  6. [S103] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1903.
  7. [S109] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1909.
  8. [S116] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1916.
  9. [S122] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1922.
  10. [S124] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1924.
  11. [S39] Index of burials in the cemetery of Fawkner Memorial Park, online @ http://www.gmct.com.au/deceased-search/ "Fawkner Memorial Park, Roman Catholic S, FMP-RCS-2740
    FLORENCE CASSIDY, Service Date: 29 Apr 1941, Age: 25 Years
    ELIZABETH J MARTIN, Service Date: 30 May 1950, Age: 84 Years
    CORAL A CASSIDY, Service Date: 29 Feb 1952, Age: Unknown."
  12. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 27 Mar 1896, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/193980903
Last Edited27 Jan 2022
 

NOTE

Some family sections show only the children who were associated with Upper Beaconsfield.

Some individuals may be featured because members of their family were associated with the Upper Beaconsfield area, even though they themselves never lived here.