John Barter Bennett
M, #7419, b. 1825, d. 19 May 1887
Father* | Henry Bennett d. 5 Aug 1828 | |
Mother* | Sarah Colburn |
Note* | Bennett, John Barter. Born 1824? (Cork) - Died 19 May 1887 (London) - Marriage 15 Jan 1852 West Melbourne, Kate McCarthy; 2d. Career: Arrived Melbourne 1842 and articled to John Duerdin, solicitor; admitted attorney etc. supreme Court NSW, for Port Phillip 1847 and practised in Melbourne; established c1856 firm of Bennett & Taylor which became Bennett, Taylor & Sandford; after its dissolution he practised alone and c1871 formed new partnership, Bennett & Attenborough, later Bennett, Attenborough, Wilks & Nunn with the addition of other partners; retired 1885 and went to England Vice-president Law Institute Vic. 1859, president 1860-1862. Advocate for Melbourne diocese. Pastoral investor but withdrew after losses from drought. MLC Southern from Nov 1856 to May 1863 (Resigned) Other seats contested: S. Province 1876.1 | |
Birth* | 1825 | Cork, Ireland. |
Marriage* | 15 Jan 1852 | Spouse: Kate McCarthy. St James (Church of England), Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #M5814.2 |
Marriage-Notice* | 16 Jan 1852 | On Thursday, the 15th inst, at St James' Church, Melbourne, by the Very Rev. the Dean of Melbourne, John Barter, youngest son of the late Henry Bennett, of Cork, solicitor, to Kate, eldest daughter of the late Francis McCarthy of the same City, barrister-at-law.3 |
Note | bt 1864 - 1869 | John Bennett owned Tandragee, 17-27 Fitzroy Street St Kilda from 1864-1869.4 |
Land-UBeac* | 28 Aug 1877 | Selection: PAK-161. 19a 2r 20p - Land File 87/49 (1880 map) Selected by J. B. BENNETT on 16 Apr 1879. Land Sale 5062. Valuation £53.5,6 |
Land-UBeac* | b 16 Apr 1879 | PAK-158. Transfer from Amy Grey Bennett to John Barter Bennett. 19a 0r 30p - Land File 85/49 (1880 map) Selected by A. G. BENNETT, crown grant to her father J. B. BENNETT on 16 Apr 1879. Land Sale 5062, valuation £54.7,8,9 |
Land-UBeac* | b 16 Apr 1879 | PAK-162. Transfer from Eva Isabel Bennett to John Barter Bennett. 19a 3r 38p - Land File 86/49 (1880 map) Selected by E. I. BENNETT, crown grant to her father J. B. BENNETT on 16 Apr 1879. Land Sale 5062, valuation £57 10s.10,11 |
Land-UBeac* | b 16 Apr 1879 | PAK-159. Transfer from Charles Cock to John Barter Bennett. 19a 0r 2p - Land File 156/49 (1880 map) Selected by Chas. COCK, crown grant to J. B. BENNETT on 16 Apr 1879. Land Sale 5062. Valuation £80.12,13 |
Land-UBeac* | 25 Sep 1885 | PAK-158.159.161.162. Transfer from John Barter Bennett to John Speechly Gotch. 78a 2p.14 |
Death* | 19 May 1887 | 28 Stanhope Gardens, South Kensington, London, England.15 |
Death-Notice* | 4 Jul 1887 | BENNETT.—On the 19th May, at his residence, Stanhope-gardens, South Kensington, after a short illness, of congestion of the lungs, John Barter Bennett, late of Melbourne, aged 62.16 |
Probate (Will) | 22 Sep 1887 | 35/217. Solicitor. No Real Estate in UB at time of death. Left his estate to his widow and 2 daughters in England, none to Annie Grey GRAY.17 |
Probate (Will)* | 19 Apr 1888 | BENNETT John Barter. 19 April. Administration (with the Will) of the Personal Estate of John Barter Bennett late of 141 Albert-street East Melbourne in the Colony of Victoria Solicitor and of 28 Stanhope - gardens South Kensington in the County of Middlesex who died 19 May 1887 at 28 Stanhope - gardens was granted at the Principal Registry to Kate Bennett of 28 Stanhope-gardens Widow the Relict one of the Residuary Legatees. Personal Estate £879 12s. 4d.15 |
Family |
Kate McCarthy b. 1833, d. 4 Nov 1891 | |
Children | 1. | Annie Grey Bennett b. 1853, d. 16 Aug 1946 |
2. | Amy Grey Bennett b. 1854, d. 16 Feb 1913 | |
3. | Eva Isabel Bennett b. 1856, d. 27 May 1918 | |
4. | Lucy Kate Bennett b. 16 Sep 1856, d. 15 May 1859 | |
5. | Harry Francis Bennett b. 1859, d. 12 Aug 1867 |
Citations
- [S186] Website Victorian Parliament Find a Member (https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/member-search) "http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/details/…
References: The Times, 21 May 1887; Argus, 23 May 1887
Initial data source: Thomson, K & Serle, G, 'A Biographical Register of the Victorian Legislature 1851-1900', ANU Press, 1972
Last update: Array (last date the record was checked and updated)." - [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
- [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 16 Jan 1852, p2.
- [S50] Miscellaneous Source, http://stkildahistory.org.au/history/people/…
- [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). VPRS 5357/P0000/3911
87/49 JOHN B BENNETT PAKENHAM 161 19--2--20. 1877 - 1879
John Barter Bennett Solicitor 107 Collins Street Melbourne. - [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1120-940 - John Barter Bennett of Melbourne.
- [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). Land File 85/49 (1880 map).
- [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). VPRS 5357/P0000/3911 85/49 AMY GREY BENNETT PAKENHAM 158 19--0--30 * kept together with 86/49 EVA ISABEL BENNETT PAKENHAM 162 1877 - 1879
Amy Grey Bennett no occupation 107 Collins Street Melbourne. - [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1133-512 - John Barter Bennett of Melbourne.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1120-941 - John Barter Bennett of Melbourne.
- [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). VPRS 5357/P0000/3911 85/49 AMY GREY BENNETT PAKENHAM 158 19--0--30 * kept together with 86/49 EVA ISABEL BENNETT PAKENHAM 162 1877 - 1879
Eva Isabel Bennett no occupation 107 Collins Street Melbourne. - [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). VPRS 5357/P0000/3794
156/49 CHARLES COOK PAKENHAM 159 19--0--2. 1877 - 1879. - [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1120-939 - John Barter Bennett of Melbourne.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1133-512 (PAK-158) C/T 1120-939 (PAK-159) C/T 1120-940 (PAK-161) C/T 1120-941 - C/T 1744-800 - John Speechley Gotch of Melbourne Gentleman.
- [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
- [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 4 Jul 1887, p1.
- [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), http://prov.vic.gov.au/search_details
- [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Tue 16 Feb 1858, p4.
- [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 20 Dec 1875.
- [S194] Newspaper - Victoria Government Gazette 9 May 1879, p./no. 1041.
Last Edited | 8 Jun 2022 |
Kate McCarthy
F, #7420, b. 1833, d. 4 Nov 1891
Probate (Will) | 47/846. Kate BENNETT. Date of grant: 08 Mar 1892; Date of death: 04 Nov 1891; Occupation: Widow.1 | |
Married Name | Bennett.2 | |
Birth* | 1833 | Cork, Ireland. |
Marriage* | 15 Jan 1852 | Spouse: John Barter Bennett. St James (Church of England), Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #M5814.2 |
Marriage-Notice* | 16 Jan 1852 | On Thursday, the 15th inst, at St James' Church, Melbourne, by the Very Rev. the Dean of Melbourne, John Barter, youngest son of the late Henry Bennett, of Cork, solicitor, to Kate, eldest daughter of the late Francis McCarthy of the same City, barrister-at-law.3 |
Widow | 19 May 1887 | Kate McCarthy became a widow upon the death of her husband John Barter Bennett.4 |
Death* | 4 Nov 1891 | 28 Barkston Gardens, Kensington, London, England.5 |
Probate (Will)* | 2 Dec 1891 | Kate Bennett. Personal Estate. £2117 0s 9d. 2 December. The Will of Kate Bennett formerly of the City of Melbourne in Victoria and afterwards of 5 Atherstone-terrace Gloucester-road but late of 28 Barkston-gardens both in the County of Middlesex Widow who died 4 November 1891 at 28 Barkston-gardens was proved at the Principal Registry by Any Grey Bennett of 28 Barkston-gardens Spinster the Daughter one of the Executors.5 |
Family |
John Barter Bennett b. 1825, d. 19 May 1887 | |
Children | 1. | Annie Grey Bennett b. 1853, d. 16 Aug 1946 |
2. | Amy Grey Bennett b. 1854, d. 16 Feb 1913 | |
3. | Eva Isabel Bennett b. 1856, d. 27 May 1918 | |
4. | Lucy Kate Bennett b. 16 Sep 1856, d. 15 May 1859 | |
5. | Harry Francis Bennett b. 1859, d. 12 Aug 1867 |
Citations
- [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 7591/P2 unit 189, item 47/846
VPRS 28/P0 unit 602, item 47/846
VPRS 28/P2 unit 329, item 47/846. - [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
- [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 16 Jan 1852, p2.
- [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
- [S190] Index to Probate Calendar England, viewed at ancestry.com.au, 1858-1966.
- [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "Class: RG12; Piece: 33; Folio: 19; Page: 30; GSU roll: 6095143."
Last Edited | 21 Jun 2017 |
Annie Grey Bennett
F, #7421, b. 1853, d. 16 Aug 1946
Father* | John Barter Bennett b. 1825, d. 19 May 1887 | |
Mother* | Kate McCarthy b. 1833, d. 4 Nov 1891 | |
Step-father | Hubert Lenné b. 24 May 1843, d. 14 May 1926 | |
Step-mother | Charlotte Elizabeth Downing b. 1840, d. 23 Jul 1905 |
Married Name | Gray.1 | |
Birth* | 1853 | Collingwood, VIC, Australia, #B18173 [par John Barter BENNETT & Kate].2 |
Land-UBeac* | 27 May 1878 | Selection: GEM-D-4. 5a 3r 1p - Land File 1059/49.4 Crown Grant to A. GRAY on 11 Aug 1884.3,4,5 |
Land-Note | 20 Dec 1880 | GEM-D-4. Nature and value of improvements on Annie Bennett's selection referred to in attached papers. Nine chains of post and two rail fence, split stuff @ 18/ per chain = £8-2-0. Annie Bennet resides in Melbourne. I believe she is a bona fide holder. James Gilfedder S C 2227 Berwick.3 |
Land-Note | 13 Jan 1881 | GEM-D-4. Sir I received your notice of Dec 24th in regard of a piece of land of which I hold at Beaconsfield. Part of a rail & Post Fence as been put up a consierable time and have given orders for the other portion to be put up as soon as possible and with necessary improvements according to the act. Annie Bennet, Foresters Arms Hotel, Clarendon Street, Emerald Hill.3 |
Land-Note* | 17 Oct 1881 | Miss Bennett has done her share of fencing viz 11 chain of three rail sapling chop fence worth about 13/- per chain £7/3/. As soon as A. G. Shorthouse finishes a few chain of the dividing fence this land will be all enclosed, Miss Bennett resides with her step-father Hubert Lennie, Hotel Keeper at Emerald Hill, the land referred to and applied for forfeiture by MacKay is not that of Annie Bennett's, but refers to a piece of land held by G. A. Bennett, her brother now in Adelaide and situated next of A. Prior's. Wilson McWilliams, Police Bailiff 17/10/81.6 |
Marriage* | 8 Jun 1885 | Spouse: John Thomas Gray. Brown Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia, #M144/74.1,7 |
Marriage-Notice* | 25 Jul 1885 | GRAY—BENNETT. —On the 8th ult., at Brown-street, Adelaide, by the Rev. E. G. Day, John Thomas Gray to Annie Bennett, both of South Melbourne, Victoria.1 |
Land-Note | 7 Jun 1890 | GEM-D-4. Samuel John Elam Mason This piece of land did not have any house on it. It was selected with a non-residence condition. The house was built by Samuel Mason c 1890-1891.8 |
Land-UBeac* | 7 Aug 1890 | GEM-D-4. Transfer from Annie Grey Bennett to Louisa Mason. 5a 3r 1p.9 |
Widow | 19 Feb 1937 | Annie Grey Bennett became a widow upon the death of her husband John Thomas Gray.7 |
Death* | 16 Aug 1946 | Adelaide, SA, Australia, #D703/3998.7 |
Death-Notice* | 22 Aug 1946 | GRAY. —On August 16, at a private hospital, Adelaide Annie, the beloved wife of the late John Thomas Gray, of 6 Royal avenue, Hyde Park. Aged 86 years.10 |
Citations
- [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 25 Jul 1885, p1.
- [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
- [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). VPRS 5357/P0000/3911
1059/49 ANNIE GRAY GEMBROOK 4 D 5--3--1 1878 - 1887. - [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). Land Selection Registers, Register of Applications, Melbourne, Section 49 Land Act 1869 (Occupation Branch), VPRS 13163 / P1 / 0002
states: Application 1059, Annie Bennett of St Kilda. See Application 1164/49. - [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1932-201 - Annie Gray of Goodwood Park Adelaide South Australia.
- [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). 3911 1059/49.
- [S63] South Australian Government. BDM Index South Australia.
- [S66] Berwick Shire Rates, 1870-1965 1889/90 6 acres, Lot 4 Gembrook NAV 6, paid by S Mason 7 Jun 1890.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1932-201 - Louisa Mason wife of Samuel Mason of Park Street South Melbourne Upholsterer.
- [S14] Newspaper - Chronicle (Adelaide, SA), 22 Aug 1946, p18.
Last Edited | 13 Oct 2020 |
Amy Grey Bennett
F, #7422, b. 1854, d. 16 Feb 1913
Father* | John Barter Bennett b. 1825, d. 19 May 1887 | |
Mother* | Kate McCarthy b. 1833, d. 4 Nov 1891 |
Birth* | 1854 | Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #B125.1 |
Land-UBeac* | 28 Aug 1877 | Selection: PAK-158. 19a 0r 30p - Land File 85/49 (1880 map) Selected by A. G. BENNETT, crown grant to her father J. B. BENNETT on 16 Apr 1879. Land Sale 5062, valuation £54.2 |
Land-UBeac* | b 16 Apr 1879 | PAK-158. Transfer from Amy Grey Bennett to John Barter Bennett. 19a 0r 30p - Land File 85/49 (1880 map) Selected by A. G. BENNETT, crown grant to her father J. B. BENNETT on 16 Apr 1879. Land Sale 5062, valuation £54.3,2,4 |
Death* | 16 Feb 1913 | England. |
Probate (Will)* | 6 Mar 1913 | BENNETT Amy Grey of 28 Nevern-mansions Earls Court Middlesex spinster died 16 February 1913 Probate London 6 March to Eva Isabel Gurner (wife of Henry Edward Gurner). Effects £1122 3s. 2d.5 |
Citations
- [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
- [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). VPRS 5357/P0000/3911 85/49 AMY GREY BENNETT PAKENHAM 158 19--0--30 * kept together with 86/49 EVA ISABEL BENNETT PAKENHAM 162 1877 - 1879
Amy Grey Bennett no occupation 107 Collins Street Melbourne. - [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). Land File 85/49 (1880 map).
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1133-512 - John Barter Bennett of Melbourne.
- [S190] Index to Probate Calendar England, viewed at ancestry.com.au, 1858-1966.
- [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "Class: RG12; Piece: 33; Folio: 19; Page: 30; GSU roll: 6095143."
- [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "1911: Class: RG14; Piece: 4631; Schedule Number: 297."
- [S194] Newspaper - Victoria Government Gazette 9 May 1879, p./no. 1041.
Last Edited | 8 Jun 2022 |
Eva Isabel Bennett
F, #7423, b. 1856, d. 27 May 1918
Father* | John Barter Bennett b. 1825, d. 19 May 1887 | |
Mother* | Kate McCarthy b. 1833, d. 4 Nov 1891 |
Married Name | Gurner. | |
Birth* | 1856 | Collingwood, VIC, Australia, #B887.1 |
Land-UBeac* | 28 Aug 1877 | Selection: PAK-162. 19a 3r 38p - Land File 86/49 (1880 map) Selected by E. I. BENNETT, crown grant to her father J. B. BENNETT on 16 Apr 1879. Land Sale 5062, valuation £57 10s.2 |
Land-UBeac* | b 16 Apr 1879 | PAK-162. Transfer from Eva Isabel Bennett to John Barter Bennett. 19a 3r 38p - Land File 86/49 (1880 map) Selected by E. I. BENNETT, crown grant to her father J. B. BENNETT on 16 Apr 1879. Land Sale 5062, valuation £57 10s.3,2 |
Marriage* | 3 Jul 1890 | Spouse: Henry Edward Gurner. St Jude's, South Kensington, London, England.4 |
Marriage-Notice* | 7 Aug 1890 | GURNER-BENNETT - On the 3rd ult, at St Jude's, South Kensington, London, Henry Edward Gurner, barrister at law, eldest son of the late Henry Field Gurner, Crown solicitor, Melbourne, to Eva, younger daughter of the late John Barter Bennett, of Melbourne solicitor.5 |
Probate (Will) | 20 Aug 1915 | GURNER Henry Edward of the Middle Temple London and of 36 Barkston-gardens South Kensington Middlesex died 21 July 1915 at 36 Barkston-gardens Probate London 20 August to Eva Isabel Gurner widow. Effects £3217 15s 1d GURNER Henry Edward of the Middle Temple London and of 36 Barkston-gardens South Kensington Middlesex died 21 July 1915 at 36 Barkston-gardens Administration (with Will limited) London 22 December [1922] to Dorothy Isobel Gurner spinster the attorney of Job Augustus Gurner. Effects £3206 4s 9d. Former grant P.R. August 1915.6 |
Widow | Sep 1915 | Eva Isabel Bennett became a widow upon the death of her husband Henry Edward Gurner.7 |
Death* | 27 May 1918 | Kensington, London, England, Jun Q [Kensington] (Age 63) 1a 131.7 |
Probate (Will)* | 10 Jul 1918 | GURNER Eva Isabel of 36 Barkston gardens Earls Court Middlesex widow died 27 May 1918 Administration London 10 July to Dorothy Isabel Gurner spinster. Effects £2,841 5s. 4d.6 |
Citations
- [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
- [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). VPRS 5357/P0000/3911 85/49 AMY GREY BENNETT PAKENHAM 158 19--0--30 * kept together with 86/49 EVA ISABEL BENNETT PAKENHAM 162 1877 - 1879
Eva Isabel Bennett no occupation 107 Collins Street Melbourne. - [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1120-941 - John Barter Bennett of Melbourne.
- [S65] Ancestry - various indices, London Marriages.
- [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 7 Aug 1890, p1.
- [S190] Index to Probate Calendar England, viewed at ancestry.com.au, 1858-1966.
- [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/.
- [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "1911: Class: RG14; Piece: 4631; Schedule Number: 297."
Last Edited | 6 Jun 2019 |
Harry Francis Bennett
M, #7424, b. 1859, d. 12 Aug 1867
Father* | John Barter Bennett b. 1825, d. 19 May 1887 | |
Mother* | Kate McCarthy b. 1833, d. 4 Nov 1891 |
Birth* | 1859 | Prahran, VIC, Australia, #B17970.1 |
Death* | 12 Aug 1867 | Ravenswood, VIC, Australia, #D8845 (Age 8.)1 |
Death-Notice* | 27 Aug 1867 | BENNETT.—On the 12th inst., at Ravenswood, near Sandhurst, Harry Francis, aged eight years, only son of John Barter Bennett, of Melbourne, solicitor.2 |
Citations
Last Edited | 6 Apr 2022 |
John Thomas Gray
M, #7425, b. 1851, d. 19 Feb 1937
Birth* | 1851 | |
Marriage* | 8 Jun 1885 | Spouse: Annie Grey Bennett. Brown Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia, #M144/74.1,2 |
Marriage-Notice* | 25 Jul 1885 | GRAY—BENNETT. —On the 8th ult., at Brown-street, Adelaide, by the Rev. E. G. Day, John Thomas Gray to Annie Bennett, both of South Melbourne, Victoria.1 |
Death-Notice* | 19 Feb 1937 | GRAY.-On February 19, at a private hospital, John Thomas, beloved husband of Allie Gray, of 6 Royal avenue, Hyde Park, in his 86th year. GRAY.-The Friends of the late Mr. JOHN THOMAS GRAY are respectfully informed that his Funeral will Leave his late Residence, 6 Royal avenue, Hyde Park, on SATURDAY at 11 a.m. for the West Terrace Cemetery.3 |
Death* | 19 Feb 1937 | Adelaide, SA, Australia, #D588/639.2 |
Citations
Last Edited | 25 Apr 2016 |
John Speechly Gotch
M, #7426, b. 4 Dec 1829, d. 23 Sep 1901
Birth* | 4 Dec 1829 | Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. |
Marriage* | Sep 1856 | Spouse: Elizabeth Miller Jones. Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, Sep Q [Bedford] 3b 462.1 |
Land-UBeac* | 27 Jun 1884 | PAK-166. Transfer from Amelia Emma Wilks to John Speechly Gotch. 19a 3r 24p.2 |
Land-UBeac* | 27 Jun 1884 | PAK-165. Transfer from John Wilks to John Speechly Gotch. 19a 3r 2p.3 |
Land-UBeac* | 25 Sep 1885 | PAK-158.159.161.162. Transfer from John Barter Bennett to John Speechly Gotch. 78a 2p.4 |
Death* | 23 Sep 1901 | Melbourne East, VIC, Australia, #D10792 (Age 71) [son of John GOTCH & Unknown LeFEVRE].5 |
Death-Notice* | 25 Sep 1901 | GOTCH.-On the 23rd September, suddenly, at Albert-street, East Melbourne, John Speechly, the much loved husband of Lizzie Miller Gotch, aged 72 years. "He was—but words are wanting to tell what; Think what a Christian should be, and he was that." GOTCH.-On the 23rd September at Albert-street, East Melbourne, J. S. Gotch the beloved father of Nellie, Gordon, Belle, and Eddie.6 |
Probate (Will)* | 2 Apr 1902 | 82/267. Gent. In his probate he had a large quantity of real estate, including about 120 acres in the Parish of Pakenham (CA158.159.161.162.165.166), vacant and unimproved value £175 10s.7 |
Land-Note* | 6 Jun 1902 | Elizabeth Miller Gotch Elizabeth Miller Gotch of Albert Street East Melbourne, Widow, Frederic Elliott Grant of 2 St James Buildings, William Street Melbourne, Solicitor, and Alexander McCalla, of Queen Street, Melbourne, Accountant are registered proprietors of the within-described land as Executrix and Executors to whom probate of the will and two codicils of John Speechly Gotch (who died 23 September 1901) was granted on the 3rd February 1902.8 |
Land-UBeac* | 9 Mar 1906 | PAK-158.159.161.162.165.166. Transfer from John Speechly Gotch to Frederick Barclay. 78a 2p + 39a 2r 36p.9 |
Note* | Our History: The Beginning John Speechly Gotch was a dentist who was swept up with the inertia of the colonizing age and in September 1849, he left Liverpool, England for Philadelphia, USA. After six months in Philadelphia he transferred to New York to learn about manufacturing artificial teeth. Here, Gotch learned of the gold in Victoria and in 1853, joined the rush, taking passage on the Baltimore clipper Peytona. The Peytona was shipwrecked off Mauritius and Gotch came safely ashore, penniless and with only his nightshirt on his back. Gotch set up in Mauritius temporarily as a dentist and established a practice. After eleven weeks, he had saved £35 to complete his passage to Melbourne in the Emma Colvin. Arriving in Victoria, Gotch made for Fryer Creek, near Castlemaine, where the latest strike had been reported. He found only one small nugget, of thumbnail size, and worth about £3 at the time. He soon ran out of money and provisions and in a final stroke of unluckiness, injured his foot with a pick. He returned to Melbourne penniless in the back of a friendly teamster’s wagon. Gordon and Gotch When Gotch arrived in Melbourne, he could barely walk on his bandaged foot and had two-pence halfpenny to his name. At the Western Markets, he fell into conversation with one of the stall-holders - Alexander Gordon; a tall, kindly Scotsman of sixty-three years, who sold newspapers, and was also an advertising agent for the Melbourne Argus. He had no money, but offered the younger man a job selling papers and running up advertisements, and the offer was accepted. At night, the two men slept under the counter of their market shack. Gotch embarked on his new job with enthusiasm. After a few weeks, Gordon made a characteristically cautious offer of a partnership. The offer was based on the proviso that Gotch had to sell as many newspapers on the diggings as Gordon did from his market stand. The challenge was taken up, then duly performed; so the partnership of Gordon and Gotch came into being. Shortly after they joined forces, there was a suggestion that they should have an agreement drawn up by a lawyer. Gordon commented if we are honest men we do not need a lawyer; and if we are dishonest, no lawyer can make us honest. Taking Care of Business Times were propitious for the partners. With Victoria being proclaimed an independent Colony of New South Wales and fresh gold discoveries bringing waves of immigrants, public and private building boomed. The two principal newspapers published in Melbourne at this time were The Argus and The Age, but the partners’ sales of these journals were not great. The bulk of their business lay in British publications such as The Illustrated London News, The Home News, Lloyd’s, Reynolds Magazines, Dublin"s Weekly Freeman, and the European Mail. As was to be expected, in a colonial community eager for news from Home, there was strong competition among the various newsagents to offer the issues of latest date, and the arrival of a ship was an event for the whole of Melbourne Town. The first contact with a ship arriving in the Bay was made by the lookout men in the semaphore station. As soon as they could read her signals, a messenger was despatched post haste to the hill still known as the "Flagstaff Gardens" where the flag indicating her Departure Port was hoisted for all to read. When Gotch saw the red and white flag, indicating the ship was from London, he would rush by hansom cab to Sandridge (Port Melbourne) seize his parcel of papers and magazines and race his rivals back to town. During 1854 a railway – the first in the Colony – was laid from Melbourne to Sandridge by the Melbourne and Hobson’s Bay Railway Company, and the hansom cab races began to become a memory of days gone past. The partners had achieved a measure of prosperity and in 1856 a move was made to Temple Court, in Collins Street and the growth of Gordon and Gotch began. Over the next 100 years, Gordon and Gotch survived two world wars, and the Great Depression. The company grew across Australia, The United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and Papua New Guinea. Today Today, Gordon and Gotch is part of the PMP Group. (ASX: PMP) As the largest independent distributor and wholesaler of printed media which includes magazines, partworks and books. Gordon and Gotch distributes in excess of 190 million copies per year. This equates to one Gordon and Gotch product being sold every 5 seconds across Australasia.10 |
Citations
- [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1572-309 - John Speechley Gotch of Melbourne Gentleman - C/T 1582-326.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1572-308 - John Speechley Gotch of Melbourne Gentleman - C/T 1582-326.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1133-512 (PAK-158) C/T 1120-939 (PAK-159) C/T 1120-940 (PAK-161) C/T 1120-941 - C/T 1744-800 - John Speechley Gotch of Melbourne Gentleman.
- [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
- [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 25 Sep 1901, p1.
- [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), http://prov.vic.gov.au/search_details
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1744-800 - Elizabeth Miller Gotch of Albert Street East Melbourne, Widow, Frederic Elliott Grant of 2 St James Buildings, William Street Melbourne, Solicitor, and Alexander McCalla, of Queen Street, Melbourne, Accountant are registered proprietors of the within-described land as Executrix and Executors to whom probate of the will and two codicils of John Speechly Gotch (who died 23 September 1901) was granted on the 3rd February 1902.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1744-800 + C/T 1582-326 - Frederick Barclay of Brookes Street Bowen Hills Brisbane Queensland Presbyterian Minister.
- [S50] Miscellaneous Source, http://www.gordongotch.com.au/ggweb/Aboutus/OurHistory/…
- [S45] Index of monumental inscriptions in the Melbourne General Cemetery,.
- [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 12 Sep 1868, p4.
- [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 25 Sep 1901, p5.
- [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 26 Sep 1901, p5.
- [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 20 May 1902, p2.
- [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 23 Sep 1903, p1.
- [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 1 Mar 1905, p2.
- [S55] ADB online, online https://adb.anu.edu.au/, Wallace Kirsop, 'Gotch, John Speechly (1829–1901)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/gotch-john-speechly-3644/…, accessed 4 June 2013.
Select Bibliography:
A Brief Description of Fifty Years' Progress in the History of Gordon and Gotch (Brisb, 1903)
R. F. Bell, Gordon & Gotch London: The Story of the G & G Century, 1853-1953 (Lond, 1953)
Gordon & Gotch (Australasia) Ltd, Centenary 1853-1953 (Melb, 1953)
Age (Melbourne), 25 Sept 1901, 18 Feb 1914
Argus (Melbourne), 25, 26 Sept 1901
Weekly Times (Melbourne), 28 Sept, 5 Oct 1901
Defunct Trading companies, Gordon & Gotch Ltd papers (Public Record Office Victoria)
family and business reminiscences (Gordon & Gotch (Australasia) Ltd Archives, Melbourne).
Last Edited | 18 Mar 2023 |
Jane Elizabeth Dyer
F, #7427, b. 1840, d. 6 Feb 1898
Married Name | Wilks. | |
Birth* | 1840 | |
Marriage* | 1859 | Spouse: John Wilks. VIC, Australia, #D1333.1 |
Widow | 10 Feb 1889 | Jane Elizabeth Dyer became a widow upon the death of her husband John Wilks.2 |
Death* | 6 Feb 1898 | St Kilda, VIC, Australia, #D4966 (Age 58) [par William DYER & Mary Anne WILKINS].2 |
Death-Notice* | 12 Feb 1898 | WILKS.—On the 6th February, at Gunnesbury, Charnwood-crescent, St. Kilda, Jane Elizabeth, widow of the late John Wilks, solicitor.3 |
Family |
John Wilks b. 1839, d. 10 Feb 1889 | |
Child | 1. | Amelia Emma Wilks+ b. 1860, d. 30 Aug 1916 |
Citations
Last Edited | 4 Jun 2019 |
Elizabeth Miller Jones
F, #7428, b. 10 Mar 1839, d. 17 Feb 1914
Married Name | Gotch. | |
Birth* | 10 Mar 1839 | Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. |
Marriage* | Sep 1856 | Spouse: John Speechly Gotch. Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, Sep Q [Bedford] 3b 462.1 |
Widow | 23 Sep 1901 | Elizabeth Miller Jones became a widow upon the death of her husband John Speechly Gotch.2 |
Land-Note* | 6 Jun 1902 | John Speechly Gotch Elizabeth Miller Gotch of Albert Street East Melbourne, Widow, Frederic Elliott Grant of 2 St James Buildings, William Street Melbourne, Solicitor, and Alexander McCalla, of Queen Street, Melbourne, Accountant are registered proprietors of the within-described land as Executrix and Executors to whom probate of the will and two codicils of John Speechly Gotch (who died 23 September 1901) was granted on the 3rd February 1902.3 |
Death* | 17 Feb 1914 | Melbourne East, VIC, Australia, #D2539 (Age 74) [dau of Edward JONES & Mary MILLER].4 |
Death-Notice* | 19 Feb 1914 | GOTCH—On the 17th February, at Albert street, East Melbourne, Elizabeth Miller Gotch, beloved wife of the late John Speeehly Gotch, and dearly loved mother of Nelly, Gordon, Belle, and Eddie, aged 74 years. " Nearer, my God, to Thee. Nearer to Thee.5 " |
Citations
- [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/.
- [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1744-800 - Elizabeth Miller Gotch of Albert Street East Melbourne, Widow, Frederic Elliott Grant of 2 St James Buildings, William Street Melbourne, Solicitor, and Alexander McCalla, of Queen Street, Melbourne, Accountant are registered proprietors of the within-described land as Executrix and Executors to whom probate of the will and two codicils of John Speechly Gotch (who died 23 September 1901) was granted on the 3rd February 1902.
- [S4] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Great War Index Victoria 1914-1920.
- [S14] Newspaper - Yea Chronicle (Vic.), 19 Feb 1914, p2.
- [S45] Index of monumental inscriptions in the Melbourne General Cemetery,.
Last Edited | 18 Oct 2020 |
Percy Miles
M, #7438
(Transfer to) Land-UBeac | 30 Jul 1945 | GEM-D-3 (part).D-4. Transfer from George Wilson Martin to David MacDonald Percy Miles. 16a 9p 4/10p - The property is sold by mortgagee - not listed which one.1 |
Land-UBeac* | 4 Oct 1945 | GEM-D-3 (part).D-4. Transfer from Percy Miles to David MacDonald. Miles' share to MacDonald.2 |
Citations
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6304-763 - Mortgagee to David Macdonald Insurance Officer and Percy Miles Gentleman both of Upper Beaconsfield - proprietors as tenants in common - C/T 6791-166.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6791-166 - Macdonald of Upper Beaconsfield is now the proprietor.
- [S142] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1942.
- [S149] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1949 "change of address 22 May 1950."
Last Edited | 6 Feb 2016 |
David MacDonald
M, #7439, b. 17 Sep 1905, d. 6 Mar 1955
Father* | Peter MacDonald | |
Mother* | Jessie Candow |
Birth* | 17 Sep 1905 | Fraser's Land, Downfield, Strathmartine, Forfarshire, Scotland.1 |
(Migrant) Migration/Travel | 10 May 1913 | Sailing with Bessie Gordon Macdonald to Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Ship Mackarini sailing from Tilbury Essex, arriving 19 Jun 1913.2 |
Marriage* | 12 Oct 1929 | Spouse: Ethel Edith Dines. Presbyterian Church, Blackburn, VIC, Australia, #M11635/1929.3 |
Divorce* | Jun 1945 | David MacDonald and Ethel Edith Dines were divorced in Jun 1945.4 |
Land-UBeac* | 30 Jul 1945 | GEM-D-3 (part).D-4. Transfer from George Wilson Martin to David MacDonald Percy Miles. 16a 9p 4/10p - The property is sold by mortgagee - not listed which one.5 |
Land-UBeac* | 4 Oct 1945 | GEM-D-3 (part).D-4. Transfer from Percy Miles to David MacDonald. Miles' share to MacDonald.6 |
Marriage* | 27 Oct 1945 | Spouse: Ruth Ethel Gardam. Presbyterian Church, Berwick, VIC, Australia, #M15610/1945.3 |
Land-UBeac* | 25 Aug 1952 | GEM-D-3 (part).D-4. Transfer from David MacDonald to Ronald Lincoln Vincent Emily Vincent. 16a 9p 4/10p.7 |
Death* | 6 Mar 1955 | Marlo, VIC, Australia, #D17236/1955 (Age 47) [par Peter MACDONALD & Jessie CANDOR] - died of coronary occlusion.8 |
Citations
- [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ross Irving originally shared this on 17 Jan 2016.
- [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ross Irving.
- [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
- [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6304-763 - Mortgagee to David Macdonald Insurance Officer and Percy Miles Gentleman both of Upper Beaconsfield - proprietors as tenants in common - C/T 6791-166.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6791-166 - Macdonald of Upper Beaconsfield is now the proprietor.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6791-166 - Ronald Lincoln Vincent Manufacturer and Emily Vincent Married Woman both of 117 Victoria Parade Collingwood.
- [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "born DUNDEE SCOTLAND."
- [S149] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1949.
- [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 8 Jul 1939, p10.
Last Edited | 7 Jul 2019 |
Geoffrey Charles Heather
M, #7440, b. 26 Aug 1918, d. 18 Oct 2004
Birth* | 26 Aug 1918 | Heidelberg, VIC, Australia, #B20295/1918 (par Chas HEATHER & Flor Beryl DODSON) - as Geoffery Chas HEATHER.1,2 |
Military* | 25 Jan 1940 | Enlisted for military service: Seymour, VIC, Australia, Service: Australian Army, SERN V43457 Posting at Discharge: 57/60 Battalion, Rank: Private.3 |
Marriage* | Spouse: Edna May Smith. No marriage found to date.4 | |
Land-UBeac* | 16 Dec 1953 | GEM-D-3 (part).D-4.GEM-D-43 (part). Transfer from Ronald Lincoln Vincent Emily Vincent to Geoffrey Charles Heather Edna May Heather. 16a 9p 4/10p + 11a 2r 38 1/2p.5,6 |
Land-UBeac* | 1 Jun 1954 | GEM-D-3 (part).D-4.GEM-D-43 (part). Transfer from Geoffrey Charles Heather Edna May Heather to Sidney Roy Francis Frances Coralie Francis. 16a 9p 4/10p + 11a 2r 38 1/2p.7,6 |
Land-UBeac* | 17 Dec 1954 | GEM-D-58 (part). Transfer from George Herbert Toogood to Geoffrey Charles Heather Edna May Heather. 36a 2r 26p.8 |
Land-UBeac | 8 Jul 1960 | GEM-D-58 (part). Transfer from Geoffrey Charles Heather Edna May Heather to John Laurence A'Vard Gwendoline Olive A'Vard. 36a 2r 26p.9 |
Land-UBeac* | 23 Dec 1960 | PAK-60 40/LP1137 now 5/LP44536, 53 Salisbury Road. Transfer from John Laurence A'Vard to Geoffrey Charles Heather Edna May Heather.10 |
Land-UBeac | 15 Sep 1966 | PAK-60 40/LP1137 now 4/LP44536, 51 Salisbury Road. Transfer from John Laurence A'Vard to Geoffrey Charles Heather Edna May Heather.11 |
Widower | Feb 1979 | Geoffrey Charles Heather became a widower upon the death of his wife Edna May Smith.12,13 |
Land-Note* | 23 Apr 1979 | PAK-60 LP1137 (Lot 40) LP44536 (Lot 4+5). Edna May Heather Geoffrey Charles Heather of Salisbury Road Upper Beaconsfield Storeman is the surviving proprietor.14,15 |
Marriage* | Spouse: Margaret Constance Turner.1 | |
Death* | 18 Oct 2004 | Alexandra Hospital, Alexandra, VIC, Australia.1 |
Death-Notice* | 19 Oct 2004 | HEATHER. - Geoffrey Charles. Aug. 26, 1918 - Oct. 18, 2004 At Alexandra Hospital. Loved husband of Margaret (dec.) and Margaret Constance (dec.)16 |
Citations
- [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Gibbney Family Tree - Owner: kgibbney.
- [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B20295/1918 (par Chas HEATHER & Flor Beryl DODSON) - as Geoffery Chas HEATHER, Birth registered at Heidleberg, Vic, Australia."
- [S30] World War Two Nominal Roll https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/
https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au
HEATHER, GEOFFREY CHARLES, Date and Place of Birth: 26 Aug 1918, HEIDELBERG, VIC
Next of Kin: HEATHER, CHARLES
Service: Australian Army, SERN V43457
Date and Place of Enlistment: 25 Jan 1940, SEYMOUR, VIC
Posting at Discharge: 57/60 Battalion, Rank: Private
Prisoner of War: No, Honours: None for display. - [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "This marriage relates to a different Edna May. She died in 1949, aged 34.
#M9270/1931, Charles George HEATHER & Edna May KEECH." - [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 8080-500 - Geoffrey Charles Heather, Farmer and Edna May Heather, Married Woman both of Upper Beaconsfield - joint proprietors.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6791-166.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 8080-500 - Sidney Roy Francis, Farmer and Frances Coralie Francis, Married Woman both of 26 Thompson Street Maidstone - joint proprietors.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6877-381 - Geoffrey Charles Heather, Farmer and Edna May Heather, Married Woman both of Burtons Road Upper Beaconsfield - joint proprietors.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6877-381 - John Laurence A'Vard, Builder and Gwendoline Olive A'Vard Married Woman both of Engles Road Berwick - joint proprietors.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 8304-393 - Geoffrey Charles Heather Plumber and Edna May Heather Married Woman both of Burtons Road Upper Beaconsfield - joint proprietors.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 8644-564 - Geoffrey Charles Heather Plumber and Edna May Heather Married Woman both of Salisbury Road Upper Beaconsfield - joint proprietors.
- [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
- [S47] Index of burials in the cemetery of Springvale Botanical Cemetery.
Cremated at Springvale - remains collected. Service 9 Feb 1979. - [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 8644-564 - Geoffrey Charles Heather of Salisbury Road Upper Beaconsfield Storeman is the surviving proprietor.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 8304-393 - Geoffrey Charles Heather of Salisbury Road Upper Beaconsfield Storeman is the surviving proprietor.
- [S13] Newspaper - The Herald-Sun (Melbourne, Vic.), 19 Oct 2004, viewed online.
- [S149] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1949.
- [S154] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1954.
- [S163] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1963.
- [S168] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1968.
- [S172] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1972.
- [S177] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1977.
- [S180] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1980.
Last Edited | 10 Nov 2024 |