John Hibbert Chew

M, #8371, b. 1864, d. 19 Feb 1947
Birth*1864 Hobart, TAS, Australia.1 
Marriage*18 Mar 1885 Spouse: Louisa Mary Driscoll. Hobart, TAS, Australia, #M461.2,3
 
Widower25 Aug 1898John Hibbert Chew became a widower upon the death of his wife Louisa Mary Driscoll.2,4 
Marriage*1898 Spouse: Louisa Elizabeth Grant. VIC, Australia, #M7117R.2
 
Land-UBeac*20 Dec 1906 GEM--142P. Transfer from William Henry Care to John Hibbert Chew. 114a 3r 15p.5 
Land-Note*20 Dec 1906 GEM--142P: Mortgagee: William Riggall. And Elizabeth Ann Munro - discharged 17 Mar 1916. Mortgagor was John Hibbert Chew.6 
Land-Note*28 Dec 1906 GEM--142P: Mortgagee: William Henry Care. Discharged 17 Mar 1916. Mortgagor was John Hibbert Chew.7 
Land-Note*8 May 1915 Charles Henry Salter Ladd We, the undersigned give our consent to the proposed deviation through allotment 48F in the Parish of Gembrook. We are, Sir Yours truly, John Hibbert Chew, William Henry Care.8 
Land-Note*17 Mar 1916 GEM--142P: Mortgagee: Lydia Mary Browne - discharged 3 Apr 1922. Mortgagor was John Hibbert Chew.9 
Land-Note1921 GEM--142P. Walter Leist Walter Leist is most likely a tenant of J H Chew.10 
Land-Note3 Apr 1922 GEM--142P: Mortgagee: John Bingham - discharged 11 May 1925. Mortgagor was John Hibbert Chew.11 
Land-UBeac*30 Nov 1923 GEM--142P. Transfer from John Hibbert Chew to Allan John Matthews. 114a 3r 15p.12 
Widower6 Apr 1945John Hibbert Chew became a widower upon the death of his wife Louisa Elizabeth Grant.1 
Death*19 Feb 1947 North Fitzroy, VIC, Australia, #D2006 (Age 83) [par John William CHEW & Helen QUILL].1 
Death-Notice*20 Feb 1947 CHEW.—On February 19, at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Broadbent, 22 Falconer-street, North Fitzroy, John Hibbert Chew, loved husband of the late Louisa, and dear father of Grace (Mrs. Baird) and Dorothy (Mrs. Broadbent), aged 83 years.
CHEW.— The Funeral of the late Mr. JOHN HIBBERT CHEW, of 22 Falcone-street, North Fitzroy, will leave Alfred Allison's, Queen's-parade. Clifton Hill TOMORROW, at 10 a.m.. for the Coburg Cemetery.13 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
bt 1909 - 1919Emerald, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: farmer. With Louisa Elizabeth Chew.14,15,16,17,18,19
192142 Woodside Street, North Fitzroy, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: bootmaker. With Louisa Elizabeth Chew.20

Grave

  • PRESBYTERIAN CO-PRS*DD***42, Coburg Cemetery, Coburg, VIC, Australia, John Hibbert Chew, Louisa Elizabeth Chew, Walter Edwin Chew21

Newspaper-Articles

  • 4 Jan 1894: Deserters of wifes and children
    John Hibbert Chew is charged, on warrant, with deserting his wife, Louisa Mary Chew, No. 42 Charlotte-street, Richmond, on the 27th ult. Description:—Bootmaker, 30 years of age, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, fresh complexion, dark hair, brown moustache and sideboards; wore dark clothes, black boxer hat, and tan shoes. Well known to the South Richmond police.—O.1. 1st January, 1894. Louisa Mary Chew22
  • 17 Jan 1894: Deserters of wifes and children.
    John Hibbert Chew, on warrant, for deserting his wife, Louisa Mary Chew, has been arrested by the Tatura police.—O.1. 13th January, 1894. Louisa Mary Chew23

Citations

  1. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  2. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  3. [S64] Archives Office of Tasmania. Tasmanian Names Index.
  4. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, date from ancestry tree.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 3139-689 William Henry Care to John Hibbert Chew of No 434 Church Street Richmond Bootmaker- C/T 3171 174.
  6. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 3139-689 / C/T 3171-174 - Mortgage No 217156 - William Riggall and Elizabeth Ann Munro - transferred from W H Care - discharged 17 Mar 1916.
  7. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 3171-174 - Mortgage No 247933 - William Henry Care - discharged 17 Mar 1916.
  8. [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). VPRS 5357/P0000/3570. 19375/47.49.
  9. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 3171-174 - Mortgage No 357821 - Lydia Mary Browne - discharged 3 Apr 1922.
  10. [S66] Berwick Shire Rates, 1870-1965 LEIST 1921 Listed as owner 115a House N16
    1922 (#2949) Walter Liest, Emerald, Farmer, 115ac house CA 142.F N32 crossed out now Mrs Chew Scotchmere St Fitzroy
    1923 (#853) Chew Mrs, Scotchmere St Fitrzroy 115ac house CA 142.F N32 crossed out now A Matthews Bootmaker.
  11. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 3171-174 - Mortgage No 442231 - John Bingham - discharged 11 May 1925.
  12. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 3171-174 - Allan John Matthews of 118 Miller Street North Fitzroy Manufacturer.
  13. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 20 Feb 1947, p9.
  14. [S109] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1909.
  15. [S112] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1912.
  16. [S113] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1913.
  17. [S114] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1914.
  18. [S119] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1919.
  19. [S115] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1915.
  20. [S121] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1921.
  21. [S39] Index of burials in the cemetery of Fawkner Memorial Park, online @ http://www.gmct.com.au/deceased-search/ "also #D9853/1927 Walter Eugene CHEW, d Fitzroy N, age 55 [par Chew Jno & Helen (Wood)] - probably John Hibbert's brother."
  22. [S14] Newspaper - Victoria Police Gazette (Melbourne, Vic.), 4 Jan 1894, p3.
  23. [S14] Newspaper - Victoria Police Gazette (Melbourne, Vic.), 17 Jan 1894, p18.
Last Edited27 Dec 2018

Louisa Elizabeth Grant

F, #8372, b. 17 Nov 1875, d. 6 Apr 1945
Father*George William Grant
Mother*Fanny Hill
Married NameChew.1 
Birth*17 Nov 1875 Launceston, TAS, Australia.2,3 
Marriage*1898 Spouse: John Hibbert Chew. VIC, Australia, #M7117R.2
 
Death*6 Apr 1945 North Fitzroy, VIC, Australia, #D3324 (Age 69) [par George William GRANT & Fanny HILL].1 
Death-Notice*9 Apr 1945 CHEW — On April 6 at the residence of her daughter, Dorothy (Mrs. Broadbent), 22 Falconer-street, North Fitzroy, Louisa Elizabeth, beloved wife of John, grandmother of Dorothy (Mrs. Williams) and Arthur. And great-grandmother of Marelyn and Valmai.
CHEW.—The Funeral of the late Mrs. LOUISA ELIZABETH CHEW will leave Alfred Allison's, 187 Queen's-parade, Clifton Hill, THIS DAY, at 3.30 p.m., for the Coburg Cemetery.4 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
bt 1909 - 1919Emerald, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With John Hibbert Chew.5,6,7,8,9,10
192142 Woodside Street, North Fitzroy, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With John Hibbert Chew.11

Grave

  • PRESBYTERIAN CO-PRS*DD***42, Coburg Cemetery, Coburg, VIC, Australia, John Hibbert Chew, Louisa Elizabeth Chew, Walter Edwin Chew12

Citations

  1. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  2. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "Ancestry Tree Name: Enlund - as at 21 August 2021, Tree ID: 177867645
    Person viewed: Louisa Elizabeth GRANT, Birth Date: 17 Nov 1875, Death Date: 6 Apr 1945."
  4. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 9 Apr 1945, p7.
  5. [S109] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1909.
  6. [S112] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1912.
  7. [S113] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1913.
  8. [S114] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1914.
  9. [S119] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1919.
  10. [S115] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1915.
  11. [S121] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1921.
  12. [S39] Index of burials in the cemetery of Fawkner Memorial Park, online @ http://www.gmct.com.au/deceased-search/ "also #D9853/1927 Walter Eugene CHEW, d Fitzroy N, age 55 [par Chew Jno & Helen (Wood)] - probably John Hibbert's brother."
Last Edited19 Jun 2023

Louisa Mary Driscoll

F, #8375, b. 29 May 1866, d. 25 Aug 1898
Married NameChew.1 
Birth*29 May 1866 Esperance, TAS, Australia.1,2 
Marriage*18 Mar 1885 Spouse: John Hibbert Chew. Hobart, TAS, Australia, #M461.1,3
 
Death*25 Aug 1898 Brunswick East, VIC, Australia, #D11110 (Age 32) [par Thomas DRISCOLL & Mary CLEARY].1,4 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 4 Jan 1894: Deserters of wifes and children
    John Hibbert Chew is charged, on warrant, with deserting his wife, Louisa Mary Chew, No. 42 Charlotte-street, Richmond, on the 27th ult. Description:—Bootmaker, 30 years of age, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, fresh complexion, dark hair, brown moustache and sideboards; wore dark clothes, black boxer hat, and tan shoes. Well known to the South Richmond police.—O.1. 1st January, 1894. John Hibbert Chew5
  • 17 Jan 1894: Deserters of wifes and children.
    John Hibbert Chew, on warrant, for deserting his wife, Louisa Mary Chew, has been arrested by the Tatura police.—O.1. 13th January, 1894. John Hibbert Chew6

Citations

  1. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  2. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree.
  3. [S64] Archives Office of Tasmania. Tasmanian Names Index.
  4. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, date from ancestry tree.
  5. [S14] Newspaper - Victoria Police Gazette (Melbourne, Vic.), 4 Jan 1894, p3.
  6. [S14] Newspaper - Victoria Police Gazette (Melbourne, Vic.), 17 Jan 1894, p18.
Last Edited23 Nov 2016

Walter Leist

M, #8379, b. 18 Jul 1883, d. 17 May 1956
Birth*18 Jul 1883 Pulham Mary, Norfolk, England, Sep Q [Depwade] 4b 225
Son of Robert Leist a farm labourer and Rosetta Leist (nee Wright) born 18.7.1883 at Pulham Mary Stratton Depwade, Regd by Robert Leist father Pulham Mary Reg Depwade Sept 1883 4b 225.1,2 
Marriage*6 Aug 1904 Spouse: Emma Mary Middleton. Mendham Lane Chapel, Depwade, Norfolk, England, Sep Q [Depwade] 4b 483
Leist Walter age 21 bachelor a farm labourer of Harleston son of Robert Leist decd a farm labourer Married 6.8.1904 at Mendham Lane Chapel Depwade to Emma Mary Middleton age 23 spinster of Harleston daughter of Christopher Middleton a shoemaker. Witnesses W Kent, Ethel Maud chapman, Christopher Middleton, Julia Ringer. Regd. Depwade Sept 1904 4b 483.2
 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel20 Jul 1912 Sailing with Emma Mary Leist, Cyril Walter William Leist, Myrtle Marguerite Leist to Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Ship Makarini
Age 29 - Farm Labourer.3 
Land-Note*1921 GEM--142P. John Hibbert Chew Walter Leist is most likely a tenant of J H Chew.4 
Death*17 May 1956 Maryborough, VIC, Australia, #D18959 (Age 74) [par Robert & Harriet] - listed as LEISH.5 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1924Emerald, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: orchardist. With Emma Mary Leist.6

Citations

  1. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "Ancestry.com. Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
    Name: Walter Leist Birth Date: 18 Jul 1883 Birth Place: Pullham England
    Enlistment Place: Maryborough Victoria Service number: V361276
    Next of Kin: Emma Leist Series Description: B884: Army Citizen Military Forces."
  2. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Ancestry.com. England, Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
    Original data: Andrews Collection. Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, Canterbury, Kent, England.
  3. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947].
  4. [S66] Berwick Shire Rates, 1870-1965 LEIST 1921 Listed as owner 115a House N16
    1922 (#2949) Walter Liest, Emerald, Farmer, 115ac house CA 142.F N32 crossed out now Mrs Chew Scotchmere St Fitzroy
    1923 (#853) Chew Mrs, Scotchmere St Fitrzroy 115ac house CA 142.F N32 crossed out now A Matthews Bootmaker.
  5. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  6. [S124] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1924.
Last Edited27 Dec 2018

Allan John Matthews

M, #8380, b. 1881, d. 6 Feb 1953
Father*Armstrong Matthews b. 1843, d. 26 Jun 1926
Mother*Jane Chadwick b. 1846, d. 1922
Birth*1881 Fitzroy, VIC, Australia, #B2626.1 
Land-Note*3 Apr 1922 GEM--142P: Mortgagee: John Bingham - discharged 11 May 1925 (A J Matthews took over mortgage). Mortgagor was Allan John Matthews.2 
Land-UBeac*30 Nov 1923 GEM--142P. Transfer from John Hibbert Chew to Allan John Matthews. 114a 3r 15p.3 
Land-Note1940 1939-40 (#1198) A J Matthews crossed out in rate book (67 Scotchmere Street North Fitzroy) 115a Allot 142P House N25 - crossed out now Andrew William HENRY Gembrook.
Henry listed in 1940-41 N25; 1941-42 sold to Holt Ernest Cyril 34 Woolcock Avenue East Kew 10/6/1942 Mechanic. PP £150.4 
Land-UBeac*19 Jun 1942 GEM--142P. Transfer from Allan John Matthews to Ernest Cyril Holt. 114a 3r 15p (Caveat lodged 11 Sep 1940.)5 
Death*6 Feb 1953 North Fitzroy, VIC, Australia, #D1387 (Age 72.)6 
Death-Notice*7 Feb 1953 MATTHEWS Allan John - On February 6 at his residence, 118 Miller street, North Fitzroy, dearly beloved husband of Anne Matthews and loving father of Roland, Alan, Douglas and Jean (Mrs C Stephenson) and loved pop of Jan, Annette and John aged 72 years.
-At rest.7 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1931118 Miller Street, Fitzroy, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: manufacturer.8

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  2. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 3171-174 - Mortgage No 442231 - John Bingham - discharged 11 May 1925.
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 3171-174 - Allan John Matthews of 118 Miller Street North Fitzroy Manufacturer.
  4. [S66] Berwick Shire Rates, 1870-1965.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 3171-174 - Ernest Cyril Holt of 39 Woolcock Avenue East Kew Mechanic.
  6. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  7. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 7 Feb 1953, p17.
  8. [S131] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1931.
Last Edited20 Nov 2016

Elizabeth Stephens

F, #8392, b. 1829, d. 16 Aug 1901
Father*William Stephens b. 1792, d. 9 Jul 1866
Mother*Rachel Frayne b. 1797, d. 2 Dec 1859
Probate (Will)* Elizabeth Delany. Widow. Prahran. 16 Aug 1901. 112/318.1 
Married NameDelany.2 
Birth*1829 
Marriage*2 Dec 1856 Spouse: Patrick Delany. St Matthias Church, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Dec Q 1856 (Liverpool) 8b 270. Patrick DELANY & Elizabeth STEPHENS.3
 
(Migrant) Migration/TravelMar 1857 Sailing with William Stephens, Rachel Stephens, Isaac Stephens, Patrick Delany. Ship Champion of the Seas.4
Widow14 May 1877Elizabeth Stephens became a widow upon the death of her husband Patrick Delany.5 
Land-UBeac*3 Sep 1877 GEM-C-1. Transfer from Patrick Delany to Elizabeth Delany. 20a 0r 0p - Originally selected by P. DELANY, but crown grant to G. F. BRIND on 16 Apr 1879.6 
Civil Case*26 Feb 1879 Civil Case Files 1879/1069 Isaac Stephens & Elizabeth Delany v William Brisbane. Plaintiffs claim £108 8s 3p for principal and interest due to them as the drawers and holders of a Bill of Exchange.7 
Land-UBeac*b 16 Apr 1879 GEM-C-1. Transfer from Elizabeth Delany to George Frederick Brind. 20a 0r 0p - Originally selected by P. DELANEY, then his widow, but crown grant to G. F. BRIND on 16 Apr 1879. Improvements 50 chains of fencing £65, clearing £20, total £85.6,8 
Death*16 Aug 1901 Boort, VIC, Australia, #D8616 (Age 72) [par William STEPHENS & Rachel FRAYNE].2 
Death-Notice*17 Aug 1901 DELANY. -On the 16th August, at the residence of her son-in-law, Hugh Anderson, Windarra, Catumna, Elizabeth Delany, aged 72, relict of the late P. Delany, of the late firm of Stephens and Delaney, millers, Melbourne.
DELANY. -The Funeral of the late Mrs ELIZABETH DELANY will leave 182 Collins street, Melbourne on Monday, the 19th inst., at 2.30 p.m., for the St Kilda Cemetery.
A. A. SLIGHT, Undertaker.9 

Grave

  • 248-249 CEB, St Kilda Cemetery, St Kilda, VIC, Australia, Rachel Stephens d 2 Dec 1859 Age 62, William Stephens d 9 Jul 1866 Age 74, Isaac Stephens d 7 Mar 1880 Age 54, Herbert Delany d 27 Jun 1872 Age 7, Patrick Delany d 14 May 1877 Age 46, Elizabeth Delany d 16 Aug 1901, Age 7210

Family

 Patrick Delany b. 1831, d. 14 May 1877
Children 1.Isaac William Delany b. 1858, d. 1 May 1926
 2.Rachel Delany b. 15 Jun 1859, d. 4 Jun 1936
 3.Samuel Joseph Delany b. 1861, d. 2 Sep 1937
 4.Albert Edward Delany b. 1863, d. 22 Jan 1924
 5.Thomas Herbert Delany b. 1865, d. 27 Jun 1872
 6.Elizabeth Delany b. 1869, d. 1958

Newspaper-Articles

  • 25 Apr 1879: License 247/49 cancelled because land sold11
  • 28 Oct 1885: Shire of Phillip Island. The Secretary was instructed to write to the Lands Department, to ascertain whether a road had been taken off at the north end of Elizabeth Delany's allotment, Jumbunna, when, and also to ascertain its exact position.12
  • 18 Jan 1886: Leases transferred. I W. Delany Jumbunna, to Elizabeth Delany. Isaac William Delany13
  • 13 Dec 1890: TUESDAY, 16th DECEMBER. At 12 o'Clock.
    In the Rooms of Messrs. MUNRO and BAILLIEU, 243 Collins-street.
    EXECUTOR'S SALE Of MAGNIFICENT FARMING LAND, Comprising 1400 Acres, With Homestead, Orchard, Garden, SUBDIVIDED into FARMS of 33 to 120 ACRES EACH
    Also, TOWNSHIP ALLOTMENTS, Known as DELANY'S ESTATE, In the Bass Valley Districts of Jumbunna and Jeetho, SOUTH GIPPSLAND,
    About Three Miles from Loch Station, On the GREAT SOUTHERN LINE, Which was Opened for Traffic on the 11th November,
    Three and a Half Hours Ride from Melbourne.
    GEORGE HOWAT (conjointly with Messrs. MUNRO and BAILLIEU and A. E. DELANY and Co.) has received instructions from Mrs. Elizabeth Delany (executrix in the deceased estates of Messrs. Stephens and Delany) to sell by auction, at the rooms of Messrs. Munro and Baillieu, 243 Collins-street, as above.
    That valuable and highly improved property
    known as DELANY'S ESTATE, in subdivisional blocks from 33 to 120 acres each.
    For positive and absolute sale.
    The auctioneers direct the special attention of farmers, investors and others to this famous Delany's Estate, being situated about three miles from the Loch railway station and within seven miles of the Grantville jetty, thus giving easy and cheap transit for produce, either by rail or water.
    The whole property is subdivided into paddocks, securely fenced and partly cleared and laid down in English grasses. Each allotment has a frontage to a Government road. The grazing capacity of the land is one beast to the acre.
    NOTE — The BASS VALLEY has long been known to possess the most fertile soil on the SOUTHERN LINE, and the fact of the average rainfall being good gives a NEVER FAILING SUPPLY of WATER.
    That alone offers inducements to invest which are not easily obtainable elsewhere.
    A Cheese Factory is within one chain of the property.
    A small portion of the estate adjoining the town ship will be offered in Township Allotments, and the Bass Valley Railway Line, which has been surveyed, passes through the property.
    Also, 269 acres, known as Hardinghams, 2½ miles frontage to the Bass River Valley Railway Line, surveyed through the block.
    Persons desirous of inspecting will be driven from the Loch Railway Station to the estate on giving notice to the agents.
    EXCEPTIONAL TERMS to PURCHASERS.
    For Farming Blocks—¼ cash, balance 1, 2, 3 years, at 5 per cent.
    For Township Allotments—¼ cash, balance 6, 12, 18, 24 months, at 6 per cent.
    Title, certificate.
    Plans showing subdivision will be forwarded on application to GEORGE HOWAT, 130 Queen-street, MUNRO and BAILLIEU, 243 Collins-street, A. E. DELANY and Co., Chapel-street, Prahran. Agents in conjunction , Albert Edward Delany14
  • 24 Aug 1935: THREE STURDY PIONEERS. The Centenary of Westernport's Settlement.
    BY B.H.N.
    IT is just one hundred years since the first house at Westernport, indeed the first in the whole of the eastern portion of this State, was being built.
    Its builder was a man named Samuel Anderson, who, had he but known it, was making history for Westernport in the same way and at about the same time as Batman and Fawkner were laying the first foundations of Melbourne's history. Only three days after Fawkner sailed through Port Phillip Heads, Samuel Anderson, in a ship he had built himself, entered Westernport Bay. A few years previously he had arrived in Tasmania from Kircudbright, Scotland, where the news of the proposed exploration of the colony by the Hentys and Fawkner had reached him. Anderson followed the course of the Bass River, and chose a spot on which to settle, only about two hundred yards from where now stands Bass township.
    Here he built his first home, which was afterwards known as Bass Park. Enthusiastic over his discovery and the beauty or the place and its possibilities, he wrote home to his two brothers, Hugh and Thomas, in Kircudbright, urging them to come out and help him pioneer this part of the colony. Letters in those days took many months to cross the world, so it was not until June, 1837, that the second of the Brothers, Dr. Hugh Anderson, left the Old Country by the ship Andromeda, arriving at Westernport by way of Tasmania some months later. Hugh was a medical graduate, having purposely given up his original occupation as clerk in the Crown Prosecutor's office, and studied medicine and surgery because he thought the knowledge would be of greater value than that of the law, in a new land. He had at first contemplated following Samuel to the Swan River settlement until the latter's change of plans decided him to alter his own, and he went to Westernport instead. Hugh's wisdom in choosing such a profession was at once proved, for he was able to take the appointment of surgeon on an emigrant, ship leaving for Australia. For many years after wards Dr. Hugh had reason to be glad of his profession — or perhaps it might be said that many other people had—for he generously used his skill and knowledge for the benefit of his neighbors and friends, with no thought of reward. The story is told of how on one occasion he dressed a pistol-shot, wound in the head of Truganini, the last queen and only survivor of the Tasmanian blacks. The bullet had struck her in the forehead, but her hard skull deflected it and it passed from the front to the back between the scalp and the skull.
    Five years later the third and youngest brother, Captain Thomas Anderson a master mariner, came out and joined the two pioneers. These three were of the solid, dauntless type, like so many of the early settlers. Men of culture and refinement, they faced their self-imposed exile and the hardships it entailed with tremendous courage. So isolated were they that, to get their letters, they had to come to Melbourne twice a year, walking seventy miles each way through the scrub, and swimming the inlet twice on each journey, their clothes in a bundle on their heads. Hugh and Thomas took up more country adjoining Samuel's original holding, and the three steadily set to work to clear their acres of the dense, almost impenetrable scrub which abounded from north of the Bass to San Remo. Occaionally they had the help of employees, who, however, deserted them for the gold fields, and the Andersons were left to themselves. Their perseverance was at last rewarded, and the cleared land proved a splendid agricultural proposition.
    Wheat was the staple crop for years; indeed, it is said that Samuel Anderson, in the first year of his arrival, grew wheat on the river flats, and built the first flour mill in Port Phillip district.
    In 1854 the brothers purchased a freehold property of 2616 acres at Griffiths Point, and built the house called Netherwood, which still stands, about four miles from sleepy little San Remo, on the eastern shore of Westernport Bay.
    The third was The Grange, built about 45 years ago, opposite where Anderson railway station now stands. With the sale of The Grange in 1912 the properties passed out of the Anderson family.
    Not content with improving his own property, Samuel Anderson explored the surrounding districts. The Wonthaggi coal fields are a monument to his faith. for, after striking coal on the beach at Cape Patterson, a few years after his arrival, he firmly believed that payable quantities existed thereabouts. The coal that he found himself he used in his own forge. Anderson's Inlet, nine miles from the old home, and on which Inverloch stands, was named after him, so was Anderson railway station, on the Wonthaggi line, which was built on the old Netherwood property.
    The peaceful little cemetery of San Remo, overlooking the scenic beauties which had reminded the Andersons so vividly of their own beautiful Scottish hills and lakes, was the last resting place of those grand old pioneers—Samuel, who died in 1863; Dr. Hugh, in 1899, and Captain Thomas, in 1903. Captain Thomas left two sons, Hugh and Patrick, and a daughter, Mary, who still lives, and is the widow of the late Rev. H. E. Potter, of San Remo. Hugh, the elder son, married in 1893 the youngest daughter of Patrick Delany, who, with his wife, Elizabeth, and her brother, William Stephen, arrived by the Champion of the Seas in 1858 from Liverpool and who built the first flour mill in Prahran, at the corner of King and Chapel streets and later another in Flinders-lane. Elizabeth Delany, Hugh Anderson, Patrick Delany15

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P3, unit 52; VPRS 7591/P2, unit 436.
  2. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  3. [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/ "Marriage Dec Q 1856 (Liverpool) 8b 270. Patrick DELANY & Elizabeth STEPHENS."
  4. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Victoria Passenger Lists.
  5. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online) "Spouse STEPHENS Elizabeth."
  6. [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). Land File 247/49 Unit 3826.
  7. [S34] PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 267/P7 unit 447, item 1879/1069
    Supreme Court of Victoria (file viewed).
  8. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1120-944 - George Frederick Brind.
  9. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 17 Aug 1901, p9.
  10. [S48] Index of burials in the cemetery of St Kilda,.
  11. [S194] Newspaper - Victoria Government Gazette 25 Apr 1879, p919.
  12. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Wed 28 Oct 1885, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70391197
  13. [S14] Newspaper - Gippsland Times (Vic.), Mon 18 Jan 1886, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62270974
  14. [S14] Newspaper - Leader (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 13 Dec 1890, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/198184239
  15. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 24 Aug 1935, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203982822
Last Edited7 Mar 2024

William Ross

M, #8393
Occupation*7 Feb 1877 Merchant. 
Land-UBeac*7 Feb 1877Selection: GEM-C-13. 19a 3r 28p - No Land File. Originally selected by W. Ross, but crown grant to G. F. BRIND on 14 Oct 1879.1 
Land-Note*18 Jul 1878 GEM-C-13. Please forfeit allotment 48A in the Parish of Pakenham, W Ross.2 
(Previous Selector) Land-UBeac16 Dec 1878Henry Bestall Jerram was the next selector of the forfeited land at GEM-C-13.2 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 6 Apr 1877: NOTICE is hereby given, that the PARTNERSHIP heretofore existing between the undersigned William Ross, William Pole, James Paterson, and Thomas Pole, carrying on business at number thirty one, Little Flinders-street west, Melbourne, as tea dealers and general merchants, under the stylo or firm of "Ross, Pole, and Paterson," has this day been DISSOLVED by mutual consent, so far as the said William Pole and Thomas Pole are concerned. All debts due to or by the late firm will be received or discharged by the said William Ross and James Paterson, who will continue to carry on the said business as heretofore at the above address.
    Dated this fifth day of April, 1877.
    W. ROSS.
    WILLIAM POLE.
    JAMES PATERSON.
    THOMAS POLE
    (By his attorney, Wm. Pole).
    Witness—James M'Kean, solicitor, Melbourne.
    M'Kean and Leonard, solicitors, 11 Collins-street west, Melbourne.3
  • 29 Nov 1877: NEW INSOLVENTS. William Ross and James Paterson, of Flinders lane, Melbourne, trading as Ross, Paterson, and Co, merchants. Causes of insolvency—Losses in New Zealand and other colonies, and losses by the late firm of Ross, Pole, and Paterson, for which the present firm are liable. Liabilities, £36,280 1s. assets, £24,401 11s, 11d, deficiency, £11,878 9s 1d. Mr Cohen, assignee.4
  • 13 Sep 1878: ROSS, William.      Pakenham, Victoria Gazetted      
    13 Sep 1878      Licenses Revoked, Cancelled or Declared Void5

Citations

  1. [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). Land Selection And Correspondence Files (VPRS5357)
    1891/49. HENRY B JARRAM, GEMBROOK, 13 C, 19--3--28, 1 Jan 1877
    VPRS 5357/P0000, 1891/49 (Box 3794)
    Merchant of 74 Flinders Lane Melbourne, lives in High Street St Kilda.
  2. [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). Land Selection And Correspondence Files (VPRS5357)
    1891/49. HENRY B JARRAM, GEMBROOK, 13 C, 19--3--28, 1 Jan 1877
    VPRS 5357/P0000, 1891/49 (Box 3794).
  3. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 6 Apr 1877, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5917866
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 29 Nov 1877, p5
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5946843
  5. [S20] Various indexed records of GSV - Genealogical Society Victoria "Index to Government Gazette."
Last Edited9 Mar 2024

Henry England

M, #8394, b. 1832, d. 2 Apr 1896
Birth*1832 
Marriage* Spouse: Mary Bridgman. May not have married.1
 
Land-UBeac*17 Sep 1877Selection: GEM-C-12. 19a 3r 12p - Crown grant to W. WILLIAMS on 22 Sep 1888.2 
Land-Note*23 Feb 1878 GEM-C-12. Revoked license at his own request. Land thrown open for selection.3 
Death*2 Apr 1896 Armadale, VIC, Australia, #D4459 (Age 64) [par William ENGLAND & Isabella WILSON].4 
Death-Notice*11 Apr 1896 ENGLAND.-On the 2nd inst, at his residence, 456 High-street, East Prahran, Henry England, builder, the beloved husband of Mary England, aged 64 years. "Rock of ages cleft for me."
ENGLAND -The Friends of the late Mr HENRY ENGLAND, builder, and members of Court Benevolence, No 3010 A. O. F., are respectfully informed that his remains will be interred in the St Kilda Cemetery.
The funeral will leave his late residence No 456 High-street, East Prahran, THIS DAY (Saturday, 4th inst.) at 3 o'clock and proceed to St Matthew's Church, where a portion of the burial service will be conducted and thence to the cemetery.5 

Grave

  • St Kilda Cemetery, St Kilda, VIC, Australia, (stone broken) Henry ENGLAND d 2 Apr 1896 aged 64 years, also Mary, wife of above died 9 Jun 1902, aged 75 years.6

Citations

  1. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Long Family Tree Owner: GLong28.
  2. [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). Land File 2936/49.4. Originally selected by H. ENGLAND in 1877, but abandoned, then James A. DAVIS, then Henry BELL, but crown grant to W. WILLIAMS on 22 Sep 1888.
  3. [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria).
  4. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 4 Apr 1896, p1.
  6. [S48] Index of burials in the cemetery of St Kilda,.
Last Edited20 Mar 2017

John Jones

M, #8395, b. 1826, d. 24 Aug 1907
Probate (Will)* 104/037. John JONES. Date of grant: 21 Oct 1907; Date of death: 24 Aug 1907; Occupation: Bricklayer; Residence: Windsor.1 
Birth*1826 
Marriage*1858 Spouse: Ellen Bowman. VIC, Australia, #M3808.2
 
Widower1876John Jones became a widower upon the death of his wife Ellen Bowman.3 
Land-UBeac*28 Jul 1877Selection: GEM-C-11. 19a 3r 2p - Land File 1082/49.4. Originally selected by J. JONAS, but crown grant to C. BROWN on 5 May 1886.4 
Land-Note*28 Jul 1877 GEM-C-11. Charles Brown John Jones, Bricklayer, 5 Nelson Street Windsor. Charles Brown applies for forfeiture of the land in Dec 1878, as no improvements have been effected. License revoked per 4 Apr 1879.4 
Death*24 Aug 1907 Prahran, VIC, Australia, #D9906 (Age 81) [par James JONES].2 
Death-Notice*26 Aug 1907 JONES.—On the 24th August, at the residence of Mr. A. Livingston, 144 Peel-street, Windsor, John Jones, of 16 Albert-street, Windsor, aged 81 years.
JONES.—The Friends of the late Mr. JOHN JONES are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment, the St. Kilda Cemetery.
The funeral will leave 144 Peel-street, Windsor, THIS DAY (Monday, 26th inst.), at 2.30 p.m., and proceed to St. Matthew's Church of England, Prahran, where portion of the burial service will be read, after which the cortege will proceed to the cemetery.5 

Grave

  • Church of England, Compartment C, Grave 1116, St Kilda Cemetery, St Kilda, VIC, Australia6

Newspaper-Articles

  • 4 Apr 1879: License 437/49 cancelled because of non-compliance with conditions. Open for selection on 18 Apr 1879 at nine am. Listed as John JONES7

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P0 unit 1344, item 104/037
    VPRS 7591/P2 unit 412, item 104/037
    VPRS 28/P2 unit 813, item 104/037.
  2. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  3. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online) "Place of birth LOND / Spouse John JONES."
  4. [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). VPRS 5357/P0000/3916     
    1082/49.4 CHARLES BROWN GEMBROOK 11 C 19--3--2. 1877 - 1886.
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 26 Aug 1907, p1.
  6. [S48] Index of burials in the cemetery of St Kilda,.
  7. [S194] Newspaper - Victoria Government Gazette 4 Apr 1879, p780.
Last Edited7 Oct 2017

Eva Silverberg

F, #8396, b. abt 1852, d. 7 Jul 1933
Father*Jacob Silverberg b. 1815, d. 28 Apr 1903
Mother*Golda Phiga Silberberg b. 1817, d. 17 Nov 1857
Probate (Will)* 257/738. Eva LAWTON. Date of grant: 15 Sep 1933; Date of death: 07 Jul 1933; Occupation: Widow; Residence: St Kilda.1 
Name Variation Eva Silverberg was also known as Eva Silberberg. 
Married NameLawton.2 
Birth*abt 1852 France. 
Govt Gazette*bt 1876 - 1880The article reads: SILBERBERG, Eva. Macarthur
Gazetted 25/08/1876 New Licenses under Section 49 Approved
Gazetted 6 Sep 1878 New Licenses under Land Act Approved
Gazetted 12/09/1879 New Licenses under Land Act Approved
Gazetted 03 Sep 1880 Issue of New Licenses Approved.3 
Land-UBeac*abt 1877Selection: GEM-C-44. 19a 2r 3p - No Land File. Originally selected by E. SILVERBERG, then J. H. FLOCK, but crown grant to J. A. KITCHEN on 8 Apr 1879 - Land Sale 5058, upset £1/ac, value £121 10s 6d (original selection J H FLOCK.) 
Land-UBeac*a 1877 GEM-C-44. Transfer from Eva Silverberg to Joseph Henry Flack. 19a 2r 3p - No Land File. Originally selected by E. SILVERBERG, then J. H. FLOCK, but crown grant to J. A. KITCHEN on 8 Apr 1879 - Land Sale 5058, upset £1/ac, value £121 10s 6d (original selection J H FLOCK.) 
Marriage*1878 Spouse: William Lawton. VIC, Australia, #M3785.4
 
Residence*1903 Warrnambool, VIC, Australia. 
Death*7 Jul 1933 St Kilda, VIC, Australia, #D5291 (Age 80) [par Seracob SILBERBERG & Golda BINE].5 
Death-Notice*8 Jul 1933 LAWTON.—On the 7th July, at Brighton road, St. Kilda (formerly of Warnambool), Eva Lawton, loving mother of Florrie Davies, aged 80 years. (Privately interred.)6 

Grave

  • Jewish, Compartment B, Grave 121, St Kilda Cemetery, St Kilda, VIC, Australia7

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P0003 unit 2469, item 257/738.
  2. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  3. [S194] Newspaper - Victoria Government Gazette.
  4. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888 "William's place of birth given as Burstem, Eva's as France."
  5. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  6. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 8 Jul 1933, p13.
  7. [S48] Index of burials in the cemetery of St Kilda,.
Last Edited30 Dec 2021

Joseph Henry Flack

M, #8397, b. Jun 1847, d. 21 May 1918
Probate (Will)* Joseph H Flack. Accountant. Melbourne. 21 May 1918. 158/757.1 
Birth*Jun 1847 Camberwell, Surrey, England, Jun Q [Camberwell] 4 82.2,3 
Marriage*Sep 1871 Spouse: Marian Smith. St Saviour, London, England, Sep Q [St Saviour] 1d 188.3
 
Land-UBeac*a 1877 GEM-C-44. Transfer from Eva Silverberg to Joseph Henry Flack. 19a 2r 3p - No Land File. Originally selected by E. SILVERBERG, then J. H. FLOCK, but crown grant to J. A. KITCHEN on 8 Apr 1879 - Land Sale 5058, upset £1/ac, value £121 10s 6d (original selection J H FLOCK.) 
Land-UBeac*b 8 Apr 1879 GEM-C-44. Transfer from Joseph Henry Flack to John Ambrose Kitchen. 19a 2r 3p - No Land File. Originally selected by E. SILVERBERG, then J. H. FLOCK, but crown grant to J. A. KITCHEN on 8 Apr 1879 - Land Sale 5058, upset £1/ac, value £121 10s 6d (original selection J H FLOCK.)4 
Death*21 May 1918 South Yarra, VIC, Australia, #D6688 (Age 70) [par Jos FLACK & Carol HAYWARD].5 
Death-Notice*25 May 1918 FLACK.-On the 21st May, at his residence, Ilfracombe, South Yarra, Joseph Henry Flack, aged 70 years. (Private interment.)6 

Family

 Marian Smith d. 1924
Children 1.Edwin Harold Flack b. 5 Nov 1873, d. 10 Jan 1935
 2.Henry Reginald Flack b. 1876
 3.Marian Beatrice Flack b. 1878, d. 1903

Newspaper-Articles

  • 6 Sep 1878: FLACK, Joseph Henry. Pakenham, Victoria Gazetted 6 Sep 1878 Applications for Licenses Approved - FLACK, Joseph Hy. Pakenham Gazetted 9/05/1879 Licenses under Land Act Cancelled or Declared Void7
  • 25 May 1918: Mr. Joseph Henry Flack, the news of whose death will he received with regret by a large circle of friends, and by those who have moved in financial circles in Melbourne in the past 40 years, was a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants Society, and a Fellow of the Society of Accountants and Auditors, and of the Institute of Accountants. He was born at Camberwell, Surrey, in 1847. As a young man he was connected with the firm of Price, Waterhouse, and Co., chartered accountants, of London. He came to Australia, and in 1879 the accountancy firm of Davey, Cole, and Flack was established. Five years later the firm became Davey, Flack, and Co., and in 1904 that partnership was dissolved, and Mr. Flack, entered into partnership with his son, Mr. E. H. Flack, under the firm name of Flack and Flack. In 1906 Mr. Flack retired from the business, which has been carried on ever since by his sons. In 1886, in conjunction with the late Mr. William Crellin, Mr. Flack founded the Institute of Incorporated Accountants of Victoria, and was the first secretary. He was the oldest surviving member of the board of management of the Alfred Hospital, from which he retired on the day before his death. Hehad been in ill-health for some years. A widow and two sons survive him.2
  • 1 Jun 1918: Crossed the Bar
    Mr Joseph Henry Flack, well-known in Melbourne financial circles, died on May 21 at the age of 70 years. He was born at Camberwell, Surrey, England, and began his career in London. Coming to Melbourne he established the firm of Davey, Cole and Flack, which later became Flack and Flack.8

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P3, unit 839; VPRS 7591/P2, unit 585.
  2. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 25 May 1918, p16.
  3. [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1125-866 - John Ambrose Kitchen of Melbourne.
  5. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  6. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 25 May 1918, p11.
  7. [S194] Newspaper - Victoria Government Gazette 6 Sep 1878.
  8. [S14] Newspaper - Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic.), 1 Jun 1918, p24.
Last Edited18 Mar 2016

John Joseph French

M, #8398, b. 1796, d. 22 Sep 1889
Birth*1796 Kent, England. 
Marriage*10 Jun 1823 Spouse: Isabella Pilkington. Erith, Kent, England.1
 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel20 Dec 1852 Sailing with Isabella French, Joseph Hartley French, Frederick William P French to Port Philip, VIC, Australia. Ship Hyderabad
Age 52.2 
Widower1861John Joseph French became a widower upon the death of his wife Isabella Pilkington.3 
Land-UBeac*7 Nov 1877Selection: GEM-C-35. 19a 3r 39p - 319/49. Originally selected by John J. FRENCH, but crown grant to J. H. FRENCH on 14 Jan 1879 - (Brisbane Agent). Improvements 40 chains fencing £45 ; Clearing £40 ; Ringing trees £8 ; Seed £20 = total £113.4 
Land-UBeac*b Jan 1879 GEM-C-35. Transfer from John Joseph French to Joseph Hartley French. 19a 3r 39p - crown grant to J. H. FRENCH on 14 Jan 1879.4 
Death*22 Sep 1889 Kew, VIC, Australia, #D12619 (Age 93) [par John FRENCH & HARTLEY].5 
Death-Notice*23 Sep 1889 FRENCH. —On the 22nd inst., at Walpole-street, Kew, John Joseph French, in his 94th year.
THE Friends of the late Mr. JOHN JOSEPH FRENCH are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment, the Boroondara Cemetery, Kew.
The funeral is appointed to move from his late residence, Walpole-street, Kew, THIS DAY (Monday, 23rd September), at 3.30 p.m.
A. W. PADBURY, Undertaker, Cotham-road, Kew.6 

Grave

  • IND A 0027 + 0027A, Boroondara Cemetery, Kew, VIC, Australia7

Family

 Isabella Pilkington b. 1801, d. 1861
Child 1.Joseph Hartley French+ b. 13 Jan 1836, d. 7 Jul 1917

Newspaper-Articles

  • 14 Feb 1879: License 317/49 cancelled because land sold8

Citations

  1. [S65] Ancestry - various indices.
  2. [S36] Inward & outward passenger lists to and from Victoria. Series: (VPRS 14; 7666; 7667; 7786); PROV (Public Record Office Victoria).
  3. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888 "born Kent."
  4. [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). VPRS 5357/P0000/3826     
    319/49 JOHN JOSEPH FRENCH GEMBROOK 35 C 19--3--39
    John Joseph French Gentleman Walpole Street Kew.
  5. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  6. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 23 Sep 1889, p1.
  7. [S46] Index of burials in the cemetery of Boroondara, Kew,
    possibly also buried in the same grave are, but index may be wrong
    14-Jul-1861 Burial COAKLEY, MARY 67
    17-Jul-1862 Burial CRANMER, ANN 90
    25-Feb-1878 Burial COAKLEY, JOSEPH 84.
  8. [S194] Newspaper - Victoria Government Gazette 14 Feb 1879, p371.
Last Edited29 Oct 2020

Thomas Headen

M, #8399, b. 20 Nov 1831, d. 26 Jul 1920
Birth*20 Nov 1831 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.1 
Marriage*1 May 1855 Spouse: Sarah Camm. Collingwood, VIC, Australia, #M1013.2,1
 
Land-UBeac*4 Aug 1877Selection: GEM-C-31. 19a 2r 28p.3 
Land-Note*Dec 1878 William Black William Black wrote a letter the the Minister of Lands to apply for the selection of Thomas Headen of Windsor, and asks to be put in possession of the land as no improvements whatever had been effected thereon even though the licence had been in existence for about 12 months. He made his formal application on 18 Apr 1879.4,5 
(Previous Selector) Land-UBeac18 Apr 1879Francis Edward Stewart was the next selector of the forfeited land at GEM-C-31.6,7 
Death*26 Jul 1920 St Kilda, VIC, Australia, #D12371 (Age 89) [par Thomas HEADEN & Ann HILTON].2,1 

Grave

  • Brighton Cemetery, Caulfield South, VIC, Australia8

Family

 Sarah Camm b. 24 Aug 1830, d. 10 Aug 1922
Child 1.William John Headen+ b. 1856, d. 4 Jun 1948

Newspaper-Articles

  • 6 Dec 1878: HEADEN, Thomas. Pakenham Gazetted ; 6 Dec 1878 Issue of New Licenses Approved ; 1/02/1879 Hearings against Forfeiture of Licenses ; 4/04/1879 Licenses under Land Act Cancelled or Declared Void9
  • 4 Apr 1879: License 391/49 cancelled because of non-compliance with conditions. Open for selection on 18 Apr 1879 at nine am10

Citations

  1. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, jennylumsden.
  2. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  3. [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). VPRS 5357/P0000/3785     
    2719/49 FRANCIS EDWARD STEWART. GEMBROOK 31 C. 19--2--28. 1876 - 1885.
  4. [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). VPRS 5357/P0000/3785     - 2719/49 FRANCIS EDWARD STEWART. GEMBROOK 31 C. 19--2--28. 1876 - 1885.
  5. [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). VPRS 5357/P0000/3916     - 1083/49.4 WILLIAM BLACK GEMBROOK 30 C 19--3--5. 1877 - 1884.
  6. [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). VPRS 5357/P0000/3785     - 2719/49 FRANCIS EDWARD STEWART. GEMBROOK 31 C. 19--2--28. 1876 - 1885
    The application to purchase was filled in by William Brisbane, and signed by F E Stewart.
  7. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1669-764 - Francis Edward Stewart of Melbourne.
  8. [S337] Index of monumental inscriptions/burials Billion Graves "Brighton Cemetery."
  9. [S20] Various indexed records of GSV - Genealogical Society Victoria "Index to Government Gazette."
  10. [S194] Newspaper - Victoria Government Gazette 4 Apr 1879, p780.
Last Edited13 Oct 2020

William John Headen

M, #8400, b. 1856, d. 4 Jun 1948
Father*Thomas Headen b. 20 Nov 1831, d. 26 Jul 1920
Mother*Sarah Camm b. 24 Aug 1830, d. 10 Aug 1922
Probate (Will)* William J Headen. X Contractor. Sth Yarra. 04 Jun 1948. 403/072.1 
Birth*1856 Prahran, VIC, Australia, #B4154 [par Thomas HEADEN & Sarah CANN].2 
Marriage*1876 Spouse: Perdita Sophia Browne. VIC, Australia, #M2173.2
 
Land-UBeac*6 Dec 1878Selection: GEM-C-30. 19a 3r 5p - Land File 1083/49.4. Originally selected by W. J. HEADEN, but crown grant to W. BLACK on 23 Sep 1884.3 
(Previous Selector) Land-UBeac18 Apr 1879William Black was the next selector of the forfeited land at GEM-C-30.4,5,6 
Widower1933William John Headen became a widower upon the death of his wife Perdita Sophia Browne.2 
Death*4 Jun 1948 South Yarra, VIC, Australia, #D5334 (Age 92) [par Thomas HEADEN & Sarah CAMM].7 
Death-Notice*5 Jun 1948 HEADEN.-On June 4 (suddenly), at 53 Wilson street, South Yarra, William John, loving husband of Sophia (deceased), loved father of Annie (Mrs. Loftus (deceased), Ada (Mrs. Saxe), Ethel Headen. -Mother and dad reunited.
HEADEN. - A loving tribute to the memory of a dear friend, William Headen, who passed away on June 4, 1948. (Inserted by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cornish and family.)8 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 6 Dec 1878: HEADEN, William John. Pakenham ; 6 Dec 1878 - Issue of New Licenses Approved ; 21/02/1879 - Hearings against Forfeiture of Licenses ; 4/04/1879 - Licenses under Land Act Cancelled or Declared Void9
  • 4 Apr 1879: License 390/49 cancelled because of non-compliance with conditions. Open for selection on 18 Apr 1879 at nine am10

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P3, unit 4727; VPRS 7591/P2, unit 1409.
  2. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  3. [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). VPRS 5357/P0000/3916     
    1083/49.4 WILLIAM BLACK GEMBROOK 30 C 19--3--5. 1877 - 1884.
  4. [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria). VPRS 5357/P0000/3916     - 1083/49.4 WILLIAM BLACK GEMBROOK 30 C 19--3--5. 1877 - 1884.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1634-603 - William Black of Beaconsfield.
  6. [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 1083, William Black, Prahran.
  7. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online) "#D5334 - birth place St Kilda."
  8. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 5 Jun 1948, p2.
  9. [S20] Various indexed records of GSV - Genealogical Society Victoria "Index to Government Gazette."
  10. [S194] Newspaper - Victoria Government Gazette 4 Apr 1879, p780.
Last Edited9 May 2019
 

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.