Albert Birchinall Steele

M, #16180, b. 4 May 1864, d. 14 Jul 1915
Probate (Will)* Albert B Steele. Hotel Mgr. Collingwood. 14 Jul 1915. 140/039.1 
Birth*4 May 1864 Cheshire, England. 
Marriage*1893 Spouse: Sarah Land. VIC, Australia, #M242.2
 
Note*27 Sep 1898 Passed the examination for the rank of Sergeant
3960 STEELE Albert Birchinall Constable.3 
Death*14 Jul 1915 The Royal Hotel, Smith Street, Collingwood, VIC, Australia, #D8674 (Age 51) [par Isaac STEELE & Elizabeth].4 
Death-Notice*15 Jul 1915 STEELE.—On the 14th July, at his late residence, the Royal Hotel, Smith street, Collingwood. Albert B., the dearly beloved husband of Sarah Steele; and loving father of Albert, Clarrie and Kingslea; aged 51 years.
STEELE.—The Friends of the late Mr. ALBERT
B. STEELE are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment, the Coburg Cemetery.
The funeral is appointed to leave his late residence,the Royal Hotel, Smith street, Collingwood, THIS DAY (Thursday, July 15, 1915), at 2.30 p.m.5 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1912Berwick, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: hotelkeeper. With Sarah Land.6

Grave

  • CoE-P906, Coburg Cemetery, Coburg, VIC, Australia7

Family

 Sarah Land b. 1866, d. 4 Jan 1919
Child 1.Kingsley Arthur Stephen Steele b. 1899, d. Feb 1979

Newspaper-Articles

  • 11 Nov 1897: Govt Gazette 5th November 1897, p4102
    Summoning Officer. I hereby appoint the undermentioned person, under section 16 of the Education Act 1890, to summon parents within the colony of Victoria, viz:—Albert B Steele (Constable of Police No 3960. A. J. Peacock, Minister of Public Instruction. Education Department, Melbourne 27 October 1897.8
  • 23 Mar 1908: APPLICATION for TRANSFER of LICENSE From ONE PERSON to ANOTHER. To the Licensing Court for the Licensing District of Dandenong.
    I, Susan Bain, the holder of the licensed victualler's license for the house and premises known as the Border Hotel, situate at Berwick, do hereby give notice, that it is my intention to APPLY to the licensing magistrates, holding the licensing meeting at Dandenong, on Tuesday, the 31st day of March, 1908, to TRANSFER the said license to Albert Birchinall Steele, of Berwick aforesaid.
    Given under my hand this twentieth day of March, A.D. 1908. SUSAN BAIN.
    And I, the said Albert Birchinall Steele, do hereby apply for the said transfer.
    Given under my hand this twentieth day of March, A.D. 1908. ALBERT B. STEELE.
    Jeffrey Macpherson, Dandenong, solicitor for the said applicant. Susan Bain9
  • 13 Jul 1916: STEELE.—In loving memory of my dear husband and our dear father, Albert Birchinall, who passed away on July 14, 1915. (Inserted by his loving wife and family.)10

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P3, unit 552; VPRS 7591/P2, unit 530.
  2. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  3. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Police Gazettes, 1893-1924, 7 Sep 1898, p275.
  4. [S4] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Great War Index Victoria 1914-1920.
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 15 Jul 1915, p1.
  6. [S112] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1912.
  7. [S39] Index of burials in the cemetery of Fawkner Memorial Park, online @ http://www.gmct.com.au/deceased-search/.
  8. [S14] Newspaper - Victoria Police Gazette (Melbourne, Vic.), 11 Nov 1897, p365.
  9. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 23 Mar 1908, p12
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10656004
  10. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 13 Jul 1916, p1.
Last Edited1 Apr 2023

Sarah Land

F, #16181, b. 1866, d. 4 Jan 1919
Probate (Will)* Sarah Steele. Hotelkeeper. Beaconsfield. 4 Jan 1919. 162/196.1 
Married NameSteele. 
Birth*1866 Oxley, VIC, Australia, #B23282 [par Arthur LAND & Charlotte FRANCIS].2 
Marriage*1893 Spouse: Albert Birchinall Steele. VIC, Australia, #M242.3
 
Widow14 Jul 1915Sarah Land became a widow upon the death of her husband Albert Birchinall Steele.4 
Death*4 Jan 1919 Beaconsfield, VIC, Australia, #D443 (Age 52) [par Arthur John LAND & Charlotte FRANCIS].4 
Death-Notice*6 Jan 1919 STEELE.—On the 4th January, at her residence, at Beaconsfield, Sarah, dearly beloved mother of Clarrie, Bert, and King, and dearly beloved sister of Rose, Jess, Edward, Jack, and George, and dearly beloved daughter of Arthur and Charlotte Land, aged 52 years. At rest.
STEELE.—The Friends of the late Mrs. SARAH STEELE, of the Beaconsfield Hotel, Beaconsfield, relict of the late Albeet Steele, are respectfully invited to follow her remains to the place of interment, the Coburg Cemetery.
The funeral is appointed to leave the Flinders Street Railway Station on arrival of the Gippsland train, THIS DAY (Monday, January 6), 1.35 p.m.5 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1912Berwick, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With Albert Birchinall Steele.6
bt 1916 - 1917Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: hotelkeeper. With Albert Birchinall Steele.7,8
1918Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: hotelkeeper. With Albert Birchinall Steele Clarrie Alberta May Steele.9

Grave

  • CoE-P906, Coburg Cemetery, Coburg, VIC, Australia10

Family

 Albert Birchinall Steele b. 4 May 1864, d. 14 Jul 1915
Child 1.Kingsley Arthur Stephen Steele b. 1899, d. Feb 1979

Newspaper-Articles

  • 11 Nov 1915: Beaconsfield. Mrs A. B. Steele, for some time proprietress of the Border hotel, Berwick, has obtained a lease of Bragg's Central hotel, Beaconsfield. She will shortly take possession. Emily Bragg11

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P3, unit 891; VPRS 7591/P2, unit 596.
  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. [S4] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Great War Index Victoria 1914-1920.
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 6 Jan 1919, p1.
  6. [S112] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1912.
  7. [S116] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1916.
  8. [S117] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1917.
  9. [S118] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1918.
  10. [S39] Index of burials in the cemetery of Fawkner Memorial Park, online @ http://www.gmct.com.au/deceased-search/.
  11. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Thu 11 Nov 1915, p2.
Last Edited1 Apr 2023

Kingsley Arthur Stephen Steele

M, #16185, b. 1899, d. Feb 1979
Father*Albert Birchinall Steele b. 4 May 1864, d. 14 Jul 1915
Mother*Sarah Land b. 1866, d. 4 Jan 1919
Birth*1899 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #B951/1899 (par Alby Birchinall STEELE & Sarah LAUD) - as Kingsley Arth Steph STEELE.1 
Land-Note21 Oct 1921 PAK-1A LP2788 (Lots 13.14). Debts due to the estate of Marion Smith per 21 Oct 1921 in respect of land at Beaconsfield: Kingsley Steele of 159 Mitchell Street East Brunswick £35.2 
Land-Beac9 Mar 1923 PAK-1A LP2788 (Lots 13.14), Main Gippsland Road. Transfer from Marion Jane Smith to Kingsley Arthur Stephen Steele.3 
Marriage31 Jul 1926 Spouse: Alice May Harbour. Christ Church, Berwick, VIC, Australia, #M6793.4,5
 
Marriage-Notice*12 Aug 1926 Mr. Kingsley A. Steele, youngest daughter [sic] of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Steele, of Berwick, was married to Miss May Harbour, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Harbour, of Beaconsfield, in Christ Church, Berwick, on Saturday, 31st ult. The Ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. J. Cole, the bride being given away by her father. Misses Ethel Harbour and Clarice Steele were the bridesmaids, and Miss June Bacon, niece of the bride, was train-bearer. The best man was Mr. Frank West of Melbourne. The breakfast was given in the Beaconsfield Hall, and about 100 guests were present, the usual toasts being honored. Mr. and Mrs. Steele will live at Camberwell.5 
Land-Beac*27 Nov 1929 PAK-1A LP2788 (Lots 13.14), Main Gippsland Road. Transfer from Kingsley Arthur Stephen Steele to George Gordon Roy Westaway, Violet Ellen May Harbour, James Albert Witham.6 
Death*Feb 1979 Blackburn, VIC, Australia, #D3886/1979 (Age 80) (par Albert Buckinall STEELE & Sarah LAND) - as Kingsley Arthur STEELE.7 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1921159 Mitchell Street, East Brunswick, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: surveyor.8
196857 Stanley Grove, Blackburn, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: draftsman. With Alice May Steele.9

Grave

  • Brind, Wall U, Niche 18, Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale, VIC, Australia10

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B951/1899 (par Alby Birchinall STEELE & Sarah LAUD) - as Kingsley Arth Steph STEELE, Place: Berwick, Australia."
  2. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria).
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2926-157 - Kingley Steele of 159 Mitchell Street East Brunswick Draftsman - C/T 4683-505.
  4. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  5. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), 12 Aug 1926, p5.
  6. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 4683-505 - Gordon Roy Westaway Butcher, Violet Ellen May Harbour Married Woman and James Albert Witham Grocer all of Beaconsfield - joint proprietors.
  7. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D3886/1979 (Age 80) (par Albert Buckinall STEELE & Sarah LAND) - as Kingsley Arthur STEELE, Place: Blackburn, Australia - born Berwick."
  8. [S121] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1921.
  9. [S168] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1968.
  10. [S47] Index of burials in the cemetery of Springvale Botanical Cemetery.
Last Edited6 Jun 2023

Alice May Harbour

F, #16188, b. 25 May 1901, d. 26 Apr 1979
Father*John Harbour b. 10 Jan 1855, d. 1 Feb 1939
Mother*Sarah Beecham b. 3 Jun 1858, d. 25 May 1939
Married NameSteele. 
Birth*25 May 1901 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #B16391.1,2 
Marriage*31 Jul 1926 Spouse: Kingsley Arthur Stephen Steele. Christ Church, Berwick, VIC, Australia, #M6793.1,3
 
WidowFeb 1979Alice May Harbour became a widow upon the death of her husband Kingsley Arthur Stephen Steele.4 
Death*26 Apr 1979 Templestowe, VIC, Australia, #D8878/1979 (Age 76) [par John HARBOUR & Sarah BEECHAM].5,2 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
196857 Stanley Grove, Blackburn, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With Kingsley Arthur Stephen Steele.6

Grave

  • Brind, Wall U, Niche 18, Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale, VIC, Australia7

Citations

  1. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  2. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Deirdre Milinkovic (Beecham Tree).
  3. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), 12 Aug 1926, p5.
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D3886/1979 (Age 80) (par Albert Buckinall STEELE & Sarah LAND) - as Kingsley Arthur STEELE, Place: Blackburn, Australia - born Berwick."
  5. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D8878/1979 - born Beaconsfield."
  6. [S168] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1968.
  7. [S47] Index of burials in the cemetery of Springvale Botanical Cemetery.
Last Edited6 Jun 2023

Olivia Margaret Montgomery

F, #16190, b. 24 Feb 1913
Father*Samuel Stevenson Montgomery b. 1876, d. Sep 1929
Mother*Olivia Anne King b. 5 Jan 1869
ChartsDescendants of James LECKY of Coalisland, Co Tyrone
Birth*24 Feb 1913 Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.1 

Citations

  1. [S330] Www.irishgenealogy.ie Indexes "image available online."
Last Edited1 Mar 2019

William George Church

M, #16193, b. 30 Sep 1850, d. 13 Sep 1937
Father*Isaac Church b. 1825, d. 17 Jun 1912
Mother*Hannah Craxton b. 1828, d. 16 Jun 1854
Birth*30 Sep 1850 Adelaide, SA, Australia, #B3/115.1,2 
Marriage*15 Jul 1871 Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Meyer. VIC, Australia, #M3476 - George William 21 (Bachelor) of South Australia Occupation - Sawyer married Mary Elizabeth Meyer 15 (spinster) House Servant of Harkaway Berwick.3,4,5
 
Marriage*1903 Spouse: Jane Moore. Pinjarra, WA, Australia, #M1083.6
 
Death*13 Sep 1937 Coolup, WA, Australia, #D119 reg Wellington.1,6 
Death-Notice*14 Sep 1937 CHURCH.-The Friends of the late George Church, of Coolup, dearly beloved husband of Jane, are respectfully informed that his remains will be interred in the Church of Christ portion of the Pinjarra Cemetery TOMORROW (Wednesday) AFTERNOON, September 15, at 2.30 o'clock.
A. G. WELLER, Undertaker, Waroona. Phone 10. Day or night.7 

Citations

  1. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, urquhartoz.
  2. [S63] South Australian Government. BDM Index South Australia.
  3. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  4. [S34] PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Inquest into younger sister's death VPRS 24/P0000 unit 299, item 1873/94.
  5. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Roslyn Poole - Marriage Information.
  6. [S62] Western Australian Government. BDM Index Western Australia.
  7. [S14] Newspaper - The West Australian (Perth, WA), Tue 14 Sep 1937, p1.
Last Edited11 Jun 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.