Matilda Ruth White

F, #16836, b. 14 Dec 1868, d. 1958
Father*William Morgan White1 b. 1840, d. 16 Jun 1896
Mother*Deborah Marie O'Brien1 b. 1846, d. 10 Jul 1940
Married NameMatthews.2 
Birth*14 Dec 1868 Ararat, VIC, Australia, #B114/1869 (par William Morgan WHITE & Deborah OBRIEN) - as Matilda WHITE.3,1 
Occupation*2 Dec 1889 Matilda Ruth White worked at Inebriate Asylum, Beaconsfield, as temporary warden, earning £63 per year. Relieved 1 Mar 1890.4 
Marriage*26 Apr 1894 Spouse: George Matthews. St Francis Church, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #M2557/1894, Geo MATTHEWS & Matda Ruth WHITE.2
 
Marriage-Notice*19 May 1894 MATTHEWS—WHITE - On the 26th April, at St. Francis's Church, Melbourne, by the Rev. J. Malone, George, eldest son of the late James Matthews, of Greymouth, New Zealand, to Matilda R., eldest daughter of William M. White, of Kew, late of Ararat.5 
Widow7 Feb 1933Matilda Ruth White became a widow upon the death of her husband George Matthews.6 
Land-Berwick*26 Feb 1941 BER-Subn-12. Transfer from Deborah Marie White to Matilda Ruth Matthews Jessie White. 12a 0r 23p.7 
Land-Note*25 Nov 1953 BER-Subn-12. Red Ink No 5483564. Matilda Matthews the survivor of the proprietors named herein is by direction of the Commissioner of Titles, now registered as sole proprietor of the land now comprised herein. Dated 25 Nov 1953.8 
Land-Berwick*24 Mar 1954 BER-Subn-12 (part). Transfer from Matilda Ruth Matthews to Grace Maria Therese O'Sullivan. 0a 2r 9 7/10p - a small parccel of land along Brisbane Street. It is likely that this is where the Fairview House was located. CHECK! - C/T 8045-950.9 
Land-Berwick*9 Jun 1954 BER-Subn-12 (part). Transfer from Matilda Ruth Matthews to Evan Clarence Henry Annie Jane 'Nancy' Henry. 11a 2r 13 3/10p - C/T 8059-373.10 
Death*1958 Moonee Ponds, VIC, Australia, #D2817/1958 (Age 89) (par William Morgan WHITE & Deborah Marie OBRIEN) - as Matilda Ruth MATTHEWS.11 

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B114/1869 (par William Morgan WHITE & Deborah OBRIEN) - as Matilda WHITE, Birth registered at Ararat, Australia."
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M2557/1894, Geo MATTHEWS & Matda Ruth WHITE."
  3. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Birth Date in Staff Register.
  4. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Staff Register.
  5. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 19 May 1894, p5
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197466250
  6. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D1025/1933 (Age ) (par James MATTHEWS & Ellen WOODS) - as George MATTHEWS, Death registered at Moonee Ponds, Australia."
  7. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1167-370 - Matilda Matthews of 52 Eglinton Street Moonee Ponds Widow and Jessie White of "Fairview" Berwick Spinster - joint proprietors.
  8. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1167-370 - Red Ink No 5483564. Matilda Matthews the survivor of the proprietors named herein is by direction of the Commissioner of Titles, now registered as sole proprietor of the land now comprised herein. Dated 25 Nov 1953.
  9. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1167-370 - Grace Marie O'Sullivan - Transfer 2640577 - C/T 8045-950.
  10. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1167-370 - Evan Clarence Henry and Anne Jane Henry - Transfer 2646300 - C/T 8059-373.
  11. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D2817/1958 (Age 89) (par William Morgan WHITE & Deborah Marie OBRIEN) - as Matilda Ruth MATTHEWS, born Ararat. Death registered at Moonee Ponds, Australia."
Last Edited29 Mar 2024

Bridget Kelly

F, #16837
Occupation*6 Dec 1889 Bridget Kelly worked at Inebriate Asylum, Beaconsfield, as temporary cook, earning £72 per year. Transferred to Kew as laundress 1 Apr 1891 (see page 74.)1 

Citations

  1. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Staff Register.
Last Edited8 Apr 2017

George Scully

M, #16838, b. 23 Dec 1862
Birth*23 Dec 18621 
Occupation*bt 4 Feb 1890 - 3 Aug 1890 George Scully worked at Inebriate Asylum, Beaconsfield, as temporary warder, earning £90 per year. Relieved 3 Aug 1890.2 

Citations

  1. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Birth Date in Staff Register.
  2. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Staff Register.
Last Edited8 Apr 2017

Eliza Jane Millican

F, #16839, b. 17 Feb 1860
Birth*17 Feb 18601 
Occupation*17 Feb 1890 Eliza Jane Millican worked at Inebriate Asylum, Beaconsfield, as warder, earning £63 per year. Amount of Policy £100. Transferred to Northcote ... To Sunbury 1 Oct 1892. Resigned 30 Jun 1894.2 

Citations

  1. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Birth Date in Staff Register.
  2. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Staff Register.
Last Edited8 Apr 2017

Elizabeth Phillips

F, #16840, b. 23 Mar 1851
Birth*23 Mar 18511 
Occupation*17 Feb 1890 Elizabeth Phillips worked at Inebriate Asylum, Beaconsfield, as cook, earning £72 per year. Amount of Policy £100. Transferred to Kew 1 Oct 1892 as Attendant. Retired Superannuated 23 Sep 1911. Temp 24/30 Sep 1911, Kew.2 

Citations

  1. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Birth Date in Staff Register.
  2. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Staff Register.
Last Edited8 Apr 2017

Catherine Westwood

F, #16841, b. 25 Jan 1864
Birth*25 Jan 18641 
Occupation*17 Feb 1890 Catherine Westwood worked at Inebriate Asylum, Beaconsfield, as laundress, earning £72 per year. Amount of Policy £100. Transferred to Kew 1 Oct 1892. Resigned 30 Apr 1895.2 

Citations

  1. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Birth Date in Staff Register.
  2. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Staff Register.
Last Edited8 Apr 2017

Benjamin Stafford

M, #16842, b. 1865, d. 14 Oct 1945
Birth*1865 Ireland.1 
Occupation*17 Mar 1890 Benjamin Stafford worked at Inebriate Asylum, Beaconsfield, as a temporary warder, earning £90 per year. Resigned 30 Sep 1890.2 
Note*1906 Married Isabella JOHNSTON 1906/3839
Married Ruth Lalor HIGGINS 1921/10476.3 
Note1912 Death of first wife: #D2248 (Age 41) Isabella STAFFORD [par William JOHNSTON & Eliza Jane BURT] died at Lara.3 
Death*14 Oct 1945 Parkville, VIC, Australia, #D10546 (Age 80) [par John STAFFORD & Margaret NESBITT].4 
Death-Notice16 Oct 1945 STAFFORD.—On October 14, Benjamin J. Stafford, of 471 Drummond-street, Carlton, loved father of Cliffe J. Stafford, aged 80 years.5 
Death-Notice*16 Oct 1945 STAFFORD.—On October 14, at Melbourne, Benjamin Stafford, late of Lara House, Lara, and 471 Drummond street, Carlton.
STAFFORD. - The Funeral of the late BENJAMIN STAFFORD will leave Holdsworth's Parlours, Lygon street. Carlton, THIS DAY, at 3.30 p.m., for Boroondara Cemetery.6 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 8 Jan 1912: At the Police Court on Friday a charge of offensive behavior was preferred by Olive Rundell against Sydney Albert Green. Mr J. P. Doyle appeared for complainant, and Mr Frank Stephen for defendant. The offence was alleged to have taken place on 27th December at the Inebriate Retreat, Lara, where the parties were then employed. Green had previously instituted proceedings against a constable for alleged assault, and in connection with the case he, on the morning of 27th December, endeavored to follow Miss Rundell into the bedroom of Mrs Stafford to serve her with a subpoena. Miss Rundell and Mrs Stafford pushed him out of the room, and subsequently he went to the washhouse, where Miss Rundell was at work, and threatened to cut her throat. Benjamin Stafford, husband of Mrs Stafford, and William Henry Lloyd, attendants at the institute, swore that Green had threatened them with a knife the same morning, and that he appeared to be very excited. Mr Stephen contended that the whole case was a conspiracy against Green. Defendant, on oath, denied the statements of witnesses for the prosecution. Green was fined £5, with £3/1/ costs.7

Citations

  1. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Birth Date in Staff Register.
  2. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Staff Register.
  3. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  4. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online) "Place of birth IRELAND."
  5. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Tue 16 Oct 1945, p6.
  6. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Tue 16 Oct 1945, p2.
  7. [S14] Newspaper - The Colac Herald (Vic.), Mon 8 Jan 1912, p4.
Last Edited8 Apr 2017

John Helier Pepin

M, #16843, b. 1853, d. 27 Dec 1894
Occupation Butcher, later hotelkeeper. 
Birth*1853 St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. 
Marriage*Mar 1875 Spouse: Grace Courtier. East Stonehouse, Devon, England, Mar Q [East Stonehouse] 5b 518.1
 
Widower12 Oct 1878John Helier Pepin became a widower upon the death of his wife Grace Courtier. 
Marriage*21 Feb 1883 Spouse: Alice Tiret. St Saviour, Jersey, Channel Islands.2
Marriage* Spouse: Alexandrina Amilie Leontine Délépine.
 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel6 Mar 1887 Sailing with Alexandrina Amilie Leontine Pepin Gertrude Estelle Pepin to Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Ship Garonne from London
Age 34.3 
Occupation*4 Aug 1890 John Helier Pepin worked at Inebriate Asylum, Beaconsfield, as a temporary senior attendant, earning £162 per year. Resigned 31 Jan 1891.4 
Death*27 Dec 1894 Prince Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #D14718 (Age 42) [par Helier PEPIN & Jane BLANDFIELD].5 
Death-Notice*28 Dec 1894 PEPIN.—On the 27th inst., at the Alfred Hospital, John Helier Pepin, formerly of Jersey, Channel Islands, in his 43rd year.
THE Friends of the late Mr. JOHN HELIER PEPIN, late of Jersey, are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment, in the Melbourne General Cemetery.
The funeral is appointed to move from the Alfred Hospital To-morrow (Saturday, the 29th inst.), at 11 o'clock a.m.
W. G. SLEIGHT, Undertaker, Peel and Albert street, opposite the Windsor station.6 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
7 Apr 1861Helier PEPIN, Butcher, St Helier, Jersey, Channel IslandsAge 8 - Scholar7
3 Apr 1881Seaton Place No 19, St Helier, Jersey, Channel IslandsHead of Household: John Helier Pepin. Age 28 - Butcher (Master)
Member(s) of Household: Gertrude Estelle Pepin.8

Newspaper-Articles

  • 22 Aug 1854: his father? ... MR. HELIER PEPIN, please call or send your address 79 Brunswick street, Collingwood. Charles Warr.9
  • 30 May 1890: Among the guests at a wedding: Mr. J. St. Helier Pepin of Jersey, and Dr. L. L. Smith. The latter proposed the health of bride and bridegroom in a genial speech, abounding with judicious and well timed advice to all the married or about-to-be-married people present.10
  • 7 Dec 1893: METROPOLITAN LICENSING COURT. Wednesday, 6th December. (Before Judge Molesworth and Messrs. Panton and Nicolson, P.M.'s.)
    The following applications for the transfer of hotel licences were granted ... Dora Elliott to J. Helier Pepin, Oriental Hotel, Collins-street ;11
  • 28 Dec 1895: PEPIN.—In loving remembrance of my dear father, who departed this life on December 27, 1894. (Inserted by his loving daughter, Gertrude E. Pepin)12

Citations

  1. [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/.
  2. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Jersey, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1940
    Jersey Heritage; St Helier, Jersery; Jersey Parish Registers; Reference Number: G/C/09/A3/13.
  3. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Series: VPRS 7666; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947].
  4. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Staff Register.
  5. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  6. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 28 Dec 1894, p1.
  7. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "Class: RG9; Piece: 4396; Folio: 13; Page: 20; GSU roll: 543277."
  8. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "Class: RG11; Piece: 5610; Folio: 25; Page: 16; GSU roll: 1342348."
  9. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Tue 22 Aug 1854, p1.
  10. [S14] Newspaper - Table Talk (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 30 May 1890, p9.
  11. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 7 Dec 1893, p7.
  12. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 28 Dec 1895, p1.
Last Edited9 Apr 2017

Kate O'Callaghan

F, #16855, b. 2 Sep 1865
Birth*2 Sep 18651 
Occupation*28 Aug 1890 Kate O'Callaghan worked at Inebriate Asylum, Beaconsfield, as a warder, earning £63 per year. Amount of Policy £100. To Northcote ... To Yarra bend 1 Oct 1892. Resigned 31 Oct 1893.2 

Citations

  1. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Birth Date in Staff Register.
  2. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Staff Register.
Last Edited9 Apr 2017

John Patrick Shaughnessy

M, #16856, b. 20 Oct 1870
Birth*20 Oct 1870 Towe, VIC, Australia, possible birth: #B20215/1871 - [par Patrick SHAUGHNESSY & Honora FITZGIBBON] - as John SHAUGHNESSY.1,2 
Occupation*26 Aug 1890 John Patrick Shaughnessy worked at Inebriate Asylum, Beaconsfield, as an attendant, earning £90 per year. Amount of Policy £200. To Ararat 1 Oct 1892. To Y.B. 1 Mar 1895. Resigned 9 Mar 1907.3 

Citations

  1. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Birth Date in Staff Register.
  2. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  3. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Staff Register.
Last Edited9 Apr 2017

Conrad Otto Edward Horwitz

M, #16857, b. 17 Jan 1857, d. 1 Dec 1909
Birth*17 Jan 1857 Berlin, Germany.1 
Occupation*11 Oct 1890 Conrad Otto Edward Horwitz worked at Inebriate Asylum, Beaconsfield, as an attendant, earning £90 per year. Resigned 13 Oct 1890.2 
Marriage*29 Nov 1895 Spouse: Emily Furlong. Rathdown Street, North Carlton, VIC, Australia, #M6185/1895 - indexed #M9505/1922 - as Emily TIPPING.3
Death*1 Dec 1909 North Fitzroy, VIC, Australia, #D12365 (Age 53) [par Jos HOURITZ & Hetta MORITZ] - as Otto Edwd HOURITZ.1,4 
Death-Notice*3 Dec 1909 HORWITZ.--On the 1st December (suddenly) at his residence 4A Reid street North Fitzroy, Otto Edward, beloved husband of Emily Horwitz, beloved father of May Horwitz, aged 53 years. A loving husband.
HORWITZ.—The Friends of the late Mr OTTO EDWARD HORWITZ are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment, Coburg Central Cemetery.
The funeral will leave his late residence, 4 Reid street, North Fitzroy, THIS DAY (Friday, 3rd December, 1909) at 3 o'clock.5 

Citations

  1. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, gsmithpros.
  2. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Staff Register.
  3. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online) "registered on index in 1922 - married in 1895 - HORWITS/HORNITZ."
  4. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 3 Dec 1909, p1.
Last Edited9 Apr 2017

Emily Furlong

F, #16858
Married NameHorwitz. 
Marriage*29 Nov 1895 Spouse: Conrad Otto Edward Horwitz. Rathdown Street, North Carlton, VIC, Australia, #M6185/1895 - indexed #M9505/1922 - as Emily TIPPING.1

Citations

  1. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online) "registered on index in 1922 - married in 1895 - HORWITS/HORNITZ."
Last Edited9 Apr 2017

Henry Power

M, #16859, b. 17 Mar 1860
Birth*17 Mar 18601 
Occupation*16 Oct 1890 Henry Power worked at Inebriate Asylum, Beaconsfield, as an attendant, earning £90 per year. Amount of Policy £200. To Kew 1 oct 1892. To Ballarat 1 Jul 1893. Dispensed with 8 Jan 1907.2 

Citations

  1. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Birth Date in Staff Register.
  2. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Staff Register (Dispensed with date unclear).
Last Edited9 Apr 2017

Albert Henry Davis

M, #16860
Occupation*6 Jan 1891 Albert Henry Davis worked at Inebriate Asylum, Beaconsfield, as a temporary attendant, earning £90 per year. Relieved 5 Oct 1891. Services retained for 3 weeks to 26 Oct 1891.1 
Occupation1 Nov 1891 Albert Henry Davis worked as a temporary attendant at Northcote, earning £90 per year. Relieved 21 Nov 1891.1 
Occupation1 Jan 1892 Albert Henry Davis worked at Inebriate Asylum, Beaconsfield, as a temporary attendant, earning £90 per year. Relieved 21 Jan 1892.2 

Citations

  1. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Staff Register.
  2. [S339] Series: VPRS 7519/P1/2 Unit 2 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Staff Register (as Albert H Davis).
Last Edited9 Apr 2017
 

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