Leslie Thomas Strahan

M, #20012, b. 1901, d. 1982
Birth*1901 Orbost, VIC, Australia, #B5656 [par Thomas STRAHAN & Mary Florence GHIGGILLI].1 
Marriage*1925 Spouse: Alice Daisy Elenore Trebilco. VIC, Australia, #M2712.1
 
BeaconhillsGolf*1947 Foundation Member of Beaconhills Country Golf Club (No 4.)2 
Widower1980Leslie Thomas Strahan became a widower upon the death of his wife Alice Daisy Elenore Trebilco.3 
Death*1982 Brighton, VIC, Australia, #D16622 (Age 81) [par Thomas STRAHAN & Mary Florence GHIGGILLI].4 

Citations

  1. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  2. [S353] Beaconhills Country Golf Club, Beaconhills Minute Books.
  3. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online) "#D24404/1980 - Place of birth Noradjuha."
  4. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online) "#D16622/1982 - Place of birth Rutherglen."
Last Edited16 Jun 2018

John Gibson Davies

M, #20014, b. 1898, d. 1982
Birth*1898 St Arnaud, VIC, Australia. 
BeaconhillsGolf*1947 Foundation Member of Beaconhills Country Golf Club (No 5 + 104.)1 
Death*1982 Elsternwick, VIC, Australia, #D14553 (Age 84) [par Frederick Edward DAVIES & Mary Elizabeth GIBSON].2 

Citations

  1. [S353] Beaconhills Country Golf Club, Beaconhills Minute Books.
  2. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online) "#D14553/1982 - Place of birth St Arnaud."
Last Edited16 Jun 2018

Kenneth Robert McKenzie Don

M, #20016, b. 1 Jul 1926, d. 9 Mar 2014
Father*Donald McKenzie Don b. 17 Aug 1900, d. 31 May 1982
Mother*Matilda Maud Goodfellow b. 1900, d. 1969
Birth*1 Jul 1926 Fairfield, VIC, Australia.1,2 
Birth-Notice*10 Jul 1926 DON (nee Tillie Goodfellow).—On the 1st July, at Maristowe Private Hospital, Fairfield, to Mr and Mrs Donald Don—a son. Both well.2 
BeaconhillsGolf*1947 Foundation Member of Beaconhills Country Golf Club (No 29.)3 
Death*9 Mar 2014 St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.1 
Anecdote*2014Scotch College Obituary: Kenneth Robert McKenzie DON ('45). Further to the obituary in the April 2014 Great Scot, Ken's son Chris wrote:
Ken started work at Bradford Cotton Mills as a textile engineer and soon after joined his father's industrial power transmission business, Donald Don & Sons. Ken was appointed Managing Director in 1960 and retired in 1985.
Ken furthered his distinguished schoolboy athletic career by winning sprint titles at Victorian and Australian championships over several years. In 1948 he ran 9.6 seconds over the 100 yards, a remarkable time that was only 0.2 seconds outside the then-world record. His athletic career was cut short by a severe leg injury just before the 1948 London Olympics when he was in contention for Australian Olympic selection. Ken still holds three school sprinting records for the under 15 100 and 200 metres (1940) and under 16 200 metres (1941).
For many years Ken was a welcome visitor to the Scotch Main Oval where he coached numerous schoolboy sprinters. Ken was an active supporter of the Old Scotch Athletics Club and generously hosted many end-of-season award gala nights at his home in East Ivanhoe.
He enjoyed golf and was a talented A grade squash player, playing weekly up until the age of 70. Over a 35-year period Ken was a track judge at the Associated Public School Athletics Championships, and in 2003 was recognised by the APS for his many years of outstanding service.
Ken enjoyed catching up with his Scotch contemporaries at 1st XVIII reunion lunches at the MCG. In retirement Ken travelled with his wife Gloria, spent time at their Mount Martha beach home, swam, read, and enjoyed time with his family. Ken passed away peacefully after a brief illness at St Vincent's Hospital on 9 March 2014. He is warmly remembered and sadly missed as a generous, inspiring, thoughtful and caring man.1 

Citations

  1. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, graeme semken.
  2. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 10 Jul 1926, p5
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202561103
  3. [S353] Beaconhills Country Golf Club, Beaconhills Minute Books.
Last Edited11 Nov 2023

Robert Walter Delves

M, #20017, b. 1903, d. 1960
Birth*1903 Brunswick East, VIC, Australia, #B16084 [par William Mason DELVES & Mary Belinda OSHEA].1 
Marriage*1934 Spouse: Josephine Cooney. VIC, Australia, #M11821.1
 
BeaconhillsGolf*1947 Foundation Member of Beaconhills Country Golf Club (No 23 + 105.)2 
Death*1960 Heidelberg, VIC, Australia, #D10646 (Age 57) [par William Mason DELVES & Mary Belinda OSHEA].3 

Citations

  1. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  2. [S353] Beaconhills Country Golf Club, Beaconhills Minute Books.
  3. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online) "#D10646/1960 - Place of birth FITZROY NORTH."
Last Edited17 Jun 2018

Alan Lindsay Bruns

M, #20019, b. 1897, d. 1983
Birth*1897 Bendigo, VIC, Australia, #B8640 [par Johann Herman BRUNS & Philippa BLEWETT].1 
Marriage*1924 Spouse: Edith Nancy McDonnell. VIC, Australia, #M7535.1
 
BeaconhillsGolf*1947 Foundation Member of Beaconhills Country Golf Club (No 21.)2 
BeaconhillsGolf20 Oct 1947 Elected as Associate Member of Beaconhills Country Golf Club - Mrs J BRUNS (mother?)3 
Death*1983 Fitzroy, VIC, Australia, #D6652 (Age 85) [par Johann BRUNS & Fillipa BLEWETT].4 

Citations

  1. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  2. [S353] Beaconhills Country Golf Club, Beaconhills Minute Books.
  3. [S353] Beaconhills Country Golf Club, Beaconhills Minute Books, Minutes 20 Oct 1947.
  4. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online) "#D6652/1983 - Place of birth Bendigo."
Last Edited17 Jun 2018

Timothy Joseph Murphy

M, #20021
BeaconhillsGolf*1947 Foundation Member of Beaconhills Country Golf Club (No 9 + 40.)1 

Citations

  1. [S353] Beaconhills Country Golf Club, Beaconhills Minute Books.
Last Edited16 Jun 2018

Robert Norman Shimmin

M, #20022, b. 1890, d. 1957
Birth*1890 Ballarat, VIC, Australia, #B19516 [par Geo Hy SHIMMIN & Jeannie LAU].1 
Marriage*1914 Spouse: Stella Maud Giraud. VIC, Australia, #M6980.1
 
BeaconhillsGolf*1947 Foundation Member of Beaconhills Country Golf Club (No 22.)2 
Death*1957 Malvern East, VIC, Australia, #D5973 (Age 66) [par George SHIMMIN & Jeannie LAW].3 

Family
Child 1.Phillip E Shimmin

Citations

  1. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  2. [S353] Beaconhills Country Golf Club, Beaconhills Minute Books.
  3. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online) "#D5973/1957 - Place of birth BALLARAT."
Last Edited17 Jun 2018

Dr Donald Fancourt Mitchell

M, #20023, b. 1920, d. 1981
Birth*1920 Morwell, VIC, Australia, #B14939/1920 (par Hugh Wm Fancourt MITCHELL & Flor Agnes MANNING) - as Donald Fancourt MITCHELL.1 
Marriage*1946 Spouse: Nancy Lilian Philp. VIC, Australia, #M10755.2
 
BeaconhillsGolf*1947 Foundation Member of Beaconhills Country Golf Club (No 7 + 42.)3 
Death*1981 Frankston, VIC, Australia, #D5280 (Age 60) [par Hugh William Fancourt MITCHELL & Florence Agnes MANNING].4 

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B14939/1920 (par Hugh Wm Fancourt MITCHELL & Flor Agnes MANNING) - as Donald Fancourt MITCHELL, Birth registered at Morwell, Vic, Australia."
  2. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  3. [S353] Beaconhills Country Golf Club, Beaconhills Minute Books.
  4. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online) "#D5280/1981 - Place of Birth Morwell."
Last Edited7 Jan 2022

Alexander Mitchell Duncan

M, #20027, b. 1889, d. 1965
Birth*1889 Scotland.1 
BeaconhillsGolf*1947 Foundation Member of Beaconhills Country Golf Club (No 38.)2 
BeaconhillsGolf8 Mar 1948 Mrs E M Duncan admitted as Associate Member.3 
Death*1965 Brighton North, VIC, Australia, #D19610 (Age 76) [par John DUNCAN & Elizabeth MITCHELL].1 

Citations

  1. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online) "#D19610/1965 - Place of Birth Scotland."
  2. [S353] Beaconhills Country Golf Club, Beaconhills Minute Books.
  3. [S353] Beaconhills Country Golf Club, Beaconhills Minute Books, Committee Meeting 8 Mar 1948.
Last Edited17 Jun 2018

Ross Middleton Walker

M, #20028, b. 1909, d. 8 Aug 1997
Birth*1909 Geelong, VIC, Australia, #B27638 [par Geo Stanley WALKER & Jessie McDonald ROSS].1 
Marriage*24 Sep 1936 Spouse: Louisa Gertrude Nicholls.2
 
BeaconhillsGolf*1947 Foundation Member of Beaconhills Country Golf Club (No 36.)3 
Anecdote*1950Who’s Who in Australia (see image.)2
Death*8 Aug 1997 Bayview. 

Citations

  1. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  2. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Who’s Who in Australia, 1921-1950.
  3. [S353] Beaconhills Country Golf Club, Beaconhills Minute Books.
Last Edited17 Jun 2018

Major G R Mills

M, #20029
BeaconhillsGolf*1947 Foundation Member of Beaconhills Country Golf Club (No 43.)1 

Citations

  1. [S353] Beaconhills Country Golf Club, Beaconhills Minute Books.
Last Edited17 Jun 2018

William James Cowing

M, #20033, b. Mar 1873, d. Jun 1938
Birth*Mar 1873 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, Mar Q [Stoke-on-Trent].1 6b 266 (mother's maiden name BROWN] 
Marriage*26 Jun 1898 Spouse: Margaret Brady. St Catherine's, Dublin, Ireland, Private West Kent Regiment - married at Registry Office 7 May 1898.2
WidowerSep 1930William James Cowing became a widower upon the death of his wife Margaret Brady.3 
Death*Jun 1938 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, Jun Q [Birmingham] 6d 493 (Age 65.)3 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
191133 Rathmines Road, South Dublin, IrelandHead of Household: William James Cowing. Age 38 - Hotel Hall Porter
Also in household Eliza BRADY Age 68 from Wicklow, Dora Brady Age 35 Single, Andrew Brady Age 28 Clerk at Guiness Brewery Single, Elizabeth Brady Age 29 Machinist in Shirt Factory Single all born Dublin
Member(s) of Household: Margaret Cowing, Elizabeth Cowing, Sarah Cowing, Marguerite Cowing.

Family

 Margaret Brady b. 10 Sep 1874, d. Sep 1930
Children 1.Marguerite Cowing+ b. 29 Jul 1910, d. 27 Nov 1971
 2.Mary 'Terry' Cowing b. 24 Feb 1914, d. 14 Mar 1992

Citations

  1. [S332] UK - General Register Office Indexes.
  2. [S330] Www.irishgenealogy.ie Indexes.
  3. [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/.
Last Edited15 Jun 2018

Margaret Brady

F, #20034, b. 10 Sep 1874, d. Sep 1930
Married NameCowing.1 
Birth*10 Sep 1874 26 Newmarket, Dublin, Ireland, [par Thomas BRADY & Eliza BANNISTER] father a labourer.2 
Marriage*26 Jun 1898 Spouse: William James Cowing. St Catherine's, Dublin, Ireland, Private West Kent Regiment - married at Registry Office 7 May 1898.2
Death*Sep 1930 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, Sep Q [Birmingham] 6d 64 (Age 55.)1 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
191133 Rathmines Road, South Dublin, Ireland(Head of Household) William James Cowing;
Age 37
Member(s) of Household: Elizabeth Cowing, Sarah Cowing, Marguerite Cowing

Family

 William James Cowing b. Mar 1873, d. Jun 1938
Children 1.Marguerite Cowing+ b. 29 Jul 1910, d. 27 Nov 1971
 2.Mary 'Terry' Cowing b. 24 Feb 1914, d. 14 Mar 1992

Citations

  1. [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/.
  2. [S330] Www.irishgenealogy.ie Indexes.
Last Edited15 Jun 2018

Marguerite Cowing

F, #20037, b. 29 Jul 1910, d. 27 Nov 1971
Father*William James Cowing b. Mar 1873, d. Jun 1938
Mother*Margaret Brady b. 10 Sep 1874, d. Sep 1930
Married NameMembery. 
Birth*29 Jul 1910 Dublin, Ireland.1 
Marriage*Sep 1932 Spouse: Bertram Francis Pearce Membery. Birmingham S, Warwickshire, England, Sep Q [Birmingham S] 6d 306.2
 
Widow21 Mar 1954Marguerite Cowing became a widow upon the death of her husband Bertram Francis Pearce Membery.2 
Death*27 Nov 1971 Highton, VIC, Australia, #D29043 (Age 61) [par William James COWING & Margaret BRADY] - as Marguerite MEMBERY.3,4 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
191133 Rathmines Road, South Dublin, Ireland(Head of Household) William James Cowing;
Age 8 Months
Member(s) of Household: Margaret Cowing, Elizabeth Cowing, Sarah Cowing
193987 Pixall Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England(Head of Household) Bertram Francis Pearce Membery;
Unpaid domestic duties5
1967Flat 3 30 Barrabool Road, Highton, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: clerk.6
196838 North Valley Road, Highton, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: clerk.7

Citations

  1. [S330] Www.irishgenealogy.ie Indexes.
  2. [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/.
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "Place of birth Dublin Eire."
  4. [S345] Index of monumental inscriptions/burials, www.findagrave.com "Geelong Western Public Cemetery, Geelong West, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia, Plot: RG04-40-1, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164178277
    Grave of Marguerite Membery (unknown-27 Nov 1971)."
  5. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "1939 register."
  6. [S167] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1967.
  7. [S168] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1968.
Last Edited5 Feb 2022
 

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