Mary Annie Webb

F, #22291, b. 1856, d. 13 Apr 1942
Married NameSmith. 
Birth*1856 Castlemaine, VIC, Australia, #B5859/1856 [par Joseph Edward WEBB & Mary HIGGINS].1 
Marriage*1879 Spouse: George Elms Smith. VIC, Australia, #M1518/1879.2
 
Widow2 Apr 1897Mary Annie Webb became a widow upon the death of her husband George Elms Smith.3 
Death*13 Apr 1942 Elwood, VIC, Australia, #D3635/1942 (Age 86) [par Joseph Edward WEBB & Mary O'MEARA].4 
Death-Notice*14 Apr 1942 SMITH.—On April 13, at her late residence, 160 Ormond road, Elwood, Mary Annie, beloved widow of the late George Elms-Smith, loving mother of Ruby, Dickie, Ivy, Thyra, Lance, and Marjory, aged 86 years. (Private interment.)5 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 28 Mar 1888: SMITH.—On the 23rd inst., at Rochampton, North Brighton, the wife of George Elms Smith of a daughter. George Elms Smith6
  • 6 Oct 1906: Death of father: WEBB.—On the 5th October, at his residence, 36A Acland-street, St. Kilda, Joseph Edward Webb, aged 88 years, beloved father of Mrs. George Elms Smith, Joseph, William, and Alfred Webb, of New South Wales.7
  • 3 Jul 1939: WEBB.—On the 30th June, at Chetwynd, Cole street, Elwood, Joseph Edward, dearly beloved brother of Annie Elm-Smith, aged 88 years.
    WEBB.—On the 30th June, Joseph Edward, loved brother of Alfred and uncle of Mary, Leslie and Ethel.
    WEBB.—On the 30th June at Chetwynd, Cole street, Elwood, Joseph Edward, the dearly beloved uncle of Ruby (Mrs Horewood), Dickie, and Ivy (Mrs Richards), Thyra (Mrs Dawes), and Lancelot Elm-Smith and Marjorie (Mrs. R. McGinnes), aged 88 years.
    WEBB.—On the 30th June at Chetwyn, Cole street, Elwood, Joseph Edward, dearly loved uncle of Thyra and Gra, grand-uncle of David. (Inserted by Mrs. G Dawes, Kyabram.)
    WEBB.—On the 30th June at private hospital Elwood, Joseph Edward, loved uncle of Will, Lillian, Joe (deceased), Doris, and Tom, aged 88 years.8
  • 13 Apr 1944: ELMS-SMITH.—In loving memory of my darling mother, who passed away at her home, Navalley, Ormond road, Elwood, on April 13, 1942. (Inserted by her loving daughter, Marjory; granddaughter, June.)
    ELMS-SMITH.—In loving memory of our darling mother, who passed away at her home, Navalley, Ormond road, Elwood, April 13, 1942. (Inserted by her loving son and daughters.)
    ELMS-SMITH.—In ever-loving memory of our dear mother and gran, Mary Anne, widow of late George Elms-Smith, passed away at Navalley, Ormond road, Elwood, April 13, 1942. (Inserted by Thyra, Gra., and David Dawes.)
    ELMS-SMITH.—In memory of my beloved mother and grandmother of Gladys and Geo. (R.A.A.F.) (Ivy.)9

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  3. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "born CASTLEMAINE; Death indexed as Mary Annie Elms SMITH."
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Tue 14 Apr 1942, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8241783
  6. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 28 Mar 1888, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/6113388
  7. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 6 Oct 1906, p13
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9650212
  8. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 3 Jul 1939, p8
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11238892
  9. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 13 Apr 1944, p10
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11816737
Last Edited28 May 2019

Henrietta Wilhelmina Heney

F, #22301, b. 1854, d. 10 Dec 1905
Married NameHood. 
Married NameDobson. 
Birth*1854 
Marriage*1872 Spouse: John Dobson. VIC, Australia, #M143/1872 - as Ida Henrietta Wilhelmina HENEY.1
 
Widow14 Nov 1878Henrietta Wilhelmina Heney became a widow upon the death of her husband John Dobson.2 
Marriage*13 Jan 1883 Spouse: William James Hood. All Saints' Church, St Kilda, VIC, Australia, #M291/1883.1
 
Marriage-Notice*15 Jan 1883 HOOD—DOBSON.—On the 13th inst., at All Saints' Church, East St. Kilda, by the Rev. C. E. Drought, M.A., William James Hood, son of Dr. Hood, to Minnie, relict of the late John Dobson.3 
Death*10 Dec 1905 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #D11717/1905 (Age 51) [par HENEY & Margaret Unknown].4 
Death-Notice*14 Dec 1905 HOOD.—On the 10th December, at Berwick, of diabetes, Minnie, the wife of W. J. Hood.5 

Grave

  • 4-176-A+B, Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, VIC, Australia6

Citations

  1. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "born TYNE - spouse HENEY, Henrietta Wilhelmina."
  3. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 15 Jan 1883, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8490214
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 14 Dec 1905, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10006699
  6. [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
    4-176-B Hood H.W. F 51     12/12/1905 400
    4-176-A Hood W.James M 91 2/09/1935 938.
Last Edited1 Jun 2019

Eliza Hood

F, #22305, b. 1846, d. 22 Jan 1926
Father*John Hood
Mother*Nancy Finlay
Married NameMcArthur. 
Birth*1846 Belfast, Antrim, Ireland. 
Marriage*31 Jul 1886 Spouse: Peter Graham McArthur. Bunnong, Brighton Beach, VIC, Australia, #M4451/1886, Peter MCARTHUR & Eliza Mary HOOD.1,2
 
Widow1 Jul 1897Eliza Hood became a widow upon the death of her husband Peter Graham McArthur.3,4 
Death*22 Jan 1926 Malvern, VIC, Australia, #D1977/1926 (Age 79) (par John HOOD & Nancy Unknown) - as Eliza Mary MCARTHUR.5 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 23 Jan 1926: Mrs Peter McArthur died in Melbourne yesterday. Born at Belfast in 1846, Mrs McArthur arrived in Melbourne on the ship Marco Polo in 1854. She first lived at Eltham and Maldon, where her father Dr John Hood, practised. She took up teaching as a profession and for many years conducted a girls' school at Camperdown, except for three year when she was principal of the first girls' school in Invercargill (N.Z.) In 1886 she married the late Mr Peter McArthur, of Meningoort, Camperdown. Her only son is Dr Douglas McArthur, of Melbourne.6

Citations

  1. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree.
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M4451/1886, Peter MCARTHUR & Eliza Mary HOOD."
  3. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Martha Baillieu (Baillieu Jubb Family Tree).
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D8129/1897 (Age 79) (par Jno McARTHUR & Cath GRAHAM) - as Peter MCARTHUR, Death registered at Cdown, Australia."
  5. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D1977/1926 (Age 79) (par John HOOD & Nancy Unknown) - as Eliza Mary MCARTHUR, Death registered at Malvern, Australia."
  6. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 23 Jan 1926, p34
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3730737
Last Edited10 Jun 2022

Henry Clair Skene

M, #22306, b. 1878, d. 7 May 1950
Birth*1878 Branxholme, VIC, Australia, #B13692/1878 (par Thomas SKENE & Margaret ANDERSON) - as Henry Clair SKENE.1 
Marriage*1914 #M1885/1914, Hy Clair SKENE & May Frances BELL.2
 
Land-UBeac*2 Dec 1924 PAK-149 (part). Transfer from John Middleton Siggins to Henry Clair Skene. 112a 2r 5p.3 
Land-Berwick*25 Oct 1926 BER-Town S21-7. Transfer from Reginald Frank Bennett to Henry Clair Skene. 0a 1r 39 6/10p.4 
Land-Berwick25 Oct 1926 BER-Town S21-5.6. Transfer from Reginald Frank Bennett to Henry Clair Skene. 0a 3r 39 2/10p.5 
Land-Berwick*22 Dec 1939 BER-Town S21-7. Transfer from Henry Clair Skene to Robert Ellis Wood. 0a 1r 39 6/10p.6 
Land-Berwick22 Dec 1939 BER-Town S21-5.6. Transfer from Henry Clair Skene to Robert Ellis Wood. 0a 3r 39 2/10p.7 
Death*7 May 1950 Malvern, VIC, Australia, #D4803/1950 (Age 71) (par Thomas SKENE & Margaret SCOTT) - as Henry Clair SKENE.8 
Death-Notice*8 May 1950 SKENE.—On May 7, at 5 Sorrett avenue, Malvern, Henry Clair, loved husband of the late May Frances Skene, and loving father of Elizabeth and Tom.
SKENE. - The Funeral of the late HENRY CLAIR SKENE Will leave Sleight's funeral home, St Kilda road, Melbourne. THIS DAY (Monday, May 8). after a service commencing at 1.15 p.m., for the Springvale Crematorium.
A. A. SLEIGHT PTY. LTD.
Phone MX4620 (3 lines).9 

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B13692/1878 (par Thomas SKENE & Margaret ANDERSON) - as Henry Clair SKENE, Birth registered at Br An, Australia."
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M1885/1914, Hy Clair SKENE & May Frances BELL."
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 4196-188 - Henry Clair Skene of Koomtai Officer Grazier - C/T 4929-708.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1709-646 - Henry Clair Skene of Officer Farmer.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 690-910 - Henry Clair Skene of Officer Farmer.
  6. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1709-646 - Robert Ellis Wood of Mount Shamrock Pakenham Gentleman - C/T 6356-185.
  7. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 690-910 - Robert Ellis Wood of Mount Shamrock Pakenham Gentleman - C/T 6356-185.
  8. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D4803/1950 (Age 71) (par Thomas SKENE & Margaret SCOTT) - as Henry Clair SKENE, born Branxholme. Death registered at Malvern, Australia."
  9. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 8 May 1950, p9
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22827270
Last Edited16 Dec 2024
 

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