John Bussell Punchard

M, #23208, b. 29 Jul 1830, d. 2 Nov 1907
Probate (Will)* 104/794. John Punchard, Residence: Stawell, Occupation: Ironmonger, Date Of Death: 2 Nov 1907, Date Of Grant: 9 Dec 1907
After John Punchard's death the annuity of Mr McGeorge was valuated, and noted that as he is a 70 year old man it should be £1968. McGeorge noted that there were also arrears of £1100, so the full annuity should be £3068. A concession was finally made by McGregor and he accepted £1579 to settle the annuity, so that the other beneficiaries would receive something out of the estate, namely £399.5.4 each for Mary Ann Punchard, John Alfred Punchard and Bessie Wood.
Bessie Wood bought the land at Upper Beaconsfield and Officer (PAK-147.148.223A.226) for £37.2.6 on 9 Jun 1908.
According to an affidavit of Joseph Hollow there was a deficiency of £67.12.1 in the estate, and he also noted that Mary Ann Punchard and John Alfred Punchard were widow and son of the deceased respectively, and that Bessie Wood, James McLean and Joseph Hollow were not related.1 
Birth*29 Jul 1830 Dittisham, Devon, England.2 
Residence*9 Dec 1859 Barkly-street south, Ararat, VIC, Australia, Municipality of Ararat. Ratepayers' Roll.3 
Marriage*11 Oct 1860 Spouse: Mary Ann Clifton. At the house of John B Punchard, Ararat, VIC, Australia, #M3837/1860.4
Note*b 1881 John Punchard appears to have been involved with the spiritist 'religion' and had connections to Mr Ebenezer Farie McGeorge. See Lamont will case in 1881. He also left a legacy to McGeorge (will written in 1899), which would have been depleted his estate, bar for an arrangement so that the other beneficiaries would receive something. 
Land-Note*21 Mar 1890 PAK-78 (part): Mortgagee: John Bussell Punchard. Discharged 28 Feb 1895. Mortgagor was Joseph Goldsworth Hollow.5 
(Transfer to) Land-UBeac30 May 1891 PAK-223A. Transfer from Henry Butler to Joseph Goldsworth Hollow John Bussell Punchard. 10a 0r 12p (Caveat lodged 12 Oct 1888 - withdrawn 10 Jun 1891.)6 
(Transfer to) Land-UBeac30 May 1891 PAK-226. Transfer from Henry Butler to Joseph Goldsworth Hollow John Bussell Punchard. 19a 2r 39p (Caveat lodged 12 Oct 1888 - withdrawn 10 Jun 1891.)7 
Will*4 Mar 1899 This is the will and testament of me John Punchard of Stawell in the Colony of Victoria Ironmonger.
I appoint my friend Joseph Hollow of Elizabeth Street Melbourne Contractor and William James Blanchard of Main Street Stawell Salesman Executors and trustees of this my will placing as I do great confidence in and reliance on the judgment and experience of the said Joseph Hollow in such matters.
I devise and bequeath to my wife Mary Ann Punchard absolutely the land with the premises erected thereon and at present occupied by her together with all the furniture and effects of any kind contained therein
and I bequeath to the said Joseph Hollow all my pictured books papers and photographs contained in my sitting room and bedroom adjoining and at the back of my shop in Main Street Stawell aforesaid and I bequeath to my executors Joseph Hollow and William James Blanchard the sum of twenty five pounds each for and in lieu of their commission for acting as my executors provided they do so act and take out probate of this my will and I devise all the residue of my real estate and bequeath all the residue of my personal estate to my said executors and trustees upon trust to convert the same into money and to divide the proceeds equally between the said Mary Ann Punchard and John Alfred Punchard of Campbell's Bridge in the Colony of Victoria Farmer and Bessie Wood now residing at Currtain Street North Carlton in the Colony of Victoria after payment of my funeral and testamentary expenses and my debts including the annuity of two hundred and fifty pounds per annum in favour of Ebenezer Farie Macgeorge now residing at Monaco in France for his life such annuity of two hundred and fifty pounds being now a charge on the shop and premises at Stawell aforesaid the share of the said Mary Ann Punchard to be for her life only during which the trustees shall invest the amount and pay her the net income and should the same not amount to fifty pounds per annum they shall make it up to that amount out of the corpus of her share the amount of her share remaining at her death to be divided equally between the said John Alfred Punchard and Bessie Wood
And I declare that my trustees may and unless it can be sold to good advantage should postpone the sale or conversion of my real and personal estate or any part thereof and they may carry on my business at the risk of my estate in such manner in all respects and for so long as they think fit and that the rents profits and income to accrue from and after my decease of and from such part of my said estate as shall for the time being remain unsold and unconverted shall after payment thereout of all incidental expenses and outgoings and sufficient to make up the annuity of two hundred and fifty pounds aforementioned be divided in the same manner as the residue of my estate would be if converted and I declare that there shall be at no time be fewer than two trustees acting in the trusts of my will.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand to this my will this fourth day of March One thousand eight hundred and ninety nine.
John Punchard.8 
Codicil*12 Jan 1901 This is a first codicil to the last will dated the fourth day of March One thousand eight hundred and ninety nine of me John Punchard of Stawell in the Colony of Victoria ironmonger having removed my residence with my pictures books papers and photographs from my shop in Main Street Stawell to two rooms erected by me on land in Haiston Street held by my sister Ann Elizabeth Buckland under Miners right title. I hereby confirm the bequest contained in my said will of such pictures books papers and photographs to Joseph Hollow in the said will mentioned and I desire my sister to have the use of for life of the two rooms in which I reside and after her death that they shall go to William James Blanchard with the land on which they are erected and to my old friend James McLean of Number 1228 Market Street San Francisco in the United States of America. I bequeath my gold watch and chain as a memento of our long friendship and in all other respects I confirm my said will.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of January One thousand nine hundred and one.
John Punchard.8 
Death*2 Nov 1907 Stawell, VIC, Australia, #D14139/1907 (Age 77) [par John PUNCHARD & Ann ROOKE].9
Land-UBeac15 Jun 1908 PAK-223A.226. Transfer from John Bussell Punchard to Joseph Goldsworth Hollow Robert William Chalmers Grieve. 29a 3r 11p - one equal undivided half part (as executors of John Punchard's deceased estate.)10 
Land-Note15 Jun 1908 PAK-223A.226. Joseph Goldsworth Hollow Memo 41337. Joseph Hollow of 387 Swanston Street Melbourne Contractor is registered as proprietor of one undived half part of the within described land as executor to whom probate of the will and codicil of John Punchard who died on the 2nd day of November 1907 was granted 9th day of December 1907.11 
Land-UBeac*15 Jun 1908 PAK-147.148. Transfer from John Bussell Punchard to Joseph Goldsworth Hollow Robert William Chalmers Grieve. As to the one fourth part of the land (for this Bessie Wood paid £15)
John Bussell Punchard owned 1/4 ; Joseph Hollow owned 1/4 and the Commonwealth Bank owned 1/2. 

Family

 Elizabeth Petherbridge b. 3 Nov 1824, d. Nov 1865
Child 1.Sarah Elizabeth Bussell Punchard (Bessie) Petherbridge b. 1860, d. 15 Dec 1932

Newspaper-Articles

  • 2 Aug 1861: DISTRICT POLICE COURT. Thursday, 1st August. (Before the Police Magistrate and B. S. Hassell, Esq., J.P.)
    Betteridge v Punchard ; postponed until Saturday. The Court then adjourned. Elizabeth Petherbridge, Sarah Elizabeth Bussell Punchard (Bessie) Petherbridge12
  • 5 Sep 1861: PUNCHARD.—On the 29th ult., at Quartz Reef, Pleasant Creek, Mrs. John Punchard of a son, stillborn.13
  • 31 Dec 1861: STAWELL POLICE COURT. Monday, 30th December, 1861. (Before B. Smith, Esq., P.M. Dr. Bennett, H. E. Jenkins, Esq., J.P., and J. Childe, Esq., J.P.)
    ELIZABETH PETHERBRIDGE v PUNCHARD
    AFFILIATION CASE.—Mr. Sirr for the complainant, Mr. Lamont for the defendant.
    Mr. Sirr applied for a postponement, in consequence of the unavoidable absence of a material witness.
    Mr. Lamont urged that the paternity of the child was not denied, but an agreement had been entered into between defendant and complainant, discharging defendant from all further demands.
    Mr. Sirr replied that the witnesss was Dr. Wills, the father of the late explorer, from whom a letter had been received, which Mr. Sirr read, and was to the effect that his evidence would have been damaging to the defendant had he been able to attend.
    Mr. Lamont produced an agreement signed by defendant and complainant, with Dr. Wills' signature, which was to the effect that the payment of £40 should be in lieu of all further demands, and argued that if the agreement was, as Mr. Sirr alleged, null and void, the case was not then for their Worship to decide, but must be adjudicated in another court.
    Mr. Sirr, again addressing the Bench, contended that the agreement was a fraudulent one and therefore prayed for a remand.
    Mr Lament said that if their Worships decided in favor of postponement costs, should be allowed, for the case had already been heard at the Ballarat Court.
    Mr. Sirr replied that to allow costs for seducing a woman was absurd.
    The Bench adjourned the case to the 13th January.
    [The Court was crowded to hear the case. Defendant was not present, but the complainant —a most lady-like looking person—sat in the body of the Court with the child, a fine girl about two years of age.] Elizabeth Petherbridge, Sarah Elizabeth Bussell Punchard (Bessie) Petherbridge14
  • 5 Nov 1907: Obituary. Mr. John Punchard, ironmonger and timber merchant, Stawell, who had been in business there since 1860 died on Saturday last, 77 years old. He built up a very profitable business and was a consistent supporter of the mining interests of the district. His wife and one son survive.15

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Probate and Administration Files (VPRS28) / Wills (VPRS7591)
    104/794. John Punchard, Residence: Stawell, Occupation: Ironmonger, Date Of Death: 2 Nov 1907, Date Of Grant: 9 Dec 1907
    VPRS 28/P0000, 104/794; VPRS 28/P0002, 104/794; VPRS 7591/P0002, 104/794.
  2. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, debrajoy1956.
  3. [S14] Newspaper - The Mount Ararat Advertiser and Chronicle for the District of the Wimmera (Vic.), Fri 9 Dec 1859, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/280106871
    Municipality of Ararat. Ratepayers' Roll.
    Barkly-street south - 179 John Punchard
    Pleasant Creek Road, west side - 384 Thomas Petherbridge
    Pleasant Creek Road, north - 408 Elizabeth Petherbridge.
  4. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2123-482 - Mortgage No 110888 - John Punchard - discharged 28 Feb 1895.
  6. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2058-563 - Joseph Hollow of Burnley Street Richmond Builder and John Punchard of Stawell Gentleman - proprietors as tenants-in-common - C/T 2356-161.
  7. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1105-926 - Joseph Hollow of Burnley Street Richmond Builder and John Punchard of Stawell Gentleman - proprietors as tenants-in-common - C/T 2356-161.
  8. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria).
  9. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
  10. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 3277-394 - Joseph Hollow of No 387 Swanston Street Melbourne Contractor and Robert William Chalmers Grieve of Stawell Accountant - together one equal undivided half part.
  11. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2356-161 - Memo 41337. Joseph Hollow of 387 Swanston Street Melbourne Contractor is registered as proprietor of one undived half part of the within described land as executor to whom probate of the will and codicil of John Punchard who died on the 2nd day of November 1907 was granted 9th day of December 1907.
  12. [S14] Newspaper - The Star (Ballarat, Vic.), Fri 2 Aug 1861, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66340990
  13. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 5 Sep 1861, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5703785
  14. [S14] Newspaper - The Ararat and Mount Pleasant Creek Advertiser and Chronicle for the District of the Wimmera (Vic.), Tue 31 Dec 1861, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/280061337
  15. [S14] Newspaper - The Horsham Times (Vic.), Tue 5 Nov 1907, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/72804930
Last Edited20 Aug 2024

Mary Ann Clifton

F, #23209, b. 10 Mar 1833, d. 12 Jun 1924
Probate (Will)* 197/548. Mary A Punchard, Residence: Stawell, Occupation: Widow, Date Of Death: 13 Jun 1924, Date Of Grant: 17 Oct 1924.1 
Married NamePunchard. 
Birth*10 Mar 1833 Devon, England.2 
Marriage*11 Oct 1860 Spouse: John Bussell Punchard. At the house of John B Punchard, Ararat, VIC, Australia, #M3837/1860.3
Will*23 Sep 1887 I Mary Ann Punchard of Scallan Street Stawell in the Colony of Victoria, Australia do declare this to be my last will and testament. To my only son John Alfred Clifton Punchard I give and bequeath all money and goods whatsoever or wherever in my possession or standing at banks or in companies in my name at the tiome of my death and appoint the said John Alfred Clifton Punchard to be my sole Executor. Written with my own hand and signed by me the testatrix in the presence of us who at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other all being present at the same time hereunto sign our names as witnesses on this the twenty third day of September one thousand eight hundred and eighty seven. Mary Ann Punchard.1 
Widow2 Nov 1907Mary Ann Clifton became a widow upon the death of her husband John Bussell Punchard.4
Death*12 Jun 1924 Byrne Street, Stawell, VIC, Australia, #D7413/1924 (Age 90) [par John Clifton & Mary COLE].4

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Probate and Administration Files (VPRS28) / Wills (VPRS7591)
    197/548. Mary A Punchard, Residence: Stawell, Occupation: Widow, Date Of Death: 13 Jun 1924, Date Of Grant: 17 Oct 1924
    VPRS 28/P0003, 197/548; VPRS 7591/P0002, 197/548.
  2. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: Cox, Funcke,Punchard, Byron & Mason Family Tree, Tree ID: 20658856. Owner: debrajoy1956
    Person viewed: Mary Ann Clifton, Birth Date: 10 Mar 1833, Devonshire, England, Death Date: 12 Jun 1924, Stawell, Victoria,.
  3. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
Last Edited16 Jul 2024

Elizabeth Petherbridge

F, #23212, b. 3 Nov 1824, d. Nov 1865
Father*Robert Petherbridge b. 1799
Mother*Elizabeth Blight b. 1801
Birth*3 Nov 1824 Devon, England.1,2 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel9 Dec 1856 To Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Ship Royal Charter sailing from Liverpool
Age 30.3 
(Witness) Marriage18 Dec 1856 Witness to marriage of: Thomas Petherbridge and Susan Tyrer; St Peter's Church, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.4 
Residence*9 Dec 1859 Pleasant Creek Road, north, Ararat, VIC, Australia, Municipality of Ararat. Ratepayers' Roll.5 
Death*Nov 1865 Ararat, VIC, Australia, #D7964/1865 (Age 41) (par Robert PETHERBRIDGE & Elizabeth BLIGHT) - as Elizabeth PETHERBRIDGE.1,6 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
6 Jun 1841Robert PETHERBRIDGE, Coombe Fishacre, Ipplepen, Devon, England(Head of Household) Robert Petherbridge;
Age 16
Member(s) of Household: Elizabeth Petherbridge, Annabella Petherbridge, Thomas Petherbridge7

Grave

  • Church of England Grave 130, Ararat Cemetery, Ararat, VIC, Australia8

Family

 John Bussell Punchard b. 29 Jul 1830, d. 2 Nov 1907
Child 1.Sarah Elizabeth Bussell Punchard (Bessie) Petherbridge b. 1860, d. 15 Dec 1932

Newspaper-Articles

  • 2 Aug 1861: DISTRICT POLICE COURT. Thursday, 1st August. (Before the Police Magistrate and B. S. Hassell, Esq., J.P.)
    Betteridge v Punchard ; postponed until Saturday. The Court then adjourned. John Bussell Punchard, Sarah Elizabeth Bussell Punchard (Bessie) Petherbridge9
  • 31 Dec 1861: STAWELL POLICE COURT. Monday, 30th December, 1861. (Before B. Smith, Esq., P.M. Dr. Bennett, H. E. Jenkins, Esq., J.P., and J. Childe, Esq., J.P.)
    ELIZABETH PETHERBRIDGE v PUNCHARD
    AFFILIATION CASE.—Mr. Sirr for the complainant, Mr. Lamont for the defendant.
    Mr. Sirr applied for a postponement, in consequence of the unavoidable absence of a material witness.
    Mr. Lamont urged that the paternity of the child was not denied, but an agreement had been entered into between defendant and complainant, discharging defendant from all further demands.
    Mr. Sirr replied that the witnesss was Dr. Wills, the father of the late explorer, from whom a letter had been received, which Mr. Sirr read, and was to the effect that his evidence would have been damaging to the defendant had he been able to attend.
    Mr. Lamont produced an agreement signed by defendant and complainant, with Dr. Wills' signature, which was to the effect that the payment of £40 should be in lieu of all further demands, and argued that if the agreement was, as Mr. Sirr alleged, null and void, the case was not then for their Worship to decide, but must be adjudicated in another court.
    Mr. Sirr, again addressing the Bench, contended that the agreement was a fraudulent one and therefore prayed for a remand.
    Mr Lament said that if their Worships decided in favor of postponement costs, should be allowed, for the case had already been heard at the Ballarat Court.
    Mr. Sirr replied that to allow costs for seducing a woman was absurd.
    The Bench adjourned the case to the 13th January.
    [The Court was crowded to hear the case. Defendant was not present, but the complainant —a most lady-like looking person—sat in the body of the Court with the child, a fine girl about two years of age.] John Bussell Punchard, Sarah Elizabeth Bussell Punchard (Bessie) Petherbridge10
  • 15 Apr 1862: Post Office, Ararat. List of unclaimed letters lying at the Post Office, Ararat, for the week ending 12th April, 1862:—Petherbridge Elizabeth Mrs.11
  • 17 Nov 1862: DISTRICT POLICE COURT. Saturday, 15th November. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
    CAUSE LIST: Police v Davies, postponed. Same v Betteridge, for allowing an unregistered dog to wander in the street; fined 10s and costs.12
  • 22 Apr 1864: Elizabeth may have taught at this school?
    Church of England School, Ararat.
    THIS School is now conducted by Mr. Z. DAVIS, of Pleasant Creek, assisted by an Experienced Mistress. This is a temporary arrangement, pending the arrival of a gentleman in the first division of competency, who has been appointed to this School.13
  • 7 Nov 1865: Ararat Common School, No. 20.
    APPLICATIONS with Testimonials, for the Situation of SEWING MISTRESS and ASSISTANT TEACHER to the above School, will be received by the Committee up to the 13th instant.
    For particulars as to Salary, &c., apply to the Rev. Thomas Barrett.14

Citations

  1. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D7964/1865 (Age 41) (par Robert PETHERBRIDGE & Elizabeth BLIGHT) - as Elizabeth PETHERBRIDGE. Born Devon. Death registered in Victoria."
  2. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Wayne Cagney.
  3. [S36] Inward & outward passenger lists to and from Victoria. Series: (VPRS 14; 7666; 7667; 7786); PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), travelling together with Annabella Petherbridge age 27.
  4. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M3409/1856, Thomas PETHERBRIDGE & Susan TYRER."
  5. [S14] Newspaper - The Mount Ararat Advertiser and Chronicle for the District of the Wimmera (Vic.), Fri 9 Dec 1859, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/280106871
    Municipality of Ararat. Ratepayers' Roll.
    Barkly-street south - 179 John Punchard
    Pleasant Creek Road, west side - 384 Thomas Petherbridge
    Pleasant Creek Road, north - 408 Elizabeth Petherbridge.
  6. [S230] Family Search "Cemetery records, 1863-1982
    Ararat General Cemetery (Victoria)
    Film # 008097260 page 132 of 499
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJ8-TCH8."
  7. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "1841 England Census. HO107/228/11/16
    Enummerated at Ipplepen, Devon.
    Household Members: Robt Petherbridge, 42, Elizth Petherbridge, 40, Elizth Petherbridge, Anabla Petherbridge, 13, Sophia Petherbridge, 11, Thos Petherbridge, 10, Caroline Petherbridge, 8, Leanora Petherbridge, 3, Martha Petherbridge, 1, Robt Abram, 27, Sidney Milington, 13, John Pinckham, 14, John Hayman, 11, Thersa Pomroy, 15, Maria Pomroy, 11
    Ancestry Record ID: 8978::1186459."
  8. [S345] Index of monumental inscriptions/burials, www.findagrave.com "Ararat General Cemetery, Ararat, Ararat Rural City, Victoria, Australia, Plot: Church of England, Grave 130, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/254186243
    Grave of Elizabeth Petherbridge (1824-21 Nov 1865)."
  9. [S14] Newspaper - The Star (Ballarat, Vic.), Fri 2 Aug 1861, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66340990
  10. [S14] Newspaper - The Ararat and Mount Pleasant Creek Advertiser and Chronicle for the District of the Wimmera (Vic.), Tue 31 Dec 1861, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/280061337
  11. [S14] Newspaper - The Ararat and Mount Pleasant Creek Advertiser and Chronicle for the District of the Wimmera (Vic.), Tue 15 Apr 1862, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/280066333
  12. [S14] Newspaper - The Star (Ballarat, Vic.), Mon 17 Nov 1862, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66328761
  13. [S14] Newspaper - The Ararat and Mount Pleasant Creek Advertiser and Chronicle for the District of the Wimmera (Vic.), Fri 22 Apr 1864, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/280089771
  14. [S14] Newspaper - The Ararat and Mount Pleasant Creek Advertiser and Chronicle for the District of the Wimmera (Vic.), Tue 7 Nov 1865, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/280094378
Last Edited19 Aug 2024

Robert Petherbridge

M, #23216, b. 1799
Birth*1799 
Marriage*1 Jul 1823 Spouse: Elizabeth Blight. Diptford, Devon, England.1
 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
6 Jun 1841Robert PETHERBRIDGE, Coombe Fishacre, Ipplepen, Devon, EnglandHead of Household: Robert Petherbridge. Age 42
Member(s) of Household: Elizabeth Petherbridge, Elizabeth Petherbridge, Annabella Petherbridge, Thomas Petherbridge.2

Family

 Elizabeth Blight b. 1801
Children 1.Elizabeth Petherbridge+ b. 3 Nov 1824, d. Nov 1865
 2.Annabella Petherbridge+ b. 1826, d. 10 May 1861
 3.Thomas Petherbridge b. 1831

Citations

  1. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Wayne Cagney.
  2. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "1841 England Census. HO107/228/11/16
    Enummerated at Ipplepen, Devon.
    Household Members: Robt Petherbridge, 42, Elizth Petherbridge, 40, Elizth Petherbridge, Anabla Petherbridge, 13, Sophia Petherbridge, 11, Thos Petherbridge, 10, Caroline Petherbridge, 8, Leanora Petherbridge, 3, Martha Petherbridge, 1, Robt Abram, 27, Sidney Milington, 13, John Pinckham, 14, John Hayman, 11, Thersa Pomroy, 15, Maria Pomroy, 11
    Ancestry Record ID: 8978::1186459."
Last Edited18 Jul 2024

Elizabeth Blight

F, #23217, b. 1801
Married NamePetherbridge. 
Birth*1801 
Marriage*1 Jul 1823 Spouse: Robert Petherbridge. Diptford, Devon, England.1
 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
6 Jun 1841Robert PETHERBRIDGE, Coombe Fishacre, Ipplepen, Devon, England(Head of Household) Robert Petherbridge;
Age 40
Member(s) of Household: Elizabeth Petherbridge, Annabella Petherbridge, Thomas Petherbridge2

Family

 Robert Petherbridge b. 1799
Children 1.Elizabeth Petherbridge+ b. 3 Nov 1824, d. Nov 1865
 2.Annabella Petherbridge+ b. 1826, d. 10 May 1861
 3.Thomas Petherbridge b. 1831

Citations

  1. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Wayne Cagney.
  2. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "1841 England Census. HO107/228/11/16
    Enummerated at Ipplepen, Devon.
    Household Members: Robt Petherbridge, 42, Elizth Petherbridge, 40, Elizth Petherbridge, Anabla Petherbridge, 13, Sophia Petherbridge, 11, Thos Petherbridge, 10, Caroline Petherbridge, 8, Leanora Petherbridge, 3, Martha Petherbridge, 1, Robt Abram, 27, Sidney Milington, 13, John Pinckham, 14, John Hayman, 11, Thersa Pomroy, 15, Maria Pomroy, 11
    Ancestry Record ID: 8978::1186459."
Last Edited18 Jul 2024

Annabella Petherbridge

F, #23218, b. 1826, d. 10 May 1861
Father*Robert Petherbridge b. 1799
Mother*Elizabeth Blight b. 1801
Married NameCutting. 
Birth*1826 Devon, England. 
Marriage*1857 Spouse: David George Larter Cutting. VIC, Australia, #M1304/1857, David George Lar CUTTING & Anna Bella PETHERBRIDGE.1
 
Death*10 May 1861 Huntly, VIC, Australia, #D5666/1861 (Age 35) (par unknown) - as Annabella CUTTING.2 
Note*27 Jun 1903 PETHERBRIDGE William Blight of Simpson Diptford Devonshire farmer died 3 January 1903. Probate Exeter 27 June to Eliza Selmon Petherbridge widow and John Wills dairyman Effects £1939 18s 4d.3 
Probate (Will)*11 Nov 1903 CUTTING Annabella the elder of Huntley Victoria, Australia (wife of David George Larter Cutting) died 10 May 1861 Administration London 11 November to Eliza Selmon Petherbridge widow and John Wills dairyman Effects £100 17s. 3d.4 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
6 Jun 1841Robert PETHERBRIDGE, Coombe Fishacre, Ipplepen, Devon, England(Head of Household) Robert Petherbridge;
Age 13 - born Devon
Member(s) of Household: Elizabeth Petherbridge, Elizabeth Petherbridge, Thomas Petherbridge5
30 Mar 1851Robert BLIGHT, Watton, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, EnglandAge 21 - Niece - Farmer's Daughter6

Newspaper-Articles

  • 6 Oct 1900: PETHERBRIDGE or CUTTING. ANNABELLA, daughter of David George Larter Cutting and Annabella Cutting (Petherbridge), And THOMAS PETHERBRIDGE, son of Robert Petherbridge, of Devon, England, or next of kin,
    Communicate with HAMILTON, WYNNE, and RIDDELL, Solicitors. 421 Collins-street, Melbourne. Thomas Petherbridge, Bella Petherbridge Cutting7

Citations

  1. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M1304/1857, David George Lar CUTTING & Anna Bella PETHERBRIDGE."
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D5666/1861 (Age 35) (par unknown) - as Annabella CUTTING. Born Devon. Death registered in Victoria."
  3. [S190] Index to Probate Calendar England, viewed at ancestry.com.au, 1858-1966 "PETHERBRIDGE William Blight of Simpson Diptford Devonshire farmer died 3 January 1903. Probate Exeter 27 June to Eliza Selmon Petherbridge widow and John Wills dairyman Effects £1939 18s 4d."
  4. [S190] Index to Probate Calendar England, viewed at ancestry.com.au, 1858-1966.
  5. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "1841 England Census. HO107/228/11/16
    Enummerated at Ipplepen, Devon.
    Household Members: Robt Petherbridge, 42, Elizth Petherbridge, 40, Elizth Petherbridge, Anabla Petherbridge, 13, Sophia Petherbridge, 11, Thos Petherbridge, 10, Caroline Petherbridge, 8, Leanora Petherbridge, 3, Martha Petherbridge, 1, Robt Abram, 27, Sidney Milington, 13, John Pinckham, 14, John Hayman, 11, Thersa Pomroy, 15, Maria Pomroy, 11
    Ancestry Record ID: 8978::1186459."
  6. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "1851 England Census. HO107/1873/118/2
    Enummerated at Stoke Gabriel, Devon.
    Household Members: William Blight, 44, Head, M A Blight, 40, Sister, A B Petherbridge, S S Petherbridge, 20, Niece, C J Petherbridge, 18, Niece, William B Petherbridge, 14, Nephew, L H S Petherbridge, 11, Niece, M M Petherbridge, 9, Niece, John Petherbridge, 52, Visitor, M A Westcott, 18, Servant, William Jury, 23, Servant, James Gagg, 19, Servant, Richard Gidley, 27, Servant, Robert William, 18, Servant, Thomas Soper, 12, Servant, John Collings, 14, Servant
    Ancestry Record ID: 8860::5760041."
  7. [S14] Newspaper - The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 6 Oct 1900, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/139156702
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David George Larter Cutting

M, #23219, b. 1 Jan 1826, d. 29 Mar 1907
Birth*1 Jan 1826 Bacton, Suffolk, England. [par William John CUTTING & Sophia FLOWERDEW]1,2,3 
Marriage*1857 Spouse: Annabella Petherbridge. VIC, Australia, #M1304/1857, David George Lar CUTTING & Anna Bella PETHERBRIDGE.4
 
Widower10 May 1861David George Larter Cutting became a widower upon the death of his wife Annabella Petherbridge.5 
Death*29 Mar 1907 Tumut, NSW, Australia, #D2957/1907 [par William & Sophia].6 
Death-Notice*12 Apr 1907 CUTTING.— At the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. R. Hargreaves, Woodvale, Tumut, died on March 29, 1907, David George Larter Cutting, aged 81 years. English papers please copy.7 

Grave

  • Tumut New Cemetery, Tumut, NSW, Australia8

Newspaper-Articles

  • 5 Apr 1861: New insolvents. David Cutting, of Huntley, storekeeper. Liabilities, L457 4s ; assets, L305 : deficiency, L152 4s. Causes of insolvency : Losses in business and pressure of creditors. Official assignee, Mr. Goodman.9
  • 12 Apr 1861: IN the Insolvent Estate of DAVID CUTTING, of Huntley, in the Colony of Victoria, Storekeeper.—Whereas the estate, of David Cutting, of Huntley, in the colony of Victoria, storekeeper, was on the twenty-eighth day of March, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, placed under sequestration in my hands by order of His Honour Sir Redmond Barry, Knight, one of the judges of the Supreme Court of the colony of Victoria, and who by further order under his hand did appoint John Goodman, Esq., of Melbourne, one of the official assignees of insolvent estates, to be the official assignee of and for this estate : I hereby appoint a PUBLIC MEETING of the CREDITORS of the said insolvent to be holden before me, at my office, Supreme Court-house, Latrobe street, Melbourne, on Wednesday, the first day of May next, at the hour of Twelve o'clock noon, for proof of debts; and ANOTHER PUBLIC MEETING will be holden before me, at the same place, on Wednesday, the eighth day of May next, at the hour of One o'clock in the afternoon, for the like purpose, and, if the creditors think fit, to select an assignee of their own choice, to act with th official assignee.
    Dated at Melbourne, this tenth day of April, A.D. 1861.
    WRIOTHESLEY BAPTIST NOEL, Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. b 43710
  • 13 Jun 1861: THIRD MEETINGS. In re David Cutting : The insolvent, a storekeeper at Huntly, was not in attendance. Three debts were proved, and the meeting closed.11
  • 21 Feb 1862: IN the Supreme Court of the Colony of Victoria. — In Insolvency.— In the Estate of DAVID CUTTING, of Huntly, in the Colony Victoria, Storekeeper. — Notice is hereby given that the above-named David Cutting intends to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates for the colony of Victoria, on Monday, the 24th day of March next, at the hour of eleven o'clock in the forenoon, that a certificate of discharge, under the Act of Council Victoria, No. 19, be granted to him.
    Dated this 18th day of February, a d. 1862.
    EDWARD FITZGERALD, 66 Chancery lane, Melbourne, agent for Edward Ffrancis Ward, of Sandhurst, Solicitor, for the insolvent.12
  • 25 Aug 1862: THE LIBERAL ASSOCIATION AND MR. STRICKLAND. (To the Editor of the Bendigo Advertiser).
    Sir,—On reading a report of a meeting of the Liberal Association, held on last Friday, their doings reminded me of the fable of the Mountain in Labour, and its bringing forth a ridiculous mouse.
    DAVID CUTTING.
    Huntly, 23rd August.13
  • 5 Apr 1907: MR. D. CUTTING.
    The reaper death, has been unusually busy this Eastertide. On Friday last Mr. David Cutting died at the residence of his son-in-law; Mr. R. Hargreaves, of 'Woodvale,' Mondongo, at the ripe old age of 81 years. The cause of death was aneurism of the heart. Previous to his departure he was an indoor patient at the Tumut Cottage Hospital, where he remained for two weeks, being assiduously attended to by Dr. Mason, the matron and nurse, of whom he spoke in the kindest terms ; but a feeling of homesickness came upon him, and on the 17th inst. Mr. Percy Hargreaves took him home. He gradually grew weaker and died very easily on the 29th inst. Born at Baxton, Sussex, in 1826, he came to New Zealand in the year 1850. He was a miller by profession from his youth and had to pay down a premium of £50 before entering on his apprenticeship, and served 5 years without pay. He followed milling in New Zealand for three years, from thence he went to Victoria and was gold mining for awhile with indifferent success. From mining he took to another sphere and travelled for a wine and spirit merchant for about three years. Resigning from that he went storekeepiug on his own account, and in those good old days he had to pay as high as £100 a ton carriage, and bought gold largely. In 1860 he left Victoria, and, coming to Deniliquin, followed milling again for some time. From thence he went to Yass in pursuit of his calling, and after following it there for awhile he came to Tumut and became assistant C.P.S. to Mr. J. F. Blake. Relinquishing that after a time, he entered Coy., millers, at the steam mill on the flat, and subsequently milled for the late Levi Mandelson & Co., and was always considered an honest and trustworthy man. Later he was associated with Mr. D. McGillivray at the Gilmore flour mill. In his latter days he indulged in industrial pursuits, and worked remarkably hard for one of his years, and would not, on account of his independent spirit, accept a comfortable home offered him by his daughter. But years told their tale, and subsequently he was forced to avail himself of her hospitable board.
    Deceased was a staunch, deserving old friend, and the worst you could say of him was, he was always "a man." His father was a hop and malt merchant in Baxter, Sussex, England, and it cost him yearly £1000 in duties. Deceased was married at Castlemaine, Victoria, in 1857, to Miss Anna Bella Petherbridge, of Devon, England, and their offspring was one son who died at two years of age, and one daughter, Mrs. R. Hargreaves, who mourns the loss of a kind and affectionate father. The funeral took place on Saturday last, his remains being interred in the Church of England portion of the new cemetery. Mr. W. H. Hoad was the undertaker and Rev. W. D. Kennedy, performed the last sacred rites.14

Citations

  1. [S71] Email from Kate on 15 Jul 2020.
  2. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
    gives birth date as 7 Jan, baptism as 17 Jan 1826.
  3. [S345] Index of monumental inscriptions/burials, www.findagrave.com "gravestone has birthdate as 1st Jan 1826
    Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 15 July 2020), memorial page for David Cutting (1 Jan 1826–29 Mar 1907), Find a Grave Memorial no. 197120867, citing Tumut New Cemetery, Tumut, Snowy Valleys Council, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 49891275)."
  4. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M1304/1857, David George Lar CUTTING & Anna Bella PETHERBRIDGE."
  5. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D5666/1861 (Age 35) (par unknown) - as Annabella CUTTING. Born Devon. Death registered in Victoria."
  6. [S7] Registry of NSW Births Deaths and Marriages "CUTTING DAVID G L 2957/1907 [par WILLIAM & SOPHIA] TUMUT."
  7. [S14] Newspaper - The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW), Fri 12 Apr 1907, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/238048068
  8. [S345] Index of monumental inscriptions/burials, www.findagrave.com "Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 15 July 2020), memorial page for David Cutting (1 Jan 1826–29 Mar 1907), Find a Grave Memorial no. 197120867, citing Tumut New Cemetery, Tumut, Snowy Valleys Council, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 49891275)."
  9. [S14] Newspaper - The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 5 Apr 1861, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/244311970
  10. [S14] Newspaper - The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 12 Apr 1861, p7
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/244309650
  11. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 13 Jun 1861, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/154887016
  12. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 21 Feb 1862, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/154844885
  13. [S14] Newspaper - Bendigo Advertiser (Vic.), Mon 25 Aug 1862, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/87901957
  14. [S14] Newspaper - Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post (NSW), Fri 5 Apr 1907, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/104365039
Last Edited17 Jul 2024
 

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