Elizabeth Bowen

F, #24440, b. 1858, d. 25 Aug 1951
Married NameRees. 
Birth*1858 Colac, VIC, Australia, possible birth: #B17460/1858 (par Fran BOWEN & Elizabeth SHIPTON) - as Elizabeth BOWEN.1,2 
Marriage*1880 Spouse: William Rees. VIC, Australia, #M2017/1880, William REES & Eliz BOWEN.3
 
Widow22 Feb 1906Elizabeth Bowen became a widow upon the death of her husband William Rees.4 
Land-Beac*26 Jul 1907 PAK-94 LP3145 (Lots 28.29.30). Transfer from William Rees to Elizabeth Rees.5 
Land-Note*3 Oct 1910 PAK-94 LP3145 (Lots 28.29.30): Mortgagee: Frederick George Sargood Alfred Herbert Sargood. Mortgage No 286966. Not discharged. Mortgagor was Elizabeth Rees.6 
Land-Beac*b 20 Sep 1937 PAK-94 LP3145 (Lots 28.29.30). Transfer from Elizabeth Rees to Frederick George Sargood Alfred Herbert Sargood. 20a 0r 20p. It appears that Elizabeth Rees was paying rates until it was sold to Legon per 20 Sep 1937.7 
Death*25 Aug 1951 Wantirna, VIC, Australia, #D21854/1951 (Age 91) (par Francis BOWEN & unknown) - as Elizabeth REES.8 
Death-Notice*27 Aug 1951 REES.—On August 25 at her home Harold street, Wantirna, Elizabeth, relict of the late William Rees, and loved mother of Jack (Benalla), Elsie (deceased), Phil (Canberra), Harold (Mentone), and Percy (Wantirna), aged 91 years. —Peacefully sleeping.
REES.—The Funeral of the late Mrs ELIZABETH REES will leave Le Pine's Funeral Chapel, 6 Rutland rd, Box Hill, THIS DAY, after a service commencing at 3.30 p.m. for the Box Hill Cemetery. LE PINE & SON PTY LTD.9 

Family

 William Rees b. 1858, d. 22 Feb 1906
Children 1.John Rees b. 1881
 2.William Joseph Rees b. 1882, d. 30 Jul 1893
 3.Elsie Jane Rees b. 1884, d. 20 Jul 1935
 4.Philip Rees b. 1886
 5.Norman Rees b. 1888, d. 1889
 6.Harold James Rees+ b. 1891, d. 15 Oct 1974
 7.Percy Rupert Rees b. 1897

Citations

  1. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D21854/1951 - born COLAC."
  2. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B17460/1858 (par Fran BOWEN & Elizabeth SHIPTON) - as Elizabeth BOWEN, Birth registered at Kildare, Australia."
  3. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M2017/1880, William REES & Eliz BOWEN."
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D1507/1906 (Age 49) (par Jos REES & Jane MCCARTER) - as Wm REES, Death registered at Fitz S H, Australia."
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2436-052 + C/T 2619-649 - Elizabeth Bowen of Bayswater Widow.
  6. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2436-052 + C/T 2619-649 - Mortgage No 286966. Not discharged.
  7. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2436-052 + C/T 2619-649 - Transfer by Mortgagee to James Legon and Brinley Evans - C/T 6199-609.
  8. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D21854/1951 (Age 91) (par Francis BOWEN & unknown) - as Elizabeth REES, born Colac. Death registered at Wantirna, Australia."
  9. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 27 Aug 1951, p15
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23073157
Last Edited18 Jan 2025

John Rees

M, #24441, b. 1881
Father*William Rees b. 1858, d. 22 Feb 1906
Mother*Elizabeth Bowen b. 1858, d. 25 Aug 1951
Birth*1881 Colac, VIC, Australia, #B8270/1881.1 

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
Last Edited6 Apr 2020

William Joseph Rees

M, #24442, b. 1882, d. 30 Jul 1893
Father*William Rees b. 1858, d. 22 Feb 1906
Mother*Elizabeth Bowen b. 1858, d. 25 Aug 1951
Birth*1882 Keilor, VIC, Australia, #B17112/1882.1 
Death*30 Jul 1893 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #D8903/1893 (Age 11.)2,3 

Grave

  • 4-483-B, Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, VIC, Australia4

Newspaper-Articles

  • 2 Aug 1893: Much sympathy is felt for Mr. Rees, the stationmaster at Beaconsfield, whose little son (aged about ten years) died on Sunday morning. The immediate cause of death seems to be a fall from the platform which he sustained whilst playing with a companion on the station premises. He was, however, said to be suffering from an illness at the time of the mishap, which may perhaps have contributed to complicate matters, and thus tend towards the fatal, result. The funeral took place on Monday afternoon.5

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
  3. [S24] PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), no inquest found.
  4. [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
    4-483-B Reece Norman M 0 03/01/1889 198
    4-483-B     Reece William J. M 11 31/07/1893 267.
  5. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Wed 2 Aug 1893, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70015778
Last Edited22 Mar 2023

Elsie Jane Rees

F, #24443, b. 1884, d. 20 Jul 1935
Father*William Rees b. 1858, d. 22 Feb 1906
Mother*Elizabeth Bowen b. 1858, d. 25 Aug 1951
Birth*1884 Pakenham, VIC, Australia, #B4586/1884.1 
Marriage*1914 #M2571/1914, Elsie Jane Elizth REES & Ernt Jas PECK.2
 
Death*20 Jul 1935 Bayswater, VIC, Australia, #D15479/1935 (Age 48) (par William REECE & Elizth BOWEN) - as Elsie Jane PEEK.3 
Death-Notice*22 Jul 1935 PECK.—On the 20th July, 1935, at her residence, Bayswater road, Bayswater, Elsie Jane, beloved wife of Ernest Peck, and loving mother of Vera, Norman, Lynda, and Coral, and only daughter of Mrs. Rees, Wantirna.4 

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M2571/1914, Elsie Jane Elizth REES & Ernt Jas PECK."
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D15479/1935 (Age 48) (par William REECE & Elizth BOWEN) - as Elsie Jane PEEK, Death registered at Bayswater, Australia."
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 22 Jul 1935, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11750125
Last Edited18 Jan 2025

Philip Rees

M, #24444, b. 1886
Father*William Rees b. 1858, d. 22 Feb 1906
Mother*Elizabeth Bowen b. 1858, d. 25 Aug 1951
Birth*1886 Pakenham, VIC, Australia, #B5161/1886.1 

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
Last Edited6 Apr 2020

Norman Rees

M, #24445, b. 1888, d. 1889
Father*William Rees b. 1858, d. 22 Feb 1906
Mother*Elizabeth Bowen b. 1858, d. 25 Aug 1951
Birth*1888 Pakenham, VIC, Australia, #B14261/1888.1 
Death*1889 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #D577/1889 (Age 9 months.)2 

Grave

  • 4-483-B, Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, VIC, Australia3

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
  3. [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
    4-483-B Reece Norman M 0 03/01/1889 198
    4-483-B     Reece William J. M 11 31/07/1893 267.
Last Edited6 Apr 2020

Harold James Rees

M, #24446, b. 1891, d. 15 Oct 1974
Father*William Rees b. 1858, d. 22 Feb 1906
Mother*Elizabeth Bowen b. 1858, d. 25 Aug 1951
Birth*1891 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #B820/1891.1 
Marriage1915 Spouse: Constance Annie Parkes. VIC, Australia, #M12621/1915.2
 
Land-UBeac7 Mar 1955 PAK-136.138, Dickie Road. Transfer from Mabel Annie Kerr to Harold James Rees. 19a 3r 25p + 20a.3 
Land-UBeac6 Sep 1966 PAK-136.138, Dickie Road. Transfer from Harold James Rees to Allan Bowen Rees. 19a 3r 25p + 20a.4 
Death*15 Oct 1974 Murrumbeena, VIC, Australia, #D25292/1974 (Age 83) [par William REES & Elizabeth BOWEN].5 
Death-Notice16 Oct 1974 REES.—On October 15th at The Church of Christ Nursing Home, Harold James, of Parkdale, loving husband of Constance (dec.) Sadly missed by all the family.
REES. — The Funeral of Mr. HAROLD JAMES REES will leave the Church of Christ, Como Parade Wsest, TOMORROW (THURSDAY), after a service commencing at 10.45 am, for the New Cheltenham Cemetery, Lawn Section.
No flowers by request.6 

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1105-993 + 1069-637 - Harold James Rees of 100 Como Parade Mentone Commercial Traveller.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1105-993 + 1069-637 - Allan Bowen Rees Customs Agent and Dorothea Lillian Rees Married Woman both of 3 Fifth Street Parkdale - joint proprietors.
  5. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D25292/1974 - born Beaconsfield."
  6. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.) 16 Oct 1974, p28.
Last Edited24 May 2020

Percy Rupert Rees

M, #24447, b. 1897
Father*William Rees b. 1858, d. 22 Feb 1906
Mother*Elizabeth Bowen b. 1858, d. 25 Aug 1951
Birth*1897 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #B25997/1897.1 

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
Last Edited6 Apr 2020

Brinley Evans

M, #24448, b. 1874, d. 1955
Birth*1874 Sebastopol, VIC, Australia, #B25851/1874 (par Thomas EVANS & Ann JONES) - as Brinley EVANS.1 
(Transfer to) Land-Beac16 Dec 1937 PAK-94 LP3145 (Lots 28.29.30). Transfer from Frederick George Sargood to James Legon Brinley Evans. 20a 0r 20p - at the time of Sargood's ownership, the road to the west of this land was called Como Road.2 
Land-UBeac*1 Feb 1939 PAK-94 LP3145 (Lots 28.29.30). Transfer from Brinley Evans to James Legon. 20a 0r 20p.3 
Death*1955 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #D3527/1955 (Age 80) (par John EVANS) - as Brinley EVANS.4 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 22 Sep 1908: YARRAWONGA. – Mr. Brinley Evans, who has been transferred from the local branch of the National Bank to Melbourne, has been presented with a purse of sovereigns.5

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B25851/1874 (par Thomas EVANS & Ann JONES) - as Brinley EVANS, Birth registered at Sebastopol, Australia."
  2. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2436-052 + C/T 2619-649 - Transfer by Mortgagee to James Legon Builder and Brinley Evans Gentleman both of Beaconsfield are now proprietors as tenants in common in equal shares - C/T 6199-609.
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6199-609 - James Legon of Beaconsfield Builder.
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D3527/1955 (Age 80) (par John EVANS) - as Brinley EVANS, born Ballarat. Death registered at Melbourne, Australia."
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Tue 22 Sep 1908, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10173581
Last Edited18 Jan 2025

Jean Veronica Veitch

F, #24449, b. 1902
Married NameMay. 
Birth*1902 Melbourne West, VIC, Australia, #B20253/1902 [par Henry VEITCH & Louisa SCARLETT].1 
Marriage*1928 Spouse: Harold George May. VIC, Australia, #M2798/1928.2
 
Land-UBeac*20 Aug 1943 PAK-94 LP3145 (Lots 28.29.30). Transfer from James Legon to Jean Veronica May. 20a 0r 20p.3 
Land-UBeac*17 Mar 1949 PAK-94 LP3145 (Lots 28.29.30). Transfer from Jean Veronica May to Mark Bokos. 20a 0r 20p.4 

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6199-609 - Jean Veronica May of Princes Highway Beaconsfield Married Woman.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6199-609 - Mark Bokos of Officer Farmer.
Last Edited6 Apr 2020
 

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