Percy Raymond Brydon

M, #2432, b. 19 May 1894, d. 24 Jan 1931
Father*George Percy Brydon b. 24 Dec 1869, d. 29 May 1950
Mother*Alma Josephine Bramich b. 21 Jun 1874, d. 21 Sep 1966
Birth*19 May 1894 Port Sorrell, TAS, Australia, #1958/1894 (par George Percy BRYDON & Alma Josephine BRAMICH) - father a schoolmaster at Greens Creek.1 
Marriage*27 Feb 1918 Spouse: Enid Frances Agnes Renfree. Methodist Church, Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #M1714.2
 
Death*24 Jan 1931 Armadale, VIC, Australia, #D47/1931 (Age 37) (par George Percy BRYDON & Alma Jane PRAMICK) - as Percy Raymond BRYDON.3 
Death-Notice*26 Jan 1931 BRYDON.— On the 24th January, very suddenly, Percy Raymond, beloved husband of Enid Brydon and dearly loved eldest son of A. J. and C. P. Brydon, aged 37. Late A.I.F.4 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 7 Mar 1918: Wedding. A wedding of local interest was celebrated on Wednesday evening week, the 27th February, at the Methodist Church, Dandenong, by the Rev. Birch Roberts, when Miss Enid Renfree, the third daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Renfree, of Bangholme road, Dandenong and Mr Percy Raymond Brydon, eldest son of Mr P. Brydon, of Officer, but late of Dandenong, were the principals. The bride was attired in a very tasteful tailored costume in a pretty shade of fawn cloth, hat to tone, and carried a handsome posy of white rose, water lilies and fern. Miss Jenny Renfree (sister) was bridesmaid, and wore a nice coat frock of brown tresine and a smart velvet hat, and her posy was composed of pretty pink roses and tiger lilies, with small ferns. The bridegroom was attended by Mr J. M. Costello. The bride was given away by her brother William, owing to the unavoidable absence of her father through an accident, on Tuesday. Wedding tea was set out at Dandenong House, in that establishments best style, and partaken of by relatives and old friends to a goodly number. A programme of musicals and instrumental was successfully carried out. Mr and Mrs P. R. Brydon will reside at Warragul. Enid Frances Agnes Renfree5

Citations

  1. [S64] Archives Office of Tasmania. Tasmanian Names Index "RGD33/1/78 no 1958."
  2. [S4] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Great War Index Victoria 1914-1920 "#M1714."
  3. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online) "#D47/1931 (Age 37) (par George Percy BRYDON & Alma Jane PRAMICK) - as Percy Raymond BRYDON, Death registered at Armadale, Australia."
  4. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 26 Jan 1931, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203340888
  5. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Thu 7 Mar 1918, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66193648
Last Edited11 Jan 2024

Bridget Mary 'May' Costello

F, #2433, b. 1888, d. 9 Jan 1954
Married NameRenfree. 
Birth*1888 Skipton, VIC, Australia, #B33372/1888.1 
Marriage*Oct 1914 Spouse: William Henry Renfree. VIC, Australia, #M11015.
 
Widow23 Jun 1949Bridget Mary 'May' Costello became a widow upon the death of her husband William Henry Renfree.2 
Death*9 Jan 1954 Private Hospital, Caulfield, VIC, Australia, #D759 (Age 65) [par Michael COSTELLO & Emily BERSEY]
buried Springvale.3 
Death-Notice*11 Jan 1954 RENFREE, Bridget May, of 27 Vincent st., Malvern. —On January 9, at a private hospital, beloved wife of the late William Henry Renfree. -At rest.4 
Death-Notice14 Jan 1954 RENFREE. — On January 9, at a private hospital. May, of 27 Vincent street, Glen Iris. Melbourne, beloved wife of the late William Henry Renfree.5 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 15 Oct 1914: A wedding took place on Wednesday evening last at Scot's Church, Collins street, Melbourne, between Mr William Henry Renfree, the second son of Mr. H. Renfree, Dandenong, and Miss May Costelloe, of Hawthorn. The bridesmaids were Miss Alice Renfree (sister of the bridegroom) and Miss Violet Costelloe (sister of the bride) Mr Anderson was best man, and Mr Reg. Gibson groomsman. The bride wore an extremely pretty dress of white crepe de chine, with shadow lace trimmings, made on train, also wreath and veil, and carried a nice bouquet of white roses, etc. The brides maids were becomingly gowned in white frocks, pink hats, and carried bouquets of perfection pink carnations. The bride wore a travelling dress of golden brown crepe de chine and a white hat. The wedding breakfast was held at the Cafe Francais.
    Amongst many presents received was a silver afternoon tea service from the electrical engineer's department of the General Post Office, on the staff of which Mr Renfree is employed in the clerical branch. William Henry Renfree6

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
  2. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985 "#D6799 (Age 67)."
  3. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985 "#D759 (Age 65) [par Michael COSTELLO & Emily BERSEY]."
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 11 Jan 1954, p10.
  5. [S14] Newspaper - The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA), 14 Jan 1954, p18.
  6. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Thu 15 Oct 1914, p5
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66186335
Last Edited2 Apr 2019

William Lionel George Alexander

M, #2434, b. 1888, d. 24 Jul 1950
Birth*18881 
Marriage*1920 Spouse: Jessie Linda Grace Renfree. VIC, Australia, #M12022.2
 
Death*24 Jul 1950 33 Edward Street, Sandringham, VIC, Australia, #D8964 (age 62) [par Arthur Lionel Clark ALEXANDER & Mary Helen TUTTON].1 
Death-Notice*26 Jul 1950 ALEXANDER.—On July 24 at his home, No 33 Edward street, Sandringham, William Lionel George, loved husband of Jessie and loved father of John.
ALEXANDER.—On July 24, at his home, No 33 Edward street, Sandringham, William Lionel George (Bill), adored brother of Alison (Mrs Harold Lowe, Surrey Hills).
ALEXANDER.—On July 24 at his home, No 33 Edward street, Sandringham, William Lionel George (Bill), dearly loved brother of Gladys (Mrs Harold Bain, Yellingbo).3 

Grave

  • 21*95CE*O, Old Cheltenham Cemetery, Cheltenham, VIC, Australia, V*: In loving memory of / Arthur ALEXANDER / beloved husband of / Nellie / died 23rd Feb. 1927, / aged 62 years. / also Nellie / loved wife of above / died 10th Aug. 1944, / aged 77 years. / B*: ALEXANDER / H: Also / William / loved husband of / Jessie / and son of above / died 24th July 1950, / also / Jessie / loved mother of John / and wife of William / died 3rd Feb 1957. / also / Gladys Irene / loved daughter of / Arthur and Nellie ALEXANDER / died 22nd Feb. 1973 [2CE"95":20-21/21]3,4

Citations

  1. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985 "#D8964 (age 62) [par Arthur Lionel Clark ALEXANDER & Mary Helen TUTTON]."
  2. [S4] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Great War Index Victoria 1914-1920 "#M12022."
  3. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 26 Jul 1950, p17.
  4. [S49] Index of burials in the Cheltenham Cemetery.
Last Edited19 Jul 2019

Iva Jean Tulloch

F, #2435, b. 1901, d. 29 Apr 1986
Married NameRenfree. 
Birth*1901 Dandenong, VIC, Australia.1,2 
Marriage*Jul 1920 Spouse: Percy Thomas Renfree. VIC, Australia, #M9127.3
 
Divorce*1926Iva Jean Renfree and Percy Thomas Renfree were divorced in 1926 Divorce Case Files, Melbourne (VPRS283) 1926/368. Petitioner: Iva Jean Renfree, Respondent: Percy Thomas Renfree.4 
Death*29 Apr 1986 Prahran, VIC, Australia, #D9697 (Age 85) [par James Laurence TULLOCH & Emma WEBB] - as CHAPMAN.1,2 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1924Kirkham Road, Dandenong, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With Percy Thomas Renfree.5
193113 Marlborough Street, Caulfield West, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: clerk.6

Newspaper-Articles

  • 11 Nov 1926: Misconduct was the ground on which Iva Jean Renfree, 25 years, of Dundas-street, Avoca, sought divorce from Percy Thomas Renfree, 25 years, of Rose-street, Armadale, clerk. The parties were married in July, 1920, and there are two children. A decree nisi was granted, with costs. Percy Thomas Renfree7

Citations

  1. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Renfree Family Tree Owner: neenie585.
  2. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online) "#D9697 birthplace Dandenong."
  3. [S4] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Great War Index Victoria 1914-1920 "#M9127."
  4. [S34] PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Divorce Case Files, Melbourne (VPRS283) 1926/368. Petitioner: Iva Jean Renfree, Respondent: Percy Thomas Renfree
    VPRS 283/P0002, 1926/368.
  5. [S124] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1924.
  6. [S131] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1931.
  7. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 11 Nov 1926, p17
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202209615
Last Edited1 Apr 2023

William McCrea Hick

M, #2437, b. 3 Sep 1858, d. bt 1941 - 1945
Birth*3 Sep 1858 Napier street, Collingwood, VIC, Australia, #B14989 [par William HICK & Anne Isabella POLLOCK].1 
Birth-Notice*6 Sep 1858 On the 3rd inst., at Napier-street, Collingwood, the wife of William Hick, Esq., J.P., of a son.2 
(Migrant) Migration/TravelMar 1880 To London, England. Ship Garonne travelled with his parents aged 54/48
Age 20.3 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel1888 To New York, USA. Ship Wm Mccrea Hick (Male - 29) Australian embarked at Liverpool - Arrival year 1888 - New York City, New York, United States - Ship Umbeici. Occupation Buyer.4
 
Land-UBeac*21 Sep 1889 PAK-62.62A.X.60 (part). Transfer from Louisa Henrietta Halford to William McCrea Hick. 57a 0r 35p.5 
Land-UBeac*16 Oct 1889 PAK-115. Transfer from Mary Hunter Robert Elwall Jacomb to William McCrea Hick. 19a 2r 5p.6 
Land-UBeac20 Dec 1889 PAK-114. Transfer from Mary Hunter to William McCrea Hick. 19a 1r 13p.7 
Residence*bt 1892 - 1898 Hick, Martin & Drysdale, wool brokers and commission agents, 6 St James'-buildings, 131 William-st. Tel No 1556
Hick, Wm. McCrae (Hick, Martin & Drysdale). "Altadore,"Grange-rd, Tk.8 
Probate (Will)*18 Feb 1897 Father's probate: 63/322. Sole beneficiary of about £7,000.9 
Land-UBeac9 Jul 1912 PAK-114. Transfer from William McCrea Hick to Sydney Cornelius Casey. 19a 1r 13p.10 
Land-UBeac*9 Jul 1912 PAK-62.62A.X.60 (part). Transfer from William McCrea Hick to Sydney Cornelius Casey. 57a 0r 35p.11 
Land-UBeac9 Jul 1912 PAK-116A, 230 Telegraph Road. Transfer from William McCrea Hick to Sydney Cornelius Casey. 5a 0r 28p.12 
Land-UBeac9 Jul 1912 PAK-115. Transfer from William McCrea Hick to Sydney Cornelius Casey. 19a 2r 5p.13 
Death*bt 1941 - 1945 Madrid, Spain, possible consular death: 1941-1945 [Madrid] William M Hick (Age 82) 35 156.14 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
3 Apr 1881Mary A RAMSDEN, 7 Trinity Road, Horton in Bradford, Yorkshire, EnglandAge 22 - Woolbuyer - Lodger15

Grave

  • St Kilda Cemetery, St Kilda, VIC, Australia, Anne Isabella, wife of William Hick, 29.5.1891, also the above William Hick, 19.12.1896, & his brother Benjamin Hick, 15.1.1896.16

Newspaper-Articles

  • 1 Jan 1876: Passed matriculation to Melbourne University: William M'Crea Hick, Toorak College17
  • 14 Mar 1885: We the undersigned, WILLIAM HICK and BENJAMIN HICK, in the trade or business of Wool Brokers at No. 6, Market-buildings, William-street, Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, and at Sydney, in the Colony of New South Wales, and elsewhere, under the style or firm of "W. und B. Hick," was Dissolved, as and from the 31st day of January, 1885, by mutual consent; and in future the business will be carried on by WILLIAM M'CREA HICK, the son of the retiring partner, in conjunction with the said BENJAMIN HICK, under the same style or firm as heretofore, and at the same places.
    Witness our hands this 25th day of February, 1885.
    WM. HICK, B. HICK.
    Witness-J. W. JOHNSON, Kew.18
  • 10 Apr 1886: NOTICE is hereby given that the PARTNERSHIP between the undersigned, BENJAMIN HICK and WILLIAM M'CREA HICK, in the trade or business of Wool Brokers at No. 6, Market-buildings, William-street, Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, and at Sydney, in the colony of New South Wales, and elsewhere, under the style or firm of "W. and B. Hick," was DISSOLVED as and from the 31st day of March, 1886, by mutual consent; and in future the business will be carried on by the said WILLIAM M'CREA HICK in conjunction with WILLIAM PETTREBRIDGE MARTIN, under the same style or firm as heretofore, and at the same places, and who will pay and discharge all debts and liabilities and receive all money payable to the said late firm.
    Witness our hands this 31st day of March, 1886.
    B. HICK.
    WM. M. HICK.
    Witness—CHARLES ROWE, Clerk to Duffett and Manton, solicitors, Melbourne.19
  • 30 May 1891: Death of mother: HICK -On the 29th inst at Toorak, Anne Isabella, beloved wife of Willlam Hick, aged 63 years.
    THE Funeral of ANNE ISABELLA, wife of WILLIAM HICK of Toorak, will move from her late residence, Altadore, Grange-road, Toorak, THIS DAY (Saturday 30th May) at 11 am, for the St Kilda Cemetery.20
  • 21 Dec 1896: Death of father: HICK. -On the 19th December at Grange road, Toorak, William Hick, aged 79 years.21
  • 26 Dec 1896: THE WOOL TRADE. "The Australasian" Office, Wednesday Evening.
    Great regret was experienced in wool circles on Monday at the announcement of the death on Saturday, the 19th inst., of Mr. William Hick, of the old firm of W. and B. Hick, woolbuying brokers. As Mr. Hick had been for many years the oldest living woolbuyer in Victoria, and as his career forms part of the history of the wool trade of Australia, a few particulars of his life will not only be interesting to the wool trade, but will also be of historical value.
    Mr. William Hick was born in 1817 at Bradford, in Yorkshire, the birthplace of so many leading wool men throughout the world. In early life he acted as wool buyer and salesman for Messrs. Horsfall, of Bradford. During bis journeys through the English provinces on behalf of this firm he contracted a very severe chill, which, being neglected, so undermined his constitution that his physician finally advised that in order to save his life it was absolutely necessary to seek a warmer climate. He finally decided on emigrating to Australia, and accordingly in the year 1849, when 32, years old, he arrived in Melbourne in a vessel of 540 tons, then described as a fine clipper packet.
    Although intending to engage in the wool business, he brought out with him for sale in Australia a consignment of Bradford goods. He commenced business in Melbourne as both an importer of Bradford goods and a buyer of wool. In this he was joined by his brother, the late Mr. Benja min Hick, who, though intended for the carreer of an engineer, had come out to take care of his invalid brother on the voyage. On their arrival here they decided to join their fortunes, and afterwards founded the firm of W. and B. Hick. Mr. W. Hick issued circulars to the wool-growers, invit ing them to sell their wool, or to ship it, though the firm for sale in Yorkshire. In due course they built a warehouse in Collins-street, which is still standing, now forming part of M'Cracken's Brewery. Mr Hick gradually built up a good wool- broking business. He purchased largely, and had very many transactions with the late Richard Goldsbrough, who commenced a wool-selling broker at the foot of Market-street about the time of Mr. Hick's arrival here, and being both from Bradford, they fraternised and became great friends, the friendship continuing until the late Mr. Goldbrough's death in 1886.
    Among the interesting relics of the early wool trade is one now possessed by the son of the late Mr. Hick, in the shape of a weight-slip of 22 bales of wool, dated Janu ary 16, 1851, in the handwriting of the late Mr. Richard Goldabrough. It is interest ing to notice that in this weight-slip the tare is 9lb. per bale, and that there is no mention of draft.
    Mr. Hick made several voyages to England for the purpose of obtaining orders for wool purchases, and to meet his clients. In those days, however, it was not possible, as is now customary, to leave here at the end of one wool season, visit clients on the Continent and in England and America, and be here in time for the opening of the next season. On one visit to England he was absent for a year, out of which nine months were occupied by the homeward and outward voyages.
    Mr. Hick was greatly respected for his sterling character and upright conduct, and few men commanded such universal esteem. The only public position which he occupied was that of justice of the peace, and he sat for many years on the Melbourne and Prahran Bench. He died at his residence in Grange-road, Toorak, which was quite in the country when he first settled there.
    Considering his very extensive operations in wool, his interest in wool-growing properties was comparatively small. In 1863 he purchased Ardonachie and Grafton stations, near Macarthur, in the Western dis trict of Victoria, and sold them in 1888.
    For many years prior to his death he had ceased to take any active part in the wool trade. He retired in 1883, and for five years the business was carried on under the old style by his only son, Mr. W. M. Hick, and Mr. W. P. Martin, the latter being the Sydney representative. In 1888 they were joined by Mr. Wm. Drysdale, and the name of the firm was changed to Hick, Martin, and Drysdale, who are very well known as commission wool buyers in this and the Sydney markets.22
  • 4 Feb 1897: William Hick, late of Altadore, Grange road, Toorak, gentleman, who died on the 19th of December last, left a will dated June 7, 1895, bequeathing his property to his son, William M'Crea Hick, of William-street, wool merchant. Value of real property, £2.176 ; personalty, 5,693.23
  • 3 Mar 1902: Messrs. Hick, Ive, and Co., woolbrokers, announce that the partnership hitherto existing between Mr. William M'Crea Hick and Mr. Rowland Ive (trading as Hick, Ive, and Co.) expired by effluxion of time on the 28th ultimo; and that, as from 1st instant, the business will be carried on by Mr. George Kettlewell, under the style of Hick, Kettlewell, and Co.24
  • 26 May 1965: Streeton home keeps artistic atmosphere. HERE LIVED A PAINTER IN LOVE WITH NATURE
    VIEW OF THE Streeton family home from the hack garden acron in bed of lavender shows the gabled slate roof and the veranda. At left is a medlar tree heavy with fruit.
    The walls of Sir Arthur Streeton's old home in Toorak are still covered with his paintings, and it would be hard to imagine an atmosphere more suitable for them.
    ...
    The land on which the Streeton family's home stands was bought for £271 in 1854 by two woolbroker brothers from Yorkshire, William and Benjamin Hick.
    William bought out his brother and built the present house some time between his marriage in 1854 and the birth of his son, William McCrae Hick, in 1858. The house was called "Altadore."
    After the death of William Hick and his wife in the 1890s their son invited Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kilburn to share the house with him.
    Later, when their daughter, Doris Spence Kilburn, was born, he made over the property to be held in trust for her until she was 21.
    "William McCrae Hick was a great traveller," Mrs. Streeton said, "and he loved Spain. I believe he brought back and planted the olive tree now in the garden."
    The many old trees in the garden include a gum, bearing what are believed to be aboriginal markings on its bark, and an enormous oak which dominates the property. This oak is more than 100 years old. It was said to have been planted when William McCrae Hick was born and is known generally as "Tib's Oak" - "Tib" was his nickname.
    Sir Arthur Streeton bought "Altadore" from Miss Kilburn in 1927, and since then it has keen known simply as "17 Grange Road."25

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888 "#B14989 [par William HICK & Anne Isabella POLLOCK]
    - parents married 1854 #M759 Victoria.
    Mother died 1891/4543 Armadale (Age 63) [par Andrew POLLOCK & Anna Marg KEOGH]
    Father died 1896/11986 Armadale (Age 79) [par John & Susannah]."
  2. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 6 Sep 1858, p5.
  3. [S36] Inward & outward passenger lists to and from Victoria. Series: (VPRS 14; 7666; 7667; 7786); PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), outward shipping Mar 1880/002.
  4. [S204] Find My Past, online unknown url, New York passenger lists & arrivals.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1742-384 + C/T 1436-190 + C/T 1046-013 + C/T 1587-342 - William McCrea Hick of William Sttreet Melbourne Merchant - C/T 2195-903.
  6. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1803-445 - William McCrea Hick of William Street Melbourne Merchant - C/T 2201-160.
  7. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2170-929 - William McCrea Hick of William Street Melbourne Merchant.
  8. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Australia, City Directories, 1845-1948 (Sands).
  9. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), 63/322. William HICK, gent, Toorak.
  10. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2170-929 - Sydney Cornelius Casey of "Windarra" Upper Beaconsfield Esquire.
  11. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2195-903 - Sydney Casey of "Windarra" Upper Beaconsfield Esquire.
  12. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1199-773 - Sydney Casey of "Windarra" Upper Beaconsfield Esquire.
  13. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2201-160 - Sydney Cornelius Casey of "Windarra" Upper Beaconsfield Esquire.
  14. [S204] Find My Past, online unknown url, GRO CONSULAR DEATH INDICES (1849 to 1965) 1941-1945.
  15. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "1881 census: Class: RG11; Piece: 4458; Folio: 28; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1342066."
  16. [S48] Index of burials in the cemetery of St Kilda,
    Grave 463, 465, 467.
  17. [S14] Newspaper - The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic.), 1 Jan 1876, p1S.
  18. [S17] Newspaper - The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW), 14 Mar 1885, p24.
  19. [S17] Newspaper - The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW), 10 Apr 1886, p16.
  20. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 30 May 1891, p1.
  21. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 21 Dec 1896, p1.
  22. [S14] Newspaper - The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic.), 26 Dec 1896, p37.
  23. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 4 Feb 1897, p6.
  24. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 3 Mar 1902, p4.
  25. [S14] Newspaper - Australian Women's Weekly, 26 May 1965, p56-57. By MARGARET BERKELEY.
Last Edited12 Apr 2020

Miss F Bowman

F, #2440

Newspaper-Articles

  • 19 Dec 1903: UPPER BEACONSFIELD, Windarra.—Miss F. Bowman is prepared to RECEIVE VISITORS.1
  • 24 Feb 1904: BEACONSFIELD UPPER. — WINDARRA Miss F. Bowman.2

Citations

  1. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 19 Dec 1903, p19.
  2. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 24 Feb 1904, p10.
Last Edited9 Feb 2022

Jessie Wilberforce Salter

F, #2442, b. 20 Feb 1882, d. 13 Sep 1963
Father*Charles Salter
Mother*Margaret Bean
Probate (Will)* Jessie Wilberforce Salter. Spinster. Sth Yarra. 13 Sep 1963. 608/730.1       
Birth*20 Feb 1882 Prahran, VIC, Australia, #B11247.2 
Birth-Notice*4 Mar 1882 SALTER.—On the 20th ult., at Stoneycroft, the Avenue, Prahran, the wife of Charles Salter of a daughter.3 
Land-UBeac*11 Mar 1921 PAK-116A, 230 Telegraph Road. Transfer from Sydney Cornelius Casey to Jessie Wilberforce Salter Margaret Aline Salter. 5a 0r 28p.4 
(Transfer from) Land-UBeac20 Nov 1946 PAK-116A, 230 Telegraph Road. Transfer from Margaret Aline Salter Jessie Wilberforce Salter to Isabel Abbey Dixie. 5a 0r 28p.5 
Death*13 Sep 1963 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #D19534 (Age 81.)6 
Probate (Will)23 Oct 1964 SALTER Jessie Wilberforce of 255 Domain Road South Yarra Victoria Australia spinster died 13 September 1963 Probate Victoria to the Trustees Executors and Agency Company Limited. £357 in England. Sealed London 23 October.7 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 23 Dec 1925: Damage in Beaconsfield Ranges
    BEACONSFIELD, Tuesday. - Bush fires were raging on the Beaconsfield Ranges on Monday and firefighters were kept busy. Gilolo, a property known also as The Marshes, was burnt. Nobody was living in the house. Dr Day's house at the top of the Telegraph road, which is nearing completion, was saved with difficulty on account of the dense scrub surrounding the building. A small cottage adjoining, owned by the Misses Slater, was destroyed before the beaters could prevent it. Only the tanks have been left standing. The gully at the back of Windara was burned out. The fire swept through the orchard, but "breaks" were burned, and the flames were beaten back after a stern fight. Flames surrounded Casely and upon their return from Berwick the minister (the Rev. J Wilson) and his wife found a number of neighbours fighting the fire. Fire breaks were made, and with the change of wind at half past 8 o'clock last night old dead trees cast showers of sparks which ignited the pigsty. Although the sty was burnt and the house and stables threatened, the fire was controlled. Arthur Joseph Day John Garrett Marsh, Rev James Wilson, Margaret Aline Salter8

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P4, unit 3113; VPRS 7591/P3, unit 524.
  2. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  3. [S14] Newspaper - The Telegraph, St Kilda, Prahran and South Yarra Guardian (Vic.), Sat 4 Mar 1882, p5
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107118047
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1199-773 - Margaret Aline Salter and Jessie Wilberforce Salter both of Avon Lodge Avondale Road Armadale Spinsters - joint proprietors.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1199-773 - Isabel Abbey Evans of 23 Henty Street Murrambeena Married Woman.
  6. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  7. [S190] Index to Probate Calendar England, viewed at ancestry.com.au, 1858-1966.
  8. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 23 Dec 1925, p20
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2175298
Last Edited25 Jul 2019

Charles Salter

M, #2443
Marriage* Spouse: Margaret Bean.
 

Family

 Margaret Bean
Children 1.Margaret Aline Salter b. 6 Dec 1877, d. 18 May 1957
 2.Jessie Wilberforce Salter b. 20 Feb 1882, d. 13 Sep 1963

Newspaper-Articles

  • 11 Dec 1880: SALTER.–On the 6th inst., at The Avenue, Prahran, the wife of Charles Salter of a son.1
  • 3 Sep 1881: PRAHRAN SCHOOL BOARD RULES. To the Editor.
    Sir, In your issue of 27th August appear certain rules adopted at the last meeting of the Prahran School Board, with a resolution appended to which my name is attached as the mover. Permit me to state you have been misinformed. I simply moved the adoption of the rules of the Prahran Board for it own government without reference to any enforcement of them upon other boards-to interfere with which would seem to me to savour of im pertinence. I am, sir, yours obediently,
    CHAS. SALTER The Avenue, Windsor, 1st Sept., 1881.2
  • 19 Dec 1882: A CHEMICAL FIRE-ENGINE.
    The public trial of new chemical fire engine patented by Mr. J. K. Foster, and recently introduced into the colonies, was made at Flinders-park on the banks of the Yarra on Thursday afternoon. The engine contains water impregnated with chemicals capable of generating carbonic acid gas and a magazine of compressed air under a pressure of 105lb. to the square inch. When in use the water fully charged with gas is driven out in a stream by the compressed air, and can therefore be directed into a conflagration without the exercise of any force by the person handling the apparatus to test the invention the frameworks of two buildings of exactly similar dimensions and material were erected, and each of these having been filled with shavings, litter, and other combustible substances were thoroughly drenched with kerosene. One was lighted, and, the flames having been allowed 45 seconds start, an attempt was made to extinguish the fire with pure water, applied in the ordinary way. The stream of water thrown by the machine had no appreciable effect in lessening the flames. The second test was made under exactly similar conditions, but in this instance the patent engine was supplied with chemical water publicly prepared on the ground. As there was a stiff breeze blowing, the fire blazed up fiercely, but the flames were practically extinguished in 17m. 2os. The timber had been piled up so thickly in the interior of the impromptu building that it was impossible for the water to penetrate in any quantity through the narrow interstices, and, owing to this fact, it took longer to extinguish the flames than would otherwise have been the case. The effect on the exterior and those parts of the structure easily reached, even when the stream was little more than a spray, was instant, and very satisfactory. Among those present at the trial were Mr. Charles Salter, chairman of the Insurance Fire Brigade Committee, Superintendent Hoad, and other gentlemen interested in such appliances.3
  • 12 Nov 1921: Deep regret will be caused by the announcement of the death of Mr Charles Salter, former manager in Australasia of the Royal Insurance Company, at his residence, Avon Lodge, Armadale, yesterday.
    The deceased gentleman retired from that position on December 31, 1911, after having celebrated the fiftieth year of his association with his company. As an underwriter Mr Salter stood at the head of his profession in Australia for many years, and on his retirement the occasion was taken by the various insurance organisations, British and Australian, not only to testify their admiration for the service he had tendered the cause of insurance generally in Australasia, but to convey to him the great personal regard in which he was held. Mr. Salter joined in the first instance the West Minster Office, and later went to the Royal where, after some years of service the directors in London sent him to Australia to open a branch of the company here. During his long connection with the Royal in Australia Mr. Salter took a leading part in founding the Insurance Institute of Victoria in 1884, and in organising the fire brigade service here. He also assisted in the formation of a working tariff for the insurance business. After his retirement Mr. Salter kept in fairly close touch with various business matters and, and was especially interested in certain of the activities of the Victorian Employers' Federation.4

Citations

  1. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 11 Dec 1880, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5967894
  2. [S14] Newspaper - The Telegraph, St Kilda, Prahran and South Yarra Guardian (Vic.), Sat 3 Sep 1881, p5
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107117682
  3. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Tue 19 Dec 1882, p5
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11562868
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 12 Nov 1921, p20
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4621587
Last Edited25 Jul 2019

Margaret Bean

F, #2444
Marriage* Spouse: Charles Salter.
 
Married NameSalter. 

Family

 Charles Salter
Children 1.Margaret Aline Salter b. 6 Dec 1877, d. 18 May 1957
 2.Jessie Wilberforce Salter b. 20 Feb 1882, d. 13 Sep 1963
Last Edited25 Jul 2019

Margaret Aline Salter

F, #2445, b. 6 Dec 1877, d. 18 May 1957
Father*Charles Salter
Mother*Margaret Bean
Probate (Will)* Margaret A Salter. Spinster. Toorak. 18 May 1957. 519/978.1       
Birth*6 Dec 1877 Prahran, VIC, Australia, #B4506/1878.2 
Birth-Notice*19 Jan 1878 Salter.—On the 6th ult., at The Avenue, Prahran, the wife of Charles Salter of a daughter.3 
(Transfer to) Land-UBeac11 Mar 1921 PAK-116A, 230 Telegraph Road. Transfer from Sydney Cornelius Casey to Jessie Wilberforce Salter Margaret Aline Salter. 5a 0r 28p.4 
Land-UBeac*20 Nov 1946 PAK-116A, 230 Telegraph Road. Transfer from Margaret Aline Salter Jessie Wilberforce Salter to Isabel Abbey Dixie. 5a 0r 28p.5 
Death*18 May 1957 Toorak, VIC, Australia, #D5534 (Age 79.)6 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 23 Dec 1925: Damage in Beaconsfield Ranges
    BEACONSFIELD, Tuesday. - Bush fires were raging on the Beaconsfield Ranges on Monday and firefighters were kept busy. Gilolo, a property known also as The Marshes, was burnt. Nobody was living in the house. Dr Day's house at the top of the Telegraph road, which is nearing completion, was saved with difficulty on account of the dense scrub surrounding the building. A small cottage adjoining, owned by the Misses Slater, was destroyed before the beaters could prevent it. Only the tanks have been left standing. The gully at the back of Windara was burned out. The fire swept through the orchard, but "breaks" were burned, and the flames were beaten back after a stern fight. Flames surrounded Casely and upon their return from Berwick the minister (the Rev. J Wilson) and his wife found a number of neighbours fighting the fire. Fire breaks were made, and with the change of wind at half past 8 o'clock last night old dead trees cast showers of sparks which ignited the pigsty. Although the sty was burnt and the house and stables threatened, the fire was controlled. Arthur Joseph Day John Garrett Marsh, Jessie Wilberforce Salter, Rev James Wilson7

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P4, unit 1458; VPRS 7591/P3, unit 183.
  2. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  3. [S14] Newspaper - The Australasian Sketcher with Pen and Pencil (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 19 Jan 1878, p162
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60607432
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1199-773 - Margaret Aline Salter and Jessie Wilberforce Salter both of Avon Lodge Avondale Road Armadale Spinsters - joint proprietors.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1199-773 - Isabel Abbey Evans of 23 Henty Street Murrambeena Married Woman.
  6. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  7. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 23 Dec 1925, p20
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2175298
Last Edited25 Jul 2019

Amos Owen Kellaway

M, #2446, b. 11 Jun 1872, d. 27 Oct 1957
Birth*11 Jun 1872 Mulgrave, VIC, Australia, #B21413.1,2 
Marriage*1896 Spouse: Leah Victoria Annabella Browne. VIC, Australia, #M150.3
 
Death*27 Oct 1957 Canterbury, VIC, Australia, #D13292 (Age 85) [par Amos KELLAWAY & Jane SMITH].4 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
bt 1928 - 1931Windara, Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: manufacturer's agent. With Leah Victoria Annabella Kellaway. With Richard Walter Harding Kellaway, Phyllis Seymour Kellaway, Lucy Doris Kellaway, Aileen Louisa Victoria Kellaway.5,6

Family

 Leah Victoria Annabella Browne b. 1871, d. 1962
Children 1.Richard Walter Harding Kellaway b. 1903, d. 1978
 2.Aileen Louisa Victoria Kellaway b. 1905
 3.Phyllis Seymour Kellaway b. 1 Jun 1907, d. 15 Jun 1991

Citations

  1. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree.
  2. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  3. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  4. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  5. [S128] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1928.
  6. [S131] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1931.
Last Edited30 Apr 2024

Leah Victoria Annabella Browne

F, #2447, b. 1871, d. 1962
Married NameKellaway. 
Birth*1871 Warrnambool, VIC, Australia, #B6172.1,2 
Marriage*1896 Spouse: Amos Owen Kellaway. VIC, Australia, #M150.3
 
Land-UBeac*16 Dec 1931 PAK-62.62A.X.60 (part). Transfer from Sydney Cornelius Casey to Leah Victoria Annabella Kellaway. 57a 0r 35p (Caveat lodged 18 May 1927.)4 
Land-UBeac*12 Jun 1936 PAK-60.62.X (part) LP5390 (Lot 1.2 (part). Transfer from Leah Victoria Annabella Kellaway to Stewart St Leger Burton. 19a 3r 28p.5 
Land-UBeac*10 Nov 1942 PAK-60.62.X (part) LP5390 (Lot 2 (part).3-9. Transfer from Leah Victoria Annabella Kellaway to Lalla Freda Jaeger. 37a 1r 7p.6 
Widow27 Oct 1957Leah Victoria Annabella Browne became a widow upon the death of her husband Amos Owen Kellaway.1 
Death*1962 Surrey Hill, VIC, Australia, #D18987 (age 90) [par Richard Walter Harding BROWNE & Mary Ann HANDLEY].1 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
bt 1928 - 1931Windara, Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With Amos Owen Kellaway. With Richard Walter Harding Kellaway, Phyllis Seymour Kellaway, Lucy Doris Kellaway, Aileen Louisa Victoria Kellaway.7,8

Family

 Amos Owen Kellaway b. 11 Jun 1872, d. 27 Oct 1957
Children 1.Richard Walter Harding Kellaway b. 1903, d. 1978
 2.Aileen Louisa Victoria Kellaway b. 1905
 3.Phyllis Seymour Kellaway b. 1 Jun 1907, d. 15 Jun 1991

Citations

  1. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  2. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  3. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2195-903 - Leah Victoria Annabella Kellaway of 49 Rathmines Road Auburn Married Woman.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2195-903 - Stewart St Leger Burton of 10 Grange Road Kew Musician - C/T 6048-441.
  6. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2195-903 - Lalla Freda Jaeger of Upper Beaconsfield Nurse - C/T 6585-949.
  7. [S128] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1928.
  8. [S131] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1931.
Last Edited12 Mar 2023

Richard Walter Harding Kellaway

M, #2448, b. 1903, d. 1978
Father*Amos Owen Kellaway b. 11 Jun 1872, d. 27 Oct 1957
Mother*Leah Victoria Annabella Browne b. 1871, d. 1962
Birth*1903 Hawthorn, VIC, Australia, #B26191.1 
Marriage*1935 Spouse: Grace Greenwood. VIC, Australia, #M5437/1935, Richard Walter Harding KELLAWAY & Grace GREENWOOD.2
 
Death*1978 Box Hill, VIC, Australia, #D7147/1978 (Age 74) (par Amos Owen KELLAWAY & Leah Victoria Annabelle BROWNE) - as Richard Walter Harding KELLAWAY.3 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
bt 1928 - 1931Windara, Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: traveller. With Amos Owen Kellaway and Leah Victoria Annabella Kellaway and Phyllis Seymour Kellaway, Lucy Doris Kellaway, Aileen Louisa Victoria Kellaway.4,5

Newspaper-Articles

  • 22 Mar 1928: A DELIGHTFUL COUNTRY DANCE HELD AT UPPER BEACONSFIELD
    A NUMBER of their friends motored up from town last Saturday night when Miss Aileen Kellaway and her brother, Harding, gave a jolly dance at their home at Upper Beaconsfield. The night was a perfect one for a dance and the big verandah, dimly lit with Chinese lanterns, an ideal spot for dancing. In spite of the long drive up, nobody felt tired, and the evening proved thoroughly enjoyable.
    Mr and Mrs Kellaway helped their daughter receive her guests in the lounge, which, like the supper room, was decorated with big bowls of roses from the lovely gardens of "Windara." Mrs Kellaway wore a handsome gown of black georgette relieved with a touch of vivid red introduced by bending on the right hip. Miss Aileen Kellaway looked charming in a frock of larkspur blue georgette hooped over the hips and finished with a trailing shoulder flower of pink and sliver. Her two sisters also wore georgette frocks, Lucy's a pretty shade of light blue with floating panels lightly beaded with silver, while Phyllis chose a dainty frock of waterlily green.
    Among the guests were: Miss Phyllis Smith, whose pretty frock of leaf green ring velvet was inlet with tangerine embossed georgette. Miss Betty MacBride, who wore a bridge coat to match with her old rose frock; Miss Lola King, whose lemon georgette was draped at one side. Miss Norah Strahan looked well in a striking frock of pink and black chiffon, defined at the waist with a lattice design of narrow sil ver lace and beads. Miss Molly Morton danced in a frock of almond green georgette, the peacock skirt with deeper satin.
    Miss Jean Couchman's pretty frock of black spotted net and satin was set off with a diamente buckle. Miss Ruth Littleton was in peacock frock of pale blue satin relieved with tangerine. Miss Nance Mitchell chose mauve floral taffeta. Miss Bobbie Blackie's frock of floral marocain over a foundation of midnight blue was edged with grey fur. Miss Phyllis Perry wore jade green banded with glittering silver beads. Miss Peggy Stringer looked sweet in autumn toned crepe de chine. Miss Dorothy Lamble's pretty dress of mauve ninon had blue ruchings. Miss Ailsa Patterson was in daffodil taffeta frock.
    Partners included: Messrs L. Yunckon, Keith Emerson, Donald Armstrong, Jack and Lister Drake, F. Penman, A. Smith, Eric Field, L. Hambleton, D. Littleton, Norman Mitchell, Ken Doery, L. Rowland, and T. B. Dodds. Aileen Louisa Victoria Kellaway, Lucy Doris Kellaway, Phyllis Seymour Kellaway, Elizabeth Helen McBride, Jessie Langloh "Loloh" King6
  • 25 Nov 1933: Engagements: Grace only daughter of the Rev T W Greenwood and Mrs Greenwood of Beaconsfield Upper to Richard Walter Harding only son of Mr and Mrs A O Kellaway of 31 Harcourt street Auburn. Grace Greenwood7

Citations

  1. [S3] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Edwardian Index Victoria 1902-1913.
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M5437/1935, Richard Walter Harding KELLAWAY & Grace GREENWOOD."
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D7147/1978 (Age 74) (par Amos Owen KELLAWAY & Leah Victoria Annabelle BROWNE) - as Richard Walter Harding KELLAWAY, born Auburn. Death registered at Box Hill, Australia."
  4. [S128] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1928.
  5. [S131] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1931.
  6. [S14] Newspaper - Table Talk (Melbourne, Vic.), 22 Mar 1928, p64.
  7. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 25 Nov 1933, p18.
Last Edited30 Apr 2024

Lalla Freda Jaeger

F, #2451, b. 1894, d. 10 Jul 1953

Upper Beaconsfield

Beryl POTTER together with her nurse/companion Lalla Freda JAEGER moved to Upper Beaconsfield in 1941, when they bought 'Kia Ora' and renamed it 'Newstead' (named after a Tasmanian property the Potters had lived in). The property was initially in Lalla JAEGER's name but was transferred to Beryl POTTER within a year. They left Upper Beaconsfield in 1944 to move to 'Newstead Park' in Clyde, and later to South Yarra and Brisbane.1
Father*Caspar Ludwig Jaeger
Mother*Jane Craig
Birth*1894 Launceston, TAS, Australia. [par Louis Caspar JAEGER & Jane CRAIG]2 
Land-UBeac*10 Sep 1940 PAK-123.125. Transfer from Katie Hudson to Lalla Freda Jaeger. 38a 3r 9p.3 
Land-UBeac10 Sep 1940 PAK-129 (part), now 80 A'Beckett Road. Transfer from Katie Hudson to Lalla Freda Jaeger. 13a 3r 38p.4 
Land-UBeac11 Jun 1941 PAK-123.125. Transfer from Lalla Freda Jaeger to Beryl Potter. 38a 3r 9p.5 
Land-UBeac*11 Jun 1941 PAK-129 (part), now 80 A'Beckett Road. Transfer from Lalla Freda Jaeger to Beryl Potter. 13a 3r 38p.6 
Land-Note*11 Jun 1941 PAK-123.125.29 (part): Mortgagee: Lalla Freda Jaeger. Discharged 2 Nov 1944. Mortgagor was Beryl Potter.7 
Land-UBeac*10 Nov 1942 PAK-60.62.X (part) LP5390 (Lot 2 (part).3-9. Transfer from Leah Victoria Annabella Kellaway to Lalla Freda Jaeger. 37a 1r 7p.8 
Govt Gazette*19 May 1943The article reads: Restorations to Midwifery Register, Reg# 3262, Jaeger, Lalla Freda, Newstead House, Upper Beaconsfield. Registered 6.3.1942.9 
Land-UBeac*21 Sep 1944 PAK-60.62.X (part) LP5390 (Lot 2 (part).3-9. Transfer from Lalla Freda Jaeger to Arthur Joseph Day. 37a 1r 7p.10 
Govt Gazette12 Jul 1945The article reads: Removals 1944 (Midwifery Register), Reg# 3262, Jaeger, Lalla Freda, Newstead House, Upper Beaconsfield. Registered 14.3.1924. Section 14 (c.)11 
Death*10 Jul 1953 Brisbane, QLD, Australia, #D1953/B/44175 (Age 58) [par Caspar Ludwig JAEGER & Jane CRAIG].2,12 
Death-Notice*13 Jul 1953 JAEGER.-On July 10, 1953, at Brisbane, Lalla Freda, third daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs, C. L. Jaeger, Launceston. Aged 58 years. (Result of accident.)2 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1924Women's Hospital, Carlton South, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: nurse.13

Newspaper-Articles

  • 8 Sep 1951: death of mother: JAEGER.-On September 7, 1951, at the Launceston General Hospital, Jane, loved wife of the late C. L. Jaeger, loved mother of Bertha (dec.), James (dec.), Louisa (dec.), William, Lalla, Doris and Casper, and loved grandmother of Jan McElwee. Aged 88 years. Private funeral, Carr Villa Cemetery, Monday, 3 p.m., from Funeral Chapel. - C. T. FINNEY & SONS, A.F.D.A., 16 Brisbane St.14
  • 12 Jul 1952: Sub-inspector C. Risch (prosecuting) offered no evidence on a third charge against Lake — that between April 1 and June 27 he stole a table cloth valued at £1, the property of Lalla Freda Jaeger. Mr. George discharged Lake on this count.15
  • 12 Jul 1953: ONE DEAD, 1 HURT
    THE licensee of the National Hotel, city, was killed instantly in a car crash on Kedron Bridge at 4.20 pm yesterday.
    She was Miss Lala Freda Jaeger, about 50. Her new Jaguar car veered across the road and crashed into an iron tramway pole on the footpath. The impact wrecked the whole front section of the car, and a passenger, Miss Patricia Zigenhagen, of Arinya Road, Ashgrove, suffered severe head injuries.
    Miss Jaeger was dead when ambulance bearers reached the scene. Miss Zigenhagan was taken to the General Hospital. Her condition is dangerous. Police investigating the accident believe Miss Jaeger may have suffered a heart attack.16
  • 22 Aug 1953: The MANAGEMENT of the National Hotel wishes to THANK all Friends of Sister L. F. Jaeger, for their kind messages of sympathy on her recent death.17
  • 11 Feb 1954: AFTER fourteen clear days Cranston Albury McEachern, of "Dramoch," Ridley road, Aspley, Brisbane, in Queensland, solicitor, the executor to whom probate of the will of LALLA FREDA JAEGER, late of 502 Queen street, Petrie Bight, Brisbane aforesaid, spinster (licensed victualler), deceased, has been granted by the Supreme Court of Queensland, will APPLY to the Supreme Court of Victoria to have its SEAL AFFIXED to the said Probate.
    Dated this 9th day of February.18

Citations

  1. [S207] Simon POTTER: visit on 27 Apr 2014.
  2. [S14] Newspaper - Examiner (Launceston, Tas.), 13 Jul 1953, p11.
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2955-857 - Lalla Freda Jaeger of 68 Toorak Road South Yarra Trained Nurse.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2329-714 - Lalla Freda Jaeger of 68 Toorak Road South Yarra Trained Nurse.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2955-857 - Beryl Potter of Flat No 3 "Abercairn" 102 Toorak Road South Yarra Widow.
  6. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2329-714 - Beryl Potter of Flat No 3 "Abercairn" 102 Toorak Road South Yarra Widow.
  7. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2329-714 & C/T 2955-857 - Mortgage No 807059 - discharged 2 Nov 1944.
  8. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2195-903 - Lalla Freda Jaeger of Upper Beaconsfield Nurse - C/T 6585-949.
  9. [S194] Newspaper - Victoria Government Gazette 19 May 1943, p1271.
  10. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6585-949 - Arthur Joseph Day of Upper Beaconsfield Medical Practitioner.
  11. [S194] Newspaper - Victoria Government Gazette 12 Jul 1945, p1945.
  12. [S8] Queensland Government Birth, Death & Marriage Indexes.
  13. [S124] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1924.
  14. [S14] Newspaper - Examiner (Launceston, Tas.), 8 Sep 1951, p13.
  15. [S14] Newspaper - The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld.), 12 Jul 1952, p9.
  16. [S14] Newspaper - Sunday Mail (Brisbane, Qld.), 12 Jul 1953, p1.
  17. [S14] Newspaper - The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld.), 22 Aug 1953, p16.
  18. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 11 Feb 1954, p14.
Last Edited19 Nov 2019

Robert Roy Jamieson

M, #2453, b. 6 Aug 1895, d. 31 Jul 1957

World War I

Robert Roy Jamieson enlisted on 8 Jul 1915 when he had been with the 70th Infantry. It is said that he attended a cadet training corp at Captain Rushall's property.
A Lance Corporal with the 8th Infantry Brigade Train, he embarked from Melbourne in Nov 1915 either on on board HMAT A11 Ascanius or HMAT A41 Bakara on 5 November 1915
He was a Corporal with the 18th Company, Australian Army Service Corps and returned to Australia 2 June 1919.
He moved to Upper Beaconsfield c1940.1
Probate (Will)* Robert R Jamieson, Residence: Toorak, Death Date: 31 Jul 1957, Occupation: Softgoods Merchant, Grant Date: 10 Oct 1957.2 
Military*Enlisted for military service: Roy Jamieson attended a cadet training corp at Captain Rushall's and went to England with him when the war broke out. 
Note* Muriel Martha Jamieson. The Jamiesons used Balmanno solely as holiday house - they had caretakers including Robert Roy Jamieson.3 
Birth*6 Aug 1895 Ballarat, VIC, Australia, #B17791.4 
Marriage* Spouse: Muriel Martha Dyson.
 
BeaconhillsGolf*1947 Foundation Member of Beaconhills Country Golf Club (No 14.)5 
Death*31 Jul 1957 Toorak, VIC, Australia, #D9806 (Age 61) [par James JAMIESON & Sarah Amelia CLARK].6 
Death-Notice*2 Aug 1957 JAMIESON.—On July 31, at his home, 11 Glen Road, Toorak, Robert Roy, dearly beloved husband of Muriel loved father of Dianne, David and Donald, loved father-in-law of Edith.
JAMIESON.—On July 31, at his home, 11 Glen Road, Toorak, Robert Roy, dearly loved son-in-law of Eva and John Thrower.
God has him in His keeping; We have him in our hearts.
JAMIESON.—On July 31, Robert Roy, of 11 Glen Road, Toorak, loved brother-in-law of Lois and Norman Neville and uncle of Beth and Faye.
JAMIESON.—The Funeral of the late ROBERT ROY JAMIESON will leave Sleight's funeral home, St Kilda Road, Melbourne, THIS DAY, after a service commencing at 10.45 a.m. for the Spring Vale Crematorium.7 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1919405 Neil Street, Ballarat, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: warehouseman.8
19248 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda West, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: sales.9
1931Agra, Hammerdale Avenue, St Kilda Central, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: agent.10
1936'Townley', Iona Avenue, Toorak, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: indentor. With Muriel Martha Jamieson.11
bt 1937 - 195411 Glen Road, Malvern, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: indentor. With Muriel Martha Jamieson.12,13,14,15

Newspaper-Articles

  • 29 Mar 1950: THE LIFE OF MELBOURNE
    MR. ROY JAMIESON gave a buffet dinner and dance ITX for more than 100 guests at Glendower last night to welcome home his wife, who has returned after a nine months' world tour.
    Sydney people and friends of their teenage son and daughter, Donald and Dianne, were among the guests. Mrs. Jamieson wore a lavender and gold brocaded gown, which bared one shoulder - and had a double-tiered skirt. Dianne wore a cyclamen batiste frock with bouffant skirt. Muriel Martha Dyson16
  • 2 Jun 1953: Mrs. Muriel Martha JAMIESON and Mr. Robert JAMIESON are included in the NAMES of 2,300 Victorians who have been awarded Coronation Medals by the Queen are published herewith.
    The medal is of silver-colored metal 1¼ inches in diameter.
    The front depicts the Queen robed and crowned, and on the back is the Royal Cipher with an inscription beneath reading: "Queen Elizabeth II, crowned 2nd June 1953."
    The medal is suspended from a ribbon 1¼ inches wide, dark red with narrow white stripes at the edges and two dark blue vertical stripes near the centre.
    The medal has been classified as an official medal to be worn on the left breast on all occasions on which decorations and medals are worn. Muriel Martha Jamieson17

Citations

  1. [S29] Nominal Roll, Australian War Memorial - WWI, https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=152241
  2. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria).
  3. [S61] Upper Beaconsfield History Archive ,"Julie Jamieson & Audrey Ridgway."
  4. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  5. [S353] Beaconhills Country Golf Club, Beaconhills Minute Books.
  6. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  7. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 2 Aug 1957, p12.
  8. [S119] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1919.
  9. [S124] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1924.
  10. [S131] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1931.
  11. [S136] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1936.
  12. [S137] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1937.
  13. [S143] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1943.
  14. [S149] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1949.
  15. [S154] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1954.
  16. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 29 Mar 1950, p10.
  17. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 2 Jun 1953, p13.
Last Edited9 Jun 2022

Colin Wright

M, #2455, b. 2 Feb 1890, d. 12 Jun 1961

World War I

Colin Wright was a coachbuilder when he enlisted on 22 Feb 1915 - SERN 858. His unit embarked on board HMAT A14 Euripides from Melbourne on 10 May 1915. He was a Sergeant in the 23rd Battalion.
He was awarded a Military Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry on 8th/9th November, 1917, in vicinity of BROODSEINDE near YPRES. On the night 8th/9th November, 1917, this N.C.O. was in charge of Pack Transport conveying rations to front line troops. In the forward area his convoy was subjected to heavy enemy shell fire, but his disregard of personal danger and skilful handling of his convoy at a critical time, enabled supplies to be taken forward and delivered. He then packed up supplies of another Battalion whose Limbers could not get through owing to damaged road. His fine leadership and example inspired confidence to men under him, his conduct being most courageous.'
He returned to Australia on 19 April 1919.1,2
Occupation* J P of the Dandenong Court.3 
Probate (Will)* Colin Wright. Gentleman. Upper Beaconsfield. 12 Jun 1961. 573/837.4 
Birth*2 Feb 1890 Bulla-Tullamarine, VIC, Australia, #B1258.5,6 
Marriage*20 Oct 1926 Spouse: Winifred Maud Mary Napier. Ascotvale Presbyterian Church, Ascotvale, VIC, Australia, #M11703/1926, Colin WRIGHT & Wfred Maud May NAPIER.7
 
Marriage-Notice*12 Feb 1927 WRIGHT-NAPIER-On the 20th October, at the Ascotvale Presbyterian Church by the Rev J F Anderson, Colin, second son of Mr and Mrs Fred Wright, Essendon, to Winifred, younger daughter of the late Mr and Mrs T Napier, Magdala, Essendon.8 
Land-UBeac*10 Oct 1929 PAK-69 (part). Transfer from Alexander Cornwell to Colin Wright. 10a (southern part, adj PAK-68.)9 
Land-UBeac*26 Mar 1930 GEM-D-33.34 (part). Transfer from Ernst Ferdinand Finger to Colin Wright. 10a 0r 34p.10 
Land-UBeac*10 Jul 1941 GEM-D-33.34 (part). Transfer from Colin Wright to Walter Henry Brown. 10a 0r 34p.11 
Land-UBeac*26 Aug 1941 PAK-69 (part), Balmanno. Transfer from Colin Wright to Muriel Martha Jamieson. 10a (southern part, adj PAK-68.)12 
Land-UBeac*19 Mar 1942 PAK-68 (part), 59 St Georges Road. Transfer from James William Goff Claydon to Colin Wright. 3a 0r 29p - purchase price £266.13 
Land-Note*1942 PAK-68 (part) - now 59 St Georges Road. A house called 'Glenbervie' on this land.14,15 
Residence*24 Oct 1951 "Glenbervie", St Georges Road, Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, Australia.14 
Widower27 Apr 1960He became a widower upon the death of his wife Winifred Maud Mary Napier.16 
Death*12 Jun 1961 Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, Australia, #D10045/1961 (Age 71) (par Frederick WRIGHT & Wilhelmina GARDNER) - as Colin WRIGHT.17 
Death-Notice*Jun 1961 WRIGHT.—On June 12. At his home, Upper Beaconsfield, Colin, beloved husband of the late Winifred, loved son of the late Frederick and Wilhelmina Wright and loving brotner of Wallace (deceased), Frank and Fred, privately cremated.18 
Land-UBeac*11 Dec 1963 PAK-68 (part) - now 59 St Georges Road. Transfer from Colin Wright to Walter Driffield McMinn. 3a 0r 29p - reportedly sold for £6,000 on 28 Mar 1962.19,20 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1931Balmanno, Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: investor. With Winifred Maud Mary Wright.21
1949"Balmanno", Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: investor.22
1954"Balmanno", Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: investor.22

Grave

  • Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale, VIC, Australia, Wright, Colin
    1890-1961 Gallipoli and France
    Beloved husband of
    WINIFRED MAUD MARY
    Died 196023

Newspaper-Articles

  • 3 Oct 1929: BEACONSFIELD UPPER. Mr. A. Cornwall has sold his properly to Mr. Colin Wright, of Upper Hawthorn. Alexander Cornwell24
  • 21 Jan 1932: One of the worst bush fires in the memory of the oldest residents occurred here on Friday and Saturday, when a devastating fire swept over the district. On Friday, a fire, which had been burning in the scrub, fanned by a strong north wind, menaced the residence of Mr. McMillan, and in response to a call for help, about 50 men were soon engaged in a fierce fight to save the house and outbuildings. This they managed to do, and the fire then jumped the main road and threatened the residence of the Misses McLean; a break was burned, and the house was safe. On Saturday morning another fire commenced near Miss McLean’s boundary fence, and soon the residences of Messrs. Blair, Boker and Gilpin, and a number of others were in danger. A large band of willing workers managed to save the houses, but unfortunately they could not save the fine lemon orchard of Mr. McMillan, which was destroyed, also a week-end residence of Mr. Harkins. The heat was so great when the place got alight that it was im possible to get near it. In the after noon a sudden change of wind to the south caused the township to be menaced, and a desperate call for help was sent out, and in reply volunteers from Berwick, Narre Warren and Dandenong came to augment the local Bush Fire Brigade, until there were over 200 men, under the direction of Constable Barrett, and other leaders, engaged in the desperate effort to save the homes of Madame Montigue, Messrs. McBride, McDonald, Harvey-Smith, Rev. T. Greenwood, Robinson, J. Campbell, Major Campbell, Miss Elliott, J. Deville, C. Ellis, Claydon, Wright, Binding and Brown. The worst fight was at “Kyogle,” Mr. McDonald’s house; at one time it was felt that this fine residence would go, but the determined fight put up by the willing workers saved it. Here it was that anxiety was felt for one band who had become surrounded by flames, but they managed to get clear, although some of them succumbed to heat and smoke after getting out. The fine garden and plantation of Major Campbell was swept by the fire, despite the efforts of the workers, and hundreds of pounds worth of valuable plants and trees were destroyed, and the fine house was only saved by the superhuman efforts of the fire fighters. Miss Elliott’s house got alight, and part of the roof had to be stripped off before the fire could be put out. Mr. Ellis had the fence and pavilion attached to his tennis court destroyed, and the fire swept through his orchard, only being stopped within a few feet of the house. The house of Mr. Wright was saved by burning a break, as was Mr. Brown’s house and lemon orchard.
    On Sunday afternoon a small fire developed in Salisbury Gully, but it was soon got under control; whilst this was being put out an urgent call for help came from “The Towers,” Mr. Berglund’s property. A large body of men were rushed out, and the fire was got under control before very much damage was done. On Sunday a fire, which had started on the Saturday in Cordner’s Gully, crossed the Officer rd., and threatened the orchard of Mr. F. Love, but it was kept out, and, with the exception of the loss of some fencing, not very much damage was done. Country Fire Authority, Charles Alexander Berglund, Frederick Duncan Love, Olive May Elliott, Jessie Mabel McLean, Agnes Margaret 'Nessie' McLean, David McDonald, Major Charles William Campbell, Thomas Gilpin, John Harkins, Erdmuthe Fredrica Marianne Harvey-Smith, William John Harvey-Smith, Mabel Lilian Mortagne, David Norman McBride, Rev Thomas William Greenwood, Walter Fergus Robinson, James Cuming Campbell, Jeanne Shepherd Deville, John Hayman Thomas Ellis, James William Goff Claydon, John 'Pop' Binding, Walter Henry Brown, Thomas Orr McMillan, Isaiah Joseph Cordner25
  • 26 May 1932: Quite a number of accidents have happened recently. ... Then, a few days later, Mr. C. Wright was helping some of his men to roll some logs together, preparatory to burning them, when one of them rolled back and a sharp splinter struck him in the arm, tearing away the flesh and tendons. His arm will be useless for some considerable time.26
  • 10 Feb 1936: TOWN MENACED BY FIRE. TWO HUNDRED FIGHT FLAMES. BEACONSFIELD UPPER OUTBREAK.
    BEACONSFIELD UPPER Sunday - A bush fire menaced the township of Beaconsfield yesterday, but 200 fighters checked the spread of the flames and a heavy downpour of rain virtually extinguished the fire which was the most serious one. In the district this summer.
    Had it not been for the good work of the bush fire brigade assisted by volunteers, considerable loss of property might have occurred.
    The fire began on Friday in the gully below Mr McMillan's house on the main road from Beaconsfield to Beaconsfield Upper. A south east wind carried the fire up a gully to the back of the properties of Messrs Wright and Binding. It was checked there by beaters but crossed the road and damaged the orchard of Mr Walter Brown. The wind dropped in the evening and it was considered that the danger had passed.
    On Saturday morning, however, the south west wind carried the fire up another gully and only excellent work by the brigade and others saved the houses of Miss Elliot and Lieut Colonel Campbell. The wind was working round toward the township. To prevent that danger the brigade under the direction of the captain (Mr a'Beckett) burnt a break of about three quarters of a mile. Ulick Burke A'Beckett, Olive May Elliott, Major Charles William Campbell, Walter Henry Brown, John 'Pop' Binding27
  • 10 Feb 1936: The fire, which destroyed hundreds of acres of grass and threatened the homes of Messrs A. J. Wright and Brown and Colin Wright at Upper Beaconsfield late last night and early today, is now under control but is being watched by officers of the fire brigade. Walter Henry Brown28

Citations

  1. [S29] Nominal Roll, Australian War Memorial - WWI, https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=332831
  2. [S14] Newspaper - Commonwealth Gazette, No. 110, 25 Jul 1918.
  3. [S61] Upper Beaconsfield History Archive.
  4. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P4, unit 2421; VPRS 7591/P3, unit 393.
  5. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901 "#B1258 [son of Frederick WRIGHT & Wilhelmina Johanna GARDNER]."
  6. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Birthdate from "Long,Pavey, Freeth, Jones, Adams, Boxshall, Family Tree's."
  7. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M11703/1926, Colin WRIGHT & Wfred Maud May NAPIER
    #M11703/1926, Wfred Maud Mary NAPIER & Colin WRIGHT."
  8. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 12 Feb 1927, p17.
  9. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 5218-585 - Colin Wright of Majestic Mansions Fitzroy Street St Kilda Gentleman.
  10. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 3727-336 - Colin Wright of Upper Beaconsfield Gentleman - C/T 5646-172.
  11. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 5646-172 - Walter Henry Brown of Upper Beaconsfield Orchardist.
  12. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 5218-585 - Muriel Martha Jamieson of 11 Glen Road Toorak Married Woman.
  13. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 4392-348 - Estate of James William Goff Claydon to Colin Wright of Upper Beaconsfield Gentleman.
  14. [S50] Miscellaneous Source, J S Battye Library of West Australian History - Private Archives – Collection Listing: Letters of Sympathy; Some of the early letters were written to support Elizabeth and Sheila in the days before their mother’s death.
    6848A/923 October 24, 1951; Winifred Wright, Glenbervie, St. George’s Road, Beaconsfield Upper. ‘Ans’ 17.5 x 23cm folded sheet writing on 2p. Printed address.
  15. [S61] Upper Beaconsfield History Archive ,"Notes indicate that Colin Wright built a house on this land - Claydons had a house - did Wright pull it down and rebuild?"
  16. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D22325/1960 (Age 78) (par Theodore NAPIER & Mary Ann NOBLE) - as Winifred Maud Mary WRIGHT, born Essendon. Death registered at Beaconsfield Upper, Australia."
  17. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D10045/1961 (Age 71) (par Frederick WRIGHT & Wilhelmina GARDNER) - as Colin WRIGHT, born Tullamarine. Death registered at Beaconsfield Upper, Australia."
  18. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Jun 1961.
  19. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 4392-348 - Estate of Colin Wright to Walter Driffield McMinn of St Georges Road Upper Beaconsfield Retired.
  20. [S66] Berwick Shire Rates, 1870-1965 Note in rate book #3322 28 Feb 1962 Smith & Emmerton P.P £6,000 (Assistance granted HSH: 8/1/1964) NAV now £127.
  21. [S131] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1931.
  22. [S101] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1903 - 1980.
  23. [S47] Index of burials in the cemetery of Springvale Botanical Cemetery.
    Garden of no distant place - 20 October
    Wright, Colin
    1890-1961 Gallipoli and France
    Beloved husband of
    WINIFRED MAUD MARY
    Died 1960.
  24. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 3 Oct 1929, p18
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4041086
  25. [S218] Newspaper - The Dandenong Journal (Vic.), 21 Jan 1932, p4.
  26. [S218] Newspaper - The Dandenong Journal (Vic.), Thu 26 May 1932, p4.
  27. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 10 Feb 1936, p3.
  28. [S14] Newspaper - Shepparton Advertiser (Vic.), Mon 10 Feb 1936, p5
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/176984435
Last Edited8 Sep 2024

Winifred Maud Mary Napier

F, #2456, b. 18 Aug 1881, d. 27 Apr 1960
Anecdote*Theodore Napier was born in Collins St., Melbourne in 1845. He was one year old when his family moved to Moonee Ponds. He was sent to Tasmania at the age of 9 for three years of schooling (the schools were reportedly better in the older colony). In 1859 Theodore went to Scotland to complete his high school and University education (Civil Engineering). It was intended that he stay in Scotland to pursue his career however he returned to Port Phillip area in 1865 for health reasons.
He went to the Leichardt District in Queensland for a period of two years as a pastoralist.
Theodore was interested in Medical Subjects and undertook five years of Medical Studies at Melbourne University and subsequently received a degree. He did this solely for interest and never intended to take up the medical profession.
He married Mary Anne Noble in 1877 and had two daughters and a son.
Theodore Napier was well known for his love of his father's birthplace, Scotland and he regularly dressed in a Scot's kilt, complete with heavy silver buckle shoes and carrying a long shepherd's stick. He used to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn (1314) in which the Scots were victorious against the the old enemy, the English. Each year he would raise the Scottish Flag on the flag pole at his house. One year he got so excited that he ran to the local Fire Brigade building and rang the fire bell. When he visited Scotland in 1893, he was surprised to find that the battle was not universally celebrated in Scotland.
In 1891, he formed the Victorian Scottish Home Rule Association.
His property was known as Magdala and he built a house also known as Magdala in what is now Carnarvon Road. This house was destroyed by fire in 1927.
Theodore Napier was well known for good deeds the most notable of which was the gift to Essendon Municipality of Napier Park in 1920.
He died in 1924.1 
Married NameWright. 
Birth*18 Aug 1881 Essendon, VIC, Australia, #B16351.2 
Birth-Notice*20 Aug 1881 NAPIER.-On the 18th inst., at Essendon, the wife of Theodore Napier of a daughter.3 
Marriage*20 Oct 1926 Spouse: Colin Wright. Ascotvale Presbyterian Church, Ascotvale, VIC, Australia, #M11703/1926, Colin WRIGHT & Wfred Maud May NAPIER.4
 
Marriage-Notice*12 Feb 1927 WRIGHT-NAPIER-On the 20th October, at the Ascotvale Presbyterian Church by the Rev J F Anderson, Colin, second son of Mr and Mrs Fred Wright, Essendon, to Winifred, younger daughter of the late Mr and Mrs T Napier, Magdala, Essendon.5 
Residence*24 Oct 1951 "Glenbervie", St Georges Road, Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, Australia.6 
(Witness) Note24 Oct 1951 Sheila Eugenie Mary Laver. J S Battye Library of West Australian History - Private Archives – Collection Listing: Letters of Sympathy; Some of the early letters were written to support Elizabeth and Sheila in the days before their mother’s death.
6848A/923 October 24, 1951; Winifred Wright, Glenbervie, St. George’s Road, Beaconsfield Upper. ‘Ans’ 17.5 x 23cm folded sheet writing on 2p. Printed address.6 
Death*27 Apr 1960 Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, Australia, #D22325/1960 (Age 78) (par Theodore NAPIER & Mary Ann NOBLE) - as Winifred Maud Mary WRIGHT.7 
Death-Notice*30 Apr 1960 WRIGHT.—On April 27, at her home, Glenbervie, Upper Beaconsfield, Winifred Maud Mary, beloved wife of Colin. Privately cremated April 28.
WRIGHT, Winifred Maud Mary.—On April 27, younger daughter of the late Theodore and Mary Napier, late of Essendon, loved sister of Zoe (Mrs. Farquharson, of Edinburgh) and Archibald, Myrtle (sister-in-law), loved aunt of Margaret, Ian and John.8 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1931Balmanno, Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With Colin Wright.9

Grave

  • Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale, VIC, Australia, Wright, Colin
    1890-1961 Gallipoli and France
    Beloved husband of
    WINIFRED MAUD MARY
    Died 196010

Newspaper-Articles

  • 11 Dec 1920: SCOTLAND FOR EVER. AN AUSTRALIAN JACOBITE.
    It is not given to many people to be blessed with a sufficiently vivid imagination to enable them to live in the past. A paragraph in a recent number of "The Scotsman" (Edinburgh) desccribes how Mr Theodore Napier, of Magdala Essendon, presented several acres of his property as a public recreation ground. It serves to direct attention to a picturesque figure that is almost as well known in Edinburgh as it is in Melbourne. With snow white hair falling around his shoulders, with the picturesque lace collar and cuffs, the massive silver buckle, the kilt, the belted plaid, and the buckled brogues that were the costume of a Scottish gentleman of the Stuart period, Mr Napier might have stepped out of an ancestral portrait gallery.
    If his costume is of the cavalier period his outlook on life is intensely Jacobite.
    "I was born 250 years too late," he says plaintively. "When I read of the rebellion of '45, I long to have been able to draw a sword for Scotland " For years Mr. Napier has retained his highland garb, and is an authority on the subject. Curiously enough, he is Australian born. His father came of an old Kincardine family, who traced their ancestry back to the Picts- to the "Men o' "Marans," who fought against Agrícola. Mr. Thomas Napier came to Australia on the Levina in 1832. With him came two countrymen-Mr John Brown, the original owner of the Como estate, and Mr Andrew Clark. "My father came to Australia in the Levinia, ' says Mr Napier, with a smile "but as he sailed direct to Hobart Town, I had better add that unlike a lot of folk in those days, he came of his own free will! He did not like the convict atmosphere of the place, and in 1837 he chartered a schooner and crossed to Melbourne. He was engaged in the building trade, and he brought the first building material to Melbourne. So his arrival was eagerly awaited. He bought the block where the "The Argus" office now stands, and put up a house there, where I was born in 1845. He also bought half an acre of land where the Commercial Bank now stands-I think he paid about £20 for it. The first thing in my life that I clearly remember is a snowstorm at Essendon in 1849. They have never had another there since!"
    Mr Napier took a great interest in the history of Scotland, the land of his fathers, and while still a young man his imagina- tion was fired by a vigorously written pamphlet. It was by Mr. T. D. Wanliss of Ballant, father of Lieut Colonel D. S. Wanliss, commanding officer of the old Victorian Scottish Regiment, and later of the 5th Infantry Battalion, which he led on Gallipoli. The pamphlet was written in protest of the misuse of the words "England" and "English" as applied to "Great Britain and "British." Mr Napier became secretary of a movement to obtain the elimination of the objectionable "Sassenach" terms, and from then on he was an ardent champion of Scottish rights.
    In 1893 he paid a visit to Scotland, and his zeal was fanned anew. He adopted the traditional Scottish costume, and spent his time making pilgrimages to Wallace's monument, to Culloden Moor, to Fotheringay Castle, and to other shrines of Scotland's history. Wherever he went he laid a wreath in the name of the Jacobite cause. "Some people called me a crank," he says, laughingly. "But I am not a crank-I am only an enthusiast. I know the cause that is nearest my heart is a lost cause, but the principle is there just the same. We Jacobites art loyalists as well is royalists. We would like to see the Stuart line come back. But we would rather be loyal to the present king than to no king at all, and had I been a younger man during the war I would have drawn my sword for King George as gladly as I would have loved to draw it for Prince Charlie "
    Four tinted pictures will be given with "The Australasian" Christmas number. Now ready. Price sixpence. Orders received by all news agents.11
  • 1 Sep 1924: Death of mother: NAPIER. On the 29th August, at his residence, Magdala, Essendon, Theodore Napier, beloved husband of the late Mary Napier and loving father of Zoe (Mrs Farquharson), Winifred, and Archie, aged 79 years. (Privately interred.)12

Citations

  1. [S50] Miscellaneous Source, http://home.vicnet.net.au/~strthmre/napierfm.htm
  2. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888 "#B16351; also #18948x1919 (1881)."
  3. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 20 Aug 1881, p1.
  4. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M11703/1926, Colin WRIGHT & Wfred Maud May NAPIER
    #M11703/1926, Wfred Maud Mary NAPIER & Colin WRIGHT."
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 12 Feb 1927, p17.
  6. [S50] Miscellaneous Source, J S Battye Library of West Australian History - Private Archives – Collection Listing: Letters of Sympathy; Some of the early letters were written to support Elizabeth and Sheila in the days before their mother’s death.
    6848A/923 October 24, 1951; Winifred Wright, Glenbervie, St. George’s Road, Beaconsfield Upper. ‘Ans’ 17.5 x 23cm folded sheet writing on 2p. Printed address.
  7. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D22325/1960 (Age 78) (par Theodore NAPIER & Mary Ann NOBLE) - as Winifred Maud Mary WRIGHT, born Essendon. Death registered at Beaconsfield Upper, Australia."
  8. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 30 Apr 1960, p21.
  9. [S131] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1931.
  10. [S47] Index of burials in the cemetery of Springvale Botanical Cemetery.
    Garden of no distant place - 20 October
    Wright, Colin
    1890-1961 Gallipoli and France
    Beloved husband of
    WINIFRED MAUD MARY
    Died 1960.
  11. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 11 Dec 1920, p6.
  12. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 1 Sep 1924, p1.
Last Edited7 Jul 2024

Myrtle Louise Glasson

F, #2457, b. 1889, d. 4 Mar 1963
Myrtle Louise McMINN (nee GLASSON)
(1890-1963)
Probate (Will)* Myrtle Louise McMinn. Married Woman. Upper Beaconsfield. 04 Mar 1963. 597/932.1 
Married NameMcMinn. 
Married NameWhite. 
Birth*1889 Ballarat, VIC, Australia, #B28374 [par John GLASSON & Louise PACEY].2 
Marriage*22 Oct 1913 Spouse: Alexander Henry White. St Peter's Anglican Church, Ballarat, VIC, Australia, #M8766.3
 
Marriage-Notice*5 Dec 1913 WHITE—GLASSON.—On the 22nd October, 1913, at St. Peter's Church, Ballarat, by the Rev. M. C. James, Alexander Henry, third son of Mrs. and the late Mr. Alexander White, to Myrtle Louise, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Glasson. At home, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, 17th and 18th December, "Wilthem," Cole street, Elsternwick.4 
Widow7 Aug 1915Myrtle Louise Glasson became a widow upon the death of her husband Alexander Henry White. 
Marriage*19 Sep 1922 Spouse: Walter Driffield McMinn. Scots Church, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.5
 
Marriage-Notice*3 Jan 1923 McMINN—WHITE.—On 19th September, at Scots Church, Melbourne, by the Rev Dr Marshall, Walter Driffield, younger son of Mr and the late Mrs G R McMinn, to Myrtle Louise, widow of the late Lieut. Colonel A H White, and daughter of Dr and Mrs John Glasson, Ballarat.5 
Death*4 Mar 1963 Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, Australia, #D4428 (Age 73) [par John GLASSON].6 
Death-Notice*5 Mar 1963 McMINN.—On March 4, at St Georges Rd., Upper Beaconsfield, Myrtle Louise, beloved wife of W. D. McMinn. Private interment.
McMINN.—On March 4, at Upper Beaconsfield, Myrtle Louise, beloved mother of Alex, mother-in-law of Jean and loving grandmother of Alexander and Marjorie.7 

Grave

  • Plot 4-618-A, Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, VIC, Australia8

Newspaper-Articles

  • 14 Jul 1937: Welcomed Home. To enable friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. McMinn to welcome them on their return to Hobart, Dr. and Mrs. Frank Fay gave a delightfully arranged sherry party at their Sandy Bay home on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. McMinn are able to tell many thrilling details of the Coronation festivities; they sailed from Tilbury in the Strathnaver, only two days after the historic event and had on board as fellow passengers several Maharajahs returning to India. The travellers have been away for nearly 18 months, and during that time have travelled extensively in Great Britain, and made several trips to the Continent, where their travels were also very comprehensive. On one occasion they took their car and motored all through Germany, down the Rhine and through the Black Forest, and were amazed at the friendliness of the Germans. They were enraptured with the opera in Vienna, and found the prices much cheaper than in England. Of all the beauty spots they visited, Lugano, in the Italian lakes, seems to have impressed them as much as any. They thoroughly enjoyed Winter sports in Switzerland, and although full of enthusiasm about their Continental tours were always glad to get back to England, where the hospitality extended to oversea visitors was found remarkable. To entertain her guests Mrs. Fay wore an attractive ankle-length frock of navy blue sheer georgette, finely shirred about the bodice; the long full sleeves were gathered into a band at the wrist, and a cluster of white flow- ers adorned the high neckline. The guest of honour was smartly dressed in black relieved with a subtle touch of green, showing in an upstanding kilted frilling which edged the high neck, and in the tie knotted in front; her small halo hat of black felt was worn well on the back of the head. Sherry and savouries were served in the drawing-room, where the soft green toning of hydrangea and variegated foliage, and the red-bronze of New Zealand red beech harmonised perfectly with the furnishings of the room. Among others who accepted invitations were: Mr. Francis Foster, M.H.A., and Mrs. Foster, Major and Mrs. R. H. Robinson, Major and Mrs. H. N. Boyle, Capt. and Mrs. J. R. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Davies and Mr. K. B. Davies, Mr. and Mrs. H. Allport, Dr. and Mrs. H. W. Sweetnam, Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Rogers, Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Whishaw, Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Shugg, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Crosby, Messrs. W. F. Hinman, H. W. Strutt, and G. A. Walch. Walter Driffield McMinn9
  • 21 Jul 1937: Parties For Travellers: Since their return to Hobart after a most interesting trip abroad for nearly 18 months, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. McMinn have been entertained at several parties. Mrs. E. A. Rogers invited a group of friends to tea one afternoon when Mrs. McMinn, and her sister Miss Mollie Glasson, of Ballarat, were present.
    Mr. and Mrs. McMinn were special guests at an evening party given by Dr. and Mrs. H. W. Sweetnam, at their Sandy Bay home, on Thursday, when card games were the order of the evening. The guest of honour wore an attractive frock in one of the new scintillating materials, in a lovely shade of blue embossed with silver flowers; the fullness of the skirt came from the waist, and the bodice was designed with a cape effect A long sleeved frock of flowered georgette was worn by the hostess, the effective patterning being in shades of pink on a black background. Others at this enjoyable party were: Major and Mrs. H. N. Boyle, Dr. and Mrs. Frank Fay, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Allport, and Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Crosby.
    Mrs. McMinn and her husband were entertained on Saturday night at dinner by Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Shugg at their attractive home. Walter Driffield McMinn10
  • 14 Feb 1940: Miss Molly Glasson, of Ballarat (V.), who is visiting Hobart for a few months, is staying with her brother-in-law and sister, Capt. and Mrs. W. D. McMinn, Red Chapel Ave., Sandy Bay. Walter Driffield McMinn11
  • 20 May 1941: DR. JEAN WHITE WELCOMED
    To welcome Dr. Jean White, wife of Dr. Alex White, her mother-in-law (Mrs. W. D. McMinn) entertained more than 40 guests at a tea party at Wrest Pt. Riviera Hotel, Hobart, yesterday. Tea arranged in buffet style was served from long tables decked with bowls of pink and lemon toned dahlias. The guest of honour looked charming In a pretty powder blue wool frock, a boxy Jacket of silver fox, and a becoming black felt hat tilted well over one eye.
    The hostess, who was assisted in looking after the guests by her sister, Miss Mollie Glasson (Melbourne), favoured a shadow green woollen frock, which had a pin-tucked bodice and finely pleated skirt. Her upturned hat and accessories were brown.12

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P4, unit 2900; VPRS 7591/P3, unit 485.
  2. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  3. [S3] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Edwardian Index Victoria 1902-1913.
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 5 Dec 1913, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/7273239
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 3 Jan 1923, p1.
  6. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985 "reg. Beaconsfield."
  7. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 5 Mar 1963, p14.
  8. [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
    4-618-A     McMinn Myrtle Louise F 73 3/03/1963 1468
    4-618-A     McMinn Walter Driffield M      11/08/2008 3692.
  9. [S14] Newspaper - The Mercury (Hobart, Tas.), 14 Jul 1937, p4S.
  10. [S14] Newspaper - The Mercury (Hobart, Tas.), 21 Jul 1937, p3S.
  11. [S14] Newspaper - The Mercury (Hobart, Tas.), 14 Feb 1940, p5.
  12. [S14] Newspaper - The Mercury (Hobart, Tas.), 20 May 1941, p4.
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