William Harrison

M, #24871, b. 9 Sep 1820, d. 24 Oct 1889
Father*Simon Harrison
Mother*Elizabeth Mary Hitchcock
Birth*9 Sep 1820 
Marriage*Sep 1846 Spouse: Harriet Rusher. Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, Sep Q [Banbury] 16 7.1
 
Death*24 Oct 1889 Hawthorn, VIC, Australia, #D16880/1889 (Age 69) [par Simon HARRISON & Elizabeth HITCHCOCK].2 
Death-Notice*26 Oct 1889 HARRISON.—On the 24th inst., at his residence, Tottington, Tooronga-road, Hawthorn, William Harrison, late of Hinton, Malvern, aged 69 years.
THE Friends of the late Mr. WILLIAM HARRISON are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment in the Melbourne General
Cemetery.
The funeral will leave his late residence, Tottington, Tooronga-road, Hawthorn, THIS DAY (Saturday, 26th inst.), at 2 o'clock.
ALFRED ALLISON, undertaker, Victoria-street west, Melbourne; Mount Alexander-road, Moonee Ponds; and Racecourse-road, Newmarket. Telephone 980.3 

Grave

  • Church of England Section TT, Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, VIC, Australia, Edith HARRISON died 6 May 1895 age 28 yrs
    In loving memory of Harriet HARRISON
    born 20 May 1824 died 14 Nov 1914
    William Rusher HARRISON died Nov 1901 age 54 yrs
    In loving memory of William HARRISON
    born 9 Sep 1820 died 24 Oct 1889.4

Family

 Harriet Rusher b. 20 May 1824, d. 14 Nov 1914
Children 1.William Rusher Harrison b. Dec 1847, d. 17 Nov 1901
 2.Edith Harrison b. 1867, d. 6 May 1895

Citations

  1. [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/.
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
  3. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 26 Oct 1889, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8564735
  4. [S45] Index of monumental inscriptions in the Melbourne General Cemetery,.
Last Edited12 Jul 2020

Simon Harrison

M, #24872
Marriage* Spouse: Elizabeth Mary Hitchcock.
 

Family

 Elizabeth Mary Hitchcock
Children 1.William Harrison+ b. 9 Sep 1820, d. 24 Oct 1889
 2.Thomas Septimus Harrison+ b. 1829, d. 20 Jun 1901
Last Edited12 Jul 2020

Elizabeth Mary Hitchcock

F, #24873
Marriage* Spouse: Simon Harrison.
 
Married NameHarrison. 

Family

 Simon Harrison
Children 1.William Harrison+ b. 9 Sep 1820, d. 24 Oct 1889
 2.Thomas Septimus Harrison+ b. 1829, d. 20 Jun 1901
Last Edited12 Jul 2020

Edith Harrison

F, #24874, b. 1867, d. 6 May 1895
Father*William Harrison b. 9 Sep 1820, d. 24 Oct 1889
Mother*Harriet Rusher b. 20 May 1824, d. 14 Nov 1914
Birth*1867 Malvern, VIC, Australia, #B3102/1867.1 
Death*6 May 1895 Wandin Yallock, VIC, Australia, #D7479/1895 (Age 28) [par William HARRISON & Hart RUSHER] - as HARRISON.2 
Death-Notice*8 May 1895 HARRISON.—On the 6th inst., at Keeyuga, Wandin Yalloak, Edith, dearly loved daughter of Harriet and the late William Harrison, aged 28.
THE Friends of Mrs. W. HARRISON are respectfully informed that the funeral of her late daughter, Edith, will take place at Lilydale Cemetery, passing the railway station 2 p.m. THIS DAY.3 

Grave

  • Church of England Section TT, Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, VIC, Australia, Edith HARRISON died 6 May 1895 age 28 yrs
    In loving memory of Harriet HARRISON
    born 20 May 1824 died 14 Nov 1914
    William Rusher HARRISON died Nov 1901 age 54 yrs
    In loving memory of William HARRISON
    born 9 Sep 1820 died 24 Oct 1889.4

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
  3. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 8 May 1895, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9357177
  4. [S45] Index of monumental inscriptions in the Melbourne General Cemetery,.
Last Edited12 Jul 2020

William Rusher Harrison

M, #24875, b. Dec 1847, d. 17 Nov 1901
Father*William Harrison b. 9 Sep 1820, d. 24 Oct 1889
Mother*Harriet Rusher b. 20 May 1824, d. 14 Nov 1914
Birth*Dec 1847 Newington, Surrey, England, Dec Q [Newington] 4 357.1,2 
Death*17 Nov 1901 Bendigo, VIC, Australia, #D12588/1901 (Age 54) [par William HARRISON & Hart RUSHER].3 
Death-Notice*19 Nov 1901 HARRISON.- On the 17th November at Bendigo, William Rusher, the beloved eldest son of Harriet and the late William Harrison, Melbourne, aged 54.4 

Grave

  • Church of England Section TT, Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, VIC, Australia, Edith HARRISON died 6 May 1895 age 28 yrs
    In loving memory of Harriet HARRISON
    born 20 May 1824 died 14 Nov 1914
    William Rusher HARRISON died Nov 1901 age 54 yrs
    In loving memory of William HARRISON
    born 9 Sep 1820 died 24 Oct 1889.5

Citations

  1. [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/.
  2. [S332] UK - General Register Office Indexes "HARRISON, WILLIAM RUSHER mother RUSHER      
    GRO Reference: 1847 D Quarter in SAINT MARY NEWINGTON Volume 04 Page 357."
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Tue 19 Nov 1901, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9616733
  5. [S45] Index of monumental inscriptions in the Melbourne General Cemetery,.
Last Edited12 Jul 2020

Harriet Halligan

F, #24877, b. 1873, d. 8 Jul 1946
Father*William Halligan b. 1829, d. 4 Sep 1885
Mother*Annie Brownlee d. 15 Jan 1909
Married NameBain. 
Birth*1873 Mansfield, VIC, Australia, #B25098/1873 (par William HALLIGAN & Annie BROWNLEE) - as Unnamed Female HALLIGAN, Birth registered at Mansfield, Australia.1 
Marriage*9 Feb 1904 Spouse: James Bain. Wesley Parsonage, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
 
Marriage-Notice*28 Jun 1904 BAIN—HALLIGAN — On the 9th February at the Wesley Parsonage, Melbourne, by the Rev. S. T. Hoban, James, eldest son of the late Robert Bain of Berwick, to Harriett daughter of the late W. Halligan of Bonnie Doon.2 
Widow15 Jan 1908Harriet Halligan became a widow upon the death of her husband James Bain.3 
Land-Berwick*6 Feb 1911 BER-Town S23-1.2.4. Transfer from Sarah Ann Paul to Harriet Bain. 2a 0r 26p.4 
Land-Berwick*15 Sep 1919 BER-Town S23-1.2.4. Transfer from Harriet Bain to Walter Herbert Anderson. 2a 0r 26p.5 
Death*8 Jul 1946 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #D20317/1946 (Age 74) (par William HALLIGAN & Annie BROWNLEE) - as Harriet BAIN.6 
Death-Notice*10 Jul 1946 BAIN.—On July 8, at Berwick, Harriet Bain, of Reserve street, Berwick, dearly loved wife of the late James Bain, and loved sister of William (deceased), John (deceased), James (deceased), Annie (deceased), Isabella (Mrs. McNeill), Robert (deceasead), Chris (deceased), Nell (deceased), Tom (deceased), Mary (deceased), and Susie (Mrs. B. Terry).
BAIN - The Funeral of the late Mrs HARRIET BAIN of Reserve street Berwick will leave our parlour, 10 Walker street, Dandenong THIS DAY (Wednesday) after a service by the Rev W P Daunt commencing at 10.45 am for the Springvale Crematorium.7 

Family

 James Bain b. 1865, d. 15 Jan 1908
Child 1.James Speeding Bain b. Nov 1904, d. Nov 1904

Newspaper-Articles

  • 17 Dec 1929: ATTACK IN A BERWICK STREET.
    BERWICK. Monday—Lancelet Arthur Robinson, a labourer, aged 22 years, has been arrested and charged with having inflicted grievous bodily harm on Mrs H Bain. Mrs Bain was returning home along Station street on Friday night when a man stepped from behind a tree and struck her on the head with a beer bottle.8
  • 17 Jul 1946: HARRIET BAIN, Late of Reserve Street, Berwick, Widow. Deceased.—After fourteen clear days Annie Isabella Gray, of 31 Dinsdale street, Albert Park, married woman, one of the executrices appointed by deceased's will, dated twenty-eighth October, one thousand nine hundred and forty-three, will APPLY to the Supreme Court for PROBATE of this WILL, leave being reserved to Nancy Pateman, of Fernacre, Upper Beaconsfield, married woman the other executrix named in the said will, to come in and prove the same at any time.
    SNOWDEN NEAVE & DEMAINE, solicitors, 433 Little Collins street, Melbourne. Mary Ann 'Nancy' Bedggood9

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B25098/1873 (par William HALLIGAN & Annie BROWNLEE) - as Unnamed Female HALLIGAN, Birth registered at Mansfield, Australia."
  2. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 28 Jun 1904, p1.
  3. [S3] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Edwardian Index Victoria 1902-1913.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 924-718 - Harriett Bain of Berwick Widow.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 924-718 - Walter Herbert Anderson of Berwick Dentist.
  6. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D20317/1946 (Age 74) (par William HALLIGAN & Annie BROWNLEE) - as Harriet BAIN, born Bonnie Doon. Death registered at Berwick, Australia."
  7. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 10 Jul 1946, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22328089
    The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 10 Jul 1946, p16
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22328089
  8. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 17 Dec 1929, p20.
  9. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 17 Jul 1946, p21.
Last Edited16 Dec 2024

Eleanor Flora Gilbert

F, #24878, b. 8 Jul 1867, d. 1956
Father*James Redmond Gilbert b. 1837, d. 1900
Mother*Ellen Spouse b. 1845, d. 1915
Married NameGilbert. 
Birth*8 Jul 1867 Kyneton, VIC, Australia, #B15787/1867.1,2 
Land-Note*17 Jan 1935 GEM-D-1A 6.7.8/LP1137. Philip Francois Herga According to the title certificate, Matilda Wheeler sold the property to Philip Herga. The rate book states that she sold to Mrs Elinor Gilbert.3 
Land-Note19 May 1937 GEM-D-1A 6.7.8/LP1137. Philip Francois Herga According to the title certificate Philip Herga was the owner of the property. The rate book states that Elinor Gilbert sold it to S W Pateman. Pateman may have taken out a caveat in July 1937.4 
Death*1956 Laverton, VIC, Australia, #D22220/1956 (Age 89) [par James William GILBERT & Ellen SPOUSE].5 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
bt 1936 - 1937Hillside, Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With Edward John Gilbert.6,7
1942Peel Street, Berwick, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties.8

Grave

  • R/C B 1441 + 1442, Booroondara Cemetery, Kew, VIC, Australia9

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "[par James Redmond GILBERT & Ellen SPOUSE]."
  2. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Luke McManus.
  3. [S66] Berwick Shire Rates, 1870-1965 1934/35 Mrs Wheeler to Mrs Elinor Gilbert on 17 Jan 1935 - 18 acres house N16
    1934/35 No 759 + 760 Mrs Elinor Gilbert 10ac lots 7 & 8 N5 ; 4 1/2ac Lot 6 N14.
    1935/36 Mrs Elinor Gilbert
    1936/37 No 709 Mrs Elinor Gilbert is crossed out, now S W Pateman per 19 May 1937, next rate No 1499
    it appears that the rates were left unpaid by Elinor Gilbert.
  4. [S66] Berwick Shire Rates, 1870-1965 Berwick Shire Rate books list S W Pateman, Upper Beaconsfield as the owner of these three blocks. His name was never entered on the title. A caveat was lodged on 27 July 1937, but it is not recorded who lodged it.
    1936/37 Gilbert crossed out, replaced by S W Pateman
    1937/38 to 1938/39 S W Pateman UB 14 1/2 acres Lots 6.7.8 NAV 19 - these rates were either unpaid, or just partly paid.
    1940/41 as above, but NAV now 12.
    1941/42 S W Pateman crossed out, replaced by Cheney, but only Lots 7.8 listed N12. Cheney paid off the rate arrears.
    The omission of lot 6 was probably an administrative error.
  5. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D22220/1956 - born Lauriston."
  6. [S136] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1936.
  7. [S137] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1937.
  8. [S142] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1942.
  9. [S46] Index of burials in the cemetery of Boroondara, Kew,.
Last Edited24 Jul 2020

Nella Jean Hibbins

F, #24879, b. 1917, d. 16 Jan 1946
Married NameGilbert. 
Birth*1917 Moonee Ponds, VIC, Australia, #B20187/1917 [par Albt Osborne HIBBINS & Doris Ellen BATCHELOR].1 
Marriage*29 Nov 1941 Spouse: Edward John Gilbert. VIC, Australia, #M17597/1941.2,3
 
Death*16 Jan 1946 Parkville, VIC, Australia, #D744/1946 (Age 28) [par Albert Osborne HIBBINS & Doris BATCHELOR].4 
Death-Notice*18 Jan 1946 GILBERT (Hibbins).— On January 16, Nella Jean, of 21 Murphy-street, Elsternwick, loved wife of Jack, loving mother of John, aged 28 years. Requiescat in pace. Private interment.
GILBERT (Hibbins). — On January 16, Nella Jean, of 21 Murphy-street, Elsternwick, dearly loved younger daughter of Albert and the late Doris, loving step-daughter of Al, aged 28 years. Private interment.
GILBERT (Hibbins). — On January 16, Nella Jean, of 21 Murphy-street, Elsternwick. Loved sister of Doris, Maude and Jack. Private Interment.
GILBERT (Hibbins).— On January 16, after a brief illness, Nella Jean, dearly loved granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Batchelor, loved niece of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, loving cousin of Helen and Doris.
Peacefully sleeping.5 

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  3. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Luke McManus.
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D744/1946 - born MOONEE PONDS."
  5. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 18 Jan 1946, p8
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206805023
Last Edited13 Jul 2020

James Redmond Gilbert

M, #24880, b. 1837, d. 1900
Birth*1837 
Marriage*1866 Spouse: Ellen Spouse. VIC, Australia, #M1548/1866.1
 
Death*1900 Hawthorn, VIC, Australia, #D9261/1900 (Age 63) [par William John GILBERT & Eliza WILSON].2 

Grave

  • R/C B 1441 + 1442, Booroondara Cemetery, Kew, VIC, Australia3

Family

 Ellen Spouse b. 1845, d. 1915
Children 1.Eleanor Flora Gilbert b. 8 Jul 1867, d. 1956
 2.William Francis Gilbert+ b. 1871, d. 18 Sep 1916

Citations

  1. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
  3. [S46] Index of burials in the cemetery of Boroondara, Kew,.
Last Edited24 Jul 2020

Ellen Spouse

F, #24881, b. 1845, d. 1915
Married NameGilbert. 
Birth*1845 
Marriage*1866 Spouse: James Redmond Gilbert. VIC, Australia, #M1548/1866.1
 
Widow1900Ellen Spouse became a widow upon the death of her husband James Redmond Gilbert.2 
Death*1915 Melbourne East, VIC, Australia, #D14182/1915 (Age 70) [par William SPOUSE & Flora McDONALD].2 

Grave

  • R/C B 1441 + 1442, Booroondara Cemetery, Kew, VIC, Australia3

Family

 James Redmond Gilbert b. 1837, d. 1900
Children 1.Eleanor Flora Gilbert b. 8 Jul 1867, d. 1956
 2.William Francis Gilbert+ b. 1871, d. 18 Sep 1916

Citations

  1. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
  3. [S46] Index of burials in the cemetery of Boroondara, Kew,.
Last Edited24 Jul 2020

William Francis Gilbert

M, #24883, b. 1871, d. 18 Sep 1916
Father*James Redmond Gilbert b. 1837, d. 1900
Mother*Ellen Spouse b. 1845, d. 1915
Birth*1871 Runnymede, VIC, Australia, #B19077/1871.1 
Marriage*28 Aug 1901 Spouse: Katherine Emma Nye. Steiglitz, VIC, Australia, #M4675/1901 - indexed as NIFE.2,3
 
Widower26 May 1911William Francis Gilbert became a widower upon the death of his wife Katherine Emma Nye.4,3 
Death*18 Sep 1916 Brunswick North, VIC, Australia, #D9012/1916 (Age 45.)4 

Grave

  • R/C B 1441 + 1442, Booroondara Cemetery, Kew, VIC, Australia5

Family

 Katherine Emma Nye b. 1879, d. 26 May 1911
Children 1.Alfred James Gilbert b. 1902
 2.Ellen Gilbert b. 1904
 3.Francis Edward Gilbert b. 1906, d. 1945
 4.Alice Mary Gilbert b. 1908
 5.Edward John Gilbert+ b. 13 May 1911, d. Sep 2006

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "mother as Ellen MOUSE."
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "indexed as Kleen Emma NIFE & Wm Frances GILBERT."
  3. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Luke McManus.
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
  5. [S46] Index of burials in the cemetery of Boroondara, Kew,.
Last Edited13 Jul 2020

Katherine Emma Nye

F, #24884, b. 1879, d. 26 May 1911
Married NameGilbert. 
Birth*1879 
Marriage*28 Aug 1901 Spouse: William Francis Gilbert. Steiglitz, VIC, Australia, #M4675/1901 - indexed as NIFE.1,2
 
Death*26 May 1911 Ballarat, VIC, Australia, #D3701/1911 (Age 32) [par Alfred NYE & Emma HAGUE] - as Cathleen GILBERT.3,2 

Family

 William Francis Gilbert b. 1871, d. 18 Sep 1916
Children 1.Alfred James Gilbert b. 1902
 2.Ellen Gilbert b. 1904
 3.Francis Edward Gilbert b. 1906, d. 1945
 4.Alice Mary Gilbert b. 1908
 5.Edward John Gilbert+ b. 13 May 1911, d. Sep 2006

Citations

  1. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "indexed as Kleen Emma NIFE & Wm Frances GILBERT."
  2. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Luke McManus.
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
Last Edited13 Jul 2020

Francis Edward Gilbert

M, #24885, b. 1906, d. 1945
Father*William Francis Gilbert b. 1871, d. 18 Sep 1916
Mother*Katherine Emma Nye b. 1879, d. 26 May 1911
Birth*1906 Berringa, VIC, Australia, #B905/1906.1 
Death*1945 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #D2658/1946 (Age 39) [par William Francis GILBERT & Catherine NYE].2 

Grave

  • R/C B 1441 + 1442, Booroondara Cemetery, Kew, VIC, Australia3

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D2658/1946 - born BERRINGA."
  3. [S46] Index of burials in the cemetery of Boroondara, Kew,.
Last Edited13 Jul 2020

Ellen Gilbert

F, #24886, b. 1904
Father*William Francis Gilbert b. 1871, d. 18 Sep 1916
Mother*Katherine Emma Nye b. 1879, d. 26 May 1911
Birth*1904 Berringa, VIC, Australia, #B8065/1904.1 

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
Last Edited13 Jul 2020

Alfred James Gilbert

M, #24887, b. 1902
Father*William Francis Gilbert b. 1871, d. 18 Sep 1916
Mother*Katherine Emma Nye b. 1879, d. 26 May 1911
Birth*1902 Berringa, VIC, Australia, #B16041/1902.1 

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
Last Edited13 Jul 2020

Alice Mary Gilbert

F, #24888, b. 1908
Father*William Francis Gilbert b. 1871, d. 18 Sep 1916
Mother*Katherine Emma Nye b. 1879, d. 26 May 1911
Birth*1908 Berringa, VIC, Australia, #B24729/1908.1 

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
Last Edited13 Jul 2020
 

NOTE

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