Melville Gardiner

M, #25838, d. 1846
Marriage* Spouse: Catherine Robertson.
 
Note*30 May 1813 Melvil Gardener & Margaret Dodds, married 30 May 1813 at Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, Record ID: 60144::2962008
Old Parish Registers Banns and marriages
Melville Gardner & Margaret Dods married on 1 Jun 1813, Canongate Parish. Ref 180 210. 
Marriage*23 Oct 1819 Spouse: Janet Mack. Scotland.
 
Death*1846 Scotland. 

Family 1

 Catherine Robertson
Child 1.Robert Gardiner+ b. 20 May 1812, d. 24 Sep 1889

Family 2

 Janet Mack b. 1789, d. 7 Feb 1858
Children 1.Abraham Gardiner+ b. 25 Sep 1820, d. 6 Nov 1874
 2.John Gardiner b. 1828
Last Edited28 Mar 2023

Abraham Gardiner

M, #25839, b. 25 Sep 1820, d. 6 Nov 1874
Father*Melville Gardiner d. 1846
Mother*Janet Mack b. 1789, d. 7 Feb 1858
Birth*25 Sep 1820 Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, Abram Gardner [par Melville GARDNER & Janet MACK].1 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel18 Oct 1848 Sailing with Janet Gardiner John Gardiner to Port Phillip Bay, VIC, Australia. Ship on 'Tasman' with Abraham 27 Farm Lab; William 26 Farm Lab; Jessie 22 Cook; John 19 Farm Lab
Age 27 - Farm Labourer.2,3 
Marriage*13 Sep 1855 Spouse: Elizabeth Bowman. Home of Bride's mother, North Melbourne, VIC, Scotland, #M2658/1855, Abraham GARDINER & Elizabeth BOWMAN.4
 
Civil Case*1861 Item 1861/2150, Robert Gardiner v Abraham Gardiner John Gardiner.5 
Civil Case1862 Item 1862/849, Robert Gardiner v Abraham Gardiner John Gardiner.6 
Widower1870Abraham Gardiner became a widower upon the death of his wife Elizabeth Bowman.7 
Death*6 Nov 1874 VIC, Australia, #D11254/1874 (Age 53) [par unknown] - born Scotland.8 
Death-Notice*18 Nov 1874 GARDINER.—On the 6th November, Mr. Abraham Gardiner, formerly of Western Port.9 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
6 Jun 1841Harelaw, Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland(Head of Household) Janet Gardiner;
Age 20 - Ag Lab10

Grave

  • MGC-PRE-M-Public, Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, VIC, Australia11

Newspaper-Articles

  • 30 Dec 1858: Contracts accepted: Abram Gardiner, eradication of thistles, Berwick, £2012
  • 4 Aug 1860: Charles Rossiter, James Feehan, John Brisbane, Abram Gardiner, and Adam Ritchie, to be the Trustees of the land set apart at Berwick as a site for a General Cemetery. Charles Rossiter, James Feehan, John Brisbane, Adam Ritchie13
  • 28 Aug 1862: IN the Insolvent Estate of ABRAHAM GARDINER, of Berwick, near Dandenong, in the Colony of Victoria, Farmer. Whereas on the petition of Robert Gardiner, of Bolinda, near Sunbury, in the said colony of Victoria, the ESTATE of Abraham Gardiner, the abovenamed Insolvent, was, on the twenty-fifth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two by order, of His Honour Henry Samuel Chapman, one of the judges of the Supreme Court of the colony of Victoria, PLACED UNDER SEQUESTRATION in my hands, until the same should by the said Supreme Court he adjudged to be sequestrated, or the said petiticn discharged according to law; find His Honour did appoint Thursday, the fourth day of September next, for the said Abraham Gardiner to appear before the said Supreme Court, to show cause why his estate should not by sentence of the said Court he adjudged to be sequestrated for the benefit of his creditors; and His Honour did at the same time appoint Henry Steel Shaw, Esquire, of Melbourne, one of the official assignees of insolvent estates, to be the official assignee of this estate.
    Dated at Melbourne this twenty-seventh day of August, A.D. 1862.
    WRIGTHESLEY BAPTIST NOEL, Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. Robert Gardiner14
  • 9 Oct 1862: IN RE ABRAHAM GARDINER.
    The insolvent, who had been a farmer at Berwick, near Dandenong, was present, but no business was done, and the meeting closed. Robert Gardiner15
  • 16 Oct 1862: RE ABRAHAM GARDINER.
    In this estate two debts were admitted. The insolvent (a farmer at Berwick) objected to the reception of a proof of debt for £482 15s. 6d., alleged to be due to Robert Gardiner, a former partner, by virtue of a judgement on the Supreme Court, on the ground that the judgement was obtained by collusion on the part of the solicitors engaged in the cause. The objection, however, could not be sustained by any proof, and the debt was admitted. The insolvent was examined by Sir G. Stephen, who appeared for creditors, and the meeting was adjourned for a further examination of the insolvent until the 7th November. Robert Gardiner16

Citations

  1. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Abram Gardner, Birth Date: 25 Sep 1820, Birth Place: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, Father: Melville Gardner, Mother: Janet Mack.
  2. [S36] Inward & outward passenger lists to and from Victoria. Series: (VPRS 14; 7666; 7667; 7786); PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896.
  3. [S36] Inward & outward passenger lists to and from Victoria. Series: (VPRS 14; 7666; 7667; 7786); PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923
    Janet Gardiner, Age 59, arrived 18 Oct 1848 on "Tasman."
  4. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M2658/1855, Abraham GARDINER & Elizabeth BOWMAN
    viewed Marriage Certificate: Abraham Gardiner, Bachelor, born Dunbar East Lothian, Scotland, farmer, aged 33, residence present Jackson's Creek, usual Western Port, parents Melville Gardiner, Ironmon ... Farmer, deceased, and Janet Mack & Elizabeth Bowman, Spinster, born Dundee Scotland, aged 28, residence present and usual Queensberry Street Melbourne. Parents Thomas Bowman, ironmonger, deceased, and Milln Lawson
    Married according to the forms of the Presbyterian Church by A. M. Ramsay. Witnesses John Gardiner and Isabella Bowman. Married in the Home of the Bride's mother North Melbourne on 13 Sep 1855."
  5. [S34] PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Civil Case Files
    VPRS 267/ P0007/ Unit 2
    Item 1861/2150, Robert Gardiner v Abraham Gardiner John Gardiner.
  6. [S34] PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Civil Case Files
    VPRS 267/ P0007/ Unit 17
    Item 1862/849, Robert Gardiner v Abraham Gardiner John Gardiner.
  7. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D3246/1870 (Age 45) (par Unknown BOWMAN & Mellvence) - as Elizabeth GARDINER, born Dundee Scotland. Death registered at Bacchus Marsh, Australia. Spouse Abram GARDINER."
  8. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D11254/1874 (Age 53) - born Scotland."
  9. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 18 Nov 1874, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/201537072
  10. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "1841 Scotland Census. Chirnside Parish ED 1/ Page 15/ Line 1380
    Enummerated at Harelaw, Chirnside
    Household Members: Abraham Gardener, William Gardener, Jean Gardener, Jessy Gardener, John Gardener
    Ancestry Record ID: 1004::857368."
  11. [S345] Index of monumental inscriptions/burials, www.findagrave.com "Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia, Plot: MGC-PRE-M-Public, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199085936
    Grave of Abraham Gardner (1821-7 Nov 1874)."
  12. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 30 Dec 1858, p5
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/7307147
  13. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 4 Aug 1860, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/154843690
  14. [S14] Newspaper - The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 28 Aug 1862, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/244227509
  15. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 9 Oct 1862, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/6480140
  16. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 16 Oct 1862, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/6480324
Last Edited4 Feb 2024

Janet Mack

F, #25840, b. 1789, d. 7 Feb 1858
Married NameGardiner. 
Birth*1789 
Marriage*23 Oct 1819 Spouse: Melville Gardiner. Scotland.
 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel18 Oct 1848 Sailing with Abraham Gardiner John Gardiner to Port Phillip Bay, VIC, Australia. Ship on 'Tasman' with Abraham 27 Farm Lab; William 26 Farm Lab; Jessie 22 Cook; John 19 Farm Lab
Age 59.1,2 
Death*7 Feb 1858 Berwick, VIC, Australia. 
Death-Notice*13 Feb 1858 On the 7th inst., at her son's residence, Melville Park, Mrs. Janet Gardner, Berwick.3 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
6 Jun 1841Harelaw, Chirnside, Berwickshire, ScotlandHead of Household: Janet Gardiner. Age 54 - as Janet GARDENER
Member(s) of Household: Abraham Gardiner.4

Family

 Melville Gardiner d. 1846
Children 1.Abraham Gardiner+ b. 25 Sep 1820, d. 6 Nov 1874
 2.John Gardiner b. 1828

Citations

  1. [S36] Inward & outward passenger lists to and from Victoria. Series: (VPRS 14; 7666; 7667; 7786); PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896.
  2. [S36] Inward & outward passenger lists to and from Victoria. Series: (VPRS 14; 7666; 7667; 7786); PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923
    Janet Gardiner, Age 59, arrived 18 Oct 1848 on "Tasman."
  3. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 13 Feb 1858, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/7146517
  4. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "1841 Scotland Census. Chirnside Parish ED 1/ Page 15/ Line 1380
    Enummerated at Harelaw, Chirnside
    Household Members: Abraham Gardener, William Gardener, Jean Gardener, Jessy Gardener, John Gardener
    Ancestry Record ID: 1004::857368."
Last Edited28 Mar 2023

Catherine Robertson

F, #25841
Married NameGardiner. 
Marriage* Spouse: Melville Gardiner.
 

Family

 Melville Gardiner d. 1846
Child 1.Robert Gardiner+ b. 20 May 1812, d. 24 Sep 1889
Last Edited28 Mar 2023

John Gardiner

M, #25842, b. 1828
Father*Melville Gardiner d. 1846
Mother*Janet Mack b. 1789, d. 7 Feb 1858
Birth*1828 Scotland. 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel18 Oct 1848 Sailing with Janet Gardiner Abraham Gardiner to Port Phillip Bay, VIC, Australia. Ship on 'Tasman' with Abraham 27 Farm Lab; William 26 Farm Lab; Jessie 22 Cook; John 19 Farm Lab
Age 19 - Farm Labourer.1,2 
(Witness) Civil Case1861 Item 1861/2150, Robert Gardiner v Abraham Gardiner John Gardiner.3 
(Witness) Civil Case1862 Item 1862/849, Robert Gardiner v Abraham Gardiner John Gardiner.4 

Citations

  1. [S36] Inward & outward passenger lists to and from Victoria. Series: (VPRS 14; 7666; 7667; 7786); PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896.
  2. [S36] Inward & outward passenger lists to and from Victoria. Series: (VPRS 14; 7666; 7667; 7786); PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923
    Janet Gardiner, Age 59, arrived 18 Oct 1848 on "Tasman."
  3. [S34] PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Civil Case Files
    VPRS 267/ P0007/ Unit 2
    Item 1861/2150, Robert Gardiner v Abraham Gardiner John Gardiner.
  4. [S34] PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Civil Case Files
    VPRS 267/ P0007/ Unit 17
    Item 1862/849, Robert Gardiner v Abraham Gardiner John Gardiner.
Last Edited28 Mar 2023

Gerald Carl Weigall

M, #25847, b. 1872, d. 22 Feb 1950
Father*Theyre Weigall1 b. 1831, d. 20 Nov 1911
Mother*Marian A'Beckett1 b. Dec 1840, d. 5 Jan 1919
ChartsDescendants of William A'BECKETT
Birth*1872 Elsternwick, VIC, Australia, #B7422/1872.1 
Marriage*22 Nov 1899 Spouse: Maud Raleigh. All Saints' Church, East St Kilda, VIC, Australia, #M6357/1899.2
 
Marriage-Notice*29 Nov 1899 WEIGALL—RALEIGH.—On the 22nd November, at All Saints' Church, East St. Kilda, by the Rev. C. E. Drought, assisted by the Rev. Canon Potter, Gerald Carl Weigall, M.B., Cheltenham, fourth son of Theyre Weigall, Elsternwick, to Maud, eldest daughter of W. T. Raleigh, Gembrook.3 
Widower20 Sep 1944Gerald Carl Weigall became a widower upon the death of his wife Maud Raleigh.4 
Note*1945 #M15326/1945 - PELLETIER, Agnes Gwen Deon.2 
Death*22 Feb 1950 South Yarra, VIC, Australia, #D2301/1950 (Age 77) [par Theyre WEIGALL & Marian A'BECKETT].5 
Death-Notice*24 Feb 1950 WEIGALL.—On February 22, at his home, Avoca street, South Yarra, Dr. Gerald Weigall, the loving father of Gerald, Priscilla, James, Barbara, and Celia, and the beloved husband of Gwendolin, aged 78 years. (Privately cremated.)6 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 3 Jul 1935: WOMEN LIFT-DRIVERS "Should Have Something Better to Do" Dr. Gerald Weigall's Views MELBOURNE, July 3.
    "Attractive women lift-drivers, aged between 20 and 23 years, should have something better to do than 'push' lifts," Dr. Gerald Weigall (chairman of the Brotherhood of St. Laurence) declared, in deploring the actions of employers who in those days advertise for women to take jobs in which men could be given work. Dr. Weigall said that the girls spent the money thus earned on face paint when it should be "keeping the wolf from the door." "Only the other day I found seven vacant positions advertised for women," he said. As some of them were for hairdressing and the like I could not object, but the seventh was in search of an attractive young lady, between 20 and 23 years of age, to drive a lift for a city firm. That is a position which would "keep the wolf away from the door" of some unfortunate family if it were to a father, but, more's the pity, such money goes for face paint instead."7
  • 24 Feb 1950: Death of Well-Known Physician
    Dr. Gerald Weigall, who was honorary medical officer to the Duke of Gloucester during the Royal visit of 1934, died at his home in Avoca-street, South Yarra, on Wednesday night after a long illness.
    Dr. Weigall, who was 78, was one of the most prominent members of the medical profession in Melbourne. He was president of the Melbourne Medical Association in 1932, and of the British Medical Association in 1934.
    He represented the B.M.A. on the Bush Nursing Hospitals' Association, in which he was keenly interested.
    For many years he practised in Brighton, where he began the Brighton Community Hospital.
    Dr. Weigall had been president of the Old Melburnians and member of the Wallaby Club, the Melbourne Club and the Royal Melbourne Golf Club.
    Born ln Melbourne and educated at Melbourne Grammar School and the Melbourne University, Dr. Weigall was the son of the late Mr. Theyre Weigall, a former Master in Equity.
    His first wife died some years ago. He is survived by his second wife, two sons and three daughters.
    He was privately cremated yesterday.8
  • 5 Jun 1950: Doctor leaves £50,059
    The estate of Dr. Gerald Carl Weigall, of South Yarra, who died on February 22, has been sworn at £50,059.
    Probate of the will has been applied for by The Equity Trustees Company and Herbert le Poer Darvall.9
  • 5 Jun 1950: DOCTOR LEAVES £57,309
    MELBOURNE, June 4: Dr. Gerald Carl Weigall, of South Yarra, who died in February. left assets sworn at £57,309—£7,250 realty and £50,059 personalty to his wife and children.10

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  3. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 29 Nov 1899, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9039836
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D10014/1944 - born ST KILDA."
  5. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D2301/1950 - born ELSTERNWICK."
  6. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 24 Feb 1950, p10
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22812617
  7. [S14] Newspaper - The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld.), Wed 3 Jul 1935, p18
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/183768559
  8. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 24 Feb 1950, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/187345892
  9. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 5 Jun 1950, p5
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22833456
  10. [S14] Newspaper - The West Australian (Perth, WA), Mon 5 Jun 1950, p5
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47867070
Last Edited18 May 2021

Cornelia Mary Casey

F, #25848, b. 27 Nov 1841, d. 13 Nov 1901
Father*Cornelius Gavin Casey b. 1811, d. 2 Aug 1896
Mother*Letitia Gardiner b. 1818, d. 1863
Birth*27 Nov 1841 Hobart, TAS, Australia.1 
Land-Note*10 Apr 1888 GEM--A2 and GEM--28 & govt road: Mortgagee: Cornelia Mary Casey. Mortgage 90118. Discharged 24 Nov 1894. Mortgagor was William Thorp Raleigh.2 
Death*13 Nov 1901 London, England, Dec Q 1901 (Barnet) 03a 179 (Age 59.)3 
Death-Notice*15 Nov 1901 CASEY.—On the 13th November, at London, Cornelia Mary Casey, eldest daughter of the late Dr. Casey, Brighton, Victoria. (By cable.)4 

Citations

  1. [S64] Archives Office of Tasmania. Tasmanian Names Index.
  2. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2001-017 - Cornelia Mary Casey. Mortgage 90118. Discharged 24 Nov 1894.
  3. [S332] UK - General Register Office Indexes "Cornelia Mary Casey
    Dec Q 1901 (Barnet) 03a 179 (Age 59)."
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 15 Nov 1901, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9616226
Last Edited18 May 2021

Bertha Beatrice Bignell

F, #25850, b. Jun 1849, d. 6 Dec 1908
Father*Edwin Amicus Bignell
Mother*Elizabeth Grant
Married NameThomas. 
Birth*Jun 1849 Kingsbridge, Devon, England, Jun Q 1849 (Kingsbridge Union) 09 368. Mother's maiden surname: Grant.1 
Marriage*20 Mar 1873 Spouse: David Thomas. St Peter's Church, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #M138/1873.2,3
Marriage-Notice*26 Mar 1873 THOMAS—BIGNELL.—On the 20th inst., at St. Peter's Church, by the Rev. H. H. P. Handfield, David Thomas, M.P., to Bertha Beatrice, daughter of the late E. A. Bignell, Kingsbridge, Devon.4 
Death*6 Dec 1908 Armadale, VIC, Australia, #D12303/1908 (Age 59) [par Edwin BYNELL & Elizabeth GRANT].5 
Death-Notice*8 Dec 1908 THOMAS.—On the 6th December, at "Fairlee," Grange-road, Toorak, Bertha Beatrice, widow of the late David Thomas. Interred privately at Brighton on the 7th.6 

Citations

  1. [S332] UK - General Register Office Indexes "Bertha Beatrice Bignell. Jun Q 1849 (Kingsbridge Union) 09 368. Mother's maiden surname: Grant."
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  3. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, St Peter's Eastern Hill, Melbourne, Marriage Registers. Reference M2/11. Marriage of David Thomas, aged 46, (par Thomas Thomas & Sarah Harries) and Bertha Beatrice Bignell, aged 23, (par Edwin Amicas Bignell & Elizabeth Grant), on 20 Mar 1873. Viewed on 19 May 2021 at Ancestry (Record ID: 9732::19078).
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 26 Mar 1873, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5850707
  5. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
  6. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Tue 8 Dec 1908, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10189728
Last Edited19 May 2021
 

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