Thomas Walton

M, #28267, b. 1822, d. 23 Oct 1913
Birth*18221 
Marriage* Spouse: Eliza Simmons.2
 
Widower8 Aug 1904Thomas Walton became a widower upon the death of his wife Eliza Simmons.2 
Death*23 Oct 1913 Hillsley, Narre Warren North, VIC, Australia, #D12280/1913 (Age 91) (par Nathaniel WALTON) - as Thos WALTON.1 
Death-Notice*29 Oct 1913 WALTON.—At the residence of his son-in-law, G. W. Robinson, Narre Warren, Thomas Walton, late of Berwick and Drouin, in his 92nd year.
A colonist since 1844.3 

Grave

  • 4-484-B, Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, VIC, Australia4

Family

 Eliza Simmons d. 8 Aug 1904
Child 1.Eliza Mary Ann Walton+ b. 1845, d. 19 Jun 1935

Newspaper-Articles

  • 30 Oct 1913: Narre Warren North.
    Mr Thomas Walton died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs G. W. Robinson, of Narre Warren North, on Friday last, at the advanced age of 91 years. Mr. Walton was an early pioneer settler, arriving in Berwick in 1854, and shortly after purchasing from Capt. Gardiner the property "Holly Green," now the residence of Mr S. J. Webb. Mr. Walton was a fine old type of Englishman, being hale and hearty to the last. He was a leading agriculturist and stock breeder, and was instrumental in founding the Royal and Mornington Farmers' Societies. He was interred in the Berwick Cemetery (of which he was one of the original trustees) on Saturday, the Rev. A. J. Cole officiating at the grave side.5
  • 4 Nov 1913: OBITUARY. MR. THOMAS WALTON.
    On Friday, 24th October, one of Victoria's earliest colonists, passed away, and also one of South Gippsland's pioneers, almost the first of the early Brandy Creek settlers - Mr. Thomas Walton, who died at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. G. W. Robinson, "Hillsley," Narree Warren.
    Mr. Thomas Walton enjoyed splendid health almost up to the day of his death. Although in his 92nd year he could read without spectacles and every night by lamp light read the newspapers through and through.
    The cause of death was a fall received at the Flinders Street railway station on Sept. 23rd, the day he left Drouin for Melbourne. Going out of the station he fell down the steps at the Elizabeth Street exit, getting badly bruised. However, he went to the Flemington stock sale on Wednesday (next day) and attended the Show on the Thursday. He then paid a visit to his niece, Mrs A. H. Cox, at Brighton, where he had an attack of asthma. Mrs Cox got Dr. Aitcheson, of Brighton, to attend him and he told her that Mr Walton had injured his heart by the fall and might go off any moment. He apparently got alright and visited several old Brighton friends and renewed acquaintance with places he knew in the forties.
    On Sunday, October 19th, he accompanied his daughter, Mrs G. W. Robinson to Narree Warren, and was not too well for a day or two there, but on Thursday he was up and about the orchard and eat three good meals, and sat up until after 10 o'clock that night. On Friday morning he said he felt a lot better and asked for his clothes to get up, and an hour afterwards passed away quietly without pain or struggle. Mr Walton was a strenuous man in his early days, always following farming or stock raising. He spent some years farming at North Brighton, was the pioneer farmer of the Berwick district; was a noted breeder of the Clydesdale horse, taking valuable prizes as an exhibitor at the old Port Phillip Farmer's Show, Royal Park. He exhibited flax and tobacco at the Exhibition in 1856, on a site where the Law Courts are now. In 1868, Mr Walton took up "Riverbanks," on the Sand Road, Drouin West, and some members of the family selected "Hawsley," on the Main Gippsland road, Brandy Creek. Through the experiments with grass on the then dense scrub lands, he called attention to the great possibilities of the scrub lands. In 1880, together with the family he migrated to the West Darling district of New South Wales, taking up "Tillagoonah," then an arid piece of country. He started and bored for water, was successful, and receiving an offer for the station sold out and returned to "Riverbanks." In the disastrous years that followed the land boom Mr Walton lost most of his Gippsland property, and resided at "Grassdale," Drouin, up to his visit to town last month.
    As one of the first trustees of the Berwick cemetery, and also being one of the first in all the institutions around Berwick-Church, school and show grounds—Mr Walton thought he would like to be interred in that cemetery, so the members of the family agreed to have him buried there, the interment taking place on Saturday afternoon.
    - The late Mr Walton leaves a family of four daughters and two sons, and a large number of grandchildren and great grandchildren.6

Citations

  1. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D12280/1913 (Age 91) (par Nathaniel WALTON) - as Thos WALTON, Death registered at Berwick, Australia."
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D8454/1904 (Age 83) (par Wm SIMMONS & FOLLEY) - as Eliza WALTON, Death registered at Drouin, Australia."
  3. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 29 Oct 1913, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/7244869
  4. [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
    4-484-B Walton Thomas M 91 25/10/1913 516.
  5. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Thu 30 Oct 1913, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66184225
  6. [S14] Newspaper - West Gippsland Gazette (Warragul, Vic.), Tue 4 Nov 1913, p7
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/68666204
Last Edited31 Aug 2022

Eliza Simmons

F, #28268, d. 8 Aug 1904
Married NameWalton.1 
Marriage* Spouse: Thomas Walton.1
 
Death*8 Aug 1904 Drouin, VIC, Australia, #D8454/1904 (Age 83) (par Wm SIMMONS & FOLLEY) - as Eliza WALTON.1 
Death-Notice*15 Aug 1904 WALTON.—On the 8th August, at Drouin, Eliza Walton, in her 83rd year. A colonist of 60 years.
Her end was peace.2 

Family

 Thomas Walton b. 1822, d. 23 Oct 1913
Child 1.Eliza Mary Ann Walton+1 b. 1845, d. 19 Jun 1935

Citations

  1. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D8454/1904 (Age 83) (par Wm SIMMONS & FOLLEY) - as Eliza WALTON, Death registered at Drouin, Australia."
  2. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 15 Aug 1904, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10334901
Last Edited31 Aug 2022

Margaret Jane Sweeney

F, #28269, b. 1873, d. 29 May 1958
Father*John Sweeney b. 1834, d. 24 Aug 1912
Mother*Alice Reedy b. 1841, d. 7 Mar 1916
Birth*1873 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #B22202/1873 (par John SWEENEY & Alice REEDY) - as Margaret SWEENEY.1 
Land-Berwick*29 Jul 1946 BER-Town S12-5. Transfer from William James Carney to Margaret Jane Sweeney. 2r.2 
Death*29 May 1958 Fitzroy, VIC, Australia, #D5887/1958 (Age 83) (par John SWEENEY & Alice REEDY) - as Margaret Jane SWEENEY.3 
Land-Note*8 Jun 1959 No A752777 Margaret Jane Sweeney died on 29th May 1958. Probate of her Will has been granted to National Trustees Executors and Agency Company of Australasia Limited of 95 Queen Street Melbourne. Dated 8th June 1959.4 
Land-Berwick*8 Jun 1959 BER-Town S12-5. Transfer from Margaret Jane Sweeney to Agnes Frances Sweeney. 2r.5 

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B22202/1873 (par John SWEENEY & Alice REEDY) - as Margaret SWEENEY, Birth registered at Berwick, Australia."
  2. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 228-443 - Margaret Jane Sweeney of Mt Carmel Berwick Spinster.
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D5887/1958 (Age 83) (par John SWEENEY & Alice REEDY) - as Margaret Jane SWEENEY, born Narre Warren. Death registered at Fitzroy, Australia."
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 228-443 - No A752777 Margaret Jane Sweeney died on 29th May 1958. Probate of her Will has been granted to National Trustees Executors and Agency Company of Australasia Limited of 95 Queen Street Melbourne. Dated 8th June 1959.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 228-443 - Agnes Frances Sweeney of "Mt Carmel" Princes Highway Berwick Spinster.
Last Edited31 Aug 2022

John Sweeney

M, #28270, b. 1834, d. 24 Aug 1912
Birth*1834 
Marriage* Spouse: Alice Reedy.
 
Death*24 Aug 1912 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #D8735/1912 (Age 78) (par Patk SWEENEY & Kate GOLDEN) - as Jno SWEENEY.1 
Death-Notice*26 Aug 1912 SWEENEY.—On the 24th August, at his residence, "Femroy," Berwick, John, beloved husband of Alice Sweeney, aged 78 years. R.I.P.2 

Family

 Alice Reedy b. 1841, d. 7 Mar 1916
Children 1.Edward Patrick Sweeney4 b. 1870, d. 1936
 2.Margaret Jane Sweeney b. 1873, d. 29 May 1958
 3.Agnes Frances Sweeney b. 1884, d. 13 Oct 1963

Newspaper-Articles

  • 24 Mar 1883: "NOTICE is hereby given, that after the expiration of fourteen days from publication hereof application will be made to the Supreme Court of the colony of Victoria, in its Probate jurisdiction, that PROBATE of the LAST WILL and TESTAMENT of MICHAEL REEDY, of Eumemering, in the county of Mornington, in the colony of Victoria, farmer, deceased, may be granted to Bridget Reedy, of Eumemmerring aforesaid, the wife of the said deceased, and John Sweeney, of Berick, In the said colony, farmer, the executrix and executor appointed by the will of the said Michael Reedy, deceased.
    Dated this 23rd day of March. 1883
    MADDEN and BUTLER, 75 Collins street west, Melbourne proctors for the said Bridget Road and John Sweeney. Michael Reedy, Bridget Reedy3

Citations

  1. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D8735/1912 (Age 78) (par Patk SWEENEY & Kate GOLDEN) - as Jno SWEENEY, Death registered at Berwick, Australia."
  2. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 26 Aug 1912, p9
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10526134
  3. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 24 Mar 1883, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8506038
  4. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B934/1870 (par John SWEENEY & Alice REEDY) - as Edward Patrick SWEENEY, Birth registered at Berw, Australia."
Last Edited31 Aug 2022

Alice Reedy

F, #28271, b. 1841, d. 7 Mar 1916
Father*Michael Reedy b. 1806, d. 10 Mar 1883
Mother*Bridget Mulcare
Married NameSweeney. 
Birth*1841 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #B36161/1841 (par Michael REEDY & Bridget MULCAHER) - as Alicia REEDY.1 
Marriage* Spouse: John Sweeney.
 
Widow24 Aug 1912Alice Reedy became a widow upon the death of her husband John Sweeney.2 
Death*7 Mar 1916 Fermoy, Berwick, VIC, Australia, #D523/1916 (Age 74) (par Michael REIDY & Bridget MULCARE) - as Alice SWEENEY.3 
Death-Notice*18 Mar 1916 SWEENEY. — At her residence, 'Fermoy," Berwick, on Tuesday, 7th March, Alice, widow of the late John Sweeney, aged 74 years. R.I.P.4 

Family

 John Sweeney b. 1834, d. 24 Aug 1912
Children 1.Edward Patrick Sweeney5 b. 1870, d. 1936
 2.Margaret Jane Sweeney b. 1873, d. 29 May 1958
 3.Agnes Frances Sweeney b. 1884, d. 13 Oct 1963

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B36161/1841 (par Michael REEDY & Bridget MULCAHER) - as Alicia REEDY, Birth registered at Melbourne, Australia."
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D8735/1912 (Age 78) (par Patk SWEENEY & Kate GOLDEN) - as Jno SWEENEY, Death registered at Berwick, Australia."
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D523/1916 (Age 74) (par Michael REIDY & Bridget MULCARE) - as Alice SWEENEY, Death registered at Berwick, Australia."
  4. [S14] Newspaper - Advocate (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 18 Mar 1916, p26
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/151750237
  5. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B934/1870 (par John SWEENEY & Alice REEDY) - as Edward Patrick SWEENEY, Birth registered at Berw, Australia."
Last Edited22 Sep 2023

Edward Patrick Sweeney

M, #28273, b. 1870, d. 1936
Father*John Sweeney1 b. 1834, d. 24 Aug 1912
Mother*Alice Reedy1 b. 1841, d. 7 Mar 1916
Birth*1870 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #B934/1870 (par John SWEENEY & Alice REEDY) - as Edward Patrick SWEENEY.1 
Marriage*1908 Spouse: Mary Margaret Forrest. VIC, Australia, #M8087/1908, Edwd SWEENEY & Mary Margt FORREST.2
 
Death*1936 Fitzroy, VIC, Australia, #D9401/1936 (Age 66) (par John SWEENEY & Alice REEDY) - as Edward SWEENEY.3 

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B934/1870 (par John SWEENEY & Alice REEDY) - as Edward Patrick SWEENEY, Birth registered at Berw, Australia."
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M8087/1908, Edwd SWEENEY & Mary Margt FORREST."
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D9401/1936 (Age 66) (par John SWEENEY & Alice REEDY) - as Edward SWEENEY, born Berwick. Death registered at Fitzroy, Australia."
Last Edited31 Aug 2022

Oscar Wilfred Wanke

M, #28274, b. 18 Jul 1887, d. 20 Jun 1970
Father*Immanuel Gottlieb Wanke1 b. 24 May 1856, d. 24 Jun 1934
Mother*Nathalia Bertha Aurisch1 b. 1857, d. 16 Sep 1950
Birth*18 Jul 1887 Harkaway, VIC, Australia.1 
Marriage*26 Feb 1913 Spouse: Ida Minna Weist. Lutheran Church, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.2
 
Marriage-Notice*19 Apr 1913 WANKE—WEIST.—On the 26th Februay, 1913, at the Lutheran Church, Melbourne, by the Rev. H. Herlitz, Minnie Ida, only daughter of Mr. Charles Weist, of Dandenong, to Oscar Wilfred, second son of Mr. I. Wanke, "Hillcroft", Narre Warren.2 
Widower14 Jul 1968Oscar Wilfred Wanke became a widower upon the death of his wife Ida Minna Weist.3,4 
Death*20 Jun 1970 Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #D13479/1970 (Age 82) (par Immanuel WANKE & Bertha AURISCH) - as Oscar Wilfred WANKE.5,1 

Citations

  1. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: Sharp Family Tree, Tree ID: 5030516
    Person viewed: Oscar Wilfred WANKE, Birth Date: 18 Jul 1887, Death Date: 20 Jun 1970.
  2. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 19 Apr 1913, p11
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10778733
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D16023/1968 (Age 76) (par Charles WEIST & Ida ERDMANN) - as Minnie Ida WANKE, born Dandenong. Death registered at Noble Park, Australia."
  4. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: Sharp Family Tree, Tree ID: 5030516
    Person viewed: Minna Ida WEIST, Birth Date: 13 Feb 1892, Death Date: 14 Jul 1968.
  5. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D13479/1970 (Age 82) (par Immanuel WANKE & Bertha AURISCH) - as Oscar Wilfred WANKE, born Harkaway. Death registered at Dandenong, Australia."
Last Edited10 Apr 2023

Agnes Frances Sweeney

F, #28277, b. 1884, d. 13 Oct 1963
Father*John Sweeney b. 1834, d. 24 Aug 1912
Mother*Alice Reedy b. 1841, d. 7 Mar 1916
Birth*1884 
Land-Berwick*8 Jun 1959 BER-Town S12-5. Transfer from Margaret Jane Sweeney to Agnes Frances Sweeney. 2r.1 
Death*13 Oct 1963 Fitzroy, VIC, Australia, #D21502/1963 (Age 79) (par John SWEENEY & Alice REEDY) - as Agnes SWEENEY.2 
Land-Note*20 Nov 1964 Agnes Frances Sweeney died on 13th October 1963. Probate of her Will has been granted to National Trustees Executors and Agency Company of Australasia Limited of 95 Queen Street Melbourne. Dated 20th November 1964.3 
Land-Berwick*20 Nov 1964 BER-Town S12-5. Transfer from Agnes Frances Sweeney to Mary Margaret Forrest. 2r.4 

Citations

  1. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 228-443 - Agnes Frances Sweeney of "Mt Carmel" Princes Highway Berwick Spinster.
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D21502/1963 (Age 79) (par John SWEENEY & Alice REEDY) - as Agnes SWEENEY, born Berwick. Death registered at Fitzroy, Australia."
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 228-443 - Agnes Frances Sweeney died on 13th October 1963. Probate of her Will has been granted to National Trustees Executors and Agency Company of Australasia Limited of 95 Queen Street Melbourne. Dated 20th November 1964.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 228-443 - Mary Margaret Sweeney of 18 Davis Avenue South Yarra Widow.
Last Edited31 Aug 2022

Mary Margaret Forrest

F, #28280, d. 20 Apr 1969
Married NameSweeney.1 
Marriage*1908 Spouse: Edward Patrick Sweeney. VIC, Australia, #M8087/1908, Edwd SWEENEY & Mary Margt FORREST.1
 
Widow1936Mary Margaret Forrest became a widow upon the death of her husband Edward Patrick Sweeney.2 
Land-Berwick*20 Nov 1964 BER-Town S12-5. Transfer from Agnes Frances Sweeney to Mary Margaret Forrest. 2r.3 
Death*20 Apr 1969 Armadale, VIC, Australia, #D7910/1969 (Age 83) (par John FORREST & Mary KELLEHER) - as Margaret Mary SWEENEY.4 
Land-Note*16 Mar 1970 Mary Margaret Sweeney died on 20th April 1969. Probate of her will has been granted to Mary Alice Sweeney of 18 Davis Avenue, South Yarra, School Teacher and William Gerard Sweeney of 83 Gardenvale Road, Gardenvale Manager. Registered 18th March 1970.5 
Land-Berwick*16 Mar 1970 BER-Town S12-5. Transfer from Mary Margaret Sweeney to an unknown person . Transfer D661853 - C/T 8827-369.6 

Citations

  1. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M8087/1908, Edwd SWEENEY & Mary Margt FORREST."
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D9401/1936 (Age 66) (par John SWEENEY & Alice REEDY) - as Edward SWEENEY, born Berwick. Death registered at Fitzroy, Australia."
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 228-443 - Mary Margaret Sweeney of 18 Davis Avenue South Yarra Widow.
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D7910/1969 (Age 83) (par John FORREST & Mary KELLEHER) - as Margaret Mary SWEENEY, born Mansfield. Death registered at Armadale, Australia."
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 228-443 - Mary Margaret Sweeney died on 20th April 1969. Probate of her will has been granted to Mary Alice Sweeney of 18 Davis Avenue, South Yarra, School Teacher and William Gerard Sweeney of 83 Gardenvale Road, Gardenvale Manager. Registered 18th March 1970.
  6. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 228-443 - Transfer D661853 - C/T 8827-369.
Last Edited31 Aug 2022
 

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