Walter James Greaves

M, #29598, b. 1881, d. 1959
Father*William John Greaves b. 1834, d. 27 Aug 1919
Mother*Margaret Elizabeth Payne b. 1843, d. 29 Mar 1921
Birth*1881 Cranbourne, VIC, Australia, #B15576/1881 (par William GREAVES & Margaret Elizth PAYNE) - as Walter James GREAVES.1 
Marriage*1910 Spouse: Alice Kirkham. VIC, Australia, #M7921/1910, Walt Jas GREAVES & Alice KIRKHAM.2
 
Widower1951Walter James Greaves became a widower upon the death of his wife Alice Kirkham.3 
Death*1959 Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #D25217/1959 (Age 78) (par William John GREAVES & Margaret PAYNE) - as Walter James GREAVES.4 

Family

 Alice Kirkham b. 1879, d. 1951
Child 1.Walter Malcolm Greaves b. 27 Nov 1920, d. Aug 1982

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B15576/1881 (par William GREAVES & Margaret Elizth PAYNE) - as Walter James GREAVES, Birth registered at Cran, Australia."
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M7921/1910, Walt Jas GREAVES & Alice KIRKHAM."
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D20738/1951 (Age 72) (par William KIRKHAM & Nora REEDY) - as Alice GREAVES, born Dandenong. Death registered at Cranbourne, Australia."
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D25217/1959 (Age 78) (par William John GREAVES & Margaret PAYNE) - as Walter James GREAVES, born Lyndhurst. Death registered at Dandenong, Australia."
Last Edited23 Nov 2024

Alice Kirkham

F, #29599, b. 1879, d. 1951
Father*William Edward Kirkham b. 1850, d. 27 Jun 1890
Mother*Hanorah Reedy b. 1851, d. 1881
Married NameGreaves. 
Birth*1879 Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #B15367/1879 (par William Edward KIRKHAM & Hanorah REIDY) - as Alice KIRKHAM.1 
Marriage*1910 Spouse: Walter James Greaves. VIC, Australia, #M7921/1910, Walt Jas GREAVES & Alice KIRKHAM.2
 
Death*1951 Cranbourne, VIC, Australia, #D20738/1951 (Age 72) (par William KIRKHAM & Nora REEDY) - as Alice GREAVES.3 

Family

 Walter James Greaves b. 1881, d. 1959
Child 1.Walter Malcolm Greaves b. 27 Nov 1920, d. Aug 1982

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B15367/1879 (par William Edward KIRKHAM & Hanorah REIDY) - as Alice KIRKHAM, Birth registered at Dand, Australia."
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M7921/1910, Walt Jas GREAVES & Alice KIRKHAM."
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D20738/1951 (Age 72) (par William KIRKHAM & Nora REEDY) - as Alice GREAVES, born Dandenong. Death registered at Cranbourne, Australia."
Last Edited23 Nov 2024

William John Greaves

M, #29600, b. 1834, d. 27 Aug 1919
Father*John Greaves b. 1796, d. 27 Jul 1856
Mother*Elizabeth Holt b. 26 Apr 1803, d. 26 Sep 1859
Birth*1834 Biddleston, Buckinghamshire, England. 
Marriage*1865 Spouse: Margaret Elizabeth Payne. #M1316/1865, William GREAVES & Margaret Elizabeth PAYNE.1
 
Death*27 Aug 1919 Lyndhurst, VIC, Australia, #D11978/1919 (Age 85) (par Jno GREAVES & Eliza HOLT) - as Wm GREAVES.2 
Death-Notice*28 Aug 1919 GREAVES.—On the 27th August, at his residence, "Picnic Park," Lyndhurst, William, beloved husband of Margaret, and father of Wm. C. (Monomeith), J. S. (Glen Alvie), Mrs. Anderson (Murrumbeena), E. A. (Loch), G. A. (Queensland), Mrs. Hendy (Cowangie), R. H. (Deniliquin), Mrs. Manks (Clyde), and W. J. (Lyndhurst), aged 85.
A peaceful end to a good life.
GREAVES.—The Friends of the late Mr. WILLIAM GREAVES are respectfully invited to follow his remains to their last resting place, Dandenong Cemetery.
The funeral will leave his late residence, "Picnic Park" THIS DAY (Thursday, 28th inst.), at 1 o'clock.
J. W. GARNAR, Undertaker, Dandenong.3 

Family

 Margaret Elizabeth Payne b. 1843, d. 29 Mar 1921
Child 1.Walter James Greaves+ b. 1881, d. 1959

Newspaper-Articles

  • 28 Aug 1919: About People. On Wednesday morning, Mr William Greaves, of Lyndhurst, passed peacefully away, at his late residence. Deceased, who attained the ripe age of 85 years, was a very old resident of the district. He was highly respected by all sections in the community. To the bereaved relatives we extend our sympathy.4
  • 4 Sep 1919: About People. The late William Greaves, whose death was briefly chronicled in our previous issue, was born at Biddleston, England, in 1834, and he, in company with his brothers and sisters, arrived in Victoria in 1849, and they together went on the land.
    When the goldfields opened he, with his brothers, conducted a carriers business, to and from the goldfields, but, about the year 1857, he acquired property at Lyndhurst; later on he married, and settled permanently there, and remained at Lyndhurst during the balance of his life time.
    For many years he was a representative of the Lyndhurst riding, Shire of Cranbourne, and a member of the School board.
    Deceased was of a retiring disposition, and apparently did not hurry to make friends, but when he made friends he was true—if they proved worthy. Deceased was recognised as an expert amongst stock and, as an amateur vet., his services were frequently availed of, to the advantage of his many friends, although not to his own. Be was a great advocate of the policy - "Stick to the land, the city will grow fast enough." The late Mr Greaves wife, six sons, three daughters, together with all grandchildren (with one exception) survive him, and mourn their loss.
    Mr W. C. Greaves, of "Warrook," Monomeith, and a member of Cranbourne shire council for many years, is a son of deceased.5
  • 17 Sep 1919: GREAVES.—Mrs. WILLIAM GREAVES and Family desire to convey heartfelt THANKS to their many friends for floral tributes, cards, telegrams, and letters of sympathy in their recent sad bereavement of a good husband and father.
    Special thanks are tendered to the Rev. Mr. Gates, and Mrs. Francis, for their kind attention, and all kind friends and relatives are asked to accept this intimation of our deep gratitude to them.6

Citations

  1. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M1316/1865, William GREAVES & Margaret Elizabeth PAYNE."
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D11978/1919 (Age 85) (par Jno GREAVES & Eliza HOLT) - as Wm GREAVES, Death registered at Dandenong, Australia."
  3. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 28 Aug 1919, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4699543
  4. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Thu 28 Aug 1919, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66196658
  5. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Thu 4 Sep 1919, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66196680
  6. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 17 Sep 1919, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4688084
Last Edited23 Nov 2024

Margaret Elizabeth Payne

F, #29601, b. 1843, d. 29 Mar 1921
Married NameGreaves. 
Birth*1843 
Marriage*1865 Spouse: William John Greaves. #M1316/1865, William GREAVES & Margaret Elizabeth PAYNE.1
 
Widow27 Aug 1919Margaret Elizabeth Payne became a widow upon the death of her husband William John Greaves.2 
Death*29 Mar 1921 Lyndhurst, VIC, Australia, #D1332/1921 (Age 78) (par Stephen PAYNE & Alice RYAN) - as Margaret Elizabeth GREAVES.3 
Death-Notice*30 Mar 1921 GREAVES.—On the 29th March at her life residence, "Picnic Park," Lyndhurst, Margaret Elizabeth, dearly loved wife of late William Greaves, and loving mother of William C., of Monomeith; John Stephen, of Glen Alvie; Elizabeth (Mrs. R. Anderson of Murrumbeena), Edwin Arthur, of East Malvern; George A., of Merrimac Estate, Queensland; Caroline L. (Mrs Hendy of Cowangie); Richard H., of Deniliquin; Alice (Mrs. Manks, of Clyde), and Walter James, of Lyndhurst, aged 79 years.
Peace, perfect peace.
GREAVES.—The Friends of the late Mrs. MARGARET GREAVES, loved wife of late William Greaves, of "Picnic Park," Lyndhurst, are invited to follow her remains to their last resting place Dandenong Cemetery.
The funeral will leave her late residence, "Picnic Park," Lyndhurst, THIS DAY (30th inst.) at half past 12 o'clock.
JAMES W. GARNAR, Dandenong. 'Phone 40.4 

Family

 William John Greaves b. 1834, d. 27 Aug 1919
Child 1.Walter James Greaves+ b. 1881, d. 1959

Citations

  1. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M1316/1865, William GREAVES & Margaret Elizabeth PAYNE."
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D11978/1919 (Age 85) (par Jno GREAVES & Eliza HOLT) - as Wm GREAVES, Death registered at Dandenong, Australia."
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D1332/1921 (Age 78) (par Stephen PAYNE & Alice RYAN) - as Margaret Elizabeth GREAVES, Death registered at Dandenong, Australia."
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 30 Mar 1921, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1743028
Last Edited23 Nov 2024

Joseph Clark

M, #29602
Land-Berwick*16 Jul 1863Selection: BER-Town S18-1. 3r 27 4/10p - consideration L12 12s 6d.1 
Land-Berwick17 Feb 1865 BER-Town S18-1. Transfer from Joseph Clark to John Buckley. 3r 27 4/10p - Instrument of transfer 4161, Register Book Vol 22 Fol 4367 (selector Joseph Clark.)2 

Citations

  1. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 22-367 - Joseph Clark of Melbourne.
  2. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 116-192 - John Buckley of Berwick parish of ... County of Mornington Farmer.
Last Edited10 Sep 2023

Ethel Margaret

F, #29603
Married NameBengrey. 
Marriage* Spouse: George Allan Bengrey.
 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1922Lindisfarne, TAS, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With George Allan Bengrey.1

Citations

  1. [S122] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1922.
Last Edited10 Sep 2023

Thomas Herbert Power1

M, #29606, b. 29 Jul 1802, d. 28 Nov 1873
Probate (Will)* 11/519. Thomas H Power, Residence: Hawthorn, Occupation: Esquire, To whom committed: R Power And F Fenton; date of grant: 26 February 1874; date of death: 28 November 1873
His land holdings included: Land situate in the parish of Eumemmerring comprising nine Government Allotments containing about 1848 acres fenced and divided in paddocks on which is erected a cottage stables shed &c. valued by Messrs CJ & T Ham at £3.5 per acre £6,006.0.0
Total value of estate £35,030.3.9.2 
Book*POWER, Thos. Herbert; b. 1801 ; arr. 1839 ; auctioneer, Collins St., 1839-46; M.L.C., 1856-64; d. Nov. 1873—Mt. Misery, Dandenong Ck., 1841 ; Jan. 1853 to June 1856 ; P.B., 1842 ; Eumemmering, 1846-53; Acheron, 1848 to Oct. 1849; Diamond Ck., 1850 ; Strathmerton, Nov. 1856 to Mar. 1860.3 
BookMOUNT MISERY, W.P. No. 36, 6400 a., 300 c., adjacent to Berwick (an equal area in the Intermediate District)—1841, T. H. Power ; July 1844, John Curren ; Nov. 1849, John Burkett; July 1850, Chas. Cochrane ; Apr. 1851, Rich. Feehan ; Jan. 1853, T. H. Power ; Feb. 1853, Hy. Birch ; Mar. 1853, T. H. Power; June 1856, Jas. Robertson ; Apr. 1857, Philpott Curren Graham ; Mar. 1858, Thos. Lord ; Aug. 1864, cancelled.4 
Birth*29 Jul 1802 Carrick on Suir, Waterford, Ireland.1 
Marriage*10 Dec 1838 St John's Church, Paddington, London, England, married Mary Sophia BLURTON.5
 
Land-UBeac*Jan 1853 Mount Misery. Transfer from Thomas Herbert Power to Henry Birch.6,7 
Land-UBeacMar 1853 Mount Misery. Transfer from Henry Birch to Thomas Herbert Power. 4 weeks only.6,7 
Land-UBeaca 1853 Mount Misery. Transfer from Richard Feahan to Thomas Herbert Power.6 
Land-UBeac*b 8 Nov 1855 Mount Misery. Transfer from Thomas Herbert Power to James Watson.6 
Parliament*1 Nov 1856 Legislative Council, Electorate: Southern, 1 Nov 1856 to 1 Sep 1864.8 
Trustee*19 Nov 1857 Dandenong Cemetery: Trustee of Dandenong Cemetery 19 Nov 1857 to 28 Nov 1873.9 
Death*28 Nov 1873 Hawthorn, VIC, Australia, #D9868/1873 (Age 72) (par David POWER & Bridget HIGGINS) - as Thomas Herbert POWER.1
Death-Notice*29 Nov 1873 POWER.—On the morning of the 28th inst, at his residence, Calitini, Hawthorn. Thomas Herbert Power, in his 73rd year.10 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1856Hawthorn, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: gentleman - land at Eumemmerring.11

Newspaper-Articles

  • 14 Aug 1849: Superintendent's Office, Melbourne, 8th August, 1849. CROWN LANDS BROUGHT WITHIN
    THE SETTLED DISTRICTS. (REQUIRING PAYMENT OF RENT FOR APPROVED SELECTIONS UNDER PRE-EMPTION.)
    HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified, for the information of all persons concerned , that in pursuance of the 22nd Clause of the Regulations of the 29th March, 1848, his Excellency has been pleased to approve of the Claims which have been made by the parties enumerated in the annexed list, lo the pre-emptive right to leases of the several portions of Iand referred to.
    2. It is necessary that the rent, viz., Twenty Shillings per section of 640 acres, for the remainder of the present year, for the Lands in question, be paid into the Sub-Treasury, at Melbourne, within one month from the present
    date; in default of which the leases of the Lands will, in accordance with the 26th Clause of the Regulations, he put up to sale by auction.
    By his Excellency's Command, C. J. LA TROBE.
    COUNTY OF MORNINGTON. Thos. Herbert Power, applicant, Melbourne, lots 1 to 11. 640 acres each, parish unnamed, Dandenong Creek12
  • 14 Feb 1854: Name of licensed occupant .. Name of Station .. Estimated grazing capabilities
    Power, Thomas Herbert .. Mount Misery .. 640 cattle13
  • 21 Nov 1854: TO-MORROW. Splendid Opportunity for Small Capitalists. Mount Misery Station,
    In the Western Port District, about 30 miles from Melbourne.
    E ROW and CO. will sell by public auction, at their sale rooms, Bourke street, on Wednesday, 22nd inst., immediately after the sale of the Paring Yullock and Forest Cattle Stations, unless previously disposed of by private contract, The Mount Misery Station, situate on the Cardina Creek, in the vicinity of the Gipps Land Road, calculated to depasture 300 head cattle. There are now running thereon about 100 head mixed cattle, above twelve months' old, all under that age (50) given in.
    The improvements consist of two huts and dairy, small cultivation and grass paddocks, enclosed with a substantial three rail fence.
    Immediate possession given. Terms—Cash.14
  • 21 Feb 1855: GOVERNMENT LAND SALE. The last of the February sales of Crown lands in Melbourne came off yesterday, at the auction rooms of Messrs. W. M. Tennent and Co.
    In the parish of Eumemmerring, near Dandenong. Upset price, £1 per acre, 48. Two hundred and thirty-six acres, Thomas H. Power, £3 6s per acre.15
  • 9 Mar 1855: Commissioner of Crown Lands' Office, Melbourne, 12th Feb. 1855.
    IN pursuance of the 5th Clause of the Assessment Act, I hereby give notice that the under-mentioned persons, being holders of Stock within the District of Western Port, are required to pay at the Office of the Colonial Treasurer, Melbourne, before 31st March, 1855, Assessment on such stock in accordance with the sums published in connection with their respective names. E.T. BARNARD, Commissioner of Crown Lands.
    WESTERN PORT DISTRICT.
    NAME OF LICENSES ... NAME OF STATION .... AMOUNT OF STOCK (Horses, Cattle, Sheep) ... AMOUNT PAYABLE
    Power, T H ... Mount Misery ... 3 horses, 12 cattle, 0 sheep ... 0 18 016
  • 6 May 1856: Superintendent's Office, Surveyor Genenral's Office, Melbourne, 3rd May, 1856.
    IT is hereby notified, for the information of the undermentioned Licensees of Crown Lands, that the amounts opposite their respective names are now due at the Colonial Treasury, Melbourne, being License Fees, and Fine for having neglected to pay them within the time prescribed by the Regulations : Notice is further given that the amounts enumerated below, are required to be tendered before the 31st instant, as in default their right to the runs becomes liable to forfeiture.
    AND. CLARKE.
    Depasture Licenses, 1856.
    Name of Licensee .. Name of Run .. Amount of License with Fine
    Power, T. H. .. Mount Misery .. £12.10.0
    O'Connor, J. .. Kardinia Creek .. £12.10.0
    Victorian Government Gazette, No 50, 6 May 1856, p79917
  • 28 Nov 1871: POWER.—On the 27th inst., at Calitiri, Hawthorn, Mary Sophia, the wife of Thomas Herbert Power, aged 68 years.18
  • 4 Dec 1873: Mr. Thomas Herbert Power, one of the few remaining colonists whose arrival in Victoria dates before 1840, died at his residence, Hawthorn, on the 28th November, from inflammation of the stomach and bowels. In the early days of the colony, when Melbourne was a small village. Mr. Power carried on business with success. His fortunes increased with the growth of the colony, and for many years before his death he had retired from commercial life, having realised a handsome fortune by steady application to business. Mr. Power represented the Southern Province in the Legislative Council from 1856 till 1864, when he gave place to Mr. W. H. Pettett. Two sons of the deceased gentlemen are leading members of the firm of Powers and Rutherford in Melbourne, while a third is engaged in pastoral pursuits in Gippsland.19
  • 30 Apr 1874: SALE OF SUBURBAN PROPERTY.
    An important sale took place this day at the rooms of Messrs. C.J. and T. Ham, by order of the executors of the late Thomas Herbert Power. The cottages on Burwood road were purchased by Mr. Hyslop for £530. The Dandenong Estate, comprising 1816 acres was bought by Mr. Richard Colclough for £7266. 153 acres at Boroondara were purchased by Dr. Gunst for £2907. Three lots at Boroondara, Doncaster, Heidelberg, fell to Mr. Shelton for £2827 8s. Four lots in the same locality were bought by Mr. W. Smith for £3101 8s. Two lots, near the property of Mr. Keogh, Wore, purchased by Mr. G. P. Smith, for £1213 15s. Mr. David Mitchell bought ninety-eight acres, at Nunawading, for £1280 10s, as well as 103 acres fronting Ewart's road, for £1216 2s 6d. There were passed in ten acres at Hawthorn, with frontage to the Yarra ; four acres, comprising the nursery gardens, and 143 acres at Nunawading. Two building sites on Morang road were not put up. The attendance was very large, and competition brisk.20
  • 11 Jan 1934: THE LATE T. P. POWER to THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS
    Sir,—The death of Mr. Thomas Philip Power severs a link with the first pioneer of Hawthorn. John Gardiner is generally associated with the Prahran and Gardiner district but Mr. T. H. Power settled on the Yarra close to the centre of old Hawthorn. Elgar's survey, which comprised most of Boroondara, consisting of 5000 acres taken up by Elgar, a West India merchant at £1 an acre was sold in 1853 to Mr. T. P. Power and two others for 15 guineas an acre. The Power family had then been settled for several years in its Hawthorn home, Clan-Yr-Avon which is still standing. There the late Mr. T. P. Power was born.—Yours, &c.,
    H. W. L. SCHUCHARD. Thomas Philip Power21
  • 12 Jan 1934: THE LATE T. P. POWER TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS
    I Sir,-Surely Mr. Schuchard does not claim that Mr. T. H. Power was the first pioneer of Hawthorn. Mr. Power did not arrive in Port Phillip until well on in 1838. On July 1 he announced his intention to open an auctioneering and general agency business, and on September 16 he did open an auction-room adjoining Dr. Barry Cotter's shop in Queen street. John Gardiner established his home in Hawthorn on the present site of the Scotch College in December, 1838, and he was the first resident of Hawthorn. His home was for some years the centre of the intellectual society of Melbourne. There were several other residents in Hawthorn before Power.
    Elgar's survey was not made until 1841, and It did not include any portion of the present city of Hawthorn. Mr. Power's early purchases from the Crown were 1,145 acres on the Merri Creek in August, 1840, at 13/6 an acre, and in the following month two sections, or 1,280 acres at Kalkallo (Donnybrook) at 12/. He is recorded as residing on the Merri Creek, near the Yarra, in 1842.—Yours, &c., A. S. KENYON. Historical Society of Victoria. Jan. 11. Thomas Philip Power22
  • 13 Jan 1934: THE LATE T. P. POWER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS
    Sir,-I am well aware of the facts of Mr. Power's life as Mr. Kenyon states them. Gardiner's claim to be the pioneer of the whole district east of the Yarra is incontrovertible. My contention is that Power was the pioneer of Hawthorn proper in the sense of association with its development as a municipality. His first purchase of Crown land in the district was of block No. 17 of the Crown allotment on section 6, purchased on March 11, 1846, and his residence, Craig-Yr-Avon, was built on that block. Sir James Palmer purchased blocks 19, 20, and 21 on the other-or westerly-side of Yarra street from Power, and built Burwood about the same time. As Mr. Kenyon records in his valuable record of early settlement, "The Pioneer Pastoralists of Port Phillip," Power also acquired Mount Misery Station, near Berwick, in 1841, and Smith and Corrigan in their "History of Hawthorn" say that he used to boil down the cattle from that property at his Hawthorn home, where remains of the plant still survive. Mr. Power took a leading part in the establishment and administration of the municipality-two years later the borough of Hawthorn. Elgar's survey lay east of Burke road between the Yarra on the north and Canterbury road (then Delaneys road) on the south. My mention of it was to point to the extent of his property in the immediate district. I know of no record of any houses built on the Crown lands comprising the present City of Hawthorn before Power's. Residents of the district holding land under the £10 squatting lease of the year before subdivision there undoubtedly were—Hodgson a little farther up the river was one—but they could hardly count in my sense of the term, as pioneers of Hawthorn proper.
    -Yours, &c. H. W. L. SCHUCHARD.
    Temple Court, Jan. 12. Thomas Philip Power23

Citations

  1. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D9868/1873 (Age 72) (par David POWER & Bridget HIGGINS) - as Thomas Herbert POWER. Born Wate. Spouse Mary Sophia BLURTON."
  2. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), 11/519. Thomas H Power, Residence: Hawthorn, Occupation: Esquire, To whom committed: R Power And F Fenton; date of grant: 26 February 1874; date of death: 28 November 1873
    VPRS 28/P0002, 11/519; VPRS 28/P0000, 11/519; VPRS 7591/P0002, 11/519.
  3. [S221] Unknown author, Book: Miscellaneous, R. V. Billis and A. S. Kenyon: Pastoral pioneers of Port Phillip, p127.
  4. [S221] Unknown author, Book: Miscellaneous, R. V. Billis and A. S. Kenyon: Pastoral pioneers of Port Phillip, p225.
  5. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938
    P87/JNE1/007
    Thomas Herbert Power & Mary Sophia Blurton, Marriage Date: 10 Dec 1838, Marriage Place: Saint John The Evangelist, Paddington: Hyde Park Crescent, Westminster, England.
    Father1: David POWER. Father2: James BLURTON.
  6. [S61] Upper Beaconsfield History Archive.
  7. [S221] Unknown author, Book: Miscellaneous, R. V. Billis and A. S. Kenyon: Pastoral pioneers of Port Phillip, p16.
  8. [S186] Website Victorian Parliament Find a Member (https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/member-search) "Thomas Herbert Power; Born 29 July 1802 (Carrick-on-Suir, Tipperary, Ireland); Died 28 November 1873 (Hawthorn, Victoria)
    Parents: David, merchant, and Bridget, nee Higgins
    Religion: Catholic
    Marital Status: Mary Sophia Blurton; 3s. 2d.
    Career: Auctioneer and pastoral agent
    Arrived Port Phillip via Launceston 1839; auctioneer Melbourne 1839-1843 and again 1846; squatter Boroondara early 1840s; formed a depot for cattle awaiting sale and started boiling down works during the 1842-1843 depression; bought land at the 1846 sales; owned several runs in other parts of Vic. A director National Bank 1860-1866, a commissioner Savings Banks of Vic., and held other public positions. His son, Robert, joined with Gideon Rutherford as pastoral agents c1855.
    References: Colles, C. G. A., 'History of Hawthorn', Hawthorn, 1910; Age, Argus, 29 Nov 1873
    Data Source: Thomson, K & Serle, G, 'A Biographical Register of the Victorian Legislature 1851-1900', ANU Press, 1972."
  9. [S194] Newspaper - Victoria Government Gazette Victoria Government Gazette, 20 Nov 1857.
  10. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 29 Nov 1873, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5876438
  11. [S101] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1903 - 1980 "Power, Thomas Herbert, Hawthorn, gentleman, freehold, land at Eumemmerring."
  12. [S14] Newspaper - The Melbourne Daily News (Vic.), Tue 14 Aug 1849, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226473589
  13. [S194] Newspaper - Victoria Government Gazette Victorian Government Gazette, No 13, 14 Feb 1854, p415.
  14. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Tue 21 Nov 1854, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4800631
  15. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 21 Feb 1855, p5
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4804695
  16. [S14] Newspaper - Mount Alexander Mail (Vic.), Fri 9 Mar 1855, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202634210
  17. [S194] Newspaper - Victoria Government Gazette Victorian Government Gazette, No 50, 6 May 1856, p799.
  18. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Tue 28 Nov 1871, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5857358
  19. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 4 Dec 1873, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5876804
  20. [S14] Newspaper - The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 30 Apr 1874, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/245308718
  21. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 11 Jan 1934, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11728532
  22. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 12 Jan 1934, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11728661
  23. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 13 Jan 1934, p18
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11729097
Last Edited4 Nov 2023

Michael Reedy

M, #29607, b. 1806, d. 10 Mar 1883
Birth*1806 
Marriage* Spouse: Bridget Mulcare.
 
Trustee*18 Mar 1863 Dandenong Cemetery: Trustee of Dandenong Cemetery 18 Mar 1863 to 10 Mar 1883.1 
Death*10 Mar 1883 Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #D1083/1883 (Age 77) (par John REEDY & Alice DEMPSEY) - as Michael READY. Spouse Bridget MULCAY.2 
Death-Notice*14 Mar 1883 REEDY.—On 10th inst., Michael Reedy, aged 77 years, late of Eumemmerring.
Requiescat in pace.3 

Family

 Bridget Mulcare
Children 1.Alice Reedy+ b. 1841, d. 7 Mar 1916
 2.Hanorah Reedy+ b. 1851, d. 1881

Newspaper-Articles

  • 19 Mar 1863: John Dobson, and Michael Reedy to be additional trustees of the Dandenong Cemetery, the former being in the room of James Smith Lavender, non-resident.1
  • 14 Mar 1883: We regret having to record the death of of Mr Michael Reedy at the ripe old age of seventy-seven years. Mr. Reedy was a colonist of forty-two years standing, having landed in 1841. The greater portion of his colonial life was spent in the Dandenong district, where he was well known, and universally respected by all classes. He was a man of unblemished character, had a genial disposition, was hospitable and benevolent, a kind and in dulgent husband and parent, a true friend and christian, a good neighbour, and in short, he was one of that "good old sort" who are fast passing away from amongst us, and whose place will not be easily supplied.4
  • 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. , John Sweeney Bridget Reedy5

Citations

  1. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 19 Mar 1863, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/154970661
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D1083/1883 (Age 77) (par John REEDY & Alice DEMPSEY) - as Michael READY. Spouse Bridget MULCAY."
  3. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Wed 14 Mar 1883, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70040820
  4. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Wed 14 Mar 1883, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70040819
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 24 Mar 1883, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8506038
Last Edited22 Sep 2023

Bridget Mulcare

F, #29608
Married NameReedy. 
Marriage* Spouse: Michael Reedy.
 

Family

 Michael Reedy b. 1806, d. 10 Mar 1883
Children 1.Alice Reedy+ b. 1841, d. 7 Mar 1916
 2.Hanorah Reedy+ b. 1851, d. 1881

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, John Sweeney1

Citations

  1. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 24 Mar 1883, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8506038
Last Edited22 Sep 2023

George Keys1

M, #29609, b. 1792, d. 8 Oct 1873
Probate (Will)* 11/260. George Keys, Residence: Near Dandenong, Occupation: Gentleman, To whom committed: James Jamieson and John Keys. date of grant: 30 October 1873. date of death: 08 October 1873
Value of estate: £6,959.4.3.2 
Birth*1792 Near Strabane, Tyrone, Ireland.3 
Marriage* Spouse: Margaret Jeffrey.4
 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel29 May 1841 Sailing with Margaret Keys, Thomas Keys, John Keys, Robert Keys, Isaac Keys, Eliza Keys, Margaret Keys to Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Ship Catherine Jamieson sailing from Leith, Scotland
Age 37 - labourer - can read and write.3,5 
Trustee*19 Nov 1857 Dandenong Cemetery: Trustee of Dandenong Cemetery 19 Nov 1857 to 8 Oct 1873.6 
Widower1865George Keys became a widower upon the death of his wife Margaret Jeffrey.4 
Death*8 Oct 1873 VIC, Australia, #D9435/1873 (Age 81) (par Thomas KEYS & Ellen MONTEITH) - as George KEYS. Spouse Margaret JEFFREY.1 
Death-Notice*9 Oct 1873 KEYS.—On the 8th inst., at Keysborough, George Keys, sen., aged 81 years. His end was peace.7 
Death-Notice9 Oct 1873 THE Friends of the late GEORGE KEYS, Sen., of Keysborough are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment, Brighton Cemetery.
The funeral to move from his late residence, Keysborough, on Friday, 10th inst., at 11 o'clock a.m., passing Cheltenham at 2 o'clock.8 

Family

 Margaret Jeffrey b. 1795, d. 1865
Child 1.Robert Keys+ b. 16 Jul 1818, d. 27 Sep 1887

Newspaper-Articles

  • 8 Nov 1873: THURSDAY NOVEMBER 13.
    ROSLING and Co. are instructed by the executors in the estate of the late George Keys to SELL by AUCTION, at Keysborough, on Thursday, November 13.
    All the cattle, horses, pigs, vehicles, harness, &c.,
    consisting of
    98 dairy cows, in milk and springing
    28 heifers, two to three years old
    47 steers, two to three years old
    17 calves, 6 fat bullocks
    1 pure shorthorn bull, by Lord Eddington, by Count Loban ; dam, Cowslip, by Royal Koodoo.
    He took the second prize at the Mornington Show in 1872, and the second prize at Dandenong as a yearling, also the second prize at Dandenong, 1873, in the aged class
    A bull, beautiful rich roan, three months old, by Lord Eddington, dam Violet
    12 draught brood mares
    14 colts, draught, three to four years old
    6 fillies, draught, three to four years old
    7 two-year-old colts and fillies, draught
    5 yearlings, draught; 3 draught horses, good workers
    1 buggy horse, saddle mare
    5 bacon pigs, set of plated harness, and a capital Whitechapel cart
    Sale at twelve sharp. Lunch provided.
    Terms at sale.9

Citations

  1. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D9435/1873 (Age 81) (par Thomas KEYS & Ellen MONTEITH) - as George KEYS. Born Ireland. Spouse Margaret JEFFREY."
  2. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), 11/260. George Keys, Residence: Near Dandenong, Occupation: Gentleman, To whom committed: James Jamieson and John Keys. date of grant: 30 October 1873. date of death: 08 October 1873
    VPRS 28/P0000, 11/260; VPRS 7591/P0002, 11/260; VPRS 28/P0002, 11/260.
  3. [S406] Niall Brennan, Chronicles of Dandenong, p39.
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D8582/1865 (Age 70) (par Robert JEFFREY & Mary BROOKS) - as Margaret KEYS. Born Ireleand."
  5. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923
    George Keys, Age 37, arrived 22 Oct 1841 on "Catherine Jamieson."
  6. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 21 Nov 1857, p5
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/7142342
  7. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 9 Oct 1873, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5873240
  8. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 9 Oct 1873, p8
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5873289
  9. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 8 Nov 1873, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5875002
Last Edited2 Nov 2023

Margaret Jeffrey1

F, #29610, b. 1795, d. 1865
Married NameKeys.1 
Birth*1795 Ireland.1,2 
Marriage* Spouse: George Keys.1
 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel29 May 1841 Sailing with George Keys, Thomas Keys, John Keys, Robert Keys, Isaac Keys, Eliza Keys, Margaret Keys to Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Ship Catherine Jamieson sailing from Leith, Scotland
Age 35 - house keeper - can read.2,3 
Death*1865 VIC, Australia, #D8582/1865 (Age 70) (par Robert JEFFREY & Mary BROOKS) - as Margaret KEYS.1 

Family

 George Keys b. 1792, d. 8 Oct 1873
Child 1.Robert Keys+ b. 16 Jul 1818, d. 27 Sep 1887

Citations

  1. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D8582/1865 (Age 70) (par Robert JEFFREY & Mary BROOKS) - as Margaret KEYS. Born Ireleand."
  2. [S406] Niall Brennan, Chronicles of Dandenong, p39.
  3. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923
    George Keys, Age 37, arrived 22 Oct 1841 on "Catherine Jamieson."
Last Edited2 Nov 2023
 

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