Jeff Green - Family Histories

Document Transcriptions

Introduction

This document contains transcriptions of all the documents on which the information in the Family Histories is based.

Apart from the groupings explained below, these transcriptions are not in any sorted order. They are numbered simply in the sequence that the transcription from the original was made.

They are divided into sections:

• A. Certificates

  These are actual certificates, or official copies or extracts from registers, of the birth, baptism, marriage, death or burial of a person. In most cases 'actual' includes photocopies in my possession.

  The earlier official copies or extracts were prepared by hand from the registers. Then for a period official copies were made by photocopying the actual register entry. Although such copies may not be as legible as the genuine original, there will not be transcription errors between one and the next. Most recent practice seems to be to transcribe the register entry into a computer and then print the transcription.

  Certificate transcriptions are always headed eg: "Birth of ..." followed by the person's full name (both names in the case of marriages).

  The transcriptions are as complete as possible, containing all of the specific text (where it is legible), though not always including the complete boilerplate text of the certificate.

• B. Other Primary Documents

  These documents are original evidence for an event or status, not always dated.

  They include:

  • Official or semi-official documents such as shipping lists, census records, legal documents (eg: apprenticeship papers), public directories, commercial bills & receipts (esp. for funeral expenses)
  • Family records of births, deaths & marriages

  Note: photographs are contained in the Photos file.

• C. Other Records

  These are secondary or tertiary records of events

  They include:

  • Documents citing eventually to primary documents, but the primary documents are not in my possession (or were not at the time they were transcribed).
  • Genealogical works which give names, relationships and histories. They may or may not cite the evidence for their assertions.

• D. Results from the Web

  These are the results of searches of the World Wide Web, either of specific sites or of the web as a whole. In general I give a summary of the results, together with as specific a link as I can manage. Following these links is intended to substantiate the statements in the summary.

• E. Known and Missing Documents

  This lists documents that I suspect other researchers may have, or that would be the next stage in a search.

References to other documents within this series are made by section and number, within square brackets, eg: [C1]

The transcriptions themselves are in roman font. Notes about them are in italics, sometimes referenced by note numbers (in curly brackets) within the transcription text, eg: {1}. In some documents the texts of notes are interleaved with the text of the document itself.

Queries ("?"), even though they appear in normal font, indicate illegibility or uncertainty in the transcription. If they appear in the original, a note to that effect will be attached.

A single query "?" indicates an illegible single letter.

A double query "??" indicates an illegible whole word.

A triple query "???" indicates an illegible series of words.

A query in brackets "(?)" indicates that the given transcription is uncertain.

An exclamation in brackets "(!)" usually indicates a letter-by-letter transcription which doesn't seem to make a sensible word.

Vertical ellipses ":" indicate material in the paper documents that has been left out of these transcriptions, either because it is irrelevant to the family history, or because a more original source for the information has been found.

When my direct ancestors are members of a list (usually a list of siblings), or in a family tree, they are marked with '*'.

Contents

A Certificates

• A1 Birth of Jeffery Ernest Green
• A2 Baptism of Jeffery Ernest Green
• A3 Birth of Jane Joanne Barry
• A4 Marriage of Joseph Rudolph Green and Jane Johanna Barry
• A5 Birth of Joseph Rudolph Green
• A6 Marriage of Joseph Green and Mary Ann Newton
• A7 Birth of John Barry
• A8 Birth of Ann Carr
• A9 Marriage of John Barry and Ann Carr
• A10 Marriage of Richard Barry and Eliza Rosam
• A11 Marriage of William Patrick Carr and Jane Ann Mathews
• A12 Marriage of Thomas Heales and Rebekah Marsom Purdy
• A13 Death of Rebeca Marsom Heales
• A14 Death of Jane Berry Peggie
• A15 Death of George Berry Peggie
• A16 Death of Jane Murry Peggie
• A17 Death of Edward Ernest Peggie
• A18 Birth of Jeffery Ernest Green
• A19 Marriage of Charles Edwin Westmoreland and Annie Adelaide Hooper
• A20 Death of William Arthur Westmoreland
• A21 Death of Herbert William Westmoreland
• A22 Marriage of Herbert William Westmoreland and Emma Louisa Hill
• A23 Death of Olive Westmoreland
• A24 Birth of Elsie Ada Westmoreland
• A25 Marriage of William Westmoreland and Frances Wray

B Other Primary Documents

• B1 The Westmoreland Family Register
• B2 Passenger List for Queen of the Seas
• B3 Bill for Funeral of Anne Barry
• B4 Bill for Funeral of John Barry
• B5 Memorial Card for Anne Barry
• B6 Probate & Will of Anne Barry
• B7 Bill for Funeral of Joseph Green
• B8 Blank Memorandum, Green & Bishop
• B9 Probate & Will of Joseph Rudolph Green
• B10 Apprenticeship Indenture of Joseph Green
• B11 On the Origin of the name Peggie
• B12 Insurance Certificates, Jean Green
• B13 Letters to Harold Green
• B14 The Will of Richard Westmoreland
• B15 Confirmation Register at Stawell Church
• B16 Passenger List of the S.S. Fe Awaw
• B17 Memorial Card for William Westmoreland
• B18 Certificate of Right of Burial to Emma Louisa Westmoreland
• B19 Certificate of Right of Burial to Elsie Ada Westmoreland
• B20 Fife Cemetery Records
• B21 Westmoreland 1881 Census Record

C Other Records

• C1 Census Record, the family of Richard Barry
• C2 Sands & MacDougall Directories, 1890-1910
• C3 "The Tea Clipper 'Queen of the Seas'"
• C4 David Beswick's Answers to my Questions
• C5 Note re Johanna Barry
• C6 The Life of Jean Agnes Green
• C7 A Green Family Tree
• C8 A Green & Dean Family Tree
• C9 Gravestone Transcriptions, Box Hill Cemetery
• C10 A Short History of Richard Heales
• C11 Extracts from the notebooks of Thomas Marson
• C12 Descendants of Thomas Heales
• C13 Descendants of Fanny Taylor & Charles Dean
• C14 A School for Waverley Road
• C15 Notes on the Peggie Family
• C16 Peggie Family Trees from Garry Martin
• C17 A Peggie Gravestone Inscription
• C18 A Note on the Pasks
• C19 The Huguenot Persecution
• C20 Obituary of William Westmoreland (1834-1889)
• C21 Obituary of Herbert William Westmoreland (1865-1895)
• C22 Rev. Herbert William Westmoreland of the United Methodist Free Church
• C23 Herbert William Westmoreland
• C24 Some notes on the Misses Westmoreland
• C25 Herbert William Westmoreland
• C26 Descendants of Annice Mary Westmoreland
• C27 Grave Transcriptions from Scawby
• C28 Death Notice of Mary Ann Westmoreland (nee Knott)
• C29 Ancestors of Ian Donald Peggie
• C30 A Westmoreland Family Tree
• C31 Notes on Westmoreland Family History by Marian Long
• C32 A Hill Family Tree
• C33 A Westmoreland Family Tree
• C34 A Westmoreland Family Tree
• C35 Miscellaneous Notes
• C36 Tax Records of Joseph Rudolph Green
• C37 Extracts from a Heales family history
• C38 Extracts from a biography of Richard Heales
• C39 Note from a Photograph of Ann Mathews
• C40 Notes on the Westmorelands in Donald
• C41 The Life of Elsie Westmoreland
• C42 Childhood letters of Elsie & Ida Westmoreland
• C43 The Life of Annie Westmoreland
• C44 From a diary of Ida Westmoreland
• C45 Fifeshire Census Records
• C46 Peggie & Westmoreland Family Notes
• C47 Herbert William Westmoreland
• C49 David Beswick's note on his researches in Birmingham, 2004
• C50 Summaries from a Westmoreland family history
• C100 An Additional Note

D Results from the Web

• D1 Extracts from the International Genealogical Index
• D2 Extracts from Victorian Shipping Records
• D3 Thomas Marsom and John Bunyan
• D4 Extracts from Church Histories
• D5 A Record from Purewa Cemetery, Auckland
• D6 A Tea-Pot Stolen from Richard Heales
• D7 Supreme Court of Port Phillip, Directory 1847

E Known and Missing Documents

A Certificates

A1 Birth of Jeffery Ernest Green

From an original certificate provided by the registry.

A2 Baptism of Jeffery Ernest Green

From the original certificate.

Jeffery Ernest Son of Robert Ernest and Dorothy Joan Green who was born at Box Hill on 20.9.59 was baptised into the Church of God within the Communion of the Methodist Church of Australasia at Nunawading on 22.11.59. J.C. Lavender Minister Godparents none

A3 Birth of Jane Joanne Barry

From the original type written extract.

State of Victoria

Extract of Entry No. 187263

Melbourne, 24^th April, 1940

Re Application Fol. 74456

According to the registers in this office

Jane Joanne, daughter of

John BARRY, and

Anne " Nee Carr,

Was born at Carlton,

On 1^st April, 1871

The Official Number of the entry is 10433/71

On the back of a photocopy I have is written:

Copy of Birth Certificate of Jane J. Green

A4 Marriage of Joseph Rudolph Green and Jane Johanna Barry

From the original certificate.

On the back of the certificate is a rubber-stamp impression of:

Melbourne Savings Bank Richmond 2 Jun .96

A5 Birth of Joseph Rudolph Green

From the original hand written copy.

Certificate dated Eighth day of April 1890 {1}

On the back of a photocopy is written, in fountain-pen ink:

Marriage Certificate

which has been scribbled out in blue ball-point pen, though the text is still quite legible.

{1} the last digit of the copy date is uncertain, probably 8, possibly 0.

A6 Marriage of Joseph Green and Mary Ann Newton

From the original hand written copy.

A7 Birth of John Barry

From a photocopy of the handwritten official copy.

Photocopied on the same sheet as Birth of Ann Carr [A8]

A8 Birth of Ann Carr

From a photocopy of the handwritten official copy.

Photocopied on the same sheet as Birth of John Barry [A7]

{1} the street name is definitely “Little...”, but the other part of the name is uncertain in both instances. [C1] transcribes this address as “10 Little Peter Street”

A9 Marriage of John Barry and Ann Carr

From a photocopy of the original certificate.

{1} illegible due to a fold in the paper

{2} Surname and profession illegible due to a fold in the paper

{3} written as a word, could be “Twenty Two” which is what the transcription [C1] has.

{4} Hand written at the bottom of the certificate, presumably required because John was a minor at the time of this marriage. “Richard” is written above another name, which is struck out. The original looks like '?olsiue'.

A10 Marriage of Richard Barry and Eliza Rosam

From a photocopy of an official copy of the registry entry.

{1}signature of celebrant may be interpreted as J. F. Gilinant

A11 Marriage of William Patrick Carr and Jane Ann Mathews

From a photocopy of the original hand written official copy.

A12 Marriage of Thomas Heales and Rebekah Marsom Purdy

From a photocopy of an official photocopy of the entry.

A13 Death of Rebeca Marsom Heales

From the an official photocopy of the original registry entry.

A14 Death of Jane Berry Peggie

From a photocopy of the original official copy.

Question 1 of the official copy is lost on the photocopy I have. Presumably this was the registry entry number. It is from the Victorian Registry Office, Melbourne.

A15 Death of George Berry Peggie

From a photocopy of an official photocopy of the original registry entry.

{1} the 8 is quite uncertain.

{2} the photocopy I have cuts off the ends of some names (and all of the ages) for the children.

A16 Death of Jane Murry Peggie

From a photocopy of an official photocopy of the original registry entry.

Question 1 of the entry, and part of Question 2, is lost on the photocopy I have.

{1} The additions are assumptions on my part, as they are cut off on my copy.

{2} From my copy, “Murry” is a reasonable guess, but it is not “Murray”.

{3} the ellipses are in the original, ie: the duration of last illness is not stated.

A17 Death of Edward Ernest Peggie

From a photocopy of an official photocopy of the registry entry.

A18 Birth of Jeffery Ernest Green

This is a different (older) official copy of the registration of my birth. It is in fact a photocopy of the actual registration form, as it contains what I recognise as my father’s signature. It contains more information than the computer-prepared certificate [A1]. Apart from the two signatures, the specific text is (on the original) typed throughout.

{1} This is the signature that I recognise as my father’s.

A19 Marriage of Charles Edwin Westmoreland and Annie Adelaide Hooper

From a photocopy of the original certificate, in the possession of Ian Peggie. The left hand edge of the original is lost on the photocopy. Some of the original text has been interpreted on the first-generation copy.

{1} the street name is illegible due to overwriting, but Ligar is not an unreasonable reading.

A20 Death of William Arthur Westmoreland

From a photocopy of an official photocopy of the registry entry, in Ian Peggie’s possession.

A21 Death of Herbert William Westmoreland

From a photocopy of an official photocopy of the registry entry, in Ian Peggie’s possession.

A22 Marriage of Herbert William Westmoreland and Emma Louisa Hill

From a photocopy of an official photocopy of the registry entry, in Ian Peggie’s possession.

A23 Death of Olive Westmoreland

From a photocopy of an official photocopy of the registry entry, in Ian Peggie’s possession.

A24 Birth of Elsie Ada Westmoreland

From the original official extract, in Ian Peggie’s collection.

A25 Marriage of William Westmoreland and Frances Wray

From a photocopy in Ian Peggie’s collection, I presume of the original church register entry, as the photocopy includes a portion of the previous entry.

Banns of Marriage between Wm. Westmoreland & Frances Wray were published Jany-17-24-&31^st by Wm. Durance Vicar.

No 322

Willm Westmoreland of this parish and Frances Wray of the Parish of Broughton in the County of Lincoln were Married in this church by Banns this Eleventh day of February in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Six by me Wm. Durance Vicar.

This Marriage was solemnised between Us Wm. Westmoreland

Frances Wray her X mark

In the presence of Thos Sawdon

Jane Sawdon

B Other Primary Documents

B1 The Westmoreland Family Register

I have photocopies of the three sheets of this document. It has a page each for births, deaths and marriages, with an illuminated-style border (including angels, cherubs, and the virgin & child top centre). Ian Peggie has the originals, and he has stated they are cut from a family bible.

Most entries appear to be in the same hand, though there are some (especially on the Deaths page) in other hands, and obviously inserted between existing entries at a later date.

At some time I made a note on the back of the photocopy: “I don’t trust the information in this, particularly the dates, and particularly the amendments made (in thicker pen).”

Births

Children of William (appears at the top of the page with the heading)

Henry Arthur Westmoreland Born May 28^th 1859

Edward Burbidge Westmoreland Born April 13^th 1861

Annie Westmoreland Born December 10^th 1862 {1}

Herbert William Westmoreland Born May 14^th 1865

Charles Edwin Westmoreland Born June 7^th 1867

Fanny Kate Westmoreland Born July 25^th 1870

Elizabeth Crossley Westmoreland Born Nov 6^th 1874

------------------------------------------{2}

Herbert Cyril Westmoreland born Sep 24^th 1885 – Hy. Arthurs

Mother born April 27^th 1830 at N. Scarfe. Lincolnshire, England {3}

Marriages

The heading of this page is made to read “William Westmoreland’s Family Register”, “William Westmoreland’s” is hand written, and “Family Register” is printed. The following also appears in the heading:

Born at Scawby Lincolnshire, Engd. Jan 31^st 1834

WW died at Besky.... Buck.... (4}

Sep tbr 22 / 89

The second 2 has been overwritten with a 4, and followed by “/ 89” in a different pen.

The normal entries are as follows:

William Westmoreland & Mary Ann Knott 19 August 1858

Hy. Arthur Westmoreland & Mary Barber Hurst Married 6^th Aug 1884

Herbert William Westmoreland and Emma L Hill June 2 1886 {5}

Charles Edwin Westmoreland and Annie A Hooper March 24^th 1893

Fanny Kate Westmoreland with John H. Miller March 19^th 1904

Elizabeth Crossley Westmoreland with Joseph B. Howie July 11^th 1917

Deaths

Edward Burbidge Westmoreland Died February 28^th 1862

Richard Westmoreland (Father of William) Died May 1876 aged 69 years (written above: Scawby)

William Westmoreland Died Sep.tbr 24 1889 N.Z.{8}

Anne Westmoreland Scawby – (in another hand:) Mother of William

Herbert William Westmoreland Stawell Australia May 4^th 1895 (written above: son of William)

Mary Ann Westmoreland Kew Australia June 19^th 1912 (written above: wife of William)

Fanny Kate (Westmoreland) Miller. Hobart April 29 1913 (written above: daughter of William)

Henry Arthur Westmoreland, Dec 22^nd 1933 at Bexley, England

Elizabeth Crossley Howie July 4^th 1938 at Melbourne Australia

Charles Edwin Westmoreland Aug 24^th Mossell Bay South Africa 1940

Dorothy Mayhew Peggie Hartwell Vic. July 1948 {6}

Dick son of William died at Middleborough Eng. 1948 {7}

Annie Mary daughter of Arthur died at Highgate London Jan 6^th 1943

Annie Westmoreland (in the annotation hand:) daughter of William & Mary Ann At Bayswater Vic Nov 14^th 1946

John Hillhouse Millar died Hobart 1946

Emma L. Westmoreland died Croydon May 27 1954

Joseph B Howie died Sept 11 1954

Annice May Baimbridge (daughter of Herbert) d. 1965, Melb

{1} After “Annie”, in original ink on my photocopy, is written “Sis”

{2} the underline appears on the original

{3} this line is at the bottom of the Births page, with 7 blank lines above it.

{4} the line is partially obscured by a fold in the paper

{5} the “L” has been inserted later.The “2” is uncertain

{6} a later insertion, and in the same hand (with a fine pen) that made most of the annotations to other entries.

{7} the 8 is uncertain

{8} The 22 has been overwritten with 24, and followed by “89 N.Z.” in a different pen.

B2 Passenger List for Queen of the Seas

From a photocopy of another photocopy of the original passenger list. The 1^st generation copy has “Unassisted” written outside the boundary of the original page.

The passengers of interest are listed on the second page of my photocopy, but I don’t think it’s the 2^nd page of the original list. They are underlined on the 1^st generation copy.

{1} In a previous transcription, I have this as “Queen of Thebes?”

{2} the date may be 1852, followed by another downstroke.

{3} S157 and S158 presumably were their steerage class passenger numbers.

{4} the word in the specific entry is illegible, but similar entries on the page have the same form, and are more obviously “Labourer”

B3 Bill for Funeral of Anne Barry

From a photocopy of the original bill.

{1} this date is presumably the date of the funeral. See [B5]

B4 Bill for Funeral of John Barry

From a photocopy of the original bill.

{1} the J overwrites an A, I presume due to a mishearing when preparing the bill.

{2} this date is presumably the date of the funeral. It is in the same place on the bill as a similar date on [B3]

I note two things in comparing these two funeral bills ([B3], [B4]])

• the cemetery fee at Boroondara has come down from £1-5-0 to £1-0-0 between 1911and 1915, though this may be related to the location of the grave.
• the bills are dated 8 to 10 weeks after the funerals to which they refer.

B5 Memorial Card for Anne Barry

This card is photocopied onto the same sheet as the note and the ‘Tree’ photograph [C5]

In loving memory of

Anne Barry

Who departed this life on 4^th Nov 1914

Aged 66 years.

B6 Probate & Will of Anne Barry

There are three photocopy pages of this document. On the original, folio 1 (recto and verso) share the back & front of the same seal, and folio 1 verso and folio 2 recto have faint reversed images of each other – they were presumably folded together when the ink was still wet. I give the full texts. The underlines are all in the original.

Folio 1 recto

In the Supreme Court of Victoria

18069 {1}

In the Probate Jurisdiction

In the will of Anne Barry late of No 68 Lincoln Street Richmond in the State of Victoria Widow deceased

Probate

I certify that the sum of eight pounds eleven shillings and four pence the duty herewith has been paid

Signature illegible

Deputy Commissioner of Taxes

13/1/15

Folio 1 verso

In the Supreme Court of Victoria

In the Probate Jurisdiction

In the will of Anne Barry late of No 68 Lincoln Street Richmond in the State of Victoria Widow deceased

Be It Known that on the Nineteenth day of December in the year of out lord one thousand nine hundred and fourteen the will (a true copy of which is hereunto annexed) of Anne Barry late of No 68 Lincoln Street Richmond in the State of Victoria Widow deceased who died on the Fourth day of November One thousand nine hundred and fourteen and who had at the time of her death real estate within the jurisdiction sworn not to exceed in value the sum of five hundred pounds and personal estate within the jurisdiction sworn not to exceed in value the sum of three hundred and ten pounds eighteen shillings and three pence was proved by Joseph Rudolph Green of No 207 Berlin Street Richmond in the said state Commercial Traveller and Archibald John Barry of No 47 Lincoln Street Richmond in the said state Manager the executors named therein they having been first sworn that they would well and truly(?) ?? of and administer according to law the estate of the said Anne Barry deceased and would exhibit and deposit in the office of the master-in-equity a true and perfect inventory of the said estate within three months of the order granting probate and a true and paid(?) account of their administration of the said estate within fifteen months of the said order.

Given at Melbourne this 16^th day of January in the year of out lord One thousand nine hundred and fifteen.

J Carter

Registrar of Probates

L H

22/12/14 {2}

Folio 2 recto

This is the last will and testament of me Anne Barry. After payment of all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses I give devise and bequeath unto my children or in the event of their death to their children all that I die possessed of to be equally divided. (Muriel(?) Martha Rose) daughter of my daughter Muriel deceased to take her mother’s share with the exception of twenty pounds to be paid to Annie Hall residing(?) at 68 Lincoln St Richmond And hereby appoint Joseph Rudolph Green and Archibald John Barry executors of this my will.

In witness hereof I herewith set my hand this 25^th day of February One thousand nine hundred and fourteen Ann Barry - ?? by the said the estator(?) and by her declared to be her last will and testament in the presence of us present at the same time who in his presence at her ?? and in the presence of each other have hereto subscribed our names as witnesses Mary Ann ??uranFra ?osannah Marcutt

{1} this is a stamped number

{2} these initials and date are ina different hand and distinctly larger script.

B7 Bill for Funeral of Joseph Green

From the original bill.

{1} The bill has “191...” printed on it, with the 1 overwritten with a 2. The print run of blank bills was obviously considerably over estimated!

B8 Blank Memorandum, Green & Bishop

From the original. This is a printed memorandum blank. There is nothing hand written on it. The bottom 2/3 of the note is faintly lined, and the paper has the watermark “Woodslee Air-Dried”.

B9 Probate & Will of Joseph Rudolph Green

From the original grant of probate.

Folio 1 recto

In the Supreme Court of Victoria

In the Probate Jurisdiction

In the will of Joseph Rudolph Green late of 207 Barkley Avenue Burnley in the State of Victoria Commercial Traveller deceased

Be it known that on the 25^th day of November in the year of our LordOne thousand nine hundred andforty-two the Will (a true copy whereof is hereunto annexed) of Joseph Rudolph Green late of 207 Barkley Avenue Burnley in the State of Victoria Commercial Traveller deceased who died on the Eleventh day of October One thousand nine hundred and forty-two and who had at the time of his death real estate within the Jurisdiction sworn not to exceed in value the sum of Nine hundred and ten pounds and personal estate within the Jurisdiction sworn not to exceed in value the sum of Two thousand one hundred and forty seven pounds six shillings and onepenny was proved by JANE JOHANNA GREEN of 207 Barkley Avenue Burnley aforesaid Widow sole executrix named in and appointed by the said Will she having been first sworn that she would well and truly collect and administer according to law the estate of the said Joseph Rudolph Green deceased and would exhibit and deposit in the office of the master-in-equity a true and perfect inventory of the said estate within fifteen months of the order granting probate. This grant is made upon the condition that no portion of the assets shall be distributed of paid during the War to any beneficiary or creditor who is an enemy subject wherever resident or to any one on his behalf or to or on behalf of any person resident in any enemy country or territory in any country or territory in the occupation of the enemy of whatever nationality without the express sanction of the Crown obtained through the treasurer of the Commonwealth

Folio 1 verso

of Australia and if any distribution or payment is made contrary to this condition this grant will be forthwith revoked.

BY THE COURT

Signatures illegible

Acting Registrar of Probates

Issued at Melbourne this Seventeenth day of December in the year One Thousand nine hundred and forty two.

This is the Last Will and Testament of me Joseph Rudolph Green. After payment of all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses I give and bequeath all that I die possessed of to my wife Jane Johanna Green and I hereby appoint my wife Jane Johanna Green sole executor of this my Will.

And witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this Twenty-Fifth day of November in the Year of Our Lord One thousand nine hundred and Seventeen.

JOSEPH RUDOLPH GREEN

Signed by the said the Testator and by him declared to be his last will and Testament in the presence of us present at the same time who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.

John Shields

Wireworker

255 Stawell St Richmond Vic.

Albert E. Smith

Plumber

431 Swan St. Burnley

Folio 2 recto is blank

Folio 2 verso

In the Supreme Court of Victoria

4063997 210254 {1}

In the Probate Jurisdiction

In the will of Joseph Rudolph Green late of 207 Barkley Avenue Burnley in the State of Victoria Commercial Traveller deceased

Probate

I certify that the sum of one hundred and thirty five pounds twelve shillings and seven pence the duty herewith has been paid

Signature illegible

Assistant Commissioner of Taxes

15/12/42

There is a stamp on the same side:

State Saving Bank of Vic Elizabeth Street

Exhibited 17 Dec 1942

Hand written beneath this is

Burnley 85

Custody

There is a second stamp:

I certify that the sum of Thirty Pounds eight shillings and five pence Federal ?? Duty has been paid.

8/2/43

{1} this is a combination of 2 stamped numbers.

B10 Apprenticeship Indenture of Joseph Green

From the original indenture. It is now almost torn in half along the original centre fold.

Folio 1 recto

This Indenture Witnesseth That Joseph Green of Birmingham in the County of Warwick, by and with the consent and approbation of his Mother Sarah Green of Birmingham aforesaid, doth put himself apprentice to Henry Parsons, of the same place Glass Manufacturer, to learn his art of Glass Blowing; and with him after the manner of an apprentice to serve from the day of the date hereof forward during and unto the full end and term of Six Years, five months and nine days from the Fifteenth day of September instant thence next following fully to complete and ended. During which term the said apprentice his master faithfully shall serve, his secrets keep, his lawful commands everywhere gladly do, he shall do no damage to his said master, nor see it done by others, but to the best of his power(?) shall let or forthwith give notice of the same to his said master, he shall not waste the goods of his said Master, nor lend them unlawfully to any, he shall neither buy nor sell without his said masters Licence, he shall not haunt Taverns or Alehouses, or absent himself from his said Masters service day or night unlawfully, but in all things as a faithful apprentice he shall behave himself towards his said master and all his during the said term and the said Sarah Green doth hereby covenant that the said Joseph Green shall do and perform as he hath above agreed, and that in consideration of the payments or wages hereinafter agreed to be paid by the said Henry Parsons, such apprentice shall and will provide himself with sufficient meat, drink, washing, lodging, wearing apparel, mending, provision in sickness and all the necessities during the said term, or else that the said Sarah Green shall and will provide him therewith during such term, and it is agreed that the payments or wages so agreed to be paid shall totally exempt

Folio 1 verso

the said Henry Parsons from providing the said apprentice with the aforementioned things during the said term

And the said Henry Parsons in consideration of the above, and of the services to be rendered to him by the said apprentice, him such apprentice shall and will teach and instruct, or cause to be taught and instructed, in the Trade or Business of Glass Blowing, and in lieu of finding the said apprentice with the things above agreed to be found by himself, or by his said Mother for him, shall and will pay him such apprentice, in case of his providing himself with the abovementioned things, or to the said Sarah Green in case of her providing them for him, the weekly sums or wages following, namely:- the sum of Five shillings weekly, and sixpence per move over from the fifteenth day of September next, six shillings from thence weekly, and sevenpence per move over, until the twenty fourth day of February one Thousand eight-hundred and Sixty four, Nine shillings from thence weekly and tenpence per move over, until the twenty fourth of February one Thousand eight-hundred and Sixty five, ten shillings from thence weekly and eleven pence per move over, until the twenty fourth of February one Thousand eight-hundred and Sixty six, and eleven shillings from thence weekly, and one shilling per move over, during all the then remainder of the said term, which payments or wages

Folio 2 recto

are to be paid by the said Henry Parsons whether he shall have sufficient work to employ the said apprentice or not, provided he shall be allways(?) attending during all the usual hours of work ready to discharge his duty, and shall absolutely fully discharge his duty by working as he ought to do during all the said hours, but in case of his not doing it, or not attending during all the usual hours of work, then the customary stoppages are to be made by his said master for any time he shall lose, nor is his said Master to pay the said wages in sickness, lameness, or any other incapacity in the said apprentice to discharge his duty hereby required to be done and performed

And for the true performance of all and every the Covenants and Agreements herein contained, each of the said parties bindeth himself or herself, to the other and others of them by these presents. In Witness whereof the said parties to the above written Indentures have hereunto set their hands and seals this third day of September October in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred-and sixty.

Signed sealed and delivered, being first duly stamped, in the presence of

Henry Fulford {1}

104 Summer Lane

The mark X of Joseph Green

The mark X of Sarah Green

Henry Parsons

Age 21 on the 24^th day of February 1867

Folio 2 verso

Dated 21^st day of September 1860

Joseph Green

To

Mr Henry Parsons

Indenture of Apprenticeship

There are the remains of seals beside each of the three signatures.

In the margin, at the top of folio 1 recto there is an impressed stamp:

Two

Shillings

Sixpence

And an ink stamp:

Birmingham

26.7.60

15

{1} the similarity of the “Henry” in this signature and the “Henry” (Parsons) in the text of the indenture suggests that the entire document is in Henry Fulford’s handwriting.

B11 On the Origin of the name Peggie

This is a small extract from an article in one of the Melbourne newspapers (‘The Age’ or ‘The Sun’) on the Abel Tasman, the passenger ship that ran between Melbourne and Launceston. The article is by Derek Fowell, and from other text in the article I suspect it dates from the late 1970’s. From a photocopy of part of the article.

Thomas Smart calls in for a beer before his watch starts. He is the Nighthawk and will be patrolling the ship until morning. He is also the Peggy – the person who cleans the seamen’s recreation room – so named because in the days of sail the job was given to an old or infirm seaman, often a person with a wooden leg. Not that Thomas is infirm...

B12 Insurance Certificates, Jean Green

Two insurance policies.

B13 Letters to Harold Green

‘Letters’ is probably an overstatement!

R.H.Parton

Australasian Representative

American Paper Exports Inc.

Mr. H. Green

Messrs. Alex. Cowan & Sons, Ltd.

500 Collins Street,

Melbourne. Vic.

Dear Sir,

I am advised that, some few months ago, you wrote to the Strathmore Paper Co., asking for a copy of their “Grammar of Color”.

The Publishers have now sent me a copy of this work, and I take pleasure in forwarding it to you with their, and my own, compliments.

Yours very truly,

R. H. Parton

The following are on two separate sheets.

B14 The Will of Richard Westmoreland

From a photocopy of the first page of the will. I have a second-generation copy, as the first copy has “This is a copy of the first page” written on the bottom. Ian Peggie has the first-generation copy.

I cannot at this stage date the document.

Bequeathing a total of 820 pounds to his children indicates to me a pretty successful draper and grocer!

The copy I have is one of a series of pages, with one labelled on the back: “Dear Sis, Copies of Rae’s papers as promised, Love B.”

Office Copy

Valid only if bearing impressed court seal

This is the last Will and Testament of me Richard Westmoreland of Scawby in the County of Lincoln Draper and Grocer. First I direct all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses to be paid by my trustees hereinafter named as soon as conveniently may be after my decease. I give and bequeath to my dear Wife Ann Westmoreland all my household furniture, plate, linen, china and other household effects And all the stock in trade which I may have at my decease as a Draper and Grocer And all other my live and dead stock And also all the book debts which may be then due and owing to me in my said trade or business to and for her own absolute use and benefit. I also give and bequeath to my said Wife the legacy of thirty pounds to be paid to her within a –month after my decease. I give and bequeath unto William Sleightholme of Scawby Moor in the said county Farmer and William Trafford of Hibaldane in the said county farmer their executors administrators and assigns All my personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever including monies due to me on Mortgage Bond Note or otherwise (except what I have hereinbefore given to my said wife absolutely Upon trust to pay thereout unto my children the following legacies namely to Edward Lawman Westmoreland the sum of eighty pounds To William Westmoreland the sum of eighty pounds To Thomas Westmoreland the sum of eighty pounds to whom I also give my silver watch. To Charles Westmoreland the sum of eighty pounds To Henry Westmoreland the sum of eighty pounds To Anne Elizabeth Grimble the sum of eighty pounds To Sarah Frances Turner the sum of eighty pounds To Harriet Westmoreland the sum of one hundred and thirty pounds and to Frances Westmoreland the sum of one hundred and thirty pounds which legacies I direct shall be paid to my said children respectively within six calendar months next after my decease Provided always and I declare that if any of my said daughters shall die before my said wife without leaving lawful issue living at his or her decease that then the legacy or share of him her or them so dying shall go over and be divided equally amongst the survivors or survivor of them my said children. I give to the said {1}

{1} this is the end of the first page. I have no more, and neither it appears does Ian Peggie.

B15 Confirmation Register at Stawell Church

Ian Peggie has a photocopy of a single page from the register. I only record here the names of interest.

B16 Passenger List of the S.S. Fe Awaw

Ian Peggie has a photocopy of a single page from the list. I only record here the name of interest.

The name of the vessel is not altogether legible – it is frankly a guess on my part.

...T of the Crew and Passengers of the S.S. Fe Awaw of Dunedin, L. McIntosh, Master

... S Co. 1029 Tons, burthen, from New Zealand to Sydney, New South Wales, September 13^th 1886.

Passengers

:

Mr. H. ?. Westmoreland     Saloon

B17 Memorial Card for William Westmoreland

The original card is in Ian Peggie’s collection.

In loving memory of

William Westmoreland

Born January 1834

Died September 24^th 1889

Interred at Purewa Cemetery, Auckland, N.Z.

B18 Certificate of Right of Burial to Emma Louisa Westmoreland

The original certificate is in Ian Peggie’s collection. I give only the first and last parts, as the majority is simply boilerplate text with the repeated inclusion of Emma L Westmoreland’s name.

No. 694

Form of Certificate of Right of Burial in the Pleasant Creek General Cemetery.

On the application of Emma L Westmoreland and upon payment of the sum of £1-12-0 which is hereby acknowledged to have been received, the Trustees of the Pleasant Creek General Cemetery, in terms of, and as authorised by the Act No. 201, 20^th April, 1864, entitled the Cemeteries Statute, 1864, have agreed to grant, and do hereby grant unto the said Emma L Westmoreland permission to dig or make a grave or vault on that piece of ground Eight feet long by Four feet broad, lying within the portion of the said cemetery appropriated for Congregational burials, and marked No. 2795 Compartment ..... o the map or plan of the said Cemetery ....

:

Given under our hands and seals, at Pleasant Creek, in the Colony of Victoria this 20^th day of August A.D. 1895

Compartment 2  No 2795

B19 Certificate of Right of Burial to Elsie Ada Westmoreland

The original certificate is in Ian Peggie’s collection. I extract only the relevant information.

Form of Certificate of Right of Burial in the Lilydale General Cemetery.

On the application of Elsie Ada Westmoreland and upon payment of the sum of £10-4-0 ... piece of ground Eight feet by Eight feet ... appropriated for Baptist burials, marked No. 77, 78 compartment B.1.

Given under our hands and seals, at Pleasant Creek, in the State of Victoria this 24^th day of May A.D. 1952

I'M SURE 'PLEASANT CREEK' CANNOT BE CORRECT HERE. CHECK THE ORIGINAL!

B20 Fife Cemetery Records

These are transcriptions I made in February 2004 from the cemetery record books kept at the Kirkaldy Crematorium. For the West Wemyss Churchyard, the book records the name(s) of the owners of the numbered lairs (as the plots are known), and the details of burials in each lair. It is of interest that (at least in this cemetery) each lair is divided into left, centre and right sections (for adult burials), with it being expected that up to three adults would be buried in each section. In addition, infants could be buried at the head or foot of an adult burial. This means there could be over a dozen burials in each lair.

In addition to the lair records, there are also index pages listing all burials for a given year. Occasionally these provide additional information.

The records for West Wemyss Churchyard date from 24 August 1867. As a cemetery it is now closed, though the church would seem to be still in use.

In these records the undated names after the lair number are the successive owners of the lair. Surnames in brackets are (I presume) the maiden name of the owner’s wife.

These transcriptions are for all lairs where the owner or any of the burials have the surnames Peggie or Wyles. The “---“ divide the left, centre and right sections of the lair.

B21 Westmoreland 1881 Census Record

As copied from the FamilySearch.org web site

Source Information:

{1} The 'Sawman' as Richard's second name is presumed to be a mis-hearing or a mis-transcription of 'Lawman'.

C Other Records

C1 Census Record, the family of Richard Barry

This is from a hand-written sheet on lined paper, of which I have a photocopy, but I don’t know who prepared it. Also on the sheet are transcriptions of the birth records for John Barry (see [A7]) and Ann Carr (see [A8], and for their marriage [A9]), which I give here as well.

John Barry

Birth Reg. District: St Lukes Chelsea, Sub District: South Chelsea.

1850 No. 128 24 March 1850, 7 Manor Gardens, John, Boy, Father: Richard Barry, Mother: Eliza Barry, formerly ROSSOM, Fa. Occ. Plasterer, Signature of Informant: Elizer Barry, Mother, 7 Manor Gardens, Manor St, Chelsea.

Richard Barry + family are said to have arrived at Adelaide 1855.

John Barry m. Ann Carr at St Lukes Melbourne 3 July 1869; he was aged 19, a hawker {3}, son of Richard Barry, Plasterer, and Eliza [nee] Burchill [cf above Rossom]; she was 21, b. Manchester dau. of William Patrick Carr, Tailor and Jane Ann [nee] Mathews.

Ann Carr

see above marriage cert of Jhn Barry and Ann Carr. parents m. see notes. Jane Mathews address 31 Greek St, diff family at that address in 1851 census; Carr address 15 Crown St, [Camberwell]? {4}

Birth Reg Index Ann Carr March 1848, Manchester xx 616. Reg District: Manchester 1848, Sub-district: Deanagale, County of Lancaster. 274, 27 December 1847, 10 Little Peter St, Manchester, Ann, girl, Fa: William Carr, Mo. Jane Carr formerly Mathews, Fa Occ.: Tailor, Inf: Jane Carr, mother, 10 Little Peter St Manchester, 5 Feb 1848 John Leigh, Reg.

The marriage certificate of Jane Ann Mathews and Patrick Carr [A11] confirms their residence in 1845 as 31 Greek St. This note appears to indicate they have moved to 15 Crown St by 1851.

{1} the word “rooms” is quite uncertain, the query is in the original

{2} the “(sc)” is in the original of the handwritten transcription

{3} above this is written "b. Chelsea"

{4} the square brackets and the query are in the original

C2 Sands & MacDougall Directories, 1890-1910

These are notes I made, apparently when searching the microfiche copies of these directories. This is a transcription of those notes, except that it has been re-ordered by the year of the directory. “Rd.” is presumably an abbreviation for “Richmond”

There is also a table which seems to summarise some of this data.

1910 = end of microfiche copies of directory. (Later = see book copies).

{1} there is no evidence in these transcriptions, apart from this table entry, for John Barry being at Lincoln St in 1892.

My father was apprenticed at the Sand’s & MacDougall company in 1946, as a proof-reader, and he did some work on the directory. He has told me that (at that time at least) they did not attempt to re-survey the whole of Melbourne every year. Entries could be as much as five years out of date. It is possible the annual surveys did cover all of Melbourne in earlier times.

C3 “The Tea Clipper ‘Queen of the Seas’”

This computer-printed sheet (I think my copy is an original print) has no indication of authorship. My copy has “Joan” written in original pencil in the top right corner. I presume from this that it is either a document that was handed out at one of the Peggie reunions, or it was prepared by one of my mother’s brothers (Ian or Bruce) and provided to her.

The lack of punctuation and idiosyncratic capitalisation are in the original.

THE TEA CLIPPER

QUEEN OF THE SEAS

THE SHIP THAT BROUGHT THE PEGGIE FAMILY TO AUSTRALIA

Built by James Smith and Son of St John, New Brunswick in U.S.A. in January 1853 on speculation, and sailed to Liverpool at the height of the Gold rush and sold to James Beasley for the sum of 16,000 Pounds and then fitted out for the Passenger trade .

The Queen of the Seas was a typical ship of the time and her approximate size was 237 feet long, 206 foot at the keel, 40 foot wide and 22 feet deep from deck to keel and weighed 1200 tons a fair size for this type of ship.

With three masts Fore mast Main mast and Mizzen mast and five sails up the masts the ship carried about 30,000 square ft of sail and a mast height of 150 feet from the deck meant a hard climb to the Skysails.

The fitout was lavish to encourage passengers and as it was the first Voyage to Australia, sailing On the 17 June 1854 bound direct for Melbourne, and the Ballarat Goldfields as the major drawcard for passengers.

The Voyage took 84 days which was considered fast, sailing the great circle route down to South Africa then down to the 40 degree latitudes to catch the roaring forties sometimes reaching speeds of 15 Knots (30 Km/Hour)

From Melbourne The Ship went on to China to collect a cargo of tea to take back to London or Liverpool, to give her owners a profit of about 8,000 Pounds for the round trip. Passenger Fares were about 80 Pounds First Class 40 Pounds Second Class and 20 Pounds Steerage Class and able seamen were paid 4 pounds 30 shillings a month for the round trip of 8 months.

C4 David Beswick’s Answers to my Questions

I prepared a list of questions headed “Documentary Evidence Required”, and David Beswick returned it attached to a typescript containing his answers to the questions. My questions are repeated at the start of each of his answers.

It is not dated, but by the reference to my grandma still having her original marriage certificate, it must be before 1989.

I have added numbers to the questions here to ease reference, though they were not originally numbered.

Jeff’s Questions

Documentary Evidence of

1 Birth of Mary Ann Newton 21.3.1847 56 Potter St, Birmingham : Yes we have certificates – copy available

2 Birth of Joseph Green, Birmingham 1846 (Why did mother sign indenture? Father not mentioned until marriage [?].) : We have a copy of the birth certificate of Joseph Rudolph Green but not of his father Joseph Green. I tried to find the record at St. Catherine’s House (at Cr. of Aldwytch and Kingsway) in London without success. The most likely reference in the index was March quarter, Birmingham District, 1846 Vol XVI Page 287, but the request I made giving the father’s name as Joseph Green [which is given in the marriage certificate of Joseph Green and Mary Ann Newton] was returned with ‘No’ for that reference having that father’s name. You could search the index further and if nothing better appears it might be worth paying for the certificate for that reference in case the father’s name is wrong on the Marriage certificate. It is possible, however, that we need to consider other locations than Birmingham. As to the signature, I don’t know; both parents signed their marriage certificate with a cross, as Mary Ann did on the birth registration of Joseph Rudolph, but perhaps she had learned to write her name by the time he was apprenticed while his father had not: I know of others in my family who learned to read and write as adults.

I did not notice until much later, but David has apparently misinterpreted this question, partly based on my statement in the question that Joseph Green’s mother Sarah signed the apprenticeship indenture of her son. In fact she made an X, so she had not learnt to write between her marriage and the time of Joseph's apprenticeship. I was actually asking if David had any knowledge of why it was she who signed the indenture and not her husband (also Joseph). As a carpenter (his occupation given on his son Joseph’s marriage certif.) it would seem unlikely he was away in the course of his occupation, so he may have died quite young.

David also talks of Mary Ann signing things, where the question was about Sarah. The marriage certificate he cites is for Joseph Green and Mary Ann Newton, not for Joseph Green and Sarah.

See [C49] for the results of later investigation into Joseph (the carpenter) and Sarah.

3 Name of Charles Dean’s mother: we do not have documentary evidence. I have a note which was probably based on info from Gwen Cairncross which reads: Fanny Taylor b. Atherstone Eng(?), 1835, d. 10.5.1906 m. 15.2.1858 [we have certificates of marriage at St Barnabas Catholic Church, Nottingham, which shows that is correct]; and Charles Dean b. 1835 Loughborough, England d. 6.3.1882, mother Annie Barrabell, father John Dean [father’s name is correct according to their marriage certificate; mother’s name might have come from death certificate in Melbourne]. Note that the marriage certificate gives ages as 22 years for Charles Dean and 23 years for Fanny Taylor. This means they were both born before the national registrations began in 1837 and would have to be traced in Parish records. I looked in the Mormon IGI some years ago and found no reference to a Charles Dean b. 1835 nor any to a Charles with a father John [as on marriage cert.] although there were several others between 1809 and 1833 in Nottinghamshire. I have a copy of a photograph (of an unidentified young girl) the original of which came from Ted Harris and had ‘Loughborough’ on the back, and for some reason we have supposed that Charles and Fanny lived there before emigrating but I don’t seem to have any evidence of that now and the connection might only be with his parents.

4 Name of Fanny Taylor’s mother: no evidence other than the name Elizabeth Taylor on her photograph. Fanny’s father is given as Thomas Taylor on the marriage certificate of Fanny and Charles.

5 Dates of arrival in Australia of Fanny and Charles: According to your grandmother Agnes Green their first child Rose was born in England about 1860 and it seems another child also who died before emigrating, and the ‘second’ child Charles was born in Australia about 1865; it is said that Charles came first without Fanny and she followed a year or so later. These things could best be checked here from shipping records and the indexes of births, arrivals etc.

6 Marriage cert of Harold Ernest Berry and Florence Eva Bridger m. 8.4.1912: [why do want you that? But anyway] Yes we have a copy of the marriage certificate.

7 Death of Richard Barry, 5.8.1869: Yes we have a (rather poor) copy of the death cert. It gives his birth place as County Cork, Ireland and his father as Garrett Barry.

8 Birth of Elizabeth Barry, youngest daughter of Richard: I have seen a copy of the certificate and made notes of the details.

9 Arrival of Richard Barry at Port Adelaide August 1885: No documentary evidence. I have the date in the notes from two different interviews of old members of the Barry family. His death certificate says he was 5 years in South Australia and 7 years in Victoria: that suggests 1856/7.

10 Name change of Eliza Rossom (at son’s birth) to Birchill (at son’s marriage): It’s not as simple as that. She is recorded as having a maiden name of Rossom on the birth of some of her children and as Birchill on others, there is no clear pattern that I have seen and David Barry who has studied the records more closely has found none. Her marriage cert (to Richard Barry) gives Rosam (one ‘s’ and an ‘a’ I think it is) and one of the witnesses was Henry Birchill. She was only 17 years old at the time, and I would guess Henry Burchill was her step-father and that she had been known as Birchill but was born Rossom or Rosam and that her mother remarried when she was young.

11 Photo of Ann Mathews stating born 1797: Auntie Jean (Green) has the original, we have a copy.

12 Marriage of Agnes Dean and Harold Green: I copied details by hand from the original, which I suppose your grandma still has.

13 Marriage of Charles Dean and Fanny Taylor: we have a certificate from the records in London as noted above.

14 Shipping record for Thomas Heales and Rebecca (Purdy): Yes we have a photocopy of the record of arrival, the ‘Nominal List’ and ‘Disposal List of Immigrants for the Duchess of Northumberland’, arr. 15.1.1849 after leaving Plymouth 10.10.1848. It says he was a blacksmith, aged 27, native place St. Giles, Middlesex, she was a housekeeper aged 23, native place Lambeth, and that his employer was R. Heales, Melbourne (Father). That is something of a puzzle as we thought the Richard in Melbourne was his brother, but perhaps his father was here also. According to their marriage cert, 14.8.1844, which we have from London, his father was Richard Heales, a locksmith, and your father has an old book naming early residents of Melbourne which shows R. Heales as a ‘turnkey’ or gaol keeper – you might check that. Robert tried to find a record of the birth of Thomas Heales in the St. Giles parish but without success. We have an ‘Alphabetical list of Bounty Immigrants per the ship Himalaya which gives Heales, Richard, 21, Wheelwright, London, and Blinda?. 22. H’keeper. That Richard is almost certainly the future politician who was known later as a coachbuilder. More searching here might help, but if they were all baptists as Thomas and Rebecca (sp?) and her family were, then their births would be difficult to find as there would be no infant baptism records on the parish registers in England.

C5 Note re Johanna Barry

This is a hand-written note, of what I once presumed to be a gravestone transcription, though now I think this highly unlikely.

I have written on the back of this sheet, as well as on another transcription of the text of the note: “I think the Johanna is probably a sister of Jane Johanna Barry, who married Joseph Rudolph Green.

Jeff Green.

5-4-88”

I don’t at this stage have any evidence for this (my own) assertion.

On the same photocopy is a copy of a photograph, depicting a man and two children (I think both girls), and another man separate from them, at the base of a very large tree with a hollow base in a semi-cleared area with forest in the background. The caption at the bottom says “SELECTORS HOMEFUMINA COPYRIGHT ?.LOWE H?ROT” It looks like a commercially-produced postcard, and there is no indication of who the people in the photo may be. It is copied onto the sheet upside-down compared with the note transcribed above.

Great – Great Gr

Johanna (Barry) - (Cowie)

married

Children of Reunion

James Cowie

William“ & Margaret Sophia Moorehead

(Joans Grandparents

Archibald

Annie Cowie – John Thomas Prior

(Barries Grandparents)

Archibald (Died)

John(Alice Sullivan’s father)

Clifton Elizabeth Robinson

BCJ. WHITTLE {1}

LUDSTONE ST 598-7540

HAMPTON

To trace family tree

{1} this name & address is in a different hand, or at least it is printed, not written cursive.

C6 The Life of Jean Agnes Green

This is 3 typed sheets. I’m certain it was prepared by my father, and read at Aunty Jean’s funeral. The hand-written insertions are certainly in his handwriting.

JEAN AGNES GREEN 14/11/1907-27/1/1995

Jean Agnes Green was born at Burnley on 14^th November, 1907, and died at Surrey Hills Private Nursing Home on 27^th January, 1995, aged 87. She was the fifth child and only daughter of Joseph Rudolph Green and Jane Joanna Green (nee Barry).

Because her father was an only child Jean had no Aunts or Uncles by the name of Green but her mother was the eldest of a family of nine children so she had many relatives by the name of Barry; many of whom were extra residents at 207 Barkley Avenue – usually when they or their parents were ill.

Jean’s entire school life was spend at the Burnley State School which was just a short walk up Stawell Street. Another aspect of her early life was attendance at the Burnley Methodist Sunday School and Church where she gained the faith in God which she always held to be important long after she ceased to be able to attend Church Services. Her Bible was always a prominent item on her bedside table.

Jean’s father was a man of string principles and possessed certain ideas which are somewhat unusual by today’s standards. One of these ideas was that his daughter should not go to work. There was however one vocation that was an obvious exception to this situation and that was nursing – a profession which was the sole prerogative of young ladies in that era.

Jean did her basic nursing training at the Children’s Hospital. I am not sure whether she chose this hospital because of her basic concern and love for children or whether this attribute which she showed in her later years came into being because of her experiences at the Children’s Hospital.

Any child that came into her presence realised they had an instant friend and I remember myself how visits to Grandma Green’s at Burnley or holidays at Britannia Creek always were a little better if Aunty Jean was there at the time. When they were small boys my own two sons were always enthusiastic about going to see Aunty Jean.

One of the extras Nurse Green would provide for her young patients on Saturday afternoons was to find out which football team they barracked for and then to let them know what the final score was. And that was before the time of Saturday afternoon radio being saturated with football broadcasts.

I presume it was after her nursing training was completed that Jean spent a period at Mt. Eliza where I understand the Children’s Hospital had their special unit for treating polio patients which included some therapy sessions in the sea water. She then moved to the Women’s Hospital where she did her midwifery training.

Family needs then took a priority and Jean spent a period at home looking after her mother was apparently very ill.

When she was next able to work Jean joined the District Nursing Service and was based in Collingwood. The District Nurses provided a service to patients in their own homes and indeed that service is still being provided by the same organisation today. I don’t know whether present day staff go that extra mile as the old timer’s did when, as well as tending the patient’s medical needs, they often scrubbed the floors and helped with all sorts of odd jobs. One of Jean’s fellow District Nurses was a Sister Mitchell – niece of Dame Nellie Melba – who apparently used to carry a hammer and screw driver in her bag and helped out with various running repairs to furniture and houses.

Most of the District Nurses travelling was done by tram. The fare was usually one penny which they got refunded if they handed in their tickets, but Cousin Joyce tells how most of the Connie’s let the Grey Nurse ride for free. Grey was of course the colour of their uniform – not the colour of their hair.

In 1937, at the age of 30 years, Jean went on a boat trip and holiday to New Zealand with Cousin Ollie and another girl friend of Ollie’s who worked in Uncle Harold’s shirt factory. I understand there was a very nice officer on the boat but you know what our very stern grandparents thought about their daughter being friendly with a sailor. Goodness me!

When World War II broke out in 1939 Jean volunteered as an army nurse. After nine months special training it was decided she was not fir enough to go overseas and we can only assume this related to a severe illness she had had when she was about 11 years old.

When she was discharged from the army nursing she had to be employed in an essential service so she worked for a hospital in the Hawthorn/Kew area until she was required to give up work again and stay at home to look after her mother; which she did for about 10 years.

When her mother died and Aunty could check up on her own health it was found that she had TB and she spent about 18 months at the Heatherton Sanatorium while she recovered.

Her next job was again in Collingwood where she worked at a Government Clinic for single mothers.

During this period Aunty Jean sold the old family home at 207 Barkley Avenue, Burnley, and moved to a unit in Ringwood where she lived for another 20 years before needing to go into special accommodation – firstly at L’Abri in North Ringwood and then at Achill Lodge in East Ringwood.

Her last 4 ½ years were spent at Surrey Hills Nursing Home. {1}

Aunty never lost her special interest in children and even when she was in the two special accommodation facilities would often talk about the children of the management families. That special bond I mentioned before was evidenced again while at Achill Lodge. For a few days she needed to be across the road at Ringwood Private Hospital and the Manager’s children came across to visit her.

Aunty Jean was very loyal to her family even though she sometimes told me some stories which indicated that some members had not always treated her as well as she would have expected. Nevertheless she often reminded me also that blood was thicker that water so stick with your own family is the best policy.

This lady whom we remember today spent her life in helping others; often at great cost to her own health and well being. She was also most grateful to those who helped her but never wanted to be a burden to anyone. This led her one day to make a most odd statement to me. Our good Aunty said “I know it would be wrong” – and that showed her strong Christian conviction that all things were either right or wrong - “I know it would be wrong, but single ladies should have children of their own so they would have someone to look after them when they are old without worrying other people.” I am sure there was a lot of experience of the troubles of many folk went into hear reason for making such a statement. Thank you Aunty for what you did for your family and many others – we are all sure you will now receive your just reward.

The following is a hand-written addition:

Jean was buried at the Upper Yarra Public Cemetery, Warburton Highway, Wesburn on 31^st January, 1995. Grave No. 463 in the Lawn Section.

{1} This sentence is a hand-written addition.

C7 A Green Family Tree

This is headed “Green Family”, and dated 6 June, 1988. Given the distribution of birth dates within it, I presume it was prepared by David Beswick.

It is primarily a descent tree from Joseph Rudolph Green which I give as a simple tree, followed by a short ascent tree from Harold Ernest Green.

Joseph Rudolph Green

Frank Seymour Green b. 3/2/1897 m. Ida Chapman

John Joseph

Lindsay m. Margaret (Peggy) McLachlan

Helen

Anthony

Arthur Joseph Green b. 3/9/1898 m. Selena Lees

Donald m. Gloria

Denise

Philip

Ronald

Ann

John m. 1. Jeanette

Anthony

m. 2 Marlene McDonald

Ross

Harold Ernest Green b. 12/10/1901, Burnley d. 8/5/1981 m. Agnes May Dean b. 13/10/1900, South Yarra

Joan Mavis b. 24/3/1930 Blackburn m. David George Beswick

Robert David b. 11/11/1959, Boston, USA

Helen Joan b. 26/8/1961, Geelong, Vic.

Bruce Alan b. 24/1/1963, Mornington, Vic.

Andrew John b. 19/8/1965, Mornington, Vic.

Robert Ernest b. 19/11/1931, Blackburn, Vic. m. Dorothy Joan Peggie b. 22/12/1930

Jeffery Ernest b. 20/9/1959, Box Hill, Vic.

Kenneth John, b. 31/1/1961, Box Hill, Vic.

Eric Charles Green b. 10/7/1905 m. Dorothy Davies

Margaret m. Ian Gray

Louise

Wendy

Maxwell m. Audrey

Robert

Craig

Rosalind

Alan m. Joy

Cheryl

Colleen

Joanne m. Peter Osborne

Cameron

Andrew

Jean Agnes Green b. 14/11/1907

Ascent tree from Harold Ernest Green.

Harold Ernest Green

Joseph Rudolph Green. b. 8/9/1867, Birmingham, Eng. (Duddeston, Warwick) m. 6/4/1896, Richmond, Vic.

Joseph Green b. 1847 England d. Nov 1928 aged 82, arrived Melbourne 1888

Joseph Green

Mary Ann Newton b. 21/3/1847

John Titus Newton

Mary Ann Wright d. 30/3/1877 aged 52 years

Jane Johanna Barry b. 1/4/1871, Carlton, Vic.

C8 A Green & Dean Family Tree

This is in my handwriting, on two sheets, both with the annotation “from David Beswick”. There are also a number of typed versions, none with all the information included.

I give it as an ascent tree from Robert Ernest Green, followed by some sibling lists (of those marked #). I compile all the information from my various copies.

Robert Ernest Green

Harold Ernest Green # b. 12/10/1901 Burnley, Vic. (Salesman)

Joseph Rudolph Green. b. 8/9/1867, Birmingham, Eng. (Duddeston, Warwick) (Traveller, Printer)

Joseph Green # b. 1847 (Glass Blower) age 21 at marriage but apprenticeship paper show birth in 1847

Joseph Green

Mary Ann Newton b. 21/3/1847 m. at Aston (Birmingham) Warwick county 21 April 67 age 20

John Titus Newton

Mary Ann Wright d. 30/3/1877 aged 52

Jane Johanna Barry # b. 1/4/1871, Carlton, Vic. m. 6/4/1896, Richmond, Vic. April 1890 age 20

John Barry

Anne Carr

Agnes May Dean # b. 13/10/1900 Sth Yarra

John Thomas Dean # 5 April 1867 Williamstown? (Manufacturing Jeweller etc.)

Charles Dean

Fanny Taylor

Annie Marsom Heales # b. 22/11/1866 Collingwood or Carlton?

Thomas George(?) Heales # d. 1870 (Soldier)

Rebekah Purdy # (<1825 – 1884/5) d. Collingwood

Rebekah Pulseford # (1797-?)

Edward Pulseford

Hannah Marsom # (1774-1834)

Thomas Marsom # (1743-1815)

Rebekah

John Major ?

Ann

? Purdy

Sibling Lists

Frank

Arthur

# Harold Ernest Green

Eric

Jean

-----

?

# Joseph Green

Thomas Green (Sydney?)resist?t

-----

# Jane Joanne Barry

Annie

Richard Redmond Barry

May

Isabel

Archibald

Harold

Olive

Muriel

-----

Rebekah Fanny

John

Albert

Annie

Nellie Marsom

# Agnes

David

Rose

Ruth

Stella

-----

Rose

Charles

Benjamin

Eliza

# John Thomas Dean

Harriet

Fanny

-----

Edward

Henry

Rebekah

Thomas

(10 Children)

# Annie Marsom Heales (Youngest)

-----

# Thomas George(?) Heales

Richard (Premier of Vic.)

-----

Hannah Rebekah (1819 +?/-?)

Eliza

# Rebekah

-----

# Rebekah Pulseford (1797-?)

Eliza (1799-?)

Jemima (1801-1802)

Hannah (1803-?)

Hephzibah (1805-1808)

Thomas Marsom (1808-?)

Ebenezer (1810-1811)

Edward (1812-?)

Hephzibah (1814-1825)

Lydia (1817 b. & d.)

Jemima (1819-?)

-----

John

Rebekah

Jane

# Hannah Marsom

Anne

-----

B.

John

Hannah

S.

# Thomas Marsom

C9 Gravestone Transcriptions, Box Hill Cemetery

These are my own transcriptions from the graves.

Dean

Section 23 Grave 10

In Loving Memory of our dear mother

Annie Marsom Dean

Died 3^rd Aug. 1940 Aged 73 yrs

Also her loving youngest daughter

Stella Gladys Harris

Died 11^th May 1991 Aged 78 Yrs. {1}

Joseph Green {2}

Section 17 Grave 48 (Close to the Angliss Memorial)

8-9-67 – 10-10-42

Also loved wife of above

Jane Johanna

Died 20^th April 1951

Honoured and Loved

Grave 2341

In Loving Memory

Of

Mary Ann Green

Died 18^th June 1926

Aged 79 Years

{1} the day of the date is uncertain

{2} inserted into the name is “(Rudolph) – Not on Grave”

C10 A Short History of Richard Heales

This is from “Guidelines”, the newsletter of the Guide Service at the Healesville Sanctuary.

Question & Answer Time

Healesville Sanctuary! Where did Healesville get its name?

This Question came from a visitor last year.

Richard Heales was born in London in 1828, the son of an ironmonger. Her served an apprenticeship as a coach builder before travelling to the colony of New South Wales in 1842 with his wife and father. He settled in the Port Phillip district working as a labourer for 6 shilling a day. He later established a business in Lonsdale St – The Heales and Carter Coach Factory.

As an ardent supporter of the Temperance Society he worked continuously for this cause, lecturing in Melbourne and London (on a return trip in 1852), and assisting with the erection of the Temperance Hall in Russell St. As a man of integrity he was elected as councillor for Gippsland in 1849. He eventually held the seat of East Bourke in the Legislative Assembly. He worked towards such reforms as protection of nature, industry, making land available to small holders, the abolition of state aid to religion, payment of members and reform of the Legislative Council.

Richard Heales was Premier from Nov. 1860 to Nov. 1861 and after his defeat held his seat of East Bourke until his death in 1864. He left a wife and 8 children, 6 sons and 2 daughters.

As a mark of respect a fine monument was erected on his grave in the Melbourne cemetery, and a small village established at the junction of the Watts River and Graceburn was given his name – Healesville.

Wilma Whykes

(Thanks to Robyn Watson, a descendant of Richard Heales. Robyn lives in Healesville.)

Richard Heales was the brother of Thomas Heales.

It is part of family lore that Richard Heales had two daughters, Lily and Mary, after whom Lilydale and Marysville were named, but I have no evidence for this assertion.

C11 Extracts from the notebooks of Thomas Marson

These notebooks have been handed down, mother to daughter, through the generations. I borrowed the books briefly from (I think) Joan Beswick, which was when I made my initial transcription. I believe they are currently in the posession of David Beswick.

Since I made my initial notes, David Beswick has made a complete transcription of the books. I have updated these extracts from this transcription. The books contain hymns and poems, almost all spiritual in nature. Of the poems, many are “acrostics”: poems where the initial letters of the lines form a word or name. Most of them have headings or annotations, some have simply “An Acrostick”, some have no heading at all.

The hymns and poems are numbered (in the original) with roman numerals. These are repeated here.

In general I give here the original headings for the poems, plus (if it is not given in the heading) the name on which the acrostic is based. Additional information (or quotes) from the text of the poem may also be noted.

I have not included hymns and poems of purely religious content (eg: Part I, Numbers I to XLVII, which are inspired by biblical texts).

On a separate paper, I have summarised some information on Thomas Marson’s family.

There is also a list, in my handwriting:

The Female Line from Thomas Marsom

C12 Descendants of Thomas Heales

This is a computer-printed descent tree. There is no indication of its source, but it may be David Beswick. This is an incomplete transcript, not showing many side branches.

Descendants of: Thomas Heales

Thomas Heales b. abt 1823 d. 29 Jun 1869 m. 14 Aug 1844 Rebekah Marsom Purdy b. abt 1825 d 16 Sep 1883

Thomas George Heales b. 9 June 1845 d. 29 Aug 1888 m. 9 December 1875 Harriett Emily Aspinall

Rebekah Elizabeth Heales b. 1849 d 1869 m 1867 James Stephen Thorpe

Richard Pulsford Heales b. 1850

Frances Rhoda Heales b. 1852 d 1881 m. 1874 Richard Delahunty

Richard Ferdinan Heales b. 1854 d. 1882

Henry Charles Heales b. 1856 m. 1863 Alice Janet Tullis

Edward Pulsford Heales b. 1858 m. 1882 Emily Alice Green

Ann Jane Martha Heales b. 1861 d. 1862

*Ann Jane Marsom Heales b. 23 Nov 1866 d 3 Aug 1940 m. 1887 John Thomas Dean b. 5 Apr 1867 d 1946

Rebekah Fanny Dean b. 31 Aug 1887 d. 14 Sep 1971 m 1 Jan 1914 Edward John Strickland

William Dean b. 1889 d. 1889

John Charles Dean b. 1890 d. 25 July 1916

Albert Henry Dean b. 1892 d. 1924 m. Charlotte Ann Blair

Annie Taylor Dean b. 1894 d. 27 Mar 1981 m. 6 Sep 1920 Edwin Gordon Evans

Nellie Marsom Dean b. 21 Nov 1896 d. 20 Jul 1979 m. 17 Apr 1920 William Henry Harold Knight

May Dean b. 1897

Jessie Elizabeth Dean b. 1898

*Agnes May Dean b. 13 Oct 1900 d. 14 June 1989 m. 31 Mar 1928 Harold Ernest Green b. 12 Oct 1901 d 8 May 1981

Joan Mavis Green b. 24 Mar 1930 d. 18 Apr 2001 m. 14 Jan 1957 David George Beswick b. 9 Sep 1933

Robert David Beswick b. 11 Nov 1959 m. 8 Apr 1989 Amanda Louise Lindsay b. 16 Aug 1958 d. 19 Jul 1990

Helen Joan Beswick b. 26 Aug 1961 m. 27 Oct 1984 Mark John Chapman b. 27 Aug 1961

James David Chapman b. 17 Jul 1987

Timothy John Chapman b. 29 May 1989

Lachlan Mark Chapman b. 1 Jan 1992

Alice Suzanne Chapman b. 18 Nov 1995

Bruce Alan Beswick b. 24 Jan 1963

Andrew John Beswick b. 19 Aug 1965 m. 18 Mar 2000 Paula Wright b. 28 Feb 1974

Robert Ernest Green b. 19 Nov 1931 m. (1) 22 Feb 1958 Dorothy Joan Peggie b. 22 Dec 1930 d 24 Jan 2000 m. (2) Rae Yvonne Rimington b. 18 Sep 1941

Jeffery Ernest Green b. 20 Sep 1959

Kenneth John Green b. 31 Jan 1961 m. 10 May 1986 Lynda Maree Halliwell b. 27 Mar 1965

Samuel Danvers Green b. 4 Jan 1993

Bryanna Rose Green b. 20 Oct 1995

David Thomas Dean b. 17 Aug 1902 d. 12 May 1974 m. 14 Aug 1926 Kathleen Lameby

Rose Heales Dean b. 1904 d. 4 Feb 1971 m. 30 Sep 1939 Cedric Valentine Caughey

Ruth Purdy Dean b. 9 Jul 1907 d 9 Aug 1992 m.(1) 1935 or 36 George Cooper m.(2) Laurie Moncreiff m.(3) Reginald Patrick Connelly

Stella Gladys Dean b. 22 Jul 1912 d. 16 May 1991 m. 21 Feb 1942 Charles Edward Harris

C13 Descendants of Fanny Taylor & Charles Dean

This is a typed descent tree. I also have the original hand-written version, prepared by my grandmother Agnes Green. I give it only as far as John Thomas Dean (b. 1867), from where it coincides with [C12], except I show the common descent of Stella Gladys Dean and Charles Edward Harris, who married in 1942.

Fanny Taylor d. 1906 m. Charles Dean d. c 1979

Rose Dean b. England c1860 d. America c1951 m. John Catterall

Charles Albert Dean b. c1865 m. Martha Ann Robson

John Thomas Dean b. 1867 d. 1945 m. Annie Marsom Heales b. 1866 d 1940

:

Stella Gladys Dean

Benjamin Joseph Dean b. c1869 m.(1) Irene m.(2) Margaret

Eliza Clare Dean b. c1872 d. 1916 m. William Edward Harris b. 1902 d. 1922

Elsie Clare Harris b. 1892 d 1958

William Ernest Benjamin Harris b. 1902 d. 1922

Charles Edward Harris b. 1904 d. 1985 m.(1) Alice Buckingham d. 1938 m.(2) Stella Gladys Dean 1942

Gwendoline Alice Harris b. 1928 m. Frank Cairncross

:

Harriet Ellen Dean b. c1874 m. John Werry

Fanny Elizabeth Dean b. c1877 d. 1951 m. Reuben Lionel Mason

C14 A School for Waverley Road

From a photocopy of the typescript. The photocopy shows the (rather battered) edges of other pages from a sheaf of papers, and I suspect the original is in fact the government file record of the deputation. I have no further information on its origin.

This is an extract from a typescript recording the details of a deputation to the Victorian Minister for Education regarding the establishment of a school at Waverley Road. The primary argument was that the existing schools in the area (at Oakleigh and Black Flat) were full, and too far away from the residents at Waverley Road in any case.

A deputation of residents of Waverley Road waited on the Minister of Education (Hon. A.O. Sachse M.L.C.) on the 14^th April 1904.

:

He (the previous minister of Education) promised to grant a school on condition that the land was provided by the Council or some private resident. Mr Peggie granted an exchange of land with the council who provided the necessary land for a school. Tenders were called for the erection of a school. The present Government then came into office and the petitioners were told that there were no funds.

:

Mr Thompson (in reply to the Minister) said that ¾ of an acre of land had been given for a school site.

The Minister: That is not enough! I won’t listen to anything under 2 acres!

:

The residents had paid from £20 to £40 an acre for the land, expecting to get suburban facilities.

Mr Ingram suggested that if a full school could not be provided the difficulty might be met by opening an adjunct to the Black Flat school.

Mr Peggie said that if necessary he thought the area of the site could be increased to two acres.

:

The Minister (in reply) said ... If the deputation would find him two acres of land he would give them a school.

The implication in this document is that Mr Peggie in effect provided the land for the school, though probably through an exchange with the council, and not necessarily the actual site. I assume the Mr Peggie referred to was John Peggie, b. 1870, d. 1934.

C15 Notes on the Peggie Family

From the original manuscript.

These notes are all on the one sheet, in handwriting I suspect is my grandfather’s.

Aunty Jeanie Peggie Died 30 August 1933 aged 62

Grandpa Jack Peggie Died 17 Sept 1934 aged 68 10 mth

Bought Piano 15 Aug 1934 £70

Bruce Joined Scouts 16.3.39 Ian 21-Sept 39

Accident in Car 28.3.36 in Rear in Waverley Rd

Gran Westmoreland bad arthritis March 1937

Joan Measles June 1939

Bruce Masbord(!) Feb 1937

Mother had gallstones Aug 12 ’39 ope

Operated on at Bethesda 16

C16 Peggie Family Trees from Garry Martin

Garry Martin prepared quite a large collection of family trees, with the intention of publishing a book, and sent a draft and possibly a final version to Ian Peggie. I extract the relevant descent trees from the collection.

PEGGIE

David Peggie m. Jean Berry

Agnes bp. 10/9/1823 Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland

Elspel bp. 20/8/1828, Leslie

David bp. 20/8/1828, Lestlie

George Berry bp. 3/8/1828, Leslie d. 20/1/1897 Oakleigh, Vic., b. Oakleigh Cemetery m. 18/5/1854 West Wemyss, Jane Murray Wyles b. 1/6/1828 Wemyss d. 9/11/1907 Oakleigh, Vic. b. Oakleigh Cemetery

David b. 1/5/1856 Prahran Vic. (8036) d. 29/10/1911 b. Box Hill Cemetery m. 28/4/1883 St Mathews Prahran, Mary Jane Adelaide Ashdown

John b. 1857 Prahran (9442) d. 1857 (4457)

Annie b. 1859 Gardiner (6575) d. 1859 (3589)

Jane Ann b. 6/7/1860 Oakleigh (11155) m. James McGregor

George b. 13/10/1863 (4011) d. 18/6/1902 b. Oakleigh Cemetery

John b. 1865 Gardiner (4307) d. 1865

Jane b. 1868 d. 1870 (4553)

John b. 28/12/1870 Malvern d. 10/9/1934 b. Oakleigh Cemetery m. Jane Pask b. 1868 d. 4/5/1943 bd. Oakleigh Cemetery

Edward Ernest b. 12/7/1895 Mt Waverley d. 12/2/1898 b. Oakleigh Cemetery

Leslie John b. 12/7/1895 Mt Waverley d. 5/7/1981 b. Springvale Crematorium m. 28/6/1922 Mitcham, Dorothy Mayhew Westmoreland b. 26/9/1894 Stawell d. 12/7/1940 b. Springvale Crematorium

John Bruce b. 9/11/1925 Essendon m. 3/4/1952, Methodist Church Cooloongatta Rd, Hartwell, Margaret Annette Liebert b. 15/11/1931, Camberwell

Susan Dorothy b. 23/7/1954 Burwood

Andrew John b. 19/8/1955 Box Hill

Maxwell Bruce b. 13/11/1958 Kew

Cathryn Frances b. 11/5/1963 Kew

Ian Donald b. 14/9/1928 Essendon m. 10/9/1955 Methodist Church Cooloongatta Rd, Hartwell, Berverley Madge Pannell b. 10/10/1931 Camberwell

Donald James b. 16/8/1956 Camberwell

Alan Stuart b. 21/2/1958 Box Hill

Jillian Kaye b. 25/9/1961 Box Hill

Dorothy Joan b. 22/12/1930 Essendon, m. 22/2/1959 Methodist Church Cooloongatta Rd, Hartwell, Robert Ernest Green

Jeffery Ernest b. 20/9/1959 Box Hill

Kenneth John b. 31/1/1961 Box Hill

Daisy Jean b. 25/1/1899 Mt Waverley d. 27/11/1971 b. Springvale Crematorium m. 19/12/1923 Oakleigh Cecil Edward Davie

Jane Berry b. 26/9/1876 Malvern d. 30/8/1933 b. Oakleigh Cemetery

WYLES

John Wyles m. Margaret ?

John m. Margaret Thompson

John bp. 25/8/1749 Wemyss m. Jean Murray daughter of Walter Murray and Jean Birrell bp. 25/3/1750 Wemyss {1}

Jean bp. 9/12/1778 Wemyss

Isobel bp. 29/12/1781 Wemyss

Sophia bp. 14/7/1784 Wemyss m. Daniel Doig

Catherine bp. 14/6/1786 Wemyss

John bp. 15/2/1793 Wemyss m. Anne McLeod 5/11/1820 Wemyss

John bp. 8/10/1822 Wemyss

Christian bp. 19/10/1826 Wemyss

Jane Murray bp. 1/6/1828 Wemyss d. 9/11/1907 Gardiner, Vic. b. Oakleigh Cemetery m. 18/5/1854 Wemyss, George Berry Peggie {see above}

Anne bp. 6/1/1883 Wemyss

Robert bp. 13/10/1883 Wemyss

Katherine bp. 25/8/1749 Wemyss

Margaret bp. 18/4/1751 Wemyss

Isobel bp. 13/5/1753 Wemyss

Elspel bp. 9/3/1756 Wemyss

Janet bp. 26/8/1758 Wemyss

Barbara bp. 26/11/1760 Wemyss

Andrew m. Christian Davidson

There have been a number of trees drawn up from this, none I think with any additional information on them. One (a typescript which I’m sure is mine) states that John Wyles and Margaret Thompson were married 25/8/1749, the same date as the baptisms of their first two children John and Katherine. I obviously confused the date of this marriage with that of the baptisms; I have no evidence as to the actual marriage date.

C17 A Peggie Gravestone Inscription

From an original hand-written (in pencil) transcription. Origin unknown.

George Berry Peggie Jan 1897 68 yrs

Edward Ernest Peggie Feb 1898 2½ yrs

George Peggie son of above June 1902 39 yrs

Jane Peggie Nov 1907 79

Jane Berry Peggie daughter of George Berry & Jane Peggie August 1933, 62 yrs

John Peggie sep 10 1934

Jane Peggie May 4, 1943

On Oakleigh Peggie gravestone.

C18 A Note on the Pasks

This is written on the back of an envelope, in my mother’s hand-writing. The envelope is addressed to her.

I remember mum talking about the Pentland’s, she may even have gone to a Pentland reunion at one stage, but apart from this note I have no evidence for a relationship with them.

Grandma Pask’s

Grandma [Peggie] Pask’s sister married a Pentland

Auntie Chris Pentland’s mother m. McInnes

(I suspect 2 of Grandma Pask’s sisters married Pentlands. If I remember Dad correctly.) {1}

Auntie Jean (Jennie) Grandma Peggies Sister

{1} the parentheses are in the original.

C19 The Huguenot Persecution

This is a typescript of unknown authorship. I have a (poor) photocopy, on which letters are missing from the left side of the original. Ian Peggie has the original typescript, and I have corrected my text from this.

The slightly odd sentence structures, and the whole somewhat incoherent textual structure, suggest to me it may be a school-student’s work. The reference to Auckland may indicate a New Zealand origin.

This is another of “Rae’s papers” referred to in the notes to [B14].

The Huguenot Persecution

(Edit of Nantes)

The Great French Revolution of 1688

Although 250 years have passed since the persecution in Flanders and France compelled so large a number of Protestants to fly from those countries and take refuge in England, the descendants of the “gentle and profitable strangers” are still recognisable amongst us.

A large proportion of the refugees and their descendants threw aside their French names or rather translated them into English. Thus Mahiew, Mayhew. Thus is was the family settled in Spitalfields and there practised their mode of weaving and Spitalfields henceforward enjoyed a large share of the trade for which Lyons had been so famous.

It must have been a pleasant place in those days with its long, wide latticed windows, behind which the looms clicked all day long, to snatches of French songs.

French names sprang up over shop doors. You may see them to this day, done into English. White for Lebane, Masters for Lemaitre, and so forth, and in Spital Square, a stone’s throw from the site of the old Priory, rose the great houses of the Huguenot merchant princes with their wide shallow stairs and panelled rooms, where the exiles might fittingly cherish the courtly grace of France. No grass grows now is Spittle Fields and there is no more singing of French songs. Spitalfields Market is elbowing the spacious houses of Spital Square, and the house breakers are busy with their carved chimney pieces and their lovely sweeping stairways.

I herewith give name of descendants.

James Loftis, Bachelor and Sarah Morrell, Spinster, Married in the Parish Church of St Leonard’s, Shoreditch, 20^th of October 1770.

I have now given the immigration and settlement in England of the Huguenots of my mother’s side. I will now give all I can of the descendants of my father’s side.

Many a tradition is still preserved in Huguenot families of hairbreadth escapes of their ancestors in those terrible times. Thus Aela Rive afterwards an officer under William III and his wife, escaped across the frontier into Holland in the guise of orange sellers, leading a donkey and pannier. The young D’Albeacs whose blood now intermingles with ducas family of Roxturgh were smuggled out of the country in hampers. The sisters Aela Cherous, whose descendants still exist in Ireland, fled in disguise on horseback travelling only after dark concealing themselves in the woods in the daytime. The child of La Condamine, Courtauld (English) also the little boy Koch (converted to English) Cox whose descendants still flourish in England were carried off in baskets slung across a mule travelling at night, to the coast of France, by a faithful servant, who upon approaching any town where their progress was likely to be opposed, covered the children with greens and garden stuffs. They were taken on a Dutch merchant vessel whose master hid them in empty casks, and landed them safely in England. The young Courtauld after his school learning was put to the silk trade in Spitalfields and became a silk merchant. And did so will that he started a crape factory in Braintree in Essex. The later generation went into making artificial silk and are one of the largest of the kind in England. The little boy Koch (Cox English) was brought up in a good Huguenot family and put to school and was excellent in his subjects. He was put to the making of Looms and made great progress, and his looms were known all over England. He also bought waste land outside London, now inside London, about 300 acres, called Cambden Town, now all built upon and a population as large as Auckland.

The next generation knew nothing of what their fathers had gone through. Thus on the occasion of the Jubilee at Spitalfields Church the sermon preached there in 1782 in commemoration of his fifty years pastorate. He had been appointed minister of the congregation when it was a large and thriving one in 1731, and he now addressed but a feeble remnant of what it had been. The old members had died off, but their places had not been supplied by the young who had gone in search of other pastures. It was the same with all the other French churches. Thus it was the Cox family, they mortgaged all the land and all that was left was the mortgage deed.

The End.

C20 Obituary of William Westmoreland (1834-1889)

From photocopies of a newspaper cutting. I have a number of photocopies of it, of varying quality, and in some cases of only part of the original. I presume it’s origin is a New Zealand newspaper.

There is a handwritten note at the top: “Grandfather”, and another at the bottom: “William?”. These occur on the original of all of my copies.

FALLEN ASLEEP

Mr W. Westmoreland

On September 24^th Mr William Westmoreland, for several years a member of the Grafton road Church, Auckland, passed away to his eternal reward, after a long and trying illness. He was born in the village of Deawby, in Lincolnshire, on January 31^st, 1834. During his early years he became possessed of a volume of “Ryle’s Tracts,” which he read and re-read with deep interest, and their perusal led to a definite determination to give up all for Christ. He could look back to no precise date when he experienced for the first time the new birth, but he always dated the consecration of his life to God from the reading of that volume. From that time forward his life was a ceaseless fulfilment of his vows to God. Impressed by his own experience of the efficacy of the “silent messenger,” he decided that to that department of Christian labour his thought and care should be directed. While a young man a large proportion of his pocket money was devoted to the purchase of tracts, which he distributed with great perseverance. In 1858 he was married at Sheffield. Soon after marriage he moved to Lincoln, and after a while back again to Sheffield, where he resided up to his departure for New Zealand about six years ago. The cares of home and the responsibilities of family life were not allowed to lessen his love for the work he had chosen, and very many in Sheffield now can testify to the benefit derived from reading the tracts he so quietly dropped. In addition to this labour his interest in Sunday school work was very deep, and every Sunday found him in his place at the head of his class. In 1883 Mr Westmoreland moved with his family to Auckland, and at once united himself to the church at Grafton road. Soon after he settled there he organised a band of workers, and planned a large district for the distribution of tracts. The work was done well and faithfully,right up to the time when he was stricken down with what proved to be his fatal illness.

Always of an exceedingly quiet and retiring disposition, he refused to take any office in the church, and shrunk from any prominence, contented if he could work for God in his own useful but quiet way with the tracts. Early in March, 1887, he had an apoplectic stroke from which he never recovered. Throughout the whole of his illness, his patience and resignation testified to the indwelling peace that had made his active years sp sweet. No murmurs, no questionings, no doubts about God’s dealings were ever heard. His trustfulness, simple and complete as a child’s, sustained him, - God could do no wrong. On Sunday, September 22^nd, came the beginning of the end. For thirty-nine hours, watched anxiously and lovingly by many friends, the struggle for life was carried on, but at six o’clock on Tuesday morning “God’s finger touched him and he slept.” His soul has reached its home; his spirit is at peace. The great blank can never be filled here; but all the sadness and sorrow caused by his loss is made into gladness by the knowledge of his perfect peace and rest with God.

There is no direct indication of the date of this piece. William Westmoreland’s illness started in March 1887, and he died on Tuesday September 24^th, but the year is not stated; the stating of the year 1887 suggests his death was in a different year. September the 24^th was a Friday in 1887, a Monday in 1888, and a Tuesday in 1889. The 1889 date coincides with the date given in the family register [B1]. So it would seem that his final illness lasted about 2½ years.

C21 Obituary of Herbert William Westmoreland (1865-1895)

I have a computer-printed transcript, which begins with what seems to be a transcript from cemetery records , but is mainly a transcription of an article from the Stawell News. I suspect the computer-printout was prepared by Ian Peggie.

Grave Number 2795. Westmoreland, Herbert, W, 5/5/1895. 29 Years

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Born Sheffield, died at Stawell. Congregational.

Same grave, Westmoreland, Olive. 31/1/1893. 5 hours. b,l,d, Stawell

Same grave, Westmoreland, William Arthur, 12/4/1892, 3 months, b,l,d, Stawell

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Obituary, Stawell News 7/5/1895, Rev. H.W. Westmoreland

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It is with extreme regret that we have to announce the death of Rev. Herbert Westmoreland, Late Pastor of the Congregational Church of this Town, who passed away about 11.00 a.m. on Saturday, at the early age of 29 years, at his residence in Wimmera Street, Stawell.

The news of his demise came as a surprise in the town as it was not generally known that his illness was of so serious a nature, in fact there was every reason to hope for his recovery up to within a week or so of his death.

He had been laid up about 5 weeks with congestion of the membrane of the spinal cord, brought on by excessive riding in the sun.

During the period of his illness, though confined to his bed and subject to frequent delirious attacks, he was only contented when employed in literary work, in discussing the religious, social political problems of the day, so active was his brain and so deep an interest did he take in the progress of the world.

A week before his death, he fell into a comatose state when his danger became apparent, finally, inflammation of the brain set in, to which he succumbed as stated.

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THE FUNERAL

The funeral took place yesterday afternoon, a long procession of mourners following the hearse, on foot and in vehicles.

Among the mourners we noticed Mr. A. Westmoreland, editor of the Donald Express, and Mr. C. Westmoreland, of Melbourne, brothers of the deceased; the Rev. Canon Hayman, incumbent of Holy Trinity Church Stawell; the Rev. J.W. Jones, congregational and J.A. Taylor, Wesleyan. Also Messrs. Clemes, Galbraith, J.J. Pawsey, M. Lean, Lindsay Lemin, Baxter, Steers, Ord, Hall’s and other prominent citizens.

The service at the grave was conducted by the Rev. E.C. Tennant, St. Mathews Presbyterian Church, prayer being offered by Rev. J.J. Jones.

The coffin, which was a very handsome one, was literally covered with floral tributes from the friends of the deceased, over forty wreaths having been sent, while others, we understand, which came from Melbourne did not reach Stawell until the arrival of the express last night.

The mortuary arrangements were admirably conducted by Mr. F. Crouch undertaker of Main Street, Stawell.

Here follows the ‘Biographical Note’ that I give below.

I also have photocopies of an article in what is probably the Donald Express (given that one of the brothers of the deceased was the editor of that paper). The article quotes virtually in full the “Biographical Notice” from the Stawell News, but I first give what I have of the preceding text. The first lines are obviously still missing. I would not be surprised if they also repeat some of the lines from the Stawell News, as some are here quoted apparently without attribution.

Revs E. C. Tennant (St Mathew’s Presbyterian Church), and J. W. Joyce (Congregational Church). The coffin, which was a very handsome one, was covered ?? floral tributes from the friends ?? deceased, over 40 wreaths having been sent. As a mark of the deep respect in which Mr Westmoreland was held in Stawell, almost all the shops in the town had shutters up all day till after the funeral, which took place at 4 o-clock in the afternoon. Though a painful task, it would have been a loving duty to write a short biographical sketch of our brother’s remarkable career, but perhaps the following interesting extract from the Stawell News will be better appreciated:-

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE

I have two versions of this note. One is the computer-printout of the text transcribed from the Stawell News. The other is from the photocopies of the (presumed) Donald Express. I give here a combined text from the two versions. Differences are given with the Stawell News transcript in [square brackets], the Donald Express photocopies in <pointed brackets>. None of the differences are significant, and I cannot know which of the transcribers is correct (not having the original Stawell News article), but they do illustrate the potential problems with transcriptions – no doubt including all of those in this series!

[Herbert W.] <Mr> Westmoreland was born at Sheffield in 1865, and even in his earliest [years] <boyhood> gave evidence of the possession of those splendid talents which have since brought him into such prominence in Victoria as an eminent preacher and lecturer.

On leaving school he was destined for an educational career, but finding the vocation of teaching to monotonous for his restless temperament, and having a great desire to [travel and] go to sea, he was placed with the New Zealand Company and made several voyages, gaining such knowledge and experience of the world and its ways as an educated wide-awake sailor has the opportunity of deriving.

At the end of [three years, (before the mast)] <“three years before the mast”>, and having won a reputation as a sailor of skill, grit and character, he settled in New Zealand where his parents and a portion of his family had in the meantime migrated.

He entered the services of the Educational Board of New Zealand, obtaining employment as assistant teacher in a country school, of which in a few months he became the headmaster. Further promotions soon came, and his final appointment in [the] <that> Department being assistant master at the High School of Cambridge.

While here engaged, he had a severe bout of brain fever, which rendered a years leave necessary, during which period, he again visited England and other parts of the world.

Shortly after returning to New Zealand, he left the Education Department with great honours and finding his way to this colony entered the Ministry, to fit himself for which he had unremittingly laboured from the time he quitted his sea-faring life.

His first charge was the United Methodist Free church at Windsor, from which he was removed to Nagambie, and thence to the charge of the Peel Street Church at Ballarat, where his ministrations were a decided success, and the active part he took in religious and movements of the city gained him considerable distinction and popularity.

After two years in Ballarat, Mr. Westmoreland allied himself with the Congregational Church Union, [and] his advanced ideas on religious and social questions requiring greater latitude that obtained in the Methodist Free Church of the Colony.

His first and only appointment as a Congregational was to the charge of the Stawell church, where for four years or so his eloquence as a preacher a lecturer have won for him honour and renown.

He was regarded as one of the most prominent preachers in the Congregational<ist> body, and several times occupied the pulpit of the Collins Street Church <,Melbourne>.

Mr Westmoreland was an earnest seeker after truth - the truth of mans relation with God and the Universe. He kept himself [well] abreast of the most advanced literature on all religious and social questions, formed his opinions with care and deliberation, and that which he believed he fearlessly enunciated. He gained a wide reputation for his pulpit and platform oratory, and wherever he went was a popular man.

He was also a prolific and versatile writer, many serials and short stories of his appear in the religious and other publications of the Colony. He was possessed of a kindly disposition, and a warm, impulsive heart; he was generous to a fault, and kind husband and father, a true friend and an upright man.

During his ministry [in] <on> Stawell, he was one of the prime movers in the Chautauqua at the Grampians, acting as secretary to the movement, which was organised by the Ministerial Association of Stawell.

On resigning his pastorate of the Stawell church some twelve months ago, he accepted a position under the <Temperance> Alliance Insurance Company, and latterly filled the position of travelling representative for the Australian Widows Fund.

Right up to the period of his illness, however, he preached regularly twice every Sunday, generally travelling long distances to fill his voluntary appointments, principally among the scattered churches of the Donald and St Arnaud Wesleyan circuits, where his ministrations drew large congregations, and were much appreciated.

Six weeks ago he returned home feeling very unwell, and almost immediately took to his bed, and despite the kindest and most unremitting attention of Dr. Hopkins, died as above stated. He leaves a wife and four little girls to mourn their sad bereavement.

[He died on May 4, 1895 at his residence.]

C22 Rev. Herbert William Westmoreland of the United Methodist Free Church

This is a historical note by Ian Peggie, combining the histories of Rev. Westmoreland and some of the Methodist churches in Australia. Much of the personal history is taken from the newspaper articles [C21]. I give here some notes of interest from the text.

- “On his coming to Australia in 1885 there is no mention of any continuation of his work as a teacher, at which he had performed so well in New Zealand ... However it is presumed he was continuing in this work when he married Emma Loiuse Hill in June, 1886. Annice Mary was born on 15 March 1887 in Alexandria, Sydney.”

- “Elsie Ada was born on 13 October 1888 in Nagambie” Presumably while he was assigned to the Nagambie church.

- “Many of his sermons were also reported in the Ballarat paper, as well as his somewhat heart-rending and moralistic short stories, written under the pen name of Hubert West.” I have a photocopy of part of one of these stories (from The Christian Union, April 26, 1895, p7).

- “Winifred Ida arrived on 2 January 1890.” Pencilled above this is “April 27”

- “Dorothy Mayhew was born on 26 September 1894.”

C23 Herbert William Westmoreland

This is a historical note, prepared by Rae Smith. It quotes extensively from the newspaper articles [C21], but it does not indicate what is quoted and what is original. I give here some notes of interest from the text.

- “My Great Grandfather, Herbert William Westmoreland was born on 14/5/1865 at Ecclesall Bierlow, York, England”

- “... held the position of secretary. The Chautauqua Peak in the Grampians was named after the group.”

- “ His wife, four daughters, mother, sisters and brothers, survived him. One of his sisters with their mother, set up one of the first kindergartens in Melbourne, then she came to Stawell and set up kindergartens and private schools. Most of this information was taken from Donald Express Newspaper, which was written by Herbert’s brother Henry Arthur Westmoreland, who was Editor and Manager of the Donald Newspaper”

C24 Some notes on the Misses Westmoreland

From a photocopy of an article from the Real Estate pages of (probably) one of the Melbourne newspapers. Hand written on the original of my photocopy is “16/10/82”

Kew

New look for an old friend.

:

St Clair, 29 Barry St, Kew

Dates and data are uncertain, but we have been told this was once the home of Dr Montague Kent-Hughes and his family, one of whom was the distinguished MP, Sir Wilfred Kent-Hughes.

Its next owners apparently were the Westmoreland sisters, who ran a school there with a kindergarten in a small cottage at the rear which had been the doctor’s surgery (This building is still there, but is a separate private residence).

Extracts from a photocopy of a typescript. Hand written on the original is “This is a copy of a talk given by Dorothy King of the historical society.”

Ladies College

This house in Ligar Street is second from the corner of Houston Street & almost opposite the butchers. This house was especially built for school use. It was built in 1874. Through the Stawell paper in September 1874, Mr & Mrs Charles Dumergue announced that they would open the Stawell Ladies College in Ligar Street – “Having removed to a commodious residence, newly built, entirely for school purposes, in a most healthy part of the town, they were prepared to receive a number of Boarders as well as day scholars.”

:

We do not know who occupied these premises for the next few years – apparently not a school. In the middle of 1892 – Miss Westmoreland announced she was opening the Stawell Girls High School and Kindergarten for resident and daily pupils at “Marmion”, Ligar Street. She would be assisted by efficient teachers & the boarders would be under the care of Mrs Westmoreland. She advertised a thorough English education together with the usual extras at “Marmion”. Classes for French and Painting would be open to students not attending the school.

The next year the school was advertised as The Stawell Ladies College and Kindergarten under the Misses Westmoreland & they had vacancies for boarders.

After almost 3 years, Miss Westmoreland sold the school to Mr Albert Hale and the premises became HARVARD COLLEGE.

:

In his end of year report, Mr Hale said the young students were taught by the Kindergarten method ? instead of the old system – the essentials of which were a boy, a book and a cane.

:

C25 Herbert William Westmoreland

From the hand written original. I don’t know who prepared it, it is not in handwriting I recognise.

16 years infancy & school

3 years sailor

4 years teacher

6 years minister

1 year insurance rep

----

30 years

C26 Descendants of Annice Mary Westmoreland

This is among the papers from Rae (Rachel) Smith, and I give it primarily to establish her (Rae’s) relationship to the Westmorelands.

William Henry Bainbridge (1889-1953) m. Annice Mary Westmoreland 1887-1965)

Fred 1904 m Christine (Teen)

Alison 1947 m. John McCosker

Christopher 1909

Andrea 1970

Keiran 1980

Phillip 1981

Hugh 1949

Keith 1951-1968

Bronwyn 1953

Amanda

Marjorie 1911 m. John Wright 1932-19

Lawrence 1933 m. Dorothy Smith

Ronald 1935 m. Anna Keick

Harry 1913-1983

m. (1) Marion Williams 1934-1947

Rachel 1935 m. Thomas Smith

Stephen 1945

Janice 1937 m. Alan Wordly

Neville 1942 m. Barbara Anderson

m. (2) Zellah Weight

Carmen 1953

Noelene 1955

Dianne 1957

Darryl 1958-1960

Ron 1915-1969 m. Teresa Lynch

Robert 1939

Patricia 1940

Lynette 1946

Jack 1917 m. Sybil Kearney

Ann 1950 m. Leo Pendlebury

Maurice 1951 m. Helen Albion

Judith 1954 m. Chris Rogers

C27 Grave Transcriptions from Scawby

From a photocopy of the hand-written transcriptions. I don’t know who prepared the original.

WESTMORELAND

Other Tombstones at Scawby

{1} the parenthesis are in the original.

{2} the surface of the stone has broken away, leaving illegible indentations.

{3} part of this gravestone is obscured in the photograph by No. 8.

An accompanying photograph of the church includes a notice board which I think reads “St Paul’s Church”. From the concurrence of No. 7 with No. 4, and of No. 10 with No. 3, I assume it is the church in Scawby.

C28 Death Notice of Mary Ann Westmoreland (nee Knott)

From a cutting of the original newspaper notice, pasted to a black-bordered card. The second date is hand-written on the card.

WESTMORELAND – On the 19^th June, at Endcliffe, Barry-street, Kew, Mary Ann, our beloved mother, aged 83 years. Widow of the late William Westmoreland.

June 19^th 1912

C29 Ancestors of Ian Donald Peggie

This is an ascent tree from Ian Peggie, I presume prepared by him.

Ian Donald Peggie 1928-

Leslie John Peggie 1895-1981

John Peggie 1870-1934

George Berry Peggie 1828-1897

David Peggie

Jane Berry

Jane Murray Wyles 1828-1907

John Wyles

Annie McLeod

Jane Pask 1868-1943

James Haughton Pask

John Pask

Frances Affindon

Margaret McLeod

John McLeod

Christine Matchinson

Dorothy Mayhew Westmoreland 1894-1940

Herbert William Westmoreland 1865-1895

William Westmoreland 1834-1889

Richard Westmoreland 1807-1876

Mary Ann Mason

Or ? ?Temple

Mary Ann Knott 1830-1912

Emma Louisa Hill 1862-1954

Cornelius Hill 1830-1882

Thomas Hill

Martha Piptkin

Matilda Mayhew

C30 A Westmoreland Family Tree

From a photocopy of the tree, on three sheets. I have a notice for a gathering of the descendants of Richard Westmoreland and Annie Lawman, and I suspect this tree was prepared for that event.

This is a descent tree.

William b. 1756 Scawby, Lincolnshire d. 21/1/1849 Scawby m. Frances {1}

Mary b. 13/2/1797 St Mary le Wigford, Lincoln

Frances b. 21/12/1798 St Mary le Wigford, Lincoln

William b. 1/10/1800 d. 1866 (Blacksmith. 9 children, Scawby) m Mary Ann Mason

Elizabeth b. 8/11/1802 St Mary le Wigford, Lincoln d. 3/9/1881 Wraby

Richard b. 29/4/1807 Heckington d. 26/5/1876 Scawby (Grocer, draper and postmaster) m. Annie Lawman

Frances Winifred b. 6/8(?)/1830 d. 1883 (did not marry)

Edward Lawman b. 18/12/1831 d. 29/7/1914 Stone Pit House Hibaldstowe m. Betsy b. 1837 d. 4/12/1900

Benjamin b. 1831 d. 1883 (Went to USA)

William b. 31/1/1834 Dewly, Lincs d. 24/9/1889 Auckland, N.Z. m. 19/8/1858 Mary Ann Knott b. 24/4/1830 North Soarle, Lincs d. 19/6/1912 Kew, Vic. (To NZ 1883, to Vic 1889)

Henry Arthur b. 28/5/1859 Sheffield d. 22/12/1933 Bexley, Eng. M. Mary Barber Hurst (Polly)

Edward Burbidge b. 13/4/1861 Sheffield d. 28/2/1862 Sheffield

Annie “Sis” b. 10/12/1862 Sheffield d. 14/11/1946 Bayswater, Vic.

Herbert William b. 14/5/1865 Sheffield d. 4/5/1895 Stawell, Vic. m. 2/6/1886 N.Z. Emma Louisa Hill b. 5/3/1862 Sheffield d. 17/5//1954 Croydon, Vic.

Annice Mary b. 16/3/1887 Alexandria, NZ d. 21/5/1965 Stawell, Vic. m. 1/6/1910 William Henry Bainbridge b. 1/5/1889 d. 27/10/1953

Elsie Ada b. 13/10/1888 Auckland NZ d. 15/6/1979 Forest Hill, Vic.

Winifred Ida b. 27/4/1890 South Yarra, Vic. d. 29/7/1973 Forest Hill, Vic.

William Arthur b. 2/1/1892 Stawell, Vic. d. 12/4/1892 Stawell, Vic.

Olive b. 30/1/1893 Stawell, Vic. d. 31/1/1893 Stawell, Vic.

Dorothy Mayhew b. 26/9/1894 Stawell, Vic. d. 12/7/1940 Hartwell, Vic. m. 28/8/1922 Leslie John Peggie b. 12/7/1895 Mt Waverley, Vic. d. 5/7/1981 E. Malvern, Vic.

John Bruce Peggie

Ian Donald Peggie

Dorothy Joan Peggie

Charles Edwin b. 7/6/1867 d. 24/8/1940 Mossel Bay South Africa m. 24/3/1893 Annie Hooper

Fanny Kate b. 25/7/1870 d. 29/4/1915 Hobart, Tas. M. 19/3/1904 John Hillhouse Miller

Elizabeth Crossley b. 24/3/1872 Sheffield d. 4/7/1938 Vermont, Vic. m. 11/7/1917 Joseph Banks Howie

Richard Lawman b. 8/11/1874 Sheffield d. 1942 Middlebogough, Eng. Did not marry.

Charles b. 1837 d. 1904 (Went to Maryborough, Q)

Martha b. 1839 Scawby d. 1858 Scawby

{1} beside this is:

or was it ?

Richard b. 1769 d. 1846 m. Sarah b. 1770 d. 1811

C31 Notes on Westmoreland Family History by Marian Long

The Westmoreland Family History 5-10-86

As remembered from letters and photos my late Mother had received. Also answers to questions I have asked of Aunts and cousins. The following information is all I have of the Westmoreland family history. Grandpa William had three brothers and at least a sister perhaps only one. Frances Winifred or Winifred Frances was the name given to me and she did not marry as far as is known.

Benjamin went to America.

Charles came to Rockhampton Queensland before William and family left England.

Edward Lawman lived with his wife Betsy at “STONE PIT HOUSE” HIBALDSTOWE, LINCOLNSHIRE, England. Bets died on Dec 4 1900 aged 63 yrs and Edward died on July 29 1914 aged 82 years.

William married Mary Ann Knott. They had four sons and three daughters. William, his wife and family came to New Zealand where he died on September 24 1889. His date of birth may have been January 1834. William is buried in PUREWA Cemetery in Auckland, N.Z. He had been an accountant at a steel works in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. His widow and family then moved to Melbourne, Victoria.

The daughters names are as follows.

Annie (Sis) the eldest daughter never married.

Fanny Kate married John Millar, one child. {1}

Elizabeth (Lil) Crossley later in life married Joseph Howie, a widower with one daughter.

The sons are as follows.

Arthur married Polly, lived and died in Eng. They had a daughter Annie unmarried, also a son Bertie, married no family.

Charles married Annie (Nain) they had 2 sons. Edwin married with one son Brian, also Harry, married with one son Denis and daughter Joan. Harry Edwin served in the R.F.C. in England during 1914 war. Edwin was shot down over London and return(ed) home. He left home one morning for work and was never heard of again. Interpol investigated with negative result. Sybil married and stayed in S. Africa. Charles had taken his family to S. Africa from Aus: they lived in Durban, Johannesburg & later Port Elizabeth. Charles was a Branch Manager of Cyclone Wire Fencing Co.

Herbert married Em. {Emma Hill} He lived and died in Stawell Victoria. I think an ordained Minister.

Richard the youngest son remained single and was a wanderer. He lived in Queenstown, Tas., in Buenos Aires and as a soldier in the British Army in India and also worked for his brother Arthur in England. After the 1914 war he wanted to spend his last years at Healesville with his sister Sis but she thought he would be too demanding and hard to live with, having been used to {a} Batman in Army for so long and said no.

Grandfather William’s brother Charles I believe still had descendants growing sugar in NAMBOR, Qld. I think. There is Nancy whose second husband’s name is Gibson. They were living on the coast after Nancy selling her sugar property.

A letter from Auntie Sis says, to quote

“Our ancestors are buried in SCORESBY Cemetery Lincolnshire England.

“My mothers side of the family were farmers and of very good family. My mothers Mother, who was highly intellectual and of very good family. My mother’s brother and family came out with us, the Knotts have all died. Two cousins Masons, George and Nellie still live in Auckland.”

This letter is dated Nov 8^th but no year date. It came from Healesville and I don’t know the year.

Some one, I think it was Ida Westmoreland who told me years ago that Sir Henry Crossley had a daughter who refused to accept the husband her father had chosen for her and ran away with the coachman, Butler or someone else on the staff. As it was considered a disgrace for the family for that to happen the subject was never discussed. Auntie Sis did not ever mention it. Auntie Lil’s second name is Crossley and a Miss Crossley living in Melbourne was a friend of the family.

When my mother married John H Millar on March 19 1904 she dropped her first name of Fanny and retained the name Westmoreland as her second name and was always known as K.W. Millar. I am the child of that marriage, born on April 11^th 1906.

There may be gaps in this story that you can fill in, but this is the best I can do.

Good Hunting

Marion Hillhouse Long

{1} This child of Fanny Kate and John Millar was Marion Hillhouse Long, the writer of these notes.

There is no description here of how the “Sir Henry Crossley’s daughter” story fits into the family history. However I do have another note which is in my mother’s handwriting:

Sir Henry Crossley.

Had a daughter Jan who eloped with household servant called Knott & was disowned.

Their daughter Mary Ann Knott married G/Father William.

C32 A Hill Family Tree

This is from a typescript with the pencilled note “From Rae Smith (nee Bainbridge)”

HILL FAMILY

The Hill family are descended from the Huguenots, who fled from France in the early 17^th century. They were French protestants who were escaping from Catholic persecution. They settled in the Bethnal Green, Mile End areas of London. They were Silk Weavers but Cornelius lists his father as a Mariner.

At the time of the 1851 census, Martha Hill is listed as the head of the family and a retired Silk Weaver. They were living at 9 Charlotte St., Bethnal Green. At home with Martha was Isaiah aged 24, Cornelius aged 20 and Hephzibah aged 16. Perhaps there were older children who had already left home. At the time of Cornelius birth and baptism they were living at Blisset St., Bethnal Green but were still living at Charlotte St at the time of his marriage. At the time of the 1861 census and the birth of their second daughter, Emma Louisa, they were living at 14 Devonshire St, Mile End Old Town, Middlesex. {1}

Here follows a descent tree with interspersed notes. I have re-arranged the information in this tree to include Thomas Hill & Martha Piptkin at the top instead of in a note, and Cornelius’ two siblings listed at the time of the 1851 census, in the process slightly rearranging the original text. I have excluded references to the descendants of Emma Louisa’s siblings.

Thomas Hill m. Martha Piptkin

Isaiah b. c 1827

Cornelius b. 16/6/1830, bp. 12/9/183- St Mathew’s, Bethnal Green d. 9/5/1882 Newton, Auckland, N. Z. Mariner & Weaver m. 20/11/1853 Matilda Mayhew d. 23/4/1920 Auckland, N., weaver. {3}

Arthur C. b. c 1857

J.M. (female) b. c 1859

Emma Louisa b. 5/3/1862 Mile End Old Town, Middlesex d. 27/5/1954 Croydon, Vic. m. 15/11/1886, Sydney, Aust. Herbert William Westmoreland

Alfred Edward b. 1865 d. 3/1/1956 Auckland N.Z. m. 9/2/1887 Auckland, N.Z. 2/1887 Matilda Jane Daisley d. 28/3/1938

? (female) b. c 1867

Ada Flora b. 1872 {2} m. 22/12/1897 Auckland N.Z. George Henry Mason

Hephzibah b. c 1835

Cornelius and Matilda Hill and their family of 2 sons and 4 daughters migrated to New Zealand c 1872. All the family remained in New Zealand except for our Great Grandmother, Emma Louisa who migrated to Sydney, Australia in 1886 where she married Herbert William Westmoreland. Herbert had also been a resident of N.Z. for a number of years.

{1} The “they’s” in the first descriptive text become rather confusing. I interpret the history as follows:

{2} I have written a note against this: 3/7/1868 [Birthday Book])

{3} the reference to “Mariner & Weaver” is ambiguous, it probably refers to Cornelius but may refer to his father Thomas.

C33 A Westmoreland Family Tree

This is from a typescript with the pencilled note “From Rae Smith (nee Bainbridge)”. There are additions in pencil, in my handwriting, which I give here in {}.

Westmoreland Family

Information taken from Census Returns for Scawby for 1841-1871, Microfiche for Lincolnshire, B.D.M. certificates, Baptism records, Family Bible, grave headstones and Richard’s Will.

William Westmoreland {b. 1756, Scawby [Bruce]} m Frances .....

Mary c 13/2/1797 St Mary Le Wigford, Lincoln

Frances c 21/12/1798 St Mary Le Wigford, Lincoln

William c 1/10/1800 (Blacksmith) m. Mary Ann ..... {Mason [Bruce]}

Fanny b. c 1826

George b. c 1829 (Blacksmith) m. Alice ..... d. 1870

Mary b. c 1830

Charlotte b. c 1831

Elizabeth b. c 1834 m. 21/12/1860 Wraby, John Sharpe

Eliza b. 1837

Maria b. c 1840

Martha b. c 1840 d. 1858

William b. c 1845

Elizabeth c. 8/11/1802 St Mary Le Wigford, Lincoln d. 3/9/1886, Wraby

Richard c. 29/4/1807 Heckington d. 26/5/1876, Scawby (Grocer, Draper and Postmaster) m. Annie Lawman, daughter of Richard Lawman & Sarah

Edward Lawman b. 1832 {d. 29/7/1914 Stone Pit House, Hibaldstowe, Lincs. [Bruce]}

William b. 31/1/1834, Scawby d. 24/9/1889, Auckland, N.Z. m. 19/8/1859 Sheffield, Eng., Mary Ann Knott d. 19/6/1912, Kew, Vic.

Henry Arthur b. 28/5/1859 d. 22/12/1933, Besley, Eng. M. 6/8/1884 Mary Barber Hurst

Edward Burbidge b. 13/4/1891 {changed to 1861} Sheffield, Eng. D. 6/1/1945 Highgate, London

Annie (Sis) b. 10/12/1862 d. 14/11/1946, Bayswater, Vic.

Herbert William b. 14/5/1865 Ecclesall Bierlow, York. D. 4/5/1895 Stawell, Vic. m. {0/6/1886, N. Scarfe, Lincs?} Sydney, N.S.W. Emma Louisa Hill

Annice Mary b. 15/3/1887 Alexandria, Sydney d. 21/5/1965 {15/3/1965, Stawell?} Cheltenham, Vic. m. 1/6/1910, Ballarat, William Bainbridge b. 1/5/1889, Ballarat d. 27/10/1953, Prince Henry’s Hosp., Melb.

Elsia Ada b. 13/10/1888 Nagambie, Vic. {Auckland, N.Z. d. 15/6/1979 Forest Hill, Vic.

Winifred Ida b. 27/4/1890 Ballarat East {South Yarra, Vic} d. 29/7/1973 Forest Hill

William Arthur b. 2/1/1892, Stawell d. 12/4/1892, Stawell

Olive b. 30/1/1893, Stawell d. 31/1/1893, Stawell

Dorothy Mayhew b. 26/9/1894 d. 12/7/1940, Hartwell m. 28/6/1922 Mitcham, Vic. Leslie John Peggie b. 12/7/1895, Mount Waverley d. 5.7.1981, East Malvern

Charles Edwin b. 7/6/1867 d. 24/8/1940 Mossel Bay, Sth Africa m. 24/3/1893 Annie Adelaide Hooper

Fanny Kate b. 25/7/1870 d. 29/4/1915, Hobart, Tas. M. 19/3/1904 John Hillhouse Miller d. 1946

Elizabeth Crossley b. 24/3/1872, Sheffield, Eng. D. 4/7/1938 Vermont, Vic. m. Joseph Banks Howie d. 19/9/1954

Richard Lawman b. 6/11/1874 d. 1942 Middleborough, Eng. {1948}

Thomas Sawden b. c 1837 m. 7/5/1863 Hibaldstowe, Mary Jane Welch

Charles b. 1839 d. 1904, Maryborough, Qld.

Henry b. 1841

Anne Elizabeth b. 1844 m. ..... Grimble

Sarah Frances b. 1847 m. ..... Turner

Harriet b. 1849 d. 1882 m. 12/6/1872 Benjamin Welch

Frances b. 1851 m. 20/1/1886 Edward Spencer ?

C34 A Westmoreland Family Tree

I have 6 copies of these typescripts, in various stages of draft. I don’t know who prepared them, but various of my copies have ‘for Bruce Peggie’, ‘for Joan Green’.

William b. 1756 Scawby, Links, Eng, d. 28 Jan 1849 Scawby

Richard Lawman b. 1769 d. 1846 m. Sarah b. 1770 d. 1811

Frances b. 1799 d. 1 Oct 1849 Scawby

William b. 1801 Scawby d. 1866 m. Mary Ann Mason b. 1797 d. 1865 Scawby

Frances Winefred b. 6 Aug 1830 d. 1883

Edward Lawman b. 18 Dec 1831 d. 29 Jul 1914 Stone Pit House, Hibaldstown, Links. Eng.

Benjamin b. 1831 d. 1883 U.S.A.

William b. 31 Jan 1834 Dewley Links Eng. d. 24 Sep 1889 Auckland, N.Z. (Purewa Cemetery) m. 18 Aug 1858 Scawby, Sheffield Eng. Mary Ann Knott b. 24 Apr 1830 Scarle Links Eng. d. 19 Jun 1912 Kew Vic. Aust. William and Mary lived in Sheffield Eng. to July 1883 when they sailed from Southampton for Auckland N.Z. and in 1889 Mary moved to Kew Vic. Aust. (Mary was for a short time Post Mistress at Scawby.)

Henry Arthur b. 28 May 1859 Sheffield d. 22 Dec 1933 Bexley Eng.

Edward Burbridge b. 13 Apr 1861 Sheffield d. 28 Feb 1862 Sheffield

Annie (Sis) b. 10 Dec 1862 d. 14 Nov 1946 Bayswater, Vic. Annie was a partner in starting the Kew Kindergarten and Ruyton Girls School Kew Vic Aust. Later Annie started a Boarding school for the Children of tea Plantation Managers from India, Ceylon and Malaya.

Herbert William b. 14 May 1865 Sheffield Eng. d. 4 Apr 1895 Stawell Vic. m. 2 Jun 1886 at Auckland N.Z. Emma Lovist Hill b. 5 Mar 1862 London Eng. d. 27 May 1964 Croydon Vic. Aust. Herbert and Emma both left England for New Zealand in 1881 and were in Auckland in 1883 then in Cambridge in 1886 then they decided to move to Australia in 1888 and lived in Methodist Parsonages at South Yarra, Nagambie, Ballarat and finally the Congregational Church at Stawell.

Annice Mary b. 16 Mar 1886 Alexandria N.Z. d. 15 Mar 1965 Stawell Vic. Aust.

Elsie Ada B. 13 Oct 1888 Auckland N.Z. d. 15 Jun 1979 Forest Hill Vic. Aust.

Winefred Ida b. 27 Apr 1890 South Yarra Vic Aust d. 29 Jul 1973 Forest Hill Vic. Aust.

William Arthur b. 2 Jan 1892 Stawell Vic. Aust. d. 12 Apr 1892 Stawell Vic. Aust.

Olive b. 30 Jan 1893 Stawell Vic. Aust. d. 31 Jan 1893 Stawell Vic. Aust.

Dorothy Mayhew b. 26 Sep 1894 Stawell Vic. Aust. d. 12 Jul 1940 Hartwell Vic. Aust. m. 28 Jun 1922 Mitcham Vic. Aust. Leslie John Peggie b. 12 Jul 1895 Mount Waverley Vic. d. 5 Jul 1981 East Malvern Vic. Aust.

Charles Edwin b. 7 Jun 1867 d. 24 Aug 1940 Mossel Bay S. Africa

Fanny Kate b. 25 Jul 1870 d. 29 Apr 1915 Hobart Tas. Aust.

Elizabeth Crossley b. 24 Mar 1872 Sheffield, Eng. d. 4 Jul 1938 Vermont Vic. Aust.

Richard Lawman b. 6 Nov 1874 Sheffield Eng. d. 1942 Middleborough Eng.

Herbert Cyril b. 24 Sep 1885 N.Z.

Charles b. 1837 d. 1904 Maryborough, Qld.

Martha b. 1839 Scawby Links Eng. d. 1858 Scawby Links Eng.

Thomas b. 1805 d. 1888 m. Elizabeth b. 1805 d. 1883

Richard b. 1807 d. 1876 Scawby Links Eng. m. Ann

This tree illustrates an uncertainty that existed at one stage. We were not sure which of two brothers (William b. 1801, or Richard b. 1807) was the father of William (b. 1834). Further, the father of these brothers is given as Richard Lawman, who in fact was Richard's wife Annie's father. In part this confusion arises from whether the name 'Richard Lawman' is a full name, or the given names of a son whose surname was Westmoreland.

C35 Miscellaneous Notes

This is a selection from notes I made at some stage, divided into the four family branches. I have left out any that simply state information already present in other documents. If there is no annotation, the note simply stands as a (currently) undocumented assertion. I have done some re-ordering of these notes into their proper groups.

Green & Newton

- Joseph Rudolph Green migrated from Eng. age c14

see [A5] which gives his birth date as 1867, and [C7], where it states that his father Joseph Green “arrived Melbourne 1888”. If the birth date is correct, and he arrived with his father, he would have been 20 or 21 in 1888.

The shipping records [D2] establish that Joseph arrived in Melbourne (with his mother) in July 1880. He would have been 13 years old.

- Joseph Rudolph G. Pres. Burnley & S. Richmond Prog. Assoc. 24/6/18

- Bible of Joseph Rudolph Green inscribed to father J. Green by uncle Henry Manton, June 7 1880 (dated on leaving England). => Joseph Green’s Mother’s name Manton? See [C49] for a full transcription of this bible inscription.

Uncle Henry could also have been the husband of either of his parent’s sisters, if they had any. I have no other evidence for siblings of either of them.

- John Thomas Dean (Agnes’s father) Secretary of Master Bakers Assoc. (on m. Cert of Agnes & Harold)

I don’t have this certificate, but David Beswick says he has seen it & taken notes.

-Joseph Green – Licensed Victualler (a pub in Richmond) – a drink problem => move to Britt. Ck – worked at distillery? acc. To Harold G.

- Mary Ann Newton b. 21/3/1847 56 Potter St, St. Mary, Birmingham (father still a glass cutter)

Mary’s father being a glass cutter, and Joseph being apprenticed to a glass blower ...

Barry & Carr

- John Barry & Ann Carr both migrated (as children) with parent

John Barry was born 1850 [A7] and [C1] states “Richard Barry & Family are said to have arrived Adelaide 1855”, making John 5 at the time. [C4], question 9 states of Richard Barry: “His death certificate says he was 5 years in South Australia and 7 years in Victoria: that suggests 1856/7”

Ann Carr was born 27/12/1848 [A8], but I have no indication as to when she arrived in Australia. She was married at Emerald Hill (Melbourne) 3/7/1869, so aged 20 then.

- John Barry ... (business man, Sale, & underwear etc. factory)

- Anne Carr b. Manchester (parents m. London, -> Manchester -> Aust)

[A11] is the marriage certificate of Anne Carr’s parents, in London.

- Jane Ann Mathews whose father was Henry Mathews & mother was Ann ?

On the marriage certificate of William Patrick Carr & Jane Ann Mathews [A11], the two witnesses are her father Henry Mathews and an Ann Mathews. Given Jane’s second name, I think it highly likely this Ann was her mother

- Marriage cert. of Harold Ernest Barry (b. 12 May 1886) (Brother of Jane) & Florence Eva Bridger, 8 Apr. 1912 Father given as John Richard Barry

This is apparently the significance of this marriage certificate (see [C7], Question 6). At his own marriage [A9] John gives his own name simply as John Barry, and the same is shown at the marriage of his daughter Jane [A4], while at the marriage of his son Harold (which David Beswick has) his name is given as John Richard Barry.His birth certificate [A7] gives simply John. I think all of this simply raises a question over whether Harold Ernest Barry was indeed Jane’s brother. Until his birth can be documented (beyond the birth date presumably from his marriage certificate), we can’t be sure.

- Parents of Jane Carr: William Patrick Carr- Tailor on Ann’s birth cert. - father Michael Carr (Weaver)

William Carr’s second name (Patrick) seems to have been left off the birth certificate of his daughter Ann [A8]. The informant was her mother Jane & the registration some 6 weeks after the birth. Where was the father, why didn’t he do the registration?

Dean & Taylor

-Fanny Taylor (em. from Loughborough (Notts.) but orig from Notts mother Elizabeth

[C4] question 3 states “Fanny Taylor b. Atherstone, Eng)?) 1835 d. 10.5.1906 m. 15.2.1858 [we have certificates of marriage at St Barnabas Catholic Church, Nottingham]...”. Her husband Charles Dean was born in Loughborough ([C4], Question 3), which is not far from Nottingham, so they could well have emigrated from there.

- Parents of John Dean.

Charles Dean b. c1835 Loughborough (?). Father John Dean, Mother Ann Barrabell / Barradale

Fanny Taylor b. c 1835 Atheston (?) d. 10-5-1906, aged 73 (?) Father Thomas Taylor, Mother Elizabeth ?

m. 15-2-1858 Nottingham

Charles aged 22 Tailor Orchard St Rudford, Notting

Fanny aged 23 Ilkeston Rd, Rudford, Notting

Father of Charles: John Dean, Knitter

Father of Fanny: Thomas Taylor, Fitter

Witnesses: Thomas Taylor + Elizabeth Dean

Catholic Church

Came to Aust. 1861/2 + 3/4 (Charles first, Fanny later)

Heales & Purdy

- Thomas Heales (27) blacksmith – St Giles (b.?)

Rebecca Marsom (23) – Lambeth

Aboard Duchess of Northumberland (states both could read & write!)

Dep Plymouth 10-10-1848

Arr Melb. 15-1-1849

Baptist

Employer was R. Heales (‘Father’), probably brother (?) (Richard) Father was a Richard.

- Rebecca b. Walworth

- m. cert Thomas Heales & Rebecca Marsom Purdy

40 Stanhope St – Apartment house block

- Rebecca left her estate 50/50 to Henry Charles & Ann Jane.

Henry & Edward went to W.A. & stayed till they died (STELLA) (? Contradicted by informant (Henry) on Rebecca’s death cert. Went to W.A. later ?)

- death of Thomas Heales 29-6-1869 (from probate record)

C36 Tax Records of Joseph Rudolph Green

Joseph Green kept his copies of his tax returns on second copies of the Tax Commission’s forms, together with hand-written notes recording the breakdown of the amounts actually shown on the forms.

The detailed transcription of these records is in a separate document. I give here a summary of the information from these records.

C37 Extracts from a Heales family history

My father has photocopies of three chapters (Nos. 1, 2 and 7) of a privately produced book. A note written on the top of the first photocopied page reads: “From Benjamin & Ann Heales, & the Various Fortunes of their Family, by Peter Heales, 37 Lenham Road, Sutton, Surrey SM1 4BG, November 1998”

I reproduce here all of chapters 1 and 2, and extracts from chapter 7.

Chapter 1

The Background

Origin of the Name

I have yet to find an account of the origin of the name Heales that fully convinces me. Dictionaries of English Surnames tend to link the name with ones that look similar, such as Heal and Heale, and to describe them as originating in the west country. In south and south-west England, places named “Hele”, “Heal” or “Heale” are fairly common; there is little doubt that some families acquired their names in that way.

This explanation may not be correct for the “plural” forms: Heales, Heals, etc. People with “plural” names are sometimes thought to have descended from the servants or retainers of more important families. Under that view, the name Heales originally meant “Heale’s men” or “Heale’s people”.

Other sources suggest that the name “Heales” is not actually connected with similar looking names. The International Genealogical Index (IGI), for instance, treats “Heales” as a variant of “Ellis”. I have also heard the name regarded as a corruption of a Huguenot name. The fact that most Heales families have made a living at crafts of one sort or another (agricultural labourers occur remarkably rarely in their family history) is consistent with the latter idea, but it does not prove it. It is, of course, possible that the name has more than one origin, and that different family networks have unconnected histories.

Variations in Spelling

In earlier times, the spelling of names, like the spelling of ordinary words, was an individual matter. Closely related people might spell their names differently. By the early seventeenth century when written records of ordinary people had begun to be kept, the spelling of names became more regular, though not uniformly so. The clergymen who were responsible for the records no doubt had different ideas about how names should be spelt. Quite commonly, clergymen did not speak the dialect of their parishioners and could misunderstand when a name was spoken. As against that, the issuing of baptismal certificates would help people to remember the established spelling of a name and could sometimes be used to confirm to the record keeper how it should be spelt. The record system perpetuated old differences and introduced some variations of it’s own.

Civic records increased the standardisation. The system was better regulated that the old church records. Even so, mistakes could and did occur. The informant might speak indistinctly or appear uncertain; the record keeper might sometimes be lazy or domineering and write what he thought rather than checking thoroughly. In the system set up in 1837, mistakes were rare, but when they occur they are more difficult to rectify.

The name “Heales” seems especially prone to spelling mistakes. It is not readily recognised. Whenever I am asked to give it orally, I automatically spell it out because of past misunderstandings. Even when it is spelt out, some people write it down wrongly. It is not surprising, then that mistakes occur in the records.

Examples of the name “Heales” being wrongly spelt in records are frequent among the baptismal records of Benjamin and Ann’s children. In their case, the errors sometimes caused problems for the individual concerned but the family consistently maintained the original spelling of its name. The mistakes did, however, make tracking some of Benjamin and Ann’s children difficult.

I have found two permanent changes of spelling. One occurs among the Heales families of Devon. In 1828, and son of George Heales and Elizabeth Dodd was baptised “John Dodd Heals” at the Mint Lane Wesleyan Methodist chapel in Exeter. His father’s name was also recorded as “Heals” on this occasion. Later, John Dodd dropped the ‘e’ at his marriage to Sarah Walls at Topsham in 1850. All earlier references to the family use the spelling “Heales”. They include the marriage of George Heales to Elizabeth Dodd in 1820, and the baptisms of two older children at Mint Lane in 1822 and 1823.

The second occurs in the Midlands later in the nineteenth century. In Coventry there are several records of a Selah Hales who was born in 1855 in Foleshill (now a suburb of Coventry). The evidence points to this Selah being a grandson of Benjamin and Ann, even though his birth was registered under the name “Hales”, and he continued to use that name in adult life (see chapter 3).

My researches, so far, have focussed names spelt “Heales”, taking in variants only on those rare occasions where a link is clearly established or a record can be accepted as mistaken beyond reasonable doubt. In trying to find a connection earlier than Benjamin and Ann, I keep in mind the possibility that an earlier spelling “Heals”, “Heles” or “Heelis”, might have been transformed into “Heales”, but I have not so far discovered and evidence of that happening.

Distribution

Taking the IGI as a rough and ready guide, coherent family structures appear at the end of the eighteenth century in town centres. The first is London, mainly in areas like Clerkenwell and St. Lukes just north of the City. In these areas, Heales families appear consistently from the time of the marriage of Benjamin Heales and Ann Lloyd in 1783. The majority of the London records I have examined refer to descendants of this couple, although there are a few cases where as isolated record does not appear to connect to any known family.

Branches of Benjamin and Ann’s family emigrated to Australia and New Zealand; closer to home, there are records of descendants in other parts of England, notably the Midlands and Essex.

The “London Heales” are more numerous than the second group which is in South Devon. There the earliest coherent family record begins with the marriage of George Heales and Elizabeth Dodd in 1820, mentioned above. I have had little success in linking the known families in Devon with each other, and have found no connection so far between the Devon and London groups.

Obviously both Benjamin in London and George in Exeter had antecedents. The IGI and the registers I have been able to consult yield occasional references to the name in London, Devon and elsewhere, going back to the sixteenth century. They are isolated references and do not connect sufficiently to suggest a single area from which Heales families might have emerged. No evidence so far connects them as ancestors of the known London or Devon groupings.

Forenames

As with most families in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the forenames given to Heales children tended to fall into characteristic patterns. The phenomenon is most obvious with male names, for the antecedents all bore the same surname. With girls, the mother’s name and those of her close family might be used, thus bringing new tendencies into the family tradition. Heales families have their fair share of “standard” names: John; George; Henry; Thomas, and the like. Alfred occurs frequently and constitutes a characteristic name for the family. When it is combined with a second name it is almost always with George. Interestingly, Alfred and Alfred George are characteristic of both “London” and “Devon” families.

The “London” families find some of their characteristic names from the Old Testament. It is not clear whether these choices arise from a Jewish thread in the Heales ancestry or from some other religious affiliation. The most obvious Old Testament name is Benjamin; Reuben also appears. These names are sometimes combined with Silvester or Sylvester. Another name with religious associations is Theodore. A most unusual name, Selah, is derived from a word inserted at various places in the Psalms. Its meaning is not known for certain, but it is thought to be an instruction to play an instrumental interlude. Some dictionaries of forenames say that Selah is a girl’s name, but it is exclusively male in the Heales family.

Treated with discretion, these characteristic naming patterns help to identify candidates for inclusion in the family trees. They have broken down almost completely in the twentieth century when parents have tended to choose names for personal reasons, without regard for family tradition.

Chapter 2

Benjamin and Ann Heales

The earliest record I have found that connects with certainty to living descendants is the marriage of Benjamin Heales and Ann Lloyd at the church of St James, Clerkenwell on 27 July, 1783. The marriage entry yields some information of interest. Benjamin signed his name, but that Ann could not, for she could only make her mark in the register. The two witnesses were William Lloyd, presumably a relative of Ann’s and John Heales. Neither relationship is given, so that I cannot decide whether John Heales was Benjamin’s father, brother or another relative. The marriage record does not give Benjamin’s occupation, though in some of the baptismal records of his children his occupation is given as a tailor.

If Benjamin had any relatives living in London at the time of his marriage, no record has come to light to reveal their existence. The IGI records events elsewhere that might refer to Benjamin’s brothers or cousins, but I have as yet no evidence to prove a connection. A John Heales married Eliz. Mullett in High Wycombe on 25 September, 1784; he could have been the witness at Benjamin’s wedding. Another possible brother or cousin is Thomas Heales who with his wife Mary had a son, John, baptised at Leighton Buzzard on 30 January, 1797. Lewis Heales, married to Sarah, had a son, James, who was baptised at St. Michael’s Church, Coventry, on 19 February, 1788. This last event is of particular interest as some of Benjamin and Ann’s descendents lived and worked in Coventry whilst others are known to have visited there. Perhaps, Benjamin came originally came from the Midlands and some of his relatives continued to live there.

Judging by the baptismal records of their children, Benjamin and Ann moved house fairly frequently. Most of their addresses were in the Clerkenwell and Holborn areas but they also lived in east London and south of the river Thames. When their eldest son, Benjamin Silvester, was baptised, about ten months after the marriage, they were living in the parish of St. Sepulchre. They had at least two addresses in the parish; in 1798, their address was “Long Lane”, but by 1800, it was “Green Hills Rents”. In 1805, they were back in the parish if St. James, Clerkenwell, but by 1808 they had moved to Bethnal Green in the East End of London. In 1811, they were once more in St. James, Clerkenwell, but in 1815 they resided in the parish of St. Luke, Finsbury. The latest reference is in 1816, when their residence is given as “Vauxhall”, south of the Thames for the first time.

The family of Benjamin and Ann Heales, as far as I have been able to construct it, consisted of the following children:

Chapter 7

Richard and his Family

Richard Heales, the sixth son {1} of Benjamin and Ann Heales, was baptised on 8 July 1798 in the church of St. Sepulchre. He was married, on 4 march 1821 at the church of St. Dunstan in the West, to Elizabeth Banham, a widow. Elizabeth’s maiden name had been Parker, as is confirmed in the Australian death registration of her son Richard. The witnesses to the marriage were John Parker and Rhoda Boulton. Rhoda was probably Elizabeth’s sister, for there had been a marriage in 1813 at the same church between a Rhoda Parker and Thomas Boulton. St. Dunstan’s in the West is off Fleet Street, between Chancery Lane and Fetter Lane.

Richard Heales appears in Pigot’s London Directory for 1822-3 as an ironmonger at 28 Tottenham Court Road. A similar entry occurs in Pigot’s 1826 directory. As I have only sampled the many directories in the Guildhall Library, I cannot say that they are the only entries to be found, but I have seen no others to date. The address given is for trade, so that it may not have been the Heales’ residence. On the other hand, as this was well before the age of the commuter, they must have lived “over the shop” or quite close by.

Richard’s Family

The family appears in the 1841 census at Milford Lane, a narrow street that runs from the Strand, immediately opposite St. Clement Danes church down towards the river, joining Essex Street at the bottom. The census gives no street number. The entry reads:

At first sight, the ages given in the census seem bizarre, for young Richard and his brother Thomas were certainly not twins! As previously mentioned, all ages in this census were rounded down to the nearest five. Richard senior would have been forty-two with his forty-third birthday later in the year. Richard junior would have been nineteen, reaching twenty later in the year. Thomas would have been a year or two younger.

It will be noted that Richard was already a widower in 1841. The exact date and circumstances of Elizabeth’s death have yet to be established. Her demise may have had some bearing on the family’s decision to emigrate to Australia.

Richard senior’s death registration in Australia lists two children who do not appear in Milford Lane in 1841. Richard’s eldest child appears to have been a daughter, Elizabeth. It is presumed that she died in infancy, since the daughter who does appear in the census bears the same name. The younger daughter’s full name was, in fact, Elizabeth Rhoda; her second name being associated with the Parkers.{2}

Another son, Samuel, appears to have come between Thomas and the younger Elizabeth. He would have been about fifteen years old in 1841. The reason for his absence is not clear. It is possible that he may have been away serving an apprenticeship, or just staying with friends on census night. As no other reference to him has come to light so far, it is far more likely he too died when he was young.

Emigration

The reason why the family decided to emigrate to Australia is now lost in the mists of time. It may be that they were tempted by reports of prosperity in the colony. It may have been a desire to leave the unhealthy conditions of early Victorian London. Whatever the reason, the four mentioned in the 1841 census all travelled out to Australia in the next few years.

Richard junior appears to have been the first to leave. On 6 September, 1841 (roughly six moths after the census) he married Rhoda Parker, a cousin who was a member of his mother’s family. Two month’s later he and his bride set sail on the Himalaya. They left Plymouth on 1 November, 1841 and arrived at Port Phillip in the state of Victoria on 19 February, 1842. On the passenger list Richard is listed as a wheelwright, and his age is given as twenty-one. If the census is correct in giving his age below twenty, that is at least a year older that he really was. He may have falsified his age if assisted passages were available only to those of full age. His wife is described as a housekeeper, and she is twenty-two years old.

Richard senior is not listed among the passengers on the Himalaya, but he must have travelled out at about the same time as his son, for when his death was registered in 1882, it was stated that he had lived in Victoria for forty years.

Elizabeth Rhoda married in Australia in 1847, when she would have been about nineteen years old. She has presumably been out here for a year or two to get settled and be prepared to accept a proposal. It is so unlikely that she would have travelled out alone in her teens that we must assume she emigrated with her father. A notice in the Port Phillip Herald announces Elizabeth’s marriage to Henry Bignell on 14 July 1847 at St. Peter’s church, Melbourne.

Thomas remained in London several more years, presumably living alone or as a lodger. In 1849, having married Rebecca Marsom Purdy and fathered his first son, Thomas George, he travelled out aboard the Duchess of the North. In the passenger list, his age is given as 27, Rebecca’s as 23, and their tiny son’s as 1 year.

Richard Heales senior himself marries a spinster, Frances Haslewood, on 11 September 1849, in St. James church, Melbourne.

Life in Australia

From this point I give here only short quotes from this history, as it tends to concentrate on the life of Richard Heales (junior).

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When they came to die, both Richards, father and son, were described in their death registrations as “gentleman”.

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Richard senior, seen in London as an ironmonger and a blacksmith, would have had metal working skills. In those days, an ironmonger would have been much closer to a blacksmith than today when the former is virtually synonymous with “hardware shop”. In the early nineteenth century, an ironmonger would have dealt in bulk iron as a raw material, and would himself have made any iron goods he sold.

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In the newspaper announcement of Elizabeth Rhoda’s wedding noted above, her father was described as “High Chief Reuben of the Honorable Independent Order of Rechabites”. It is not clear whether that designation represented an international status or whether it applied more locally, but it certainly indicates Richard senior had by then a considerable reputation in the movement.

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Within a year of their arrival father and son had been elected to the committee of the Melbourne Total Abstinence Society. Soon, the father was President and the son Secretary. Richard Heales the younger built up a reputation as a temperance speaker and in 1847 was a moving spirit behind the building of the Melbourne Temperance Hall.

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Richard Heales senior outlived all of his children but he had the satisfaction of seeing most of his grandchildren grow to maturity and launch themselves upon their careers. Descendents of his are living in Australia today.

{1} The list of children in Chapter 2 is ambigious: the order of the list shows James as the sixth child (and sixth son, making Richard the seventh), but James’ date of baptism (1816) would suggest he is the youngest of the 12 children. On the other hand Sarah Ann was baptised (for the second time) on the same date, so he could well have been baptised (again?) at around the age of 20. There is no evidence provided to support the assertion that James was the sixth child of the family, although without him there would be a gap in the otherwise regular series of births.

{2} Rhoda was the first name of one of the witnesses at Richard (senior) and Elizabeth’s wedding, presumed to be her sister.

C38 Extracts from a biography of Richard Heales

This booklet is entitled “Heales, Premier for 354 Days”, and sub-titled “A short biography of the man after whom Healesville is named”. The author is Peter Duncan, who is related to the Heales’ by marriage. In the introduction he indicates he assisted Peter Sydney Heales in consulting Australian sources for the family history [C37]. Most of the London information is in the family history (quoted above), and I only give here any additional information.

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According to Piggott’s London Directories for 1822-23 and 1826, the father was an ironmonger at 22 Tottenham Court Road. Young Richard was probably born there, as at the beginning of the 19^th century people usually lived close to or above their work place, but Ruth Riddell gives the birthplace as 33 Essex Street, the road next and parallel to Milford Lane.

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Little is known about the Heales family in their first five years in Port Phillip Colony when they lived in the Parish of S. James. It might be assumed that Richard senior conducted business as a blacksmith or ironmonger and followed his temperance interests developed in London and that his daughter-in-law kept house.

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From 1847, several notable events end the ‘dark’ years in the family history. First, Richard’s sister from England, Elizabeth Rhoda, was married in S. Peter’s Eastern Hill. In 1848 their brother, Thomas, arrived in Melbourne to later become in 1853 secretary of the bootmakers’ union.

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Richard Heales senior seems to have been a teetotaller and may have been a founder in London of the temperance movement in the early 1830s, following patterns established in the USA at the beginning of the 19^th Century.

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Prior to 1863 many gold diggers had passed through the district on their way to the Woods Point goldfield via the New Chum wayside depot. With a new road from Melbourne to Marysville constructed in 1863, a new town on the route, to be named after Richard Heales, was planned to replace New Chum. {1}

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(Incidentally, as Ruth Riddell has pointed out, Lilydale was not named after Heales’ daughter Rhoda Elizabeth – Lilly – but after Mrs Elizabeth de Castella, wife of a Swiss wealthy squatter whose origin as a new chum gave New Chum its name.) {2}

{1} This route to Woods Point was presumably before the opening of the Warburton-Woods Point road.

{2} This statement contradicts the ‘family lore’ that Lilydale and Marysville were named after Richard Heales’ daughters. His two daughter’s were named Rhoda Elizabeth (d. aged 27) and Florence Fanny (d. aged 4).

C39 Note from a Photograph of Ann Mathews

This is a note in my father’s possession, he says in David Beswick’s handwriting. It is said to be a transcription from the back of a photograph. A copy of the photo is I believe on the wall at Britannia Ck. David I presume has the original.

Mrs Ann Mathews b. Jan 26 1798. Great Grandmother of Jane Johanna (Barry) Green. Mother of Jane Anne Carr. Grandmother of Jack Barry.

C40 Notes on the Westmorelands in Donald

This is a photocopy of a letter to Rae Smith, the photocopy is in Ian Peggie’s collection.

History and Natural History Group of the Donald Music, Literature and Arts Society, 20^th Dec 1986.

Dear Mrs Smith,

Herewith is information concerning your enquiry about Herbert William Westmoreland. 7 May 1895 “the Donald Express”, proprietor H. A. Westmoreland reported, with very great regret, the death on 4^th May 1895 at Stawell, of Rev. H. W. Westmoreland, in his 30^th year.

Enclosed are five sheets of references to Rev. Westmoreland, dated 26/6/1894, 7/5/1895, 10/5/1895 (3 sheets). {1}

You mentioned Henry Arthur Westmoreland, a brother of the deceased. Our references in our index are:-

There are also references to Miss Annie Westmoreland and Mr Bertie W. Westmoreland (reports re Sunday School and Band of Hope). Bertie is most probably H.W.W.

I regret that this reply has taken so long. A sciatic nerve problem has resulted in a long backlog of replies to enquiries.

Yours Sincerely

George Stebbins

Donald District Archives

58 Woods St. Donald

{1} The sheets referred to are not in Ian Peggie’s collection, at least what I have seen.

C41 The Life of Elsie Westmoreland

This is an extract from the original typescript, which is in Ian Peggie’s collection. There is no direct indication as to its authorship, but I assume it is Ian's description of Elsie's life as he delivered it at her funeral.

Miss ELSIE WESTMORELAND

Whose service was held in Parkmore Uniting Church, 20^th June, 1979.

Mathew 5: 1-10

1 John 4: 7-21

Miss Elsie Westmoreland was born in 1888 at Nagambie, and the 2^nd eldest of 4 children. Her father was the Revd Herbert Westmoreland, a Methodist minister, who later was invited to serve the Congregational Church at Stawell. The progressive and humanitarian attitudes flowing from her father’s faith affected Elsie deeply, as her later life would show.

Elsie’s first job was in the Stawell library; and in that town she began her activity in the Church. When two of her sisters, the single ones, Ida and Elsie, moved with their mother to Bayswater, where they ran a poultry farm. I am tempted to add “as a sideline”, because they also commenced and ran a Kindergarten, and, between them, were active in some 30 auxiliaries, and in no small way. Many children, hospitalized in the Box Hill Hospital, would have enjoyed the scrap books Miss Elsie would have made for them. It is both proper and significant that Elsie should have been honoured by being made a life governor twice: of the Box Hill Hospital, and of the Association for the Blind.

For Miss Elsie’s life always was for people. Together with auntie Ida, she had an important formative influence on people, and especially her nieces and the families. They will always remember their auntie Elsie as a welcoming, hospitable home maker, loved by her cats and people alike. She would always be busy making junkets or scones for them; yet she had time to care and listen as well.

When the farm at Bayswater was sold, the sisters did not retire in the accepted sense. For them, it was merely a change of location, and certainly not a lessening of church and charitable work in Croydon and its Congregational Church. There, as always, Elsie would be quietly at work, often behind the scenes. She was not one to be up front of “make her voice heard in the street”.

After coming to the Strathdon Hostel, Ida, the younger sister, died first. This broke a close working relationship which had lasted many years. Some time after, Miss Elsie went to Lumeah for a time, but being away from her friends and familiar environment did not help; so all who cared for her were glad when eventually, after a long delay, the Strathdon Nursing Home was completed, and Miss Elsie rejoined the Strathdon community. I believe, she was happy to be back, if she knew she was back; yet I believe even more firmly that she is in a better, and happier community now, united with her Lord, and re-united with her mother and sister in the home with the many rooms – where the One she served in his sisters on earth went to prepare a place for her.

C42 Childhood letters of Elsie & Ida Westmoreland

The originals of these are in Ian Peggie’s collection. The first two are not dated, though they are on memorandum paper with 189... at the top.

To Dear Papa. We like writing to you But we would like to see you better. We have not been out all day. It has been raining so hard all day an poor rough got so wet Auntie took him home with her to have some tea and pussie has to sleep in the kitchen. Come home soon to see you dear little Ida. XXXXXX

Dear Papa. I have been staying with Melva Barnes such a long time and we had such fun we made a lot of big fires, and I cried to come home because Mama was not there. When will you come home we do want to see you badly your loving little daughter Elsie XX

XXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXX

Birchip

Aug 30^th

1894

My dear Elsie

Why shouldn’t you have a letter to yourself, eh? I am sorry that I have not a great lot of money. If I had I would send your letter in a separate envelope. Does my dear little mousie still try to be a good little daughter. My! But won’t we have some grand times when I come home. I am sure you will love Auntie Rosa, but leavesome for your papa

XXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXX

66 Barkly St

St Kilda

26^th April 1896

My dear Mother,

It is my birthday tomorrow. Yesterday Aunties Lillie & Sis took me to town in the tram to see all the shops. We went to Coles Book Arcade. We went up in the Lift, and saw a lot of nice things and Auntie bought me a book to teach me to read. I went for a walk this morning with Mr S??? & Uncle Charlie and to S. School with Auntie this afternoon. If it is fine I am going to school with Auntie Sis tomorrow because it is my birthday – we have to go in the Bus. Grandma will be 66 tomorrow and I shall be 6. Please give to Auntie and Elsie & Dorothy & everybody.

Much Love

From your loving daughter Ida.

XXXX {many!}

C43 The Life of Annie Westmoreland

From a computer printout in Ian Peggie’s collection. There is no direct indication as to its authorship: Ian may be the author, or possibly this is his transcription from another document.

ANNIE WESTMORELAND

Annie Westmoreland was born in Sheffield on the 10 December 1862 to William Westmoreland (1814-1899) and Mary Ann Knot (1830-1912) and was their third child of eight children and the eldest daughter. The family sailed to Auckland in New Zealand in 1883 with the family (Sic). When her father died in 1889 Annie and her mother sailed to Australia and took up residence in Kew a suburb of Melbourne where her teaching experience and older sister authority helped her reputation.

Annie sold her assets in Kew and bought the house and 24 acres in Healesville in 1918. The house was altered to accept about eight children as boarders and called ‘ENDCLIFFE’ on the Mount Riddell Road in Healesville. The Children’s house, a Boarding Kindergarten for children of planters from India, Celon, Malay, Burma and other tropic countries was started. Annie called Cis by her brothers and called Auntie Cis by the Children became well known in Healesville in her little Governess Carriage. Annie employed a ‘Man’ and a ‘Cook’ and assistant we all called ‘Brownie’ who was a trained kindergarten teacher.

The Man who was called Tom, sometimes had an aboriginal assistant to work the 24 acres, and grow most of the food for the school, in addition to taking care of the horse and carriage. Tom and Jackie lived in a tow room cottage at the back, both used plug tobacco to smoke or in Jackie’s case to chew.

Annie also became the Girl Guide Commissioner for Healesville and a regular attender at the Church of England in Healesville. The bush fires in 1939 came very close and Annie sold the property and went to live with her sister in law Emma in Bayswater. Annie died 14 November 1946 at Bayswater.

This gives two years for the death of Annie’s father William (1899 and 1889). The 1899 is probably a typing error.

C44 From a diary of Ida Westmoreland

These are transcriptions onto A4 sheets, in Ian Peggie’s possession, and transcribed from his originals. There is nothing explicitly stating they are from Ida’s diary, except “Ida (1)” in the top corner of the first sheet. The text obviously includes some annotations from the transcriber, usually in brackets, but I don’t attempt to otherwise distinguish them here.

The next page is a summary, possibly from more of the diaries than transcribed above, of Ida’s travels. It has a note, subsequently scribbled out: “(Joan’s writing?)”. I’m fairly sure the handwriting of the main text is not my mother’s. The annotations seem to be in the same hand as the original transcriber of the diary pages; these I set in a different font. In this instance queries are in the original unless in italics.

{1} the transcription is definitely “$”, but obviously it should have been “£”.

{2} this is definitely in my mother Joan’s handwriting

C45 Fifeshire Census Records

These notes were made by Ian Peggie.

The first series is on lined note paper. The first page is some informational notes:

• most of the 1841 records were lost, hence the reason for only listing figures for Dysart & Wemyss
• all the Peggies from Dysart, Wemyss, Kirkaldy & Leslie were taken from 1851 census records
• The records, being a microfilm were often very hard to read. Hence the inclusion of a few Piggies, Paggies & Heggies. The Heggies can be discounted but it is reasonably possible that the others could be Peggies.
• The microfilm was very fuzzy around the edges, hence the addresses (left hand side) were very hard to read.
• ______?This notation means a very rough guess at spelling
• 1841 census records do not show the town where people were born. They only show the shire.
• All born in Fifeshire unless shown.

Dysart 1841

West Gallatown (West Side)

A note has “I have been told by one of the assistants that Heggie is a fairly common name in Fifeshire.” Ian therefore struck out the only Heggie record he took, and I do not include it here.

Wemyss 1841

Tollbooth Wynd

“Harrenoes” has an annotation “Maiden name”, but the original annotation (later scribbled out) reads: “This surname appears after Margaret. It was very hard to decipher. Its roughness may be due to someone trying to erase it. It could also be a second Christian name.”

High Street

The second series is on the backs of search-application forms to the General Register Office of Scotland, so I presume this is the origin of the information.

(Fife pop’n .... 155,021

Pte David Peggie 2 Royal Guards

Died 28/5/1915

Tombstone West Wemyss

Erected by John Peggie

For his Wife Elizabeth age 66 (1869)

10^th Feb 1935

John Peggie 5/6/50 (1870)

Aged 80

C46 Peggie & Westmoreland Family Notes

Ian Peggie’s family tree folder contains mostly photographs, but some are accompanied by additional notes.

Annice, Elsie, Ida

Purchased 13 Anzac St Croydon for £935 13 Sept 1948 {1}

Ida moved to Strathdon 3-5-1971

Elsie “ 24-4-1971

“Had Jespah put to sleep (brown & white tabby)

Dickie ended his little life the week before” {2}

(Peter & Paul were the previous cats)

{1} This refers to Ida & Elsie only. I’m pretty certain that Annice never lived in Croydon with her sisters.

{2} I personally remember Jespah at Croydon. Dickie was a canary.

C47 Herbert William Westmoreland

This is one of Ian Peggie’s notes mentioned in [C46] above, but I separate it for convenience.