Jeff Green - Family Histories

Family Histories

Introduction

Here are the histories of the families of my ancestors, as far as I can tell them from documentary evidence, the researches of others, family stories and 'lore', and the personal recall of the living.

These are the histories of families, not individuals. A family for this purpose is begun at a marriage. Children will be born into the family, and most will eventually marry out of it again, or simply move out of it and continue their own lives. The history of a family does not end until the deaths of both of the parents. A family history is simply headed by the names of the parents.

The history of an individual will almost always be in two parts: the history of their parents' family until they leave it, and the history of their own family from when they form it by marriage.

Some individuals of course have histories when not in families as just described, either for the time between leaving the parental family and forming their own (headed 'The Unmarried Life of ...', but included with the history of their parental family), or for the rest of their lives if they remain single ('The Later Life of ...').

The history of each family begins with a simple listing of its members: the two parents, then their children. In these listings, the parents are given with links () to their parental families, and the child who is my direct ancestor is marked with '*', and with a link () to the history of their own marriage and family.

Then the history may contain the following details, in chronological order where possible:

There may then follow a commentary, which draws conclusions from the raw evidence, explains assumptions made, or perhaps indicates the path for further investigations.

The notations in italics are simply shorter editorial comments.

Note that full names are always given in the lists of family members, but that first names only (generally as 'Father John ...' or 'Daughter Mary ...') are usual in the chronological histories. Therefore electronic searches for a full name will generally only find the family lists.


The histories are first divided into the four branches of my family tree that descend to my grandparents.


Within each of these branches, the histories are grouped into 'periods':


I then bring the four branches together for the final sections.


This document is closely linked to a number of others:

Documents
contains transcriptions of the documents and other evidence on which these histories are based. References and links to this are constant throughout the histories, but I hope the texts can be read of themselves without actually referring to the document transcriptions.
The links to specific documents appear in [square brackets].
Tree
contains the actual family tree. This is a simple ascent tree from myself, and each name in the tree is a link back to a family history here.
The links are to the parents' locations in the family tree.
Photos
contains reproductions of photographs, from various sources.
The links are to locations in the Photos document.

The Family Histories

The Green Family

Histories in Britain

Joseph Green and Mary Griggs

Joseph Green
Mary Griggs

* Joseph Green
Mary Green

1779, 18 Jul

Married at Great Houghton, Northampton. [C49] Great Houghton is about 2 miles west of the city of Northampton.

1784, 14 Jun

Son Joseph baptised at Harbury, Warwickshire. [C49] Harbury is about 5 miles SW of Leamington (now known as Royal Leamington Spa).

1779, 17 Sep

Daughter Mary baptised at Northampton. [C49]

1799, 5 Nov

Daughter Mary married Henry Manton at Kenilworth, Warwickshire. [C49] Kenilworth is about 5 miles NW of Leamington.

Commentary

The baptism record for son Joseph appears to simply state "Joseph Green son of Joseph and Mary". However the baptism of daughter Mary gives mother Mary's maiden name of Griggs. [C49]

We currently have no evidence for the son Joseph's marriage. His son (Joseph, the carpenter) was born around 1811 according to his age at the the 1851 census.

Joseph Green

Joseph Green

* Joseph Green

c 1811

Son Joseph born (he was age 40 at the 1851 census). At that census his birth place is given as Leamington, Warwickshire. [C49]

William Brabson and Ann

William Brabson
Ann

* Sarah Brabson

1813, 15 Aug

Daughter Sarah born, St Philip's parish, Birmingham. [D1]

1813, 13 Oct

Daughter Sarah baptised, St Philip's parish, Birmingham. [D1]

 

The census records [C49] give Sarah's age as 39 in 1851, and as 47 in 1861, which suggest her birth date is between 1812 and 1814.

There is only the coincidence of date, and possibly of place, to indicate that this is indeed the birth of Sarah Brabson/Green.

Garrett Barry

Garrett Barry

* Richard Barry

c 1818

Son Richard born before 1819 ('of full age' at marriage in 1840 [A10]), in County Cork, [C4], Ireland [C1].

1840, 16 Feb

Son Richard married Eliza Rosam. Father's name given as 'Garrett Barry', with profession given as 'Butcher'. [A10]

James Rosam

James Rosam

* Eliza Rosam

c 1823

Daughter Eliza born ('Age 17' at marrage in 1840 [A10]), [C1]).

1840, 16 Feb

Daughter Eliza married Richard Barry. Father's name given as 'James Rosam', with profession given as 'Labourer' [A10].

Commentary

It appears that James Rosam died before 1840. As his daughter Eliza gives her maiden name variously as 'Rossom' and 'Birchill' on the birth certificates of her children [C4], and that a Henry Birchill was a witness at her wedding [A10], it is assumed her mother re-married (probably to Henry Burchill) after the death of her first husband, probably when Eliza was still quite young.

There is currently no evidence for Eliza's mothers name.

Michael Carr

Michael Carr

* William Patrick Carr

1845, 11 Feb

Son William married Jane Ann Mathews, Parish of St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex. Father's name given as 'Michael Carr', with profession given as 'Weaver'. [A11]

At this marriage, son William's address is given as '15 Crown St', so this was probably his father's home.

Henry Mathews and Ann Parry

Henry Mathews
Ann Parry

* Jane Anne Mathews

1798, Jan 26

Mother Ann born. [C39] is a transacription from the back of a photograph in the house at Brittannia Creek (the original is I believe in David Beswick's posession), that states "Mrs Ann Mathews, born January 26, 1798. Photographed in her 67th year. Mother of Jane Ann Carr ...". This dates the photograph to 1864.

1818, Jun 21

Married at Christ Church, Newgate. [D1]

This is the only marriage record in the IGI for Henry Mathews and Ann in London between 1810 and 1830. It is the only record we have so far for Ann's maiden name.

1824..1827

Daughter Jane born. Her age is given as 'Minor' at her marriage on 11 Feb 1845 [A11], so she was presumably born between 1824 and (assuming she was not married before age 18) 1827.

1845, 11 Feb

Daughter Jane married William Patrick Carr, Parish of St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex. Father's name given as 'Henry Mathews', with profession given as 'Carver'. Henry Mathews is a witness to the marriage (signing his name) while Ann Mathews is also a witness (signing her name). Daughter Jane's address is given as '31 Greek St', so this was probably her parent's home. [A11]

William Patrick Carr and Jane Anne Mathews

William Patrick Carr
Jane Anne Mathews

* Ann Carr

1845, 11 Feb

Married at the parish church, St Martin in the Fields, Aston, Middlesex. [A11]. William 'Full Age', occupation Tailor, signed with a cross, residence 15 Crown St. Jane 'Minor', signed with name, residence 31 Greek St.

1847, 27 Dec

Daughter Ann born at 10 Little Peter St, Manchester. Father's profession given as 'Tailor'. Her mother Jane was the informant for the birth registration, on 8th Feb 1848. [A8]. ([C1] transcribes the birth certificate as Little Peter St. Modern maps show a Little Peter St in Manchester, very much in the middle of the city, just south-east of the Deansgate railway station.)

1851

Possible residence 15 Crown St, Camberwell. (Quoting the 1851 census, [C1] simply states "31 Greek St, diff family at that address in 1851 census; Carr address is 15 Crown St [Camberwell]?").

1869, 3 Jul

Daughter Ann married John Barry at St Lukes Church, Emerald Hill, Victoria.

John Titus Newton and Mary Ann Wright

John Titus Newton
Mary Ann Wright

John Newton
Emma Jane Newton
* Mary Ann Newton
Thomas Newton

c 1821

Father John born, Birmingham. (Aged 30 at 1851 census [C49].)

c 1824

Mother Mary born, Birmingham. (Aged 27 at 1851 census [C49].)

c 1843

Son John born, Birmingham. (Aged 8 at 1851 census [C49].)

c 1845

Daughter Emma born, Birmingham. (Aged 6 at 1851 census [C49].)

1847, 21 Mar

Daughter Mary born at 56 Potter St, Birmingham [C7] [C49]

She is given as aged 4 at the 1851 census.

David Beswick apparently has a copy of Mary's birth certificate. [C4] It apparently states her father's occupation as Glass Cutter. [C35]

1849, 19 Feb

Daughter Mary baptised. Residence is 93 Coleman St (Duddeston, Birmingham), father's occupation Glass Cutter. [C49]

c 1850

Son Thomas born, Birmingham. (Aged 1 at 1851 census. [C49])

1851

At census, residence given as 12 court, 2 house, No 94 Coleman St, Duddeston (Birmingham), Parish of St Mathew.

1867, 21 Apr

Daughter Mary married Joseph Green in Aston, Warwick. Father's name given as 'John Newton' with profession given as 'Glass Cutter'. John Newton is a witness to the marriage (signing with an 'X'), while Mary Newton is also a witness (signing her name as 'Maria'). [A6]

1877, 30 Mar

Mother Mary died, aged 52 years. [C7] Buried in Box Hill Cemetery [C9]

Commentary

Family trees ([C7] [C8]) are the only current source for (mother) Mary's maiden name of Wright. These, together with the text on the back of a photo (which may be the source for the family tree information), are also the only source for (father) John's second name of Titus. The photo depicts the gravestone of Mary, on which 'John Titus Newton' is inscribed as the name of her husband.

Joseph Green and Sarah Brabson

Joseph Green
Sarah Brabson

John Brabson
Sarah Green
* Joseph Green
George Green
Thomas Green
Sarah Green

c 1811

Father Joseph born at Leamngton, Warwickshire. He is given as aged 40 at the 1851 census. [C49]

1813, 15 Aug

Mother Sarah born to William and Ann Brabson, bp. 13 Oct 1813 [D1] (See William Brabson & Ann)

It is largely on the basis of this birh record that I think it likely Sarah never married, but unless other evidence of her parentage emerges we may have to be satisfied with coincidence-as-evidence and move on.

We have another reference to St Philip's parish: the marriage of John Newton and Mary Ann Wright, the parents of Mary Ann Newton, who married Sarah's son Joseph.

1842, 28 Aug

Son John born [D1]. He is named John Brabson, but it seems no father's name was recorded. (The census records [C49] give John's age as 10 in 1851.)

1842, 3 Oct

Daughter Sarah born [C49]. Similar to her brother, no father's name is recorded.

There is a conflict here, as John could not have been born in August and Sarah in October of the same year. Investigation of the civil birth records is probably required to resolve this.

1843, 18 Apr

Son John baptised at St Philip's, Birmingham. [D1]

The date for John's baptism, apparently after his sister Sarah's birth but (unless David Beswick missed the record) she not being baptised then, further confuses things.

1845 or 1846

Son Joseph born. According to the records at Box Hill Cemetery [C49] this was 1845. Joseph's apprenticeship indenture [B10] states "age 21 on 24th day of February 1867", putting his birth date as 24 Feb 1846.

1846

Son Joseph born, (probably 24 Feb, as his apprenticeship indenture [B10] states he will be 'Age 21 on 24th day of February 1867'. The length of the apprenticeship (6 years, 5 months, 9 days, starting on 15th of September, 1860 also makes it finish on 24th Feb, 1867, his 21st birthday.

1846, 19 Oct

Son Joseph baptised. Residence is Heneage St, Aston, Warwickshire. Father is recorded as Joseph Green, carpenter. [C49]

1848, 5 Oct

Son George born. [C49] David Beswick gives the year as 1845, with 1848 as a possible reading, but October 1845 would not be possible if Joseph was born in Feb 1846. George is also given as 3 years old at the 1851 census.

1850, September?

Son Thomas born. (Given as 7 months old at the 1851 census [C49], which is believed took place in April.)

1851, 12 Jan

Son George and daughter Sarah baptised at St. Mathew's, Duddeston (Birmingham). [C49] Mother Sarah gives her surname as Green, and the father as Joseph Green, carpenter. Their address is 167 Gt Francis St.

1851

At the census, Sarah is given as a widow, and Head of the household, aged 39, and occupation as Glass Rougher. She gives her surname, and that of all her children, as Brabson. (This is the only record of her using this surname.) However Joseph Green, carpenter, age 40, is given as a lodger. The address is 8 Heneage St, Aston. The first daughter Sarah (b. 1842) is not present. [C49]

c 1853

Daughter Sarah born, (the second of that name). (Given as 8 years old at the 1861 census. [C49])

1860, 15 Sep

Son Joseph apprenticed to Henry Parsons as a Glass Blower. Sarah's residence only given as Birmingham. Both Sarah and Joseph sign the indenture with crosses. [B10]

Although the indenture is dated the 24th of September, it seems to state that the apprenticeship began on the 15th of September.

The apprenticeship indenture is interesting in itself. The wages are between 5 shillings and 11 shillings per week (increasing as the years progress). I also note that these wages are paid to the apprentice (or his mother) in lieu of providing food, lodging, clothing etc. This may be a legal nicety, but it would appear that if the master provided these things, no wages at all would have been paid.

There is no mention of Joseph's father in the document.

1861

At the census, Sarah is given as a widow, and Head of the household, aged 47, and occupation as Flint Glass Rougher. She gives her surname, and that of all her children, as Green. Joseph Green the former lodger is not present, nor is the son George. The address is Court 30, No. 2 after 240 Heneage St, Aston. [C49]

1867, 21 Apr

Son Joseph married Mary Ann Newton in Aston, Warwick. Father's name given as Joseph Green with profession given as carpenter. [A6]

Commentary

If the birth record for Sarah Brabson in 1813 is for our Sarah, it indicates that she had not been married by 1842 when her first child John is born, nor by the time of the 1851 census when she gave Brabson as the surname for all her children. Sarah has taken up with Joseph Green, the carpenter, by at least 1846, as he is recorded as the father at the baptism of Sarah's son Joseph.

It appears as though Sarah and Joseph never marry, and although she acknowledges him as the father of her children Sarah, Joseph and George at their baptisms, she gives her surname as Brabson and status as widow at the 1851 census.

The dated references to Joseph (the carpenter) begin in 1846 (at the baptism of his son Joseph) and end with the 1851 census, although it seems likely he was the father of the second Sarah (born c 1853). He is not mentioned in the apprenticeship indenture of son Joseph (1860), nor in the 1861 census.

Heneage St and Gt Francis St are within about 300 metres of each other. Brewery St, where Sarah's son Joseph and his wife Mary Ann Newton lived, is about 700 metres from Heneage St. (David Beswick mentions that Brewery and Heneage streets appear to be associated in the 1861 census records, for reasons that were unclear to him, and don't make any sense from a map.) These streets are fairly short, but the house numbers of Sarah's dwellings are high, which suggests she lived in pretty poor circumstances, in areas that can probably be best described as slums.

The family association with the glass industry is quite strong: Sarah is a Glass Rougher, her son Joseph is apprenticed as a Glass Blower, and he married the daughter of John Newton, a Glass Cutter.

We have no definitive evidence at this stage for Sarah's maiden name (unless it was indeed Brabson), nor for her life after 1861, or her death.

In searching the IGI indexes for John Brabson, I discovered a record from the 1881 census for a John Brabson (Engineer at Works) and his family, living at 55 Adams St, Aston [D1]. John's age is given as 39, and this and his occupation match with the 1861 census record for Sarah's family - he is Sarah's first child. I think it likely he was always known as John Brabson, and the 1861 census is an anomaly in recording his surname as Green. The alternative is that he was known as a Green at at least some periods of his early life, but that (probably by the time of his marriage around 1863) he had resumed the surname of Brabson.

The Migrants

Joseph Green and Mary Ann Newton

Joseph Green
Mary Ann Newton

* Joseph Rudolph Green

1866, Dec

Son Joseph conceived, 4 months before marriage in April 1867.

1867, 24 Feb

Father Joseph would have concluded apprenticeship. [B10]

1867, 21 Apr

Married at Saint Peter and Saint Paul’s Church, Parish of Aston, Warwick. Joseph age 21, Glass Blower, Mary age 20, both of Duddeston. Both signed the marriage register with a cross. [A6]

1867, 8 Sep

Son Joseph born at back 15 Brewery St, Aston, Birmingham. Father's profession given as 'Journeyman Glass Blower'. Mother Mary signed the birth certificate with a cross. [A5]

1871

At the 1871 census the buildings at 15 Brewery St, Aston were occupied by other families. [C49]

1879, Jul

Father Joseph arrives in Melbourne aboard the Lusitania. [D2]

1880, Jul

Mother Mary and son Joseph arrive in Melbourne aboard the Potosi. [D2]

A family tree [C7] states "Arrived Melbourne 1888". There is also an inscription in a bible "... to Joseph Green by his Uncle Henry Manton on the occasion of his leaving England for Australia ...", dated June 7 1880 [C49], (though according to David Beswick the last digit in the year is uncertain).

The family tree is incorrect (unless the '1888' should be read as '1880'), and it seems the inscription in the bible can be accurately read as '1880'.

It should be noted that the Lusitania on which father Joseph sailed is not the same as the more famous passenger liner of that name torpedoed by a German U-boat during World War I, which was built in 1906. Nor is the Potosi on which Mary and son Joseph sailed the same as a more famous 'clipper' of that name that ran the nitrate trade between South America and Europe, which was built in 1895.

1890s

Father Joseph appears to be one of the principles of the Kensington Glass Works (Melbourne). [B8]

1896

Residence is Lord Raglan Hotel, 2 Victoria St, Richmond [C2]

1896, 6 Apr

Son Joseph married Jane Johanna Barry. Fathers occupation given as Licenced Victualler. [A4]

1897

Residence is Lord Raglan Hotel, 2 Victoria St, Richmond [C2]

1898, 1900

Apparently not listed in Richmond in the Sands and Macs directories for these years. It is assumed that the parental couple moved to the house at Britannia Creek in the early 1900's, and remained there into the 1920's. [C49]

1920

Mother Mary is given as residing at Warburton West, while owning and renting out 207 Barkley Ave, Burnley to her son Joseph [C36]

1926, 18 Jun

Mother Mary died 'Aged 79 Years'. [C9] Buried in Box Hill Cemetery. [C49]

1928, 27 Nov

Father Joseph buried, Box Hill Cemetery. [B7]

Commentary

It is part of family lore that Joseph Green was a publican, but began to drink most of the profits, and in an effort to 'dry him out' he and his wife moved to the house at Britannia Creek. He is said to have (at one stage) been a charcoal-bagger at the nearby wood distillery, but the book I have on the history of the distillery does not list any Greens as employees. When the original dirt floor of the Britannia Ck house was excavated, a beer bottle (of the Loys Brewing Co.), with the seal in place but the contents mostly evaporated, was found under the front hearthstones of the main fireplace. Loys was probably one of the breweries that became Carlton and United Breweries, though the company continues as a maker of soft-drinks.

On the dated evidence we have, Joseph and Mary could well have been at Britannia Creek from 1898 until after 1920.

Richard Barry and Eliza Rosam / Burchill

Richard Barry
Eliza Rosam

Mary Barry
Ann Barry
* John Barry

1840, 16 Feb

Married at the Parish Church, Parish of Long Ditton, Surrey. Richard of Full Age, Labourer, Eliza age 17, both of Long Ditton. Both signed the marriage registration with an 'X'. [A10]

c 1843

Daughter Mary born. Her age is given as 8 at the 1851 census.

c 1847

Daughter Ann born. Her age is given as 4 at the 1851 census.

1850, 24 Mar

Son John born at 7 Manor Gardens, Manor Street, Chelsea, Middlesex. Father's profession given as 'Plasterer'. [A7]

1851

At Census, resident at 7 Manor Gardens, Chelsea. Resident are Richard Barry (Bricklayer, age 33), Eliza (wife, age 27), Mary (age 8), Ann (age 4) and John (age 1). 2 other families are said to be resident at the same address. [C1]

1855

[C1] has a note: "Richard Barry + family are said to have arrived at Adelaide 1855". At Richard's death in 1869, he is recorded as "5 years South Australia, 7 years in Victoria" [C4].

1869, 3 Jul

Son John married Anne Carr at Emerald Hill, Victoria. Richard Barry gave his consent to this marriage, in writing on the marriage certificate. [A9]

1869, 5 Aug

Father Richard Barry died. [C4]

The Settled in Australia

John Barry and Anne Carr

John Barry
Ann Carr

* Jane Johanna Barry
Annie Barry
Richard Redmond Barry
May Barry
Isabel Barry
Archibald Barry
Harold Barry
Olive Barry
Muriel Barry

1855

"Said to have arrived at Adelaide" [C1], but see John's father's d. certif. [C4], which suggests maybe a year or two later.

1869, 3 Jul

Married at St Lukes Church (probably Carlton), Victoria. John age 19, Hawker, residence Emerald Hill, signed with an 'X'. Anne age 22(?), residence Carlton, signed with her name. [A9]

1871, 3 Apr

Daughter Jane born at Carlton [A3]

A number of family trees give Jane's birth date as 1st April. [C7] [C8]

1870s

Daughter Muriel born.

On the probate and will for Anne Barry [B6]: "(Muriel(?) Martha Rose) daughter of my daughter Muriel deceased to take her mother’s share ...". I have no other record of Anne and John Barry's daughter Muriel.

1892, 1896

Resident at 68 Lincoln St, Richmond [C2]

1896, 6 Apr

Daughter Jane married Joseph Rudolph Green at the Congregational Church, Richmond. Father's occupation given as hawker. [A4]

1900, 1901

Resident at 68 Lincoln St, Richmond [C2]

1911, 31Apr

Father John Barry buried, Boroondara Cemetery. [B4]

1914, 4 Nov

Mother Ann Barry died. [B5] Residence at death: 68 Lincoln Street Richmond [B6], buried 5 Nov 1914, Boroondara Cemetery [B3].

The Probate and Will for Ann [B6] gives Joseph Rudolph Green and Archibald John Barry (her son) as her executors. He lived at 47 Lincoln St, Richmond, a very short distance from Ann's residence at her death.

Commentary

The list of children comes almost exclsively from a family tree in my own handwriting, but labelled 'From David Beswick'). [C8]

There is a marriage certificate (of which David Beswick has a copy [C4]) for the marriage of Harold Ernest Barry to Florence Eva Bridger. It states Harold's father's name as John Richard Barry, but all other records for John Barry (his birth cerificate [A7], and the marriage certificate of his daughter Jane [A4]) simply state his name as John. It also gives Harold Ernest Barry's birth date as 12 May, 1886, which could not be the case if the above sibling order is correct, and Muriel (the last child) was born in the 1870s. This evidence leads me to doubt that the Harold Ernest Barry in this certificate is any immediate relation to John Barry or his daughter Jane.

Joseph Rudolph Green and Jane Johanna Barry

Joseph Rudolph Green
Jane Johanna Barry

Frank Seymour Green
Arthur Joseph Green
* Harold Ernest Green
Eric Charles Green
Jean Agnes Green

1896, 6 Apr

Married at Congregational Church, Richmond, Victoria. Joseph age 28, traveller, residence Victoria St, Richmond. Jane age 25, machinist, residence 68 Lincoln St, Richmond. Both sign with their name. [A4]

1896, 2 Jun

Either taken a loan from, or deposited the marriage certificate for safe-keeping at, the Melbourne Savings Bank, Richmond branch. (The original certificate [A4] has a bank stamp with ths date on the back.)

1897

Residence is 207 Berlin St, Richmond [C2]

1897, 3 Feb

Son Frank born.

1898, 3 Sep

Son Arthur born.

1898, 1900

Residence is 207 Berlin St, Richmond [C2]

1901, 12 Oct

Son Harold born at Burnley. [C7] [C8]

Possibly named after a brother of his mother Jane, but there is some doubt that Harold Ernest Barry was in fact Jane's brother. [C35]

1905, 10 Jul

Son Eric born.

1907, 14 Nov

Daughter Jean born.

1914, 19 Dec

Residence is 207 Berlin St Richmond. [B6]

1917

Residence is 207 Barkley Ave, Burnley, from 1917 until 1941. [C36]

1918, 24 Jun

Father Joseph is president of the Burnley and S. Richmond Progress Association [C35]

1919

Oct and Nov son Harold was taking a handwriting course. [B13]

1928, 31 Mar

Son Harold married Agnes May Dean. [C35]

1942, 10 Oct

Father Joseph died, buried Box Hill Cemetery. [C9]

I have the inscription from Joseph's grave. [C9]

According to the probate and will [B9] the date of death was 11 Oct. This also gives the residence at death as 207 Barkley Ave, Richmond, and his occupation as Commercial Traveller.

I believe Berlin St and Barkley Ave are the same street, it having been renamed during World War I, when anti-German sentiment made Berlin St unacceptable.

1951, 20 Apr

Mother Jane died, buried Box Hill Cemetery. [C9]

Jane was buried in the same grave as her husband. [C9]

Commentary

I have the tax records of Joseph Rudolph Green from 1917 to 1941 [C36]. For the entire period he gives his occupation as Commercial Traveller, and his address as 207 Barkley Ave, Burnley.

In all years where the sources of income are given (1922-1940), A.F. Brokhoff (the biscuit makers) is listed, but other companies are the Eclipse Soap Co. (1923, 1927, 1930), Pearlite Manufacturing Co., (1926-1934), and W.J and F. Barnes (bottlers of honey) (1935). He appears to have travelled widely in country Victoria, by train until 1929, by car after that.

Some other points of interest include:

  • 1917 claimed deductions for 3 children under 16
  • 1918 claimed deductions for 2 children under 16 (stated to be Eric and Jean)
  • 1920 paid £26 in rent for his residence to (his mother) Mary Ann Green "of Warburton West"
  • 1922 and 1924 claimed deduction for 1 child under 16
  • 1925 and all later years claims no deductions for children
  • 1936 'Jane Johanna Green (wife) in hospital, and radiological treatment'
  • Joseph's income dropped significantly in the years 1933 to 1936

Notations in some family trees [C8] [C36] indicate Joseph was at some stage a printer by occupation, but there is no support for this in the tax records.

The Later Life of Jean Agnes Green

1958, Mar

Resident at 207 Barkly Avenue, Richmond.[B12]

1995, 27 Jan

Jean died at Surrey Hills Nursing Home. Buried at Upper Yara Public Cemetery, Wesburn on 31st Jan, 1995. [C6]

The Dean Family

Histories in Britain

A Presumed Ancestor of Thomas Marsom

There are a number of references to the name 'Thomas Marsom' to be found. We have no definitive documentation that links 'our' Thomas Marsom (c 1743-1815) to these other references. The circumstantial links are (a) the name, and (b) the fact that these earlier references all invove the nonconformist church tradition in England, which links with the religious nature of most of the poetry of 'our' Thomas Marsom.

1675

A Thomas Marsom was in prison with John Bunyan while he was writing "The Pilgrim's Progress". [D3] He heard Bunyan read the manuscript to his fellow prisoners, and his originall opinion was apparently against publication. However he later read the manuscript in his own cell, and then recommended in favour of publication.

Marsom was later pastor of the Baptist church in Luton, and died in January, 1726 'at a very advanced age'.

There is apparently some debate about when "The Pilgrim's Progress" was actually written. It could have been during Bunyan's imprisonment from 1660 to 1672, or during a later, shorter one in 1675.

1679

A group of baptists move from Kensworth (near Dunstable) to Hemel Hempstead, with the Rev. Samuel Ewer as their first minister. [D4]

1694

A Thomas Marsom leads a group from the Baptist church in Kensworth to form a separate church in Luton. [D4] He was the minister at Kensworth, but some of the congregation disagreed with his wish that a Mr Tidmarsh become an elder and preacher at the church.

At the new church Marsom "... became its pastor, serving for over thirty years while also carrying on his business as an ironmonger and merchant."

1708

A Thomas Marsom was a member of a Baptist congregation at Hemel Hempstead at the time of the death of its minister, Rev. Samuel Ewer. [D4]

c 1720

Thomas Marsom (in Luton) forms a daughter church at Thorn, "not far from Houghton Regis". [D4] Much later (1801) members of this church built a meeting house in Dunstable, not far (it seems) from the already long-established Baptist church.

Commentary

Of the Thomas Marsom in prison with John Bunyan, his death in January 1726 'at a very advanced age' would appear to coincide with the 'over 30 years' as pastor of the Luton church after it broke away from the Kensworth church in 1794.

David Beswick states that the Thomas Marsom in prison with John Bunyan is 'our' Thomas Marsom's great-grandfather. If he was (say) 70 at his death, he was born c 1655. Assuming around 30 years between generations, descendents born c 1685, c 1715 and c 1745 match reasonably with 'our' Thomas Marsom's birth in c 1743. At this stage we have no information about these intervening generations of Marsoms.

John Major and Ann

Commentary

I don't have definitive evidence showing John & Ann Major to be (Thomas Marsom's wife) Rebekah's parents.

The existing evidence is as follows:

  • An acrostic on JOHN AND ANN MAJOR [C11, Vol I, XXXIII]
  • An acrostic on SAMUEL MAJOR '... May you dear friend ...' [C11, Vol I, XXXIV]
  • A letter by Thoma Marsom to his sister '... Both Sammy and Polly I went for to see, Staid two or three hours and with them drank tea ...' [C11, Vol II, X]
  • An acrostic on REBEKAH MAJOR [C11, Vol I, XIX]. There is nothing in the text to suggest it is to his wife. The immediately preceding acrostic (XVIII) is to REBEKAH MARSOM, and is almost certainly to his wife.

I think it is safe to assume that the 'Sammy' of 'Sammy & Polly' is Samuel Major, and that his parents are John and Ann.

Who Rebekah Major is is unclear; all we have is her name. The adjacent acrostics (to REBEKAH MARSOM (Thomas' wife) and REBEKAH MAJOR) may suggest they are the same person, but the texts are quite different, and to me do not support the suggestion.

Some of the family trees show Thomas' wife as 'Rebekah Major', but I think this is based on the assumption that John & Ann Major are her parents.

In a note, David Beswick states:
"(my other sister & brother John, & also Sammy [Major?] & Polly) possibly Ann Major & John husband children Samuel & Polly" [C11]

There a number of references to family members (apart from his children and grandchildren) in Thomas' texts. I summarise them as follows:

  • In a letter to a sister [C11, Vol II, X] :
    • "... That was that my Brother I might wait upon If you ask me which I reply it is John ...". This suggests at least 3 brothers in the family, otherwise he would not need to specify the one to which he refers.
    • "... My Brother and Sisters all join with me in love and affection with sincerity To you with good wishes ...". This indicates at least 3 sisters in the family. However it seems to contradict the idea of more than one brother.
    • One of Thomas' sisters '... is much better', and John's wife '... hath been exceedingly ill For several weeks past and continues so still'.
    • "... Both Sammy and Polly I went for to see ...". However these is no suggestion they are relatives.
  • In 'To My Brother on his marriage' [C11, Vol II, XI], he begins "Brother and sister dear ...", but neither is named.
  • An Acrostical Epitaph on the death of my sister. [Hannah Hinton] [C11, Vol II, LXXXII]

The logical sequence leading to John & Ann Major being Thomas' wife Rebekah's parents seems to be as follows:

  • Rebekah Marsom is Thomas' wife (accepted)
  • Rebekah Marsom and Rebekah Major (in the acrostics) are the same person
  • John & Ann Major, because they have the same surname, are Rebekah Major's parents

If Samuel Major is also their son, it implies he is Thomas' brother-in-law. However there is no indication he is a relative, indeed the only descriptions is as 'dear friend'. Without other evidence, I cannot really accept that Rebekah Marsom was the daughter of John & Ann Major.

Thomas Taylor and Elizabeth

Thomas Taylor
Elizabeth

* Fanny Taylor

c 1835

Daughter Fanny born. (Aged 23 at marriage in 1858 [C4]). Gwen Cairncross (quoted by David Baswick [C4]) states "Fanny Taylor b. Atherstone, England?"

1858, 15 Feb

Daughter Fanny married Charles Dean at St Barnabas Church, Nottingham (David Beswick has m. certif. [C4]) Fanny aged 23, residence Ilkeston Rd, Rudford, Nottingham. Father's occupation fitter.

Commentary

The only evidence we have for Elizabeth is apparently a photograph with her name (Elizabeth Taylor) on it, apparently in David Beswick's posession. [C4] One of the witnesses at daughter Fanny's marriage was an Elizabeth Dean.

John Dean and Ann Barrabell

John Dean
Ann Barrabell

* Charles Dean

c 1835

Son Charles born. (Given on marriage certificate as age 22 in 1858. [C4])

1858, 15 Feb

Son Charles married Fanny Taylor at St Barnabas Church, Nottingham (David Beswick has m. certif. [C4]) Charles aged 22, occupation tailor, residence Orchard St, Rudford, Nottingham. Father's occupation knitter.

The only evidence for Ann's maiden name is probably on son Charles' death certificate, if David Beswick's assumption is correct [C4].

There are suggestions in some family tree notes (see [C4]) that John and Ann lived in Loughborough, and that son Charles and his wife Fanny also lived there before migrating to Australia. However there is as yet no definitive evidence.

Thomas Marsom and Rebekah Major

Thomas Marsom
Rebekah Major

* Hannah Marsom

1743, c July

Father Thomas born. [C11, Vol II, End]

c 1773

Daughter Hannah born. [C11, Vol I, End]

1786, 26 Jun

An excursion to Greenwich, Woolwich and Shooter's Hill [C11, Vol II, I]

1787, 25 Jun

A perambulation to Epping Forest, Walthamstow [C11, Vol II, II]

1788, 12 August

A journey to Barking, Essex, apparently for more than one night [C11, Vol II, VIII]

1789, July

An excursion via Morden, Mitcham, Streatham, Norwood and Walworth [C11, Vol II, XIIII]

1805

Thomas writes 'To a friend on the loss of a Brother killed in the battle of Trafalgar and on the death of a Daughter March 28th aged 17' [C11, Vol II, LXXVIII]. The Battle of Trafalgar was fought on October 21st, 1805. This would put the birth of the daughter as c 1798, but at this stage I have no evidence for her identity. (There is nothing in the text that helps.)

1815, 7 Feb

Father Thomas died. [C11, Vol II, End]

Commentary

David Beswick has manuscript books written by Thomas Marsom [C11]. 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. It is from these acrostics that most of the information about his grandchildren is derived.

The earliest dated reference in these books is 1768 [C11, Vol I, Part 2, VIII], when he would have been about 25 years old. He gives acrostics for what are probably his children, but unfortunately he does not state this. On the other hand the titles of the acrostics on his grandchildren provide much more information (eg: "Acrostic on a second Grand Daughter Born August 7 1799").

The religious nature of virtually all the poetry does link this Thomas Marsom with his presumed ancestors (also Thomas Marsoms), who were active in the nonconformist churches in England going back to around 1675 at least. Im not aware of any analysis of the poetry as to whether its theology is or is not in the nonconformist tradition.


I don't have definitive evidence showing Rebekah to be Thomas Marsom's wife. The text of the acrostic on her name (as Rebekah Marsom) [C11, Vol I, XVIII] certainly suggests it is to his wife - it is best described as a love poem.

The evidence that Hannah was Thomas Marsom's daughter is not definitive.

  • one of Thomas' daughters is Hannah Marsom [C11, Vol I, XXII]
  • In all the acrostics to his grandchildren, they have the surname Pulsford
  • One of the grandchildren is Jemima Pulsford (b. 1801, d. 1802). There also an acrostic to a daughter Jemima Pulsford (b. 1819) in the same hand that records Thomas' death ('An affectionate parent').
  • Thomas numbers his grandaughters 1 to 6. The second hand records daughters 7 and 8 (after his death).
  • The death of Mrs Hannah Pulsford is recorded, [C11, Vol I, End], age 61 in 1834. This puts her birth year as c 1773.

Edward Pulseford and Hannah Marsom

Edward Pulseford
Hannah Marsom

* Rebecca Pulsford
Eliza Pulsford
Jemima Pulsford
Hannah Pulsford
Hephzibah Pulsford
Thomas Marsom Pulsford
Ebenezer Pulsford
Edward Pulsford
Hephzibah Pulsford
Lydia Pulsford
Jemima Pulsford

1797, 16 Oct

Daughter Rebecca born. [C11, Vol II, LXVI]

1799, 7 Aug

Daughter Eliza born. [C11, Vol II, LXVII]

1801, 8 Jul

Daughter Jemima born. [C11, Vol II, LXVIII]

1802, Aug

Daughter Jemima died. [C11, Vol II, LXVIII]

1803, 18 Jun

Daughter Hannah born. [C11, Vol II, LXX]

1805, 2 Sep

Daughter Hephzibah born. [C11, Vol II, LXXI]

1808, 20 Feb

Daughter Hephzibah died. [C11, Vol II, LXXX], [C11, Vol II, LXXXX]

1808, 9 May

Son Thomas born. [C11, Vol I, End], [C11, Vol II, LXXXI]

1810, 3 Jun

Son Ebenezer born. [C11, Vol I, End], [C11, Vol II, LXXXIV]

1811, 2 OCt

Son Ebenezer died. [C11, Vol I, End], [C11, Vol II, LXXXV]

1812, 24 Jun

Son Edward born. [C11, Vol I, End], [C11, Vol II, LXXXV]

1814, 16 Aug

Daughter Hephzibah born (2nd of that name). [C11, Vol I, End], [C11, Vol II, XC]

1817, 2 Mar

Daughter Lydia born, died the same time. [C11, Vol II, End]

1819, 12 Feb

Daughter Jemima born (2nd of that name). [C11, Vol II, End]

1825, 2 Oct

Daughter Hephzibah died. [C11, Vol II, End]

1834, 21 Aug

Mother Hannah Marsom died, "in the 61st year of her age". [C11, Vol I, End]

Commentary

The only evidence for the name of Rebecca Pulsford's father is an acrostic on EDWARD AND HANNAH PULSFORD [C11, Vol II, LXIII]: '... Devoted to each other man and wife ...'

George Andrew Purdy and Rebecca Pulseford

George Andrew Purdy
Rebecca Pulseford

Hannah Rebekah Purdy
Eliza Purdy
* Rebecca Marsom Purdy

The names of the first two daughters are given in Thomas Marsom's books [C11, Vol II, End]

c 1825

Daughter Rebekah born (minor at marriage in 1844 [A12]. Her death certificate [A13] in 1883 states she was 58 years old, which would put her birth in c 1825. The shipping record in Jan 1849 [D2] gives her age as 23, again putting her birth year as c 1825. The death certificate states she was born in Walworth, England [A13], though the shipping record [D2] gives her native place as Lambeth.

1844, 14 Aug

Daughter Rebekah married Thomas Heales in the Soho Chapel, London, 'according to the rights of the parties'. Father's occupation given as Locksmith, and he signs his name as one of the witnesses.

Father George's occupation is given as "Whitesmith" on the death certificate of his daughter Rebekah. The informant is her son George.

Benjamin Heales and Ann Lloyd

Benjamin Heales
Ann Lloyd

Benjamin Silvester Heales
John Heales
William Heales
George Samuel Heales
Thomas Heales
?James Heales
* Richard Heales
Sarah Ann Heales
Elizabeth Eleanor Heales
Ann Heales
Frederic Heales
Eleanor Heales

1783, 17 Jul

Married at St. James, Clerkenwell.

1784, 29 Apr

Son Benjamin born. Residence is St Sepulchre.

1786, 7 May

Son John born.

1788, 14 Dec

Son William born.

1788, 29 Dec

Son William baptised.

1791, 11 Mar

Son George born. Residence is St Sepulchre.

1791, 1 Apr

Son George baptised.

1793, Apr

Son Thomas born. Residence is St Sepulchre.

1793, May

Son Thomas baptised.

c 1798

Son James born

1798, 12 Jun

Son Richard born. Residence is Long Lane, St Sepulchre.

1798, 8 July

Son Richard baptised.

1800, 29 Oct

Daughter Sarah born. Residence is Green Hill Rents, St Sepulchre.

1800, 30 Nov

Daughter Sarah baptised.

1803, 14 Mar

Daughter Elizabeth born. Residence is St James, Clerkenwall.

1803, 3 Apr

Daughter Elizabeth baptised.

1805, 25 Nov

Daughter Ann born. Residence is St James, Clerkenwall.

1805, 15 Dec

Daughter Ann baptised.

1808, 15 May

Son Frederic born. Residence is Bethnal Green.

1808, 5 Jun

Son Frederic baptised.

1811, 21 Mar

Daughter Eleanor born. Residence is St James, Clerkenwall.

1811, 12 Apr

Daughter Eleanor baptised.

1815, 14 May

Son Thomas baptised (for second time). Residence is St Luke, Finsbury.

1816, 29 Oct

Daughter Sarah baptised (for second time). Also son James baptised (for second time). Residence given as Vauxhall.

Commentary

The list of children in Chapter 2 of the Heales Family History [C37] includes James between Thomas and Richard, but the only date given for him is his baptism in 1816 - the same as for the second baptism of Sarah. 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 an otherwise regular series of births.

My primary source for this family is currently the Heales Family History [C37]. I have not yet attempted to verify or extend the evidence through other sources.

The Migrants

Charles Dean and Fanny Taylor

Charles Dean
Fanny Taylor

Rose Dean
?
Charles Albert Dean
* John Thomas Dean
Benjamin Joseph Dean
Eliza Clare Dean
Harriet Ellen Dean
Fanny Elizabeth Dean

1858, 15 Feb

Married at St Barnabas Catholic Church, Nottingham. [C4] Charles aged 22, occupation tailor, residence Orchard St, Rudford, Nottingham. Fanny aged 23, residence Ilkeston Rd, Rudford, Nottingham. Witneses were Thomas Taylor and Elizabeth Dean. [C35]

c 1860

Daughter Rose born in England (Agnes Green, quoted by David Beswick [C4])

According to Agnes Green there was another child born before Fanny travelled to Australia.

1860-1865

Father Charles migrated to Australia between 1860 and 1865: a year before his wife Fanny (Agnes Green quoted by David Beswick [C4]).

c 1865

Son Charles born. [C13]

1867

Son John born. [C13]

On a family tree in my handwiting [C8] there is this annotation beside John Thomas Dean: "5 April 1867 Williamstown? (Manufacturing Jeweller etc.)". It does not state this is his birth date, but if so then Agnes Green's statement [C4] that his younger brother Charles was born "about 1865" cannot be accurate, as there were two other children between them. Presumably Manufacturing Jeweller is his father's occupation.

1869

Son Benjamin born. [C13]

c 1872

Daughter Eliza born. [C13]

c 1874

Daughter Harriet born. [C13]

c 1877

Daughter Fanny born. [C13]

1882, 6 Mar

Father Charles Dean died. [C4]

1906, 10 May

Fanny Taylor died. [C4].

Commentary

David Beswick in citing Agnes Green says that after the first child Rose "it seems another child also who died before emigrating, and the ‘second’ child Charles was born in Australia about 1865". This suggests at the earliest 1861 for the migration date for Fanny. In fact the imminent birth of this child may be why she did not migrate with her husband Charles.

Richard Heales and Elizabeth Parker

Richard Heales
Elizabeth Parker

Elizabeth Heales
Richard Heales
* Thomas Heales
Samuel Heales
Elizabeth Rhoda Heales

1821, 4 Mar

Married at Church of St Dunstan in the West, London. [C37]

Elizabeth had been previously married, and was a widow with the surname of Banham at this marriage. Her sister's name was Rhoda Parker. [C37]

1821

Daughter Elizabeth born. She is given as apparently the eldest child of Richard on his death certificate. If Richard (junior) was indeed born in 1821 (see below), it seems likely they are twins. It appears as though she died in infancy.

Son Richard born. The Heales Family History [C37] states that Richard would turn 20 'later in the year' of the 1841 census.

Another short history of Richard [C10] gives his birth date as 1828.

The Australian Dictionary of Biography gives Richard's birth date as 1821.

Ruth Riddell, quoted in his biography [C38], gives (son) Richard's birth place as 33 Essex St, the road next and parallel to Milford Lane.

1822, 1826

Father Richard listed in Pigot's London Directory for 1822-23, and for 1826, as an ironmonger, of 28 Tottenham Court Rd [C37]. This is the address of trade, and may not be the residential address.

c 1823

Son Thomas born. Stated to be 'a year or two younger' than Richard. [C37]

c 1825

Son Samuel born. It is apparently on the basis of Richard senior's death certificate that Samuel is assumed to have been born before the second Elizabeth. As Samuel was not present in the household at the 1841 census, it seems most likely he had died by that time. [C37]

1826, Feb

Richard Heales, ironmonger of Tottenham-Court Rd, had a tea-pot (value 5s) stolen from him. [D6] (The item was in his window late in the afternnon of Saturday 25th, but was missing on Monday morning.) A William Vincent was charged with the theft (after being found, on the Saturday evening, with the item under his coat), but at the trial on 6th April was found not guilty. His defence was that he had been given it by a boy who asked him to sell it.

c 1827

Daughter Elizabeth (2nd of that name) born. She is stated as being aged 10 years at the 1841 census, but due to the rounding of ages she would have been between 10 and 15 at that time. [C37]

Mother Elizabeth died some time before the 1841 census, as her husband Richard is given as a widower. The Heales Family History [C37] suggests her death "may have had some bearing on the family’s decision to emigrate to Australia", but also that "the exact date and circumstances of Elizabeth’s death have yet to be established."

1841

At Census, resident at Milford Lane, London. Residents are Richard Heales (Smith, widower, age 40), Richard (Wheelwright, age 15), Thomas (Boot Closer, age 15) and Elizabeth (age 10). (Note that at this census all ages were rounded down to the nearest 5 years.) [C37]

1841, 6 Sep

Son Richard married Rhoda Parker, apparently a cousin in his mother's family. [C37]

1841, 1 Nov

Son Richard (and wife Rhoda) depart Plymouth aboard the Himalaya on 1 Nov 1841, bound for Port Phillip, and arrive 19 Feb 1842. [C37] This was an assisted passage. [D2]

Father Richard is presumed to have travelled to Australia shortly after his son, as his death certificate (1882) states he had been 40 years in the colony. The Heales family history [C37] assumes that his daughter Elizabeth travelled with him, given it is unlikely she travelled alone at about age 14.

The Heales Family History [C37] states '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.' I assume this is in about 1843, as the exact time of Richard senior's arrival in Melbourne is not known.

1844, 14 Aug

Son Thomas married Rebekah Marsom Purdy at Soho Chapel, London. His father Richard's occupation is given as locksmith. [A12]

1847, 14 Jul

Daughter Elizabeth married Henry Bignell, at St Peter's Church, Melbourne. In the newspaper announcement of this marriage, her father Richard is described as 'High Chief Reuben of the Honorable Independent Order of Rechabites'. [C37] The history gives Elizabeth's name as Elizabeth Rhoda, presumably from her marriage certificate.

In the Directory of Port Phillip for this year, Richard Heales is listed as a turnkey at the Gaol. [D7] It is assumed this is Richard senior.

1849, 11 Sep

Father Richard married Frances Haslewood at St James Church, Melbourne. [C37]

1860, Nov

Son Richard becomes Premier of Victoria. He held the position until November 1861. After his death in 1864, the town of Healesville was named after him. [C10]

1882

Father Richard died, Melbourne. [C37]

Commentary

There are statements in his son's biography [C38] that Richard (senior) may have been a founder of the temperance movement in London prior to his emmigration to Australia, but no evidence is cited. His activities in the temperance movement in Melbourne are also generally described.

David Beswick, quoting an early directory of Melbourne, gives Richard's occupation as Turnkey. An extract from the 1847 Directory of Port Phillip [D7] seems to confirm this, as it lists Richard Heales as a turnkey at the Gaol.

Thomas Heales and Rebecca Marsom Purdy

Thomas Heales
Rebecca Marsom Purdy

male
Thomas George Heales
Rebecca Elizabeth Heales
Richard Pulsford Heales
Francis Rhoda Heales
Richard Ferdinan Heales
Henry Charles Heales
Edward Pulseford Heales
Anne Jane Martha Heales
* Ann Jane Marsom Heales

1844, 14 Aug

Married at Soho Chapel, London. Thomas of Full Age, dyer, of 40 Stanhope St. Rebekah a minor, dress maker, of 'same place'. Both sign with name. [A12] One of my notes states that 40 Stanhope St is and 'apartment house block' [A12]. I presume it was David Beswick who visited the address, but there is no indication in my note as to whether the current buildings are old enough to be the home of Thomas & Rebecca Heales.

Rebecca's death certificate [A13] gives the place for marriage as Aston. It also has her first name spelled 'Rebeca'.

The profession of both fathers is given as locksmith. [A12]

1845, 9 Jun

Son Thomas born. [C12]

1848, 10 Oct

Leave Plymouth aboard the 'Duchess of Northumberland', arrive Melbourne 15 Jan 1849. Thomas age 27, blacksmith, native place was St Giles, Middlesex, his employer is 'R. Heales, Melbourne (Father)'. Rebecca age 23, housekeeper, native place Lambeth. [C4] According to the Heales family history [C37] there was also a son, aged 1. The shippng records [D2] have a son (Thomas George Heales) aged 3.

1849

Daughter Rebekah born. [C12]

1850

Son Richard born. [C12] He is presumed to have died in infancy.

1852

Daughter Frances born. [C12]

1853

According to the biography of Richard Heales [C38], his brother Thomas became Secretary of the Boot Maker's Union.

1854

Son Richard (2nd of that name) born. [C12]

1856

Son Henry born. [C12]

1858

Son Edward born. [C12]

1861

Daughter Ann born. [C12]

1862

Daughter Ann died. [C12]

1866, 23 Nov

Daughter Ann (2nd of that name) born.

1867

Daughter Rebekah married James Stephen Thorpe [C12]

1869, 29 Jun

Father Thomas died. [C12]

1874

Daughter Frances married Richard Delahunty [C12]

1875, 9 Dec

Son Thomas married Harriet Emily Aspinall. [C12]

1882

Son Edward married Emily Alice Green [C12]

1883

Son Henry married Alice Janet Tullis [C12] My current transcription has the year as 1863, but as Henry was born in 1856 there must be an error.

1883, 16 Sep

Mother Rebekah died at Northumberland St, Collingwood, Vic., bd. 18 Sep 1883, Melbourne General Cemetery [A13].

The informant for the death certificate (her son George) gives her as having been in the colonies for 38 years, a slight over-estimate. He gives her birth place as Walworth, England. The shipping record for when she arrived in Australia [C4, 11] gives her 'native place' as Lambeth, so he may have confused the names.

Although the location of her death is given simply as 'Northumberland St', George's address is '8 Northumberland St'.

One of the family trees [C8] gives a date of death of 1884/5 in Collingwood, a date which does not match with the death certificate.

1887

Daughter Ann married John Thomas Dean [C12]

Commentary

The list of children is from Rebekah's death certificate [A13], and also from a family tree [C12].

David Beswick states [C4] that Thomas Heales and Rebecca Purdy were Baptists (they were married in the Soho Chapel 'according to the rites of the parties' [A12]), and that therefore their birth records may be very hard to trace (because they were before the time of national registrations, and as Baptists they were not baptised as children.)

The Heales Family History [C37] gives the name of the ship on which Thomas emigrated as the "Duchess of the North", with his age stated as 27, his wife Rebecca's as 23, and their son 1 year.

One of the family trees [C8] gives "Thomas George? Heales d. 1870, (soldier)" as the father of Annie Marsom Heales. The second name would appear to be incorrect. Thomas George Heales, who was aged 36 at the death of his mother Rebeca in 1883 (and so was born c 1847) was Annie (Jane) Marsom Heales' brother, though 20 years older than her. He is almost certainly the 1-year-old son that migrated with his parents in 1848 [C37]. There is an inconsistency, however, in that he is said to have died in 1870 (aged about 23), yet said to be 36 years old in 1883 on his mother's death certificate. The informant was his brother Henry Charles Heales. Two other family trees ([C12], [C33]) state that Thomas Heales (senior) died 29 Jun 1869. I think it likely [C8] has wrongly attributed Thomas senior's death date to his son. Thomas junior's death was presumably after that of his mother in 1883.

The Heales Family Migration.

The migration of members of the Heales family is a little complex, and as it involves three generations, the chronology is consolidated here.

1842, Feb

Richard Heales and his wife Rhoda (Parker) arrive in Melbourne aboard the Himalaya. [D2]

c 1843

Richard's father (also Richard), who was by this time a widower, arrives in Melbourne. The date is based on the statement that he had been "40 years in the colony" at the time of his death in 1882. [C37].

1847, July 14

Elizabeth Rhoda Heales, sister to Richard and Thomas, marries Henry Bignall in Melbourne. [C37] It is assumed she travelled with her father (Richard Snr) in c 1843, when she would have been about 15 years old.

In this year Richard Heales is listed as a turnkey at the Gaol. [D7] It is assumed this is Richard senior.

1849, Jan

Richard (jnr's) brother Thomas, his wife Rebecca (Purdy) and their son Thomas George (aged 3) arrive in Melbourne aboard the Duchess of Northumberland. [D2]

At some time Rhoda (wife of Richard Jnr.) seems to have returned to England.

1876, Nov

Rhoda Heales (aged 54), together with Lily (aged 17) and Chas F (aged 12) arrive in Melbourne aboard the Rodney. [D2] Given her age, it would seem she is Richard (Jnrs) wife. I have not yet established who Lily and Charles Heales were.

The Settled in Australia

John Thomas Dean and Annie Jane Marsom Heales

John Thomas Dean
Annie Jane Marsom Heales

Rebekah Fanny Dean
William Dean
John Charles Dean
Albert Henry Dean
Annie Taylor Dean
Nellie Marsom Dean
May Dean
Jessie Elizabeth Dean
* Agnes May Dean
David Thomas Dean
Rose Heales Dean
Ruth Purdy Dean
Stella Gladys Dean

1887, 31 Aug

Daughter Rebekah born. [C12]

She was always known as Fan.

1889

Son William born. He died the same year. [C12]

1890

Son John born. [C12]

1892

Son Albert born. [C12]

1894

Daughter Annie born. [C12]

1896, 21 Nov

Daughter Nellie born. [C12]

1897

Daughter May born. [C12]

I assume May died in infancy.

1898

Daughter Jessie born. [C12]

I assume Jessie died in infancy.

1900, 12 Oct

Daughter Agnes born. [C12]

1902

Son David born. [C12]

1904

Daughter Rose born. [C]

1907, 9 Jul

Daughter Ruth born. [C12]

1912, 22 Jul

Daughter Stella born. [C12]

1914, 1 Jan

Daughter Rebekah (Fan) married Edward John Strickland. [C12]

1916, 25 Jul

Son John died. [C12]

1920, 17 Apr

Daughter Nellie married William Henry Harold Knight. [C12]

1920, 6 Sep

Daughter Annie married Edwin Gordon Evans. [C12]

1924

Son Albert married Charlotte Ann Blair. [C12]

1926, 14 Aug

Son David married Kathleen Lameby. [C12]

1928, 31 Mar

Daughter Agnes married Harold Ernest Green, [C12] at South Yarra, Vic [C7].

It is apparently stated on the marriage certificate that Agnes' father John was at this time the Secretary of the Master Baker's Association. [C35]

c 1935

Daughter Ruth married (1) George Cooper. [C12]

Ruth married twice more, (2) to Laurie Moncreiff and (3) to Reginald Patrick Connelly. [C12]

1939, 30 Sep

Daughter Rose married Cedric Valentine Caughey. [C12]

1942, 21 Feb

Daughter Stella married Charles Edward Harris. [C12]

1940, 3 Aug

Mother Annie died, buried Box Hill Cemetery. [C12] [C13]

I have the inscription from Annie's grave [C9]. It is also inscribed for her youngest daughter Stella, who I think was cremated, and her ashes scattered on the grave.

c 1946

Father John died. [C12]

The Peggie Family

Histories in Britain

Walter Murray and Jean Birrell

Walter Murray
Jean Birrell

* Jean Murray

1750, 25 Mar

Daughter Jean baptised, Wemyss. [C16]

John Wyles and Margaret

John Wyles
Margaret

* John Wyles
Andrew Wyles

John Wyles and Margaret Thompson

John Wyles
Margaret Thompson

* John Wyles
Katherine Wyles
Margaret Wyles
Isobel Wyles
Elspel Wyles
Janet Wyles
Barbara Wyles

1749, 25 Aug

Son John baptised, Weymss. [C16]

Daughter Katherine baptised, Weymss. [C16]

1751, 18 Apr

Daughter Margaret baptised, Weymss. [C16]

1753, 13 May

Daughter Isobel baptised, Weymss. [C16]

1756, 9 Mar

Daughter Elspel baptised, Weymss. [C16]

1758, 26 Aug

Daughter Janet baptised, Weymss. [C16]

1760, 26 Nov

Daughter Barbara baptised, Weymss. [C16]

John McLeod and Christine Matchinson

John McLeod
Christine Matchinson

* Margaret McLeod

The only evidence I have for Margaret McLeod's parents is the names in Ian Peggie's family tree. [C29]

John Pask and Frances Affindon

John Pask
Frances Affindon

* James Haughton Pask

The only evidence I have for James Haughton Pask's parents is the names in Ian Peggie's family tree. [C29]

James Haughton Pask and Margaret McLeod

James Haughton Pask
Margaret McLeod

* Jane Pask

The only evidence I have for Jane Pask's parents is the names in Ian Peggie's family tree. [C29]

John Wyles and Jean Murray

John Wyles
Jean Murray

Jean Wyles
Isobel Wyles
Sophia Wyles
Catherine Wyles
* John Wyles

c 1754

Mother Jean born. [D1]

This is presumaby based on her age at marriage.

1775, 25 Nov

Married at Wemyss [D1]

1776, 31 Dec

Daughter Margaret born, Wemyss. [D1]

1777, 5 Jan

Daughter Margaret baptised, Wemyss. [D1]

1778, 9 Dec

Daughter Jean baptised, Wemyss. [C16]

1781, 29 Dec

Daughter Isobel baptised, Wemyss. [C16]

1784, 14 Jul

Daughter Sophia born, Wemyss. [C16]

Garry Martin's family tree [C16] has this as the baptism date for Sophia.

1784, 20 Jul

Daughter Sophia baptised. [D1]

1786, 14 Jun

Daughter Catherine born, Wemyss. [D1]

Garry Martin's family tree [C16] has this as the baptism date for Catharine.

1786, 14 Jun

Daughter Catherine baptised, Wemyss. [D1]

1793, 15 Feb

Son John born, Wemyss. [D1]

Garry Martin's family tree [C16] has this as the baptism date for John.

1793, 24 Feb

Son John baptised, Wemyss. [D1]

John Berry and Jean Errack

John Berry
Jean Errack

* Jean Berry

1800, 5 Nov

Daughter Jean born, Cameron, Fife. [D1]

1800, 23 Nov

Daughter Jean baptised, Cameron, Fife. [D1]

Commentary

As the information about Jean Berry's parental family is based solely on the fact there is only one record in the IGI indexes for the birth of a Jean Berry in Fife between 1790 and 1810 [D1], we really need further evidence before working back further.

John Wyles and Ann McLeod

John Wyles
Ann McLeod

John Wyles
Christian Wyles
* Jane Murray Wyles
Anne Wyles
Robert Wyles

1806, 15 Dec

Mother Ann born, Dysart. [D1]

The date of this birth record would make Ann only 14 years old at her marriage. However it is in Dysart, which seems likely to be accurate. The only other birth record in the IGI for an Ann McLead in Fife is for 1799, but from Newburn - a town I have not yet located.

1820, 5 Nov

Married at Wemyss. [C16]

1822, 8 Oct

Son John baptised at Wemyss. [C16]

1826, 19 Oct

Daughter Christian born at Wemyss. [D1]

Garry Martin's family tree [C16] has this as the baptism date.

1826, 30 Oct

Daughter Christian baptised at Wemyss. [D1]

1828, 17 Jun

Daughter Jean born at Wemyss. [D1]

1828, 1 Jul

Daughter Jean baptised at Wemyss. [C16]

Garry Martin's family tree [C16] has the baptism date as June 1.

1830, 20 Dec

Daughter Ann born at Wemyss. [D1]

1831, 16 Jan

Daughter Ann baptised at Wemyss. [D1]

1833, 3 Sep

Son Robert born at Wemyss. [D1]

1833, 13 Oct

Son Robert baptised at Wemyss. [D1]

Garry Martin's trees [C16] give the baptism year for Robert as 1883. This is an accurate transcription from my copy of the trees, but would appear to be a mis-typing in their production. 6 Jan 1883 is also given as the baptism year for Ann, but this must be another error, at least for the year.

1854, 18 May

Daughter Jane married George Berry Peggie at Wemyss. [C16]

1883, 6 Jan

Daughter Anne baptised at Wemyss. [C16]

1883, 13 Oct

Son Robert baptised at Wemyss. [C16]

On the death certificate of daughter Jane [A16], father John's profession is given as Sailor.

Commentary

The first name(s) for mother Jane vary somewhat among the sources. The birth and baptism records in the IGI give 'Jean', the marriage records give 'Jane' and 'Janet', Garry Martin's family tree, and her death certificate, give 'Jane Murray'.

David Piggie and Jean Berry

 

David Piggie
Jean Berry

Agnes Piggie
Elspit Piggie
David Piggie
* George Berry Piggie
Helen Bunton Piggie
Jean Piggie

1823, 6 Jan

Married at Leslie, Fife. [D1]

1823, 10 Sep

Daughter Agnes born, Leslie, Fife. [D1]

1825, 20 Aug

Daughter Elspit born, Leslie, Fife. [D1]

Son David born, Leslie, Fife. [D1]

1828, 3 Aug

Son George born, Leslie, Fife. [D1]

This birth date was obviously accurately known to his son George, who gave an age of "68 years 5 months 3 weeks" on the death certificate. This age puts the birth in late July or early August, 1828.

1837, 3 Mar

Daughter Helen born, Leslie, Fife [D1]

1842, 18 Aug

Daughter Jean born, Leslie, Fife [D1]

1854, 6 May

Son George married Jane Wyles at Dysart, Fife. [D1]

George's surname is here spelled 'Peggie'.

Commentary

Garry Martin's Family Trees [C16] give the baptisms of the children, while the IGI indexes [D1] give the events as births, with the same dates.

The marriage of son George to Jane Wyles is I believe the first occurrence of the spelling 'Peggie' in the family history. The origin of the name was supposed (according to family lore) to have been viking or scandinavian. A possible origin is the title for the keeper of seamen's quarters aboard ship, either because this man was often disabled (with a 'peg leg', see [B11]), or because of the pegs on which items were hung.

My only comment on this would be that such a shipboard position would only exist on quite large vessels, and would therefore be relatively late in its origin.

The surnames 'Piggie' and 'Peggie' are not that unusual in family records for Fife, both going back to at least the early 1700's.

The Migrants

George Berry Peggie and Jane Murray Wyles

 

George Berry Peggie
Jane Murray Wyles

David Peggie
John Peggie
Annie Peggie
Jane Ann Peggie
George Peggie
John Peggie
Jane Peggie
* John Peggie
Jane Berry Peggie

It would appear from father George's death certificate [A15], for which the informant was their son George, that mother Jane (or Jean) was generally known as 'Jeanie'.

1854, 18 May

Married, West Wemyss, Scotland [C16][D1]

In the IGI indexes, there is a marriage record for the parish church of Dysart for May 6, and another for the parish church of Wemyss for May 18.

1854, 17 Jun

Departed Liverpool aboard the Queen of the Seas. [B2] George given as age 25, Labourer, Jane (name given as Jane Wyles Peggie) as age 25, wife. Nationality for both is Scotch.

See also [C3] for a description of the ship.

On his death certificate [A15/a>] father George is stated (in Jan, 1897) to have been in Victoria for 48 years. This would put the migration as occuring in 1849, about 5 years earlier than the shipping records, also 5 years before his marriage, in Fife, in May 1854. (It actually seems possible the death certificate information has been mis-transcribed as '48' when it should have stated '43' years, as this would resolve both these discrepencies.)

1854, Sep

Arrived Melbourne aboard the Queen of the Seas. [D2] It is stated in [C3] that the voyage took 84 days, which would put it's arrival as 9th of September, 1854.

I have no other evidence for the precise date of arrival.

1856, 1 Jan

Son David born, Prahran, Vic. [C16]

Thie IGI indexes [D1] give David as born in 1859, but only on the basis of his age given in a marriage record.

1857

Son John born, Prahran. He died in the same year. [C16][D1]/p>

1859

Daughter Anne born, Gardiner. She died in the same year. [C16][D1]

1860, 6 Jul

Daughter Jane born, Oakleigh. [C16][D1]

1863, 13 Oct

Son George born. [C16]

1865

Son John (2nd of that name) born, Gardiner. He died in the same year. [C16][D1]

1868

Daughter Jane (2nd of that name) born. [C16][D1]

1870

Daughter Jane died. [C16][D1]

1870, 28 Dec

Son John (3rd of that name) born, Malvern. [C16]

1876, 26 Sep

Daughter Jane (3rd of that name) born, Malvern. [C16]

The IGI indexes [D1] give Jane as born in 1870, but no John born in that year.

1883, 28 Apr

Son David married Mary Jane Adelaide Ashdown at St Mathews, Prahran. [C16]

1896

Residence given as Dandenong Rd, Malvern. (Sands & Macs drectories [C2])

1897, 20 Jan

Father George died, at Dandenong Rd, East Malvern. Profession 'Retired Farmer', cause of death 'Exhaustion, Cardiac Failure', 48 Years in Victoria (though the '8' is uncertain). [A15]

On the death certificate of daughter Jane [A14], father George's occupation is given as Market Gardener.

Buried 22 Jan, 1897, Oakleigh Cemetery. [C17]

1902, Jun

Son George died, buried Oakleigh Cemetery. [C17].

1907, 9 Nov

Mother Jane died, at Dandenong Rd, (East) Malvern. [A16] Buried Oakleigh Cemetery. [C17]

Although the exact date of death is not visible on my copy of the certificate, Garry Martin [C16] gives it as the 9<th of November.

The list of children on the certificate misses the second John (b. & d. 1865).

1933, 30 Aug

Daughter Jane died, Armadale. [A14] Buried Oakleigh Cemetery. [C17]

Commentary

The dates and locations of the children's births are from Garry Martin's family tree [C16].

However the father George's death certificate [A15] gives the name of the first child as Leslie (not David). The informant was the son George, and his elder brother was still alive (and living in the same area) at the time. The daughter Jane (b. 1868, d. 1870) is missing from the death certificate.

There may however be an anomoly in Garry Martin's tree, in that the first Jane (b. 1860) is presumably still alive (she later married James McGregor) when the second Jane is born in 1868.

The Prahran, Gardiner and Malvern locations could all be the same place of residence. Oakleigh would suggest a different location, but until actual addresses are known, one could not be certain.

The Settled in Australia

John Peggie and Jane Pask

 

John Peggie
Jane Pask

Edward Ernest Peggie
* Leslie John Peggie
Daisy Jean Peggie

1895, 12 Jul

Son Edward born at Mt Waverley [C16]

Son Leslie born at Mt Waverley [C16]

Althrough christened Leslie, I believe he was always known formally as John, and colloquially as Jack.

1898, 12 Feb

Son Edward died, aged 2 years, at Waverley Rd, Mulgrave. Buried 14 Feb 1898, Oakleigh Cemetery [A17] [C17]

The certificate says Edward was born at Mulgrave.

John Peggie's occupation: farmer (on d. certif. of son Edward Ernest [A17])

residence: Waverley Road, Mulgrave (on d. certif. of son Edward Ernest [A17])

1899, 25 Jan

Daughter Daisy born at Mt Waverley. [C16]

1904, 14 Apr

Father John attended on the Minister for Education as part of a delegation requesting a school for the Waverley Road area. He had previously granted an exchange of land with the council, it appears of 3/4 of an acre. The minister required a mimimum of 2 acres. "Mr Peggie said that if necessary he thought the area of the site could be increased to two acres." [C14]

It appears that the land granted by Mr Peggie was not the land on which the school would actually be built, but this is not certain.

1922, 28 Jun

Son Leslie (John) married Dorothy Mayhew Westmoreland at Mitcham. [C16]

1923, 19 Dec

Daughter Daisy married Cecil Edward Davie. [C16]

1934, 17 Sep

Father John died. ("Grandpa Jack died ..." [C15], family tree [C16]) Buried Oakleigh cemetery. [C17]

1943, 4 May

Mother Jane died. Buried Oakleigh Cemetery [C16][C17]

The Westmoreland Family

Histories in Britain

Thomas Hill and Martha Piptkin

Thomas Hill
Martha Piptkin

Isaiah Hill
* Cornelius Hill
Hephzibah Hill

c 1827

Son Isaiah born. [C32]

1830, 16 Jun

Son Cornelius born. [C32]

1830, 12 Sep

Son Cornelius baptised, at St Mathew's, Bethnal Green. Residence is 9 Blisset St, Bethnal Green. [C] In the source, the year is given as '183-'.

c 1835

Daughter Hephzibah born. [C32]

1851

At the census, Martha Hill is the head of the household at 9 Charlotte St, Bethnal Green. (The source does not state she was a widow, so Thomas may have died, or may simply have been elsewhere.) Her occupation is 'Retired Silk Weaver'. With her are Isaiah aged 24, Cornelius aged 20 and Hephzibah aged 16. [C32]

1853, 20 Nov

Son Cornelius married Matilda Mayhew. [C32]

At this time Thomas & Mary ('they') '...were still living at Charlotte St.' [C32] This implies Thomas was still alive.

James Knott and Mary Ann Crossley

James Knott
Mary Ann Crosley

* Mary Ann Knott

1825, 8 Feb

Married at North Clifton, Nottingham. [C50]

A record for this marriage is also in the IGI indexes [D1]

1830, 24 Mar

Daughter Mary born at North Scarborough, Lincolnshire. [C50]

I have not yet confirmed this birth record from any other source.

1830, 27 Apr

Daughter Mary born at N. Scarle, Lincolnshire. [B1] My original transcription has "N. Scarfe", but it could actually be "N. Scarle". A village of North Scarle is in Lincolnshire, near to the Nottinghamshire border. It is also possible "N. Scarle" is actually a contraction of N. Scarborough.

Commentary

There are statements by various family members [C31] that Mary Ann Knott was the daughter of Jan Crossley, that Jan (Jane?) was the daughter of Sir Henry Crossley, and that she was disowned when she eloped with a servent in their household called Knott. In support of this story, Marion Long [C31] states that "Auntie Lil's second name was Crossley", referring to Mary Ann's third daughter Elizabeth. (Lil's second name is confirmed in the Westmoreland Family Register [B1].)

Marion Long also quotes [C31] from a letter (of unstated authorship), that in turn quotes Ida Westmoreland on this topic, saying that Auntie Sis never mentioned the issue, and assuming that this was because it was considered 'a disgrace'. This of course constitutes no evidence at all, as not mentioning the subject may well mean she knew nothing about it.

I have not yet been able to find any corroborating evidence for this family 'legend'.

Richard Lawman and Sarah Sawdon

Richard Lawman
Sarah Sawdon

Hannah Lawman
Frances Lawman
Hannah Lawman
Richard Lawman
Richard Lawman
Ann Lawman

1769

Father Richard born, Scawby, Lincolnshire. [C50]

Mother Sarah born, Scawby, Lincolnshire. [C50]

1799, 6 Feb

Daughter Hannah baptised, Scawby. [C50]

1799, 12 Aug

Daughter Hannah buried. [C50]

1800, 7 Sep

Daughter Frances born, Scawby. [C50]

1803, 25 Jul

Daughter Hannah (2nd of that name) born, Scawby. [C50]

1806, 11 May

Son Richard baptised, Scawby. [C50]

1806, 14 Oct

Daughter Hannah buried, Scawby. [C50]

1806, 30 Nov

Son Richard buried, Scawby. [C50]

1807, 22 Nov

Son Richard (2nd of that name) baptised, Scawby. [C50]

1810, 3 Jan

Daughter Ann born, Scawby (or at Caeneby). [C50]

1811, 29 Jun

Mother Sarah died, Scawby. [C50]

1811, 2 Jul

Mother Sarah buried, Scawby parish church. [C50]

1831, 10 Nov

Daughter Ann marries Richard Westmoreland at Scawby. [C50]

c 1837

Daughter Frances marries Joseph Temple. [C50]

1841

At the census, Richard Lawman is listed as aged 70, as a beer retailer.
Also his son Richard, aged 30, no occupation given. [C50]

1846, May 25

Father Richard died, Scawby. [C50]

1849, 17 Sep

Son Richard buried, Scawby. [C50]

He was buried with his father. This implies that he never married.

Richard Westmoreland and Elizabeth Hanson

Richard Westmoreland
Elizabeth Hanson

Mary Westmorelad
* William Westmoreland

1754, 29 May

Daughter Mary baptised at St Mary, West Torrington, Lincolnshire. [C50]

This baptism being dated more that 2 years before the marriage of the parents suggests an error.

1756, 17 Oct

Married at Saint Mary, West Torrington, Lincolnshire. [C50]

1756, 17 Oct

Son William baptised at St Mary, West Torrington, Lincolnshire. [C50]

This baptism being on the same date as the marriage of the parents may be another error.

1796, 11 Feb

Son William married Frances Wray at St Mary le Wigford church, Lincoln. [A25]

John Wray and Sarah Medford

John Wray
Sarah Medford

George Wray
John Wray
Edward Wray
* John Wray
William Wray

1720, 13 Nov

Married at Wrawby, Lincolnshire. [C50]

1720, 19 Dec

Son George baptised at Wrawby, Lincolnshire. [C50]

1723, 28 Apr

Son John baptised at Wrawby, Lincolnshire. [C50]

Presumed to have died in infancy.

1725, 15 Feb

Son Edward baptised at Wrawby, Lincolnshire. [C50]

1729, 13 Jan

Son John baptised at Wrawby, Lincolnshire. [C50]

1729, 13 Jan

Son William baptised at Wrawby, Lincolnshire. [C50]

1748, 27 Jul

Son John marries Alice Wilson at Wrawby, Lincolnshire. [C50]

John Wray and Alice Wilson

John Wray
Alice Wilson

Wilson Wray
Hannah Wray
Joseph Wray
John Wray
Mary Wray
* Frances Wray
Frances Wray

1748, 25 Jul

Married, Wrawby, Lincolnshire. [C50]

1750, 14 Nov

Son Wilson baptised at Wrawby, Lincolnshire. [C50]

1751, 23 Oct

Daughter Hannah baptised at Wrawby, Lincolnshire. [C50]

1754, 11 Dec

Son Joseph baptised at Wrawby, Lincolnshire. [C50]

1757, 2 Dec

Son John baptised at Wrawby, Lincolnshire. [C50]

1761, 24 May

Daughter Mary baptised at Wrawby, Lincolnshire. [C50]

1765, 17 Jan

Daughter Frances baptised at Wrawby, Lincolnshire. [C50]

A record in the IGI apprently gives her birth as 'about 1759'.

1767, 18 Feb

Daughter Frances baptised at Wrawby, Lincolnshire. [C50]

A record in the IGI apprently gives this Frances as male, and dying on 15 Oct, 1767, though another gives the baptism as for a female.

1772, 23 Oct

Daughter Hannah marries William Green at Wrawby. [C50]

1782, 18 June

Daughter Mary marries John Leggott at Wrawby. [C50]

The attribution of this marriage to the daughter of John Wray and Alice Wilson is apparently uncertain.

1783, 22 Jan

Son John marries Elizabeth Driffield at Wrawby. [C50]

1787, 15 Oct

Son Wilson marries Elizabeth Sawdon at Hornsea, Yorkshire. [C50]

The attribution of this marriage is uncertain. The husband's name is "William Wreay". The location of the marriage may also raise doubts (though it is only about 30 miles from Wrawby). On the other hand this may be another link to the Sawdon family.

1796, 11 Feb

Daughter Frances marries William Westmoreland at St Mary le Wigford church, Lincoln. [A25]

William Westmoreland and Frances Wray

William Westmoreland
Frances Wray

Mary Westmoreland
Frances Westmoreland
William Westmoreland
Elizabeth Westmoreland
Thomas Westmoreland
* Richard Westmoreland

1796, 11 Feb

Married at Broughton, Lincoln. [A25]

William signed with his name, Frances with a cross. The witnesses were Thos. Sawdon and Jane Sawdon.

Married at at St Mary le Wigford church, Lincoln.

Marie Holmes ([C50]) gives this marriage as taking place at St Mary le Wigford church, which is in the heart of the city of Lincoln. Broughton is about 2 miles north of Scawby, while Lincoln is about 23 miles south. The date given in both sources is the same.

1797, 13 Feb

Daughter Mary born, parish of St Mary le Wigford, Lincoln. [C30] ([C50] has this as the baptism date.)

1798, 21 Dec

Daughter Frances born, parish of St Mary le Wigford, Lincoln. [C30] ([C50] has this as the baptism date.)

1800, 1 Oct

Son William born. [C30] ([C50] has this as the baptism date.)

1802, 8 Nov

Daughter Elizabeth born, parish of St Mary le Wigford, Lincoln. [C30] ([C50] has this as the baptism date.)

1804, 10 Oct

Son Thomas born at Scawby, Lincolnshire. [C50]

1804, 14 Oct

Son Thomas baptised at Scawby, Lincolnshire. [C50]

1807, 29 Apr

Son Richard born, Heckington, Lincolnshire. [C30] ([C50] has this as the baptism date.)

Father William's occupation given as whitesmith. [C50]

1808, 30 Jan

Daughter Mary buried at Heckington, Lincolnshire. [C50]

1810, 2 Aug

Mother Frances buried at Heckington, Lincolnshire. [C50]

1816, 1 Apr

The following is quoted directly from Marie Holmes' book [C50] (p. 12). "When William was living in Heckington there was a 'General Order of Removal' signed on 1 April 1816, that required the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Heckington, to remove William Westmoreland and his four children to the Parish of Scawby which was deemed to be their correct place of inhabitance. The children were listed as Frances aged 17, Elizabeth aged 14, Thomas aged 11 and Richard aged 8. Obviously William (Junior) had already left home. We know that Thomas was born at Scawby and that there were Westmorelands at Scawby in the early 1700s."

1825, 29 June

Son William marries Mary Ann Meggett at Scawby, Lincolnshire. [C50]

1830, 10 Nov

Son Richard married Annie Lawman at Scawby, Lincolnshire. [C50]

c 1832

Daughter Frances becomes housekeeper to her uncle Thomas Sawdon after the death of his wife Elizabeth. He lived in the parish of St Mary le Wigford in Lincoln. [C50]

c 1832

Daughter Frances moves to Wrawby (possibly moving in with with her sister Elizabeth) after the death of her uncle Thomas Sawdon. [C50]

1849, 12 Jan

Father William died, Scawby. [C30]

1849, 1 Oct

Daughter Frances dies at Wrawby, Lincolnshire. (She never married.) [C50]

Richard Westmoreland and Annie Lawman

Richard Westmoreland
Annie Lawman

Edward Lawman Westmoreland
William Westmoreland
* William Westmoreland
Thomas Sawdon Westmoreland
Charles Westmoreland
Henry Westmoreland
Lawman Westmoreland
Annie Westmoreland
Richard Westmoreland
Sarah Westmoreland
Harriet Westmoreland
Frances Westmoreland

1830, 10 Nov

Married at Scawby, by licence. [C50] The witnesses were Richard Lawman and Jane Milson.

1831, 16 Dec

Son Edward born. [C50]

A family tree [C30] has the date as 18th of December. Another [C33] just has a year, 1832.

1833

Son William born. [C50] It is presumed that he died in infancy, though [C50] states that he died at Hibaldstowe.

1834, 31 Jan

Son William (second of that name) born at Scawby. [B1] [C50]

1837, 21 Aug

Son Thomas born, Scawby. [C50]

1839, 17 Jun

Son Charles born, Scawby. [C50]

A family tree [C30] has Charles born in 1837, followed by a Martha in 1839.

1840, 5 Jul

Son Henry born, Scawby. [C50]

1841

Father Richard listed as a shoemaker. [C50] I presume this is from a census record.

1842, 6 Jan

Son Lawman born. [C50]

1842, 21 Aug

Son Lawman baptised at Scawby. [C50]

1844, 25 Apr

Son Lawman died at Scawby. [C50]

1845, 24 Mar

Daughter Annie baptised at Scawby. [C50] (Apparently born in 1844.)

1846, 10 May

Son Richard baptised. [C50] Presumed to have died before 1851. Presumably because he is not listed at the census.

1847

Daughter Sarah born at Scawby. [C50]

1848, 13 Aug

Daughter Harriet baptised at Scawby. [C50]

1849

Scawby Post Office director was R Westmoreland, who was also a receiver, shopkeeper and shoemaker. The Post office was sited in a general store at the southeast corner of Church Street and West Street. [C50]

1850, 1 Dec

Daughter Frances baptised at Scawby. (Apparently born at Caenby.) [C50]

1851

At the census, Richard is given as a cordwainer and grocer. The two eldest sons (Edward and William) were not present. [C50]

Also living with the family was their servant, Mary Robinson, aged 19.

1858, 17 Jun

Son Edward married Betsy Turner at Wrawby. [C50]

Edward died 29 July, 1914, aged 82, at Stone Pit house, Hibaldstowe, Lincolnshire.

1858, 19 Aug

Son William married Mary Ann Knott in Sheffield. [B1] [C50]

1861

At the census, only three daughters were at home. Ann, aged 17, was employed in the house, and Harriet and Frances were at school. Sarah Frances, aged 14, lived with her aunt, Elizabeth Westmoreland. [C50]

Father Richard is the enumerator for the Scawby census.

1861, 18 Dec

Son Edward baptised at Scawby. [C50]

1863, 7 May

Son Thomas married Mary Jane Welch at Hibaldstowe. [C50]

c 1865

Daughter Sarah married William Turner. [C50]

1868, Sep

Daughter Annie married Thomas Grimble at Glandford Brigg. [C50]

1869, 23 Nov

Son Charles married Ealy Crowston. [C50]

1871

At the census, Richard is given as postmaster and grocer. The three daughters were still with their parents, but Ann Elizabeth was married. Ann (senior) was apparently deaf. [C50]

Father Richard is the enumerator for the Scawby census.

1872, 12 Jun

Daughter Harriet married Benjamin Welch. [C50]

1876, 26 May

Father Richard died, aged 69, of cancer. Buried in Scawby churchyard. [B1] [C50] His death certificate gives his occupation as Grocer (Master).

1876, 16 Jun

In Richard's will it is noted that he was a Draper and Grocer. Also a Postmaster. [C50]

I only have a copy of the first page of this will, and it does not mention that Richard was a postmaster.

1881

At the census, at Scawby, is recorded: Ann Westmoreland as a widow, a grocer. Also her daughter Frances, a grocer's assistant. Also her granddaughter Annie Grimble, aged 9. [C50]

1886, 20 Jan

Daughter Frances married Edward Spencer at Scawby. [C50]

1890, 23 Mar

Mother Ann died. [C50]

Commentary

Marie Holmes [C50] has one list of children for this family. A family tree [C30] adds Frances (b. 1830), Benjamin (b. 1831, and who would seem to need to be a twin to Richard in order to fit into the sequence of births), Martha (b. 1839), and Mary (b.1839). This tree has a number of other definite errors, and I have not included it's information in the above history.

The Migrants

Cornelius Hill and Matilda Mayhew

Cornelius Hill
Matilda Mayhew

Arthur C. Hill
J. M. Hill (female)
* Emma Louisa Hill
Alfred Edward Hill
? (female)
Ada Flora Hill

1853, 20 Nov

Married. [C32]

The source gives no further details.

c 1857

Son Arthur born. [C32]

c 1859

Daughter J.M. born. [C32]

1861

The the census, Cornelius and Matlida were living at 14 Devonshire St, Mile End Old Town, Middlesex. [C32]

1862, 5 Mar

Daughter Emma born, Mile End Old Town, Middlesex. Parent's residence was 14 Devonshire St. [C32]

Emma's stated age is 24 at her marriage in 1886. [A22]

1865

Son Alfred Edward born. [C32]

c 1867

Daughter ? born. [C32]

1872

Daughter Ada Flora born. [C32]

1872

"Cornelius and Matilda Hill and their family of 2 sons and 4 daughters migrated to New Zealand." [C32]

1882, 9 May

Father Cornelius died at Newton, New Zealand. Occupation given as Mariner & Weaver. [C32]

1886, 15 Nov

Daughter Emma married Herbert William Westmoreland in Sydney, Australia. [A22] Emma's residence is given as New Zealand. Father Cornelius' occupation is given as 'Warehouseman'. [B1] [C32]

1887, 9 Feb

Son Alfred married Matlida Jane Daisley at Auckland, New Zealand. [C32]

1897, 22 Dec

Daughter Ada married George Henry Mason at Auckland, New Zealand. [C32]

1920, 23 Apr

Mother Matilda died at Auckland, New Zealand. Occupation given as weaver. [C32]

William Westmoreland and Mary Ann Knott

William Westmoreland
Mary Ann Knott

Henry Arthur Westmoreland
Edward Burbidge Westmoreland
Annie Westmoreland
* Herbert William Westmoreland
Charles Edwin Westmoreland
Fanny Kate Westmoreland
Elizabeth Crossley Westmoreland
Richard Lawman Westmoreland

1858, 19 Aug

Married [B1] in Sheffield. [C50]

1859, 28 May

Son Henry born. [B1]

1861, 3 April

Son Edward born. [B1]

1862, 28 Feb

Son Edward died. [B1]

1862, 10 Dec

Daughter Annie born. [B1]

1865, 14 May

Son Herbert born. [B1] [C25]

1867, 7 Jun

Son Charles born. [B1]

1870, 25 Jul

Daughter Fanny born. [B1]

1874, 6 Nov

Daughter Elizabeth born. [B1]

1881

Resident at Hartington Rd, Dronfield, Derby. [B21] All children are present except Henry (who was age 22) and Edward (who died in infancy). In addition there was Fanny Ashton, a servant, age 21. William is given as 'Grocer (Master employing 2 men)', and Herbert also as a grocer.

c 1881

Son Herbert apprenticed to the New Zealand Shipping Company [C25] [C47], apparently after a short period as a school teacher [C21].

According to his obituary [C21] Herbert reached the rank of First Mate, and "a reputation as a sailor of skill, grit and character". I have found references (The British National Maritime Museum and on a famly tree site) giving descriptions of merchant navy qualifications. By 1881 in Britain, certificates for masters and mates required compulsory examinations. An apprenticeship at sea was 4 years, a 2nd mates ticket required 4 years at sea (possibly the apprenticeship time), and further time and another exam were required to become 1st mate. Herbert Westmoreland remained at sea for only 3 years. The idea that he reached reached 1st mate wthin that time must be put down to the obituarist's hyperbole.

c 1883

Move to Auckland, New Zealand. Father William became associated with the church in Grafton Rd. [C20] (See below for the Westmoreland family migration.)

1884, 6 Aug

Son Henry married Mary Barber Hurst. [B1]

1886, 2 Jun

Son Herbert married Emma Louisa Hill at St Phillips Church, Sydney. [A22] [B1]

1887, Mar

Father William suffered 'an apoplectic stroke, from which he never recovered.' [C20]

1889, 24 Sep

Father William died in Auckland, New Zealand. [B1] Buried in Purewa Cemetery, Auckland. [B17] (Full cemetery record [D5].)

1893, 24 Mar

Son Charles married Annie Adelaide Hooper at Stawell, Vic. [A19] The usual addresses of both are in suburbs of Melbourne.

The certificate gives Charles' father's occupation as Accountant, and he is deceased.

The witnesses are Herbert W Westmoreland and Annie Westmoreland.

1895, 28 Jul

Daughters Annie and Elizabeth confirmed in the Church of England at Stawell. [B15]

1904, 19 Mar

Daughter Fanny married John Hillhouse Miller [B1]

1917

Daughter Elizabeth married Joseph B. Howie [B1]

1912, 19 Jun

Mother Mary died at Kew, Vic. [B1]

According to [C28] Mary died at Endcliffe, Barry Street, Kew.

There are a number of photographs of Mary Ann Westmoreland (nee Knott) as an old woman. In at least two separate photos, taken on different occasions, she is shown holding a photograph on her lap . I have been able enlarge one of these , and it shows a boy, of age about 2 or 3, standing and holding what may be a toy spade, or maybe the handle of a pull-cart. At first thought she would be holding a photo of a child who died young. Her second son Edward died at age 10 months, which would seem to be too young for this photo. On the other hand all her other (known) children reached adulthood.

The Westmorland Family Migration.

The migration of members of the Westmoreland family are a little complex, and as they involve two generations, the chronology is consolidated here.

c 1881

Herbert Westmoreland, son of William and Mary Ann (nee Knott), goes to sea, apparently after a short period as a school teacher. [C21]

c 1883

William, Mary Ann and some of their children migrate from Sheffield to Auckland. (The only indication of the date is that William, at his death in 1889, had left for New Zealand 'about six years ago'. [C])

c 1884

Herbert Westmoreland settles in New Zealand after 'three years before the mast'. He had reached the rank of First Mate. [C21] He obtains employment with the Educational Board of New Zealand as a teacher in a country school, and eventually as assistant master at the High School of Cambridge. [C21]

c 1885

Herbert Westmoreland suffers a bout of 'brain fever', and takes a year's leave. He 'again visited England and other parts of the world'. [C21]

According to [C25] the bout of brain fever, and a period of 7 months at sea recovering, occured in 1887, after his marriage to Emma Hill. However it also states that he did not leave New Zealand for Melbourne ("late 1888?") until after the births of both Annice and Elsie, which from other sources we know occurred in Sydney and Nagambie respectively.

c 1886

Herbert Westmoreland returns to New Zealand, leaves the Education Department shortly after, and travels to Australia. [C21]

1886, 13 Sep

Herbert Westmoreland arrives in Sydney aboard the S.S. Te Anau, travelling saloon class. In [B16] the name of the vessel is uncertain, and I transcribe it as 'S.S. Fe Awaw'. Marie Holmes [C50] gives it as 'S.S. Arrow'. Searches of the NSW Shipping records brought up the S.S. Te Anau, which arrived in Sydney on September 13, 1886. Unfortunately the passenger list for this voyage is not yet available on the site.

1886, 15 Nov

Herbert Westmoreland marries Emma Louisa Hill at St Phillip's Church, Sydney. [A22] (Herbert's history after his marriage.)

1889, 24 Sep

William Westmoreland dies in Auckland. [C20]

All of the rest of the family eventually also travel to Australia.

  • Mary Ann and her daughter Annie ('Sis') start a school in Kew, Victoria, and Sis (at least) later a school in Stawell
  • Henry Arthur ('Arthur') was the editor of the Donald Express newspaper from April 1894 to October 1895, and was active on committees in the area until at least March 1896. [C40]
  • Charles married Annie Adelaide Hooper at Stawell in 1893 [A19], and was a resident of Melbourne both then and when Herbert died [C21]

Commentary

The children of William and Mary Ann Westmoreland are listed below with their locations after New Zealand.

Henry Arthur Westmoreland (Arthur) - Donald (Vic.) (1894-96)
Edward Burbidge Westmoreland - died in infancy
Annie Westmoreland (Sis) - Melbourne, Stawell, Bayswater
* Herbert William Westmoreland - Sydney, Melbourne, Nagambie, Ballarat, Stawell (see here)
Charles Edwin Westmoreland - Melbourne (1895), South Africa
Fanny Kate Westmoreland - Tasmania
Elizabeth Crossley Westmoreland - Vermont (Vic.)
Richard Lawman Westmoreland - Middlesborough (England)

The Life of Annie ('Sis') Westmoreland

At some stage the 'Westmoreland sisters' ran a school at 'St Clair', 29 Barry St, Kew. [C24]

1892

A 'Miss Westmoreland' announced she was opening the Stawell Girls High School and Kindergarten at 'Marmion' in Ligar St, Stawell. The borders would be under the care of Mrs Westmoreland. [C24] The school seems likely to have been run by Sis, but the borders were under the care of her mother.

"The next year the school was advertised as The Stawell Ladies College and Kindergarten under the Misses Westmoreland & they had vacancies for boarders." [C24] 'The Misses Westmoreland' implies that Sis has been joined by one of her sisters (either Fanny or Elizabeth). Sis would have been 30 years old, Fanny 22, Elizabeth 18.

The Settled in Australia

Herbert William Westmoreland and Emma Louisa Hill

Herbert William Westmoreland
Emma Louisa Hill

Annice Mary Westmoreland
Elsie Ada Westmoreland
Winifred Ida Westmoreland
William Arthur Westmoreland
Olive Westmoreland
* Dorothy Mayhew Westmoreland

1886, 15 Nov

Married at St Phillip's Church, Sydney. [A22] Herbert's occupation 'Clerk', residence Botany St, Sydney. Emma's residence is given as New Zealand.

The Westmoreland Family Register [B1] gives the date for this marriage as June 2, 1886. This would appear to be an attempt to 'legitimise' daughter Annice's birth in March the following year.

1887, 15 Mar

Daughter Annice born, Alexandra, Sydney. [C22]

A family tree [C30] has Annice born in Alexandria, New Zealand. I can locate no town of this precise name in New Zealand. Alexandra (no 'i') in New Zealand is in the south of the South Island. The distance from Auckland makes it unlikely she was born there.

Herbert enters ministry with the United Methodist Free Church, with a first appointment to Windsor, and then to Nagambie. [C21]

Another of Ian Peggie's records [C47] gives the years 1887 for Windsor and 1888 for Nagambie, without quoting a source.

1888, 13 Oct

Daughter Elsie born at Nagambie, Vic. [A24]

A family tree [C30] has Elsie born in Auckland, New Zealand.

c 1889

Herbert appointed to the Peel St Church in Ballarat (for two years). [C25]

1890, 27 Apr

Daughter Winifred born, Ballarat. She was always known as Ida.

Ian Peggie in one note [C22] gives the date of Ida's birth as 2nd January, but then corrects it. Some family trees ([C30], [C34]) give Ida's birth place as South Yarra, but as yet I have no primary evidence for her birthplace. Ballarat seems more likely as her father was a minister there at around this time.

c 1891

Herbert moves from the Methodist Free Church to the Congregational Church Union, and is appointed to Stawell. He travels extensively to preach, including several times at the Collins Street Church in Melbourne. [C21] The letters from his daughters [C42] suggest they don't see a lot of their father.

While at Stawell he was also secretary to the Chautauqua movement in the area. [C21] Chautuaqua Peak in the Grampians is named after this group.

1893, 20 Jan

Daughter Olive died at Stawell. [A23] Buried 31st January, Stawell Cemetery. [A23]

Age given as 7 hours, cause of death 'Premature Birth'. [A23] [C21]

1893, Jan

Son William born, Stawell. (Aged 3 months at death.) [C21]

1893, 12 Apr

Son William died, at Hordern St, Stawell. [A20] Buried 12th April, Stawell Cemetery. [A20] [C21]

Father's occupation given as Congregational Minister. [A20]

On his father's death certificate, son William's name is given as 'Arthur'. This is similar to his father Herbert's brother, who was baptised 'Henry Arthur', but was apparently known as Arthur.

c 1894

Herbert leaves the ministry some twelve months before his death, and "... takes a position with the Temperance Alliance Insurance Company, and latterly filled the position of travelling representative for the Australian Widows Fund." He does however continue to preach "... 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." [C21]

1894, 26 Sep

Daughter Dorothy born at Stawell. [C16]

1895, 4 May

Father Herbert died at Wimmera St, Stawell. [A21] [B1] Buried 6th May at Stawell Cemetery. (The minister presiding at the burial was a Presbyterian minister.)

Cause of death is 'Insolatis 6 weeks, Cerebro Spinal Meningitis 2 days'. [A21] His obituary states that his illness began because of excessive riding in the sun. [C21]

Profession given as Congregational Minister. Herbert is given as being in Victoria 8 years, and before that in New Zealand 3 years.

In my transcription of the certificate [A20] I give the informant's name as 'Ronald (?)'. As the informant is Herbert's brother, it is most likely Richard.

1935

Emma, and her daughters Elsie and Ida, move to a farm at Bayswater. [C41][C44]

1939

Father Herbert's sister Annie ("Sis") "sold the property ..." (her house and farm in Healesville, known as "Endcliffe") "... and went to live with her sister in law Emma in Bayswater". [C43]

1946, 14 Nov

Annie ("Sis) died at Bayswater. [B1]

1948

Ida and Elsie sell the Bayswater farm, and move (with their mother Emma) to Anzac St, Croydon. [C44]

1954, 27 May

Mother Emma died at Croydon, Vic. [B1]

Mother Emma had, in 1895, bought a plot in the Pleasant Creek Cemetery, Stawell. [B18] I have a feeling she was in fact buried at Lilydale, where also her two daughters Elsie and Ida are buried, but I have no documentary evidence for this.

The Later Lives of Elsie and Ida Westmoreland

Here I gather what information I have about the lives of Elsie and Ida Westmoreland. They seem to have followed somewhat in the footsteps of their 'Auntie Sis', in that they never married, and were involved in various pursuits throughout their lives.

1888, 13 Oct

Elsie born at Nagambie, Vic. [A24]

1890, 2 Jan

Ida born. [C22] Although basptised Winifred Ida, she was always known as Ida.

1935

Elsie and Ida, and their mother Emma, move to a farm at Bayswater. [C41][C44]

1946, 14 Nov

Annie ("Sis") died at Bayswater. [B1]

1948

Ida and Elsie sell the Bayswater farm, and move (with their mother Emma) to Anzac St, Croydon. [C44]

1954, 27 May

Mother Emma died at Croydon, Vic. [B1]

Mother Emma had, in 1895, bought a plot in the Pleasant Creek Cemetery, Stawell. [B18] I have a feeling she was in fact buried at Lilydale, where also her two daughters Elsie and Ida are buried, but I have no documentary evidence for this.

Of Living Memory - My Grandparents

Harold Ernest Green and Agnes May Dean

Harold Ernest Green
Agnes May Dean

Joan Mavis Green
* Robert Ernest Green

1928, 1 Mar

married at South Yarra. [C7] (David Beswick has details of certif. [C4])

Harold worked at Alex Cowan & Sons, or 500 Collins St,Melbourne [B13]

1930, 24 Mar

Daughter Joan born at Blackburn, Vic.. [C7]

1931, 19 Oct

Son Robert born, Blackburn, Vic. [C7]

1981, 8 May

Harold died. [C7]

Commentary

Harold worked for Alex Cowan and Sons [B13]

Leslie John Peggie and Dorothy Mayhew Westmoreland

Leslie John Peggie
Dorothy Mayhew Westmoreland

John Bruce Peggie
Ian Donald Peggie
* Dorothy Joan Peggie

1922, 28 Jun

Married, Mitcham [C16]

1925, 9 Nov

Son Bruce born, Essendon. [C16/a>]

1928

Son Ian born, Essendon. [C16]

1930, 22 Dec

Daughter Dorothy born. Essendon, Vic. [C16]

Because her mother's name was also Dorothy, mum was always known as Joan.

1939, Jun

Daughter Joan has measles [C15]

1934, 15 Aug

bought piano, £70 [C15]

1936, 28 Feb

Accident in Car in Rear in Waverley Rd [C15]

1940, 12 Jul

Dorothy Mayhew Westmoreland died, Hartwell [B1] [C16] [C31] [C33] [C34], bd. Springvale Cemetery [C16]

1952, 3 Apr

Son Bruce married Margaret Annette Liebert at the Methodist Church, Cooloongatta Rd, Camberwell, Vic. [C16]

1955, 10 Sep

Son Ian married Beverley Madge Pannell at the Methodist Church, Cooloongatta Rd, Camberwell, Vic. [C16]

1958, 22 Feb

Daughter Dorothy (Joan) married Robert Ernest Green at the Methodist Church, Cooloongatta Rd, Camberwell, Vic. [A1] [C16]

My Own Family

Robert Ernest Green and Dorothy Joan Peggie

Robert Ernest Green
Dorothy Joan Peggie

* Jeffery Ernest Green
Kenneth John Green

1958, 22 Feb

Married at Camberwell, Vic. (b. certif. of son Jeffery [A1])

1959, 20 Sep

Son Jeffery born, at Box Hill Hospital. [A1] [A18]

1959, 20 Sep

Fathers occupation given as Linotype Operator, and residence as 47 Nicholson St, Nunawading. (Birth certificate of son Jeffery [A1] [A18]

1959, 20 Nov

Son Jeffery baptised at Nunawading Methodist Church. [A2]

1961, 31 Jan

Son Kenneth born, Box Hill Hospital

My Own History

Jeffery Ernest Green

1959, 20 Sep

Born, Box Hill Hospital. Usu. Address 47 Nicholson St Nunawading, Vic. [A1] [A18]

1959, 20 Nov

Baptised at Nunawading Methodist Church [A2]