Harold Sugden Rudduck

M, #11149, b. 8 Sep 1873, d. 8 May 1964
Birth*8 Sep 1873 Westbury W, Wiltshire, England, Dec Q 1873 (Westbury And Whorwellsdown) 05a 136. Mother's maiden surname: Hudson. As Harold Sugden Rudduck.1 
Military-Boer*13 Jan 1900 Boer war from Northcote/Darebin: RUDDUCK, Harold Sugden Veterinary Captain, 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles. A veterinary surgeon from Heidelberg, son of Rev. J. S. Rudduck of the Congregationalist Church, Darebin Street, Northcote. Prior to volunteering, he was a resident surgeon at the Melbourne Veterinary Hospital before establishing his own practice at Tattersall's Horse Bazaar in Exhibition Street.
Rudduck served as Chief Veterinary Officer for the Second Mounted Infantry under General Alderson and rather than returning to Australia with the unit in October 1900, he remained in South Africa and became Officer in Charge of the Veterinary Hospital in Pretoria.
Just when he returned to Australia is uncertain; there are notes that he was released from a London hospital in late April, 1901 and therefore he must have returned by commercial shipping, but just when is unknown. One brief article on his service suggests that he had some 2,000 horses directly under his care. His mother was listed as dying in June, 1900 while Rudduck was serving in South Africa.
He was a regular contributor to both the Collingwood-based Mercury and Weekly Courier and the Evelyn Observer which extended through Heidelberg and the Diamond Valley, but none of his letters ever appeared in the Leader:=
LETTERS FROM THE CAPE
"The hollowing despatch has been received from Veterinary Captain Rudduck":-
""3.2.1900 We sighted South Africa this morning and are now running at a good speed. I have had a very trying time with the horses-the influenza affected pretty well every second horse. Two have died and it seems jolly hard luck to lose them when in sight of South Africa … we had a lively time from the vaccination, our arms were bad; I never saw such remarkable effects before ... the waiters on board are all blacks and we call them '"Boy" with the exception of the head man, who is called "Butler". Some of these "Boys" are old enough to be our parents, but it makes no difference. As regards the officers of the boat, one could not meet a finer lot of fellows. The captain is one of the best men I have ever met. When the rush of sickness through vaccination came on, he gave up his own cabin and went into the chart room. The officers of the contingent attend church every Sunday in full dress, including swords. TABLE BAY , Capetown
Rudduck, by then married, also enlisted for World War 1 in May, 1916 at just on 43 years of age and living in Beaconsfield, although he still appears to have a veterinary practice in Melbourne. His appears to have been a specialised recruitment - he was appointed Captain for the voyage of a horse transport to Egypt leaving Sydney on 11 May and he returned in August with his appointment terminated, but he was re-appointed Captain for second voyage in September before being discharged permanently in December.2,3 
Marriage*15 Mar 1902 Spouse: Edith May Durkin. Maldon, Essex, England, Mar Q [Maldon] 4a 823 - they were cousins.4
 
Land-UBeac*1 Sep 1913Selection: PAK-59A.E. 98a 0r 10p - Closer Settlement Allotment in consideration of £2,002 7s 6p (total value £3289 16s 2d.)5 
Land-UBeac*31 Oct 1922 PAK-59A.E. Transfer from Harold Sugden Rudduck to William Hill. 98a 0r 10p - Closer Settlement Allotment - took over lease from Rudduck.6 
Widower22 Jan 1951Harold Sugden Rudduck became a widower upon the death of his wife Edith May Durkin.4 
Death*8 May 1964 Bentleigh, VIC, Australia, #D5366 (Age 90) [par RUDDUCK].7 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
bt 1914 - 1919Stud Farm, Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: vet surgeon. With Edith May Durkin.8,9,10,11,12
1922556 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: vet. surgeon.13

Newspaper-Articles

  • 4 Dec 1913: The Imported Welsh Pony Cymro-Bach Reg: Iso. 322.- Welsh Stud Book. Selected in Wales and imported by Veterinary-Surgeon Rudduck, will stand this sea son at Beaconsfield Stud Farm, Beaconsfield. This Pony is true to type, a great mover, and has never been beaten in the Show-ring. He has won at Donald three times, St. Arnaud twice, and Maryhorough once, against large numbers. He has proved himself a sure foal getter, and his stock are aredit to him. Stud Fee £3 3/. guarantee £4 4/. Good grass paddocks. Mares met at Beaconsfield station. All care taken, but no responsibility. Holds Government Certificate of soundness. Address : VETERINARY SURGEON RUDDUCK, Beaconsfield. Phone, Berwick 2.14

Australian Dictionary of Biography

Harold Sugden Rudduck (1873-1964), veterinary surgeon, was born on 8 September 1873 at Westbury, Wiltshire, England, son of Rev. Joseph Benjamin Rudduck, Congregational pastor, and his wife Hannah Jane, née Hudson. He attended Mill Hill school until the family migrated to Victoria, where he was educated at Melbourne Church of England Grammar School from 1887. After completing a diploma of agriculture at Longerenong Agricultural College (1889-90) he won a scholarship to the Melbourne Veterinary College where he graduated with honours in 1894 and worked as assistant to W. T. Kendall.
From 1895 Rudduck had his own practice in Bourke Street, Melbourne, lectured at Dookie Agricultural College and the Working Men's College, acted as adviser to the Melbourne City Council, was veterinarian to the Williamstown Racing Club, and held the position of meat inspector for the Brighton Town Council. In this period he began supplying farmers with the 'Stock Medicine Chest', the production and sale of which was to be a basic part of his later business.
Rudduck enlisted for the South African War in the 2nd Contingent of the Victorian Mounted Rifles in 1900 with the rank of veterinary captain. He was second in charge at the veterinary hospital in Pretoria when he was asked to form and command the Pietersburg Veterinary Field Hospital. On 15 March 1902 he married his cousin Edith May Durkin (d.1951) at Woodham Mortimer, Essex, England, with Anglican rites. He completed diplomas from King's College, London, and the (Royal) Sanitary Institute, West Kensington, and before returning to his practice in Australia toured Europe and North America visiting veterinary and bacteriological establishments. A reserve officer, he was recalled to active service in Egypt in 1915, and helped to organize the sea transport of horses.
A regular contributor to the Australasian and Australian Farm and Home, Rudduck published his popular book, The Diseases of Australian Stock, in 1905. In 1923 he set up a dispensary in Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, and manufactured patent medicines and veterinary surgical instruments. Here he produced the first vaccine for pulpy kidney and contagious abortion. He had developed a thriving business with a network of travellers in south-eastern Australia. In 1929 he established Rudduck & Co. Pty Ltd for himself and his five sons, one of whom became 'Uncle Peter' the radio vet. The bacteriological testing and the manufacture of veterinary medicines was taken over by Rudduck Serum Laboratories Pty Ltd in 1939 with a paid up capital of £5. At the same time an animal hospital was opened at Moorabbin, 'the largest in the southern hemisphere'.
Rudduck, who had a lifelong interest in the improvement of breeding stock, ran a Guernsey herd at Lilydale, gradually adding an Aberdeen Angus herd and several pedigree flocks. This work, though characterized by enquiry and experiment, never reached its full potential.
Edith Rudduck had returned to England in the 1920s with two sons and after her death Rudduck married Constance Alice Jean Noonan on 12 June 1951. He had moved to Narbethong, but retained ultimate control of his businesses until his death at Bentleigh on 8 May 1964; he was cremated. His wife and five sons of his first marriage survived him. An upright figure with white hair, firmly but quietly spoken, Rudduck had a sense of humour, evidenced by his use of an eponymous trade mark, the red duck. His role as a journalist and his use of patent medicines sometimes brought him into conflict with professional veterinary opinion, but made him popular with working farmers, breeders and small pet owners.15

Citations

  1. [S332] UK - General Register Office Indexes "Dec Q 1873 (Westbury And Whorwellsdown) 05a 136. Mother's maiden surname: Hudson. As Harold Sugden Rudduck."
  2. [S50] Miscellaneous Source, http://www.ozsportshistory.com/boerwar/northcoteothers.html
  3. [S33] Australian Government: http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/search/index.aspx, Second Victorian Contingent for South Africa
    Two companies of Mounted Infantry
    Nominal roll of officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned officers, and men who embarked on S.S. "Euryalus" on 13th January 1900, for service in South Africa
    Vet. Captain Rudduck, Harold Sugden, Single, Mounted Rifles, Vety. Surgeon, "Burtonholme", Heidelberg
    NAA: B5179, ROLL 5.
    Item details, Nominal rolls of Victorian Contingents for South Africa
    NAA: B5179, ROLL 5 Page 11 of 79.
  4. [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Lease 946-001 - Harold Sugden Rudduck of Beaconsfield Veterinary Surgeon.
  6. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Lease 946-001 - William Hill of Werribee Farmer.
  7. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  8. [S114] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1914.
  9. [S115] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1915.
  10. [S116] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1916.
  11. [S118] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1918.
  12. [S119] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1919.
  13. [S122] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1922.
  14. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), 4 Dec 1914, p4.
  15. [S55] ADB online, online https://adb.anu.edu.au/, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/rudduck-harold-sugden-8295
    Norah L. Killip, 'Rudduck, Harold Sugden (1873–1964)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/rudduck-harold-sugden-8295/…, published first in hardcopy 1988, accessed online 26 July 2015.
    Select Bibliography
    W. T. Reay, Australians in War (Melb, 1900)
    J. Smith (ed), Cyclopedia of Victoria, vol 1 (Melb, 1903)
    G. Rudduck, Rudduck Family History (Canb, c1973)
    Melbourne Church of England Grammar School, Liber Melburniensis (Melb, 1965)
    Rudduck & Co. (Cheltenham, Melb), newsclipping book, 1928-30, and Co. records
    private information.
Last Edited5 Sep 2023

Edith May Durkin

F, #11150, b. Jun 1875, d. 22 Jan 1951
Married NameRudduck. 
Birth*Jun 1875 Fulham, London, England, Jun Q 1875 (Fulham) 01a 257. Mother's maiden surname: Hudson. As Edith May Durkin.1 
Marriage*15 Mar 1902 Spouse: Harold Sugden Rudduck. Maldon, Essex, England, Mar Q [Maldon] 4a 823 - they were cousins.2
 
Death*22 Jan 1951 Brightlingsea, Essex, England, Mar Q [Colchester] (Age 75) 4a 709.2 
Death-Notice*24 Jan 1951 RUDDUCK.—On January 22, at her son's home, at Brightlingsea, Essex, England, Edith May, wife of Harold Sugden Rudduck, mother of Bernard, Harold, Herbert, Douglas and Peter, mother-in-law of Jane, Marcelle and Ingegerd, grandmother of Paul and Ann.3 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
bt 1914 - 1919Stud Farm, Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With Harold Sugden Rudduck.4,5,6,7,8

Citations

  1. [S332] UK - General Register Office Indexes "Jun Q 1875 (Fulham) 01a 257. Mother's maiden surname: Hudson. As Edith May Durkin."
  2. [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/.
  3. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 24 Jan 1951, p2.
  4. [S114] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1914.
  5. [S115] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1915.
  6. [S116] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1916.
  7. [S118] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1918.
  8. [S119] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1919.
Last Edited5 Sep 2023

Frank Sutton Hawes

M, #11152, b. Jun 1845, d. 2 Mar 1901
Birth*Jun 1845 Bloomsbury, London, England, Jun Q [Bloomsbury] 1 55.1 
Marriage*Mar 1868 Spouse: Mary Thompson. St Giles, London, England, Mar Q [St Giles] 1b 516.1
 
Death*2 Mar 1901 Beaconsfield, VIC, Australia, #D427 (Age 55) [par unknown].2 
Inquest5 Mar 1901Inquest held 1901/296. Frank Sutton HAWES. Cause of death: Cerebrospinal insolation; Location of inquest: Lower Beaconsfield; Date of inquest: 05 Mar 1901.3 
Death-Notice*6 Mar 1901 HAWES.—On the 2nd March, 1901 (suddenly), at Beaconsfield, Victoria, while on a visit to Australia, Frank Sutton Hawes, of London. Home papers please copy.4 

Grave

  • 4-277-B, Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, VIC, Australia5

Newspaper-Articles

  • 6 Mar 1901: Mr Sutton Hawes, an English visitor, who had been staying for some time with with Mr Fuller, J.P., at Cardinia House, Beaconsfield, was assisting the hands to obtain control of a fire which was threatening the property on Saturday afternoon, when he was overcome by heat apoplexy. Though Dr Bennie arrived within a very short time, all his efforts were fruitless, and Mr Hawes died within an hour. Deceased was generally liked, and much sympathy is felt for his daughter, who has now no relatives in Australia. William Fuller6

Citations

  1. [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/.
  2. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  3. [S24] PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 24/ P0 unit 731, item 1901/296.
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 6 Mar 1901, p1.
  5. [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
    4-277-B     Hawes     Frank Sutton     M     56     3/03/1901     348.
  6. [S14] Newspaper - The Ballarat Star (Vic.), Wed 6 Mar 1901, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207031471
Last Edited28 Jun 2018

Thomas Wallis

M, #11153, b. 11 Apr 1806, d. 11 Sep 1887
Birth*11 Apr 1806 Bridgwater, Somerset, England, baptised 11 Apr 1806 [par William WALLIS & Ann].1 
Criminal*14 Jul 1817 Bridgwater, Somerset, England, tried for stealing money and other articles together with his siblings aged 12 and 15. Arrested 5 and 6th Jul by G U B Napiers, tried 14 Jul 1817 at Bridgwater. Admitted evidence for the crown is discharged by proclamation. Siblings aquitted.2
Marriage*23 Nov 1839 Spouse: Harriet Wallis. St Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England.3
(Migrant) Migration/TravelAug 1853 Sailing with Harriet Wallis, Amelia Wallis, Harriet Coombes Wallis, Adelaide Wallis to Sydney, NSW, Australia. Ship Lady Flora from London
Age 48 - no occ.4 
Widower17 Jan 1857Thomas Wallis became a widower upon the death of his wife Harriet Wallis.5 
Death*11 Sep 1887 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #D9202 (Age 82) [par William WALLIS & Ann].6 
Death-Notice*13 Sep 1887 WALLIS. —On the 11th inst., at the residence of his son-in-law, W. Fuller, Cardinia, Beaconsfield, Thomas Wallis, late of South Yarra, aged 82 years.
THE Friends of Mrs. W. FULLER are respectfully invited to follow the remains of her late father, Thomas Wallis, to the place of interment, the Melbourne General cemetery.
The funeral to leave Prince's-bridge station at 1 o'clock THIS DAY.
JOHN ROMANIS, undertaker, South Yarra.7 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
6 Jun 1841Oxford Street, London, Middlesex, EnglandHead of Household: Thomas Wallis. Age 35 - Draper (also in household Edwin WALLIS 15 and Louisa WALLIS 7 months)
Member(s) of Household: Harriet Wallis.8
30 Mar 1851Debtor's Prison, St Giles Cripplegate, London, Middlesex, EnglandAge 45 - Draper - Married - Prisoner9

Grave

  • Church of England Section H 176, Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, VIC, Australia, Sacred to the memory of Harriet WALLIS
    wife of Thomas WALLIS who died at South Yarra 17 Jan 1857, age 37 yrs
    also the above Thomas WALLIS
    who died at Beaconsfield 11 Sep 1887, age 82 yrs
    Erected in loving remembrance by their daughters
    also Adelaide daughter of the above and beloved wife of Henry STONE who died 7 Aug 1901, age 50 yrs.10

Family

 Harriet Wallis b. 1820, d. 17 Jan 1857
Children 1.Amelia Wallis+ b. 24 May 1843, d. 23 Jun 1923
 2.Adelaide Wallis b. 11 Jun 1850, d. 7 Aug 1901

Citations

  1. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1913; Reference Number: DPbw.m/2/1/6 (Ancestry).
  2. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Ancestry.com. Somerset, England, Gaol Registers, 1807-1879 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
    Original data: Somerset Gaol Registers and Description Books. Somerset Archives & Local Studies, South West Heritage Trust, Taunton, Somerset, England. Felons Register 1808 - 1822.
  3. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns.
  4. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2009.
  5. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D830/1857 (Age 36) (par Robert WALLIS & Hannah) - as Harriet WALLIS. Born Some. Spouse Thomas WALLIS."
  6. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  7. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 13 Sep 1887, p1.
  8. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "Class: HO107; Piece: 676; Book: 1; Civil Parish: St Marylebone; County: Middlesex; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 12; Page: 17; Line: 1; GSU roll: 438792."
  9. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "Class: HO107; Piece: 1525; Folio: 422; Page: 10; GSU roll: 174755."
  10. [S45] Index of monumental inscriptions in the Melbourne General Cemetery,.
Last Edited4 Dec 2016

Harriet Wallis

F, #11154, b. 1820, d. 17 Jan 1857
Married NameWallis.1 
Birth*1820 Bridgwater, Somerset, England.1 
Marriage*23 Nov 1839 Spouse: Thomas Wallis. St Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England.2
(Migrant) Migration/TravelAug 1853 Sailing with Thomas Wallis, Amelia Wallis, Harriet Coombes Wallis, Adelaide Wallis to Sydney, NSW, Australia. Ship Lady Flora from London
Age 33.3 
Death*17 Jan 1857 VIC, Australia, #D830/1857 (Age 36) (par Robert WALLIS & Hannah) - as Harriet WALLIS. Spouse Thomas WALLIS.4 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
6 Jun 1841Oxford Street, London, Middlesex, England(Head of Household) Thomas Wallis;
Age 205
30 Mar 1851Harriet WALLIS, 84 High Street, St Judes, London, EnglandAge 31 - Hosier &c. - Married - Sister-in-law. Living in the household of Thomas' unmarried sisters, born Bridgwater: Harriet WALLIS 55 and her sister Charlotte WALLIS 536

Grave

  • Church of England Section H 176, Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, VIC, Australia, Sacred to the memory of Harriet WALLIS
    wife of Thomas WALLIS who died at South Yarra 17 Jan 1857, age 37 yrs
    also the above Thomas WALLIS
    who died at Beaconsfield 11 Sep 1887, age 82 yrs
    Erected in loving remembrance by their daughters
    also Adelaide daughter of the above and beloved wife of Henry STONE who died 7 Aug 1901, age 50 yrs.7

Family

 Thomas Wallis b. 11 Apr 1806, d. 11 Sep 1887
Children 1.Amelia Wallis+ b. 24 May 1843, d. 23 Jun 1923
 2.Adelaide Wallis b. 11 Jun 1850, d. 7 Aug 1901

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  2. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns.
  3. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2009.
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D830/1857 (Age 36) (par Robert WALLIS & Hannah) - as Harriet WALLIS. Born Some. Spouse Thomas WALLIS."
  5. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "Class: HO107; Piece: 676; Book: 1; Civil Parish: St Marylebone; County: Middlesex; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 12; Page: 17; Line: 1; GSU roll: 438792."
  6. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "Class: HO107; Piece: 1545; Folio: 340; Page: 5; GSU roll: 174775."
  7. [S45] Index of monumental inscriptions in the Melbourne General Cemetery,.
Last Edited28 Dec 2023

Adelaide Wallis

F, #11155, b. 11 Jun 1850, d. 7 Aug 1901
Father*Thomas Wallis b. 11 Apr 1806, d. 11 Sep 1887
Mother*Harriet Wallis b. 1820, d. 17 Jan 1857
Married NameStone. 
Birth*11 Jun 1850 St James', Westminster, London, England, Sep Q [St James] 1 118
Baptism 10 Jul 1850.1,2 
(Migrant) Migration/TravelAug 1853 Sailing with Thomas Wallis, Harriet Wallis, Amelia Wallis, Harriet Coombes Wallis to Sydney, NSW, Australia. Ship Lady Flora from London
Age 3.3 
Land-UBeac*12 Feb 1887 PAK-58C2. Transfer from Hugh Cameron to Adelaide Wallis. 3a 2r 14p - consideration four pounds.4 
Land-UBeac*24 Sep 1891 PAK-58C2. Transfer from Adelaide Wallis to William Fuller. 3a 2r 14p.5 
Marriage*21 Feb 1893 Spouse: Henry Stone. Christ Church, Berwick, VIC, Australia, #M48.6
 
Marriage-Notice*18 Mar 1893 STONE—WALLIS - On the 21st February, at Christ Church, Berwick, by the Rev. J. H. Hill, Henry Stone, of Fitzroy, to Adelaide Wallis, youngest daughter of the late Thomas Wallis, of Beaconsfield.7 
Death*7 Aug 1901 Fitzroy South, VIC, Australia, #D9600 (Age 50) - as STONE.8 
Death-Notice*8 Aug 1901 STONE.—On the 7th August, at her residence, 144 George-street, Fitzroy, of pneumonia, Adelaide, the dearly beloved wife of Robert [sic] Stone, and sister of Mrs. Fuller, Beaconsfield, and Mrs. C. H. Hodgson, Omeo, aged 50 years.9 
Death-Notice9 Aug 1901 STONE.- The Friends of Mr. HENRY STONE are respectfully invited to follow the remains of his beloved wife, Adelaide, to the place of interment, Melbourne General Cemetery.
The funeral will leave his residence, 144 George street, Fitzroy, THIS DAY (Friday, August 9), at 2.30, and proceed to St. Mark's Church of England, where a portion of the burial service will be read, and thence to the cemetery.10 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
30 Mar 1851Harriet WALLIS, 84 High Street, St Judes, London, England(Head of Household) Harriet Wallis;
Age 9 months
Member(s) of Household: Harriet Coombes Wallis11

Grave

  • Church of England Section H 176, Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, VIC, Australia, Sacred to the memory of Harriet WALLIS
    wife of Thomas WALLIS who died at South Yarra 17 Jan 1857, age 37 yrs
    also the above Thomas WALLIS
    who died at Beaconsfield 11 Sep 1887, age 82 yrs
    Erected in loving remembrance by their daughters
    also Adelaide daughter of the above and beloved wife of Henry STONE who died 7 Aug 1901, age 50 yrs.12

Citations

  1. [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/.
  2. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
  3. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2009.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2215-874 - Adelaide Wallis of Beaconsfield.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2215-874 - William Fuller of Beaconsfield Gentleman.
  6. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901 "Adelaide birth place London - Henry birth place Birmingham."
  7. [S14] Newspaper - Leader (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 18 Mar 1893, p45.
  8. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901 "[par William Wallace]."
  9. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 8 Aug 1901, p1.
  10. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 9 Aug 1901, p1.
  11. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "Class: HO107; Piece: 1545; Folio: 340; Page: 5; GSU roll: 174775."
  12. [S45] Index of monumental inscriptions in the Melbourne General Cemetery,.
Last Edited28 Dec 2023

Hugh Davidson Bell

M, #11156, b. 1901, d. Apr 1979
Birth*1901 Dunoon, Scotland.1 
Marriage*1931 Spouse: Mary Evelyn McDonald. VIC, Australia, #M6978.2
 
Land-UBeac*25 Aug 1938 PAK-59A.E. Transfer from Frederick Edmund Vandeleur to Hugh Davidson Bell Mary Evelyn Bell. 98a 0r 10p - Closer Settlement Allotment.3 
Land-UBeac*13 Dec 1960 PAK-59A.E (part) LP45633 (Lot 1). Transfer from Hugh Davidson Bell Mary Evelyn Bell to Archibald Frederick Southgate. Lot 1 - C/T 8303-560.4 
Land-UBeac*21 Jul 1961 PAK-59E (part) LP52118 (Lot 1), 290 Beaconsfield-Emerald Road. Transfer from Hugh Davidson Bell Mary Evelyn Bell to Robert William Sands Lillian May Sands. 1a 1r 21p.5 
Land-UBeac11 Oct 1961 PAK-59A.E (part) LP45633 (Lot 1). Transfer from Archibald Frederick Southgate to Hugh Davidson Bell Mary Evelyn Bell. Lot 1 - C/T 8303-560.6 
Land-Noteb 7 Jun 1962 PAK-59E (part) LP55454. Mary Evelyn Bell subdivided into Lots ONE to 5 - C/T 8352-884 to 888.7 
Land-Note*30 Mar 1966 PAK-59A (part) LP45633 (Lot 1). Mary Evelyn Bell LP70344 - subdivided into Lot ONE (approx 5a) and TWO (approx 42a) - C/T 8608-639 + 640 - new titles issued to H & M Bell.8 
Land-Noteabt 1970 PAK-59A (part) LP70344 (Lot 2). Mary Evelyn Bell Lot 2 re-subdivided into LP85821 Lot 3 (bal. sold in 1987) and Lot 4 (37a sold in 1971) - C/T 9761-370 & 8909-258.9 
Death*Apr 1979 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #D11104/1979 (Age 78) (par William BELL & Mary DAVIDSON) - as Hugh Davidson BELL.1 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
bt 1926 - 1927Boinka, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: farm labourer.10,11
1928c/- Mrs Benham, 33 Olive St, Mildura, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: labourer.12
1931Queensferry via, Grantville, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: poultry farmer.13
1931Christie's PO via, Toora, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: farmer. With Mary Evelyn Bell.13
1934Mt Pleasant, Woodend, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: farmer. With Mary Evelyn Bell.14
bt 1942 - 1954Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: farmer. With Mary Evelyn Bell.15,16

Grave

  • 5-447-B, Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, VIC, Australia, Hugh Davidson Bell 1901-1979 hus/ Mary, f/ David, Malcolm - Mary Evelyn Bell 1907-1986 wife/ Hugh Davison17

Citations

  1. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D11104/1979 (Age 78) (par William BELL & Mary DAVIDSON) - as Hugh Davidson BELL, born Dunoon, Scotland. Death registered at Berwick, Australia."
  2. [S6] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Marriage Index Victoria 1921-1942.
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 5158-425 - Hugh Davisdon Bell Farmer and Mary Evelyn Bell his wife both of Beaconsfield - joint proprietors.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 5158-425 - C/T 8303-560 - Archibald Frederick Southgate of Emerald Road Beaconsfield Gentleman.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 5158-425 - C/T 8337-346 - Robert William Sands Storekeeper and Lillian May Sands Married Woman both of Emerald - joint proprietors.
  6. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 8303-560 - Hugh Davisdon Bell Farmer and Mary Evelyn Bell Married Woman both of Emerald Road Beaconsfield - joint proprietors.
  7. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 5158-425 - subdivided into Lots ONE to 5 - C/T 8352-884 to 888.
  8. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 8303-560 - LP70344 - subdivided into Lot ONE and 2 - C/T 8608-639 + 640.
  9. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 8608-640 - Lot 2 re-subdivided into LP85821 Lot 3 (bal. sold in 1987) and Lot 4 (37a sold in 1971) - C/T 9761-370 & 8909-258.
  10. [S126] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1926.
  11. [S127] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1927.
  12. [S128] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1928.
  13. [S131] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1931.
  14. [S134] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1934.
  15. [S142] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1942.
  16. [S154] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1954.
  17. [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
    5-447-B     Bell     Hugh Davidson     M     78     11/04/1979     1797
    5-447-B     Bell     Mary Evelyn     F     78     21/01/1986     1980.
Last Edited28 Dec 2023

Mary Evelyn McDonald

F, #11157, b. 1907, d. 17 Jan 1986
Probate (Will)* 967/804. Mary Evelyn Bell. Widow. Beaconsfield. 17 Jan 1986.
At time of death Mary Bell was proprietor of Lot 3 LP85821 (= balance of land remaining untransferred in C/T 8608-684) being a property of 5 acres on which is erected a brick veneer dwelling valued at $150,000.1 
Married NameBell. 
Birth*1907 Bairnsdale, VIC, Australia.2 
Marriage*1931 Spouse: Hugh Davidson Bell. VIC, Australia, #M6978.3
 
(Transfer to) Land-UBeac25 Aug 1938 PAK-59A.E. Transfer from Frederick Edmund Vandeleur to Hugh Davidson Bell Mary Evelyn Bell. 98a 0r 10p - Closer Settlement Allotment.4 
(Transfer from) Land-UBeac13 Dec 1960 PAK-59A.E (part) LP45633 (Lot 1). Transfer from Hugh Davidson Bell Mary Evelyn Bell to Archibald Frederick Southgate. Lot 1 - C/T 8303-560.5 
(Transfer from) Land-UBeac21 Jul 1961 PAK-59E (part) LP52118 (Lot 1), 290 Beaconsfield-Emerald Road. Transfer from Hugh Davidson Bell Mary Evelyn Bell to Robert William Sands Lillian May Sands. 1a 1r 21p.6 
(Transfer to) Land-UBeac11 Oct 1961 PAK-59A.E (part) LP45633 (Lot 1). Transfer from Archibald Frederick Southgate to Hugh Davidson Bell Mary Evelyn Bell. Lot 1 - C/T 8303-560.7 
Land-Noteb 7 Jun 1962 PAK-59E (part) LP55454. Hugh Davidson Bell subdivided into Lots ONE to 5 - C/T 8352-884 to 888.8 
Land-Note*30 Mar 1966 PAK-59A (part) LP45633 (Lot 1). Hugh Davidson Bell LP70344 - subdivided into Lot ONE (approx 5a) and TWO (approx 42a) - C/T 8608-639 + 640 - new titles issued to H & M Bell.9 
Land-Noteabt 1970 PAK-59A (part) LP70344 (Lot 2). Hugh Davidson Bell Lot 2 re-subdivided into LP85821 Lot 3 (bal. sold in 1987) and Lot 4 (37a sold in 1971) - C/T 9761-370 & 8909-258.10 
WidowApr 1979Mary Evelyn McDonald became a widow upon the death of her husband Hugh Davidson Bell.11 
Land-Note*27 Jul 1979 PAK-59A.E (part). Mary Evelyn Bell of Emerald Road Beaconsfield Widow is now the surviving proprietor.12 
Death*17 Jan 1986 Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #D1783 (Age 78) [par William Leslie MACDONALD & Eliza Ellis ROWE].1,2 
Land-Note17 Sep 1986 Mary Evelyn Bell died on 17 Jan 1986. Probate of her will has been granted to David Alan Bell & Hugh Malcolm Bell of Emerald Road Beaconsfield.13 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1931Christie's PO via, Toora, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With Hugh Davidson Bell.14
1934Mt Pleasant, Woodend, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With Hugh Davidson Bell.15
bt 1942 - 1954Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With Hugh Davidson Bell.16,17

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P16, unit 183; VPRS 7591/P12, unit 36.
  2. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online) "#D1783 birthplace Bairnsdale."
  3. [S6] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Marriage Index Victoria 1921-1942.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 5158-425 - Hugh Davisdon Bell Farmer and Mary Evelyn Bell his wife both of Beaconsfield - joint proprietors.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 5158-425 - C/T 8303-560 - Archibald Frederick Southgate of Emerald Road Beaconsfield Gentleman.
  6. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 5158-425 - C/T 8337-346 - Robert William Sands Storekeeper and Lillian May Sands Married Woman both of Emerald - joint proprietors.
  7. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 8303-560 - Hugh Davisdon Bell Farmer and Mary Evelyn Bell Married Woman both of Emerald Road Beaconsfield - joint proprietors.
  8. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 5158-425 - subdivided into Lots ONE to 5 - C/T 8352-884 to 888.
  9. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 8303-560 - LP70344 - subdivided into Lot ONE and 2 - C/T 8608-639 + 640.
  10. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 8608-640 - Lot 2 re-subdivided into LP85821 Lot 3 (bal. sold in 1987) and Lot 4 (37a sold in 1971) - C/T 9761-370 & 8909-258.
  11. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D11104/1979 (Age 78) (par William BELL & Mary DAVIDSON) - as Hugh Davidson BELL, born Dunoon, Scotland. Death registered at Berwick, Australia."
  12. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 5158-425 - Mary Evelyn Bell of Emerald Road Beaconsfield Widow is now the surviving proprietor.
  13. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 5158-425 - Mary Evelyn Bell died on 17 Jan 1986. Probate of her will has been granted to David Alan Bell & Hugh Malcolm Bell of Emerald Road Beaconsfield.
  14. [S131] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1931.
  15. [S134] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1934.
  16. [S142] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1942.
  17. [S154] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1954.
Last Edited31 Jan 2020
 

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