Isaac Church

M, #11191, b. 16 Sep 1852, d. 6 Jul 1932
Father*Isaac Church b. 1825, d. 17 Jun 1912
Mother*Hannah Craxton b. 1828, d. 16 Jun 1854
Birth*16 Sep 1852 Adelaide, SA, Australia, #B77 Vol 4 [par Isaac CHURCH & Hannah CRAXTON].1 
Marriage*1877 Spouse: Annie Jones. VIC, Australia, #M2845.2
 
Land-Note*1885 1885 Occupying Tenant of 20 acres of D Thomson's land Gembrook. 
Widower20 May 1911Isaac Church became a widower upon the death of his wife Annie Jones.3 
Death*6 Jul 1932 Gembrook, VIC, Australia, #D9282 (Age 78) [par Isaac CHURCH & Mary Anna CRAXTON].4 
Death-Notice*7 Jul 1932 CHURCH.-On the 6th July, at his residence, Cockatoo, Isaac Church, aged 79 years.
CHURCH.-Friends of the late Mr. ISAAC CHURCH are respectfully informed that his remains will be interred in the Berwick Cemetery.
The funeral will leave his residence, Cockatoo, To-morrow (Friday, July 8), at 11 o'clock, arriving at the cemetery about 12.45 p.m.5 

Grave

  • 1-244-A+B, Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, VIC, Australia, parents are mentioned on gravestone: Church Jane 1906 83 wife/ Isaac, our mother - Church Isaac 1912 87 hus/ Jane, our father6     

Newspaper-Articles

  • 4 Nov 1910: CRUSHED BY ROLLING LOG. PAKENHAM, Thursday. –An Employee of Mr. J. Turnbull, of Hazeldene, Gembrook, named Isaac Church, was stacking logs yesterday when one of them rolled on his leg, badly crushing the limb. Dr. A. Keogh, of Pakenham, attended the sufferer.7

Citations

  1. [S63] South Australian Government. BDM Index South Australia "as Isaac Charles CHURCH."
  2. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  3. [S4] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Great War Index Victoria 1914-1920.
  4. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 7 Jul 1932, p1.
  6. [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
    1-244-A     Church     Jane     F     83     24/06/1906     408
    1-244-B     Church     Isaac     M     87     18/06/1912     492
    1-244-B     Church          M     79     1/07/1932     868.
  7. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 4 Nov 1910, p9.
Last Edited11 Jun 2019

Annie Jones

F, #11192, b. 1859, d. 20 May 1911
Married NameChurch. 
Birth*1859 TAS, Australia. 
Marriage*1877 Spouse: Isaac Church. VIC, Australia, #M2845.1
 
Death*20 May 1911 Malvern, VIC, Australia, #D5642 (Age 52) [George Henry JONES & Annie HUTCHINSON].2 
Death-Notice*22 May 1911 CHURCH.-On the 20th May, at her late residence, "Beaminster," Alice-street, Malvern, Annie, beloved wife of Isaac Church, aged 52 years.3 

Grave

  • Wesleyan, Compartment C, Grave 483, St Kilda Cemetery, St Kilda, VIC, Australia, George Henry JONES d 18 Apr 1886 65 years & daughter Annie, wife of Isaac CHURCH d 20 May 1911 52 years and 6 infant children4,5

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  2. [S4] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Great War Index Victoria 1914-1920.
  3. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 22 May 1911, p1.
  4. [S48] Index of burials in the cemetery of St Kilda,
    GSV transcript.
  5. [S48] Index of burials in the cemetery of St Kilda,
    Jones George Henry Buried 19/04/1886 (1886/6867 d Prahran Alfred Hospital Age 65 [par unknown])
    Jones Rita Buried 23/02/1900 (Rita Isabel JONES d 1900/80 Armadale [par Jas Aaron JONES & Alice Rachel Elizth NICHOLS] age 1).
Last Edited11 Jun 2019

Isaac Church

M, #11202, b. 1825, d. 17 Jun 1912
Birth*1825 
Marriage*1847 Spouse: Hannah Craxton. Australia.
 
Widower16 Jun 1854Isaac Church became a widower upon the death of his wife Hannah Craxton.1 
Marriage*1855 Spouse: Jane Leurs. VIC, Australia, #M2678.2
 
WidowerJun 1906Isaac Church became a widower upon the death of his wife Jane Leurs.3 
Death*17 Jun 1912 South Yarra, VIC, Australia, #D7699 (Age 87) [par unknown].3

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1903Wilson Street, Berwick, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: independent means. With Jane Church.4
1906Wilson Street, Berwick, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: independent means.5

Grave

  • 1-244-A+B, Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, VIC, Australia, parents are mentioned on gravestone: Church Jane 1906 83 wife/ Isaac, our mother - Church Isaac 1912 87 hus/ Jane, our father6     

Family

 Hannah Craxton b. 1828, d. 16 Jun 1854
Children 1.Mary Elizabeth Church+ b. 1849, d. 1 Apr 1920
 2.William George Church+ b. 30 Sep 1850, d. 13 Sep 1937
 3.Isaac Church+ b. 16 Sep 1852, d. 6 Jul 1932

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888 "Death Certificate transcript on ancestry - death registered in Brighton."
  2. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  3. [S3] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Edwardian Index Victoria 1902-1913.
  4. [S103] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1903.
  5. [S106] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1906.
  6. [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
    1-244-A     Church     Jane     F     83     24/06/1906     408
    1-244-B     Church     Isaac     M     87     18/06/1912     492
    1-244-B     Church          M     79     1/07/1932     868.
Last Edited11 Jun 2019

Hannah Craxton

F, #11203, b. 1828, d. 16 Jun 1854
Married NameChurch. 
Birth*1828 Northamptonshire, England. 
Marriage*1847 Spouse: Isaac Church. Australia.
 
Death*16 Jun 1854 5 miles from the Snowy Mountains and near Scots Bridge, VIC, Australia, #D2101 (Age 26) of puerperal perionitis [par George & Elizabeth CRAXTON] - buried at Brighton.1 

Family

 Isaac Church b. 1825, d. 17 Jun 1912
Children 1.Mary Elizabeth Church+ b. 1849, d. 1 Apr 1920
 2.William George Church+ b. 30 Sep 1850, d. 13 Sep 1937
 3.Isaac Church+ b. 16 Sep 1852, d. 6 Jul 1932

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888 "Death Certificate transcript on ancestry - death registered in Brighton."
Last Edited11 Jun 2019

Jane Leurs

F, #11204, b. 1823, d. Jun 1906
Married NameChurch. 
Birth*1823 
Marriage*1855 Spouse: Isaac Church. VIC, Australia, #M2678.1
 
Death*Jun 1906 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #D4455 (Age 83) [LEURS Robert & Jane MURRAY].2 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1903Wilson Street, Berwick, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: independent means. With Isaac Church.3

Grave

  • 1-244-A+B, Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, VIC, Australia, parents are mentioned on gravestone: Church Jane 1906 83 wife/ Isaac, our mother - Church Isaac 1912 87 hus/ Jane, our father4     

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  2. [S3] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Edwardian Index Victoria 1902-1913.
  3. [S103] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1903.
  4. [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
    1-244-A     Church     Jane     F     83     24/06/1906     408
    1-244-B     Church     Isaac     M     87     18/06/1912     492
    1-244-B     Church          M     79     1/07/1932     868.
Last Edited11 Jun 2019

Rev Robert Wilson Rock

M, #11207, b. 6 Apr 1856, d. 30 Jun 1925
Probate (Will)* Robert W Rock. Presbytn Minister. Ivanhoe. 30 Jun 1925. 202/946.1 
Birth*6 Apr 1856 Newtown, VIC, Australia, #B5226 [par James ROCK & Elizabeth WILSON].2,3 
Marriage*20 Jun 1883 Spouse: Isabella Henry Scott. East St Kilda, VIC, Australia, #M2634.2
 
Marriage-Notice*7 Jul 1883 ROCK—SCOTT.—On the 20th June, at residence of the bride's brother, Fernleigh, East St Kilda, by Rev. D. S. M'Eachran, assisted by Rev. W. H. Scott, Rev. R. W. Rock, Woodford, to Isabella Henry, second daughter of late William Scott, Carlton.4 
Death*30 Jun 1925 Ivanhoe, VIC, Australia, #D5743 (Age 69) [par James Robert ROCK & Eliza WILSON].5 
Death-Notice*1 Jul 1925 ROCK.—On the 30th June, at the Manse, 20 Studley road, Ivanhoe, Rev. Robert Wilson, beloved husband of Isabella Rock, father of Rev. W. W. Rock (Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.A.), Rev. R. B. Rock (New Providence, New Jersey, U.S.A.), and Grace, aged 69 years. For 43 years a minister of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria.
ROCK.—On the 30th June, at the Manse, 20 Studley road, Ivanhoe, Rev. Robert Wilson Rock, for six years the devoted and much-loved minister of Ivanhoe Presbyterian Church.
ROCK.—The Friends of the late Rev. ROBERT WILSON ROCK are respectfully notified that his remains will leave his residence, The Manse, 20 Studley road, Ivanhoe, THIS DAY (Wednesday, the 1st July), at 3 p.m., for interment in the Coburg Cemetery. Motors.
ROCK.—The Members and Adherents of the Ivanhoe Presbyterian Church are respectfully invited to follow the remains of their late beloved Minister (Rev. RORERT WILSON ROCK) to the place of Interment, Coburg Cemetery.
The funeral will leave his residence, The Manse, 20 Studley road, Ivanhoe, THIS DAY (Wednesday, the 1st July), at 1 p.m., arriving at the Cemetery about 3.40 p.m. Motors. NEIL C WHANNELL, Session Clerk. W H TRIST Secretary.6 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1903Natalia, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: clergyman. With Isabella Henry Rock.7
1924The Manse, 20 Studley Road, Ivanhoe, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: minister. With Isabella Henry Rock. With Grace Emmyvale Rock.8

Grave

  • Coburg Cemetery, Coburg, VIC, Australia, James Wilson ROCK, Died 15 May 1914, Aged 28 years, son of Rev. R.W. and I.H. ROCK.
    Robert Wilson ROCK, died 30 June 1925, husband of I.H. ROCK, born 6 Apr 18563

Newspaper-Articles

  • 5 Jan 1892: PRESBYTERY OF MELBOURNE SOUTH.
    The Presbytery dealt with the matter of a call for Erskine Church, Carlton.
    The Rev. W. S. Logan stated that the Erskine Church congregation had made a call to the Rev. R. W. Rocke, of Cranbourne and Berwick, but the congregations at the latter places had passed resolutions to the effect that they wished to retain the services of Mr. Rocke for their districts, and hoped that he would remain among them for some time longer at all events.
    Representatives of Erskine Church and of the Cranbourne and Berwick congregations were heard by the Presbytery.
    The Rev. R. W. Rocke then stated that he had seriously considered the call, and he felt that it was his duty for the present to stay with the people amongst whom he was now stationed, and that he must decline the call.9
  • 10 Jan 1894: On Monday the 22nd inst., there is to be an entertainment in the assembly hall in aid of the Presbyterian services. The Rev. Mr. Rocke, who is so deservedly popular, not only as preacher, but as a man, will narrate some interesting scenes in the life of the great temperance re former, J. B. Gough, and the Cranbourne quartette club will make their first bow to a Beaconsfield audience. The admission is fixed at 1s. 6d. for adults, and half-price for children. It is to be hoped that a crowded house will result, and the hopes of the promoters be fully realised.10
  • 1 Jul 1925: Rev. Robert Wilson Rock, minister of the Presbyterian church, Ivanhoe, died at his residence yesterday morning after a brief illness. He had been in indifferent health for some time, but was able to at tend to his ministerial duties. Early on Sunday morning he had a heart attack. Deceased, who had served in the ministry for 43 years, was one of the best known and most widely respected ministers of the Presbyterian Church in the State, hav ing been successively in charge of Woodford, Cranbourne and Berwick, Nathalia, Northcote and Ivanhoe. He was also editor of the 'Record,' the missionary paper of the church, as well as being a member of the foreign missions committee. Deceased leaves a widow, two sons, who are clergymen in New Jersey, U.S.A., and a daughter.11
  • 3 Jul 1925: The Rev. Robert Wilson Rock, Presbyterian minister, of Ivanhoe, died on Tuesday, June 30, at the manse in that suburb, after a severe attack of angina pectoris. The rev. gentlemen was a minister of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria for 43 years, and was for six years minister at Ivanhoe. He was a well read and gifted servant of the Church, and was much loved by his congregation, and esteemed by mem bers of all denominations. He was born in the North of Ireland, we believe, 69 years ago. A widow and two sons and a daughter are left to mourn the loss of a beloved husband and father. The sons are the Rev. W. W. Rock, of Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.A., and the Rev. R. B. Rock, New Providence, New Jersey, U.S.A., and the daughter Miss Grace Rock. The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon and the burial took place in the Coburg cemetery. The service at the manse was con ducted by the Revs. F. H. L. Paton and J. Marshall, and that at the grave side by the Revs. J. A. Crockett, A. Hardie, J. R. Anderson, and F. McQueen. The pall bearers represented the various activities of the Ivanhoe congregation.12
  • 23 Feb 1934: CRANBOURNE.—At a service at Scots' Church, Rev. D. Bruce made reference to the death of Mrs. Isabella Rock, which took place last week at North Adams, Massachusetts (U.S.A.) The late Rev. R. W. Rock, husband of deceased, was minister of Cranbourne Presbyterian charge from 1888 to 1895. He succeeded Rev. Alexander Duff, who was minister of the charge for 33 years, having been the first settled clergyman in South Gippsland. Isabella Henry Scott13
  • 25 Feb 1953: £6000 Cranbourne Presbyterian Church Opened ... GENEROUS GIFTS TOWARDS FURNISHINGS. Pulpit Bible: By the Rock family of America, in memory of Rev. R. W. Rock, a former minister of Cranbourne during year 1885-95.14

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P3, unit 1558; VPRS 7591/P2, unit 716.
  2. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  3. [S38] Index of burials in the cemetery of Coburg Cemetery,.
  4. [S14] Newspaper - Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 7 Jul 1883, p15
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220538157
  5. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  6. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 1 Jul 1925, p1.
  7. [S103] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1903.
  8. [S124] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1924.
  9. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 5 Jan 1892, p6.
  10. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), 10 Jan 1894, p3 by Todea Africana.
  11. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 1 Jul 1925, p12.
  12. [S14] Newspaper - Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic.), 3 Jul 1925, p3.
  13. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 23 Feb 1934, p12
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203376751
  14. [S218] Newspaper - The Dandenong Journal (Vic.), Wed 25 Feb 1953, p20
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/215817444
Last Edited31 Oct 2020

Isabella Henry Scott

F, #11208, b. 1859, d. 16 Feb 1934
Married NameRock. 
Birth*1859 Abroath, Forfar, Scotland. [par William SCOTT & Isabella HENRY]1 
Marriage*20 Jun 1883 Spouse: Rev Robert Wilson Rock. East St Kilda, VIC, Australia, #M2634.2
 
Marriage-Notice*7 Jul 1883 ROCK—SCOTT.—On the 20th June, at residence of the bride's brother, Fernleigh, East St Kilda, by Rev. D. S. M'Eachran, assisted by Rev. W. H. Scott, Rev. R. W. Rock, Woodford, to Isabella Henry, second daughter of late William Scott, Carlton.3 
Widow30 Jun 1925Isabella Henry Scott became a widow upon the death of her husband Rev Robert Wilson Rock.4 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel19 Nov 1925 Sailing with Grace Emmyvale Rock to Sydney, NSW, Australia. Ship Emigrated with her mother Isabella who lived with her minister son and died in the USA.5
 
Death*16 Feb 1934 North Adams, Massachusetts, USA.5,6 
Death-Notice*17 Feb 1934 ROCK.— On the 16th February, at the Manse, North Adams, Mass., U.S.A., Mrs. Isabella Rock, relict of the late Rev. R. W. Rock.7 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1903Natalia, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With Rev Robert Wilson Rock.8
1924The Manse, 20 Studley Road, Ivanhoe, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With Rev Robert Wilson Rock. With Grace Emmyvale Rock.9

Newspaper-Articles

  • 17 Feb 1934: By cable message yesterday news was received in Melbourne of the death of Mrs Isabella Rock, wife of the late Rev R. W. Rock of Ivanhoe who died at the home of her eldest son the Rev W. W. Rock, minister of the Congregational Church at North Adams, Massachusetts (USA). Mrs Rock was aged 75 years. Bornat Arbroath Scotland, the daughter of Mr William Scott, she married Mr Rock in 1882 when he was Presbyterian minister at his first charge at Woodford neat Warrnambool. After the death of her husband at Ivanhoe in 1925, she left for the United States where she lived with her children until the time of her death. She is survived by three children, the Rev W W Rock, the Rev R W Rock Jun of Plainfield New Jersey and Miss Grace Rock of Boston Massachusetts.10
  • 23 Feb 1934: CRANBOURNE.—At a service at Scots' Church, Rev. D. Bruce made reference to the death of Mrs. Isabella Rock, which took place last week at North Adams, Massachusetts (U.S.A.) The late Rev. R. W. Rock, husband of deceased, was minister of Cranbourne Presbyterian charge from 1888 to 1895. He succeeded Rev. Alexander Duff, who was minister of the charge for 33 years, having been the first settled clergyman in South Gippsland. Rev Robert Wilson Rock6

Citations

  1. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Marks Family Tree Owner: pepper1987.
  2. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  3. [S14] Newspaper - Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 7 Jul 1883, p15
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220538157
  4. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  5. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, jennyacopian.
  6. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 23 Feb 1934, p12
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203376751
  7. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 17 Feb 1934, p11
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203378986
  8. [S103] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1903.
  9. [S124] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1924.
  10. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 17 Feb 1934, p20
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11740138
Last Edited31 Oct 2020

Rev Jarvis Bunting Johnson

M, #11214, b. Sep 1867
Birth*Sep 1867 Cardiff, Wales, Sep Q 1867 (Cardiff) 11a 259. Mother's maiden surname: Charlesworth. As Jarvis Bunting Johnson.1 
Marriage*1890 Spouse: Clara Emily Roberts. Ballarat, VIC, Australia, #M4210/1890, Jarvis Bunting JOHNSON & Clara Emily ROBERTS.2
 
Note*1894 Re-married #1894/1250, Jarvis Bunting JOHNSON & Marion Kay NICOL
3 children: Beryl Isabel Johnson
Event date: 15/03/1895 Registration details: 1895/B/56227
Ruth Hyacinth Johnson
Event date: 12/03/1898 Registration details: 1898/B/61858
Margaret Charlesworth Johnson
Event date: 30/04/1901 Registration details: 1901/B/2812.3 
Marriage*1894 Spouse: Marion Kay Nicol.
 
Note1909 #M2649/1909 Jarvis B Johnson & Magdalena G Henry.4 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 10 Oct 1885: We learn that the Rev. J. B. Johnson, appointed to labor in connection with the United Methodists, at Yarraville, has arrived, and will conduct the service in that church on Sunday evening next, at 7 o'clock. If report speaks truly, the rev. gentlemen will be an acquisition to the ministerial staff of our borough.5
  • 13 Apr 1887: BEACONSFIELD. By our Rambling Reporter
    The first tea meeting in connection with the Beaconsfield circuit of the United Methodist Free Church was held in the Assembly Hall on Tuesday evening, 5th inst. When I arrived at the scene of action I found Mr. Wheeler busy boiling the proverbial "billy," assisted by about a dozen of the youngsters of the neighborhood. Mr. Wheeler seemed to be the manager of the tea-making process, and later on seemed to give general satisfaction. On making myself known to him, he took me inside and introduced me to the Secretary, Mr. H. Glismann. This gentleman was up to his elbows in work, but when he found out what I wanted he walked round with and showed me what preparations were being made for the satisfying of the large number who were espected to tea. In an adjoining room I found Mesdames Alp, Wheeler, Jones
    and McLean, assisted by Messrs. Nelson, Day and Glismann, busy cutting the cake and other good things which were to be put upon the tables. At six o'clock the doors were thrown open and soon the two tables (which ran the whole length of the building) were crowded to excess. The interior of the hall presented a very pretty appearance, having been decorated by some of the young ladies with ferns and flowers. No. 1 table, which was presided over by Miss Day, assisted by Mesdames Jones and Wheeler, was also nicely done with flowers, but the palm of decoration was borne off by No. 2 table, which was under the charge of Mrs. Alp and Miss Glismann, and was a work of art in the way of decoration. After tea, whilst some were taking a stroll in the lovely moonlight and others a rest, the tables, etc., were moved out and preparations made for the public meeting which was to follow. Mr. Beatty was voted to the chair and Mr. Walton opened the meeting with prayer. In the course of his remarks the chairman said—We have now to bid farewell to Mr. Walton, who has been with us during the past three months, and to welcome Mr. Johnson, his successor.
    Mr. Walton is leaving us for another colony, and I am sure everyone present will join with me and bid a hearty farewell and God speed to him. The Misses Kinder then gave a duet in a pleasing manner, Mr. Walton gave an interesting address, and Mr. Goode followed with a recitation (The Husband's Vow). An address from Mr. Johnson, and humerous readings from Messrs. Wheeler and Atkinson were well received. A good sum was realised at the collection, and after the usual vote of thanks of the ladies, chairman and committee the meeting terminated. Rev L Walton6
  • 5 Oct 1887: BEACONSFIELD. By our Rambing Reporter. A tea meeting was held here on Wednesday evening, the 28th ult., to bid farewell to the Rev. J. B. Johnson. Some time ago it was found out that the Beaconsfield circuit of the United Methodist Church was getting into financial difficulties, and as the support given was not sufficient to pay for the minister's horse feed, to say nothing of his stipend. The Church committee, or conference, which held its sittings at Geelong in the early part of last month, decided to send Mr. Johnson to take charge of the Ballarat circuit. As soon as it became known here that Mr. Johnson was going to be removed a number of the ladies determined to give a tea meeting for the purpose of bidding him farewell. They set to work and canvaased the district for contribu tions, and as Mr. Johnson had many friends these were plentifully forthcoming, and on Wednesday evening their labors were brought to a close when between seventy and eighty sat down to tea in the local hall. After everyone was satisfied and the tables, etc, had been cleared away, a public meeting was held. Mr. Beatty occupied the chair, and gave a very good address, in the course of which he said he was sorry to have to say farewell to Mr. Johnson, who had been laboring in the district for the past six months.
    He also regretted that Mr. Johnson had to leave because he had not been supported. He was certain Mr. Johnson had done his best for their welfare. After Mr. Beatty's address Miss Pegler played a serenade on the piano very nicely, and was loudly applauded. Mr. Johnson here addressed the meeting at some length and was listened to with great interest. Song, "When shall we meet again," was very nicely sung by "Mr. Simmonds. Miss Thornton gave a selection, "Home flowers." Mr. Alp then followed with an address, after which Miss Pegler gave the "Post march," which was really well played. Mr. Wheeler then gave an address, and the proceedings were brought to a close by the singing of the doxology.7
  • 9 Apr 1890: MARRIAGE OF REV. J. B. JOHNSON.
    The Rev. J. B. Johnson, the well-known and much-esteemed pastor of the United Methodist Free Church, South street, Ballarat, was yesterday married to Miss Clara Roberts, the second daughter of a respected resident, Mr John Roberts, boot manufacturer, Bridge street. Shortly after the time appointed the carriages, four in number, containing the bride, bridesmaids, and guests, drove up to the church, where, not withstanding the very inclement weather, a large concourse of people had assembled, a great number being unable to gain admittance.
    The ceremony was performed by the Rev. H. Wallace, of Geelong, the Rev. W. Hunt (Primitive Methodist) and Rev. W. H. Hamilton, of Yeudon, assisting. The bridesmaids were Miss Fitzsimmons and the Misses Rosa and Bertha Roberts, sisters to the bride. Mr W. Roberts, of Sandhurst, acted as best man, the other groomsmen being Mr Arthur Roberts, of Melbourne, and Mr Charlesworth (cousin to the bridegroom), of Goulbourn Valley.
    The bride was handsomely attired in navy blue merveilleux, crowned with the usual wreath and veil. A very pleasing feature after the ceremony, in addition to the usual showers of rice, was the sight of six little girls, members of the bride’s Sunday school class, dressed in white, each bearing a basket of flowers, which they strewed before the happy couple as they made their exit from the church. Arrived at the home of the bride’s parents, Napier street, the guests, about 40 in number, sat down to an excellent repast, and at which the usual toasts were honored. Mr and Mrs Johnson left Ballarat by the afternoon train en route for Lorne. After their departure the friends spent a very enjoyable time up till a late hour last evening. It should also be stated that Mr Boustead, organist of St. Andrew’s Kirk, played at the church, after the ceremony, the “Wedding march” in his usual effective and pleasing style.8
  • 8 Dec 1893: THE CASE OF THE REV. J. B. JOHNSON. THE OTHER SIDE.
    We understand that some of the Rev. J. B. Johnson’s friends are moving in the matter of the allegations against his character. A cablegram has already been sent to him from Ballarat, advising him to come over here and meet the charges levelled against him, and his friends expect him to arrive in this city in about a fortnight’s time, ready to proceed against those who it is contended have maligned him. What action he will take with regard to the statements concerning the different clearances he is said to have submitted to the committee at Auckland cannot be said. We have the one side before us, and the other has yet to be made public. His friends are confident that he will be able to place a very different complexion upon the occurrence from that it now bears. On some of the other points it is well known what Mr Johnson’s answer will be.
    The statements that he ran away with another woman, and that he left Ballarat with another wife (shortly after his wife had died) are, his friends assert, untrue. Mrs Johnson was, after her confinement, too much of an invalid to look after the child, and its care devolved upon the servant girl, to whom the baby became very much attached, as did the girl to it. For this reason the girl was taken by Mr Johnson to New Zealand, where the trio have since lived in lodgings under circumstances that involve no suspicion of improper conduct. As to the other rumors that were given publicity to, these, it is stated, were circulated by interested and malicious tongues. At least one charge, where a name was used, has been proved to be baseless, and it is urged that others would prove, were they made substantial enough to make enquiry possible, equally without foundation. So wrath are some of Mr Johnson’s friends that liberal proffers of money have been made by them to pay his passage over here and bear bis law costs in any action he may think necessary to take to clear his character. As one shrewd business man, who was a neighbor of Mr Johnson during the latter’s residence in Ballarat puts it —“I would put down £50 to back my knowledge that nothing can be successfully urged against Mr Johnson’s character, either as a minister or a man. He was intemperate of speech, and in some matters lacked judgment, but his character is above reproach.” There the matter rests, and will do until Mr Johnson arrives in Ballarat to take steps to vindicate his character.9
  • 14 Sep 1908: FUNERAL NOTICE.—The Friends of Rev. J. R. JOHNSON are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral of his deceased wife, Marion Kay, to move from his residence, Leichhardt street, Spring Hill, THIS (Monday) AFTERNOON, 14th September, 1908, at 3 o'clock, to the Toowong Cemetery.
    CANNON & CRIPPS, Undertakers.
    FUNERAL NOTICE.—The Members and Friends of the JOYFUL NEWS MISSION are respectfully desired to attend the Funeral of Mrs. J. B. Johnson, deceased wife of the Rev. J. B. Johnson, general superintendent, to move from his residence, Leichhardt street, Spring Hill, THIS (Monday) AFTERNOON, at 3 o'clock, for the Toowong Cemetery.
    CANNON & CRIPPS, Undertakers.10
  • 19 Sep 1908: The Rev. J. B. JOHNSON and Daughters desire to express sincere GRATITUDE to the hundreds of kind friends who sent floral tributes, letters, and telegrams of sympathy, which have afforded much comfort to them in their recent sad bereavement.11

Citations

  1. [S332] UK - General Register Office Indexes "Sep Q 1867 (Cardiff) 11a 259. Mother's maiden surname: Charlesworth. As Jarvis Bunting Johnson."
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M4210/1890, Jarvis Bunting JOHNSON & Clara Emily ROBERTS."
  3. [S10] New Zealand Government Birth, Death & Marriage Indexes "#1894/1250, Jarvis Bunting Johnson & Marion Kay Nicol."
  4. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
    #M2649/1909 Jarvis B Johnson & Magdalena G Henry.
  5. [S14] Newspaper - Independent (Footscray, Vic.), Sat 10 Oct 1885, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/73247685
  6. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Wed 13 Apr 1887, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70028241
  7. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), 5 Oct 1887, p3.
  8. [S14] Newspaper - The Ballarat Star (Vic.), Wed 9 Apr 1890, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/209581989
  9. [S14] Newspaper - The Ballarat Star (Vic.), Fri 8 Dec 1893, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/209801301
  10. [S14] Newspaper - The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld.), Mon 14 Sep 1908, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/175128620
  11. [S14] Newspaper - The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld.), Sat 19 Sep 1908, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/175134136
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