John Grant

M, #11826, b. 1861, d. 15 Mar 1943
Father*Robert Grant b. 1826, d. 11 Oct 1895
Mother*Agnes Buchanan b. 14 Sep 1830, d. 29 Jul 1919
ChartsDescendants of John BUCHANAN
Probate (Will)* John Grant. X Wheelwright. Berwick. 15 Mar 1943. 344/008.1       
Birth*1861 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #B5223.2 
(Transfer to) Land-Berwick16 May 1888 BER-Crown-18 (part) tx 216745, High Street. Transfer from George Brown to Robert Grant John Grant.3 
(Transfer to) Land-Berwick14 Jun 1888 BER-Crown-17.18 (tx 184367) Rechabite Hall, 106 High Street. Transfer from James Gibb to Thomas Henderson, Alexander Miller, John Grant, William Wilson, Thomas Cornelius Camm. See C/T 2070-846 (Rechabite Hall.)4 
(Mortgagor) Land-Note27 Jul 1889 BER-Crown-17.18 (Rechabite Hall): Mortgagee: Thomas Henderson. Mortgage provided by Thomas Henderson to the five trustees - discharged 22 Nov 1920, partly discharged (£175) on 6 April 1908, remainder £550. Mortgagor was Alexander Miller, John Grant, William Wilson, Thomas Cornelius Camm.5,6 
(Transfer to) Land-Berwick4 Sep 1889 BER-Crown-18 (part) tx 260825 / tx 216745, High Street. Transfer from George Brown to Robert Grant John Grant. On 4 Sep 1889 a small strip of land to the east was added to the previous holding, and a new consolidated title issued.7 
Land-Berwick*6 Aug 1895 BER-Crown-18 (part) tx 361291, High Street. Transfer from Robert Grant to John Grant. John Grant is now the sole proprietor - C/T 2581-045.8 
Land-Berwick*16 Jul 1907 BER-Town S15-2. Transfer from Agnes Grant to John Grant. 0a 2r 0p.9 
Land-Note22 Nov 1920 BER-Crown-17.18 (Rechabite Hall). Alexander Miller Red Ink No 2112344. Alexander Miller, John Grant, William Wilson the younger and Thomas Cornelius Camm the survivors of the proprietors named herein, are, by the direction of the Commissioner of Titles given under Section 268 of the Transfer of Land Act 1915, now registered as joint proprietors of the within described estate.10 
(Transfer from) Land-Berwick22 Nov 1920 BER-Crown-17.18 (Rechabite Hall), 106 High Street. Transfer from Alexander Miller, John Grant, William Wilson, Thomas Cornelius Camm to Harold Edward Elliott. Was Rechabite Hall - to be transferred and used as an RSL.11 
Land-UBeac*7 Nov 1924 GEM-D-1 21/LP2461. Transfer from Arthur William 'Boss' Shorthouse to John Grant.12 
Land-Berwick*8 Jul 1927 BER-Town S15-2 (part). Transfer from John Grant to Kathleen Valetta Kent. 0a 1r 0p (part with frontage to Wilson Street.)13 
Death*15 Mar 1943 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #D15453 (Age 82) [par Robert GRANT & Agnes BUCHANAN].2 
Death-Notice*16 Mar 1943 GRANT.—On March 15, at Berwick, John Grant, of High street, Berwick, eldest son of the late Robert and Agnes Grant, aged 82 years.
GRANT.—The Funeral of the late Mr. JOHN GRANT will leave his home, High street, Berwick. TOMORROW (Wednesday), at 11 a.m., for the Berwick Cemetery.14 
Land-Note*3 Sep 1943 John Grant died on 15 March 1943. Probate of his will has been granted to Jane Buchanan Grant of Berwick Spinster.15 
Land-Berwick*17 Sep 1943 BER-Town S15-2 (part). Transfer from John Grant to Jane Buchanan Grant. 0a 1r 0p (part with frontage to High Street.)16 
Land-UBeac*17 Sep 1943 GEM-D-1 21/LP2461. Transfer from John Grant to Jane Buchanan Grant.17 
Land-Berwick17 Sep 1943 BER-Crown-18 (part) tx 1895055, High Street. Transfer from John Grant to Jane Buchanan Grant.18 

Grave

  • 5-311-B, Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, VIC, Australia19

Newspaper-Articles

  • 20 May 1942: Berwick. OLD ESTABLISHED BUSINESS SOLD.
    WHEN Mr. John Grant, Berwick’s octogenarian undertaker—he is 82—recently disposed of his old-established business to Wm. J. Garnar and Son, of Dandenong, two very old firms were merged. Both have been operating since the very early days. Mr. John Grant established his business when Berwick was young and has carried it on successfully right up to date despite his increasing years. Under the terms of the sale he will act as Wm. J. Garnar’s representative in Berwick.
    Coming into being when the late Mr. J. W. Garnar purchased the undertaking business from the last Mr John Hemmings, its founder in Dandenong, the firm now known as Wm. J. Garnar and Son has had a long and successful career. It’s scope should be considerably extended by this latest expansion.20
  • 17 Mar 1943: Death Of Berwick Octogenarian.
    ANOTHER of Berwick’s dwindling band of grand old men, in the person of Mr. John Grant, breathed his last in the Berwick Bush Nursing Hospital on Monday. A native or Berwick, he spent the whole of his 82 years there and was one of the best known of the town's old identities.
    He was the eldest son of the late Robert and Agnes Grant, and was a nephew of the late Hon. James Buchanan. Ever since he was able to take up the trade, the late Mr. Grant started out as a coachbuilder and undertaker. Very active for his age, he conducted a business in High street, Berwick, right up until 9 months ago. Even after disposing of it, he continued his interest until the end. Universally esteemed and respected, the late Mr Grant was almost a part of the town itself and was universally liked and respected. His fatal illness descended on him a fortnight ago when he suffered a stroke from which he never recovered. He was admitted to the Berwick B.N. Hospital, but failed to rally and passed away on Monday.
    The funeral cortege, a very large and representative one, left his home in High street today for the Berwick cemetery, with which he was closely connected for most of his life.
    The Rev. C. Jones performed the last sad rites and W. J. Garnar and Sons had charge of the funeral.
    The pall-bearers were Evan Henry, N. Beaumont, J. Richardson, A. Buchanan, Len Lindsay, J. Thomas, J. Kirkham and Clyde Greaves.21
  • 7 May 1943: JOHN GRANT, Late of Berwick, Retired Wheelwright, Deceased. - After fourteen clear days Jane Buchanan Grant, of Berwick, spinster, the executrix appointed by the deceased's will, dated the twenty-sixth day of June, 1905, will APPLY to the Supreme Court for a grant of PROBATE of the said WILL (William James Grant, the executor appointed by the said will, having predeceased the testator).
    MACPHERSON & KELLEY, solicitors, 340 Little Collins st., Melbourne, and at Dandenong. Jane Buchanan Grant22

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P3, unit 3817; VPRS 7591/P2, unit 1211.
  2. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online) "#D15453 - birth place Berwick."
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2021-148 - Robert Grant Blacksmith and John Grant Wheelwright both of High Street Berwick are proprietors as tenants-in-common in equal shares - parent title C/T 1016-156.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1348-580 - C/T 2070-846 - Thomas Henderson Builder, Alexander Miller Carpenter, John Grant Wheelwright, William Wilson Contractor, Thomas Cornelius Camm Teacher all of Berwick are now the proprietors.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2070-846 - Mortgage provided by Thomas Henderson to the five trustees - discharged 22 Nov 1920, partly discharged (£175) on 6 April 1908.
  6. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Inventory of Thomas Henderson outlines mortgage: VPRS 28/ P3 unit 426, item 132/875.
  7. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2187-281 - Robert Grant and John Grant both of High Street Berwick Wheelwrights are proprietors as tenants-in-common in equal shares - (parent titles C/T 2021-148 & C/T 1016-156).
  8. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2187-281 - John Grant of High Street Berwick Wheelwright - C/T 2581-045.
  9. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1204-709 - John Grant of Berwick Carriage Builder.
  10. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2070-846 - Red Ink No 2112344. Alexander Miller, John Grant, William Wilson the younger and Thomas Cornelius Camm the survivors of the proprietors named herein, are, by the direction of the Commissioner of Titles given under Section 268 of the Transfer of Land Act 1915, now registered as joint proprietors of the within described estate.
  11. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2070-846 - Harold Edward Elliott of 360 Collins Street Melbourne Solicitor.
  12. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 3287-381 - Arthur William Shorthouse to John Grant of Berwick Undertaker.
  13. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1204-709 - Kathleen Valetta Kent - see C/T 5294-762.
  14. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Tue 16 Mar 1943, p2+10.
  15. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 3287-381 - John Grant died on 15 March 1943. Probate of his will has been granted to Jane Buchanan Grant of Berwick Spinster.
  16. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1204-709 - Jane Buchanan Grant - see C/T 6648-469.
  17. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 3287-381 - Jane Buchanan Grant of Berwick Spinster is now the proprietor (was executrix of estate).
  18. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2581-045 - Jane Buchanan Grant of Berwick Spinster.
  19. [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
    5-311-B     Grant     John     M     82     17/03/1943     1116.
  20. [S218] Newspaper - The Dandenong Journal (Vic.), Wed 20 May 1942, p3.
  21. [S218] Newspaper - The Dandenong Journal (Vic.), Wed 17 Mar 1943, p1.
  22. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 7 May 1943, p11
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11345762
Last Edited11 Apr 2024

Robert Grant

M, #11827, b. 1826, d. 11 Oct 1895
ChartsDescendants of John BUCHANAN
Probate (Will)* Robert Grant. Wheelwright. Berwick. 11 Oct 1895. 60/192.1 
Birth*1826 Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. 
Marriage*5 Dec 1853 Spouse: Agnes Buchanan. Scotch Blair, Kirkintillock, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.2
 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel29 Aug 1859 Sailing with Agnes Grant, Elizabeth Balloch Grant, Jenet Colquhoun Grant to VIC, Australia. Ship Sardinian sailing from Greenock
Age 33.3 
Death*11 Oct 1895 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #D12241 (Age 70) [par John GRANT & Janet COLQUHOUN].4 
Death-Notice*12 Oct 1895 GRANT.—On the 11th October, at his residence, High-street, Berwick, Robert, beloved husband of Agnes and father of J. and R. and W. Grant, aged 70 years.5 

Grave

  • 5-312-A, Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, VIC, Australia6

Family

 Agnes Buchanan b. 14 Sep 1830, d. 29 Jul 1919
Children 1.Elizabeth Balloch Grant b. 24 Feb 1857, d. 25 Aug 1907
 2.Jenet Colquhoun Grant b. 18 Feb 1859, d. 21 Nov 1938
 3.John Grant b. 1861, d. 15 Mar 1943
 4.Robert Grant+ b. 31 Jul 1862, d. 10 Nov 1947
 5.James Grant b. 1865, d. 1867
 6.William James Grant b. 1867, d. Sep 1911
 7.Jane Buchanan Grant b. 1870, d. 18 Jan 1959

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P0, unit 767; VPRS 28/P2, unit 426; VPRS 7591/P2, unit 245.
  2. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, JONES FAMILY TREE - beverlywalker461.
  3. [S36] Inward & outward passenger lists to and from Victoria. Series: (VPRS 14; 7666; 7667; 7786); PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), image on ancestry.
  4. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  5. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 12 Oct 1895, p3.
  6. [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
    5-312-A     Grant     Robert     M     70     12/10/1895     283
    5-312-A     Grant     Agnes     F     89     31/01/1919     630.
Last Edited16 Oct 2017

Agnes Buchanan

F, #11828, b. 14 Sep 1830, d. 29 Jul 1919
Father*John Buchanan b. 7 Mar 1789, d. 26 May 1871
Mother*Elizabeth Bullock b. 1793, d. 9 Apr 1846
ChartsDescendants of John BUCHANAN
Probate (Will)* Agnes Grant. Widow. Berwick. 29 Jul 1919. 173/195.1 
Married NameGrant. 
Birth*14 Sep 1830 Glasgow, Scotland, Cadder, Lanark, Scotland. 
Marriage*5 Dec 1853 Spouse: Robert Grant. Scotch Blair, Kirkintillock, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.2
 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel29 Aug 1859 Sailing with Robert Grant, Elizabeth Balloch Grant, Jenet Colquhoun Grant to VIC, Australia. Ship Sardinian sailing from Greenock
Age 39.3 
Land-Berwick*29 Sep 1880 BER-Town S15-2. Transfer from Robert Bain to Agnes Grant. 0a 2r 0p.4 
Widow11 Oct 1895She became a widow upon the death of her husband Robert Grant.5 
Land-Berwick*16 Jul 1907 BER-Town S15-2. Transfer from Agnes Grant to John Grant. 0a 2r 0p.6 
Land-Berwick20 May 1915 BER-Subn-9. Transfer from James Buchanan to Agnes Grant. 10a 2r 4p.7 
Land-Berwick20 May 1915 BER-Subn-8. Transfer from James Buchanan to Agnes Grant. 4a 3r 1p.8 
Land-Berwick20 May 1915 BER-Subn-7. Transfer from James Buchanan to Agnes Grant. 5a 1r 11p.9 
Death*29 Jul 1919 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #D10701 (Age 88) [par John BUCHANAN & Elizabeth BALLOCH].10 
Land-Note*28 Oct 1920 BER-Subn-8 (part). Red Ink 2104719 - Agnes Grant died on the 29th day of July 1919. Letters of Administration with will annexed of her estate have been granted to Jane Buchanan Grant of Berwick Spinster.11 
Land-Berwick28 Oct 1920 BER-Subn-8 (part). Transfer from Agnes Grant to Jane Buchanan Grant. 4a 3r 1p.12 
Land-Berwick*28 Oct 1920 BER-Subn-8 (part). Transfer from Agnes Grant to Jane Buchanan Grant. 4a 3r 1p.12 
Land-Berwick28 Oct 1920 BER-Subn-7. Transfer from Agnes Grant to Jane Buchanan Grant. 5a 1r 11p.13 

Grave

  • 5-312-A, Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, VIC, Australia14

Family

 Robert Grant b. 1826, d. 11 Oct 1895
Children 1.Elizabeth Balloch Grant b. 24 Feb 1857, d. 25 Aug 1907
 2.Jenet Colquhoun Grant b. 18 Feb 1859, d. 21 Nov 1938
 3.John Grant b. 1861, d. 15 Mar 1943
 4.Robert Grant+ b. 31 Jul 1862, d. 10 Nov 1947
 5.James Grant b. 1865, d. 1867
 6.William James Grant b. 1867, d. Sep 1911
 7.Jane Buchanan Grant b. 1870, d. 18 Jan 1959

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P3, unit 1068; VPRS 7591/P2, unit 627.
  2. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, JONES FAMILY TREE - beverlywalker461.
  3. [S36] Inward & outward passenger lists to and from Victoria. Series: (VPRS 14; 7666; 7667; 7786); PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), image on ancestry.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 352-641 - Agnes Grant of Berwick - C/T 1204-709.
  5. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  6. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1204-709 - John Grant of Berwick Carriage Builder.
  7. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Memo 57613 James Buchanan died the 11th day of September 1914. On the 13th October 1914 probate of the will of the said James Buchanan was granted to William Wilson Contractor and Llewellyn David Beaumont, Farmer, both of Berwick - C/T 9-669 - Agnes Grant of Berwick Widow.
  8. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 27-274 - Memo 57613 James Buchanan died the 11th day of September 1914. On the 13th October 1914 probate of the will of the said James Buchanan was granted to William Wilson Contractor and Llewellyn David Beaumont, Farmer, both of Berwick - C/T 3886-073 - Agnes Grant of Berwick Widow.
  9. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Memo 57613 James Buchanan died the 11th day of September 1914. On the 13th October 1914 probate of the will of the said James Buchanan was granted to William Wilson Contractor and Llewellyn David Beaumont, Farmer, both of Berwick - C/T 27-273 - Agnes Grant of Berwick Widow.
  10. [S4] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Great War Index Victoria 1914-1920.
  11. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 3886-073 - Red Ink 2104719 - Agnes Grant died on the 29th day of July 1919. Letters of Administration with will annexed of her estate have been granted to Jane Buchanan Grant of Berwick Spinster.
  12. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 3886-073 - Jane Buchanan Grant of Berwick Spinster.
  13. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 27-273 - Jane Buchanan Grant of Berwick Spinster.
  14. [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
    5-312-A     Grant     Robert     M     70     12/10/1895     283
    5-312-A     Grant     Agnes     F     89     31/01/1919     630.
Last Edited29 May 2021

Robert Grant

M, #11829, b. 31 Jul 1862, d. 10 Nov 1947
Father*Robert Grant b. 1826, d. 11 Oct 1895
Mother*Agnes Buchanan b. 14 Sep 1830, d. 29 Jul 1919
ChartsDescendants of John BUCHANAN
Birth*31 Jul 1862 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #B12891.1,2 
Land-Berwick16 May 1888 BER-Crown-18 (part) tx 216745, High Street. Transfer from George Brown to Robert Grant John Grant.3 
Land-Berwick*4 Sep 1889 BER-Crown-18 (part) tx 260825 / tx 216745, High Street. Transfer from George Brown to Robert Grant John Grant. On 4 Sep 1889 a small strip of land to the east was added to the previous holding, and a new consolidated title issued.4 
Land-Berwick*6 Aug 1895 BER-Crown-18 (part) tx 361291, High Street. Transfer from Robert Grant to John Grant. John Grant is now the sole proprietor - C/T 2581-045.5 
Marriage*21 Mar 1902 Spouse: Amy Constance Sanderson. Camberwell, VIC, Australia, #M1166.6
 
Widower20 Jul 1947Robert Grant became a widower upon the death of his wife Amy Constance Sanderson.6 
Death*10 Nov 1947 Royal Park, VIC, Australia, #D13104 (Age 85.)7 
Death-Notice*13 Nov 1947 GRANT.—On November 10, at Melbourne, Robert Grant, late of Poowong (Vic.), dearly loved husband of the late Amy Constance Grant, and loving father of Connie (Mrs. Einsiedel), Elsie (Mrs. Buchanan) and Robert, aged 85 years. Privately cremated Spring Vale, November 11.8 

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  2. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, nolabrow1.
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2021-148 - Robert Grant Blacksmith and John Grant Wheelwright both of High Street Berwick are proprietors as tenants-in-common in equal shares - parent title C/T 1016-156.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2187-281 - Robert Grant and John Grant both of High Street Berwick Wheelwrights are proprietors as tenants-in-common in equal shares - (parent titles C/T 2021-148 & C/T 1016-156).
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2187-281 - John Grant of High Street Berwick Wheelwright - C/T 2581-045.
  6. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  7. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  8. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 13 Nov 1947, p7.
Last Edited10 Oct 2020

James Grant

M, #11830, b. 1865, d. 1867
Father*Robert Grant b. 1826, d. 11 Oct 1895
Mother*Agnes Buchanan b. 14 Sep 1830, d. 29 Jul 1919
ChartsDescendants of John BUCHANAN
Birth*1865 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #B6923.1 
Death*1867 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #D7727 (Age 1.)1 

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
Last Edited26 Jan 2021

William James Grant

M, #11831, b. 1867, d. Sep 1911
Father*Robert Grant b. 1826, d. 11 Oct 1895
Mother*Agnes Buchanan b. 14 Sep 1830, d. 29 Jul 1919
ChartsDescendants of John BUCHANAN
Birth*1867 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #B13152.1 
Land-Berwick*6 Jun 1902 BER-Town S21-5.6. Transfer from Robert Buchanan to William James Grant. 0a 3r 39 2/10p - transferred by the executors.2 
Land-Berwick*25 Nov 1910 BER-Town S21-5.6. Transfer from William James Grant to Jane Buchanan Grant. 0a 3r 39 2/10p.3 
Death*Sep 1911 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #D7787 (Age 44.)4 

Grave

  • 5-312-B, Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, VIC, Australia5

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  2. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 690-910 - William James Grant of High Street Berwick Coachbuilder.
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 690-910 - Jane Buchanan Grant of Berwick Spinster.
  4. [S3] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Edwardian Index Victoria 1902-1913.
  5. [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
    5-312-B     Grant     William     M     44     16/09/1911     481
    5-312-B     Grant     Elizabeth B. F     50     26/08/1907     425.
Last Edited4 Apr 2022

Jane Buchanan Grant

F, #11832, b. 1870, d. 18 Jan 1959
Father*Robert Grant b. 1826, d. 11 Oct 1895
Mother*Agnes Buchanan b. 14 Sep 1830, d. 29 Jul 1919
ChartsDescendants of John BUCHANAN
Probate (Will)* Jane D Grant. Spinster. Berwick. 18 Jan 1959. 538/182.1 
Birth*1870 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #B21449.2 
Land-Berwick*25 Nov 1910 BER-Town S21-5.6. Transfer from William James Grant to Jane Buchanan Grant. 0a 3r 39 2/10p.3 
Land-Berwick*4 Jun 1920 BER-Town S21-5.6. Transfer from Jane Buchanan Grant to Sydney Albert Smith. 0a 3r 39 2/10p.4 
Land-Berwick*28 Oct 1920 BER-Subn-8 (part). Transfer from Agnes Grant to Jane Buchanan Grant. 4a 3r 1p.5 
Land-Berwick28 Oct 1920 BER-Subn-7. Transfer from Agnes Grant to Jane Buchanan Grant. 5a 1r 11p.6 
Land-Berwick28 Oct 1920 BER-Subn-8 (part). Transfer from Agnes Grant to Jane Buchanan Grant. 4a 3r 1p.5 
Land-Berwick*24 Apr 1923 BER-Subn-7. Transfer from Jane Buchanan Grant to Caroline Jellis. 5a 1r 11p.7 
Land-Berwick24 Apr 1923 BER-Subn-9. Transfer from Jane Buchanan Grant to Caroline Jellis. 10a 2r 4p.8 
Land-Berwick24 Apr 1923 BER-Subn-8 (part). Transfer from Jane Buchanan Grant to Caroline Jellis. 4a 3r 1p.9 
Land-Berwick*17 Sep 1943 BER-Town S15-2 (part). Transfer from John Grant to Jane Buchanan Grant. 0a 1r 0p (part with frontage to High Street.)10 
Land-Berwick17 Sep 1943 BER-Crown-18 (part) tx 1895055, High Street. Transfer from John Grant to Jane Buchanan Grant.11 
Land-UBeac*17 Sep 1943 GEM-D-1 21/LP2461. Transfer from John Grant to Jane Buchanan Grant.12 
Land-UBeac*18 Nov 1946 GEM-D-1 21/LP2461. Transfer from Jane Buchanan Grant to Country Fire Authority. Old Fire Station.13 
Land-Berwick*24 Nov 1950 BER-Crown-18 (part) tx 2362427, High Street. Transfer from Jane Buchanan Grant to Gordon Robert Blackburne.14 
Death*18 Jan 1959 Oakleigh, VIC, Australia, #D2043 (Age 88) - as GRANT.15 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 7 May 1943: JOHN GRANT, Late of Berwick, Retired Wheelwright, Deceased. - After fourteen clear days Jane Buchanan Grant, of Berwick, spinster, the executrix appointed by the deceased's will, dated the twenty-sixth day of June, 1905, will APPLY to the Supreme Court for a grant of PROBATE of the said WILL (William James Grant, the executor appointed by the said will, having predeceased the testator).
    MACPHERSON & KELLEY, solicitors, 340 Little Collins st., Melbourne, and at Dandenong. John Grant16

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P4, unit 1772; VPRS 7591/P3, unit 250.
  2. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 690-910 - Jane Buchanan Grant of Berwick Spinster.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 690-910 - Sydney Albert Smith of Berwick Labourer.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 3886-073 - Jane Buchanan Grant of Berwick Spinster.
  6. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 27-273 - Jane Buchanan Grant of Berwick Spinster.
  7. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 27-273 - Caroline Jellis of Berwick Married Woman.
  8. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 9-669 - Caroline Jellis of Berwick Married Woman.
  9. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 3886-073 - Caroline Jellis of Berwick Married Woman.
  10. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1204-709 - Jane Buchanan Grant - see C/T 6648-469.
  11. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2581-045 - Jane Buchanan Grant of Berwick Spinster.
  12. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 3287-381 - Jane Buchanan Grant of Berwick Spinster is now the proprietor (was executrix of estate).
  13. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 3287-381 - Jane Buchanan Grant to Country Fire Authority of 60 Market Street Melbourne.
  14. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2581-045 - Gordon Robert Blackburne of Ye Berwick Inn Berwick Hotelier.
  15. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  16. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 7 May 1943, p11
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11345762
Last Edited11 Apr 2024

Elizabeth Balloch Grant

F, #11833, b. 24 Feb 1857, d. 25 Aug 1907
Father*Robert Grant b. 1826, d. 11 Oct 1895
Mother*Agnes Buchanan b. 14 Sep 1830, d. 29 Jul 1919
ChartsDescendants of John BUCHANAN
Birth*24 Feb 1857 Scotch Blair, Kirkintillock, Scotland.1,2 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel29 Aug 1859 Sailing with Robert Grant, Agnes Grant, Jenet Colquhoun Grant to VIC, Australia. Ship Sardinian sailing from Greenock
Age 2.3 
Death*25 Aug 1907 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #D7240 (Age 50.)1 
Death-Notice*29 Aug 1907 GRANT.—On the 25th August, at Berwick, Elizabeth Balloch, beloved daughter of Agnes and late Robert Grant.4 

Grave

  • 5-312-B, Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, VIC, Australia5

Citations

  1. [S3] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Edwardian Index Victoria 1902-1913.
  2. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950.
  3. [S36] Inward & outward passenger lists to and from Victoria. Series: (VPRS 14; 7666; 7667; 7786); PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), image on ancestry.
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 29 Aug 1907, p1.
  5. [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
    5-312-B     Grant     William     M     44     16/09/1911     481
    5-312-B     Grant     Elizabeth B. F     50     26/08/1907     425.
Last Edited26 Jan 2021

Jenet Colquhoun Grant

F, #11834, b. 18 Feb 1859, d. 21 Nov 1938
Father*Robert Grant b. 1826, d. 11 Oct 1895
Mother*Agnes Buchanan b. 14 Sep 1830, d. 29 Jul 1919
ChartsDescendants of John BUCHANAN
Birth*18 Feb 1859 Baptism 22 May 1859 - as Jane Grant
Baptism Place St. Hildas, South Shields, Durham, England.1 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel29 Aug 1859 Sailing with Robert Grant, Agnes Grant, Elizabeth Balloch Grant to VIC, Australia. Ship Sardinian sailing from Greenock
Age 6 months.2 
Death*21 Nov 1938 Warragul, VIC, Australia, #D19022 (Age 80) - as PHILLIPS.3 
Death-Notice*22 Nov 1938 PHILLIPS.—On the 21st November at Grantville, Yarragon, Jennette Colquhoun, dearly loved wife of George, loving mother of Agnes (Mrs Fairbairn), Ettie (Mrs W H Davies), Ellie (Mrs B Roberts), Edgar (Queensland), Eurie (Mrs B Hampton deceased) and Ray (Geelong), loved grandmother of Beverley, aged 80 years.4 

Citations

  1. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
  2. [S36] Inward & outward passenger lists to and from Victoria. Series: (VPRS 14; 7666; 7667; 7786); PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), image on ancestry.
  3. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Tue 22 Nov 1938, p10.
Last Edited26 Jan 2021

Frederick Charles Sumner

M, #11836, b. 1856, d. 10 Oct 1931
Probate (Will)* 244/758. Frederick C SUMNER Date of grant: 02 Nov 1931; Date of death: 10 Oct 1931; Occupation: Ex Law Clerk; Residence: Box Hill.1 
Birth*1856 
Marriage*1882 Spouse: Jane Mary Carter. VIC, Australia, #M4658 - married as Jane Mary COULTHARD.2
 
Land-UBeac*13 Jul 1892 GEM-E-4A LP1373. Transfer from William John Collyer to Frederick Charles Sumner. 16a - Lots 19.20 + 29.30.3 
Land-UBeac*8 Jan 1900 GEM-E-4A LP1373. Transfer from Frederick Charles Sumner to James Oliver. 16a - Lots 19.20 + 29.30.4 
Widower1920Frederick Charles Sumner became a widower upon the death of his wife Jane Mary Carter.2 
Death*10 Oct 1931 Box Hill, VIC, Australia, #D12761 (Age 75) [par Samuel Charles SUMNER & Adeline Frances LEGGE].2 
Death-Notice*10 Oct 1932 SUMNER-In memory of our beloved parents, Frederick Charles, who died 10th October, 1931 and Jane Mary who died 26th September 1920.
(Inserted by their daughters Florence Wilson and Beatrice Sumner.)5 

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 28/ P3 unit 2257, item 244/758
    VPRS 7591/ P2 unit 858, item 244/758.
  2. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1898-418 - William John Collyer to Frederick Charles Sumner of McKinnon Road East Brighton Clerk - C/T 2435-838.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2435-838 - James Oliver of No 108 Stoke Street Port Melbourne Laundryman - C/T 2754-717.
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 10 Oct 1932, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4502461
Last Edited30 Jun 2018

James Oliver

M, #11837, b. 15 Apr 1857, d. 2 Oct 1926
Note* Rates- Shire of Berwick.
1906. Robertson George UB farmer. (crossed out) Bennett Elizabeth Mrs. NAV 12
1905. 461. Oliver James. Gentleman. Ararat. 72a pt Lot 4A GEM NAV 12 arrears
1904. 451. Oliver James. Gentleman. Ararat. 72a pt Lot 4A GEM NAV 12 arrears
1903. 452. Oliver James. Gentleman. Ararat. 72a pt Lot 4A GEM NAV 25 arrears
1902. 856. Oliver James. Farmer. Ararat. 72a pt Lot 4A GEM NAV 25
1901. 859. OLIVER, James. Farmer, Beaconsfield. 72 ac pt lot 4A GEM NAV 25
1900. 853. OLIVER, James. Farmer, Beaconsfield. 72 ac pt lot 4A GEM NAV 25
1899. 549 COLLYER William J. St Kilda. 56a pt lot 4A GEM NAV 20
1899. 550 COLLYER J England 16a pt lot 4A GEM NAV 5 both in arrears
1898 561+562 N15 N5 in arrears
1897 565.566 N15 paid N5 in arrears
1896. 112 COLLYER WJ 109a N20 paid
1895. arrears
1894 arrears
1893 arrears
1892. COLLYER William J Grazier View Hill Beac Nth House 290 ac Lot 4 N65 paid by land mortgage bank
1891. Collyer William J Grazier. N65 paid.1 
Birth*15 Apr 1857 Hawick, Roxboroughshire, Scotland, (par James OLIVER & Dorothea MOFFAT.)2 
Marriage*20 Jul 1892 Spouse: Martha Jeffries. 87 Cardigan Street, Carlton, VIC, Australia, #M5454/1892, Jas OLIVER & Martha JEFFRIES.3
 
Marriage-Notice*27 Aug 1892 OLIVER—JEFFRIES.—On the 20th July, at 87 Cardigan-street, Carlton, by Mr. Isaac Selby, evangelist, James, second surviving son of the late James Oliver. Esq., farmer, Howpasley, Hawick, Scotland, to Martha, youngest daughter of the late William James Jeffries, farmer, Avoca.4 
Residence*8 Feb 1898 108 Stokes Street, Port Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #1088 James OLIVER, labourer, lived in a rented 5 roomed wooden house at 108 Stokes Street, Port Melbourne, owner Patrick Darcy, 91 Nott Street. Paid 9 Jun 1898.5 
Residence7 Feb 1899 108 Stokes Street, Port Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #1073 James OLIVER, labourer, lived in a rented 5 roomed wooden house at 108 Stokes Street, Port Melbourne, owner Patrick Darcy, 91 Nott Street. Paid 2 Jun 1899.5 
Land-UBeac*8 Jan 1900 GEM-E-4A LP1373. Transfer from William John Collyer to James Oliver. 16a 0r 0p - Lots 21-22 + 27-28.6 
Land-UBeac*8 Jan 1900 GEM-E-4A LP1373. Transfer from John Collyer to James Oliver. 39a 2r 24p - Lots 6-14 + 23-26.7 
Land-UBeac*8 Jan 1900 GEM-E-4A LP1373. Transfer from Frederick Charles Sumner to James Oliver. 16a - Lots 19.20 + 29.30.8 
Land-Note*8 Mar 1900 GEM-E-4A LP1373 (Lots 6-14 + 19-30): Mortgagee: Bank of Australasia. Mortgage No 196107. Discharged 27 Jul 1900. Mortgagor was James Oliver.9 
Land-Note*27 Jul 1900 GEM-E-4A LP1373 (Lots 6-14 + 19-30): Mortgagee: Duncan Alexander Turnbull McIver. Mortgage No 198695. Discharged 27 Nov 1901. Mortgagor was James Oliver.10 
Land-Note*27 Nov 1901 GEM-E-4A LP1373 (Lots 6-14 + 19-30): Mortgagee: Harriette Hardy James. Mortgage No 207362. Not discharged.. Mortgagor was James Oliver.11 
Land-UBeac*b 1905 GEM-E-4A LP1373 (Lots 6-14 + 19-30). Transfer from James Oliver to Harriette Hardy James. 71a 2r 24p.11 
WidowerNov 1906James Oliver became a widower upon the death of his wife Martha Jeffries.12 
Death*2 Oct 1926 Newport, VIC, Australia, #D15350/1926 (Age 69) (par James OLIVER & Dorothea MOFFAT) - as James OLIVER.13 
Death-Notice*4 Oct 1926 OLIVER. — On the 2nd October, at the residence of his son-in-law (W. Baxter), 5 Thomas street, Williamstown, James Oliver, beloved husband of the late Martha, dearly loved father of Dorothea (Mrs. W. Baxter), William (Williamstown), and Daisy (Mrs. W. Johnston, West Brunswick), loving grandfather of Jack, Jean, Kenneth, and Beryl, aged 69 years. Resting.
OLIVER.—The friends of the late Mr. JAMES OLIVER are respectfully informed that his remains will be interred in the Williamstown Cemetery.
The funeral is appointed to move from the residence of his son-in-law (W Baxter), 5 Thomas street, North Wiiliamstown, THIS DAY (Monday, the 4th October, at 2 o'clock p.m.
ERNEST W. JACKSON Undertaker and Embalmer, Ferguson st., Williamstown; and Newport. Tel. 25 Williamstown.14 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1903Barkly Street, Ararat, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: labourer. With Martha Oliver.15

Grave

  • Presbyterian F, WIL-PRSF-28-3, Williamstown Cemetery, Williamstown, VIC, Australia16

Newspaper-Articles

Citations

  1. [S66] Berwick Shire Rates, 1870-1965.
  2. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: Oliver Family Tree, Tree ID: 189704720
    Person viewed: James Oliver, Birth Date: 15 Apr 1857
    (par James OLIVER 1801–1881 & Dorothea MOFFAT 1818–1891).
  3. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M5454/1892, Jas OLIVER & Martha JEFFRIES."
  4. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 27 Aug 1892, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/199336728
  5. [S34] PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), 2333/P Microfilm Copy Of Rate Books, City of Port Melbourne [copy of VPRS 586] [1859-1901].
  6. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1898-418 - William John Collyer to James Oliver of No 108 Stoke Street Port Melbourne Laundryman - C/T 2754-717.
  7. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2418-445 - John Collyer to James Oliver of No 108 Stoke Street Port Melbourne Laundryman - C/T 2754-717.
  8. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2435-838 - James Oliver of No 108 Stoke Street Port Melbourne Laundryman - C/T 2754-717.
  9. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2754-717 - Mortgage No 196107. Discharged 27 Jul 1900.
  10. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2754-717 - Duncan Alexander Turnbull McIver. Mortgage No 198695. Discharged 27 Nov 1901.
  11. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2754-717 - Mortgage No 207362. Not discharged.
  12. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D15274/1906 (Age 36) (par Jas JEFFRIES & Sarah FERGUSON) - as Margt OLIVER, Death registered at Wtown, Australia."
  13. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D15350/1926 (Age 69) (par James OLIVER & Dorothea MOFFAT) - as James OLIVER, Death registered at Newport, Australia."
  14. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 4 Oct 1926, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3812865
  15. [S103] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1903.
  16. [S38] Index of burials in the cemetery of Williamstown Cemetery, Presbyterian F, WIL-PRSF-28-3
    Martha Oliver, Service Date: 15 Nov 1906, Age: 36 Years
    Williamstown Cemetery, Presbyterian F, WIL-PRSF-28-3
    James Oliver, Service Date: 4 Oct 1926, Age: 69 Years
    Williamstown Cemetery, Presbyterian F, WIL-PRSF-28-3
    William Baxter, Service Date: 17 Nov 1931, Age: 45 Years    ,.
  17. [S14] Newspaper - The Ararat Advertiser and Chronicle for the Stawell and Wimmera Districts (Vic.), Tue 15 Mar 1904, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267605298
Last Edited22 Jun 2023

Tom Richardson Waller

M, #11838
Land-UBeac*24 Oct 1899 GEM-E-4A 1.2.16.17/LP1373. Transfer from Edwin Charles Martin to Tom Richardson Waller. 9a 1r 4 2/10p (Lots 1.2.16.17.)1 
Land-UBeac*21 Mar 1901 GEM-E-4A 1.2.16.17/LP1373. Transfer from Tom Richardson Waller to Robert Thewlis. 9a 1r 4 2/10p (Lots 1.2.16.17.)2 

Citations

  1. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2203-445 - Tom Richardson Waller of 88 Johnston Street Collingwood Farmer.
  2. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2203-445 - Robert Thewlis of Beaconsfield Miner.
Last Edited21 Jun 2023

Robert Thewlis

M, #11839, b. 1869, d. 31 Aug 1941
Probate (Will)* 326/660. Robert THEWLIS Date of grant: 21 Oct 1941; Date of death: 31 Aug 1941; Occupation: Laborer; Residence: Footscray.1 
Birth*1869 Possible birth: Robert THEWLIS #B25722/1869 [par Robert THEWLIS & Esther HOYLE] Warrnambool.2 
Land-UBeac*21 Mar 1901 GEM-E-4A 1.2.16.17/LP1373. Transfer from Tom Richardson Waller to Robert Thewlis. 9a 1r 4 2/10p (Lots 1.2.16.17.)3 
Land-Note*19 May 1902 GEM-E-4A 1.2.16.17/LP1373: Mortgagee: Henry Holmes. Mortgage 210976. Not discharged. Mortgagor was Robert Thewlis.4 
Land-UBeac*b 14 Jul 1904 GEM-E-4A LP1373 (Lots 1.2.16.17). Transfer from Robert Thewlis to Henry Holmes. 9a 1r 4 2/10p - Repossessed property.4 
Death*31 Aug 1941 Heidelberg, VIC, Australia, #D8608/1941 (Age 72) [par James THEWLIS & Unknown].5 
Death-Notice*1 Sep 1941 Possible match: THEWLIS.—On August 31, Robert, beloved husband of the late Kate Thewlis, father of Robert, stepfather of John and Matthew, aged 72 years. —Sweet rest (No flowers by request.) (Private interment .)6 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1903Tabberabbera, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: possible match: miner.7
bt 1908 - 1909Cassilis Springs, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: possible match: miner.8,9
1921Brown Coal Mine, Moe, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: possible match: miner.10

Newspaper-Articles

  • 28 Feb 1925: THEWLIS (nee Campbell).—On the 26th February, at Heidelberg, Kate, the dearly beloved wife of Robert Thewlis, loving mother of John, Ross and Matthew Campbell and Robert Thewlis, beloved sister of Tom Mayer, Fanny (Mrs B. Thomas), Mrs. M. Hardacre (deceased), Mrs. Ada Bowden, Oswald Major Beute (Mrs. W. Goldsworthy) and Ethel (Mrs. J Thomson), aged 60 years.
    A patient sufferer at rest.11

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 28/ P3 unit 3558, item 326/660
    VPRS 7591/ P2 unit 1151, item 326/660.
  2. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2203-445 - Robert Thewlis of Beaconsfield Miner.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2203-445 - Mortgage 210976. Not discharged.
  5. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
  6. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 1 Sep 1941, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8201837
  7. [S103] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1903.
  8. [S108] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1908.
  9. [S109] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1909.
  10. [S121] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1921.
  11. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 28 Feb 1925, p15
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2052585
Last Edited21 Jun 2023

Henry Holmes

M, #11840
Land-Note*19 May 1902 GEM-E-4A 1.2.16.17/LP1373: Mortgagee: Henry Holmes. Mortgage 210976. Not discharged. Mortgagor was Robert Thewlis.1 
Land-UBeac*b 14 Jul 1904 GEM-E-4A LP1373 (Lots 1.2.16.17). Transfer from Robert Thewlis to Henry Holmes. 9a 1r 4 2/10p - Repossessed property.1 
Land-UBeac*14 Jul 1904 GEM-E-4A 1.2.16.17/LP1373. Transfer from Henry Holmes to Charles Richard Ricketts. 9a 1r 4 2/10p (Lots 1.2.16.17.)2 
Land-Note*22 Jul 1904 GEM-E-4A 1.2.16.17/LP1373: Mortgagee: Charles Richard Ricketts Henry Holmes. Mortgage 228733. Discharged 17 Aug 1918.3 

Citations

  1. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2203-445 - Mortgage 210976. Not discharged.
  2. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2203-445 - Charles Richard Ricketts of "Grandview" Beaconsfield Upper Gardener.
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2203-445 - Mortgage 228733. Discharged 17 Aug 1918.
Last Edited21 Jun 2023

Ethel May Simmons

F, #11841, b. 1884, d. 1957
Married NamePope. 
Birth*1884 
Marriage*1910 Spouse: Albert Pope. VIC, Australia, #M626/1910.1
 
Land-UBeac*18 Jun 1940 GEM-E-4A 1.2.16.17/LP1373. Transfer from Alice Elizabeth Cation to Ethel May Pope Ruby Syred Leslie. 9a 1r 4 2/10p (Lots 1.2.16.pt 17.)2 
Land-UBeac*3 Jun 1941 GEM-E-4A 1.2.16.17/LP1373. Transfer from Ethel May Pope Ruby Syred Leslie to William Alexander Bennett. 9a 1r 4 2/10p (Lots 1.2.16.pt 17.)3 
Death*1957 Malvern East, VIC, Australia, #D12306/1957 (Age 73) [par Thomas SIMMONS & Eliza DAVEY].4 

Citations

  1. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  2. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2203-445 - Ethel May Pope of 6 Douglas Street East Malvern Married Woman and Ruby Syred Leslie of 544 Toorak Road Burwood Widow - proprietors as tenants in common - C/T 6392-263.
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6392-263 - William Alexander Bennett of 37 Seymour Avenue Malvern Garage Proprietor.
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D12306/1957 - born BENDIGO."
Last Edited21 Jun 2023

Ruby Syred Jervis

F, #11842, b. 1887, d. 1971
Married NameLeslie. 
Married NameWalker. 
Birth*1887 Fitzroy, VIC, Australia, #B19579/1887 [par James Archibald JERVIS & Emily PARKHURST].1 
Marriage*14 Aug 1912 Spouse: George Walker. Parkville, VIC, Australia, #M7739/1912.2
 
Widow7 May 1915Ruby Syred Jervis became a widow upon the death of her husband George Walker.3 
Marriage*1928 Spouse: Norman Leslie. VIC, Australia, #M2246/1928.2
 
(Transfer to) Land-UBeac18 Jun 1940 GEM-E-4A 1.2.16.17/LP1373. Transfer from Alice Elizabeth Cation to Ethel May Pope Ruby Syred Leslie. 9a 1r 4 2/10p (Lots 1.2.16.pt 17.)4 
(Transfer from) Land-UBeac3 Jun 1941 GEM-E-4A 1.2.16.17/LP1373. Transfer from Ethel May Pope Ruby Syred Leslie to William Alexander Bennett. 9a 1r 4 2/10p (Lots 1.2.16.pt 17.)5 
Death*1971 Fitzroy, VIC, Australia, #D26540/1971 (Age 84) [par John Archibald JERVIS & Emily Louise PARKHURST] - as Ruby Syred LESLIE.6 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 14 Jun 1915: NOTICE is hereby given, that after the the expiration of fourteen days from the publication hereof application will be made to the Supreme Court of the State of Victoria, in its Probate jurisdiction, that PROBATE of the WILL of GEORGE WALKER, formerly of No. 69 Royal parade, Parkville, in the said State, but late of No. 27 Royal parade, Parkville, in the said State, traveller, deceased, may be granted to Ruby Syred Walker, of No. 27 Royal parade, Parkville, in the said State, widow, the sole executrix named in and appointed by the said will.
    Dated this eleventh day of June, 1913.
    RUBY SYRED WALKER, the executrix above named. George Walker7

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2203-445 - Ethel May Pope of 6 Douglas Street East Malvern Married Woman and Ruby Syred Leslie of 544 Toorak Road Burwood Widow - proprietors as tenants in common - C/T 6392-263.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6392-263 - William Alexander Bennett of 37 Seymour Avenue Malvern Garage Proprietor.
  6. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D26540/1971 - born Ascot Vale."
  7. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 14 Jun 1915, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1523960
Last Edited21 Jun 2023

Frederick William Alexander Matz

M, #11843, d. 23 Feb 1995
Probate (Will)* Frederick William Alexander Matz, Residence: Mooroolbark, Death Date: 23 Feb 1995, Occupation: Rtd Draper, Grant Date: 12 Apr 1995.1 
Marriage* Spouse: Millicent Elizabeth Hayes.2
 
Land-UBeac*27 Oct 1950 GEM-E-4A 1.2.16.17/LP1373. Transfer from William Alexander Bennett to Frederick William Alexander Matz Millicent Elizabeth Matz. 9a 1r 4 2/10p (Lots 1.2.16.pt 17.)3 
Land-Note*27 Oct 1950 GEM-E-4A LP1373: Mortgagee: Mortgage from Catherine Jane Bennett - discharged 7 Nov 1951. Mortgagor was Frederick William Alexander Matz.4 
Land-UBeac*16 Aug 1951 GEM-E-4A 1.2.16.17/LP1373. Transfer from Frederick William Alexander Matz Millicent Elizabeth Matz to Alice Mildred Bonwick. 9a 1r 4 2/10p (Lots 1.2.16.pt 17.)5 
Widower1981Frederick William Alexander Matz became a widower upon the death of his wife Millicent Elizabeth Hayes.2 
Death*23 Feb 1995 

Citations

  1. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009
    Frederick William Alexander Matz, Residence: Mooroolbark, Death Date: 23 Feb 1995, Occupation: Rtd Draper, Grant Date: 12 Apr 1995.
  2. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6392-263 - Frederick William Alexander Matz Gentleman and Millicent Elizabeth Matz Married Woman both of 54 Gloucester Street Reservoir.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6392-263.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6392-263 - Alice Mildred Bell of 360 William Street Melbourne Spinster (after 6.2.52 Bonwick).
Last Edited21 Jun 2023

Millicent Elizabeth Hayes

F, #11844, b. 1902, d. 1981
Married NameMatz.1 
Birth*19021 
Marriage* Spouse: Frederick William Alexander Matz.1
 
(Transfer to) Land-UBeac27 Oct 1950 GEM-E-4A 1.2.16.17/LP1373. Transfer from William Alexander Bennett to Frederick William Alexander Matz Millicent Elizabeth Matz. 9a 1r 4 2/10p (Lots 1.2.16.pt 17.)2 
(Transfer from) Land-UBeac16 Aug 1951 GEM-E-4A 1.2.16.17/LP1373. Transfer from Frederick William Alexander Matz Millicent Elizabeth Matz to Alice Mildred Bonwick. 9a 1r 4 2/10p (Lots 1.2.16.pt 17.)3 
Death*1981 Croydon, VIC, Australia, #D8385 (Age 79) [par David HAYES & Mary STEWART].1 

Citations

  1. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  2. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6392-263 - Frederick William Alexander Matz Gentleman and Millicent Elizabeth Matz Married Woman both of 54 Gloucester Street Reservoir.
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6392-263 - Alice Mildred Bell of 360 William Street Melbourne Spinster (after 6.2.52 Bonwick).
Last Edited13 Dec 2015

Clifford Roydon Shugg

M, #11845, b. 1890, d. 14 May 1953
Birth*1890 Sale, VIC, Australia, #B7364 [par James SHUGG & Annie LANG].1 
Marriage*1922 Spouse: Doris Helena Gregg. VIC, Australia, #M9029.1
 
Widower17 Jan 1953Clifford Roydon Shugg became a widower upon the death of his wife Doris Helena Gregg.1 
Death*14 May 1953 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #D5123 (Age 63.)1 
Death-Notice*16 May 1953 SHUGG, Clifford Roydon, of 62 Cleeland street, Dandenong, and formerly of Browns road, Pakenham, on May 14, at Melbourne (suddenly), the dearly loved husband of the late Doris Helena Shugg, and youngest son of the late James and Annie Shugg, of Sale, aged 63 years.—Reunited. (By request, no flowers.)2 
(Transfer to) Land-UBeac12 Aug 1953 GEM-E-17A (pt). Transfer from John Thomas Shanks John George Lewis to Charles Leslie Constable, Clifford Roydon Shugg, Albert Joseph Whiteley. Land used for the Mission Hall.3 
Land-UBeac*28 Jun 1972 GEM-E-17A (pt). Transfer from Clifford Roydon Shugg, Albert Joseph Whiteley, Charles Leslie Constable to Methodist Church (Victoria) Property Trust. Land used for the Mission Hall.4 

Citations

  1. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  2. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 16 May 1953, p18.
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 3263-560 - John Thomas Shanks, and John George Lewis to Charles Leslie Constable of Pakenham East Agent, Albert Joseph Whiteley Farmer, and Clifford Royden Shugg Public Servant both of Pakenham - C/T 7947-089.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 7947-089 - Charles Leslie Constable, Albert Joseph Whiteley, and Clifford Royden Shugg to Methodist Church (Victoria) Property Trust of 130 Little Collins Street Melbourne.
Last Edited14 Dec 2015

Leonard Mann

M, #11849, b. 1895, d. 29 Apr 1981
Birth*1895 Armadale, VIC, Australia, #B26119 [par Samuel MANN & Kate TRUEBRIDGE].1 
Marriage*11 Jan 1926 Spouse: Florence Eileen Archer. St George's, Malvern, VIC, Australia, #M703.1
 
Marriage-Notice*6 Feb 1926 MANN—ARCHER.—On the 11th January, at St George's, Malvern, by the Rev. Josiah Tyssen, Leonard, eldest son of Mr S. Mann and Mrs. Mann of Malvern, to Florence Eileen, youngest daughter of the late Mr W. J. Archer and of Mrs. Archer, of Orrong-road, Caulfield.2 
Land-UBeac22 Nov 1948 GEM-E-16.16A. Transfer from Kirkland Buttrey Johnstone to Leonard Mann Richard Furneaux Mann. 18a 1r 0p (15a 2r 8p) & (16A 2a 2r 32p.)3 
Land-UBeac22 Nov 1948 GEM-E-8 (part) and part of former govt road. Transfer from Kirkland Buttrey Johnstone to Leonard Mann Richard Furneaux Mann. 15a 2r 29p.4 
Land-UBeac22 Nov 1948 GEM-E-9 (part). Transfer from Kirkland Buttrey Johnstone to Leonard Mann Richard Furneaux Mann. 156a 1r 12p.5 
Land-UBeac22 Nov 1948 GEM-E-19 GEM-E-9 (part). Transfer from Kirkland Buttrey Johnstone to Leonard Mann Richard Furneaux Mann. 18a 2r 31p + 1a 2r 19p.6 
Land-UBeac22 Nov 1948 GEM-E-9A GEM--142M and GEM-E-9B (part). Transfer from Kirkland Buttrey Johnstone to Leonard Mann Richard Furneaux Mann. 42a 2r 2p.7 
Land-UBeac*22 Nov 1948 GEM-E-19A.19B (formerly GEM-E-143]. Transfer from Kirkland Buttrey Johnstone to Leonard Mann Richard Furneaux Mann. 32a 3r 11p (19B:28a 1r 0p) (19A:4a 2r 11p.)8 
Land-UBeac19 Dec 1950 GEM-E-16.16A. Transfer from Leonard Mann Richard Furneaux Mann to John Renison Bell Mary Teston Luis Bell. 18a 1r 0p (15a 2r 8p) & (16A 2a 2r 32p.)9 
Land-UBeac19 Dec 1950 GEM-E-19 GEM-E-9 (part). Transfer from Leonard Mann Richard Furneaux Mann to John Renison Bell Mary Teston Luis Bell. 18a 2r 31p + 1a 2r 19p.10 
Land-UBeac19 Dec 1950 GEM-E-9 (part). Transfer from Leonard Mann Richard Furneaux Mann to John Renison Bell Mary Teston Luis Bell. 156a 1r 12p.11 
Land-UBeac*19 Dec 1950 GEM-E-8 (part) and part of former govt road. Transfer from Leonard Mann Richard Furneaux Mann to John Renison Bell Mary Teston Luis Bell. 15a 2r 29p.12 
Land-UBeac19 Dec 1950 GEM-E-9A GEM--142M and GEM-E-9B (part). Transfer from Leonard Mann Richard Furneaux Mann to John Renison Bell Mary Teston Luis Bell. 42a 2r 2p.13 
Land-UBeac19 Dec 1950 GEM-E-19A.19B (formerly GEM--143]. Transfer from Leonard Mann Richard Furneaux Mann to John Renison Bell Mary Teston Luis Bell. 32a 3r 11p (19B:28a 1r 0p) (19A:4a 2r 11p.)14 
Widower6 Feb 1976Leonard Mann became a widower upon the death of his wife Florence Eileen Archer.15 
Death*29 Apr 1981 Hallam, VIC, Australia, #D9356/1981 (Age 86) [par Samuel MANN & Katherine].16 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1954Macclesfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: writer. With Florence Eileen Mann.17
1963Macclesfield Road, Macclesfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: writer. With Florence Eileen Mann.18

Grave

  • G-G, Emerald Cemetery, Macclesfield, VIC, Australia19

Family

 Florence Eileen Archer b. 1904, d. 6 Feb 1976
Child 1.Richard Furneaux Mann b. 1928, d. 4 May 2012

Newspaper-Articles

  • 10 Oct 1942: SET IN MELBOURNE. THE GO-GETTER, by LEONARD MANN. Sydney: Angus and Robertson); 7/8,
    Here, in "The Go-Getter," is an Australian novel that is Australian, not because It is branded with the emu and kangaroo, or because it is redolent of mulga and reeking with horse, but because it is Australian in spirit. Mr Leonard Mann has not fallen into the pit of writing an English novel with an Australian background. His people belong to the country mentally and psychologically. They blend in with the Melbourne setting as though they belonged. His leading figure, Chris Gibbons, is no squatter or social light. Judged from the average point of view, Chris is rather shady in character, but his shadiness merely mirrors his environment. He is on the outer fringe of society. Through his misplaced loyalty to a blackguard a County Court judge had said some unpleasant things about him as a witness. His policy in life had been "easy money"-nothing that the law could take hold of, but he sailed close to the wind. Then the depression caught him. He was deserted by his wife and found himself with the responsibility of his 2 children. Chris gritted his teeth and hung on. Then came temptation through a shady lawyer. There was money, but risk. Mr Mann's story is that of the transaction in which Chris, fell, and through which he rose.
    Mr Mann handles his material with the touch of an artist. He makes Chris real, and the girl, Phyllis, an honest medium of his salvation. All his characters are faithfully drawn, and equally well he paints in the background of the city that is so much a part of the story.-E.C.20

Citations

  1. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  2. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 6 Feb 1926, p7.
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2971-159 - Kirkland Buttrey Johnstone to Leonard Mann Civil Servant and Richard Furneaux Mann Farmer both of Macclesfield as joint proprietors - C/T 7192-341.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6921-005 - Leonard Mann Civil Servant and Richard Furneaux Mann Farmer both of Macclesfield - joint proprietors.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6595-934 - Leonard Mann Civil Servant and Richard Furneaux Mann Farmer both of Macclesfield as joint proprietors.
  6. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2470-936 + 3914-685 - Leonard Mann Civil Servant and Richard Furneaux Mann Farmer both of Macclesfield as joint proprietors.
  7. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 4543-542 - Leonard Mann Civil Servant and Richard Furneaux Mann Farmer both of Macclesfield as joint proprietors.
  8. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2920-805 - Kirkland Buttrey Johnstone to Leonard Mann Civil Servant and Richard Furneaux Mann Farmer both of Macclesfield as joint proprietors - C/T 7192-341.
  9. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 7192-341 - Leonard Mann Civil Servant and Richard Furneaux Mann to John Renison Bell Farmer and Mary Teston Luis Bell Married Woman both of Seville as joint proprietors.
  10. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2470-936 + 3914-685 - John Renison Bell Farmer and Mary Teston Luis Bell Married Woman both of Seville as joint proprietors - C/T 7495-095.
  11. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6595-934 - Leonard Mann Civil Servant and Richard Furneaux Mann to John Renison Bell Farmer and Mary Teston Luis Bell Married Woman both of Seville as joint proprietors.
  12. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 6921-005 - John Renison Bell Farmer and Mary Teston Luis Bell Married Woman both of Seville - joint proprietors.
  13. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 4543-542 - Leonard Mann Civil Servant and Richard Furneaux Mann to John Renison Bell Farmer and Mary Teston Luis Bell Married Woman both of Seville as joint proprietors.
  14. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 2920-805 - John Renison Bell Farmer and Mary Teston Luis Bell Married Woman both of Seville as joint proprietors - C/T 7495-096.
  15. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D3384/1976 - born Prahran."
  16. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D9356/1981 - born Toorak."
  17. [S154] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1954.
  18. [S163] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1963.
  19. [S38] Index of burials in the cemetery of Emerald Cemetery https://www.gmct.com.au/deceased,.
  20. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 10 Oct 1942, p7.
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Florence Eileen Archer

F, #11850, b. 1904, d. 6 Feb 1976
Probate (Will)* Florence Eileen Mann. Married. Emerald. 06 Feb 1976. 803/659.1       
Married NameMann.2 
Birth*1904 Prahran, VIC, Australia, #B5402/1904.3 
Marriage*11 Jan 1926 Spouse: Leonard Mann. St George's, Malvern, VIC, Australia, #M703.2
 
Marriage-Notice*6 Feb 1926 MANN—ARCHER.—On the 11th January, at St George's, Malvern, by the Rev. Josiah Tyssen, Leonard, eldest son of Mr S. Mann and Mrs. Mann of Malvern, to Florence Eileen, youngest daughter of the late Mr W. J. Archer and of Mrs. Archer, of Orrong-road, Caulfield.4 
Death*6 Feb 1976 Emerald, VIC, Australia, #D3384 (Age 72) [par Walter James ARCHER & Henrietta ARMSTRONG].5 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1954Macclesfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With Leonard Mann.6
1963Macclesfield Road, Macclesfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With Leonard Mann.7

Grave

  • G-G, Emerald Cemetery, Macclesfield, VIC, Australia8

Family

 Leonard Mann b. 1895, d. 29 Apr 1981
Child 1.Richard Furneaux Mann b. 1928, d. 4 May 2012

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P7, unit 768; VPRS 7591/P4, unit 591.
  2. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  3. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
  4. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 6 Feb 1926, p7.
  5. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D3384/1976 - born Prahran."
  6. [S154] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1954.
  7. [S163] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1963.
  8. [S38] Index of burials in the cemetery of Emerald Cemetery https://www.gmct.com.au/deceased,.
Last Edited11 Nov 2020
 

NOTE

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Some individuals may be featured because members of their family were associated with the Upper Beaconsfield area, even though they themselves never lived here.