Reuben Wilson

M, #5085, b. 1868, d. 1943
Birth*1868 Diamond Creek, VIC, Australia, #B22900 [par William WILSON & Rosamond GODBER].1 
Marriage*1890 Spouse: Margaret Drew. VIC, Australia, #M1930.1
 
Residence*May 1917 Noddfa, Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, Australia.2 
Death*1943 Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #D19616 (Age 74.)1 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
bt 1916 - 1926Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: orchardist. With Margaret Wilson.3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
1927Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: orchardist.12

Family

 Margaret Drew b. 1867, d. 1944
Children 1.Charles Douglas Wilson+ b. 1890, d. 1971
 2.Lillian Jessie Wilson+ b. 1892, d. 24 Jun 1950
 3.Frederick Roy Wilson b. 1894
 4.Nellie Irene Wilson b. 20 Nov 1903
 5.Eric Lindsay Wilson b. 20 Dec 1906, d. 1975
 6.Horace William Wilson b. 13 Feb 1910

Citations

  1. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  2. [S33] Australian Government: http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/search/index.aspx, change of address sent to Military.
  3. [S116] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1916.
  4. [S117] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1917.
  5. [S118] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1918.
  6. [S119] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1919.
  7. [S121] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1921.
  8. [S122] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1922.
  9. [S124] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1924.
  10. [S125] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1925.
  11. [S126] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1926.
  12. [S127] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1927.
Last Edited5 Sep 2021

Margaret Drew

F, #5086, b. 1867, d. 1944
Married NameWilson.1 
Birth*1867 Kangaroo Flat, VIC, Australia, #B2686 [par William DREW & Mary LAWRENCE].1 
Marriage*1890 Spouse: Reuben Wilson. VIC, Australia, #M1930.1
 
Widow1943Margaret Drew became a widow upon the death of her husband Reuben Wilson.1 
Death*1944 Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #D18313 (Age 77.)1 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
bt 1916 - 1926Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With Reuben Wilson.2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10

Family

 Reuben Wilson b. 1868, d. 1943
Children 1.Charles Douglas Wilson+ b. 1890, d. 1971
 2.Lillian Jessie Wilson+ b. 1892, d. 24 Jun 1950
 3.Frederick Roy Wilson b. 1894
 4.Nellie Irene Wilson b. 20 Nov 1903
 5.Eric Lindsay Wilson b. 20 Dec 1906, d. 1975
 6.Horace William Wilson b. 13 Feb 1910

Citations

  1. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  2. [S116] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1916.
  3. [S117] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1917.
  4. [S118] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1918.
  5. [S119] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1919.
  6. [S121] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1921.
  7. [S122] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1922.
  8. [S124] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1924.
  9. [S125] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1925.
  10. [S126] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1926.
Last Edited5 Sep 2021

Charles Douglas Wilson

M, #5087, b. 1890, d. 1971
Father*Reuben Wilson b. 1868, d. 1943
Mother*Margaret Drew b. 1867, d. 1944
Birth*1890 Diamond Creek, VIC, Australia, #B31744.1 
Marriage*1916 Spouse: Ada Lillian Aldous. VIC, Australia, #M10714.2
 
Widower1970Charles Douglas Wilson became a widower upon the death of his wife Ada Lillian Wilson.3 
Death*1971 Parkville, VIC, Australia, #D14168 (Age 80.)3 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1916Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: orchardist.4
bt 1917 - 1918Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: orchardist. With Ada Lillian Wilson.5,6

Citations

  1. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  2. [S4] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Great War Index Victoria 1914-1920.
  3. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  4. [S116] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1916.
  5. [S117] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1917.
  6. [S118] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1918.
Last Edited5 Sep 2021

Lillian Jessie Wilson

F, #5088, b. 1892, d. 24 Jun 1950
Father*Reuben Wilson b. 1868, d. 1943
Mother*Margaret Drew b. 1867, d. 1944
Married NameEllis.1 
Birth*1892 Diamond Creek, VIC, Australia, #B22377.2 
Marriage*1912 Spouse: Charles Wilfred Ellis. VIC, Australia, #M6873.1
 
Note*1916 Possibly another son, Jack Graham Ellis at the end of 1916, born Collingwood. Parents as Charles ELLIS & Alice WILSON. #B18642/1916.3 
Death*24 Jun 1950 Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #D18419 (Age 57) - as ELLIS.4 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
bt 1916 - 1917Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties.5,6

Grave

  • Dandenong Cemetery, Dandenong, VIC, Australia7

Newspaper-Articles

  • 28 Jun 1950: OBITUARY. WE RECORD with regret the passing of Mrs. Lillian Jessie Ellis, 57, wife of Mr. Charles W. Ellis, of Hallam Rd., Hampton Park, and a well-known and beloved resident of the Park for many years. She is survived by five sons and four daughters.8

Citations

  1. [S3] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Edwardian Index Victoria 1902-1913.
  2. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  3. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
  4. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
  5. [S116] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1916.
  6. [S117] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1917.
  7. [S50] Miscellaneous Source, http://www.australiancemeteries.com/vic/greater_dandenong/…
    Photo 988 ELLIS Lillian Jessie 24/6/1950 57.
  8. [S218] Newspaper - The Dandenong Journal (Vic.), Wed 28 Jun 1950, p16
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/219302356
Last Edited3 Feb 2022

Frederick Roy Wilson

M, #5089, b. 1894
Father*Reuben Wilson b. 1868, d. 1943
Mother*Margaret Drew b. 1867, d. 1944

World War I

Frederick Roy Wilson enlisted on 2 Aug 1915 when he was a 20 year old farmer living at Diamond Creek. SERN 2164. He was with the 29th Battalion, which embarked from Melbourne on 18 Feb 1916, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat. He was promoted to Lance Corporal and transferred to the 32nd Battalion. He served in France. He was accidentally injured on his right knee in November 1917 and suffered from severe synovitis, and sent to England for recovery.
His family moved to Noddfa, Upper Beaconsfield, in May 1917, and in a letter to enquire about his son's condition, his father wrote: "I would of come and injured myself only I live a good way back and I cannot leave home at the present."
Frederick Roy Wilson returned to Australia on 8 May 1919.1
Birth*1894 Diamond Creek, VIC, Australia, #B19986.2 

Citations

  1. [S29] Nominal Roll, Australian War Memorial - WWI, https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=327708
  2. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
Last Edited5 Sep 2021

Nellie Irene Wilson

F, #5093, b. 20 Nov 1903
Father*Reuben Wilson b. 1868, d. 1943
Mother*Margaret Drew b. 1867, d. 1944
Note* Married Edward Rudolph Halleur 1925. 
Birth*20 Nov 1903 Diamond Creek, VIC, Australia, #B25080.1,2 
Education*30 Oct 1916 State School 2560, Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, Australia. Left 22 Dec 1916 for home duties.3 
Marriage-Notice*21 Feb 1925 HALLEUR—WILSON.—On the 15th January, at the house of the Rev. W Bowls, Edward, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs Halleur. of Harkaway to Nellie Irene third youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Wilson of Clovelly House, Beaconsfield Upper.4 

Citations

  1. [S3] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Edwardian Index Victoria 1902-1913.
  2. [S199] Series: VPRS13718 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), mentioned in building file VPRS 795/P/0 Unit 2550 School 2560 Upper Beaconsfield re travel allowance, though birth date as 20.11.1904.
  3. [S25] School Records - Beaconsfield North 2560: Pupil 43. Nellie Wilson, born 20 Nov 1904 [sic], admitted 30 Oct 1916. Reuben Wilson, Upper Beaconsfield, labourer, 5 miles from school. Previously at Nillumbik SS1003. Left 22 Dec 1916 for home duties.
  4. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 21 Feb 1925, p7
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155570963
Last Edited5 Sep 2021

Eric Lindsay Wilson

M, #5094, b. 20 Dec 1906, d. 1975
Father*Reuben Wilson b. 1868, d. 1943
Mother*Margaret Drew b. 1867, d. 1944
Birth*20 Dec 1906 Diamond Creek, VIC, Australia, #B10072/1907.1,2 
Education*30 Oct 1916 State School 2560, Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, Australia. Left to work as a labourer 1920.3 
Death*1975 Moor, VIC, Australia, #D23277 (age 68.)4 

Citations

  1. [S3] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Edwardian Index Victoria 1902-1913 "(as Erick Lindsay)."
  2. [S199] Series: VPRS13718 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), mentioned in building file VPRS 795/P/0 Unit 2550 School 2560 Upper Beaconsfield re travel allowance.
  3. [S25] School Records - Beaconsfield North 2560: Pupil 44. Eric Wilson, born 20 Dec 1906, admitted 30 Oct 1916. Reuben Wilson, Upper Beaconsfield, labourer, 5 miles from school. Previously at Nillumbik SS1003. Left to work as a labourer 1920.
  4. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
Last Edited5 Sep 2021

Horace William Wilson

M, #5095, b. 13 Feb 1910
Father*Reuben Wilson b. 1868, d. 1943
Mother*Margaret Drew b. 1867, d. 1944
Birth*13 Feb 1910 Diamond Creek, VIC, Australia, #B2527.1,2 
Education*30 Oct 1916 State School 2560, Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, Australia. Left to work as a labourer 1924.3 

Citations

  1. [S3] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Edwardian Index Victoria 1902-1913.
  2. [S199] Series: VPRS13718 PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), mentioned in building file VPRS 795/P/0 Unit 2550 School 2560 Upper Beaconsfield re travel allowance.
  3. [S25] School Records - Beaconsfield North 2560: Pupil 45. Horace Wilson, born 13 Feb 1910, admitted 30 Oct 1916. Reuben Wilson, Upper Beaconsfield, labourer, 5 miles from school. Previously at Nillumbik SS1003. Left to work as a labourer 1924.
Last Edited5 Sep 2021

Charles Wilfred Ellis

M, #5098, b. 1892, d. 1963
Birth*1892 
Marriage*1912 Spouse: Lillian Jessie Wilson. VIC, Australia, #M6873.1
 
Widower24 Jun 1950Charles Wilfred Ellis became a widower upon the death of his wife Lillian Jessie Wilson.2 
Death*1963 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #D3132 (Age 71) [par Robert ELLIS & Sarah Jane VICKERY].2 

Citations

  1. [S3] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Edwardian Index Victoria 1902-1913.
  2. [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985.
Last Edited5 Sep 2021
 

NOTE

Some family sections show only the children who were associated with Upper Beaconsfield.

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