Ralph Brunt

M, #11551, b. 1831, d. 12 Mar 1889
Probate (Will)* Ralph Brunt. Farmer. Pakenham. 12 Mar 1889. 39/394      
Owned PAK-21.22.23.25.26.27 (823a) & grazing licence Allot 24 Block C (129a); 50 head of cattle, 5 heifers, 4 horses.1 
Birth*1831 Tyrone, Ireland. 
Marriage* Spouse: Mary Jane Funston.
 
Death*12 Mar 1889 Prahran, VIC, Australia, #D4386 (Age 59) [par William BRUNT & Fathie CARR].2 
Death-Notice*14 Mar 1889BRUNT— At his son's residence, Beaconsfield House, Wellington-street, Windsor, Ralph Brunt, native of Tyrone, aged 58 years, beloved husband of Mary Jane Brunt of Berwick. Passed away after a short and painful illness. Deeply regretted.3 

Family

 Mary Jane Funston b. 1831, d. 1924
Children 1.Edward Brunt b. 1861, d. 21 Jul 1870
 2.Margaret Jane Brunt+ b. 1864, d. 28 Feb 1907
 3.Elizabeth Brunt b. 1868, d. 16 Aug 1949

Newspaper-Articles

  • 12 Oct 1889: BRUNT— BUCKLAND.— On the 11th September, at the residence of the bride's mothor, Grasmere, Wellington-street, Windsor, by the Rev. F. Strickland, William, the eldest son of the late Ralph Brunt, of South Pakenham, to Sarah, eldest daughter of the late Charles Buckland of St. Kilda.4

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Records Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P0, unit 485; VPRS 28/P2, unit 260.
  2. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  3. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 14 Mar 1889, p1.
  4. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 12 Oct 1889, p5.
Last Edited23 Jul 2018

Mary Jane Funston

F, #11552, b. 1831, d. 1924
Married NameBrunt. 
Birth*1831 
Marriage* Spouse: Ralph Brunt.
 
Widow12 Mar 1889Mary Jane Funston became a widow upon the death of her husband Ralph Brunt.1 
Death*1924 Hawthorn, VIC, Australia, #D5706 (Age 95) [par FENSTON].2 

Family

 Ralph Brunt b. 1831, d. 12 Mar 1889
Children 1.Edward Brunt b. 1861, d. 21 Jul 1870
 2.Margaret Jane Brunt+ b. 1864, d. 28 Feb 1907
 3.Elizabeth Brunt b. 1868, d. 16 Aug 1949

Citations

  1. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  2. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
Last Edited23 Jul 2018

Dinah Vincent

F, #11579, b. 1825, d. 30 Dec 1863
Married NameParsons.1 
Birth*1825 Somerset, England.1 
Marriage*15 Sep 1849 Spouse: Charles Parsons. Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, Sep Q [Shepton Mallet] 10 615.2,3
Death*30 Dec 1863 Patterson-street, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia, #D8203 (Age 38) [par William VINCENT & Hannah].1 
Death-Notice*4 Jan 1864PARSONS.—On the 30th ult., at Patterson-street, Abbotsford, East Collingwood, after a short illness, Dinah, the beloved wife of Charles Parsons, aged thirty-eight years.4 
Death-Notice25 Jan 1864PARSONS.—On the 30th ult., at Patterson-street, Abbotsford, East Collingwood, after the birth of still-born child, Dinah, the beloved wife of Charles Parsons, aged thirty-eight years.5 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
6 Jun 1841Liberty St Andrew (Wells Cathedral), Wells, Somerset, EnglandAge 15 - Female Servant6,7

Citations

  1. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  2. [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/.
  3. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: DPdit/2/1/11.
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 4 Jan 1864, p4.
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 25 Jan 1864, p4
    http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5743042
  6. [S83] Online index to the UK census "Class: HO107; Piece: 962; Book: 7; Civil Parish: St Andrew; County: Somerset; Enumeration District: 17; Folio: 11; Page: 14; Line: 12; GSU roll: 474605."
  7. [S50] Miscellaneous Source, Wikipedia: The civil parish of Wells was formed in 1933 upon the merger of Wells St Cuthbert In and Wells St Andrew (the latter being the historic liberty of the cathedral, the bishop's palace, etc., amounting to just 52 acres (21 ha)). Wells is the successor parish for Wells Municipal Borough, which existed from the creation of municipal boroughs in 1835 to their abolition in 1974.
Last Edited17 Jul 2019
 

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