Robert Gardiner
M, #11231, b. 20 May 1812, d. 24 Sep 1889
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Father* | Melville Gardiner d. 1846 | |
Mother* | Catherine Robertson |
Probate (Will)* | Robert Gardiner. Settler. S Yarra. 24 Sep 1889. 40/864.1 | |
Note | Deed of Partition 9 July 1874 No 23 Book 244 This indenture made on the 20 December 1873 between Robert Buchanan of Berwick Farmer of the first part and James Buchanan of the same place farmer of the second part and Thomas Crisp of the City of Melbourne Solicitor of the third part All that piece of land being section seven Parish of Berwick as tenants in common and thus have mutually agreed to make the partition thereof as follows. 1853 Aug 25th Crown Grant to Robert Gardiner of said section seven 1854 April 11th Attested copy release of power of said section (inter alia) by Mrs Susan Gardiner Wife of the said Robert Gardiner 1854 April 27th Conveyance of part of said section 7 from said Robert Gardiner to Robert and James Buchanan 1854 Aug 24th Release of right of way from the said Robert Gardiner of the first part John Brisbane and Peter Brisbane tinsmiths Charles Walter Sharpe tinsmith Gottlob Wanke farmer and William Wilson and James Wilson farmers therein described of the second part and the said Robert Buchanan and James Buchanan of the third part No 772 Book 27 £35.15.0 Gardiner reserved a piece of land for a road of one chain forming the southern boundary of section seven for the use of the purchasers of sections number eight and number fifteen jointly with the said Robert Buchanan and James Buchanan respectively 14a 1r 8p agreed to give up and forego their right and interest in and to the said road on condition that they the said Robert Buchannan and James Buchanan should pay Ernestine Beer the widow of Mr Beer who lately met his death by accident in the said Parish of Berwick the sum of thirtyfive pounds fifteen shillings being at the rate of two pounds ten shillings per acre for the land reserved for the purpose of said road. 1853 Aug 25th Crown Grant to John Cree of the City of Melbourne Merchant of said section sixteen 1854 January 3rd Release in fee the said John Cree of the City of Melbourne Merchant to William Degraves of the same City Merchant No 733 Book 5 £1141 1855 August 20 Conveyance from said William Degraves of Melbourne Merchant to John Inglis of Western Port Farmer No 929 Book 29 £2760 1863 October 23rd Mortgage from said John Inglis of Western Port Farmer to Godfrey Howitt of the City of Melbourne Doctor of Medicine and the Reverend Irving Hetherington of the said City of Melbourne Minister of the Scotch Presbyterian Church £500 No 629 Book 133 1867 April 23rd Reconveyance endorsed from said Godfrey Howitt and I Hetherington to the said John Inglis £500 No 428 Book 170 1872 July 8th Conveyance from said John Inglis to said John Buchanan No 328 Book 22 £2710 (witness Thomas Crisp.) | |
Birth* | 20 May 1812 | Dunbar, Scotland. |
Note* | 16 Jul 1829 | Scottish lad, Robert Gardiner was one of the Ship's boys on the Deveron, the ship WJT Clarke sailed to Tasmania on.2 |
Marriage* | 10 Apr 1834 | Spouse: Susan Folley. Hobart, TAS, Australia.3![]() |
Land-Berwick* | 19 Feb 1853 | Robert Gardiner selected land BER-7 from the Crown. 600a 0r 0p - purchased for the sum of £600.4 |
Land-Berwick | 29 Mar 1853 | He selected land BER-8 from the Crown. 632a 0r 0p.5 |
Land-Berwick | 29 Mar 1853 | He selected land BER-13 from the Crown. 320a 0r 0p.5 |
Land-Berwick | 29 Mar 1853 | He selected land BER-27 from the Crown. 314a 0r 0p - £1,381 12s.5,6 |
Land-Berwick | 29 Mar 1853 | He selected land BER-18 from the Crown. 400a 0r 0p - £3,700.5,7 |
Land-Berwick | 29 Mar 1853 | He selected land BER-12 from the Crown. 258a 2r 29p.5 |
Land-Berwick | 29 Mar 1853 | He selected land BER-15 from the Crown. 632a 0r 0p.5 |
Land-Note* | 21 Dec 1853 | Reconveyance of £3000 paid by Robert Gardiner to WJT Clarke for portions 7 8 12 13 15 17 18 27 in the Parish of Berwick - refer mortgage Deed 25 Apr 1853 (W 452.)8 |
Land-Berwick | 15 Feb 1854 | He selected land BER-17 from the Crown. 160a 0r 0p - £160.5,9 |
(Witness) Land-Note | 24 Aug 1854 | BER-7.16 1854 Aug 24th Release of right of way from the said Robert Gardiner of the first part, John Brisbane and Peter Brisbane tinsmiths, Charles Walter Sharpe tinsmith, Gottlob Wanke farmer, and William Wilson and James Wilson, farmers therein described of the second part, and the said Robert Buchanan and James Buchanan of the third part. Gardiner reserved a piece of land for a road of one chain forming the southern boundary of section seven for the use of the purchasers of sections number eight and number fifteen jointly with the said Robert Buchanan and James Buchanan respectively, measuring 14a 1r 8p. They agreed to give up and forego their right and interest in and to the said road on condition that they the said Robert Buchanan and James Buchanan should pay Ernestine Beer the widow of Mr Beer who lately met his death by accident in the said Parish of Berwick the sum of thirtyfive pounds fifteen shillings being at the rate of two pounds ten shillings per acre for the land reserved for the purpose of said road.10 |
Civil Case* | 1861 | Item 1861/2150, Robert Gardiner v Abraham Gardiner John Gardiner.11 |
Land-Note* | 23 Dec 1861 | Lewis Turner Clarke Reconveyance by endorsement £5500 paid by Robert Gardiner to WJT Clarke and Alexander Brock, Trustees of the last will and testament of Lewis Clarke for portions 17 18 27 in the parish of Berwick.12 |
Civil Case | 1862 | Item 1862/849, Robert Gardiner v Abraham Gardiner John Gardiner.13 |
Land-Berwick* | 21 Apr 1863 | BER-17.18.27. Transfer from Robert Gardiner Susan Gardiner to Alexander Gibb. 837a 1r 5p - purchase price £4000.14 |
Widower | 1 Jan 1865 | Robert Gardiner became a widower upon the death of his wife Susan Folley.15 |
Marriage* | 3 Jan 1866 | Spouse: Sarah Ann Lloyd. East Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #M755.16 |
Marriage-Notice* | 12 Jan 1866 | GARDINER—GARDNER.—On the 3rd inst., at the residence of Mr. Currie, Wellington Parade, East Melbourne, by the Rev. J. W. Inglis, Robert Gardiner, Esq., of St. Enoch's, Skipton, to Sarah Ann, relict of the late James Gardner, Hobart Town, Tasmania.17 |
Death* | 24 Sep 1889 | South Yarra, VIC, Australia, #D14283 (Age 77) [par unknown] - as Robert Melville Gardiner.16 |
Citations
- [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Records Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P0, unit 505; VPRS 28/P2, unit 273; VPRS 7591/P2, unit 154.
- [S247] Michael Clarke, 'Big' Clarke, p17.
- [S64] Archives Office of Tasmania. Tasmanian Names Index.
- [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria). Parish plan - see Applications 7502 + 7503
Parish plan has date 29 Mar 1853; land purchase document has date 19 Feb 1853. - [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria). Parish plan.
- [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria). AP8101 - Land purchase of Lot 52 - Entered into Book 12 Page 171 on 25 August 1853.
- [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria). AP8101 - Land purchase of Lot 50 - Entered into Book 12 Page 188 on 25 August 1853.
- [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria). Book 11 409 - W 452.
- [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria). AP8101 - Entered into Book 17 Page 198 on 4 Mar 1854.
- [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria). Application 7502 - No 772 Book 27.
- [S34] PROV (Public Records Office Victoria), Civil Case Files
VPRS 267/ P0007/ Unit 2
Item 1861/2150, Robert Gardiner v Abraham Gardiner John Gardiner. - [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria). Memorial 113 440.
- [S34] PROV (Public Records Office Victoria), Civil Case Files
VPRS 267/ P0007/ Unit 17
Item 1862/849, Robert Gardiner v Abraham Gardiner John Gardiner. - [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria). AP8101 - Conveyance Robert Gardiner to Alexander Gibb of said 3 pieces
Book 148 No 737 - 20 April 1863 Indenture between Robert Gardiner of Bolinda Vale and Susan his wife on the one part and Alexander Gibb of Campellfield aon the other part. - [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online) "Place of birth TASM."
- [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
- [S14] Newspaper - The Mercury (Hobart, Tas.), 12 Jan 1866, p1.
- [S45] Index of monumental inscriptions in the Melbourne General Cemetery,.
- [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 9 Oct 1862, p6
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/6480140 - [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 16 Oct 1862, p6
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/6480324 - [S14] Newspaper - Leader (Melbourne, Vic.), 25 Mar 1876, p6+7.
- [S14] Newspaper - South Eastern Times (Millicent, SA), 25 May 1926, p3
(Reprinted from "The Adelaide Stock and Station Journal.").
Last Edited | 26 Jun 2022 |
James Buchanan
M, #11232, b. 12 Feb 1827, d. 11 Sep 1914
Father* | John Buchanan b. 7 Mar 1789, d. 26 May 1871 | |
Mother* | Elizabeth Bullock b. 1793, d. 9 Apr 1846 |
Charts | Descendants of William WILSON Descendants of John BUCHANAN |
Probate (Will)* | James Buchanan. Ex MLC. Berwick. 11 Sep 1914. 135/859.1 | |
Birth* | 12 Feb 1827 | Chryston, Lanarkshire, Scotland.2 |
(Witness) Land-Note | 24 Aug 1854 | BER-7.16 1854 Aug 24th Release of right of way from the said Robert Gardiner of the first part, John Brisbane and Peter Brisbane tinsmiths, Charles Walter Sharpe tinsmith, Gottlob Wanke farmer, and William Wilson and James Wilson, farmers therein described of the second part, and the said Robert Buchanan and James Buchanan of the third part. Gardiner reserved a piece of land for a road of one chain forming the southern boundary of section seven for the use of the purchasers of sections number eight and number fifteen jointly with the said Robert Buchanan and James Buchanan respectively, measuring 14a 1r 8p. They agreed to give up and forego their right and interest in and to the said road on condition that they the said Robert Buchanan and James Buchanan should pay Ernestine Beer the widow of Mr Beer who lately met his death by accident in the said Parish of Berwick the sum of thirtyfive pounds fifteen shillings being at the rate of two pounds ten shillings per acre for the land reserved for the purpose of said road.3 |
Marriage* | 26 Jul 1859 | Spouse: Anne Jane Wilson. Brighton, VIC, Australia, #M3026/1859.4 |
Marriage-Notice* | 2 Aug 1859 | On the 26th ult., at Brighton, by the Rev. Alexander Duff, Presbyterian Minister, Cranbourne, James Buchanan, Berwick, youngest son of John Buchanan, late farmer, Neither-houses, Lanarkshire, Scotland, to Anne Jane, eldest daughter of William Wilson, Brighton.5 |
Land-Berwick* | 2 May 1863 | James Buchanan selected land BER-S-9 from the Crown. 10a 2r 4p.6 |
Land-Berwick | 3 Jul 1863 | He selected land BER-S-8 from the Crown. 6a 0r 16p.7 |
Land-Berwick | 3 Jul 1863 | He selected land BER-S-7 from the Crown. 5a 1r 11p.8 |
(Transfer to) Land-Berwick | abt Aug 1871 | BER-S9-4. Transfer from William Wilson to William Wilson James Buchanan. Not mentioned in probate, but application lists them as executors of estate of William Wilson.9 |
Land-Berwick* | 8 Apr 1874 | BER-8 (part). Transfer from James Buchanan to Sarah Bamford Elmes. 3a 6r 35p.10 |
Land-Berwick* | 4 Oct 1876 | BER-S-11. Transfer from Thomas Wilson to James Buchanan. 7a 0r 21p.11 |
Land-Note* | 8 Sep 1880 | GEM--72, County of Evelyn: Mortgagee: James Buchanan. Mortgage No 39361 - Discharged 2 Aug 1882. Mortgagor was David Crichton.12 |
Land-Berwick | 5 Jul 1888 | BER-8 (part). Transfer from James Buchanan to Sarah Bamford Elmes. 1a 1r 15 5/10p.13 |
Widower | 28 Feb 1909 | James Buchanan became a widower upon the death of his wife Anne Jane Wilson.14 |
Death* | 11 Sep 1914 | Berwick, VIC, Australia, #D8456 (Age 87) [par John BUCHANAN & Elizabeth BULLOCK].14 |
Death-Notice* | 12 Sep 1914 | BUCHANAN.—On the 11th September, at his late residence, Burr Hill, Berwick, the Hon. James Buchanan, ex. M.L.C., dearly beloved father of Mrs. W. Wilson and Mrs. L. D. Beaumont, of Berwick, in his 88th year. No Flowers.15 |
Land-Note* | 8 Dec 1914 | 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.16 |
Land-Berwick* | 8 Dec 1914 | BER-S-11. Transfer from James Buchanan to William Wilson Llewelyn David Beaumont. 7a 0r 21p - owners as executors.17 |
Land-Berwick | 20 May 1915 | BER-S-9. Transfer from James Buchanan to Agnes Grant. 10a 2r 4p.18 |
Land-Berwick | 20 May 1915 | BER-S-7. Transfer from James Buchanan to Agnes Grant. 5a 1r 11p.19 |
Land-Berwick | 20 May 1915 | BER-S-8. Transfer from James Buchanan to Agnes Grant. 4a 3r 1p.20 |
Family |
Anne Jane Wilson b. 1827, d. 28 Feb 1909 | |
Children | 1. | Anne Buchanan+ b. 1860, d. 27 Jul 1933 |
2. | George Buchanan b. 1863, d. 30 Dec 1904 | |
3. | William Buchanan b. 1864, d. 1866 | |
4. | Elizabeth Catherine Buchanan+ b. 1869, d. 14 May 1954 |
Citations
- [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Records Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P3, unit 479; VPRS 7591/P2, unit 516.
- [S55] Adb online, online https://adb.anu.edu.au/
- [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria). Application 7502 - No 772 Book 27.
- [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
- [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Tue 2 Aug 1859, p4
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5685516 - [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria), C/T 9-669 - James Buchanan of Berwick.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria), C/T 27-274 - James Buchanan of Berwick.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria), C/T 27-273 - James Buchanan of Berwick.
- [S81] Land Records & Parish Maps ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria). AP19199.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria), C/T 27-274 - Sarah Bamford Elmes - C/T 670-887.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria), C/T 842-330 (have not viewed this title) - next title C/T 897-288 - James Buchanan of Berwick County of Mornington Farmer.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria), C/T 1194-728 - Mortgage No 39361 - Discharged 2 Aug 1882. Mortgagee James Buchanan.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria), C/T 27-274 - Sarah Bamford Elmes the wife of Thomas Elmes of Lyall Road Berwick Surgeon - C/T 2039-677 (consolidated title).
- [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
- [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 12 Sep 1914, p5.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria), C/T 897-288 - 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; C/T 27-273; C/T 27-274. - [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria), C/T 897-288 - 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.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Records 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.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Records 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.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Records 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.
- [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
5-613 Buchanan James M 87 01-09-14 528
Buchanan J. F 82 01-03-09 451
bw2235. - [S14] Newspaper - Leader (Melbourne, Vic.), 25 May 1872, p6.
- [S14] Newspaper - Leader (Melbourne, Vic.), 25 Mar 1876, p6+7.
- [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Wed 4 Feb 1891, p3
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70398657 - [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), 1 Oct 1914, p2.
- [S14] Newspaper - Mornington Standard (Frankston, Vic.), 17 Oct 1914, p2.
- [S55] Adb online, online https://adb.anu.edu.au/, Select Bibliography
?A. Henderson (ed), Early Pioneer Families of Victoria and Riverina (Melb, 1936)
?N. E. Beaumont and J. F. Curran, Early Days of Berwick (Melb, 1948)
?Messenger (Presbyterian, Vic & Tas), Sept 1914
?Berwick Shire News, 16 Sept 1914.
Citation details
Hone, J. Ann, 'Buchanan, James (1827–1914)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
Last Edited | 29 May 2021 |
Joan Lee Hill
F, #11242, b. 1908, d. 18 Nov 2000
Father* | Fred Hill b. 1878, d. 15 Jun 1945 | |
Mother* | Minnie Ada Binns b. 1880, d. 1978 |
Probate (Will)* | JOAN LEE MCNICOLL. WIDOW. SOUTH YARRA. 18 Nov 2000. 1183576.1 | |
Married Name | McNicoll. | |
Birth* | 1908 | 2 |
(Migrant) Migration/Travel | 6 May 1928 | To Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Ship Comorin sailing from Plymouth - travelling with parents Fred HILL, Wool Broker 49 & Minnie Ada HILL 47, previous address c/o Sir Jas Hill & Son, Bradford Yorkshire Age 20.3 |
Marriage* | 1938 | Spouse: Ronald Ramsay McNicoll. VIC, Australia, #M7493.4 |
Land-UBeac* | 2 Oct 1946 | GEM-C-15.16.17.17A.19.20. Transfer from Elizabeth Agnes Greenland Barby to Joan Lee McNicoll. 118a 3r 27p.5 |
Land-UBeac | 2 Oct 1946 | GEM-C-18. Transfer from Elizabeth Agnes Greenland Barby to Joan Lee McNicoll. 19a 1r 28p.6 |
Land-UBeac | 16 Nov 1949 | GEM-C-18. Transfer from Joan Lee McNicoll to Albert David Nicol. 19a 1r 28p.7 |
Land-UBeac* | 16 Nov 1949 | GEM-C-15.16.17.17A.19.20. Transfer from Joan Lee McNicoll to Albert David Nicol. 118a 3r 27p.8 |
Widow | 18 Sep 1996 | Joan Lee Hill became a widow upon the death of her husband Ronald Ramsay McNicoll. |
Death* | 18 Nov 2000 | VIC, Australia. |
Citations
- [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Records Office Victoria), VPRS 28/P31, unit 21.
- [S5] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Death Index Victoria 1921-1985 "[par Fred HILL & Minnie Ada BINNS]
Minnie died 1978/24426 Prah Age 98 [par Frederic BINNS & Harriett MILLS]." - [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Class: BT26; Piece: 874; Item: 8
Source Information: Ancestry.com. UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. - [S6] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Marriage Index Victoria 1921-1942.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria), C/T 3736-059 - Elizabeth Agnes Greenland Barby to Joan Lee McNicholl of 607 Toorak Road Toorak married Woman.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria), C/T 6825-852 - Joan Lee McNicholl of 607 Toorak Road Toorak Married Woman.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria), C/T 6825-852 - Albert David Nicol of 78 Wickham Road Moorabbin Gentleman.
- [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Records Office Victoria), C/T 3736-059 - Joan Lee McNicholl to Albert David Nicol of 78 Wickham Road Moorabbin Gentleman.
- [S154] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1954.
- [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 2 Jun 1931, p11.
- [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 14 Sep 1945, p18.
Last Edited | 12 May 2020 |