James Cedric Illingworth

M, #25201, b. 1907, d. 1966
Father*James Illingworth b. 1880, d. 4 Jun 1919
Mother*Nell Gwynne Decis d. 7 Jun 1938
Birth*1907 Fremantle, WA, Australia, #B647/1907.1 
Marriage-Notice*3 Nov 1927 ILLINGWORTH-FREEMAN.—On August 4, 1927, at Catholic Church, Carnarvon, by the Rev. Father John, James Cedric Illingworth, only son of the late Private James Illingworth, and Mrs. Nell Gwynne, Belperroud, late Hotel Claremont, to Edith (Lovie) Freeman, third daughter of Mr and Mrs W. Freeman of Carnarvon. Present Address Port Hedland.2 
Death*1966 Perth, WA, Australia, #D2365/1966 (Age 62) [par James & Nell G].1 

Citations

  1. [S62] Western Australian Government. BDM Index Western Australia.
  2. [S14] Newspaper - Western Mail (Perth, WA), Thu 3 Nov 1927, p40
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/37671413
Last Edited2 Jan 2022

Thomas Butler

M, #25210
Land-Berwick*14 Jul 1879 BER-Crown-18 (part) tx 79714. Transfer from George Brown to Thomas Butler. 2r 16p.1 
Land-Berwick*15 Jun 1885 BER-Crown-18 (part) tx 149733. Transfer from Thomas Butler to Thomas George Perrett. 2r 16p.2 

Citations

  1. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1119-679 - Thomas Butler of Berwick Brickmaker (parent title 1016-156).
  2. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1119-679 - Thomas George Perrett - see C/T 1708-477.
Last Edited8 Oct 2020

Thomas George Perrett

M, #25211
Land-Berwick*15 Jun 1885 BER-Crown-18 (part) tx 149733. Transfer from Thomas Butler to Thomas George Perrett. 2r 16p.1 

Citations

  1. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1119-679 - Thomas George Perrett - see C/T 1708-477.
Last Edited8 Oct 2020

John William Fritzlaff

M, #25212, b. 1858, d. 29 Jul 1941
Birth*1858 Harkaway, VIC, Australia.1 
Marriage*1885 Spouse: Ellen Brown. VIC, Australia, #M2183/1885.2
 
Land-Berwick*7 Sep 1887 BER-Crown-18 (part) tx 196164. Transfer from George Brown to John William Fritzlaff. 1a - cnr Clyde Road / Langmore Lane.3 
Land-Note*30 Sep 1897 BER-Crown-18 (part): Mortgagee: Immanuel Gottlieb Wanke. Mortgage 180084. Discharged 3 Aug 1906. Mortgagor was John William Fritzlaff.4 
Land-Berwick*3 Apr 1906 BER-Crown-18 (part). Transfer from John William Fritzlaff to Nathalia Bertha Aurisch. 1a.5 
Death*29 Jul 1941 Malvern, VIC, Australia, #D7023/1941 (Age 83) [par John Martin Frederick FRITZLAFF & Johanna RIEGER].1 
Death-Notice*2 Aug 1941 FRITZLAFF.—On July 29, at his residence, High-street, Malvern, John William, dearly loved husband of Ellen, and loving father of Lottie (Mrs. Tipton), Alfred and Frank (deceased), aged 83 years. At rest.6 

Citations

  1. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D7023/1941 - born HARKAWAY."
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1944-607 - John William Fritzlaff Carpenter (parent title 1016-156).
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1944-607 - Mortgage 180084 - discharged 3 Aug 1906, when it was transferred to Bertha Wanke.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1944-607 - Bertha Wanke wife of Immanuel Wanke of Harkaway Farmer.
  6. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 2 Aug 1941, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205172440
Last Edited8 Oct 2020

Ellen Brown

F, #25213, b. 1865, d. 11 Dec 1944
Married NameFritzlaff. 
Birth*1865 
Marriage*1885 Spouse: John William Fritzlaff. VIC, Australia, #M2183/1885.1
 
Widow29 Jul 1941Ellen Brown became a widow upon the death of her husband John William Fritzlaff.2 
Death*11 Dec 1944 Armadale, VIC, Australia, #D12613/1944 (Age 79) [par William Martin BROWN & Ellen BARRY].3 
Death-Notice*13 Dec 1944 FRITZLAFF.–On December 11, at St. Ronan's, Malvern, Ellen, beloved wife of the late John William Fritzlaff. loving mother of Lottie (Mrs. L. H. Tipton), Alfred, and Frank (deceased), and loving grandmother of Norman and Patricia. (Privately interred.)4 

Citations

  1. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D7023/1941 - born HARKAWAY."
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D12613/1944 - born BERWICK."
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 13 Dec 1944, p11
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11374555
Last Edited8 Oct 2020

Immanuel Gottlieb Wanke

M, #25214, b. 24 May 1856, d. 24 Jun 1934
Father*Ernst Gottlob Wanke b. 1823, d. 11 Aug 1897
Mother*Paulina Wilhelmina Schumann b. 1822, d. 9 Sep 1904
Birth*24 May 1856 Harkaway, VIC, Australia, #B7210/1856 [par Gottlob WANKE & Paulina SCHUMANN] - reg Berwick - Gottlob Immanuel WANKE.1 
Marriage*1879 Spouse: Nathalia Bertha Aurisch. VIC, Australia, #M2370/1879.2
 
Land-Note*30 Sep 1897 BER-Crown-18 (part): Mortgagee: Immanuel Gottlieb Wanke. Mortgage 180084. Discharged 3 Aug 1906. Mortgagor was John William Fritzlaff.3 
Death*24 Jun 1934 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #D14032/1934 (Age 78) [par Gottlieb WANKE & Pauline KRATYMANN].4 
Death-Notice26 Jun 1934 WANKE.—On the 24th June, at his residence, Hillcroft, Narre Warren. Immanuel Gottlieb beloved husband of Bertha Nathalie Wanke (nee Aurisch), and loving father of Pauline (deceased), Emma (deceased), Magdalina (deceased), Herman, Ernst (deceased), Alfred (deceased), Oscar, Arthur, Frederick (killed in action), Minna, Edward, Herbert, Emelie, Harold, Adelaide. - Deeply mourned.
WANKE. - Friends of the late Mr. IMMANUAL GOTTLIEB WANKE are respectfully informed that his remains will be interred in the Harkaway Cemerery. Funeral to leave his residence, Hillcroft, Narre Warren, To-morrow (Wednesday, June 27), at 2:30.
JOHN GRANT, Undertaker, Berwick. Phone 25.5 
Death-Notice*7 Jul 1934 Am 24. Juni verschied Herr Immanuel Gottlieb Wanke, Hillcroft, Narre Warren.6 

Family

 Nathalia Bertha Aurisch b. 1857, d. 16 Sep 1950
Children 1.Herman Immanuel Wanke b. 1883, d. 31 Jul 1974
 2.Oscar Wilfred Wanke10 b. 18 Jul 1887, d. 20 Jun 1970

Newspaper-Articles

  • 5 Jul 1934: LATE Mr. I. G. WANKE
    There has been removed by death Mr. Immanuel G. Wanke, of “Hillcroft,” Narre Warren, one whose life of 78 years had been admired. The call had come somewhat suddenly, and he had died, on June 24. On the Friday previously he had contracted a cold. From the outset it was severe, when Dr. Langdon, of Berwick, was summoned. Though everything which science could suggest was done to relieve him, he gradually became worse, until he peacefully passed away. He was the only son of Dr. E. G. and Mrs. Wanke, and was born at “Hillcroft” Estate, on May 24, 1856, where he had loyally remained. He had married Miss Bertha Aurisch, on May 22, 1857 [sic]. Four years ago the two had celebrated their golden wedding, and there gathered with them a bright family circle. Throughout their lives they had shed a radiance which will make his passing deeply mourned. They wrought with infinite care and patience, and thereby created a home which is known far and wide.
    In the manufacture of cheese their farm was State renowned, whilst he acquired a fame for his product on the export market, which was of exceeding value.
    Mr. Wanke had rendered great aid, as a member of committee, both to the Mornington Farmers’ and to the Dandenong Agricultural societies, where his name frequently appeared among the prize winners. He was buried at Harkaway cemetery, when the service was conducted by the Rev. John Simpfendorfer, of Doncaster, and Mrs. John Grant, of Berwick, carried put the funeral arrangements.7
  • 4 Apr 1951: HISTORIC VICTORIAN ESTATE TO BE SOLD
    "Hillcroft," the 400 acre Berwick (Victoria) estate of the late Mr Immanuel Wanke, which will be sold by auction by Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd. on April 26, has an interesting history.
    About a mile from Berwick, and 1 ¼ miles from Narre Warren, the property, of undulating country, was bought on March 29, 1853, by Ernst Gottlob Wanke at the first land sale in the district. His descendants still occupy the land.
    In "Early Days of Berwick," compiled by Norman E. Beaumont, JP. and James F. Curran, Ernst Gottlob Wanke is described as a medical student, who, when he arrived in Melbourne as a ship's surgeon in 1851, required one term of practical work to gain his degree. He deserted his ship and went to the Castlemaine goldfields. "Missing a fortune by a few inches — his fireplace later proved to be over a 'jeweller's shop" — he returned to Melbourne and, after a period of hairdressing, bought the present 'Hillcroft' at Government auction," say the writers.
    "His first view of his land was obtained when he came with a fellow buyer, Crowley, to seek the survey pegs in the scrub. Crowley soon departed, while he remained to become the forebear of Herman and the present Wanke family, who are his grandchildren. His son was the late Emmanuel Wanke (1856-1934).
    "Dr. Wanke was apparently well pleased with the land of his adoption, for he wrote to his brother Johann Gottlieb, and induced him to come to Victoria with his two sons and four daughters."
    Mr Fred Wanke, Clerk of Victorian Parliaments, is a grandson of Gottlieb.8
  • 30 May 1958: PIONEER'S SON DIES IN CANADA
    Edward Albert Wanke (late of Narre Warren), who left home 38 years ago to go to British Columbia, Canada, passed away on the 14th May, 1958, in Grandforks Hospital, Canada, after an illness. Aged 66 years, he was the son of the late J. Wanke, of "Hillcroft", Narre, Warren, who was a pioneer of the district.
    He is survived by four brothers and two sisters—Pauline (Mrs. Wieland, dec.), Hermon, Oscar, (who resides in Dandenong), Arthur (dec.), Frederick (dec.), Minnie (Mrs. Blucher), Herbert, Emily (Mrs. Reynolds, dec.), Harold and Aledaide (Mrs. Blobel).9

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1944-607 - Mortgage 180084 - discharged 3 Aug 1906, when it was transferred to Bertha Wanke.
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Tue 26 Jun 1934, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10950024
  6. [S14] Newspaper - Die Brucke = The Bridge (Sydney, NSW), Sat 7 Jul 1934, p19
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/259090714
  7. [S14] Newspaper - The Dandenong Journal (Vic.), Thu 5 Jul 1934, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/213863423
  8. [S14] Newspaper - Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 4 Apr 1951, p20
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225456586
  9. [S18] Newspaper - Pakenham Gazette (Vic.), 30 May 1958, p7.
  10. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: Sharp Family Tree, Tree ID: 5030516
    Person viewed: Oscar Wilfred WANKE, Birth Date: 18 Jul 1887, Death Date: 20 Jun 1970.
Last Edited9 Apr 2023

William Forbes

M, #25215, b. 1869, d. 2 Jan 1933
Birth*1869 
Marriage*1903 Spouse: Gertrude Amelia Wood. VIC, Australia, #M1676/1903.1
 
Land-Berwick*6 Jan 1921 BER-Crown-18 (part). Transfer from Nathalia Bertha Wanke to William Forbes Gertrude Amelia Forbes. 1a.2 
Land-Note*1922 BER-Crown-18 (part). Gertrude Amelia Forbes 1922/23 Described as Lots 14+15 part CP 18, House N18.3 
Widower21 Oct 1932William Forbes became a widower upon the death of his wife Gertrude Amelia Wood.4 
Death*2 Jan 1933 Prahran, VIC, Australia, #D32/1933 (Age 63) [par Archibald FORBES & Louisa RICH].4 
Death-Notice*4 Jan 1933 FORBES.-On the 2nd January, William, dearly loved husband of late Gertrude and loving father of Louie, William (deceased), and little Dora, of Clyde road Berwick (Private interment - No flowers) - One by one the links are broken.5 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1918Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: gardener. With Gertrude Amelia Forbes.6

Grave

  • 4-587-A+B, Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, VIC, Australia, Forbes William Jnr. 1904-1917 ; Forbes Gertrude Amelia 1879-1932 ; Forbes William 1869-1933
    Tonks Dora Jean (-Forbes) 1921-1987 wife of James, mother of eight children, dau of William & Gertrude Amelia7

Family

 Gertrude Amelia Wood b. 1879, d. 21 Oct 1932
Child 1.William Forbes b. 1904, d. 20 Sep 1917

Citations

  1. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  2. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1944-607 - William Forbes & Gertrude Amelia Forbes - C/T 4406-093.
  3. [S66] Berwick Shire Rates, 1870-1965.
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 4 Jan 1933, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4517538
  6. [S118] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1918.
  7. [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
    4-587-A Forbes William M 13 22/09/1917 590
    4-587-B Forbes Gertrude F 54 22/10/1932 873
    4-587-A Forbes William M 4/01/1933 878
    4-587-A Tonks Dora 26/04/1987 2991
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Last Edited8 Oct 2020

Gertrude Amelia Wood

F, #25216, b. 1879, d. 21 Oct 1932
Married NameForbes.1 
Birth*1879 
Marriage*1903 Spouse: William Forbes. VIC, Australia, #M1676/1903.1
 
(Transfer to) Land-Berwick6 Jan 1921 BER-Crown-18 (part). Transfer from Nathalia Bertha Wanke to William Forbes Gertrude Amelia Forbes. 1a.2 
Land-Note*1922 BER-Crown-18 (part). William Forbes 1922/23 Described as Lots 14+15 part CP 18, House N18.3 
Death*21 Oct 1932 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #D11231/1932 (Age 53) [par John Thomas WOOD & Caroline Elizabeth HOARE].4 
Death-Notice*22 Oct 1932 FORBES.—On the 21st October, Clyde-road, Berwick, Gertrude Amelia, dearly loved wife of William Forbes, and loving mother of Louie, Willie (deceased) and Dora. Private internment; no flowers.5 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1918Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With William Forbes.6

Grave

  • 4-587-A+B, Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, VIC, Australia, Forbes William Jnr. 1904-1917 ; Forbes Gertrude Amelia 1879-1932 ; Forbes William 1869-1933
    Tonks Dora Jean (-Forbes) 1921-1987 wife of James, mother of eight children, dau of William & Gertrude Amelia7

Family

 William Forbes b. 1869, d. 2 Jan 1933
Child 1.William Forbes b. 1904, d. 20 Sep 1917

Newspaper-Articles

  • 27 Oct 1932: BERWICK. Mrs. Forbes, wife of William Forbes, of Berwick, died on Thursday. The deceased lady was well-known and respected. She leaves a husband and two daughters to mourn their loss. The remains were privately interred in the Berwick cemetery on Saturday.8

Citations

  1. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  2. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 1944-607 - William Forbes & Gertrude Amelia Forbes - C/T 4406-093.
  3. [S66] Berwick Shire Rates, 1870-1965.
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
  5. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 22 Oct 1932, p11
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205487531
  6. [S118] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1918.
  7. [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
    4-587-A Forbes William M 13 22/09/1917 590
    4-587-B Forbes Gertrude F 54 22/10/1932 873
    4-587-A Forbes William M 4/01/1933 878
    4-587-A Tonks Dora 26/04/1987 2991
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  8. [S14] Newspaper - The Dandenong Journal (Vic.), Thu 27 Oct 1932, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/201114501
Last Edited8 Oct 2020

William Forbes

M, #25217, b. 1904, d. 20 Sep 1917
Father*William Forbes b. 1869, d. 2 Jan 1933
Mother*Gertrude Amelia Wood b. 1879, d. 21 Oct 1932
Birth*1904 Prahran, VIC, Australia, #B5394/1904.1 
Death*20 Sep 1917 Prahran, VIC, Australia, #D10137/1917 (Age 13.)2 
Death-Notice*22 Sep 1917 FORBES. — On the 20th September, Willie, beloved and only son of William and Gertrude Forbes, of Berwick, aged 13 years 7 months. Sadly missed, deeply mourned.3 

Grave

  • 4-587-A+B, Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, VIC, Australia, Forbes William Jnr. 1904-1917 ; Forbes Gertrude Amelia 1879-1932 ; Forbes William 1869-1933
    Tonks Dora Jean (-Forbes) 1921-1987 wife of James, mother of eight children, dau of William & Gertrude Amelia4

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
  3. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 22 Sep 1917, p5
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155153741
  4. [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
    4-587-A Forbes William M 13 22/09/1917 590
    4-587-B Forbes Gertrude F 54 22/10/1932 873
    4-587-A Forbes William M 4/01/1933 878
    4-587-A Tonks Dora 26/04/1987 2991
    bw0878.
Last Edited8 Oct 2020

Frank Brown

M, #25220
Marriage* Spouse: Elizabeth Scott.
 

Family

 Elizabeth Scott
Children 1.George Brown+ b. abt 1834, d. 29 Dec 1896
 2.Elizabeth Brown+ b. 1839, d. 15 Sep 1894
Last Edited8 Oct 2020

Elizabeth Scott

F, #25221
Married NameBrown. 
Marriage* Spouse: Frank Brown.
 

Family

 Frank Brown
Children 1.George Brown+ b. abt 1834, d. 29 Dec 1896
 2.Elizabeth Brown+ b. 1839, d. 15 Sep 1894
Last Edited8 Oct 2020

Joseph Graham

M, #25224, b. 1865, d. 24 Aug 1946
Birth*1865 Woodstock, Canada.1 
Marriage*1893 Spouse: Catherine Best. VIC, Australia, #M6520/1893.2
 
Occupation*1894 Station Master at Pakenham. 
Widower23 Dec 1921Joseph Graham became a widower upon the death of his wife Catherine Best.3 
Death*24 Aug 1946 Coburg, VIC, Australia, #D9164/1946 (Age 81) [par William GRAHAM & Jane COPELAND].1 
Death-Notice*27 Aug 1946 GRAHAM.—On August 24, at 30 Chambers street, Coburg, Joseph, dearly loved husband of the late Catherine, and loved father of Leslie (deceased), Horace (deceased), Wallace, Lindsay, Norman, and Rupert (deceased P.O.W.) —At rest.4 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
191415 Nelson Street, Coburg, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: clerk. With Catherine Graham.5

Citations

  1. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D9164/1946 - born WOODSTOCK CANADA."
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D13567/1921 - born Northumberland, reg Coburg."
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Tue 27 Aug 1946, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22316281
  5. [S114] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1914.
Last Edited10 Oct 2020
 

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