John Renfree

M, #29617, b. 1823, d. 1862
Birth*1823 
Marriage*2 Apr 1848 Spouse: Frances Prynn. Tywardreath, Cornwall, England, Jun Q 1848 (St Austell) 9 21. Frances PRYNN & John RENFREY.1,2
 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel7 Nov 1849 Sailing with Frances Renfree to Port Phillip, VIC, Australia. Ship James T Foord London
Assisted migrants employed by Jas Hook, Bunneep for six months. Annual wage £25 with rations. Travelling with them was a 4-year-old orphan boy James Ward Renfrey, who was adopted.
Native place St Blasey, Cornwall
Age 25 - Labourer - as Renfrey.3,4
Death*1862 VIC, Australia, #D1271/1862 (Age 39) (par John RANFREE & Mary VEREN) - as John RANFREE. Born Cornwall.5 

Family

 Frances Prynn b. 1821, d. 4 Dec 1903
Children 1.James Henry Prinn Renfree+ b. 1851, d. 1 May 1924
 2.William Pryn Renfree8 b. 1853, d. 18 May 1927
 3.Elizabeth Jane Renfree9 b. 1855, d. 1857
 4.Mary Renfree b. 1857, d. 1860
 5.John Francis Renfree10 b. 1860, d. 1874

Newspaper-Articles

  • 12 Nov 1849: THE CHOLERA SHIP.
    Properly punctured, slashed, and fumigated, we received on Saturday the following letter from the Captain of the vessel which lately arrived in Hobson's Bay, and has been placed in quarantine :
    To the Editor of the Argus, Melbourne.
    Ship "James T. Foord"
    Hobson's Bay, Port Phillip,
    November 9th, 1849.
    Sir.—A report having appeared in the Melbourne Morning Herald of yesterday, the 8th inst., giving a grossly incorrect account of the state of the ship, I take the earliest opportunity of informing you that all on board, both immigrants and ship's company, are perfectly healthy. We have, unfortunately, been attacked by cholera during the voyage, but the last case appeared on the 1st of August. Since that time all traces of the disease have disappeared. I trust that by inserting this, you will give a wide-spread contradiction to a report which is calculated to produce an unfavourable impression in this colony, both with respect to the ship and the immigrants I have brought to this port.
    I remain, Sir
    Your most obedient servant,
    H. W. ELLIOT.
    Commander.
    The Editor of the Argus.
    Melbourne.
    Although nothing could be more dreadful than the introduction here of such a disease as cholera, and although at this season particularly, and with our city badly drained, and, utterly without sewerage or the most ordinary attempts at sanitary precaution, the most frightfully fatal results would inevitably ensue, we cannot help feeling the sincerest commiseration for the unfortunate occupants of this vessel. Penned up still in the narrow limits within which they have been exposed to such danger and anxiety, within sight of shores which they are not permitted to touch, surrounded by a new and busy world with which they are denied all communication, we confess that our heart bleeds at their desolate condition.
    Few of us but must recollect the bounding joy with which we first stepped on terra firma after the tedium and monotony of a long sea voyage, and few of us but can appreciate, if we gave ourselves the trouble to think of the prolonged torture to which these unhappy people are now exposed.
    True, that scarcely any amount of suffering which we could save them, would justify cur exposing this district to so dreadful a scourge as cholera, but let us dispassionately ask ourselves whether we run any real risk. We believe that the careful perusal of the Report of the Board of Health, authenticated, be it remembered, by the four very highest names in matters of sanitary inquiry, will show that communication with this vessel is as safe as with any vessel in the harbour. As a parallel case, the Report says :
    " Here we have twenty-five British ships clearing out from Alexandria during a, year of epidemic plague, and currying into Great Britain no less than 31,000 bales of goods, supposed to be capable of contamination in the highest degree'; of these twenty-five ships, eight actually had the disease among their crews during the time they were loading.
    They then adduce evidence to prove that the opening of the cotton goods is and has been merely formal, and that such a things, as the complete purification of the great bulk of goods is really unknown. Had the theory of the propagation of the plague by goods been true, Manchester must long since have been ravaged by the Oriental plague. The report states, however, that no instance is, known of any officer at any lazaretto, whoso duty it is to open, and inspect goods, having ever caught a fever or the plague in consequence."
    Captain Elliot states that no case of cholera has occurred for more than three months, and another passage of the report shows that ships are very far from being likely vehicles for contagion:-
    " It appears to be most important, also, to display the facts as to the common existence of the conditions of fever in ships themselves, as at present regulated: and that, if properly regulated, instead of being fever nests or 'the means of importation' of the disease, a voyage on the open sea would become a sure means of arresting any such disease."
    The general conclusion of the board which we took the liberty to italicise on account of its importance, speaks so strongly and dauntlessly of the subject of quarantine, that, still reflecting upon the eminence of the men who do not fear to commit themselves by such a deduction, we are almost led to doubt whether any quarantine regulations can now be enforced without savouring of unnecessary cruelty:-
    "It follows that we propose the discontinuance of the existing quarantine establishments in this country, and the substitution of sanitary regulations."
    We trust, therefore, that the case of these poor creatures may receive the most indulgent, consideration, that is compatible with the public safety. Frances Renfree6
  • 17 Nov 1849: A number of the immigrants by the 'James T. Foord,' were landed at the Wharf yesterday afternoon, and with one or two exceptions, they appeared in excellent health, and—as was very natural, in escaping from a long and close confinement on shipboard—all were in high spirits. Frances Renfree7

Citations

  1. [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/ "Marriage Jun Q 1848 (St Austell) 9 21. Frances PRYNN & John RENFREY."
  2. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973
    Frances Prynn & John Remfrey, married 2 Apr 1848 at Tywardreath, Cornwall, England.
    1596291
    Record ID: 9852::5516932.
  3. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923
    Frances Renfrey, Age 25, arrived 7 Nov 1849 on "James T Foord."
  4. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships arriving at Port Phillip (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5318; Reel: 2145; Item: [4/4817].
  5. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D1271/1862 (Age 39) (par John RANFREE & Mary VEREN) - as John RANFREE. Born Cornwall."
  6. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 12 Nov 1849, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4769565
  7. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 17 Nov 1849, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4773647
  8. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D6288/1927 (Age 74) (par John RENFREE & Frances PRYN) - as William Pryn RENFREE, Death registered at Malvern East, Australia."
  9. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D2963/1857 (Age 2) (par John RENFREE & France) - as Elizabeth Jane RENFREE. Born Dandenong."
  10. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B13171/1860 (par John RANFREE & Frances PRIN) - as John Francis RANFREE, Birth registered at Dand, Australia."
Last Edited16 Sep 2023

Frances Prynn

F, #29618, b. 1821, d. 4 Dec 1903
Married NameRenfree. 
Birth*1821 Tywardreath, Cornwall, England, possible birth: Frances Prynn, Baptism Date: 1 Jan 1824, Father: William Prynn, Mother: Catharine.1
Marriage*2 Apr 1848 Spouse: John Renfree. Tywardreath, Cornwall, England, Jun Q 1848 (St Austell) 9 21. Frances PRYNN & John RENFREY.2,3
 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel7 Nov 1849 Sailing with John Renfree to Port Phillip, VIC, Australia. Ship James T Foord London
Assisted migrants employed by Jas Hook, Bunneep for six months. Annual wage £25 with rations. Travelling with them was a 4-year-old orphan boy James Ward Renfrey, who was adopted.
Native place St Blasey, Cornwall
Age 25 - Housekeeper - as Renfrey.4,5
Widow1862Frances Prynn became a widow upon the death of her husband John Renfree.6 
Death*4 Dec 1903 Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #D13121/1903 (Age 82) (par PRYM) - as Frances RENFREE.7 
Death-Notice*5 Dec 1903 RENFREE.—On the 4th December, Frances Renfree, beloved mother of H. Renfree, of Beaconsfield, and William P. Renfree, of Dandenong, aged 82.
THE Friends of Messrs. H. and WM. P. RENFREE are invited to follow the remains of their late mother to their last resting-place, Dandenong General Cemetery.
The funeral will leave the residence of Mr. Wm. P. Renfree, Robinson-street, THIS DAY (Saturday, the 5th inst.), at 2 p.m. punctually.
J. W. GARNAR, Undertaker.8 

Family

 John Renfree b. 1823, d. 1862
Children 1.James Henry Prinn Renfree+ b. 1851, d. 1 May 1924
 2.William Pryn Renfree11 b. 1853, d. 18 May 1927
 3.Elizabeth Jane Renfree12 b. 1855, d. 1857
 4.Mary Renfree b. 1857, d. 1860
 5.John Francis Renfree13 b. 1860, d. 1874

Newspaper-Articles

  • 12 Nov 1849: THE CHOLERA SHIP.
    Properly punctured, slashed, and fumigated, we received on Saturday the following letter from the Captain of the vessel which lately arrived in Hobson's Bay, and has been placed in quarantine :
    To the Editor of the Argus, Melbourne.
    Ship "James T. Foord"
    Hobson's Bay, Port Phillip,
    November 9th, 1849.
    Sir.—A report having appeared in the Melbourne Morning Herald of yesterday, the 8th inst., giving a grossly incorrect account of the state of the ship, I take the earliest opportunity of informing you that all on board, both immigrants and ship's company, are perfectly healthy. We have, unfortunately, been attacked by cholera during the voyage, but the last case appeared on the 1st of August. Since that time all traces of the disease have disappeared. I trust that by inserting this, you will give a wide-spread contradiction to a report which is calculated to produce an unfavourable impression in this colony, both with respect to the ship and the immigrants I have brought to this port.
    I remain, Sir
    Your most obedient servant,
    H. W. ELLIOT.
    Commander.
    The Editor of the Argus.
    Melbourne.
    Although nothing could be more dreadful than the introduction here of such a disease as cholera, and although at this season particularly, and with our city badly drained, and, utterly without sewerage or the most ordinary attempts at sanitary precaution, the most frightfully fatal results would inevitably ensue, we cannot help feeling the sincerest commiseration for the unfortunate occupants of this vessel. Penned up still in the narrow limits within which they have been exposed to such danger and anxiety, within sight of shores which they are not permitted to touch, surrounded by a new and busy world with which they are denied all communication, we confess that our heart bleeds at their desolate condition.
    Few of us but must recollect the bounding joy with which we first stepped on terra firma after the tedium and monotony of a long sea voyage, and few of us but can appreciate, if we gave ourselves the trouble to think of the prolonged torture to which these unhappy people are now exposed.
    True, that scarcely any amount of suffering which we could save them, would justify cur exposing this district to so dreadful a scourge as cholera, but let us dispassionately ask ourselves whether we run any real risk. We believe that the careful perusal of the Report of the Board of Health, authenticated, be it remembered, by the four very highest names in matters of sanitary inquiry, will show that communication with this vessel is as safe as with any vessel in the harbour. As a parallel case, the Report says :
    " Here we have twenty-five British ships clearing out from Alexandria during a, year of epidemic plague, and currying into Great Britain no less than 31,000 bales of goods, supposed to be capable of contamination in the highest degree'; of these twenty-five ships, eight actually had the disease among their crews during the time they were loading.
    They then adduce evidence to prove that the opening of the cotton goods is and has been merely formal, and that such a things, as the complete purification of the great bulk of goods is really unknown. Had the theory of the propagation of the plague by goods been true, Manchester must long since have been ravaged by the Oriental plague. The report states, however, that no instance is, known of any officer at any lazaretto, whoso duty it is to open, and inspect goods, having ever caught a fever or the plague in consequence."
    Captain Elliot states that no case of cholera has occurred for more than three months, and another passage of the report shows that ships are very far from being likely vehicles for contagion:-
    " It appears to be most important, also, to display the facts as to the common existence of the conditions of fever in ships themselves, as at present regulated: and that, if properly regulated, instead of being fever nests or 'the means of importation' of the disease, a voyage on the open sea would become a sure means of arresting any such disease."
    The general conclusion of the board which we took the liberty to italicise on account of its importance, speaks so strongly and dauntlessly of the subject of quarantine, that, still reflecting upon the eminence of the men who do not fear to commit themselves by such a deduction, we are almost led to doubt whether any quarantine regulations can now be enforced without savouring of unnecessary cruelty:-
    "It follows that we propose the discontinuance of the existing quarantine establishments in this country, and the substitution of sanitary regulations."
    We trust, therefore, that the case of these poor creatures may receive the most indulgent, consideration, that is compatible with the public safety. John Renfree9
  • 17 Nov 1849: A number of the immigrants by the 'James T. Foord,' were landed at the Wharf yesterday afternoon, and with one or two exceptions, they appeared in excellent health, and—as was very natural, in escaping from a long and close confinement on shipboard—all were in high spirits. John Renfree10

Citations

  1. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
    Frances Prynn, Baptism Date: 1 Jan 1824, Tywardreath,Cornwall,England. Father: William Prynn, Mother: Catharine.
  2. [S9] Free BMD. Index. Online @ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/ "Marriage Jun Q 1848 (St Austell) 9 21. Frances PRYNN & John RENFREY."
  3. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973
    Frances Prynn & John Remfrey, married 2 Apr 1848 at Tywardreath, Cornwall, England.
    1596291
    Record ID: 9852::5516932.
  4. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923
    Frances Renfrey, Age 25, arrived 7 Nov 1849 on "James T Foord."
  5. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships arriving at Port Phillip (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5318; Reel: 2145; Item: [4/4817].
  6. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D1271/1862 (Age 39) (par John RANFREE & Mary VEREN) - as John RANFREE. Born Cornwall."
  7. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D13121/1903 (Age 82) (par PRYM) - as Frances RENFREE, Death registered at Dnong, Australia."
  8. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 5 Dec 1903, p9
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10586133
  9. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 12 Nov 1849, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4769565
  10. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 17 Nov 1849, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4773647
  11. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D6288/1927 (Age 74) (par John RENFREE & Frances PRYN) - as William Pryn RENFREE, Death registered at Malvern East, Australia."
  12. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D2963/1857 (Age 2) (par John RENFREE & France) - as Elizabeth Jane RENFREE. Born Dandenong."
  13. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B13171/1860 (par John RANFREE & Frances PRIN) - as John Francis RANFREE, Birth registered at Dand, Australia."
Last Edited16 Sep 2023

William Pryn Renfree1

M, #29619, b. 1853, d. 18 May 1927
Father*John Renfree1 b. 1823, d. 1862
Mother*Frances Prynn1 b. 1821, d. 4 Dec 1903
Birth*18531 
Marriage*9 Nov 1881 Spouse: Adelaide Ann Cadle. Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #M4733/1881, William Pryn RENFREE & Adelaide Ann CADLE.2
 
Marriage-Notice*12 Nov 1881 RENFREE—CADLE.— On 9th November, at Dandenong, by the Rev. D. S. Lindsay, William P. Renfree, to Adelaide A. Cadle, both of Dandenong.3 
Trustee*6 Dec 1895 Dandenong Cemetery: Trustee of Dandenong Cemetery 6 Dec 1895 to ? - Secretary from 1903 to 1910 when he handed in his resignation. 
Note*5 Jun 1913 Samuel Rudduck. In his will, Samuel Rudduck left £500 to William Pryn Renfree, to be paid ten years after Ruddock's death. 
Death*18 May 1927 Malvern East, VIC, Australia, #D6288/1927 (Age 74) (par John RENFREE & Frances PRYN) - as William Pryn RENFREE.1 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 1 Aug 1878: No. 11,697.—TRANSFER of LAND STATUTE.—WILLIAM RENFREE, of Dandenong, in the county of Bourke, storeman, has applied to bring the LAND described at the foot hereof under the above statute; and the Commissioner of Titles has directed notice of the application to be advertised In The Age newspaper, and has appointed fourteen days from such advertisement, after which time the land will be brought under the operation of the statute, unless a caveat shall be lodged forbidding the same.
    Dated the 30th day of July, 1878.
    ---------------
    LAND REFERRED TO :
    A rectangular piece of land, part of Crown portion 31, parish of Dandenong, county of Bourke, 160 llnks to the north side of a Government road by 700 links, and commencing 160 links east from the south west corner of the said portion.
    RICHD. GIBBS, Registrar of Titles.
    WISEWOULD and GIBBS, 51 William-street, Solicitors for the applicant.4
  • 5 Jan 1889: RENFREE.—Willie Lindsay, beloved child of Wm. and Annie Renfree, Dandenong, aged three years and three months.5
  • 15 Sep 1910: A meeting of the Dandenong Cemetery Trust was held on Thursday, when, in addition to some routine business, the resignation of the hon. secretary (Mr. W. Renfree) was received. He has acted in this capacity for seven years and his colleagues spoke highly of his splendid services. Dandenong Cemetery6
  • 7 Jul 1927: The late William Pryn Renfree, retired storekeeper, of East Malvern, and formerly a well-known resident of Dandenong, left real estate valued at £900 and personalty of the value of £7,276 to his widow and children.
    He died at East Malvern on Wednesday, 18th May, and his funeral was at the Dandenong cemetery on Friday, 20th May.7
  • 28 Sep 1933: METHODIST CHURCH ADDITIONS.
    The Rev. B. L. Semmens has reported to the trustees that another stained glass window has been presented to the church by Mr. Aleck. Paydon and Mrs. A. Jones, in memory of their parents. The design has been approved, and Messrs. Brookes, Robinson and Cos. have been commissioned to execute the work.
    The Renfree, Cadle and Paydon windows will be unveiled together on October 15, and the Williams and Godfrey windows will be unveiled on the occasion of the opening of the vestry.
    All concerned are to be congratulated on the great added, beauty these memorials will mean.8

Citations

  1. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D6288/1927 (Age 74) (par John RENFREE & Frances PRYN) - as William Pryn RENFREE, Death registered at Malvern East, Australia."
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M4733/1881, William Pryn RENFREE & Adelaide Ann CADLE."
  3. [S14] Newspaper - Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 12 Nov 1881, p21
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220486119
  4. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 1 Aug 1878, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/199351991
  5. [S14] Newspaper - Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 5 Jan 1889, p10
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/219369883
  6. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Thu 15 Sep 1910, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66202422
  7. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Thu 7 Jul 1927, p5
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214588704
  8. [S218] Newspaper - The Dandenong Journal (Vic.), Thu 28 Sep 1933, p7
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/201301759
Last Edited20 Sep 2023

John Francis Renfree1

M, #29620, b. 1860, d. 1874
Father*John Renfree1 b. 1823, d. 1862
Mother*Frances Prynn1 b. 1821, d. 4 Dec 1903
Birth*1860 Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #B13171/1860 (par John RANFREE & Frances PRIN) - as John Francis RANFREE.1 
Death*1874 Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #D10188/1874 (Age 14) (par John RENFREE & Frances PRIM) - as John Francis RENFREE.2 

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B13171/1860 (par John RANFREE & Frances PRIN) - as John Francis RANFREE, Birth registered at Dand, Australia."
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D10188/1874 (Age 14) (par John RENFREE & Frances PRIM) - as John Francis RENFREE. Born Dandenong."
Last Edited15 Sep 2023

Mary Renfree

F, #29621, b. 1857, d. 1860
Father*John Renfree b. 1823, d. 1862
Mother*Frances Prynn b. 1821, d. 4 Dec 1903
Birth*1857 Mornington, VIC, Australia, #B1755/1858 (par John RENFREE & Frances PRINN) - as Mary RENFREE.1 
Death*1860 Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #D5159/1860 (Age 3) (par John RANFREE & Frances PRINN) - as Mary RANFREE.2 

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B1755/1858 (par John RENFREE & Frances PRINN) - as Mary RENFREE, Birth registered at M'Ton, Australia."
  2. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#D5159/1860 (Age 3) (par John RANFREE & Frances PRINN) - as Mary RANFREE. Born Dand."
Last Edited15 Sep 2023

Elizabeth Jane Renfree1

F, #29622, b. 1855, d. 1857
Father*John Renfree1 b. 1823, d. 1862
Mother*Frances Prynn1 b. 1821, d. 4 Dec 1903
Birth*1855 Dandenong, VIC, Australia.1 
Death*1857 Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #D2963/1857 (Age 2) (par John RENFREE & France) - as Elizabeth Jane RENFREE.1 

Citations

  1. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D2963/1857 (Age 2) (par John RENFREE & France) - as Elizabeth Jane RENFREE. Born Dandenong."
Last Edited15 Sep 2023

Frederick Henry Searle

M, #29623, b. 1830, d. 16 Oct 1901
Birth*1830 
Trustee*31 Jul 1874 Dandenong Cemetery: Trustee of Dandenong Cemetery 31 Jul 1874 to bef 4 Mar 1889 (presbyterian denomination.) 
Death*16 Oct 1901 Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #D13369/1901 (Age 71) (par Robt Steph SEARLE & Sarah STENNING) - as Fred Hy SEARLE.1 
Death-Notice*18 Oct 1901 SEARLE.—On the 16th October, 1901, at his residence, "Ebenezer-place," Dandenong, Frederick Henry Searle, aged 71 years. A colonist of 47 years.
SEARLE.—The friends of the late Mr FREDERICK HENRY SEARLE are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment, the Dandenong Cemetery.
The funeral will leave his late residence, "Ebenezer place," Dandenong, THIS DAY (Friday, October 18, 1901), at half-past 3.
J.W. GARNER, Undertaker, Dimond Hill, Dandenong.2 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 15 Mar 1882: SUPREME COURT. (Before His Honor Mr Justice Williams and a Special Jury of Twelve.)
    SEARLE V. THE BOARD OF LAND AND WORKS
    This was an action brought by Frederick Henry Searle and Catherine Searle, his wife, against the Board of Lad and Works. The first-named plaintiff sought to recover £100 for the loss of his wife's society during the time the latter was confined to her bed, consequent upon injuries sustained by her at the Windsor station, through the negligence of defendants' servants.
    Dr Madden and Mr Hodge appeared for the plaintiffs, and the Solicitor-General and Mr Box for the defendants.
    The case for the plaintiffs was that on the 4th November, Mr Searle and his wife went to the Windsor railway station, where, having purchased first-class tickets for Melbourne, they were proceeding to their seats in a carriage, the door of which was opened for them by a porter, when the train moved on, and Mrs Searle was thrown down and dragged along the platform, and would, probably have been killed but for the courageous conduct of a young porter employed at the station, who rescued her from the perilous position in which she was placed. She had suffered considerably in health through the accident, and the medical man who had attended her feared that the injuries would be permament.
    Mrs Searle and Mrs Saunders, a married daughter, gave evidence of the circumstances of the accident, and Dr Moore of the damaging effect it had on Mrs Searle's health.
    The verdict had not been arrived at when our reporter left.3
  • 21 Nov 1901: Frederick Henry Searle, of Dandenong corn merchant, toft L3794 to his children.4

Citations

  1. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D13369/1901 (Age 71) (par Robt Steph SEARLE & Sarah STENNING) - as Fred Hy SEARLE, Death registered at Dnong, Australia."
  2. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 18 Oct 1901, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9612702
  3. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Wed 15 Mar 1882, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70051800
  4. [S14] Newspaper - The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 21 Nov 1901, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/241880282
Last Edited25 Sep 2023

John Savage Dobson

M, #29624, b. 1812, d. 26 Oct 1891
Birth*1812 Ireland. 
Marriage*28 Apr 1848 Spouse: Elizabeth Dick Dunbar. Ballybay, Ireland.1
 
Marriage-Notice*2 May 1848 On 28th April, in Ballybay Church, by Rev. H.R. Halahan, John S Dobson, Esq., of Dublin, to Elizabeth Dick, daughter of Rev. John Dunbar, Rector of Ballybay.2 
Note*bt 1861 - 1865 Three children: #B7127/1861 (par John DOBSON & Elizabeth Dick DUNBAR) - as Helena Dunbar DOBSON, Birth registered at D'Nong, Australia
#B13791/1863 (par John DOBSON & Elizabeth DUNBAR) - as Godfrey St Aubin DOBSON, Birth registered at Dand, Australia
#B8067/1865 (par John DOBSON & Elizabeth DUNBAR) - as Claud Albert DOBSON, Birth registered at Dand., Australia.3 
Trustee*18 Mar 1863 Dandenong Cemetery: Trustee of Dandenong Cemetery 18 Mar 1863 to before 5 Aug 1889.4 
Widower13 Oct 1891John Savage Dobson became a widower upon the death of his wife Elizabeth Dick Dunbar.5 
Death*26 Oct 1891 Caulfield, VIC, Australia, #D14351/1891 (Age 79) (par Peter DOBSON) - as Jno DOBSON.6 
Death-Notice*27 Oct 1891 DOBSON.—On the 26th inst., at Albert street, Caulfield, John Dobson, sen., late clerk of Petty Sessions, Dandenong, Aged 79 years. Deeply regretted.7 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
30 Mar 185176 High Street, Kilmallie, Fort William, Inverness-shire, ScotlandHead of Household: John Savage Dobson. Age 38 - Supervisor Inland Revenue
Member(s) of Household: Elizabeth Dick Dobson.8

Newspaper-Articles

  • 25 Sep 1875: MARRIAGE of son: DOBSON—STEVENS.—On the 14th inst, at Windsor, by the Rev A. Gosman, John Dunbar eldest son of John Dobson, Clerk of Courts, Dandenong, to Jessie, third daughter of Alfred Stevens, of Windsor.9
  • 20 Jun 1877: MARRIAGE of daughter: DE LA MOTTA —DOBSON—On the 12th inst., at Maffra, Gippsland, by the Rev. J. Allen, the Hon. Charles P. A. A. de la Motta, M.L., second son of the Right Hon. Baron F. C. de la Motta, O.D.D.M, R.N., Commander and Postmaster-General, Copenhagen, Denmark, to Frances Amelia, eldest daughter of John Dobson, Esq., Registrar, &c., of Courts, and Postmaster, Dandenong.10
  • 26 Sep 1877: Marriage of son: DOBSON-CARTER.—On the 20th inst., at St. Mary's R. C. C., Hotham, by the Rev. Dean England, Charles Killigrew, third son of John Dobson, Esq., post and telegraph master, Dandenong, to Mary Teresa, eldest surviving daughter of the late Richard Carter, Esq., of Lonsdale-street, Melbourne. Adelaide, Sydney papers please copy.11
  • 4 Sep 1878: Death of daughter: DE-LA MOTTA.—On the 27th August, at Dandenong, Francis Amelia, the beloved wife of Charles P. De-la Motta, and daughter of John and Elizabeth D. Dobson. Aged 28 years. Deeply regretted.12
  • 4 May 1887: DEATH of son: DOBSON.—On the 24th April, of typhoid fever, Townley B. Dobson, the beloved husband of Honora, and fourth son of John and Elizabeth Dobson, late of Dandenong.
    Deservingly regretted.
    THE Friends of the late Mr. TOWNLEY BLACKWOOD DOBSON, late of Dandenong, are respectfully invited to follow his remains to their last resting-place, in the St. Kilda Cemetery.
    The funeral is appointed to leave the residence of his father, Mr. John Dobson, No. 32A Peel-street, Windsor, THIS DAY (Tuesday, 26th inst.), at quarter-past 11 o'clock.
    RAYBOULD BROTHERS, undertakers, 98 Chapel-street, Prahran, and 143 Commercial-road, South Yarra.13,14
  • 25 Nov 1890: MARRIAGE of son: Dobson—Thomas.—On the 10th November, at Moor-street, Fitzroy, Godfrey St. Aubyn Dobson, sixth son of John Dobson, Esq., formerly Postmaster and Clerk of Courts, Dandenong, Victoria, to Mary Louisa, only daughter of Thomas Edmund Thomas, Anderson-street, Sandhurst.15
  • 28 Oct 1891: We have to record the death of Mr. John Dobson, which occurred at his late residence, Caulfield, on Monday last; his remains being interred in the St. Kilda cemetery on Tuesday. For a long number of years he occupied the position of postmaster at Dandenong, in which position he was succeeded by his son. Mr. Dobson was appointed clerk of petty sessions for this district, and electoral registrar. Some few years ago he gave up the former office, but continued in the latter position up to the time of his death. Deceased was widely known throughout the district for his genial and obliging manner, and made hosts of friends during his residence here. He died at the age of 79 years.16
  • 7 Oct 1899: Death of daughter: SANDWITH.—On the 1st October, at the Alfred Hospital, Helena Dunbar, the dearly loved wife of Frederic M. B. Sandwith, daughter of the late John Dobson. of Dandenong, aged 38 years. Home papers please copy.17
  • 13 May 1903: Death of son: DOBSON.—On the 12th May, at 107 Leopold-street, South Yarra, John Dunbar Dobson, eldest son of the late John Dobson, of Dandenong, and dearly beloved husband of Jessie Dobson, and father of Ethel (Mrs. A. J. Livingston), May, John, Harry, and Lena Dobson, aged 54 years.18

Citations

  1. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Ireland, Select Marriages, 1619-1898.
  2. [S335] Newspaper (Ireland) - The Belfast Newsletter, 2 May 1848, p3.
  3. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B7127/1861 (par John DOBSON & Elizabeth Dick DUNBAR) - as Helena Dunbar DOBSON, Birth registered at D'Nong, Australia
    #B13791/1863 (par John DOBSON & Elizabeth DUNBAR) - as Godfrey St Aubin DOBSON, Birth registered at Dand, Australia
    #B8067/1865 (par John DOBSON & Elizabeth DUNBAR) - as Claud Albert DOBSON, Birth registered at Dand., Australia."
  4. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 19 Mar 1863, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/154970661
  5. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D14349/1891 (Age 63) (par Jno DUNBAR) - as Elizth Dick DOBSON, Death registered at Cauld, Australia."
  6. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D14351/1891 (Age 79) (par Peter DOBSON) - as Jno DOBSON, Death registered at Cauld, Australia."
  7. [S14] Newspaper - The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.), Tue 27 Oct 1891, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/241555013
  8. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "1851 Scotland Census. 3/25/13
    Enummerated at 76 High Street Kilmallie Parish
    Household Members: John Dobson, Elizabeth Dobson, John Dobson, Francis Dobson, Catharine Mckay, Isabella Mcdonald
    Ancestry Record ID: 1076::1349966."
  9. [S14] Newspaper - The Telegraph, St Kilda, Prahran and South Yarra Guardian (Vic.), Sat 25 Sep 1875, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/109629393
  10. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Wed 20 Jun 1877, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70009987
  11. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 26 Sep 1877, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5938751
  12. [S14] Newspaper - Gippsland Times (Vic.), Wed 4 Sep 1878, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62025137
  13. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Wed 4 May 1887, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70028378
  14. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Tue 26 Apr 1887, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/7920201
  15. [S14] Newspaper - Bendigo Advertiser (Vic.), Tue 25 Nov 1890, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88647302
  16. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Wed 28 Oct 1891, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70013449
  17. [S14] Newspaper - The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 7 Oct 1899, p56
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/138608596
  18. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 13 May 1903, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9830712
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Elizabeth Dick Dunbar

F, #29625, b. 1827, d. 13 Oct 1891
Married NameDobson. 
Birth*1827 Ireland. 
Marriage*28 Apr 1848 Spouse: John Savage Dobson. Ballybay, Ireland.1
 
Marriage-Notice*2 May 1848 On 28th April, in Ballybay Church, by Rev. H.R. Halahan, John S Dobson, Esq., of Dublin, to Elizabeth Dick, daughter of Rev. John Dunbar, Rector of Ballybay.2 
Death*13 Oct 1891 Caulfield, VIC, Australia, #D14349/1891 (Age 63) (par Jno DUNBAR) - as Elizth Dick DOBSON, Death registered at Cauld, Australia.3 
Death-Notice*16 Oct 1891 DOBSON.—On the 13th inst., at Tykillen, Albert-street, Caulfield, Elizabeth D. Dobson, the dearly beloved wife of John Dobson, sen., late of Dandenong, aged 63 years.4 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
30 Mar 185176 High Street, Kilmallie, Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland(Head of Household) John Savage Dobson;
Age 25 - Supervisor Wife. With John (Age 2) and Francis (Age 11 mo), and two servants5

Citations

  1. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Ireland, Select Marriages, 1619-1898.
  2. [S335] Newspaper (Ireland) - The Belfast Newsletter, 2 May 1848, p3.
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D14349/1891 (Age 63) (par Jno DUNBAR) - as Elizth Dick DOBSON, Death registered at Cauld, Australia."
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 16 Oct 1891, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8620790
  5. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "1851 Scotland Census. 3/25/13
    Enummerated at 76 High Street Kilmallie Parish
    Household Members: John Dobson, Elizabeth Dobson, John Dobson, Francis Dobson, Catharine Mckay, Isabella Mcdonald
    Ancestry Record ID: 1076::1349966."
Last Edited17 Sep 2023

James Smith Lavender

M, #29626, b. 1828, d. 17 Nov 1899
James Smith LAVENDER
(Image The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser)
Birth*1828 Bedfordshire, England, Baptism Date: 21 Oct 1831, Biddenham, Bedford, England. (par John LAVENDER & Lydia.)1 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel4 Nov 1852 To Port Phillip, VIC, Australia. Ship Marlborough sailing from Plymouth
Age 23 - farmer.2 
Trustee*19 Nov 1857 Dandenong Cemetery: Trustee of Dandenong Cemetery 19 Nov 1857 to 18 Mar 1863 (non-resident.)3 
Marriage-Notice*2 Mar 1863 LAVENDER-WILKINSON.-On the 28th ult., at All Saints Chinch, Prahran, by the Rev. J. H. Gregory, James Smith Lavender, Esq., to Mary Jane, eldest daughter of David Wilkinson, Esq., of Prahran.4 
Death*17 Nov 1899 Sydney, NSW, Australia, #D11694/1899 (par John & Lydia) - as James S LAVENDER.5 
Death-Notice*18 Nov 1899 LAVENDER.—On the 17th November, at 15 Crigend-street, Sydney, James Smith Lavender, of Hay, son of the late John Lavender, of Diddenham, Bedfordshire, England.6 
Death-Notice2 Dec 1899 LAVENDER.—On the 17th November, at 15 Craigend-street, Sydney, James Smith Lavender, of Hay, son of the late John Lavender, of Biddenham, Bedfordshire, England.7 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
6 Jun 1841John LAVENDER, farmer, Biddenham, Bedfordshire, EnglandAge 128
30 Mar 1851John LAVENDER, farmer of 226 acres employing 15 lab, Church End, Biddenham, Bedfordshire, EnglandAge 22 - Farmer's Son9
1856Occupation: Lavender James Smith, farmer, leasehold Mile Creek, Dandenong
Lavender, James Smith, farmer, leasehold, Dandenong.10

Newspaper-Articles

  • 22 Oct 1855: FIFTY POUNDS REWARD.—Stolen or Strayed, from the paddock of Mr. James S. Lavender, near Dandenong, on the night of the 17th or early on the morning of the 18th instant.
    22 horses, branded as follows :
    1 chesnut mare, W near shoulder, like 1 off HD shoulder
    1 bay mare, star and snip, bB near shoulder b
    1 bay horse, CD near shoulder, off hind foot white
    1 bay mare, IS near shoulder, W in saddle
    1 chesnut mare, AC near shoulder CN
    1 dark brown mare, W B near shoulder
    1 chesnut mare, V near shoulder CX
    1 bay colt, streak, 3 white feet, 5 near shoulder AC
    1 gray filly, I near shoulder AC
    1 bay mare, A C near shoulder, two hind feet white
    1 bay mare, W off shoulder
    1 bay mare, star, 2 near shoulder AC IE
    1 bay mare, AC near shoulder
    1 brown mare, star, M R near shoulder
    1 chesnut colt, RS near shoulder
    1 black colt, A A near shoulder
    1 bay mare, blaze, off hind foot white, W B off shoulder
    1 bay colt, A C and blotch under near shoulder
    1 bay roan mare, spots, AC near shoulder 2
    1 bay mare, AC near shoulder
    3 black mare, WP near shoulder ML
    1 brown colt, AC near shoulder 4
    The above Reward will be given, if Stolen, on conviction ; or £20 on delivery, if Strayed.
    Any information respecting them will be liberally rewarded; to be communicated either
    MESSRS. STARTUP and KETTLE; or
    MESSRS. M'CAW and CO., Melbourne ; or
    MR. JAMES S. LAVENDER, Dandenong.11
  • 29 Oct 1855: Wholesale Horsestealing. — Robert Armstrong and two other men named Scanlan alias Scannel and Wright, were brought up on suspicion of having stolen twenty-two horses from a paddock at Dandenong, the property of Mr Lavender. Mr Read applied for the release of the prisoners on bail, the evidence against them not being complete, which was granted, the case being remanded for seven days.12
  • 8 Nov 1855: DISTRICT POLICE COURT. Wednesday, 7th November. (Before — Hackett, W. Hull, and W. M. Tennent, Esqs., J.Ps.)
    HORSESTEALING. — Three men named James Slattery, and John and Robert Armstrong, were charged with having stolen several horses, the property of Mr Lavender, of Dandenong. Slattery was immediately discharged on the application of Capt. M'Mahon, who said that there was no evidence against him. It appeared from the evidence of Mr Lavender that on the 17th of October he had in his stockyard a mob of 29 or 30 horses which he had recently purchased at the sale yards of Messrs Lilburne and Anslow, of Melbourne. On the following day he missed 22 of them, but he afterwards saw 17 in charge of the police at Ballarat, where they had been seized on suspicion of their having been stolen.
    Witness produced a list of the brands, but Mr Reid, solicitor who appeared for the defence, objected to its being read, as it was not in the witness's handwriting. James Slattery was then called as a witness. He stated that he was a sawyer, and lately resided near Cheltenham. He recollected on the morning of the 18th October seeing three men near his premises, with a mob of about twenty horses, which they put up in a paddock that he was fencing. They left the mob of horses and rode over to Mr Scanlan's house, where they entered. The men at the bar were of the number ; the third man was called Billy. Mr Scanlan afterwards turned a large chestnut mare which he had been riding into the paddock with the other horses. He should be able to recognise one or two of the horses, especially the chestnut mare and a small roan horse.
    Witness was himself arrested on a charge of stealing the horses ; he was then riding on one of the horses, driving some cattle for Scanlan. Cross-examined by Mr Reid: He was not acquainted with the station of Mr Lavender. He was apprehended in Cheltenham and taken to the Brighton lockup, and from thence to the District Court. He subsequently saw Captain M'Mahon. He was at first discharged from custody, but was re arrested. He had seen Captain M'Mahon several times since that time. He came to this colony in 1833 ; during ten years of that time he had resided near Port Philip. He did not come to this colony direct from England. He did not think that it was necessary for him to give any further information on that point. The horse then in the custody of the police was one of those ridden by the prisoner on the Thursday morning, but he could not say which of the prisoners rode him.
    William J. Magee, a sergeant of the mounted police, stated that he received information on Thursday, the 17th ult, that there was a number of horses in a paddock belonging to a man named Scanlan, which it was suspected was stolen. He went to the paddock and took the brands of several of the animals.
    They were all in the paddock at three in the morning, but shortly afterwards were missing. He knew Scanlan by repute, but not personally. Captain M'Mahon said that that was all the evidence he had then to offer, as the horses had not arrived from Ballarat. The Bench remanded the prisoners until Tuesday next ; but on the application of Mr Reid, they were released on bail — themselves in £300 each, and two sureties of £150 each. Mr Reid said that he should be quite prepared to meet the case.13
  • 16 Feb 1856: LEGAL NEWS. CRIMINAL SESSIONS. Friday, 15 th February, 1856. (Before the Chief Justice.)
    THE DANDENONG HORSE STEALING CASE.
    John Armstrong and Robert Armstrong were charged with having on the 18th of October, feloniously stolen and taken away two mares, the property of James Smith Lavender ; and also for feloniously receiving two mares knowing them to be stolen.
    Mr Cope, at the request of the prisoners, desired that a fresh jury should be sworn.
    The following were afterwards challenged; James Graham, Joseph Grazebrook, Alexander Grant, John Richard Gill, William Grant, Nehemiah Guthridge, James Gray, Robert Glover, John Goldsmith, Charles Gordon, James Gloucester, Alexander Gillis, James Gracey, James Gray. A full jury having been sworn, the Solicitor General appeared for the prosecution ; Mr Ireland for the prisoner Robert Armstrong, and Mr Cope for the prisoner John Armstrong.
    The Solicitor-General opened the case. The case (he said) although relating to three horses, was connected with a transaction of much greater extent. The owner of the horses was an extensive grazier at Dandenong, and had at the time of the robbery somewhere about thirty horses, of which twenty-two were stolen. The prisoner John Armstrong resided with his father at Dandenong, and the other prisoner kept a public house called the Carriers' Arms, near St. Kilda. The evidence would rely in a great measure on the evidence of Scanlan, an approver, whose testimony ought to be received with the greatest suspicion, in fact ought not to be received except so far as it was corroborated by other witnesses.
    The Crown had consented to receive the evidence of this man, who was of inferior station in life, in order to fix the guilt upon the two prisoners, whose position in life was much superior. This approver would no doubt endeavor to make it appear that he had taken a minor part in the transaction ; but it was not for him to say whether the approver had been influenced by the two prisoners, or the prisoners by the approver ; but it was the duty of the jury if, after hearing the evidence adduced, they had any doubts, to give the prisoners the benefit of those doubts.
    James Smith Lavender resided, on the 17th October last, at Dandenong. He lost some horses on the evening of the 17th or morning of the 18th. He had 29 or 30, 22 of which were stolen. He missed them on the 18th, about eleven o'clock in the forenoon. The fences were all right. He afterwards found a track of the horses from his own paddock to that of Mr Brugin's. He found a track through Brugin's paddock. He knew the residence of Thomas Armstrong. He traced the track towards the mountain and to Jennings's paddock. The distance was about twelve miles. He could not say whether the track went to Armstrong's. The track was as remote as possible from houses. The track taken was the longest. It was four miles longer than might have been taken. The horses were worth about £16 per head. He found them at Ballarat.
    Cross-examined by Mr Ireland: The land is very much fenced in near his property. He followed the track to Scanlan's paddock. The nearest point to which he could trace the tracks towards Armstrong's was about a mile and a-half. He saw a man whom he believed to be Scanlan on his paddock about a week previous to the robbery. He was inquiring for a cow.
    Edward Scanlan ; Lived in the parish of Moorabin, near Brighton, on the 17th October last. He knew the prisoners, and also their father, Thomas Armstrong. John Armstrong lived with his father at Dandenong Creek, and Robert Armstrong at St. Kilda. He had heard that the prisoners had gone by the name of King. He saw the prisoners at their father's house on the 17th of October. They were not there when he arrived ; but they came in separately within half an hour. He slept in an outhouse at the residence of Thos. Armstrong that night. The two prisoners and a man named Cregan went away on horseback early the next morning. He was called up a short time after he had gone to bed, and told that there was a mob of horses in the stockyard. The three Armstrongs called him up. They lit a lantern, and went to the stockyard and caught four of the horses. At daylight in the morning the horses were taken to Jennings' paddock, which was rented by himself. There were four of them driving the horses — the two prisoners, Cregan, and himself. He did not know what had become of Cregan. He could recognise the horses, not only those rode, but also the others.
    [The witness was taken outside the court to see the two horses.] One of the horses outside the court was the chestnut horse he rode, and the other was the bay one rode by John Armstrong. The horses were kept in the paddock during the day. Robert Armstrong remained in his house whilst he, John Armstrong, and Cregan drove the horses to Jennings' paddock.
    The Chief Justice suggested that no questions should be asked this witness of which there was not confirmatory evidence.
    The Solicitor-General agreed with the suggestion.
    The witness continued : They (the four) all left his residence, and went towards Melbourne, near which Robert Armstrong left them, saying that he had to appear at the County Court. He John Armstrong, and Cregan went with the horses in the direction of Ballarat. He left the other two within a few miles from Ballarat, in charge of the horses, whilst he went forward to that place where he saw Bowes, the auctioneer.
    On the following Tuesday evening Bowes came to the place where the horses were, and purchased them at £14 per head. The prisoner John Armstrong, was present when the bargain was made. He received no money on that day, but on the following day he got a cheque for £150. It was in the name of Skinner. The prisoner John Armstrong, received the money from him at the bank. The printed document produced, was given to him by Bowes to get signed by two respectable parties before the balance of the money could be paid.
    He handed it to John Armstrong to obtain the signatures. About twelve or thirteen miles from Ballarat the prisoners John Armstrong and Cregan, stole two fresh horses, which they rode , leaving the two which they had knocked up, behind. The horses they rode up towards Ballarat were not sold.
    Cross-examined by Mr. Ireland — He once had a row with Robert Armstrong. The father of the Armstrong's came to his house and said that he had no ill-will against him, and asked him to come directly. He did not go directly. He went on the Wednesday evening.
    He had two or three reasons for going to Armstrongs. One was that he wanted to take a gutta percha blanket to Regan ; another was that he was wanted to see what they wanted him for ; the third was that he had been told that he was wanted to go and fetch a mob of fat cattle from Beilby's stockyard. He did not say this upon the last occasion. He did not wish to say it.
    When he went to Armstrong's he did not ask for either of the prisoners. They came in about half an hour.
    To the best of his knowledge Robert Armstrong came in first. He did not say anything when he went into the house. He sat there two hours before he went to bed without opening his lips. He intended to stay all night because it was too late to return home. Old Armstrong was up. He did not see him lying down on the sofa or the bed. He could not recollect saying on the last trial that when he went into Armstrong's house
    he asked for John Armstrong. He did not say that night that he wanted John Armstrong to help him with some horses, for which he would pay him £20. Mr Sullivan was not there that evening. He did not know a person named Bentley.
    [Messrs. Sullivan and Bentley were brought into the court.] He did not see either the woman or the man that evening. When the police were taking the brands he took a gun to go and shoot turkeys. He had the rheumatism at the time ; but there was a turkey near at hand. He did not swear he would shoot the police if they took the brands off his horses. He never spoke in that manner of the police. He told Bowes on Monday that he had a mob of horses some few miles off, which he had brought from the Darling river. That was a lie. He said that he would bring them near to Ballarat. He said that they would bring them near to Ballarat. He did not know that he had said that he would bring them down a moment before. He gave the name of Skinner to Bowes. He did so because John Armstrong wrote a receipt showing that the horses had been purchased at the Darling river, and in which his name was stated as Skinner. The receipt was written out on the Tuesday, and he saw Bowes on the Monday.
    He might have given the name of Skinner before the receipt was written. He did not tell Bowes that the horses were the property of John Armstrong. He did not know that the horses were stolen before they were sold at Ballarat. He had not the slightest suspicion that such was the case. He was told that he would be well paid. On a previous occasion he had been paid one shilling per head. He did not say on the last occasion, that he told Robert Armstrong that the reason he could not pay him was because his wife was in Melbourne. He did not owe him anything. John Armstrong came to him when he was making the bargain, and told him to let them go for what was offered.
    Re-examined by the Solicitor-General : He did not know that John Armstrong had bullocks on the road.
    He had none on the Ballarat road. He had been told that John Armstrong had bullocks on the Ovens road. After the sale of the bullocks, John Armstrong said that they had better make their escape as soon as possible.
    Mrs Scanlan was called, but as she admitted that she had been in the gallery at the time when her husband was giving his evidence, she was ordered to stand down.
    Mary Donovan was in the employment of the approver Scanlan. She remembered seeing the two prisoners at her master's house, and also a man called Billy.
    She was in bed when they came in ; it was about seven o'clock in the morning. They remained during the day. Mrs Scanlan was not at home at that time, but she returned on the Friday. She did not remember seeing them there before. She knew a man named Slattery.
    Cross-examined by Mr Ireland : She knew McAllister. He asked her if Mr Scanlan was inside, and she said he was.
    James Slattery was in the employment of the approver on the 18th of October last. He was fencing for him. He saw the two prisoners and Cregan on that day at his master's place. They had a number of horses with them. Scanlan was not then present ; but he afterwards came on horseback. The horse he rode was one of those outside the court. He saw Scanlan during the whole of that day, but did not see him again until he was taken into custody.
    Cross-examined by Mr Ireland : He was taken into custody for riding the horse left by Scanlan. He knew the man called Billy. He was in the habit of staying at Scanlan's for a week together. — McAllister gave some unimportant evidence and was not cross-examined.
    Matthew Carey was in the employment of Mr Gould, on the 18th October last. His paddock is situated near Scanlan's (Jenning's) paddock. He did not see who brought the horses, but he saw John Armstrong carrying some greenstuff on his back towards Scanlan's house.
    Cross-examined by Mr Cope ; There was about as much as a man would carry ; enough for a horse or two. — Gould saw the two prisoners, together with Cregan and Scanlan, at the residence of the latter.
    P. C. Magee was stationed at Brighton in October last. He went to Jenning's paddock and took the brands of a number of horses which were there. The two horses outside the court were amongst them.
    Aldan Partridge Bowes was a livery stable keeper and horse-dealer, at Ballarat. A person who called himself Skinner, came to him about the sale of some horses, and he accompanied him to Warranheap for the purpose of seeing them. He saw John Armstrong then. He agreed with Skinner, or Scanlon, to purchase them at £14 per head.
    Cross-examined by Mr Ireland ; Scanlon called upon him on the Monday, and gave his name as Skinner, he said the horses were his own, and never alluded to any other person. The cheque was made out in the name of Skinner. He got the horses from Skinner.
    P. C. White was the constable who arrested the prisoner, John Armstrong. It was at the Carrier's Arms, Windsor, kept by Robert Armstrong. He searched them both and found upwards of thirty pounds on each of them. When the warrant was read, the prisoner, John Armstrong said, that on that day he was looking after his bullocks.
    The evidence of this witness concluded the case for the crown.
    The court adjourned at a quarter-past three until four o'clock, in order to relieve Mr Ireland, who was laboring under a severe cold, and who had made an unsuccessful application to his Honor to adjournd until the following day.
    On the re-assembling of the court, Mr. Ireland addressed the jury for the defence of Robert Armstrong.
    The learned gentleman commented freely upon the inconsistency of the evidence given by the approver Scanlan, and endeavored to show that Scanlan himself and the absent Cregan were the concoctors and perpetrators of the robbery, and that John Armstrong had been merely engaged to assist in driving them to Ballarat. He also touched upon the various features of the evidence given by the other witnesses. He accounted for the presence of Robert Armstrong at his father's house, from the fact that Scanlan had appointed to meet him there to pay him a debt.
    Mr. Cope then addressed the jury on behalf of John Armstrong.
    Witnesses were then called for the defence.
    Winifred Sullivan was at the house of Thomas Armstrong on the evening of the 17th of October. He first spoke to her. Old Armstrong was lying ill in bed.
    She saw Scanlan go into the kitchen, where was Mrs. Armstrong, her daughter, and Thomas Bentley. He asked for John Armstrong, and was told that he was not in, that he was fencing for his father. When John Armstrong came in, he said, " Well, Mr. Armstrong,
    I'm told that you've lost some bullocks on the road. I have got a mob of horses, which I want to take to Ballarat, and if you will help me, I will pay you."
    Robert Armstrong came in about half an hour after his brother, and said, "Good evening, Mr. Scanlan, I hear that you have got teams on the road, and I hope that you will now pay me what you owe me." Scanlan said that he did not know — he should see him ; but if he would help him to drive the horses about four miles he would pay him what he owed."
    Cross-examined by the Solicitor-General : She made this statement at the last trial.
    Thomas Bentley was at the house of Thomas Armstrong on the 17th October. Scanlan said to John Armstrong that he had got a mob of horses which he wanted to go to Ballarat, and if John would go with him he would give him £20. Mrs Armstrong objected to his going, saying, that if the cattle got among the crops during his absence, the loss would be greater to him than £20.
    Cross-examined by the Solicitor-General : He went to the house to borrow a saddle for James Armstrong.
    He remained there until about eight o'clock. He did not see the old man.
    Margaret Gleeson said that she resided at Windsor. She remembered Scanlan coming to her house with John Armstrong, where they had tea. After tea they had a reckoning. Scanlan said, " Don't you remember my giving you one pound?" and John said, " Yes." He then said, " Don't you remember my giving you two pounds after I had sold the horses at Ballarat ?" to which he also said " Yes. " He then paid him seventeen pounds, which he said was the balance.
    Cross-examined by the Solicitor-General : Scanlan said he was wet and had met with a fall. She had seen Scanlan before. Her brother was not the landlord of the Carriers' Arms.
    Ellen Ryan, a domestic servant in the employment of the previous witness, confirmed the evidence of her mistress as to the visit of Scanlan and John Armstrong, and to her hearing them speaking of money.
    Cross-examined by the Solicitor-General: She did not hear anything said between Scanlan and John Armstrong and Mrs Gleeson, as she was getting tea ready. She could not say whether they asked for tea, or whether Mrs Gleeson asked them to have tea. She did not know whether they came on horseback or not.
    She thought it was fine weather, but she believed that it rained that day.
    Mary Jane Armstrong remembered Scanlon coming to her father's house and offering to give £20 to John Armstrong to help him with a mob of horses to Ballarat. She also confirmed the evidence previously given as to the conversation between Scanlan and Robert Armstrong.
    Cross-examined by the Solicitor-General : She never heard from her brother John where he was on the night before he was taken into custody.
    Elizabeth Armstrong said she was the wife of John Armstrong, and the mother of the two prisoners. Remembered Scanlan coming to their house. He asked John to go with him to Ballarat with a mob of horses. She objected to his going, as his father was ill and the fence was not completed. Her husband was ill in bed at that time. He offered £20, and induced him to go by referring to the bullocks he had lost.
    Cross-examined by the Solicitor-General: Her son had heard from various persons that his bullocks had got lost. She could not say where.
    George Houston, of the firm of W. M. Bell and Co., knew the prisoner Robert Armstrong. His firm had employed the Armstrong family as carriers. He had never known the slightest irregularity in his dealings with them.
    Cross-examined by the Solicitor-General : He knew the prisoner Robert Armstrong very well. His principal arrangements were with James Armstrong.
    Mr McMahon had known the two prisoners for ten years, and believed them to be honest. He had done business with them, and they had always paid him.
    Cross-examined by the Solicitor-General : He had every reason to believe that they were the owners of drays.
    Robert Maclean had known the family for twelve years. He sold the station to the father. He always thought them to be honest and industrious people.
    Cross-examined by the Solicitor-General: His last transaction with them was about two years ago. He had only seen them occasionally since that time. This closed the defence.
    The Solicitor-General addressed the jury for the prosecution. He maintained that the evidence, independent of that given by Scanlan, was sufficient to bring home the offence to the prisoners.
    Tho Chief-Justice summed up.
    The jury retired at a quarter before eight o'clock, and returned in a few minutes with a verdict of Not Guilty.
    The prisoners were then discharged from custody, and the Court adjourned till this morning.14
  • 29 Nov 1861: OAKWOOD PARK, 17 miles from Melbourne, on the Dandenong-road — R H. BROADHURST having taken the above GRAZING PADDOOK will be glad to take a limited number of horses and cows on grass. The paddock is well grassed and sheltered, with a never failing supply of water.
    Horses left at Kirk's Bazaar, Melbourne, and the Myall Hotel, Prahran, will be taken up every Thursday free of charge.15
  • 19 Mar 1863: THE GAZETTE. The following announcements appeared in yesterday's Gazette:— John Dobson and Michael Reedy recently to be additional trustees of the Dandenong Cemetery, the former being in the room of James Smith Lavender, non resident ;16
  • 23 Feb 1881: WE, the undersigned, have this day commenced BUSINESS as STOCK and STATION AGENTS and Sheep and Cattle Salesmen at Sydney, Hay, and Wagga Wagga, under the style of Wilkinson, Graves, and Lavender. Our Sydney business will be under the immediate management of Mr Robt B Wilkinson and Mr Warden Harry Graves. Tho latter gentleman's special attention will be devoted to sales of fat stock and stations. Our Hay business will have the constant personal attention of Mr James S Lavender, and our Wagga Wagga business, which will have our personal supervision, will be under the experienced management of Mr R. J Mitchell.
    Trusting that we may be favoured with your support and assuring you that any business entrusted to us shall receive our best and most careful attention,
    We are,
    Dear Sir,
    Yours faithfully,
    ROBT B WILKINSON
    WARDEN HARRY GRAVES
    JAMES SMITH LAVENDER
    Sydney, February 19,188117
  • 21 Nov 1885: NOTICE Is hereby given that the undersigned WARDEN HENRY GRAVES has by mutual consent, this day RETIRED from the firm of Wilkinson, Graves, and Lavender.
    The business will be carried on as heretofore by the undersigned Robert Bliss Wilkinson and James Smith Lavender under the style of "Wilkinson and Lavender," who will receive all moneys owing to and discharge all liabilities of the late firm.
    Dated this 15th day of November A.D. 1885
    ROBT B. WILKINSON
    WARDEN HENRY GRAVES
    JAMES SMITH LAVENDER.
    Witnessed Robert Smith solicitor, Sydney18
  • 21 Nov 1899: Death of Mr. J. S. Lavender.
    Last week there passed away one of the truest gentlemen that ever lived in James Smith Lavender, of Hay. He died in a private hospital in Sydney, leaving a widow, two sons and two daughters. He was one of the pioneers of the Hay district, where he has represented the firm of Wilkinson and Lavender for many, many years. He was a true man, who never said a hard word about anybody. He went through the world with a gentle courtesy that won him the love and respect of good people, and now his travails are o'er.
    He had suffered much during the past two or three years, so that death has come as a blessed relief ; but the world is the poorer for his passing.19
  • 24 Nov 1899: DEATH OF MR. JAMES S. LAVENDER.
    By the death of Mr. James Smith Lavender, which took place at Sydney on Friday afternoon, one of the most familiar figures in Riverina has gone to his rest. The deceased gentlemen, who was seventy-one years of age, has been a great sufferer for the past twelve months, a growth in his throat having necessitated several painful operations, which he bore with great courage and fortitude. Mr. Lavender went to Syduey recently for medical advice, and last week he underwent another operation.
    On Thursday, the members of his family who were in Hay were advised that his condition was critical, and on Friday morning Miss Lavender went to Sydney, where Mrs Lavender was already in attendance on the sufferer.
    That evening a telegram was received announcing Mr. Lavender's death. The news was received with great regret, but it was not unexpected, as it was known to his friends that it was only the deceased gentleman's fine constitution and indomitable will which enabled him to withstand as long as he did. The remains of the deceased gentleman were interred on Sunday at Sydney, a large number of his local friends sending floral tributes of their respect, and messages of condolence to the bereaved family.
    Mr. James Smith Lavender was the son of Mr. John Lavender, yeoman, of Biddenham, Bedfordshire, England. He was educated at the Bedford Grammar School (the Harper Trust), and afterwards at 14 Apsley Guise.' On leaving school, his father was anxious for him to follow farming, the family pursuit for many generations, but his own tastes turned towards the army, India then offering allurements for most young Britishers. However, just at this juncture, glowing accounts of the goldfields in Australia were so tempting that he made up his mind that, if not before attaining his majority, he would, immediately afterward, sail to where the gold could be had easily and plentifully, at least by digging. In 1852 he, with a capital which his father advised him to invest in pastoral pursuits, sailed from Plymouth for Melbourne, much against the wishes of his family, but armed with splendid introductions from many in England who had large interests in Victoria, notable amongst them being Rothschild. These, however, he preferred not to use, the goldfields being still the magnet for him. A short visit to the fields proved sufficient, and he returned to Melbourne, and at Dandenong, which seemed then far away, but was excellent country for pastoral pursuits, he, at Oakwood Park, spent some years in stock raising, cattle and horses being the principal stock of the holding. In 1863 he, with Mr. R. B. Wilkinson in partnership, purchased in Riverina the Marrah and Temora stations, near Wagga Wagga, where, in conjunction with squatting, the partners also carried on a very extensive business in dealing in sheep and cattle. After many vicissitudes, caused through drought and floods, this undertaking was honorably wound up in the drought of 1868, to the disastrous effects of which Mr. Lavender was one of the victims. He and his partner next engaged in business as stock and station agents in Wagga Wagga. The success of this venture was ensured from the outset. The firm extended its operations to Hay and Sydney, and later on to Bourke. Several changes in the constitution of the firm have taken place, but both Messrs. Wilkinson and Lavender have always been in it, and as Wilkinson and Lavender the business is still carried on at Hay and Sydney to-day. Mr. Lavender took up his residence in Hay in 1878, when he assumed the personal management of the Riverina part of the business. He and his family have been resident here since that date, and have been identified with the life of the town and district. Than Mr. Lavender, no one was held in higher esteem. The deceased gentleman did good, if unobtrusive, work for the district. As a member of the Hay Pastoral Association he rendered yeoman service, and his place in that society will be exceedingly hard to fill. As a magistrate he never shirked the discharge of onerous duty, and he won the confidence of all classes by his impartiality and tact. Mr. Lavender was twice married. His first wife was Miss Wilkinson, a sister of Mr. R. B. Wilkinson, whom he married about 1863 in Melbourne. Mr. John Lavender and Miss Lavender are the children of Mr. Lavender's first wife. Mr. Lavender married again, about twenty-four years ago, his second wife being Miss Hann, by whom he has had two children, Mr. Frank and Miss Joan Lavender. All Mr. Lavender's children and his wife survive him, and to them the greatest sympathy is extended in their bereavement. In 1888-1889, Mr. and Mrs. Lavender paid a visit to England, when they enjoyed very much their well-earned holiday.
    By the death of Mr. Lavender, one of the identities of the district lias been removed from our midst — one who was ever amongst the foremost in upholding the best interests of the community; one who was ever considerate of and kindly disposed towards those with whom he was associated ; one who was ever on hospitable thoughts intent ; one whose memory will live in the hearts of his many friends; and one who bore, without reproach, 'the grand old name of gentleman'.20

Citations

  1. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, James Smith Lavender, Baptism Date: 21 Oct 1831, Biddenham, Bedford, England. Father: John Lavender, Mother: Lydia Lavender.
  2. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923
    James Lavender, Age 23, arrived 4 Nov 1852 on "Marlborough."
  3. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 21 Nov 1857, p5
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/7142342
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 2 Mar 1863, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/6483775
  5. [S7] Registry of NSW Births Deaths and Marriages "#D11694/1899 (par John & Lydia) - as James S LAVENDER, Death registered at Sydney."
  6. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 18 Nov 1899, p9
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9038456
  7. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 2 Dec 1899, p9
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9040242
  8. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "1841 England Census. HO107/8/4/3
    Enummerated at Biddenham, Bedfordshire.
    Household Members: John Lavender, Lydia Lavender, Mary Lavender, Elizabeth Lavender, Frederic Lavender, James Lavender, George Lavender, Frank Lavender, Maria Rise, Julia Hume
    Ancestry Record ID: 8978::4690287."
  9. [S83] UK census - viewed on Ancestry "1851 England Census. HO107/1751/482/2
    Enummerated at Biddenham, Bedfordshire.
    Household Members: John Lavender, Lydia Lavender, James Lavender, George Lavender, Frank Lavender, Sarah Sanders, Sarah Pain
    Ancestry Record ID: 8860::4374661."
  10. [S101] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1903 - 1980 "1856 South Bourke, Oakleigh Division
    300 Lavender James Smith, farmer, leasehold Mile Creek, Dandenong
    1856 South Province, Oakleigh Division
    240 Lavender, James Smith, farmer, leasehold, Dandenong."
  11. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 22 Oct 1855, p8
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4821383
  12. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 29 Oct 1855, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/154863413
  13. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 8 Nov 1855, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/154867110
  14. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 16 Feb 1856, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/154864808
  15. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 29 Nov 1861, p8
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5706444
  16. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 19 Mar 1863, p5
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/6484273
  17. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 23 Feb 1881, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5988291
  18. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 21 Nov 1885, p19
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/6073725
  19. [S14] Newspaper - The Sydney Stock and Station Journal (NSW), Tue 21 Nov 1899, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/121190129
  20. [S14] Newspaper - The Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW), Fri 24 Nov 1899, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/143531329
Last Edited2 Nov 2023

Robert Caldecott Walker

M, #29627, b. abt Sep 1817, d. 22 May 1888
Birth*abt Sep 1817 Newbold on Avon, Warwickshire, England, Baptism 16 Sep 1817 at Newbold on Avon, Warwickshire, England (par Thomas WALKER & Latitia Mary WALKER) - as Robert Caldecott WALKER.1,2 
Trustee*19 Nov 1857 Dandenong Cemetery: Trustee of Dandenong Cemetery 19 Nov 1857 to 31 Jul 1874 (left district.)3 
Civil Case*1866 Civil Case 1866/4849. Joseph Heath Company v Robert Caldicott Walker.4 
Civil Case1866 Civil Case 1866/769. James Graham v Robert Caldecott Walker.5 
Civil Case1867 Civil Case 1867/3043. Issac Barnet v Robert Caldecott Walker.6 
Death*22 May 1888 Port Melbourne, VIC, Australia, #D7124/1888 (Age 73) (par unknown) - as Robert Caldecott WALKER.7 
Death-Notice*23 May 1888 WALKER.—On the 22nd inst., at Fountain Inn, Bay-street, Port Melbourne, Robert Caldocott Walker, aged 73 years.
THE Friends of the late Mr. ROBERT CALDOCOTT WALKER, are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment, Melbourne General Cemetery.
The funeral will leave the Fountain Inn, Bay-street, Port Melbourne, THIS DAY, Wednesday, 23rd inst., at a quarter to 3 o'clock.
JOHN DALEY, undertaker, Latrobe and Spring-streets, Melbourne. Telephone 827.8 
Probate (Will)*25 Sep 1888 WALKER Robert Caldecott Esq., 25 September. Administration of the Personal Estate of Robert Caldecott Walker late of Melbourne in the Colony of Victoria in Australia Esquire a Bachelor who died 22 May 1888 at Melbourne was granted at the Principal Registry to Charles James Walker of Trenant Wilbury-road West Brighton in the County of Sussex Esquire the Brother and one of the Next of Kin. Personal Estate £820 4s. 4d.9 

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

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1856Dandenong, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: gentleman (freehold).10
1856Dandenong Ranges, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: landowner, Dandenong Ranges, freehold. 2 allotments of land, Eumemmerring.11

Grave

  • MGC-COE-Comp-GG-No-165, Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, VIC, Australia12

Newspaper-Articles

  • 30 Oct 1848: Stealing Bees. — This case, the particulars of which appeared in the "Daily News" of Saturday last, was on that day brought before the Police bench again, at which time it assumed a different form altogether, in consequence of Mr. Robert Caldicott Walker having determined to prosecute the defendants at any risk ; he then, being sworn, gave the following evidence, which is a copy verbatim. On Tuesday last Morgan assaulted me by forcibly taking a hive of bees out of my hands, knowing the same to be my property, with malicious intent to deprive me of that property, unlawfully possessed him self of the same. The prisoner Foley took from my garden a hive of bees, my property, with malicious and felonious intent to deprive me of that property, well knowing it to be my property, with an attempt to unlawfully possess himself of the said bees. Cross-examined by Mr. Stephen, who defended the prisoner. — I know them to have swarmed from my hive from the approximity to the garden where they were taken; I have also known bees to go a distance of five miles after swarming; Morgan told me he had taken the bees on Mr. Power's run, and claimed them as his property; there are other persons near me who have bees; I told Morgan I would give him five shillings for the bees when I first saw them; I swear distinctly they are my bees. The clerk of the bench here asked Mr. Walker whether he had not better swear to the best of his knowledge and belief ; this wholesome advice the gentleman refused, and swore that the swarm was his properly. The defence was that Morgan found the bees on Mr. Power's run, and went to Foley, Mr Walker's servant and asked him to assist in taking them, which being done the insects were deposited adjoining Mr. W's residence who had a hive of bees in his garden, and therefore concluded that the swarm in dispute Must belong to him, although there was about as much probability of a swarm coming from his hive, as the likelihood of one arising out of a wasp's nest. The bench, however, observed that Mr. Walker having sworn positively to the bees being his property, a prima facse, had been made out, and the priosoners must therefore be committed for trial, which was acrordingly done, but allowed out on bail, afterwards for their appearance at the Criminal Sessions if called on.13
  • 22 Nov 1848: How doth the Little Busy Bee, &c.—Some few weeks since it may be remembered that a Mr. Walker, residing at Dandenong, preferred a charge of rather an extraordinary nature against two parties who had been in his employment ; the charge being in fact for stealing a swarm of bees, which Mr. Walker contended had emanated from a hive which belonged to him, but which the men contended were a wild swarm, and consequently belonged to the party by whom they were found. After a tedious investigation of the case the two defendant were fully committed for trial, but on the evidence being examined by the Crown Prosecutor, that functionary declined finding any bill against the accused, and they were consequently discharged. One of the defendants, a man named Foley, who has hitherto borne an irreproachable character, and was formerly a member of the city police, indignant that the unjust aspersion which had been cast upon his character, instituted proceedings against his late employer for false imprisonment, these however, were subsequently abandoned, and on Wednesday last Foley made an application to the police court, to be informed of the best mode of procedure to obtain restitution of what he considered to be his property, to wit, the bees in question.
    The magistrates refused to interfere further in the matter, and an appeal to the " little-go," alias The Court of Requests, will, we believe, be the result. A disputes are constantly arising relative to the ownership of swarms of bees, we may as well state, that the law regarding such matters in England is, that unless the swarm be watched from the hive from which they spring to the spot at which they alight, and their identity thus be fully substantiated, they are always considered to belong to the finder, and as we see no reason that the law of England upon the point should not be in force in this colony, Foley and his companion were certainly unjustly subjected to incarceration, the bees in question to have emanated from Mr. Walker's hive.14
  • 31 Jul 1858: Election Notice.
    ELECTORAL DISTRICT of EVELYN and MORNINGTON.—I do hereby give public notice that I have APPOINTED JAMES MONTGOMERY, Esq., of Melbourne, solicitor, ELECTION AUDITOR, to act for the ensuing year for the Electoral District of Evelyn and Mornington, in pursuance of the Act 19 Vict, No. 11, sec. 10.
    Dated this 30th day of July, 1858.
    ROBERT CALDECOTT WALKER, Returning Officer.15
  • 24 Jul 1861: Election Notices.
    ELECTORAL DISTRICT of MORNINGTON. By virtue of a writ under the hand and seal of His Excellency Sir Henry Barkly, Governor-in-Chief of the colony of Victoria, and Vice-Admiral of the same, dated the 15th day of July inst., addressed to and received by me on the 16th day of July inst., I hereby give notice, that I will, on Monday, the 1st day of August next, at noon, at the Toll-gate, Dandenong, in the county of Mornington, PROCEED to the ELECTION of ONE MEMBER to serve in the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY for the Electoral District of Mornington.
    In the event of the election being contested, a poll shall be taken on Monday, the 19th day of August next, at Dandenong aforesaid ; also, at Cranbourne, Frankston, Dromana, Schnapper Point, and Corinella.
    The poll will commence at the hour of 9 o'clock a.m., and close at 4 o'clock p.m.
    The writ is to be returned by the 26th day of August next.
    Given under my hand at Dandenong Grange this 17th day of July, 1861.
    ROBERT CALDECOTT WALKER,
    Returning Officer, Mornington.16
  • 19 Mar 1864: Local Memoranda
    At the Dandenong Police Court last Saturday a handsome silver salver was presented to Mr. Walker, J.P., the chairman of the bench of magistrates. The following is the address, signed by between sixty and seventy residents, of Dandenong and neighbourhood:— "To Robert Caldicott Walker, Esq., J. P., Chairman of the Dandenong Bench. Sir,—As a testimonial of the impartiality, assiduity and efficiency with which you have for so many years discharged the duties of chairman, of the first Court of Petty Sessions established in this part of the colony in which you became one of the earliest settlers, and in further testimony of your gentlemanly bearing in your public and private walk in life during your long residence amongst us, we the undersigned residents of Dandenong and neighbourhood, beg your acceptance of the accompanying piece of plate." The reply was as follow :—"Gentlemen,— I thank you, and wish to convey to the other donors my best thanks for this handsome mark of respect. My services as a magistrate were no more than this neighbourhood had a claim upon, from the circumstance of my having resided and held an interest at Dandenong longer than any of you. I am, therefore, much honoured by your testimonial. It is difficult in the exercise of magisterial duty to please all. Should I have failed to do so, I am compensated by the sentiments expressed in the address you now present to me.—To the Rev. Whitmore Carr, M.A., and the other gentlemen forming the deputation."17
  • 23 Jun 1864: Robert Caldecott Walker, Esq, J.P., to preside at an election of commissioners for the Dandenong market; Robert Caldecott Walker, Esq, J.P., to do and perform the several acts which the police magistrate of such town is by the said Act directed, authorised, or required to do or perform; and John Dobson, Henry Wilson, and Thomas Garland, to be scrutineers for the purpose of such election of commissioners.18
  • 20 Dec 1865: ELECTION NOTICE.— ELECTORAL DISTRICT of MORNINGTON.— By virtue of a writ under the hand of Sir Charles Henry Darling, Knight, Commander of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Governor, and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Victoria, dated the 12th day of December inst., addressed to and received by me upon the 14th, I hereby give notice that I will, on WEDNESDAY, the 20th day of DECEMBER inst., at noon, at the Court House, Cranbourne, proceed to an ELECTION of ONE MEMBER to serve in the Legislative Assembly for the said electoral district.
    In the event of more than one candidate being nominated, and the election being contested, a poll shall be taken on the 30th day of December inst., at Corinella, Cranbourne, Dandenong, Berwick, Dromana, and Snapper Point (Mornington).
    The polling will commence at the hour of nine a.m. and close at four p.m.
    This writ is to be returned by me on the 9th day of January, 1866.
    Given undor my hand, at Dandenong-grange, the 15th day of December, 1865.
    ROBERT CALDECOTT WALKER, Returning Officer, Mornington.
    I give further notice, that I have appointed John Dobson to act as my substitute, as provided by the Electoral Act of 1865, and to attend for that purpose, at all reasonable hours, at the Court House, Cranbourne, up to the 26th inst.
    R. C. WALKER, Returning Officer, Mornington.
    55 72619
  • 4 Jan 1866: ELECTION NOTICE. Electoral District of Mornington. I hereby give notice, that the following voles have been recorded for the undermentioned candidates :
    The Hon. James M'Culloch .. ..414
    The Hon. Hibbert Newton .. .. 163
    Majority for the Hon. James M'Culloch 251
    And I declare the Hon. James M'Culloch duly elected to serve as a member for the Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Mornington, in the colony of Victoria.
    Given under my hand, at Dandenong Grange, this 3rd day of January, 1866.
    ROBERT CALDECOTT WALKER, Returning Officer, Mornington20
  • 2 May 1866: THE GAZETTE. The Gazette of yesterday contains the following announcements :
    Robt. Huckson, John Keys, Thomas Rostin, Henry Powis, and Robert Caldicott Walker, to be a committee of management of the land set apart on the 6th November, 1865, for Mechanics' Institute purposes at Dandenong;21
  • 22 Nov 1866: UNAVOIDABLY POSTPONED TO NOVEMBER 27, In Consequence of the 23rd being a General Holiday. The Dandenong Grange. The Most Important Land Sale of the Day. ...22
  • 26 Nov 1866: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27. The Dandenong Grange.
    The Most Important Land Sale of the Day. To Squatters, Graziers, Farmers, Dairyman, and Residents in and round the Township of Dandenong.
    MR. STUBBS is favoured with instructions to submit to competition, and SELL by PUBLIC AUCTION, at his rooms, 81 Collins-street, on Tuesday, the 27th November, 1866, at twelve o'clock precisely,
    All that the highly valuable and very extensive estate known as " The Dandenong Grange," not surpassed in locality, soil, and productiveness by any place in the district, and comprising in the 880 ACRES,
    all fine undulating land, extremely good, interspersed with grassy ridges, productive sheep land, eminently suited for all pastoral purposes.
    Notes glance at the map, now to be seen at the office, will show besides the commercial value and advantages secured to it by its position, and the judgment displayed in securing them, nearly a mile of street frontage and one mile of never-failing water frontage. The estate is obviously one of no mean value, and it remains to be seen whether influential proprietors in the interior, and those who are more immediately resident and deeply interested in such estates, will pass by the opportunity now offered to purchase it. The house is built upon the termination of a very pretty ridge near the Dandenong Creek ; It is made of iron, and has seven apartments, detached kitchen, outbuildings, and two acres of garden more than 20 years old.
    Terms One-third cash, and the residue upon liberal terms.
    Title Guaranteed.
    The above estate will in the first instance he put up for sale in one lot, but if the biddings should not come up to the reserved price the vendor then reserves to himself the right to offer the same immediately afterwards for sale in 11 lots, according to the Government Crown grants.
    The title deeds are in the possession of Messrs. Vaughan, Moule, and Seddon, solicitors for the vendor, who will produce an abstract thereof for inspection at any time before the sale.23
  • 26 May 1888: DEATH OF MR. R. C. WALKER.
    We regret to have to announce the death, at the ripe age of 73 years, of an old identity of Port Melbourne and one of our earliest colonists, Mr. Robert Caldecott Walker. The deceased gentleman was a native of Liverpool, educated at Rugby, and came to Australia a young man of 22 years. After trying his luck at the diggings, he employed himself in overlanding cattle, and he often spoke of the free, open-air life in the bush, on the road between Melbourne and Sydney. Later on he took up land at Dandenong, where he continued to reside for a long term of years until an unfortunate lawsuit crippled his finances. He occupied a seat on the Dandenong Bench, and was the subject of a presentation on his retirement therefrom. Over fifteen years ago he took up his abode at the Fountain Inn, during the proprietorship ot Mr. Martin Clasby, to whom he became warmly attached, and who he continued to visit up to the time of his decease. Mr. Walker was an ardent exponent of the spiritualistic propaganda, and a frequent contributor to the organ of the sect the Harbinger of Light , and had also circulated his views in the Standard and Record. Being of active habits, enjoying an excellent constitution and a strong believer in out-door exercise, he was a well-known figure on the way to the City and the Hill. A well read, courtly old gentleman, he invariably pleased those with whom he came in contact, and it may safely be said was without an enemy. Mr Walker had never married, and his nearest relative was a sister in the old country.
    His death took place at half-past ten on Tuesday morning. He had the previous day complained of feeling unwell, and had been troubled with a bronchial affection, but his death is attributed to a very sudden breaking up of the system. He had been under the treatment of Dr. Malcolmson. Directly on hearing the sad news, Mr. Clasby, who was greatly affected, attended to undertake the last sad offices for his friend, taking charge of the whole of the responsibilities in connection with the funeral, which took place on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was interred at the Melbourne General Cemetery, a number of friends following the remains to their last resting place.24

Citations

  1. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
    Robert Caldecott Walker, Baptism Date: 16 Sep 1817, Newbold On Avon,Warwick,England. Father: Thomas Walker, Mother: Laetitia Mary.
  2. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1910
    Robert Caldecott, Baptism Date: 16 Sep 1817, Baptism Place: Newbold on Avon, Warwickshire, England (par Thomas Walker & Latitia Mary Walker).
  3. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 21 Nov 1857, p5
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/7142342
  4. [S34] PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Civil Case Files (VPRS267)
    Joseph Heath Company v Robert Caldicott Walker
    VPRS 267/P0007, 1866/4849.
  5. [S34] PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Civil Case Files (VPRS267)
    James Graham v Robert Caldecott Walker
    VPRS 267/P0007, 1866/769.
  6. [S34] PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Civil Case Files (VPRS267)
    Issac Barnet v Robert Caldecott Walker
    VPRS 267/P0007, 1867/3043.
  7. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D7124/1888 (Age 73) (par unknown) - as Robert Caldecott WALKER, Death registered at Port Melb, Australia."
  8. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 23 May 1888, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/6127069
  9. [S190] Index to Probate Calendar England, viewed at ancestry.com.au, 1858-1966 "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar
    Robert Caldecott Walker, Death Date: 22 May 1888, Death Place: Australia, Probate Date: 25 Sep 1890, Probate Registry: Principal Registry."
  10. [S101] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1903 - 1980 "1856 Electoral Roll."
  11. [S101] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1903 - 1980 "1856 - Mornington, Evelyn and Mornington, Victoria, Australia."
  12. [S345] Index of monumental inscriptions/burials, www.findagrave.com "Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia, Plot: MGC-COE-Comp-GG-No-165, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201870546
    Grave of Robert C Walker (1815-22 Jul 1888)."
  13. [S14] Newspaper - The Melbourne Daily News and Port Phillip Patriot (Vic.), Mon 30 Oct 1848, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225693183
  14. [S14] Newspaper - Port Phillip Gazette and Settler's Journal (Vic.), Wed 22 Nov 1848, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223157326
  15. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 31 Jul 1858, p7
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/7298518
  16. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 24 Jul 1861, p7
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5702296
  17. [S14] Newspaper - The Telegraph, St Kilda, Prahran and South Yarra Guardian (Vic.), Sat 19 Mar 1864, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/255913858
  18. [S14] Newspaper - The Star (Ballarat, Vic.), Thu 23 Jun 1864, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66345911
  19. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 20 Dec 1865, p7
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155041870
  20. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 4 Jan 1866, p7
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5783889
  21. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 2 May 1866, p7
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5765225
  22. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 22 Nov 1866, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5779240
  23. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 26 Nov 1866, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5779525
  24. [S14] Newspaper - Standard (Port Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 26 May 1888, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164934340
Last Edited5 Oct 2023

Martin Egan

M, #29628, b. 1841, d. 22 Feb 1889
Birth*1841 Ireland. 
Trustee*31 Jul 1874 Dandenong Cemetery: Trustee of Dandenong Cemetery 31 Jul 1874 to 22 Feb 1889. 
Death*22 Feb 1889 Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #D1671/1889 (Age 48) (par William EGAN & Margaret FINNEY) - as Martin EGAN.1 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 27 Feb 1889: There has been an unusually large number of deaths in Dandenong during the past few weeks. Among them was Mr. Martin Egan, one of our old and most respected residents, who died on Friday, 22nd inst. He was shrewd and clever in many ways, as an auctioneer had few equals in the colony, and has followed that business in Dandenong for over fifteen years. He was an easy tempered man, with an amount of jollity in his general domeanor which pleased all with whom he came in contact. As is well known he was an Irishman, and had a deal of humor always at his disposal. The deceased was buried in the Dandenong cemetery on Sunday, the remains being followed,to, their last resting place by a very large number of friends and acquaintances. Dandenong Cemetery2

Citations

  1. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D1671/1889 (Age 48) (par William EGAN & Margaret FINNEY) - as Martin EGAN, Death registered at Dandenong, Australia."
  2. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Wed 27 Feb 1889, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70394928
Last Edited17 Sep 2023

Henry Powis

M, #29629, b. 1822, d. 21 Sep 1895
Birth*1822 Shropshire, England. 
(Migrant) Migration/Travel1853. Ship Albatross.
 
Trustee*31 Jul 1874 Dandenong Cemetery: Trustee of Dandenong Cemetery 31 Jul 1874 to 6 Dec 1895. 
Death*21 Sep 1895 Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #D8982/1895 (Age 73) (par Jno POWIS & Sarah) - as Hy POWIS.1 
Death-Notice*23 Sep 1895 POWIS.—On the 21st September, at Dandenong, Henry Powis, of Langhorne-street, in his 73rd year.2 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 3 Aug 1887: DANDENONG ELECTION.—CENTRE RIDING.
    To the Editor of the S. B. and M. Journal.
    SIR.—In consequence of the very flattering requisition to Mr. James Greaves, signed by so large a number of prominent ratepayers, I have decided to retire from seeking election on the present occasion.
    On some future occasion, I hope to be honored with a seat at the Council board, when my best endeavors will be to further the interests of the ratepayers.—Yours faithfully,
    HENRY POWIS.3
  • 19 Jul 1930: Henry Powis, born in Shropshire, England, in 1822, came to Victoria In 1853, in the ship Albatross, and after carrying out several important Government contracts, among others, the Maryborough, Tarnagulla and Red bank reservoirs, and several bridges and State schools, became the promoter of the Dandenong and South Bourke Agricultural Shows, of which he was for eight years the secretary. He was a justice of the peace, and instrumental in getting land reserved for the Dandenong Mechanics' Institute and Free Library.
    He was a promoter of the local brick company, and helped to form the Improvement Association and the establishment of the market.4

Citations

  1. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D8982/1895 (Age 73) (par Jno POWIS & Sarah) - as Hy POWIS, Death registered at Dnong, Australia."
  2. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 23 Sep 1895, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197207724
  3. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Wed 3 Aug 1887, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70029129
  4. [S14] Newspaper - Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 19 Jul 1930, p14
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223326282
Last Edited25 Sep 2023

Joseph Weller

M, #29630, b. 1835, d. 10 Sep 1913
Probate (Will)* 135/156. Joseph Weller, Residence: Armadale, Occupation: Gent. date of grant: 03 March 1914; date of death: 10 September 1913.1 
Birth*1835 
Marriage*1868 Spouse: Mary Jane Hall. VIC, Australia, #M1885/1868, Mary CLOSE & Joseph WELLER.2
 
Trustee*5 Aug 1889 Dandenong Cemetery: Trustee of Dandenong Cemetery 5 Aug 1889 (representing the Wesleyan Denomination.)3 
Death*10 Sep 1913 Armadale, VIC, Australia, #D7789/1913 (Age 78) (par unknown) - as Jos WELLER.4 
Death-Notice*11 Sep 1913 WELLER.—On the 10th September, at his late residence, "Nebraska," Rose street, Armadale, Joseph, beloved husband of Mary Weller, and father of Albert J. and Elizabeth L. Weller, Mrs. S. E. Long, of Dandenong, and Mrs. W. Tyner, of East St. Kilda, and stepfather of John Close, Bendigo, aged 78 years. (Interred privaterly at St. Kilda.)5 

Grave

  • Church of England, Compartment D, Grave 0123, St Kilda Cemetery, St Kilda, VIC, Australia6

Family

 Mary Jane Hall b. 1836, d. 1 Feb 1915
Child 1.Albert Joseph Weller b. 1869, d. 1959

Newspaper-Articles

  • 12 Dec 1885: GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. The Government Gazette contains the following appointments and notifications:—William Horner, Francis Barr, James Facey senior, Thomas Cornelias Camm, Edward Powis, Joseph Weller, Thomas Williams, and Stephen Searle, to be additional trustees of land reserved for Wesleyan Church purposes at Dandenong;7
  • 3 Dec 1913: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18. At 67 Queen Street. At Half past Two O'clock.
    In the Estate of the Late Joseph Weller. FREEHOLD PROPERTIES at DANDENONG. DANDENONG.
    LOT 1. THOMAS STREET. D.F. W.B. VILLA, containing 6 Good Rooms, with Front and Back Verandahs, Bathroom. Storeroom, &c., Splendidly Situated, High Position, Close to Railway), on Land 66 x 165 Let at 15/ P. Week.
    LOT 2. THOMAS STREET. W.B. COTTAGE, containing 4 Rooms, on Land 66ft Frontage, with varying depth of 211ft and 229ft., Through Robinson Street at Rear.
    Orders for Inspection from the Auctioneers, DUNCAN and WELLER, 67 Queen street, and Armadale (in conjunction with T. F. House, estate agent. Dandenong.8

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), 135/156. Joseph Weller, Residence: Armadale, Occupation: Gent. date of grant: 03 March 1914 date of death: 10 September 1913
    VPRS 28/P0003, 135/156; VPRS 7591/P0002, 135/156.
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M1885/1868, Mary CLOSE & Joseph WELLER."
  3. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Wed 24 Jul 1889, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70395959
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D7789/1913 (Age 78) (par unknown) - as Jos WELLER, Death registered at Ardale, Australia."
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 11 Sep 1913, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/7277672
  6. [S48] Index of burials in the cemetery of St Kilda,
    Buried at St Kilda Cemetery, Church of England, Compartment D, Grave 0123, Cemetery area: Church of England
    Joseph Weller. Date of service: 10 Sep 1913
    Mary Weller. Date of service: 1 Feb 1915
    Elizabeth Louisa Weller. Date of service: 18 Jul 1958.
  7. [S14] Newspaper - The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 12 Dec 1885, p16
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/138640438
  8. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 3 Dec 1913, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/7254377
Last Edited24 Sep 2023

Mary Jane Hall

F, #29631, b. 1836, d. 1 Feb 1915
Married NameWeller. 
Birth*1836 
Marriage*1854 #M2787/1854, John CLOSE & Mary HALL.1
 
Marriage*1868 Spouse: Joseph Weller. VIC, Australia, #M1885/1868, Mary CLOSE & Joseph WELLER.2
 
Widow10 Sep 1913Mary Jane Hall became a widow upon the death of her husband Joseph Weller.3 
Death*1 Feb 1915 Armadale, VIC, Australia, #D50/1915 (Age 79) (par unknown) - as Mary WELLER.4 
Death-Notice*2 Feb 1915 WELLER.—On the 1st February, at "Nebraska," Rose street, Armadale, Mary, relict of the late Joseph Weller. (Interred privately.)5 

Grave

  • Church of England, Compartment D, Grave 0123, St Kilda Cemetery, St Kilda, VIC, Australia6

Family

 Joseph Weller b. 1835, d. 10 Sep 1913
Child 1.Albert Joseph Weller b. 1869, d. 1959

Citations

  1. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M2787/1854, John CLOSE & Mary HALL."
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M1885/1868, Mary CLOSE & Joseph WELLER."
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D7789/1913 (Age 78) (par unknown) - as Jos WELLER, Death registered at Ardale, Australia."
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D50/1915 (Age 79) (par unknown) - as Mary WELLER, Death registered at Ardale, Australia."
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Tue 2 Feb 1915, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1493646
  6. [S48] Index of burials in the cemetery of St Kilda,
    Buried at St Kilda Cemetery, Church of England, Compartment D, Grave 0123, Cemetery area: Church of England
    Joseph Weller. Date of service: 10 Sep 1913
    Mary Weller. Date of service: 1 Feb 1915
    Elizabeth Louisa Weller. Date of service: 18 Jul 1958.
Last Edited17 Sep 2023

Thomas Bruce Hutton

M, #29632, b. 27 Aug 1834, d. 19 Oct 1914
Thomas Bruce HUTTON
The Australasian Sketcher with Pen and Pencil (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 11 Mar 1882
Probate (Will)* 136/362. Thomas B Hutton, Residence: Dandenong, Occupation: Gent. date of grant: 25 November 1914, date of death: 19 October 1914
Real Estate: 394 a 3r 35p, part of CA 13 and CA 15 Parish of Dandenong. Valued at £6,675.1 
Birth*27 Aug 1834 Neemuch, India.2 
Marriage*11 Feb 1861 Spouse: Georgina McKillop. Batheaston, Somerset, England, Thomas Bruce Hutton was a widower, Georgina McKillop a spinster.3
 
Trustee*5 Aug 1889 Dandenong Cemetery: Trustee of Dandenong Cemetery 5 Aug 1889 to
(Representing the Shire Council.) 
Death*19 Oct 1914 Melbourne East, VIC, Australia, #D14944/1914 (Age 80) (par Thos HUTTON & Mary Dundas JARDINE) - as Thos Bruce HUTTON.4 
Death-Notice*21 Oct 1914 HUTTON.—On the 19th October at his residence, "Cumberoona," Melbourne road, Dandenong (result of accident). Thomas Bruce Hutton, dearly loved husband of Georgina Hutton, aged 80 years.
HUTTON.—The Friends of the late Colonel T. B. HUTTON are respectfully invited to follow his remains to their last resting-place, Dandenong Cemetery.
The funeral will leave the Town Hall, Dandenong, Thursday, 22nd inst., at 2.30 p.m.
J. W. GARNER, Undertaker, Dandenong. 'Phone 40.5 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 4 Aug 1875: Dandenong Shire. — The nominations for the North riding are Thomas Bruce Hutton and John Kennelly. Centre riding : Thos. Allenborough, John Hemmings. South riding : Thomas Keays. Auditors : William Cheney Hart, Fredk. Henry Searll.6
  • 4 Aug 1875: DANDENONG SHIRE.—Nominations -North Riding Thomas Bruce Hutton and John Kenneally Centre Riding Thomas Attenborough and John Hennings ; South Riding Thomas Keays who was accordingly elected. Auditors William Cheney Hart, Fredk Henry Searle.7
  • 11 Feb 1882: THE VOLUNTEER COMMAND.
    Colonel Hutton, who han been invited by theGovernment to take the temporary command
    of the volunteer force, has placed his services at their disposal, and he will be formally appointed at the next Executive meeting.
    His acceptance of office has given great satisfaction to the volunteers. A few particulars regarding the military career of Colonel Hutton may be interesting.
    Colonel Thomas Bruce Hutton is the son of an old Indian officer, and nephew of Colonel W. F. Hutton, of Kew. He was born in India, but received his education in England.
    On the 10th of January, 1855, he joined the army as an ensign of the 21st Fusiliers. Soon afterwards—in July of the same year—he was elevated to the rank of lieutenant, and accompanying his regiment to the Crimea, was present at the siege and fall of Sebastopol, and took part in the expedition to Kinbourn. For his services in the Crimea he received a medal and clasp from the Queen, and also a Turkish medal. He then served with the 61st regiment in India, and was present at the siege, assault, and capture of Delhi during the mutiny in 1857. In one of the sorties made on that place he was wounded in the side by a musket ball, but nothing daunted he was one of those who made the last sortie on the 1st of August. When scaling a wall, one of the defenders canted his ladder over, and gave him a fall which disabled him for the time being. For his services on this occasion he was presented with a medal and clasp, and be was subsequently appointed lieutenant governor of Delhi on the capture of that city. In 1861 he attained to the rank of captain, and was promoted to that of a major in 1867. As a major he was frequently in command of the 100th regiment at Aldershot and other places, and he also served on the staff of Sir Daniel Lysons, the officer at present commanding at Aldershot.
    In 1872 he was promoted to the position of lieutenant-colonel for his services in the field. He was held in high esteem by his regiment. In the same year he retired from the army by selling his commission, and came out to this colony to join his friends. About the year 1874 he joined the Victorian volunteer force, and acted as officer in command of the two red battalions until 1879, when he resigned.8
  • 12 Oct 1892: PRESENTATION TO COLONEL HUTTON.
    Before proceeding with the ordinary business at the Dandenong Council on, Monday, the president, Mr. Jas Greaves, stated that he had a very pleasant duty to perform. It was arranged amongst the councillors after the last meeting of the Council that a presentation of some kind be made to Colonel Hutton, the late president, in recognition of his long and honorable services whilst a member of the Council. Colonel Hutton had been a councillor for 16 years, during 12 of which he had creditably filled the presidential chair. He (the president) did not think that such a record as that could be beaten in any Council in the colony. It showed that both the ratepayers and the Council thought very highly of him; he was also at present (and had been for so many years that the speaker could not remember them) president of the Dandenong Agricultural Society, and, in fact took a leading part in all local affairs.
    It was with great pleasure that he (the speaker) handed to Colonel Hutton the testimonial of his fellow-councillors' high esteem, and he (the speaker) hoped that Colonel Hutton would live long to enjoy the full confidence and respect of all classes of the community. (Applause).
    The presentation took the form of a large and handsomely-framed group of photographs, consisting of the members of the Council and Mr. John Keys, M.L.A., secretary and engineer. In the centre of the group is a beautifully-illuminated address, as follows: - "To Colonel Thomas Bruce Hutton, J.P..
    We, the Councillors and Officers of the Shire of Dandenong, desire to convey to you our high appreciation of the gentlemanly conduct, courtesy and ability displayed by you during the past 16 years, as a councillor, and president of this important shire. The fact that you have for 12 years consecutively been unanimously elected president of this Shire (the highest municipal honor your fellow councillors could confer upon you), is an evidence of the satisfactory manner in which you have performed the high and important duties of the office. And now that you have, at your own request, retired from the presidency of this Shire, we desire to present you with this address as an evidence of our appreciation of you as a citizen, councillor and J.P., and to express the hope that you will long live to enjoy the confidence of your fellow councillors and ratepayers of this our Shire." (Signed by the whole of the councillors and the secretary).
    Colonel Hutton said he had not expected this great kindness, and it took him somewhat unawares. As the president had stated, he (the speaker) had sat at the Council table for 16 years, and he did not think any further proof of the, good feeling of the ratepayers was needed than that. The members of the Council had elected him president year after year for 12 years and that was evidence that he had gained their esteem. He had always tried to act conscientiously and impartially, and he did not think he had a single enemy in the district at any rate, no man had an enemy in him (the speaker.) (Applause) He had travelled a great deal, and had served in the Imperial Army; he had also had the honor of being presented to Her Majesty the Queen, but he had never spent such a peaceful and happy time as he had passed since his residence in Dandenong.
    In conclusion, he tendered his heartfelt thanks to his brother-councillors for their thoughtful and valuable present.9
  • 21 Oct 1914: COLONEL BRUCE HUTTON. TRAGIC DEATH IN FIRE.
    DANDENONG Tuesday — In tragic circumstances Colonel Thomas Bruce Hutton, a leading resident of the district and a well-known figure in social circles in Melbourne, lost his life at his residence "Cumberoon," 2½ miles from the township, last night. A room to which he had retired caught fire in some way, and before assistance could be procured, he was burned to death. His many friends were greatly shocked when the news of the unfortunate occurrence became known. The colonel was about 80 years of age.
    Colonel Hutton had been in ill health for some weeks, and was attended by Dr Langley. Last night, at about 7 o'clock, he was seized with a fainting fit, and retired to his room, where he received attention. At 10 o'clock Mrs. Hutton went to his room to inquire if he wanted anything, and, to her horror, found the room in flames. She frantically gave the alarm, but nothing could be done to save the progress of the fire, and soon the whole building was ablaze. The Dandenong Fire Brigade was summoned, and, though there were no water mains within a mile of the scene, attended to render what aid was possible. When the firemen arrived however, the house, which was of 11 rooms, and of the bungalow type, built 40 years ago, was in ashes. The charred remains of Colonel Hutton were found in the debris. It is conjectured that while moving about in the room, possibly with the kerosene lamp in his hand, he had a heart seizure, and that the falling lamp ignited the contents of the room.
    The deceased gentleman was born at Neemuch, India, on August 27, 1834, and early entered the army. He served in the Crimean war, and also in the Indian Mutiny campaign, where he was wounded, was mentioned in despatches, and received promotion. He came to Dandenong some 40 years ago and for a year was commandant of the Victorian Volunteer Military Forces in the early 80's. He took a deep interest in district affairs, was for 30 years a councillor of the Dandenong shire, and on 13 occasions occupied the presidential chair. He was a member of the Dandenong Agricultural Society, and was elected president on several occasions. He was an Honorary justice of the peace, and filled many other positions. His cheery voice and well-known figure will be greatly missed.2
  • 21 Nov 1914: CORONER'S INQUESTS. OFFICER SUFFOCATED
    At the Morgue on November 14 Dr. R. H. Cole, the Coroner, returned a finding that Thomas Bruce Hutton, 79, retired military officer, was accidentally suffocated by smoke on October 19, at his residence, near Dandenong.
    Arthur Benjamin Potter, gardener and groom, said that on the night of October 19 he heard screams, and found that the building in which Colonel Hutton was sleeping was in flames. He failed to put the fire out, as he could not obtain sufficient water.
    Colonel Hutton used a kerosene lamp in his room, and witness was of opinion that he had either knocked this over in getting out of bed or while in a fit. The dead man was subject to fits.10
  • 24 Nov 1914: ABOUT PEOPLE. Thomas Bruce Hutton, late of Cumberoona, near Dandenong, gentleman, and formerly Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel of his Majesty's 100th Regiment Foot, who died on October 19, as the result of a burning accident, left real estate valued at £6675 and personal, property valued at £1712, principally to his widow and relatives.11

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), 136/362. Thomas B Hutton, Residence: Dandenong, Occupation: Gent. date of grant: 25 November 1914, date of death: 19 October 1914
    VPRS 28/P0003, 136/362; VPRS 7591/P0002, 136/362.
  2. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 21 Oct 1914, p8
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10812747
  3. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: DPbaton/2/1/12.
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D14944/1914 (Age 80) (par Thos HUTTON & Mary Dundas JARDINE) - as Thos Bruce HUTTON, Death registered at Melb E, Australia."
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 21 Oct 1914, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10812741
  6. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 4 Aug 1875, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202166177
  7. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 4 Aug 1875, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11521470
  8. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 11 Feb 1882, p13
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11531849
  9. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Wed 12 Oct 1892, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70014757
  10. [S14] Newspaper - Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 21 Nov 1914, p10
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/132721413
  11. [S14] Newspaper - The Bendigo Independent (Vic.), Tue 24 Nov 1914, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/227633038
Last Edited25 Sep 2023

Alexander Thomas McLean

M, #29633
Trustee*5 Aug 1889 Dandenong Cemetery: Trustee of Dandenong Cemetery 5 Aug 1889 to
(Representing the Presbyterian Denomination.) 
Last Edited17 Sep 2023

Alexander William Pearson

M, #29634
Trustee*1896 Dandenong Cemetery: Trustee of Dandenong Cemetery? - employed as Secretary at a salary of £5 per quarter. 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 19 Oct 1898: Death of wife: PEARSON.— On the 18th October, at Thomas-street, Dandenong, of cancer, Marion M'Farlane Pearson, the dearly beloved wife of Alexander William Pearson, J.P., and only daughter of William and the late Marianne Moffatt, of Glasgow, Scotland, in her 40th year. Home papers please copy.
    "A patient sufferer at rest."1
  • 28 Jan 1930: Mr A. W, Pearson, of Dandenong, who died yesterday, aged 76, was burled this afternoon in the Dandenong Cemetery. Mr Pearson had lived in Dandenong for more than 40 years. Ho was a former president of ihe Dandenong shire, and was the registrar of births, marriages, and deaths. He was one of the senior justices of the peace. A widow and grown-up family are left.2
  • 30 Jan 1930: OBITUARY. ALEXANDER WILLIAM PEARSON
    A prominent citizen of Dandenong, and a resident for many years, in the person of Mr. Alexander William Pearson, J. P., aged 76, passed away at his residence, Mason Street, on the 27th inst., and it is with deep regret we record the sad event. Deceased—who was a native of Cragieburn—since taking up residence at Dandenong had always been identified with local institutions, and any movement making for the advancement of Dandenong and district. He was a member of the Dandenong Shire Council for many years, and occupied the presidential chair. For 38 years he occupied a seat on the Bench of Local Justices, and for 14 years was Chairman of the Bench. For a long period he was a member of the Dandenong Bowling Club, and was a champion at the game; upon many occasions he helped the side on to victory. The Mechanics’ Institute, Card Club and Cemetery Trust were amongst the local institutions in which he was prominent in promoting, and in earlier days he was associated with the Racing Club. He was also a stipendiary steward with the A. J. C., at Sydney. The Foresters Lodge was another local institution in which he took an active part; he held office as Chief Ranger, and in addition fulfilled the duties of Treasurer for several years, with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the brethren. He was Registrar of Births and Deaths for a number of years. The interests of the Agricultural Society also engaged his attention, and, over a long term, he discharged the duties of secretary in such a manner that upon his retirement from office he was appointed a life-member of the society.
    His many activities are demonstrative of his life-time energies in the interests of the community in which he was highly respected by all sections, and we join in the expressions of sympathy extended to the bereaved relatives. The funeral was at Dandenong cemetery, on Tuesday, when a large number attended to pay the last token of respect. Rev. F. E. Lewin conducted the Church of England burial service, and Bro. W. H. A. Rodd, P.C.R., read the Foresters’ burial service, Mr. W. J. Garnar attending to the mortuary arrangements. Pallbearers: Messrs. W. Rodd, R. Ordish, B. Bates, E. Quinlan, S. Mallett, J. Abbott, T. McLennan, F. Singleton, E. Pearson and W. McCutcheon.3

Citations

  1. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 19 Oct 1898, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/192570019
  2. [S14] Newspaper - The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.), Tue 28 Jan 1930, p7
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/244571382
  3. [S218] Newspaper - The Dandenong Journal (Vic.), Thu 30 Jan 1930, p5
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/201078488
Last Edited17 Sep 2023

Adelaide Ann Cadle

F, #29635, b. 1860
Father*Joseph Draper Cadle d. May 1897
Mother*Adelaide Hurlstone d. 1912
Married NameRenfree.1 
Birth*1860 Brighton, VIC, Australia, #B5544/1860 (par Joseph Draper CADLE & Adelaide HURLSTONE) - as Adelaide Ann CADLE.2 
Marriage*9 Nov 1881 Spouse: William Pryn Renfree. Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #M4733/1881, William Pryn RENFREE & Adelaide Ann CADLE.1
 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 15 Dec 1948: Former Well-known Dandenong Identity Passes
    OLD RESIDENTS of Dandenong who knew her for the gracious lady that she was, were grieved to hear of the passing of Mrs. Adelaide Ann Renfree, a former well-known Dandenong identity, who passed to her reward on December 9th at her home ”Lynwood,” 17 Westgarth St., East Malvern. The late Mrs. Renfree, who had reached the grand age of 88, was a sister of another esteemed Dandenong citizen, Mr. W. P. Cadle, of Clow St. She was the widow of the late Mr. William Pryn Renfree who, up till 1910, when he sold out to Mr. J. Crump, successfully conducted the store now run by K. Crump Pty. Ltd. Mr. Renfree was the first secretary of the Dandenong I.O.R. Lodge, and the late Mrs. Renfree had been a valued member for over 50 years—ever since its formation.
    Mrs. Renfree was also a devout and active supporter of the Methodist Church.
    Born at Brighton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Draper and Adelaide Cadle and is survived by one daughter (Mrs. Moore, of Sydney) a daughter-in-law, Lesley Renfree, and
    her brother, Mr. W. P. Cadle. They have the sympathy of all in their loss, for Mrs. Renfree was loved by all who knew her here, and also by her later day friends at East Malvern. Her remains were privately interred in the family grave at the Dandenong cemetery on Friday, Rev. W. J. Williams, of East Malvern, conducting the services at the home and graveside, and Mr. F. A. Singleton, J.P., reciting the Rechabite service.
    Messrs. P. H. Smale, H. Oldmeadow, D. N. and C. Ewart, E. Hill, S. Prior, C. Godfrey, Eric Cook, J. Cubbin and A. Crump acted as pall-bearers. W. J. Garnar and Son directed the funeral arrangements.3

Citations

  1. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M4733/1881, William Pryn RENFREE & Adelaide Ann CADLE."
  2. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B5544/1860 (par Joseph Draper CADLE & Adelaide HURLSTONE) - as Adelaide Ann CADLE, Birth registered at Brig, Australia."
  3. [S218] Newspaper - The Dandenong Journal (Vic.), Wed 15 Dec 1948, p11
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214584737
Last Edited20 Sep 2023

William Peter Cadle

M, #29636, b. 1866, d. Jul 1950
Father*Joseph Draper Cadle d. May 1897
Mother*Adelaide Hurlstone d. 1912
Birth*1866 Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #B20795/1866 (par Joseph Draper CADLE & Adelaide HURLSTONE) - as William Peter CADLE.1 
Marriage*1896 #M2326/1896, Wm Peter CADLE & Jane RUDDUCK.2
 
Trustee*1911 Dandenong Cemetery: Hon. Secretary of Cemetery Trust. 
Death*Jul 1950 Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #D20566/1950 (Age 83) (par Joseph Draper CADLE & Adelaide HURLSTONE) - as William Peter CADLE.3 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 26 Jul 1950: Mr. W. P. Cadle Passes
    OLD DANDENONG residents and many friends scattered throughout the district will learn with sorrow of the passing at 2 o’clock to-day of Mr. William Peter Cadle, of Clow St., Dandenong, at the grand age of 84.
    A former well-known Dandenong businessman, he spent all his life here and was universally liked and respected for his straight and fair dealing, and his fine character. He formerly conducted Cadle’s Hay and Corn Store.4
  • 2 Aug 1950: Late Mr W.P. Cadle
    THE UNIVERSAL esteem and high regard in which the late Mr. William Peter Cadle, G.O.M. of Dandenong, was was strikingly demonstrated last Thursday when his remains were interred in the Dandenong Cemetery.
    There was a large attendance both at the service at his late home “Thuruna’, 60 Clow St., Dandenong, and at the cemetery.
    The late Mr. Cadle was born in Lonsdale St., Dandenong, on November 2, 1866, and lived here all his life with the exception of a few months spent at Dromana. He was born and lived in a house where Cadle’s Buildings now stand. His late father, Mr. Joseph Draper Cadle, used to conduct a flour mill and corn store where Cadle Bros. Corn Store is today, and had waggons travelling between Dandenong, Prahran and Melbourne.
    The late Mr. Cadle worked in his father’s corn store from the age of 13. He was one of the first scholars at Dandenong State School No. 1403, having previously attended the local Common School. He used to tell of the great excitement caused by the opening of the Railway to Dandenong.
    He married Jane Rudduck (eldest daughter of the late Nelson Rudduck), of Dromana, on April 2nd, 1896, and they resided in a house now occupied by Cadle’s Buildings. In 1905 he built “Thuruna” in Clow St., and that remained his home up till the time of his death.
    Honest and straightforward in all he did, the late Mr. Cadle proved a valuable citizen. He was a Rechabite and a devout adherent of the Methodist Church, holding at some time or an-
    other almost every position open to a Methodist layman. His late wife, Mrs. Jane Cadle, J.P., predeceased him some 5½ years, but he is survived by three daughters, Doris (Mrs. Eric Hill), Mavis (Mrs. Stan Prior) and Elvie (Mrs. Russell Love). They have lost a wonderful father—one who was looked up to by all, and have the sincere sympathy of their many district friends.
    Before the funeral on Thursday the service at “Thuruna” was conducted by Revs. S. C. Blainey, C. G. Harris and Wesley Amos. At the graveside the two first-named read the service and Mr. F. A. Singleton gave the I.O.R. service. So numerous were the floral tributes that a special floral car had to be used. W. J. Garnar and Son had charge of the funeral arrangements.5

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B20795/1866 (par Joseph Draper CADLE & Adelaide HURLSTONE) - as William Peter CADLE, Birth registered at D'Nong, Australia."
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M2326/1896, Wm Peter CADLE & Jane RUDDUCK."
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D20566/1950 (Age 83) (par Joseph Draper CADLE & Adelaide HURLSTONE) - as William Peter CADLE, born Dandenong. Death registered at Dandenong, Australia."
  4. [S218] Newspaper - The Dandenong Journal (Vic.), Wed 26 Jul 1950, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/219302854
  5. [S218] Newspaper - The Dandenong Journal (Vic.), Wed 2 Aug 1950, p16
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/219303031
Last Edited20 Sep 2023

Joseph Draper Cadle

M, #29637, d. May 1897
Marriage*1855 Spouse: Adelaide Hurlstone. #M827/1855, Joseph Draper CADLE & Adelaide HURLSTONE.1
 
Death*May 1897 Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #D4851/1897 (Age 67) (par Thos CADLE & Hart DOBBS) - as Jos Peter CADLE.2 

Family

 Adelaide Hurlstone d. 1912
Children 1.Adelaide Ann Cadle b. 1860
 2.William Peter Cadle b. 1866, d. Jul 1950

Newspaper-Articles

  • 5 May 1897: Mr. J. D. CADLE.
    Another demise that has occurred locally is that of Mr. Joseph Draper Cadle, a well known figure in Dandenong for many years past. Deceased came to Dandenong early in the sixties, and carried on the business of a flour mill at the time that wheat was extensively grown in the Cranbourne district. Subsequently Mr. Cadle opened a hay and corn store, his establishment being known to the residents of the district for a radius of many miles.
    Some little time ago he retired from business in favour of his two sons (Messrs. W. and A. Cadle), by whom the business is now carried on. Mr. Cadle was widely known and highly respected, and although he never prominently identified himself in municipal offices, yet at all times took great interest in the general welfare of the district. He was a prominent member of the Wesleyan Church, and formerly was a leading spirit in the local Band of Hope; also of the Independent Order of Rechabites. The cause of death was paralysis of the brain, at the age of 68 years.
    The funeral took place this afternoon, the remains being placed in the Dandenong cemetery. The Rev. G. S. Lloyd read the service for the dead, and a special service was read by Mr. N. Rudduck in accordance with the ritual of the Rechabites, several members of this Order attending the cortege to the cemetery.3

Citations

  1. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M827/1855, Joseph Draper CADLE & Adelaide HURLSTONE."
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D4851/1897 (Age 67) (par Thos CADLE & Hart DOBBS) - as Jos Peter CADLE, Death registered at Dnong, Australia."
  3. [S12] Newspaper - South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic.), Wed 5 May 1897, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70018410
Last Edited20 Sep 2023

Adelaide Hurlstone

F, #29638, d. 1912
Married NameCadle. 
Marriage*1855 Spouse: Joseph Draper Cadle. #M827/1855, Joseph Draper CADLE & Adelaide HURLSTONE.1
 
WidowMay 1897Adelaide Hurlstone became a widow upon the death of her husband Joseph Draper Cadle.2 
Death*1912 Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #D13979/1912 (Age 79) (par Peter HURLSTONE & Hester HOWELL) - as Adelaide CADLE.3 

Family

 Joseph Draper Cadle d. May 1897
Children 1.Adelaide Ann Cadle b. 1860
 2.William Peter Cadle b. 1866, d. Jul 1950

Citations

  1. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M827/1855, Joseph Draper CADLE & Adelaide HURLSTONE."
  2. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D4851/1897 (Age 67) (par Thos CADLE & Hart DOBBS) - as Jos Peter CADLE, Death registered at Dnong, Australia."
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D13979/1912 (Age 79) (par Peter HURLSTONE & Hester HOWELL) - as Adelaide CADLE, Death registered at Dandenong, Australia."
Last Edited20 Sep 2023
 

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