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ARTICLES Finding Shakespeare in Family Research 4 04 by Kath McKay Beware the Street Number 8 08 by Barbara Armstrong From Workhouse to Wahring 12 by Lynn Haines Two Most Remarkable Men 40 by Jenny Carter 12

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in Family Research by Kath McKay To me, family history research is somewhat akin evoked tears. But the tears were not for me, but to reading a Shakespearean tragedy. If we stop for a sad little girl, all alone in the world, but who The author, Kath McKay, can be contacted via email address: and think, if we listen, over time we can find new found happiness in the end. [email protected] meanings. When we knew her, our Gran, or Ethel, was a This rather tatty little metal plaque was my Gran’s Bank Manager’s widow in the days when Bank (Image 1). Just the plaque, nothing attached. Managers, particularly in rural towns, were one Engraved with ‘E. Wilkinson, Worrough, Xmas step down from God. She told us a little of her 1905’. It looked as if it had once been attached to a early life, but always vague on detail. Our very box, perhaps a writing case or a glory box. proper little Gran; we did not question her; she was our dear little Grannie, she of the proper table It turned up twenty years ago when I was sorting manners, napkin rings, butter knives and edicts through my mother’s things after she too had died. of the correct way to hold your knife (never like a Why was it kept? What was Worrough and was pencil) and how to take the top of your boiled egg there anything important about 1905 that meant (with a spoon, never a knife, dear!). Memories of Gran kept this for all her long life? her are always evoked by the smell of furniture polish, dim rooms shaded against the hot summer Its significance was sun, mid-day roast dinners and date loaf for not told to us by afternoon tea. We never knew her real story. Gran. It revealed itself to me in It was not until 2011, after my retirement and layers, like peeling forty-five years after her death, that I began my an onion. And as forays into her life story. Her secrets were quickly with an onion, revealed. With our new tools of the internet, I Gran’s true story uncovered her English parents’ elopement from

Image 1: Engraved metal plate ‘E. Wilkinson, Worrough, Xmas 1905’

Image 2: Sydney Benevolent Asylum late 19th century, photograph copyright State Library of NSW Parade, c 1889

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Image 3: 'Ettie's Dad by Himself' self-portrait by Harry Strongitharm Wilkinson 1892

middle class England to New Zealand, their bigamous marriage there in 1880, the birth of their four children, the death of one and their move to Australia. Then I found the ﬁrst secret story.

In July 1892, when Ethel is just seven years old, she and her brothers are left in the Sydney Benevolent Asylum1 by their ‘unemployed, homeless and destitute’ father, Harry WILKINSON; their mother Ada, long since fallen from grace as the daughter of a well-to-do London family, is described in the Asylum records as ‘a drunkard’ and estranged from the family. Ethel and her brothers never see her again. After some weeks, Harry WILKINSON returns to the forbidding building of the Sydney Asylum and takes his children to Melbourne (Image 2).

We knew nothing of this. Our poor Gran.

With a shock, I realized the signiﬁcance of the Image courtesy of the author only image we had of Harry, Ethel’s father. It is a pencil portrait of him entitled ‘Ettie’s Dad, by himself’ and had been folded into four and kept in her handbag all her long life, only found by her Church Neglected Children’s Aid grandchildren after her death (Image 3). The date Society3 in Melbourne reveal how the good ladies below his signature: July 1892. Could it be that of the Church consider Harry WILKINSON to Harry gave this drawing to his frightened little girl be a ‘disreputable character’ who ill-treats his when he had to leave her and her brothers in the daughter (Image 4). Eventually the church ladies Sydney Asylum to seek work? Ethel (Ettie) kept it convince Harry to hand over guardianship of with her always. Ethel to them. Father and daughter never meet again. Ethel is just thirteen years old. In Melbourne, Harry found work as a reporter for The Age newspaper. I found this fact by chance, When I found all this, it was news to our family. trawling through the Victorian Government Gazette.2 There he was in 1894, working as The Presbyterian & Scots Church Neglected a reporter for The Age newspaper, attending Children’s Aid Society place Ethel in work as a executions of notorious murderers including the servant on the TYSON’s farm ‘Niagaroon’ near infamous Martha NEEDLE, child and husband Yea. It is March 1899 and Ethel, daughter of a poisoner, hanged in Old Melbourne Gaol. How did woman who once lived in a grand house in London he also look after three little children? with loving family and servants, now works as a servant herself. Her older brother seems to have By 1898, the colony was in recession and Harry disappeared. Her father takes her younger brother was again unemployed. Things must have soured Roy to Queensland and they start a new life for between the now adolescent Ethel and her themselves. Harry becomes a successful artist father. The records of the Presbyterian & Scots but he never reconciles with Ethel.

Image 4: Extract for Ethel Wilkinson from Presbyterian & Scots Church Neglected Children's Aid Society ﬁles 1898 Image courtesy of Kildonan Uniting Care

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Image courtesy of the author In July 1899, a few months after Ethel is employed as a general servant to the large Ethel has been placed in care at the McKENZIE family and becomes so valued that TYSON’s farm, the Sydney police she serves as companion to the patriarch, Colin and media report in stark detail of McKENZIE, who has been blinded by misuse of how one Ada WILKINSON, just home-made sheep dip. She has found a safe haven forty-one, has been found dead and stays for seven years as his support, eyes and a general household servant.5 By the end of 1905, on the floor of a boarding house when the plaque was given to her attached to a (Image 5). The Coroner’s verdict Christmas gift, she would have been almost a is ‘death by alcoholic poisoning’. family member. She was now twenty years old. She has had no contact with her children for seven years and Image courtesy of Susan Newbown But earlier that year, the safe haven was has been working as a cook and threatened. The Melbourne Argus of 3 January Image 6: Ethel Wilkinson as a laundress at Stansell’s Hotel up until six weeks 1905, records the horrific events of some of the young woman before her death.4 worst bushfires for a hundred years (Image 8 & 9). At Worrough, the fire explodes with unexpected We do not know if Ethel knew of her mother’s ferocity and homestead and people are in grave death at that time. Certainly our family knew danger. The women at Worrough fight the fire nothing of this tragedy until I started doing family alongside their men, burning trails and hosing history. Thanks to the Society records, we do down their clothes to prevent them catching fire. know that in March 1900, after one year at the TYSON’s, fourteen-year-old Ethel ‘absconded and found her way to Mrs. McKENZIE, Trawool’. Her reasons for running away from the Tysons or seeking Mrs. McKENZIE are not documented. The Mrs McKENZIE whom Ethel seeks is the wife of the owner of Worrough, a vast sheep and cattle station across the Goulburn River from the Trawool settlement near Seymour in Victoria. The McKENZIES are early pioneers in the district and their homestead is substantial (Image 7).

This is the turning point in Ethel’s life.

Image 10: William McKay

Image 8 & 9: Extracts from The Argus, Melbourne, Tuesday 5 January 1905 Image courtesy of Susan Newbown of Susan courtesy Image

Volume 31 Issue 8 / December 2013 6 • © The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc Image 7: A hand-written note on the rear of this photograph, found in Ethel Wilkinson’s personal belongings, Finding Shakespeare... reads: ‘Worrough’ home of Colin Mackenzie at Trawool – 10 miles east of Seymour on the Goulburn River. The large garden and orchard was on the lower side of the house, approached by a winding drive.

Sheep drop dead 200 yards from the years of age, alone in the world, seeking refuge. fire front. Men are trapped as the fire And how William would have ridden his horse rages out of control. One young man, up this track every morning on his way from his completely surrounded by flames, is home at Trawool, across the Goulburn River to rescued by a gallant young station hand work at Worrough. I told of how they fought the who gallops his horse through the flames 1905 fire together on these slopes, of their love and plucks the trapped man to safety and their tragedy. My grand-daughter had been (Image 8 & 9). studying Romeo and Juliet at school and was enthralled with their love story, its romantic This brave horseman is young William McKAY tragedy and Shakespeare’s use of language. My (Image 10), son of the railway station master research has brought us to this point and given across the Goulburn River at Trawool and a us the bare bones of Ethel’s story. Shakespeare station hand on Worrough. He is only twenty-one has given my grand-daughter the imagination to but has already served two postings with the Light feel their story as we drive up the dirt track to the Horse in South Africa in the Boer War. Within homestead. She ‘gets’ the story of Ethel and her two years of that terrifying fire, William and William. Ethel are wed and start a new life for themselves in Western Australia where William becomes a The Worrough plaque of her great-great- policeman. For six years they are happy there and grandmother will always have meaning for her. have two little daughters. But fate has not finished with Ethel yet, tragically, William succumbs to the Endnotes: dreaded consumption in 1913 at age twenty-nine 1 Admissions and Discharges Register of Sydney and Ethel is left a young widow with two little Benevolent Home for Thursday, July 7, 1892 and Saturday, July 15, 1892 daughters. Before he dies, William asks his best 2 Victorian Government Gazette, 26 October 1894. friend Ted, a trainee Bank Manager, if he will ‘look p. 4046 after Ethel and the girls’. Ted keeps his promise 3 Care Leaver file for Ethel Wilkinson obtained and marries Ethel the following year. They spend from Kildonan Uniting Care 188 McDonalds 40 happy years together until Ted’s death. Road, Epping, Victoria 3076 on 15 May 2012. 4 State Archives NSW; Series: 1395; Item: 2/773; When Ethel died in 1967 at age 82 she still had Roll: 1783. NSW State Register of Coroners, the plaque from the McKENZIE’s gift of 1905, 1796 – 1942, Coroner’s Report of the death of Ada nearly 70 years from when she ‘found her way’ to Powis 5 Kildonan Uniting Care op cit. Worrough. And every afternoon she wore on her 6 Personal correspondence, daughter of Ethel jacket, a gold and pearl brooch given to her by her Wilkinson William.6

So now we know.

In 2011, immensely touched by this story, I made enquiries about Worrough with the local Council and found that the homestead still stands, with a heritage protection order, and the station is still a working property. A helpful researcher at the local historical society puts me in touch with the current owners who invite me for morning tea. As it is school holidays, I take my fourteen year old grand-daughter with me. Like many of us older folk who are immersed in family history, we ﬁnd the younger generations are less than interested. So too it is with Katerina.

But as we drive the road from Melbourne to Yea and then on to Trawool and Worrough, I tell Katerina the story of Ethel and William and how her great-great-grandmother trod this same path over 100 years ago when she too was just fourteen Image 11: The author's grand-daughter, Katerina Davey, at Worrough, April 2011. Image courtesy of the author

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Beware the Street Number

by Barbara Armstrong

So you’ve found the street where your family from the corner of Elizabeth Street up to Spring The author, Barbara Armstrong, lived, or ran a business. If you are lucky, there is Street, and number 1 Collins Street West ran can be contacted via email also a street number so that you can check to see from the corner of Elizabeth Street up to Spencer address: if the building still survives. However, great care Street. The odd numbers were on the northern info@historyofomeopathy. must be taken when using street numbers. These side of the street. This same system operated in com.au often changed over time as towns became more all of Melbourne’s east-west streets, including populated and new buildings were squeezed into the ‘little’ streets such as Little Bourke, Little the streetscape where previously there had been Lonsdale, etc. vacant land. What may seem like a move further down the street may be merely a change in the The potential confusion created as a result of system of street numbering. The house you are changes in street numbering can be seen by photographing today might be the wrong one! following the progress of one particular business over time. The homeopathic pharmacy of Kidner When I ﬁrst started researching certain and Gould was established in 1860 with the business addresses in Melbourne, I very quickly street address of 90 Collins Street East. The discovered the trap that the uninitiated usually business was located on the south side of the fall into. In the early days, Collins Street East street opposite the Baptist Church. The building Melbourne, for example, was Collins Street still survives, albeit dwarfed by the surrounding East, in Melbourne, NOT Collins Street in East structures, and with a ‘new’ art deco facade and Melbourne. Melbourne’s roads which ran east- the new street number of 179 Collins Street west were originally numbered in two sections, (Image 1). (Coincidentally, I discovered that in with Elizabeth Street being the starting point for the 1930s my father had designed the art deco each section. Number 1 Collins Street East ran frieze and general appearance of the front of the building, as one of his earliest assignments as a junior architect). During the 1870s the pharmacy, now named Martin & Co., moved to 85 Collins Street East, a two storey building on the opposite

Images courtesy of the author

Image 1: Originally 90 Collins St East, now 179 Collins St

Image 2: Facade detail of 180 Collins St

Image 3: 180 Collins Street

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side of the street, next to the Baptist Church. purpose of numbering’, and Image 4: Collins Street, ~1870 showing the original the Geelong Advertiser of 4 homeopathic pharmacy on the left with the verandah, According to Melbourne’s post ofce directories, January 1855 reported that with a carriage parked outside it. Later the pharmacy the business was still at that location in 1884. PROESCHEL had obtained moved across the road to the two-storey building beside There was a gap in available directory information permission to afx a number the church, labelled ‘Chemist’. (H41033/17) until 1892, when the business (by now named plate to every house in town and Martin & Pleasance) was suddenly listed as the suburbs ‘for which his charge will be half-a- being at 180 Collins Street - an even number crown.’ The charge was considered to be small where it had been an odd number, and a much considering the great benefit to the community. larger number which would normally indicate that the premises had moved further up the hill Mr PROESCHEL, described as being the most towards Spring Street. In fact I knew that this persevering of all map-makers, went on to make was incorrect. The business had remained in the maps of various Melbourne suburbs (including same location, although in 1890 the two storey Richmond and Collingwood), Melbourne itself, building had been replaced by a newly-built five maps of Victoria, and an atlas of Australia. storey edifice (Image 3) . The apparent diference in the address was the result of a major change in According to an article in The Argus of 18 Melbourne’s street numbering system. February 1947, a letter dated 1855 from Mr PROESCHEL to the Melbourne Council Exactly when did this change occur, and why? was re-discovered in one of the State ofces. Having ‘ofcially numbered’ Geelong and North The issue of street numbering became Melbourne, PROESCHEL wrote to the Council to problematic in Melbourne and other Victorian ofer a similar service, provided he was allowed to towns even in the very early years. With the surge charge each householder for the number plate. It in population following the discovery of gold, it appears that this ofer was not taken up. was no longer easy to locate people by directions and landmarks alone - instructions such as ‘near Over time, many practices served to confuse the the Star and Garter Hotel’ or ‘last wooden cottage efectiveness of existing street numbers. Builders a quarter mile from the back of Bishop’s Palace’ of a series of cottages often numbered them 1, 2, being two such real-life examples. 3, and so on, removing the usefulness and logic of an overall street numbering system. In the 23 July Geelong took an early lead. Frederick 1880 edition of The Argus, ‘A Suferer’ stated that PROESCHEL (1809-1870) had already measured ‘Persons living, as I do, in one of these unfortunate and mapped out all the Geelong streets ‘for the number ones, can testify to the annoyance

Volume 31 Issue 8 / December 2013 © The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc • 9 caused by the multiplicity of callers inquiring for bye-law [sic] or otherwise, take the matter in the right number one.’ Also, PROESCHEL had hand, and with the assistance of the building suggested that small cottages should be given only surveyor restore a little order from this half numbers. Melbourne showed some evidence increasing confusion. of this custom, with addresses such as 105A or 12½ . Still the problem persisted. ‘Medicus’ wrote to The Argus of 29 July 1885 regarding the lack of By 1876 there were complaints about the numbering of houses: inadequate and confusing street numbering in Carlton. One writer to The Argus of 1 June 1876 To one who receives messages to call at a stated that in the section of Canning Street certain number in a street without the exact running from the Carlton gardens north to locality being stated, the trouble and often Reilly Street there were about 148 dwellings and impossibility of finding the place is well commented that: known, and leads to endless mistakes. One great cause is doubtless the numbers of new Fifty have no numbers at all, there are buildings put up, but there also seems to eight number ones, nine number twos, nine be a sort of mania to build a few houses of number threes, seven number fours, and one the same character and place 1, 2, 3, &c., on five, with great leaps from one number to them. another, till 128 is reached, the highest figure in the street. . . . The time lost by strangers, The next day, another writer agreed with Medicus, parcel deliverers, and others in finding the stating that in just one street there were ‘no less residences of the people of Carlton would than 10 number 11s, and 13 number 15s’. Medicus more than pay for the uniform numbering recommended a remedy which he had seen in of the houses many times over in a year. Glasgow, namely that the whole system be placed Might not the City Council, through some in the hands of the police, who would strike out the wrong numbers on the houses, and paint the correct numbers in red.

The 31 July 1885 edition of The Argus published another solution to the problem, provided by J.B. Australia’s of South Melbourne: Would not a plan of numbering buildings largest online by deﬁnite distance be an improvement on the present system? Suppose, for instance, all streets running east and west were to family history commence numbering at the east, and all running north and south at the north; then, * say, to every ﬁve yards a number be alotted resource [sic], house or no house; where vacant lands or cross streets intervened, the numbers to Research and be entirely left out; then, the number given, the approximate position of the building build your family would be known at once, and given any one number, any other could be found on the tree online darkest night without any trouble, even though large vacant spaces might intervene.

The writer also advocated that buildings with large frontages would have several numbers, ‘and where two occupied one space of five yards, a half number might be introduced to the second one, and to designate ofces on a first floor A might be used, B for the second floor, and so on’.

*comScore, 2011 By 1888 the City Council had decided to take on at least part of J.B.’s suggestions. On 18 August 1888 announced that the City Council had decided to

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re-number the houses in the streets of the city. entitled ‘What’s Your Number? by 163’. Following Work in Carlton had been completed and re- the visit of a council ofcial, Mr Number 21 numbering in West Melbourne was under way. suddenly became Mr Number 163, and after the pretty enamel plate showing the new number had The new system of numbering Melbourne’s been afxed to his door, his life was transformed. streets commenced in the last three months of ‘Before the gentleman came I was number 21; now 1888. Under the new system the street numbers I was 163. ... I was no longer my old self.’ Distances ran from south to north and from east to west walked seemed far greater because of the larger consecutively, odd numbers on the left hand side, numbers involved. Even his dog refused to live at even numbers on the right. The existing division the ‘new’ address, racing of to Number 21, his old of the city into east and west was abolished. The number. council adopted an ofcial tablet with the number in distinct blue ﬁgures. The by-law passed for the He found that he had acquired the habits and renumbering of the streets required that, ‘under lifestyle of Number 163, old style. ‘I always knew a penalty not exceeding 40 shillings these ofcial that Mr B. (163, old style) was abnormally fond tablets shall be afxed in all cases . . . Any person of his glass. I am appalled at the prospect of removing or obliterating these numbers after my becoming so. Already I feel, or think I feel, they have been afxed is liable to a penalty not premonitory symptoms of gout.’ He hoped that his exceeding £20.’ heir (Number 21, new style) would inherit from him all his good traits. ‘My heir (No. 21, new style) According to The Argus of 17 January 1889, will surely have a pleasant time, I can promise the principal feature of the newly-published him that. He will inherit from me sober thoughts, Melbourne Directory for 1889 was the publication inexpensive tastes, a good constitution, and of the new street numbers: benevolent disposition.’

The City Corporation having during the Deliveries, tradesmen and visitors intended last three months re-numbered the streets for Number 163, old style, now came to him at within their bounds, the publishers of this Number 163, new style, as these people had not volume have been enabled, by making been informed of the alteration of numbers. ‘Mr B. special arrangements with the municipal (163, old style) must have been a much-troubled ofcers, to publish the new numbers. The man. We are in a position to know now, because volume contains these numbers only, and almost every day we have evidence of it in the as they will be alone used by the Post-ofce number of bills which come to us, and which we department, the value of the directory is do not owe.’ At the time there must have been increased by this change. The new street numerous such mistakes, with the result that numbers of North and South Melbourne and strangers got to know more of the private lives several of the other suburbs are also given. and activities of their ‘alternate number’ than was intended, with embarrassment to all involved. For Also in January 1889, some businesses advertised, example, in the article, because of the unplanned for example, that in consequence of the alteration arrival of a ‘rag man’, the wife of Number 163, new of street numbers by the City Council, the street style, discovered that the reason why the woman number for Company X, formerly No. 15, has been living in Number 163, old style, was able to look so altered to No. 37 Queen Street. well-dressed was that she sold all her old clothes to the rag man in order to buy the latest fashions. For a while some businesses advertised the new number, but still attached the word ‘East’ to The requirement for households to display the street, to indicate that they were still in the house numbers spawned a new ‘scam’, with a eastern part of Collins Street, for example. Others report in The Argus of 2 May 1913 that a man was chose to indicate their location by reference to going around some of the suburbs demanding another prominent and well-known building that numbers be placed on doors and gates and such as the Athenaeum, to show that they had not selling the number plates at a price higher than moved from their previous address, despite the the authorised price of the plates supplied by the new street number. council.

This dramatic change of the street numbering Problems with street numbering, with resulting system inevitably was the talk of the town and changes, continued in suburbs and townships prompted one person to write an amusing piece throughout the years. So all researchers must about its efect on him and his lifestyle. The item ‘Beware the street number’. appeared in The Argus of 2 February 1889 and was

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To emigrate to the other side of the world can be old, the sick and the inﬁrm. The Acle House an opportunity for reinvention and that is exactly of Industry had been built in 1788 to cater for The author, Lynn Haines, can be what Samuel YOUNGS (Image 1) did. A highly seven parishes initially; ten other parishes later contacted via email address: [email protected] successful farmer and respected local councillor joined them. In 1792 it became The Acle Union in the districts of Wahring and Bunbartha in Workhouse. Northern Victoria, Samuel built up a holding of properties that would be farmed and expanded It was in this workhouse that Samuel BARKER by succeeding generations until they were one YOUNGS was born on 1 March 1833. His mother, of the largest landholdings in the area. No one in Elizabeth YOUNGS, an unmarried woman, found the new land would have guessed that he was the herself pregnant and, like many other young same lad who had been born in and had grown up women at the time, she found that her family in a poverty stricken existence in a workhouse in either could not or would not support her. For Norfolk. many women in this circumstance the response to an appeal for poor relief support was to be sent During the eighteenth century many parishes to the workhouse. formed groups to manage poor relief for the Baby Samuel was baptised at Acle on 22 March the same year. He is listed as Samuel Barker, illegitimate son of Elizabeth YOUNGS, their The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc is abode given as Acle Poor House. Interestingly proud to be the major Victorian Sponsor of the when Samuel married he gave his father’s name, as Matthew BARKER so Elizabeth (who christened him with the middle name BARKER) 2014 UNLOCK THE PAST must have told him who his father was and it is possible that Samuel would have known his MELBOURNE ROADSHOW father.

It must have been very frightening for Elizabeth A full day seminar with international with her young infant son, along with the other genealogists including inmates of the workhouse, when on Friday Chris Paton and Thomas MacEntee morning 7 November 1834 at about 10 o’clock, a ﬁre occurred at the Acle Union Workhouse and it was burnt down. An account was given The day will include: in The Morning Chronicle on 11 November and four main presentations - short presentations The Bury and Norwich Post on the next day. The ﬁre apparently started in the chimney and by local and sponsoring partners - an quickly burnt the old reed-thatched roof. It was discovered quickly and the building was cleared of furniture and valuables, including the doors and Thursday 6 February 2014, 10.00 am - 5.00 pm, windows! Luckily the 30 inmates, none of whom at the Celtic Club, 316-320 Queen Street, received any injury were taken in and ‘kindly treated by diferent persons in the parish.’ The Melbourne building was described as being, ‘…very old, with clay walls, and must soon have fallen, if not taken 1 Support the GSV by prebooking tickets by 9.00 am Monday 3 down.’ Luckily its owner, Lord Calthorpe, had it insured! February 2014 at GSV reception or online www.gsv.org.au half day - $29.50, full day $39.50 I don’t know how long Elizabeth or the other

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Image 1: Samuel Young(s) inmates spent with their kind parish people. The 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act replaced old laws with a national system to deal with the relief of poverty based around a Union workhouse. Acle became part of the Bloﬁeld Union, and the workhouse was at Lingwood. There must have been some temporary accommodation used before the new purpose-built, architect-designed workhouse was ﬁnished at Lingwood as I imagine the kindly people’s charity would not last the three more years it took to complete. There were sixty-seven admissions to the newly built workhouse at Lingwood at the end of May 1837. Elizabeth, if not one of the sixty- seven, was certainly there by the time of the 1841 Census, along with eight-year-old Samuel and a one-year-old baby, James.

James Allen YOUNGS was born at Acle on 28 June 1839. Did Elizabeth again give a clue to his father’s identity in giving James the middle Images courtesy of the author name Allen? If so there appear to be only two Image 2: Mary Young(s) nee Southgate likely contenders in the 1841 census, 17-year-old One beneﬁt of the workhouse was that the Thomas ALLEN at Lingwood or 45-year-old, children would receive schooling which was married with children, agricultural labourer, unavailable or unafordable for many on the Noah ALLEN at Acle. No clues appear on James’ outside. Thus Samuel and James learnt to read marriage certiﬁcate when he married in Australia and write and would have been given some in 1864; he gave his parents names as William and instruction in gardening and trades. Mortality in Elizabeth YOUNGS. It was unlikely anyone would the workhouses was high, diseases spread easily check, or possibly he didn’t know. amongst the children and elderly especially, food was rationed, and had little variation but at least At Lingwood, Elizabeth had been put to work there was food available. Males, females and in the laundry where conditions were at their children were separated even if they had come harshest and the unmarried mothers were set to into the workhouse as a family and the unmarried work as a form of punishment. mothers segregated from the rest of the women.

In February 1841…a new matron, Mrs By the 1851 census both Samuel and James had SPOONER was appointed to the post. left the workhouse. Indeed it was the policy of Without delay, Rhoda LAKE seized her the workhouse to try to find employment for the opportunity, and with four companions, children once they reached 12 to 14 years of age. Ann HIGH, Mary WARD, Martha Eighteen -year-old Samuel was working as an HARPER and Elizabeth YOUNGS, all agricultural labourer and lodging at Lingwood illegitimate mothers, she sought to take with Henry WEST and his family. Henry was a advantage of the new matron by refusing to threshing machine operator. Samuel must have execute the laundry work she ordered them gotten along well with the WESTS as he later to do. Mrs SPOONER reacted promptly named his first born son after Henry. It seems by putting the five culprits into solitary that James, aged 12, along with another young confinement on six ounces of bread and boy of nine were taken in as lodgers by the widow water at each meal. 2 TURNER, a pauper, and her daughter Rebecca, an agricultural labourer at Freethorpe. After this all records of Elizabeth appear to vanish: possibly she married and changed her While living at Lingwood Samuel married Mary name but more probably she died. If she died in SOUTHGATE (Image 2) on 18 September 1853 in the workhouse she would have been returned to the Established Church.3 Plans must have already her home parish, probably Freethorpe for burial been afoot for they departed Southampton on 11 in a pauper’s grave. November 1853 for Australia. They sailed

Volume 31 Issue 8 / December 2013 © The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc • 13 aboard the Agincourt, arriving at Geelong on 10 at Wahring, north-east of Nagambie February 1854. It must have been a very eventful where Sam and Mary built their ﬁrst journey for the young couple as their ﬁrst son, home, ‘Myrtle Park’. Their last sons, Henry was born on the voyage, just of the Cape of Charles (Image 3), 1867; Walter, 1869 Good Hope on Christmas Day! and Frank, 1871 were born there.

Samuel had been engaged to work for a Mr Needless to say with eight sons: COOMBE at Boorabool Hills near Geelong. His wages were £80 for six months, with provisions. Samuel wanted more land for his Later, at Geelong, Samuel worked for a Robert sons and their future lives, so he set LEVEINE, In October 1856 he applied to sponsor out walking north and after several his brother James, to come to Australia. James days arrived at Bunbartha where arrived aboard the Carleton on 9 July 1857. he found some land which was for Samuel and Mary had four more children while sale. The property had several small in the Geelong area: James, 1855; William, 1858; hills which reminded him of Norfolk Ann, 1860 (William and Ann named after Mary’s and the soil was a good colour, so he parents) and Samuel, 1861. Unfortunately, Ann purchased it for ﬁve pounds an acre died at only four months old. from John CAMPBELL in 1879. This property was called ‘Alma Park’. Samuel and Robert LEVEINE then selected land at Learmonth north-west of Ballarat in about After purchasing ‘Alma Park’, Samuel 1862. Frederick and Alice were born there in and his older sons worked both properties 1863 and 1865 respectively. Not to let the grass although still living at Wahring.………until grow under their feet for too long, Samuel and they had cleared some of the land and built Mary were on the move again, heading up to the a very primitive hut to live in. Mary and Goulburn Valley. About 1866 Samuel selected land her youngest son, Frank would travel from Wahring to Bunbartha with a horse and dray bringing provisions for the rest of the family. The journey took three days. There were no roads, only bush tracks, and only one small bush hotel where they stayed for 21 Ronley Street one night. Apparently, the men would take P e n F o l k Blackburn Vic 3130 P e n F o l k provisions for one month, then Mary would K e y w o r d s d r o w y e K

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Image 3: Samuel’s son Charles with his wife Emma Image 4: Samuel Young(s) with the farm workhorses and their youngest son, Charles (Jock), the author’s husband’s grandfather, outside their home ‘Myrtle Park’ c.1925. Image 5: Headstone of Mary and Samuel Young(s) at Wunghnu. In January 1891 there was a notice of a proposed I remember when I was a boy of reading banquet at Tallygaroopna for Mr Samuel about his felling of trees and making his YOUNG4 of Bunbartha, ‘who had for so long been own log hut and I must say he have been a identiﬁed with public matters, and has worked so hardworking and industrious man.’7 assiduously in the interest of Victorian Farmers.’5 For that hard working and industrious Mary died on 11 July 1903 at ‘Alma Park,’ man his legacy lives on. Over 150 years and Samuel died on the 21 February 1910 in since his arrival with Mary, the farm at Numurkah. They are both buried at Wunghnu Wahring, ‘Myrtle Park,’ is still farmed by (Image 5). Unfortunately it was a sad ending for their descendants and YOUNGS Road, Samuel: Wahring will be forever on the map.

About the middle of December last year the deceased gentleman whilst engaged in End Notes: assisting to extinguish a grass fire which 1 The Bury and Norwich Post 12 Nov 1834 was raging on the property at Bunbartha, 2 Times and Years ~A History of the Blofield Union Workhouse at Lingwood in was suddenly overtaken by the flames, and the County of Norfolk, by Audrey Serreau. received severe burns which laid him up Published by Morrow & Co Bungay, for several weeks. He was apparently just Sufolk 2000 p. 150 recovering from these when he contracted a 3 Oral testimony of George Young, son of bad cold and pneumonia supervened, which Frank Young, (Samuel’s son) was the ultimate cause of death..6 4 It seems that Samuel used the name Young rather than YOUNGS when he arrived in Australia. From the time he left England in 1853 until 5 The Numurkah Leader, 13 January 1891 the time of his death in 1910, Samuel kept up 6 Newspaper clipping from Obituary in correspondence with Mary’s younger brother Numurkah Leader James SOUTHGATE who was only a six-year-old 7 Correspondence of James Southgate, when they left. Samuel wrote to him about his Norwich April 13 1910 life in Australia: clearing the land, planting crops, The author gives special acknowledgement including grapes for wine making and family and thanks to the research work of Glenice events. In a letter to his nephews and nieces on Brauman, Lorraine Grocott, Linda Schimer, hearing of Samuel’s death, James describes the Phyllis Clark and Margaret Wagner who joy he got from Samuel’s letters saying they ‘were have all contributed to complete this picture made up beautiful it was a pleasure to read them of Samuel’s life.

Volume 31 Issue 8 / December 2013 © The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc • 15 Honouring Our Long-Term Members This is the third of a series of articles in which we pay tribute to those who have maintained membership over a long period and who have achieved much in their own research and for the GSV. Honoring Members Eileen Vaughan FGSV “Rather than explore places, I prefer to research my personal was Sandringham, which at that time was populated with history for my children”. These were the words of an a colony of Gypsies. The member was astonished that acquaintance at the Royal Historical Society that prompted his ancestor was probably a Gypsy. Another member, in Eileen to visit the GSV in May 1968 and thence to join. trying to date her grandmother’s death, asked Eileen to History had long been Eileen’s hobby, inherited from her find out when Squizzy TAYLOR died. It turned out that in grandmother. a car chase this gangster had hit and killed our member’s grandmother. The member knew that TAYLOR died of Eileen embarked on family research that has continued for gunshot wounds shortly after. Eileen relates these research most of her life. The results were recorded in a beautiful stories with considerable zest and nostalgia. hand-written book, and in a huge framed chart (pictured), that takes pride-of-place in her Asked what the GSV means to lounge room. Eileen’s family her, Eileen said that, first and arrived in the early 1850s, Gregor foremost, it was the camaraderie CATTANACH from Scotland and and caring shared with fellow Michael CONWAY from Ireland, volunteers and members. In with their wives and children. this, Eileen pays special tribute Eileen has also been researching to Muriel RUNTING and Joan her late husband’s family, WILLS. Eileen also much VAUGHAN and ARTHUR, from appreciates the ‘mental therapy’ Wales and England respectively. of family research and all the learning that flows from it. The Much of Eileen’s time at the Editor of the December 1984 GSV was spent in volunteering. Ancestor wrote: She served on Council for 14 Image courtesy of Eileen Vaughan consecutive years, supervised Eileen VAUGHAN … has been an the library volunteer roster for inspiration to us all. For many of 11 years, was a research ofcer, us, Eileen was the friendly face the secretary of the then British that greeted us and made us feel Isles Group, and an indexer. welcome in our early days with With one of her daughters, the Society. Countless members Eileen spent more than six will testify to the fact that her months indexing a large volume friendliness and enthusiasm of convict records. This brush are absolutely contagious: She with the misfortunes of so contributed in no small part to many people, young and old, Image courtesy of Allen Aberdeen that spirit of loyal and friendly made a big emotional impact co-operation … on Eileen at the time. In recognition of these enormous contributions, Eileen was made a Fellow of the Society on That testimony sums up Eileen’s distinguished involvement the 26th of October 1980. with the GSV.

Eileen has happy memories of her active days in the GSV. Now 99 years of age, Eileen counts herself as having a Attending a Fellows’ lunch recently, Eileen observed the fortunate life. It has included attending the opening of rows of computers installed in our Collins St library, and Australia’s first Parliament House in 1927. Eileen has twice recalled the excitement felt when the GSV received its first visited the 600-year-old bluestone “Braehead Cottage” item of modern technology, a (cumbersome) microfiche on the bank of the River Dee in Scotland, tracked down as reader. a result of her research, where her CATTANACHS lived before emigration. And Eileen’s life has seen her own family Eileen can recall many interesting genealogical finds and tree grow prodigiously, with six children, 14 grandchildren mysteries she helped members to solve. One day on the and 16 great-grandchildren so far. Clearly the GSV has job Eileen worked with someone whose grandmother was played an important role in her life, one in which Eileen midwife to all Queen Victoria’s children. Then there was has given much, and our Society has provided abundant the chap who could not locate ‘Gypsy Village’, Victoria, satisfaction in return. where his ancestor was born in 1853. Eileen found that it Written for Ancestor by Allen Aberdeen , Secretary of the GSV

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Podcasts October. There were three retiring councillors, Jane Chalmers, Dorothea Rowse and Dennis Jasper, all of Every week at the GSV is busy with a whole variety of whom were thanked for their contribution to Council talks and seminars. There are the regular weekday free over a number of years. Tony Arthur, past President of the educational talks on how to use the many resources Society, was elected and welcomed back to Council as Vice- available to members within the library. Also, there are President. Also elected as Councillors at the AGM were regular weekly talks, free to members, on specific topics Lorna Elms and Peter Johnston. of interest. We are fortunate to have access to so many knowledgeable and skilled presenters. Councillors re-elected for a further two-year term were Allan Aberdeen (Secretary), Alison Boundy, Claire Johnson, In addition to these many free talks, which usually last about David Down and Dawn Watkinson. an hour, we have courses and seminars which attract a fee, and which, typically, take several hours, sometimes spread The Council’s Annual Report and the Financial Report for over more than one day. These courses and seminars are 2012/13 have been made available on the members’ area on held during the week and on Saturdays. However, therein our website. lies an issue for the Society as our meeting room is in constant use on Saturdays, often booked out up to a year Honours of the Society ahead (quite legitimately, might I say, by groups such as the Irish, Scottish and International Settlers who need some The Medal of the Society is awarded as recognition to certainty for their own programmes of speakers). volunteers who have given consistent and meritorious service to the Society over an extended period of time. At We are not all retired. There are many members who work this year’s AGM, the medal for meritorious service was and are not able to come in to the GSV on weekdays, quite awarded to Brian Murphy. Congratulations to Brian. apart from any issues such as distance or health. And, (I should not be surprised by this) we have a fair number of Certificates of Appreciation are awarded annually to members who have too much else to do on Saturdays. members in recognition of their sustained and valuable contribution as volunteers, and I am pleased to announce Some of the above issues have been addressed this year by that this year’s recipients are: Valerie Aristar, Dianne devoting two Saturdays to some of the educational talks Beaumont, Barbara Beaumont, Susan Blackwood, Barbara usually given on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Orientation Cheetham, Lynda Collier, Sue Egan, Elaine Holmes, Carole classes for new members have traditionally been held on Kirby, Esther Lalor, Beryl Neate, Joan Ryan and Susan Saturday mornings, but this year we scheduled two extra Wragg. ones for mid-week. It is our hope to find space to repeat this next year. Rules of the Society

Which brings me to podcasts. These are recordings of At the AGM, a special resolution to adopt a revised set of free talks which, with permission of the presenters, have Rules for the Society was approved. Copies of these revised been loaded on to the members’ section of our website for Rules can be seen on the members’ area on our website, members to access from a home computer. Where available, collected in person from the Society’s ofces, or requested the podcast usually includes visuals such as PowerPoint by phone. The revised Rules have been submitted to the presentations. At the time of writing, there were 120 talks State Government Department of Consumer Afairs for available on podcast, on an incredible variety of topics. approval and registration. Having completed work on the revised Rules, Council will begin looking at updating our Podcasts may be viewed online, or downloaded and saved to By-laws. your computer for viewing at your leisure. A more detailed explanation on how to access podcasts is given in the Summer holidays Research Corner on page 22 in this edition. With the holiday season fast approaching, I’d like to wish all Annual General Meeting of our members, volunteers and staf an enjoyable and safe break. Apart from public holidays, the Society’s premises The 2013 AGM of the Society was held on Saturday 5 will be open as usual throughout December and January.

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1 Citing historical sources, a manual for family historians 3 Steele Creek and the Lady of the Lake: The early history of Author: Noeline Kyle $12.00 / Members $10.80 Niddrie, Airport West, Keilor East, Avondale Heights, Keilor Available from GSV Bookshop Park, West Essendon and Tullamarine. Pub. 2013 by Unlock the Past ISBN 9781921956133 40 p. Author: Christine Laskovski Available from the author Published 2013 by the author. 284 p. One of the issues with private publishing which has bedevilled publications over the past twenty years has been the lack of Starting with simple curiosity about the history of the area in which understanding about, or interest in, acknowledging the debt to she lives, Christine Laskovski has created an extensive reference earlier publications. This little book by Noeline Kyle provides work about the early history of the Melbourne suburbs named in an excellent guide to the skills necessary to provide accurate the subtitle. There is much to interest the general student of history, references, construct a bibliography and find a route through the and, for those with ancestors who lived in this area, it should be a important topics such as intellectual property and the ethics of mine of information. The Steele Creek of the title is a tributary of publishing. Of particular interest are the sections on providing the Maribyrnong River while the ‘Lady of the Lake’ is a hotel which references to information from the internet or from Trove, and was situated on the original road to the Bendigo diggings. The topic- important information on including photographs. The layout of the based introductory chapters skim through some of the early history book is excellent and the text is very readable. There is also a useful of the area. After that, the book deals methodically with divisions 8 index. There are many ways of accessing this type of information to 22 of the parish of Doutta Galla in the old shire of Keilor. Having a including getting information from the GSV, such as the Beginning fairly reliable water supply, the divisions were taken up as farmland Writing Family History Course or the Ethics and Privacy statement as early as the 1840s. The 1850s saw the passage of the many gold- at http://www.gsv.org.au/about-us/privacy. The important thing is seekers tramping to the goldfields at Bendigo. Christine details to make the efort and this publication by Kyle would be a very good land purchases, the name of the purchasers, and often the ship they place to begin. arrived on, their birthplace and parentage. The book includes some lively tales of bushrangers, bankruptcies, drownings in flooded 2 ScotlandsPeople : the place to launch your Scottish research creeks and even a murder or two. It is generously illustrated with Author: Rosemary Kopittke $12.50 / Members $11.25 old photos and maps, contemporary photos and Christine’s own line Available from GSV Bookshop drawings. Thorough endnotes and a useful index are included. Pub. 2013 by Unlock the Past ISBN 978 1 921956 22 5 33 p. 4 Finding the family Redcoat: tracing your British military If, before exploring the wealth of data on the web, you would first ancestors in Australia like to sit back and read how to do it in a handy, non-digital book, Author: Neil C Smith $15.00 / Members $13.50 then this guide is for you – especially if you are of Scottish descent. Available from GSV bookshop This 32 page booklet provides a guide to the contents and use of the Pub. 2013 by Unlock the past ISBN 9781921956249 52 p. website ScotlandsPeople – the online source for the genealogical records of the National Records of Scotland and the Court of the Written by an acknowledged expert on army records, this guide is Lord Lyon, the heraldic authority for Scotland. ScotlandsPeople an extremely useful primer for the absolute beginner. Essays on the contains almost 90 million records of Scottish births, deaths and British contingents in Australasia, on the structure of the British marriages, Old Parish Registers, Catholic Registers, the Census army, its medals and uniforms combine with a timeline and glossary, (1841-1911), Valuation Rolls, Wills and Testaments (1513-1925) and are written in an approachable style. Research strategies are and Coats of Arms. Rosemary Kopittke summarises the contents recommended, beginning with the vital advice : find the battalion. of ScotlandsPeople for each category of record and gives sample Since it covers both service and post-discharge records, and records illustrations of the typical search screens and outputs that you both in Australia and overseas, the more experienced researcher would use and receive. This is also done well on the website itself, will find it a valuable checklist. There are also some useful hints, but it is handy to have this all in one booklet. Rosemary gives useful particularly on the resources of The National Archives at Kew, and tips and traps about searching and provides a clear index and a on visits there. An important addition to the ‘Unlock the Past’ series. short bibliography. This booklet and its two companion ‘Unlock the past’ publications, about Scottish church and land records, give an excellent overview of Scottish records.

Volume 31 Issue 8 / December 2013 © The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc • 21 Linley Hooper, FGSV Research Corner PODCASTS Research Corner Research

What’s a podcast? A more efcient way to ﬁnd subjects of interest is to Podcasts are audio ﬁles, usually with images from a search via the library catalogue. In “Search the GSV library PowerPoint presentation, provided via our website so that catalogue” you can enter your request with the topic of members, who cannot attend the original Thursday Talk, interest and the format ‘Podcast’. can enjoy them at home.

Which results in 5 talks – some of which you may not have realized will help with convict research if you were just reading the list.

Clicking on the underlined title will reveal more information.

What do they cover? We have over 120 podcasts covering a wide variety of subjects. You can view a list (arranged by speaker’s surname) from the GSV Library Members Search Menu.

Clicking on ‘Podcasts’ shows

How do I view the ﬁle? You will notice that the ﬁles often come in diferent formats. *.swf is a Shockwave Flash by Adobe and *.mov is Quicktime and may be viewed on both Windows and Mac computers.

The ﬁle is opened by clicking and viewing in your web browser. To download the ﬁle for viewing later, right click However this list is becoming unwieldy as numbers and ‘Save target as’. increase.

Volume 31 Issue 8 / December 2013 22 • © The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc What’s On - Talks, Classes and Courses

Thursday Talks On What’s Held in the GSV Meeting Room 12.30pm–1.30pm. Members FREE, non-members: $8.00 13 Feb People of Richmond David Langdon 20 Feb Chancery, ‘bawdy’ and other English court records Alan Fincher 27 Feb Using Victorian BDM indexes efectively Carol Randalls 6 Mar BillionGraves: headstone photos worldwide Lucinda Adams 13 Mar An introduction to ﬁnding convicts Allen Evans 20 Mar From St James Church to St James Old Cathedral Janette Wells 27 Mar The Story of your past is in your DNA Jim Camakaris

Seminars Highland Scottish Ancestry: 1.30pm-4.00pm Saturday 1 March 2014 (see inside front cover)

Courses (see inside back cover) Beginning Scottish Family History: 4 sessions: 10.30am-12.30pm. Tues., 11, 18, 25 February & 4 March 2014 Beginning Writing Family History: 3 sessions: 10.30am-12.30pm. Tues, 18, 25 March & 1 April 2014

Orientation: Introduction to the Society and Research Basics 10.30am-12.30pm, January, February & March, third Saturday. Members only, bookings essential.

Starting your Family History 10.30am-12pm, ﬁrst Wednesday of month (except Jan) Bookings essential. Members FREE, non-members: $15.00

Computer Based Resources Classes in 2013 2.00pm–3.00pm Exclusive to MEMBERS, bookings essential, no charge, small groups. [See calendar of events for classes in December 2013]

1st Tuesday Using The National Archives (UK) online 2nd Tuesday Using DiggerTM for Australian BDMs, etc. 3rd Tuesday Using AncestryTM online 4th Tuesday Using ﬁndmypastTM & other commercial databases online – (Origins.netTM, TheGenealogistTM, Burke’s OnlineTM, British Newspaper ArchiveTM) 5th Tuesday Using ScotlandsPeople TM [Apr, Jul, Sep]

1st Wednesday Using National Archives for Scotland, Ireland & Wales online 3rd Wednesday Using Public Record Ofce Victoria (PROV) online

1st Thursday Using FamilySearchTM online 2nd Thursday Using the GSV library catalogue and databases 3rd Thursday Using the Internet for genealogy 4th Thursday Using National Archives Australia & other state archives online 5th Thursday Using ScotlandsPeopleTM [Jan, May, Oct]

Volume 31 Issue 8 / December 2013 © The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc • 23 What’s On -Calendar of Events December Tues. 3 2.00 pm Class: Using The National Archives (UK) online [MO,B] Wed. 4 10.30 am Class: Starting your Family History [B,M/F] 12.30 pm Meeting: Family History Writers Discussion Circle [MO] 2.00 pm Class: Using National Archives for Scotland, Ireland & Wales online [MO,B] Thur. 5 2.00 pm Class: Using National Archives Aust. & other state archives online [MO,B] Tues. 10 12.30 pm Meeting: Durham, Northumberland&Cumberland Discussion Circle [MO] 2.00 pm Class: Using the GSV library catalogue and databases [MO,B] Wed. 11 12.30 pm Meeting: Cornwall Discussion Circle [MO] Thur. 12 2.00 pm Class: Using DiggerTM for Australian BDMs, etc [MO,B] Wed. 25 Closed: Public Holiday Thur. 26 Closed: Public Holiday January Wed. 1 Closed: Public Holiday Wed. 15 2.00 pm Class: Using Public Record Ofce Victoria (PROV) online [MO,B] Thur. 16 2.00 pm Class: Using the Internet for genealogy [MO,B] Sat. 18 10.30 am Orientation: Introduction to the Society and Research Basics [MO,B] Tues. 21 2.00 pm Class: Using AncestryTM online [MO,B] Wed. 22 12.30 pm Meeting: Early English Genealogy Discussion Circle [MO,B] Thur. 23 2.00 pm Class: Using National Archives Aust. & other state archives online [MO,B] Mon. 27 Closed: Public Holiday Tues. 28 2.00 pm Class: Using findmypastTM & other commercial databases online [MO,B] Thur. 30 2.00 pm Class: Using ScotlandsPeopleTM [MO,B] February March Tues. 4 2.00 pm Class: Using The National Archives (UK) online [MO,B] Sat. 1 1.00 pm Seminar: Highland Scottish Ancestry [B,F] Wed. 5 10.30 am Class: Starting your Family History [B,M/F] Tues. 4 10.30 am Course: Beginning Scottish Family History (4 of 4) [B,F] 12.30 pm Meeting: Family History Writers Discussion Circle [MO] 2.00 pm Class: Using The National Archives (UK) online [MO,B] 2.00 pm Class: Using National Archives for Scotland, Ireland & Wales online [MO,B] Wed. 5 10.30 am Class: Starting your Family History [B,M/F] Sat. 8 1.00 pm Meeting: Irish Ancestry Group 12.30 pm Meeting: Family History Writers Discussion Circle [MO] Tues. 11 10.30 am Course: Beginning Scottish Family History (1 of 4) [B,F] 2.00 pm Class: Using National Archives for Scotland, Ireland & Wales online [MO,B] 12.30 pm Meeting: Durham, Northumberland & Cumberland Discussion Circle[MO] Thur. 6 12.30 pm Talk: BillionGraves: headstone photos worldwide [M/F] 2.00 pm Class: Using DiggerTM for Australian BDMs, etc [MO,B] 2.00 pm Class: Using FamilySearchTM online [MO,B] Wed. 12 12.30 pm Meeting: Cornwall Discussion Circle [MO] Mon. 10 Closed: Public Holiday Thur. 13 12.30 pm Talk: People of Richmond [M/F] Tues. 11 12.30 pm Meeting: Durham, Northumberland & Cumberland Discussion Circle[MO] 2.00 pm Class: Using the GSV library catalogue and databases [MO,B] 2.00 pm Class: Using DiggerTM for Australian BDMs, etc [MO,B] Sat. 15 10.30 am Orientation: Introduction to the Society and Research Basics [MO,B] Wed. 12 12.30 pm Meeting: Cornwall Discussion Circle [MO] 1.00 pm Meeting: International Settlers Group Thur. 13 12.30 pm Talk: An introduction to finding convicts [M/F] Tues. 18 10.30 am Course: Beginning Scottish Family History (2 of 4) [B,F] 2.00 pm Class: Using the GSV library catalogue and databases [MO,B] 2.00 pm Class: Using AncestryTM online [MO,B] Sat. 15 10.30 am Orientation: Introduction to the Society and Research Basics [MO,B] Wed. 19 10.00 am Meeting: Legacy Family Tree Users Group 1.00 pm Meeting: Scottish Ancestry Group 2.00 pm Class: Using Public Record Ofce Victoria (PROV) online [MO,B] Tues. 18 10.30 am Course: Beginning Writing Family History (1 of 3) [B,F] Thur. 20 12.30 pm Talk: Chancery, ‘bawdy’ and other English court records [M/F] 2.00 pm Class: Using AncestryTM online [MO,B] 2.00 pm Class: Using the Internet for genealogy [MO,B] Wed. 19 10.00 am Meeting: Legacy Family Tree Users Group Sat. 22 1.30 pm Meeting: Descendants of Convicts 2.00 pm Class: Using Public Record Ofce Victoria (PROV) online [MO,B] Tues. 25 10.30 am Course: Beginning Scottish Family History (3 of 4) [B,F] Thur. 20 12.30 pm Talk: From St James Church to St James Old Cathedral [M/F] 2.00 pm Class: Using findmypastTM & other commercial databases online [MO,B] 2.00 pm Class: Using the Internet for genealogy [MO,B] Wed. 26 12.30 pm Meeting: Early English Genealogy Discussion Circle [MO,B] Tues. 25 10.30 am Course: Beginning Writing Family History (2 of 3) [B,F] Thur. 27 12.30 pm Talk: Using Victorian BDM indexes efectively [M/F] 2.00 pm Class: Using findmypastTM & other commercial databases online [MO,B] 2.00 pm Class: Using National Archives Aust. & other state archives online [MO,B] Wed. 26 12.30 pm Meeting: Early English Genealogy Discussion Circle [MO,B] Thur. 27 12.30 pm Talk: The Story of your past is in your DNA [M/F] 2.00 pm Class: Using National Archives Aust. & other state archives online [MO,B] Sat. 29 1.30 pm Meeting: Huguenot Society of Australia

Bookings in person ¢ [email protected] MO indicates events exclusively for Members. F indicates events where a fee applies. J (03) 9662 4455 B indicates events that need to be pre-booked. M/F indicates events free for Members, fee applies to non-members. New members welcome. What’s On at our Member Societies

HUGUENOT SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA Victorian Chapter

Member Societies Member The Wangaratta Family History Society

The Wangaratta Family History Society now holds hundreds of digitised images of documents from the Public Records Ofce of Victoria. Court and school records of North Meeting Dates For 2014 East Victoria can now be viewed at Saturday 29th March WFHS. AGM at 12noon and a lecture by Denis Dyer on André Chamson: one of the leading French authors See http://www.wfs.org.au/library.html for the list. of the twentieth century whose subjects include the struggle of the Huguenots during the Camisard war and For example, you can see the Myrtleford Court records the organisation of safe houses in the Cévennes for the and find out who amongst the good folk of the district victims of Gestapo persecution. were charged with ofences such as fiddling fish, wandering stock, larceny, Sunday trading, child not Friday 24th October at school, drunkenness, ofensive behaviour, unlawful Annual Luncheon at the Malvernvale Hotel at 12noon lighting of fires etc. It all adds character as well as time and place to the ancestors. Saturday 25th October Talk by Robert Nash on a subject of Huguenot interest.

Refreshments follow all meetings. Entrance: $5.00 Gisborne Genealogical Group Everyone is welcome. Gisborne Genealogical Group will be celebrating another successful year of family research with a Christmas Meetings are held in the meeting rooms of the Dinner at The Gisborne Telegraph on Friday 6th December. Genealogical Society of Victoria - Level B1, 257 Collins Street (Emirates Building), Melbourne Volunteers are in attendance in the Family History Room on Thursday afternoons between 2.00pm and 5.00pm (Take the lift on the left down to level B1.) except during January, or if Gisborne Library is closed. Enquiries: Caroline Piesse Tel: 9570 1341 Thursday February 27th we will host Jenny Higgins, recently retired Family History Reference Librarian at National Library of Australia speaking on “National Library of Australia: The Joint Copying Project and Colac & District Family History Group Inc Genealogical Resources”. The ﬁrst of our 2014 series of Weekend Workshops Further information including a catalogue of our at Colac & District Family History Group Inc. will be holdings is available on our website www.ggg.org.au Finding hidden treasures in TROVE Find us on Facebook

Learn how to locate and capture newspaper stories about your ancestors – what you can expect to ﬁnd, where to look The Port Fairy Genealogical Society Inc. will be and various search methods. celebrating its 21st birthday on Sunday, 16th

February, 2014. We would like to invite all present and at the past members of the Port Fairy Genealogical Society to Saturday 1st February 2014, 2pm to 4pm History Centre, COPACC, Rae Street Colac. a special afternoon tea, starting at 1:30pm. - where they . Afternoon tea provided. can inspect the genealogy rooms and library, meet up Cost $10 per person with old friends and help us eat the birthday cake. Contact: More information can be obtained from Ian Perry, the secretary, on 03 55614085 or from Maria Cameron, Email [email protected] or our president on 03 55683232 or through emailing the text 0400 055709 to reserve a place or for further society at [email protected] information.

Volume 31 Issue 8 / December 2013 26 • © The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc Further information on our Member Societies can be found on the GSV website at www.gsv.org.au/activities/mslist

¢Website or email address ÇMailing Address JPhone GSVAnglesea & District Member Historical Society Inc SocietiesHotham History Project Inc Queensclife Historical Museum Inc Ç PO Box 98, Anglesea VIC 3230 ÇC/- North Melbourne Library ÇPO Box 135, Queensclife VIC 3225 ¢ http://home.vicnet.net.au/~angen 66 Errol Street, North Melbourne VIC 3051 JHistorical Museum 03 5258 2511 Ararat Genealogical Society JMary Kehoe 03 9329 5814 ¢www.queensclife-history.org Ç PO Box 361, Ararat VIC 3377 ¢ www.hothamhistory.org.au Richmond & Burnley Historical Society Inc J Marion McAdie 03 5352 4199 Huguenot Society (Victorian Chapter) Ç Lwr Lvl, Richmond Library, 415 Church Societies Member Australian Heraldry Society Inc Ç384 McKinnon Road, East Bentleigh VIC Street Richmond VIC Ç PO Box 107, Lawson NSW 2783 3165 J 03 9428 6231 J Stephen Michael Szabo 0431 701 055 JCaroline Piesse 03 9570 1341 ¢ http://home.vicnet.net.au/~rbhs/ ¢ www.heraldryaustralia.org Jamieson & District Historical Society Inc Sale & District Family History Group Inc Ballarat & District Genealogical Society Inc ÇPO Box 26, Jamieson VIC 3723 Ç PO Box 773, Sale VIC 3850 Glenys Wain 03 5144 1421 Ç PO Box 1809, Ballarat Mail Centre VIC 3354 ¢ http://home.vicnet.net.au/~jdhs J J Carol Armstrong 03 5335 7630 Kerang & District Family History Group Inc Shepparton Family History Group Inc www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au PO Box 1529, Shepparton VIC 3632 ¢ ÇPO Box 325, Kerang VIC 3579 Ç Garry Wallden 03 5828 3236 Barham/Koondrook Genealogical Group J Bev Nethercote 0447 304 667 J PO Box 48, Barham NSW 2732 http://home.vicnet.net.au/~shepf Ç ¢ http://home.vicnet.net.au/~kerangf ¢ J Helen Hall 03 5453 2091 Kyabram Regional Genealogical Society Inc South Gippsland Genealogical Society Inc PO Box 395, Leongatha VIC 3953 Benalla Family History Group Inc Ç34 Saunders Street, Kyabram VIC 3620 Ç PO Box 268, Benalla VIC 3671 Margaret Pegler 0422 728 379 Ç J Jennifer Cole 03 5852 2842 J Bill Willett 03 5766 6206 http://home.vicnet.net.au/~sggs J ¢ [email protected] ¢ http://home.vicnet.net.au/~bfamhist ¢ Lakes Entrance Family History Resource Ctr Inc Southern Peninsula Family History Society Inc PO Box 2189, Port Phillip Plaza, Rosebud 3939 Bendigo Regional Genealogical Society Inc ÇPO Box 674, Lakes Entrance VIC 3909 Ç PO Box 1049, Bendigo VIC 3552 Jan Humphreys 03 5985 4363 Ç J03 5155 3843 J http://home.vicnet.net.au/~brgs http://home.vicnet.net.au/~spfs ¢ ¢http://home.vicnet.net.au/~lefrc/ ¢ Clan MacMillan Society of Australia Manning Wallamba Family History Society Inc Stawell Biarri Group for Genealogy Inc 1/56 Fairbairn Road, Cranbourne VIC 3977 PO Box 417, Stawell VIC 3380 Ç ÇPO Box 48, Taree NSW 2430 Ç Myrna Robertson 03 5996 8667 http://home.vicnet.net.au/~stawgeny J ¢[email protected] ¢ http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mcmillan Sunbury Family History Society Inc ¢ Maryborough Family History Group Inc PO Box 601, Sunbury VIC 3429 Clan MacNicol Society of Victoria Inc PO Box 59, Maryborough VIC 3465 Ç Ç William Wilson 03 9744 4478 Ç 21 Stirling Street, Ferntree Gully VIC 3156 Judith Healey 03 5464 2601 J J www.sunburyfs.org.au J Beth Bell 03 9753 5057 www.cgold.com.au/maryboroughfamilyhistory ¢ ¢ Swan Hill Genealogical & Historical Society Inc Cobram Genealogical Group Inc Melton Family History Group Inc PO Box 1232, Swan Hill VIC 3585 Ç PO Box 75, Cobram VIC 3644 PO Box 2094, Melton South VIC 3338 Ç Ç Shirley Durden 03 5033 0336 JBarbara Coleman 03 5871 2505 Deb Slattery 03 9747 3320 J http://home.vicnet.net.au/~cobgenie J http://home.vicnet.net.au/~shghs ¢ www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausmfg/ ¢ ¢ Terang & District Family History Group Inc Colac & District Family History Group Inc Mid-Gippsland Family History Society Inc PO Box 14, Terang VIC 3264 ÇPO Box 219, Colac VIC 3250 PO Box 767, Morwell VIC 3840 Ç Liz Spence 03 5231 1736 Ç Lorraine Bernoth 03 5593 3665 J http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mgfs J www.colacfamilyhistory.org.au ¢ [email protected] ¢ Mildura & District Genealogical Society Inc ¢ Toora & District Family History Group Inc Deniliquin Genealogical Society Inc PO Box 2895, Mildura VIC 3502 Ç PO Box 41, Toora VIC 3962 ÇPO Box 144, Deniliquin NSW 2710 Ç J Kaylene Charles 03 5021 4763 JVal Hardman 03 5881 3980 ¢ http://toora.org/ ¢www.rootsweb.com/~ausmdgs ¢ http://members.bordernet.com.au/~denifg Victorian GUM Inc NarreWarren&DistrictFamilyHistoryGrpInc C/- B1, 257 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 Descendants of Convicts Group Victoria Inc Ç Ç PO Box 149, Narre Warren VIC 3805 Ofce 03 9639 2005 ÇPO Box 115, Flinders Lane VIC 8009 J JLynne Bradley 03 8787 5558 ¢http://www.vicnet.net.au/~dcginc ¢ www.vicgum.asn.au ¢http://nwfg.org.au East Gippsland Family History Group Inc Wangaratta Family History Society Inc Nathalia Genealogical Group Inc PO Box 683, Wangaratta VIC 3676 ÇPO Box 1104, Bairnsdale VIC 3875 Ç ÇPO Box 92, Nathalia VIC 3638 Ray McKenzie 03 5721 7553 JTony Meade 03 5152 1111 J JLyn Franklin 03 5866 2543 ¢www.egfg.org.au ¢ www.wfs.org.au ¢[email protected] West Gippsland Genealogical Society Inc Echuca/Moama Family History Group Inc Ouyen District History & Genealogical Ctr PO Box 707, Echuca VIC 3564 ÇPO Box 225, Warragul VIC 3820 Ç Box 131, Ouyen VIC 3490 Pearl Collins 03 5482 1139 Ç JMeren Perry 03 5623 2612 J http://ouyen.vic.au/history ¢http://home.vicnet.net.au/~emhist ¢ ¢http://westgippslandgenealogy.com Phillip Island&District Genealogical Society Inc Geelong Family History Group Inc Wimmera Association for Genealogy Inc Ç PO Box 821, Cowes VIC 3922 PO Box 880, Horsham VIC 3402 ÇPO Box 1187, Geelong VIC 3220 Ç David Rathgen 0411 118 706 Ken Flack 03 5382 4453 JJohn Stewart 03 5261 2259 J J [email protected] ¢http://home.vicnet.net.au/~gfamhist ¢ ¢http://home.vicnet.net.au/~wafg Port Fairy Genealogical Society Inc Gisborne Genealogical Group Inc Wodonga Family History Society Inc ÇPO Box 253, Port Fairy VIC 3284 PO Box 289, Wodonga VIC 3689 ÇPO Box 818, Gisborne VIC 3437 Ç Ian Perry 03 5561 4085 Wendy Cooksey 02 6056 3220 JLeanne Goss 03 54282826 J J [email protected] ¢ www.ggg.org.au ¢ ¢http://wodongafamilyhistory.org Port Phillip Pioneers Group Inc Hamilton History Centre Inc Wonthaggi Genealogy C/- B1, 257 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 Shop D, 48–50 McBride Ave, Wonthaggi 3995 ÇPO Box 816, Hamilton VIC 3300 Ç Ç Barbara Hawkins 03 9763 8252 Centre 03 56723803 JHistory Centre 03 5572 4933 J J ¢ http://home.vicnet.net.au/~hamhist ¢ www.portphillippioneersgroup.org.au ¢http://wonthaggigenealogy.org.au Heyﬁeld Family History Group Portland Family History Group Inc Yarrawonga Family History Group Inc PO Box 409, Portland VIC 3305 PO Box 378, Yarrawonga VIC 3730 ÇPO Box 201, Heyﬁeld VIC 3858 Ç Ç Anne Grant 03 5522 2266 Jan Parker 03 5744 1460 J03 5148 2100 J J ¢ [email protected] ¢[email protected] ¢www.yarrawongafamilyhistorygroupinc.com

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IRISH ANCESTRY GROUP

Around the Groups Around GSV Writers Discussion Circle

Next Meeting Saturday 8th February 2014

1.00pm – Group Discussion: Meetings : First Wednesday each month, (except January) Follow up from Dr Val Noone’s workshop in November GSV Meeting Room from 12.30 till 2.00pm

2.00pm – Christina Henri (Roses from the Heart) The great news for the IAG is that Christina Henri, of ‘Roses from the Heart’ has agreed to be our February speaker. She is currently Come and join us for our discussion meeting on in Ireland attending ceremonies for the famine commemoration, 5 February 2014 many of which involve her bonnets. She has received bonnets from all over the world as the concept gathered momentum. Of the 25,566 female convicts who were sent to Australia ‘Roses from the Heart’ has only about 2000 bonnets to go to reach the total. Meetings in February, April, June, August and October will Go to https://www.facebook.com/ChristinaHenriRoses be devoted to discussion by the group of written work submitted FromTheHeart to follow Christina’s amazing journey. You don’t by two members. These sessions have proved invaluable in have to be a member of Facebook to follow her story, and there are improving the writing skills of both the presenters and their lots of photos. readers. The other months will be devoted to discussion of issues of interest to family history writers. All events are held at:

GSV Meeting Room Level B1 257 Collins St Melbourne All members of the GSV are welcome Visitors welcome See pgs 38-9 for the Family History Writers Group quarterly column

Scottish Ancestry Group

International Settlers Group (non-British research) March 2014 Meeting Next Meeting: Saturday 15 February 2014, 1pm “Problem Solving Workshop” (non-British) Scottish Herbal Medicine: Experienced and new researchers welcome to make this What plants were used to treat the ailments of our workshop a success. ancestors?

The ISG aims to assist with non-British research and to obtain Guest Speaker– Ken Allan non-British resources for the GSV Library. Members are researching 32 diferent countries so if you need help, think about joining the ISG. Forms are in the Bookshop, the member’s Saturday 15th March 2014 lunchroom and on the ISG web page

Meetings held 3rd Saturday (Feb; May; Aug; Nov) GSV Meeting Meeting 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Room 1.00pm. GSV Meeting Room Quarterly newsletter available, annual subscription $11.00.

“Non-British Research Starter Kits” Denmark, Norway, Sweden, All Thistle subscribers and GSV members welcome Finland, Netherlands are for sale from the ISG. $8.80 or $10.50 posted. (GST Incl)

Enquiries & membership form: J Yvonne Izatt 03 9899 8136 Ç[email protected] Enquiries: ¢ http://www.gsv.org.au/activities/groups/isg ¢ http://gsv.org.au/activities/groups/sag

Volume 31 Issue 8 / December 2013 28 • © The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc Compiled by Meg Bate and Jottings... and library news Linley Hooper, FGSV

With increasing interest in DNA testing for genealogical that the British Jewry book of honour is now fully searchable Jottings proof, Your family history/Tracing family history 41 (Jun at www.forces-war-records.co.uk. It was first published 2013) has good introductory articles. Genealogists’ magazine in 1922 and contains service records of 50,000 Jews who 31:3 (Sep 2013) reports on establishing the DNA for Richard contributed to British and colonial forces. It is also known as III in ‘Medieval DNA in action: Richard III and the family of the ‘Big blue book’. Anne Spooner. Origins 37:3 (Sep 2013): Reports on Michael Gandy’s talks Australia are always worth checking out and this one is no exception The South Australian genealogist 40:2 (May 2013) has a - it’s title is ‘Problems in London ancestry’. He mentions 4 useful article on ‘How to locate details on BDMs in South great problems: surnames, movement, a mountain of data Australia’ by Graham Jaunay. and non registration. He concludes with ‘in London we approach problems in the same way as anywhere else but we Tasmanian ancestry 34:2 (Sep 2013) gives some tips on demand a higher level of proof’. using the Tasmanian pre 1900 BDM images now available on FamilySearch. This issue also mentions the Essex Police Museum family history research facilities. They have a large number Descent 43:2 (Jun 2013) provides a good article by Perry of archives, plus an online facility and are available to McIntyre on the ‘The Australian monument to the Great help. http://www.essex.police.uk/museum/ Irish Famine & single free female immigration: some considerations’. This issue (and presumably the next) also If you are trying to locate a soldier who died in the features ‘New perspectives on Arthur Phillip, first Governor Napoleonic wars, it might be worth looking at a report of a of NSW, pt 1: wives, graves & ghosts’ by Michael Flynn. talk on Napoleon’s lost legions in Derbyshire Family History Society 146 (Sep 2013). The Ancestral searcher 36:2 (Jun 2013) focuses on childrens’ records, with articles on ‘Adoption & forgotten Australians’, Scotland ‘Dr Barnardo’s Homes & records’, ‘The Lost boys’, ‘A convict’s Glasgow & West of Scotland FHS journal 97 (Jun 2013) child’, ‘Joseph McGuiness: a sailor in the Navy’, ‘Ignorant, provides an excellent article on researching East Dunbarton filthy & illiterate’; and ‘A gift: writing for your grandkids or Records - a report on a talk given by Janice Miller, archivist kids’. for East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Cultural Trust.

Western ancestor 11:3 (Sep 2012) provides ‘Who am I? Another great report is of a talk by Pete Wadely from the Family formation with the help of a donor’ by Iolanda National Records of Scotland on NRS’s top twenty records. Rodino, Dr Peter Burton & Dr Kathy Sanders. It considers Yet another interesting article is ‘Criminal ancestors, oh implications of donor conception, genetic kinship and social what a tangled web we weave’ this article shows the value identity and law. of searching poor relief documents when other avenues fail and the information that can be found there. England Northumberland & Durham FHS journal 38:1 (Spring 2013) Tay Valley Family History Society journal 95 (Jun 2013) ‘Durham portraits’ is a collection of pencil portraits drawn provides an article on policing over the centuries in during the ﬁrst half of the 19th century before photography. Scotland. It is interesting that it was only on 1 April 2013, Joseph Bouet drew portrait pictures of many people from that the 8 police forces in Scotland ceased and a single police the Duke of Wellington through to criminals. Some are an for the whole of Scotland came into being. interesting illustration of fashions of the day. Can You Help? Another article reports that a recent discovery at the We exchange journals with many overseas and local Family Sunderland Antiquarian Society of hundreds of old legal History Societies. Sometimes one of these journals goes documents, some relating back to 1600, consisting of wills, missing. From your personal collection of journals, would certiﬁcates of birth and legal documents, have been indexed anyone be able to lend us an issue to photocopy or very and are available for inspection. kindly donate an issue? We are missing: Berkshire family historian 36 (Jun 2013) provides an • Berkshire family historian 34 (Jun 2011). excellent summary on deciphering the lettering on • Bucks ancestor vol. 7, no. 2, 3 & 4 (1998). tombstones ‘In loving (if not entirely clear) memory’. • The Islonian, vol. 16, no. 5 (Apr 2011). • Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society Cockney ancestor 139 (Summer 2013) contains an article Journal, 113 & 115, (Sep 2003 & March 2004). on the origins of the London Gazette and the type of • Warwickshire Family History Society 33 (Dec 1996). information that is recorded in it to make it such a valuable Contact us at [email protected], if you can resource for genealogists and historians. It also mentions assist.

Volume 31 Issue 8 / December 2013 © The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc • 29 Compiled by Linley Hooper See the library catalogue for full details , exact format, and location of material within the library - available online at www.gsv.org.au or in the library. Additions to the Library RSS feeds can alert you to new material of interest. Thank you to all donors to the library Morphett Vale; Cherry Gardens Methodist; District Genealogical Society. @ collection. Cherry Gardens public; Clarendon & Low, degraded broots? Industry and Kangarilla public; Clarendon Wesleyan entrepreneurialism in Melbourne’s Little Library Additions Library Abbreviations used: Methodist; Coromandel Valley public; Lon, 1860-1950. Leckey, John Anthony. FHS = Family History Society Coromandel Valley St. John’s Anglican; Richmond: history as a source of inspiration. ISG = International Settlers Group of the Happy Valley public; Kangarilla Old Bible Langdon, David. (9) GSV Christian; Kangarilla Wesleyan Methodist; A history of the East St Kilda Congregational SAG = Scottish Interest Group of the GSV McLaren Flat Uniting; McLaren Vale Church. Barnes, Jack. @ = Society purchase Bethany; McLaren Vale Uniting; McLaren CANADA = Donations via the “Wish list” Vale Congregational; McLaren Vale St Historical atlas of Canada: Canada’s history (...) = Donor’s name, if not the author Margaret of Scotland; McLaren Vale illustrated with original maps. Hayes, bap = baptism, mar = marriage, bir = birth, Strouts; Morphett Vale St. Mary’s Catholic; Derek. @ dth = death, bur = burial, chr = christening O’Halloran Hill Anglican; Old Noarlunga St. GERMANY CofE = Church of England Philip & St James; Old Noarlunga Uniting; Ansiedlung Kr. Kulm [Settlement in Kulm CofS = Church of Scotland Scotch Cemetery Morphett Vale; Sellicks district, Westprussia, Germany] 1846-1879. Ed = Edited/editor Beach Uniting; Willunga St Joseph’s (Ross, A ) Comp = Compiled by Catholic; Willunga St. Stephens Anglican; Austuung Kolonisten Häuser in Kulm 9= Podcast Willunga Uniting. Gravesecrets. Photos by [Hereditary cancellation of debt for settler’s Faithe Jones. @ houses in Kulm, Westprussia, Germany] AUSTRALIA Southern Mallee district cemeteries: 1787-1845. Bürgermeister [Mayors] Industrial awakening: a geography of Lameroo; Parilla; Parrakie; Pinnaroo. Grieben in Kulm 1869-1873. (Ross, A ) Australian manufacturing 1788-1890. Gravesecrets. Photos by Faithe Jones. Daisbach Kirchenbuch 1812-1963 [Parish Linge, G J R. Contents: Contains a description of register bap, mar, dth, etc. of Daisbach, Histories of the Chinese in Australasia each cemetery listed for the Southern Baden, Germany. Inc Waibstadt. Inc and the South Pacific: proceedings of an Mallee district, an alphabetical listing of both Lutheran and Reformed entries]. international public conference held at the headstones, and images of headstones. @ Aglasterhausen Kirchenbuch 1826-1870 Museum of Chinese Australian History, Yorke Peninsula district cemeteries: [Parish register mar of Aglasterhausen, Melbourne, 8-10 October 1993. Ardrossan; Arthurton St Agatha’s Catholic Baden, Germany] . Epfenbach Kirchenbuch These are the names: Jewish lives in church; Arthurton; Brentwood; Clinton 1739-1820 [Parish register bap, mar, Australia 1788-1850. Levi, John S. 2nd ed. Centre; Curramulka; Edithburgh; Greens confirmations etc. of Epfenbach, Baden, (ISG) Plains West; Maitland; Minalton; Port Germany. Inc Spechbach, Wimmersbach, Did they swim? Passengers into Australia. Victoria; Port Vincent; Price; South Kloster Lobenfeld, Reichartshausen and Johnson, Claire. (9) Kilkerran St. John’s Lutheran church; Eschelbronn. Inc both Lutheran and Australian Red Cross Society: Missing and Stansbury; Tipera St. Paul’s Lutheran Reformed parishes Evangelische Kirche Wounded Enquiry Bureau files. Phelan, church; Warooka Methodist; Warooka; [Evangelical Church]. (Zada, S) Lorraine. (9) Winulta; Yorketown Catholic; Yorketown Künzelau Kirchenbuch Taufen 1824-1879 The Turks in Australia: celebrating twenty- Pink Lake; Yorketown Sunbury Methodist [Register of bap for Kunzelau, Wurtemberg, five years down under. Basarin, Hatice church. Gravesecrets. Photos by Faithe Germany. Inc Etzlinsweiler, Gaisbach, Hurmuz. Jones. Contains a description of each Garnberg, Haag, Kemmeten, Kuhbach, SOUTH AUSTRALIA cemetery listed for the Yorke Peninsula Kühnsbach, Ober-Scheurachs, Schnai-, Barunga West district cemeteries: Alford; district, an alphabetical listing of Unterhof, Obere Mühle and Schmeihof, Bute; Kulpara; Port Broughton; South headstone, and images of headstones. @ Künzbach, Morsbach and Nagelsberg] Hummocks. Gravesecrets. Photos by Faithe VICTORIA Evangelische Kirche [Evangelical Church] Jones. Contents: Contains a description Primary sources: 50 stories from 50 years (Tam, M) of each cemetery listed for the Burunga of the archives. University of Melbourne Oberteutschenthal (Mansfelder Seekreis) West district, an alphabetical listing of Archives. Kirchenbuchduplikat, 1864-1874 [Parish headstones, and images of headstones. @ State wards of Victoria 1864-1894 [Stories register transcripts of bap, mar and Holdfast Bay district cemeteries: North of poverty, escape & mystery: forgotten dth for Oberteutschenthal, Sachsen, Brighton general; St Jude’s Anglican Australians] Carter, Jenny. (9) Preußen, Germany. Inc Teutschenthal, Brighton. Gravesecrets. Photos by Faithe Family photographic albums: the stories we and Unterteutschenthal] . Krüssau (Kr. Jones. @ choose to tell. Long, Susan. Jerichow II) Kirchenbuchduplikat, 1817- Mitcham district cemeteries: Belair 1948-2011 Ancestor (1962-2011), Victorian 1874 [Parish register transcripts of bap, Holy Innocents Anglican church; Cabra genealogist & News bulletin. mar & dth for Krüssau (Kr. Jerichow II), Dominican Nun cemetery; Centennial The Boer war and the Castlemaine-Kyneton Sachsen, Preußen, Germany parish. Inc Park War cemetery; Centennial Park districts. Ken James & Noel Davis. Theeßen [Theessen] (Kr. Jerichow I)] Derrick Gardens RSL cemetery; Centennial Our Lady of Lourdes, Armadale 1922-1997. Evangelische Kirche [Evangelical Church] Park RSL Walls; Flinders Medical Centre Wilson, Ron. Taufen, Heiraten, Tote [bap, mar, dth] Memorial Garden; Mitcham Anglican; A whirr of many wheels: cycling in Geelong 1864-1874 (Obert.) Taufen, Heiraten, Tote Mitcham General; Mitcham Order of St. a chronicle from 1869 to 1980 in 3 volumes. 1864-1874 (Untert.) . Taufen, Heiraten, Joseph’s Nun cemetery; St. Mary’s Anglican (Stockfeld, R ) Tote 1817-1819 (Theeßen) Taufen, St. Marys; West Mitcham Primitive Notes on history v. 2: the beginnings of Heiraten, Tote 1822, 1827 (Theeßen) Methodist; Unley St. Augustine’s Anglican Gippsland 1841. Cox, George. Ed John D Taufen, Heiraten, Tote 1837-1846 courtyard; West Mitcham Primitive Adams. (Pugsley, E) (Theeßen) Taufen, Heiraten, Tote 1848- Methodist. Gravesecrets. Photos by Faithe Mildura (Nichols Point) cemetery: v. 1 1874 (Theeßen) (Tam, M) Jones. @ monumental & lawn register 1891-2010; v. 2 Epfenbach (A. Heidelberg) Kirchenbuch, Onkaparinga district cemeteries: Aldinga monumental section inscriptions 2010; v. 3 1810-1900 [Parish register of bir, mar & St. Ann’s Anglican; Aldinga Uniting; Bains lawn section inscriptions 2010. Mildura & dth for Epfenbach, an afliated parish of

Volume 31 Issue 8 / December 2013 30 • © The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc Spechbach, Baden, Germany] Katholische Heart conditions; Inﬂuenza; Mental John the Baptist 1863-2011: with additional Kirche [Roman Catholic Church] (Zada, S) illness and suicide; Opium addiction; memorials to some bur in the hospital at Kirchborchen (Kr Paderborn) Kirchenbuch Plague; Pregnancy and childbirth; Broadmoor. Berkshire FHS. @ 1699-1874 [Parish registers of bap, mar & Scurvy; Smallpox; Tropical infections; Monumental inscriptions for the parish dth for Kirchborchen, Westfalen, Preußen, Tuberculosis; Typhus; Venereal diseases; church and graveyard of All Saints Germany. Inc Nordborchen and Alfen War Wounds. @ Wokingham 1520-2006. Berkshire FHS. @ afliated parishes] Katholische Kirche British military records ‘C’ series: 65th Monumental inscriptions in St Peters [Roman Catholic Church] (Izatt, Y ) Regiment - 83rd Regiment. National church, churchyard and graveyard, Knowl Beglaubigungsakten der Juden 1859-1867 Archives of Canada. Hill [1842-2002], including surname index [City court records of Jewish attestations ENGLAND and transcript of bur register. Berkshire Additions Library of bir, mar, & dth of the city of Konigsberg, English cities and small towns. Betjeman, FHS. @ East Prussia, Germany; now Kaliningrad, John. (Bennett, B) Berkshire Coroners’ index 1688-1926. Russia] Königsberg (Ostpreußen)(Ross, A) English records 1500-1750: wonders await! Berkshire FHS. @ GENERAL Fincher, Alan. (9) Berkshire bur [index] Berkshire FHS. 11th The seven daughters of Eve. Sykes, Bryan. Traditional country craftsmen. Jenkins, ed. Over 830,000 bur records from the pre (Bennett, B) John Geraint. Contents: Craftsmanship 1974 Royal County of Berkshire. @ IRELAND and hand work; Craftsmanship and Enborne bap, mar & bur 1666-1832, banns The great shame: a story of the Irish in the the persistence of tradition; Woodland 1754-1812 Vestry minutes 1850-1905. CofE. old world and the new. Keneally, Thomas. craftsman - the chair bodger; the clogger; (Rist, M) (Edwards, K) the wattle hurdle maker; the hoop maker; DEVON The Irish family and local history handbook the charcoal burner; the thatching spar A history of the church of S. Peter Tiverton. 2. Robert Blatchford & Elizabeth maker; Village woodcrafts - the ossier Chalk, Edwin S. (Bennett, B) Blatchford. @ basket maker; the spale basket maker; the ESSEX Atlas of the great Irish famine 1845-52.(IAG) trugger; the bowl turner; the spoon carver; Bishop’s transcripts: Great Ilford, St Mary, TIPPERARY the rake maker; the gate hurdle maker; the bap 1831-1861, bur 1821-1861, mar 1821- General valuation revision lists: Borrisokane broom squire; the cooper; Metal and straw 1847. Barking-Side bap, bur 1840-1867, union and Parsonstown Union (Tipperary): crafts - the blacksmith; the farrier; the mar 1840-1850. Aldborough Hatch chapelry v. 12 Lorrha East electoral division 1857- thatcher; the lip-worker; the straw plaiter; (Gt Ilford) bap 1840-1868. Barling bap, 1940, Lorrha parish townlands: Abbeville, Stone and clay crafts - the brick maker; bur 1813-1818, 1824-1868, mar 1813-1818, Ashpark, Curraghglass, Derrybreen, the potter; the stone mason; the dry stone 1824-1837. Barnston bap, bur 1800-1837, Grange, Kilcarren, Kilgask, Kilregane, waller; the slater; Textile crafts - the wool 1840-1891, mar 1800-1836. Beaumont- Lissagadda, Lissernane, Lorrha, Ploverhill; worker; the rope maker; the net maker; cum-Moze bap, bur 1802-1876, mar 1802- Lorrha Town. v 13 Lorrha West electoral Leather crafts - the tanner; the currier; 1836. Belchamp-Otton bap, bur 1800-1818, division 1857-1933: Annagh, Ballymacegan, the saddler; the bootmaker; the clogmaker. 1840-1877, mar 1800-1817 CofE. (Clark, Ballyquirk, Bredagh, Lehinch, Portland, (Bennett, B) C ) Portland Little; islands in River Shannon; English inns. Burke, Thomas. (Bennett, B) Langenhoe bap, mar, bur 1660-1796; bap, bur Ballymacegan, Hayes’ Long, Portland, Mar licenses, bonds and allegations, diocese 1792-1812; mar 1796-1812; bap 1813-1958; Sallow [850495 item 3]. v. 14. Mertonhall of Salisbury 1830-1840. CofE. (Izatt, Y ) bur 1813-1958; mar 1813-1836, 1838-1943, electoral division 1857-1936, Ardcrony GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1959-1960; mar banns 1825-1928, 1936- parish townlands: Ballinderry, Ballyrickard St John Baptist, Bristol Bishop’s transcripts: 1958. Layer-de-la-Hay bap, bur 1767-1812; North, Mountfalcon. Modreeny parish mar & bur 1842-1897, bap 1843-1897 . St mar 1755-1812; bap 1813-1862; bap 1863- townlands: Ballynavin, Clashniskera, John Baptist Bedminster bap, mar & bur 1945; bur 1813-1895; bur 1895-1942; mar Cloghkeating, Derrinlee, Eminiska, 1598-1812 . St John Evangelist Clifton: bap, 1813-1837; mar 1837-1959; mar 1959-1970; Garraunorish, Hilton, Killurane, Kylebeg, mar & bur 1842-1874. St Leonard’s Bristol mar 1970-1979. Mar banns, 1856-1913, Mertonhall, Modreen. v. 15. Rathcabban bap, mar & bur 1674-1767. St Luke’s Bristol 1913-1971. Lexden bap, mar, bur 1560-1657. electoral division 1858-1929, Dorrha parish Bishop’s transcripts 1850-1861. St Luke’s Lexden bap, mar, bur 1660-1754; bap, bur townlands: Ballyoughter, Clongowna, Bedminster bap 1861-1867. Brislington 1755-1812; mar 1754-1812; bap 1813-1960; Coolross, Cullagh, Culleen, Derry, Lisheen, Bishop’s transcripts: bap, mar & bur 1606, mar 1813-1887 (Inc a few indentures/manor Newtown, Roden, Roughan. v. 16. Redwood 1615-1622, 1634-1640, 1666, 1749-1812. records). CofE. (Clark, C ) electoral division 1857-1933, Dorrha parish Easton chapelry Bishop’s transcripts: bap & HAMPSHIRE townlands: Ballyea, Redwood; Lehinch bur 1848-1872, mar 1849-1872. St Mary’s Portsmouth bap, mar, bur 1653-1710. CofE. Island. Lorrha parish townlands: Ballincor, chapel Fishponds mar & bur 1870-1881, bap (Collyer, K) Redwood Ofce of the General Valuation of 1870-1882 CofE. (Sargood, G) Hampshire bap index: 1537-1659, excluding Ireland. (Egan, S ) BERKSHIRE the Isle of Wight. Hampshire Genealogical General valuation revision lists, Borrisokane Berkshire monumental inscriptions Society. @ Union and Parsonstown Union: v. 6 collection v. 1: Aldworth St Mary, LANCASHIRE Cloghjordan electoral division 1857-1941, Ashampstead St Clement, Lower Basildon The registers of St Mary Dalton 1692-1812. Modreeny parish (cont.) Ofce of the St Bartholomew, Midgham Park (new Lancashire Parish Register Society. General Valuation of Ireland. (Egan, S ) transcription), Reading St Laurence, LINCOLNSHIRE NEW ZEALAND Remenham St Nicholas, Shippon St Maps of the Witham fens from the thirteenth Discharged in New Zealand: soldiers of the Mary Magdalene, Woolhampton St Peter. to the nineteenth century. Wheeler, R C. Imperial Foot regiments who took their Berkshire FHS. @ Contents: Covers the Witham Valley, with discharge in New Zealand, 1840-1870. Monumental inscriptions Aldermaston St the east, west and Wildmore Fens north of Comp Hugh & Lyn Hughes. @ Mary the Virgin 1533-2002. Berkshire Boston, but extending as far as Grantham UNITED KINGDOM FHS.@ and Skegness, reproducing the most How our ancestors died: a guide for family Monumental inscriptions at Reading important of the maps and listing the less historians. Wills, Simon. Investigation, cemetery, London Road, Reading, 1843- useful ones. @ diagnosis, and treatment of disease; 1994. Berkshire FHS. @ Lincolnshire Poor Law index: Gosberton Finding a cause of death; Accidents and Monumental inscriptions at St Mary’s Work House accounts 1734-1787. disasters; Alcohol and alcoholism; Cancer; church, Shaw-cum-Donnington nr Lincolnshire FHS. Contents: ‘A mixture Chest conditions; Children, babies and Newbury [1686-2011]. Berkshire FHS. @ of what is usually found in Overseers’ infection; Cholera; Diet and starvation; Monumental inscriptions Caversham St Accounts, Churchwardens’ Accounts and Dysentery and bowel infections; Epilepsy Peter 1664-2003. Berkshire FHS. @ Vestry Minutes, and inc payments made and strokes; Execution and murder; Monumental inscriptions Crowthorne, St to paupers, lists of parishioners requiring

Volume 31 Issue 8 / December 2013 © The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc • 31 settlement certificates, decisions about Overseers’ accounts 1773-1848, 1767-1836, (Sargood, G) removal and apprenticeship of paupers, removal orders 1717-1844, settlement Street mar 1837-1901, banns 1823-1891, rental of parish property, inventories examinations 1734-1838, bastardy papers bur 1681-1901, bur without the rites of the of the contents of the workhouse and 1748-1834, apprenticeship indentures CofE 1904-1917. Stringston bap, 1633-1812 appointments of parish ofcers, including 1719-1833, applications for relief 1837, (incomplete), mar 1634-1722, 1734, 1742- the ‘rider of the sewers’. Inc some lists 1846, militia papers 1783-1804, surveyors’ 1836, banns 1754-1789, bur, 1557-1723, of Freeholders of the parish, with their accounts 1781-1840. Crowcombe 1742-1811. Sutton-Bingham bap 1742-1904, occupation, as these men were eligible to churchwardens’ accounts 1723-1896, mar 1824-1901, bur 1742-1793, 1813-1901. serve on juries’ @ sextons’ notebook 1843-1875. Crowcombe Sutton-Mallett bap & bur 1781-1812. Sutton Library Additions Library Cadney-cum-Housham mar 1899-1973; parish registers: banns 1824-1888, mar Montague bap 1701-1722, 1731-1755, North Kelsey bap, bur 1612-1686, 1712- licences 1809-1836 CofE. (Daly, P ) 1772-1812, mar 1701-1722, 1731-1840, 1780; bap 1781-1849, mar, 1612-1686, Bishop’s transcripts: Combe-St Nicholas bap, banns 1759-1808, bur 1701-1722, 1731- 1712-1753, 1837-1944, mar 1754-1836, bur mar & bur 1605-1639, 1662-1663, 1749- 1755, 1772-1812. Tatworth (chapelry in the 1781-1869; Kirmington, bap 1697-1891, 1795, 1803-1836. Compton-Bishop bap, mar parish of Chard) mar 1852-1885, bap & bur mar 1697-1836, bur 1697-1965; Kirton-in- & bur 1605-1639, 1662-1663, 1749-1795, 1866-1886. (Although this chapelry started Lindsey bap 1708-1844, mar 1708-1766, bur 1803-1836. Compton-Dando bap, mar & in 1851, bap & bur only began in 1866). 1708-1812 CofE. (Clark, C ) bur 1602-1639, 1668, 1678, 1683, 1733, 17--, Taunton Holy Trinity bap, 1842-1884, mar Laford deanery bap and bur index 1750-1759, 1799-1828. Compton-Denden 1852-1886, bur 1846-1884. Taunton St 1754-1812. Lincolnshire FHS. Inc bap, mar & bur 1610-1640, 1660-1678, Andrews bap 1880-1901. mar 1881-1901, Anwich, Asgarby, Ashby de la Launde, 1708, 1735, 1745-1836. Compton-Martin bur 1880-1900 CofE. (Ford, L) Aswarby, Aunsby, Billinghay, Bloxholme, bap, mar & bur 1601-1640, 1661-1669, Wiveliscombe mar banns 1878-1902; bap Brauncewell, Burton Pedwardine, 1695, 1732, 1749-1751, 1776, 1800-1836. 1873-1885; bur 1875-1893. 1558-1902. Cranwell, Dembleby, Digby, Dorrington, Compton-Pauncefoot bap, mar & bur 1590, Wyke-Champflower chapelry mar 1840- Evedon, Ewerby, Folkingham, Great Hale, 1601-1640, 1663, 1800-1837. Congresbury 1969; bap 1813-1993; bur 1821-1992. Haceby, Heckington, Helpringham, Howell, bap, mar & bur 1605-1626, 1683, 1686, Yarlington bur 1813-1993; mar 1839-1993. Kirkby Laythorpe, Leasingham, Newton 1719-1720, 1734-1755, 1777-1778, 1802- Yatton banns 1870-1953; mar 1837-1921; by Folkingham, Osbournby, Pickworth, 1835. Corfe bap, mar & bur 1603-1639, 1663, bap 1883-1909; bur 1872-1905. Compton- Quarrington, Rowston, Ruskington, 1666, 1707, 1728, 1752, 1800-1837. Corston Dunden general register of bap & bur 1682- Scredington, Silk Willoughby, Sleaford, bap, mar & bur 1598-1640, 1663 (illegible), 1807 & mar 1782-1754; mar & banns 1755- South Kyme, Spanby, Swarby, Swaton, 1746-1750, 1801-1837. Corton-Denham 1812; bap & bur 1808-1812; bap 1813-1950; Threckingham, Walcot by Folkingham. @ bap, mar & bur 1603-1636, 1662-1672, 1733, bur 1813-1882; mar 1813-1906; bur 1883- Lawres deanery bap and bur 1754-1812. 1741, 1801-1833. Cossington bap, mar & bur 1950. Cudworth general register of bap, mar Lincolnshire FHS. Inc Aisthorpe, Barlings, 1606-1607, 1627-1640, 1664, 1740, 1749- & bur 1699-1787; mar & banns 1754-1812; Brattleby, Burton by Lincoln, Caenby, 1762, 1800-1832. Cothelstone bap, mar & general register mar & banns 1790-1812; Cammeringham, Cherry Willingham, bur 1594-1623, 1635-1639, 1667, 1678-1679, bap & bur 1788-1812; mar 1813-1954; bap Cold Hanworth, Dunholme, Fillingham, 1707, 1720-1728, 1739, 1748-1772, 1782- 1813-1952; bur 1813-1948. Kingsbury- Fiskerton, Glentham, Greetwell, 1787, 1799-1826. East Cranmore bap, mar Episcopi general registers containing bap Hackthorn, Ingham, Nettleham, Normanby & bur 1598-1640, 1663, 1669, 1754, 1801- and bur 1557-1726, 1678-1821 & mar 1557- by Spital, North Carlton, Owmby by Spital, 1821. Creech-St Michael bap, mar & bur 1758; bap 1813-1855 CofE. (Daly, P ) Reepham, Saxby by Owmby, Scampton, 1575, 1606-1639, 1662-1665, 1682-1685, Land tax assessments: 1766-1832: Bawdrip; Scothern, South Carlton, Spridlington, 1697, 1727-1759, 1769-1784, 1801-1824. Bridgewater; Chedzoy; Durston; Pawlett; Stainton by Langworth, Sudbrooke, Welton Crewkerne bap, mar & bur 1594-1629, 1638, North Petherto; St Michaelchurch; by Lincoln. @ 1668, 1708-1709, 1727-1826 (bur only go to Thurloxton. Somerset Court of Quarter LONDON & MIDDLESEX 1823). CofE. (Daly, P ) Sessions of the Peace. (Daly, P ) The Times atlas of London: the story of Bishops transcripts of bap, mar & bur: Land tax assessments: Milton 1766-1832; a great city through maps, history and Spaxton 1813-1834. Stanton-Drew 1602- Wookey 1766-1832; Worminster 1766-1832; culture.@ 1640, 1705, 1734, 1749-1750, 1801-1834. Westbury 1766-1832; Wookey 1766-1832; The records of the Honorable Society of Stanton Prior 1598-1611, 1621-1640, Yarley 1766-1832; Ashcott 1767-1832; Lincoln’s Inn: the Black books [1422-1845]. 1667-1668, 1800-1837. Staple-Fitzpaine Blackford 1767-1832; Bulleigh 1767-1832; NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1599-1639, 1663-1666, 1725, 1742-1837. Charlton-Mackrell 1767-1832; Compton- An atlas of Northamptonshire: the medieval Staplegrove 1594-1640, 1662-1669, 1707, Dunden 1767-1832; Cossington 1767-1831; and early-modern landscape. Partida, 1720-1751, 1769-1771, 1796-1825. Stawley Greinton 1767-1832; High Ham 1767-1832; Tracey. @ 1598-1640, 1661-1679, 1707, 1727-1728, Holford 1767-1832; Holton 1767-1832; Footprints: journal of the Northamptonshire 1743-1836. Stockland-Bristol 1597-1640, Middlezoy 1767-1832. Somerset Court of FHS. v. 1-30 (Sep 1979 - May 2008) 1662-1679, 1703-1709, 1719-1720, 1737- Quarter Sessions of the Peace. (Daly, P ) SOMERSET 1748, 1768, 1775, 1802-1837. Stawell WARWICKSHIRE Chipstable poor rate: lists owners of chapelry (in the parish of Moorlinch) 1598- Birmingham: a history in maps. Line, Paul properties and occupiers, and how 1639, 1664, 1720, 1803-1810. Stocklinch- Leslie. @ much assessed for the poor of the parish. Magdalen 1605-1637, 1662, 1789, 1800- WILTSHIRE Clatworthy poor rate & valuation 1845- 1837. Stocklinch-Ottersay 1598-1640, Mar notices of seven registration districts 1868 & 1843: lists owners and occupiers of 1662, 16--, 1690, 1734, 1749, 1790-1837. in Wiltshire: Bradford on Avon 1838-1882, properties in the parish, and the amount Stogumber 1605-1639, 1662, 1699-1705, Calne 1837-1903, Devizes 1837-1878. assessed for poor relief. Clatworthy 1721-1735, 1749-1837. Baps for 1705 also Marlborough 1838-1910, Melksham & mar banns 1824-1937. Clatworthy include non-conformist bir. Stogursey 1605- Trowbridge 1837-1904, Westbury 1837- churchwardens’ accounts 1766-1881. 1611, 16--, 1623-1639, 166-, 1703-1709, 1921, Hungerford & Ramsbury 1921-1933. Compton-Dunden mar banns 1823-1915, 1718-1720, 1732, 1742-1776, 1787-1837. Wiltshire FHS. @ mar licences 1832-1940. Compton-Dunden Stoke-sub-Hamdon 1593-1639, 1666-1670, St Mark’s Swindon parish registers: bap churchwardens’ accounts 1767-1889, 1776- 1770, 1801-1837. Stoke-Pero 1598-1613, 1845-1899, mar 1846-1902, bur 1845- 1875. Compton-Dunden poor law records: 1622-1640, 1662-1678, 1704-1712, 1731- 1915 (but few after 1881) Wiltshire FHS. list of persons to serve as constables 1845, 1732, 17--, 1751-1773, 1801-1836 CofE. St Mark’s was the church of the Great overseers’ rates and assessments 1824-1852, (Daly, P ) Western Railway Estate which employed 1861, overseers’ accounts 1726-1773 CofE. Brislington St Luke general registers, bap, many migrant workers from outside (Daly, P ) mar & bur 1566-1758; bap & bur 1759-1813; Wiltshire. @ Compton-Dunden poor law records: bap 1813-1963; mar 1754-1908. CofE. Wiltshire confirmations [in the CofE

Volume 31 Issue 8 / December 2013 32 • © The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc up to 1920] Wiltshire FHS. Brixton CofS. (McRobb, J ) 3-3, 1739-1788; bap v. 3-4, 1788-1819. mar v. Deverell; East Knoyle; Kingston Deverell; BANFFSHIRE 3-4, 1788-1819. bap v. 3-5, 1819-1854. mar v. Longbridge Deverell; Maiden Bradley; Old parochial registers 3-5, 1819-1854. bir v. 3-5/RNE, 1839-1854. Mere; Monkton Deverell; Sedgehill; Aberlour v.1 bap 1708-1775, mar 1708-1774, CofS. (SAG) Stourton; West Knoyle. @ bur 1709-1773, v. 2 bap 1773-1820, mar Kirk Session records: Abbey (Paisley) CofS. YORKSHIRE 1776-1821, v. 3 bap 1820-1849, mar 1820- Inc mar 1851-1860, bap & bir 1850-1854, Bishop’s transcripts: East Harlsey bap, mar 1849. CofS. 1788-1825, 1738, 1817-1831, bir 1831-1836, & bur 1682, 1692, 1696-1837, 1854 (mar Banf bap v. 1 1620-1701, bap v. 2 1701-1752; proclamations of mar 1836-1842, 1845- to 1837 only). Hilton chr, mar, & bur 1611, bap v. 3 1752-1789, bap v. 4 1789-1819, bap v. 1847 & bir 1845-1847; mar, bap & bir of 1682, 1716, 1718-1721, 1749-1821, 1830, 5 1752-1820; bap, mar & bur v. 6 1783-1788, Paisley, 1849-1851, proclamations for mar Additions Library 1832-1836, 1847-1865 (mar to 1835 only). mar v. 7 1664-1701, mar v. 8 1718-1819, bur of Abbey parish, Paisley 1855-1888, 1859- Hinderwell bap, mar, & bur 1601, 1602, 1718-1782, bap & mar v. 11 1847-1854; bap 1922 (SAG) 1608, 1622, 1627, 1631-1634, 1636-1639, & mar v. 9 1820-1826, bur 1820-1854, bap & Paisley United Presbyterian Church dth 1661-1673, 1675-1679, 1682-1687, 1689- mar v. 10 1826-1854 CofS. (Daniels, L ) 1848-1868. 1698, 1700-1716, 1718-1726, 1728-1829, INVERNESS-SHIRE ROSS & CROMARTY 1831, 1850, 1852 (mar to 1831 only). CofE. Old parochial registers Redcastle: a place in Scotland’s history. Clark, (Clark, C ) Kirkhill 1726-1854. CofS. (McRobb, J ) Graham. [Killearnan parish]. (SAG) Bishop’s transcripts Rotherham: chr, mar & Ardersier v. 1 bap 1719-1819, mar 1740- Knockbain Free church bir & bap 1843-1854 bur 1691-1797; 1797-1821. CofE(Clark, C) 1819; v. 2 bap 1820-1854, mar 1820-1854; & 1880-1920 & mar 1843-1850; Killearnan SCOTLAND Fort George mar 1820-1854. Boleskine Free church bap 1843-1851.Highland FHS.@ Associate Congregation Church (Paisley, and Abertarf v. 1 bap Boleskine 1777-1819; ROXBURGHSHIRE Renfrewshire) bap 1756-1854 & bur 1836- Fort Augustus, or Abertarf 1737-1819; 1831 census Jedburgh parish. Maxwell, 1870. Viewfield Associate Session Church mar Boleskine 1799-1819, Fort Augustus Graham. @ (Stirling) bap 1749-1775. Broxburn or Abertarf 1759-1813; v. 2 bap Boleskine, 1831 census Melrose parish (also including Free Church (West Lothian) bap 1844- Fort Augustus, or Abertarf 1820-1854, mar Lindean) Maxwell, Graham. @ 1939. Inverurie (Aberdeenshire) Free 1820-1854 CofS. (Clark, C ) SUTHERLAND Church bap 1843-1854. Inch Free Church Dores v. 1 bap 1734-1819, mar 1734-1819, Creich Free church: bir & bap 1843-1897 & (Wigtownshire) records 1845-1960. Stirling bur 1753-1796, v. 2 bap 1820-1854, mar mar 1843-1896. Highland FHS. @ Associate Session Church bap 1739-1795 1820-1854, bur 1831 (one entry). Duthil SHETLAND contains: mar 1845-1878, bir 1845-1878, & Rothiemurchus v. 1 bap 1766-1819, mar Tingwall list of inhabitants 1785. Scottish dth 1845-1878, memorandum of parties 1778-1819, v. 2 bap 1820-1854, mar 1820- Genealogy Society. @ married by Peter Ferguson who were not 1854. Glenelg v. 1 bap 1792-1819, mar 1804- FAMILY HISTORY & BIOGRAPHY of his congregation 1850-1879, mar 1880- 1819, v. 2 bap 1820-1854, mar 1820-1841 1850s Group of Victorian Colonists members’ 1893, 1958-1960. CofS. (Clark, C) ancestry submissions. 1850s Group of Carluke United Presbyterian Church bap Kiltarlity and Convinth v. 1 bap 1714-1819, Victorian Colonists. Indexed by John 1832-1869, proclamations 1834-1836; mar 1812-1819; v. 2 bap 1820-1854, mar Blackwood. & dth 1835-1837 for Kirkton, Carluke, 1820-1854. CofS. (McRobb, J) Nils Alfred Andersson: a runaway Swedish Lanarkshire. United Presbyterian Church Inverness Queen street United Presbyterian seaman and his Australian destiny. bap with some dth & mar 1846-1905, Largs, church (bap & mar 1839-1854 & 1860- Martindale, Jean. Translated by Nils Ayrshire. Garioch Free Church bap 1843- 1871) & Inverness Union street United Goran Langfors. (Martindale, I) 1851, Aberdeenshire. Associate Session Presbyterian church (bap 1863-1910) Futures in a distant land: 1705-1914 convict Church (Abbey Close): Rolls of baptised Highland FHS. @ Londoner and free Irishwoman - Sydney, members 1849-1965 & bur registers 1842- Kirkhill Free church: bir & bap 1843-1854; Australia. [Barker family] Allinson, Mary. 1920. Paisley, Renfrewshire. Buccleuch Kiltarlity Free church bir & bap 1843-1854 The Bennett album: a history of the Bennett Street Burgher Church bap 1752-1762, & mar 1844-1854. Highland FHS. @ family from East Anglia. Bennett, Bruce. Dalkeith, Midlothian (SAG) MIDLOTHIAN An account of the families of Boase or Bowes: Court minutes of Balgair 1706-1736. The Lag Gaelic Church Edinburgh communion rolls originally residing at Paul and Madron in charters 1400-1720. The Burgh court book 1836-1852. Scottish Genealogy Society. @ Cornwall, and of other families connected of Selkirk 1503-1545. The Buoik of the kirk Midlothian county bir, Leith 1875. Scotland. with them by mar. Boase, Charles William. of the Canagait, 1564-1567. Inhabitants General register Ofce. (SAG) 2nd ed. (Mackey, P) of the Argyll estate 1779. The Parishes of PERTHSHIRE Bolitho family history: early Bolitho families. Medieval Scotland. Records of the CofS: List of the whole inhabitants of the Burgh of Bolitho, John. preserved in the Scottish Record Ofce Perth 1766. Scottish Genealogy Society. @ The Boone family; a genealogical history of and General Register Ofce, Edinburgh. Perthshire in history and legend. the descendants of George and Mary Boone Calendar of irregular mar in the South Leith McKerracher, Archie. (Bennett, B) who came to America in 1717; containing kirk session records 1697-1818. Register of RENFREWSHIRE many unpublished bits of early Kentucky Edinburgh apprentices 1756-1800. Scottish Old parochial registers history. Also a biographical sketch of Record Society. (Johnson, C) Abbey (Paisley) CofS. bap v. 1, 1676-1707. Daniel Boone, the pioneer, by one of his Milnathort Burgher Associate Congregation mar v. 1, 1670-1707. bap v. 2, 1708-1785. bap descendants. Spraker, Hazel Atterbury. church records 1748-1892 (Kinrosshire): v. 3, 1785-1820. mar v. 9, 1845-1855. bur v. (DeFrees, J) Managers’ minutes 1771-1853. Deacons’ 10, 1833-1864 (SAG) The Dunsire families of Fife 1660-1875: court minutes 1850-1892. Bap 1859- Paisley High Church bap v. 1-1, 1788-1820. a surname history. Dunsire, Andrew. 1883. Canal Street Church (Paisley, mar v. 1-2, 1788-1819. bap v. 1-3, 1820-1854. (Hitchon, N ) Renfrewshire) United Presbyterian) church mar v. 1-4, 1820-1850 (to 23 Mar. 1850); A Hope Goldie 1896-1964: a very suitable records 1783-1868 Session minutes 1783- mar v. 1-4 1845-1854 (from 4 Jan. 1845 name for a missionary. Morkham, 1804, 1818-1848. Session minutes 1848- with index). Transcripts from the register Marjorie. {Copies available from author @ 1868 (inc dth 1853-1856). (SAG) of neglected entries-bir 1842-1854; Index to $30.00 plus postage} ABERDEENSHIRE bir & bap v. 3-6, 1820-1854 for High, Middle Melbourne’s first catholic bishop James Old parochial registers & Low churches. Middle church Paisley bap, Alipius Goold pioneer bishop and pastor: the Monquhitter 1670-1854. CofS. v. 2-1, 1788-1819. mar ,v. 2-2, 1788-1820. man and his vision 1848-1886 [Exhibition Rhynie v. 1. bap, 1740-1819, mar, 1741-1752, bap, v. 2-3, 1820-1854; mar, v. 2-4, 1820- catalogue] Rogan, John P. (North, J) 1772-1819; v. 2. Bap, 1820-1854, mar, 1820- 1854. bir, v. 2 Register of neglected entries, Constance Stone: Australia’s first woman 1854, bur, 1783-1794, 1803, 1821, 1822, 1822-1852. Low church Paisley bap v. 3-1, doctor. Roberts, Shirley. (Pugsley, E) 1826. Savoch 1852-1854 mar, bir and bap 1738-1763. bap v. 3-2, 1763-1788. mar v.

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The only record I could ﬁnd of my great My grandfather, Henry Herton BARNES was born grandfather Edward BENSLEY, was on 20 Dec 1889 in Hull, Yorkshire. He joined the Ancestry as a seven year old convict. This was Royal Engineers 8 Jun 1915 with his Regimental in the New South Wales and Tasmania Muster Number 474375. In 1918 he was a sapper (Drum Q of Convicts 1804 – 1849. He arrived on the Q and Keg Makers). Henry lived most of his life in Prince Regent when he was given a Ticket of Pardon. The Hull, married there in 1915 and had two sons Charles last record of Edward aged 7 was when he was living with Henry and Nelson BARNES. his parents Benjamin (pilot) aged 41 and Mary Ann nee SAULL aged 41, with seven children all living in Gorlston I have his regimental details and even have a photograph Sufolk. The family was still there in 1851 with the name of him but I have been unable to track down his military spelled BUSLEY. Edward Handley BENSLEY was born 5 service. Am I missing something? Nov 1843 Gorleston. ~ Marylynn Barnes He married in Victoria 4 Jul 1863 probably in As many WWI records were destroyed it is quite Warrnambool to Esther (Hester) KERR. Esther was born possible that Henry’s service record has not 15 Jun 1832 Dartmoor and arrived on the in 1861 Atlanta survived, however there are many references and but I cannot ﬁnd Edward’s arrival. Edward and Esther had sources worth checking if you haven’t already done 10 children mostly in Warrnambool. They went to New A so. The National Archives have many very good Zealand in 1878 and later returned to Warrnambool. online guides for WO [War Ofce] records. ~ Ann Lock Henry BARNES appears in WO 372: Service Medal and At the age of 14 Edward BENSLEY gained his Award Rolls Index with reference to a Victory medal. Seaman’s ticket so this dispels the fact that he was This shows him as a Sapper in the Royal Engineers, a convict. His Seaman’s tickets can be found on Regiment No T792 and 474375. This should be followed – BT114, Register Ticket No. 445454. Findmypast up in the records of WO 329. WO 363 Service Records A Follow the link to ‘Merchant Navy Seamen ‘Burnt Documents’ and WO 364 Service Records ‘Unburnt frequently asked questions’ for further useful leads, in Documents’ are now available on Ancestry. particular BT113 which may give details of voyages he undertook. Edward’s elder brother Alfred was a mariner Another source of excellent information is Simon Fowler’s so the assumption is that Edward probably worked his Tracing your First World War ancestors: a guide for family passage to Victoria. In Warrnambool he ran a produce historians. The GSV Library location for this publication shop (Pioneers’ register: Warrnambool Township and Shire is 355.341 FOW and it is also available in the GSV Online 1839-1900, vol.1 p.60 – GSV Library location 994.57092 Bookshop. WARR AUS). Findmypast, Ancestry and The National Archives Insolvency notices for Edward appear in the Victoria Discovery site are available free of charge in the GSV Government Gazette 8 Sep 1876, 15 Sep 1876 and 16 Mar library. 1877. These were discovered using the GSV LINX AUS database in the GSV Library [or GIN database from home]. His insolvency may have been the reason the family left Send your questions to: Ancestor Q&A, Warrnambool and went to New Zealand in 1878. Edward GSV, Level B1, 257 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 BENSLEY died in Cheltenham in 1930 at the age of 95 or email [email protected] (reg. 4747), whilst Esther died in 1920 in Warrnambool aged 77 (reg. 8222). On the indexes her parents were listed Please note that questions may be edited for space reasons and as Robert KERR and Ellen BENNY. may not appear immediately in the next issue of Ancestor. No correspondence will be entered into by Jenny Carter.

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Brick Wall # 131201 The Friends of Cheltenham and Regional Cemeteries Inc. have been Brick Wall# 131203 trying to solve a riddle about the paternal grandfather of the artist Sarah Hannah COLE nee BRITTAIN died in 1929 Clarice Marjoribanks BECKETT. age 57 at 29 Melrose St, Hopetoun Ward, Melbourne Joseph BECKETT was born at Newbury, Berkshire c1825 the son of City. The informant on her death certiﬁcate was a Joseph BECKETT (c1801-50) and Elizabeth nee TANSWELL (c1801- Sergeant from the Hotham Hill police station. All 57). Joseph jnr. married Elizabeth nee CHUBB on 24 Sep 1849, and other details (marriage, children, etc) are correct; they migrated to Victoria on the Commodore Perry with their children suggesting members of the family provided the Joseph Clifden BECKETT (1850-1936), Alfred (1853-87), Ellen (1856- information. 98), James [William] (1859-72) and Emily (1861-1920) arriving in Her stated occupation is clearly ‘Home Duties Dec 1861. Joseph’s sister Mary (c1830-61) migrated on the Herald Military Pensioner’. Why would she be a ‘military of Morning Star in Dec 1854 and married James SHORTER (c1827- pensioner’? Her husband was still alive and didn’t 1908). die until 1943. I’ve tried the Australian War The BECKETTs lived in Daylesford where Joseph invested in many Memorial and National Archives and can ﬁnd no mining companies. In Oct 1872 newspaper reports stated that he was record of her - she married at 18 so didn’t really have considering leaving the district and suddenly he disappears without time to serve; her father - a collier born in Wiltshire leaving any further genealogical footprints. His wife and family in 1836 died in Ballarat in 1871 after 18 months in remained, primarily in Victoria and their subsequent whereabouts are Australia; her husband; or her sons serving, except all accounted for. one son, Peter Hedley COLE, who married in 1918, and didn’t die until 1976. According to family legend, Joseph went to America, and there we hit a brick wall. We would love to know what ultimately happened to Joseph after Oct 1872.

See our next issue for Brick Wall # 131202 replies helping demolish Alexander REID was a journalist who travelled to Australia on the 1861 voyage of the Great these brick walls. Britain which also included the first English cricket team to visit Australia. I cannot find him in the passenger lists for the ship. I have emailed the Great Britain museum in Bristol but no luck finding him listed as a passenger or crew. He is specifically mentioned in reports from the passengers as being on that voyage. Any suggestions where I could find him listed would be appreciated.

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AINGER CARMICHAEL Daniel b 1858; Mary b 1860; William Seeking info John Tansley AINGER b Henry b 1863. 1909 VIC m1 Rita Victoria KEY, dau Seeking info/desc Archibald Joyce m2 Lillian Maud KEY, son CARMICHAEL d 1896 & Elizabeth B. Clifton ¢bclifton@paciﬁc.net.au William T. HENDERSON b 1846 d 1887; Archibald J03 9776 8667 CARMICHAEL b 1866 d 1903 & J. Walker Isabella RANKIN b 1867 d 1941. [email protected] ¢ METCALFE/SPARKS J03 9725 0738 G. Bence ¢[email protected] J03 9379 6964 Seeking info/arr AUS fr Bradford YKS 1850s Geo SPARKS b 1813 m Mary METCALFE b 1817; & Wm b 1845; Ann BEYER b 1846; Charlotte b 1848. Seeking info/desc sons of Bernhard DAVEY/SECCOMBE Robert Emil BEYER d 1905 arr Melb Seeking info/desc Thomas DAVEY m B. Stephenson 1849 m Ann WILLIAMS, Irish orphan; Amelia SECCOMBE arr Adelaide SA ¢[email protected] Oscar Gules BEYER d 1929 Shepparton 1849 moved to VIC. Need Thomas' J 0400 873 949 VIC; Bernhard Emil lived there 1931; death details. also Carl Heinrick BEYER families. T. Davey ¢[email protected] P. Crothers J02 6288 8038 PERGER [email protected] Seeking info/arr AUS/NZ my g-gf Hans ¢ (Johannes) Christian PERGER. In NZ 1861 at Lawrence Goldﬁelds m Ruth FLYNN Annie ROBINSON (nee BROWN) b CAIRNS Seeking info my cousins Dorothy c1838 NOR/GER/or? Seeking info anyone researching FLYNN b 1925 m Colin COCHRANE; CAIRNS on Bellarine Peninsula with Nola FLYNN (par: Edward Howard E.Wilson ¢[email protected] SCT origins & poss links with CAIRNS FLYNN & Margaret STYLES, lived J0411 150 059 family Mornington Peninsula. McKinnon VIC). Have photos of Particular interest 1850-1900. Info to Dorothy & her sr Nola given to their share. nana Sarah FLYNN of Mentone which I would like to pass on to their families. PLUNKETT/MURPHY/POWER/ C. Cairns [email protected] McCARTHY/CASS/SEDMAN ¢ Seeking info/par Catherine/Sarah J03 9386 3979 J. McCrory ¢[email protected] J02 4423 0227 PLUNKETT b c1780 IRL m c1800 Bernard MURPHY, dau Bridget b c1800 Elphin ROS d 1874 Williamstown m CARLEY/O'LOUGHLIN/ 1827 Elphin ROS, John POWER. Also McMAHON JOYCE William McCARTHY b c1803 St Seeking info/desc Peter CARLEY b Seeking info my g-gf Edward David Georges LND transported 1835 d 1888 1826 (par: Peter CARLEY & Emma/ JOYCE b 1841 d 1909 arr AUS c1851 as St Arnaud m 1853 Ann MURPHY of Ann/Ellen O'LOUGHLIN - name 10 yr old, want to know who Enniskillen. Also Benjamin CASS b difers on death certs) d 1882 m 14 accompanied him. c1811 Beverley YKS d 1862 Melb m 1853 September 1852 Melb Margaret Sculcoates YKS, Mary Ann SEDMAN. McMAHON b c1833 d 1922 both from S. Hunt ¢[email protected] Co CLA IRL. J0408 862 242 J. Horsburgh ¢phorsbur@bigpond. net.au C. Jackson ¢[email protected] J0428 557 172 PRIOR/GREGG/GEE/COLSON/ LYONS/ANDERSON/ TOSPELL HUTCHINSON Seeking info/desc Jonas PRIOR & Jane Seeking info/desc Ann LYONS m1 1852 GREGG; William Henry GEE & Mary Charles ANDERSON m2 1879 John Elizabeth PRIOR; Thomas PRIOR & HUTCHINSON. Chn: Ann b 1853; Keziah NUTT; Charles Lewis COLSON Margaret b 1854; Elizabeth b 1856; & Mary Jane PRIOR; Amelia PRIOR &

Abbreviations: c1803 circa 1803 g-grandpar great-grandparents anc ancestors chn children gg-grandpar great-great-grandparents arr arrived d died m married b&d born and died dau/s daughter/daughters m1 ﬁrst marriage b born desc descendants m2 second marriage bap baptised fr from par parents bro/s brother/s g-gf great-grandfather sis sister/sisters bur buried g-gm great-grandmother unk unknown

Volume 31 Issue 8 / December 2013 36 • © The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc Edward MACCASSALEN; Samuel Thomas b 1859 d 1887; Edmund b 1861 Submissions: TOSPELL & Susannah PRIOR. d 1949; Rosanna b 1863; Mary b 1865 d 1943; Henry b 1867. B. Parkinson • Provide your membership number ¢ [email protected] R. Fraser ¢[email protected] and contact details including first J03 9726 9695 name, surname, postal address, phone TRAVAGLIA number and email address. PUMP Seeking info/desc Concetta, Vincenzo, Seeking info/arr AUS Johann PUMP b Luiga, Guiseppa, Serafino, Angelo • In order to protect your privacy, your 16 Jan 1840 Ahrenlohe Schleswig TRAVAGLIA settled VIC & NSW initial, surname and one element of Holstein m 1870 Melb Christina Eva 1890s. Par: Gaetano TRAVAGLIA & STECHER. Family story is he arr c1859 Anna LAMARO of Leni & Malfa, your contact details will be published having jumped ship & never sought Salina, Aeolian Islands. naturalisation poss worried about ie: email address and phone number or illegal entry. He was first of family to M. Beaumont address. Please indicate which one you come to AUS; settled Doncaster VIC as ¢[email protected] orchardist. would like us to use.

S. Rogerson all surnames, given names and WILLIAMS • Print ¢[email protected] 0438 605 586 Seeking info Alfred WILLIAMS son of place names relating to your search. J Elizabeth WILLIAMS, authorised bur Melb Gen Cemetery 1934 for Lilian • 80 words allowed for a free entry COWL. Bur in same grave were Sandy Creek School Cornelius PRICE, Frederick (includes heading) (nr Tallangatta VIC) SS 2024 WILLIAMS. Need info re Alfred & his Seeking info/photos/rolls/stories re connection to Lilian COWL. • List heading surnames in order above school which opened April 1878 of importance as, owing to space & closed May 1921. Reopened in local H. Fenwick hall 1942 but was incl in Kiewa ÇPO Box 7, Jamieson VIC 3723 constraint names may be limited to one consolidation scheme & closed July 1953. Particularly interested in period line. 1878-1921 & BULLOCK family. • Entries can be emailed to: Helen ¢[email protected] [email protected] J03 9543 6599

Sorrento Cemetery VIC The Sorrento Cemetery Trust advise they have been given a grant from Bendigo Bank to erect a memorial plaque commemorating all the early pioneers buried there in unmarked/unk graves. Any desc of the original families who are interested in adding a plaque in memory of their ancestors can make contact as below.

ÇSecretary, Sorrento Cemetery Trust, PO Box 119, Sorrento VIC 3943 ¢[email protected]

SPENCE Seeking info/marr/deaths Susan SPENCE b 8 Dec 1865; Caroline SPENCE b 18 Jul 1867 (par: John SPENCE m1 Mary DILLON d 12 Jul 1869. John m2 29 Jul 1871 Jane THOMAS.)

M. Kent ¢[email protected] J03 9583 4001

TALBOT Seeking info Thomas TALBOT b 1826 Birmingham d 1913 Ararat m 1885 Ballarat, Catherine MURPHY b 1834 IRL d 1891 Ararat. Chn: Daniel b 1852 d 1894; Elizabeth b 1853 d 1934; Annie b 1854 d 1886; John b 1857 d 1913;

Volume 31 Issue 8 / December 2013 © The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc • 37 it write Getting

Writing Autobiography and Memoir

Recording the memories of your life, your past creating a knowing blend of fiction and history. experiences, and those of the people around you This article is the outcome of a discussion held by the GSV is the most important writing that you can do. Its First decide on the audience for your book. It Family History Writers Circle on immediacy will appeal to your descendants and can be just for yourself, with no one else reading 3 July 2013. The discussion was give them a firm base for future research into their it until after you have died, or it can be for your led by Martin Playne who can be family history. It is also an opportunity to express immediate family - your descendants. If this is contacted via email [email protected] your views on a range of issues that you may have the case, then it can be the full story of all your suppressed. memories. On the other hand, you may have a desire to write a published ‘memoir’, which you So how do you start? What do you include? What hope will become a best seller. If so, then your do you deliberately leave out? What style do you writing style and your content will be very much use? What is your readership? Will it be strictly diferent from that of a family ‘autobiography’. an autobiography or will it be a memoir covering You will need to be much more selective in your other topics? content, otherwise the external reader will simply get bored. From a publishing viewpoint, consider Let’s start by defining what we mean. The writing chapters which are complete articles terms ‘memoir’ and ‘autobiography’ have in themselves, and can be published separately tended to become blurred in recent years. An in magazines and journals, or entered into short ‘autobiography’ is the writing of one’s own history story competitions. Currently, I am planning to - a biography of one’s self. A ‘memoir’ is a much write my autobiography just for family use, but broader term. It can be simply an autobiography, writing some of its chapters in the format of self- but often it can be about the life of someone else, contained articles for publication. or an essay on a learned topic, on which the writer has made particular observations. A memoir can In some ways, writing from first hand knowledge be selective and not include every detail of your is easy. Little research is needed – it’s all in your life. head, isn’t it? Or is it? How good is your memory? Do you only remember things which show you in More than other forms of history-writing, the a favourable light? Memory is not always reliable historical veracity of memoir depends upon the - your brain may have processed your memory disclosure of the writer’s identity and his or her so that the information is selective, incomplete, relationship to the subjects. Remember you are or gives false beliefs. Check up on your memory still writing within the discipline of history; not where possible. Sometimes you need to use techniques to remind you. An old photo that you have notAdvertisement seen for a long timefor Ancestor can remind you of an event1/8 or incident.page (66 Memory x 90 mm) can be recalled by photos, 4site issues visits, from newspapers June 2011 and libraries, by listening$450 to music of a former era, by visiting your old school or workplace, by re-reading books you Established 1854 read in the past, by talking with family members or old friends, and by touching old clothes, Over 25,000 items of Victorian history, dresses, ornaments, and furniture. resources for genealogy and much more available for loan. A good starting technique is to look at the newspapers around the date of your birth - find www.pmi.net.au out what people were thinking then e.g., the Spanish Rebellion, the Chinese-Japanese conflict, (03) 9510 3393 the Queen’s 12th birthday, the fish shop that was 140 High Street, Prahran VIC robbed in Dundee that day. A strong ending is important too. This can be achieved by comparing

the world when you were born with now; by up to the issue, use understatement, or even presenting the recurring themes in your life, and a ‘telling silence’. Add variety by moving from discussing these; or perhaps by glancing at the the details of a personal story to lead to the big future, with predictions and speculation. picture story (e.g., war, politics). Include conflict, include clashes with parents, siblings, friends Structuring an ‘autobiography’ is simple - most and ‘authority’. Try to portray your inner battles just write in a chronological order, starting from with conscience, with desire, with envy and with their birth. But ‘memoirs’ can be structured fear. Don’t ignore hurtful memories, distressing quite diferently. Giving a book structure (using memories and emotional memories. The ups and chronology, or a special topic, theme or period downs of life add realism to your book. of time) is a way of creating meaning. Some argue that structure is created so that meaning Images add interest – certainly, use photographs may be created. Others believe that structure and images, hand-drawn images and maps, copies and meaning are inherent in life. Either way, we of documents, certificates, and old cooking recipes depend on structure to make sense of our lives. of remembered dishes. But, consider carefully the Personally, I have started by simply keeping a use of family photographs and their ownership. chronological listing file of all events, places, dates If in doubt seek permission. Commonly, you and people as I remember their details. I have also have been given photocopies of letters written by listed out and given titles to chapters to start my grandparents and other ancestors. Did you inherit structure. their possessions, or did a cousin? You may have to seek written permission from the cousin to To include some family history (of siblings, reproduce these letters. children, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles) is quite a good idea, but you need to consider how to Good writing techniques and style are handle this information - perhaps in an appendix. particularly important in memoirs, because of As it will probably involve living people, you will their personal nature. Use the active sentence need to get their permission, or otherwise handle structure rather than the passive. Make use of sensitively. If your book is to be published on the variation in tense. Use the simple past tense, but open market, you may feel the need to disguise vary it (pluperfect e.g. ‘had done’ for flashbacks; their true identities, but be careful. People may present tense when telling a story sometimes). be referred to by an initial or another name, Avoid the habitual past tense e.g., we used to, without departing from historical accuracy. we would. Vary sentence length for variety. On Writing about yourself and your immediate revising, remove too many adjectives and adverbs circle of acquaintances and family can lead to – instead use strong nouns and verbs. identity theft, and leave you open to fraud and misrepresentation or claims of defamation You Finally, don’t forget to use humour, emotion and need to think through what you are telling the suspense. By writing about your life you will reader and who will be your readers. be creating a primary historical document and possibly the only account. As it is your view, it will Interesting content is essential if you are to be a unique record. retain your reader’s interest. Covering the big issues will help – birth and death, love, beauty, GSV members are welcome to sit in on a meeting of the Family History Writers truth, fear, passion, grief, and joy. It is difcult to write in a ‘flat’ way when covering the big Group, which meets on the first Wednesday of each month (except January) at issues. Telling the truth is also necessary but 12.30pm. For further details see page 28. it’s seldom advisable to tell all. Therefore, sidle

MEMOIRS THAT WERE ENJOYED BY MEMBERS OF THE GSV WRITERS DISCUSSION CIRCLE

Killing the Messenger A Fortunate Life Whole Life The Mind of a Thief by William McBride by Albert Facey by Morris Lurie by Kathy Miller

The Road from Coorain I Can Jump Puddles Waiting to be heard Lucia in the time of by Jill Ker Conway by Alan Marshall by Amanda Knox Napoleon by Andrea de Robilant Man Child in the Promised Angela’s Ashes - A Memoir Dickens Land of Childhood by Peter Ackroyd by Claude Brown by Frank McCourt

For a discussion of Australian memoir-writing and the problems of writing memoir, see Drusilla Modjeska’s Timepieces.

Volume 31 Issue 8 / December 2013 © The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc • 39 Two Most Remarkable Men by Jenny Carter

The Australian newspapers online at Trove are Hall to a ‘large and appreciative audience’ who a remarkable source of unexpected information. ‘rose en masse’ to applaud him at the conclusion.5 The author, Jenny Carter, can be So too are many books in the GSV library. Leaﬁng He also spent the month of April 1877 in Sydney 6 contacted via email address: through the two volumes of the Register of preaching at the Harris Street Baptist church. [email protected] Clergy in Victoria [GSV – F279.945 VIC] led to an exciting journey through the lives of Charles Early in 1878 Charles CHERBURY considered Mortimer CHERBURY and Albert RIVETT, two that his congregation had grown so much that ministers of religion, who became related by the he sought funds to erect a new building in marriage of CHERBURY’s daughter to RIVETT. Collingwood. This was to have a meeting area that would seat 500 people with ‘cofee room Charles CHERBURY, born in Plymouth, England, and reading room attached’. The total cost was is listed in the Register in October 1862 as the estimated at £2000 and donations were sought Baptist minister at Beaufort in western Victoria.1 from the public. (Image 1)7. While they were His date of arrival in Australia has not been found, raising the money for this project, an ecumenical but in March 1861 he married Christina Elizabeth group of ladies raised enough money to purchase ALMSTEAD in Melbourne. By 1873 he had a ‘Gospel Tent’ which was erected on the Sackville returned to Melbourne and had begun preaching Street, Collingwood site, considered ‘perhaps at the George Street Baptist church in Fitzroy. An the poorest part of that city’. A free tea ofered energetic and enthusiastic preacher, he seems to at the opening drew ‘no less than 800 people’ have travelled widely. In 1876 he embarked on an who, according to the reporter, had ‘pinched and extensive lecture tour of northern Tasmania.2 As hungry faces’. Mr CHERBURY was among those a member of the temperance society, the Good who spoke to the assembly and the occasion was Templars, during a six week ‘holiday’, he delivered so remarkable that it was reported in the Sydney lectures at Launceston, Perth and Longford and Morning Herald as well as The Argus.8 took part in sixty-ﬁve services.3 In Launceston one of his lectures was illustrated with ‘anecdotes It was the fate of children who faced ‘hopeless related in an original and telling style’ and destitution’ because their parents had deserted ‘interspersed with appropriate songs’ which he them or were in prison, that led Charles accompanied on the organ.4 In Melbourne in CHERBURY to open a ‘Home of Hope for September 1876, CHERBURY delivered a lecture Destitute Children’ in March 1880. This was Add-3-idea copy.pdf on 23/10/12 the ‘Siege 8:28:47 of Londonderry’ PM at the Fitzroy Town situated next to the Tabernacle in a disused Boot factory. The children were to be educated, properly cared for and ‘trained for trades and domestic usefulness’.9 During 1890 Mr CHERBURY and his wife were able to establish

C a ‘cottage sanatorium at Ocean Grove on half an H acre’ (Image 2) where twenty children were able M C to stay for three months and attend the Ocean Y Grove State School.10 Also in 1890, the ‘Sydney CM eirloom Charts Maria Whitley Memorial Home for Girls’, a new MY www.printmyfamilytree.com.au ‘commodious structure of brick’ was opened in

CY H Easy Street, Collingwood. It was a memorial to the late wife of Mr David WHITLEY, the chief CMY Your Own Unique and Stylish Family Tree Printed to Canvas contributor to the building.11 As well as homes for K children, Mr CHERBURY ran the ‘Pilgrim’s Rest ORDER YOUR CANVAS NOW! for Aged Destitute Gentlewomen’ in Clifton Hill, call: (03) 5774 7528 email: [email protected] and the ‘Pilgrim’s Rest Fairﬁeld’ for aged men.12

Volume 31 Issue 8 / December 2013 40 • © The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc Image courtesy of Collingwood Local History Photograph Collection

18 Charles CHERBURY died in November 1917 in 1903 and preached at Mt Gravatt. He Image 1: Baptist Tabernacle, Sackville St, 13 aged eighty. He had been living with his eldest continued to minister at Beechworth, Collingwood daughter, Elizabeth Mary Ann and her husband Yarrawonga and Albury and in 1901 Albert RIVETT in Sydney. travelled to the North Fremantle Congregational church to occupy the pulpit for a month.19 Born in 1855 in Norfolk, Albert RIVETT was the son of a bricklayer. His father died when By 1909 Albert RIVETT was minister at the Albert was young and as a consequence he Whitﬁeld Congregational church in Sydney. spent ‘his formative years with a Quaker’ family. In this year he conducted more than 500 After completing a theological course in East marriages. Unfortunately for him, he unwittingly London, he was sent to Australia in 1879 by the ofciated at the marriage of a young woman Colonial Mission Society.14 During a short time who was under age. In October of 1910 he and in Melbourne he was a guest speaker at the a Presbyterian minister, Rev Mr George HAY, Temperance Hall, and by early 1881 was minister were found guilty of a breach of the Marriage to the Congregational Church in Port Esperance, Act. RIVETT was ﬁned £50 and HAY £75.20 This Tasmania where he served for seven years.15 On was such a sensational case before the Central returning to Melbourne he was ofcially recorded Summons Court in Sydney that it was reported, as minister of the Brunswick Congregational over a number of days, in forty-four Australian Church in 1887.16 He subsequently moved to newspapers from Cairns to Perth, including north-eastern Victoria. such papers as the Zeehan and Dundas Herald (Tasmania), the Barrier Miner (Broken Hill) and In 1891, while at Beechworth, RIVETT started the Narrandera Argus and Riverina Advocate privately publishing a monthly magazine. Initially (New South Wales). RIVETT was, however, entitled the Murray Independent and later on able to overcome this blemish on his public life, the Federal Independent, he used it to promote as he continued to speak against the things he his ideas on applied Christianity. RIVETT’s considered unjust. In 1915 as the organiser of many moral concerns included ‘the bestiality of the ‘Freedom League’ he spoke at the launch of war and the damage caused by the existence of the ‘Anti-Conscription League’ at the Sydney national boundaries, the futility of maintaining Trades Hall.21 The following year he was still separate religious denominations, support for the vigorously supporting this cause when he chaired weak and oppressed, and sympathy for socialist a ‘meeting of women’ under the auspices of the views’.17 RIVETT attended the Queensland ‘No-Conscription Council’.22 In the increasingly Jubilee Convention of the Congregational Church hysterical attitudes to World War I, his views

Volume 31 Issue 8 / December 2013 © The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc • 41 were not popular in some quarters and due to Image 2: Home of Hope, Ocean Grove from Tourists’ Guide to Geelong ‘growing diferences with church ofcials over and Southern Watering Places, by A J Campbell, pub. Henry Thacker, his attitude to World War 1’ he resigned from his Geelong, 1893. position as minister.23 local city Councillors and Members of Parliament, 25 Albert RIVETT was a ‘vigorous, efective and Peace Movement activists, and local clergy. increasingly well-known public speaker’. He was still espousing his anti-war concerns when he Both Albert RIVETT and Charles CHERBURY collapsed and died on stage, having just ﬁnished contributed greatly to the society of their time addressing an ‘audience of about 5000 in the in both the religious and the social sphere. As Sydney Domain’ on 18 November 1934. The ministers of religion they used their position to audience were so afected that they threw money persuade others to their way of thinking. They on to the platform for a wreath.24 At his funeral were two most remarkable men. there were members of several Trades Unions,

Endnotes: 1 Register of Clergy in Victoria 1859-1884, vol. 1, p. 13 The Argus, 17 Nov 1917, p. 18. 57. 14 C.B. Schedvin, ‘Rivett, Albert (1855-1934)’, 2 The Argus, 13 Dec 1873, p. 1. Australian Dictionary of Biography, National 3 Launceston Examiner, 15 Apr 1876, p. 3. Centre of Biography, Australian National 4 Launceston Examiner, 28 Mar 1876, p. 2. University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ 5 Mercury, Fitzroy, 16 Sep 1876, p. 5. rivett-albert-8218/text14381, accessed 16 6 Sydney Morning Herald, 31 Mar 1877, p. 1; 28 Apr August 2013. 1877, p. 1. 15 The Argus, 19 Jun 1880, p. 1; Mercury, Hobart, 20 7 The Argus, 10 Jan 1878, p. 4; 2 Feb 1878, p. 6. Jan 1881, p. 3 and 29 Mar 1887, p. 3. 8 The Argus, , 23 Feb 1878, p.6; Sydney Morning 16 Register of Clergy in Victoria 1884-1908, vol. 2, no. Herald, 26 Feb 1878, p. 5. 2076. 9 The Argus, 16 Mar 1880, p. 6; 18 Mar 1876, p. 7. 17 Schedvin, ’Rivett, Albert’, ADB. 10 The Argus, 5 Aug 1890, P. 9; Queensclif Sentinel, 18 Brisbane Courier, 15 June 1903, p. 4. Drysdale, Portarlington and Sorrento Advertiser, 19 Western Mail, Perth, WA, 7 Sep 1901, p. 64. 28 Nov 1891, p. 1. 20 The Argus, 26 Oct 1910, p. 6. 11 The Argus, 27 Sep 1890, p. 5; A.J. Campbell, 21 Sydney Morning Herald, 24 Sep 1915, p. 10. Tourists’ Guide to Geelong and Southern Watering 22 Sydney Morning Herald, 4 Oct 1916, p. 12. Places, Henry Thacker, Geelong, 1893, pp. 47-8, 23 Schedvin, ‘Rivett, Alfred’, ADB. accessed at www.zades.com.au. 24 Schedvin, ‘Rivett, Alfred’, ADB. 12 The Argus, 18 Dec 1903, p. 8 and 19 Dec 1906, p. 7. 25 Sydney Morning Herald, 21 Nov 1934, p. 10.

Volume 31 Issue 8 / December 2013 42 • © The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc Royal Historical Society of Victoria http://www.historyvictoria.org.au Books and the RHSV From Joan Hunt

The Royal Historical Society of Victoria, formed in 1909, local histories, copies of which are required to be donated has the most important collection of historical publications to the RHSV library. The purpose of the Holsworth Local outside the State Library of Victoria. Apart from published Heritage Trust, a charitable fund within the Victorian research-based histories, there are strong collections Community Foundation, is to invite applications for of Melbourne and Victorian directories and Victorian grants from not-for-proﬁt organisations such as historical Government Gazettes. societies, clubs, schools and museums in regional and rural Victoria (http://www.historyvictoria.org.au/holsworth- The library, containing many long out of print local history local-heritage-trust). books, is constantly updated. The annual Victorian Community History Awards, funded by the State A third way that the RHSV library gains its extensive Government, are organized and managed by the Royal stock of local histories is through review copies provided Historical Society of Victoria and Public Record Ofce by authors. Each issue of “History News” contains book Victoria in partnership. Their aim is to recognize excellence reviews, as does the Society’s scholarly publication, in historical method, through publications and projects “Victorian Historical Journal”. Interested groups or authors that include multimedia. The awards ceremony this year are invited to contribute to this valuable service to members was held on 21 October when presentations in the following and interested readers. As well, arrangements with authors categories were made: provides stock for the RHSV on-line bookshop, which can • Victorian Community History Award – $5000 be accessed under ‘Publications’ on the website. • History Publication Award – $2000 • Local History – Small Publication Award – $1500 The RHSV frequently facilitates book launches at its • Local History Project Award – $2000 premises in the state owned heritage art deco former Army • Young Historians Award (Years 9– 12) – $500 Medical Corps Drill Hall which the Society has occupied • Collaborative Community History Award – $2000 for a decade. A recent publication, that was launched in the • Multimedia History Award – $2000 RHSV exhibition hall by Professor Miles Lewis, is “The Iron • Historical Interpretation Award – $2000 House”, about Jane Cannan, an early sketcher who captured Copies of entries in the annual VCH awards are the iron cottages and other prefabricated buildings in then catalogued in the RHSV library (http://www. which many of our ancestors lived in gold-rush Melbourne. historyvictoria.org.au/programs/victorian- These images are held in the National Library and the community-history-awards). Royal Historical Society of Victoria, and together with the extensive correspondence between Jane Cannan and her Each year the Holsworth Local Heritage Trust provides family and friends, creates a delightful book researched and grants of up to $2,000 towards printing costs of regional written by Crescy Cannan.

A popular feature of the Society is its annual Book Fair, held usually in September, when pre-loved books on all sorts of topics as well as local and family history, can be purchased for bargain prices. The Book Fair is held at the RHSV as a weekend event, so watch out for the promotion details.

The library is free of charge to members and is accessible for a modest fee to non-member visitors.

Image 1: Home of the RHSV, Cnr A’Beckett and William Streets, opposite Flagstaf Gardens, almost opposite Flagstaf Station)

Image 2: One of the bookshelves in the RHSV library.

Volume 31 Issue 8 / December 2013 © The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc • 43 News from Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria

From Margaret May Manager VicHeritage Projects

Who would have thought back in 1853, that the records held The Records Ofce marks the end of the imposing classical in perpetuity by the Registry would become such a sought style for public buildings in Melbourne and reﬂects an after resource for family historians? The needs of this important development in the design philosophy of Public group of people would have been far from William Archer’s Works Department architects. mind when he was determining how the registers for births, deaths and marriages should be compiled. William Archer’s What is notable is that many people still associate this interest lay in the statistical information that could be iconic building with BDM even though we have been our collated from the records, the “how many”, rather than the current location since 1998! “who”. Today’s family history researchers can be grateful for his desire to collect a lot of information about a range of things that led to Victorian certiﬁcates having relatively BDM’s 160th Anniversary year continues more information on them than many other jurisdictions. Plans are in train to mark this anniversary year with some special events throughout the year, so keep an eye on our The New Records Ofce (Image 1), 295 Queen Street website for details. Melbourne was purpose built (1900 – 1904) to house the State’s records. Progress on re-designing BDM

The former Records Ofce is architecturally signiﬁcant as Part of BDM’s redesign was to determine an administrative the last grand statement in the Victorian Second Empire structure that will ensure our staf resources are able style of a city aspiring to the grandeur of European cities. to support the community needs into the future. The organisational design phase is now complete and the next phase involves consultation between the BDM Team and the Union.

BDM is also in the process of specifying a new operating system which will meet our ongoing needs and an upgrade of the online system with an emphasis on ensuring the reliability of the service and ease of payment. In line with this objective, we are also reviewing our on-line forms to make it simpler and easier for customers to use this channel to apply for certiﬁcates. Whilst longer-term projects such as the new operating system won’t be realised for several years, improvements to our customer interface will be introduced as soon as practical. The collaboration with our stakeholders has informed our decisions for creating the BDM of the future and we are very grateful to all those who participated. Image 1: The New Records Ofce, 295 Queen St, Melbourne

Australian colonial forces and family history online research guide

The Library recently published the online ‘Australian The guide concentrates on members of the British Imperial colonial forces and family history’ research guide which can Forces that came to and served in Australia between 1788 be viewed on the Library’s website. and 1870 as well as those who served in colonial volunteer forces and militia raised by colonial governments. The The guide introduces the historical context, select records guide also provides information about Australian military and resources, the main record repositories and some basic personnel who served in military conﬂicts overseas, such as research strategies associated with this research. Resources the New Zealand Maori Wars (1845-1864), the Sudan War include other published guides and websites for relevant (1885) and the Boer War (1899-1902). government agencies as well as websites published by individuals and interest groups. These websites provide This is the twelfth in an ongoing series of online family in-depth information about available records and services history research guides so check out the Library’s website provided by each agency. Many sources list names of and our Family Matters blog for more publications. military personnel. Links to our suite of research guides and the Family Matters blog can be found at: slv.vic.gov.au/genealogy

Image 1: Ofcers and N.C.O.s Brighton Volunteer Riﬂes, 1862 (H 8215)

Image 2: The Ballarat Volunteer Regiment - “Winning Skirmishing Team.” 1874 (H98.105/3516)

Image courtesy of SLV Pictures Collection

Image 3: Voluntary infantrymen, from the Carlton Company, 1865 (H98.105/3535)

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Volume 31 Issue 8 / December 2013 © The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc • 45 News from Public Record Ofce Victoria From Rebecca Young (Communications and Marketing Co-ordinator)

Public Record Ofce Victoria and the Old Treasury Building are proud to present a new exhibition celebrating Hoddle’s vision, Streets of Melbourne. The exhibition explores the history behind Melbourne’s city grid and its surveyor Robert Hoddle by showcasing records from Public Record Ofce Victoria’s collection. Highlights include records that have never been exhibited in public, such as original survey maps, letters and ﬁeld books.

Streets of Melbourne also features exquisite watercolour paintings by Robert Hoddle, on loan from the State Library of Victoria, as well as early surveying instruments and equipment, on loan from private collections and the Ofce of the Surveyor-General Victoria.

For a fascinating glimpse into Melbourne’s past head down to Streets of Melbourne Streets Of Melbourne - Public Record Ofce Victoria and which opens at the Old Treasury Building on November 15 the Old Treasury Building celebrate Melbourne’s iconic city 2013 and runs until May 2014. grid. 15 November 2013 – May 2014. Have you ever walked along the streets of Melbourne or Sunday – Friday, 10 am – 4 pm taken a stroll down one of the quirky laneways the city is Free Entry famous for? If so you would have become familiar with Melbourne’s simple layout. Old Treasury Building, 20 Spring Street, Melbourne oldtreasurybuilding.org.au Many of us feel we know the city streets well but the history behind the design and execution of Melbourne’s iconic city gird is a story that is not often told. What’s On at the Victorian Archives Centre? Each month at the Victorian Archives Centre at 99 Shiel In 1837, Robert Hoddle (1791-1881), the ofcer in charge Street North Melbourne, we run a number of free tours of of producing a survey of the Port Phillip District, designed the archives and free information sessions on how to get the Melbourne’s city ‘grid’ – so called as it consisted of forty- best out of researching our collection. eight rectangular blocks separated by parallel streets that alternated between wide boulevards and smaller streets. We welcome group bookings and we have wheelchair access available for the tours and the information sessions. At the time, the sweeping boulevards were an unpopular Free all day parking is available at 112 Macaulay Road, North notion but one that appealed to Hoddle’s belief in good Melbourne and we are within a short walk from the North ventilation and his commitment to the convenience of the Melbourne and Macaulay train stations. Tram routes 55, 57 future city of Victoria. Hoddle’s vision proved to be one and 59 also stop within walking distance. of incredible foresight and the grid was later expanded to include the Queen Victoria Markets. To view the dates, times and session details, please visit www.prov.vic.gov.au/whats-on.

Recreation was just as important to our ancestors as it is to Guest houses with exotic names like Wych Cross, Kooringa us today. In the 1840s horse races commenced at St Kilda and Mt Kitchner were very popular. Some advertised a tour and Flemington. In 1850 Mr Lineham, of the Old White in a Packard sedan or a nine hole golf course to ensure full Hart Inn, held an event during the Easter holidays that occupancy at Christmas and Easter. included ‘the greasy pole’, dancing on the green, quoits and skittles and of course luncheon. A proposal for a crossing on Merri Creek at Heidelberg was put forward because it was thought that the wonderful scenery in the area would bring in pleasure seekers and holiday makers. Victoria’s train network became very extensive and many groups hired entire trains to get to recreational places.

John Cleverdon's “Railway Map of Victoria” link from http://users.cdi.com.au/~johnc/ gives you an idea just how much of Victoria was covered by trains. It is colour- coded so you know when the train service reached a particular town. I can remember a lady telling me about the area around Haddon. There were violet farms and on Sunday people came by the train load from Ballarat to pick them and picnic in the area. Millbrook was another popular spot for church and Sunday school picnics.

Back to ... (sometimes come back to) were all the rage in America in the early 1900s and they became very popular here as well. Trove newspapers are the best place for these notices. Photos can These activities generated photographs, letters, postcards sometimes be found at the and many of these are now on the Web. The State Library local historical society. of Victoria www.slv.vic.gov.au/ , Museum Victoria http:// museumvictoria.com.au/ , PictureVictoria, which is a An event that was celebrated in my family was Bird Day. Victorian Local History Project, www.pictures.libraries. The ﬁrst one was held on the 29th of October 1909. The vic.gov.au/ , and many others, including Facebook pages Victorian Education Department together with the Gould like Lost Melbourne, are all adding old photos and it is well League of Bird Lovers created a program for the afternoon worth looking for your ancestors. Many team photos of where, among other things, all state school children hockey, football and cricket players are also available. would go looking for birds and record their sightings. My grandmother took her youngest children out of school in Melbourne and headed for a small school just outside of Echuca where the children joined the local children for Bird Day. Lots of volunteer teachers were recruited for this Day.

PDF versions of Ancestor from December 2011 are available to members via the GSV website.

Volume 31 Issue 8 / December 2013 © The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc • 47 ~ Susie Zada, Marketing & Administration Manager GSV News ¢ [email protected] Amended GSV Rules genealogy in the last decade. Computers, databases and At the AGM on 5 October our members passed the special the internet are the obvious areas of technical impact and resolution approving the updated Purposes and Rules for options like DNA are becoming more popular as another tool the GSV. Since then the Victorian Department of Justice to help with our family history. If you missed the program has also approved our new Rules efective 22 October 2013. you can ﬁnd it through Google with a search for ‘jon faine The revised Rules can be read on the GSV website or there is genealogy soundcloud’. a reference copy in the library. Attention will now turn to a review of our by-laws. See www.gsv.org.au . Thursday 6 February 2014 will be a chance for people to catch up with us in Melbourne at the Celtic Club. The GSV is the major Victorian sponsor of the Unlock The Past GSV Writing Prize Melbourne Roadshow featuring Chris Paton and Thomas It was certainly encouraging to see the number of entries in MacEntee. You can support your local society by booking the 2013 GSV Writing Prize. It would be remiss of us not to through the GSV Online Shop or at the GSV reception – say “thank you” to ancestry.com.au for providing the prize same price, same prize entries, in fact everything is the same for the winning entry. for you and the GSV beneﬁts from bookings made through us. This promises to be a great event – we have delayed the Screen images in Ancestor start of our 2014 Thursday Talks and classes to ensure it Some readers have said they can’t read the words in some doesn’t clash with our internal program. Follow the link images in Ancestor. These are ‘screen dumps’ and are not from our home page www.gsv.org.au to the ‘2014 UTP intended to be read; rather they are an image to give you an Melbourne Roadshow’. idea of what the web page might look like should you decide Image 1: Library during Seniors Week – taken by SZ, 9 Oct 2013 to view it.

GSV at home, and out and about October was a busy month with Seniors’ Week again proving very popular. We had open afternoons on the Wednesday and Saturday and limited the numbers on both afternoons to ensure there were sufcient computers and Library Research Assistants to make our visitors’ time productive. As you can see (Image 1), the library was busy with lots of excitement as visitors found unexpected ancestors and resources.

Wednesday 15 October heralded a return visit to Melbourne ABC 774 on Jon Faine’s Revolutions program. Jon has a personal and family interest in genealogy so conservations are lively and enjoyable. The talk-back calls are great fun, challenging and always surprising – you just never know what is going to come next. It was interesting to look at Jon’s Revolutions theme – the impact of technology on

Interested in Donations and Bequests WishBanfshire, ListScotland parish registers? The Society is a non-profit organisation and operating costs are financed by membership subscriptions. Generous Thank you to all those who donated towards the purchase donations from benefactors and appreciative users allow of Fife parish registers - the collection is now complete. the library collection to grow in depth and breadth. We are seeking donations towards completing our Technology and newly accessible information is available collection of Banfshire parish registers. Can you help at an ever increasing rate. It is the intention of the Society us? not just to keep up, but to provide the very best facilities for Donations of $2.00 or more are fully tax deductible. members to search their ancestors. Many of the GSV’s resources have been obtained through Donations to the Society will benefit all who use our donations. As a volunteer organisation we could not resources. We encourage you to make a donation and help provide the services we do without the generosity of ensure the continuing growth of our high quality research members. library and facilities, for present and future researchers.

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