_____________________________________________________________________ GILBERT family of Pewsey Vale PRG 266 Series list ___________________________________________________________________ Gilbert Family of Pewsey Vale This group includes records relating to several generations of the Gilbert family, together with families relating to the female line. Below is a brief outline of those families and how they are linked (highlighted names indicate that records by, or relating to, those individuals are held in the record group; highlighted and italicised place names link individuals to particular places). Joseph Gilbert (1800-1881) arrived in South Australia in 1839, and took up land at Pewsey Vale, near Eden Valley. In 1848 he married Anna Browne (1812-1873), who had arrived with her brother (J.H. Browne) in 1840. The couple had four children – Jane (b.1848), later Lady Edward Stirling; William (b.1850), Sarah (b.1854) later Mrs Fergusson; and Anna (1856-1942). Wongalere, owned by the Browne siblings, was leased to Joseph’s older brother William after his arrival in 1857. Joseph’s son William Gilbert (1850-1923) married Mary Young (Minnie or Min) Clindening (1854-1939) in 1879. [Mary Clindening was the daughter of William Clindening and Mary (nee Driffield) who had arrived in SA in 1853 – see PRG 712.] The young couple set up home at Wongalere. After the death of Joseph Gilbert, William and Minnie moved to Pewsey Vale. They had 11 children: Henry (1880-1947) Mary (b. and d. 1881) Anna Gertrude (b.1883 died in infancy) Joseph (1884-1915) Dorothy (Dolly) (1885-1973) William (Bill) (1887-1967) Marjory (1888-1985) Thomas (1889-1938) Catherine (1891-1931) Emily (Emmie) (1892-1974) John (Jack) Driffield (1893-1917) William Gilbert (1887-1967) married Catherine Pauline Browne (1897-1984) in 1916. Known as Pauline, she was the daughter of Thomas Lansdowne Browne (1860-1931) and Catherine Campbell Crawford (1862-1936). Thomas was the son of John Harris Browne (1817-1904) [brother of Anna Browne] and Margaret Anne Frances Guilding. Catherine was the daughter of William James Crawford (d. 1896 aged 76) and Helen Jane Hayden (died 1890 aged 59 years). W.J. Crawford’s parents were Hugh and Mary Crawford. William and Pauline lived at Wongalere where they raised three children: Catherine Mary (b.1919), Pauline Margaret (b.1919) and William (Bill) (b.1924). Mary Gilbert (1919-) married James Rupert Magarey (known as Bob) in 1940. There are also a number of photos and records for other family members and in- laws, and some by long term governesses Grace Maud Cohen / Cohn and Georgina Florence Molero. PRG 266 Series list Page 1 of 27 _____________________________________________________________________ The following books have been transferred to the published collection: The Embroiderer 's Alphabet : letters, figures, monograms and ornaments, published by the DMC Library. Bears the inscription C. Pauline Gilbert. Nelson's Home Comforts : a book of useful facts for housekeepers. Published by Ward, Lock & Co., London. The Ideal Husband, by Lady Jeune, et al. Bears the inscription ‘John G. Raws’. Passing of the Aborigines, by Daisy Bates, 2nd edition, 1947. Bears the inscription ‘Dorothy Gilbert from Tony’. The following programs for theatre shows attended by Mary Gilbert whilst in London and Paris have been transferred to the published collection: Féerie de Paris at the Casino de Paris (Production 1938 D’Henri Varna.] Operette by Noel Coward (presented by John C. Wilson) at His Majesty’s theatre. The Merchant of Venice (John Gielgud’s season) at Queen’s Theatre. Balakaika (presented by Eric Maschwitz) at the Adelphi Theatre. French without tears (by Terence Rattigan) at the Criterion Theatre. Amphitryon 38 (John C. Wilson and the New York Theatre Guild) at the Lyric Theatre. Idiot’s Delight (by Robert E. Sherwood) at the Apollo Theatre. Housemaster (by Ian Hay) at the Aldwych Theatre. Robert’s wife (by St John Ervine) at the Globe Theatre. The sun never sets at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. The Island (presented by the Daniel Mayer Company) at the Comedy Theatre. Golden Boy (by Clifford Odets) at St James’s Theatre. Victoria Regina (by Laurence Housman) at the Lyric .Theatre. The following guides have been transferred to the published collection: Egyptian Chamber of Commerce Permanent Exhibition, Farouk Street. St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle and its precincts. Hampton Court Palace : a short popular guide to the palace and gardens. The Castle of Edinburgh. A round wooden marble-game, with marbles (one missing), transferred to CLRC – see http://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au:80/record=b1560667~S1 __________________________________________________________________ PRG 266 Series list Page 2 of 27 _____________________________________________________________________ Letters written by Joseph Gilbert (1800-1881) of Pewsey Vale 1 to his son, William, in the Northern Territory and Northern S.A., 3 Dec. 1872 - 13 Aug. 1873. [Includes explanatory note by Joseph Gilbert’s granddaughter, Miss Dorothy Gilbert, 1968. 8 items. Transcript of a letter from Joseph Gilbert (1800-1881) 2 to his son William, 3 Dec. 1872 (PRG 266/1/1), made by E.S. Booth in 1968. Includes explanatory note by Dorothy Gilbert. 1 xerox copy. Pocket diaries of Anna Browne (later Gilbert) (1812-1873). 3 1830, 1838, and 1839. 5 items. Also a notebook containing transcriptions of Anna Browne’s diaries, 1830 and 1838 (part), by Emily Gilbert. Also includes one letter written by Anna Gilbert, Pewsey Vale, to her son William in the Northern Territory, 30 July 1873. Includes explanatory note by Dorothy Gilbert. Letters written by William Gilbert (1850-1923) 4 1860-1870. 115 letters (11 bundles) Letters written by William Gilbert to his parents, Joseph and Anna Gilbert, chiefly from St Peter’s College, Adelaide, and Clifton College, England. 28 January 1860 to 29 Sept. 1870. Includes short biography and explanatory notes by Dorothy Gilbert. See details below. Letters 1-9, Jan. 1860 – Feb. 1864 Letters 10-21, Feb. 1864 – Oct. 1864 Letters 22-30, Oct. 1864 – Mar. 1865 Letters 31-47, Mar. 1865 – ca.Jan. 1866 Letters 48-65, Jan. 1866 – July 1866 Letters 66-72, Aug. 1866 – Dec. 1866 Letters 73-78, Jan. 1867 – Dec. 1867 Letters 79-84, Aug. 1868 – Dec. 1868 Letters 85-90, Jan. [1869] – May 1869 Letters 91-98, Jan. 1868 – July 1868 Letters 99-115, June 1869 – Sept. 1870 Letters written by William Gilbert (1850-1923) 5 1871-1872. 14 letters. Letters written by William Gilbert from the Northern Territory and northern South Australia to his parents and other family members at Pewsey Vale, 22 August 1871 to 30 December 1872. Includes explanatory note by Dorothy Gilbert. See also series 16-18 for material relating to William Gilbert. PRG 266 Series list Page 3 of 27 _____________________________________________________________________ Letters written by Thomas Gilbert (1889-1938) 6 1898-1909. 19 items. Letters written by Thomas Gilbert to his parents, William and Mary Young Gilbert, and other family members, chiefly from St Peter’s College, Adelaide, and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. 18 July 1898 - 16 December 1909. Includes 4 photographs and a brief biography of Thomas Gilbert by Dorothy Gilbert. Letters written by Thomas Gilbert (1889-1938) 7 1913-1925. 253 letters. Letters written by Thomas Gilbert to his parents and other family members, chiefly from India, where he was a civil servant, including periods as a cavalry officer and a member of the Royal Flying Corps on active service, 6 March 1913 – 15 February 1925. [3 albums of photographs transferred to Series 11: see PRG 266/11/1-3.] Letters written by John Driffield Gilbert (1893-1917). 8 1914-1915. 57 items. Letters (48) written by John Driffield Gilbert to members of his family, chiefly from England, Egypt, and Gallipoli, 6 August 1914 to 24 May 1915. Also includes a brief biography and notes by Dorothy Gilbert; 4 letters and a postcard to his sister, Emily Gilbert, from Manchester, ca.1909, 3 July 1913 to 24 June 1914. The card shows Westinghouse Works at Trafford Park, Manchester, where he worked as an engineer. Also 3 photographs of J.D. Gilbert. Wallet containing two field diaries of Joseph (John Driffield) Gilbert, 9 3 Sept. 1914 -26 May 1915. Also one letter written to ‘Joe’ on 7 April 1915, by his father, William Gilbert, Adelaide. 4 items. Photographs and papers belonging to Joseph Gilbert, 10 ca.1909-1915, chiefly relating to his work at Westinghouse Works, Manchester, England, his training in Egypt with B. Company 1/6th Battalion, Manchester regiment, 1914-1915, and service in World War I. 3 albums of prints and postcards (125 images), and 1 folder of negatives. Album 1 (28 photos), album 2 (74 photos), and album 3 (21 photos). 4 items. PRG 266 Series list Page 4 of 27 _____________________________________________________________________ Photographs taken by Thomas Gilbert in India and Egypt, chiefly relating 11 to his service in World War I, ca.1912-1919. Comprises 3 albums (105 photos) and 1 envelope of loose album pages (56 photos). 4 items (161 photos in total). Album 1 (ca.1912-1916). Views of India, including Gilbert’s residence in Dharwar (Dharwad), ‘near Satara Road Station’, crops at Gokak, Indian officials, Christmas, 1916, with the Edward Stokes family, Ootacamund botanic gardens, ‘Todas of the Nilgiris’, and a panther and tiger hunting party, 1912. Album 2 (1917-ca.1919). Views of India, including R.A.F. trout fishing party at Sibi, Fort Sanderman, Harnai Dukri Road Jacobabad, local residents, R.A.F. aerodrome, details of aircraft, and camp at Quetta. Album 3 (1917-1918). Views of Egypt and India, including Cairo, Aboukir Flying school, Abassieh, airfields and details of aircraft. Also views of India including R.A.F. officers, troops and mechanics at Quetta, aerial views of Punjab and other locales, local people and roadside camp at Wahar. Loose album pages 56 photos, chiefly of India, 12 of which are duplicated in Albums 1-3.