William Henry, son of Jesse Holman and Sarah (née Carter) Middleton was born on 10 November 1850 in Adelaide. He farmed land in Connewarre. He inherited his father's farm after the death of his mother. In 1880 he married Louisa Harding, daughter of George Tilley and Ann (née Harding) Vagg, who was born on 15 September, 1857 at Connewarre. Their children, born at Mount Duneed, were: Christine Frances Louisa born 1881, died 3 September 1885 aged 4 years and 3 months, buried at Mount Duneed Cemetery Albert Henry — born 1882, married Flora Amy Green on 12 August 1908, died 23 August 1970, buried at Colac Cemetery Lillian — born 1884, died 28 May 1884 aged 6 weeks, buried at Mount Duneed Cemetery Charlotte Matilda — born 1885, married Arthur Ernest Graham in 1917, died 18 August 1964 at Connewarre Francis Louisa — born 1885, died 1885 at Geelong Hospital John James — born 4 August 1887, died 31 October 1969 at Timboon George Holman — born 1889, married Agnes Emilie Missen in 1910 and had 2 sons, married Elizabeth Maud Walters in 1964, died 25 December 1976 at Colac, buried in the lawn section of the Geelong Western Cemetery Edward Victor — born 1891, married Jean Hill in 1922, died 31 December 1984 at Colac, buried at Colac Cemetery. A shared pathway in Torquay was named after him Elsie Grace — born 1894, married Ernest Edward Cork, died 25 February 1988 at Connewarre, buried in the lawn section of the Geelong Western Cemetery Emily Carter — born 1897, married Caleb Ernest Dans in 1920, died 23 October 1976 in Geelong, buried at Highton Cemetery Gertrude Eliza — born 1900, married Herbert William Francis Stacey in 1927, died 3 September 1963, buried at the Geelong Western Cemetery Ivy Lavinia — born 1902, died 19 Jun 1986 in Geelong, buried in the lawn section of the Geelong Western Cemetery William died 3 September 1963 and was buried in the Methodist section of the Mount Duneed Cemetery. Louisa, who died on 23 June 1941, aged 83, was buried with him. |
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John Doherty was born in 1825 in Van Diemens Land. In 1853 he married Bridget Mary, daughter of Pat and Cath Mcinnaray (this is the name given on Bridget's death record, although it is McNerney on her marriage record). Bridget was born in Limerick, Ireland. John and Bridget had the following children: Frederick — born 30 August 1854, died 31 March 1862 Patrick William — born 1855, married Susan Cleverly (1859-1948), died 22 May 1932 James — born 7 May 1857, died 10 March 1861 Robert — born 1858, died 10 April 1862 John — born 1860, married Ellen O’Callaghan, died 20 June 1897 John died in August 1861 at the age of 36 and was buried on 6 August. Geelong Cemetery Trust record the burial as the first in the Mount Duneed Cemetery although the cemetery was not gazetted until 1864. In 1864 Bridget married Swiss vigneron Louis Roulier at her brother’s home. Bridget’s name is recorded as Docherty, probably a misspelling of Doherty. Three children are recorded as being buried in the grave with John Doherty — 1 year old Louis Roulier on 1 September 1866, 1 year old Charles Roulier on 9 December 1867 and a Roulier child of unknown age. Louis bought land in Whites Road, between Williams and Ghazeepore Roads about 1874. A family member has said that Louis worked for Andrew White of Hillside who lived in adjoining land. It is known that grapes were once grown at Hillside, so his skills may have been useful for vine dressing. Louis died in 1880 and was buried on 17 December in the Catholic section of the Mount Duneed Cemetery. He is the only one recorded on the headstone. Bridget died on 27 May 1890 at the age of 55 and was buried with him.
When Bridget died on 27 May 1890 she owned 3 blocks in allotment B of section 21. These blocks were in Whites Road between Ghazeepore and Williams Roads.
The grave of William and Mabel Ellis next to the grave of their son George
He was one of six soldiers from Mount Duneed who sailed on the same day on the HMAT Warilda.
Allan Ellis (cousin) Charles Harold Gogoll James Reginald Palmer Francis Samuel Edward Stacey Herbert William Francis Stacey All are remembered on the Mount Duneed State School honour board.
In an exceptionally short will John Ford left his estate to his wife Hester when he died on 7 June 1892. When Hester died she left the farm to her son John and other assets to Ann. The land on the corner of McCanns and Horshoebend Road was described as a grass paddock. The farm in the block bounded by Burvilles, Barwarre, Horshoebend and Boundary Roads was owned by Benjamin Blyth at the time of his death on 24 November 1918, but was later farmed by a fourth generation of the Ford family. It is currently being developed as Ashbury.
Joseph Rainford died intestate. When Elizabeth died she left assets she had inherited from her husband to sons, John and James and daughter Margaret. Her land in Whites Road, between Torquay and Williams Roads is shown in the map above.
Nathaniel Brown was born in Derbyshire on 18 March 1815. In 1854 he had a severe illness and came to Australia later that year under medical advice to move to a warmer climate. After retiring in 1890, he returned to Nottingham at the age of 76 to repay debts incurred before his migration. When he died at the age of 91 in August 1906 a lengthy funeral procession left the Yarra Street Methodist Church, where he had been a prominent member for over forty years, for his interment at the Geelong Eastern Cemetery. His late wife, Caroline, had died in December 1855 at the age of 34 years. The unveiling of their restored tombstone in 2003 by Allan Willingham was followed by a short walk looking at examples of Brown’s work. In 1865 he married Mary Toan. At Brown’s 90th birthday celebration he received congratulations from a large number of relatives and friends. He was described as hale and hearty, had been closely associated with the Methodist Church, Geelong, from the earliest days. He was an enthusiast in Sunday school worker, and was specially gifted in addressing scholars, his addresses being characterised by their originality and effectiveness. He had recently retired from active church and Sunday school work and with his wife, who was also a teacher in the school, are both keen to see the work they loved carried on by a younger generation. Brown was the superintendent of the Noble Street Sunday School for many years where he was always listened to attentively. He noticed that both teachers and children got into the bad habit of coming late. He announced that each Sunday morning he would tell an interesting story for five minutes before the opening. Very few came late after that. After Brown’s death, in October 1906, the Geelong Advertiser printed a letter which had appeared in a Nottingham newspaper years prior:
John Parkes, son of George and Lucy (née Hill) Hope, was born in Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, England on 11 January 1807. His first wife was Ann Wilis who was born in 1810 in England. They had three children: Ann Hope — born 1833 John Parkes Hope — born 1834 Eliza Hope — born 1837 Ann died in Warwickshire, England on 13 June 1840 His second wife was Hannah Sims, daughter of William Broadbent and Mary Avins, who was born on 22 March 1813 in Manchester, England. She had previously been married to Nicholas Sims and had two children, Nicholas Sims (born 1833) and Ann Sims (born 1836) before she married John. They had three children: Hannah Maria Hope — born 1844 Amelia Hope — born 1845 Thomas Edward Hope — born 1850 Hannah died on 7 February 1850 in Surrey, England His third wife, whom he married in Melbourne on 22 December 1855, was Elizabeth Savage, called Eliza by the family. She was the daughter of Thomas Savage and Sarah née Clinton, born in Ireland on 4 March 1833. He lived with his family on a forty acre farm on the corner of Williams and Mount Duneed Roads. A number of professions have been attributed to him, namely surveyor, architect, builder, carpenter, stonemason, glazier and plumber. They had nine children: William George Hope — born 2 May 1856, married Florence Nicholson, died 6 June 1902 in North Melbourne Sarah Hope — born 28 September 1957, died 11 May 1865 at Mount Duneed Henry Clinton Hope — born 18 November 1860, died 27 April 1863 at Mount Duneed Frances Elizabeth — born about 1860, died 1863 Ashby Emily Ellen Hope — born 1862, married William Gunn on 23 July 1885, died 7 July 1938 Thomas Savage Hope — born 1864, died 24 August 1884 at Hotham West Roberta Jane Hope — born 1866, married Johnathon Goode Tanner on 6 October 1888, died 23 June 1941 at Gomandale Elizabeth Hope — born 16 November 1867, married James Freeman 24 November 1885, died 1888 at South Melbourne Lucy Hope — born 3 Jun 1869, married Alexander Clinton Hitchcock, died 29 July 1938 at Melbourne Joseph Hope — born 16 May 1872, died 2 September 1941 at South Melbourne John was appointed one of four trustees for land set apart of 8 April 1856 for Wesleyan Church purposes at Mount Duneed. He built the chapel and was a lay preacher at the time of its opening in 1857. He composed the following for the opening service. As it was the same year that "Claremont", the Baum family farmhouse, was built it appeared on the back of the invitation to the 130th celebrations held on 3 and 4 October, 1987 at Ghazeepore Road, Waurn Ponds. The chapel was directly behind the property where Gottfried Baum was born. A voice from the mountain is crying, come up to the house of the Lord The heralds of mercy are flying with light of salvation abroad The banners of Christ are unfurling, arise now for Jesus our King The powers of evil o’er-turning Good news to the captives we bring The wilderness budding and blooming, the arm of the Lord is made bare, His message of mercy is coming and melody rings through the air The fields of the trees clap their hands and the valleys are shouting for joy Then come ‘tis the Saviour’s command, of hell to destroy Come up, ‘tis the moment of need, a temple we’ve built for our King Near the summit of lovely Duneed, that the servants of Jesus may bring The words that so gladden the heart on the morning of each Sabbath day To be blessed as we meet and we part … to worship, to praise, and to pray. He also built a Wesleyan Church in 1863 at Drysdale. He died on 25 October 1878 at Mount Duneed and was buried in an unmarked grave in the Methodist section of the Mount Duneed Cemetery. He left £120 real estate and £5 personal property for the benefit of his wife and after her death to be divided among his children. Elizabeth died at the home of her daughter Roberta at Blackwarry on 9 August 1918. |
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