William, son of John and Eliza (née Tombs) Spencer was born in 1844 in Little Rissington in Gloucestershire. He arrived in the colony in December 1852 aboard the James T Foord with his parents (both aged 40) and brothers John (aged 16), William (aged 9) and Edwin (aged 4), according to shipping records. The Spencer family settled at Connewarre in 1855 when John Spencer purchased crown land. John who was born in 1811 in Little Rissington, Gloucestershire, England died intestate in 1858. William married Jane, daughter of John and Isabella (née Abernathy) Gardiner in 1869. They had the following children: William — born 1870 at Connewarre, married Margaret Watson in 1897, died at Mitiamo in 1933 John James — born 1872 at Mount Duneed, married Jessie Eliza in 1900, George Arthur — born 1875 at Connewarre, died in 1876 at Connewarre Emily Helen — born 1878 at Mount Duneed, married James White Curran in 1897, died in 1940 aged 61 years at Kardella Arthur Edwin — born 1887 at Mount Duneed, died 1919 at Euroa Erwin Mallette — born 1887 at Marshalltown, married Kate Sabina Archer in 1913, died 17 August 1917 at sea near Themistocles of meningitis aged 30 Jane died on 13 March 1887 aged 38 at Connewarre and was buried in the Methodist section of the Mount Duneed Cemetery. William accumulated land in Connewarre over many years and in 1884 put his farm in Barwon Heads Road up for sale. In 1882 he had selected 240 acres at Strathbogie. A number of Jane's relatives and others from Connewarre also selected land in this area. By 1887 William was living at Strathbogie. In 1888 he married Frances Blyth, daughter of Ewing and Agnes (née Tait) Blyth. Their children were: Alexander Ewing (Alex) — born 1889 at Strathbogie, died 2 April 1972 aged 83, buried in the Methodist section of the Mount Duneed Cemetery Ethel Agnes — born 1890 at Strathbogie, married Francis Scouler in 1917, died 1958 at Nagambie aged 69 Robert Blyth — born 1891 at Strathbogie, married Ivy Myrtle Fuller in 1915, died 11 March 1972 at Camperdown Herbert Samuel (Herb) — born 1892 at Strathbogie, married Emma Scouler (sister of Francis) in 1930, died 1959 at Nagambie Frank Wesley — born 1894 at Strathbogie, married Violet Janet Scouler (sister of Emma and Francis) in 1920, died 1935 at Richmond Edgar Alfred (Alf) — born 1896 at Strathbogie, married Eva Florence Bell in 1919, died 1974 at Euroa Charles Henry — born 1899 at Longwood, married Lesley Helen Ford, died 8 June 1950, buried in the Methodist section of the Mount Duneed Cemetery Zachariah Barton (Zack) — born 1901 at Longwood, married Marion Frances Maskell in 1927, died 1970 at Numurkah William died in 1903 at Avenel. Frances died on 19 March 1940 at the age of 78 years at Geelong and was buried in the Spencer plot in the Methodist section of the Mount Duneed Cemetery. | |
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Looking from the east, this photo has Kardinia Farm, on the corner of Larcombe Street and Roslyn Road, highlighted and corresponds with the map below. It shows Kardinia Creek running through the allotment, then crossing Roslyn Road and running to the east of where the Highton shopping village is now — photo Charles Pratt
Kardinia Park
Francis and Mary must have been really inspired by the beautiful rolling hills and the creek where they lived as they used this name when they christened their second daughter Kardinia Park. The name Park was Mary's maiden name. She was the first of a number of girls who bore this name. Two of Kardinia's brothers, George and Francis, used the name for their daughters. George's daughter Kardinia also used this name for her daughter, born in 1901. George's first daughter Lydia Ellen Bennett married Frederick William Hart and included the name when naming their daughter in 1898. Kardinia's sister, Eliza and her husband Thomas Yates, also used the name. The name certainly did not come from Geelong Football Club's home ground as the park was known as Chilwell Flat until 1872 and Geelong used other grounds before World War 2. 7:30pm 5 April, 2018 at Mount Duneed Hall, 40 Mount Duneed Road, Mount Duneed
Introduced by Michael Menzies These photos will give you a detailed look at Geelong and district from the sky in the interwar years and you will see how Geelong, Belmont and Torquay have changed. . We would like to extend an invitation to anyone interested, to attend and stay for refreshments afterwards. |
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