Family of Henry and Celia Larcombe Back row: James, William, Edmond, Celia, Albert, Henry Front row: Mary, John, Lydia, Thomas, Elizabeth Photo contributed by Lois Comeadow Henry Ashton, son of William and Mary (née Ashton) Larcombe was born at South Perrott in Dorsett in April 1819. He emigrated from England in 1839. Initially he worked as a bootmaker in Melbourne. By the time he married Celia Jeffrey in 1845 he had taken up farming in the Heidelberg area. By 1849 he had taken up a selection of 640 acres south of Mount Moriac in the parish of Modewarre in partnership with Sydney Ricardo and Edmund Collins. During the gold rush he carted goods between Geelong and Ballarat. He added to his land by buying out the neighbours until he owned several hundred acres. Henry and Celia's children were: Charles Frederick — born on 14 May 1846, died on 19 March 1855 at Geelong, buried in an unknown location at the Geelong Eastern Cemetery Lydia — born on 21 November 1847, married William Crutch on 26 April 1877 at Melbourne, died on 15 July 1925 at Geelong, buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery Thomas — born in 1849 at Bulleen, married Phoebe Jane Hunt in 1879, died on 9 August 1940 aged 91 years at Geelong, buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery William — born in 1850 at Bulleen, died on 28 August 1853 aged 2 years, buried in an unknown location in the old Church of England section of the Geelong Eastern Cemetery John — born in 1854 at Mount Moriac, married Harriet Haynes Wane in 1907, died on 25 August 1941 aged 87 at his residence "Hill View" Mount Moriac, buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery William Henry — born on 17 November 1855 at Modewarre, married Louisa Jane Worland in 1896, died on 17 February 1911 buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery Mary — born in 1856 at Modewarre, died on 5 October 1923 at Geelong, buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery Edmund — born on 29 Novmeber 1857 at Mount Moriac, married Eliza Ann Cooper on 22 April 1892 at Christ Church in Geelong, died on 28 August 1936 aged 79 years at Geelong, buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery James — born in 1859 at Mount Moriac, married Elizabeth Alice Hyndes in 1893, died on 11 February 1942 aged 82 years at Mount Moriac, buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery Isabella Eliza — born on 9 January 1862 at Mount Moriac, died on 20 February 1934 at Geelong, buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery Celia Maria — born in 1865 at Modewarre, died on 1 August 1946 at Mount Moriac, buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery Henry — born in 1867 at Mount Moriac, married Ada Elizabeth Margaret Law in 1906, died on 14 June 1956 aged 89 at Geelong, buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery Albert Charles — born in 1870 at Mount Moriac, married Charlotte Jennie Batten in 1898, died 11 Sep 1945 at Geelong, buried in the Church of England section of the Geelong Eastern Cemetery By 1886 the family were living at Glendarroch. Henry was a Barrabool Shire councillor, serving from 1870 until 1889 when he retired due to ill health. He was replaced by his son, Thomas, who served until 1903. His sons Henry (1920-1923) and Albert Charles (1933-1940) also served as councillors. Two of Thomas' sons became councillors, John Thomas (1939-1952) and Richard Henry (1950-1959. Henry died on 20 Jul 1891 aged 72 years and 4 months and was buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery. Celia died in 1896 and was buried with him. Henry died on 20 July 1891 aged 72 years and 4 months at Mount Moriac and was buried in the Church of England section of the Mount Moriac Cemetery. Celia died on 11 July 1896 aged 72 years and was buried with him. After Henry's death Glendrroch was run by his sons, Henry and Albert. | |
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When Frederick Ulysses Breguet died on 23 June 1913 at the age of 81 years, he had been in the colony for 62 years. He was born in Switzerland in 1833, to Justin Felicien and Justine (née L'Eplattenier) Breguet. He was not tall. His passport stated that he was 5 feet 5 inches and had chestnut hair and beard.
In 1861 his farmhouse coach house and stables, now known as Neuchatel, were built on the corner of Barrabool and Merrawarp Roads. He married Hannah (née Arnold) in 1860. Hannah was born in Kent England in 1834 and died in October 1863. She was buried in the Church of England section of the Highton Cemetery. They had two children: Justine Laura — born and died aged 4 months in 1861 Gustave Adolphe — born on 22 October 1862, married Eleanor Anne Florence Charlton in October 1891 in Durham England, died on 24 July 1918 at Glasgow Scotland In 1864 he married Catherine née Baglin. She was born about 1844. The had the following children: Frederick William Baglin — born on 23 May 1864 in Geelong, died on 14 April 1884 at Caulfield Grammar School aged 19 years of heart disease, buried at the St Kilda Cemetery Abram Louis — born on 5 March 1866 at Ceres, died on 21 January 1867 aged 11 months at Ceres Fanny Elizabeth — born in 1867, married Samuel Whitehead in 1897, died on 17 June 1954 at the Alfred Hospital in Prahran Justin Auguste — born on 23 March 1869 at Ceres, married Rose Hannah Neilson in 1892, died on 23 April 1951 at Geelong West aged 82 years Mary Helen — born on 1 October 1870 at Ceres, married William James Haylock on 16 December 1902 in Western Australia, died on 11 April 1930 at Wooroloo in Western Australia Laura Alice — born on 21 August 1872 at Ceres, married Joseph Mattinson, died on 17 April 1961 at Williamstown Albert Augustin — born on 23 November 1874 at Ceres, married Marion Saddlier in 1899, died on 10 March 1917 at Ascot Vale Cecile Lucie — born on 1 August 1875 at Ceres, died on 1 June 1936 at Ballarat Charles Benjamin — born in 1878, died in 1959 at Werribee aged 82 years Josephine — born in 1878 at Ceres, died on 28 April 1896 aged 17 years, buried at St Kilda Cemetery David Ulysses — born in 1881 at Ceres, died in 1962 aged 81 at Geelong Hannah Jane — born in 1883 at Ceres, died on 10 November 1968 at Hawthorn aged 86 years, buried in the lawn section of the Highton Cemetery Frederick William — born in 1884 at Ceres, married Ida Phipps in 1929, died on 30 March 1976 aged 91 years at Geelong Esther — born on 28 August 1885 at Ceres, died in October 1885 at Ceres Frederick Ulysses' uncle, Frederick, was one of the first Swiss vignerons to settle in the Geelong district. He planted a vineyard in Partnership with David Pettavel at Pollocksford. This was taken over by Frederick in partnership with Louis Aeschlimann and Henry Louis Pernet, a firm which was dissolved on 22 Novmeber 1862, and also ran Suguar Loaf Vineyard. Frederick later moved to the "Suisse" vineyard on the corner of Barrabool and Merrawarp Roads. A house with the name "Newchatel" was built on the property. Frederick was a Barrabool Shire councillor serving from 1867 until 1873 including a term as president in 1872-73. He died on 23 June 1914 aged 81 years and was buried in the Church of England section of the Highton Cemetery with Catherine who died on 1 August 1904 aged 62 years, Hannah who died on 13 October 1863 aged 29 years at the Swiss Vineyard and their daughter Justine who died at the age of 4 months. |
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