Emma VAN SOYLEN [11568]
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: Abt 1862 7084
Christening:
Death: 1942 - Traralgon, Victoria, Australia ( aged about 80) 7084
Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *William Alfred Augustin O'NEIL [11567] (Abt 1857 - 1938) 7084
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Bridget Eleanor O'NEIL [10077] (1887-1973)
Peter John VANDENBERG [1201]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Richard VANDENBERG [896]
Mother: Judith Ann ROLFE [895] (1950-1996)
Richard VANDENBERG [896]
Sex: M
Spouses and Children
1. *Judith Ann ROLFE [895] (21 Apr 1950 - 5 Nov 1996)
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Peter John VANDENBERG [1201]
Brendon Joseph VANDERWERF [4818]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Tjeerd VANDERWERF [4817]
Mother: Alanah Maree BURGESS [4816]
Carly Maree VANDERWERF [4819]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Tjeerd VANDERWERF [4817]
Mother: Alanah Maree BURGESS [4816]
Tjeerd VANDERWERF [4817]
Sex: M
Spouses and Children
1. *Alanah Maree BURGESS [4816]
Children:
1. Brendon Joseph VANDERWERF [4818]
2. Carly Maree VANDERWERF [4819]
Barbara Jean VANDYK [5140]
Sex: F
Spouses and Children
1. *Gary John WATTS [4937]Hank VAN-LEEUWEN [2332]
Sex: M
Spouses and Children
1. *Kathleen Mary GREGORY [2329]
Children:
1. Paul VAN-LEEUWEN [2333]
2. Michael VAN-LEEUWEN [2334]
Michael VAN-LEEUWEN [2334]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Hank VAN-LEEUWEN [2332]
Mother: Kathleen Mary GREGORY [2329]
Paul VAN-LEEUWEN [2333]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Hank VAN-LEEUWEN [2332]
Mother: Kathleen Mary GREGORY [2329]
Ann VANSTONE [13102]
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1796
Christening:
Death: 1835 - ( at age 39)
Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *John ROWE [8176] (1789 - 1874) 1991
Marriage: 10 Apr 1822 - Bradworthy, Devon, England 7848
Status:
Albert James VARKER [11475]
Sex: M
Spouses and Children
1. *Albina SANDER [9597] (1891 - 1976)
Marriage:
Status:
Ivy Victoria VARLEY [10789]
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1899 - , Victoria, Australia 2609
Christening:
Death: 29 Jun 1979 - Fitzroy, Vic, Australia ( at age 80) 2609
Burial: 3 Jul 1979 - Fawkner, Victoria, Australia 2609
Spouses and Children
1. *Lawrence Ormond STANDING [10786] (7 Jun 1897 - 12 Sep 1964) 2462
Marriage: 1930 2609
Status:
Alan VASEY [14317]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: George Halbert VASEY [11842] (1925-1960) 357,358
Mother: Angela Mary BRETT [14318]
Blanche Isabel VASEY [11833]
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1900 - Glenroy, Victoria, Australia 6392
Christening:
Death: 1911 - , Victoria, Australia ( at age 11) 9054
Burial:
Parents
Father: George Brinsden VASEY [11826] (1860-1934) 357,358,1695
Mother: Alice Isabel McCUTCHEON [10313] (1866-1946) 52,357,358
Catherine VASEY [14315]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: George Halbert VASEY [11842] (1925-1960) 357,358
Mother: Angela Mary BRETT [14318]
Major General George Alan VASEY CB CBE DSO [11832]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 29 Mar 1895 - Malvern East, Victoria, Australia 4711
Christening:
Death: 5 Mar 1945 - Cairns, Qld, Australia ( at age 49) 4711
Burial:
Parents
Father: George Brinsden VASEY [11826] (1860-1934) 357,358,1695
Mother: Alice Isabel McCUTCHEON [10313] (1866-1946) 52,357,358
Spouses and Children
1. *Jessie Mary HALBERT BA. CBE [11841] (1897 - 1966) 357,358
Marriage: 1921
Status:
Children:
1. George Halbert VASEY 357,358 [11842] (1925-1960)
2. Robert Allan VASEY 357,358 [11843] (1932-2008)
Notes
General:
Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954) Wed 7 Mar 1945 Page 3 General Vasey Missing In Plane Crash
General Vasey Missing In Plane Crash
CANBERRA, Tues. - Major-General G- A. Vasey, C.B., D.S.O., and Major-General "R.M. Downes, C.M.G., V.D., medical historian,, are believed to have lost their lives when a service aircraft crashed into the sea a few miles north of Cairns, about 4 p.m. yesterday. This announcement was released to-night by the Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin.
The search for the plane was continued to-day. Also in the R.A.A.F. Hudson plane were nine others, who are also reported missing, believed killed.
. They are: -
Colonel R; H. Russell, A.A.M.C.; Lieut. W. Riggall. aide to General Vasey, and NX40U1 Cpl. E. L. James. Flt.-Lieut. J. W. Newell, Flying Officers D. Eassett, G. Thompson arid S. B. Freize and L.A.C. J. D. Moore.
Mr. Curtin said another army officer was in the plane and it had rot been possible to locate his next of kin. - When that was done a further announcement would be made.
' Mr. Curtin said this loss was a shocking blow to Australia and the Australian army. General Vasey's record in' this war, particularly in the New Guinea campaigns, made him outstanding as perhaps Australia's most brilliant divisional leader in this war.
Mr. Curtin said General Downes was one of Australia's most distinguished medical men. and had given valuable service to the Australian army since his first appointment to the Australian Army Medical Corps in 1908. He was at present compiling a history of the medical services of this war.
Mr. Curtin said that advice had been received about 4 p.m.' yesterday that an R.A.A.F. Hudson plane crashed' into the sea a little over two miles north of the air strip at Cairns. Weather conditions were extremely bad at the time. R.A.A.F. crash boats set out immediately in search of the personnel from the plane and found traces of the aircraft, but no signs of survivors.
ON WAY NORTH.
General Vasey, after a period spent in highly important staff work at land headquarters, was on his way north to take over an operational appointment, said Mr. Curtin. Through the last war and this he proved himself a magnificent soldier and inspiring leader. All troops who ever came under his command had been inspired by his leadership and personal courage, and by the example of his great ability as a commander.
General Downes was one of Australia's most distinguished medical men and had given valuable service to the Australian army since his first appointment, to the Australian Army Medical Corps in 1908, said the Prime Minister. His active army career ended only recently, but his association with the army continued through his appointment as war historian for medical services.
On behalf of the Australian Government I offer to the next of kin of all the brave men who have been lost the deepest sympathy. It will be, I hope, some consolation to them that their loved ones were lost in the service of their country when setting out to confront the enemy, i know the whole nation will join them in their proud sorrow," said Mr. Curtin. '
Guinea Gold (Papua New Guinea : 1942 - 1945) Fri 9 Mar 1945 Page 1 BODIES OF GENERALS VASEY, DOWNES FOUND
BODIES OF GENERALS VASEY, DOWNES FOUND
CANBERRA, Thurs. - The bodies of Major-Generals G. A. Vasey and R. M. Downes, and that of an unidentified RAAF officer were recovered from the sea off Cairns yesterday. The search for nine other Army and RAAF personnel, victims of Monday's tragedy, is being hampered by choppy seas and dirty water. The Army officer whose name was withheld in the first announcement of the Hudson crash pending notification of nextof-kin, has been identified as Lieutenant-Colonel G. A. Bertram. He was 31.
Funeral of Major-Generals Vasey and Downes will be in Cairns today, and will be attended by General Sir Thomas Blamey and Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie Morshead.
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954) Mon 12 Mar 1945 Page 3 MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR GENERAL VASEY
MEMORIAL SERVICE
FOR GENERAL VASEY
Somewhere in the South-west Pacific area yesterday men of the 7th Division attended a requiem
mass, followed by a memorial Church of England service, for Major-General G. A. Vasey, who
was killed In an air crash near Cairns last Monday.
The services were conducted by Padre C. W. J. Cunningham, assisted by Padre J. Skehan. An ad
dress was given by Padre Redding.
Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954) Sat 21 Apr 1945 Page 5 GENERAL VASEY'S ESTATE.
GENERAL VASEY'S ESTATE.
MELBOURNE, Friday. - Gen. Vasey's estate In Victoria was sworn at £1681 gross value, all personalty. General Vasey was killed in an air crash near Cairns. His widow is the sole beneficiary and executrix.
George Brinsden VASEY [11826]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1860 - Heidelberg, Vic, Australia 1695,9055
Christening:
Death: 1934 - Kew, Vic, Australia ( at age 74) 1695
Burial:
Parents
Father: Thomas VASEY [14323] (1826-1899)
Mother: Elizabeth BRINSDEN [14324] (1824-1904)
Spouses and Children
1. *Alice Isabel McCUTCHEON [10313] (1866 - 1946) 52,357,358
Marriage: 1890 - , Victoria, Australia 6390
Status:
Children:
1. Thomas Arnold VASEY 357,358,6391 [11828] (1891-1957)
2. John Brinsden McCutcheon VASEY 357,358 [11831] (1893-1915)
3. Major General George Alan VASEY CB CBE DSO 357,358,4711 [11832] (1895-1945)
4. Blanche Isabel VASEY 357,358,6392 [11833] (1900-1911)
5. Gilbert Howard VASEY 357,358,3873 [11834] (1904-1986)
6. Marjorie Hope VASEY 357,358,2001 [11835] (1906-1974)
Notes
General:
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Fri 10 Aug 1934 Page 8 OBITUARY
OBITUARY
___v____
Mr. G. B. Vasey
We regret to announce that the death occurred last night of Mr. George Brinsden Vasey, aged 73 years, who for more than 27 years had been editor of "'The Argus' Law Reports."
He died at his home in Brougham place, Kew. Mr. Vasey took a leading part in activities associated with the legal and educational life of Melbourne. He was interested also in Freemasonry, being at the time of his death Master of the Wesley College Lodge. He was the son of the late Mr. Thomas Vasey, who for many years was secretary of the Metropolitan Gas Company, and was educated at Wesley College and the University of Melbourne. While he was studying for the law he acted as a master at Prince Alfred College, one of his colleagues being Mr. W. H. Irvine (now Sir William Irvine, Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria).
After taking his B.A. degree, Mr. Vasey graduated LLB. in 1887, and he was admitted to the Bar of the Victorian Supreme Court. He joined " 'The Argus' Law Reports" staff in 1895, and succeeded Mr. A. H. Davis as editor in 1907.
He was a foundation member of the Historical Society of Victoria, and contributed articles on early Melbourne both to "The Argus" and the society's journal. He also wrote on legal matters for "The Argus" and "The Australasian." He was the author of several legal text-books, including works on stamps law and probate and administration. He was a member of the council of Queen's College, University of Melbourne, the council of Wesley College, and the Wesley College Old Boys' Association. He became registrar of friendly societies for Victoria 30 years ago on the death of Mr. J. B. Gregory.
Mr. Vasey's widow is a daughter of the late Mr. John Mccutcheon, Melbourne manager of the Commercial Bank, There are three sons-Mr. Arnold Vasey, who holds an important position with a Newcastle woolbroking firm; Major G. A. Vasey, brigade-major, 8th Infantry Brigade, Sydney, who will leave shortly for India on exchange; and Mr. G. H. Vasey, lecturer in agricultural engineering at the University of Melbourne. A fourth son, Mr. J. B. Vasey, was mortally wounded at Gallipoli. Major Vasey and Mr. Arnold Vasey also served in the war, the latter in the Royal Navy. There is one daughter, Miss Marjorie Vasey.
The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954) Fri 10 Aug 1934 Page 7
PERSONAL
MR GEORGE BRINSDEN VASEY, 73,
who died at his home. Brougham Place, Kew, last night, will be buried tomorrow morning in the Boroondara Cemetery, Kew. Mr Vasey was widely known in legal circles, having been admitted to the Victorian Bar after his graduation in law in 1887. At the time bf his .death he was Master of Wesley Masonic Lodge. For many years he took a keen interest in the work of the Historical Society of Victoria of which he was a member. For about 40 years he had been associated with law reporting in Melbourne, for the past 27 years in an editorial capacity. His other activities included membership of the council of Queen's College, the council of Wesley College, and the Wesley College Old Boys' Association. For 30 years he had been registrar of the friendly societies in Victoria. He was also the author of a number of legal text books. His father was Mr Thomas
Vasey, former secretary of the Metropolitan Gas Co. He is survived by a widow, a daughter. and three sons-Mr Arnold Vasey. of Newcastle; Major G. A. Vasey, ot Sydney; and Mr G. H. Vasey, lecturer in agricultural engineer ing at Melbourne University.
George Halbert VASEY [11842]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 31 Jan 1925 - , Victoria, Australia
Christening:
Death: 1960 - , Victoria, Australia ( at age 35) 9056
Burial:
Parents
Father: Major General George Alan VASEY CB CBE DSO [11832] (1895-1945) 357,358,4711
Mother: Jessie Mary HALBERT BA. CBE [11841] (1897-1966) 357,358
Spouses and Children
1. *Angela Mary BRETT [14318]
Children:
1. Catherine VASEY [14315]
2. Lucy VASEY [14316]
3. Alan VASEY [14317]
Gilbert Howard VASEY [11834]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1904 - Balwyn, Vic, Australia 3873
Christening:
Death: 1986 - Wantirna South, Victoria, Australia ( at age 82) 3873
Burial:
Parents
Father: George Brinsden VASEY [11826] (1860-1934) 357,358,1695
Mother: Alice Isabel McCUTCHEON [10313] (1866-1946) 52,357,358
Spouses and Children
1. *Florence Rosetta FAUL [14325]
Notes
General:
Gilbert Vasey was a university lecturer and in later life became an Engineer. He married Florence Faul
The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW : 1915 - 1954) Tue 5 Aug 1952 Page 2 MR. VASEY'S VISIT POSTPONED
MR. VASEY'S VISIT
POSTPONED
Mr. Gilbert H. Vasey, senior lecturer in Agricultural Engineering at the University of Melbourne, who was to be in Griffith and Leeton this week has had to postpone his visit through Illness.
The M.I.A. District Council of Extension Groups had arranged for Mr. Vasey to address meetings in Griffith and Leeton on Agricultural Engineering. It is hoped that this address will be given in three or four weeks time.
Ian VASEY [14320]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: John Bryan VASEY [11829] (1920-2008) 357,358
Mother: Nancy Gweneth CARTER [11836] (1925-2014) 357,358
Jim VASEY [14322]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: John Bryan VASEY [11829] (1920-2008) 357,358
Mother: Nancy Gweneth CARTER [11836] (1925-2014) 357,358
John Brinsden McCutcheon VASEY [11831]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1893 - Malvern East, Victoria, Australia
Christening:
Death: 1915 - Pieta, , Malta ( at age 22)
Burial:
Parents
Father: George Brinsden VASEY [11826] (1860-1934) 357,358,1695
Mother: Alice Isabel McCUTCHEON [10313] (1866-1946) 52,357,358
Notes
General:
https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/232107
VASEY, John Brinsden
Service Number: 58
Enlisted: 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 2nd Field Company Engineers
Born: Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town: Kew East, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling: Wesley College, Melbourne, Victoria
Occupation: Surveyor
Died: Died of wounds - septicaemia from wound to the face and leg, Malta, 14 August 1915
Cemetery: Pieta Military Cemetery Plot B, Row V1, Grave 3
Memorials: Kew War Memorial
World War 1 Service
21 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, SN 158, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Melbourne
21 Oct 1914: Involvement Lance Corporal, SN 158, 2nd Field Company Engineers, ANZAC Gallipoli
21 Oct 1914: Embarked Lance Corporal, SN 158, 2nd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne
14 May 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Field Company Engineers, In the field
7 Aug 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, SN 158, 2nd Field Company Engineers, : Wound to the face and leg. Died en route to Malta
14 Aug 1915: Involvement Corporal, SN 158, 2nd Field Company Engineers, ANZAC Gallipoli
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Tue 5 Oct 1915 Page 5 Corporal Vasey's Death.
Corporal Vasey's Death.
The parents of Corporal Jack Vasey, of the 2nd Company Field Engineers, who was wounded on August 7, and died of his wounds at Malta Hospital a week later, have received a letter from one of his mates, giving the following account of how their son was engaged when wounded.
The writer says - "Jack was given charge of a party to open up lines of communication, and carried out his portion of the programme splendidly and gallantly. There is not a cooler head in our company than Jack, so the work was in good hands every-thing went well until a Turk got on his
tracks. The first shot tore the sole off the boot, the next took a small piece out of his neck, the next grazed him across the shoulders and the final broke his left shin bone. While this was going on he was doing good work in a trench half full of Turks, so he had a lively time for a while. He managed to get back to our trenches all right after getting hung up numerous times in barbed wire. Ted Dilworth and I were with him before he went on board the hospital ship, and he was in splendid spirits, and there is no need whatever for you to worry. . . . I would follow him anywhere on account of his coolness; nothing excites him under fire. I feel sure he would make a splendid officer. Our little trio is broken up for the present, but I hope not for long". Before this letter came news had
been received that septicaemia had set in, and that in the hope of saving his life the left leg had been amputated, but that the brave young corporal had succumbed.
Before enlisting in August of last year Jack Vasey and Jack Darbyshire, the writer of the letter, were on the staff of a survey party in the Victorian railways construction branch.
John Bryan VASEY [11829]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 20 Apr 1920 - Prospect, SA, Australia 9057,9058
Christening:
Death: 31 Jul 2008 - Forster, NSW, Australia ( at age 88)
Burial:
Parents
Father: Thomas Arnold VASEY [11828] (1891-1957) 357,358,6391
Mother: Mary Ellen SWINDON [9489] (1894-1986) 357,358
Spouses and Children
1. *Nancy Gweneth CARTER [11836] (1925 - 2014) 357,358
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Ian VASEY [14320]
2. Ruth VASEY [14321]
3. Jim VASEY [14322]
Notes
General:
World War Two Service
Veteran Details
Name VASEY, JOHN BRYAN
Service Australian Army
Service Number NX45534
Date of Birth 20 Apr 1920
Place of Birth PROSPECT, SA
Date of Enlistment 25 Jun 1940
Locality on Enlistment NEWCASTLE, NSW
Place of Enlistment NEWCASTLE, NSW
Next of Kin VASEY, THOMAS
Date of Discharge 23 Oct 1945
Rank Captain
Posting at Discharge 1 Corps of Signals
Prisoner of War No
Honours None for display
Kenneth Arnold VASEY MBE [11827]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1913 - Bradford, Yorkshire, England 9059
Christening:
Death: 25 Jan 1990 - Sydney, NSW, Australia ( at age 77)
Burial:
Parents
Father: Thomas Arnold VASEY [11828] (1891-1957) 357,358,6391
Mother: Mary Ellen SWINDON [9489] (1894-1986) 357,358
Spouses and Children
1. *Bessie Helena WRIGHT [11838] (7 Sep 1914 - 20 May 1983) 357,358
Marriage: 1939 - , Surrey, England
Status:
Notes
General:
https://uboat.net/allies/commanders/6917.html
Allied Warship Commanders
Kenneth Arnold Vasey, RNR
Birth details unknown
Ranks
9 Nov 1939 Lt.
??? A/Lt.Cdr.
9 Nov 1947 Lt.Cdr.
Retired: 9 Aug 1951
Decorations
11 Jun 1942 MBE
??? Commands listed for Kenneth Arnold Vasey, RNR
Ship Rank Type From To
HMS Preston North End (FY 230) Lt. ASW Trawler 17 Apr 1940early 1943
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) Sat 12 Dec 1942 Page 3 M.B.E. FOR NAVAL EXPLOITS
M.B.E. FOR NAVAL EXPLOITS
Son Of City Businessman
Veteran of the Narvik evacuation, Lieut.-Commander Kenneth A.Vasey, R.N.R., son of Mr
T. A. Vasey, manager of the wool department of Nenco, and of Mrs. Vasey, has been awarded the M.B.E. Details of the action which earned the award have not been received, but Lieut. Commander Vasey has been in the thick of things as commander of a trawler and minesweeper in the North Sea.
Born in England, Lieut,.Commander Vasey, who is now 29, was educated in Adelaide. He returned to England at the age of 16 to serve a cadetship in the merchant service. After becoming an officer, he joined the Royal Naval Reserve and did his training in H.M.S, Royal Sovereign. Back in the merchant service, he served with, the New Zealand Shipping Company, and was in Australian waters when war broke out. On his return to England he reported for duty with the Royal Naval Reserve, and has had plenty of adventure since.
His parents, who live in Fenton avenue, Newcastle, have not met his English wife. A brother, John; aged 22, was with the A.I.F. in Greece and Crete, and in now in New Guinea. Another brother, Russell, aged 18, is in the Navy.
From Ryersons Index
VASEYKenneth Arnold Funeral notice 30JAN1990 Cremation The Age (Melbourne) 29JAN1990
VASEYKenneth Arnold Death notice 25JAN1990 Death Sydney Morning Herald 27JAN1990
VASEYKenneth Arnold Death notice 25JAN1990 Death The Age (Melbourne) 27JAN1990
Lucy VASEY [14316]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: George Halbert VASEY [11842] (1925-1960) 357,358
Mother: Angela Mary BRETT [14318]
Marjorie Hope VASEY [11835]
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1906 - Balwyn, Vic, Australia 2001
Christening:
Death: 1974 - East Melbourne, Vic, Australia ( at age 68) 2001
Burial:
Parents
Father: George Brinsden VASEY [11826] (1860-1934) 357,358,1695
Mother: Alice Isabel McCUTCHEON [10313] (1866-1946) 52,357,358
Spouses and Children
1. *Dr Edwin Thomas CATO [11844] (Abt 1891 - 1966) 357,358
Marriage: 1958 - , Victoria, Australia 2002
Status:
Notes
General:
Marjorie was a nurse. In 1949 she left Australia to work in England. Marjorie was a noted theatre nurse who worked with Melbourne Surgeon Dr Alan Newton. She served in WW2 as a theatre nurse and matron and later married Melbourne Surgeon E. T. Cato
Robert Allan VASEY [11843]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1932
Christening:
Death: 2008 - Bundoora, Vic, Australia ( at age 76)
Burial:
Parents
Father: Major General George Alan VASEY CB CBE DSO [11832] (1895-1945) 357,358,4711
Mother: Jessie Mary HALBERT BA. CBE [11841] (1897-1966) 357,358
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Margaret CARSON [14319] ( - Feb 2017)
Marriage: 1959 - Glen Innes, NSW, Australia 1975
Status:
Notes
General:
VASEY, Robert
Date listed: 26/9/2008
VASEY. - Robert. On Sept. 21, 2008 at Vasey House, Bundoora The younger son of the late Major General George Alan and Jessie Mary Vasey (Founder of the War Widows Guild of Australia). Deepest sympathy to the Vasey family. - The State President, Management Committee and Members of the War Widows Guild of Australia.
Publication: Herald Sun
from Ryersons Index
VASEY Robert Death notice 27SEP2008 The Age (Melbourne) 27SEP2008
VASEY Robert Death notice 21SEP2008 Death at Vasey House, Bundoora Herald Sun (Melbourne) 26SEP2008
VASEY Robert Alan Death notice 21SEP2008 Death at Bundoora, Melbourne Tumut and Adelong Times 30SEP2008
VASEY Robert Alan Death notice 30SEP2008 The Age (Melbourne) 30SEP2008
VASEY Robert Alan Death notice 21SEP2008 Death 76 at Vasey House, Bundoora The Age (Melbourne) 25SEP2008
VASEY Robert Alan Death notice 21SEP2008 Death at Vasey House, Bundoora, Melbourne Sydney Morning Herald 27SEP2008
VASEY Robert Alan Death notice 21SEP2008 Death 76 at Vasey House, Bundoora Border Mail (Albury) 27SEP2008
Ruth VASEY [14321]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: John Bryan VASEY [11829] (1920-2008) 357,358
Mother: Nancy Gweneth CARTER [11836] (1925-2014) 357,358
Thomas VASEY [14323]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1826 - Whitby, Yorkshire, England
Christening:
Death: 1899 - Hawthorn, Vic, Australia ( at age 73)
Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth BRINSDEN [14324] (1824 - 1904)
Marriage: 27 Sep 1855 - Geelong, Vic, Australia
Status:
Children:
1. George Brinsden VASEY 357,358,1695 [11826] (1860-1934)
Notes
General:
children
Blanche Adeline Vasey 1858-1950
Ella Louise Vasey 1859-1931 England (m. John Paull Fiddian CSI d. in India)
Geo Brinsden Vasey 1860-1934
Elizabeth Arnold Vasey 1861-1861
Maud Linkletter Vasey 1863-1938 (m Rev John English)
Ernest Hawthorn Vasey 1864-1865
Alfred Vasey 1868-1953 (m Edith Ellen Buttle)
Table Talk (Melbourne, Vic. : 1885 - 1939) Fri 28 Jun 1895 Page 2 Anecdotal Photograph.
Mr. Thomas Vasey.
THERE are few men better or longer known in the community of Melbourne than Mr, Thomas Vasey.
His name is, literally, a "household word"-wherever gas is burnt. Mr. E. G. Fitzgibbon's friends might perhaps, on the White Knight"s belief, contest the claim to universal fame in the metropolis with Mr. Vasey, but the Gas King's dominions extend over the whole metropolis, whereas Mr. Fitzgibbon, as Town Clerk, ruled only in the city of Melbourne. Mr, Fitzgibbon has, no doubt, lately acquired an extended territory, but in his new realm, his name is not brought so frequently and conspicuously under the eyes of his subjects as when he ruled at the Town Hall. Still, it may be said that he shares with Mr. Vasey, the empire of the household. Mr. Fitzgibbon may be called the Water King. Mr. Yasey, is, perhaps, even more intimately associated with another than the White Knight: his particular mission for 30 years has been to do battle with the Black Night-and no one will deny that he has done so successfully.
**********
Mr. Vasey is a townsman of one of the very earliest Australian colonists-Captain James Cook, who discovered the Australian Continent in 1770. The first point of the huge island sighted by the great
navigator was Point.Hicks, on the coast of Victoria, to which colony Mr. Vasey, our Whitby man, came 82 years later. But there, all likeness between Captain Cook- and Mr. Vasey ends. To be quite accurate it should mentioned that Cook was born at Marton;.in Yorkshire,but served his apprentice ship to some shipowners at Whitby, and it was in that seaport town-famous for its jet-that Cook received his first training for his wondrous feats of navigation find discovery in after life. Mr. Vasey was born in Whitby just when the centenary of Cook was about to be celebrated.
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Mr. Vasey was born in 1826, and received his earliest education at private schools in Whitby.
His last year at school was spent in the inland town of Market Weighton, in Yorkshire, 45 miles south of Whitby, as the crow flies, and within 37 miles of Hull. Amongst Mr. Vasey's schoolfellows, were two boys who are now eminent members of the medical profession in London. One of these is Dr. James Andrews, one of the physicians of the famous St. Bartholomew's Hospital-a noble institution founded in 1539, and incorporated in the last year of the reign of Henry VIII. It stands on the site of an Augustinian Monastery, suppressed in the same reign, and which had flourished since the year 1100. The other boy is now Dr. Robert Braithwaite, a distinguished authority on medical science.
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After leaving school, Mr. Vasey was sent to business in a drapery establishment in his native town,
where he remained seven years, and got his first insight into commercial pursuits. In 1848, when he was 22 years of age, he went to London, where he was employed in several drapery houses till 1852, when he resolved to try his fortune in Australia.
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He sailed from England in the ship Brilliant, and had amongst his fellow pabsengers on the voyage to Melbourne, Mr. J. Alford, who, afterwards, was for many years a member of the house of Holmes, White and Company, a once well-known firm of shipping agents in Elizabeth-street, which ceased to exist some 15 years ago. Mr. Alford is, however, still connected with the mercantile world of Melbourne, and is well and favourably known. A few months after his arrival in Victoria, Mr. Vasey opened in business on his own aocount in Brunswick street, Fitzroy, or, as the whole district east and west of Smith-street was then popularly called, "Collingwood." He continued in business in Brunswick-street 12 years, that is to say, till the year 1864, and, in the meantime, was highly successful in his business operations, and made himself a useful and respected citizen.
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Mr. Vasey was brought up a member of the Wesleyan Church, and on his settling down in
Brunswick-street, he became an active member of the local chursh of his denomination. The Wesleyans founded a place of worship in Brunswick street, at the corner of Moor-street, early in the forties, but when Mr. Vasey joined them they had removed to the site of the present very fine church between King Willian-street and Hanover-street. The church which then stood upon the spot was, however, an humble structure of wood, about 24 feet by 14 feet in dimensions. For four years Mr. Vasey was superintendant of the Sunday School, and afterwards was, for some years, secretary to the same organisation. He relinquished his business in Brunswick-street in the very same year-1864--that the fine Jubilee Schoolhouse round in King-William street, between Brunswick and Young streets, was built and opened. In those days, and until a very few years ago, one of the best known figures at the Brunswick-street church and schools was the towering one. of Mr. J. A. Marsden, another Yorkshireman who lived the greater portion of his life in Moor street, Fitzroy.
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The present spacious stone church was built about 1860. A. netice board in front, bearing certain
information, dated 1861, is signed " W. A Bennetts." That gentleman, than whom there ia no man better known in Fitzroy, and more widely esteemed, still holds the same honorary office in connection with the church which he held 34 years ago; Mr. Vasey has held every office in the Wesleyan Church which it is possible for a layman to hold. Since 1878 he has been continuously a member of the general conference of the Wesleyan Church of Victoria and Tasmania. Prior to 1878, the conference was composed of ministers only, and in that year laymen were for the first time admitted to the councils of the church. For time years past Mr. Vasey has been prominently
identified with the Wesleyan Church at Auburn, where he resided.
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Mr. Vasey is, in a certain sense, one of the fathers of the municipality of Fitzroy. In 1859, Fitzroy. which up to that time was a ward of Melbourne city, was created a separate municipality, and the first election of members of the new council took place in that year. Of course, there were no existing members who could act as Returning Officers on the occasion, and Mr. Thomas Vasey and Mr. H. P. Fergie were appointed " assessors " to, conduct the voting at the election. When the council was duly organised, the members were called upon to elect one of themselves as " Chairman" of the municipality-office equivalent to that of Mayor at a later date. Mr. Charles Vaughan was elected. That gentleman has bean dead for many years past, but a life-size portrait of him in oils, is hung in the Town Hall, Fitzroy. In 1860 there were two candidates for the chair-Mr. Charles Vaughan and Mr. John Edwards, the younger. The former was a member, of the firm of Vaughan (and Wild, brewers, Collingwood, and a prominent member of the congregation of Albert-street Baptist Church, of which the late Rev. Isaac New was then the pastor. The latter was a young solicitor, only 24 years of age, who afterwards represented " Collingwood" (and Fitzroy) in the Legislative Assembly, and was popularly known as the " Native Companion " and the " Collingwood Boy." On that occasion Mr. Edwards was elected to the chair by a majority of one vote. Thus, Messrs. Vasey and Fergie-who are both happily still to the fore-started Fitzroy on its prosperous municipal career. Since then North Fitzroy-almost a city in itself-has sprung into
existence and the magnificent buildings in Napier street have been erected.
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Mr Vasey's active connection with gas commenced in 1858, when he and others promoted the Collingwood Gas Company, whose works still stand at the corner of Queen's Parade (called, in earlier days, the Heidelberg-road) and Smith-street. Amongst the best-known founders of the Collingwood company were Mr. George Coppin; the late Dr. Embling, who for some years represented Collingwood in Parliament, and was a long resident in Fitzroy ; the late Hon. George Harker, who for many years was a member of the Legislative Assembly ; and the late Mr. Ambrose Kyte, who for some time sat for East Melbourne in the same house of legislature. Every one knows that among the " many parts" which Mr. Coppin has played "are those of member of the Upper and Lower Houses of Parliament. Dr. Embling, Mr. Harker and Mr. Vasey (who was then in business in Brunswick-street) became some of the first directors of the new gas company, which prospered from the beginning. The first secretary was Mr. John Allen, who, after a time, was succeeded by
Mr. Alfred Jackson, and on the retirement of the latter, Mr. Vasey accepted the office of secretary.
Mr. Allen and Mr. Jackson held office for short periods, so that, substantially, Mr. Vasey was secre
tary to the company from its inauguration. About 20 years ago, the South Melbourne Gas Company was started by the late Mr. J. W. Randall (a draper in Smith-street) and others ; but in 1878, the Melbourne, Collingwood and South Melbourne companies were amalgamated under the title of the Metropolitan Gas Company. After nearly 20 years service with the Collingwood Company, Mr. Vasey became office manager of the Metropolitan Company, which position he held till 1882, when he became secretary to the company on the death of Mr. John Scott.
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Mr. Vasey is married and has a family. One of his sons is a rising member of the Victorian bar, who was one of the Counsel for the defendant in the recent famous libel action, Lange v. Bage; and
another holds a responsible position in the firm of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and Company, the well-known merchants and shipping agents of this city. In person, Mr. Vasey, senior, is a typical English gentleman of the good old sort. Burly, open-faced and good-humoured a thorough son of John Bull in uprightness and straightforwardness-but minus the disposition, if he have the right, to growl. He wears large side whiskers which are now grey, and although approaching his seventieth year, shows no sign of wear, and in all human probability, will be found in harness for many years to come. In manner he is frank and genial, and he has filled, for 35 years, positions of delicacy and responsibility in a way that promoted the interests of his pincipals and gained himself a host of genuine friends.
Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tas. : 1883 - 1928) Thu 30 Mar 1899 Page 2 DEATH OF MR THOMAS VASEY.
DEATH OF MR THOMAS VASEY, MELBOURNE, Wednesday.- Mr Thos Vasey, secretary to the Melbourne Gas Company, died last night, aged 72.
Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918, 1935) Sat 1 Apr 1899 Page 24 DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN CITIZEN.
DEATH OF A WELL KNOW CITIZEN. ;
The many friends of Mr. Thomas Vasey, the veteran secretary of the Metropolitan Gas Company, will deeply regret to hear of his death, which took place at his residence,Goodall-street. Auburn, on Tuesday evening. The deceased gentleman, who was 73 years of age, had been complaining for
some time, but was able to attend to his official duties until the 22nd ult., when he left the office of the company to return to his home, at 4 o'clock, and never resumed duty. Dr. Eugene Anderson attended Mr. Vasey, and diagnosed his case but did not anticipate that there was immediate danger of a fatal result, though owing to the advanced age of the patient his case was very serious. During the last few days It was considered, advisable, to hold, a consultation with Dr, Maudsley, and it was found that an internal ailment was complicated with heart and brain troubles, which resulted in death. Mr. Vasey was a native of Yorkshire, and came out to Victoria in 1852. He was secretary to the Fitzroy Gas Co. from about 1855 to its amalgamation with the Melbourne and South Melbourne Gas Companies. A few years after that amalgamation Mr. Vasey- succeeded Mr
John Scott as secretary of the Melbourne Company, and retained the position to his death. Mr. Vasey was a prominent and influential member of the Wesleyan Methodist
Thomas Arnold VASEY [11828]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1891 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 6391
Christening:
Death: 1957 - Newcastle, NSW, Australia ( at age 66) 9060
Burial:
Parents
Father: George Brinsden VASEY [11826] (1860-1934) 357,358,1695
Mother: Alice Isabel McCUTCHEON [10313] (1866-1946) 52,357,358
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Ellen SWINDON [9489] (1894 - 20 Jan 1986) 357,358
Marriage: 13 Jul 1913 - Bradford, Yorkshire, England 8742
Status:
Children:
1. Kenneth Arnold VASEY MBE 357,358 [11827] (1913-1990)
2. John Bryan VASEY 357,358 [11829] (1920-2008)
3. Thomas Russell VASEY 357,358 [11830] (1924-2016)
Notes
General:
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) Wed 1 Jul 1942 Page 2
PERSONAL
Robert Gardner, Leonard Keith Morgan, and Thomas Arnold Vasey were sworn in as Justices of the
Peace by Judge Nield at Newcastle Sessions.
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) Sat 23 May 1942
Page 2
PERSONAL
PERSONAL
Appointment of the follbwing as; justiees of the peace was announced
yesterday--Robert Gardner, Lake View Guest -House, Wangi Wangi;Roy Henry Lake. Jenner-parade,
Hamilton; Leonard Keith Morgan, Ulick-street, Merewether West; Frank Mafeking Treasure, Curry
street, Merewether; Thomas Arnold Vasey, Fenton-avenue, Newcastle.
Thomas Russell VASEY [11830]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 19 Jun 1924 - Prospect, SA, Australia 9061
Christening:
Death: Apr 2016 - ( at age 91)
Burial:
Parents
Father: Thomas Arnold VASEY [11828] (1891-1957) 357,358,6391
Mother: Mary Ellen SWINDON [9489] (1894-1986) 357,358
Spouses and Children
1. *Pamela Margot MILLINGTON [11837] ( - 3 Jan 1996) 357,358
Marriage: Abt 1949
Status:
Notes
General:
The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954) Thu 30 Mar 1950 Page 7 MR. VASEY RETURNS
LATE FINAL EXTRA
MR. VASEY RETURNS
Mr. Russell Vasey, mate, and, at one stage, skipper of the Sydney yacht Estrellita, which last year sailed to the US, returned to Sydney today by the Swedish motorship Goonawarra.
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) Thu 28 Sep 1967 Page 8 VOYAGER INQUIRY- 45th DAY Stevens 'drunk at party'
VOYAGER INQUIRY - 45th DAY
Stevens 'drunk at party'
SYDNEY, Wednesday. - A former Naval officer today supported Lieutenant Commander P. T. Cabban's allegation that Captain Duncan Stevens had been drunk at a ship's birthday dinner in his honour.
The former officer, Thomas Russell Vasey, told the Commission he was a former school friend of Cabban. The Commission is enquiring into allegations by Cabban, former first officer on Voyager, about Captain Stevens' drinking habits. Captain Stevens and 81 other men died when Voyager and the aircraft carrier Melbourne collided during night exercises off Jervis Bay on February 10, 1964.
Vasey, an airline clerk, now living in Pymble, said he had spent 16 days on Voyager doing a training course, in 1963. He told Mr Porter, junior counsel assisting Mr J. T. Hiatt, QC (for Cabban), that he had no recollection of Dr Tiller, the Voyager's former medical officer, telling Cabban that the captain had been sick. Mr Porter: "Did Tiller ever tell you that the captain would be all right if he left the grog alone?"
Vasey: "I cannot recall that".
To Mr Sinclair, junior counsel assisting Mr W. P. Ash, QC (for the Stevens Family), Vasey said he had not left the ward room of Voyager from the moment Captain Stevens entered the room for the party until he left.
Mr Sinclair: "You certainly noticed nothing unusual about the way the captain went to his seat at
the table?"
'Moved in an unsteady manner'
Vasey: "I said in my statement that I. concluded after the captain entered the ward room that he was drunk. My recollection is that he moved to the other side of the ward room in an unsteady manner, consistent with the way I saw him arrive".
Vasey said the captain had left the ward room immediately after Cabban had presented him with a cigarette lighter. He told Mr Sinclair that the captain had Jeft with Cabban.
Mr Sinclair: "So far as you could see he walked out quite all right?"
Vasey: "No. He was assisted by Cabban. Cabban went out beside him. I don't recall whether he was holding the captain's elbow, but I was left with the impression that he assisted the captain out".
Vasey told the Commission chairman. Sir Stanley Burhury, that he had a clear recollection of Captain Stevens being on his hands and knees when he entered the ward room.
"I have quite a clear picture of this because we were waiting for the captain to enter and I looked around at shoulder height to see him and I was rather surprised".
Sir Stanley: "It was because of this conduct that you thought he was under the influence of alcohol?"
Vasey: "That conduct and from what I subsequently observed. He was unsteady on his feet. He did not have a great deal to say and what he did say he did not say clearly.
"He seemed to have lost his balance to some extent from time to time and behaved in the fashion that one generally concludes when one is under the influence of alcohol".
The hearing will resume on Friday.
Published 10 April 2017 Sydney Morning Herald
VASEY, Thomas Russell
(Russ) CMDR, RFD, VRD*, FAIN, RANR (Ret)
Late of North Turramurra formerly from Newcastle and West Pymble.
Loving husband of Pam (deceased). Loved Father and Father in law of Jocelyn and Dennis, Peter and Lindy, Pru and Peter and loved grandfather to their children, foster father to Susan Hall and Peter Hall and much loved husband of Judy.
19.06.1924 to 01.04.2016
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by; and the wheel's kick and the wind's song and white sails shaking, and a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking.
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover, and quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.
A memorial service will be held for Russ at 11am on Wednesday April 5, 2017, at St Swithun's Telegraph Road Pymble.
Hamilton Funerals
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Tony VELLA [5292]
Sex: M
Spouses and Children
1. *Debra BOULTER [5284]
Children:
1. Adrian HILL VELLA [5293]
2. Paul HILL VELLA [5294]
3. Michelle HILL VELLA [5295]
4. Christian HILL VELLA [5296]
Gregory Matters VENING [10996]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date:
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Vera JAMES [10997] ( - )
Marriage: 1931 - , Victoria, Australia
Status:
Children:
1. Janet Ruth VENING [3255] (1935-1997)
Janet Ruth VENING [3255]
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 5 Feb 1935
Christening:
Death: 20 Mar 1997 - Traralgon, Victoria, Australia ( at age 62)
Burial: 25 Mar 1997 - Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Events
1. Obituary: Herald Sun newspaper, Mar 1997, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Parents
Father: Gregory Matters VENING [10996] ( - )
Mother: Vera JAMES [10997] ( - )
Spouses and Children
1. *Kenneth Frederick WILSON [3254] (12 Nov 1928 - 26 Nov 2018)
Marriage: 4 Apr 1970
Status:
Children:
1. Bronwyn Leanne WILSON [3256]
2. Belinda Joy WILSON [3257]
Notes
General:
Melbourne Herald Sun Mar 1997
WILSON - on Mar 20 (peacefully at home) Janet (Jan) of Furlonger St, Traralgon. Dearly loved wife of Ken. Loving mother of Brownyn and Belinda, loving Grandma of Joshua and Zarah. Aged 61 years. When everything seemed to oppose me, he gave me his sweet peace and rest.
WILSON - the funeral of Mrs Janet (Jan) Wilson of Furlonger St., Traralgon will leave St James Anglican Church, Grey St., Traralgon after a service commencing at 11am on Tuesday (Mar 25) for the Traralgon Lawn Cemetery. Floral tributes and donations to Palliative Care would be appreciated. Johnston & Weir Funerals
Nicolina Unni VERCHAREN [4870]
Sex: F
Spouses and Children
1. *Ross William DAWES [4869]
Children:
1. Nicole Ann DAWES [4871]
2. Angela Bree DAWES [4872]
3. Lukas Mathew DAWES [4873]
Keith John VERMOLEN [5240]
Sex: M
Spouses and Children
1. *Jennifer Dianne MAWSON [5234]
Children:
1. Kellie Adelle VERMOLEN [5241]
2. Kendra Dianne VERMOLEN [5242]
Kellie Adelle VERMOLEN [5241]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Keith John VERMOLEN [5240]
Mother: Jennifer Dianne MAWSON [5234]
Kendra Dianne VERMOLEN [5242]
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Keith John VERMOLEN [5240]
Mother: Jennifer Dianne MAWSON [5234]
Dave VICKERY [5602]
Sex: M
Spouses and Children
1. *Rachel Marie GUEST [3120]
Children:
1. Summer VICKERY [5603]
2. Heidi VICKERY [5604]