Percy Goulburn William WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1901 - Seymour, Victoria, Australia 10292
Christening:
Death: 1968 - Seymour, Victoria, Australia ( at age 67) 10293
Burial:
Events
1. Alt. Birth: 4 Apr 1901.
Parents
Father: Joseph WILSON (1871-1949)
Mother: Ada Amelia Adelaide MERRALL (1881-1948)
Raymond WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date:
Christening:
Death: 2005
Burial:
Parents
Father: William Alexander WILSON (1902-1952)
Mother: Rosa Ellen JACKSON (1915-2005) 217
Spouses and Children
1. *DianneRaymond Harry WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1894 - Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia 10294
Christening:
Death: 1896 - Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia ( at age 2) 10295
Burial:
Parents
Father: Job WILSON (1861-1946) {Find A Grave ID: 224770283, WikiTree ID: Wilson-18635} 109
Mother: Annie HEWITT (1866-1929) {Find A Grave ID: 224770282, WikiTree ID: Hewitt-1213}
Notes
General:
Evelyn Observer, and South and East Bourke Record (Vic. : 1882 - 1902) Friday 4 December 1896 Page 4
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/60695336
A very distressing and fatal accident occurred to a child of Mr. Job Wilson, of Diamond Creek, on Saturday afternoon last. With other children the child (who was 2 years and 6 months old) was playing near a dray loaded with wood (without a horse attached), and by some means the children interfered with the props and let the shafts down, one of which struck the unfortunate child, causing terrible injuries and almost instantaneous death.
Camperdown Chronicle (Vic. : 1877 - 1954) Tuesday 1 December 1896 Page 2
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/65339256
Raymond Wilson, aged 2 years, son of Mr. Job Wilson, of Diamond Creek, was playing around a dray loaded with wood, when the props gave way, and the shaft fell across the little fellow's body. A neighbour helped Mrs. Wilson to lift the dray, but the little fellow was quite dead.
Raymond James WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1916 - Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: Manfred James WILSON (1892-1961) {Find A Grave ID: 164185766}
Mother: Amy Louisa STONEHOUSE (1893-1943)
Spouses and Children
1. *Coral Heather RONNINGRebecca WILSON
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1796
Christening: 3 Jul 1796 - Langley, Essex, England 10296
Death:
Burial:
WikiTree ID: Wilson-101191
Parents
Father: John WILSON (1756-1831) {WikiTree ID: Wilson-39554} 109,8040
Mother: Mary PHILLIPS (1759-1808) {WikiTree ID: Phillips-18784}
Reuben WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1868 - Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia 10297
Christening:
Death: 1943 - Dandenong, Victoria, Australia ( at age 75) 10298
Burial:
Parents
Father: William WILSON (1827-1897) {Find A Grave ID: 144468000, WikiTree ID: Wilson-18695}
Mother: Rosamond GODBER (1837-1878) {Find A Grave ID: 144467803, WikiTree ID: Godber-16} 109,867
Spouses and Children
1. *Margaret DREW (1867 - )
Marriage: 1890 - , Victoria, Australia 4075
Status:
Children:
1. Charles Douglas WILSON (1890- )
2. Lillian Jessie WILSON (1892-1950)
3. Frederick Roy WILSON (1894-1973)
4. Rosamond Fullerton Mary WILSON (1896- )
5. Ruby Mary WILSON (1898- )
6. Freda Georgina WILSON (1900- )
7. Nellie Irene WILSON (1903- )
8. Erick Lindsay WILSON (1907-1975)
Notes
General:
1. Charles Douglas Wilson 1890- 1971
2. Lillian Jessie Wilson 1892 - 1950
3. Frederick Roy Wilson 1894 - 1973
4. Rosamond Mary Fullerton Wilson 1898- 1899
5. Freda Georgina Wilson 1900 - 1950
6. Nellie Irene Wilson 1903 - 2000
7. Eric Lindsay Wilson 1907 - 1975
8. Horace William Wilson 1910 - 1965
Rex WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: in , , New Zealand 5654
Christening:
Death: in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 5654
Burial:
Parents
Father: Joseph Herbert WILSON (1911-1979)
Mother: Renie May SULLIVAN (1914-1967) 60,5603
Robert WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 28 Jan 1682 - , , England
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: Robert WILSON (1660- ) 109
Mother: Martha [—?—] ( - )
Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth FOX ( - )
Marriage: 4 Nov 1704 - , , England
Status:
Children:
1. Edward WILSON (1705-1783)
Robert WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1763 10299
Christening: 3 Apr 1763 - Langley, Essex, England
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: Edward WILSON (1731-1815) {WikiTree ID: Wilson-128851} 109
Mother: Maria SMITH (Abt 1734-1795) {WikiTree ID: Smith-371882}
Robert WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1660 - , , England
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Martha [—?—] ( - )
Marriage: in Great Grishall, Cambridgeshire, England
Status:
Children:
1. Robert WILSON (1682- )
Robert WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date:
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: Edward WILSON (1705-1783) 109
Mother: Elizabeth TURNER ( - )
Robert WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1875 - Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Christening:
Death: 15 Mar 1903 - Prahran, Victoria, Australia ( at age 28)
Burial:
Parents
Father: Joseph WILSON (1836-1887) 311
Mother: Sarah WHATMOUGH (1845-1934)
Spouses and Children
1. *Violet Jane RYECROFT (1872 - Jan 1903)
Marriage: 1898 - , Western Australia, Australia
Status:
Robert John WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date:
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Catherine Gladys May BEST (1890 - 1956)
Marriage: 1909 - , Victoria, Australia 1066
Status:
Children:
1. Francis Harold WILSON (1910-1976)
2. Irene May WILSON (1911-1973)
3. Robert John WILSON (1913-1969)
4. Vera Mary WILSON (1917- )
Robert John WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1913 - Nhill, Victoria, Australia 1086,10300
Christening:
Death: 1969 - Bunyip, Victoria, Australia ( at age 56) 10300
Burial: 16 Sep 1969 - Bunyip, Victoria, Australia 10300
Parents
Father: Robert John WILSON ( - )
Mother: Catherine Gladys May BEST (1890-1956)
Ronald Lawrence WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1921 - Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia
Christening:
Death: 15 Aug 2016 - ( at age 95)
Burial:
Parents
Father: Manfred James WILSON (1892-1961) {Find A Grave ID: 164185766}
Mother: Amy Louisa STONEHOUSE (1893-1943)
Spouses and Children
1. *Valda May ALLISONRosalie Alma WILSON
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1877 - , Victoria, Australia
Christening:
Death: 30 Dec 1944 - Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia ( at age 67)
Burial:
Events
1. Alt. Birth: 25 Jul 1877.
Parents
Father: Joseph WILSON (1836-1887) 311
Mother: Sarah WHATMOUGH (1845-1934)
Spouses and Children
1. *William ALFORD (1874 - Mar 1954)
Marriage: 1895 - , Victoria, Australia
Status:
Children:
1. Ivy Alma ALFORD (1896-1970)
2. Francis William ( Jack) ALFORD (1899-1989)
3. Joseph ALFORD (1902-1927)
4. Robert ALFORD (1918-1983)
Rosaline Margaret WILSON
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1913 - Seymour, Victoria, Australia 10301
Christening:
Death: 1920 - Seymour, Victoria, Australia ( at age 7) 10302
Burial:
Parents
Father: Joseph WILSON (1871-1949)
Mother: Ada Amelia Adelaide MERRALL (1881-1948)
Rosamond Fullerton Mary WILSON
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1896 - Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia 4076
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: Reuben WILSON (1868-1943)
Mother: Margaret DREW (1867- )
Rose WILSON
Sex: F
AKA: Rosina WILSON
Individual Information
Birth Date: Abt 1861
Christening:
Death: 1919 - Carlton, Victoria, Australia ( aged about 58) 10303
Burial:
Events
1. Alt. Birth: 1860, Chil, Victoria, Australia.
Parents
Father: William WILSON ( - )
Mother: Martha ERSKINE (1840-1911)
Spouses and Children
1. *Charles Leon DAWES (1853 - 1936)
Marriage: 1885 - , Victoria, Australia
Status:
Children:
1. Alfred Henry DAWES (1891-1929)
Rose Annie WILSON
Sex: F
AKA: Roseanna SCULTHORPE
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1843 - Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England 1068
Christening:
Death: 23 Oct 1921 - Footscray, Victoria, Australia ( at age 78) 1068,10304
Burial: 25 Oct 1921 - Footscray, Victoria, Australia 10304
Spouses and Children
1. *Henry SCULTHORPE (1846 - Jul 1919)
Marriage: 7 Jan 1867 - , Surrey, England 8887
Status:
Children:
1. Emma Eliza SCULTHORPE (1867- )
2. Emily Ellen SCULTHORPE (1870- )
3. Joseph SCULTHORPE (Abt 1872-Bef 1920)
4. Robert Henry SCULTHORPE (Abt 1874-1953)
5. Florence Gertrude SCULTHORPE (1879- )
Notes
General:
I have obtained Rose Sculthorpes death certificate and it states they had 5 children, Emily aged 51?? Joseph dec'd, Elizabeth, dec'd, Robert Henry 40 and Florence 39. The informant on that death certificate is Emily McNee (daughter)
Ruby Jean WILSON
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 6 Jul 1923 - Trafalgar, Victoria, Australia 10305
Christening:
Death: 17 Jun 1925 - Trafalgar, Victoria, Australia ( at age 1) 10306
Burial: 19 Jun 1925 - Trafalgar, Victoria, Australia 10306
Find A Grave ID: 224770285
WikiTree ID: Wilson-38626
Parents
Father: Frederick Abel WILSON (1884-1964) {Find A Grave ID: 224770287, WikiTree ID: Wilson-19469}
Mother: Sylvia Pearl Victoria ROBINS (1891-1985) {Find A Grave ID: 224770288, WikiTree ID: Robins-1083}
Notes
General:
Ruby had a cleft palette and following an operation for that condition she developed pneumonia.
Ruby Mary WILSON
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1898 - Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia 4076
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: Reuben WILSON (1868-1943)
Mother: Margaret DREW (1867- )
Ruth Catherine WILSON
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1857 - Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Christening:
Death: 25 Feb 1916 - Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia ( at age 59) 4547
Burial:
Parents
Father: William WILSON (1827-1897) {Find A Grave ID: 144468000, WikiTree ID: Wilson-18695}
Mother: Rosamond GODBER (1837-1878) {Find A Grave ID: 144467803, WikiTree ID: Godber-16} 109,867
Spouses and Children
1. *William KIDD (16 Feb 1853 - 24 Aug 1901)
Marriage: 1881 - , Victoria, Australia 6372
Status:
Children:
1. Clara Rosa KIDD (1882-1936)
2. Arthur Wilson KIDD (1884-1947)
3. Ernest Lewis William KIDD (1885-1946)
4. Harold Wilfred George KIDD (1888-1966)
5. Muriel Evelyn KIDD (1889-1924)
6. Lindsay KIDD (1891-1893)
Sarah WILSON
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1773
Christening: 5 Jun 1773 - Langley, Essex, England 9220
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: Edward WILSON (1731-1815) {WikiTree ID: Wilson-128851} 109
Mother: Maria SMITH (Abt 1734-1795) {WikiTree ID: Smith-371882}
Sarah WILSON
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 2 Apr 1794 - Langley, Essex, England
Christening: 10 Apr 1794 - Langley, Essex, England 10307
Death:
Burial:
WikiTree ID: Wilson-128845
Parents
Father: John WILSON (1756-1831) {WikiTree ID: Wilson-39554} 109,8040
Mother: Mary PHILLIPS (1759-1808) {WikiTree ID: Phillips-18784}
Sarah Annie WILSON
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: Abt 1922
Christening:
Death: 1923 - Neerim, Victoria, Australia ( aged about 1)
Burial:
Parents
Father: Benjamin WILSON (1880-1960)
Mother: Jeanett ROSS (1882-1934)
Shirley WILSON
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: , , New Zealand
Christening:
Death: Abt 2015 5654
Burial:
Parents
Father: Joseph Herbert WILSON (1911-1979)
Mother: Renie May SULLIVAN (1914-1967) 60,5603
Spouses and Children
1. *Ray HOAREStevenson Powell WILSON
Sex: M
AKA: Steve WILSON
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1900 - Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia 10308
Christening:
Death: 15 Feb 1981 - Alexandra, Victoria, Australia ( at age 81) 10309
Burial:
Parents
Father: Job WILSON (1861-1946) {Find A Grave ID: 224770283, WikiTree ID: Wilson-18635} 109
Mother: Annie HEWITT (1866-1929) {Find A Grave ID: 224770282, WikiTree ID: Hewitt-1213}
Spouses and Children
1. *Adelaide Grace GILL (1903 - 1987)
Marriage: 1924
Status:
Children:
1. Nancy Joan WILSON (1929-2021) {Find A Grave ID: 261261243}
Sydney Theo Airth WILSON
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Alexander Airth WILSON (Abt 1885-1944)
Mother: Elsie Irene KINKADE (1893-1989)
Spouses and Children
1. *Judith Margaret NOYES (11 Feb 1931 - 27 Aug 2017)Find A Grave ID: 278352561
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Jennifer Kay WILSON (1954-2019) {Find A Grave ID: 278351785}
Thomas WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 31 Oct 1742 - Langley, Essex, England
Christening:
Death: 18 Jun 1746 - Langley, Essex, England ( at age 3)
Burial:
Parents
Father: Edward WILSON (1705-1783) 109
Mother: Elizabeth TURNER ( - )
Thomas Alfred WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1908 - Seymour, Victoria, Australia 10310
Christening:
Death: 1982 - Seymour, Victoria, Australia ( at age 74) 10311
Burial:
Events
1. Alt. Birth: 12 Jul 1908.
2. Alt. Death: 3 Mar 1982.
Parents
Father: Joseph WILSON (1871-1949)
Mother: Ada Amelia Adelaide MERRALL (1881-1948)
Thomas Henry WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date:
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Ann Matilda BARR ( - )
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Esmie WILSON (1881- )
2. Walter Sydney WILSON (1884- )
Tracey WILSON
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Murray WILSON
Mother: Elizabeth [—?—] ( - )
Trevor WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: , , New Zealand 5654
Christening:
Death: Abt 1973 - Hawkes Bay, Napier, New Zealand 5654
Burial:
Parents
Father: Joseph Herbert WILSON (1911-1979)
Mother: Renie May SULLIVAN (1914-1967) 60,5603
Vera Mary WILSON
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1917 1086
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: Robert John WILSON ( - )
Mother: Catherine Gladys May BEST (1890-1956)
Vernon Everard WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1891 - Greensborough, Victoria, Australia 2328
Christening:
Death: 1923 - Lang Lang, Victoria, Australia ( at age 32) 2328,10312
Burial:
Parents
Father: William WILSON (1865-1926) {Find A Grave ID: 149658819, WikiTree ID: Wilson-19461}
Mother: Sarah Emily HEWITT (1870-1949) {WikiTree ID: Hewitt-1558}
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Josephine O'CONNOR (Abt 1892 - 1967)
Marriage: 1920 - , Victoria, Australia 7715
Status:
Children:
1. WILSON
Notes
General:
Vernon enlisted in WW1 on 17 April 1916. His SERN was 1289. He was 25 years old at the time of his enlistment in Melbourne. He gave his occupation as Blacksmith and his address as He was 5' 10 1/2", 153 lbs, complexion fresh, eyes blue and hair brown. He embarked from Melbourne on 22 December 1916 on the Persia and arrived in Devonport England on 3 March 1917. He seems to have spent the war in England and spent some time in Hospital. He returned to Australia on the Kaiser I Hine on 6 May 1919 and was discharged on 24 July 1919.
Traralgon Record (Traralgon, Vic. : 1886 - 1932) Tue 16 Jan 1923 Page 2 OBITUARY.
OBITUARY.
DEATH OF MR VERNON WILSON
It is regret that we have to chronicle the death of Mr Vernon Wilson, second son of Mr and Mrs W. Wilson, of Carrajung, which sad event took place at Lang Lang on Friday last. Deceased, who was 31 years of age, had never been quite himself since his return from the war, where he contracted a serious illness which eventually undermined his health and brought on pleurisy and pneumonia, and finally inflammation of the kidneys set in. All that medical skill could do proved of no avail, and the services of a specialist were obtained, but he pronounced the case hopeless,and the young man passed away as stated above. Deceased was well known and highly respected through out the district, and was engaged in farming on the Caldermeade Estate, at Lang Lang, which had been cut up for soldier settlement. Deceased was very popular amongst the returned soldiers on the estate, who gave every assistance to his young widow in her great trouble. The late Mr Wilson was a son-in law of Mr Con O'Connor, of Gormandale, being married to Mr O'Connor's second daughter just 2 1/2 years ago, and the sympathy of all will be extended to her and her infant daughter in their sad bereavement. The remains of deceased were brought to Gormandale and interred in the local cemetery on Saturday, when a large number of hill settlers assembled to pay their last respects to one who was popular amongst all classes. The funeral service was conducted by the Rev. Father McLaughlin, while the mortuary arrangements were carried out by Mr E. J. Grubb.
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Thu 22 Feb 1923 Page 14 Classified Advertising NOTICE is hereby given, that after the expiration of fourteen days from the publication hereof, application will be made to the Supreme Court of the Slate of Victoria, in its Probate jurisdiction, that LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION of the estate of VERNON EVERARD WILSON, late of Lang Lang, in the said State, farmer, deceased, intestate, may he granted to Mary Josephine Wilson, of Gormandale, in the said State, the widow of the said deceased.
Dated this 20th day of February, 1923.
C.H. FORD. LI.M., Traralgon, proctor for the applicant.
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Wed 18 Apr 1923 Page 23 Classified Advertising
TRUSTS ACT 1915. - All persons having any claim against the estate of VERNON EVERARD WILSON, late of Lang Lang, in the State of Victoria, farmer, deceased, intestate, administration of whose estate has been granted to Mary Josephine Wilson, of Gormandale, In the said State, widow of the said deceased, are requested to SEND In writing PARTICULARS of such CLAIMS to the said administratrix, at the undermentioned address on or before the 20th day of May, 1923; after which date the said administratrix will distribute the assets of the said deceased amongst the persons entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which she shall then have had notice, and the said administratrix will not be liable for the assets so distributed, or any part, thereof, to any person of whose claim she shall not have received notice at the time of such distribution.
Dated this 14th day of April, 1923.
C. H. FORD, LL.M., Traralgon, proctor for the said administratrix.
Walter Sydney WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1884 - Mitt, Victoria, Australia 10313
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: Thomas Henry WILSON ( - )
Mother: Ann Matilda BARR ( - )
Spouses and Children
1. *Elsie WILSON (1886 - 1909) 5549
Marriage: 3 Sep 1907 - , Victoria, Australia 10212
Status:
William WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1865 - Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia 10314
Christening:
Death: 1926 - Richmond, Victoria, Australia ( at age 61) 10315
Burial: 30 Jul 1926 - Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Find A Grave ID: 149658819
WikiTree ID: Wilson-19461
Parents
Father: William WILSON (1827-1897) {Find A Grave ID: 144468000, WikiTree ID: Wilson-18695}
Mother: Rosamond GODBER (1837-1878) {Find A Grave ID: 144467803, WikiTree ID: Godber-16} 109,867
Spouses and Children
1. *Sarah Emily HEWITT (1870 - 1949)WikiTree ID: Hewitt-1558
Marriage: 1888 - , Victoria, Australia 2328,5592
Status:
Children:
1. William Archibald WILSON (1889-1963) {Find A Grave ID: 237673648}
2. Vernon Everard WILSON (1891-1923)
3. Allan Stanley WILSON (1893-1964)
4. Ina Emily Hazel WILSON (1895-1948)
5. Dreina Fairy WILSON (1897-1897) {Find A Grave ID: 149658905}
6. Alma Anastine WILSON (1897-1984) {Find A Grave ID: 237669967}
William WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1827 - Langley, Essex, England
Christening:
Death: 21 Jul 1897 - Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia ( at age 70) 10316
Burial: 22 Jul 1897 - Nillumbik, Victoria, Australia 10316
Find A Grave ID: 144468000
WikiTree ID: Wilson-18695
Parents
Father: John WILSON (1798-1875) {Find A Grave ID: 144464860, WikiTree ID: Wilson-19436} 109,311
Mother: Martha BURGESS (1800-1864) {Find A Grave ID: 144464993, WikiTree ID: Burgess-3781}
Spouses and Children
1. *Rosamond GODBER (18 Apr 1837 - 11 Jul 1878)Find A Grave ID: 144467803
WikiTree ID: Godber-16 109,867
Marriage: 4 Nov 1856 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 4929
Status:
Children:
1. Ruth Catherine WILSON (1857-1916)
2. John WILSON (1859-1929)
3. Job WILSON (1861-1946) {Find A Grave ID: 224770283, WikiTree ID: Wilson-18635}
4. Mary WILSON (1862-1929)
5. William WILSON (1865-1926) {Find A Grave ID: 149658819, WikiTree ID: Wilson-19461}
6. Ezra WILSON (1866-1937)
7. Reuben WILSON (1868-1943)
8. James WILSON (1870-1870)
9. Martha Anne WILSON (1873-1919)
10. Albert Henry WILSON (1878-1878)
Notes
General:
From the Mercury and Weekly Courier, Fri 30 Jul 1897
Diamond Creek Items, from our correspondent
On Wednesday last, the 21st inst., one of the oldest pioneers in this district, in the person of William Wilson, senior, passed away. The deceased was a colonist of over 50 years standing, of which he had spent upwards of 47 years in this locality. For many years he occupied a leading position in many local public matters, especially in connection with the local Primitive Methodist body of whose Sunday school he was superintendent up to the time of his death. He had also for many years been secretary for the local Rechabites and secretary of the local Mechanics Institute. Though he had reached the age of 71 years, his death was quite unexpected, as he enjoyed very good health as a rule. His death was due primarily to rupture of a blood vessel of the brain, which induced an apoplectic seizure from which he did not recover but passed quietly away a few hours after the seizure. He left a large family of sons and daughters, most of whom are married and resident in the district. The remains of the deceased were buried in the local cemetery on Saturday last and were followed by a large number of friends and residents. The burial service was read by Rev. C. Mason and the Rechabite service by Bro. Latham.
Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic. : 1922 - 1939) View title info Fri 16 Mar 1934 Page 4 SOME REMINISCENCES
SOME REMINISCENCES
Mr T. Sadler, of Northcote, says:
"It is 59 years ago since I left the Creek. I used to stay with Mr Driver, who worked at the Union Mine. I remember Cobb and Co's Coaches. A particular incident which still stands out in my mind was after collecting a box of ladybirds and other beetles their escape in a full coach at Greensborough with a consequent consternation among women passengers. I remember Mr Bill, the teacher; he was a regular savage, and many a good hiding he gave me.
I remember the lagoon on the park and the first hotel. Later I returned to assist in the building of the buttresses on the Catholic Church" Mr Reuben Wilson, of Ardmona, with his brothers Job and Ezra, are enjoying their stay in Diamond Creek Mr Wilson relates many interesting happenings. He says: "I remember the brick portion of Mr Gillie's house It was built by Mr John Wilson, our father, I also remember the back portion or kitchen on Mr Jonas', house. I was born there. This was built by Mr Wm. Wilson and is the oldest building standing. Mr Wm. Wilson had a farm where the Recreation Ground is now. The barn was on the site of the present Horticultural Hall and the dwelling was where the railway cutting is. I have seen many kangaroos and wild horses about the place. One of the most interesting events of the district was the introduction of a mechanised mower, the first of its kind in the district. It belonged to my family, and the school was given two hours off to see Mr Wm. Kidd operate it.
Mr Godber, the father of the present family, was considered the champion cutter of that time, two acres a day; but the machine outdistanced him. Mr Godber worked for my father. When the Diamond Mine caught fire eight men were down below and I gave them directions from the first level as to how to follow the leads and galley ways until they reached the first level, from which a tunnel is cut into the hillside.
When the poppet legs were burnt through I will never forget the crash as the cage fell down the shaft with much burning timber. My grandfather was the first pork butcher in Melbourne. His shop was on the corner of Russell street and Little Bourke street and his cattle run extended from Williamstown to Brunswick.
William WILSON
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1802
Christening: 28 Mar 1802 - Langley, Essex, England 10317
Death:
Burial:
WikiTree ID: Wilson-101190
Parents
Father: John WILSON (1756-1831) {WikiTree ID: Wilson-39554} 109,8040
Mother: Mary PHILLIPS (1759-1808) {WikiTree ID: Phillips-18784}
Notes
General:
At the 1851 Census, William was living with his sister and brother In law, William and Lettice Saville. His occupation is given as wood labourer