Albert DAWES [4474]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 11 Aug 1858 - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Christening:
Death: 1861 - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2793
Burial:
Parents
Father: Charles DAWES [1280] (Abt 1814-1876)
Mother: Elizabeth CHANDLER [1279] (1821-1888)
Alfred Ernest DAWES [4485]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 28 Sep 1878 - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Christening:
Death: 26 Apr 1967 - Canberra, ACT, Australia 2794
Burial: 29 Apr 1967 - Canberra, ACT, Australia
Parents
Father: Henry DAWES [3380] (1854-1914)
Mother: Emma Susanna WITHERS [3381] (1855-1895)
Spouses and Children
1. *Florence Maude ROGERS [6539] (1 Jul 1905 - 30 Nov 1954) 2795
Marriage: 1922 - Glen Innes, NSW, Australia 2796
Status:
Children:
1. Raymond DAWES [6543]
2. Frederick Ernest DAWES 810,2792 [6540] (1922-1999)
3. Rose Emma DAWES [6542] (Abt 1924-2009)
4. Henry James DAWES 810 [6541] (1924-1986)
5. John Joseph DAWES [6544] (1926-2008)
Notes
General:
Alfred is reported to have married to Florence Maud ? and had 5 children, John Joseph (Jack) , Fred, Henry James (Jim) , Rose and Raymond. Rose d. 2009, Cowra, NSW, is thought to have marred J Beneke and had two children, James and Coral.
It has been reported to me by one of the family that the boys were put into care in Armidale, NSW and that Rose was sent to a Sydney care facility and that the youngest brother may have changed his name after leaving the orphanage.
Recent information has now shown that Alfred was 38 and Florence was 17 at the time of their marriage.
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) Friday 28 April 1967 Page 14
DEATHS
DAWES, Alfred Ernest.
- Passed away April 26th.
Beloved father of Fred, Jimmy, Rose, Jack and Ray. Loving grandfather of their children. Aged 88
years. At rest.
FUNERALS
DAWES. - The relatives and friends of the late Mr Alfred Ernest Dawes, of 37 Herbert Cr., Ainslie, are respectfully informed that his funeral will leave the parish church of All Saints', Ainslie, after a service to commence at 10.30am tomorrow Saturday for interment in the Canberra Cemetery.
M. H. O'Rourke Funerals Canberra Queanbeyan. Qbn 52, Can. 42590.
The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) Wednesday 7 June 1967 Page 28
RETURN THANKS
THE family of the late Alfred Ernest Dawes wish to thank all kind relatives and their many friends for the floral tributes and messages of sympathy in their recent sad bereavement. Would all please accept this as our personal thanks.
Alfred Henry DAWES [4392]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 15 Nov 1906 - Ramsgate, Tas, Australia 2797
Christening:
Death: 23 Jan 1993 - Dandenong, Victoria, Australia 2798
Burial:
Parents
Father: Alfred Henry DAWES [1820] (1880-1967)
Mother: Margaret REYNARD [3353] (1885- )
Spouses and Children
1. Dorothy POTTON [4556] (17 Nov 1901 - 3 Jul 1969)
Marriage: 1925
Status:
Children:
1. Winifred Olive DAWES [4758]
2. John Alfred DAWES [4759]
3. Gregory William DAWES [4760]
2. *Jean Margaret LEHNE MCDONALD [4557] (Abt 1914 - 1981)
Marriage: 5 Sep 1970
Status:
Notes
General:
Alfred worked for the State Electricity Commission for 35 years in Dandenong.
Alfred Henry DAWES [1820]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 31 Jan 1880 - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2799
Christening:
Death: 12 May 1967 - Ballarat, Vic, Australia 2800
Burial:
Parents
Father: Alfred Thomas DAWES [1278] (1846-1936)
Mother: Elizabeth Ann MORGAN [1281] (1857-1932)
Spouses and Children
1. Margaret REYNARD [3353] (1885 - )
Marriage: 30 Apr 1904 - Dover, Tas, Australia
Status:
Children:
1. Olive Margaret DAWES 328 [4391] (1905-1983)
2. Alfred Henry DAWES 328 [4392] (1906-1993)
3. Elizabeth Alice DAWES 328 [4393] (1908-2013)
2. *Gertrude Agnes Maude NORTH [3354] (8 Mar 1890 - 22 Jul 1978)
Marriage: 1934 - Melbourne, VIC, Australia 2801,2802
Status:
Children:
1. Percy Victor George WADDLE DAWES [3657] (1912-1976)
2. Freda Daphne WADDLE DAWES [3659] (1914-After 1980)
3. Violet Rose WADDLE DAWES [3658] (1914-2007)
4. Hilary May DAWES 328 [4390] (1915-1916)
5. Beulah Sylvia DAWES [4548] (1917-1987)
6. Ronald DAWES [4549] (1919-1981)
7. Walter James DAWES [4550] (1921-1977)
8. Linda Ivy DAWES [4551] (1922-2003)
9. Edwin DAWES [4552] (1924-1987)
10. Dulcie May DAWES 2803 [4553] (1926-1972)
11. Kevin Henry DAWES [4554] (1928-1996)
Notes
General:
Alfred went to Tasmania at the age of 19 years and returned to Victoria in 1913. He worked at a sawmill in Gembrook, managed a farm in Garfield for Melbourne solicitors, Brocket and Kemp, and worked at Arthur Weatherhead's sawmill, as well as stripping, flattening and weathering bark. In 1922 he built a bark hut at North Garfield on Creek Reserve on "miners site land". In 1923 he worked on the first power line from Yallourn to Melbourne 78
Alfred Henry DAWES [8374]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1855 - , Victoria, Australia
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: William Henry DAWES [8357] (1805- )
Mother: Rebecca RIDDLE [8358] (Abt 1822-1873)
Alfred Henry DAWES [8344]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Abt 1921
Christening:
Death: Abt 1993
Burial:
Parents
Father: Alfred Henry DAWES [8345] (1891-1929)
Mother: Julia Myrtle SPERLING [8346] (Abt 1899-1967)
Spouses and Children
1. *Olive Jean LLOYD [8343] (Abt 1924 - 1948)
Marriage: 15 Apr 1942 - Collingwood, VIC, Australia 2804,2805
Status:
Children:
1. Alan DAWES [8359]
2. Eva DAWES [8360]
3. James DAWES [8361]
Alfred Henry DAWES [8345]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1891
Christening:
Death: 1929 - Prahran, Vic, Australia
Burial:
Parents
Father: Charles Leon DAWES [8350] (1853-1936)
Mother: Rose WILSON [8351] (Abt 1861-1919)
Spouses and Children
1. *Julia Myrtle SPERLING [8346] (Abt 1899 - 1967)
Marriage: 30 Aug 1919 - Prahran, Vic, Australia 2806,2807
Status:
Children:
1. Joyce Mary DAWES [8347] (Abt 1918-1979)
2. Charles William DAWES [8348] (Abt 1920-1924)
3. Alfred Henry DAWES [8344] (Abt 1921-Abt 1993)
4. Dorothy Myrtle DAWES [8326] (Abt 1927-1927)
5. Frederick John DAWES [8354] (Abt 1929-Abt 1977)
Alfred Thomas DAWES [1278]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 19 Aug 1846 - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2808
Christening: 25 Dec 1846 - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2809
Death: 2 Nov 1936 - Garfield, Vic, Australia 2810,2811
Burial: 3 Nov 1936 - Bunyip, Vic, Australia 2812
Parents
Father: Charles DAWES [1280] (Abt 1814-1876)
Mother: Elizabeth CHANDLER [1279] (1821-1888)
Spouses and Children
1. Elizabeth Ann MORGAN [1281] (20 Feb 1857 - 17 Oct 1932)
Marriage: 16 Dec 1902 - Melbourne, VIC, Australia 2813
Status:
Children:
1. Alfred Thomas MORGAN DAWES [1817] (1873-1876)
2. Charles Edward Daws MORGAN DAWES [1818] (1875-1951)
3. Emily Elizabeth DAWES [1819] (1877-1957)
4. Alfred Henry DAWES [1820] (1880-1967)
5. Frances DAWES [1848] (1882-1955)
6. Rosie DAWES 2814 [1821] (1884-1884)
7. Adelaide DAWES [1822] (1885-1902)
8. Victoria DAWES [1823] (1887-1889)
9. William DAWES 2 [1824] (1889-1889)
10. James DAWES [1825] (1891-1891)
11. James DAWES 2 2815 [1826] (1892-1893)
12. Victor DAWES [1827] (1896-1966)
2. Louisa MORGAN [1277] (16 Sep 1859 - 28 Jul 1946)
Partnership:
Status: No evidence this couple married
Children:
1. Charlotte DAWES [1828] ( - )
2. Louisa Morgan DAWES [1829] (1877-1904)
3. Olive May DAWES [1830] (1881-1969)
4. William DAWES 3 [1831] (1883-1962)
5. George MORGAN DAWES [1832] (1886-1971)
6. Thomas MORGAN DAWES [1833] (1888-1888)
7. Albert Dawes MORGAN DAWES [1834] (1890-1962)
8. Florence MORGAN DAWES [1835] (1893-1989)
9. Gladstone MORGAN DAWES [1836] (1898-1918)
10. Harry Dawes MORGAN DAWES [1837] (1902-1971)
3. Harriett Elizabeth GARDNER [4374] (1862 - 8 Jun 1899) 1626
Partnership:
Status: No evidence this couple married
Children:
1. Florence Alice GARDNER CHAMBERS 1628 [4375] (1881-1967) (Father: Biological ) (Mother: Biological )
4. *Frances Mary Ann MORGAN [1288] (16 May 1862 - 13 Aug 1932)
Partnership:
Status: No evidence this couple married
Children:
1. Francis Charles MORGAN DAWES [1838] (1881-1973) (Foster) (Father: Step ) (Mother: Biological )
2. Frances Louise MORGAN [1840] (1886-1886) (biologial child of one parent) (Father: uncertain ) (Mother: Biological )
3. Hilda Maud MORGAN DAWES [1841] (1888-1925)
4. Richmond Dawes MORGAN DAWES [1842] (1890-1967)
5. Walter George Dawes MORGAN DAWES [1843] (1893-1965)
6. Clifford Gordon Doyle MORGAN DAWES [1844] (1898-1972)
7. Arthur Morgan MORGAN DAWES [1845] (1901-1982)
8. Theadora MORGAN DAWES [241] (1906-1979)
Notes
General:
Farmer, Carpenter
Alfred Dawes known as Alfred Thomas DAWES left Adelaide S.A. at a fairly early age and worked in Victoria for some years on the Mitchell property (Dame Nellie Melba's father). From 1877-1881 he was in S.A. working with his brothers as a carpenter at the Hindley Street business. He returned to Victoria and eventually settled at Iona where he farmed. Alfred was a pioneer of the Koo Wee Rup East Swamp area and appears in a photo of those Pioneers taken in 1919.
The 1903 and 1909 Electoral rolls have Alfred listed as a farmer living at Bunyip South. The 1916 and 1918 and 1931 rolls have Iona listed as his address and farmer listed as his occupation. It is not until 1934 that the address shows that Alfred is a carpenter living at Government Road, Garfield.
I am uncertain of the date the family moved to Iona, or the exact location of the property at Iona. It is difficult to work out when the family moved to Iona as I only have places of birth of the children to go by. This is confusing as Victor was born at Bunyip South in 1896, Arthur born at Bunyip South in 1901 and Dora at Iona in 1906, however Gladstone and Harry were both said to have been born in Melbourne in 1898 and 1902 respectively. I have recently found a legal settlement document from a solicitor for the sale of the Iona property dated August 17 1916, the balance of the purchase money seems to have been £1250 paid in July 1916. The document is a little unclear but it appears that the property was sold to Mr Frank Close and there is mention of money being retained re a lease to "Hannaford" which was paid out to the said Hannaford.
Alfred worked as a carpenter and farmer.
The family moved to Poziere's Cottage in the main Street of Garfield at the time of the sale of the Iona property. This property was located next door to the Garfield Post office at what is now number 35 Main Street Garfield. Alfred built the house and it was named Poziere's Cottage by Alfred and family in memory of Alfred and Louisa's son Gladstone, who was killed in France during World War 1. The original house at 35 Main Street, built by Alfred was destroyed by fire in May 1996.
After the move to the 35 Main Street, Alfred built a house at what is now 52 Garfield Road, Garfield where the family moved and lived. The Dawes family home at 52 Garfield Road Garfield and this home still stands to date. Originally there were several acres of land with the house. The house was inherited by Alfred and Frances youngest child Dora (Theadora) after the death of her parents. Following Dora's death, segments of the land were sold and houses built on them in 1979, this included 50 Garfield Road, Garfield. The original house and remaining land were sold at this time as well. We know that the family must have been living at Government Road Garfield in 1923 as indicated the the below newspaper report of the fire that narrowly escaped being burned in the fire in March 1923.
There is also a house at 10 Garfield Road, Garfield that is thought to have been built by Alfred and was owned for many years by the Little family.
Alfred had three women living with him. They were sisters, Elizabeth, Louisa and Frances Morgan. He had children with each of these three sisters, around 28 in total plus one step child (mother Frances Mary Ann). He eventually married Elizabeth, the elder of the three sisters. The youngest of Alfred's (mother Frances Mary Ann) children was Theadora Morgan-Dawes who lived with her parents at 52 Garfield Rd. Garfield until they died. It has recently been discovered that Alfred also had a child in Adelaide to a woman named Harriett Elizabeth Gardner. This child, Florence Alice Gardner was born in the Destitute Asylum in Adelaide and Alfred is named as the father in the records of that institution.
The births of the children of the three Morgan sisters where registered variously, as Dawes, Morgan, Morgan Dawes, but all children were raised with the surname of Dawes.
Alfred married Elizabeth Morgan at 448 Queen Street Melbourne by Albert James Abbott. Witnesses to the marriage were James Holt and Annie Holt.
South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic. : 1872 - 1920) ( Wednesday 5 August 1903 Page 2
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/66140569
The successful tenderers for the four roomed house to be built for Mr. G. W. Ellis, were Messrs. Muligan & Dawes, of Iona, who are known by repute as capable builders and contractors.
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Wednesday 28 March 1923 Page 20
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/1886247
Narrow Escape of Homestead.
GARFIELD, Monday.-A bush fire broke out about three miles north of Garfield, and, aided by a strong wind, it travelled with great rapidity towards the town. It swept through the properties of Messrs. Brennan, Robertson, Parish Bros., and Dawes. Mr. Dawes's homestead had a narrow escape, the flames being checked within a few yards of the house. Beyond burning some hundreds of acres of scrub and short lengths of fencing, no damage resulted. Another scrub fire is burning between Garfield and Tynong. 2816
Alice DAWES [6977]
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 15 Dec 1882 2817
Christening:
Death: 11 Aug 1965 - Melbourne, VIC, Australia 1086
Burial: in Burwood, Vic, Australia 1086
Parents
Father: George DAWES [3375] (1848-1927)
Mother: Caroline JARVIS [3377] (1854-1925)
Spouses and Children
1. *Walter BLAKE [6997] ( - 4 Sep 1952)
Marriage: 20 Apr 1911 1086
Status:
Notes
General:
three children, Wilfred George Blake, Winifred Gladys Blake and Nancie Joan Blake.
Allan Roger DAWES [3781]