Ann Brown

b. 1821

Parents:

Father: Thomas Bervin Brown b. 28 Apr 1799, d. 22 Jul 1853
Mother: Ann Sheargold Miller b. 20 Nov 1802, d. 27 May 1864
Last Edited: 19 Jul 2012
  • Birth*: Ann Brown was born in 1821. Ann is included on the passenger list for the Indiana when the family emigrated to Tasmania, Australia in 1833. She was age 12 years then.
  • She was the daughter of Thomas Bervin Brown and Ann Sheargold Miller.

Alice Carr

Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Family:

Archibald McCall b. 1861

Child:

Citations

  1. [S302] Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au, 1853-1985, compiled by Deaths & Marriages, VIC Registry of Births, Ground floor, 595 Collins Street Melbourne "6055/1885."

Walter Norman Ponsford

b. 23 August 1890, d. 1963

Parents:

Father: Walter Silvester Augustus Ponsford b. c 1851, d. 10 Jul 1908
Mother: Thirza Hannah Brown b. c 1855, d. 7 Apr 1935
Last Edited: 12 Aug 2012

Citations

  1. [S302] Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au, 1853-1985, compiled by Deaths & Marriages, VIC Registry of Births, Ground floor, 595 Collins Street Melbourne "23905/1890."
  2. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "Ancestry.com. London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    Original data: Freedom admissions papers, 1681 – 1925. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives. COL/CHD/FR/02."
  3. [S302] Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au, 1853-1985, compiled by Deaths & Marriages, VIC Registry of Births, Ground floor, 595 Collins Street Melbourne "3521/1963."

Ada Thirza Florence Ponsford

b. 1880, d. 1 September 1937

Parents:

Father: Walter Silvester Augustus Ponsford b. c 1851, d. 10 Jul 1908
Mother: Thirza Hannah Brown b. c 1855, d. 7 Apr 1935
Last Edited: 12 Aug 2012

Citations

  1. [S302] Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au, 1853-1985, compiled by Deaths & Marriages, VIC Registry of Births, Ground floor, 595 Collins Street Melbourne "4303/1880."
  2. [S297] Webpage The Argus (Melbourne) (http://trove.nla.gov.au/) "1937 'Family Notices.', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), 2 September, p. 1, viewed 12 August, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11101821."

Walter Warburton Ponsford

b. 1881, d. 1881

Parents:

Father: Walter Silvester Augustus Ponsford b. c 1851, d. 10 Jul 1908
Mother: Thirza Hannah Brown b. c 1855, d. 7 Apr 1935
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Citations

  1. [S302] Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au, 1853-1985, compiled by Deaths & Marriages, VIC Registry of Births, Ground floor, 595 Collins Street Melbourne "11488/1881."
  2. [S302] Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au, 1853-1985, compiled by Deaths & Marriages, VIC Registry of Births, Ground floor, 595 Collins Street Melbourne "10577/1881."

Claude Hugh Silvester Ponsford

b. 1886, d. 1959

Parents:

Father: Walter Silvester Augustus Ponsford b. c 1851, d. 10 Jul 1908
Mother: Thirza Hannah Brown b. c 1855, d. 7 Apr 1935
Last Edited: 18 Aug 2016

Family:

Winifred (?)

Citations

  1. [S302] Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au, 1853-1985, compiled by Deaths & Marriages, VIC Registry of Births, Ground floor, 595 Collins Street Melbourne "12799/1886."
  2. [S302] Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au, 1853-1985, compiled by Deaths & Marriages, VIC Registry of Births, Ground floor, 595 Collins Street Melbourne "6334/1959."

Thirza Emelia Maud Ponsford

b. 1883, d. 1932

Parents:

Father: Walter Silvester Augustus Ponsford b. c 1851, d. 10 Jul 1908
Mother: Thirza Hannah Brown b. c 1855, d. 7 Apr 1935
Last Edited: 12 Aug 2012

Citations

  1. [S302] Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au, 1853-1985, compiled by Deaths & Marriages, VIC Registry of Births, Ground floor, 595 Collins Street Melbourne "4600/1883."
  2. [S297] Webpage The Argus (Melbourne) (http://trove.nla.gov.au/) "1937 'Family Notices.', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), 2 September, p. 1, viewed 12 August, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11101821."
  3. [S302] Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au, 1853-1985, compiled by Deaths & Marriages, VIC Registry of Births, Ground floor, 595 Collins Street Melbourne "5893/1932."

Frank William Augustus Ponsford

b. 1884, d. 14 November 1960

Parents:

Father: Walter Silvester Augustus Ponsford b. c 1851, d. 10 Jul 1908
Mother: Thirza Hannah Brown b. c 1855, d. 7 Apr 1935
Last Edited: 8 Feb 2025

Citations

  1. [S302] Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au, 1853-1985, compiled by Deaths & Marriages, VIC Registry of Births, Ground floor, 595 Collins Street Melbourne "11907/1884."
  2. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920."
  3. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591."

Ralph Harold Walter Ponsford

b. 1888, d. 1950

Parents:

Father: Walter Silvester Augustus Ponsford b. c 1851, d. 10 Jul 1908
Mother: Thirza Hannah Brown b. c 1855, d. 7 Apr 1935
Last Edited: 12 Aug 2012

Citations

  1. [S302] Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au, 1853-1985, compiled by Deaths & Marriages, VIC Registry of Births, Ground floor, 595 Collins Street Melbourne "14433/1888."
  2. [S302] Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au, 1853-1985, compiled by Deaths & Marriages, VIC Registry of Births, Ground floor, 595 Collins Street Melbourne "7510/1950."

Leonard Charles Ponsford

b. 1893, d. 18 August 1916

Parents:

Father: Walter Silvester Augustus Ponsford b. c 1851, d. 10 Jul 1908
Mother: Thirza Hannah Brown b. c 1855, d. 7 Apr 1935
Last Edited: 8 Feb 2025
  • Birth*: Leonard Charles Ponsford was born in 1893 at Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.1
  • He was the son of Walter Silvester Augustus Ponsford and Thirza Hannah Brown.
  • Milit-Beg*: Leonard Charles Ponsford began military service on 9 August 1915 at Australian Imperial Force, 8th Battalion.
  • Death*: Leonard Charles Ponsford died on 18 August 1916 at France.2
  • Anecdote*: Missing in Action on 18 Aug 1916 in France. A Court of Enquiry on 1 Mar 1918 deemed him killed in action.2

Citations

  1. [S302] Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au, 1853-1985, compiled by Deaths & Marriages, VIC Registry of Births, Ground floor, 595 Collins Street Melbourne "4391/1893."
  2. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920."

Elsie Margaret Ponsford

b. 1896, d. 1901

Parents:

Father: Walter Silvester Augustus Ponsford b. c 1851, d. 10 Jul 1908
Mother: Thirza Hannah Brown b. c 1855, d. 7 Apr 1935
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Citations

  1. [S302] Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au, 1853-1985, compiled by Deaths & Marriages, VIC Registry of Births, Ground floor, 595 Collins Street Melbourne "20433/1896."
  2. [S302] Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au, 1853-1985, compiled by Deaths & Marriages, VIC Registry of Births, Ground floor, 595 Collins Street Melbourne "9868/1901."

Robert Leslie Ponsford

b. 1895, d. 23 July 1996

Parents:

Father: Walter Silvester Augustus Ponsford b. c 1851, d. 10 Jul 1908
Mother: Thirza Hannah Brown b. c 1855, d. 7 Apr 1935
Last Edited: 8 Feb 2025

Citations

  1. [S302] Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au, 1853-1985, compiled by Deaths & Marriages, VIC Registry of Births, Ground floor, 595 Collins Street Melbourne "4043/1895."
  2. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "Ancestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010."

Catherine Close

Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Family:

Thomas Stephen Collier Brown b. 22 Jul 1832, d. 1900

Maria Smith

b. circa 1841

Parents:

Father: Thomas Smith
Mother: Maria Laver
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Family:

Thomas Stephen Collier Brown b. 22 Jul 1832, d. 1900

Children:

Henry Benson

b. circa 1816, d. 6 March 1892
Last Edited: 10 Aug 2016

Family:

Harriet Margaret Brown b. 21 Mar 1830, d. 27 Aug 1898

Children:

Thomas Betts

Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Family:

Amelia Brown b. 30 Dec 1823

Children:

Mary Ann Mather

b. 1839

Parents:

Father: Joseph Mather b. 1810
Mother: Amelia Brown b. 30 Dec 1823
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Family:

John Avery
  • Marriage*: Mary Ann Mather married John Avery in 1856.

John Avery

Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Family:

Mary Ann Mather b. 1839

Henry Joseph Mather

b. 1841

Parents:

Father: Joseph Mather b. 1810
Mother: Amelia Brown b. 30 Dec 1823
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Rosina Amelia Mather

b. 1844

Parents:

Father: Joseph Mather b. 1810
Mother: Amelia Brown b. 30 Dec 1823
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

John George Mather

b. 1849

Parents:

Father: Joseph Mather b. 1810
Mother: Amelia Brown b. 30 Dec 1823
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Harriet Eliza Amelia Mather

b. 1852

Parents:

Father: Joseph Mather b. 1810
Mother: Amelia Brown b. 30 Dec 1823
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Jane Eliza Betts

b. 1855

Parents:

Father: Thomas Betts
Mother: Amelia Brown b. 30 Dec 1823
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Thomas Samuel Betts

b. 1857

Parents:

Father: Thomas Betts
Mother: Amelia Brown b. 30 Dec 1823
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Arthur James Miller Betts

b. 1859

Parents:

Father: Thomas Betts
Mother: Amelia Brown b. 30 Dec 1823
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Charles Hubbard Betts

b. 1862

Parents:

Father: Thomas Betts
Mother: Amelia Brown b. 30 Dec 1823
Last Edited: 22 Oct 2017

Elizabeth Emily Blanch Betts

b. 1864

Parents:

Father: Thomas Betts
Mother: Amelia Brown b. 30 Dec 1823
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Louis Adolphus Betts

b. 1869

Parents:

Father: Thomas Betts
Mother: Amelia Brown b. 30 Dec 1823
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Sarah Jane Brown

b. 13 November 1834, d. 10 February 1895

Parents:

Father: Thomas Bervin Brown b. 28 Apr 1799, d. 22 Jul 1853
Mother: Ann Sheargold Miller b. 20 Nov 1802, d. 27 May 1864
Last Edited: 26 Jul 2012

Family:

James S Wilson

Children:

Citations

  1. [S314] Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages, unknown second location, unknown period, compiled by Deaths & Marriages, TAS Registry of Births, unknown compiler address "6170/1835, RGD 32."

James S Wilson

Last Edited: 24 Jul 2012

Family:

Sarah Jane Brown b. 13 Nov 1834, d. 10 Feb 1895

Children: