Bervin Robert Wilson

b. 1856

Parents:

Father: James S Wilson
Mother: Sarah Jane Brown b. 13 Nov 1834, d. 10 Feb 1895
Last Edited: 24 Jul 2012
  • Birth*: Bervin Robert Wilson was born in 1856 at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
  • He was the son of James S Wilson and Sarah Jane Brown.
  • Marriage*: Bervin Robert Wilson married Sarah Rose McPhail on 16 December 1891 at Echuca, Victoria, Australia.
  • Anecdote*: Possibly a child of theirs:
    CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES
    BULLET IN SHOULDER
    ECHUCA, Sunday.
    This morning at the Village Settlement Bervin Wilson, 13 years of age, was amusing himself with a pea-rifle, when the weapon was accidentally discharged, the bullet lodging in one of his shoulders. The boy was conveyed to Euchuca, where Dr Ebsworth located the bullet by means of the X rays. An operation for the removal of the bullet was succesfully performed.1

Family:

Sarah Rose McPhail

Citations

  1. [S283] Webpage Ballarat Courier (http://trove.nla.gov.au/) "1916 'CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES.', The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1914 - 1918), 6 November, p. 5 Edition: DAILY., viewed 24 July, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74691067."

Clarence James Wilson

b. 1863

Parents:

Father: James S Wilson
Mother: Sarah Jane Brown b. 13 Nov 1834, d. 10 Feb 1895
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Ellen Jane Wilson

b. 1865

Parents:

Father: James S Wilson
Mother: Sarah Jane Brown b. 13 Nov 1834, d. 10 Feb 1895
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Ann Caroline Brown

b. 8 April 1837, d. 18 August 1911
Anne Caroline Brown. Photo courtesy of Brad Colley, a descendant of Anne.

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: 22 Oct 2017

Family:

William Anthony Lester b. 11 May 1830, d. 30 Oct 1920
  • Marriage*: Ann Caroline Brown married William Anthony Lester on 25 April 1854 at Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The marriage certificate states that he was living in Ashby, Geelong at time of marriage. Witnesses at the marriage were Thomas and Amelia Betts.

Children:

Thomas William Lester b. 14 Feb 1855, d. 16 Jan 1880
Henry Brown Lester b. 25 Jan 1857, d. 9 May 1928
Walter James Lester b. 6 Feb 1859, d. 1888
Alfred Samuel Lester b. 27 Dec 1861, d. 1934
Frederick George Lester b. 6 Jun 1863, d. 1943
William Edwin Lester b. 13 May 1866, d. 1946
Ada Elizabeth Lester b. 13 May 1867, d. 1882
Emma Sarah Lester b. 30 Apr 1869, d. 1951
Annie Amelia Lester b. 21 May 1871, d. 8 Jan 1962
Arthur Lester b. 4 Apr 1873, d. 1 Jan 1875
Bervin George Lester+ b. 1 Mar 1875, d. 14 Aug 1945
Bertha Harriet Lester b. 12 Oct 1876, d. 20 Jun 1969
Arthur Ernest Lester b. 20 Aug 1878, d. 30 Apr 1879
Albert Ernest Lester b. 1880, d. 1947

Citations

  1. [S330] Death certificate of Anne Caroline Lester, died 18 Aug 1911, registered 20 Aug 1911 in the Registration District of Meeniyan, Victoria (Reg No: 87).

William Anthony Lester

b. 11 May 1830, d. 30 October 1920
William Anthony Lester. Photo courtesy of Brad Colley, a descendant of William.
Last Edited: 10 Aug 2016
  • Birth*: William Anthony Lester was born on 11 May 1830 at Poplar, London, England.
  • Anecdote*: William Anthony came out ot Australia with his grandparents, James and Sophia. There is a bit of a mystery as to why William Anthony's parents, William James and Sarah (nee Anthony) would have allowed thier son to accompany his grandparents. There is a vague family story of a Lester child being killed by being struck on the head by a bag of marbles in some sort of sibling spat. Maybe William was the wielder of the bag and they were getting him out of town. On the other hand, there was a lot of cholera in London at the time and maybe he was taken to Van Diemen's Land for safety. William Anthony Lester at the age of nine arrived in Hobart Town in 1837 with his grandfather James Lester in the ship Cheviot under the command of Captain Young. After Tasmania they arrived in Geelong on the ship Shamrock in 1843 and settled at Little River where his grandmother Jemima died. They then went to live with his father at Eganstown Victoria. At around this time William was apprenticed as a wheelwright to a Thomas Brown father of Anne Caroline Brown who he married on 25/4/1854 in Geelong.
  • Marriage*: William Anthony Lester married Ann Caroline Brown, daughter of Thomas Bervin Brown and Ann Sheargold Miller, on 25 April 1854 at Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The marriage certificate states that he was living in Ashby, Geelong at time of marriage. Witnesses at the marriage were Thomas and Amelia Betts.
  • Death*: William Anthony Lester died on 30 October 1920 at Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, at age 90.

Family:

Ann Caroline Brown b. 8 Apr 1837, d. 18 Aug 1911

Children:

Thomas William Lester b. 14 Feb 1855, d. 16 Jan 1880
Henry Brown Lester b. 25 Jan 1857, d. 9 May 1928
Walter James Lester b. 6 Feb 1859, d. 1888
Alfred Samuel Lester b. 27 Dec 1861, d. 1934
Frederick George Lester b. 6 Jun 1863, d. 1943
William Edwin Lester b. 13 May 1866, d. 1946
Ada Elizabeth Lester b. 13 May 1867, d. 1882
Emma Sarah Lester b. 30 Apr 1869, d. 1951
Annie Amelia Lester b. 21 May 1871, d. 8 Jan 1962
Arthur Lester b. 4 Apr 1873, d. 1 Jan 1875
Bervin George Lester+ b. 1 Mar 1875, d. 14 Aug 1945
Bertha Harriet Lester b. 12 Oct 1876, d. 20 Jun 1969
Arthur Ernest Lester b. 20 Aug 1878, d. 30 Apr 1879
Albert Ernest Lester b. 1880, d. 1947

Samuel John Brown

b. 12 July 1839, d. 12 October 1840

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

Citations

  1. [S314] Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages, unknown second location, unknown period, compiled by Deaths & Marriages, TAS Registry of Births, unknown compiler address "240/1839, RGD 32."
  2. [S314] Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages, unknown second location, unknown period, compiled by Deaths & Marriages, TAS Registry of Births, unknown compiler address "491/1840, RGD 35."

Samuel Thomas Brown

b. 1864

Parents:

Father: Thomas Stephen Collier Brown b. 22 Jul 1832, d. 1900
Mother: Maria Smith b. c 1841
Last Edited: 22 Oct 2017

William James Brown

b. 1866

Parents:

Father: Thomas Stephen Collier Brown b. 22 Jul 1832, d. 1900
Mother: Maria Smith b. c 1841
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Albert Stephen Collier Brown

b. 1868

Parents:

Father: Thomas Stephen Collier Brown b. 22 Jul 1832, d. 1900
Mother: Maria Smith b. c 1841
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Rosina Ann Brown

b. 1871

Parents:

Father: Thomas Stephen Collier Brown b. 22 Jul 1832, d. 1900
Mother: Maria Smith b. c 1841
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Thomas Frederick

b. 1872, d. 1874

Parents:

Father: Thomas Stephen Collier Brown b. 22 Jul 1832, d. 1900
Mother: Maria Smith b. c 1841
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Ada Eliza Brown

b. 1875

Parents:

Father: Thomas Stephen Collier Brown b. 22 Jul 1832, d. 1900
Mother: Maria Smith b. c 1841
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Ann Sheargold Brown

b. 1877, d. 1878

Parents:

Father: Thomas Stephen Collier Brown b. 22 Jul 1832, d. 1900
Mother: Maria Smith b. c 1841
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

James Miller

Last Edited: 18 Aug 2016
  • Marriage*: James Miller married Ann Davies circa 1798 at England.
  • Occupation: James Miller was a carpenter, according to his daughter Harriet's baptism entry. on 13 April 1800.1
  • Residence*: On 11 June 1803 James Miller lived at Ratcliffe, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England, from daughter Ann's baptismal record.1
  • Occupation*: James Miller was a carpenter, according to his daughter Ann's baptism entry. on 12 June 1803.1

Family:

Ann Davies

Children:

Harriet Margaret Miller b. 13 Apr 1800
Ann Sheargold Miller+ b. 20 Nov 1802, d. 27 May 1864

Citations

  1. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "Source Citation: London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Dunstan and All Saints, Register of baptisms, Apr 1798 - Dec 1812, P93/DUN, Item 006.
    Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    Original data: Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives."

Ann Davies

Last Edited: 18 Aug 2016
  • Marriage*: Ann Davies married James Miller circa 1798 at England.
  • Married Name: As of circa 1798, her married name was Miller.

Family:

James Miller

Children:

Harriet Margaret Miller b. 13 Apr 1800
Ann Sheargold Miller+ b. 20 Nov 1802, d. 27 May 1864

Harriet Margaret Miller

b. 13 April 1800

Parents:

Father: James Miller
Mother: Ann Davies
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Citations

  1. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "Source Citation: London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Dunstan and All Saints, Register of baptisms, Apr 1798 - Dec 1812, P93/DUN, Item 006.
    Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    Original data: Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives."

Emma Caroline Benson

b. 16 November 1846

Parents:

Father: Henry Benson b. c 1816, d. 6 Mar 1892
Mother: Harriet Margaret Brown b. 21 Mar 1830, d. 27 Aug 1898
Last Edited: 8 Oct 2013

Mary Jane Amelia Benson

b. 1851, d. 30 May 1946

Parents:

Father: Henry Benson b. c 1816, d. 6 Mar 1892
Mother: Harriet Margaret Brown b. 21 Mar 1830, d. 27 Aug 1898
Last Edited: 8 Oct 2013

Family:

Henry Young-Benson b. 7 Aug 1848, d. 15 Jun 1922

Jemima Ann Benson

b. 1856

Parents:

Father: Henry Benson b. c 1816, d. 6 Mar 1892
Mother: Harriet Margaret Brown b. 21 Mar 1830, d. 27 Aug 1898
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Henry Dyson Benson

b. 1858, d. 1860

Parents:

Father: Henry Benson b. c 1816, d. 6 Mar 1892
Mother: Harriet Margaret Brown b. 21 Mar 1830, d. 27 Aug 1898
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Eliza Sheargold Benson

b. 1860

Parents:

Father: Henry Benson b. c 1816, d. 6 Mar 1892
Mother: Harriet Margaret Brown b. 21 Mar 1830, d. 27 Aug 1898
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Annie Laura Benson

b. 1862, d. 1884

Parents:

Father: Henry Benson b. c 1816, d. 6 Mar 1892
Mother: Harriet Margaret Brown b. 21 Mar 1830, d. 27 Aug 1898
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Samuel John Benson

b. 1864

Parents:

Father: Henry Benson b. c 1816, d. 6 Mar 1892
Mother: Harriet Margaret Brown b. 21 Mar 1830, d. 27 Aug 1898
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Stephan Joseph Bervan Benson

b. 1866

Parents:

Father: Henry Benson b. c 1816, d. 6 Mar 1892
Mother: Harriet Margaret Brown b. 21 Mar 1830, d. 27 Aug 1898
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

William Alfred Benson

b. 1868, d. 1868

Parents:

Father: Henry Benson b. c 1816, d. 6 Mar 1892
Mother: Harriet Margaret Brown b. 21 Mar 1830, d. 27 Aug 1898
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Thomas William Lester

b. 14 February 1855, d. 16 January 1880

Parents:

Father: William Anthony Lester b. 11 May 1830, d. 30 Oct 1920
Mother: Ann Caroline Brown b. 8 Apr 1837, d. 18 Aug 1911
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Henry Brown Lester

b. 25 January 1857, d. 9 May 1928
Henry Brown Lester

Parents:

Father: William Anthony Lester b. 11 May 1830, d. 30 Oct 1920
Mother: Ann Caroline Brown b. 8 Apr 1837, d. 18 Aug 1911
Last Edited: 20 Aug 2012

Family:

Priscilla Sloper b. 11 Sep 1864, d. 5 Apr 1918

Walter James Lester

b. 6 February 1859, d. 1888

Parents:

Father: William Anthony Lester b. 11 May 1830, d. 30 Oct 1920
Mother: Ann Caroline Brown b. 8 Apr 1837, d. 18 Aug 1911
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012

Alfred Samuel Lester

b. 27 December 1861, d. 1934

Parents:

Father: William Anthony Lester b. 11 May 1830, d. 30 Oct 1920
Mother: Ann Caroline Brown b. 8 Apr 1837, d. 18 Aug 1911
Last Edited: 20 Aug 2012

Family 1:

Elizabeth Perthina Thompson b. 1865, d. 1940

Family 2:

Lillian Mary Stiles b. 23 Apr 1900, d. 22 Jan 1990

Frederick George Lester

b. 6 June 1863, d. 1943

Parents:

Father: William Anthony Lester b. 11 May 1830, d. 30 Oct 1920
Mother: Ann Caroline Brown b. 8 Apr 1837, d. 18 Aug 1911
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2012