Living

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DEATH: Death registered at St..Leonards No.in Register 2864.Died of a subdural
haemorrhage & contributed to by fractured ribs, the effects of injuries received
when the motor vehicle in which he was a passenger, collided with an electric
light pole beside Rooty Rd.,Eastern Creek. Inquest held on 16 April 1973 by
J.A Dunn, Coroner for New South Wales. Copy of Certificate is held.

MARRIAGE: Harold & Doris divorced. Both remarried. He may have had a child
called Lee.

Harold married Doris Evelyn Allen on 2 Jul 1932 in Saint Barnabas., Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Doris (daughter of Sidney John Allen and Evelyn May Cotterill) was born on 23 Oct 1909 in Balmain, Nth.Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; died on 20 Jul 1952 in Woronora, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: Residing at 107 Curtis Rd. Balmain Nth.,Sydney. Certificate held.

DEATH: Caused by Cardiac failure (12 hrs.) Bronchial Asthma (21 days)
Certificate held.

RESIDED AT: " Arcadia " Searle St., Ryde, until Abt 1922
Victoria Rd.,Ryde. Then called Great North Rd.
85 Champion Rd., Tennyson.
86 Champion Rd., Tennyson (when Allen born).
95 Argyle St., Paramatta (when Gordon born).
42 Sunnyside St., Gladesville.
College St., Ryde.
Abbey St., Gladesville.
25 Woniora Rd., Hurstville.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Plumber

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OCCUPATION: Plumber

MARRIAGES: Second marriage to Mildred Lillian Muncer who died 29 Jun 1954.
Remains at Nth. Suburbs Crematorium. No issue to Sydney John.

BIRTH: Resident at 31 Hutchinson St.,Surrey Hills, Sydney, when born.

Sidney married Evelyn May Cotterill on 17 Jul 1905 in Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Evelyn was born on 3 May 1884 in Benev. Asylum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; died on 23 Feb 1919 in Balmain Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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DEATH: Cause of death- Septicaemia aged 34. Copy of Death Certificate
held. Lived at " Acadia'' Searle St., Ryde at time of death.

BIRTH: Certificate held. No Father named.

The Benevolent Asylum was located at the corner of Pitt & Devonshire Sts. Surrey Hills & was built in 1820. The present location of Central railway Station. The Asylum sheltered the aged poor until 1862, but continued thereafter to take in the afflicted poor, destitute children and maternity cases. ( 'SC on the Benevelent Society', NSW V&P, LA, 1861-62, Vol 2, p.930.)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Cook and Steward

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DEATH: Caused by cancer of the abdomen. At age 64.

RESIDENCES: Born at New St. Melton Mowbray. Died at 49 Rosser St. Balmain Sth.
Lived at Dillon's Bay (late1872)and Elizabeth Bay (early 1873), Erromanga, Vanuatu.
Lived at 2 Glasgow Terrace, (nos.57,59,61 & 63) MacQuarie St..South (now Commonwealth St.) (see " Surry Hills " , the City's Backyard by Christopher Keating) when Walter Brett Jnr. was born (14 Sep. 1874), and 31 Hutchinson St., Surry Hills when Sydney John was born (3 Nov. 1883).

OCCUPATIONS: Cook-Steward on Missionary Barque " Dayspring " (1871)- managed a Cotton plantation at Vanuatu (1873) - Chief Cook at Sydney Temperance Hall (1878-1893).

GENERAL NOTES: The Dayspring first arrived, from where she built in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, at Sydney, on about 14th Jan. 1865, after settling the Gordons, McCullaghs and the Morissons on their several stations in the islands. Captain Fraser was likely the Captain in command. The journey had taken 14 months. (left Halifax Oct 1863).

The Dayspring arrived at Portland, Victoria, 21 April 1871 from Belfast (Port Fairy). Atkinson's Plan of the Special Survey 1850, Port Fairy, including the Township of Belfast, shows the Moyne River flowing into the Belfast Lough.

The Dayspring left Portland on 22 April 1871 with the following passengers- Dr Geddie, Mrs Paton & 3 children, & a white servant ( may be Elizabeth Ann). Arrived New Hebrides (Vanuatu) 17 May 1871. See full file on Vanuatu etc. etc. Was given a grant of land by a native chief. Copy held by Donald Allen.

Walter and Elizabeth were married on board the Paragon on 13th Dec. 1871. Walter was a member of the crew.

Schooner Paragon (renamed Dayspring) 159 Tons, left New Hebrides to Sydney 29 September 1873
Benjamin Jenkins Master, Walter Allen Cook & Steward (aged 26 born Melton) Rev J.E. Paton, Mrs Paton & 4 children, & servant, Rev. J. Copeland, Mrs Copeland, & 3 children, Rev J. Goodwill, Mrs Goodwill, & 32 children, Mrs Allarn.

Log of Logs Vol 2
1874 ML Sydney - D388 includes Custom's permit to bring Missionary Barque from Aneitum (Vanuatu) to Sydney for Registration March 1874, as well as Declaration re ownership of wreck of Dayspring 18-3-1874. (returned to Vanuatu 18 Aug. 1874)

NOTE The ship Paragon was built in Balmain, launched in January 1873 & later renamed Dayspring 2.

FUTURE RESEARCH: Would like to know when & how Walter first came to the area. Before Birth of Walter Brett Jnr. (10 Sept. 1874)
DEATH: Caused by cancer of the abdomen. At age 64.

RESIDENCES: Born at New St. Melton Mowbray. Died at 49 Rosser St. Balmain Sth.
Lived at Dillon's Bay (late1872)and Elizabeth Bay (early 1873), Erromanga, Vanuatu.
Lived at 2 Glasgow Terrace, (nos.57,59,61 & 63) MacQuarie St.,South (now Commonwealth St.) (see " Surry Hills " , the City's Backyard by Christopher Keating) when Walter Brett Jnr. was born (14 Sep. 1874), and 31 Hutchinson St., Surry Hills when Sydney John was born (3 Nov. 1883).

OCCUPATIONS: Cook-Steward on Missionary Barque " Dayspring " (1871)- managed a Cotton plantation at Vanuatu (1873) - Chief Cook at Sydney Temperance Hall (1878-1893).

GENERAL NOTES: The Dayspring first arrived, from where she built in Halifax, Nova Scotia, at Sydney, on about 14th Jan. 1865. The journey had taken 14 months. (left Halifax Oct 1863).

The Dayspring arrived at Portland, Victoria, 21 April 1871 from Belfast (Port Fairy) (probably very near to Portland). Atkinson's Plan of the Special Survey 1850, Port Fairy, including the Township of Belfast, shows the Moyne River flowing into the Belfast Lough.

The Dayspring left Portland on 22 April 1871 with the following passengers- Dr Geddie, Mrs Paton & 3 children, & a white servant ( may be Elizabeth Ann). Arrived New Hebrides (Vanuatu) 17 May 1871. See full file on Vanuatu etc. etc. Was given a grant of land by a native chief. Copy held by Donald Allen.

Schooner Paragon (renamed Dayspring) 159 Tons, left New Hebrides to Sydney 29 September 1873
Benjamin Jenkins Master, Walter Allen Cook & Steward (aged 26 born Melton) Rev J.E. Paton, Mrs Paton & 4 children, & servant, Rev. J. Copeland, Mrs Copeland, & 3 children, Rev J. Goodwill, Mrs Goodwill, & 32 children, Mrs Allarn

Log of Logs Vol 2
1874 ML Sydney - D388 includes Custom's permit to bring Missionary Barque from Aneitum (Vanuatu) to Sydney for Registration March 1874, as well as Declaration re ownership of wreck of Dayspring 18-3-1874. (returned to Vanuatu 18 Aug. 1874)

NOTE The ship Paragon was built in Balmain, launched in January 1873 & later renamed Dayspring 2.

FUTURE RESEARCH: Would like to know when & how Walter first came to the area. Before Birth of Walter Brett Jnr. (10 Sept. 1874)

Walter married Elizabeth Ann Bradford Jackson on 13 Dec 1871 in Port Resolution, Tanna, Vanuatu, Melanesia. Elizabeth was born on 28 Jan 1852 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 20 May 1926 in Saint Leonards, New South Wales, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 22 Feb 1852, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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NOTES: Elizabeth was a servant to the wife of the Minister,on the Dayspring, a
Mrs. Robertson.