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| Notes for Thomas DEASON | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Probate: 226/805 usual residence Sunshine, occupation pither, (could be either fitter or pitter), died 2nd February 1928, P 15th Apr 1929. Notes for Thomas DEASON:2 John’s parents, John Pollard and Esther Eddy Grenfell, had already come to Victoria in 1855 on the ship Caldera with four of their children. John Pollard (senior) was born in 1802, Madron, Cornwall and Esther was born 1804, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. They appear to have lived in Madron until around 1835 when they are recorded as living in St Just. In 1841 and 1842 they were in Cararack and in 1845, back at St Just. Note: John Deason (born 1829) was living in Cararack in 1841 and was of similar age to John and Esther’s oldest sons - John born 1827 and William born 1831. (For more information see section on John Deason beginning on page 139). John Pollard (junior) joined with John Deason, Thomas’s father, and 5 other shareholders in 1878 to form a mining company: Aurora Quartz Mining Company Limited: formed 10 September 1878; mining at Wayman’s Reef, Moliagul; 7 shareholders holding a total of 15,000 shares at 10/- per share; total paid up capital £7,500. Shareholders included: John Deason, Quartz Crusher of Moliagul; 7,500 shares (£3,250); John Pollard, miner of Moliagul; 1,500 shares (£750) and his brother, Richard Pollard, miner of Moliagul; 1,500 shares (£750). At the time of Thomas and Esther's marriage in 1878, Thomas was noted as a miner of Moliagul. Esther was also noted as being from Moliagul and her father a miner. The Wesleyan minister married them at the home of Esther's father, John Pollard in Moliagul. Esther's brother, Richard, was one of the witnesses. In 1879 Thomas took out a lease on a small portion of land: Application for Licences … Approved Licence no. 1457 D: Thomas Deason; area: 0 acres 1 rod 0 perches; Parish: Moliagul; Allotment 5; Section 5; dated 1 July 1879, payment: £0/5/0; survey charge: £1/0/0; licence fee: £0/2/6, total: £1/7/6, payable: Dunolly. In 1879 Thomas joined with three of his brothers-in-law and 12 other shareholders to form another mining company: She Oak Gold Mining Company Limited: formed 25 June 1879; mining at She Oak Reef, Moliagul; 16 shareholders holding a total of 24,000 shares at 10/- per share; total paid up capital £12,000. Shareholders included: Thomas Deason, miner of Moliagul, 900 shares (£450); John Pollard, miner of Moliagul, 1,200 shares (£600); his brother, James Pollard, miner of Moliagul; 1,200 shares (£600) and their brother, Richard Pollard, miner of Moliagul; 1,200 shares (£600). Note: other shareholders included Thomas Flynn, schoolmaster of Moliagul and his son, John, schoolmaster of Macedon. They were, respectively, the grandfather and father of Rev. John Flynn, born Moliagul 1880, founder of the Australian Inland Mission and Royal Flying Doctor Service. The Flynn house was across the road from John and Catherine Deason’s home and shop in Moliagul. Thomas James Deason (1909-2004) was born in the Flynn house. This mining venture was officially gazetted in June 1879: Mining Notices Application to Register ‘She Oak Gold Mining Co’ Place of Operations: She Oak Reef, Moliagul Registered Office: Broadway, Dunolly Nominal capital: £12,000 Manager: William Henry Langler Dated: 25 June 1879 Note: Gazette also included a list of shareholders – same as listed above. Again, in 1883 Thomas Deason and John Pollard invested in another mine: Inkerman Quartz Company Limited: formed 14 August 1883; mining at Inkerman; 64 shareholders holding a total of 20,000 shares at 5/- per share; total paid up capital £5,000. Shareholders included: Thomas Deason, engine driver of Goldsborough, 300 shares (£75); and John Pollard, miner of Goldsborough, 300 shares (£75). The Government Mining Register of 1884 notes Thomas as a licensed engine driver at Goldsborough (approximately half-way between Moliagul and Dunolly). By 1890 Thomas was working in gold mines of Walhalla in eastern Victoria. In July 1890 he was recorded as a shareholder in a new gold mining venture: Mining Notices Homeward Bound Gold Mining Company Limited Place of Operations: Walhalla Registered Office: 74 Ferrars St, South Melbourne Nominal capital: £3000 Manager: John Keam jnr Dated: 17 July 1890. Thomas was recorded as holding 125 (of the 6000) shares, his occupation: engine-driver and residence: Walhalla. Thomas and his brothers, John Edward and James Joseph, went to Western Australia in 1898. There is a record of a “Mr J Deason” on the 'Adelaide', which arrived in Fremantle, from Melbourne, 27 January 1898 and later a “Mr Deason” on board the 'Rockton' which arrived in Fremantle, from Melbourne, 3 May 1898. Later, probably a little before 1908, three of Thomas's children: Esther Amelia, Mary Beatrice (Trix) and Thomas (Tom) went to Western Australia. Whether they went by themselves or with friends from Victoria is not known. Thomas was noted as an engineer at the time of the marriage of his daughter Beatrice (Trix) in 1911 and 1928 and Thomas (Tom) in 1913. At the time of Thomas's death in 1928 he was noted as a labourer of Sunshine, Melbourne. His grave is at Footscray cemetery, Melbourne - # 261(1), in the Catholic section. Thomas's probate record notes his residence as “Sunshine” and occupation “pither” [sic - could be “fitter” or “pitter”]. Anna Agatha is buried in the Footscray Cemetery - grave # 230, Catholic section. Her grave records the date of death as 4 December 1937, however, Victorian Death Indexes indicate it to be 3 December 1937. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes for Esther Eddy (Spouse 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The POLLARD information came from: Shirlee Pollard 22 Mine Street, Greensborough, Victoria, 3088. Phone: 039 435 6167 email: spollard@alphalink.com.au More About Esther Eddy POLLARD: Burial: 24 Jan 1910, Creswick cemetery, Victoria, Australia. (Source: Aigs Cemetery records.) Esther Eddy POLLARD arrived in Melbourne, Victoria on board the “SS Great Britain” 12th September 1868 with her parents and 10 siblings.2 The ship left Liverpool, England on 8th July with 542 passengers. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes for Anna Agatha (Agatha) (Spouse 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| More About Anna Agatha BYRNS: Probate: Has Probate (Source: Probate indexes.) Her grave records the date of death as 4 December 1937, however, Victorian Death Indexes indicate it to be 3 December 1937.2 Buried Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria, grave #1261(2) in Catholic section.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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