Thomas Reid Treloar 1852 - 1904
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To be found on Page 149 of Orson Lee Treloar's book

0802: Thomas Reid⁸ TRELOAR (Solomon⁷, Solomon⁶, Bennet⁵, Bennet⁴, James³, Ralph² TRELOARTH, Benedict¹, Werne TRELOWARTH) son of Solomon TRELOAR and Charity Knight SPRY, was born on 3 Dec 1852 in Coburg, VIC, died in Jul 1904 in Ballarat, VIC, at age 51, and was buried on 14 Jul 1904 in Ballarat, VIC. He was a Chemist. Thomas married Jane DEVINE on 23 Apr 1878 in VIC. Jane was born on 10 Aug 1861 in Old Sandhurst, Bendigo, VIC, died on 31 Dec 1901 in Ballarat, VIC, at age 40, and was buried on 1 Jan 1902 in Ballarat, VIC. Jane was the daughter of Thomas DEVINE. Her brother Sydney George DEVINE was a famous actor under the stage name Clement MAY. Jane was also prominent in the theatre in Ballarat. A biography of Mr T R Treloar is contained in a booklet entitled "Ballarat and Vicinity"; some relevant notes have been extracted. Thomas was born at Coburg, in 1852, and when he was old enough was apprenticed to Mr Joseph Jelfs, a leading chemist in Melbourne. After serving his apprenticeship he proceeded to Bendigo and was engaged in a principal shop there. Later he was engaged as dispenser and manager of Dr McGillivray's private dispensary. While serving there Thomas made a special study of the microscope, as applied to biological investigations; and his proficiency in this branch of science is acknowledged by leading authorities in Victoria. Thomas wrote many valuable papers on the adulteration of food, urinary deposits, and vegetable and animal protoplasm. In 1880 he was appointed to a Friendly Society Dispensary in Ballarat, which under his able management became a pronounced success. In 1883 he purchased his own business, located at 259 Sturt Street. In 1879 he married Jane Devine of Bendigo. Both of them were prominent members of Dramatic Societies in Ballarat. Thomas excelled as a student of Shakespeare and was greatly acclaimed for his rendition of Hamlet, indeed he was invited to play this role at the Alexandra Theatre in Melbourne, where his performance was an extraordinary success. Orson writes that he was the inventor of X-ray at Ballarat and treated cancer patients there. This is confirmed by an article in "The Cyclopedia of Victoria - Vol. 11". It states that when Rontgen made the startling discovery that the X rays would penetrate substances, and the bones of the body could be shown on a photographic plate, Mr Treloar set to work and made the necessary apparatus for the production of X rays before the members of the medical profession. His equipment proved to be an unqualified success. He was unamimously elected as an honorary member of the British Medical Association as a mark of their appreciation of his services in scientific work." The article's concluding paragraph reads "Upright in all commercial dealings, honourable as a private citizen, Mr Treloar stands pre-eminent as the ideal of a gifted gentleman and a most desirable resident, ever ready for the sake of charity to bestow his services and utilise his talents to the best advantage, thus ever widening the circle of his numerous admiring friends and acquaintances."

Thomas Reid TRELOAR and Jane DEVINE had the following family all born at Ballarat, VIC, AUS:

i.  1551: Thomas Reid TRELOAR born 1 Feb 1881 in Ballarat, VIC and died 30 May 1949, age 68.

ii. 1552: George Devine TRELOAR D.S.O., M.C. M.I.D., TRELOAR Major,  was born on 23 Apr 1884 in Ballarat, VIC and died on 29 Nov 1980, at age 96.  He married Kathleen May DOUCH.

iii. 1553: Beatrice Jeannie TRELOAR  was born on 16 Dec 1886 in Ballarat, VIC. She married H H HUDSON.

iv. 1554: William Montague TRELOAR. was born on 8 May 1889 in Ballarat, VIC and died on 8 Feb 1933 in Redfern, NSW, at age 43. He married Nita PENDERGAST.

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