Thomas Alfred Warland (1829 - 1880)

Thomas Alfred Warland was the eldest son of Thomas Warland and Rebecca Le Mare who arrived in Port Jackson on 12 March 1845 and subsequently moved to the Maitland area of NSW. Thomas would later married Sarah McLean on 30 July 1850 at the Scots Presbyterian Church, Macquarie Street, Sydney, on 30 July 1850.

This story starts with the story of the McLean, Beatson, Priest and Rogers families and later introduces the Glover family.

Late 1700s - The McLean family of Newtownstewart Ireland

According to Bob Anderson, a William McLean married a Sarah Marshdale in around 1795 in Newtonstewart, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

One of their sons, Irwin McLean (14 January 1798 - 5 July 1885 (both dates are based on grave details) married Jane Irwin in Ireland in 1818. Irwin and Jane McLean had several children:

1819 - Birth of Joseph Rogers

According to a descendent, Joseph Rogers (who would marry Eliza McLean in 1850, see below) was born in London in 1819.

1839/1840 - The McLeans emigrate to Australia

Irvin McLean, the son of William and Sarah McLean, was believed to have arrived on board the Earl Grey*, under Captain Turplin, at Sydney on Thursday 20 February 1840 with 218 bounty emigrants under the superintendent of J Lunn Esq, Surgeon.

(*The Earl Grey, built at Newcastle in 1835, transported convicts to New South Wales in 1836 and 1838, then to Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania) in 1842.)

However, Irwin McLean's name is not listed in the passenger listing or the list of bounty passengers. The Colonist (Sydney) of 26 February 1840 and The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser of 27 February 1840 both reported the following passengers on board:

The Colonist newspaper article listing the passengers

The shipping records list the following McLean daughters:

The McLean sisters listed as bounty passengers

Ann Jane McLean and Eliza McLean were also believed to have arrived on the Earl Grey (or in Australia) with their father (see below for the marriage of Eliza McLean to Joseph Rogers in 1850), but there arrival has not yet been confirmed from any other source. The reason for this discrepancy in names is not yet known. Perhaps they travelled separately?

As there is no reference to Irvin's wife Jane Irvine, it is assumed that she died in Ireland or on board the ship on the way to Australia.

It is understood that the McLean family took up land at Emu Plains, near Penrith in NSW on the eastern approaches to the Blue Mountains.

The McLean line has been documented in a book Family Fragments, to be published in the near future.

1844 - Margaret McLean marries Robert Beatson

Margaret McLean (1815 (based on death aged 87) - 8 November 1902, Penrith (NSW BDM Ref 15455)), the daughter of Irwin McLean, married Robert Beatson (1805 (based on death notice) - 1870, see below) on 30 April 1844 at St Lawrence (now part of the Sydney CBD), NSW.

Robert Beatson may have been married to a Mary A before he married Margaret McLean. A Maria Beatson was born in 1836 to Robert and Mary Beatson (NSW BDM Ref 380). A Mary A Beatson 'wife of Robert Beatson of the Paterson River Hotel, Market Wharf, Sydney', died on 4 May 1841 aged 28 (NSW BDM Ref 283, The Sydney Morning Herald 5 May 1841). This would explain why his and Margaret's daughter Elizabeth was described as the 'second daughter of Robert' when she married.

Robert Beatson, (the son of a Sarah and a father not yet confirmed) was an innkeeper and, at the time he married Elizabeth, owned a coach hotel named the 'Arms of Australia' or 'Australian Arms' from the early 1850s (by 1851) at Emu Plains on the road the the gold diggings (and Blue Mountains).

An old photograph of the Inn before it was restored. A more recent photograph of the Inn.

The property was described as follows in The Sydney Morning Herald of 8 August 1854: 'The dwelling house contains 13 rooms, and possessing all the out-door requirements of stabling, etc., for a first-rate establishment; the premises consist of 25 acres of prime land, a garden and orchard well stocked with a variety of fruit trees. As this inn is so extensively known, it would be superfluous to expatiate upon its superior excellencies; suffice it to say, it is replete with every convenience to render it a pleasing and comfortable home for travellers, and it may justly be styled the pastoral emporium of the west, being the resort of many of tho graziers and butchers for the transaction of business'.

Maria Beatson, Robert's first daughter, married Francis William Peisley, the son of Francis J and Mary Peisley, at Penrith in 1857. (NSW BDM Ref 2456). They had a number of children (Source NSW BDM records). Francis may have been worked as a drover for some time with his brother, Charles Flide Peisley (see The New South Wales Government Gazette, 24 February 1888 page 1475 re insolvency and bankruptcy). Maria Peisley died at Penrith in 1901 (NSW BDM Ref 6699). Francis Peisley died at his daughter's residence, 'Glambeck' in Marrickville in February 1905. He was buried at Emu Plains (NSW BDM Ref 1944, funeral notice in The Daily Telegraph 22 February 1905).

Robert and Margaret Beatson had two daughters, born in 1844 and 1851 respectively.

Their first daughter, Elizabeth Ann Beatson (1844 (NSW BDM Ref 847/1844 V1844847 16/28) - 1925, Randwick (NSW BDM Ref 6109)) married Andrew Turnbull, 'late of Southampton', by special licence, at St Paul's Church Emu Plains on 4 December 1865 (The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 December 1865). They had the following children:

Their second daughter was Sarah Jane Beatson (1851 (NSW BDM Ref 1566/1851 V18511566 37A) - 1888, Bathurst (NSW BDM Ref 6999)). Sarah J Beatson married John Thomas Delaney in 1879 (NSW BDM Ref 4519). They had the following children:

Note that there appears to be another John and Sarah Jane Delaney who had children in Bathurst around the same time: Eveline Emily Delaney (1880, Bathurst - ) and Clenden J N Delaney (1886, Bathurst - ). Hartley is about 10 kms before Lithgow on the road to Sydney. Bathurst is perhaps 100 kms west of Lithgow.

1845 - Thomas and Rebecca Warland - Arrival in New South Wales

Thomas and Rebecca Warland and their children including Thomas Alfred Warland departed London on the Barque Ann Grant on 4 November 1844 and arrived in Port Jackson on 12 March 1845. Australian shipping records notes that there were four boys and a girl.

Some time in 1846, Thomas and family travelled by paddlewheel steamship via Newcastle then up the Hunter River to the coastal port of Morpeth, and then on to Maitland where it seems he decided to set up a brewery. For further details on their life there, see the page on Thomas Warland. Around the time of the birth of their sixth child, Rebecca Warland appears to be separated from Thomas and was seeking maintenance payments for her children. Thomas Alfred Warland was 17 at this stage, it seems likely that he took on a leading role helping his mother, including (eventually) moving with her and other siblings to Sydney.

Family members believe that Thomas Warland may have died before 1856 when the recording of births, marriages and deaths became compulsory.

1847 - Sarah Priest marries Henry Lambourne

Sarah Priest (1824 - 1890) was the daughter of Edward Priest, a convict and the first blacksmith in Newcastle, and Elizabeth Flannagan (also known as Elizabeth Chapman), the daughter of Ann Mash/Marsh convict, and Robert Flannagan, convict. Sarah Priest's siblings included Ann Susannah Priest, Mary Ann Sophia Priest, Emmeline Priest, Susannah Priest, Edward William Priest, Elizabeth Etheline Australia Priest, and James Priest (who appears again below).

Sarah Priest married Henry Lambourne in 1847 (NSW BDM Ref 434). They had three (or five - see below) children:

1850 - Eliza McLean marries Joseph Rogers

Eliza McLean (1828 - 1912, Drouin (Vic BDM Ref 5356 - see also below)), the daughter of Irwin McLean, married Joseph Rogers (1819, London - 31 January 1892, Talbot)) in Sydney on 7 November 1850 (NSW BDM Ref 281/1850 V1850281 79). Joseph Rogers appears to be recorded living in George Street, Sydney, as a farmer.

Based on the locations where their children were born, the family appear to have been in Sydney or Emu Plains (NSW) from 1850 to 1853, New Zealand from 1853 to 1855, then in Victoria. They had the following children:

Joseph Rogers was recorded as a miner living at Caralulup (previously Kangaroo Flat) in the 1888/1889 Post Office Directory.

Joseph Rogers (the father) died in 1892 - see below. Eliza died in Drouin, Victoria in 1912 while visiting Sarah. See below for more information.

1850 - Thomas Alfred Warland (1828 - 1880) marries Sarah McLean

Exactly how Thomas Alfred Warland (from Stockton) met Sarah McLean (1827 - 1859), the daughter of Irwin McLean, is not known. One story says that they met at Liverpool Plains, Tamworth, anoter says it was Emu Plains, near Penrith. In either case, they married on 30 July 1850 at the Scots Presbyterian Church, Macquarie Street, Sydney, on 30 July 1850. Others present at the wedding were Sarah's sisters Eliza McLean and Ann Jane Waugh (nee McLean), the husband of William Waugh.

Thomas Alfred Warland and Sarah Warland appear to have moved to Stockton (opposite the settlement at Newcastle) where their children were born. Thomas may have worked at the tweed factory at Stockton at first until the factory burned down in 1851. From that date, Thomas was variously recorded as a builder, brewer, lime merchant, lime-burner, and writing clerk. Thomas and Sarah Warland had the following children:

1857/1858 - Sarah Lambourne (nee Priest)

Henry Lambourne, the son of William and Susannah Lambourne, died at Newcastle 'of a short but painful illness' on 27 March 1857 (NSW BDM Ref 3697, Empire (Sydney, 1 April 1857)), 'leaving a wife and five children to deplore their heavy loss'.

Sarah Lambourne (nee Priest) married John Stokoe in 1858. They had one daughter:

Unfortunately for Sarah, John Stokoe died in 1859 (NSW BDM Ref 4268, also see http://www.australian-english-genealogy.com/edwardpri/pafg02.htm)

From the 1860s - William Glover

William Glover (1821/1824 - 1892) was the son of William 'Thomas' Glover (c. 1798, Surrey - 1880, Perth, Australia) and the grandson of Thomas Glover and Mary Biss. William Thomas Glover was first married to Elizabeth and had three children, a daughter Elizabeth who died an infant and two sons, William (Henry) Glover (born 1821/1824) and Thomas Glover. Their mother, Elizabeth, died around 1826/1827.

William Thomas Glover then married Lucy Palmer Smith. William and Lucy Glover arrived with William's two sons in the Swan River Colony on 23 August 1829 on board the Marquis of Anglesea, apparently as indentured servants of Peter Latour the absentee investor in Swan River Colony. At around the age of 9, William (Henry) Glover was recorded as a servant to the Secretary at Swan River, Peter Broun/Brown (Ref: Historical Records of NSW, Series 3, Vol 6, p.637). At the age of 11 in 1832, he was sentenced to 14 days service after being convicted of theft. He received 24 lashes on entering the goal and another 24 before he left. (Ref: Supreme Court Case File 38, 1832). William Thomas Glover owned property in Perth and died at Bassendean, Guildford, Western Australia, on 9 December 1880. (WA BDM Ref 724/1880).

Around the 1860s, William (Henry) Glover ended up in New South Wales and became the light-keeper at Nelson (formerly Nelson's) Bay near Newcastle. He worked there until his death in 1892 (see below). He was recorded at Port Stephens in 1874. His brother Thomas Glover ended up in Brisbane, Queensland (according to the will of his aunt Mary Ann Glover).

William (Henry) Glover married Margaret Dow (or Dowe)(1829 - 1878) in 1846 (NSW BDM Ref 1086, 'JA' district). William and Margaret had the following children.

1860 - Death of Sarah Warland (nee McLean)

Sarah Warland was far from her family and her husband Thomas Alfred Warland may not have been home very much, working as a lime burner. She sought to end her life on 5 November 1860, when her last child Edith was being weaned. Her death was reported in the Maitland Mercury of 10 November 1860, as the death resulted in an inquest before a coroner.

According to the article, Sarah was: '... suffering from illness after her pregnancy and during weaning.' The coroner judged that she was '... in a state so far bordering on insanity as to render her unaccountable for her actions and unable to resist a sudden impulse. Before she died, she had had lowness of spirit, and could not rest ... got out of bed and prayed.' As no person answered her, she cut herself but did not die for a few days.

1861 - Thomas Alfred Warland marries Sarah Stokoe (nee Priest)

Thomas Alfred Warland did not wait long to re-marry. He married Sarah Stokoe (formerly Lambourne, nee Priest) on 2 April 1861 at the residence of Rev W Dean of the primitive Methodist church. Sarah by this time was noted as a dressmaker of Newcomen Street.

Thomas and Sarah Warland had more children. It must have been a very large family - Thomas already had six children from his first wife, Sarah already had four children (three to Henry Lambourne and one to John Stokoe), and they had more children of their own:

(Secondary source for children's names: http://www.australian-english-genealogy.com/edwardpri/pafg02.htm)

1863 - Mrs Warland in Redfern, Sydney

Thomas Alfred Warland's mother, Rebecca Warland, was recorded at 3 Bullanaming Street, Redfern (now either King Street, Newtown, or Renwick Street, Alexandria), a suburb of Sydney, in 1863. She wrote a letter from this address to her nephew in New Zealand on 7 April 1864. Her daughter Rebecca Sarah Le Mare was living with her at the time; she was confirmed at St Paul's Redfern at the age of 18. According to Bob Anderson, Rebecca's older brother Samuel Renshaw Le Mare may have come to Australia where he lived but remained single. It seems possible that he linked up with his sister.

1865 - Phillis Warland - a domestic servant assaulted

Thomas Alfred Warland's probable sister (since there is no other Warland with the name), Phillis Warland, took up work as a domestic servant in Sydney sometime before 1865. The Sydney Mail of 7 October 1865 noted that Phillis Warland had been assaulted by William Good Caporn who pushed her down stairs while in Caporn's domestic service' Caporn was fined 10s with costs. The Empire newspaper elaborated in its 6 October 1865 edition, noting that Caporn having 'been much irritated by complainant's insolent demeanour, pushed her down stairs, she being his servant'. Nothing further is known about Phillis.

1866 - Thomas and Sarah Warland and their large family move to Sydney

It is believed that Thomas Alfred Alfred and Sarah Warland had moved to George Street, Redfern by 1866. They would have been living quite close to Thomas' mother Rebecca.

1867 - Rebecca Warland (nee Lemare) dies

Thomas Alfred Warland's mother, Rebecca Warland (nee Lemare, daughter of 'Samuel L and Sarah', which match her parent's names) died on 28 July 1867 in Redfern, according to NSW Death records. The cause of death was a 'sudden strangulated hernia'. She was buried at Camperdown cemetery.

1869 - T Warland - agent for sale of newspaper at Moonan Brook

Some time between 1848 and 1869, Thomas Warland (senior) appears to have moved away from Maitland and settled in Moonan Brook where his son Arthur Henry Warland would also settle (see below). On 29 September 1869, T Warland (likely Thomas Warland senior) was shown in an advertisement in the same paper as an agent at Moonan Brook for the sale of The Illustrated Sydney News, a monthly journal.

1869 - Death of Rebecca Warland (daughter of Thomas Alfred Warland)

Thomas Alfred and Sarah Warland's infant daughter Rebecca died in Redfern in 1869. Their other two young daughters, Sarah (born 1861) and Ruth (born 1863) were likely very close during this period.

1870 - Death of Robert Beatson (husband of Margaret McLean)

Robert Beatson died 'at his residence' at Emu Plains on 1 March 1870, aged 67 (Empire, Sydney, 3 March 1870). His wife Margaret survived until 1902 (see below).

The New South Wales Government Gazette of 25 March 1870 noted that his goods, chattels, credits and effects were to be granted to his wife Margaret.

1870 - Edmund Samuel Warland marries Fanny Atkins

Thomas Alfred Warland's younger brother, Edmund Samuel Warland (1840 - ?) married Fanny Atkins at the Commercial Hotel in Tambo, Queensland, on 5 October 1870, to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church. Edmund stated on the certificate that he was 30 with a father Thomas Warland and mother Rebecca. Fanny Atkins stated that she was 26 years old, a servant, born in Goulburn NSW to a John Atkins and Betsie (possibly Elizabeth) Fisher. It is not known if Thomas Alfred Warland attended this wedding. See the story of their father Thomas Warland for more details.

1870 - Thomas Alfred Warland - Shipping and General Broker

The Newcastle Chronicle on both 7 and 14 June 1870 includes a notice for Thomas A Warland, 'Shipping and General Broker, Commission and Produce Agent' at Circular Quay and 9 Vickery's Chambers, Pitt Street, Sydney.

Thomas Alfred Warland and the claim to the Earldom of Leicester

At some point in time, Thomas Alfred Warland made claim to the Earldom of Leicester. Thomas Alfred claimed that his grandfather Edmund had married one Mary Dutton, the sister of one Jane Dutton (died 2 Jun 1800). Jane Dutton had apparently married Thomas William Coke (1754 - ), later to become the Earl of Leicester on 12 August 1837. According to Burke's Peerage, the father of the Dutton girls, James Dutton, was the First Baron of Sherbourne. Thomas Alfred proclaimed that he was the only 'true and lawful heir to the said title and estates', despite the fact that the Earl and his wife had issue.

In fact, Thomas Alfred's great grandfather, Edmund, married Alice (not Mary) Dutton, in 1770. It is not known what became of Thomas Alfred's claim to the Earldom. However, he noted on his claim, 'A W - a copy'. This may be a reference to his brother Arthur Henry Warland.

1871 - Rebecca Sarah Le Mare Warland marries Alexander Anderson of Fiji

Thomas Alfred Warland's youngest sister, Rebecca Sarah Le Mare Warland (1846 - 1939), married Alexander Paton Anderson of Viti Levu, the second son of Mr Robert Anderson of Dunedin, New Zealand, at St Bartholomew's Church Pyrmont (Sydney) on 7 October or December 1871. It was stated in the newspapers that she was the youngest daughter of 'John Warland' from Moonan Brook, a small village in the countryside around 170 kms north west of Maitland. Rebecca and Alexander Anderson then departed for Fiji. See the story of their father Thomas Warland for more details about Rebecca and Alexander Anderson.

1872 - Thomas Warland Postmaster at Moonan Brook

The Greville's Post Office Directory for 1872 lists Thomas Warland as the Postmaster for Moonan Brook in that year. It also lists Laurence Kiley, a shepherd who may appear below connected with a Rebecca Ann Warland, or it may be a child of Laurence with the same name. William Kiley, a shepherd at Brunah Creek, is also listed and is possible related to Laurence. (Source: http://www.family.joint.net.au/index.php)

It is believed that Thomas' son Alfred Henry Warland and his wife Flora and their family moved to the same area at some point.

Before 1874 - Edward/Brander Warland and brother Arthur Henry Warland

Arthur Henry Warland (1838 - ), a son of of Thomas and Rebecca Warland was believed to have spent time with his brother Brander Le Mare Warland (aka Edward Warland) in the gold rushes near Scone in the early 1860s. When the gold rush faded, both brothers headed to Victoria to take over four thousand head of cattle.

1874 - Arthur Henry Warland marries Flora McInnes

Arthur Henry Warland, said to be a miner, married Flora McInnes (1846/1849, Ellerston, NSW - 8 November 1925, Scone), whose family was from Skye, Scotland, on 4/8 November 1874 in Scone, New South Wales. Flora's parents were Neil McInnes and Ann Macgiloray. At the time both were living in Moonan Brook, north-east of Scone.

1877 - Elizabeth (Bessie) Rogers marries

Elizabeth ('Bessie') Rogers (1854 - ) was the daughter of Eliza McLean (1828 - 1912) and Joseph Rogers (1819 - 1892). Bessie married Robert Hamilton Wallis Nicoll in 1877 (Vic BDM Ref 4217). They had several children:

1880 - Thomas Alfred Warland dies

Thomas Alfred Warland, the son of Thomas and Rebecca Warland and husband of Sarah Warland (nee Priest), died in Sydney of bronchitis on 23 April 1880.

1880 - Isabella Alice Glover marries James Priest (1828 - 1891)

In 1880, William T Glover's daughter Isabella Alice (Jemima) Glover (1862 - 1917) married Sarah Warland's (senior) brother James Priest (1828 - 1891) in Raymond Terrace in 1880 (NSW BDM Ref 4748). According to family records, they had seven children, two of which are listed below:

February 1881 - Ruth Warland marries William Vandervord

William Vandervord was born in Sydney in 1859 (NSW BDM Ref 1647). He is believed to the be eldest son of Kemp W Vandervord (died 1899) and his wife Jane (surname not yet known). Kemp Vanderford's obituary in the Daily Commercial News and Shipping List of 21 June 1899 noted that Kemp lived at Albion Street, Surry Hills, and was 'highly respected and well known in shipping circles'. It noted that 'in former years he commanded several locally owned vessels trading in Australian waters, including the ill-fated barque Dashing Wave, which was wrecked while en route to Sydney with a cargo of tea from China, the barques Charlotte Andrews and William Turner.' It added that one of his sons was stationed at the South Head Lighthouse'.

William Vandervord's siblings were: James Henry Vandervord (1860 - 1919), Elizabeth R Vandervord (1862 - ), Elizabeth E Vandervord (1863 - 1863), Kemp Vandervord (1865 - ), Frederick G Vandervord (1866 - 1930), and Henry Kemp Vandervord (1876 - 1876).

William Vandervord married the 17 year old Ruth Warland in Sydney in February 1881 (NSW BDM Ref 2545). William was recorded as a plumber living at 290 Crown Street, Surry Hills. See below from 1884 for details of their children.

August 1881 - Sarah Warland marries Walter Henry Glover

On 30 August 1881, Thomas Alfred Warland's daughter Sarah Warland (1861 - 1901) married Walter Henry Glover (1851 - 1913) at the lighthouse, Nelson's Head, Port Stephens (NSW BDM Ref 3899, district of Raymond Terrace). The marriage was recorded in the Australian Town and Country Journal, 1 October 1881. The notice, on page 41, states that Sarah was 'the second daughter of the late Thomas Alfred Warland of Newcastle'. Walter's obituary from 1932 (see below) stated that he lived his entire life at Nelsons Bay, except for three years.

Sarah and Walter Glover had the following children:

Walter's 1932 obituary provides the married names of the daughters, which will be added to the details above with other details in due course.

Sarah's sister Ruth Warland must have met and known Walter Henry Glover's siblings including his brother Clarence Robert Nelson Glover (1864 - 1940), who appears again below.

Also in 1881 - Sarah Warland marries William T Glover

It seems it wasn't enough for the two sisters to get married in 1881. Their mother, the new widow of Thomas Alfred Warland), Sarah Warland (nee Priest, born 1824) also married in 1881 - she married her daughter Sarah Warland's (1861 - 1901) father-in-law William T Glover. This was her fourth marriage.

1884 - Marriage of James Henry Vandervord

William Vandervord's brother James Henry Vandervord married Emily Horner Leddra (1861 - 1935) in 1884 in Sydney. They had four children:

A photograph of Olive E Vandervord was retained by her first cousin Winifred Ivy Vandervord (1895 - 1983).

1885 - Irwin McLean (father of Sarah McLean) dies in Penrith

Irvin (recorded as Irving) McLean, the son of William and Sarah McLean, died at Emu Plains or nearby Penrith on 5 July 1885 (NSW BDM Ref 12727/1885). He was buried at the Emu Plains cemetery (Anglican section 1-Row, J-13).

1884 to 1889 - William and Ruth Vandervord have children

William and Ruth Vandervord had had the following children, although it is believed for reasons stated below that some of the children may not be his:

It seems possible Arthur's death created the circumstances in which Ruth became closer to her sister's brother-in-law Clarence Robert Nelson Glover - see below.

1889/1890 - Ruth Vandervord (nee Warland) and Clarence Glover

Around 1899, a closer relationship commenced between Ruth Vandervord (nee Warland) and Clarence Robert Nelson Glover. Ruth fell pregnant around this time and had a son, Herbert Ralph Glover (1890 (NSW BDM Ref 30236, states the parents as William and Ruth Vandervoid [sic]) - 10 October 1966, Sydney (NSW BDM Ref 5583)).

Herbert Glover married in 1912 - see below.

Herbert decided to enlist in World War 1 in 1914 (see below). Presumably, Herbert wanted to note that he was now using the surname Glover whereas his birth certificate showed the surname as Vandervoid. A Statutory Declaration (Reference 189000379) was drafted in 1914 stating that Herbert Ralph Vandervord was now using the name Herbert Glover. It was signed by Clarence Glover. The Statutory Declaration reference number appears in the online NSW BDM records against Herbert's birth, suggesting (erroneously) that Clarence was Herbert's father.

1890 - Death of Sarah Warland (nee Priest)

Sarah Warland (nee Priest), who had married Henry Lambourne, then John Stokoe, then Thomas Alfred Warland and then William H Glover in 1881, died in Newtown in 1890 (NSW BDM Ref 9469. See also Source: http://www.australian-english-genealogy.com/edwardpri/pafg02.htm)

1892 - Death of Joseph Rogers

Joseph Rogers, the husband of Eliza (nee McLean), died at Caralulup (Talbot) on 31 January 1892 (Vic BDM Ref 4320, parents not listed). He was buried (with the surname Rodgers listed in the cemetery records) at Amherst Cemetery, section 29, grave 13 (Church of England).

1892 - Death of William Glover, subsequent events

William Glover (born 1821, son of William Thomas Glover) died in 1892. Details of his probate were published in the New South Wales Government Gazette of 25 October 1892. The executors were listed as Clarence Robert Nelson Glover and Herbert John Aspinall.

William's replacement as light-keeper was Henry Edward Lambourne (10 July 1852 - 1922), the son of Sarah Warland (nee Priest) from her marriage to Henry Lambourne. Henry's appointment from 1 August 1892 as the Lighthouse Keeper, Nelson's Bay was recorded in the 1910 NSW Public Service List (p30).

Henry Edward Lambourne married his first cousin Lillah Priest, the daughter of his uncle George Chapman Priest (1839 - 1927)(Sarah's brother). Henry Edward and Lillah Priest's son, Henry Eggleston Lambourne, was drowned off Broughton Island in 1905 aged 21.

Family histories record that Sarah Glover (nee Priest) had a daughter named Jane Ann Lambourne who was drowned with her first child when the ship she was travelling in from Lord Howe Island sank. She had been returning for the birth of her second child. There is no evidence to confirm the truth of this story. It may be confused with death of a Mrs Wainwright and two children who died when the ketch they were travelling on from Lord Howe Island, the 'Sylph' bound for Sydney, was lost in a storm and everyone perished. (Source: Empire, 4 September 1873, page 2, via a member of the Glover family).

1891 - Death of James Priest

After James Priest died in 1891, Isabella Alice (Jemima) remarried; her descendants from this union still live in the Newcastle area.

1892 to 1895 - Ruth and William Vandervord have more children, divorce

It is assumed that William Vandervord did not know that Herbert was not his son. He and Ruth had two more children:

However, William either found out the relationship between Ruth and Clarence or was told and in 1895, William sought a divorce from Ruth 'on the ground of adultery with Clarence Robert Nelson Glover' (The Australian Star, 5 November 1895). The divorce was granted and William placed notices in newspapers informing the public that he would not be responsible for any debts incurred by Ruth.

1896 - Ruth Vandervord (nee Warland) marries Clarence Glover

Having divorced from William Vandervord, Ruth married Clarence Robert Nelson Glover in 1896 (NSW BDM Ref 3792, which names Ruth as 'Harland'). They had the following children (in addition to Herbert):

The children of Ruth's marriage to William Vandervord took on the surname Glover.

William Vandervord married Ruth Brown (1862 - 1905) in 1897. It is not believed that they had any children. William died in October 1927 and was buried with Emily at Waverley cemetery (plot W-21-GE-OR-3191).

1897 - William Vandervord marries

William Vandervord (recorded as Vanderword) married Emily Brown in Sydney in 1897. (NSW BDM Ref 2327)

1902 - William Lynton Rogers enlist for the Boer War

The son of Joseph and Eliza Rogers (nee McLean), William Lynton Rogers (1871 - 1952), enlisted for the Boer War at Hobart on 6 February 1902. His enlistment form shows that he was born at Caralulup and was 28 years old and 9 months. He was working as a miner and was living at Alberton, Tasmania. He gave his next of kin as his mother, Mrs E Rogers of Bowenvale, Victoria. See below for his service in World War 1.

1902 - Death of Margaret Beatson (nee McLean)

Margaret Beatson (nee McLean), died 'at the residence of her son-in-law, The Crib, Emu Plains', on 8 November 1902. She was 87.

The Nepean Times (Penrith) of 15 November 1902 ran the following article on the Beatson family, with reference to the death of Margaret Beatson (nee McLean) (which confirms also that she arrived in 1840):

In the old coaching days Mr and Mrs Robert Beatson, who kept the hotel where Mr and Mrs A Turnbull and family, together with Mrs Margaret Beatson the widow, have so long resided, at Emu Plains, were well and favorably known for their kindness and genuine hospitality. The license of the hotel was allowed to lapse after the railway passed through. Mr Beatson died many years ago, and since that time the widow has resided with her eldest daughter; her father, too, resided with them up to the time of his death, which occurred some years after Mr Beatson's. The old lady, who was 87 years of age at the time of her death, and had been a resident of the State for 62 years, had always, until the last few years, enjoyed good health. Latterly, however, she had some very bad turns, and eventually passed away on Saturday last. Her remains were interred in the general cemetery at Emu Plains on Sunday last, a large number of friends and relatives attending.

1905 - The Warland and Kiley connections of Moonan Brook

The Scone Advocate of 28 July 1905 noted the death, at her residence at Moonan Brook, of Mrs Kiley, relict of the late William Kiley of Branch Creek.

The same year, Lawrence Martin Kiley (1874 - 1944) married the daughter of Arthur Henry and Flora Warland, Rebecca Ann Warland (12 August 1882 - 26 December 1943) of Moonan Brook, on 3 December 1905 at Gundy, NSW. They had a number of children. (Sources: NSW Marriage Records, and also Kiley family history)

Arthur Henry and Flora Warland's son Neil Alfred Warland (1886, Scone - 1968 (not confirmed, not recorded in Ryerson Index) married an Agnes Jean Kiley (1888 - 1960) in 1907 and had one daughter Nora Linda Louise Warland. Nora married Henry Caulfield of Scone in 1924. (Sources: NSW marriage records and http://www.spirits-of-gallipoli.com/families/files/KILEY-E-Gen.pdf)

1906 (and 1911) - May Louisa Nicoll marries

Mary or May Louisa Nicoll was the granddaughter of Eliza McLean (1828 - 1912 and Joseph Rogers (1819 - 1892), and the first-born daughter of Elizabeth ('Bessie') Rogers (1854 - ) who married Robert Hamilton Wallis Nicoll in 1877.

Mary/May Louisa Nicoll (1878, Carisbrook (Vic BDM Ref 21261) - 1951, Coburg (Vic BDM Ref 7964)) married Frederick Charles Stanward in 1906 (Vic BDM Ref 8920). Frederick was the son of Charles Stanward and Alice Hatcher. No children were recorded. Frederick Stanward died in Melbourne East in 1909 aged 35 (Vic BDM Ref 9423).

As May Louisa Stanward/Stamword (both names recorded), she married Albert Gilbert Norster in 1911 (Vic BDM Ref 8119). Albert Gilbert Norster was born in 1881 in Williamstown to Francis (Frank) Norster and Annie Elizabeth Lay. May and Albert Norster had at least four children to 1920:

May Louisa Norster (nee Nicoll) died in Coburg in 1951. Albert Gilbert Norster (senior) died in Brunswick West in 1952. (Vic BDM Ref 13702).

1907 - Leopold Joseph Nicoll marries

Leopold Joseph Nicoll (born 1882) was the grandson of Eliza McLean (1828 - 1912 and Joseph Rogers (1819 - 1892), and the second child of Elizabeth ('Bessie') Rogers (1854 - ) who married Robert Hamilton Wallis Nicoll in 1877.

Leopold Joseph Nicoll married Margaret Ellen Orr in 1907 (Vic BDM Ref 4860). They had two children:

Leopold Joseph Nicoll died in 1941. His death notices in The Argus of 16 December 1941 and The Age of 20 December 1941 noted that he was the husband of Margaret Ellen, father of Bessie (Mrs G R Knowles), and Leo, respected father in law of George R Knowles, and grandfather of Jennifer.

1909 - Arthur Henry Warland dies

Arthur Henry Warland died in Granville, Sydney, in 1909.

1912 - Herbert Ralph Glover marries Isabella Bowmaker

Herbert Ralph Glover (born 1890, the son of Clarence Glover and Ruth Vandervord) married Isabella Constance Bowmaker (1887, Leichardt (NSW BDM Ref 5077) - 1966, Hurstville (NSW BDM Ref 30708)) in 1912 in Rockdale (NSW BDM Ref 11146). Isabella was the daughter of James Henry Bowmaker and Esther Florence Bagot who married in Sydney in 1885 (NSW BDM Ref 30).

Herbert and Isabella Glover had two children:

Herbert Ralph Glover should not be confused with Herbert Riches Glover and his wife Ellie B Glover ((died 1933, NSW BDM Ref 810 the daughter of Andrew and Eliza surnames not yet known) who had at least three children in Rockdale around the same time that Herbert and Isabella were married. This couple is not believed to be related and may have been recent arrivals in New South Wales. Their details are listed here for information only.

Herbert Riches Glover died in 1984 (NSW BDM Ref 21416, father shown as William).

1912 - Death of Eliza Rogers (nee McLean)

Eliza Rogers, the daughter of Irwin McLean, born in 1828 died in 1912 at the Coffee Palace in Drouin while visiting her daughter Sarah. (Vic BDM Ref 5356). According to the BDM record she was 83. Eliza was buried at the Timor/Bowenvale Cemetery.

1913 - Robert Hamilton Wallis Nicoll marries

Robert Hamilton Wallis Nicoll (born 1880) was the grandson of Eliza McLean (1828 - 1912 and Joseph Rogers (1819 - 1892), and the second child of Elizabeth ('Bessie') Rogers (1854 - ) who married Robert Hamilton Wallis Nicoll in 1877.

Robert Hamilton Wallis Nicoll may have fathered a daughter, named Victoria May Cole, to 'Malda' (Matilda?) Louisa Cole in 1901 (Vic BDM Ref 25269).

Robert Hamilton Wallis Nicoll married Ida Margaret Holt in 1913 (Vic BDM Ref 187). Ida was born in Carlton in 1880 to Henry Holt and Margaret Kennedy (Vic BDM Ref 20914). She had an older sister, Florence Marian Holt, who was born in Carlton in 1879 (Vic BDM Ref 7575).

Robert and Ida Nicoll had a daughter:

Victoria May Cole married Robert Lindell in 1929 (Vic BDM Ref 2047) and they had a son.

Robert Hamilton Wallis Nicoll died in Fitzroy in 1977 (Vic BDM Ref 23588). Doris Victoria Nicoll did not marry and died in Ballarat in 1963 (Vic BDM Ref 3739).

1914 - Herbert Glover (previously Vandervord) enlists for WW1

Herbert Ralph Glover enlisted for World War 1 at Randwick Barracks on 27 August 1914. He was assigned to F Company in the 1st Battalion, 1 Infantry Brigade. His enlistment form notes he was married. An address in Arncliffe for his wife was crossed out and changed to c/o W Glover, Chapel Street, Rockdale, NSW.

With other members of 1 Infantry Battalion, Herbert Glover embarked from Australia on the HMAT Afric A19 on 19 October 1914 for Egypt. He was in hospital in Cairo with measles in January 1915, but recovered in time to go to Gallipoli on the Minnewaska from Alexandria on 5 April 1915. He returned on the Huntsgreen on 28 December 1915 so was there during the whole campaign. He was ill with jaundice when he returned to Egypt and spent several weeks in hospital. He was then assigned to Guard duty, but unfortunately had several periods of recurring illness and was sent to England in September 1916 to recover. His health did not improve and he was sent home to Australia at the end of 1917 for discharge from the AIF.

1915 - William Lynton Rogers enlists for World War 1

The son of Joseph and Eliza Rogers (nee McLean), William Lynton Rogers, enlisted twice for World War 1. The first time was on 21 October 1914. He stated he was an unmarried labourer. This enlistment record noted that he was a Private but 'failed to embark'.

The second time was on 5 February 1915 at the age of 42 years and 10 months. He was assigned to the 3rd Reinforcements, 8th Battalion. He indicated he was a miner and his next of kin was Mrs Jane Weeks (sister) at Bowen Vale, Victoria. He noted that he had served in the Boer War for 16 months. William was sent overseas and was sent to Gallipoli on 8 May 1915. He developed rheumatism and was sent on 30 May 1915 to the Hospital Ship 'Saleka'. He was then sent to the hospital in Egypt until he recovered. On 21 June 1915 he was sent back via the 'Actica' to Gallipoli where he re-joined the 8th Battalion. He fell sick again on 17 September 1915 and was sent to hospital in Lemnos, then to Mudros where he developed dysentry. on 24 November 1915 he was sent to England but did not recover from the dysentry and in June 1916 was returned to Australia where he was discharged on 18 October 1916.

William appears to have married by 1917 as his service file shows a Jane Elizabeth Rogers, Bowenvale (later Bundoora), as his wife. His service file shows that he died on 24 September 1952.

1932 - Death of Walter Glover (obituary)

Walter Glover died in April 1932. His obituary was carried in the Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser of 7 April 1932.

LATE MR. WALTER GLOVER. On Wednesday week last, the death ocurred at Nelson's Bay of Mr. Walter Glover, snr, at the age of 80 years. The deceased had, for the past three years been living with his daughter in Wickham, and was suffer latterly from heart trouble, but he was so insistent on visiting the Bay at Easter, that he did so at considerable risk, and though warned by his medical adviser that it was not advisable for him to travel, he felt well enough him self and thought he would be alright. The strain however, proved too much for him and he passed away as stated. The late Mr. Glover was born at Nelsons Bay, being the first white child to he born there, and with the exception of about three years spent the whole of his life there. He followed principally the occupation of a fisherman and was generally respected as a peaceable and well ordered resident. He selected a block of land at the Bay, and portion still remains in his estate, it having assumed in late years a much increased value. His family comprises Mesdames Gleniston. Meyer and Colvin, Sydney; Mrs. C. Chapman, Raymond Terrace; Mrs. W. Brock, Wickham; and Messrs. Walter and William Glover. Sydney. A son — George - was killed at the war, and another daughter Susie, wheal only six years old fell, while playing on an open pocket knife, which penetrated the heart, and caused her death. He leaves 17 grand children and two great grandchildren. The funeral was held at Nelsons Bay on Thursday last, when a large gathering of his old friends and neighbours joined in the cortege and also at the graveside. The Rev. Rooke C. of E. officiated.

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