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7. May Victoria CHARLESWORTH 1881 – 1951

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May Victoria CHARLESWORTH was born 25 May 1881 at Woolongabba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  May’s parents, Sam CHARLESWORTH and Margaret MCDOUGAL had emigrated from England.  They had got married in 1869 at Sheffield, Nottinghamshire, England.

May’s parents, Sam CHARLESWORTH and Margaret MCDOUGAL were still living in England in 1871 as they can be found on the English census.  At this time, they had left Mansfield, Nottinghamshire where they were both from and Sam was working in Heeley in Yorkshire.  It was very soon after that they would have emigrated to Australia.  Their first child was born in Brisbane in 1872 so one can assume that Margaret was pregnant when they emigrated to Australia or that the baby was born on the voyage.

May had five siblings:  Lily CHARLESWORTH 1872, Maud CHARLESWORTH 6 May 1876, Violet CHARLESWORTH 11 April 1877, John Joseph CHARLESWORTH 15 December 1879 all before May Victoria CHARLESWORTH was born on 25 May 1881.  Another brother followed:  Sam Albert CHARLESWORTH born 10 October 1883.

May’s siblings, Maud CHARLESWORTH, Violet CHARLESWORTH and John Joseph CHARLESWORTH all died in infancy.  they had all died by 1881 so after starting off in working class Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, taking a chance in another country which in those days meant a long, uncomfortable and difficult voyage and never returning home, the couple then saw some heartache with the loss of children.  The family resided on the Southside of Brisbane.

May’s sister, Lilly married James Lee KERR on 25 January 1905 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  They didn’t have children but resided on the Southside of Brisbane in suburbs Coorparoo and Wynnam.  From 1936 – 1943 they can be found on the electoral rolls at Southport on the Gold Coast of Queensland.  James Lee KERR was born 29 August 1873 at Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.

May Victoria CHARLESWORTH married Hugh GILMORE on 29 March 1911 at the Presbyterian Church, Norman Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

May’s husband Hugh was born 19 August 1881 at Rogers Street, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Australia.  He was the son of Adam GILMORE and Annabella NICHOLS.  They had come to Australia from Ireland.  Hugh’s parents had married on 9 December 1865 at the First Presbyterian Church, Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland.

On 26 June 1866 Hugh’s parents, Adam GILMORE and Annabella NICOLS emigrated to Australia.  They had only been married six months.  they travelled on the ship ‘Wansfell’ for Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  Just like May’s parents, Sam CHARLESWORTH and Margaret MCDOUGAL, Adam GILMORE and Annabella NICOLS made a bold move that meant that they would never see any of the family again who they had left behind.  The ship ‘Wansfell’ departed from Southampton, England.  Hugh’s father, Adam was one of the committee members that represented passengers on the ship commending the ship’s captain.  The ship transported immigrants from England, Ireland and Scotland.  Of the total 225 immigrants, 172 were Irish.  Among the single girls were a large number of domestic servants.  60 were advertised as being for hire on arrival of the ‘Wansfell’.  The voyage was smooth for that period with no passenger births or deaths recorded on board.

Hugh’s parents, Adam GILMORE and Annabella NICOL moved into a home in 1866 at Rogers Street, Spring Hill, Brisbane.  Rogers Street is now inner city Brisbane so the house is no longer there.

Hugh GILMORE was the ninth of 10 children.  His siblings were:  Annie Jane GILMORE 1867, Matilda GILMORE 1868, Elizabeth GILMORE 1869, Isabella GILMORE 1871, Rose GILMORE 1874, John Alexander GILMORE 1875, William James GILMORE 1876, Agnes GILMORE 1880, all before Hugh GILMORE was born on 19 August 1881.  Four of Hugh’s siblings had died before he was born.

Hugh GILMORE‘s birth certificate states that his father Adam was a drayman.  Other documentation tells us that he also worked as a store man and labourer.

Hugh’s younger sister, Emma GILMORE was born three and a half years after Hugh on 26 January 1885.

Hugh’s mother, Annabella GILMORE previously Annabella NICOLS died on 9 April 1912 of chronic nephritis and Uraemia.  It was only soon after May Victoria CHARLESWORTH and Hugh GILMORE had got married.  She was buried on 9 April 1912 at Toowong Cemetery, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Hugh and his wife May had four children:  The first was Lilly Margaret Nicol GILMORE born in 1912.

There was an accident and May’s father, Sam CHARLESWORTH was killed after being knocked down by a bike.  He hit his head on the kerb.  Family records report that it was the first time he was sober in years!  Sam CHARLESWORTH had worked as a stone mason in England and he had continued that work in Australia.

May’s father-in-law, Adam GILMORE died on 9 January 1914 soon after the birth of their first child Lily.  Quite a large number of mourners were listed in the Brisbane Courier Mail on Saturday 10 January 1914.  The funeral service was at Norman Park Presbyterian Church, Brisbane which was where May and her husband Hugh were married.

The same year, May and Hugh had a son.  Kenneth Hugh GILMORE was born on 30 September 1914 followed by a daughter, Rita May GILMORE five years later on 10 March 1922 and Douglas Norman GILMORE five years later on 10 March 1922.

May’s brother-in-law John Alexander GILMORE died on 20 April 1926.  He had worked as a photographer.  May and Hugh’s children were still very young when their Uncle died.

May’s brother Sam Albert CHARLESWORTH married Esther Dora MADDOCK on 7 November 1931 in Queensland.  The couple resided on the southside of Brisbane at Buranda

May was the only one of her siblings to have children.

May’s mother, Margaret CHARLESWORTH previously Margaret MCDOUGAL died in Brisbane in 1935.  She was buried at Southside Cemetery, Brisbane.  We can’t be sure of which year, but around this time May and Hugh’s daughter Lily Margaret Nichol GILMORE married Cecil Ernest KROLL.  They moved to Margate near Redcliffe in Brisbane.

May and Hugh’s son, Kenneth Hugh GILMORE married a woman called Melba.  Their third child Rita married Arthur Henry KROLL who was the brother of Cecil Ernest KROLL who had married May and Hugh’s first daughter Lilly.

Hugh’s older sister Matilda MCKINNEY previously Matilda GILMORE died on 31 October 1946.

James Lee KERR, husband of May’s sister Lilly died on 9 September 1947 at Queensland, Australia.

May Victoria GILMORE previously May Victoria CHARLESWORTH died in August 1951.  She was cremated on 16 August 1951 at Mt Thompson.

May’s son, Douglas Norman GILMORE married Dawn Eliza EVANS about a year later on 10 May 1952.

May’s husband, Hugh GILMORE died 20 September 1952 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  He was cremated on 23 September 1952 at Brisbane Crematorium, Mt Thompson, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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2.3.2.2 Mary MCKINNEY

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2.3.2.2  Mary MCKINNEY

 

 

Mary MCKINNEY was born on 3 November 1888 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  Her parents were Matilda GILMORE and Charles MCKINNEY who had a large family.  Mary’s maternal grandparents had emigrated from Ireland shortly before Mary’s mother, Matilda was born in Brisbane.  Mary’s mother Matilda was also from a large family and although she was not the first born, she was the eldest child in her family as her eldest sister Annie had died before she was born.  This was the same for Mary whose elder brother had died shortly before she was born.

Mary’s parents, Matilda GILMORE and Charles MCKINNEY married on 4 August 1886.  Alexander, Mary’s brother was born soon after on 16 July 1887 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  He died in January 1888.

Mary MCKINNEY, known as Minnie was born a little over a year later on 3 November 1888 followed by a sister, Agnes May MCKINNEY on 14 May 1890 and a brother Robert MCKINNEY on 11 February 1892.  Two more sisters followed:  Annabella Nichol MCKINNEY known as Belle on 17 May 1896 and Marjorie Emma MCKINNEY on 23 March 1906.

Mary would have remembered the wedding of her Uncle, John Alexander GILMORE who married Emma Mary COSTAR on 18 October 1899.  Mary would have been  eight years old at that time.  Mary’s Aunt, Agnes GILMORE married Herbert BARNES a month later on 9 November 1899.  Mary’s Aunt, Rose GILMORE married James BOTHWELL on 6 November 1901 and her Uncle, Hugh GILMORE married May Victoria CHARLESWORTH on 29 March 1911.  Hugh GILMORE was married at the Presbyterian Church, Norman Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  It’s likely that the other family weddings also took place there.

Mary’s mother Matilda was from a large family who all resided in Brisbane so Mary or Minnie as she was known would have celebrated the births of the babies that followed the weddings.  Some of the babies died.

On 9 April 1912, Mary’s maternal grandmother Anabella GILMORE previously Anabella NICHOLS died of chronic nephritis and Uraemia.  She was buried on 9 April 1912 at Toowong Cemetery, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  Mary’s maternal grandfather Adam GILMORE died on 9 January 1914. Quite a large number of mourners were listed in the Brisbane Courier Mail on Saturday 10 January 1914.  The funeral service was at Norman Park Presbyterian Church, Brisbane which was where Mary’s Uncle, Hugh GILMORE and his wife May were married.  Adam GILMORE, grandfather of Mary MCKINNEY was buried on 10 January 1914 at Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia.

In 1924 Charles MCKINNEY, Mary’s father died.  It seems that Charles’ ancestry was from Forfarshire, Scotland.  There are records of a Charles MCKINNEY coming out to Queensland on the ship Anglo Indian which departed from Glasgow Scotland.

On 20 April 1926 Mary’s uncle, John Alexander GILMORE died and her Aunt, Agnes GILMORE died in 1930.

Mary got married to Alexander Anderson BROWN on 17 December 1927 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  Mary was 39 at that time.  Alexander Anderson BROWN was born on 16 July 1880 Queensland Australia.  He was the son of James BROWN and Margaret RITCHIE.

Alexander Anderson BROWN had previously married to Isabel White MACMINN on 22 December 1914.  and the couple had resided at Beaudesert which is now absorbed into the city of Brisbane.  The couple were already known to Mary as she is pictured at their wedding.  It looks as if she might have been a bridesmaid.  Isabel White MCMINN, first wife of Alexander Anderson BROWN died on 14 November 1924 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  She was buried at Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Alexander Anderson BROWN who later married Mary MCKINNEY known as Minnie had had three children with his first wife.  Margaret Anderson BROWN had been born on 24 April 1918 in Queensland, Australia.  Her death record also has the date of 24 April 1918.  She was stillborn.  Alexander Ross BROWN born 16 January 1917 at New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  Thomas Graham BROWN was born 6 February 1921 at New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

On 20 April 1926, Mary’s Uncle, John Alexander GILMORE died.  He had lived and raised his family close by in Brisbane and had worked as a photographer.  John Alexander GILMORE was buried at South Brisbane Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Mary MCKINNEY and her husband, Alexander Anderson BROWN had a baby of their own.  A boy who was still born and unnamed.  He was born on 3 February 1932 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Mary’s brother Robert MCKINNEY Enlisted in World War I in 1914.  He was 23.

Alexander Anderson BROWN, husband of Mary MCKINNEY died on 27 February 1940 at Logan Village, just outside of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Mary maintained a relationship with her two step-sons and she is listed as next of kin on some of their war.  Mary’s stepson Alexander Ross BROWN enlisted for World War II and served in the Army from 1940 to 1947.  Youngest stepson, Thomas Graham BROWN was listed as a sergeant and is listed on the World War II Nominal Roll for his Royal Australian Airforce service.

Thomas Graham BROWN married Joan GITTOES during war time on 15 September 1945. At Prahan, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.  Joan GITTOES was born 16 January 1924 at Cowra, New South Wales, Australia.

Matilda MCKINNEY, Mary’s mother, previously Matilda GILMORE died on 31 October 1946 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  Mary’s mother, Matilda was buried at Holland Park West, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

On 7 May 1948 Mary’s brother Robert MCKINNEY died in Queensland, Australia.

When the war was over, Mary’s stepson Alexander Ross BROWN married Hilary Margaret DAVEY 20 November 1948.  Hilary Margaret DAVEY was born 14 December 1918 at Toowong, Brisbane.  She died on 25 July 2003 at Roma, Queensland, Australia.

On 31 July 1956, Mary’s Aunt, Rose BOTHWELL previously Rose GILMORE died.  Mary’s Aunt Emma GILMORE had never married but had  worked and lived in different parts of Brisbane.  She was the Matron at General Hospital.  Emma GILMORE died in 1966 at Balmoral, Brisbane, Australia.

Mary’s step-son Alexander Ross BROWN died 8 November 1968 at Murgon, Queensland, Australia.  He was buried at Albany Cree, Memorial Park Cemetery and Crematorium.

Mary’s step-son Thomas Graham BROWN died on 23 September 1971 at Beechmont, Queensland, Australia.

Mary’s sister Agnes MCKINNEY died on 10 August 1979 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  Agnes and worked as a Clerk and had lived all of her life close by in Brisbane.  Agnes MCKINNEY was buried at Albany Creek Memorial Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Mary BROWN previously Mary MCKINNEY who was known by the name of Minnie died on 9 March 1980 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  She was buried at Albany Creek Memorial Park Cemetery, and Crematorium.

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2.3.2 Matilda GILMORE

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Matilda GILMORE

 

 

 

Matilda GILMORE was born on 14 July 1868, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  Her parents were two Irish Pioneers Adam GILMORE and Annabella NICHOL.

Adam and Annabella had married on 9 December 1865 at First Presbyterian Church, Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland.  Only six months after Matilda’s parents had married, they emigrated to Australia.  They travelled on the ship ‘Wansfell’ for Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on 26 June 1866.  It was a bold move as in those days when communication was slow it meant that they would never return again to Ireland or see any of the family again who they had left behind.  The ship ‘Wansfell’ departed from Southhampton, England.

Matilda’s father, Adam GILMORE was one of the committee members that represented passengers on the ship commending the ship’s captain.  The ship transported immigrants from England, Ireland and Scotland.  Of the total 225 immigrants, 172 were Irish.  Among the single girls were a large number of domestic servants.  60 were advertised as being for hire on arrival of the ‘Wansfell’.  The voyage was smooth for that period with no passenger births or deaths recorded on board.

Annabella and Adam GILMORE moved into a house at Rogers Street, Spring Hill, Brisbane in 1866.  Rogers Street is now inner city Brisbane so it’s unlikely that the house is still there however some of the little workers cottages have survived with renovation so it’s not a possibility that can be dismissed.

Adam and Annabella GILMORE had a daughter Annie Jane GILMORE before Matilda was born.  Annie Jane GILMORE was born 11 March 1867.  She died before her first birthday.  Annabella would have been pregnant with Matilda at that time.

So Matilda GILMORE was the second child but once she was born she was the eldest child as her sister had already died.  Matilda was born 14 July 1868 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

A sister was born the next year.  Elizabeth GILMORE was born 30 September 1868 but only a week later on 7 October 1869 she died.

Another little sister was born.  Isabella GILMORE was born on 20 January 1871 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  This sister to Matilda died 11 months later on 15 November 1871.  John Alexander GILMORE was the first son of Adam GILMORE and Annabella GILMORE.  Matilda‘s brother was born on 8 December 1872, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Sister Rose GILMORE was born on 22 December 1874 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and another brother William James GILMORE was born on 25 July 1876.  He died about eight months later on 4 April 1877.

A sister, Agnes GILMORE was born in 1880, and in 1881 a brother, Hugh GILMORE was born.  The youngest of Matilda’s siblings was Emma GILMORE born 26 January 1885, Brisbane, Australia.

Matilda’s father Adam worked in Brisbane in various occupations.  Documentation informs us that he worked as a drayman, storeman and labourer.  At one time he and Annabella had a fruit shop.

Matilda married only one year after her youngest sister was born.  She married Charles MCKINNEY on 4 August 1886.

Her first child Alexander MCKINNEY was born on 16 July 1887 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  He died on 14 January 1888.  Matilda would have been pregnant with her second child at this time.

Matilda and Charles had a daughter on 3 November 1888.  Her name was Mary MCKINNEY but she was known as Minnie.  Another child Agnes May MCKINNEY was born on 14 May 1890 and a fourth child, Robert MCKINNEY on 11 February 1892 followed by Annabella Nichol MCKINNEY on 17 May 1896.  Anabella was known as Belle.  The last child of Matilda GILMORE and Charles MCKINNEY was Marjorie Emma MCKINNEY born 23 March 1906.

There was another wedding in the family.  Matilda’s brother John Alexander GILMORE married Emma Mary COSTAR on 18 October 1899.  The younger children were older by this time so this wedding would have been remembered by everyone in the family.  Matilda’s first child Alexander, would have remembered this event too as he was nine years old.

Matilda’s brother John Alexander GILMORE and Emma Mary COSTAR had two children, John Audrey GILMORE 15 November 1903 and Gwendoline Armour Rose GILMORE 18 May 1906.  Like Matilda, they lived in Brisbane.

Only a month after the marriage of Matilda’s brother John, her sister, Agnes GILMORE married Herbert BARNES on 9 November 1899 and on 14 September 1900 Agnes and Herbert BARNES had a child Roy Nichol BARNES.  Other children followed.  Edna May BARNES 21 August 1901, Vera Agnes BARNES 8 January 1902 and Thelma Rose BARNES on 19 April 1907.  Sadly Agnes and Herbert’s last two children died in infancy.

Matilda‘s sister Rose got married on 6 November 1901.  Rose Married James BOTHWELL.  This couple also had children.  Meryl Nichol BOTHWELL born 10 December 1902, Margaret Joyce BOTHWELL born 24 April 1904, Gustavus Ronald BOTHWELL born 3 March 1907, Colin James BOTHWELL born 12 October 1908.  The couple had another child in 1912 Hugh Alan BOTHWELL.  This boy died in 1914 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Matilda‘s brother Hugh was living at Norman Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  He worked as a silver plater.  He married May Victoria CHARLESWORTH on 29 March 1911.  They were married at the Presbyterian Church, Norman Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Matilda‘s mother, Anabella GILMORE previously Annabella NICHOLS died on 9 April 1912 of chronic nephritis and Uraemia.  She was buried on 9 April 1912 at Toowong Cemetery, Toowong, Brisbane, Australia.

Matilda’s brother Hugh and his wife May had four children.  They were Lilly Margaret Nichol GILMORE born 25 September 1912, Kenneth Hugh GILMORE 30 September 1914, Rita May GILMORE 10 January 1917, Douglas Norman GILMORE 10 March 1922.

Matilda‘s father Adam GILMORE died just after her brother Hugh’s first child was born.  Adam GILMORE died on 9 January 1914.  Quite a large number of mourners were listed in the Brisbane Courier Mail on Saturday 10 January 1914.  The funeral service was held at Norman Park Presbyterian Church, Brisbane which was where Hugh and his wife May were married.  Adam GILMORE was buried on 10 January 1914 at Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia.

The first world war had started and Matilda’s son Robert MCKINNEY enlisted on 11 December 1915.

In 1924 Charles MCKINNEY, Matilda’s husband died.

On 20 April 1926 Matilda’s brother John Alexander GILMORE died and her sister Agnes GILMORE died in 1930.

All of Matilda’s siblings had remained in Brisbane.  They mostly lived between Norman Park and Balmoral on Brisbane’s Southside though Matilda and Charles had had their family at Fortitude Valley, which is now central Brisbane.

Matilda MCKINNEY previously Matilda GILMORE died on 31 October 1946 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  Matilda was buried at Holland Park West, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.