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| Above: Thomas Allan Blackman's Jamouneau Street retirement home |
Blackman Info2e: for Thomas howbury and Elizabeth
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Thomas Howbury BLACKMAN was born in 1877 in Pleasant Creek/Stawell (Vic BMD 10737/1877) as Thomas Howbray. In 1902 he married in Stawell Elizabeth Ann RILEY (Vic BMD 1528/1902) whose birth was registered in 1878 (Vic BMD 21794/1878).
Their children Source: Ancestry tree by Jacqiho
| Children born in Stawell
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Leonard George Thomas Edna Harold
enos james allan maud william
b......1902 b......1904 b......1906 b......1908 b......1910
d......1957 d......1969 d......1982 d......1983 d......1964
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m......1931 m......1951 m......1929 m..~jan1933 m......1943
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Frances Elizabeth Evelyn emma Alexander Jean isobel
elizabeth joan stanley
Williamson Gilbert Wilson Begg Jonasson
b......1899 b. b......1909 b......1902 b......1921
d......1973 d......1985 d......1969 d......1989
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Mary ellen |
b.....~1928 |
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Lorraine Norman
jean thomas
b. b.
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Judy ann
Children born in Brim
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Raymond Leslie Dorothy
john howbury mabel
b.11sep1913 b......1915 b......1919
d.09nov1992 d......1978 d......1978
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m......1943 m......1944 m......1940
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Selma Gladys John stanley
hildegard pauline william
Hoffman Woods Thomas
b.19jul1912 b......1922 b......1918
d.17dec1994 d. d.
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| Frederick thomas
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Jeffrey thomas Judy Marilyn
b.....~1946
Elizabeth Ann BLACKMAN (née Riley) died in Warracknabeal in 1951 (Vic BMD 17587/1951). Thomas Howbury BLACKMAN died 02 September 1957 in Warracknabeal (Vic BMD 23115/1957).
The Australian Electoral Roll 1903-1977, available on Ancestry, records their homes and occupations in the 1919-25 Rolls as:
In 1927 their son Leonard Enos, a labourer, was recorded.
In 1931 the couple had moved home with an additional household members:
By 1936 three more children are recorded and Leonard is recorded in Brim:
In 1937 Elizabeth had joined George James, as his wife, in Lah. Also recorded in Lah is an unknown Agnes Vera.
By 1949-54, the couple were alone at their Lah home.
Their children
Leonard Enos - Thomas and Elizabeth's first child
Leonard Enos (recorded as Enis) was born in 1902 (Vic BMD 20668/1957). In 1931 he married Frances Jessie WILLIAMSON (Vic BMD 4264/1931), born in Hopetoun in 1899 (Vic BMD 11161/1899). Leonard died in Brim in 1957 aged 55 (Vic BMD 20668/1957) and Frances Jessie in Warracknabeal in 1973 aged 73 (Vic BMD 29283/1973).
In the 1931 Electoral Roll, Leonard Enos was married but recorded at a different address to his wife:
Between 1936-54 the couple were both living in Lah/Brim. The distance between the two is 6km.
George James - Thomas and Elizabeth's second child
George James was born in 1904 in Stawell (Vic BMD 21517/1904). He married Elizabeth Joan GILBERT in 1951 (Vic BMD 16678/1951). There is no obvious record of her birth. Leonard died in Horsham in 1969 aged 65 (Vic BMD 14747/1969). There is no obvious record of Elizabeth Joan's death.
In the 1949 Electoral Roll George James and his future wife were recorded at different address:
In the 1954 Roll the couple were living in Seymour:
Thomas Allan - Thomas and Elizabeth's third child
Thomas Allan was born in 1906 in Stawell (Vic BMD 14120/1906). He married Evelyn Emma WILSON in 1929 (Vic BMD 9360/1929). Evelyne Emma was born in Hawthorn in 1909 (Vic BMD 927919/1909). Thomas Allan died in Warracknabeal in 1982 aged 76 (Vic BMD 14718/1982). Evelyn Emma died in Warracknabeal in 1985 aged 75 (Vic BMD 21282/1985).
In the 1934-63 Rolls, Thomas Allan was married:
The 1968 Roll records a change of address:
The 1972-77 Roll records a slight change of address to a retirement home and Thomas Allan's retirement:
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| Above: Thomas Allan Blackman's Jamouneau Street retirement home |
Edna Maud - Thomas and Elizabeth's fourth child
Edna Maud was born in 1908 in Stawell (Vic BMD 7045/1908). She married Alexander Stanley BEGG in early 1933 (Vic BMD 6070/1962). Alex was born in Ballarat East in 1902 (Vic BMD 7680/1902) and died in Ballarat in 1969 aged 67 (Vic BMD 14742/1969). Edna Maud died Warracknabeal in 1983 aged 75 (Vic BMD 27541/1983).
The Australian Electoral Roll, records their homes and occupations in the 1934-36 Rolls as:
In the 1937 Roll the couple had moved home:
In 1949 the couple had moved again to 24 Thomas Street, Warracknabeal and again in 1954-68. In 1954 they were joined by a daughter:
| In 1972-77 Edna Maud was alone in Milbourne Street.
Right: Edna Maud Begg's home at 7 Milbourne Street from 1949 |
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Harold William - Thomas and Elizabeth's fifth child
Harold William was born in 1910 in Stawell (Vic BMD 30829/1910). He married Jean Isobel JONASSON in 1940 (Vic BMD 16565/1943) and died in Warracknabeal in 1984 aged 73 (Vic BMD 18924/1984).Jean Isobel was born in Warracknabeal in 1921 (Vic BMD 32451/1921) and died in 1989 in Warracknabeal aged 67 (Vic BMD 24158/1989).
In the 1936-42 Roll, Harold William was living at home:
In the 1949-63 Roll Harold William was married and was living in his own home:
In 1968 they had been joined by two children:
| There is no obvious record of the birth of their children in Vic BMDs.
In 1977 the couple were alone in their Jamouneau Street home. Right: Harold William Blackman's home at 74 Jamouneau Street, Warracknabeal |
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Raymond John (Jack) - Thomas and Elizabeth's sixth child
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Raymond John was born in 1913 in Brim (Vic BMD 9834/1913). He married Selma Hildegard
HOFFMAN in 1949 (Vic BMD 6282/1943). Raymond died in 1992 aged 79 (Vic BMD 28332/1992)
Selma died on 17 December 1994 ages 82 years, four months and 28 days. There is no obvious
Vic BMD record of Selma's birth or death. Right: Raymond Blackman's grave in South Portland Cemetery |
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In the 1934-37 Electoral Rolls, Leslie Raymond John was living with his parents:
In the 1942 Roll he had moved home:
and in 1949-54 Rolls he is recorded as being married:
The 1963-80 Roll records a change of address:
In 1967 a son comes of age:
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Right: Raymond John Blackman's home in Francis Street, Portland |
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Leslie Howbury - Thomas and Elizabeth's seventh child
Leslie Howbury was born in 1915 in Brim (Vic BMD 9803/1915). He married Gladys Pauline WOODS in 1944 (Vic BMD 8955/1944). Gladys Pauline was born in Geelong West in 1922 (Vic BMD 31816/1922). Leslie died in Norlane in 1978 aged 61 (Vic BMD 20945/1978). There is no obvious record of Gladys Pauline's death.
Until his marriage Leslie Howbury was living at home as a labourer.
In the 1949-54 Electoral Rolls Leslie Howbury was married and living in Lah:
In the 1963-77 Rolls Leslie Howbury had moved home, moving closer to Gladys' home, and changed to a skilled occupation:
In 1977 Frederick Thomas Blackman had come of age and was living at home as another casemaker.
Today the plot of 34 Tallis Street has become the site of three new homes.
Dorothy Mabel - Thomas and Elizabeth's eighth child
Dorothy Mabel was born in 1919 in Brim (Vic BMD 9136/1919). She married John Stanley William THOMAS in 1940 (Vic BMD 15874/1940). It is likely that John Stanley was born in Mooroopna, north-east of Bendigo, in 1918 (Vic BMD 21662/1918). There is no obvious record in Vic BMD of their deaths.
The 1942 Electoral Roll shows John Stanley William THOMAS living alone:
and Dorothy Mabel at home:
In 1949-63 Rolls they were together at a new address:
By 1967 through to 1977 there was a change of address:
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One of approximately six modern but isolated properties along Riverside Road, it being
the Wimmera River. It is assumed the homes are those of farm hands and may be tied to
the job.
Right: A typical modern Riverside Road roadside property |
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