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1821 Info 4a for Caleb Crompton |
Elizabeth Emily COX
Elizabeth Emily was born on 04 April 1869 (Vic BMD 4127/1869).
Hoverbox Photo Gallery - Elizabeth Emily COX Source: Neil Mason
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1. In 1870 aged 12 months 2. In 1878 aged 9 |
3. In 1892 4. In 1896 in Ballarat |
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Elizabeth and Thomas Caldwell's family
| Thomas CALDWELL was born on 08 June 1867 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Neil Mason
writes that he arrived in Melbourne on 07 December 1889 as an 18 year old single man on
an unassisted passenger, from London, on the Cuzco.
Right: The three masted single screwed Orient Steam Navigation Co's 'Cuzco' |
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Hoverbox Photo Gallery -
Thomas Caldwell - Source: Neil Mason
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| 1. Thomas Caldwell c.1890 Melbourne | 2. Thomas Caldwell taken about 1892 in Melbourne |
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Thomas and Elizabeth were married on 24 January 1893. (Vic BMD 1550/1893). Certificate courtesy of Neil Mason.
| SCHEDULE D. |
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1893 MARRIAGES solemnized in the District of Fitzroy |
| No. | When and Where Married. | Name and Surname of the Parties | Condition of the Parties | Birth Place | ||
| Bachelor or Spinster | Children by each former Marriage. |
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| 8744 | 24th January 1893 Moor Street Fitzroy |
Thomas Caldwell & Elizabeth Emily Cox |
Bachelor Spinster |
Belfast Ireland Miners Rest Victoria | ||
| I,
Nathaniel
Kinsman, being a Minister of Religion do hereby certify that I have this day, at Moor Street Fitzroy duly celebrated Marriage between Thomas Caldwell of South Melbourne Labourer and Elizabeth Emily Cox of South Melbourne Assistant after Notice and Declaration duly made and published, as by law required (and with the written consent of Dated this 24th day of January 1893 Signature of Minister, Registrar-General, or other officer |
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| Rank or Profession | Age | Residence | Parents | ||
| Present. | Usual. | Names. (Mother's Maiden Name.) |
Father's Rank or Profession. | ||
| Labourer Assistant |
25 23 |
Napier Street South Melbourne Napier Street South Melbourne |
Napier Street South Melbourne Napier Street South Melbourne |
Henry Caldwell Mary Caldwell Gaston William Cox Elizabeth Cox Crompton |
Fire Man Labourer |
| Marriage, by License, was solemnized between
us { Thomas Caldwell according to the Rites of the Victorian Free Church {Elizabeth Emily Cox Witness { Elizabeth Milner Forsyth {Thomas McGregor |
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A photograph taken shortly before or shortly after their marriage. Right: Elizabeth and Thomas Caldwell in fancy dress c.1893 Source: Neil Mason |
| The handwritten notes say Mum & Dad & Willie Caldwell., _______ Branch
The vertical writing may say Rewarded by King George Bravery
Though at 44 Sturt Street, Ballarat, the Eden Studio Melbourne was established in 1896, in the Block Arcade (Court), 284 Collins Street. Right: Thomas, Elizabeth and William Caldwell Melbourne 1898 Source: Neil Mason |
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Right: Elizabeth Cox-Caldwell with Efiie and William c.1903 Source: Neil Mason |
Though married on 21 January 1893 (Vic BMD 1550/1893) and living in Moor Street, Fitzroy, the first Australian Electoral Rolls shows the couple lived in the familiar family Raglan Street address of 35 Raglan Street.
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Effie was born here on 28 October 1901. Left: 35 Raglan Street Port Melbourne |
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The Caldwell's then began their long association with Molesworth Street. This
was William?s home at the time of his enlistment and where his parents lived when he
was killed. Despite being registered as 'home duties' Elizabeth was a
successful dressmaker and ran a small business. They lived at Molesworth Street until
1920-21 ...
Left: 20 Molesworth Street, North Melbourne |
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... when they moved to Chapman Street and were register there until 1928
Thomas' was the only name registered in 1921 and 1922. Chapman Street is actually
parallel to and behind Molesworth Street. Chapman Street was a vastly superior
quality of housing, but the Caldwell home was not very different to the one in
Molesworth Street.
Left: 33 Chapman Street, North Melbourne |
| Their daughter, Effie moved out in 1922, when she married Richard Squire MASON at
the Parsonage, Congregational Church, 97 Bridge Road, Richmond on 10 April 1922. He
was born on 18 September 1900 Beaumaris. In the 1930 depression, Richard was
unemployed so the couple moved in with the Caldwell?s in Chapman Street between 1931
and 1937.
Right: Effie Caldwell, Melbourne c.1919 Source: Neil Mason |
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Chapman Street was their main home until Thomas, who had retired early because of a heart complaint, died in 1934, after which Elizabeth was registered there alone until the Roll of 1942.
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However, in 1931 the couple were registered in Boronia with Thomas'
occupation being an iron merchant. During the 1920s the Caldwells purchased the
remote Boronia cottage as a weekender and holiday home. It was then quite remote and
rural. Thus the local Post Office was their mailing address. The Caldwell?s spent the
majority of their time at Boronia, returning to Chapman Street when Thomas became
more ill.
Left: Caldwell Boronia cottage c. 1930s with Thomas sitting on the step Source: Neil Mason |
Neil Mason writes 'Before 1919 the family purchase a property on Burke Road, Boronia, Victoria which became a country home, which increasingly became Thomas & Elizabeth's home as Thomas' heart condition worsened. His occupation was now Iron Merchant: the source of his financial improvement. The country shack was an alternate Caldwell home until Thomas' death in 1934 after which Chapman Street was increasingly given over to Mason family. After early retirement when Thomas' health declined he spent most of his time at Boronia
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| Above: An official plan showing detailing the
Caldwell plot at Boronia Source: Heather Schoffelen from Oliver Otto Pearson's Certificate of Title |
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| Above: An official plan showing locating the Caldwell
plot at Boronia Source: Heather Schoffelen from Oliver Otto Pearson's Certificate of Title |
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| Above: Sketch map locating the Caldwell plot at Boronia along with the Pearson market gardens |
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| Above: The three market gardens imposed on a modern aerial map |
| Right: Sale of Otto's land to William John Thomas Pearson and then to the Caldwells with years Source: Heather Schoffelen |  |
| Right: Thomas Caldwell's unmarked grave in Melbourne General Cemetery 2, Carlton North, Plot MGC-COE-Comp-T-No-385 Source: Neil Mason |  |
After Thomas' death on 20 January 1934 (Vic BMD 645/1934), Elizabeth returned to Boronia where she was still registered in the year of her death and the MASONS took over Chapman Street, living there until 1966.
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Left: Elizabeth Caldwell in the 1940s
Source: Neil Mason As a footnote. The family story is that Elizabeth had a relationship with a man during the 1940s and he had her sign over the property to him and it was lost to Elizabeth sometime in the 1950s. Elizabeth died on 01 September 1958 (Vic BMD 10682/1958) in Melbourne North. |
With thanks to Neil Mason who provided the majority of the photos and the intimate family details.
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| This page was created by Richard Crompton and maintained by Chris Glass |
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Version A11 Updated 23 April 2024 |
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