Establishing the parents of Thomas Crump

Working backwards

Photographer Sandra Williamson, Gravestone Thomas Crump & Selina Crump nee Wheeler, Boroondara Cemetery, Kew, Victoria, Australia, Sandra Williamson’s private Collection, 11 July 2003[B023]

Thomas Crump died on the 13 April 1874 in Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.  On his death certificate it stated that he was born in “Kent, England” and had been living for “32 years in Victoria”[i].

Based on the time he lived in Victoria he would have arrived around 1841/2.  His death certificate also stated that he had been married twice although the name of his first wife was not listed, as particulars were unknown at the time.

Shipping Records

The only Thomas Crump arriving in Australia in 1841/2 travelled on the Marquis of Hasting arriving in Sydney on 4 February 1841, accompanied by his wife Rebecca Crump.  On Rebecca’s record, it stated that she was formerly known as Underhill presumably her maiden name as her father’s surname is also given as an Underhill.[ii].[iii].

A Closer look at Thomas’s Entitlement Certificate

Below is a transcription of the certificate

“Thomas Crump

Married Male Immigrant

Arrived by the Ship Marquis of Hastings

Bought out by C.F  Warne

A native of – Parish of Goudhurst – Kent.  Parents living at East Fairly, Coxheath near Maidstone – Fathers Name Wm Startup Mothers name Elizabeth

Calling – Agriculture Labourer

Age on embarkation – Twenty seven on 25 Nov 1840

Person certifying Registry of Baptism – None

Character, and Person certifying the same S W Nursington(?) & others

State of bodily health, strength, and probably usefulness very good

Religion Wesleyan Methodist

Read and Write – Both

Remarks – no Complaints”

The Entitlement certificate reveals that Thomas considered his parents to be William and Elizabeth Startup. Records show that his mother Elizabeth married William Startup by banns on 10 February 1816 in Tudeley with Capel, Kent, England.[iv]

Thomas left England before the 1841 census however his mother, stepfather and the family were still living in East Fairly, Coxheath near Maidstone, Kent, England that year.[v][vi]

1.  William Startup, age 48, Ag Lab [step father]
2.  Elizabeth Startup, age 51 [mother]
3. William Startup 20, Ag Lab 
4.  John Startup 17, Ag Lab 
5. James Startup 12, Ag Lab 
6. Helenor Startup 10 

Living next door to

1. Robert Startup, aged 24, Ag Lab [eldest son of William & Elizabeth, stepbrother of Thomas]
2.  Elizabeth Startup, aged 27 [wife of the eldest son of William & Elizabeth] 
3. Roseanna Startup, aged 1
4. Robert Waterman, aged 70, gardener
5. Mary Waterman, aged 55

The time & Place of Thomas’ Baptism

The pivotal evidence for the parentage of Thomas Crump is the immigration records of 1841, where his  parents are identified William Startup and Elizabeth, living in East Fairly, Coxheath near Maidstone, Kent where they are still living later in that same year at the time of the census.[vii] Elizabeth did not marry William Startup until 10 February 1816, three years after Thomas was born.[viii]  In the same immigration records his age is recorded as “Twenty seven on 25 Nov 1840” which results in a calculated birthdate of 25 Nov 1813 a two-day variance from the date recorded as in his baptism records.

Conclusion

Thomas CRUMP was born on 22^nd November 1813 and baptised a month later on 2^nd January 1814 Church of England, Goudhurst, Kent, the illegitimate son of Elizabeth Crump late a servant of Mr W. Mynn, the father was listed as William Mynn Jnr, farmer. [ix]  

His mother, Elizabeth, went on to marry William Startup on 10 February 1816, who became Thomas’s stepfather.

[Post updated 26 July 2019]

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[i] Victorian death certificate 4922 (1874), Thomas Crump, 13 April 1874, district of Boondara, entry 1168; Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria, Melbourne. 

[ii] Ancestry.com, "New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896," database and images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 15 Jul 2019); Passenger record for Rebecca Crump,  4 February 1841, 'Marquis of Hastings' p.163, entry line 6; Citing State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Entitlement certificates of persons on bounty ships; Series: 5314;Reel: 1333; Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007; Entitlement certificate for Rebecca Crump, who arrived on 4 February 1841 on the vessel Marquis of Hastings in New South Wales Australia from Goudhurst, Kent, Citing State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Entitlement certificates of persons on bounty ships; Series: 5314;Reel: 1333

[iii] Ancestry.com, "New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896," database and images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 15 Jul 2019); Passenger record for Thomas Crump,  4 February 1841, 'Marquis of Hastings' p.163, entry line 5; Citing State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Entitlement certificates of persons on bounty ships; Series: 5314;Reel: 1333; Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007; Entitlement certificate for Thomas Crump, who arrived on 4 February 1841 on the vessel Marquis of Hastings in New South Wales Australia from Goudhurst, Kent, Citing State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Entitlement certificates of persons on bounty ships; Series: 5314;Reel: 1333

[iv] “Kent Marriages and Banns”, database with images, Findmypast, Marriage of William Startup of this parish, bachelor & Elizabeth Crump of this parish, spinster were married by banns on 10 February 1816 Tudeley with Capel parish register, Marriage banns 1754-1825, page 8,entry 23; Kent Archives Office, Maidstone, County Hall, Maidstone, Kent, England, P374/1/D/2

[v] 1841 English Census HO107/457/45/ 13 The household of William & Elizabeth Startup in Coxheath Street, East Farleigh, Kent, England.

[vi] 1841 English Census HO107/457/45/ 13 The household of Robert & Elizabeth Startup in Coxheath Street, East Farleigh, Kent, England.

[vii] 1841 English Census HO107/457/45/ 13 The household of William & Elizabeth Startup in Coxheath Street, East Farleigh, Kent, England.

[viii] “Kent Marriages and Banns”, database with images, Findmypast, Marriage of William Startup of this parish, bachelor & Elizabeth Crump of this parish, spinster were married by banns on 10 February 1816 Tudeley with Capel parish register, Marriage banns 1754-1825, page 8,entry 23; Kent Archives Office, Maidstone, County Hall, Maidstone, Kent, England, P374/1/D/2

[ix] Baptism of Thomas born 22 November 1813 & baptized 2 January 1814 (illegitimate of) Elizabeth Crump, late a servant of W. Mynn’s and William Mynn, Jnr, a farmer, Goudhurst Kent parish register Baptisms 1813-1830, entry 87; Kent Archives Office, Maidstone, County Hall, Maidstone, Kent, England.

Myrtle May Crump Bassett

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 6: Favorite Name

My grandmother Myrtle had multiple surnames to choose from, much to her embarrassment. Growing up, we understood her birth surname to be Bassett. William Bassett who she identified as her father, was listed as such when she was enrolled in Eaglehawk Primary School in 1913 at the age of six.[i]

When she married the love of her life, Lincoln, she gave her name as “Myrtle May Crump Bassett, a Spinster”; Crump was her mother’s maiden name.[ii]  This was the first clue that maybe her birth name was not Bassett as we had all been led to believe,

On Myrtle’s birth certificate the mother’s name was listed as “Lilian Manderson formerly Crump” but no father was given.[iii] A search of the Victorian Birth Deaths & marriages (BDM) reveals that Lilian Crump had a baby named Myrtle May, who is registered under both the Crump & Manderson surnames (note the year and registration number are identical for both names indicating that this is the same person).

Result of birth search using the criteria child’s first name “Myrtle May” & mother “Lilian Crump” or children born Myrtle with the Marriages, Family history search - Births, Deaths & Marriages Victoria. [online] Online.justice.vic.gov.au. Available at: https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj [Accessed 4 Feb. 2018]

When Myrtle became a widow and remarried she listed her father as William Bassett as she had for her first marriage, and her third marriage to Ivan Rupert Lance Sharp. [iv]

It wasn’t until 1967 that things came to a head when she needed to apply for a passport to travel overseas. The process required that she apply for her full birth certificate. She traveled to the Registrar of Birth, Death & Marriages Building in Melbourne with her youngest daughter.  On arrival she asked that her daughter wait outside, after telling her in whispered tones about her dark secret that Bassett had not been her maiden name; she would need to go in alone to apply.[v]

Sandra Williamson, Myrtle May Sharp passport pages 2 & 3, Australian British Passport, digital image, Personal Collection Sandra Williamson [B464]

All went well and Myrtle was issued with her passport and with her two sisters she traveled overseas for a holiday, all three left their husbands at home.

 Photographer unknown, The three “Bassett” sisters traveling overseas on their Australian passports, circa November 1967 China. Sandra Williamson's private photo collection [B177]

Later Myrtle would say that she had no doubt that William Bassett was her father as the family resemblance was strong.[vi]

Although there was some ambiguity around Myrtle’s surname, her middle name was clear it was “May” the same as her mothers.  This middle name has now been passed down from Myrtle’s mother Lilian May Crump to Myrtle, to Judith May Todman, to myself, my daughter and then onto my granddaughters, six generations in all, so obviously a family favourite.

Notes:

I have written previously about Lilian’s first husband Thomas Manderson and why this gentleman is probably not Myrtle’s father. 

William Bassett & Lillian Crump became a couple, possibly around 1905 however they never married.  When Myrtle their second eldest was two years of age (in 1907) the family left Eaglehawk and relocated to Tasmania. William found employment in the mines and their only son, William, was born.[vii] They returned to Eaglehawk by 1912 for the birth of their fourth child Gladys Irene.[viii] When they moved back to Eaglehawk it was thought the couple had married in Tasmania.[ix]

DNA evidence – a DNA sample has been taken from the eldest living descendant of Myrtle and it is hoped that this will help corroborate beyond doubt that William Bassett was her father rather than Thomas Manderson.

WikiTree Links on WikiTree (@WikiTreeOfficial)

WikiTree Link for Myrtle May Bassett 

WikiTree Link for Stuart Rochford Taylor 

WikiTree Link for Ivan Rupert Lance Sharp

embeddable family tree updated live from WikiTree

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[i] Eaglehawk No. 210  150 Years of education 1854-2004 (Eaglehawk Primary School 2004.  Compiled by :Ruth Claridge.). 

[ii] Marriage Certificate of Lincoln Todman & Myrtle May Crump Bassett, married 21 September 1929, Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia. 9531/1929

[iii] Birth certificate of Myrtle May Crump born 2 June 1907 Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia. 10223/1907.

[iv] Original Certificate of Marriage for Stuart Rochford Taylor & Myrtle May Todman married 26 June 1943, Terang, Victoria, Australia; Original Certificate of Marriage for Ivan Rupert Lance Sharp & Myrtle May Taylor married 2 April 1960, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia

[v] Diana Culley, in personal discussion with author, November 2017

[vi] Myrtle Sharp, in personal discussion with author, c.2000

[vii] NAA: B883, VX21203 Service Record for William BASSETT

[viii] Birth Certificate of Gladys Irene Basset born 15 September 1912, Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia. 19781/1912

[ix] Myrtle Sharp, in personal discussion with author, c.2000

Norman Herbert Crump

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks (Jan 8-14): Favourite Photo

My favourite photos are those that on close inspection reveal more about people and their lives.  Below is a photograph from my grandmother's collection.

Photographer Unknown, The house that Norman Crump built, Circa 1941, Brucknell [B160] on the far left is Judy Todman with brother Warwick Todman sharing the same horse.

         

My mother Judith Todman moved with her widowed mother and older brother to live on Norman Crump’s farm in Brucknell, Victoria, they lived for 5 years from 1939 until 1943. Norm first occupied the land in 1931 initially with a permit for occupation and then with a conditional purchase of land. I don’t much about “Uncle” Norm (everyone referred to him as Uncle Norm).  The background of the photo hints at the work that was being undertaken to clear the land and build the house. Researching the details of the land particularly when my mother was living there revealed some very interesting stories about Norman Herbert Crump [who had been born Herbert Norman Crump]

Details of Norm Crump’s Background gleaned from the files

1931 – Application for Land

VPRS-5714-P0000-242-269-12 Letter of Reference from David Charles for N.H. Crump, 18 March 1931 [Part of the Applicant for Conditional Purchase of Farm Allotment or Agricultural Labourer's Allotment.

Transcription: "N.H. Crump, Mr. D Charles called today and stated that he has known Crump for last 14 years when he took the latter in to his employ & had him for 6 years without a break & again recently has employed him.  Mr Charles has 1200 acres in Pamandera district N.S.W. & carries on mixed farming, wheat, sheep & a few cows.  Mr Charles states he can thoroughly recommend Crump in every way & had give complete satisfaction. Crump was recommended to Mr Charles by the later’s father in law for whom he had also worked.  The capital owned by Crump represents amount saved from wages." [signed] "This is correct David Charles Glwelyon Grong Grong"

VPRS 5714/P/0000 / 242 269/12 Excerpt from the “Declaration by Applicant for Conditional Purchase of Farm Allotment or Agricultural Labourer's Allotment. submitted by Norman H. Crump, 1931

Transcription: “I was brought up on a small farm near Eaglehawk & when 13 years of age went to Riverina & worked on various farms for about 5 years & after driving & motor delivery wagon in Melbourne worked 6 years for Mr Charles [of] Grong Grong N S.W, and will provide a reference from him.  I am particularly anxious to obtain allot 74, I intend to get married when I obtain a block.” [signed in Melbourne on the 16 March 1931 by N.H. Crump]

1933 – Trouble with Rabbits

Some of the challenges faced by the local farmers including to Norm Crump included controlling the controlling the local population of rabbits.

VPRS 5714/P/0000 Unit 247 Letter to Lands Department, 8 July 1933

1937 – Application for Funding for funds to build a new house

VPRS 5714/P/0000 Unit 247 Norman Herbert Crump [Application for wire netting]  Letter from JL Christies & N Robilliard to The Chief Inspector, “With reference to Mr Crumps application for a house" (the application was approved after special consideration and an advance of £320 was made)

Transcription: “Whilst making a revaluation of the area, Crump did not give us the impression that he intended getting married, and we considered that the two rooms now occupied by him would be suitable for a single man until the block became fully self-supporting.  We would point out that the two rooms now occupied by him would be suitable for a single man until the block became fully self-supporting. 

We would point out that the two rooms mentioned is actually portion of his machinery shed, and also adjoins the cow shed etc. 

We agree that this two rooms would be very suitable as a chaff house and store-room, and although serving as quarters for a single man would be quite unsuitable for a woman.”

Titbits were gleaned from the following sources

1. ·         The land files for Norm Crump concerning Allot 74, in the parish of Brucknell, in the County of Heytesbury, in the state of Victoria, Australia.[VPRS-5714-P0000-242-269-12 Norman Herbert Crump - concerns the lease, purchase details of the allotment]
2. ·         The Wire netting Advance File for Norman Crump, in the Parish of Brucknell, in the District of Geelong. [VPRS 5714/P/0000 Unit 247 Norman Herbert Crump concerns the borrowings of money to build rabbit proof fencing on the property un Wire netting grant scheme
3. ·         Photograph of the house that Norman Crump built, Circa 1941, the collection of Myrtle Sharp currently held by Sandra Williamson
4. ·         Personal conversation and interviews by Sandra Williamson with Judith Williamson, 2017 & Myrtle Sharp 1980s.

WikiTree Link for Norman Herbert Crump's family tree on WikiTree (@WikiTreeOfficial).

Image created from Norm Herbert Crump's WikiTree profile on 19 January 2018

A to Z Challenge - O is for Offspring

Snippets from the life of Martha Sarah Ellis.

The Offspring of Martha Sarah ELLIS

It cannot be avoided the BDMs form the scaffolding for further research, so below are the facts as we currently know them today.

Martha Sarah ELLIS,¹ daughter of Alfred ELLIS² and Martha BARTLETT,³ was born on 31 Dec 1870 in St. George, Camberwell, Surrey, England,⁴ was christened on 27 May 1881 in Peckham, Camberwell, London, England,⁵ died on 10 May 1950 in Northcote, Victoria, Australia⁶ at age 79, and was buried on 12 May 1950 in 257 St Georges Road, St. George, Camberwell, Surrey, England.⁷ The cause of her death was Cerebral haemorrhage - days  Hyperplasia - years.⁸ 

Martha married Walter TODMAN [thought to be the same person as James L.T. Willoughby but this yet to be confirmed],¹¹ on 16 Jan 1892 in All Saints Church, Saint Kilda, Victoria, Australia.⁹ Walter is thought to have been born on 1 Nov 1865 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England,¹² and christened on 11 May 1870 in Greenwich, Kent, England,¹³ he died on 14 Oct 1929 in Prahran, Victoria, Australia¹⁴ at age 63, and was buried in Springvale Cemetery.¹⁵ The cause of his death was Arteriosclerosis, Acute Heart Failure.

Photographer unknown, Walter & Martha (nee Ellis) Todman, 21st August 1926, Neil Carmody's Private Photo Collection T150

Children of Martha & Walter were:

i. Martha "Ruby" TODMAN was born on 24 Jan 1894 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia,¹⁶ died on 3 Jul 1956 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia¹⁷ at age 62, and was buried on 4 Jul 1956 in Fawkner, Victoria, Australia.¹⁸ The cause of her death was Myocardial Fibrosis - 10 years, Arteriosclerosis - 20  years.¹⁹  Martha married Arthur ATKINSON on 21 Aug 1926 in Saint Mathews Church, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.²⁰ Arthur was born circa 1897, died in 1942 in Malvern, Victoria, Australia²¹ aged about 45, and was buried on 23 Sep 1942 in Fawkner, Victoria, Australia.¹⁸ They had no children.

ii. Ivy Florence TODMAN was born on 14 Sep 1895 in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia,²² died on 13 Dec 1953 in Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia²³ at age 58, and was buried on 15 Dec 1953 in 257 St Georges Road, St. George, Camberwell, Surrey, England.²⁴ The cause of her death was Ventricular Fibrillation - days, Mitral stenosis - years. Rheumatic carditis - years.²³ Ivy married John Albert Victor WAINWRIGHT, son of John WAINRIGHT and Silvan Rose ELLIOTT,  on 31 Jul 1915 in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia.²⁵ John was born in 1884 and died in 1973 in Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia at age 89.

Photographer Yeoman Co. 287 Chapel st Prahran, Ivy and Ruby Todman. circa 1896, Jim Bennett's Private Photo Collection currently held by Dorothy Bennett T028

iii. Walter Victor TODMAN was born on 17 Oct 1897 in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia,²⁶ died on 29 Sep 1964 in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia²⁷ at age 66, and was buried on 2 Oct 1964 in 257 St Georges Road, St. George, Camberwell, Surrey, England.²⁸ Walter married Margaret Alice FLEMMING on 17 Mar 1928 in Church Of Christ, Carnegie, Victoria, Australia.²⁹ Margaret was born in 1892, died in 1971 in Caulfield, Victoria, Australia at age 79, and was buried on 10 Nov 1971 in 257 St Georges Road, St. George, Camberwell, Surrey, England.³⁰

Photographer Yeomans Prahran, Ivy Florence Todman, Martha Ruby Todman, Walter Victor Todman, circa 1925, Jim Bennett's Private Photo Collection currently held by Dorothy Bennett T057

iv. Hazel May TODMAN was born on 14 May 1903 in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia,³¹ died on 6 Nov 1964 in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia³² at age 61, and was buried on 9 Nov 1964 in 257 St Georges Road, St. George, Camberwell, Surrey, England.³³ The cause of her death was Myocardial Infarction - 7 days.³² Hazel married John Wesley BENNETT on 21 Jul 1923 in 233 Chapel Street, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.³⁴ John was born on 16 May 1896 in Windsor, Victoria, Australia and died in 1972 in Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia at age 76.

v. Lincoln James TODMAN was born on 20 Jul 1906 in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia,³⁵ died on 11 Jun 1938 in Brucknell, Victoria, Australia³⁶ at age 31, and was buried on 14 Jun 1938 in 257 St Georges Road, St. George, Camberwell, Surrey, England.³⁶ The cause of his death was Coronary Occlusion.³⁶ Lincoln married Myrtle May BASSETT, daughter of William BASSETT and Lilian May CRUMP,  on 21 Sep 1929 in Balaclava, Victoria, Australia.³⁷ Myrtle was born on 2 Jun 1907 in Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia,³⁸ died on 13 Jun 2008 in Chelsea Heights, Victoria, Australia at age 101, and was cremated on 19 Jun 2008 in 257 St Georges Road, St. George, Camberwell, Surrey, England.

Photographer unknown, Lincoln & Ivy Todman, circa 1911, Jim Bennett's Private Photo Collection currently held by Dorothy Bennett T030

vi. Charlotte Mary TODMAN was born on 16 Aug 1908 in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia,³⁹ was christened on 15 Nov 1908 in Prahran, Victoria, Australia,⁴⁰ died on 29 Dec 1908 in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia,⁴¹ and was buried on 30 Dec 1908 in Kew, Victoria, Australia.⁴² The cause of her death Whooping Cough - 5 weeks.⁴³.

vii. Alma Dudley TODMAN was born on 5 Jan 1910 in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia,⁴⁴ was christened on 6 Feb 1910 in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia,⁴⁵ died on 12 Feb 1970 in Noble Park, Victoria, Australia⁴⁶ at age 60, and was buried on 19 Feb 1970 in 257 St Georges Road, St. George, Camberwell, Surrey, England.⁴⁷ The cause of her death was Acute Asthma - 5 minutes.⁴⁶ Alma married Robert Mccrindle MOORE in 1930 in All Saints Church, Saint Kilda, Victoria, Australia.⁴⁸ Robert was born in 1906 in North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia⁴⁹ and was buried on 9 Jan 1986 in 257 St Georges Road, St. George, Camberwell, Surrey, England.⁵

Photographer unknown, Ruby Todman and Alma Todman, circa 1911, Jim Bennett's Private Photo Collection currently held by Dorothy Bennett T032

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Source Citations

     1.  Ancestry, "London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906," database and images, Ancestry (www.Ancestry.com). .... England, birth certificate for Martha Sarah Ellis, born 31 December 1870; citing 1d/741/303, First quarter 1871, Camberwell registration district, St. George Camberwell in the County of  Surrey sub-district; General Register Office, Southport.

     2.  General Register Office, England, "Birth Certificate Martha Sarah Ellis" (Reference Births Mar 1871, District Camberwell, Vol 1d, page 741). .... "Census returns of England and Wales 1841, Parish of St James, Clerknewell - extract for James Ellis's family" (1841 Census Borough of Finsbury,  Parish of St James, Clerknewell, Page 14; Public Records Office, England (PRO) HO 107/661/14 (? could also be piece 659, 660 or 662 no other  reference details available). 

     3.  General Register Office, England, "Birth Certificate Martha Sarah Ellis" (Reference Births Mar 1871, District Camberwell, Vol 1d, page 741), Martha Ellis formerly Lee.  In 1871 on her daughters Martha Sarah's birth certificate Martha listed herself as being formerly being Martha Lee.  The term formally usually refers to a maiden name however in this case maybe it was a previous married name?.

     4.  England, birth certificate for Martha Sarah Ellis, born 31 December 1870; citing 1d/741/303, First quarter 1871, Camberwell registration district, St. George Camberwell in the County of  Surrey sub-district; General Register Office, Southport.

     5.  Ancestry, "London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906," database and images, Ancestry (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 27 Jan 2017); Baptism of Marth Ellis, baptised 27 May 1881, St Lukes Peckham Parish Register, Southwark, London, England, page 73, no. 578; Board of Guardian Records, 1834-1906 and Church of England Parish Registers, 1754-1906. London Metropolitan Archive.

     6.  Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia, Death Certificate Martha Sarah Simpson (Reference Details year 1950, # 5184.

     7.  Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia, Death Certificate Martha Sarah Simpson (Reference Details year 1950, # 5184.). .... Trustees of the Necroplis, Springvale, "Certificate of Right of Burial in The Necroplis, Springvale, No. of Order 22899" (27 June 1930, The Necroplis, Springvale (Photocopy of Original Record)). .... The Springvale Necroplis website (Deceased database accessed at http://www.necropolis.com.au; has information regarding Springvale and St Kilda Cemeteries), Reference Number              151223.  Surname  SIMPSON; Given Names MARTHA SARAH; Date of Service 12/05/1950; Reference Number        151223;Burial Type Burial; Cemetery Springvale; Location Church of England - Monumental, Compartment N Section 11 Grave 17; Tenure Expiry Date Perpetuity                .

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     9.  Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, "Certificate of Marriage  Walter Todman & Martha Ellis 16 January 1892 Reference# 345" (Original a in family papers of  Myrtle Sharp.). .... Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, marriage certificate 345 (1926), Walter Todman-Martha Sarah Ellis.

     10.  Findmypast.com, Baptism of Charles Willoughby, baptised 5 March 1833, Independent Congreation of Protestant Dissenters Register at Jamaica Ross Chapel, page 6, entry 37 ("England & Wales Non-conformist births and baptisms," database and images(www.findmypast.com : accessed 11 Jan 2017); TNA/RG/4/4221).

     11.  Registrar General of England and Wales, "1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census," database & images, brightsolid online publishing ltd, Findmypast (www.Findmypast.com : accessed 11 Jan 2017), entry for Census record for Charles Willoughby, Queen Head Inn, Garden Street, Gillingham, Medway, Kent, England; RG09/480/23/51.

     12.  England, birth certificate for James Lincoln Temple Willoughby, born 1 November 1865; citing 1d/74/275, 4th quarter 1865, Saint Mary Magdalan Bermondsey Surrey registration district, Saint James in the county of Surrey sub-district; General Register Office, Southport. .... Registrar General of England and Wales, "1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census," database & images, brightsolid online publishing ltd, Findmypast (www.Findmypast.com : accessed 11 Jan 2017), entry for Census record for Charles Willoughby, Creek Road, St Nicholas, Greenwich, London, England; RG10/750/21/37. .... Registrar General of England and Wales, "1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census," database & images, brightsolid online publishing ltd, Findmypast (www.Findmypast.com : accessed 11 Jan 2017), entry for Census record for Charles Willoughby, Montague Place, Poplar, London, England; RG11/510/105/10.

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     14.  Victorian Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, death certificate 15938 (1929), Walter Todman died 14 October 1929.

     15.  Trustees of the Necroplis, Springvale, "Certificate of Right of Burial in The Necroplis, Springvale, No. of Order 22899" (27 June 1930, The Necroplis, Springvale (Photocopy of Original Record)), Burial Plot Compartment N Section 11 No.17.

     16.  Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia, Birth Certificate Martha Todman (Year 1894, #1801)

     17.  Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia, Death Certificate Martha Atkinson (Reference Details Year 1956,  #7568).

     18.  www.fcmp.com.au, Methodist Compartment C Grave 1668.

     19.  Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia, Death Certificate Martha Atkinson (Reference Details Year 1956,  #7568).

     20.  Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia, Marriage Certificate Martha Todman & Arthur Atkinson, 21 August 1926, Reference# 6741).

     21.  Digger - Victorian Death Index 1921 to 1985 (Version 2.21 Produced by Macbeth Geneological Services P/L, Coherent Software Australia Pty Ltd), Yr 1942 Reg#13740.

     22.  Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia, Birth Certificate Ivy Florence Todman (1895, Reference# 32737  Original a certified copy and held by Andrea Todman. Photocopy in possession of Sandra Williamson).

     23.  Death Certificate Ivy Florence Wainwright, 13 December 1953, Reference# 14242, Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia

     24.  Death Certificate Ivy Florence Wainwright, 13 December 1953, Reference# 14242, Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia..... The Springvale Necroplis website (Deceased database accessed at http://www.necropolis.com.au; has information regarding Springvale and St Kilda Cemeteries), Reference Number 184982.  Surname WAINWRIGHT; Given Names IVY FLORENCE; Date of Service 15/12/1953; Reference Number             184982; Burial Type Cremation; Cemetery Location Melaleuca - Rose Tree, Garden M10 Bed 3 Rose 12; Tenure Expiry Date Perpetuity.

     25.  Marriage Certificate Ivy Florence Todman & John Wainwright, 31 July 1915, Reference#9178, Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia.

     26.  Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia, Birth Certificate Walter Victor Todman (Year 1897, Reference# 31247  Original a certified copy and held by Andrea Buckley. Photocopy in possession of Sandra Williamson).

     27.  Death Certificate Walter Victor Todman, 29 September 1964, Reference# 21255, Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia.

     28.  Death Certificate Walter Victor Todman, 29 September 1964, Reference# 21255, Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia. .... The Springvale Necroplis website (Deceased database accessed at http://www.necropolis.com.au; has information regarding Springvale and St Kilda Cemeteries), Reference Number 296287.  Surname TODMAN; Given Names WALTER VICTOR; Date of Service 02/10/1964; Reference Number 296287; Burial Type Burial; Cemetery Springvale; Location Joshua Jordan Lawn - Lawn Grave, Row AZ Grave 28; Tenure Expiry Date Perpetuity.

     29.  Marriage Certificate Walter Victor Todman & Margaret Flemming, 17 March 1928, Reference# 3008, Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia.

     30.  The Springvale Necroplis website (Deceased database accessed at http://www.necropolis.com.au; has information regarding Springvale and St Kilda Cemeteries), Reference Number 36710.  Surname  TODMAN; Given Names MARGARET ALICE; Date of Service 10/11/1971; Reference Number 367102; Burial Type Burial; Cemetery Springvale; Location Joshua Jordan Lawn - Lawn Grave, Row AZ Grave 28; Tenure Expiry Date Perpetuity.

     31.  Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia, Birth Certificate Hazel May Todman (1903, #13749)

     32.  Death Certificate Hazel May Bennett, 6 November 1964, Reference# 24196, Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia .

     33.  Death Certificate Hazel May Bennett, 6 November 1964, Reference# 24196, Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia..... The Springvale Necroplis website (Deceased database accessed at http://www.necropolis.com.au; has information regarding Springvale and St Kilda Cemeteries), Reference Number 293218.  Surname  BENNETT; Given Names HAZEL MAY; Date of Service 09/11/1964; Reference Number 293218; Burial Type Cremation; Cemetery Springvale; Location Cremated Remains Scattered; Tenure Expiry Date Perpetuity.

     34.  Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia, Marriage Certificate John Westley Bennett & Hazel May Todman (Reference Year 1923, # 9531).

     35.  Birth Certificate of Lincoln James Todman, born 20 July 1906, Registrar of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia, 298/1906

     36.  Death Certificate Lincoln James Todman, 11 June 1938, Reference# 15005, Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia.

     37.  Marriage Certificate Lincoln Todman & Myrtle May Crump Bassett,  21 September 1929, Reference# 9531, Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia (Original possession of Sandra Williamson), yr1929..

     38.  Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia, Birth certificate Myrtle May Crump (Year 1907, #10223).... Victorian Department of Justice, birth certificate 10223. (1907), Myrtle May Manderson; Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria, Melbourne.

     39.  Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia, Birth Certificate Charlotte Mary Todman (Year 1908, # 22796). .... Baptism Record Charlotte Mary Todman, 15 November 1908, St Matthew Parish, Prahran (Original Record from the Parish Book).

     40.  Baptism Record Charlotte Mary Todman, 15 November 1908, St Matthew Parish, Prahran (Original Record from the Parish Book photocopy obtained by Andrea Buckley.  Photocopy also held by Sandra Williamson).

     41.  Death Certificate Charlotte Mary Todman, 28 December 1908, Reference# 15394, Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia.

     42.  Death Certificate Charlotte Mary Todman, 28 December 1908, Reference# 15394, Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia..... "Find A Grave," database, Boroondara General Cemetery, commonly known as the Kew Cemetery  (http://www.kewcemetery.com.au/ : accessed 8 Oct 2015), Grave location for Charlotte Todman C/E F 0214 http://www.kewcemetery.com.au/ShowGrave.aspx?ServiceID=32647.

     43.  Death Certificate Charlotte Mary Todman, 28 December 1908, Reference# 15394, Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia.

     44.  Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia, Birth Certificate Alma Dudley Todman (Year 1909, Reference# 6626  Original a certified copy and held by Andrea Buckley. Photocopy in possession of Sandra Williamson).

     45.  FamilySearch, "Index Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981.," database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 11 Oct 2015), entry for Alma Dudley Todman, person ID https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTZS-4GQ; citing; FHL microfilm 993,809. .... Christ Church (South Yarra, Victoria, Australia), "Baptismal Register 1902-1946," Baptismal Entry for Alma Dudley Todman; IN 143, item Number 1458, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne.

     46.  Death Certificate Alma Dudley Moore, 12 Feb 1970, Reference# 3679, Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia.

     47.  The Springvale Necroplis website (Deceased database accessed at http://www.necropolis.com.au; has information regarding Springvale and St Kilda Cemeteries), Reference Number 349404.  Surname  MOORE; Given Names ALMA DUDLEY; Date of Service 16/02/1970; Reference Number 349404; Burial Type Cremation; Cemetery Springvale; Location Tecoma - Individual Tree, Tree 108; Tenure Expiry Date 31/12/2021.

     48.  Marriage Certificate Robert McCringle Moore & Alma Dudley Todman, 19 July 1930, Reference# 6709, Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia.

     49.  Marriage Certificate Robert McCringle Moore & Alma Dudley Todman, 19 July 1930, Reference# 6709, Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia (Original a certified copy. Photocopy in possession of Sandra Williamson), Yr1930 REg#6709. .... Digger - Edwardian Index. Victoria 1902-1913 (Version 2.21 Produced by Macbeth Geneological Services P/L, Coherent Software Australia Pty Ltd), Year: 1906, Reg. Number: 18490.

     50.  The Springvale Necroplis website (Deceased database accessed at http://www.necropolis.com.au; has information regarding Springvale and St Kilda Cemeteries), Reference Number 506496.  Surname  MOORE; Given Names ROBERT MCCRINDLE; Date of Service 09/01/1986; Reference Number 506496; Burial Type Cremation; Cemetery Springvale; Location Tecoma - Individual Tree, Tree 108; Tenure Expiry Date 31/12/2021.