MEWETT, Robert James

(11/11/1857-02/03/1933).

He was born in Western Australia and died in Busselton. Robert was the son of John and Sarah (maiden name Winstead. He married in 1883 at Bunbury to Margaret Kinsella (1857-07/05/1884). Margaret was the daughter of Edward and Ann (maiden name Cavanagh). He later remarried on 08/12/1889 to Ellen Scott (19/01/1860-03/03/1914), the daughter of John and Catherine. He had five children, 4 of which were with Ellen, and they were Sarah Anne (1884-), May (1890-1983), Phoebe (1892-), Vera Ellen (1897-1983), John (1894-1917) killed in World War I. He was listed as a farmer and council employee in Busselton. He had a residence in Caves Road. He was a liberal and part of the Congregational Church.

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MEREDITH, George William

(03/08/1863-26/03/1948).

He was born in Toodyay and died in Bunbury. He was the son of George and Ann (maiden name Hannett). He married in 1884 at Brunswick to Celia Jane Marriott (24/03/1863-05/08/1958). Celia died in Perth but buried in Bunbury. She was the daughter of Thomas and Mary (maiden name Lyons). Their children were Clement George Benger (1885-1969), Edith Anne (1887-1976), Luton (1889-1919) died as a Prisoner of War in France during World War I, Raymond Stanley (1891-1949), Erwin Hannett (1893-), Elvina Marie (1897-1973), Ethel Lily (1900-), Aileen Almanacks (1902-1979) and Adrienne Ellen (1905-). He was a Teamster, sandal wooder and worked on his father's Toodyay farm until 1888. He was listed as a farmer at Cookernup East View from 1893 until 1937. Sold the property and retired to Bunbury in 1940. He was educated at Nunyle, Toodyay.

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MERCER, George Henry

(1833-).

He was an expiree. He arrived on 10/08/1865 on the Racehorse. He employed a ticket of leave man in 1859 at Perth and in 1873 a ticket of leave baker at Bunbury.

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MENZIES, James

(1828-21/12/1885 in Vasse).

He was an expiree. James arrived on 01/01/1858 on the Nile. He employed a ticket of leave labourer in 1869 at Bunbury.

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MELLON (MELLOR), Joseph (Alias Joseph DRABBLE )

(1835-).

He was an expiree. He arrived 12/09/1864 on the Merchantman. He married on 11/02/1868 at the Bunbury Congregational to Isabella KcLennan (1845-). She arrived on 02/01/1867 on The Bride. He was listed as a Wheelwright. He murdered his wife at Fremantle in 06/1872.

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MEARS, Reverend William

(1809-1889).

He died in Swan. William arrived on 19/11/1840. York Church of England Colonial Chaplain 1842-1850 and temporary Chaplain at Fremantle Convict Estaborn in 09/1852. He moved to Pinjarra in 1853 and then again to Fremantle, Perth Chaplain Convict Estaborn in 1857. He was appointed as Private Sector to Bishop Bale in 1861 and Bunbury in 1863. During 1869-1874 at Perth, he was at Saint George's Cathedral and became blind in his old age.

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MAXWELL, George William

He joined the Police Force in 1887. When transferred from Bunbury in 1888, he resigned.

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MASTERS, Thomas

He was married to Sarah. Their child was Avis Jane (16/03/1864 in Bunbury)

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MASLIN, Thomas Neat

(22/07/1824-18/03/1909).

He was born in England. Thomas arrived on 24/03/1854 on the Victory. He married in the U.K. to Sarah Christina Andrews (30/03/1828-15/02/1899), the sister of Leticia Selby Andrews, who arrived on the same ship. Their children, except for the first three born at Blackwood or Bunbury, and were James Andrews (1846- 1929) born in England and died in Bridgetown, George (1848-1899) died in Bunbury, Thomas Henry (1850-) died in infancy in England, Elizabeth (1855 a twin -1896 in Blackwood), Amelia (1855 a twin -1947 in Bunbury), Letitia (1857-1941) died in Bunbury, Sarah Ann (1860-1918) died in Subiaco, William Henry (1862-1958) died in Perth, Avis Jane (1864-1941) died in Perth and Eliza (1866-1946) died in Bunbury. He was the Manager at "Wellington". Allnutt's property in the 1860s in Warren district. Listed as a Blackwood farmer in the 1870s. He employed a ticket of leave man in 1872 and applied for a Pastoral lease of 5553 acres at Blackwood in 1867. His wife conducted a wayside inn at "Mullalyup".

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MASHAN, Herbert

He was an engineer at Bunbury. Herbert in 1877 signed a petition regarding discrimination against expirees.

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MARTIN, John

He employed 11 ticket of leave men between 1871-1872 at Bunbury.

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MARSH, William

(08/05/1821-11/05/1909).

He was born in England and died in Preston. He arrived on 24/03/1854 on the Victory with his 2nd wife Elizabeth and son Henry. He married on 18/10/1846 to Lydia Brown (1827-1850) and remarried on 16/10/1853 to Elizabeth Hiller (26/09/1825-09/10/1886), who died in Brunswick. He had five children, four born in Bunbury, Henry (1850 in England-1935), Charles (1855-1923), Lydia (1857-1940), George (1860-1890) and John (1866-1948). Listed as a Farmer, he bought 100 acres in 1866 at Wellington Location 1 No. 34 at Brunswick and increased to 1308 acres by 1877. He later sold all except the original 100 acres. He was a wheelwright in Bunbury district between 1868-1874. He employed 2 ticket of leave men in 1864.

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MARSH, Charles

(1846-08/12/1868).

Charles died when he fell from a horse. He arrived on 14/01/1868 on the Tartar. He was listed as a general labourer in Bunbury. This religion was the Church of England.

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MARRIOTT, Thomas

(1818-08/01/1909).

Thomas arrived on 10/04/1842 on the Diadem. He married in 08/1842 in Picton to Mary Lyons (1825-18/06/1920), who died in Bunbury. The daughter of Michael and Eleanor (maiden name Gallop). She also arrived on 10/04/1842 on the Diadem. Their children were John (1843-), Thomas (1845-), James (1847-), Phoebe (1848-), David (1850-), William (1851-), Edward (1852-), Alice Bridget (1854-), Mary Ann (1856-), Elizabeth (1858-), Mark and Michael (1861 as twins -1863), Celia Jane (1863-1958), Mercy Rose (1865-1940) and David WaIter (1870-). Listed in Bunbury as a farmer in the 1860s, he applied for a pastoral lease in 1860 for 500 acres in "Riverdale" between Brunswick and Australind. He employed two ticket of leave men in 1874 and 1877.

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MARCHANT, James

(1848-).

He was born in the UK. He was an expiree. He was the son of James. James arrived on 10/01/1868 on the Hougoumont. He married on 25/04/1876 at Busselton Church of England to Emma Rutherford (1861-). Emma was born in Ludlow, as the daughter of John and Elizabeth (maiden name Burton). Listed as a Sawyer in Bunbury, he employed a ticket of leave cook in 1873. He was listed in Augusta as a labourer from 1888-9 and feller of timber. His religion was the Church of England.

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MAPES, Joseph

Joseph, is listed as a farmer in Hotham River-Wandering. He employed a ticket of leave man in 1873. His wife was listed as a Bunbury householder in 1879. Mapes was also listed as a farmer (1881).

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MANNING, Joseph

(08/1851-).

He was born in England, as the son of John Daniel and Mary. He arrived on 24/02/1852 on the Will Watch. He married in 1881 to Jane McLaren (1852-1942). Jane was born in Scotland. She arrived on 10/1879 on Charlotte Padbury, as a nurse to Reverend D. Shearer's family. Joseph had four or more children. Listed in Parth as Dairyman until 1895, they "took up land" at Myalup, Harvey. They moved to Bunbury for children's education and employed two ticket of leave men between 1884-1885. His religion was Presbyterian.

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MANNING, James

(1845-).

He was the son of James and Jane (maiden name Yeldham). James married on 11/05/1869 in Albany to Mary Henrietta McKail (05/05/1844-). Mary was the third daughter of John and Henrietta (maiden name Jenkins). Their children were Adele Yeldham (1871- ), Annie Constance Needham (1870-). He was listed in Fremantle between 1862-1866 as a Draftsmen. Convict Est: 3rd Cl. Clerk P.M.G. Perth Photographer between 1868 and the 1870s doing Country Tours in Bunbury 02/1871, listed in Perth in 1877 as Civil Engineer.

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MAINWARING, Miss

She arrived in Bunbury on 01/10/1885 on the South Australian from Fremantle.

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