Thomas,George and Germaine Wilson brothers

[mollipops1]

Marriage reg confirms birthplace as Ireland

Name: Gereman WILSON
Spouse: Elizth Jane REEVES
Birth Place: IRELAND
Year/Reg.: 1892/5960


Children (born Lilydale):
Jno Reeves b. 1894, d. 1909 aged 14
Adolphus George b. 1897, d. ?
Pearl Ada b. 1904, d. 1974 Box Hill aged 70 [as HILL]
Ernest Reginald b. 1907, d. 1970 Lilydale aged 63

Father shown as Jereman.

The 1919 death in Lilydale shows him as Jeremiah aged 59, son of Jno & Mary Ann (nee FINLAY) (reg 13213).

Elizabeth Jane died in 1948 in Lilydale aged 78, daughter of Samuel REEVES and Eliza GILES (reg 21067).

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Brothers marriages to sisters:

Name: Thos WILSON
Spouse: Sarah Esther REEVES
Birth Place: CO WICKLOW
Year/Reg.: 1889/144

Children of Thos & Sarah (all born Benalla):
Wm Thos b. 1890, d. 1950 aged 60
Mary Ann b. 1891, d. ?
Jno b. 1892, d. 1966 aged 73
Richard b. 1894, d. 1977 aged 83
Geo Edward b. 1897, d. 1972 aged 75
Esther b. 1899, d. 1899

Thomas died in 1923 in Gembrook, aged 75, shown as son of John & Catherine* (nee FINLAY) (reg 5954) (*informant error?). Sadly Sarah Esther died in June 1900 aged only 32, daughter of Samuel REEVES and Eliza GILES (reg 4566).


Name: Geo WILSON
Spouse: Lucy REEVES
Birth Place: WICKLOW IRE
Year/Reg.: 1895/3847

George died in 1940 aged 74, Ascot Vale, son of John and Mary Ann (nee FINLAY) (reg 1818). Lucy died in Moonee Ponds in 1941 aged 69, daughter of Samuel REEVES and Eliza JILES (reg 7067).

George's death notice (he was also a railway worker - not every man who came to Australia became a farmer! ): http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11282587
and Lucy's: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8195271


All the Reeves girls were born in Melbourne, Victoria. Sarah Esther in 1868 (Collingwood, reg 8571), Eliza Jane in 1870 (Collingwood, reg 1730) and Lucy in 1872 (Fitzroy, reg 8263). Their parents married in Victoria in 1867 (reg 3186). Eliza was born in Tipperary and Samuel in Odessa.

[tom-dick]

thank you mollipops,the information is very,very helpful,thank you for your time,tom

[sparrett]

Brothers marriages to sisters:

Name: Thos WILSON
Spouse: Sarah Esther REEVES
Birth Place: CO WICKLOW
Year/Reg.: 1889/144

Children of Thos & Sarah (all born Benalla):
Wm Thos b. 1890, d. 1950 aged 60
Mary Ann b. 1891, d. ?
Jno b. 1892, d. 1966 aged 73
Richard b. 1894, d. 1977 aged 83
Geo Edward b. 1897, d. 1972 aged 75
Esther b. 1899, d. 1899

Thomas died in 1923 in Gembrook, aged 75, shown as son of John & Catherine* (nee FINLAY) (reg 5954) (*informant error?). Sadly Sarah Esther died in June 1900 aged only 32, daughter of Samuel REEVES and Eliza GILES (reg 4566).

Thomas WILSON remarried.


WILSON  Thos  (Born  IRELAND)
MORGAN Eliza Perkson (sic)
Year 1902
Reg.   2401

She was born in Vic-

MORGAN Eliza Perkins
Father James
Mother Mary DAVIDSON
Birth Place CHEL (I suspect a copy error as other children of this couple n were born Chil or Chilton)
Year 1879
Reg  1484

The couple had children

WILSON Jas Alex
Father Thos
Mother Eliza Perkins MORGAN
Birth Place BENALLA
Year 1904
Reg.   15480


WILSON  Lillian May
Father Thos
Mother Eliza Perkins MORGAN
Birth Place BENALLA
Year 1903
Reg. 8095

Thomas and Eliza appear on the Victorian Electoral Roll in 1905-

Address Cunningham Street, Benalla
WILSON, Thomas. Railway employee
WILSON, Eliza. HD

Here is Eliza's death-

WILSON  Eliza Perkins
Father Morgan James
Mother Mary  DAVIDSON
Death Place MOON
Age 84:
Year 1963
Reg   7891

Here is a link to the Benalla Cemetery deceased search. You will see Thomas and both his wives are memorialised there together. {Although they are not all necessarily  buried  there} There are also other family members on the headstone of which there is a photo.

 http://benallacemetery.com/cemetery/surname/wilson