I O F M U Sydney 1857

[meeganf]

Hi there
Can anyone tell me what this organisation might have been devoted to please? It is the heading in an SMH article followed by Loyal Albert Lodge which sounds like a ? Masons Lodge? They were meeting at the Draper's Arms in South Head Rd and my ancestor was the "NG" - it is about calling a meeting.

John was a painter if that is any help?
Thanks for any suggestions
Cheers
Meegan

[matthewj64]

Is it  I.O.O.F.M.U ? which would be "Independent Order of Oddfellows Manchester Unity"

http://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+75066

Add: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Order_of_Oddfellows_Manchester_Unity

[majm]

Here's an advertisement from January 1847 for the IOOFMU, Loyal Albert Lodge.  Their dinner that evening was at the Victoria Inn, on South Head Road.
 http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12890130 SMH 21 Jan 1847.

In the following Advertisement, you can see the Lodge was No. 4196, Manchester Unity.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12902423 SMH 6 Jan 1849

Manchester Unity is still active. http://www.manchesterunity.com.au/site/

JM

[majm]

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60275390 Empire 21 January 1857

Is that similar to the SMH cutting you mentioned in your opening post?

Is your ancestor John GOSTELOW, N.G.

JM

[majm]

Sands Sydney Commercial Directory 1861
Edward GOSTELOW, 60 Surry Street
T GOSTELOW, painter, 186 Brougham Street

Sands Sydney Alphabetical 1863
Edward GOSTELOW, miller, 60 Surrey Street
John GOSTELOW, painter, 38 Surry Street

JM

[majm]

http://www.ioof.org/IOOF/About_Us/Acronyms/IOOF/AboutUS/acronyms.aspx?hkey=df5014ff-1e3f-493a-83e5-4b43b897c0c1

NG Noble Grand (Presiding Officer)
VG Vice Grand (Deputy Presiding Officer)
PNG Past Noble Grand (Has Presided over a Rebekah Lodge)
PG Past Grand (Has Presided over an Odd Fellows Lodge)
Secty Secretary
FS Financial Secretary
T Treasurer

JM

[meeganf]

Thanks so much, majm. I did a search on the letters and came back with all sorts of things, nothing like that!

Yes, my ancestor is John Gostelow. Possibility it is he although he would have only been 22 yrs old in 1857 which might be a bit young to be the Noble Grand I'd imagine. He was a painter, had a couple of insolvency occurrences, tried to commit suicide by cutting his own throat and died not long after in Callan Park Asylum at age 61

His first wife, mother to 8 children, died age 33 and he remarried the following year and they had 2 more children. I had heard that the 2nd marriage wasn't happy but he died 20 yrs later

So a chequered history. Have found other articles in relation to him being a member of St Mark's Darling Point bell ringers and petitioning to Council about various things

So can't say for sure it is him now. Might have to do a bit more digging to see if there is a 2nd John Gostelow (guess Sands might be a good place but pretty sure there has only been one I've seen previously)

Thanks for your interest - sorry to go on so - I might get started on a story about John and try to tie it all in! His life sounds sad and interesting
Cheers
Meegan

[majm]

Rushcutters Bay Cemetery – Wesleyan section.

THESE two were buried in the one double plot, so very likely to be family members.

1867 August,
Arthur John GOSTELOW, aged 4 years 2 months, son of John.  (NSW BDM #3203, parents as John & Alice, died Paddington)

1878 June
Sarah GOSTELOW, aged 75 years, mother of Ebenezer of 345 Brougham St.  (NSW BDM #1079, died Darlinghurst)

http://www.bda-online.org.au/ - free indexes searching, nominal subscription, very good for penal and colonial NSW clues.

JM

[majm]

NSW Electoral Roll 1870 EAST SYDNEY
John GOSTELLOW, household, Surry Street
Edenezer GOSTELLOW, freehold, 345 Brougham Street
Thomas GOSTELLOW, residence, 558 George Street

NSW ER 1878 EAST SYDNEY
Ebenezer GOSTELLOW, freehold, 345 Brougham Street
E GOSTELLOW, residence, 40 Brisbane Street
John GOSTELLOW, residence, Surry Street
Thomas GOSTELLOW, household, 19 Marshall Street

City of Sydney Assessment Books should be able to advance your quest …

http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/learn/search-our-collections/house-and-building-histories/assessment-books

Tenants and landlords are listed on those Rates books.

This link for City of Sydney is worthwhile having a look through, they have free to search Sands directories, photos, maps, etc …

JM