We were told Agnes had a good education (University?), she tutored in accounting, and sang Opera. She married Charles Edward Corfield in Brisbane 8/10/1886 and travelled through out South East Queensland, finally living in Imbil,she was buried in the Gympie cemetery 1923. The family had broken up after Elizabeth Gardner had died and her husband William had remarried. His second wife(name unknown) had 2 sons William and Norman, not sure if they were not from a previous marriage.
*Women were not admitted to Melbourne University until 1881 and even then their admissions were confined to the arts. By 1887 they were admitted to medicine.
*Death of Elizabeth GARDNER
JAMES Elizabeth
Father Gardner Robert
Mother Elizabeth UNKNOWN
51 years Born England 1869 Reg#4517
and possible birth although the year of birth is slightly out...then her age on the death cert may be incorrect as well. Extracted record.
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=trueGARDNER Elizabeth
Baptism 13 Oct 1816 Banbury, Oxford, England
Father Robert GARDNER
Mother Hannah
Have given you Wm's 2nd marriage reg and birth of two children.
I cannot find William JAMES in any Melbourne Directories from 1857 to 1884 nor a reference to what you seem to be referring to as a property/home. Irene Place is a street in Prahran that runs between Errol Street and Williams Road. Just google maps with the address.
The eldest son use to look after Irene Place until the second wife family took it over.
Surely his 2nd wife Elizabeth WEIR and family [they had two sons] were William JAMES' family as well.
It would be interesting to see the address used by William JAMES on his marriage certificate in 1882.
Australian Electoral Rolls
1905 Qld
CORFIELD Agnes Mary Maryborough Domestic duties
CORFIELD George Edward Maryborough Accountant
Cheers
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