Hunt For The Beehive, Hawthorn

[Allison Gately]

Hi all,
I am searching for anything in relation to The old Beehive Hotel, Hawthorn Vic.
(Currently Barkers Wine Bar). Cnr Church st and Barkers Rd
(Opposite the Kew Tram Depo)
The original owner James Colvin (b.1811 d.1879)
first began licenced the Beehive in 1852
Any Decendents of James,Margaret Colvin
John Kearny
Patrick, Maria Carmody
Arthur Calver
John Victor Quirke.

Absolutely desperate for an image pre dating 1975.
Please join the hunt - any info deeply appreiciated

[Manchester Rambler]

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[wivenhoe]

Is this your family?

James died intestate, 24 April 1897, victualler, widow Margaret, children....
James 32, George 30, Maggie 25, Thomas 23, William 19.

Who are these people you are interested in....are they related to COLVIN?

"...John Kearny
Patrick, Maria Carmody
Arthur Calver
John Victor Quirke".

[rosball]

Death notice for a John Victor QUIRKE in 1928  http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3977164
QUIRKE - On the 14th March (after short illness) John Victor of Terminus Hotel Abbotsford dearly beloved husband of Veronica, youngest son of John and the late Mary Quirke, loving brother of James and Mary
(Mrs Hands). (Interred privately, Fawkner Cemetery.) 

regards
   Ros

[wivenhoe]

Argus 2 Jul 1881

MONICHON—COLVIN.—Colvin -On the 8th ult, at St Ignatius'  Church, Richmond, by the Rev Father Mulhall, Louis Alexandre Jean, youngest son of the late François Monichon, Esq , of Jolimont, to Margaret Ellen, only daughter of the late Margaret and James Colvin, Esq , of Hawthorn

At Kew Cemetery 

27-Dec-1879 bur. COLVIN, Margaret  60
06-Feb-1883 bur. COLVIN, Annie  0
07-Jan-1884 bur. COLVIN, stillborn  0
04-Nov-1885 bur. MONICHON, Ada Colvin 0
04-Feb-1887 bur. MONICHON, Leon James 0        all R/C     A 0029

26-Feb-1879 bur. COLVIN James 68yrs   
20-Dec-1891 bur. COLVIN, William John31
25-Mar-1893 bur. COLVIN, Annie  35
15-Aug-1893 bur. COLVIN, Elizabeth  38    all R/C A 0030
 
30-Apr-1926 bur. COLVIN Joseph 79yrs   
31-Oct-1887 bur. COLVIN, Muriel Gwendoline  0
31-Dec-1888 bur. COLVIN, stillborn  0
27-Dec-1893 bur. COLVIN, George  45   all R/C A 0028

[cando]

I am searching for anything in relation to The old Beehive Hotel, Hawthorn Vic.

Nothing like local knowledge.

I suggest you contact
http://www.hawthornhistoricalsociety.com.au/index.php/contact-us

Cando

[Allison Gately]

Hi Ross and Wivenhoe,
Thankyou so much for your research.
We are the new owners of the venue previously know as the Beehive, Hawthorn.
We are wanting to rebrand under it's original title.
The pub has pub was established 1853 - and the current building stands since 1882.
The list of people  are the previous owners and licences'.
Founded by James Colvin.
I guess what I am hoping for is a descendent may have a image or a story of the pub.
The usual websites have been searched and digitally the venue is very illusive. 
As you can tell - I am extremely green to genealogy but I have had the support from so very experienced people.
I also have no idea how to manoeuvre this website 

Yes Wivenhoe - those are the children of James Colvin - though our records show James died 24th Feb, 1987.
Wife Margaret (nee Ball) Died 25th Dec 1897.
The names of the children are correct. 
Margaret inherited the beehive briefly then it was passed onto their 18yold son William.
William only held the licence for 3 years then it was registered to - John Kearney 1885/96
Then after John died (at residence) it was passed onto his brother in law - Patrick Carmody. (1896)

The next licencee stated was John Victor Quirk - but our records stated he held the  pub from 1926-37.
Though this information we have not searched for extensively as we have primarily been searching for an image of the venue.
The licencees records we have from the Boroondara Local history website.

 Thankyou Wivenhoe - I am a local and have visited the grave.
We have quite a lot of what is available on record of the Colvins, there is nothing of the "story" of the people

I had better post this before another person replies

[Allison Gately]

Thanks Cando...
Yes - the society have been kind enough to join the search.
They are as baffled as we are that there is no image

[wivenhoe]

Do you have street address for the hotel....might be possible to find something.

James Colvin  Hotelkeeper Hawthorn 24 Apr 1879 18/784

VPRS 28/P0, unit 217.....page 7 of 14  gives death 4 Feb 1879
VPRS 28/P2, unit 89...last page of 6 names Beehive Hotel

seems to be some variations on the date from different sources....?