William Griffin 1a

Birth Name Griffin, William 1b 2a 3a 3b 3c 3d 3e 4a 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5a 6a 6b 6c 3 7 6d 6e 8a 3 9a 6f 10a 11a 12a 13a
Gender male
Age at Death 81 years, 10 months, 10 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
_WLNK        
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http://stacey-campbell.com/rachel.html

Birth 1850-03-22 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   2b 4b 5b 11b
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St Mary's. Mother is "Jane Griffin". Name and birth date and place was tattooed on right arm when he was in the merchant navy. Noted in 1877 trial.

Residence 1851 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   4c
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Mother is "Jane". 14 y/o housekeeper is Mary Horn. William Griffin lists his mother as "Mary" on Rachel Louisa Cooper's marriage certificate.

Residence 1855-03-20 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland    
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Mother dies.

Arrival 1857-03-01 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia    
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Likely arrived with paternal uncle James Griffin on Herald of the Morning. Needs to be verified.

Arrival 1862-02-12 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand    
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Likely with his father.

Residence 1867-11-00 New Zealand    
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Is believed to have been with his brother James on the USS Nyack. The Nyack visited New Zealand in 1867. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DSC18671128.2.3.5

Occupation 1877-08-02 London, England Able Seaman. Discharged from the Olga. 11c
Departure 1877-08-11 London, England    
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Able Seaman on the S.S. Chimborazo. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5939273

Departure 1877-08-13 Plymouth, Devon, England    
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http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5939273

Occupation 1877-09-27   Able Seaman 5c
Arrival 1877-09-28 Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   5d
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Arrived on the steamer Chimborazo. The Chimborazo departed London about 45 days earlier. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88207054

Residence 1877-09-29 Coburg, Victoria, Australia   5e
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8 weeks hard labor, Pentridge. Failure to obey a lawful order on board the Chimborazo. Trial was at Sandridge, now called Port Melbourne.

Residence 1883-12-11 Prahran, Victoria, Australia    
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25 Cato Street on father's admission record at Yarra Bend.

Residence 1887-08-17 South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia    
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"Griffin Brothers" painters; 150 Moray St. Needs to be verified. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article190638504

Occupation 1890-06-00 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Painter  
Residence 1890-06-00 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia    
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Living in Gordon House, accomodation for poor men, Gordon Place, off Spring St, Melbourne.

Residence 1891-11-04 Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   6g
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Per father-in-law's death certificate.

Residence 1892-03-22 Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   6h
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Dow Street. Painter.

Residence 1894 South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   6i
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27 Market St. Painter.

Residence 1898 South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   6j
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141 Coventry St. Painter.

Residence 1899 South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   6k
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Painter

Residence 1900 South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   6l
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124 Hannah St, painter.

Residence 1903 South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   3f
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Occupation is painter. 206 Hannah St.

Residence 1905 South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia    
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75 Market St, living with Rachel Griffin. http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/View.aspx?dbid=1207&path=Victoria.1905.Southern+Melbourne.Melbourne+South.A-Z.27

Residence 1906 North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   3
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15 Purcell St, with Rachel.

Residence 1906 South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   3
Residence 1908 North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   3
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276 Queensberry St. Rachel at same address.

Residence 1909 Coburg, Victoria, Australia   3g
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23 Sheffield St. Occupation is painter.

Residence 1912 Brunswick, Victoria, Australia   3
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112 Albion St. Rachel listed as same address.

Residence 1913 Brunswick, Victoria, Australia   3
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112 Albion St. Rachel listed at same address.

Occupation 1914 Brunswick, Victoria, Australia Painter, per electoral roll.  
Residence 1914 Brunswick, Victoria, Australia   3h 3
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112 Albion St. Occupation is painter.

Residence 1915 Brunswick, Victoria, Australia   3
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112 Albion St, painter. Rachel at same address.

Residence 1917-08-25 Chelsea, Victoria, Australia    
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Listed on WHC Griffin's AIF enlistment paperwork

Residence 1919 Warburton, Victoria, Australia   3i
Residence 1919-06-07 Warburton, Victoria, Australia   14a
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Requested and received exemption from rates from Upper Yarra Shire Council. Cited status as old age pensioner and death of son WHC Griffin to support request.

Residence 1921-06-29 Warburton, Victoria, Australia   13b
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"Hokitika Cottage". Writes letter asking that WHC Griffin's war medal and personal belongings be forwarded to Rachel Griffin in Clifton Hill.

Residence 1922 Warburton, Victoria, Australia    
Residence 1924 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   3j
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Occupation is painter. Gordon House is in Gordon Pl, in the Melbourne CBD. It provided inexpensive accommodation for otherwise homeless men. Also lived here in 1890.

Residence 1925 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   3
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Gordon House, painter

Residence 1927 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.   3
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Gordon House

Residence 1928 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   3
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Gordon House, painter. Also in 1931 electoral roll at same address.

Death 1932-02-01 Warburton, Victoria, Australia   2c 12b
Burial 1932-02-06 Yarra Junction, Victoria, Australia    
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Wesburn Cemetery, now known as Upper Yarra Public Cemetery. Complete search of cemetery in Dec 2018 failed to find a headstone.

Probate 1932-03-23     12c

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Peter Griffinabout 18261884-05-04
Mother Jane Devertyabout 18251855-03-20
    Brother     James Griffin 1845 1901-02-08
    Brother     John Griffin 1847-02-07
         William Griffin 1850-03-22 1932-02-01
 
Father Peter Griffinabout 18261884-05-04
Stepmother Sarah Crossonabout 18381913-10-27

Families

Family of William Griffin and Rachel Louisa Cooper
Married Wife Rachel Louisa Cooper ( * 1873-09-22 + 1951-05-24 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1890-07-26 South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   1c 1d 10b
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1890,06775,F,Cooper,Rachel,Griffin,William,Adelaide,; 1890,06775,M,Griffin,William,Cooper,Rachel,Glasgow,

Separation 1909 Victoria, Australia    
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Per accumulated data.

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Lillian May Griffin18921933-11-28
Daisy Violet Victoria Griffin1894-09-051965-07-00
Florence Ada Griffin18961983-10-02
William Henry Charles Griffin1898-09-261918-10-05
Evelina Griffin1901-03-021982-10-20
James Morris Griffin19031969-10-28
Valerie Amelia Griffin19081969-01-28

Source References

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        Marriage date: 1890
        Marriage place: Victoria

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        Marriage date: 1890
        Marriage place: Victoria

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        Marriage date: 1890
        Marriage place: Victoria

      • Source text:

        Marriage date: 1890
        Marriage place: Victoria

  2. Ancestry.com: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
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        Birth date: abt 1849
        Birth place:
        Death date: 1932
        Death place: Warton, Victoria

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        Birth date: abt 1849
        Birth place:
        Death date: 1932
        Death place: Warton, Victoria

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        Birth date: abt 1849
        Birth place:
        Death date: 1932
        Death place: Warton, Victoria

  3. Ancestry.com: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954
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        Residence date: 1919
        Residence place: Warburton, Flinders, Victoria, Australia

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        Residence date: 1914
        Residence place: Brunswick North, Bourke, Victoria, Australia

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        Residence date: 1903
        Residence place: Melbourne South, Southern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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        Residence date: 1909
        Residence place: Coburg, Bourke, Victoria, Australia

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        Residence date: 1924
        Residence place: Gipps, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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        Residence date: 1903
        Residence place: Melbourne South, Southern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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        Residence date: 1909
        Residence place: Coburg, Bourke, Victoria, Australia

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        Residence date: 1914
        Residence place: Brunswick North, Bourke, Victoria, Australia

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        Residence date: 1919
        Residence place: Warburton, Flinders, Victoria, Australia

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        Residence date: 1924
        Residence place: Gipps, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

  4. Ancestry.com: 1851 Scotland Census
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        Birth date: abt 1850
        Birth place: Glasgow
        Residence date: 1851
        Residence place: Glasgow St John, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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        Birth date: abt 1850
        Birth place: Glasgow
        Residence date: 1851
        Residence place: Glasgow St John, Lanarkshire, Scotland

      • Source text:

        Birth date: abt 1850
        Birth place: Glasgow
        Residence date: 1851
        Residence place: Glasgow St John, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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  14. Healsville and Yarra Glen Guardian
      • Date: 1919-01-07
      • Page: 1919 'UPPER YARRA SHIRE COUNCIL.', Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic. : 1900 - 1942), 7 June, p. 2
      • Source text:

        From William Griffin, asking to be exempted from payment of rates, as he was an old-age pensioner, and had no other means of existence. His son was killed in practically the last engagement in France.-Cr. Ewart moved, Cr. Ely seconded, that collection of rates be allowed to stand over. --Carried.

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        Mentions the death of William Henry Charles Griffin in France in WWI.