1 _FA1
2 PLAC May Forrest, correct name Edith May Forrest
1 _FA2
2 PLAC born at Long Gully
1 _FA3
2 DATE 1984
2 PLAC died at Bendigo, following a cva.
A couple of family memories of May.
When Jean & Jim were babies , May took Jean out of her bassinet & wascarrying her by nightie ties
(tighed at back) down the passage when their mother (Edith) found them,"the baby was crying " was Mays' reason, May would have been very young(she was born 1910 ,Jean & Jim 1911).
May used to tell her siblings when they were having a drink or a swim inthe dam " come this side of the
dam, not the side where the dead sheep is".
The children used to swim in either the big or small dam on the way homefrom school during summer,
they kept clear of the yabbies (some were large, & their nip painful.)
Aunty Jean said "you were very thirsty & drank the dam water ".
School teachers took the school children swimming in Rothackers dam, theboys & girls had to go at separate times, as no bathers were worn.
1 _FA1
2 DATE 1940
2 PLAC DIED Aged 1 year, Leukiamia
1 _FA1
2 PLAC born at Long Gully
During the depression Jim used to ride a push bike, selling an instrumentfor making ropes, he travelled around Victoria. He then worked on theSnowy Mountain Scheme building a road to Wodonga , after that
was completed he went to Melbourne to work (worked for Rowntrees for someyears & as children we looked forward to his visit as he always bought abox of sweets). Jim worked & lived in Melbourne
for the rest of his life. As a lot of people who went through thedepression, Jim saved everything, so there was alot of material frompaper- timber to be disposed of when Jim had to go into a nursing home,
following a fall off his roof & suffering a brain haemorrahge.
1 _FA1
2 PLAC born at Long Gully
Jean recalls:
One day on the way to school they decided to put some of their lunch inthe fork of a tree, so they could
eat it on the way home, but when they went to get their lunch , the antshad beaten them to it, so that was
the end of that bright idea.
Another time Ned Forrest asked his neices & nephews if they wanted aride on one of his clysdale horses, Jean climbed on & the horse wouldn'tmove, she was instucted to give a good nudge with her foot, then thehorse bolted straight for the thatched low roofed shed, (Jean had visionsof being headless)then the horse came to a dead stop, in front of theshed- no doubt that ended her horse riding
for awhile.
1841 census,Gulval
Transcript of piece H0107/142Book 1 Folio 7 Page 7
Tredenick,1,Thomas Hall,55,,Labourer,In county,
,,Elizabeth Hall,,60,,In county,
,,Francis Hall,30,,,In county,
,,William Hall,25,,,In county,
,,Jane Phillips,,15,Female Servant,In county,2 Sep 1843 by Banns
William Hall full age Miner of Carfury [mark] (Father: ThomasHall, Farmer)
Jane Nicholas full age of Carfury (Father: William Nicholas,Farmer)
Witnesses: John Allen, Jane NicholasBoth Thomas Hall & William Nicholas occupations "farmer"on weddingbanns,the census state
Agricultral labourer for Thomas Hall & shop keeper for William Nicholas.1851 census,Gulval
Transcript of Piece HO107/1918 (Gulval)
Enumeration District 2a
Folio 394 Page 13
46,Trythal,William Hall,Head,M,37,,Work In Mine,Gulval Cornwall,,
,,Jane Hall,Wife,M,,27,Miners Wife (Crossed Out),Madron Cornwall,,
,,William Hall,Son,,7,,,Gulval Cornwall,,
,,Jane Hall,Dau,,,4,,Gulval Cornwall,,
,,Anne Hall,Dau,,,2,,Gulval Cornwall47,Trythal,William Nicholas,Head,M,63,,Shop Keeper,Madron Cornwall,,
,,Jane Nicholas,Wife,M,,53,Wife (Crossed Out),Madron Cornw
1861 census :Parish Madron, Piece Number 1593, Enumeration District 13, Folio Number56,Schedule Ninnis,
Name Relationship Age SexEmployment Born
1.William Hall Head 48 MaleTin Miner Madron.
2.Jane Hall Wife 36Female - "
3.William Hall Son 17Male Tin Miner "
4.Jane Hall Daughter 13Female - "
5.Elizabeth. A. Hall Daughter 10 Female- "
6.Thomas. H. Hall Son 9Male - "
7.Francis Hall Son 3Male - "
William Hall (senior) died November 2rd,1861, stated age 50years,(he is 2yrs older ,than age given in census, they were not very accurate withtheir age.)
My theory is that he was born ?1812, Christened September 6th, 1812, sonof Thomas Hall & Elizabeth
Philips.
Other children;
Thomas & Richard Hall, Christened July 19th,1807.
Francis Hall, "Dec 24th, 1809.
Elizabeth Hall "April 2nd, 1815
John Hall "April 23rd, 1820
Deceased children of William & Jane (Nicholas) Hall, at time ofWilliam's death.Richard Lawry Hall aged 4 mnths, died October 6th, 1861, Mary FrancesHall aged 6mnths,died November 14th 1860, Thomas Henry Hall born 1845died 1846, & Thomas Henry Hall born 1846,
died 1846.
1 _FA1
2 DATE 1875
2 PLAC died, cause erysipelas of leg, 3wks duration
1 _FA2
2 DATE 1875
2 PLAC buried Eaglehawk cemetery.
1 _FA3
2 DATE 1875
2 PLAC status at time of death - widow, married at age of 18 yrs.
1 _FA4
2 DATE 1875
2 PLAC lived in the colony of Victoria for5 yrs.
1 _FA5
2 PLAC Jane's father was a farmer
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2 PLAC religion, Bible Christian.Book 6 Folio 15 Page 23
1841 Census MadronHigher Ninnis,1,Willm. Nicholas,50,,Piddling Shop,In county,
,,Jane Nicholas,,40,,In county,
,,Jane Nicholas,,16,,In county,
1 _FA1
2 PLAC deceased at time of mother's death
Thomas Henry Hall of Boskednan, Gulval aged 1, 23-Feb-1846 Gulval burielsThomas Henry Hall of New Mill, Gulval aged 4 mths, 22-Nov-1846 Gulvalburiels
1 _FA1
2 PLAC deceased at time of mother's death
1 _FA1
2 PLAC deceased at time of mother's death
1 _FA1
2 PLAC deceased at time of mother's death
1 _FA1
2 PLAC born at Sandhurst