Home

 My great grandfather William

My father - William Vincent

Michael Green - siblings and marriage

Annie (Anne) Green (6/7/1865-23/6/1959) Born, birth registered (#17951 - mother's maiden name given as Dougin) in Beaufort. Died in Villa Maria nursing home (Society for the Blind) in Kew, Melbourne, aged 94. Buried at Beaufort (#7749).

Mary Green (1867-1868) Born Raglan, Buried Beaufort. Died at 12 months.

William John Green (1868-2/12/1909) Born in Chute (birthplace listed as Charlton - Chute's original name) (registered at Raglan, #18825). Farmer. According to Council records, W. Green, 'photographer', paid rates for a property in Beaufort from 1900 to 1909. Died at Trawalla, aged 41, of "chronic Bright's disease" (kidney disease), and "bronchitis and heart disease". Buried Beaufort.

Michael (Mick) Green (23/4/1870-20/9/1953). Born in Chute (listed as Charlton) (birth registered in Raglan)(#11009). Brought up in Trawalla. Worked on Railways, and had his hand cut off in an accident (the railways have no record of him or the accident). He was subsequently assigned to office jobs in Colac and Hamilton. He paid rates for 97 acres outside Beaufort until 1917 (occupation stated as labourer).

Married at the age of 42 to 27 year old Isabella (Bella) Mary Cahir (1885-6/5/1962) (daughter of Bartholomew Cahir and Mary Mulquiny) at Lal lal, (#4087) south of Ballarat, 10/4/1912. The marriage was witnessed by Isabella's brother John and sister Helena.

Children:

First daughter still-born
Helena (Lena) Frances Green (1914-21/1/1992/3) Born in Colac. Remained single. Buried at Fawkner cemetery.
William (Willie/Bill) Vincent Green (30/9/1915 - 30/1/1982). Born in Hamilton.

They moved to Geelong between 1916 and 1918, living in High street, then 74 Aberdeen street, till they died. He purchased three 20 acre blocks of land a few miles east of Beaufort, between the Western highway and the railway line (occupation railway employe) (one block cost £20. two were purchased as executor of the estates of his father and brother).

He died of senility, aged 83. Michael, Isabella and Lena (daughter) are buried together in Fawkner cemetery (plot U11629)