Hi Caroline& Susie More on School & a Tuckfield connection. under EDUCATION in Geelong Advertiser 3 Jan 1868 "PORTLAND HOUSE, Educational Establishment for Young ladies , Yarra Street Geelong. Conducted by The Misses Tuckfield assisted by visiting teachers. School duties to be resumed after the christmas vacation on Tuesday 14th January." Background information: Caroline and Emily Tuckfield were the daughters of Rev Francis Tuckfield and his first wife Sarah who died in Maitland N.S.W.1854 After her death, Tuckfield and family the moved to Hobart where his daughters attended a school run by Mary Stevens. Mary was a musician and painter. At age 30 she married Francis, they moved back to Geelong, had four children and on to Portland,Tuckfield's final ministry, where he died in Oct. 1865 Mary Tuckfield moved back to Geelong soon after with her young family. Caroline (23) and Emily (21) lived with her and she helped them with their school for girls. Caroline married Rev. Henry Greenwood( Minister of Steiglitz) at Portland House 20 March 1869. Emily was married to Rev.George Schofield at the Weslyan Parsonage in Drysdale by her brother Rev.James W. Tuckfield on 16 April 1872. It is doubtful that the school went beyond the last date and it certainly was not in operation in 1847. Sorry Caroline!! This may be a minor entry for the April issue Pam? Nell Heath ---- Original Message ----- From: "Susie Zada" <szada@zades.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 9:21 AM Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Geelong Schools > Hi Caroline, > > I'd be interested in any reference you have to Tuckfield school - I presume > "1847" is the date? > > Previous research re Tuckfield chapel, Tuckfield parsonage and Tuckfield > cemetery have led us to Drysdale which for a period was known as Tuckfield. > In fact there was a letter dated October 1854 from William Butters applying > "on behalf of a number of the inhabitants of Tuckfield" for a grant from the > Denominational School Board for a school on land granted to the Wesleyan > Church by the Government for school purposes. > > A detailed conservation management plan was produced by Alan Willingham on > the Tuckfield chapel and parsonage in Wyndham Street Drysdale. > Unfortunately all buildings are long gone but some good photographs, plans > and history. > > I wonder if this is the Tuckfield school you're referring to? > > Regards ....... Susie Z > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nunya" <ajcass@tpg.com.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 8:32 AM > Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Geelong Schools > > > > Another school to add to the list, Tuckfield 1847?? have not found > mention > > of it apart from my family source, perhaps it was conducted by the church. > > > > Caroline > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong & District Towns and Regions : > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdtown.htm > >