I also have a little bit of information on the HIRST family. My grandparents used to live next door to Godfrey and Pearl Hirst in Upper Skene Street, Newtown and often went on family BBQ's to the You Yangs (grandson of the Godfrey Hirst who married Sarah Carter). I'm also very distantly related as my great great uncle, Oswyn Leander Lloyd BATTEN married Godfrey's daughter, Minerva HIRST. Happy New Year to all, Amanda 1. Godfrey HIRST. Born in 1857 in Meltham, Yorkshire, England son of Charles Hirst (born 1823 Hinchclife Mill, Yorkshire, a woollen yarn spinner) and Minerva Holmes (born 1821 Penistone, Yorkshire). He may have come out earlier than the rest of his family on the Orient in May 1884 - yet to confirm. The Excelsior Woollen and Worsted Mills were controlled by Godfrey Hirst & Co. Pty. Ltd. They were the union of two of the earliest mills in Victoria, the old Victorian and the old Barwon Mills. Godfrey died in Geelong on 15 Feb 1917, he was 60. Buried on 17 Feb 1917 in Geelong Eastern Cemetery. On 22 Jul 1876 when Godfrey was 19, he married Sarah CARTER, daughter of Joseph CARTER (a confectioner) and Hannah, in Huddersfield, York, England. She was born in 1853 in Meltham, Yorkshire, England. Sarah died in Geelong, Victoria, Australia in 1925, she was 72, and was buried on 2 Oct 1925 in Geelong Eastern Cemetery. They had the following children: 2 i. William ii. Joseph. 3 iii. Lewis 4 iv. Harold 5 v. Minerva vi. Annie. Born in 1894 in Geelong,. Annie died in Richmond in 1943, she was 49. She married a Mr. Betts. 2. William HIRST. Born in 1877 in Meltham, York, England. Buried on 4 Sep 1925 in Geelong Eastern Cemetery. William died in Geelong in 1925, he was 48. In 1901 when William was 24, he married Catherine CAMERON, daughter of John CAMERON & Elizabeth Munro GUNN. Catherine was born in 1871 in Mt Duneed,. Catherine died in Geelong in 1965, she was 94 and was buried on 4 Jan 1965 in Geelong Eastern Cemetery. They had the following children: i. Ivy. Born in 1902 in Geelong,. Ivy died in Balwyn, Melbourne in 1951, she was 49. Buried on 31 Aug 1951 in Geelong Eastern Cemetery.ii. Florence Minerva. Born in 1904 in Geelong. iii. Katie. Born in 1905 in Geelong. iv. Vera (1907-1977). Married Wal AIKMAN. v. Godfrey, born 1910 Geelong.. Married Rosie Eliza Pearl MADDERN (known as Pearl) - daughter of James MADDERN and Rose MITCHELL. Lived at 3 Upper Skene Street, Newtown. vii. John Cameron (1914-1966) married Thelma. 3. Lewis HIRST. Born in 1881 in Yorkshire, England. Lewis died in Newtown, Geelong on 4 Apr 1951, he was 70. On 4 Apr 1905 when Lewis was 24, he married Catherine Florence WILLIAMS, daughter of Robert WILLIAMS & Hannah PROUT, in Belmont, Geelong,. Catherine was born in 1880 in Belmont, Geelong. Catherine Florence died in Geelong in 1954, she was 74. They had the following children: i. Cedric Lewis (born 1907 Geelong) who married Dorothy CUST. ii. Max Lakeman (1910-1965) who married Irene HEDLEY. iii. Ivan Williams. Born on 24 Sep 1914 in Geelong. Ivan Williams died in Geelong in 1984, he was 69. 4. Harold HIRST. Born in 1883 in Yorkshire, England. Buried on 21 Nov 1934 in Geelong Eastern Cemetery. Harold died in Geelong in 1934, he was 51. In 1902 when Harold was 19, he married Emily May TOMKINS, daughter of John TOMKINS & Harriet HARRISON, in Geelong. Emily was born on 13 May 1881 in Geelong. Emily died in Geelong in 1961 and was buried on 12 Jan 1961 in Geelong Eastern Cemetery, she was 69. They had the following children: i. Herbert Godfrey. Born on 31 Mar 1903 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. He died in 1991 aged 87, and was buried on 19 Oct 1991 in Geelong Eastern Cemetery. ii. Constance Harriet. Born in 1904 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. iii. German Carter. Born in 1911 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. German died in 1978 aged 67, and was buried on 22 Oct 1978 in Geelong Eastern Cemetery. 5. Minerva HIRST. Born in 1888 in Geelong. Minerva died in Canterbury, on 22 Aug 1978, she was 90. Buried in Western Suburbs Crematorium, Victoria. On 23 Mar 1912 when Minerva was 24, she married Oswyn Leander Lloyd BATTEN, son of Thomas BATTEN & Miriam Eliza LLOYD, in Belmont, Geelong. Oswyn was born in 1883 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Oswyn Leander Lloyd died in Geelong on 29 Oct 1964, he was 81 and was buried on 30 Oct 1964 in Western Suburbs Crematorium, Victoria. Occupation: Law Clerk, Grocery Traveller, Manager Of Golf Club. Education: Geelong College. They had the following children: i. Bessell Carter (1913-1989) married Alfred Dunbavin BUTCHER (1915-1990). Alfred was a zoologist and chairman of the Melbourne Zoo from 1962 to 1987. ii. Annie Sarah "Nancy". Born in 1915 in Geelong. She died in Geelong in Jun 1917, she was 2. Buried on 28 Jun 1917 in Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria, Australia. iii. Lloyd Hirst married Gwendoline IVES. iv. Minerva Dorothy married James Norman STEWART. v. Barbara Violet married Hugh James Gordon STEWART.

There are descendents of the Hirsts still around. I was at school in Geelong with two Hirst girls, but I hesitate to give their names without their permission. If anyone feels they have good reason to contact them, please let me know, and I shall see if it's OK. Alwynne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amanda" <greenthumbs@bigpond.com> To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 6:39 PM Subject: [GEELONG] HIRST family -re: Woollen Mills for July "Pivot" > I also have a little bit of information on the HIRST family. My grandparents > used to live next door to Godfrey and Pearl Hirst in Upper Skene Street, > Newtown and often went on family BBQ's to the You Yangs (grandson of the > Godfrey Hirst who married Sarah Carter). I'm also very distantly related as > my great great uncle, Oswyn Leander Lloyd BATTEN married Godfrey's daughter, > Minerva HIRST. > > Happy New Year to all, > Amanda > > 1. Godfrey HIRST. Born in 1857 in Meltham, Yorkshire, England son of Charles > Hirst (born 1823 Hinchclife Mill, Yorkshire, a woollen yarn spinner) and > Minerva Holmes (born 1821 Penistone, Yorkshire). He may have come out > earlier than the rest of his family on the Orient in May 1884 - yet to > confirm. The Excelsior Woollen and Worsted Mills were controlled by Godfrey > Hirst & Co. Pty. Ltd. They were the union of two of the earliest mills in > Victoria, the old Victorian and the old Barwon Mills. Godfrey died in > Geelong on 15 Feb 1917, he was 60. Buried on 17 Feb 1917 in Geelong Eastern > Cemetery. > > On 22 Jul 1876 when Godfrey was 19, he married Sarah CARTER, daughter of > Joseph CARTER (a confectioner) and Hannah, in Huddersfield, York, England. > She was born in 1853 in Meltham, Yorkshire, England. Sarah died in Geelong, > Victoria, Australia in 1925, she was 72, and was buried on 2 Oct 1925 in > Geelong Eastern Cemetery. > > They had the following children: > > 2 i. William > > ii. Joseph. > > 3 iii. Lewis > > 4 iv. Harold > > 5 v. Minerva > > vi. Annie. Born in 1894 in Geelong,. Annie died in Richmond in 1943, she was > 49. She married a Mr. Betts. > > > 2. William HIRST. Born in 1877 in Meltham, York, England. Buried on 4 Sep > 1925 in Geelong Eastern Cemetery. William died in Geelong in 1925, he was > 48. > > In 1901 when William was 24, he married Catherine CAMERON, daughter of John > CAMERON & Elizabeth Munro GUNN. Catherine was born in 1871 in Mt Duneed,. > Catherine died in Geelong in 1965, she was 94 and was buried on 4 Jan 1965 > in Geelong Eastern Cemetery. > > They had the following children: > > i. Ivy. Born in 1902 in Geelong,. Ivy died in Balwyn, Melbourne in 1951, she > was 49. Buried on 31 Aug 1951 in Geelong Eastern Cemetery.ii. Florence > Minerva. Born in 1904 in Geelong. > > iii. Katie. Born in 1905 in Geelong. > > iv. Vera (1907-1977). Married Wal AIKMAN. > > v. Godfrey, born 1910 Geelong.. Married Rosie Eliza Pearl MADDERN (known as > Pearl) - daughter of James MADDERN and Rose MITCHELL. Lived at 3 Upper Skene > Street, Newtown. > > vii. John Cameron (1914-1966) married Thelma. > > 3. Lewis HIRST. Born in 1881 in Yorkshire, England. Lewis died in Newtown, > Geelong on 4 Apr 1951, he was 70. > > On 4 Apr 1905 when Lewis was 24, he married Catherine Florence WILLIAMS, > daughter of Robert WILLIAMS & Hannah PROUT, in Belmont, Geelong,. Catherine > was born in 1880 in Belmont, Geelong. Catherine Florence died in Geelong in > 1954, she was 74. > > They had the following children: > > i. Cedric Lewis (born 1907 Geelong) who married Dorothy CUST. > > ii. Max Lakeman (1910-1965) who married Irene HEDLEY. > > iii. Ivan Williams. Born on 24 Sep 1914 in Geelong. Ivan Williams died in > Geelong in 1984, he was 69. > > > > 4. Harold HIRST. Born in 1883 in Yorkshire, England. Buried on 21 Nov 1934 > in Geelong Eastern Cemetery. Harold died in Geelong in 1934, he was 51. > > In 1902 when Harold was 19, he married Emily May TOMKINS, daughter of John > TOMKINS & Harriet HARRISON, in Geelong. Emily was born on 13 May 1881 in > Geelong. Emily died in Geelong in 1961 and was buried on 12 Jan 1961 in > Geelong Eastern Cemetery, she was 69. > > They had the following children: > > i. Herbert Godfrey. Born on 31 Mar 1903 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. He > died in 1991 aged 87, and was buried on 19 Oct 1991 in Geelong Eastern > Cemetery. > > ii. Constance Harriet. Born in 1904 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. > > iii. German Carter. Born in 1911 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. German > died in 1978 aged 67, and was buried on 22 Oct 1978 in Geelong Eastern > Cemetery. > > 5. Minerva HIRST. Born in 1888 in Geelong. Minerva died in Canterbury, on 22 > Aug 1978, she was 90. Buried in Western Suburbs Crematorium, Victoria. > > On 23 Mar 1912 when Minerva was 24, she married Oswyn Leander Lloyd BATTEN, > son of Thomas BATTEN & Miriam Eliza LLOYD, in Belmont, Geelong. Oswyn was > born in 1883 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Oswyn Leander Lloyd died in > Geelong on 29 Oct 1964, he was 81 and was buried on 30 Oct 1964 in Western > Suburbs Crematorium, Victoria. Occupation: Law Clerk, Grocery Traveller, > Manager Of Golf Club. Education: Geelong College. > > They had the following children: > > i. Bessell Carter (1913-1989) married Alfred Dunbavin BUTCHER (1915-1990). > Alfred was a zoologist and chairman of the Melbourne Zoo from 1962 to 1987. > > ii. Annie Sarah "Nancy". Born in 1915 in Geelong. She died in Geelong in Jun > 1917, she was 2. Buried on 28 Jun 1917 in Geelong Eastern Cemetery, > Victoria, Australia. > > iii. Lloyd Hirst married Gwendoline IVES. > > iv. Minerva Dorothy married James Norman STEWART. > > v. Barbara Violet married Hugh James Gordon STEWART. > > > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong & District Churches : > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdchur.htm > > >