THE FROGGATT FAMILY OF BREWHOUSE YARDAlice Hannah ASLING (1850-1932)The ASLING-GODKIN Family in Victoria, AustraliaIntroductionHannah GODKIN and Edward ASLING emigrated from Nottingham to Victoria on board the small sailing ship "England", arriving in Port Phillip (Melbourne) on 17 July 1841. A few months after their arrival in Melbourne Hannah GODKIN married Edward ASLING at St James Church on 10 January 1842. They had four children: Jane Helen was their third child. Alice Hannah ASLING (1850-1932)Alice was born 26 November 1850 at Brighton, Melbourne, where the family had recently settled. Alice married Samuel Edward WINTER in 1870 in Melbourne. Samuel had been born in Brighton, Melbourne on 10 July 1849 to Samuel Edward WINTER and Mary HORSWOOD. He was baptised in Brighton on 26 August 1849.
The HORSWOOD name suggests Samuel's mother Mary was related to the William HORSWOOD who had married Alice's oldest sister (Elizabeth Maria ASLING) in Melbourne in 1863. Indeed there are many family trees that have Mary as the oldest sister of William HORSWOOD. However Mary was born in Nottingham around 1815 and William was born in 1831, making this connection unlikely.
After marriage Alice and Samuel moved to Narre Warren and farmed one of the blocks owned by Alice's father Edward ASLING. They had 6 children:
Alice and Samuel remained at Narre Warren but Samuel became a general works contractor to the local council. It appears he underquoted for his work as he was declared bankrupt in 1874, the causes being undercosting and the sale of a horse that later proved lame. Samuel later contrated to the Council again for general works. He also was awarded a mail contract which he operated from around 1912 to 1926. Samuel died at Powlett St, Melbourne East on 31 July 1926. Alice Hannah remained at Narre Warren North, dying there on 2 March 1932. Both are buried at Dandenong Cemetery.
The Children of Samuel and Alice WINTERSamuel Edward WINTER (1872-1954)Samuel Edward WINTER (the third generation with this name) was born in 1872 at Brighton, Melbourne. He married Emmeline (also Emily) Mary SHORTHOUSE in 1904. Samuel worked as a tram driver. In 1905 they were living at 6 Church St, Abbortsford, Melbourne.. They had 1 child:
In 1931 Samuel, Emily and Albert were living at 8 Church St. Samuel was a "gripman" (tram driver) and Albert was a salesman.Emmeline Mary WINTER died at 8 Church St, Abbortsford on 29 October 1938. By 1954 Samuel had moved to 49 Victoria Rd, but son Albert was elsewhere. Samuel Edward WINTER died at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne on 15 October 1954. Of the son of Samuel and Emmeline WINTER Albert WINTER (1905-1988) was born 18 January 1905 (although his birth record does not appear in the Victoria Birth Register). Albert worked as a salesman until he enlisted in the Australian Army, his enrolment giving his date of birth as 18 January 1905 and his next of kin as Samuel WINTER. After the war, Albert returned to living with his father, now at 19 Victoria Rd, Northcote. Albert was now a "clerk". It appears that Albert never married. He moved to Bendigo, where he died in 1988. Charles Robert WINTER (1874-1933)Charles Robert was born at Berwick in 1874. He lived all of his life at Narre Warren North, working as a farmer and local contractor. He did not marry. Charles died at a private hospital in Dendenong on 4 November 1933 and interred at the Dandenong Cemetery with his parents Samuel and Alice (see their headstone above).
Lucy Alice WINTER (1877-1968)Lucy Alice was born at Berwick in 1877. She married Henry SINGLETON on 31 March 1902 at the Mechanics Institute Hall, Berwick. Henry was a school teacher who had recently been appointed to the school at Berwick.
Lucy and Henry had 4 children:
Henry retired from teaching in 1940, he was then Headmaster of Malvern East School. He and Alice moved to 255 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell. Henry Singleton died 8 October 1952 at Malvern aged 77. Lucy then moved to 4 Canterbury Rd, Deepdene and she died 14 December 1968 at Camberwell.
Of the Children of Henry and Lucy Alice SINGLETON: Francis George SINGLETON (1903-1992): was born in 1903 in Berwick, Vic. In 1924 he was a bank officer at Numurkah, then Echuca. In 1931 he was back living with his parents at 10 James St, Northcote. In 1933 Francis George married Eileen Margaret FENTON. By 1936 they were living at 18 St James' Parade, Elsternick. They continued to mave around Victoria, Francis becoming a bank manager and later a bank auditor. By 1963 they had moved to 12/201 Dandenong Rd, Prahran, where they remained until at least 1980. They do not appear to have had any children. Eileen Margaret died on 24 December 1897. Francis died 13 September 1992. Albert Henry SINGLETON (1905-1984): was born in Seymour, Vic in 1905. He became a school teacher; in 1927 he was single and teaching at Youanmite, Echuca. In 1931 he was a teacher at Keely, when he married Ruby May HORNSBY in 1931. Albert and Ruby had two children: Patrica Margaret SINGLETON and Ian SINGLETON. Albert SINGLETON enlisted in the AIF, rising to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He survived the seige of Tobruk, and fought at El Alamein and in New Guinea. In 1956 Albert faced a court prosecution for kissing a pupil, aged 12, but on the basis of his testimony the Judge directed the jury that it would be dangerous to convict him so he was acquitted of all charges. Albert died at Cabrini Hospital on 22 November 1984. Ruby died at the Harcourt Private Nursing Home, Melbourne on 28 January 1992.
Aubrey Winter SINGLETON (1913-): was born 12 Feb 1913 at Smythedale, Vic. He attended Melbourne University, obtained a BA and then went to Ridley College to become a priest. In 1937 he was living with his parents at 255 Camberwell Rd, and was listed as a chaplain. He joined the RAAF as a chaplain from 1941 to 1947. Aubrey married Zoe Blanche Kay SOUPER at Temora, NSW in 1945. The newspapers tell us Zoe was a bank teller at Temora and Aubrey was a RAAF chaplain.
In 1948 Aubrey obtained his first parish, at Bacchus Marsh (between Melbourne and Ballarat). In 1953 Aubrey married Patricia Gayer WILSON. It is not clear what happened to Zoe, but she married Robert Edward LOCKARD in 1948 in Mosman, Sydney, suggesting they divorced in that year.
Aubrey and Patricia SINGLETON had two children: Paul David and Mary Patricia. They moved parishes several times, the last to Ivanhoe, in Melbourne. Later they moved to Mornington where Aubrey died on 20 January 1997. Patricia died there on 31 May 2014. Both were interred at Mornington Cemetery.
Sidney Edward SINGLETON (1915-): was born 21 February 1915 at Ballarat. He followed his father and brother into teaching. He enlisted in the Australian Army on 14 Feb 1940, joining the 2nd Army General Hospital in Melbourne. He was stationed in South Australia before travelling overseas to the Middle East, departing on 30 April 1940. He was twice mentioned in dispatches for service in the Middle East in 1941. On 8 Feb 1942 he departed the Middle East to return to Australia, serving as QM for the AGH in Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and the Northern Territory. Meanwhile a nursing sister in Adelaide - Ruth Kathleen TRELIVING - joined the Australian Army Nursing Staff (AANS) and was posted to the Middle East, arriving at the 2AGH in Cairo on 30 August 1940. After serving for 2 years in the Middle East Ruth returned to Adelaide where she was hospitalised for a short while. She retired from the AANS, effective from 12 August 1942. However, on 12 August 1942 Ruth was in Queensland where she married Sidney Edward SINGLETON.
After marriage in 1942 Sidney remained in the Army until his discharge on 24 April 1946 with the rank of lieutenant. He did not return to teaching but became an accountant, working for many years for the firm of A & G McCraith Pty, Ltd. Sidney and Ruth had two children: John and Barbara. They resided at 28 Packham Cres, Glen Waverley for many years. Sidney died at Glen Waverley on 14 May 1985 and Ruth Kathleen died on 20 Dec 1991.
George Vernon WINTER (1879-1940)George Vernon WINTER was born in 1879 at Berwick. In 1909 he was a tramway employee and lived with his brother Samuel and sister-in-law Emily at Church St, Abbotsford where they stayed until 1922. In 1923 George Vernon Winter married Lucy OSBORNE and it appears they moved to Narre Warren North where George started working as a farmer. By 1927 they had moved to 149 Waverley Rd, Malvern East. This was a shop with a 5 room dwelling and garage. George was now a draper. On 16 September 1937 placed an advertisement selling 84 acres at Narre Warren North, four miles from the railway station. Shortly after they moved to 5 Burke Rd, Malvern East. It appears that george and Lucy did not have any children. George Vernon WINTER died 18 August 1940 at East Malvern aged 61 and Lucy WINTER died 4 July 1943 at Camberwell. Beatrice Victoria WINTER (1881-1949)Beatrice Victoria Winter was born in 1881 in Berwick. She married Arthur Wilson KIDD in 1913.In 1914 they were living at Narre Warren North, Arthur's occupation was merchant. Arthur and Beatrice had three childre:
In August 1917 Arthur Kidd contracted scarlet fever. Dr Langmore from Berwick wrote to the Berwick Council informing them so they could take the appropriate steps to prevent this contagious disease from spreading. In 1926 Arthur Kidd decided to leave Narre Warren North and move to Lockington near Echuca. He sold all the animals and implements on his farm. In Lockington Arthur Kidd worked as a baker’s driver. The Kidd family participated in many community organizations. Arthur was in the Lockington Parkes and Garden Committee, Beryl was the Secretary of the Lockington Golf Club and Hazel was President of the Lockington Basketball Club. Arthur Kidd died 28 April 1947 at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, age 63, and Beatrice Victoria Kidd died 21 November 1949 in Melbourne. Both are interred at Box Hill Cemetery, Melbourne. Of the Children of Arthur and Beatrice KIDD: Warren Everard KIDD (1914-1994): was born in 1914 in Berwick, Vic. In 1930 Warren was appointed as a Telegraph Messenger int he Post Office in NSW. By 1936 Warren was working as a postal employee in Sydney. He married Joyce DAVIES in Sydney on 30 March 1939.
In June 1941 Warren KIDD was convicted of stealing stamps out of letters addressed to soldiers overseas. In mitigation he claimed a lapse die to his wife's ill health. He was fined £10 and dismissed from the NSW Post Office. He and Joyce returned to Melbourne. In 1942 they were living at 100 Westbury St and Warren was a clerk. But in another lapse, in 1946 Warren KIDD was found guilty of larceny, stealing about £1,000 from James Hardie and Co, Melbourne. He was sentenced to two years' imprisonment with hard labour. The judge noted KIDD "had begun to steal from his employers because he was financially embarrassed through circumstances beyond his control". Warren and Joyce had two children: Brian Adrian and Russell Arthur. In the 1960s the family moved back to NSW lving for a time at Wentworthville, where Warren was now a "manager", but by 1972 they wre back in Melbourne living at 35 Queens Parade, Burwood. Warren Everard KIDD died in Melbourne on 30 May 1994. Beryl May KIDD (1918-2002): was born on 23 April 1918 in Berwick, Vic. She married Walter Leslie LARCOMBE in 1950. Walter was working as a station hand at Moriac, west of Geelong. By 1963 thry had moved to 37 North Valley Rd, Geelong, where Walter was a woolclasser. Walter died in Geelong on 2 Feb 1964. Beryl remained at 37 North Valley Rd until at least 1980. Beryl May died in Geelong on 9 Sept 2002. Both are interred at Barrabool Hills Cemetery Geelong.
Hazel Amy KIDD (1920-2004): was born on 7 July 1920 in Berwick, Vic. She married Victor Charles Nicholas CLYMO in 1942. Victor was a farm hand on the family farm at Bamawm, Echuca. After marriage the couple remained at Bamawm. In 1952 Victor sold off his herd of "14 choice jersey cows". By 1963 they moved to 508A Toorak Rd and Victor became a shopkeeper. By 1958 they had moved to 21 Fairview Ave, Burwood. Victor had retired. Victor and Hazel had two daughters: Heather Dawn and Marilyn Joy. Hazel Amy CLYMO died at Burwood on 11 October 2004. Victor CLYMO died at Burwood on 2 Dec 2011.
Arthur Victor WINTER (1882-1957)Arthur Victor was born in 1882 at Narre Warren, Vic. He married Edith Isabella McKAY in 1914. They had two sons: Hector Arthur WINTER was born and died in 1915. Lindsay Murray WINTER was born in Berwick on 5 October 1918. In the early 1900s Arrthur worked as a contractor but from 1912 until his death he farmed at Narre Warren. He was involved in the local Mechanics Institute as caretaker and librarian. Edith Isabella WINTER died 1928 at Narre Warren aged 42. Arthur Victor Winter died 10 August 1957 at Dandenong aged 75. Of the Child of Arthur and Edith KIDD: Lindsay Murray WINTER (1918-1987): was born in 5 October 1918 at Berwick, Vic. He joined the Royal Australian Navy on 6th March 1939 for a term of 12 years, his occupation at the time being "milk carter". He trained at HMAS Cerberus in Melbourne then proceeded overseas in July 1941 to the London Depot of HMAS Cerberus, with the rank of Able Seaman. Not long after arriving in Britain he married Elizabeth (Annie) Nixon LOGAN at Coventry in mid-1941. Elizabeth LOGAN had been born on 2 March 1919 at 151 Newtonards Rd, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. [This address is next door to the famous Westbourne Church, "The Shipyard Church" of Titanc and Harland and Wolff fame.] While based in the UK, Lindsay and Elizabeth had a child. After Lindsay returned to Australia (the date is not mentioned on his record card) he applied to have his family brought out to Australia. His Navy card notes "Application has been lodged with Repatriation Dept for a free passage for rating's wife and child from Ireland. Before arrangements can be made it is necessary to verify the marriage . AB replied giving wife's address and stating that rating is being credited with marriage allowance for wife and child. 10/7/44. Sec of NB [Navy Board] inform Repat. Com.Melb. rating informed wife and child have embarked for Aust expected to arrive August." Lindsay WINTER remained with the Navy until 24 Feb 1949, based mostly at HMAS Lonsdale, a training and supply base in Beach St, Melbourne. In the 1949 electoral roll Lindsay and Elizbaeth were living at 84 Beach St, and Lindsay was now a labourer. Lindsay and Elizabeth had 4 children:
Two of their children died in Melbourne. Lindsay died of an electrical accident, the shock sent his mother into labour the next day and son Garth Victor was born prematurely. Later their daughter Audrey died at 1 day old.
On 25 June 1949 Lindsay, Elizabeth Jean (aged 2) and Garth (aged 1) arrived in Liverpool, bound for 32 Lomond Ave, Belfast. Lindsay's occupation was seamna. They remained in Belfast for about 5 years. On 30 April 1954 Lindsay, Elizabeth, Jean (7), Garth (6) and young Murray (1) embarked in London bound for Melbourne. Their last address in Ireland had been 25 Canmore St, Belfast.
By 1963 Lindsay and family were living at 3 Page Court, Dandenong where Lindsay was again a labourer. In 1977 they had moved to 4 Twohig Court, Dandenong. Lindsay Murray WINTER died in Dandenong in 1987. Back to Hannah GODKIN - Edward ASLING Family History Back to Hannah FROGGATT Family History Last updated: 07 July 2022 |
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