ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY for THOMAS BREADY
in order of chronological events.
Assisted Immigration Passenger Lists – see ‘annobib for thomas bready ancestrycom’ here
Births, Deaths, Marriages resources – this page.
Books & government gazettes and newspapers – this page
Burchett Index – this page
Coroners Report – see ‘annobib for thomas bready ancestrycom’ here
Find A Grave resources – see ‘annobib for thomas bready findagrave’ here
Newspapers – see here (its okay for me to delete this page, all newspaper stuff is on this current page)
Wills and Probate – see ‘annobib for thomas bready wills & probates’ here
annobib for thomas bready newspapers – see here (((do i need this page? i may not need it)
| 1839 |
| Title of source: | Early Colonial Houses of New South Wales |
| TLDR | Thomas Bready is documented as being one of 20 stonemasons brought out from Ireland to work on the sandstone house Mulgoa, Fernhill for second generation colonist Edward Cox and family. Part of famous NSW estate set up by colonist Lt William Cox. House is now heritage recognised as part of Australian national trust. |
| Author: | Rachel Roxburgh, Photography: Douglass Baglin |
| Version: | First edition |
| Publisher: | Ure Smith, Sydney.in association with The National Trust of Australia N.S.W. |
| Publication date: | 1974 |
| Location: | See chapter: Fernhill, Mulgoa p236- |
| ONLINE HERE: | state lib has physical copy |
| in full here: | My notes: Edward Cox is the youngest son b1805 of Lt William Cox a major colonist. Basically second generation of prominent settlers.-marries Jane, they live in a cottage on the block of land at Fernhill that Mulgoa is built on, then in 1839 they relocate their young family to their large stone house all quarried out of Fernhill.-date carved in stone above the front door is 1842-Mrs Jane Cox writes a memoir where she says that Edward Cox brought twenty stonemasons from Ireland to build the house (p242) This sounds highly extravagant until one finds that they were in fact ‘bounty’ immigrants. To overcome the labour shortage, particularly in the country, the ‘bounty’ system of immigration was introduced by Governor Bourke in 1835. It was subsequently modified, by, in effect, immigrants chosen by individual colonists had the cost of their passage out subsidized by the government. In return, of course, the immigrant was expected to work for his sponsor for a given period and the usual wage. Immigrants brought out entirely by the government were often ill-chosen and between the time of their arrival and their finding work had to be maintained at government expense. Edward Cox is listed in 1837 as one of those ‘Persons to whom Authority has been granted for the importation’ of immigrants, but only two of those whom he brought out have been identified: Thomas Brady and his wife, Bridget; Michael Meally and his wife, Mary. Both men came from County Clare and both were the sons of stonemasons. They arrived by the Abbotsford in October 1839, and although not all the details of bounty immigrants are available, it seems probable that Edward Cox’s twenty stonemasons came out under this scheme.” -p242 |
| quick cite: | Roxburgh, R., Baglin, D., National Trust of Australia, & National Trust of Australia. (1974). Early colonial houses of New South Wales / [by] Rachel Roxburgh ; Photography: Douglass Baglin. Sydney: Ure Smith in association with The National Trust of Australia N.S.W. |
| 1848 |
| TLDR | birth cert for: Henry Edward Brady, son of Thomas and Bridget -born in Vic 1848 (he dies the same year as father Thomas aged about seven years old.) |
| Name of person | Henry Edward Brady |
| Event | birth |
| Registration date | 1848 |
| Full name of person | Henry Edward Brady |
| Date of event | unknown date in 1848 |
| Registration number | 3201 / 1848 |
| Location of Register Office / Publisher | Births Deaths Marriages Victoria |
| source citation | |
| source information | |
| ONLINE HERE | https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/68299bc9e3cdeb0572466167/record/5c6546ae4aba80ac317c2489?q=efamily&givenName=Henry%20Edward&familyName=BRADY |
| quick citation | ‘Henry Edward Brady’. (1848). Online extract of death certificate for Henry Edward Brady, 1848 (3201 / 1848). Births Deaths Marriages Victoria Viewed online here: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/68299bc9e3cdeb0572466167/record/5c6546ae4aba80ac317c2489?q=efamily&givenName=Henry%20Edward&familyName=BRADY |
| in full here: | Family name: Brady Given name: Henry Edward Mother’s Name: Unknown Family name, Bridget Fathers Name: Brady, Thomas Place of birth: Melbourne Registration Year: 1848 Registration Number: 3201 / 1848 |
| discrepancies/ thoughts | -surname is Brady -On Thomas Bready’s full certified death certificate Henry is listed as dead at seven years of age meaning he died in 1855 the same year as his father. Most likely after. He is listed on Thomas Bready Snr’s gravestone and in same burial plot. |
| further questions/ notes | Going back to the probate notes, it’s interesting to note the places the solicitor was checking for baptism records etc. there was no death cert for Henry Edward at the time. (was one issued after the fact) -These entries taken from book keeping for legal research, for William Cuddy: Aug 20th Attending all the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St Patrcks at Melbourne and afterwards at the Church of St Ignatious at Richmond making search for any register of the death of Henry Brady whom I found and was informed that no regular read(?)registery? answering to that by the Church of England had ever been kept by the Roman Catholics. SOURCE Mrs Mary Jane Simons The Administratrix of the Estate of the Late Thomas Bready deceased Costs FILE 00028-p0000-000149-0480-00041 |
| 1850 |
| TLDR | birth cert extract for: WILLIAM BRADY # 5077 / 1850 – |
| Name of person | William Brady |
| Event | birth |
| Year of event Certified copy of / Registration date / Publication date | 1850 |
| Full name of person | William Brady |
| Date of event | 1850 |
| Registration number/ Application number from certificate | Registration number 5077 / 1850 |
| Location of Register Office / Publisher | Victoria Births Deaths Marriages |
| source citation | |
| source information | |
| ONLINE HERE | https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/685bb4babed394691fe5a16c/record/5c6546cd4aba80ac31853ed8?q=efamily&givenName=William&familyName=BRADY |
| quick citation | ‘William Brady’. (1850). Online extract of birth certificate for William Brady, 1850 (Registration number 5077 / 1850). Victoria Births Deaths Marriages. Viewed online here: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/685bb4babed394691fe5a16c/record/5c6546cd4aba80ac31853ed8?q=efamily&givenName=William&familyName=BRADY |
| in full here: | Family Name: BRADY Given name: William Event: Birth Mother’s name: Bridget Mother’s family name at birth: UNKNOWN Father’s name: BRADY Thomas Place of Birth: MELBOURNE Registration Year: 1850 Registration number: 5077/1850 |
| discrepancies/ thoughts | two babies born named William in the same year? duplicate of birth certs? One has Bridget’s maiden name listed (double check which one) |
| further questions/ notes |
| TLDR | birth/death/mariage cert for: |
| Name of person | WILLIAM BRADY #43559 / 1850 |
| Event | birth |
| Year of event Certified copy of / Registration date / Publication date | 1850 |
| Full name of person | William Brady |
| Date of event | 1850 |
| Registration number/ Application number from certificate | Registration number 43559 / 1850 |
| Location of Register Office / Publisher | Victoria Births Deaths Marriages |
| source citation | |
| source information | |
| ONLINE HERE | https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/685bb4babed394691fe5a16c/record/5c6546cd4aba80ac31853efc?q=efamily&givenName=William&familyName=BRADY |
| quick citation | ‘William Brady’. (1850). Online extract of birth certificate for William Brady , 1850 (Registration number: 43559 / 1850). Births deaths marriages Victoria Viewed online here: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/685bb4babed394691fe5a16c/record/5c6546cd4aba80ac31853efc?q=efamily&givenName=William&familyName=BRADY |
| in full here: | Family Name: BRADY Given name: William Event: Birth Mother’s name: Bridget Mother’s family name at birth: OMEALLY Father’s name: BRADY Thomas Place of Birth: MELBOURNE Registration Year: 1850 Registration number: 43559 / 1850 |
| discrepancies/ thoughts | two babies born named William in the same year? duplicate of birth certs? double check if bridget listed on both. |
| further questions/ notes |
| 1851 |
| TLDR | BURCHETT INDEX info: Fee paid for 2 houses on George Street with Bready as mason – Jeremiah Crowley as owner on 14.02.1851. -Bready linked to Little Bourke -via Burchett Index. |
| Author: | Lewis, Myles |
| Title of source: | Record No. 83842 |
| Title of container: | Australian Architectural Index |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Admin |
| Publication date: | Record Created 11/16/2016 14:58:47 |
| ONLINE HERE: | https://aaindex.app.unimelb.edu.au/building-record/83842 |
| quick citation | Lewis, Miles. Record No. 83842. Australian Architectural Index view online here https://aaindex.app.unimelb.edu.au/building-record/83842 |
| further questions/notes: | These 2 houses have been identified as 90 and 94 George St but I have not made that precise link myself. |
| 1852 |
| TLDR | BURCHETT INDEX INFO Fee paid for 1 house on Webb Street, opposite Collingwood Hotel with Bready builder owner on 28/08/1852. -Bready linked to Little Charles St, Collingwood. -via Burchett Index. |
| Author: | Lewis, Miles |
| Title of source: | Record No. 83975 |
| Title of container: | Australian Architectural Index |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Admin |
| Publication date: | Record Created 11/16/2016 14:59:07 |
| ONLINE HERE: | https://aaindex.app.unimelb.edu.au/building-record/83975 |
| quick citation | Lewis, Myles. Record No. 83975. Australian Architectural Index view online here https://aaindex.app.unimelb.edu.au/building-record/83975 |
| further questions/notes: | who owned section 43 at this time? still owned by James Sword or did Bready purchase section 43? |
| 1853 |
| TLDR | birth. cert extract for baby Bridget Brady |
| Name of person | Bridget Brady |
| Event | birth |
| Year of event Certified copy of / Registration date / Publication date | 1853 |
| Full name of person | Bridget Brady |
| Date of event | 1853 |
| Registration number/ Application number from certificate | Registration number 45552 / 1853 |
| Location of Register Office / Publisher | |
| source citation | |
| source information | |
| ONLINE HERE | https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/685bb4babed394691fe5a16c/record/5c65468e4aba80ac3172de57?q=efamily&givenName=Bridget&familyName=BRADY |
| quick citation | ‘Bridget Brady’. (1853). Online extract of birth certificate for , Bridget Brady, 1853 (Registration number 45552 / 1853). Births Deaths Marriages Victoria. Viewed online here: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/685bb4babed394691fe5a16c/record/5c65468e4aba80ac3172de57?q=efamily&givenName=Bridget&familyName=BRADY |
| in full here: | Record information Event:births Registration number 45552 / 1853 Family name:BRADY Given name(s): Bridget Place of event:MELBOURNE, Australia Personal detail Mother’s name, Bridget Mother’s family name at birth: OMALLEY Father’s Name: BRADY Thomas Place of birth: MELBOURNE |
| discrepancies/ thoughts | according to full death cert for thomas, bridget must have died before her first birthday. |
| further questions/ notes |
| 1855 |
| TLDR | Death cert for Thomas Bready (online extract only) |
| Name of person | Thomas Brady |
| Event | EXTRACT of death certificate |
| Year of event Certified copy of / Publication date: | 1855 |
| Full name of person | Thomas Brady |
| Date of event | 1855 |
| Registration number | Registration number 5244 / 1855 |
| Location of Register Office | Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria |
| ONLINE HERE | https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/66f649f326905d0dd46ca5f5/record/5c6537364aba80ac31d3a896?q=efamily&givenName=Thomas&familyName=BRADY |
| quick citation | ‘Thomas Bready’ (1855) Online extract of Death Certificate for Thomas Brady Sep 27, 1855, (Registration number 5244 / 1855) Victoria Births Deaths Marriages extract viewed online here: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/66f649f326905d0dd46ca5f5/record/5c6537364aba80ac31d3a896?q=efamily&givenName=Thomas&familyName=BRADY |
| in full here: (extract) | Event: death Registration number 5244 / 1855 Family name: BRADY Given name(s) Thomas Personal detail Mother’s name <Unknown Family Name> Mother’s family name at birth Father’s Name: <Unknown Family Name>, Peter Spouse at death Mailey, Bridget Age of death 38 Place of birth CLAR |
| discrepancies/ thoughts | Note Brady listed here not Bready -Bridget’s maiden name listed here as Mailey not Marley -daughter Elizabeth is aka Ellen -Peter is listed as fathers name |
| further questions/ notes |
| TLDR | The complete death certificate for Thomas Bready as used in evidence in court case. |
| Name of person | Thomas Brady |
| Event | death |
| Year of event Certified copy of / Registration date / Publication date | 1855 |
| Full name of person | Thomas Brady |
| Date of event | 27 September 1855 |
| Registration number/ Application number from certificate | No. of certificate 846 |
| Location of Register Office / Publisher | DEATHS in the central district of Sandhurst in the Colony of Victoria, Registered by William Augustine Roche. |
| source citation | via ancestry.com records for court case, FILE 00028-p0000-000149-0480-00103 Copy of full death certificate of Thomas bready |
| source information | |
| ONLINE HERE | on ancestry. |
| quick citation | ‘Thomas Brady’. (1855). Certified copy of death certificate for Thomas Brady, 27 September 1855 (No. of certificate 846). DEATHS in the central district of Sandhurst in the Colony of Victoria, Registered by William Augustine Roche. via ancestry.com records for court case, FILE 00028-p0000-000149-0480-00103 |
| in full here: | No. of certificate 846 1855 A Schedule B DEATHS in the central district of Sandhurst in the Colony of Victoria, Registered by William Augustine Roche. No. 80 Where and when died: September 27th of 1855 at Myers Flat Name and surname, rank or profession: Thomas Brady, Gold Miner Sex and Age: Male 38 years Cause of death: Delirium Tremens duration of last illness: Fourteen days Medical attendant by whom certified: John O’Brien Surgeon When he last saw deceased: September 26th 1855 Name and surname of mother and father if known, and rank or profession: Peter Brady Stone Mason Mothers’ name unknown Signature, Description, and residence of informant: Thomas Brady, Gold Miner, Myers Flat Signature of deputy Registrar: William Augustine Roche Date: September 29th 1855 Where registered: Sandhurst Central District Registrars office IF BURIAL REGISTERED When and where buried. Undertaker by whom certified. 1855 September 29th at Junction Cemetery Name and religion of minister, or names of witnesses of burial Reverand H. Bachaus Catholic Priest Thomas Brady James Morgan IF DECEASED WAS MARRIED Where born, and how long in the Australian colonies, stating which: Ennis County of Clare Ireland in 1838 to Bridget Mailey Issue, in order of Birth, their names and ages: 1) Thomas 16 years 2) Edward 9 months -deceased- 3) William Edward, 5 years, deceased 4) Elizabeth, 12 years 5) Mary Jane 10 years 6) Henry 7 Years dead 7) William 2 years dead 8) Bridget 7 months dead |
| discrepancies/ thoughts | the date of death varies (here everyone cites it as 27 Sept) and the length of illness also varies (in this case 14 days) -was bready a gold miner? i dont think so -says Bready spent “16 years in colony of Victoria” thus would have arrived in Victoria in 1839, but I 100% believe this is an error. |
| further thoughts | checklist. do I have DOB and DOD for: Edward 9 months -deceased- William Edward, 5 years, deceased who is he, possibly born 1850 Henry 7 Years dead this was Henry Edward Brady Born 1848, have birth extract online. He dies in the same year as Thomas Snr and is buried in same grave. William 2 years dead who is he, possibly born 1850 Bridget 7 months dead bridget was born 1853 in Melb, have birth extract online, cannot locate death cert -there are two williams both born or births registered in 1850! If William Edward was born in 1850 and died in 1855 this is ANOTHER son who died in the same year?! If the other William was born in 1850 he must have died in 1852. |
| 1863 |
| TLDR | marriage cert for: Bridget – her second marriage – to Matthew Richard Logan aka Richard Logan. |
| Name of person | Brigit Mealy |
| Event | marriage (second for Bridget) |
| Year of event Certified copy of / Registration date / Publication date | 1863 |
| Full name of person | Brigit Mealy |
| Date of event | 1863 |
| Registration number/ Application number from certificate | Registration number 1436 / 1863 |
| Location of Register Office / Publisher | Births Deaths Marriages, Victoria |
| source citation | |
| source information | |
| ONLINE HERE | https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/685bb4babed394691fe5a16c/results?q=efamily |
| quick citation | ‘Brigit Mealy’. (1863). Online extract of marriage cert for Brigit Mealy (1963) (Registration number 1436 / 1863). Births Deaths Marriages, Victoria |
| in full here: | Record information Event:marriages Registration number 1436 / 1863 Family name:MEALY Given name(s)Brigit Personal detail Spouse’s family name:LOGAN Spouse’s given name(s) Matthew Richard |
| discrepancies/ thoughts | note spelling of BRIGIT. Also note she’s returned to using her maiden name. |
| further questions/ notes |
| 1865 |
| TLDR | mariage cert for: Mary Jane, who marries Nicholas Simons. |
| Name of person | Mary Jane Bready (but listed as Brady) |
| Event | Marriage |
| Year of event Certified copy of / Registration date / Publication date | 1865 |
| Full name of person | Mary Jane Brady |
| Date of event | 1865 |
| Registration number/ Application number from certificate | Registration number 2974 / 1865 |
| Location of Register Office / Publisher | Victoria Births Deaths Marriages |
| source citation | The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Marriage Records |
| source information (via ancestry dot com) | Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1962 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Original data: Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1962. The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. |
| ONLINE HERE from BDM | https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/6832941ebfa48049e690d32c/record/5c6552594aba80ac31fff443?q=efamily&givenName=Nicholas&familyName=SIMONS |
| quick citation | ‘Mary Jane Brady’. (1865). Online extract of marriage certificate for Mary Jane Brady, Full Date ?(Registration number 2974 / 1865). Victoria Births Deaths Marriages. Viewed online here: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/6832941ebfa48049e690d32c/record/5c6552594aba80ac31fff443?q=efamily&givenName=Nicholas&familyName=SIMONS |
| in full here: | Record information Event:marriages Registration number 2974 / 1865 Family name:SIMONS Given name(s) Nicholas Personal detail Spouse’s family name: BRADY Spouse’s given name(s) Mary Jane |
| discrepancies/ thoughts | Note Mary Jane’s maiden name is given as Brady not Bready. |
| further questions/ notes |
| 1867 |
| TLDR | birth cert for Benjamin Thomas Simons, son to Mary Jane and Nicholas in Landsborough Vic |
| Name of person | Benjamin Thomas Simons |
| Event | Birth |
| Year of event Certified copy of / Registration date / Publication date | 1867 |
| Full name of person | Benjamin Thomas Simons |
| Date of event | 1867 |
| Registration number/ Application number from certificate | Registration number 15897 / 1867 |
| Location of Register Office / Publisher | Victoria Births Deaths Marriages |
| source citation | |
| source information | |
| ONLINE HERE | https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/6832941ebfa48049e690d32c/record/5c6543444aba80ac3172c53f?q=efamily&givenName=Benjamin%20Thomas&familyName=SIMONS |
| quick citation | ‘Benjamin Thomas Simons’. (1867). Online extract of birth certificate for Benjamin Thomas Simons, 1867(Registration number 15897 / 1867). Victoria Births Deaths Marriages Viewed online here: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/6832941ebfa48049e690d32c/record/5c6543444aba80ac3172c53f?q=efamily&givenName=Benjamin%20Thomas&familyName=SIMONS |
| in full here: | Record information Event:births Registration number 15897 / 1867 Family name:SIMONS Given name(s)Benjamin Thomas Place of event:LANDSBOROUGH, Australia Personal detail Mother’s name, Mary Jane Mother’s family name at birth BRADY Father’s Name:, Nicholas |
| discrepancies/ thoughts | Mary Jane’s maiden name listed as Brady not Bready. In ancestry.com’s record of this file they have Nicholas Simons spelt as Micholas Simons. |
| further questions/ notes |
| 1869 |
| TLDR | birth cert for: Matthew Simons, son of Mary Jane. |
| Name of person | Matthew Simons |
| Event | birth |
| Year of event Certified copy of / Registration date / Publication date | 1869 |
| Full name of person | Matthew Simons |
| Date of event | 1869 |
| Registration number/ Application number from certificate | Registration number 16497 / 1869 |
| Location of Register Office / Publisher | |
| source citation | |
| source information | |
| ONLINE HERE | https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/685bb4babed394691fe5a16c/results?q=efamily |
| quick citation | ‘Matthew Simons’. (1869). Online extract of birth certificate for Matthew Simons, 1869 (Registration number 16497 / 1869). Victoria Births Deaths Marriages Viewed online here: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/685bb4babed394691fe5a16c/results?q=efamily |
| in full here: | Record information Event:births Registration number 16497 / 1869 Family name:SIMONS Given name(s)Matthew Place of event:LAND’BORO, Australia Personal detail Mother’s name, Mary Ann Mother’s family name at birth: BRADY Father’s Name:, Nicholas |
| discrepancies/ thoughts | buried with brother George, see find a grave. |
| further questions/ notes |
| 1870 |
| TLDR | birth cert for: George Simons, son of Mary Jane and Nicholas. |
| Name of person | George Simons |
| Event | birth |
| Year of event Certified copy of / Registration date / Publication date | 1870 |
| Full name of person | George Simons |
| Date of event | 1870 |
| Registration number/ Application number from certificate | Registration number 17869 / 1870 |
| Location of Register Office / Publisher | |
| source citation | |
| source information | |
| ONLINE HERE | https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/6832af4abfa48049e690d52d/record/5c6543444aba80ac3172c55a?q=efamily&givenName=George&familyName=SIMONS |
| quick citation | ‘George Simons’. (1870). Online extract of birth certificate for George Simons. (Registration number 17869 / 1870). Victoria Births Deaths Marriages Viewed online here: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/6832af4abfa48049e690d52d/record/5c6543444aba80ac3172c55a?q=efamily&givenName=George&familyName=SIMONS |
| in full here: | Record information Event:births Registration number 17869 / 1870 Family name:SIMONS Given name(s)George Place of event:MOON, Australia Personal detail Mother’s name, Mary Jane Mother’s family name at birth: BREADY Father’s Name:, Nicholas |
| discrepancies/ thoughts | Find a grave has George’s DOB as 1868 which is most likely incorrect and this source is most likely correct at 1870. see also find a grave entry where father is listed as Nicholas George Simons |
| further questions/ notes | I think in this instance the placename MOON stands for MOONLIGHT FLAT which is /was in Amherst/ Talbot. Noticed this was the placename of one of the sworn affadavits in 1874 source: Affidavit of Robert Shaw one of the sureties FILE 00028-p0000-000149-0480-00066 |
| 1873 |
| TLDR | tldr primary source links richard logan to time, place & location via ancestry com. in a publication listing shareholders of a mine company |
| Name | Richard Logan |
|---|---|
| Residence Date | 3 Sep. 1873 |
| occupation | listed as a carpenter |
| Residence Place | Percydale, Victoria, Australia |
| Source Citation | Gould Genealogy; South Australia, Australia; Australia, Victoria, Government Gazettes, 1851-1907 |
| Source Information | Ancestry.com. Australia, Victoria, Government Gazettes, 1851-1907 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2024. |
| Original data | Australia, Victoria, Government Gazettes, 1851-1907. |
| Page number | 1631 |
| quick citation | source citation: Gould Genealogy; South Australia, Australia; Australia, Victoria, Government Gazettes, 1851-1907 page 1631. Source information: Ancestry.com. Australia, Victoria, Government Gazettes, 1851-1907 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2024. Original data: Australia, Victoria, Government Gazettes, 1851-1907. |
| 1874 |
| TLDR | birth cert for Mary Jane’s daughter – Miss Mary Jane Simons |
| Name of person | Mary Jane Simons |
| Event | birth |
| Publication event | 1874 |
| Full name of person | Mary Jane Simons |
| Date of event | 1874 |
| Registration number/ Application number from certificate | Registration number 24857 / 1874 |
| Location of Register Office / Publisher | Victoria Births Deaths Marriages |
| source citation | |
| source information | |
| ONLINE HERE | https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/6832941ebfa48049e690d32c/record/5c6545b54aba80ac31311a94?q=efamily&givenName=Mary%20Jane&familyName=SIMONS |
| quick citation | ‘Mary Jane Simons’. (1874). Online extract of death certificate for Mary Jane Simons, Full Date ?,Registration number 24857 / 1874). Victoria Births Deaths Marriages. Viewed online here: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/6832941ebfa48049e690d32c/record/5c6545b54aba80ac31311a94?q=efamily&givenName=Mary%20Jane&familyName=SIMONS |
| in full here: | Record information Event:births Registration number 24857 / 1874 Family name: SIMONS Given name(s) Mary Jane Place of event: PERCYDALE, Australia Personal detail Mother’s name, Mary Jane Mother’s family name at birth BRADEY Father’s Name:, Nicholas |
| discrepancies/ thoughts | Mrs Mary Jane Simons, aged 29 years old and married, has a daughter with Nicholas and the daughter shares the same name of Mary Jane. She is born in Percydale Vic. |
| further questions/ notes |
| TLDR | death cert for: Bridget Logan, previously Bready, maiden name Murphy |
| Name of person | Bridget Logan |
| Event | death |
| Year of event Certified copy of / Registration date / Publication date | 1874 |
| Full name of person | Bridget Logan |
| Date of event | 1874 |
| Registration number/ Application number from certificate | Registration number 5867 / 1874 |
| Location of Register Office / Publisher | |
| source citation | |
| source information | |
| ONLINE HERE | |
| quick citation | ‘Bridget Logan’. (1874). Online extract of death certificate for Bridget Logan (Registration number 5867 / 1874). Victoria Births Deaths Marriages Viewed online here: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/685bb4babed394691fe5a16c/results?q=efamily |
| in full here: | Record information Event:deaths Registration number 5867 / 1874 Family name:LOGAN Given name(s)Bridget Personal detail Mother’s name, Mary Mother’s family name at birth MURPHY Father’s Name:, Maley Thomas Place of Birth: CLAR Spouse at Death: LOGAN, Richd Age at Death: 50 I have purchased full record, here’s the additional details: When and Where Died: 28th April 1874 / Percydale, Avereatstfire?? County of Gladstone Name and Surname, Rank or Profession: Bridget Logan, Housekeeper Sex and Age: Female 50 years and 3 (weeks? months?) Cause of Death – exhaustion from protracted illness duration of last illness: 6 weeks medical attendent by whom certified: John McMahon When he last saw deceased: 23rd April 1874 Name and Surname of Father and Mother if known, with Rank or Profession Thomas Maley, Stonemason. Mary Maley, formerly Murphy. Signature, Description and Residence of Informant: Richard Logan, Husband, Percydale Signature of Deputy Register etc If Burial Registered. When and Where Buried. Undertaker by whom certified. 30th April 1874 Cemetary Moonambel [my notes- it’s outside Amherst and Talbot] J G Clayfern (??) Name and Religion of Minister, or Names of Witnesses of Burial. James Byrnes, Nicholas Symons Where Born, and how long in the Australian Colonies, stating which. Ennis Country Clare Ireland. 8 Years in New South Wales 26 years in Victoria. If Deceased Was Married Where 1) Ireland and at what 2) Age, 14 years and to 3) Whom Thomas Bready 1) Landsbrud (?) 2) 41 to 3) Richard Logan ixxx? in order of Birth, their Names and Ages By the first marriage Thomas 35 years Edward deceased John deceased Ellen 30 years Mary Jane 23 years Henry (Exxx? Edward?) deceased William (W??) deceased Bridget deceased By the second marriage not any. |
| discrepancies/ thoughts | This info of her death cert was only picked up from legal clerk’s research in locating death cert in book keeping for legal research, for William Cuddy: SOURCE Mrs Mary Jane Simons The Administratrix of the Estate of the Late Thomas Bready deceased Costs 1876 file 00028-p0000-000149-0480-00044. I don’t have the date of death from death extract but Thomas Bready Jnr advises of the actual date: That my mother the said Bridget Bready departed this ‘life’ on the twenty eighth day of April one thousand eight hundred and seventy four SOURCE Affadavit of Thomas Bready 12.08.1874 FILE 00028-p0002-000033-0680-00002 Bridget’s death in April of 1874 is also referenced in newspaper here NEW COURT HOUSE.—TUESDAY, DEC. 1. (1874, December 3). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 6. Retrieved August 31, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11508482 MORE ON RICHARD LOGAN, Bridget’s spouse at time of death. If I have the right person, he died in 1882 in Donald, Victoria (just general search on victoria births deaths marriages). note he is also known as Matthew Richard Logan or Mattes Richard Logan as per their marriage cert from 1863 |
| further questions/ notes | NOT to be confused with a bridget BRADY who married a Patrick Kennedy in 1897 Victoria reg number 2788×1897. its been listed online in someones family tree as the marriage being in 1858. that would mean it was registered 30 odd years later. I think this is the other researchers typo. |
| 1875 |
| TLDR | Death cert for Mrs Ellen Cook (online extract) nee Ellen Bready aka nee Elizabeth Bready (Thomas Bready Snr’s daughter) |
| Title of source: | Death Certificate Ellen Cook |
| Title of container: | Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria (Family History search) |
| Number: | Registration number 12224/1875 |
| Publisher: | Births Deaths Marriages Victoria |
| Registration date: | 1875 |
| ONLINE HERE: | https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/66f649f326905d0dd46ca5f5/results?q=efamily |
| quick citation: | ‘Ellen Cook’ 1875 Death Certificate Extract Only for Ellen Cook Registration number 12224/1875, Births Deaths Marriages Victoria view online here: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/66f649f326905d0dd46ca5f5/results?q=efamily |
| extract in full here: | Family name: COOK Given name: Ellen Event: Death Mother’s Name: <Unknown Family Name>, Bridget Mother’s Family name at birth: UNKNOWN Father’s Name: <Unknown Family Name>, Bready Thomas Place of Birth: SYDNEY Spouse at Death: COOK, John Sturgeon Age at death: 31 Registration Year: 1875 Registration number: 12224/1875 |
| discrepancies | same registration number shared with another death cert, not sure if thats record error or if thats not unusual. |
| further questions/ notes: | Can I locate a Sydney birth cert for Ellen? -AKA ELIZABETH on marion’s death certificate for thomas bready When did she marry John Sturgeon Cook, did she have children. When exactly did Ellen die in 1875 and how -presumably dies in Victoria age at death means she was born 1844 but thomas’ death certifcate (marions extract) has her birth date worked out to 1843. FURTHER INFO: compiled by ancestry.com from multiple sources. Has Ellen as being born in Sydney around 1844. Name Ellen Cook Death Age 31 Birth Date abt 1844 Death Date Abt 1875 Death Place Victoria Registration Date 1875 Registration Place Australia Father Bready Theses Mother Bridget Registration Number 12224 Source Information Ancestry.com. Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources. more specific info on her date of death via find a grave. NOTE Ellen Cook would have died on 3 December and buried on the 5 Dec. See affadavit: “My late sister…Ellen Cook…departed this life on the third day of December last past leaving the said estate of the said Thomas Bready unadministered” cite: 00028-p0000-000173-0040-00013 Administration granted to Ellen Cooke 18 March 1875 |
| 1882 |
| TLDR | birth cert for: Pendock Bingley Simons |
| Name of person | Pendock Bingley Simons |
| Event | Birth |
| Year of event Certified copy of / Registration date / Publication date | 1882 |
| Full name of person | Pendock Bingley Simons |
| Date of event | 1882 |
| Registration number/ Application number from certificate | Registration number 24867 / 1882 |
| Location of Register Office / Publisher | Births Deaths Marriages Victoria |
| source citation | |
| source information | |
| ONLINE HERE | https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/6832941ebfa48049e690d32c/record/5c6543444aba80ac3172c57f?q=efamily&givenName=Pendock%20Bingley&familyName=SIMONS |
| quick citation | ‘Pendock Bingley Simons’. (1882). Online extract of birth certificate for Pendock Bingley Simons, Full Date (Registration number 24867 / 1882). Births Deaths Marriages Victoria. Viewed online here: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/6832941ebfa48049e690d32c/record/5c6543444aba80ac3172c57f?q=efamily&givenName=Pendock%20Bingley&familyName=SIMONS |
| in full here: | Record information Event:births Registration number 24867 / 1882 Family name:SIMONS Given name(s) Pendock Bingley Place of event: PERCYDALE, Vic Australia Personal detail Mother’s name, Mary Jane Mother’s family name at birth BRADY Father’s Name:, Nicholas |
| discrepancies/ thoughts | |
| further questions/ notes | what a humdinger of a name |
| 1918 |
| TLDR | death cert for: Thomas Bready (Jnr) |
| Name of person | Thos Brady |
| Event | Death certificate |
| Year of event Certified copy of / Registration date / Publication date | 1918 |
| Full name of person | Thos Brady |
| Date of event | About 1918 |
| Registration number | Reg. number 7218 / 1918 |
| Location of Register Office / Publisher | Births Deaths Marriages Victoria |
| ONLINE HERE | https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/6832af4abfa48049e690d52d/record/5c6539f94aba80ac31031e9b?q=efamily&givenName=Thos&familyName=BRADY |
| quick citation | ‘Thos Brady’. (1920). Online Extract for death certificate for Thos Brady, Abt 1918 (Reg. number 7218 / 1918). Births Deaths Marriages Victoria. Viewed online here: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/68299bc9e3cdeb0572466167/results?q=efamily |
| in full here: | Family name Brady Given name(s) Thos Event Death Mother’s name BRIDGET Mother’s family name at birth OMALLEY Father’s name Brady Thos Place of birth – Place of death Avoca, Australia Reg. year Abt. 1918 Reg. number |
| also cross checks here: | This appears in ancestry.com Ancestry.com. Great War Index Victoria 1914-1920 Ancestry.com. Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. -they include abt 1839 as date of birth and 79 as age of death. |
| further questions/ notes | Note Bridget’s maiden name appears as OMALLEY |
| 1920 |
| TLDR | death cert for: Mary Jane Simons nee Bready aka Mary Jane Simmons aka Mary Jane Simmonds |
| Name of person | Mary Jane Simons |
| Event | Death certificate |
| Year of event Certified copy of / Registration date / Publication date | 1920 |
| Full name of person | Mary Jane Simons |
| Date of event | 1920 |
| Registration number | Reg. number 9472/1920 |
| Location of Register Office / Publisher | Births Deaths Marriages Victoria |
| ONLINE HERE | https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/68299bc9e3cdeb0572466167/results?q=efamily |
| quick citation | ‘Mary Jame Simons’. (1920). Online Extract for death certificate for Mary Jane Simons, 1920 (Reg. number 9472/1920). Births Deaths Marriages Victoria. Viewed online here: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/68299bc9e3cdeb0572466167/results?q=efamily |
| in full here: | Family name SIMONS Given name(s) Mary Jane Event Death Mother’s name Bridget Mother’s family name at birth MEALY Father’s name Brady Thomas Place of birth – Place of death Charlton Spouse at Death – Age at Death 74 Reg. year 1920 Reg. number 9472/1920 |
| discrepancies/ thoughts | Note mother Bridget’s name is listed as Mealy. Father’s name listed as Brady. |
| further questions/ notes | this is definitely for mum Mary Jane not daughter Mary Jane. |
| 1940 |
:NEWSPAPER ARTICLES in chronological order
1852
| TLDR | unclaimed letter listed for a Miss Bridget Bready in Adelaide newspaper, family have probably left for goldfields between aug and nov 30 1852 |
| Title of source: | UNCLAIMED LETTERS—NOVEMBER 30, 1852 |
| Title of container: | Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 – 1904) |
| Publication date: | 18 December 1852 |
| Location: | page 3 (top half of second column) |
| ONLINE HERE: | https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/160111505?searchTerm=bridget%20bready |
| quick citation | 1852 ‘UNCLAIMED LETTERS—NOVEMBER 30, 1852.’, Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 – 1904), 18 December, p. 3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article160111505 |
| discrepancy | listed as Miss instead of Mrs -I’m taking that to be a typo. Unsure if this means a letter is unclaimed within Adelaide specifically or if the unclaimed letters are routinely advertised interstate and you contact your local post office. |
1855
| TLDR | A Thomas Bready is working for Mr. S. H. Marsh at his residence in Cookes River NSW. Was drunk on the job and stray cattle managed to destroy (eat) a truss (ie, tight bundle of hay) under his watch. |
| Author: | na |
| Title of source: | CENTRAL POLICE COURT. |
| Title of container: | The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954) |
| Publication date: | 10 January 1855 |
| Location: | page 5 (last half of column). |
| ONLINE HERE: | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12964173 |
| in full here: | CENTRAL POLICE COURT.Thomas Bready, in the service of Mr. S. H. Marsh, of Cook’s River, was charged with wilful destruction of property. It appeared that the defendant was engaged in carting a quantity of hay and corn to Mr. Marsh’s residence at Cook’s River, and that whilst so engaged he got drunk and permitted a truss, valued at 17s. to be wholly destroyed by stray cattle. The Bench made an order for the payment of this amount, in default to be imprisoned for seven days. |
| quick citation: | CENTRAL POLICE COURT. (1855, January 10). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), p. 5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12964173 |
| further questions / discrepancies | Is this the right Thomas Bready Jnr? Cooks River is actually a few hours away from Mulgoa, so kind of in the vicinity of NSW where he would have been a child? |
| TLDR | Bridget Bready advertises intention to apply for probate in The Argus for will dated 3.09. via her attorney and proctor JOHN M. MINTER. |
| Author: | na |
| Title of source: | PUBLIC NOTICES. |
| Title of container: | The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957) |
| Publication date: | 14 November 1855 |
| Location: | page 7 fifth column |
| ONLINE HERE: | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4823315 |
| in full here: | PUBLIC NOTICES. NOTICE is hereby given, that Bridget Bready, of Myer’s Flat, near Sandhurst, in the colony of Victoria, intends to apply to the Supreme Court of the colony of Victoria, for probate of the will of Thomas Bready, late of Myer’s Flat aforesaid, deceased, and which will bears date the 3rd day of September now last past. Dated this 13th day of November, 1855. JOHN M. MINTER, Attorney and Proctor for the said Bridget Bready. 113 |
| quick citation: | PUBLIC NOTICES (1855, November 14). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 7.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4823315 |
| further questions | Note that no probate was ever actually applied for in Bridget’s lifetime. So while the will was always ‘registered’ the probate had never been applied in Bridget’s lifetime. but check this. |
1861
| TLDR | George Wilson and Co from Webb St post a notice seeking contact from Mrs Bready last heard of at Carisbrook and Ampitheatre |
| Author: | na |
| Title of source: | Family Notices |
| Title of container: | The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 – 1954) |
| Publication date: | 28 October 1861 |
| ONLINE HERE: | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article154899602 |
| in full here: | MRS BREADY, last heard of at Carisbrook and Amphitheatre, please communicate immediately with George Wilson and Co., Webb street, Fitzroy. Business of importance. |
| quick citation: | Family Notices (1861, October 28). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 – 1954), p. 1. Retrieved April 14, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article154899602 |
| further questions / discrepancies | Interesting that they are not seeking Mr Bready as main point of contact being the husband. Possible debts, rental issue, issue with the house Possible relatives trying to locate Bridget. If Rowe is in contact with Bready why are they trying to advertise for her why not go to Rowe. Or have they tried this already. Where is Rowe at this time???? |
1874
| TLDR | A Thomas Bready (presuming it’s ‘my’ thomas jnr) pleads guilty to “imbibing too freely” in Toowoomba QLD |
| Author: | na |
| Title of source: | TOOWOOMBA POLICE COURT |
| Title of container: | The Toowoomba Chronicle and Queensland Advertiser (Qld. : 1861 – 1875) |
| Publication date: | 21 March 1874 |
| Location: | page 3 |
| ONLINE HERE: | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article212789546 |
| in full here: | TOOWOOMBA POLICE COURTMonday, March 16, 1874. (Before the Police Magistrate.)Thomas Bready pleaded guilty to imbibing too freely, and was cautioned and discharged. |
| quick citation: | TOOWOOMBA POLICE COURT. (1874, March 21). The Toowoomba Chronicle and Queensland Advertiser (Qld. : 1861 – 1875), p. 3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article212789546 |
| further questions / discrepancies | I don’t believe this is Thomas Jnr but if it is he would be aged 35. If I can get some kind of DOB or jail record for the thomas bready killer, then I can potentially separate their timelines properly. |
| TLDR | first court appearance to determine if it can be heard or needs to go to jury |
| Author: | na |
| Title of source: | NEW COURT-HOUSE. TUESDAY, DEC. 1. SITTINGS IN EQUITY. |
| Title of container: | The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957) |
| Publication date: | 3 December 1874 |
| Location: | page 6 |
| ONLINE HERE: | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11508482 |
| in full here: | NEW COURT-HOUSE. TUESDAY, DEC. 1.SITTINGS IN EQUITY.(Before his Honour Mr. Justice Molesworth.)RE THOMAS BREADY, DECEASEDRule Nisi calling on Thomas Bready, son of the deceased, to show cause why letters of administration with the will annexed of the estate of the deceased, should not be granted to Mrs E Cooke. Mr L Alderton appeared in support of the rule, Mr A Beckett against it. From the evidence it appeared that Thomas Bready, the deceased, lived in a tent at Myers’ flat, near Sandhurst in the year 1855. He had three children by his wife, the son at that time about 18 years of age, and two daughters, the eldest the present applicant . The eldest girl was 11 years of age, the youngest nine. Bready died on the 27th September, 1855. In the December following a will purporting to be made by him was registered in the Registrar General’s office This will left his property, a house in Webb street Fitzroy, to his wife for life, after her death his children were to have equal shares. This will was never proved, but Mrs Bready remained in possession of the rent and profits of the house. She died in April last, and it being then discovered that the will had not been proved, and as the son contested the validity of the document, this application was made. Mrs. Cooke asserted that the will was made on 3rd September, that it was written by one Daniel Gill, a sort of retired doctor, was witnessed by him and one Michael Walsh. Gill died some years ago in the Benevolent Asylum, and Walsh cannot be found. The defendant asserts that the will is a forgery, that it could not have been made without his knowledge, and that even if it was made his father was so insane from drink that he at that time did not understand what he was doing. In fact, the certificate of death said that Bready died of delirium tremens.His HONOUR reserved judgment. The Court adjourned. |
| quick citation: | NEW COURT HOUSE.—TUESDAY, DEC. 1. (1874, December 3). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11508482 |
| discrepancies/ thoughts | Bready is reported as living in a tent, do they mean the shanty extension. Does that mean Bridget and the children live in the house proper? Thomas Jnr is reported as being ‘about 18 at the time’ in 1855 NB Mr L Alderton appeared in support of the rule. In other newspaper report in the age on 4.12.74 Mr. Fullarton appeared in support of the will |
| TLDR | Summary of court case, over-estimates property worth |
| Author: | na |
| Title of source: | IN EQUITY. |
| Title of container: | The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 – 1954) |
| Publication date: | 4 December 1874 |
| Location: | page 4 |
| ONLINE HERE: | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article201536271 |
| in full here: | IN EQUITY.(Before Mr. Justice Molesworth.)IN RE WILL OF THOS. BREADY.—Rule nisi calling on the caveator to show cause why administration with will annexed should not be granted to Ellen Cook, daughter of deceased. Mr. Fullarton appeared in support of the will ; and Mr. A’Beckett in opposition, for the caveator. The late Thos. Bready, resident at Myer’s Flat, near Sandhurst, made his will on 3rd September, 1855, and died on the 27th of the same month. The will was opposed by Mrs. Cook’s brother, Thos. Bready, on the ground that it was a forgery, and that his father was not in a proper mental condition to make a will at the time named, but was suffering from the effects of drink. The estate is worth about £500. Evidence was called to prove the state of deceased at and about the time he made his will ; and his Honor reserved judgment in the case. |
| quick citation: | IN EQUITY. (1874, December 4). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 – 1954), p. 4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article201536271 |
| further questions / discrepancies | different spellings of Cooke and Cook. Note Mr Fullerton now in support of rule, on 1 dec it was Mr L Alderton |
| also reprinted here: | Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 – 1918, 1935), Saturday 5 December 1874, page 21 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/198495663 |
1875
| TLDR | coverage of court case including Thomas Jnr’s defence and (correctly) estimates property to be worth £400 |
| Author: | na |
| Title of source: | LAW NOTICEN this title only appears in listing of contents, the actual article starts mid second column on page 7 |
| Title of container: | The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957) |
| Publication date: | 13 February 1875 |
| Location: | page 7(2nd column) |
| ONLINE HERE: | https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11512141/239958# |
| in full here: | The hearing of a suit was commenced the Supreme Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Molesworth and a special jury of four, relative to the proof of a will of one Thomas Bready. Bready was a storekeeper, living at Myers flat, near Sandhurst, and he died in September, 1855. By the will sought to be proved which was dated three weeks before his death, he left his property to his wife for life, after her death to be equally divided between his children, a son and two daughters. The widow died a short time ago without having proved the will. Family differences appear to have occurred, and the son, who would be entitled as heir-at-law to all the landed property (which is situate in Collingwood, and worth about £400) disputes the validity of the will. He objects to it on two grounds-first, that it was not properly attested, and secondly, that his father when he made it was not sane. The suit was before Mr. Justice Molesworth in December last, but as the evidence was very contradictory, his Honour decided to send the case to a jury. The case was not concluded when the Court adjourned till this morning. |
| quick citation | LAW REPORT. The Argus. (1875, February 13). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 7. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11512141 |
| first article to point out that Thomas Bready would be heir to entire estate if the will was not valid. | …the son, who would be entitled as heir-at-law to all the landed property (which is situate in Collingwood, and worth about £400) disputes the validity of the will… |
| TLDR | – jury finds will left by Bready to be valid-summary of case to date including summary of evidence |
| Author: | n/a |
| Title of source: | “LAW REPORT. SUPREME COURT.” |
| Title of container: | The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957) |
| Publication date: | 16 February 1875 |
| Location: | page 7 |
| ONLINE HERE: | https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11512251 |
| in full here: | LAW REPORT. SUPREME COURT.NEW COURT-HOUSE. SATURDAY, FEB. 13.PROBATE JURISDICTION.(Before his Honour Mr. Justice Molesworth and a Special Jury of Four.)IN THE WILL OF THOMAS BREADY, DECEASED. In this case application had been made to the Court for letters of administration, with the will annexed, of Thomas Bready, to be granted to Mrs. E. Cooke, daughter of the deceased. It was opposed by Bready’s son, on the ground that no such will had been made, or if it was genuine that it was informal. The case was before Mr Justice Molesworth in December last, but as the evidence was very contradictory his Honour decided to send it to be tried by a jury. The evidence showed that Thomas Bready was a storekeeper living at Myers flat near Sandhurst, in the year 1855. Bready’s three children were a son, who in 1855 was 18 years of age, and two daughters, the eldest 11, and the youngest 9 years of age. According to the case of the applicant, Bready, on the 3rd September, 1855, made the will — ought to be proved, and which was purported to be witnessed by Daniel Gill and Michael Walsh Gill (who also it was said wrote the will) was a retired doctor, and he has since died at the Benevolent Asylum. Walsh, who attested the will by his mark, left the district many years ago. On the 27th September, 1855 Bready died of delirium tremens; and in the December following, the will was lodged at the Registrar Generals office. It left his property a house in Well street, Fitzroy, to his wife for her life , after her death, the three children were to have equal shares in it. This will was not proved by the widow who, however, received the rents and profits from the house during her life. She died in April, 1874. The son who, if the will was invalid, would be entitled to the property as heir-at-law, now declared that the will was a forgery, and that it could not have been made at the time stated, as he was in the house nearly all day, except when he went for medicines. Besides that, his father was so insane from drink that he was incapable of knowing what he was doing. The jury, after a few minutes’ deliberation, returned a verdict in favour of the validity of the will. The Court then adjourned till Monday. |
| discrepancies | -that Thomas Bready Jnr was born in 1837 since he was 18 in 1855 thus would have been born in 1837 meaning he would have been born back in Ireland before the wedding and come out as a baby AGED two. not the case according to passenger records. Possible though that it was in Thomas Jnr’s interest to increase his age? spelling: -Mrs E. Cooke with an e in surname -Well St instead of Webb St |
| quick citation | LAW REPORT. SUPREME COURT. (1875, February 16). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 7. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11512251 |
| TLDR | brief summary of case & decision. |
| Author: | na |
| Title of source: | THE COURTS. SUPREME COURT. |
| Title of container: | The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 – 1946) |
| Publication date: | 20 February 1875 |
| Location: | page 14 |
| ONLINE HERE: | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article143012775 |
| in full here: | THE COURTS. SUPREME COURT. In the Supreme Court on Saturday, before Mr. Justice Molesworth and a jury of four, the trial as to the validity of the will of Thomas Bready was concluded. Bready, who died in 1855, left a widow with three children, a son and two daughters. The will sought to be proved devised the property, a house in Collingwood, to the widow for life, after her death the children to have equal shares in it. Mrs. Bready having died lately, the two daughters sought to prove the will, for which, although registered, no probate had been taken out. This application was resisted by the son, on the ground that his father never made the will, and, if he did, that he was so insane that he did not know what he was doing. The jury found in favour of the validity, of the will. |
| quick citation: | THE COURTS. SUPREME COURT. (1875, February 20). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 – 1946), p. 14.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article143012775 |
| also reprinted in: the Leader but more condensed version | LAW AND POLICE. SUPREME COURT.Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 – 1918, 1935), Saturday 20 February 1875, page 23 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197933079?searchTerm=thos.%20bready# |
| TLDR | who pays for what for court case: Thomas Bready has to pay Ellen’s court costs, Ellen has to pay 2 affadavit costs. |
| Author: | n/a |
| Title of source: | In Equity. |
| Title of container: | The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 – 1954) |
| Publication date: | 19 March 1875 |
| Location: | page 3 |
| ONLINE HERE: | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article202131323 |
| in full here: | In Equity.(Before Mr. Justice Molesworth.)Probates were granted in the following wills : —Thomas Bready, £100… IN RE THOMAS BREADY Deceased.— In this case his Honor ordered administration cum testaments – parties as between themselves to pay their own costs up to and including the hearing in November, Thomas Bready to pay Elizabeth Cook her costs since hearing, not including costs of two affidavits used on motion. |
| quick citation: | IN EQUITY. (1875, March 19). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 – 1954), p. 3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article202131323 |
| discrepancies | Note that Ellen is referred to here as Elizabeth |
1876
| Title of source: | Advertising. Law and Judicial Notices. |
| TLDR | Mary Jane Simons appointed as Administratix of Thomas Bready estate. (now that sister Ellen Cook has died) |
| Author: | n/a |
| Title of container: | The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 – 1954) |
| Publication date: | February 12 1876 |
| Location: | Page 3 |
| ONLINE HERE: | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article244275255 |
| in full here: | Law and Judicial Notices. IN the Supreme Court of the Colony of Victoria in its PROBATE JURISDICTION — Notice it hereby given that after the expiration of fourteen days from the day hereof, application will be made to this Honourable Court that Letters of Administration with Will annexed, of the above named deceased, THOMAS BREADY, of all singular the unadmistered estate of the said deceased, Thomas Bready. unadministered by the late Administratix, Ellen Cooke, deceased, may be granted to Mary Jane Simons, the wife of Nicholas Simons, of Percydale, in the Colony of Victoria, miner, and daughter of said deceased. Thomas Brady. Dated this 12th day of February, A. D., 1876, William Cuddy, 81 Chancery-Lane, Melbourne Proctor for the said Mary Jane Simons. |
| quick citation: | Advertising (1876, February 12). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 – 1954), p. 3. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article244275255 |
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