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William Walter GUY m 1855 Isabella HOCKEY
Eleven children of William Walter GUY and Isabella HOCKEY: 1. Emily GUY b 10 Feb 1857 Mount Misery Diggings. Father: William Walter GUY, Storekeeper, aged 26 yrs, Birthplace: Chichester, Sussex, England, married 1856 Geelong. Mother: Isabella GUY ms HOCKEY aged 18 yrs, Birthplace: Launceston, VDL. Registered at Geelong on 13 Apr 1857 [Cert 6259 provided by Fred Rosewarne]
2. William Samuel GUY b 18 Jan 1859 Kangaroo Gully (later known as Berringa) Birth registration not found. Birth date on Certificate of Service as an Engine Driver, dated 19 Sep 1884, which entitled him to drive any engine used for mining purposes, except a Winding Engine. (provided by Alan Guy)
William Samuel GUY m 1887 Blanche Margaret CAUSON Blanche Margaret GUY m2. 1918 James BURNETT [Vic 9041] 3. Alfred GUY b 1 Jun 1861 Kangaroo Gully. Father: William Walter GUY, Miner aged 30 yrs, Birthplace: Chichester, Sussex, England, married December 1856 Geelong. Issue: Emily, William Samuel. Mother: Isabella GUY ms HOCKEY, age illegible, Birthplace: Launceston, VDL. Registered 19 July 1861 at Smythesdale by William Walter GUY, The Father, Kangaroo Gully who signed. Nurse: Mrs FILE [Cert 13907 provided by Laurel Merritt] Alfred GUY, Miner, d 26 Mar 1907 aged 46 yrs of Primary Phthisis at Staffordshire Reef, Borough of Smythesdale, County of Grenville, Father: William Walter GUY, Miner, and Isabella ms HOCKEY. Informant was William Samuel GUY, Brother, Staffordshire Reef. Burial 28 Mar 1927 at Staffordshire Reef by Rev FH BUTCHERS, Methodist Minister, Witnesses: Arthur HATFIELD and James ROSEWARNE. Deceased was born at Berring and had lived 46 yrs in Victoria, married at Smythesdale aged 24 yrs to Elizabeth Anne CAUSON. Issue: Alfred William 20, Albert Edward 18, Elizabeth Florence Isabella 16, Lucy Helen 15, Stella May 13 and Mabel Louisa 3 yrs. [2198, 215] Alfred GUY, Bachelor, Miner, 24 yrs, Birthplace: Kangaroo but now called Berringa, Present Residence: Staffordshire Reef, Usual Residence: Dunnolly Creek, Gippsland s/o William Walter GUY, Miner, and Isabella GUY ms HOCKEY, m 29 Jun 1885 at the residence of Edwin Causon, Pascoe Street Smythesdale, (Bessie) Elizabeth Annie CAUSON, Spinster, Domestic Servant, 18 yrs, Birthplace: Smythesdale, Present and Usual Residence: Pascoe Street Smythesdale d/o Edwin CAUSON, Miner, and Elizabeth Jane CAUSON ms SCAWNE, by Henry COLE, Primitive Methodist Minister for Ballarat, with the written consent of Edwin CAUSON, Father of the Bride, by Licence. Both signed. Witnesses: James CAUSON, William Walter GUY, Robert BONE [Cert 3226 LM] Elizabeth Annie CAUSON b 1867 Smythesdale d/o Edward CAUSON/Elizabeth Jane SCOWN [Vic 4824]
Children of Alfred GUY m 1885 Elizabeth Annie CAUSON 4. Louisa (Unnamed female) Guy b 18 Feb 1863 Staffordshire Reef. Father: William GUY, Miner, aged 30 yrs, Birthplace: London, England. Mother: Isabella GUY ms HOCKEY, 23 yrs, Birthplace: Launceston. Registered 25 Apr 1863 at Staffordshire Reef by Isabella GUY, Mother, Staffordshire Reef. Nurse: Mrs FRANCIS [Cert 10951]
5. Charles Henry GUY b 27 May 1865 Staffordshire Reef s/o William Walter GUY/Isabella HOCKEY [Extract 18777]
6. Walter GUY b 15 Oct 1867 Staffordshire Reef. Father: William Walter GUY, Miner, aged 33 yrs, Birthplace: London, Middlesex, England, married 10 Dec 1855 Geelong. Issue: Emily 11, William Samuel 8, Alfred 6, Louisa deceased, Charles Henry deceased. Mother: Isabella GUY ms HOCKEY, 26 yrs, Birthplace: Launceston, Tasmania. Registered 18 Nov 1867 at Rokewood by Isabella GUY, Mother, Rokewood. Nurse: Mrs CRANE [Cert 24205 provided by Laurel Merritt) Walter GUY b 5 Oct 1867, chr 15 Dec 1867 by George SCHOFIELD, s/o William Walter GUY, Miner, and Isabella (HOCKEY) of Rokewood [No 375 Baptismal Register for the Smythesdale Methodist Circuit 1860]
Walter GUY, Bachelor, 31 yrs, Miner, Present and Usual Residence: Straffordshire Reef, Birthplace: Rokewood s/o William Walter GUY, Miner, and Isabella GUY ms HOCKEY, m 3 Aug 1899 at Mr BOYD'S House, Italian Gully near Straffordshire Reef, Amelia Edith LAUGHLIN, Spinster, 23 yrs, Domestic Duties, Present Address: Italian Gully, Usual Address: Staffordshire Reef, Birthplace: Exchequer, Vic d/o John LAUGHLIN, Miner, and Eliza GRAHAM, by Emmanuel PARSONS, Primitive Methodist Minister, by Licence, according to the Rules of the Primitive Methodist Church. Witnesses: Mary Ann OSWALD? and John Samuel LAUGHLIN [Cert 5666 LM]
Children of Walter GUY and Amelia Edith LAUGHLIN 7. Lucy GUY b 2 Apr 1870 Staffordshire Reef d/o William Walter GUY/Isabella HOCKEY [Vic 11996]
8. Janet Rosena GUY b 15 Oct 1872 Staffordshire Reef d/o William Walter GUY/Isabella HOCKEY [Vic 19847]
Children of Herbert Roscoe HOYLE and Janet Rosina GUY 9. Marion Isabella GUY (known as Mim) b 22 Apr 1875 Staffordshire Reef d/o William Walter GUY/Isabella HOCKEY [Vic 12570]
10. Albert Cecil GUY b 5 Dec 1878 Staffordshire Reef s/o William Walter GUY/Isabella HOCKEY [Vic 25220] Known as Cec and the 'The Duke'.
11. Florence Cecilia GUY b 21 Jun 1880 Staffordshire Reef, Borough of Smythesdale, County of Grenville. Father: William Walter GUY, Miner, 48 yrs, Birthplace: Sussex, England, 10 Dec 1855 Geelong. Issue: Emily 20, William 18, Alfred 16, Charles 14, Louisa 12, Walter 10, Lucy 9, Janet 7 and Albert Cecil 3 yrs. Mother: Isabella GUY ms HOCKEY, 40 yrs, Birthplace: Launceston, Tasmania. Registered 14 Aug 1880 Staffordshire Reef by William Walter GUY, Father, Staffordshire Reef. Nurse: Mrs DARE [Vic 18896]
It is not easy to imagine how a family of eleven children, two of whom died in infancy, were raised in this small dwelling. However, from the front the size is deceptive because the verandah is so low. This would have kept out the harsh western sun. On the left was the kitchen with a large open fireplace and hooks for the various pots. The next chimney in the rear was in the living room which looked out on a cleared area and into the distance over the treelike of the native forest and to the rising sun. This room is packed with original furniture and I couldn't help but notice a large wooden trunk which very well may have been brought out on the ship with William Walter's belongings. The back door from this room would have needed several steps as the land sloped away. The two rooms on the right would have been for sleeping, maybe the larger one for the older children and the smaller one off the kitchen for the parents and the smallest children. At either end of the verandah are water tanks and laundry troughs. Around the corner with a separate entrance is another room which may have been used as a sleepout. To the right, the black doorway is the entrance to the dairy, a separate small building where butter was churned. It was probably used as a pantry too. Various old iron relics are to be found in the surrounds. It would seem that everyone came to the house to eat and sleep but generally life for the children was lived outdoors. There are many old shady trees and an orchard. A vegetable garden would have been an important source of food. And of course the ubiquitous gold mine was not far away. This line drawing is from the brochure produced for the reunion of the GUY family, descendants of William Walter and Isabella GUY held on Sunday 26th January 1992 at the 'The Reef', the property in Guy's Road at Staffordshire Reef which is owned by the FRAZER family, descendants of Marion Isabella GUY and Albert Lovat FRAZER. They have dedicated themselves to the conservation of the cottage and invited descendants to another picnic gathering on Sunday the 26th of February 2012. They deserve our congratulations for taking the trouble to keep the tangible memorabilia of our original goldrush immigrant in good order - no easy task.  © Created : 24 April 2003 © Last Modified : 23 June 2023 Email : juniperballarat@gmail.com URL : http://juniperballarat.net/public_html/gen/guy/guy_hoc2.html |
