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McAleese, Benjamin and Mary

Benjamin McAleese

Burial Register Details:

Previous No.	Current No.	Date	Name	Age	Section	Lot	Note
1970	1227	16-11-1907	McAleese, Benjamin	77	P2	124	–
1227	1970	16-02-1923	McAleese, Mary	89	P2	124	–

Inscription:

In memory of / Benjamin McAleese / died 16th Nov. 1902 / aged 77 years. / Also his wife / Mary / died 16th Feb. 1923 / aged 89 years

Links: See also Rose Brice 10181
Image: 10182 (6-23)

Biography:

Benjamin McAleese was elected to the Upper Yarra District Road Board in 1869 to 1871and then was elected to represent the South-west Riding of the newly formed shire of Lillydale in 1872. He continued to serve as a councillor until 1877. In 1876 he had three children attending the local state school and he worked two properties: 346 acres he leased from Robert Laidlaw and 54 acres of Crown land in Mooroolbark. [Prosperity & Progress pg 39 and Border Country pgs 19 and 23]

Mary McAleese

Thanks:

McAleese – The sons and daughters of the late Mrs Mary McAleese desire to thank their numerous friends and relatives for their kind sympathy, for letters, cards, and floral tributes, in their recent bereavement. Will all kindly accept this acknowledgement of their deepest gratitude? ‘Burnside’, Woori Yallock. [Lilydale Express 02-03-1923]
References: Lilydale Express 02-03-1923; Prosperity & Progress, Sue Thompson and Border Country, Glen James.

McAleese, Hannah and Mary Eliza

Hannah McAleese

Burial Register Details:

Previous No.	Current No.	Date	Name	Age	Section	Lot	Note
6055	2338	30-09-1930	McAleese, Hannah	63	P2	106	–
2338	6055	31-08-1939	McAleese, Mary Eliza	83	P2	106	–

Inscription:

In memory of / Hannah McAleese / died 30th September 1930 / and / Mary Eliza / died 28th of August 1939 / At rest

Notes:
Links:
Image: 10187 (6-28)

No information.

Mary Eliza McAleese

No information.

McComas, Jean

Burial Register Details:

Previous No.	Current No.	Date	Name	Age	Section	Lot	Note
–	1397	11-07-1912	McComas, Jean	54	CE2	197	–

Inscription:

To the memory / of / my wife / Jean McComas / died 11th July 1912 / at Montrose, Vic. / aged 54 years. / Faithful wife, fond mother, true friend.

Links:
Image: 10051 (2-13)

Biography:

A serious accident happened on Friday last to Mrs A. E. McComas of [Montrose] She was driving a spirited pony which got out of control and dashed into a tree, throwing Mrs McComas out with great force onto the road and breaking her collar bone . . Dr Syme of Lilydale set the broken bone. [Box Hill Reporter24-05-1912]

Mr McComas was Alfred Ernest; Mrs McComas nee Brooke. Their sons Robert and Charles served in WW1; their daughter Edith died 27-8-1982 and is buried at Lilydale. [Montrose files]

Death notice:

McComas – On the 11th July, at her residence, Montrose, Jean Martin, dearly beloved wife of A. E. McComas and loving mother of Charles, Edith and Robert McComas, aged 54. (No flowers by request) [The Argus 12-07-1912 p1] Obit: Quite a gloom was cast over the district . . when the death of Mrs McComas, wife of Mr A. E. McComas, was made known . . She had lived in the district [Montrose] for about 20 years . . Her demise was due in great measure to the serious accident about two months ago . . Great sympathy is felt for the children Charlie, Edith and Robert . . . [Box Hill Reporter 26-07-1912 pg 7]

References: Box Hill Reporter 24-05-1912; 26-07-1912; The Argus 12-07-1912; Montrose files.

McComb, Clyde Henry, James Henry, Emily Hurlstone, Gwendolyn Essie Clyde

Clyde Henry McComb

Burial Register Details:

Previous No.	Current No.	Date	Name	Age	Section	Lot	Note
–	1031	23-12-1901	McComb, Clyde Henry	22 mths	W1	87	–
–	1465	03-11-1913	McComb, James Henry	61	W1	85/86	–
1465	2016	11-01-1924	McComb, Emily Hurlstone	65	W1	85	–
–	6204	06-09-1961	McComb, E. G.	–	W1	86	–

Inscription:

McComb / Clyde Henry / born 1 Jan 1900, died 23 Dec 1901 / James Henry / born 10 Oct 1852, died 2 Nov 1913 / Emily Hurlstone / born 28 Dec 1855, died 11 Jan 1924 / Gwendolyn Essie / born 24 Oct 1896, died 3 Sep 1961

Notes:  Marble slab behind main slab: Joh Haar 1883-1953.
Links:
Image: 10301 (10-14)

No information.

James Henry McComb

Biography:

James Henry McComb appointed engineer and surveyor for Lillydale shire in 1896, resigning from similar positions at Doncaster and Nunawading shires. In 1897 the positions of shire secretary and shire engineer were combined and J. H. McComb was appointed. [Prosperity and Progress 1889-1989 p29] Lilydale Shire council meeting and the Lilydale Water Trust meeting discusses his death [Lilydale Express 14-11-1913]

Obituary:

The town and district of Lilydale will mourn for a very long time the death of Mr James Henry McComb. [His] 17 years of honorable citizenship and secretary and engineer to the ratepayers of the Lilydale Shire . . the large attendance at the funeral bore testimony that his friends and admirers were legion . . [He] laid out and supervised the construction of various bridges . . [He] was the son of Thomas Kerr McComb (deceased) and Grace McComb who recently celebrated her 86th birthday at her Frankston home . . [He] was born in Melbourne 61 years ago, moving to Frankston with his parents, educated at a private school . . becoming a teacher in the Echuca district . . later while teaching at Dandenong, he took up the study of civil engineering . . [Lilydale Express 14-11-1913]

Emily Hurlstone McComb

Death Notice:

McComb – on the 11th January, 1924, at Glenmuir, Miller grove, Kew, Emily Hurlstone McComb, relict of the late James Henry McComb C.E. late of Lilydale, aged 68 years. [The Argus 12-01-1924 pg13]

Gwendolyn Essie

No information.

References: Lilydale Express 14-11-1913; The Argus 12-01-1924 pg13; Prosperity and Progress 1889-1989, Sue Thompson.

McCord, Arthur Pressley, John Crawford, Ernest and Margaret

Arthur Pressley McCord

Burial Register Details:

Previous No.	Current No.	Date	Name	Age	Section	Lot	Note
575	273	24-12-1881	McCord, Arthur Pressley	15m	CE2	25/26	–
273/431	575	05-04-1890	McCord, John Crawford	46	CE2	25/26	–
575	1431	17-03-1913	McCord, Ernest G. G.	26	CE2	26	–
–	2489	02-05-1932	McCord, Margaret	83	CE2	26	–

Inscription:

McCord / Our dear little Arthur / born Sept 14th 1880 died December 22nd 1881 / Also his mother / Margaret / died Augst 2 1932 aged 82 yrs
Front: In loving memory of my dear husband John Crawford McCord died 3 April 1890 in his 45th year

Notes: Different spelling of Pressley in Burial Register and Suffragists list.
Links: Image: 10115 (4-4)

Biography:

Arthur was born September 14, 1880 at the Parsonage, Lilydale but died at St Luke’s Parsonage, Emerald Hill on December 22, 1881. [LDHS Suffragists webpage]

John Crawford McCord