Clarence Wilfred Medwin

Generation: 1

Clarence Wilfred Medwin was born 16 May 1898, Black River, Tasmania, Australia; was christened 21 Jun 1898, Black River, Tasmania, Australia (son of Thomas Medwin and Francis Jane Margaret Walters); died 1969, Footscray, Victoria, Australia.

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Clarence married Lila Mary Stokes 12 Oct 1921, St Bartholomew's, Forest, Tasmania, Australia. Lila was born 23 Jul 1901, Forest, Tasmania, Australia; died 1971, Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Leslie Ernest Medwin was born 9 Sep 1922, Black River, Tasmania, Australia; was christened 3 Dec 1922; died 31 Jan 1952, Yan Yean, Victoria, Australia.
Russell Wilfred Medwin died 28 Jun 1989, Victoria, Australia.

Clarence — Eveline Beatrice Wilson. Eveline was born 1898, Hotham East, Victoria, Australia; died 1982, Footscray, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

Thomas Medwin was born 18 Jul 1867, Horton, Tasmania, Australia; was christened 28 Oct 1867 (son of John Cock Medwin and Mary Healey, Healy); died 25 Jan 1934, Circular Head, Tasmania, Australia; was buried Forest, Tasmania, Australia.

Other Events:

Occupation: Farmer

Notes:

Birth:
Thomas Medwin

Thomas married Francis Jane Margaret Walters 31 Mar 1897, Stanley, Tasmania, Australia. Francis was born 5 Oct 1881, Black River, Tasmania, Australia; was christened 6 Nov 1881, Black River, Tasmania, Australia; died 21 Oct 1957, Circular Head, Tasmania, Australia; was buried Forest, Tasmania, Australia. [Group Sheet]

Francis Jane Margaret Walters was born 5 Oct 1881, Black River, Tasmania, Australia; was christened 6 Nov 1881, Black River, Tasmania, Australia; died 21 Oct 1957, Circular Head, Tasmania, Australia; was buried Forest, Tasmania, Australia.

Notes:

Witnesses at marriage were James Alexander Walters, eldest brother of Frances Jane & Sarah Jane Deavin, second wife of William Deavin.

Children:

1. Clarence Wilfred Medwin was born 16 May 1898, Black River, Tasmania, Australia; was christened 21 Jun 1898, Black River, Tasmania, Australia; died 1969, Footscray, Victoria, Australia.
Gladys Medwin was born 19 Jul 1899, Black River, Tasmania, Australia; died 31 Jul 1899, Black River, Tasmania, Australia.
Athol Alexander Medwin was born 26 Apr 1901, Black River, Tasmania, Australia; was christened 7 Jun 1901; died 4 Sep 1973, Circular Head, Tasmania, Australia; was buried 6 Sep 1973, Forest, Tasmania, Australia.
Edna May Medwin was born 23 Aug 1910, Black River, Tasmania, Australia; was christened 14 Oct 1910; died 9 Nov 1999, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Generation: 3

John Cock Medwin was born 1832; was christened 2 Aug 1826, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom (son of William Medwin and Elizabeth Sarah Cook); died 20 Aug 1911, Montumana, Tasmania, Australia; was buried Church of England Cemetery, Forest, Tasmania, Australia.

Other Events:

Occupation: Farmer

Notes:

John & Mary farmed a 230 acre property at Black River.

Died:
John Cook Medwin

John married Mary Healey, Healy 7 Oct 1859, St Peters, Forest, Tasmania, Australia. Mary was born Abt 1834, Ireland; died 23 Dec 1891, Stanley, Tasmania, Australia; was buried 25 Dec 1891, Old Stanley Cemetery, Stanley, Tasmania, Australia. [Group Sheet]

Mary Healey, Healy was born Abt 1834, Ireland; died 23 Dec 1891, Stanley, Tasmania, Australia; was buried 25 Dec 1891, Old Stanley Cemetery, Stanley, Tasmania, Australia.

Other Events:

Cause of death: Chronic Rheumatoid Arthritis

Notes:

Marriage witnesses: William Cryan & Margaret Healy

Mary appears to have been a witness at the wedding of Matthias and Mary Dillon on 8/7/1857.

Died:
Mary Medwin

Notes:

Married:
John Medwin & Mary Healy

Children:

William Medwin was born 2 Nov 1858, Horton, Tasmania, Australia; was christened 12 Nov 1858; died 1 Feb 1859, Black River, Tasmania, Australia.
Medwin was born 1 Oct 1859, Horton, Tasmania, Australia; died 1 Oct 1859, Horton, Tasmania, Australia.
Maria Medwin was born 6 Nov 1860, Horton, Tasmania, Australia; died 15 Feb 1923, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia; was buried Feb 1923, General Cemetery, Springvale, Victoria, Australia.
Elizabeth Sarah Medwin was born 17 Jun 1862, Black River, Tasmania, Australia; was christened 19 Aug 1862; died 19 Mar 1906, South Forest, Tasmania, Australia; was buried Forest, Tasmania, Australia.
Margaret Medwin was born 28 Jan 1864, Black River, Tasmania, Australia; was christened 20 May 1864; died 21 May 1864, Black River, Tasmania, Australia.
Joseph Medwin was born 14 Apr 1865, Black River, Tasmania, Australia; was christened 1 May 1865; died 26 Jul 1941, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia; was buried 28 Jul 1941, Jenner Street Cemetery, Wynard, Tasmania, Australia.
2. Thomas Medwin was born 18 Jul 1867, Horton, Tasmania, Australia; was christened 28 Oct 1867; died 25 Jan 1934, Circular Head, Tasmania, Australia; was buried Forest, Tasmania, Australia.
Edwin Henry Medwin was born 16 Dec 1869, Black River, Tasmania, Australia; was christened 13 Feb 1870; died 15 Nov 1931, Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia; was buried 17 Nov 1931, General Cemetery, Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia.
Margaret Annie Medwin was born 19 Oct 1871, Horton, Tasmania, Australia; was christened 8 Dec 1871; died 1938, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.

Generation: 4

William Medwin was born 1798, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; died 26 Apr 1869, Horton, Tasmania, Australia; was buried Stanley, Tasmania, Australia.

Other Events:

Emigration: 1841, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Notes:

Came to Launceston 1841 on the 'Ullswater' with their 8 children (mentioned in Launceston Advertiser (5/8/1841) and Cornwall Chronicle (7/8/1841)). William Medwin and his family were the first independent settlers in the Black River area.

From http://home.cogeco.ca/~jcosgrave/wycombe_barton.htm - Richard Barton married Sarah Medwin on 01 Dec, 1787, at High Wycombe

NOTE: Van Diemans Land - Part of NSW until 14 Jun 1825 renamed Tasmania 1 Jan 1856

BIOGRAPHY: From http://www.thecorys.com/sayer/d11052.htm - William (1798-1869) his wife Elizabeth Sarah (Cock) (1793-1868) and his eight children arrived at Wellington NZ from Wycombe, England on the Slains Castle in 1841. Conditions were not what they expected, so the Medwins boarded the Ullswater and arrived in Launceston later that year. The family settled on the east bank at Black River, where they farmed for many years. Their five sons, Edwin, John, Mathias, William and Thomas were all farmers as well, though Thomas later became a storekeeper in Church St. Stanley, in 1871. Thomas was born in 1837 in London and died in 1904. He had seventeen children; George, Mary, David, Charlotte, Rachel, Rachel, Herbert, Alice, Annie, Minnie, Lemuel, Arthur, Eliza, Thomas, Andrew, Philip and Leslie. Elizabeth Medwin must have been a resourceful woman: once when bushrangers Bradley and Connor called, planning revenge on William for having replaced Bradley services with the more reliable ones of a ticket-of-leave man, Elizabeth calmly tied up 60 pounds in her skirts, keeping 2 pounds visible. Since William was not at home, the bushrangers took food and the two pounds and went away, leaving the bulk of the family savings safe in Elizabeth's skirts. William, Elizabeth, their grandson Mathias and one of their daughters are buried at Stanley. This Mathias bought 310 acres of land from his grandfather, William, and settled with his Irish wife, Mary, and their ten children. One of their sons was named Luke. His property at Black River was called "Mayura" His wife Annie was well known for her bonnet and boots: on one occasion she walked from Flowerdale to Black River with a goose under one arm and a cow and a calf behind her. Luke andAnnie's son Allan had property at Mawbanna where he lived with his wife Mary Ellen "Mollie" and nine children. Mollie was born in Cork and after serving with the Womenï's Army in France during WWI, she came to Tasmania with her husband to take up farming at Mawbanna, where she helped the local bush nurse. During her lifetime she built no fewer than five houses. During the 1940's the family moved to Black River, where the property had been left to Allan by Luke. Mayura is now known as Gateforth. 150 people turned up to the Medwin Reunion held at Wynyard in 1987.

BIOGRAPHY: FROM: http://www.fairbrassfamily.com/new_zealand.htm - The family came to New Zealand aboard the "Slains Castle" ship. This was the 11th Immigration ship sent out by the New Zealand Company, and the first to arrive at Port Nicholson in 1841. It had left Gravesend on 14 September 1840, and reached port on 25 January 1841. It weighed 500 tons and carried 6 cabin and 218 steerage passengers. The captain reported the journey as follows: 'I am happy to inform you of the safe arrival here on the 25th inst. of the Slains Castle - all well - having only lost four infants under 12 months old and having 5 births.'

BIOGRAPHY: FROM: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/SlainsCastle.htm -
Slains CastleShip:Captain: James PetrieSurgeon Superintendent: J SheridanSailed Deal 18th September 1840 - arrived Port Nicholson 25th January 1841
Medwin William 37 Agricultural Labourer Elizabeth 45 Edwin 15 Agricultural Labourer John 13 Eliza 12 Mathias 9 Elizabeth 7 Sarah 5 Thomas 4 William 1

William married Elizabeth Sarah Cook 1824. Elizabeth was born 1793; died 30 Nov 1868, Horton, Tasmania, Australia; was buried Stanley, Tasmania, Australia. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth Sarah Cook was born 1793; died 30 Nov 1868, Horton, Tasmania, Australia; was buried Stanley, Tasmania, Australia.

Other Events:

Emigration: 1841, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Notes:

POSSIBLY 'SARAH COOK' - born 1 Sep, 1793, Ravenstone, father William Cook, mother Martha?

BIOGRAPHY: Came to Launceston 1841 on the 'Ullswater' with their 8 children (mentioned in Launceston Advertiser (5/8/1841) and Cornwall Chronicle (7/8/1841)). Last name was noted as 'Cock' in some places, 'Cook' in others. From http://www.thecorys.com/sayer/d11052.htm - Elizabeth Medwin must have been a resourceful woman: once when bushrangers Bradley and Connor called, planning revenge on William for having replaced Bradley services with the more reliable ones of a ticket-of-leave man, Elizabeth calmly tied up 60 pounds in her skirts, keeping 2 pounds visible. Since William was not at home, the bushrangers took food and the two pounds and went away, leaving the bulk of the family savings safe in Elizabeth's skirts.

Children:

Edwin Medwin was born 1824; died 20 Dec 1895, Stanley, Tasmania, Australia.
4. John Cock Medwin was born 1832; was christened 2 Aug 1826, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; died 20 Aug 1911, Montumana, Tasmania, Australia; was buried Church of England Cemetery, Forest, Tasmania, Australia.
Eliza Medwin was born 1828; died 1882.
Matthias Medwin was born Abt 1831; died 15 Apr 1898, Emu Bay, Tasmania, Australia; was buried Stanley, Tasmania, Australia.
Elizabeth Medwin was born 1831; died 1851, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Sarah Medwin was born Abt 1833.
Thomas Medwin was born 1837, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; died 14 Oct 1904, "Ninevah", Esplanade, West Devonport, Tasmania, Australia; was buried 15 Oct 1904, Don Cemetery, Tasmania, Australia.
William Medwin was born 1840.