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The family tree of the Australian Flewins starts with the the family of George Flewin, son of John Flewin and Phillis (nee Shaves), of Kent, England. George emigrated to Australia in 1852/53. His wife and young son followed in 1855/6.


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MARRIAGE
NAME
BIRTH
DEATH
OCCUPATION
NOTES
Child of John Flewin & Phillis (nee Shaves) (See UK family Tree)
John & Phillis had two other sons and four daughters

m 25 Dec1845
Wilmington

George

b 1824
Farningham, Kent, UK

d 5 Oct 1919
Ballarat, Aust

In UK: agric labourer
In Australia: brickmaker & farmer

See Family 1

Jane Betsy Blackman

b 1826
Wilmington, Kent, UK

d 25 Mar1901
Miners' Rest, Aust

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Children of George & Jane (Family 1)
Location: Wilmington/Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

m 5 Mar 1868
Miner's Rest, Ballarat

John

b 17 Sept 1846
Wilmington

d 24 Apr 1926
Morwell, Aust

Brick and Pottery Maker & farmer

See Family 2

Margaret Shepherd Watson

b 19 Dec 1846
Richmond River, Queensland

d 10 Jun 1934
Morwell

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m 17 Dec 1884
Creswick, Victoria

Ellen

b 24 Oct 1858
Ballarat

d 25 Jul 1932
Ballarat

David and Ellen Packham had eight children, two of whom died as babies. They were survived by one son and five daughters.

David Packham

b 1854
Avoca, Victoria

d 2 April 1919
Minyip, Victoria


Children of John & Margaret (Family 2)
Location: Morwell

m 1888

Jane (Elizabeth)

b 1870
Miner's Rest

d 1912
Stratford, Vic

Two sons and two daughters

Edward Swan

b c1864

d 1943
Carnegie

m 21 May 1902
Traralgon, Vic

George

b 12 Sep 1871
Miners' Rest

d 29 Jun 1937
Bacchus Marsh, Vic

Builder, brickmaker

See Family 3

Mary Liddle Williams

b 28 Sep 1880
Maffra, Vic

d 22 Nov 1937
Warragul, Vic

m 19 May 1909
South Yarra, Vic

Robert

b 1873
Miners' Rest

d 20 Nov 1948
Glen Iris, Vic

See Family 4

Martha (Bertha) Payne

b 6 Sept 1874
Learmouth, Vic

d 5 Jan 1962
Murr.,Vic

m 17 May 1899
Morwell

John

b 23 Dec 1875
Miners' Rest

d 1946
morwell

.See Family 5

Martha Faulkner

b 1874
Learmouth, Vic

d 5 Jan 1915

m 1902

Margaret

b 1877
Traralgon

d 11 Jul 1958
Traralgon

Charles Berg was a carpenter, built many early houses in Morwell. Also drove part time the only taxi in Morwell in early years, an old Oakland.

Two sons and five daughters

Charles Berg

b 1876
Dunedin, NZ

d 8 May 1964
Traralgon

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m 1904

Thomas

b 1879
Hazelwood

d 8 Jul 1954

See Family 6

Emma May McNarama

b c1870

d 22 Jul 1943

m 1908

Ellen Phoebe

b 1883
Morwell

d 1962
Traralgon

Two sons

John Robinson

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m 27 Nov 1907

Annie

b 17 Dec 1884
Morwell

d 21 Aug 1949
Morwell

Three sons and one daughter

Arthur Huguenin

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Elsie

b 1886
Morwell

d 1953
Morwell

Did not marry

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Children of George & Mary (Family 3)

 

m 1926
West Melb, Vic

Dulcie

b 11 Mar 1903
Traralgon, Vic

d 2 Dec 1983
Prahran

Two sons

John (Jack) Haberman

b 20 Jun 1890
Geelong, Vic

d 5 Feb 1950
Korumburra, Vic

m 6 Jul 1935

George Gordon

b 26 Sep 1907
Traralgon

d 26 Aug 1979

One daughter

Jean Wills

b 30 Jan 1906

d 11 Jun 1991
Toora, Vic

m 6 Dec 1941

Margaret Lillian

b 1 Oct 1910
Bacchus Marsh, Vic

d 7 Dec 1991

Two sons, two daughters

Walter Andrews

b 16 Mar 1918

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.m 26 Mar 1932
West Melb, Vic

Grace Mildred

b 3 Apr 1913
Traralgon

10 Aug 1998
Bairnsdale

Four sons, one daughter

Lionel Edward Hopkins

b 5 May 1912
Barkstead, Vict

d 26 Feb 1989
Bairnsdale, Vicic

.m 10 Jan 1942

Olive Jean

b 30 Sep 1916

d 27 Jun 1999

Four sons, two daughters

George James Romeril

b 30 Nov 1913

d 1963

..m 25 Mar 1950

Joyce Dorothy

b 23 Nov 1920

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Three sons, one daughter

William John (Jack) Harrison

b 30 Jul 1921

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Children of Robert & Martha (Family 4)

m 16 Jan 1937
Malvern, Vic

Leslie Robert

b 1911
Kilmore, Vic

d 23 Jun 1987
Glen Iris, Vic

Leslie: Mettallurgist
Edith: Textile worker & housewife

One son, one daughter

Edith Evelyn Smith

b 25 Oct 1913
Richmond, Vic

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m 26 Jan 1945

Elsie May

b 29 Mar1912
Malvern, Vic

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Three sons, one daughter

Emil Sekac

b 12 Nov 1903
Czechoslovakia

d 23 Jun 1998
Phillip Island, Vic

Children of John & Martha (Family 5)

m 19 Mar 1929

Ethel May

b 5 Dec 1900
Miners' Rest

d 11 Jan 1976

No children

Ernest Alfred Ash

b 15 Jul 1901

d 19 Nov 1990

m 27 May 1939

Clarence Frederick

b 2 Feb 1902

d 24 Dec 1979

One son and four daughters (one deceased) - infant

Dorothy Ruth Hollier

b 14 Sep 1909

d 18 Oct 1974

m 7 Jun 1924

Beatrice Maud

b 13 Mar 1904
Traralgon

d 6 Aug 1977

Three sons and three daughters

James Ernest Neave

b 22 Jul 1899

d 12 Apr 1964

m

Ivy Jane

b 6 Sept 1905
Traralgon

d 24 Apr 1970

Two sons (both deceased)

Leslie Richmond Barnett

b

d 16 Oct 1969

m 5 Oct 1942

Leslie James

b 8 Jul 1907
Traralgon

d 27 Oct 1999
Traralgon

The funeral notice read : FLEWIN, Leslie James. July 8, 1907- Oct 27, 1999. Husband of Helena, father of Ken, Colin and Teresita, Brian (dec), Richard (dec), Lorraine and Peter, Maureen and Peter, Helen and David. Loved Pop of 12 grandchildren and one great grandchild. He was aged 92 years

Helena Blucher

b 1924

d.

m 1945?

Herbert George

b 1909
Traralgon

d 20 Nov 1961

One son

Mary Mildred Cannell

b

d 1955?

m(2)

Lillie

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m 5 Oct 1942

John (Jack) Davy

b 29 Nov 1910
Traralgon

d 21 Feb 1979

Two daughters

Mary Moore

b

d.

Children of Thomas & Emma (Family 6)

.m

Eleanor Isabel

b 1905
Northcote

d 6 Oct 1961

No children

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John Sansom

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Samuel Thomas

b 1911
Oakleigh

d 3 Oct 1983

Two sons

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Clara Fechner

b 20 Jan1902

d 8 Aug 1988

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