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George Melrose Livingstone (1873 - 1956)

George Melrose Livingstone
Born in Hoskingtown, New South Walesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 12 Sep 1896 in Tumbarumba, NSWmap
Died at age 83 in Sefton Park, NSWmap
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Biography

George and his family are subject of a webpage by their descendant Andrew Lancaster. The following is adapted from it.

He married Louisa Frances Bradley, also sometimes described as Frances Louisa Bradley, 12 Sep 1896, Tumbarumba, and died 11 Aug 1956, Sefton Park. Reg, his brother wrote in 1979 to Malcolm Gain that he "married Topsy Bradley, a member of a landed family. Spent most of his life in the employ of the Singer Machine Coy. Family, 4 girls, 3 sons. He was a fine looking and very likeable man. Buried at Rookwood." (Livingstone genealogists apparently long misunderstood that Tospy Bradley must be related to a very established "landed" Bradley family who lived in the same region. In fact the Bradleys were of a similar standing to the Livingstones.)

  • Their first child, Horace Percival Bradley Livingstone (1895-1947) was born before they were married, 4 Sep 1895, Tumbarumba, NSW. His birth was at first registered in November 1895 before the parents were married and when his mother was 18. The full name was only registered later in 1896, when the couple were married and living at 24 Campbell Street, Newtown, Sydney. DNA testing indicates that Horace was not the biological son of George. Instead his father must have been a member of the Baumgarten family.
  • In September 1896 George Livingstone, not only married Horace's mother and legitimated Horace with his own surname, but he also bought a case against Albert for " unlawful detention of property".[1]
  • Albury Banner and Wodonga Express Friday 16 July 1915 concerning the Tumbarumba Land Board, on which his father sat, mentions "G. M. Livingstone" with regards to land which he presumably owned or leased in the Tumbarumba area. Starting during the war in which his son fought, George appears to have been involved in public works contracts in Tumbarumba. Albury Banner and Wodonga Express Friday 16 February 1917, concerning the Tumbarumba Shire Council, mentions in the engineering report that the Jingellie to Khancoban road had been done by G. M. Livingstone for £205. Friday 14 May 1920, at another shire council it is mentioned that G.M. Livingstone had written and offered to do bridge work for £75, and this was accepted. Friday 16 June 1922, at yet another shire council meeting: "Tenders were called for contracts 13/22, metal, Wagga road, but the work was done by the department. Metal on Wagga road, seven miles, G. M. Livingstone, lowest at £237/10/; six tenders." Friday 19 March 1926: "Contract 161P-52, Tintaldra-road, 390ft., G. M. Livingstone, W. T. Talbot and W. Jackson. Contract 161P-53, Tintaldra-road, 4400ft., G. M. Livingstone, W. Talbot and W. Jackson. Moved by Cr. A. S. Harris, seconded by Cr. Hamilton, that Talbot's tender be recommended for 168P-52, and G. M. Livingstone; for contract 161P-53, and that engineer explain to C.R.B. reasons for such recommendations."
  • The same paper reports Friday 11 March 1921 that at the annual Tumbarumba show, with a new rail line open from Wagga and special trains for the event, G. M. Livingstone won prizes for his draft horses: best brood mare, and foal. Draft horses would have been important for road and bridge making in the days before cars were common. Ironically, George's son had a serious accident with some only a few months later, losing a finger. The new train line had been promoted particularly by not only Adam S Livingstone, but also George's father in law, Mathew Bradley.
  • In 1825 perhaps he was in the Tumut area, though maybe just visiting or working. The Adelong Argus of Monday 2 March 1925 mentions, "Good luck is a fine thing. Mr. Geo. Livingstone had a share of it on Saturday morning. He had a load of tinware on his spring cart, and when coming out of his backyard, one of the wheels ran over the curb, throwing Mr. Liingstone [sic.] out backwards. He fell heavily upon his back, and appeared to be hurt considerably; but after being taken inside he recovered quickly, and although sore and bruised, with one nasty cut on the forearm, went on to work as though nothing had happened."
  • He may have lived a time over the border in Seymour, Victoria, pursuing the contracting. Friday 15 November 1929 G. M. Livingstone appears doing roads over the border in Victoria, in the Alexandra Shire Council meeting reported in the Alexandra and Yea Standard. The Melbourne Argus 9 June 1930 reports an approved tender in Oxley on the Tolmie-Whitfield road, for G. M. Livingstone, Seymour, for £2896. The same paper Saturday 4 June 1932 reports that in Seymour, on the Hume Highway, G. M. Livingstone of Seymour got a contract for £76 for supply and delivery of 120 cubic yards of gravel.
  • Before 1929 George had moved north to Auburn in the Sydney area, not so far from where his son Horace had a dairy run.
  • 1st August 1929, the Sydney Morning Herald reports the funeral of "Francis Louisa Livingstone", to take place in Rookwood cemetery. The will of "Frances Louisa Livingstone", with "George Melros Livingstone" as soul executor was announced in the same paper on 3 December.
  • Looking at Australian electoral registers, in 1930, 1933, and 1936 he was a storeman living at Norwood Road, Auburn, which was in the district of Reid. In 1937 he had moved a little to Cumberland Road.
  • The Auburn area newspapers during the second world war, report G. M. Livingstone's involvement in the Auburn "Progressive Association", until at least 1942. He was active in South Auburn and West Auburn at different times, possibly because he moved from Norwood Road to Cumberland Road. In 1933, there is even mention of a George Livingstone in Auburn who was to be secretary for a "progressive" team in the Municipal elections. (Both of the non-labour teams apparently wanted to be known as the progressive team.)
  • Also in 1933, George was named as a Justice of the Peace.
  • In 1934 the newspaper records the funeral of George's daughter Phyllis.
  • In 1943 the electoral rolls place him in Warringah, near Manly beach in Sydney. (I believe from Malcolm Gain that this is also where the below photo was taken.)
  • In 1946, after WW2, it seems that George and his son Horace had some sort of interest in the Gundy Inn, now known as the Linga Longa, in the Upper Hunter valley. This is where Horace's daughter Joyce was when Cecil Rossington her future husband met her, having recently returned to his home town of Gundy from active service in New Guinea. That George was involved seems confirmed by the existence in the National Archives of an item A1539 1946/W/138 under "National Security (Prices) Regulations" concerning "George Melross Livingstone , Licensee, Gundy Hotel, Gundy". There is a report in the The Scone Advocate Friday 29 March 1946 which says that
"The prosecution set out the facts; which were that on 3rd December, 1945, officers of the Department were served with three glasses of whisky
[...]
"Mr. Halliday : My instructions are that defendant was not in the bar at the time and the whisky was served by his son, who at the present time is an Newcastle Hospital, and has been for the past three weeks, having undergone a most serious operation, and another one is pending Defendant, accordingly, has not had an opportunity of discussing the matter with his son. Defendant is aged 73, and in 1944 held a license of the Bunnan Hotel for a period of six months and became the licensee of the present premises on 15th November, a few weeks before this event. He states that he was at the time unaware of the correct prices chargeable but he has subsequently obtained a correct price list, which is displayed in the bar and is strictly adhered to.
[...]
"As I have already stated, this is virtually the defendant's first experience as a licensee. He was an employee of the Singer Sewing Machine Company for over 44 years, as a man of the highest reputation, and has never in any way been charged with an offence in his whole career. In the circumstances, taking into consideration this man's excellent reputation, the fact that he had just taken over the premises, which are very well conducted, and his lack of experience, I submit there is no suggestion that this man was making a deliberate attempt of serious overcharging"
  • After the war, in 1949 and 1954, he is back in Auburn, though Reid is then called Blaxland. Auburn is in the Sydney metropolis, south of Parramatta.

Sources

  1. Wagga Wagga Advertiser, Tue 8 Sep 1896, "Tumbarumba"page 3




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