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Gladys May Godden

Gladys May Godden was born at Brunswick in 1904, to Frank Edward Godden and Mary Ann Fleming. Gladys married James Watson Bundred on November 29, 1933, son of John Bundred and Georgina Watson McKay of Sunderland, Durham, England. They had one son, James (Jamie) Godden Bundred on January 12, 1935 (died December 7, 1999). After James’ death on April 23, 1965 at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Gladys remarried to Robert Edward Manifold. He was previously married to Judith Violet Christine Thornley, who died on October 10, 1966. Robert died July 21, 1973 at Camperdown. Gladys passed away on January 17, 1992 and was cremated at Fawkner Memorial Park on January 22. The following photograph of Gladys, was taken by photographer Spencer Shier on September 25, 1924. If you would like the full sized image, it’s available for download from the State Library of Victoria. Click Here (Tif, 4080 x 5436, 42.3m).

Acknowledgement: State Library of Victoria.
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Births:
1904,15903,F,Godden,Gladys May,Frank Edward,Fleming Mary Ann,Brunswick,

1907,08793,,Manifold,Robert Edward,Edward,Anderson Beatrice Mary,Cdown,
1915,08728,,Thornley,Judith Violet Christine,Edmund Ashworth,Loughran Ctine,Ardale,

Engagement:
Engagement notice in The Australasian (Trove).

Marriage:
1933,11657,,Godden,Gladys May,Bundred,James Watson,,
Article in The Australasian (Trove)

Deaths:
1965,08773,,Bundred,James Watson,William,Watson,Heidelberg,78,

1973,17743,,Manifold,Robert Edward,Edward,Anderson Beatrice Ma,Cobd,66,

1966,23789,,Manifold,Judith Violet Ch,Thornley Edmun,Loughran Christine,Melbourne,52,

Probate:
GLADYS MAY MANIFOLD
Date of grant: 27 Feb 1992; Date of death: 17 Jan 1992; Occupation: WIDOW; Residence: South Yarra
Judith Violet C MANIFOLD
Date of grant: 17 Feb 1967; Date of death: 10 Oct 1966; Occupation: Married; Residence: Camperdown

Cemetery Details:
Gladys: Fawkner Memorial Park. Cremation, 22 Jan 1992. Ashes collected or scattered.
James: Springvale Botanical Cemetery. Cremation, 26 Apr 1965. Ashes Interred. Location: Boronia, Wall ZE, Niche 237.
Jamie: Fawkner Memorial Park. Cremation, 10 Dec 1999. Ashes collected or scattered.
Robert: Altona Memorial Park. Cremation, 24 Jul 1973. Ashes collected or scattered.
Judith: Springvale Botanical Cemetery. Cremation, 12 Oct 1966. Ashes collected.

Looie Ellen Harvie

“Looie Ellen Harvie (called after her aunt Lucretia and her mother Ellen) was born in Ballarat on July 26, 1871, the daughter of William Harvie and Ellen Darcy Lang. Brought to Melbourne as an infant, she later attended the Model School in Spring Street (later the Melbourne High School). After leaving school she acted as a reader to the teacher of Greek at P.L.C. as he was blind. Her elder brother Robert belonged to the Eaglemont and Chartrisville artists camps (Chartersville, Ivanhoe). They both became members of the Victorian Artists’ Society. She trained as a nurse at the Melbourne Hospital in the nineties and became a ward Sister. She then passed a course in midwifery nursing at the Women’s Hospital and nursed private cases for six years for Dr. Constance Ellis, one of Melbourne’s pioneer women doctors. She attended the Gallery Art School, and in 1911 travelled to Europe. Looie spent some time in Italy, painted in Rome and also worked in a Paris atelier. She returned to Melbourne and for a number of years acted as monitor for the evening life class at the Victorian Artists’ Society. In 1918 she joined the Society of Women Painters. In 1921 she became their Honorary Treasurer, in 1922 their Honorary Secretary, and in 1923 combined both offices. In 1927 she went to Europe for several years. She studied etching in Bordighera and sketched in Italy, France and Belgium. She returned to Melbourne in 1930 and become Hononary Secretary again in 1931. In 1932 she resigned having lost the sight of one eye. In 1935 she was elected President and in 1937 was Vice-President, but she resigned the office in 1938 due to the loss of the sight in her other eye. She kept her membership of the society and continued to take a great interest and attended meetings for many years. She attended the opening of the exhibition of work on the occasion of the Society’s 50th anniversary. Many of her artist friends kept in touch with her. She died on April 29th, 1970, in her ninety-ninth year.” ~Quoted from SLV Biographical/Historical note (With minor corrections and additions). This 1920’s photo was taken at the Ruskin Studio at 225 Collins Street, Melbourne. If you would like the full sized unedited image, it’s available for download at the State Library of Victoria. Click Here (Tif, 3423 x 5325, 52.1m).

Birth:
1871,14042,,Harvie,Looie Ellen,William,Lang Ellen Darcy,Ballarat,

Deaths:
1970,09050,,Harvie,Looie Ellen,William,Lang Ellen Darcy,Arma,98,

Cemetery Details:
Springvale Botanical Cemetery.
Cremated on May 1, 1970.
Location: Ficus, Garden 1, Section A, Niche 10.

A Piper Lassie

Love this photo. A beauty from The Australasian newspaper (16 Sep 1899, page 27) on Trove.

a piper lassie 2 Jessie Maud Low was born in Penola, South Australia on August 24, 1881. This lovely lass, of Scottish parents, was Australia’s first lady Piper. At the time, she was the only one.

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Jessie was a twin to her sister Maggie May, born to their parents, Peter Low (1844-1926) and Margaret Park (1845-1919). Margaret was quite well known from her first marriage (1862) to Adam Lindsay Gordon, the poet (1833-1870). Their only child, Annie Lindsay (1867), died at 10 months. Margaret’s marriage to Peter Low (1873) produced their first set of twins, William Park and Ellispit Joann (1874), followed by Peter Lindsay (1876), David Alexander (1878), then the next twins mentioned above, and lastly was Bradshaw Gordon (1885).

On April 24, 1911, Jessie was married to Arnold Edmund Hughes (1888-1942). They had a daughter, Eileen May (1913-1984?) and a son, Murray Edmund (1914-1973). Jessie passed away in October 1966 and is buried with her husband at the Murray Bridge Cemetery (Eighth Drive, Grave 357) in Murray Bridge, S.A.

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