MARRIAGE AND MELBOURNE
When James Robert DICKSON married Annie ELY in Melbourne on 18 November 1855 in St Mark’s Church, Collingwood, Melbourne, he was 23 and she was 18. They were married by Reverend J A Clowes. St Mark’s Church is high Anglican, and continues to “celebrate the Christian faith in the rich and joyful Anglo-Catholic tradition”.[1] Annie had migrated to Victoria with her parents (Thomas and Susannah) and three sisters (Emma, Polly, and Mira) two years earlier, while James had arrived the previous year. At the time the gold rushes were in full swing and Melbourne and other places throughout Victoria were booming.
In the Census of 1856 there are 10 men called James Dickson living in Melbourne, but the only one who is listed as “agent” lives at Fishers Lane, Richmond, and it seems reasonable to assume this is James Robert Dickson. Fisher’s Lane is not far from Carlton Gardens where the Melbourne Museum is located nowadays. It is also easy walking distance from St Mark’s church in George Street, Fitzroy. In the same Census Thomas Ely is recorded living at Webb Street, Fitzroy, which is also only a few streets away from St Mark’s. Thomas’s occupation is recorded as bootmaker.
On 6 November 1856 James & Annie's first child was born and named James Robert. Sadly he died 5 weeks later, on 10 December 1856. Ten months later, on 29 October 1857, a second son was born, and also named James Robert. He survived, lived to adulthood, married and has descendants.
A third child was born in 1859, another son, called Frederick William. He shared his birthdate with his older brother – 29 October.
Two sisters were born in the following three years – Alice Myra, on 5 August 1860, and Annie Maud on 1 February 1862. Less than 6 weeks after Annie Maud was born, the family packed up and travelled to Brisbane, arriving there on 23 March 1862.
[1] http://www.stmarksfitzroy.com/
When James Robert DICKSON married Annie ELY in Melbourne on 18 November 1855 in St Mark’s Church, Collingwood, Melbourne, he was 23 and she was 18. They were married by Reverend J A Clowes. St Mark’s Church is high Anglican, and continues to “celebrate the Christian faith in the rich and joyful Anglo-Catholic tradition”.[1] Annie had migrated to Victoria with her parents (Thomas and Susannah) and three sisters (Emma, Polly, and Mira) two years earlier, while James had arrived the previous year. At the time the gold rushes were in full swing and Melbourne and other places throughout Victoria were booming.
In the Census of 1856 there are 10 men called James Dickson living in Melbourne, but the only one who is listed as “agent” lives at Fishers Lane, Richmond, and it seems reasonable to assume this is James Robert Dickson. Fisher’s Lane is not far from Carlton Gardens where the Melbourne Museum is located nowadays. It is also easy walking distance from St Mark’s church in George Street, Fitzroy. In the same Census Thomas Ely is recorded living at Webb Street, Fitzroy, which is also only a few streets away from St Mark’s. Thomas’s occupation is recorded as bootmaker.
On 6 November 1856 James & Annie's first child was born and named James Robert. Sadly he died 5 weeks later, on 10 December 1856. Ten months later, on 29 October 1857, a second son was born, and also named James Robert. He survived, lived to adulthood, married and has descendants.
A third child was born in 1859, another son, called Frederick William. He shared his birthdate with his older brother – 29 October.
Two sisters were born in the following three years – Alice Myra, on 5 August 1860, and Annie Maud on 1 February 1862. Less than 6 weeks after Annie Maud was born, the family packed up and travelled to Brisbane, arriving there on 23 March 1862.
[1] http://www.stmarksfitzroy.com/