From TROVE - the Bendigo Independent Newspaper 19 Mar 1906 - Page 3 George Lansell was born in the old-fashioned Kentish village of Margate, England, in 1823. He was the eldest son of Mr. Thomas Lansell, a grocer and tab-low chandler, a sensible, sound businessman, a characteristic Kent man. When14 years of age young George Lansell lefschool and assisted his father in the grocery business. He grew into manhood, and gained a thorough acquaintance with the soap and candle factory work. When he was 29 years of age his younger brother, Wootton Lansell, who was an old and respected resident of Bendigo, and who as a boy had taken to a sea-faring Life, but had left it and settled in Australia, wrote home to Margate and advised some of his brothers to follow him. The valuable experience he had gained and the glowing colors in which he pictured Australia Felix, had its influence on his brothers George and William, and they made up their minds to join Wootton In 1853Fortuna - Research on the Lansell Family History This item contains the following documents: 11217.56a Research on the former German town of Schmiedeberg - request for information from the Bendigo Library for Rodney Ruff 11217.56b Extracts from the "Digger - Pioneer Index, Victoria 1836-1888. This document is a genealogical index summarizing records for individuals with the surname Ballerstedt (and similar spellings) in Victoria, Australia, from 1836 to 1888. (e.g., "balerstt").Records Found:Only 2 matching records for the surname group. 11217.56c Sixteen handwritten detailed pages of notes on research into the Lansell Family 11217.56d Death Certificate for Cyril Vane Lansell, grazier of Corowa NSW, 39 years 1932 11217.56e Marriage Certificate of George Lansell and Bidellia Jarvis at All Saints Church in St Kilda Feb 27 1872 11217.56f Death Certificate in the South Yarra District - Possibly Bidellia Lansell, 20 Sept 1880 11217.56g Map of Cemetery with a grave hi-lighted as G. Lansell. Handwritten note on the back says it is for Bidellia Lansell, and no one else is buried there. 11217.56h Death Certificate for the Sandhurst District for Gottried Tobias Ballerstadt 1869 11217.56i Death Certificate for the Sandhurst District for Conrad Adolpheus (?), farmer and miner 11217.56j Location map of the Melbourne General Cemetery with No W 329 grave hi-lighted in the Church of England section. Belongs to Bedelia Lansellnon-fictionbendigo, fortuna, george lansell, schmiedeberg, cyril vane lansell, ballerstadt, bidelia jarvis lansell, rodney ruff

Five display books containing newspaper cuttings of 'history Lives' articles written by Jim Evans and published weekly in the Bendigo Advertiser. History Lives Articles. Five display book folders containing the ‘History Lives’ articles written by Jim Evans. These articles were published weekly in the Bendigo Advertiser between 2004 and 2016 covering a wide range of topics about people and places from Bendigo’s past. Index included.Jim Evansbendigo, history, newspaper articles

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