History of the Coghill Family from the 1700s.Typed and handwritten papers relating to the Coghill Family. Part ot the handwritten history "The Coghill Family - 13-9-40 Statement by Mr Henry Holmes of Essendon" includes the following: (Page 1) "The original Captain Coghill owned Glendaruel and Glendonald Stations (the homestead of the latter was Andrew Munro's original home.) He had five sons and two daughters ... William Coghill Jnr, a son of Captain Coghill married Miss Catherine Dorothy Holmes. They had no family and they adopted William and Henry Holmes, their nephews, who were the sons of Edward Carter Holmes, brother of Mrs William Coghill Jnr. (Page 2 - does not run on from page1) "The family, and descendants of Edward Carter Holmes, via the William Holmes lineage, lived at "Sauchiburn" Ascot, Vic. The property, fronting what was to become known as Lesters Road, was sold by the family in the 1980's. The namesake of Lesters Road, Mrs Helen Lester (nee Coghill), had also descended from the original Coghill settlers. During my 1960 - 1970 childhood in the area, the Lesters lived opposite "Sauchieburn" on a property called "Burnside". In 1950 a stone cairn commemorating the original Coghill settlers had been sited on the roadside common between both properties by descendants of the Coghill Holmes family. https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5b0e196821ea69108c477463. The Lester property was subsequently purchased by another Edward Carter Holmes descendant, Graeme Spittle from "Mount Cavern" Ascot, and David Glenn and Chris Canning https://lambley.com.au/visit/ I believe descendants via my mother's, Elizabeth Chatham (nee Holmes), lineage continue to farm and /or reside in the adjacent Ascot vicinity on the "Launchley", "Gleno" and "Hazeldean" properties. Interestingly, "Hazeldean" had been originally owned by Robert Reid and his wife Adelaide Helen Reid (nee Holmes). Adelaide and Catherine Coghill (nee Holmes) were sisters." [Memory of Jane Dyer (nee Chatham) 2025] coghill, pioneer family, land settlement in victoria, new south wales, captain john coghill, donald john coghill, will of william coghill senior, indenture agreement, david coghill, william baldwin, talbot, elizabeth coghill, margaret coghill, christina coghill, george coghill, helen coghill, john coghill, catherine dorothy holmes

Brochure of Scott's Garden Estate consisting of 21 large allotments owned by Mrs. E.E. Scott, corner Victoria Street and Scott Street, Mitcham. Also includes New Street, Mitcham. Brochure of Scott's Garden Estate scott, emma elizabeth, coghill & haughton, daly, hall & davey, scott's garden estate, scott street mitcham, victoria street mitcham, new street, mitcham

Captain John Hepburn (7 page document re Hepburn by unknown author titled '' From Sea to Squatting - Smeaton Hill. Unknown date). Born Whitekirk Haddington East Lothean Scotland, 10 December 1803. His mother nee Stewart. Worked for East India Shipping Line. In 1828 at 25 years became the mate on the vessel 'Diaden'. Captain Wilson. As Captain of the 'Alice' in 1830 married Eliza Combes. Alice Elizabeth, 1st child, born the same Year. 1833 a son John Stewart was born and unfortunately died one year later. A third child Thomas was born. He sailed on a steam propelled vessel between Sydney and Newcastle. He later took over the ship 'Ceres' and was expected to run the Board of Directors. Sadly health prevailed. The 'Ceres' struck 'Whale Rock' and sank. Captain Martin was in charge at the time. Mr. J. Gardiner offered and overland to Victoria. Other names are; Mrs Coghill, John Coghill,. Strathallen, Smeaton Hill, Fourth child John Stewart born. Benjamin Hepburn, Eliza 1840, Henry 1842, Mary 1845, Helen 1845 (twins), Jane1847, Anne 1849. John Hepburn appointed a Magistrate. Reghetti.person, individual, captain john hepburn, the settlers act, john sturat hepburn, george hepburn, allison stewart, smeaton homestead, thomas, eliza, henry, mary, helen, jane and anne hepburn. mr j. gardiner, loddon district, mrs coghill, john cohill, strathallen run, george stuart coghill, captain willson, eliza combes

Edith Sarah Pickford was born and raised in Clunes, Victoria. She is the only daughter of John Pickford and Betsey (Robbins) Pickford and sister of Henry Pickford, John Pickford, William Harold Pickford, Horace Pickford DCM, Arthur Pickford and Charles Alexander Pickford. [ Research by Edith;s granduaghter Jane Dyer (nee Chatham)] Edith's maternal grandmother was a descendent of Donald Cameron, the first recorded European settler in the Clunes area.The Pickford family's pioneer settler legacy in the Clunes- Glendaruel district is commemorated with a Pickford Road and displays in the Clunes Museum. A collection of Edith's song music was donated to the Clunes Museum by her great grand-daughter in 2023. Edith married a local farmer, Henry Smerdon Holmes from "Sauchieburn" Ascot, Victoria. Henry was a descendant of the family who had inherited their maternal ancestor's, Catherine Coghill (nee Holmes), Ascot - Coghills Creek property. This branch of the Coghill Family descended from the district's pioneer settler, Captain Coghill. Edith and Henry spent all their married life, and raised 4 children Jack [John], Bill [William], [Mary] Elizabeth and David, at Ascot. She was buried in the Coghills Creek Cemetery with her husband, Henry Smerdon Holmes, and their son, David, in 1967. Her children, Bill Holmes and Elizabeth Chatham, and their spouses are buried nearby.Social and historicalMounted black and white photo of a young girl wearing a white dress and ribbon.chatham holmes collection, holmes, pickford

Catherine Holmes married William Coghill Junior. William died in 1884. This is possibly a photo of Catherine in her mourning clothes. They had no children. His estate passed to Catherine. In 1886 Catherine accompanied by her brother, Edward Carter Holmes, Mr. Holmes a farmer at Ascot and her companion Mrs. Mark Gardiner [Gardner], wife of the contractor for laying down the wood pavement in Elizabeth- street, sailed for Queensland aboard the elegant steamship, ‘Ly-ee-Moon’ to visit her sister Adelaide Reid and purchase a property in the Darling Downs, Qld. Tragically all three, and the gold sovereigns they were carrying to purchase same, were lost when the steamship struck rocks and was wrecked off the rugged Green Cape Coast, just south of Bega, New South Wales [Jane Dyer, 15 June 2024]Black and white photograph of a seated woman wearing black clothing, a cap with centrally parted hair. The woman is Catherine Coghill (formerly Holmes), who married William Coghill Jnr. catherine coghill, catherine holmes, william coghill, william coghill junior, holmes family collection, chatham-holmes family collection, ly-ee-moon, mourning, shipwreck, women, pioneer women, family history

William Smerdon Holmes married Violet Mary Macfie (1859 – 1942) on 9 April 1890 at Geelong. William and Violet lived at "Sauchieburn", Ascot on the 291 ha (720 acre) property that William inherited from his aunt Catherine Coghill (nee Holmes). William and Violet Holmes had four children: • Violet Catherine (1891- 1949) married Samuel Gordon Spittle 11 August 1920; Mary Coghill (1892 - 1979); • William Edward (1894 - 1964) married Charlotte Anne Alexander 20 June 1933; • Henry Smerdon (1897 - 1954) married Edith Sarah Pickford 28/2/1922. William Smerdon Holmes was the grandfather of Henry John (Jack) Holmes (1922-1972) William Smerdon Holmes (1927-1993), David Coghill Holmes (1929-1950) and Mary Elizabeth Chatham (Elizabeth) (nee Holmes) (1932 - 2006). William Smerdon Holmes died in June 1914 and is buried at the Ballarat New Cemetery. A black and white photograph glued into card. It shows a moustached man in coat, collar, tie and tie-pin. It is William Smerdon Holmeschatham family archive, chatham, holmes, william holmes, william smerdon holmes, ascot, sauchieburn

David Coghill Holmes (1929- 1950) of Ascot was the youngest brother of Henry John (Jack), William Smerdon (Bill) and Mary Elizabeth Holmes (m M. E. Chatham 1932 - 2006) and son of Henry (Harry} Smerdon and Edith Holmes (nee Pickford)Black and white photograph of a man in coat, collar and tie. He is David Coghill Holmes as a young man. The Holmes family lived at Ascot, Victoria.harry holmes, ascot, holmes family collection, chatham-holmes collection

Probably taken at a Holmes family property: "Launchley' or 'Sauchieburn" at Ascot, Ballarat District or "Launchley Park", Derrinallum in the Western District. The latter property was a property Harry and Edith Holmes purchased in 1938 on the return of their eldest son, John Henry [Jack], from WW2. David looks to be wearing his St Patrick's Christian Brother College, Ballarat school uniform. [Jane Dyer, May 2024]Photograph of three children. L- R Mary Elizabeth Holmes, ? [ nephew David Smerdon Holmes] and ? [ brother David Coghill Holmes]chatham-holmes collection, mary elizabeth holmes, ww2, derrinallum, ascot victoria

Mary [Coghill][ Holmes was the sister of Henry Smerdon Holmes, an aunt to Mary Elizabeth Holmes ( m Chatham)Hard covered blue book. Bookplate presented to Mary Holmes 1st prize in Spelling and Writing S.S. Ascot 1900 P. Scott. H.T.chatham-holmes family collection, mary holmes, book plate, premium plate

Pamphlet on auction of McGlone's Estate, Mitcham 1924. Bordered by McGlone Street, Whitehorse Road, Station Street and Mitcham Railway line and stationPamphlet on auction of McGlone's Estate, land sales, auctions, mcglone estate, mcglone, john, elizabeth, station street, mitcham, whitehorse road, mitcham railway station, coghill & haughton

Hand written document of 15 pages - photocopiedh a phillips, mt blowhard railway station, ascot, coghill's creek, "the rose", the rose hotel, rose of australia hotel, coghill's creek state school, mrs cantwell, john gottlobb phillips, dowling forest estate, jim mcrae, sir alexander james peacock, nuriootpa farm, mount cavern, education act (1850s) certificatae, australian natives association, bright and hitchcocks geelong, iris woodhouse, duncan phillips, james mcrae, john lester, elizabeth roberts, alice may telford, leongatha, john phillips, george phillips, douglas west, dorothy bagnall

Letters and maps and information relating to the Holmes family of Ascot, Victoria. Documents include: Sarah Holmes inquest Ancestors of Elizabeth Mary Holmes Holmes Family Reunion at Arawata Hallelizabeth mary holmes, ascot residence tender notice, family tree, map of poowong township, family history, genealogy, samuel pickford, william pickford, elizabeth cross, charles robbins, harry holmes, edith pickford, ian coghill holmes, elizabeth fry