Historical information
Mr John Herron and his wife Isa Mary Herron purchased the house at 4 Vickery Street Bentleigh in 1950 from Miss M Marriott. He was a descendant of John James an early settler dairyman in Moorabbin Shire and Miss M Marriott was a descendant of the early settler market gardeners Marriott family. Mr Herron lived there until 1989 and the house was then demolished and turned into a carpark for the busy Shopping precinct of Centre Road, Bentleigh.
Significance
The Marriott family were early settler market gardeners from 1878 in the area of Dendy’s 1841 Special Survey and John Herron was a descendant of Philip Jones , a chair-maker, who settled in the area of East Brighton, now Bentleigh, in 1852
Physical description
An original letter, dated 10th May 1950, from solicitors Boothby and Boothby requesting settlement of costs involved with purchase of house at 4 Vickery Street Bentleigh by Mr John Herron from Miss M Marriott
Attached is a Statement of Adjustments cat 00053.4
Inscriptions & markings
* Boothby & Boothby Imperial Chambers / Solicitors etc. 408 Collins Street/ B>B Boothby / N.B Boothby / - BBB/VP Melbourne C 10th May, 1950/ and at / Korumburra / Loch and / Poowong/ Telephone M 1275 ( 2 Lines )/ Mr. J. Herron, / 4 Vickery Street, / Bentleigh / re Marriott signed N Boothby
Subjects
- solicitors,
- pioneers,
- early settlers,
- brighton,
- moorabbin,
- bentleigh,
- market gardeners,
- dairyman,
- dairy farmer,
- jones james,
- jones mary ann,
- jones martha,
- jones elizabeth ann,
- dendy henry,
- dendys special survey 1841,
- elster creek,
- melbourne,
- jones ethel may,
- herron isa mary,
- herron john,
- tram conductor,
- marriott m,
- boothby and boothby
