Wilkinson
East Melbourne, Albert Street 348 - Burchett
Built in 1870 by James Sutherland for Frederick Wilkinson - owner.
Architect - Leonard Terry
Occupied:
1870-1885 - Frederick Wilkinson
1885-1889 - W G Howitt, surgeon
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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 057, 059, 061 - Burchett
Built in 1885 by the City of Melbourne Building Sociaty 3 brick houses each of 10 rooms. Owned 1890 - 57 by Wilkinson, agent for the City of Melbourne Building Society, 59 by Martin Moran, 61 by Martin Moran.
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East Melbourne, Gipps Street 088,090 - Burchett
Built 1869 by James Martyn for Mrs Wilkinson.
Occupied 1874: 88 - Robert Scott
90 - H Husband
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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 115 - Burchett
Original name: 'The Oaks'.
1853. MCC BR: Jacomb for self wood house.
1854. Name mentioned: Wilkinson, 10 rooms.
1861. Hy. Bridger - owner. Mrs. Sheils- occupier, she conducted Ladies School here for 15 yrs.
1863 and 1870. Names mentioned: F. Jacomb - owner. Mrs. Sheils - occupier.
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East Melbourne, Hotham Street 115, Amorique
A large weatherboard house with a cedar shingle roof (later covered by iron).
Robert Elwall Jacomb, the first owner of the house, was the official assignee. It was to him that an insolvent's assets were transfered, or assigned, for distribution to creditors. Jacomb built this house as an investment while he, himself, lived in Powlett Street. In 1861 Mrs.
East Melbourne, Hotham Street 161, 163 - Burchett
1860. MCC BR: S. Ward to build for Marshall two houses. Ward also builder of 179 Gipps St. 1861. James Marshall - owner both houses. Occupiers: Marshall and Frederick Wilkinson.
1867. J. & R. Bailey. 1869. Edward Barnes. 1878. M.H. Davies - solicitor.
1881. Names mentioned: John Aarons, Stanley Shepherd.
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East Melbourne, Simpson Street 017
The house at 17 Simpson Street is an [early twentieth century] building with alterations and additions dating from inter-War period. The bungalow style addition facing the street comprises a broad gabled section with brick lower walls (now painted) and roughcast rendered walls above. Windows are timber framed double hung sashes with nine paned upper sashes and corbelled brick sills.
The house was built by builder and contractor, Charles Osborne Luff, for the Rev David Meadowcroft in 1903. At the same time Luff built the house next door at No 19 for himself. Both houses occupied land previously the site of a large wooden house. Luff was at one time a member of the Richmond Council.
My Grandmother's Secret
Author, Kath McKay, writes about the legal case surrounding the rape of her grandmother, Ethel Wilkinson, as a nine year old child in 1895. The accused rapist was Edwin Worrall, a family friend who looked after Ethel and her two brothers while Harry Wilkinson, their father, a sole parent, was at work.
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