Muriel Daphne (Salmon) Colclough (1887 - 1956)

Born 20 Sep 1887 in Willowcot, Gurner Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Herbert George Howe Colclough — married 31 Mar 1915 in Essendon, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 10 May 1956 at age 68 in Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Muriel Daphne Salmon (called Daphne, her married name was Colclough) was born on 20 September 1887 at 'Willowcot' on Gurner Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, the third of four children to Catherine (Holmes) Salmon and William Frederick Salmon.^[1][2] William was a public accountant who had immigrated from Somerset, England, Catherine had been born in Colac, Victoria, to English-born parents.

Salmon family photo c. 1900 (Daphne is the little girl in the middle, not wearing white)

In September 1905, Daphne wore a Norwegian evening dress to a plain and fancy dress ball held in Ascot Vale, Victoria. The party was co-hosted by Jean Colclough, Daphne's future mother-in-law.^[3]

In April 1908, she was a bridesmaid at her brother Percy's wedding to Lily Evelyn Dossetor.^[4] She was a bridesmaid again in 1911 at the wedding of Ella Dossetor and Alan Ivo Clerk.^[5]

Daphne was a talented golfer, winning the Colac Golf Club's annual tournament in 1914.^[6] She also played tennis, and at times (including in 1913 and 1915) was known to partake in mixed doubles with her beau Herbert George Howe Colclough.^[7][8]

Daphne and Bert announced their engagement in February 1914,^[9] and were married on 31 March 1915 at Daphne's family home 'Roseneath' in North Essendon, Victoria.^[10][11] They had three children:

• Robert Salmon Colclough (1916–1984)^[12]
• Peter Salmon Colclough (1919–1975)^[13]
• Margaret Jean Colclough (1921–2021)^[14]

Daphne's brother Percy died in 1918 in France, killed in France on active duty during World War I.^[15] Following his death, she travelled to the United Kingdom, returning to Melbourne in January 1919 on the 'Osterley', traveling with her eldest son Bob.^[16]

Daphne, Bert and Bob around 1918 at "Ashleigh", St Albans, UK. Daphne went with Bob to England and lived near Tangnay, Devon, to be near Bert warring in France.

By 1927 until at least 1945, Daphne and her family were living at 10 Malmsbury Street in Kew, Victoria.^[17][18][19]

Daphne died suddenly on 10 May 1956, at her home, 8 Laurel Court, Hawthorn, Victoria, aged 68 years.^[20][21] Her grave is located at the Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale, Victoria.^[22]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth record: 32283 / 1887. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Muriel Daphne SALMON); (Place: STKI); (Mother: Catherine Mary HOLMES); (Father: William Freder)
2. ↑ Birth notice: "Births." 1 October 1887. The Australasian (Melbourne), p. 3. Retrieved 29 December 2017 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/142445046.
3. ↑ "Plain and fancy dress ball." 28 September 1905. Punch (Melbourne), p. 26. Retrieved 13 April 2020 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/175413035.
4. ↑ Bridesmaid for Lily Dossetor: "Weddings". 9 May 1908. The Australasian (Melbourne), p. 45. Retrieved by Clare Spring on 25 April 2017 from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/139214048.
5. ↑ Bridesmaid for Ella Dossetor: "Weddings." 4 February 1911. The Australasian (Melbourne), p. 47. Retrieved 11 March 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/142938822.
6. ↑ "Golf tournament." 17 August 1914. The Colac Herald, p. 2. Retrieved 11 April 2020 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/74261773.
7. ↑ "Championship tennis." 3 March 1913. The Age (Melbourne), p. 13. Retrieved 11 April 2020 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/201124598.
8. ↑ "Tennis: Northern district tournament." 4 February 1915. The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds), p. 5. Retrieved 11 April 2020 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/74587572.
9. ↑ Engagement notice "Engagements." 26 February 1914. Punch (Melbourne), p. 29. Retrieved 10 February 2017 by Clare Spring, from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/129697423.
10. ↑ Marriage notice: "Marriages". 6 May 1915. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 1. Retrieved 9 February 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1514743.
11. ↑ Marriage record: 1090 / 1915. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
    (Muriel Daphne SALMON and Herbt Geo Howe COLCLOUGH)
12. ↑ Birth notice for son Robert: "Births." 4 March 1916. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 13. Retrieved 15 February 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2109424.
13. ↑ Birth notice for son Peter: "Births." 17 December 1919. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 1. Retrieved 15 February 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4635387.
14. ↑ Birth notice for daughter Margaret: "Births." 15 November 1921. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 1. Retrieved 22 April 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4620218.
15. ↑ Death notice for brother Percy "Australians on service". 13 September 1918. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 6. Retrieved by Clare Spring on 10 February 2017 from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1405034.
16. ↑ UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 Liverpool 1919 January. Retrieved 25 March 2017 by Clare Spring from Ancestry.com.au.
17. ↑ "Judicial and law notices." 16 June 1927. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 9. Retrieved 11 April 2020 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3860999.
18. ↑ Engagement notice for son Peter: "Engagements." 21 March 1945. The Herald (Melbourne), p. 11. Retrieved 11 April 2020 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/245347227.
19. ↑ "Law notices." 9 October 1945. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 19. Retrieved 11 April 2020 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12146051.
20. ↑ Death notice: "Deaths". 12 May 1956. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 6. Retrieved 9 February 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71802587.

    COLCLOUGH (nee Salmon).—On May 10 (suddenly), at her home, 8 Laurel Court, Hawthorn Muriel Daphne, beloved wife of Herbert (Bert), dearly loved mother of Bob, Peter, and Margaret (Mrs. E. E. Spring). (Privately cremated.)

21. ↑ Death record: 4929 / 1956. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
    (Name: Muriel Daphne COLCLOUGH); (Place of birth: ESSENDON); (Place of death: HAWTHORN); (Age at death: 68); (Mother: Unknown HOLMES); (Father: SALMON William Frederick)
22. ↑ "Grave information for Muriel Colclough." Billion Graves. Retrieved 25 March 2017 by Clare Spring from https://billiongraves.com/grave/Muriel-Colclough/6739741#/.