David Weston (1855 - 1939)

Born 1855 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Frances (Berryman) Weston — married 1881 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 17 Aug 1939 at about age 84 in Inglewood, Victoria, Australia

Biography

LOCAL LAND BOARD, SANDHURST.

• THE LOCAL LAND BOARD will sit at the Warden's Court, Sandhurst, on Friday, the 21th day December. 1875, at ten o'clock a.m.

Applicants must attend personally; 7. David Weston, 20a, Nerving, east of T. Coylo's 19th section.

• Bendigo Advertiser 17 Dec 1875.

The following applications for licences under 19th section have been approved of:- David Weston, 20a, Nerring.

• Bendigo Advertiser 21 Feb 1876.

At the Central Waterworks' Company's mine on the29th ult., a serious accident happened. Two miners named David'Jones and David Weston, and the manager, Mr.' Horne stepped on to a bucket which was to be lowered to the next level. Immediately they got on the bucket it ran away at a rapid rate. The three men were thrown off when the bottom was reached, Horne fracturing his ankle, and Weston having his foot crushed. Strange to say, Jones escaped without anyother injury than a good shaking; indeed- it was almost miraculous that the whole of the party were not instantaneously killed.The bucket is lowered by means of a brake to the engine, which it is stated, was fastened after the men had been pulled to the 200 feet level; it is evident, however, that either the brake could not have been properly fastened or was out of repair, for, as soon as the weight of the three men was on the bucket it rapidly descended the shaft.

• Bendigo Advertiser 4 Sep 1976.

http://www.genealogics.org/

Electoral Rolls:

• 1903 Echuca/ Wedderburn, (page 11 #741) Farmer
• 1909 Grampians/ Wedderburn Junction, (page 31 #1782) Farmer
• 1914 Grampians/ Wedderburn Junction, (page 32 #1855) Farmer
• 1919 Grampians/ Wedderburn Junction, (page 30 #1765) Farmer
• 1924 Bendigo/ Wedderburn Junction, (page 27 #1582) Farmer
• 1931 Bendigo/ Wedderburn Junction, (page 27 #1595) Farmer
• 1936 Bendigo/ Wedderburn Junction, (page 28 #1659) Farmer

BURIED:

• Wedderburn Cemetery 374 1526.

Picture of Headstone.

Sources

• BIRTH: VIC BDM #
• MARRIAGE: VIC BDM #3047.
• DEATH: VIC BDM #16968.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Ann McCluney for creating WikiTree profile Weston-1040 through the import of Weston.ged on Dec 19, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Ann and others.