William Wisbey

   Cause of his death was broncho-pneumonia 6 days, pyelonephrosis 2 years.

   Another name for William was William Wisbey.

  General Notes:

Notes for William WISBEY:
Birth ref#656, Bellarine, 1888
Bap 4.4.1888 St James C of E, Drysdale
Mar ref#84, Victoria, 1915
Death ref#1605, South Melbourne, 1948 aged 59

I have his birth certificate.
I have his marriage certificate.
I have his death certificate.


At the time of marriage his occupation was listed as farmer.
Occupation was storeman at the time of Jean's marriage.
When Violet Jean was born they were living at Beeac.
Died aged 59. He was a storeman at the time of his death.
He was living at Fosters Road, Keilor
Birth registration number 656
He was living in Beeac at the time of his marriage
I have his birth, death and marriage certificates

Obituary (Melbourne Sun or Colac Herald)

"Mr W Wisbey
The death occurred on Tuesday February , after a long illness, of Mr Willi am Wisbey, of Fosters Road, Keilor. The funeral, to the Keilor cemetery, t ook place on February .
The chief mourners were his widow, daughter (Mrs Hayes) and son (Alan).
Coffin bearers were Messrs J Wisbey (brother), A Wisbey (brother), A Wisb ey (son), T Nash, L Hayes and L Skjellerup, and pall bearers were Messrs O astler, Woofe, wisbey, Morton, Clift, ANDERSON, Nash and Gunn.
Rev C Hedley Raymond conducted the services.
Funeral arrangements were by John (Roy V) Allison."

"Wisbey- On 17th February at Prince Henry's Hospital, Melbourne, Willia m, beloved eldest son of the late James and Elizabeth, loved brother of Ja mes (Balintore), Elizabeth (Ondit) and Alex (Thomastown?)
.....George (Ondit); aged 60 years.
A patient sufferer at rest."I have his birth certificate.
I have his marriage certificate.
I have his death certificate.


At the time of marriage his occupation was listed as farmer.
Occupation was storeman at the time of Jean's marriage.
When Violet Jean was born they were living at Beeac.
Died aged 59. He was a storeman at the time of his death.
He was living at Fosters Road, Keilor
Birth registration number 656
He was living in Beeac at the time of his marriage
I have his birth, death and marriage certificates

Obituary (Melbourne Sun or Colac Herald)

"Mr W Wisbey
The death occurred on Tuesday February , after a long illness, of Mr Willi am Wisbey, of Fosters Road, Keilor. The funeral, to the Keilor cemetery, t ook place on February .
The chief mourners were his widow, daughter (Mrs Hayes) and son (Alan).
Coffin bearers were Messrs J Wisbey (brother), A Wisbey (brother), A Wisb ey (son), T Nash, L Hayes and L Skjellerup, and pall bearers were Messrs O astler, Woofe, wisbey, Morton, Clift, ANDERSON, Nash and Gunn.
Rev C Hedley Raymond conducted the services.
Funeral arrangements were by John (Roy V) Allison."

"Wisbey- On 17th February at Prince Henry's Hospital, Melbourne, Willia m, beloved eldest son of the late James and Elizabeth, loved brother of Ja mes (Balintore), Elizabeth (Ondit) and Alex (Thomastown?)
.....George (Ondit); aged 60 years.
A patient sufferer at rest."

  Medical Notes:

Treated by Dr Helan Church

  Noted events in his life were:

• Alt. Birth: Drysdale, Bellarine, Victoria, 19 Feb 1888.

• Alt. Death: Prince Henry's Hospital Melbourne, Victoria, 17 Feb 1948.

• Certificates I have: Birth, marriage, death.

• Age at death (Facts Pg): 59.

William married Violet May Wilkinson Wood, daughter of Henry Wood and Mary Challis, on 19 Jan 1915 in St Augustines Church of England, Beachwood, Victoria Australia. (Violet May Wilkinson Wood was born on 5 Oct 1893 in Beeac, Victoria Australia, died on 8 Jun 1964 in Ballarat, Victoria Australia and was buried on 9 Jun 1964 in Keilor Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria Australia COE 205D.). The cause of her death was pneumonia of one week duration, myocardial degeneration of two years duration.

  Marriage Notes:

Extract from a newspaper "The Cressy and Lismore Pioneer" about the marria ge.
"A very pretty wedding was celebrated in St. Augustine's Church of Englan d, Beeac. on Thursday January 19th. The bride's friends had decorated t he church very prettily with initials of bride and bridegroom and a massi ve wedding bell. The bride's dress was of white silk embossed voile. She c arried a bouquet of white roses, heath and maidenhair fern, with white si lk streamers and veil. The bridesmaids were gowned in white silk, and carr ied handsome pink and white bouquets. The contracting parties, were Miss V iolet Wood, only daughter of Mr and Mrs H Wood, of Beeac, and Mr William W isbey, elder son of Mr and Mrs Jas. Wisbey of Beeac (formerly of Ballan a nd Bacchus Marsh). The bridesmaids were Miss Jessie Batty, cousin of the b ride, and Miss Elizabeth Wisbey, sister of the bridegroom. The ceremony w as performed by the Rev. J. J. McCall, of Birregurra, assisted by the Re v. Mr Crawford, of Beeac. The bride was given away by her father, and h er brother, Private Percy Wood, also stood with her. The best man was Mr H arvey Wood, and the groomsman Mr Albert Missen. The choir sang "O Perfe ct Love" and "The Voice that Breathed o'er Eden". Mr and Mrs Wisbey receiv ed their guests -about 60- in the public hall, where an arch and a huge fl oral swastika had been erected for the occasion. Here a sumptuous weddi ng feast was laid out, under the supervision of the caterers, Mr and Mrs S trachan. After the repast the following toasts were honored- "The King", p roposed by Rev.Mr McCall, responded to by the guests; "The Bride and Bride groom", proposed by Mr McCall, replied to by the bridegroom; "Parents of t he Bride and Bridegroom", proposed by Mr Albert Missen, response by Mr Wo od and Mr Wisbey; "The Bridesmaids", proposed by the bridegroom, and respo nded to by Mr Harvey Wood and Mr Bert Missen; "The Soldier", proposed by R ev. Mr Crawford, and responded to by Mr Percy Wood. Mr Bugg took a pho to of the bridal group. They left by motor for Irrewarra, where the honeym oon is to be spent. The happy couple were the recipients of many useful a nd handsome presents."