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Edward Edgar PESCOTT (1872 - 1954)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Edward Edgar PESCOTT (1872 - 1954) + Violet Jane FURFEY ( - 1956)	Thomas Trewhett PESCOTT (1828 - 1910)	Joseph PESCOTT ( - 1843)
			Elizabeth MANNERS (1797 - 1880)	Moses MANNERS
				Elizabeth (MANNERS)
		Mary Ann (Elizabeth) DEAN (1832 - 1919)	James DEAN
			Elizabeth CLARKE

b. 1872 at Geelong, Victoria, Australia

m. 1906 Violet Jane FURFEY ( - 1956) at Victoria, Australia

d. 1954 at Cambrian Hill, Victoria, Australia aged 82

Near Relatives of Edward Edgar PESCOTT (1872 - 1954)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Joseph PESCOTT			1843	Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Grandmother	Elizabeth MANNERS	1797	Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England	1880	Gateshead, Durham, England	83
Grandfather	James DEAN
Grandmother	Elizabeth CLARKE
Father	Thomas Trewhett PESCOTT	1828	Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England	1910	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	82
Mother	Mary Ann (Elizabeth) DEAN	1832	Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England	1919	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	87
Self	Edward Edgar PESCOTT	1872	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	1954	Cambrian Hill, Victoria, Australia	82
Wife	Violet Jane FURFEY			1956	Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia
Sister	Elizabeth Manners PESCOTT	1853	Newcastle Upon Tyne, England	1918	Mooroopna, Vic, Australia	65
Sister	Mary Ann PESCOTT	1854	Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England	1869	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	15
Brother	Thomas Blenkinsop Shalimar PESCOTT	1857	At Sea	1878	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	21
Sister	Fanny Walles (Wailes) PESCOTT	1860	Chiltern, Victoria, Australia	1944	Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	84
Brother	David James PESCOTT	1862	Victoria, Australia	1947	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	85
Brother	George William PESCOTT	1864	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	1955	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	91
Brother	James Richard PESCOTT	1866	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	1957	Glen, Victoria, Australia	91
Sister	Lillias Jane PESCOTT	1868	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	1957	Newtown, Geelong, Victoria, Australia	89
Brother	Joseph Dean PESCOTT	1869	Victoria, Australia	1917	Malvern, Victoria, Australia	48
Niece	Hazel PURVIS
Niece	Daisy Clarice PURVIS	1891	East Melbourne, Vic, Australia	1923	Victoria, Australia	32
Niece	Dorothy Woodfull PESCOTT	1894	South Yarra, Victoria, Australia	1987	Victoria, Australia	93
Nephew	Keith Woodfull PESCOTT	1897	Prahran, Victoria, Australia	1963	Glen, Victoria, Australia	66
Niece	Cecily Woodfull PESCOTT	1900	Armadale, Victoria, Australia	1986	Whitton, Griffith, New South Wales, Australia	86
Brother in Law	Frederick George MILES	1856		1894	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	38
Brother in Law	Edmund HALES	1854		1931	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	77
Brother in Law	Thomas James PURVIS	1868	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	1948	Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	80
Sister in Law	Laura Elizabeth GRIX	1863	Victoria, Australia	1946	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	83
Sister in Law	Ethie Elizabeth Ann MADDERN	1862	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	1960	Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia	98
Sister in Law	Ettie Amelia WOODFULL	1870	Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1944	Malvern, Victoria, Australia	74
Brother in Law	Harry MORRISS	1870	Mount Moriac, Victoria, Australia	1944	Newtown, Geelong, Victoria, Australia	74
Sister in Law	Ada Emilie MARTIN	1872	Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia	1963	Malvern, Victoria, Australia	91

Events in Edward Edgar PESCOTT (1872 - 1954)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1872		Edward Edgar PESCOTT was born	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
1906	34	Married Violet Jane FURFEY	Victoria, Australia	Note 1	52
1910	38	Death of father Thomas Trewhett PESCOTT (aged 82)	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	Note 2	52, 60
1919	47	Death of mother Mary Ann (Elizabeth) DEAN (aged 87)	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	Note 3	52, 60
1954	82	Edward Edgar PESCOTT died	Cambrian Hill, Victoria, Australia	Note 4	52

Note 1: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949 Name Violet Jane Murphy Spouse Name Edgar Edwd Pescott Marriage Place Victoria Registration Place Victoria Registration Year 1906 Registration Number 3029R

Note 2: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Trewhett Pescott Name: Trewhett Pescott Death Place: Geelong, Victoria Age: 82 Father's Name: Pescott Jos Mother's Name: Elizth Manners Registration Year: 1910 Registration Place: Victoria Registration number: 9100 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828 The Argus (Melbourne) 30 Aug 1910 DEATH PESCOTT.-On the 28th August, at his residence, 14 McKillop-street, Geelong, Thomas the beloved husband of Mary Pescott, in his 83rd year. Geelong Advertiser 6 Sept 1910 THE LATE MR. T. PESCOTT. At the memorial service on Sunday evening at Noble-street Church for the late Mr. Thos. Pescott, a sketch, of his life was given by the Rev. R. Kelly. In the course of his remarks he said: "The fathers and founders of Chilwell Methodism are passing away; very few links that connect the church of the present with that of 50 years ago remain. In the recent departure of Mr. Thos. Pescott we have said farewell to one who for half a century was identified with it in membership, and took his full share of labor and responsibility therewith. Mr. Pescott was born at Newcastle-on Tyne, England, on February 2nd, 1828: he married in the year 1852, and arrived at Geelong on November 27th, 1857. He settled at Chilwell, and resided in the neighbourhood until his death. Though coming from a strong hold of Methodism in the old country he was brought up in the Anglican Church, and served in his boyhood as a chorister. Losing his father when he was a lad of 14, he was indebted to his mother for carefully guarding his religious interests. Still he attained the years of man hood without having reached a real spiritual crisis. He often referred to his obligations to the late Mr. Thomas Peters, and traced his awakening to a need of the higher things to the influence of that stalwart Christian man. The visit of the world-renowned evangel list; the Rev. William Taylor, of California, also seems to have had much to do with the establishment of our friend's Christian life. His interest in the Church was further strengthened by the connection with it of his own children, who in those early days drew him to the house of God. For many years he held office as a trustee, and in other ways rendered valuable service to the cause, bringing his business knowledge and experience to bear for its advantage. He gave much attention to the upbringing of his family in Christian principles with the result that they are to-day foremost in every good work."Mr. Pescott was known in the world of trade and commerce as a man of strict integrity, hon est in all his dealings, and whose word was his bond. He lived to a good old age, and when his final sickness came it found him ready to accept his Master's will, exhibiting the same hope and confidence, that had characterised his long and useful Christian life.

Note 3: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Mary Ann Pescott Name: Mary Ann Pescott Death Place: Geeiong, Victoria Age: 86 Father's Name: Dean Jas Mother's Name: Elizth Clarke Registration Year: 1919 Registration Place: Victoria Registration number: 12628 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833 The Argus (Melbourne) 22 Sept 1919 DEATH PESCOTT.—On the 17th September (suddenly), at her residence, Geelong, Mary Ann, relict of the late Thomas Pescott, and dear mother of Mrs. Puvis (Kew), Mrs. Morris (Highton), Dave, George, Jim, Ted, and the late Mrs. Hales, Pollie, Tom, and Joe, in her 87th year.

Note 4: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 Name Edward Edgar Pescott Birth Year 1873 Age 81 Death Place Cambrian Hill, Victoria Father's Name Trewh Thomas Mother's Name Mary Ann Dean Registration Year 1954 Registration Place Victoria Registration Number 8465

Personal Notes:

https://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/guides/will/WILL007.htm and http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/pescott-edward-edgar-8026 Date Range 1872 - 1954 Details Born and educated in Geelong, Edward Edgar Pescott's aquired his first job in the early 1890s as a teacher in the Victorian Education department in Geelong, and later in East Gippsland. Later that decade, he was appointed to Orbost, and credited with several new locality records in East Gippsland flora. In the 1900s Pescott joined the newly formed orchard branch of the Department of Agriculture, and thus came into association with Charles French Snr and his son C.C. Brittlebank, H.W. Davey, F. Beuhne and other departmental officers who were also prominent members of the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria (FNCV). Although based in Melbourne, Pescott was stationed in the country, most notably Shepparton and the north-east, where he made some more locality findings. From 1909-1931 Pescott was Lecturer and Principal of Burnley School of Horticulture, and the first lecturer on the subject of cultivating plants, his lectures being illustrated by a notable collection of slides photographed mainly by himself, mainly in situ. During these years, Pescott also found time to be the Government Pormologist (1917) and the Acting Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne (1922-1923); the Director/Organizer for Wildflower and Wild Nature Shows at Melbourne and St Kilda Town Halls, as well as being a recognized authority on acacias and native orchidaceae. He retired in 1937. Awards 1890s Gold Medal of the Geelong Field Naturalists' Club for work on grasses Silver Medal for work on ferns Thesis on acacias gained him the Fellowship of the Linnean Society (London) Membership 1906-1914 Honorary Secretary of the Wattle League of Victoria 1908-1914 One of the founders and Secretary of the Australian Federal Wattle League, and reckoning force in the recognition of the Wattle as the Australian National Flower 1913 Joined Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria (FNCV), conducted work mainly in preservation and botanical study of native flora, Honorary Secretary (one year), member of Plant Names Standing Committee until his death 1926-1928 President FNCV - commenced campaign which resulted in the Wildflower Protection Act. Led Grampians Research Expedition Membership and Presidential terms in the Victorian Horticultural Society; Cactus and Succulent Society; Victorian Orchid Club; Membership and Vice President of the Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria and the National Rose Society; member of the Bread and Cheese Club 1936-1946 State Relief Committee, Deputy Chairman (1937-1944) and Chariman (1945-1946) 1947 Honorary Life Membership, FNVC Publications A Census of the Genus Acacia in Australia, The Orchids of Victoria, Native Flowers of Victoria;; Life Story of Jas. Furphy (Tom Collins), James Bonwick - A Maker of School Books and Histories; numerous departmental articles and instructional bulletins, prolific contributor to Naturalist and various other journals. Pescott's native flower photos were frequently used as illustrations to his own and other writers' books and articles.

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949 Name Violet Jane Murphy Spouse Name Edgar Edwd Pescott Marriage Place Victoria Registration Place Victoria Registration Year 1906 Registration Number 3029R

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 Name Edward Edgar Pescott Birth Year 1873 Age 81 Death Place Cambrian Hill, Victoria Father's Name Trewh Thomas Mother's Name Mary Ann Dean Registration Year 1954 Registration Place Victoria Registration Number 8465

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