George Melrose & Jane Schofield
George Melrose was a Sapper & Miner with the Royal Engineers.
A LITTLE MELROSE HISTORY...
This maternal Melrose branch has been transplanted to Aussie soil for 7 generations so far.
George MELROSE and Jane SCHOFIELD sailed from Plymouth, UK on 9 August 1852 and after being at sea for 122 days arrived in Tasmania, Australia on 9 December 1852. George was a Sapper & Miner of the Royal Engineers. Later the family moved to Sydney and George became a licensed Surveyor.
This Melrose history is a collaboration of work compiled by Tim Carter, Susan Channell, Sandy Liddle, Peggy Lucas and myself.
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Descendants of Thomas MELROSS
1-Thomas MELROSS b. Abt Jan 1734, Coldstream, Berwick, Sct
+Janet ANSLEY
|--2-William MELROSE b. 1780, Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland
+Margaret YOUNG
|--3-Thomas Graham MELROSE b. 1806, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
| +Mary Anne IRVINE
| |--4-George MELROSE b. 1829, Carrick On Shannon, Leit., Ire., d. 1903, Princes St, Ashfield, NSW
| | +Jane SCHOFIELD b.1830, Astley Green, Lan. Eng, d. 1885, Ashfield, NSW, Aus
| | |--5-John Wilkinson MELROSE b. 1850, Salford, Lan, Eng, d. 1921, Ashfield, NSW, Aus
| | | +Clara Eliza EVERETT b. 1851, d. 1921, Ashfield, NSW, Aus
| | | |--6-Cyril Arthur MELROSE b. 1876, Clifford St, Goulburn, NSW, Aus, d. 1952, Auburn, NSW, Aus
| | | | +Margaret CARLISLE
| | | | |--7-Eliza Carlisle MELROSE b. 1901, Ashfield, NSW, Aus
| | | | | +Keith BAYLEY
| | | | |--7-Arthur Ronald MELROSE b. 1905, Ashfield, NSW, Aus
| | | | +Edna Jean BURNS
| | | |--6-Muriel E MELROSE b. 1879, Paddington, NSW, AUS
| | | |--6-Elsie May MELROSE b. 1882, Goulburn, NSW, Aus, d. 1884, Ashfield, NSW, Aus
| | | |--6-John Wilkinson MELROSE b. 1884, Not Registered, d. 1884
| | | |--6-Alice A MELROSE b. 1880
| | | | +Francis W W GLENFIELD d. 1919, Lismore, NSW, AUS
| | | | |--7-Alice M GLENFIELD b. 1900, Hunters Hill, NSW, Aus
| | | | |--7-Thelma GLENFIELD b. 1902, Burwood, NSW, Aus
| | | | |--7-Kathleen F GLENFIELD b. 1904, Burwood, NSW, Aus
| | | | +Frederick W D O MITCHELL
| | | | +Henry R LLOYD
| | | |--6-Lionel Schofield MELROSE b. 1891, Ashfield, NSW, Aus, d. 1971, Drummoyne, NSW, Aus
| | | +Vera A AUSTIN
| | | |--7-Male MELROSE b. , NSW, Aus
| | | +Female UNKNOWN
| | | |--8-Stephanie MELROSE b. , NSW, Aus
| | |--5-Hannah MELROSE b. 1852, Ripon, Yorkshire, Scot., d. 1852, Ripon, Yorkshire, Scot.
| | |--5-Elizabeth MELROSE b. 1853, New Town, Hobart, Tas, d. 1936, Qld, Aus
| | | +William Henry CARTER b. 1850, Melbourne, Vic
| | | |--6-Miriam Ruth CARTER b. 1876, Hillgrove, NSW, AUS, d. 1956
| | | | +William Frederick MIERS
| | | |--6-Irene Clair CARTER b. 1888, d. 1983
| | | | +BURNS
| | | | |--7-Veronica (Peggy) Margaret BURNS b. 1919, d. 1996
| | | | +Private
| | | | +Private
| | | | +Private
| | | |--6-Erle William Henry CARTER b. 1890, d. 1934, Tambo, Qld, AUS
| | | |--6-Winifred Dorothea CARTER b. 1892, d. 1926
| | | | +Fred O'BRIEN
| | | |--6-Aubrey William Henry CARTER b. 1895, Hamilton, Nundah, Qld, d. 1976, Augathella, Qld
| | | +Isabella MURRAY b. 1895, Charleville, Qld, Aus, d. 1999, Brisbane, Qld, Aus
| | | |--7-Private
| | | |--7-Bruce David CARTER b. 1927, Charleville, Qld, d. 1979, Augathella, Qld, AUS
| | | |--7-Bernard Murray CARTER b. 1927, Charleville, Qld, d. 1993
| | | |--7-Tim Carter ### Active Researcher - Check Family Connections Page
| | | |--7-Private
| | | |--7-Private
| | | |--7-Private
| | | |--7-Private
| | | |--7-Private
| | | +John WEBBER
| | |--5-George Henry Irvine MELROSE b. 1855, Port Sorell, Tasmania, d. 1936, Canterbury, NSW, Aus
| | | +Susan Alston DONALD b. 1854, Yass, NSW, AUS, d. 1936, Hurlstone Park, NSW, AUS
| | | |--6-Henry Irwin MELROSE b. 1874, Yass, NSW, AUS
| | | | +Mary A RANDALL
| | | | |--7-Ruth E MELROSE b. 1901, Granville, NSW, Aus
| | | | |--7-Allan MELROSE b. 1904, Junee, NSW, AUS
| | | | | +Gwendolyne Ruby MEAD
| | | | |--7-George H I MELROSE b. 1906, Junee, NSW, AUS
| | | | | +Dora M C ANDREWS
| | | | |--7-Private
| | | |--6-William Arthur Aubrey MELROSE b. 1877, Armidale, NSW, Aus, d. 1967, Doubleview, WA, Aus
| | | | +Ellen Gertrude VLASOPLIS b. Cir 1871, d. 1945, Moora, WA, Aus
| | | | |--7-Aubrey George Leslie MELROSE b. 1900, Perth, WA, Aus, d. 1978, Manning, WA, Aus
| | | | | +Gwynneth Mary b. Cir 1912, d. 1985, Willetton, WA, Aus
| | | | |--7-Keith William James MELROSE b. 1903, Perth, WA, Aus
| | | | |--7-Private
| | | |--6-Herbert Leslie MELROSE b. 1880, Tamworth, NSW, Aus
| | | |--6-Nina May Evelyn MELROSE b. 1882, Tamworth, NSW, Aus, d. 1939, Eastwood, NSW, Aus
| | | |--6-Albert George MELROSE b. 1886, Braidwood, NSW, Aus, d. 1942, Campsie, NSW, Aus
| | | | +Ruby Alice GRIGGS b. 1890, Marrickville, NSW, Aus, d. 1968, Campsie, NSW, Aus
| | | | |--7-William MELROSE b. 1912, Canterbury, NSW, Aus, d. 1974, Nelsons Bay, NSW, Aus
| | | | |--7-Rosetta Ruby MELROSE b. 1914, Canterbury, NSW, Aus, d. 1914, Canterbury, NSW, Aus
| | | | |--7-Thelma MELROSE b. 1916, Rockdale, NSW, Aus, d. 1994, Canberra, ACT, Aus
| | | | |--7-Edward Norman MELROSE b. 1919, Rockdale, NSW, Aus, d. 1949
| | | | |--7-Private
| | | | |--7-Norma Pearl MELROSE b. 1926, Canterbury, NSW, Aus, d. 2006, Redcliffe, Qld, Aus
| | | | +(M) LOWE
| | | | | |--8-(F) LOWE
| | | | | |--8-(M) LOWE
| | | | | |--8-Sue LOWE ### Active Researcher - Check Family Connections Page
| | | | | |--8-(F) LOWE
| | | |--6-Percy Harold MELROSE b. 1888, Bungendore, NSW, Aus, d. 1954, Carlton, NSW, Aus
| | | | +Amy Gladys EMMS
| | | | |--7-Private
| | | |--6-Stanley MELROSE
| | | +Elsie R WOODWOOD
| | |--5-Thomas Adam MELROSE b. 1857, Parramatta, NSW, Aus, d. 1930, Oaks Avenue, Dee Why, NSW
| | | +Elizabeth Clara PEARCE d. 1936, Dee Why, NSW, Aus
| | | |--6-Arthur Leonard MELROSE b. 1890, d. 1928, Adamstown, NSW, AUS
| | | +Barbara I SLATTERY
| | |--5-Mary Jane MELROSE b. 1860, Parramatta, NSW, Aus, d. 1935, Moree, NSW, Aus
| | | +Charles MILLER b. 1855, Rocky River, NSW, Aus, d.1908, Byron Bay, NSW, Aus
| | | |--6-Mary Alice MILLER b. 1879, Halls Creek, NSW, Aus, d. 1961, Perth, WA, Aus
| | | | +Thomas Dundas MILLER b. 1880, Swamp Oak, Cobbadah, NSW, Aus, d. 1951, Merredin, WA (**Tbc**)
| | | | |--7-Frederick Dundas MILLER b. 1902, Casino, NSW, Aus, d. 1945, Perth, WA, Aus
| | | | +Amy Lillian GLOVER b. c1891, Gloucester, NSW, Aus, d. 1963, Cleve, Sa, Aus
| | | | |--8-Alice 'Goldie' MILLER b. 1927, Toorak, Vic, Aus, d. unkown
| | | |--6-Miriam Ruth MILLER b. 1881, Warialda, NSW, AUS, d. 1881, Warialda, NSW, AUS
| | | |--6-Lucy Jane MILLER b. 1888, Bingara, NSW, Aus
| | | | +Henry HURST b. 1874, Wallsend, NSW, Aus, d. 1956, Townsville, Qld, Aus
| | | | |--7-Florence HURST
| | | | |--7-Henry Isaiah HURST
| | | | |--7-Lillian May HURST
| | | | |--7-Minnie HURST
| | | | |--7-George HURST b. 1917, Moree, NSW, Aus, d. 1932, Townsville, Qld, Aus
| | | | |--7-Roy HURST b. 1919, Yagobie, Moree, NSW, Aus, d. 1919, Moree, NSW, Aus
| | | | |--7-Thomas HURST
| | | | |--7-Herbert HURST
| | | | |--7-Robert HURST
| | | | |--7-Ruby HURST
| | | |--6-Emily MILLER b. 1891, Bingara, NSW, Aus, d. 1891, Bingara, NSW, Aus
| | | |--6-Charlie MILLER b. 1894, Spring Creek, NSW, Aus, d. 1949, Coogee Beach, WA, Aus
| | | | +Emily May DAVIS b. 1895, Goonoo Goonoo, NSW, Aus, d. 1967, Fremantle, WA, Aus
| | | | |--7-Beryl MILLER
| | | | |--7-Cecilia MILLER b. 1920, Kyogle, NSW, Aus, d. 1959, Fremantle, WA, Aus
| | | | | +Patrick John CUMMINS b. 1908, Cowra, NSW, Aus, d. 1966, Sydney, NSW, Aus
| | | | | |--8-Desmond Frederick MILLER b. 1938, Bingara, NSW, Aus, d. 2004, Fremantle, WA, Aus
| | | | | |--8-Patricia May CUMMINS b. 1940, Surry Hills, NSW, Aus, d. 2004, Redcliffe, Qld, Aus
| | | | | |--8-Peggy E C J LEWIS
| | | | | +Thomas Joseph CUMMINS b. 1912, Fairy Meadow, NSW, Aus, d. 2000, Frankston, Vic, Aus
| | | | | |--8-Neville Francis CUMMINS b. 1947, Woodend, Vic, AUS, d. 1947, Woodend, Vic, AUS
| | | | | +Kenneth Gordon BAMKIN b. 1925, England, d. 2004, Como, WA, Aus
| | | | | |--8-Private
| | | | |--7-Frederick MILLER b. 1924, Moree, NSW, Aus, d. 1988, Merredin, WA (to be confirmed)
| | | | |--7-Thelma MILLER b. 1926, Sydney, NSW, Aus, d. 1986, Fremantle, WA, Aus
| | | | | +Richard VINCI b. 1926, Fremantle, WA, Aus, d. 1992, Murdoch, WA, Aus
| | | | | |--8-Private
| | | | |--7-Desmond Frederick MILLER b. 1938, Bingara, NSW, Aus, d. 2004, Fremantle, WA, Aus
| | | | +Thelma Joy WOOLCOCK b. 1940, WA, Aus, d. 2003, Palmyra, WA, Aus
| | | |--6-Herbert George MILLER b. 1897, Bingara, NSW, Aus
| | | | +Frances May GRAEPER b. 1897, Narrabri, NSW, Aus
| | | |--6-Harry Rawson MILLER b. 1903, Sth Murwillumbah, NSW
| | | | +Evelyn May GARRETTY b. , Orange, NSW, Aus
| | | |--6-Evelyn Minnie MILLER b. 1906, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Aus
| | | +BOURKE
| | |--5-William Josiah MELROSE b. 1862, Parramatta, NSW, Aus, d. 1865, Lithgows Valley, Hartley, NSW
| | |--5-Ruth Fanny MELROSE b. 1865, Parramatta, NSW, Aus, d. 1935, North Sydney, NSW, AUS
| | +Walter John FURBER b. 1857, Hertfordshire, England, d. 1906, Marrickville, NSW, Aus
| | |--6-Lillian Ruth FURBER b. 1887, Goulburn, NSW, Aus
| | | +William A SHAW
| | |--6-Roy Melrose FURBER b. 1890, Goulburn, NSW, Aus, d. 1935, Sydney, NSW, Aus
| | | +Olive Maud SHAW b. 1898, Clacton, , Essex, England (Active researcher
| | |--6-Ralph Melrose FURBER b. 1893, Goulburn, NSW, Aus, d. 1968, St Leonards, NSW, Aus
| | +Richard H PEARCE
| | +Susanna BROWN
| | |--5-Reginald MELROSE b. 1888, Ashfield, NSW, Aus
| |--4-Mary MELROSE b. 23 Jul 1834, Dublin, Ire
| |--4-Thomas MELROSE b. 27 Oct 1835, Dublin, Ire
| |--4-Josiah MELROSE b. 25 Dec 1838, Mountjoy, Castleknock, Ire
| |--4-Sofia MELROSE b. 12 Aug 1843, Dublin, Ire
| |--4-John Adam MELROSE b. 17 Sep 1845, Dublin, Ire
|--3-George MELROSE b. 16 Oct 1808, Midlothian, Leith, Sct
|--3-John Young MELROSE b. 1811, Dryfedale, Dumfries, Scotland
|--3-John Young MELROSE b. 23 Nov 1813, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
|--3-Adam Rankin MELROSE b. 1 Feb 1816, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
THE MELROSE CLAN...
 George Melrose with his 2nd wife Susanna Brown |
 Jane Melrose nee Schofield |
 John Wilkinson Melrose |
 Elizabeth Webber formerly Carter nee Melrose |
 George Henry Irvine Melrose & Susan Alston Donald |
 Thomas Adam Melrose |
 Mary Jane Miller nee Melrose |
 Ruth Fanny Pearce formerly Furber nee Melrose |
George Melrose ~ Surveyor
Obituary Notice from Sydney Morning Herald, August 20th, 1903.
Mr. George Melrose, Licensed surveyor, died at his residence, at Ashfield, early on Tuesday morning, in his 74th year, and his remains were interred yesterday (Wednesday) in St John's Church of England Cemetery, Ashfield, in the presence of his sons, Messrs. John, George, Thomas, and Reginald Melrose, and other members of his family, also Mr. H. Deane, Engineer-in-Chief; Mr C. O. Burge, Principal Assisting Engineer; Mr. Hutchinson, Inspecting Engineer; Mr. D. C. Simpson, Divisional Engineer; Mr. C. Wilkin, Interlocking Engineer; and numerous friends, including a large number of officers of the the Works Department. Mr. Melrose, together with the late Messrs. H. Quodling, A.Francis, G. Jamieson, and several others, came from England in 1853 with Captain Hawkins, to make land surveys in Tasmania, on the completion of which in 1856, Captain Hawkins and his staff, including Mr. Melrose, were transferred, at the request of Governor Denison, to the service of the Imperial Government in this State; to make surveys of the projected extensions of the then existing railway to Parramatta, which had only been opened in the previous September.
At various times he was engaged on the surveys of all main trunk lines of railway and their branches, including the difficult portion of the Great Western Railway across the Blue Mountains, embracing the Lapstone-hill and Great Zig-Zag, the former of which has been superseded by a tunnel.
Mr. Melrose was thus one of the pioneer railway surveyors, and closely identified with the growth of the railway system in New South Wales.
Old Devonshire Street Cemetery, Sydney in 1903 which was moved
to the now Eastern Suburbs Memorial Gardens, Botany.
Devonshire Street is the site of the now Central Railway Station in Sydney, NSW, Aus.
If you would like to learn more about Devonshire St Cemetery and the move go to:
Old Burial Grounds of Sydney
This is a photo of the Zig Zag Railway Line over the Blue Mountains, NSW, Aus
and is one of George Melrose's survey masterpieces.
Photo from "Illustrated London News - 1874
These photo's are courtesy of a very generous Tim Carter
Melrose Forum
Surnames ~ Carter, Furber, Glenfield, Irvine, Lowe, Matula, Meirs, Melrose, Schofield, Vlasoplis