Email from Enid Andrews 23 Jan 2012 re Tivey

Hello John,

Thank you for your prompt response.

I will send my corrections and information to Ian as you have suggested.

The following may be of interest to you as it is family history I learnt when visiting Tosti McGown in 1982:

Samuel Tivey and family came to Australia following the recommendation of their Doctor to improve the health of either Samuel or Alfred who had bronchitis.

Tosti remembered reading the diary of the voyage out here just after she was married. She remembered "being toed down the Thames". It was indeed interesting to read this very diary you have submitted.

The Tiveys owned lace mills in Nottingham. The money from the sale enabled Samuel to purchase property in Nimmitabel.

Email from Enid Andrews 23 Jan 2012 re Tivey

Alfred Tivey bought a property at Nimmitabel known as Moles Station. Alfred did not like farming, he liked cattle. Just before Alfred died the property was snowed in for 3 weeks and 1800 cattle were lost. Alfred and Eliza gave a donation to build a Church at Nimmitabel? and this is recorded on the pulpit.

Alfred was more hesitant than Eliza in taking a leap.

Alfred married Eliza Ann White. Eliza came to live with Tosti's Grandmother Green when she was 10. Tosti thought Eliza's mother was blind.

Alfred and Eliza's children : Edie did not marry.

Tom went to the Boer War and never married. Tom went to Queensland.

Amy Violet had a nice singing voice and had a lot to do with Tosti when a child. Amy did not marry.

Edie and Amy later had a boarding house in Bundanoon.

Alfred "Alf" was killed in WW1 by a Vickers machine gun after 3 minutes at the front line. His sister, Ruby had a dream about Alf but

could not see his lower face. It was learnt later that the lower part of his face had been blown away.

Twins Ruby and Pearl. Ruby is Tosti's mother. Pearl drowned when she was 20 months old. Ruby and Pearl got out through the picket

fence and went down to the Kybeyan River. When Ruby was found she was pointing to the river and saying "Pearl Pearl".

When Ruby was 72 years old she walked in her sleep and woke up in the river where Pearl had drowned.

All the Tiveys had a lot of dignity about them.

All the children were great readers learnt latin roots and sums. They could write a good letter. Ruby wrote the best letter.

Ruby and Amy were taught by Henry George Elphick.

Myra (Ellen Myra) was a wonderful horse rider and probably the best of all the girls.

Greenbrook Station - Tosti's English Grandmother planted many English trees including a Greenbrook Cypress and a red baby rose without thorns, almond trees and poplars along the river banks.

Tosti and Jack McGown built their home at East Lindfield in 1936-7. They had 4 children. Their eldest , a girl, was born exaltly 100 years after Alfred Tivey on the

22nd December 1936. (Monaro Pioneers website has Alfred born on 23 December and I cannot find a record of Alfred's birth to check.)

Comment on the above is most welcome.

Regards

Enid¹⁵

Bega Standard And Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, And General Advertiser (NSW)

Publication: Aug 22 1883 - Bega, New South Wales, Australia

Text: "...had been ill for only a short I tims prior to his death, which occurred ! almost unexpectedly. On Thursday morning we beard of fb« death of Mr. Alfred Tivey , of Nimitybolle. W« under stand he was ill for..."

About this sourceDescription: 1 online resource : illustrations Notes: Title from title screen. Digitised as part of the "Digitised newspapers and more" which allows access to historic Australian periodicals. Also available in print and on microfilm. Life Dates: Vol. 7, no. 275 (January 8, 1876)-vol. 15, no. 81 (October 15, 1884) Also Titled: Bega standard Place: Australia New South Wales Bega.