Helen Emily Stone

No Civil registration birth record identified.

Parish baptism record for Helen Emily Roe, father James, clergyman, mother Susanne, living Combe Hay, Somerset, baptised 28 August 1856, by her father James Roe, curate.

1861 England census - Hellen E Roe, 5 ( born about 1856), born Combe Hay, Somerset. Also in the house : mother Susan Roe, 40 (born about 1821), born Waddington, Lincolnshire, England, translator foreign languages; sister Laura F E Roe, 8 (born about 1853), born Condweeow, Cornwall, England; and sister Louisa Roe, 2 (born about 1859), born Gloucestershire, England.

Address - 23 Hatton Wall, Saffron Hill, London, Middlesex, England.

Father James was convicted of forgery in 1861 and transported to Western Australia, arriving on 31 December 1862. Helen, her mother and her siblings arrived in WA on 17 December 1864 on the Hastings.

Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA), Wednesday 21 December 1864, page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

ARRIVED.

19 [ie 17 December]. ... — Hastings, 541 tons, Captain McQueen, from London, with general cargo. Passengers — ... Mrs Roe, Miss Roe and 8 children, ...

The family presumably lived in York (father James met his family at Fremantle when they arrived and immediately escorted them back to York, where he was privately employed as a schoolmaster) until early 1867 when father James commenced as a teacher at Greenough and mother Susannah at a teaching position at Geraldton and later at Greenough.

Western Australian Marriage registration index record for Helen Emily Roe marrying Patrick Stone, at Greenough, No. 4837 of 1880.

Helen was married on the 8 February 1880 to Patrick Stone at St. Peter's Chapel, Bootenal, Greenough, WA by Rev. Fr. A. Lecaille. (Marriage Registration no. 4837/1880) They had the following children:

Patrick James b. 17-10-1880 d. 1-4-1972 m. Lillie Mills 25-10-1903. 6 children.

Agnes b. 25-11-1883 d. 22-8-1958 m. Joseph Melville Mitchell 25-11-1920 2 children.

Helen Louisa b. 7-10-1887 d. 14-7-1948 m. John James Brophy 25-9-1913. 3 children.

Catherine Josephine b. 15-3-1890 d. 5-11-1989, aged 99 years 8 months m. Thomas Arthur Fisher at Geraldton 17-2-1920. 7 children.

Laurence John b. 10-6-1892 (unmarried) killed WW1 26-9-1917 in France.

Francis Bernard b. 14-11-1894 d. 2-6-1982 m. Winifred Brown, Victoria, 1927. 3 children, Patricia, Peter and Anita.

Edward Joseph b. 2-4-1899 d. 10-9-1978 m. Alice Miller at Geraldton 13-5-1920. 2 children.

After their marriage, husband Pat Stone then established himself in business in the town of Geraldton. He became well known as one of the pioneer commercial men of the place. He was a prominent supporter of the lead and copper mining industry around Northampton. He also owned the Commonwealth Hotel with adjacent block of buildings of which his general store formed a part.

While still a young man, he was elected to a seat on the Greenough Roads Board (grandson Paul Fisher was Shire Engineer for the same municipality - later known as the Shire of Greenough - for 5 years from 1980), and later elected as a member for the Geraldton Municipal Council which he served for fourteen years and retiring upon his election as a member for the Greenough district in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, an office he occupied for six years. His platform was that of an Independent Liberal, and while in Parliament he played an active part in breaking up the large leased land holdings for closer settlement. He was also successful in his persistent agitation for the construction of a railway line to the Chapman district and later to the Murchison district.

1903 Electoral roll address - Marine Terrace, Geraldton

The Daily News, Friday 15 February 1918, p 3.

A list of probates and administrations issued yesterday at the office at the Supreme Court included ... Laurance John Stone, late of Geraldton, to Helen Emily Stone, £416 13s 6d. [son Laurance had died 23 September 1917 in Belgium.]

Western Australia Death registration index record for Helen Emily Stone, father James Roe, mother Susan O'Moore, died aged 66 at Geraldton, Geraldton registration district, No. 2900011 of 1922.

From the Geraldton Guardian, Tuesday 21 February 1922, p 2.

DEATH OF MRS. P. STONE.

A large circle of friends will hear with regret of the death, which took place on Sunday, of Mrs. Helen Emily, wife of Mr. P. Stone, of Marine Terrace. Deceased, who was in her 66th year, had been in failing health for some time and about a week ago she entered Rosella Hospital, where she gradually grew weaker and died as stated. Deceased was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Roe, who came out from Kent, England (where Mr. Roe had been an Anglican clergy man) when Mrs. Stone was a child of five or six years of age. After residing in Fremantle and York, Mr. and Mrs. Roe came to the Greenough, and had charge of the schools at Central and North Greenough. Mr. Roe was a clever journalist, and for several years contributed articles to the 'Express', the 'Herald' Perth, and other papers and by his writings took a prominent part in the movement which led to the establishment of responsible government. Mrs. Stone, who completed her education at the Convent, Perth, was married to Mr. P. Stone over forty years ago. She was well-known and highly respected and her death will be greatly deplored. She leaves three sons (James, Eddie, and Frank) a fourth, Laurence being killed at the war, and three daughters (Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. Brophy and Mrs. Fisher). The funeral took place yesterday afternoon at the R. C. Cemetery, and was attended by a large gathering of friends from all parts of the district. The pall bearers were Messrs. J. Mills, M.L.C., J. C. Willcock, M.L.A., T. R, de Lucey, W. Keeley, W. Bennett and M. Quain. The service was conducted by the Rev. Dr. Prendergast.

Helen is buried in plot 67 of the Old Geraldton Cemetery In Eastern Road with husband Patrick; Helen was buried on 19 February 1922 and Patrick buried on 23 December 1926.

The West Australian, Saturday 2 December 1922, p 1.

TENDERS Re ESTATE HELEN EMILY STONE, Deceased. TENDERS for the PURCHASE of the Undermentioned PROPERTIES will be received by the Executors, care of the under signed until NOON on SATURDAY, 9th day of DECEMBER, 1922. 1. Victoria Location 5374, containing 790 acres, comprised in Crown Lease No. 2866/11, and Victoria Location 5112, containing 13 acres 1 rood comprised in Crown Lease No. 3519/ 11, together with all improvements thereon. 2. Victoria Location 1035, containing 100 acres comprised in Certificate of Title Volume 6, Folio 240. 3. Lot 3 of Geraldton Suburban Lot 90, Section B, Plan deposit 1128, containing 39.9 perches frontage 100 links Hilda-street, depth 249.8. links, .Volume. CXXVII., Folio 131. 4. Portion Geraldton Town Lot 40, being Lot 1 on diagram 3671, containing 1 rood 13.1 perches, frontage 99.6 links Sanford street, depth 333.8 links, Volume 556, Polio 133. Full particulars on application to the undersigned, 10 per cent. deposit to accompany "Tenders." Dated this 15th day of November, 1922. MILLS and ALTORFER, of Durlacher-st, Geraldton, Solicitors for the Executors.

For information on the Roe Family tree see http://www.roegenealogy.co.uk/index.htm or Glynn Roe's Ancestors and Family http://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=glynnroe&view=50&pid...

Probate record for Helen Emily Stone, State Records Office, consignment 3403, item No. 1922/145.