Jabez Edwin Diver

BIRTH & BAPTISM Birth Certificate No. 6903 @ St Kilda Jabez Edwin Last name Diver Sex Male Birth year 1861 Birth place St Kilda Father's name Samson Jabez Mother's name Grace Pratt Registration number 6903 State Victoria

Argus 28 May 1861 DIVER: On the 24th inst. at High Street St Kilda (Melbourne) Mrs S J Diver of a son. Norwich papers please copy.

The Age 25 June 1861 DIVER: At High Street St Kilda (Melbourne) Mrs S J Diver of a son on the 24th May.

Narracan Shire Advocate 30 Dec 1893 CHILDERS. Last Saturday NigHt oUr Mutual Improvement Association held their usual meeting. Being the last night in the quarter, nominations were accepted for the different offices for the ensuing six months. " Has the timber traffic been detrimental to the welfare of Childers was the evening's debate. Mr. E. J. Diver took the affirmative; Mr. Win. Ewers the negative. Much was expected from the above debate, bnt the subject became rather flat, partly from a scanty house and because it had been discussed before. The annual picnic was held here on Boxing Day, which, as well as the concert that followed, was a great success. The weather in the afternoon and evening was all that could be desired, but rain in the morning made the ground rather damp. The picnic was so like all other picnics that comment is unnecessary, the only difference being that the Thorpdale brass band was present, and played several selections during the afternoon, which enlivened things considerably. A chopping match, too, elicited a lot of interest. Five good men and true stood by their 43inch log awaiting the signal to start. The following are the names of the performers and their performances :— R. Blackshaw, 1st, 2 minutes; H. Mayo, 2nd, 2 min. 10s.; W.Crisp, 3rd, 3 min. 5s. A. Arndt, and Wm. Diver. The concert, as I have already said, was a success in every way. The hall was crowded to its utmost capacity; even the stage had to accommodate a row of boys on the front step. Impromptu seats of boxes and rails were rigged up in all available space, and even the ante-room was pressed into service. Following is the programme: Overture, Miss Hill; "Hark, the lark," Thorpdale Glee Club; recitation, "Jim," Mr. J. Gorman ; song, "The old countree," Mr. F. Dickinson; Trial from Pickwick: Dialogue: Counsel— Plaintiff, Mr. Wm. Diver ; defendant, Mr. D. Grigg; Mrs. duppins, Miss J. Diver; , Mr. E. Ewers; Sam Weller, Mr. G. Proctor; Judge, Mr. Wm. Davies. Song, " The grass widow, 1 * Mr. Jeffrey; Tyrolese folksong Thorpdale Glee Club: recitation, "Der oak and der vine," Mr. W. Davies ; song, *' London newsboy," Master W. Furneaux; quartette, "Profundo basso," Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson and Mr. and Mrs. C. Crisp; recitation, Thecollegian, 1 ' Mr. J. Gorman; song, " Loved ones far away," Mrs. C. Crisp; recitation, *• OBrannigan s urili," 3£r. W. Davies; song, " My boy's birthday," Mr. Jeffrey; song, " Little hero," Mr. Wm. Gray : recitation, "Thinning of the Thatch," Mr. E. Ewers; solo, "Listening," Mrs. Dickinson; " Awake ! AEolian Lyre" Thorpdale Glee Club. Mr. Jeffrey appeared as Squibs. Where all did so well it would be unfair to mention any as deserving special praise. Several encores were insisted on and responded to. Mr. Proctor moved a hearty vote of thanks to all those who had assisted through the evening, which was carried by acclamation. The National Anthem closed the entertainment, after which the hall was cleared for those who wished to trip the light fantastic toe. [I am assuming E J Diver is this bloke because there is no alternative and he probably went by the name Edwin]. A Miss J Diver is also named and I cannot figure out who that is. perhaps the Diver family was larger than I know of]

MARRIAGE 1893: Jabez Edwin marries Emma Jane Guy. Reg No 2119 First name(s) Jabez Edwin Last name Diver Sex Male Marriage year 1893 Spouse's first name(s) Emma Jane Spouse's last name Guy State Victoria Country Australia Record set Victoria Marriages 1836-1942 Registration number 2119

Jabez Edwin is fined for hitting a 9yr old boy at Childers. First name(s) Jabez Edwin Last name Diver Year 1896 Event date 25 Jun 1896 Role Accused Or Defendant Court Moe Courts Cause or reason Unlawfully Assault Description Victoria Petty Sessions Registers Sessions date ca. 28 Jun 1894-ca. 13 Dec 1897 Archive reference 332/P0/Vol 3 State Victoria

From 1893 to 1900 Jabez Edwin had a shared selection, lot 31D at Yarragon with Robert Murdoch; 1899-1907, Jabez Edwin was a selector at Yarragon, lot 31D after Murdoch left the scene.

In 1910 Jabez Edwin sold a piece of land to the Education Department for a school.

1st AIF Australia, WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 Name: Jabez Edwin Diver Age: 44 Birth Year: 1870 Birth Place: St Kilda, Victoria Dossier Year Range: 1914-1920 Enlistment Place: Melbourne, Victoria Service Number: 3076 Spouse: Emma Jane Diver Household Members: Name Age Emma Jane Diver Jabez Edwin Diver

Jabez Edwin enlisted in the 1st AIF, age 44 yrs, on 13th August 1915. He is married to Emma Jane, and is a carpenter. He returns 27th September 1917, due to being "over age" also from illness, since the war is far from over. Jabez had the symptoms of Trench Fever which seems not to have been diagnosed. Another explanation is that he put his age down 10 years to get accepted into the Army. His birth certificate and his Army service records are different by 10 years. See documents

3076 Pte DIVER Jabez Edwin enlists on 13 August 1915, age 44 yrs and 3 months. He is a carpenter, married to Emma Jane, 5 ft 6 ins tall and C of E. RTA 27 September 1917.

First name(s) Jabez Edwin Last name Diver Service number 3076 Rank Private Unit or regiment 8th Battalion Enlistment year 1915 Enlistment date 13 Aug 1915 Non-effect date 27 Sep 1917 Fate Returned to Australia Country Australia Record set Australian Imperial Force Nominal Roll 1914-1918

He joins the 8th Battn, then 24th Battn. Embarked 26 November 1915, A73 Commonwealth. 24 Feb 1916 he is in Egypt, 31 March, at Marseilles. He spends much time in hospital and is returned to Australia, for discharge as "over age" 27 Sept 1917. He has had influenza, myalgia and severe rheumatism, frost bite, and lasted barely a year in the trenches. Sounds shocking conditions on the Western Front.

Jabez Edwin is on the Essendon Town Hall War Memorial, the Regimental Register, and the Essendon Roll of Honour.

[I have a horrible feeling that I have put some of the land related docs for Jabez Edwin under his grandfather, Jabez. I think it is probable that all the ones dated after 1880, and perhaps even before, actually refer to Jabez Edwin at Childers before his move to Essendon.]

Jabez Snr seems to have stayed in Prahran working as a shoe and boot maker in Chapel St until his death, rather than farming at Childers as I had believed. His wife and daughters joined him there from Norwich, on a later boat. They, too, were assisted migrants.

Jabez Edwin was a carpenter, then builder and contractor based in Essendon, then Moonee Ponds.

DEATH & BURIAL First name(s) Jabez Edwin Last name Diver Age 90 Sex Male Birth year 1861 Death year 1951 Father's name Samuel Mother's name Grace Pratt Death place M Ponds State Victoria Registration number 11543 2 October 1951: Jabez Edwin born 1861, dies, age 90 yrs at Moonee Ponds. Mother Grace Pratt, father Samuel (Sampson) Diver. Reg No. 11543. Probate granted at Melbourne on 11 January 1952.

Record set Victoria Wills & Probate First name(s) Jabez E Sex Male Last name Diver Grant year 1952 Death year 1951 Occupation Gentleman Residence Moonee Ponds State Victoria Country Australia Nature of grant P Death date 02 Oct 1951 Grant date 11 Jan 1952

From Tribal Pages, Bronny's Tree Diver, Jabez Edwin, Born Mar 24 1861 in St Kilda, Australia, Died Oct 02 1951 in Moonee Ponds, Australia