George DE FRAINE

1858 - 1907  (48 years)

• Name	George DE FRAINE
  Born	28 Nov 1858	Weston Turville, Buckinghamshire, England   [1]
  	Date of birth on headstone.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1861	West Ham, Essex, England
  	Age: 2y
  	Address: 1 Prospect Place
  Census	1871	Weston Turville, Buckinghamshire, England
  	Address: Church Street
  	With George and Emily Weedon (nephew)
  Immigration	13 Oct 1877	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  	Age: 18y
  	Listed as an ordinary seaman (OS) on the Indus. Rockhampton to Sydney. Listed as an OS on the Dilpussund - Brisbane to Sydney. January 1879. Then appears as a steerage passenger going from Melbourne to Sydney on the Rodondo - 14 Oct 1882. From Place: , Buckinghamshire, England
  Occupation	Master mariner
  Died	19 Aug 1907	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia   [2, 3, 4]
  Buried	20 Aug 1907	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [4]
  Person ID	I7453	Caroline's Tree
  Last Modified	29 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Charles George DE FRAINE,   b. 3 Dec 1834, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England ,   d. Between Jul 1864 and Sep 1864, Poplar, Middlesex, England  (Age 29 years)
  Mother	Ann Lucretia WYATT,   b. 1839, Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England
  Married	1856	Mayfair, London, England
  Family ID	F136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hannah Charlotte Isabella ROSS,   d. 1945, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  Married	18 Apr 1883	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [5, 6]
  	DE FRAINE—ROSS.—April 18, 1883, at the Bethel House by the Rev. Thomas Gainford, George de Fraine, the only son of the late Charles George De Fraine, of Aylesbury, Bucks, England, to Hannah Ross, second daughter of David Ross, of Clunes, Victoria.
  Divorced	19 Jun 1903
  Children	1. Lucretia (Louie) DE FRAINE,   b. 1885, Brisbane Water, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 14 Jul 1947, Marulan, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 62 years)   2. Emily Wyatt DE FRAINE,   b. 1887, Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1914, Balmain, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 27 years)   3. George Ross DE FRAINE,   b. 1888, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1962, ,Queensland, Australia  (Age 74 years)   4. Violet Bessie DE FRAINE,   b. 8 Jul 1890, Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 21 Feb 1922, Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 31 years)   5. Charles T DE FRAINE,   b. 1892, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1 Oct 1931, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 39 years)   6. Walter Lee DE FRAINE, (twin),   b. 30 Apr 1894, Taree, New South Wales, Australia  [Adopted]   7. William Wyatt DE FRAINE, (twin),   b. 30 Apr 1894, Taree, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 2 Dec 1966  (Age 72 years)   8. Hennie Isabelle DE FRAINE,   b. 1896, Taree, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1983  (Age 87 years)   9. Bessie DE FRAINE,   b. 1898, Balmain North, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1898, Balmain North, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2016
  Family ID	F2144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Bernadenia SMITH
  Married	1903	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [5]
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2014
  Family ID	F2180	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Wikipedia: Captain George De Fraine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurieton,_New_South_Wales Captain George De Fraine was trading to Camden Haven in his ketch "Ethel B.T." from about 1887 and later also operated a steam tug "Unique". In 1893 he entered into partnership with John Rodger. William McKay & Hugh Bibby had leased and operated Joseph Laurie's sawmill from around 1880. When Joseph Laurie sold his interests to George De Fraine in about 1896, the mill was operated as a partnership of De Fraine, McKay and Bibby until 1899 when George De Fraine took full ownership. George De Fraine also acquired the lease for the mill built by Messrs Dun and Bagan (later known as the Dun-Bagan mill) operating on land opposite Laurieton[11]. In 1891 the Lands Department proposed changing the name of Laurieton to Camden Haven (coinciding with the change of name of the former Camden Haven to Kendall). This was extremely unpopular with Laurieton residents and the name remained unchanged[12]. The steamship "Hastings", sailing ship "Isabella de Fraine" and steamship "Cobar" were built at Laurieton between 1901 and 1903[13]. De Fraine oversaw his extensive business interests in the area until his death in 1907. Recognition sought for early pioneer 12 Jan, 2005 09:38 AM http://www.camdencourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/recognition-sought-for-early-pioneer/472767.aspx?storypage=0 http://www.camdencourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/lane-name-honours-laurieton-pioneer/1706513.aspx?order=1 Lane name honours Laurieton pioneer 16 Dec, 2009 08:59 AM EARLY shipping magnate Captain George de Fraine’s contribution to the Camden Haven was recognised recently with the naming of a lane in Laurieton. De Fraine Lane runs from the carpark opposite the Laurieton United Services club through to Tunis Street. Port Macquarie-Hastings Council named the lane after being contacted via letters from descendants of Captain de Fraine who expressed their wish to see the pioneering forebear’s name immortalised. Captain de Fraine was an entrepreneur, businessman, sailor and mill owner in Laurieton. The master mariner first came to Laurieton in 1877 in his ketch the Ethel BT to trade timber and in total owned six ships which were mainly used to transport timber. In 1900 he built three shops, butcher, a bakery and general store in Laurie St and built the Laurieton Hotel. Captain de Fraine was a great innovator and was one of the first men in Australia to pay his workers monthly wages instead of yearly. The Sydney Mail - Jun 3, 1903 http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1302&dat=19030603&id=HiYQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G5UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3276,1524676 Includes a picture of George. A MARINER'S WILL. —*— OVER £22,000 FOR DISTRIBUTION. Probate of the will of the late George De Fraine, of the Anchorage, Haberfield, master mariner, has been granted. He died on August 19, 1907, leaving an estate worth £22,794 11s 6d. He bequeathed to his wife, Bernadenia, all his household effects, a legacy of £1000, and an annuity for life of £208, payable quarterly. He bequeathed to his mother, Annie Lucretia Walker, a legacy of £60, and an annuity of £52. To his sis- ters, Annie Lucretia Cox, wife of William Cox, of Laurieton, and Elizabeth F. De Fraine, matron of the Uxbridge Hospital, near London, he bequeathed £250 each. To Phillip Bennett Hooff, of Hunter-stroot, Syd- ney, he bequeathed £100, as a token of ap- preciation of faithful services. Another bequest was an annuity of £62 to his daugh- ter Emily Wyatt De Fraine. He appointed William Thom, of Sydney, accountant, and Phillip Bennett Hooff, of Sydney, account- ant, to be the trustees and executors of the estate. The trustees were directed to in- vest a sufficient sum to pay the above-men- tioned bequests, and, at their discretion, to sell and convert the residuary of the estate, the income from which was to accumulate until after the death of his widow, when it should be paid, In equal shares, to his chil- dren on tbeir having attained the age of 21 years. The trustees were empowered to sup- ply the whole or any part of the annual in- come to any child or grandchild towards its maintenance, education, etc. The estate eventually passes to the grandchildren. http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=845543 State Library NSW ttp://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/ De Fraine family photographs, ca. 1902-1923 Date of Work ca. 1902-1923 Type of Material Graphic Materials Call Number ON 304 Physical Description 16 negatives : glass ; 12 x 16.3 cm Contents Apprentice William de Fraine in Sam Hood's studio, ca. 1923 Charles Thomas de Fraine in uniform, ca. 1914-1915 George Ross de Fraine in uniform, ca. 1914-1915 De Fraine timber mill, Laurieton, ca. 1905 Twins Walter and William de Fraine aged about 18 years, ca. 1912 Children of Captain George de Fraine & Hannah, ca. 1902 (left to right: William, Emily, Charles, Violet, Lucretia, George Walter, with Henrietta sitting on the floor in the centre) Painting of roses by Lucretia de Fraine Emily de Fraine, aged 2 1/2, early 1923 George de Fraine, aged 5 months, early 1923 Edith de Fraine, aged 4, early 1923 Mrs Hannah de Fraine and son Charles, 1918 William de Fraine, ca. 1914 Walter de Farine, ca. 1914 Source Presented by Mrs Emily Hands, March 1989 Pic.Acc.6708

  
  

• Sources

  [S983] Ancestry tree: drewkris. [S644] Ancestry: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985. [S645] Will: George de Fraine of Sydney. [S646] Newspaper: Sydney Morning Herald. [S643] Ancestry: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949. [S646] Newspaper: Sydney Morning Herald, Wednesday 25 April 1883.