Old Melbourne Cemetery - Pauper's graves

[~MERLIN~]

Edward died as a result of an accident & there was an inquest:

RUSK Edward 1853 BRIGHTON
Reference: 335
Cause: Dray overturned On Him
Occupation: Adult

[~MERLIN~]

Inquests also for William & Henry:

RUSK Henry 1885 LONG BEACH
Reference: 245
Cause: Pulmonary Apoplexy

RUSK William 1902
Reference: 1107

[cando]

At cheltenham pioneer cemetery

My resource does not include headstones in the Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery.  There are two cemeteries at Cheltenham

Burials at Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery

RUSK Henry       22 Mar 1885    43 years
RUSK Elizabeth       4 Mar 1897    89 years   
RUSK  William       28 Sep 1902    74 years
RUSK John        3 Mar 1903    68 years
RUSK Robert        2 Nov 1912     83 years


Just a comment on the inquest for Wm who died in 1902 at the Clifton Hill Lunatic Asylum aka Yarra Bend Asylum and Melbourne Asylum.   It was routine practice for inquests to be carried out for all deaths in public institutions.  There is usually little information on the death certificates.

RUSK Wm
Father Unknown
Mother Unknown UNKNOWN
Age 73
Death Place C Hill L A
Year 1902
Reg. Number 9019

Sue

As for elizabeth's grand daughter elizabeth, i believe she is the daughter of henry rusk and elizabeth clifford born 25 jan 1884 and christened at st. Stephens richmond. I believe she married robert hope elliott. My great grandmothers father was richard rusk, he married emma knight in 1889 in scarsdale vic. Emmas parents were george dyer knight b. Surrey england to joshua knight and catherine hance. Her mother was jane brown slater parents possibly matthew slater and jane king.

Do you have any certificates to validate your research?

Marriage
RUSK Henry born Co Cavan
CLIFFORD Elizabeth born Co Sligo
1883  Reg# 2018

There are no births registered to this couple and Henry died in 1885. However Elizabeth's death registration in 1955 gives parents Henry RUSK and Elizabeth CLIFFORD.

Her baptism is on IGI but her mother's surname is not recorded.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0ott/

My great grandmothers father was richard rusk, he married emma knight in 1889 in scarsdale vic.

This Richard gives his place of birth as Victoria on the marriage registration however your Richard was born Ireland and arrived Victoria aged 3 years.

It would be a good idea to purchase this cert as the birth place may be mistranscribed and there is always the possibility it may have the birth place in Ireland.  According to the shipping records and death registration, Richard was born c1848 so was 20 years older than Emma.

Marriage
RUSK Richard born Victoria
KNIGHT Emma born Scarsdale
1889  Reg#2971

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[Ausjules]

  I dont have any certificates except my great grand mothers death cert. Jane rusk b. 1893 in sandringham victoria. Parents richard rusk and emma knight. She married harold goulbourne hangan in 1925.  I have all of the hangan information which was very easy to find. Jane had brothers robert, richard john (jack) who died in 1915 and is buried in shrapnel valley, lone pine. brother harry who died a few years later brother george and edward. I think george had a shoe repair shop in heyfield from articles i have found on trove. I found two edwards that died with parents richard and emma. She also had sisters emma and elizabeth. I have photos of richard, emma and all of the kids. A hangan family genealogist told me that my richard was the one that arrived on the harry lorrequer and thats where i started from. I have seen a richard rusk b. In kensington hill victoria. I hope he is not my richard my great nana always said her family were from cavan and as her maternal grandparents were from scotland and surrey i thought i was on the right track.

[Ausjules]

thankyou so much to everybody who posted replies about my rusk ancestors. It has answered so many questions for me. But, as always in researching ancestors, it is one question answered only to gain 10 more questions lol i have found out from edwards death cert that he was born in county cavan 1799 to john rusk and mother unknown. But i have been left wondering why william rusk was in the yarra bend asyllym? Is there records kept for that sort of thing? Also, i am wondering what happened to the sons james and edward, as i have found no death records of them. My g-nana told me she had rusk relatives in canada, i was also wondering where i could find records of people travelling from au to canada in the 1800s. Also, richard rusk who died in 1918, had another son with emma knight that i didnt know about called james. I have not been able to find any info on him. Again, thankyou all so much, julie

[Raylen]

  Also, richard rusk who died in 1918, had another son with emma knight that i didnt know about called james. I have not been able to find any info on him. Again, thankyou all so much, julie

Hi Julie,

Birth
RUSK Jas
1907 Kburra (Korumburra)
Father: Richd   Mother: Emma Knight
Reg# 11795

Death
RUSK James
1970  63 years  Geelong
Father: Richard   Mother: Emma Knight
Reg#28912

Buried alone at Mount Duneed Cemetery
RUSK James
Date of Service 8/12/1970  Date of Death 5/12/1970
COE*1***143

Raylen
http://www.gct.net.au

[Raylen]

I can find a marriage in Victoria

RUSK Jas
STEWART Isabel
1932  Reg#447

I can't see a death for Isabel and she only appears with James on the electoral rolls
in 1936 at
626 Crisp Street ALBURY
RUSK Isabel Home duties
447 Macauley Street Albury
RUSK James pastrycook
and in 1937 at
Golf Links, Mascot Avenue Carrum
RUSK Isabel Home Duties
RUSK James Chef

Raylen

[sparrett]

Hi

JAMES RUSK joined the Australian Army and gives a  Date of Birth as 2 Apr 1907
at KORRUMBURRA, VIC
He enlisred on 18 Mar 1942 and was then living at  ARMADALE, VIC. His  Next of Kin RUSK, ISOBEL

Sue

[Ausjules]

Thankyou so much raylen and sue much appreciated.