Mystery Man Edward Townsend Foley

[odysseyov]

Maybe he wasn't born with that name but he had a 20 acre gold-mining lease from the Queen (Victoria) dated 12 Feb 1884 near Wellington in NSW;  he leased and ran the Corporation Baths in Sydney in 1887;  he had a business premises destroyed by fire in Bodangora, near Wellington in January 1903 (nothing to suggest it was his business, just his premises) and died at his residence 69 Brown Street, Paddington, on 30th March 1904; his given age at that time is indecipherable but is either 73 or 78.   His surname suggests he was Irish but I have been unable to so much as find his death certificate.   If anyone can help find this elusive man, I offer my grateful thanks in advance,

[mckha489]

Insolvent in Melbourne 1862

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/244225671?searchTerm=Edward%20Townsend%20foley%20&searchLimits=


Death?   On the NSW BDM site

FOLEY  EDWARD T 2672/1904 72 YRS PADDINGTONPADDINGTON

No parents in the index

[majm]

Funeral to Waverley Cemetery as per SMH 31 March 1904
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/14610312

JM

[mckha489]

Possibly at Rocky River 1858

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/229600204?searchTerm=Edward%20Townsend%20foley%20&searchLimits=

[majm]

Gold Mining around Wellington in 1884

The usual lease was for 20 acres, and usually allowed up to 3 men to be employed.   There will be a number for the lease.  Likely it will be around Sugarloaf Hill, in the parish of Galwadgere, in the County of Wellington.

https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/gold-mining-guide

https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/26739006?selectedversion=NBD41328848   map

https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/image/nrs13886%5Bx772%5D_a110_000016  sketch from Surveyor General sketch book.

ADD,  oops, not at Sugarloaf Hill, but at Mookerawa Creek   

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13580582  SMH 29 Jan 1885.

JM

[mckha489]

There is a marriage Victoria 1859

To Mary Elizabeth FENBY

[sparrett]

Insolvent in Melbourne 1862

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/244225671?searchTerm=Edward%20Townsend%20foley%20&searchLimits=


 

I note this man was a coach agent.

There are very numerous newspaper advertisement placed by Cobb and Co. coach agent E T FOLEY.
He was at Ballarat.Vic.

This is an early one in 1857
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66042846
 
Sue

[mckha489]

Occupation on burial is Civil Servant

[majm]

There is a marriage Victoria 1859

To Mary Elizabeth FENBY

If this were my ancestor,  I would buy the digitised image, it should give first hand info about his age, place of birth,   and his parentage too.  Vic BDMs are very detailed

JM