Ladners in Horsham around 1900

[winona]

We have inherited a beautiful photo album from the Ladner family.  We believe it belonged to Arthur Ladner who lived in Horsham about 1900-1930.  The photos do not have any writing on them, so identification is almost impossible.

Arthur worked at Horsham on the railways and for a short time worked at North Melbourne.  His mother used to operate the gates at Horsham.  They both lived in the Horsham gate house.

Normal Ladner died 7/10/1910 in Charteris Towers Queensland.

Also there is a thank you death card for William Benson who died 4/6/1897 aged 29 years.

Would anyone have any idea who these people were please?

Link to  https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=843620.new#new.

[maddys52]

Arthur LADNER was born 1868 (15730 / 1868) to parents Edward James LADNER and Harriett Fran BE(A)TTY. He died 1937 (15045 / 1937).

Death notice (with siblings mentioned) here:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203868034

Obituary here:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article73112056

Moving to North Melbourne in 1898:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article73042429


Edward and Harriet also hadthe following children:
1866  William Edward
1868  Arthur
1870  Frederick James
1872  Harriett Frances
1873  Claude Francis
1875  May Maude
1877  Ada Frances
1878  Howard Thomas
1881  Norman Oswald
1883  Edith Louisa

Harriett died in 1885 aged 40 (8875 / 1885) and Edward James remarried to Maria Jane HARVEY (1565 / 1886), they had th efollowing children:

1886  Hedley Victor
1888  Edwrd Ernest
1889  Ralph Robert
1891  Frank Hammer
1894  Leslie Gordon
1896  Elmy Mabel Theresa

Norman Oswald married Harriett PARK in 1905:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article79074217

 and died 7th October 1910:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article80267862

William BENSON - I'm assuming this is him - an engine driver who died 1897, though this is October?:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9774076

Modified to add:
The only William BENSON I can see who died in 1897 in Victoria was 25 years old according to the Vic BDM index, with parents' names George BENSON and Mary Ann CHAMPNES. Can't see a birth for him in Victoria.

[maddys52]

Article about the death of mother Harriet and brother Claude (of typhoid):
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72861177

(LH column, towards the bottom of the page)

[maddys52]

Death of Maria LADNER:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75065409

From Qld BDM: died 10 June 1900 (1900/C/2416), parents - Robert Stone HARVEY and Rebecca LEWIS

[maddys52]

Edward James LADNER died 1896 registered at Horsham (6248 / 1896), parents - Edward LADNER and Rebecca LOWE.

Obituary here:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75265220

(4th column, in the centre)

[winona]

Sorry I got the spelling wrong.  It is Benison not Benson.

[sparrett]

Can you further explain what is a "thank you death card?"

Sue

[maddys52]

Sorry I got the spelling wrong.  It is Benison not Benson.

In that case it is probably this sad death:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article99423685
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54497337

Can you further explain what is a "thank you death card?"

Sue

I assumed it was a thank you for your sympathy type of card that is sent out after funerals. 

Modified to add:
William BENISON death registration at Dimboola (4884 / 1897) parents - John BENISON and Rebecca LEIGH

and death notice:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article190658463

[sparrett]

I would agree Maddy,
Horsham and Dimboola are not far apart and perhaps the 2 families, LADNER and BENNISON were friends or acquaintances.